Lan Tian first took out a booklet from his arms. It was larger than a portable paper notebook and the same size as an ordinary book in later generations.
Jiang Wan flipped through and found that there was not a word in it, so he asked curiously: "Sir, what do you mean by this?"
"We want to add Analects textbooks to Confucianism. You first organize teachers to compile an edition, and then lead students to copy their own textbooks." Lan Tian explained.
"There are less than a hundred Confucian scholars now. You can't just copy books for a lifetime, right?" Jiang Wan asked.
Lan Tian said with a smile: "We don't have just a hundred people studying Confucianism. We can copy more and leave them to those who come after us."
Jiang Wanming nodded in agreement, but the doubts in his heart were still unresolved. The more scholars there were, the faster the copying speed would be. How did the general settle this account?
"Remember to copy one page and leave two pages blank." Lan Tian pointed to the empty book and continued to give instructions.
"Why?" Jiang Wan was even more confused.
"The blank space is for students to annotate the meanings of the classics. In the future, the good annotations can be excerpted and then copied into the annotated version of The Analects. The textbook can be revised every few years. We take the essence and remove the dross." Lantian explained.
"If it is revised repeatedly, won't the old textbooks become obsolete?" Jiang Wan asked worriedly.
Lan Tian laughed and said: "Are the scholars in the world limited to Jingzhou? If you find someone to sell it to other states and counties, you will definitely make a huge profit."
"Most of the scholars in the world are in the Central Plains, and now we are at odds with Cao Cao. Who do you plan to find to sell it to? This risk is extremely high." Jiang Wan asked again.
"Don't you hear that everything in the world is about profit, and everything in the world is about profit? I have my own thoughts on this matter." Lantian is full of confidence. "Das Kapital" shows that human nature is greedy, and it is easy to cultivate a few red-top businessmen, not to mention He also has a ready-made Yue caravan.
"Wei." Jiang Wan responded with his hands raised.
Lan Tian took out another piece of folded paper from his arms and unfolded it to about the size of an A3. The material of the paper was delicate and flexible, and the thickness was thicker than the paper in an empty book.
Except for the irregular lines on the paper, there is still no word on it.
"This is..." Jiang Wanxin asked what else was she copying?
Lan Tian pointed to the big paper and introduced: "I named this newspaper. A newspaper is a report. On the paper, the actual events in the counties, towns, states, and counties are recorded, whether they are happy or sad, thoughts or concerns, and then compiled into a document to report to the people. Knowing it can achieve the effect of enlightening people’s wisdom.”
"Similar to a government notice?" Jiang Wan guessed.
Lan Tian nodded, "It has the same effect as a notice, but the newspaper needs to be published on a regular basis, and the content of each issue should be different."
"How many copies will be recorded in each issue?" Jiang Wan asked.
"It depends on the production speed of the paper mill and the hands-on ability of our Confucian scholars. They can issue as many copies as they can." Lan Tian replied with a smile.
Lan Tian planned to find something for Confucian students to do first, and then find a way to develop movable type printing when the school was really popular among the people.
Jiang Wan was stunned. Now he finally knew Lan Tian's plan. How many people would it take just to copy newspapers every day? No wonder he was so confident that he could arrange for Confucian scholars.
"Although Lingling is prosperous now, you use this method to enlighten the people's wisdom. If someone with ulterior motives accuses the lord, he might be criticized for wasting people's power and wealth..." Jiang Wan believed that it was not advisable to use this method to settle Confucian scholars.
Lan Tian shook his head and said: "My lord has great trust in me. Gong Yan doesn't have to worry about me personally. Not only will running a newspaper not waste people's energy, but it can unite people's hearts, intimidate Xiaoxiao, purify officials, and praise loyalty..."
Jiang Wan instantly became interested, and he quickly raised his hands and saluted: "Sir, please give me your advice."
"As the saying goes, a teacher has a reputation. If the crimes of Cao Cao's thieves and the virtues of the lord are detailed in the newspapers, once a war starts with the north, the army and the people will join forces;
If an official or bully in a certain place is punished and the officials and people in various places are informed in the form of newspapers, will it make Xiaoxiao restrain himself?
If someone's loyalty is commended in a newspaper, will people all over the world follow suit..." Lan Tian kept talking, talking about the benefits of newspapers. In fact, it is to control public opinion in this way. Once it becomes popular, he can Be the best in the world.
Jiang Wan shouted loudly when he heard this. No wonder his husband put so much effort into setting up various workshops and cultivating Confucian scholars in Guizhou despite all the injustice in the world.
"How often does this newspaper come out?" Jiang Wan asked again.
“If you’re not very good at running a newspaper at the beginning, you can publish one issue every two months. Once you become proficient, you can publish one issue every month.” Lan Tian mused.
Jiang Wan said in surprise: "Sir, are you imitating Xu Zijiang's comment on the moon?"
Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Yue Dan Ping borrowed the name of Xu Shao, and it was greatly influenced by his personal influence. After he took refuge in Jiangdong, is Yue Dan Ping still there?"
Jiang Wan shook his head and said, "I'm not here."
Lan Tian stood up and looked out the window: "As long as our newspaper can be run well, it will still be there ten, a hundred or even a thousand years later, so there is no comparison."
"Sir, I admire you for your foresight and foresight..." Jiang Wan stood up and bowed down.
Lan Tian helped Jiang Wan up and said, "I want to set up a brand new yamen to be responsible for the distribution of newspapers, periodicals and books. I wonder if Gong Yan can be the first director?"
After Lan Tian's introduction just now, Jiang Wan understood the value of this principal. He quickly evaded: "Wan is a foolish person. Mr. Meng will not give up serving as a teacher in the school. He is already very incompetent. How can he dare to take up such an important position?"
Lan Tian held Jiang Wan's hand and said sincerely: "Gong Yan is not a talented person. This reward can help my lord support the Han Dynasty. Please don't refuse."
"Jiang Wan is willing to follow the example of a dog and a horse..." Seeing Lantian's sincerity, Jiang Wan finally agreed.
Lan Tian handed the brush to Jiang Wan and said: "People say that writing is like drawing a sword. The piece of paper in front of Gong Yan is worth a hundred thousand soldiers. Please give this newspaper a name."
Jiang Wan picked up the pen and nodded to Lan Tian: "Sir, please give me your name, and I will write."
Lan Tianxin said that you were too smart. He thought for a moment with his eyes empty and said: "The Yangtze River runs through both sides of Jingzhou, so it is called Yangtze River News."
"Wei." Jiang Wan wrote the title in the upper right area of the paper according to Lan Tian's instructions.
At the end of October of the 16th year of Jian'an, a special yamen called the Publishing House appeared in Quanling. This yamen was directly under the jurisdiction of the Jingnan General Mansion.
The Books and Newspapers Department has jurisdiction over the papermaking workshop, bookmaking workshop, and newspaper and periodicals workshop. Confucian students and painters from Quanling College joined the department after completing their studies.
The textbook "The Analects of Confucius" was copied in an orderly manner, but how to write a newspaper was easy for Jiang Wan to think about but difficult to write. In the end, he still went to Lan Tian for advice.
Lan Tianxin said: Don’t you believe this is easy to come by? Just follow the news broadcast process, first introduce what senior officials are busy with, secondly introduce the happy life of the people, and finally emphasize the difficult life of external forces, then intersperse interesting things happening in various places, promote and introduce role models, etc.
Jiang Wan was enlightened after hearing this. Lantian also assigned him two hundred scouts to travel to various places every day to collect materials. As long as the reputation of the Yangtze River News spreads, subsequent materials will come to him. After all, who doesn't want to be famous?
Jiang Wan vowed that the first issue of Yangtze River News would be published in the first month of next year.
