Wang Anshi was jokingly called the Ao Xianggong. It was not without reason. His character was very stubborn.
Once he decides on something, it is difficult for others to change it.
If he didn't have this character, Wang Anshi might not have carried out the reform in history. He relied on this obsession to carry out the reform.
It can be seen that everything has two sides.
In addition, unlike others, Wang Anshi's stubbornness and persistence often have sufficient reasons for him to insist on doing so.
He is not the kind of person who has a bad temper and is unreasonable.
He had worked closely with Zhang Fei on the lawsuit, but on this matter, he chose not to cooperate with Zhang Fei.
Although there is also a reason for vindictiveness, it is mainly because his governing philosophy advocates nationalism.
The state controls everything.
In the end, the court will make the decision, not the pen.
But the Di newspaper lost to the tabloids, and this was something he could not tolerate, whether public or private.
His first thought was not to ask Zhang Fei for help, but to go to Jinzou Academy again.
He grabbed Xing Zhi, the boss, and squirted wildly.
The imperial newspaper was crushed by the private tabloids. You have been playing for nearly a hundred years, but Zhang Fei has only been doing it for half a year, and you are completely defeated. Why do you support a bunch of trash like you?
"From now on, all Di newspapers must be printed and no longer transcribed." Wang Anshi said decisively.
Xing Zhi was so scolded that he could no longer lift his head, and stammered: "Master Wang... I'm a lower official... I'm a lower official..."
Wang Anshi said: "What? The writing and ink are not as good as others, now you can't even speak clearly?"
Xing Zhi was sweating profusely: "Returning to Bachelor Wang, even if we switch to printing,... we are no match for that tabloid."
Wang Anshi was surprised: "Why?"
Xing Zhidao: "Dissatisfied with the great scholar Wang, we have also studied the tabloid. Judging from their line spacing, ink color, and fonts, they do not use traditional plate-adjusting printing, but movable type printing."
"Movable type printing?"
Wang Anshi frowned, "I remembered this movable type printing. Yes, it is indeed very suitable to use this movable type printing for tabloids. Then you can use it too!"
Xing Zhidao: "I don't know if the official, Great Scholar Wang, knows that during the Qingli period, we also tried this movable type printing technology, but the printing effect was far inferior to that of withered printing."
As he spoke, he took out a printed almanac and a tabloid from an authentic bookstore, put the two together and said, "Master Wang, please take a look."
Wang Anshi looked at it and nodded slightly: "Comparing the two, whether it is the uniformity of the ink color or the spacing of the characters, there is a huge difference!"
Xing Zhidao said: "Although the movable type printing in genuine bookstores is much improved compared to the Qingli period, it is still not as beautiful as the movable type printing. If the imperial newspaper is printed like this, people will think it is a tabloid.
Not only that, movable type printing must be combined with large-scale printing to be cost-effective. Otherwise, it would be even more time-consuming and labor-intensive than this printing. The imperial newspaper was not published every day. Let’s talk about some famous articles and books. They all have withered editions. I went to ask the official and found that the imperial court's withered editions have reached 100,000 editions. "
After hearing this, Wang Anshi showed hesitation again.
Speaking of which, I can't blame him for not wanting to make progress when he entered the memorial hall. Others have also tried movable type printing, but there is no need for it.
Written books, articles, and printed editions should be more beautiful and more cost-effective. For example, if the Di Bao was temporary, the imperial court would only issue it occasionally, and only to officials. Movable type printing could not reduce costs.
If it can reach thousands of copies, it will be very cost-effective, but why does the imperial court print so many copies of Di Bao?
Xing Zhi added: "Even if we use this movable type printing technology, it will not be as good as those tabloids."
Wang Anshi asked: "How do you say this?"
Xing Zhi said: "We are entering the memorial hall, and every word has to be carefully considered. Unlike that tabloid, you can write some sentences specifically to attract people's attention. Moreover, our newspaper has to be submitted to the newspaper, and it will be published after repeated inspections. Being able to decide whether to send or not to send.”
Wang Anshi nodded thoughtfully, and then said to Xing Zhi: "It seems that you have put in the effort to study, but no matter what, the court should not lose to the people. Maybe in the future, the Di newspaper will be distributed to the people, and you have to work hard too." Study this movable type printing technology.”
Xing Zhi's eyebrows twitched, his eyes flashed with joy, and he said: "Then...then the court must allocate money to us first."
Wang Anshi said: "I will report this to the officials."
Xing Zhi hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Bachelor Wang. It won't take long before we can surpass that genuine bookstore when we enter the Academy of Music."
He was quite confident in saying this, because the Song Dynasty itself attached great importance to scientific research, and the four major inventions were basically carried forward in the Song Dynasty.
The imperial court also has an abundant talent reserve, whether it is theoretical or practical.
Because all the ministers during this period were all-rounders. After all, in this business environment, technology was highly respected.
Movable type printing has not replaced the movable type printing, and it is not because the Song Dynasty was unwilling to do it. It had been tried before, but the technology had not yet achieved a breakthrough, and the demand was also limited.
Next is funding.
As long as the funds are in place, anything can be said.
After leaving the Memorial Hall, Wang Anshi frowned and thought, I can go to Zhang San for help, but what if I win the article? After my new law is promulgated, if they use tabloids to attack my new law, then The new law is very detrimental to me. I have to find a way to ban this tabloid, then control Di Bao, and then ask Zhang San for help to use Di Bao to promote my new law. Only in this way can we get twice the result with half the effort.
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Bianjing Law Firm.
“Is selling newspapers so profitable?”
Chen Maoqian looked at Zhang Fei in surprise.
Only a few days later, this guy is about to buy a house, and he wants to buy two houses at once. This is a big fortune.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "It's just so-so, but it's a stable income, and I can also get a loan to buy a house. How about the house I live in now and my father-in-law lives in it, can a foreigner help me get it?"
Chen Maoqian pondered for a while, "Currently the owner has no intention of buying a house. If you want to buy it, you may have to spend more money."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Go and talk to me first, and at the same time help me pay attention to the houses for sale nearby. I don't have to buy those two houses."
Chen Maoqian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask for you."
After a pause, he added: "By the way, I am somewhat interested in the movable type workshop you mentioned last time."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Don't you know, outside the council? Ma Xiaoyi and Cao Yanei have donated a lot of land to establish a charity, and I will invest the remaining money and food from the charity into the movable type workshop, so there will be no shortage for the time being. money."
Chen Maoqian said in surprise: "Xiaoyi? Yanei?"
Zhang Fei asked: "Don't you know?"
Chen Maoqian shook his head, feeling extremely angry. You, the fourth child, did it secretly without telling me. If you want to monopolize this benefit, I also have sons, and more than you. Then he asked, “How much land did they donate?”
Zhang Fei said: "Twenty hectares."
Chen Maoqian couldn't help but take a breath of air, and looked hesitant again. This donation was too much, if he lost it...
At this moment, Li Si came into the room and said, "Third brother, Mr. Su is here."
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, could he not be able to hold himself back anymore? He hurriedly said: "Please come quickly."
After Chen Maoqian heard this, he happened to have to think carefully about the charity, so he left.
"Mr. Su, you are fine."
Zhang Fei bowed his hand.
Su Shi slightly cupped his hand and said, "I'm here today to ask you, when will my poetry collection be published?"
Sure enough, this is what I came for. Zhang Fei said: "It should be soon."
In fact, we are not ready yet.
Su Shi said slightly dissatisfied: "Remember, I was the first to come to you, but your tabloid has published many issues. Why has my poetry collection not been published for so long?"
Zhang Fei hurriedly explained: "The tabloid reported that the incident happened suddenly. Mr. Su should know the reason. Mr. Su's poetry collections all use withered editions. They need to be more beautiful and well-made. It will take some time."
Su Shi nodded and asked: "In your celebrity newspaper, can only celebrities publish articles in it?"
Zhang Fei nodded: "Yes."
As I said that, I felt a little worried, yes! Su Shi is still a famous person, what should I do?
Su Shi blinked and said, "I don't think your idea of reporting as a gentleman is a good one."
Zhang Fei asked: "How do you say this?"
Su Shi said: "You are a businessman and you sell newspapers to make money. I am not wrong."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Of course it is."
Su Shi added: "I have carefully observed it, and it is actually the first day that attracted the most attention. Among them, Mrs. Xu's article is indispensable."
He is truly worthy of being Su Dongpo. Compared with me, Zhang Dongpo, he is no less generous. Zhang Fei pretended to be curious: "Really?"
"If you don't believe it, go and ask."
"Why is this?" Zhang Fei asked puzzled.
Su Shi said: "It's very simple. To attract attention, there must be comparison and controversy. Putting Xu Niangzi's article and Sima Bachelor's article together will naturally cause controversy.
And your newspaper, the People's Daily, made this mistake. It published an article by Han Xianggong. It was too authoritative and lacked controversy, so it was difficult to sell it. "
"Mr. Su's words make sense." Zhang Fei nodded thoughtfully, then raised his hand to Su Shi and said, "I hope Mr. Su can give me some advice."
Su Shi said: "You can run another newspaper to publish articles by young scholars. When the two opinions conflict, it will inevitably cause controversy. Only in this way can your tabloid be sold well."
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "That's true, but among young scholars, who dares to question Han Xianggong's article, and who dares to question Sima Bachelor's article?"
Su Shi glanced at Zhang Fei dejectedly and said: "When Mr. Han was young, in the admonishment court, four prime ministers were killed with one piece of paper. Mr. Han dared to do it. If we don't dare to do it, wouldn't it mean that one generation is inferior to the other? I, Su Shi, dare to .”
Zhang Fei looked at Su Shi and smiled and said, "Mr. Su probably wants to publish his article in the tabloid."
Su Shi laughed and said, "You kill two birds with one stone."
The fight between Han Qi, Sima Guang, and Wang Anshi was unbelievable. Su Shi, a master of martial arts, made his hands itch unbearably while watching, but Zhang Fei got another famous person to report it.
Su Shi is still the company's younger brother, but the place of fireworks is somewhat famous. This person is really out of the question, but who is Su Shi? With this difficulty, how can it be difficult to live with him.
I have to say that Su Shi's idea is simply brilliant, and his analysis is very thorough. Authority is meaningless. If he could create a youth newspaper, this gimmick would be really...
Too powerful.
In fact, Zhang Fei had planned this before. He originally wanted to create a fight between the two stars, but Wang Anshi was not fooled, which made him very depressed.
If you sing alone, you won’t be popular.
Zhang Fei asked: "Mr. Su, does he have any articles?"
"have!"
Su Shi took out an article from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei took it and took a look, feeling sad in his heart, living in this era, I can only be an article porter!
Su Shi's article also discussed the law of servitude, but he focused his main argument on the three redundancies. He blamed the heavy taxes on the people for the disaster of the three redundants.
Overtly and covertly, you ruthlessly criticized Han Qi's article. The cause of the disaster lies in San Rong, but you ignored San Rong and talked about tax reduction and exemption. Isn't this a hooligan?
How can you get the exemption?
Pure talk.
To reduce the burden on the people, the court must first save money and solve the three disasters. This is the fundamental solution.
I have to admit that Su Shi's article hit the nail on the head and got to the point directly, but he had different ideas from Wang Anshi.
He still takes the throttling route.
But he didn't put forward any constructive suggestions on how to solve the problem of three redundancies.
It can be seen that he just wants to antagonize Han Qi and has no other intentions.
This is also the biggest difference between them and Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi really came up with a solution, and it was systematic, while they just discussed the matter and made small fuss.
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Okay, I will arrange it for Mr. Su as soon as possible."
