flstandardbreds Chapter 107: The country is finally defeated by the ambitious and only reports achievements
Chapter 107: The country is finally defeated by the ambitious and only reports achievements
Moreover, the Ministry of Rites did not have a special department to manage the court reports.
No one likes to do this full-time.
When Liu Wenzhuo heard that His Majesty had appointed him as the editor-in-chief of the court newspaper, he was delighted.
Compared with his colleagues who are still learning, although he is not as good as Lu Weibin, he is still one step ahead of others.
Liu Wenzhuo immediately said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
Li Tian added: "But I have a few requests!"
"First of all, the court reports cannot contain anything that speaks ill of the court."
"Then we need to increase the circulation, not just to post stations and government offices in various places."
"I will give you 50,000 taels to handle this matter. How about that?"
Liu Wenzhuo immediately said: "Thank you for your highness's appreciation. I will definitely complete it!"
"it is good!"
[Looking for glory and only reporting achievements, Great Zhou’s national fortune: -2000 points! ]
【Unlock Achievement: Cover up your mistakes! 】
[Unlock achievement reward, inner treasury +100 million taels of gold! ]
Very good, very good, another achievement unlocked!
My idea was indeed correct!
Li Tian was particularly satisfied. It turned out that we still had to cultivate fresh blood.
Li Tian said to Liu Wenzhuo kindly: "I grant you the power to make arbitrary decisions. Take your time. It doesn't matter if you mess up."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
Liu Wenzhuo knelt down and kowtowed to Li Tian to express his gratitude.
After returning to the Hanlin Academy, Liu Wenzhuo immediately began to prepare a new official newspaper.
But he soon discovered that it really cost money to publish the official newspaper!
The court bulletins are still printed using woodblock printing.
It requires manual operation by craftsmen, which is extremely inefficient.
Therefore, the Ministry of Rites publishes a report every month.
Sometimes there isn't even one copy for a month.
In addition, it would cost a lot to deliver the court reports to every corner of the Great Zhou.
Although His Majesty gave a lot, it was not enough to publish a few issues of the court bulletin.
More importantly, Liu Wenzhuo couldn't bring himself to ask the Ministry of Rites for money again.
Liu Wenzhuo scratched his head, thinking about how to write a good report.
What to do?
Liu Wenzhuo suddenly had an idea!
Got it!
But can the court agree?
By the way, His Majesty has granted me the power to make decisions, but how can I know if I don’t try?
The worst that can happen is that I screw up!
Liu Wenzhuo is also a man of action, and he quickly took action.
Liu Wenzhuo first visited Zhang Chai, the secretary of the Jiabu Division.
Now everyone knows that Zhang Yingchai is the world's most skilled craftsman.
Zhang Yingchai is not arrogant. He still respects good students like Liu Wenzhuo.
Liu Wenzhuo directly stated his purpose.
Zhang Yingchai smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of movable type printing?"
Liu Wenzhuo shook his head blankly.
Zhang Yingchai said: "Use commonly used characters to make a seal mold, and then layout the content, and then you can print it directly."
Liu Wenzhuo was speechless and said, "Why doesn't the court use movable type printing to produce court bulletins?"
Zhang Yuchai said: "Movable type printing is only useful when printing in large quantities."
"The imperial court's newspapers don't have many words, and only one copy is needed every month. It's more convenient to carve a wooden board."
"But I heard that in Yuhang area, there are already bookstores using movable type printing."
Liu Wenzhuo found out the method and soon found a craftsman who knew movable type printing.
A small printing factory was built on the edge of Kyoto.
Since Your Majesty wants to expand the readership of the court bulletin.
He also wanted the official newspaper to continue for a long time, rather than becoming a cumbersome department that could only continue with funding from the court.
Liu Wenzhuo had a bold idea!
A new paid newspaper is published in Kyoto!
But since it’s just a matter within the imperial court, no one is willing to pay.
After much thought, Liu Wenzhuo decided to take action himself and write a long article of his own.
This is a long novel about strange stories compiled by Liu Wenzhuo based on his inspiration from strange stories novels.
It also incorporates ancient legends and excerpts from local operas.
"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"!
Liu Wenzhuo's idea was to serialize the novel on the cover of the New Palace News!
When he came to Kyoto, he found that some bookstores in Kyoto also sold this kind of novel.
Sales are pretty good!
Some literate Kyoto citizens and wealthy young men and women also liked to read these novels.
Serializing it in the New Residence News will definitely increase the sales of the New Residence News!
Once you have income, you can start collecting paid manuscripts and start a positive cycle.
Liu Wenzhuo was not a person who would drag his feet. Under his supervision, the official newspaper printing factory was quickly built.
And Li Tian also ushered in the day of settlement.
Finally made it through March.
The weather in Kyoto is gradually getting hotter.
[This month's national fortune is being settled! 】
[National fortune points at the beginning of this month: 8 points! ]
[National Fortune Points at the end of this month: 7 points! ]
[Tip: The national fortune has declined this month, but it is still above the lowest point! The "Record of Destruction" cannot be upgraded! ]
[This month's reward: Longevity Pill! ]
[Longevity Pill: Can increase your lifespan by ten years! ]
Li Tian was a little disappointed that the system had no bugs at all.
In other words, Li Tian has to continue to ruin the country's destiny before he can become an immortal.
The rising national fortune must also be ruined.
This time the pressure seems to be greater again!
However, this month's hard work also resulted in a reward of longevity pills.
It’s pretty good. The reward of increasing lifespan is already very good.
It’s all Fan Jian’s fault!
I don't know if that guy is causing any trouble for me now as he is in Jingzhao Yin!
Thinking of this, Li Tian immediately asked:
"Little Wei."
"The servant is here."
"Jingzhao Yin, Lord Fan Jian, how are you doing recently?"
His Majesty is indeed paying attention to Lord Fan!
The ministers whose names were signed on the screen were all key surveillance targets of the Western Factory!
Even for an honest minister like Fan Jian, the Western Factory bought the house next to him and monitored him day and night.
Your Majesty asked!
Fortunately, the West Factory did not relax!
Little Weizi was secretly lucky, and he immediately said:
"After Lord Fan Jian took office, he quickly cleared up the accumulated suspicious cases in Kyoto. The people all call him the Great Judge of Justice!"
Li Tian had a headache. A talent like Fan Jian would cause trouble no matter where he was.
So annoying!
But since he was assigned to this position with the lowest risk factor with great difficulty, Li Tian had no choice but to endure it.
"Any more?"
"Recently, Lord Fan has built many iron workshops around Kyoto to forge iron tools commonly used by the people."
This guy is really busy!
But at least nothing serious happened.
That’s it, let him be.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The new official newspaper made by Mr. Liu Wenzhuo has been selling very well in Kyoto!"
"Not only the major government offices and post stations, but also many wealthy families have subscribed to the new official newspaper."
"I heard that Lord Liu, together with some colleagues in the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College, set up an editorial office for a new newspaper."
I didn’t expect Liu Wenzhuo to be able to do it so quickly.
Li Tian asked with satisfaction: "The new official newspaper is well done!"
It seems that Liu Wenzhuo is also a good talent!
Which tyrant wouldn't like a treacherous and cunning person who is willing to work?
"Is there anything in the new imperial gazette that attacks the imperial court?"