The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 133 Begins Issue

Literati are the most unwilling to admit defeat and cannot admit to being inferior to other scholars no matter what.

So everyone racked their brains to think of ways to write good poems and compete for the top spot.

In addition, there are some scholars who know that their literary talents are not good enough.

But the newspaper's call for submissions made it clear that you can write novels and stories.

You can still get royalties.

This kind of submission was very welcomed by those scholars.

Although it is true that a short novella like this can be published.

But a book requires at least dozens of stories, and the requirements are extremely high.

After all, you have to sell it after printing. If you sell less, you may lose money.

Unless you are a well-known person, it is difficult for you to be noticed by a bookstore.

But now you can submit a single article and earn royalties.

This gave hope to scholars who were very strapped for money.

In just one day, hundreds of submissions were received.

Of course, these submissions cannot be published at one time.

If the article is well written, just buy it first and then publish it slowly.

Lin Ruoxue and Princess Chenxi became very motivated when they saw how business was booming.

More than a dozen scholars were recruited to help record and organize the materials, and they had to arrange them as soon as possible.

I was busy until late at night and didn't rest until late at night.

Lin Hai also recruited several printing craftsmen, and they had to print immediately after typesetting.

Especially Lin Ruoxue knew that a printing workshop was going to be built in the mansion, so she simply agreed.

There are guards guarding the palace, and no one from outside can enter at all.

Working day and night, the first newspaper was finally printed.

The paper is about the same size as a newspaper, three large sheets in total.

Lin Hai calculated that as long as the sales reached [-] copies, the capital would be guaranteed.

If it exceeds [-] copies, you can make a profit just by selling newspapers.

Of course, the bulk of your future earnings will come from advertising and promoting others.

Lin Ruoxue and Princess Chenxi were also very excited.

I couldn't put it down after holding the first newspaper.

"Great, the newspaper can finally be sold." Princess Chenxi said excitedly.

On the top of the newspaper were written the editor-in-chief, Princess Chenxi, and the deputy editor-in-chief, Lin Ruoxue.

This was what Lin Hai thought of temporarily.

Every newspaper had their names on the header.

Lin Ruoxue didn't care, but Princess Chenxi was extremely happy.

Isn't it just for the sake of fame that I spend so much energy on making a newspaper?

In the future, many literati will please themselves and occupy a place in the literary world.

"We have found some people selling newspapers. The officials will go to court tomorrow morning. Let the children selling newspapers sell newspapers at the entrance of the palace.

I believe those officials will buy a copy and take a look.

After all, it is a new thing, and a newspaper only costs two cents, so I don’t feel sorry for the money. "

Lin Hai said.

"Okay, if the officials buy the newspaper and read it, other people will definitely want to read it." Princess Chenxi said.

"I just don't think the paper is too bad. It's probably broken after reading it a few times!" Lin Ruoxue raised her own question.

"There is no way. In order to save costs, we can only use the worst paper. We have to order in large quantities to keep the price down.

Even small workshops can make such paper, so the price is cheap.

If good rice paper is used, a newspaper will cost ten cents to cover.

But don’t worry, this is just a once-over.Even if several people take turns watching it, it can last for several days.

When the newspaper is broken, a new one will be available. "

Lin Hai said.

"Well, let's see how it goes!"

"Actually, this kind of paper is really not very good. When more newspapers are sold in the future, we will build our own papermaking workshop. Not only will the cost be low, but the quality will also be guaranteed.

By then we can print books and sell them! "

"You still know how to make paper?" Princess Chenxi suddenly looked surprised.

Lin Hai knows too many things!
It's like everything is possible.

"Hey, know a little bit, and you will know when the time comes!" Lin Hai said with a smile.In the future, not only will paper be made, but lottery tickets will also be issued.

That's where the real big money comes from.

Every time you publish the winning numbers of the lottery in the newspaper, take the ticket to redeem the prize.

To do this, you must first have advanced anti-counterfeiting technology. Otherwise, if someone fakes it to claim the award, it will be a big loss.

But this is something we have to do in the future, it’s too early now.

Lin Hai didn't tell them.

The craftsmen worked in three shifts and printed overnight.

Since this is my first time, I don’t know if it will sell well.

Print [-] copies first to give it a try.

After arranging everything, Lin Hai went home to rest.

Before dawn, Lin Hai was woken up by Qiaoer.

Put on official uniform and go to the morning court.

When we arrived outside the palace gate in a carriage, we heard two children of twelve or thirteen years old shouting loudly with backpacks on their backs.

"I sell newspapers, including the headlines in Beijing and everything that happened recently."

"A competition among the capital's talents, ranking of poems and essays, two cents each!"

……

The newspaper story had spread throughout the capital two days in advance.

Some people are very curious about this.

Two cents is nothing to an official.

Many people spend money to buy newspapers to see what is written in them.

Lin Hai smiled slightly, and his guess was absolutely correct, the officials would definitely buy it and see it.

When he came to the main hall, Lin Hai found his own large pillar, leaned on it and started to take a nap.

The officials in the previous dynasty held the newspapers and read them with great interest.

The content of the newspaper is indeed very attractive.

Some people like to read poems, and some people like to read stories.

Some people like to watch interesting news happening.

Those officials who did not buy the newspaper regretted it.

If we don’t read newspapers, we don’t even have a common language.

In the past, when we were waiting for the court meeting, we would talk about some matters related to the memorial.

But today most of the officials were reading newspapers and could not find anyone to chat with.

Soon the eunuch announced that he was going to court, and then he put away all the newspapers.

The biggest thing at the moment is nothing more than Lin Tiangui leading his army to the expedition.

Scheduling in all aspects requires a large number of manpower, especially the supply of food and grass must be guaranteed.

However, in order to prevent the information from leaking, the armor-piercing arrow has been kept strictly confidential so far, and most officials do not know about it.

Many people did not have much confidence in this expedition.

After all, they had fought against the Turks for so many years, with few victories and many defeats. Daxia could only rely on city defense.

There is nothing that can be done against the enemy's cavalry.

The second thing is disaster relief.

Although 200 million taels of silver have been allocated for disaster relief, it is already pretty good that the people can survive.

Lin Hai estimated that at least half of the money must have been embezzled.

But then again, even if we know there are corrupt officials, we still have to allocate funds for disaster relief.

We have to let the people survive first, and these corrupt officials will be dealt with slowly later.

After talking for a long time, we finally waited until the next court session.

Lin Hai immediately became energetic and was the first to rush out.

"Master Lin, please stay. The Queen Mother invites you!"

Lin Hai suddenly became stunned.

I woke up too early in the morning and had no appetite to eat.

Going to see the Queen Mother again.

With a face full of reluctance, Lin Hai followed the eunuch to the Royal Garden.

From a distance, I could see the Queen Mother holding a newspaper and reading it with gusto.

Lin Hai walked over and saluted: "Lin Hai, I have met the Queen Mother."

(End of this chapter)