In the eighth year of Zhenguan, March 25th.
It's time to start work, everything is fine.
This morning, a group of seven or eight-year-old children suddenly appeared in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City.
They carried boxes and cages on their backs and waved in their hands the Datang Daily, the first newspaper of the Tang Dynasty.
"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, the first newspaper of the Tang Dynasty is freshly released."
"Don't miss it if you pass by. You can't buy for a penny and suffer a loss. You can't buy for a penny and be deceived..."
"A penny is nothing, it can't hurt your waist, it can't delay your work, it can't buy real estate, it can't buy land."
"Datang Daily, if you take a penny home, you will know the world affairs..."
"Datang Daily is printed on fine paper..."
The people and businessmen on the street all looked at the child when they heard the child's cry.
They looked at the so-called newspapers in the hands of the children and were very confused.
I don’t know what kind of thing it is, it was created to fool people!
But when they saw clearly, what the child was waving in his hand turned out to be paper.
Taking a closer look, you can see that it is not the hemp paper that everyone is currently using, but some yellowing paper, and this kind of paper is smoother and more delicate than hemp paper.
There were a few people who seemed to be literate, so they gritted their teeth and took out a penny, ready to take advantage of it.
"Little baby, give me some!"
"Give me one too..."
Everyone stepped forward curiously, and within a short time, the fifty newspapers carried by the child were emptied.
These people were holding newspapers and their eyes widened.
"Damn it, whose family's prodigal son is this? He actually sells such good paper for a penny?"
"It's not handwritten, it's printed..."
"Hiss, the cost of this newspaper is definitely more than ten cents."
"Hey hey hey, I found a treasure today, take it home and stick it on the wall so that the baby can learn to read!"
The invention of paper can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, but the ancient paper of the Western Han Dynasty was not paper. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun invented papermaking and created Caihou paper.
This greatly improved the speed and quality of writing, and Caihou paper became people's daily writing material, which also accelerated the process of Chinese civilization.
However, over the past hundreds of years, this kind of Caihou paper has not improved much, and it still cannot meet the needs of society. Reading and writing can only be the right of the upper class.
In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, social and economic development further developed, and people's demand for paper was even greater.
Things are rare and expensive, so the price of paper is still very high, and it is monopolized by those aristocratic families and high-level noble families, especially the big families like Wu Xing and Qi Wang.
The imperial examination is still out of reach for ordinary people.
In the early Tang Dynasty, a piece of hemp paper cost a penny, let alone this yellowish, soft and bright paper.
It was that kind of rough hemp paper that cost a penny a piece.
Later, during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was already at the top of the world. Due to social needs, rice paper and more types of paper appeared.
At that time, a piece of rice paper cost three cents, and ordinary people worked hard in Chang'an City for only three cents for a day.
After working for a day and buying a piece of paper, this book can be read by poor people?
Therefore, when they looked at the paper, which was much better than hemp paper and densely printed with words, it cost only a penny, which made them feel like they had found a treasure.
Wei Zheng set out from home early as it got dark. He was not going to attend the Great Court Meeting today, but he was going to attend the Small Court Meeting to discuss the issue of refugees outside the city of Chang'an.
Datang has developed rapidly in recent years, and the prosperity of Chang'an City has attracted many people.
But Chang'an City is so big, and every inch of land is precious. Those foreigners have no place to live, so they can only open new homes outside Chang'an City.
This also led to the emergence of dense villages and slums near Chang'an City.
There are all kinds of birds in the forest, but the security there is very difficult to manage, and vicious incidents happen every day.
So he got a good deal as a servant, but he couldn't come up with a good way to manage it.
His Majesty is convening a Umrah meeting today to allow people from the three provinces to discuss and ultimately decide on a governance plan.
"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, Datang Daily, one penny a piece, you will suffer a loss if you can't buy it..."
Wei Zheng was sitting in a carriage. When he heard the shouts of children outside, he curiously opened the curtains of the carriage and took a look.
What the child was waving in his hand was obviously a piece of paper.
But this kid said, Datang Daily only costs a penny?
What is Datang Daily?
"Maverick, stop the car and buy one!"
The driver stopped the car, called the child, spent a penny to buy a Datang Daily, and gave it to his master.
The moment Wei Zheng got Datang Daily, he was stunned!
The first impression is, great paper!
Then, the second feeling is that the paper is really cheap.
He glanced at the layout of the newspaper. It was still printed, which was cheaper.
The Tang Dynasty currently uses woodblock printing. It is very difficult to print such a large piece of paper with an extremely large amount of content.
The newspaper's front page headline read: On March 28, the eighth year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty's "Heaven and Earth" opened.
Then there is a painting, depicting the interior of the Tang Dynasty’s heaven and earth, as well as its size.
The following is an introduction to this heaven and earth.
Regarding heaven and earth, a whole section was devoted to introducing this club and its functions from all aspects.
Wei Zheng frowned, this was too extravagant.
Did that bastard do it?
hehe……
"I just haven't been able to catch the officials these past few days, and my business ability has declined. I will take action on you today."
He turned over the newspaper, and this page was printed with poems and articles.
Moreover, they are all His Majesty’s poems and articles.
Wei Zheng: "..."
The excitement just now disappeared immediately. It looked like it was not easy to spray!
Next, the following is the recent current affairs and the gossip of Chang'an City.
After Wei Zheng read this newspaper, he couldn't help stroking his beard and fell into deep thinking.
So many things can be printed on a piece of paper, and it only costs one penny.
If this thing is held in the hands of someone with evil intentions, it will be a sharp sword, and whoever it points at will be in trouble.
Once rumors spread, it was impossible to suppress them even if they wanted to. Within a day, the entire city of Chang'an fell into chaos.
"This thing... I must squirt!"
Fang Xuanling, Li Ji, Li Jing, Changsun Wuji and others also met children selling newspapers on their way to court and bought a newspaper.
They also realize the importance of this newspaper in controlling discourse.
However, they thought this thing was printed on a woodblock and didn't take it seriously. However, the paper made them jealous.
Engraving and printing is very troublesome, and the paper must be expensive to make. If it only costs a penny, it will go bankrupt in three days.
I was still thinking in my mind that I would like to see the excitement and eat some melon in two days. It was the big grudge who had created this thing.
However, for a country, newspapers are really a good tool for publicizing government decrees.
Umrah meeting.
The ministers held a newspaper in their hands and read it with gusto, especially the gossip at the end. The more they read, the more they read.
"Lao Zhang's family lived next door to Lao Wang's family. They had a very good relationship and were as close as brothers. Until one day, Lao Wang was terminally ill. Lao Zhang lay in front of the bed and cried bitterly. Lao Wang said, your wife is about to give birth. This If we can’t be brothers in this life, I will be your son in the next life.”
"Three months after Lao Wang passed away, Lao Zhang's wife indeed gave birth to a son, who looked exactly like Lao Wang when he was a child. Lao Zhang excitedly hugged his son and said, brother, you have indeed become my son. We can't be brothers. You Just be my son.”
"Pfft, hahaha..."
"Isn't this being cheated?"
Fang Xuanling couldn't help laughing when she saw this joke. Others also laughed and said, "This son must be Lao Wang's."
"Hahaha, Lao Zhang was cheated by Lao Wang."
Li Shimin was sitting on the throne, and the humerus below were still laughing. Each of them held a piece of paper in their hands and pointed at the content on it.
"My dear friends, you are in a good mood today!"
Biquge
