Chapter 507: Issue

"Really?" Zhao Xu took the newspaper from Mi Wen, read it, and walked to the study.

The newspaper given by Mi Wen was only a manuscript, and the size of the paper was the same as that of contemporary newspapers.

On this piece of paper, Mi Wen divided it into different sections.

Each section has different content.

"Congratulations on the establishment of Yanzhou Newspaper Agency." Zhao Xu sat down in front of the desk and read.

Mi Wen gave a big title to the top page of this home page.

The following is an introduction to a newspaper agency. For example, what is a newspaper agency? What is a newspaper, what is its function, and its price, etc.

In short, it is propaganda for the newspaper itself.

Then, following the first section, the title of the second section - Beidi stationed troops in Ningjin Dusi, determined to destroy Yanzhou.

It introduces how Beidi deployed troops and generals after the peace negotiation, how they have repeatedly provoked the border in recent days, and the casualties of soldiers.

The article is powerful and powerful. After reading the whole article, I couldn't help but feel a surge of anger towards Beidi in my heart.

There is another title on the left side of this section - Yanzhou's infrastructure construction is in full swing, which will benefit the present and future generations.

The article mainly introduces the infrastructure construction situation of the government office during this period, and calls on everyone in Yanzhou to actively participate in the construction of Yanzhou.

As he read along, Zhao Xu read articles about other places in Dasong in other sections.

For example, a wealthy family in Qizhou oppressed the people and caused civil unrest in the local area, which was suppressed by the local government.

Another example is that a powerful official in the capital embezzled hundreds of thousands of taels of ink and silver, kept more than 30 concubines, and so on.

"Hahaha... Yes, I taught you something, and you not only understood it, but also seemed to have a thorough understanding of it. Well, that's what the newspaper will do." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

Generally speaking, after reading the newspaper, it is basically that the outside world is very chaotic, and Yanzhou is alone in being good.

This in itself is an invisible form of public opinion propaganda.

People who read the newspaper will subconsciously feel that Yanzhou is better, stimulating their identification with Yanzhou.

Of course, Mi Wen did not make fake news. These things were happening in the first place, but they just spread to Yanzhou and were published in the newspapers.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness." Being praised by Zhao Xu, Mi Wen couldn't help but feel excited, and the fatigue of arranging the layout day and night was gone in an instant.

Zhao Xu nodded, and then felt that there was something missing from the newspaper.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly realized, "By the way, add another section to the newspaper and call it current affairs satire."

"A satire on current affairs?" Mi Wen was startled.

"In addition to propaganda, the newspaper also has a supervisory role. I cannot guarantee that there are no problems in Yanzhou. You can raise these problems and publish them in the newspaper to make the officials fearful." Zhao Xu said.

He is the King of Yan and is responsible for the overall direction of Yanzhou.

Therefore, it is impossible to know in time what may happen in a certain county or township.

And local officials will also deliberately cover up for the sake of wearing black gauze hats on their heads.

At this time, the role of the newspaper comes into play, and the people can report this matter to the newspaper.

For some very bad incidents, the newspaper society published them in newspapers and made them public, forcing the government agencies to deal with them.

And he could discover these things while browsing the newspapers.

This is the role of public opinion supervision.

"I'm afraid this will offend many officials." Mi Wen scratched his head.

Zhao Xu glared at him, "If you're afraid, find someone who's not afraid."

Everyone is attributable to interests, and people at different levels have different interests.

Now that Mi Wen is an official, he naturally has the same interests as the officials.

In contemporary feudal dynasties, scholar-bureaucrats and emperors govern the world, leaving nothing to do with the common people.

But if Yanzhou continues to follow the same old path, his work will be in vain and he will gradually lose the support of the people.

"That's what I said. Your Highness, don't worry. I, Mi Wen, will never embarrass Your Highness." Mi Wen patted his chest.

Zhao Xu nodded, "That's about right, but I will keep an eye on you. If I find you are unqualified, I will still replace you."

"Yes, Your Highness." Mi Wen shrank her neck.

Then, he added: "By the way, Your Highness, I feel that publishing one page of the newspaper every day is too frequent, because many things may not have time to be summarized in the newspaper office. Publishing one page every three days is more appropriate."

Zhao Xu thought for a while and agreed with Mi Wen's statement.

The transmission of information in this era is still very slow.

If it's too frequent, I'm afraid there will be no material available.

"Let's follow the three-day version first, and then it depends on the situation." Zhao Xu said.

The two talked for a while, and Mi Wen left with the first page of the newspaper.

Before leaving, Zhao Xu mentioned a line on the page to make the newspaper famous.

After all, it was a gimmick for King Yan to mention the words himself.

After leaving the palace, Mi Wen went straight to the printing shop and handed the newspaper to the printing shop for rubbing.

The next day, five hundred newspapers were delivered to the newspaper office.

Mi Wen had already prepared a newspaper seller.

After taking the newspapers, these newspaper sellers began to wander around Yancheng, hawking everywhere.

"The first newspaper in Yanzhou, inscribed by King Yan himself, only has 500 copies. If you miss it, you will never have it again..."

The newspaper seller's shouts immediately attracted the attention of passers-by.

A businessman passed by and called to the newspaper seller, "What is a newspaper? Let me see it."

"Newspaper, newspaper, the paper that reports on the affairs of the world, is the newspaper, here you go." The newspaper seller gave the newspaper to the merchant.

The merchant took it and was immediately attracted.

It contains the crisis facing Yanzhou, the policies issued by the government and the policies to be issued, and even news about commerce, such as whose workshop is being transferred, who has built a new workshop, and even whose breakfast is affordable and delicious.

He was fascinated by it and stood in the middle of the road, suddenly ignoring the passers-by coming and going until the newspaper seller took the newspaper away.

"Ten copper coins a copy." The newspaper seller stretched out his hand.

"So cheap." The merchant heard the words and took out the copper coins, then squatted on the side of the road to read.

At the same time, other newspaper sellers also sold their newspapers.

The newspaper itself is not expensive, and it provides a lot of information.

People who know the goods will naturally not let it go.

For a while, many people discovered strange phenomena.

In the streets and alleys, there are always people holding a piece of paper and reading with relish.

As 500 copies of the newspaper were sold, the name of the newspaper gradually spread through these 500 people.

Just one hour later, many people came to the door of the newspaper office and asked if there were any more newspapers.

They are all relatives and friends of the people who bought the newspapers, and they can borrow them to read.

But borrowing is not as good as reading it slowly by yourself.

Moreover, if you can borrow it this time, it will be embarrassing to read it next time.

Mi Wen was naturally delighted to hear the news, and asked the printing house to print another thousand copies.

…

South Sea of ​​Ancheng Port.

When the name of the newspaper gradually spread, Zhou Yi led the fleet to the waters near Ancheng Port.

They waited here.