Time flies!
After gaining another master, Yan Liqiang's training in Luyuan became more intense and arduous. During his days in Luyuan, Yan Liqiang did not have any half-minute of leisure time every day except for eating, sleeping and practicing.
Not only is Yan Liqiang in a state of tension every day in reality, but also in the realm of heaven and earth. But even so, Yan Liqiang will still leave Luyuan every three days, return to the Imperial Capital, and fight with Fang Beidou, Hu Haihe and others. They met once to discuss and solve various problems that needed to be solved for the launch of the first newspaper.
During this period, Yan Liqiang also visited Xu Enda several times. Xu Enda's injury was getting better day by day. When Yan Liqiang went there for the second time, Xu Enda could even get out of bed and walk around, while Xiaowu and several young people were all in the area. Under Beidou's arrangement, he began to help with work in Zhuangzi here on Longqi Mountain.
Hu Haihe asked his friends in the Imperial Capital to keep an eye on Guo Si's whereabouts, but he didn't know if Guo Si knew that he had committed a crime and escaped from the Imperial Capital. There has been no news.
Several writers hired by the newspaper were quickly in place, and Yan Liqiang even hosted the interview himself...
The sources Hu Haihe found in the Imperial Capital also began to provide Hu Haihe with various information he had learned...
Several master craftsmen in the printing workshop also quickly got into the mood. After tinkering a few times, some printing tools originally used to print books in the workshop also made some improvements and adjustments according to Yan Liqiang's requirements and became more adaptable. Printing on newspaper pages.
On the evening of June 30, the 13th year of the Yuanping Dynasty of the Han Empire, the printing workshop in the village of Longqishan was brightly lit. Yan Liqiang, Fang Beidou and other people all stared at the cut out picture with bated breath. The gray linen paper was passed and pressed between the two iron traps where the layout and ink had been laid. In the blink of an eye, the front and back of the bare paper were suddenly covered with words. …
"Boss, it's fine this time. There is absolutely no problem..." The father of the master in the printing workshop respectfully handed the first printed newspaper to Yan Liqiang.
Since noon today, the printing workshop has been tinkering with this matter. It has tried printing several times before, because it is the first time for the craftsmen in the workshop to print such a large paper. When a newspaper is unfolded, the layout of one side is almost larger than Ordinary books are seven or eight times larger, and the printed newspapers have some problems. However, several craftsmen in the workshop continued to adjust the movable type and typesetting. After several attempts, when Yan Liqiang was there, When I arrived at the printing workshop after dark, the craftsmen in the printing workshop finally took out the first printed newspaper.
The newspaper is light and airy when you hold it in your hand, without any of the heaviness of making history. The gray linen paper used to print the newspaper is still a little different from the newsprint in the previous life, and the quality of the movable type printing is not as good as what Yan Liqiang saw in the previous life. Those publications produced by laser typesetting do not have any vivid pictures, but the thing in my hand is indeed a newspaper with clear handwriting, a masthead, a date, and various news and information in each page. News, there are no errors or omissions in the typesetting, carving, and stitching of the entire newspaper.
The masthead on the front of the newspaper is a few big characters-Dahan Empire Times.
Below the masthead is the time when the newspaper will be officially launched, which is tomorrow - July 1, the 13th year of Yuanping in the Han Empire.
Below this time, there is also a line of small embossed characters. This line of small characters is the purpose of the newspaper of the Han Empire Times - to connect the four directions and communicate news, without party or selfishness, it can be read and appreciated.
On the entire front page of the newspaper, there is only a row of thick fonts with only one message - warm congratulations on the launch of the Han Empire Times today.
In addition to the front page, several other pages published some information that Yan Liqiang and the others had just collected.
On the current affairs page, there is the original notice of the Ministry of Household Affairs preparing to recruit craftsmen to rebuild the drainage culvert in the north city of the Imperial City, as well as the appointment and dismissal changes of the governors of the two latest states in the Han Empire.
On the People's Livelihood Edition, there is news about a newly opened Yunfeng Rice Store in Dijing Tonghuifang. The Yunfeng Rice Store is newly opened. In order to attract people, the shopkeeper of the rice store has given a preferential price for rice. Starting yesterday, You can enjoy discounts when buying rice at Yunfeng Rice Store for ten consecutive days. In addition to this, the People's Livelihood Edition also has news about the recent bumper harvest of peaches and plums around Jinling City...
On the entertainment page, there was a report about the news and comments about Yan Feifei, one of the "famous prostitutes" in Imperial Capital City, who is preparing to perform a new rehearsal at Imperial Capital's Yanyu Tower in two days.
What was reported on the news page was the process of the navy in the distant Qiongzhou land of the Han Empire annihilating the pirates last year...
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Although he already knew what the content of the newspaper was, at this time, Yan Liqiang still read all the contents of the newspaper carefully. There was no shocking news or content in the various pages of this first issue. Every page The contents of the page are all smooth, but even so, these things are put together, and this newspaper is also a great initiative of this era.
"Everyone in the printing workshop has worked hard today. Master Guo will reward you with 3 taels of silver, and everyone else will be rewarded with 1 tael of silver. I hope everyone will continue to work hard and strive for excellence in the future to print our newspaper well!" Yan Liqiang printed the first copy. The good newspaper was handed to Fang Beidou, and as soon as he opened his mouth, the craftsmen in the entire printing workshop cheered.
Fang Beidou looked at the newspaper and handed it to a few writers nearby who stretched their necks. Hu Haihe and Xiao Wu all rushed over, curious to see if the paper was completely printed. What did the first newspaper look like
"I didn't expect that something written by someone on our side would be printed one day. This... This can be regarded as a book, and it can be passed down to future generations..." An old man took the newspaper handed over by Fang Beidou, and his whole body His hands were trembling, he was extremely excited, and even shed tears. The few literati next to him who wrote out the contents of the newspaper were also very excited when they saw what they wrote being printed on the paper. This kind of excitement and excitement is probably difficult for outsiders to understand.
Although the eyes of Hu Haihe and others were curious, they were not as excited as the writers. They looked at the newspaper and looked at each other. None of them said a word. They seemed to be full of doubts and doubts about whether this thing could be sold for money. Suspect.
Yan Liqiang winked at Fang Beidou, and the two of them walked out of the workshop.
Outside the workshop is a large courtyard. The sky is full of stars at the moment, and the flower beds and trees in the courtyard are filled with the chirping of birds and insects.
"Does this... really work?" Fang Beidou didn't ask when there were many people, for fear of affecting morale, but now that there are only two people together, Fang Beidou is a little unsure. After all, this is considered a new thing. Although this thing He was involved in making it happen, but his confidence was not as strong as Yan Liqiang's.
"As long as we do it well, it will definitely work!" Yan Liqiang nodded with certainty.
"How many copies of the first issue of the newspaper should be printed?"
"We will print 3,000 copies first. If sales are good, we will increase the number of prints for the next issue!"
"Okay! Everything will go as you said. The newspaper will be printed here overnight, and tomorrow morning it will be taken to several points in the city, and then the newspaper will be distributed and asked to be sold in various restaurants and teahouses!"
"Well, that's basically it. I'll come over tomorrow afternoon when I have time. Let's talk about what happens then!" Yan Liqiang patted Fang Beidou on the shoulder and winked, "By the way, this first newspaper is for I’ll keep a copy and keep it well. This is the first of its kind in the world, and it might be very valuable in the future. Okay, I’ll leave this to you, and I’ll go back to Luyuan first…”
After explaining to Fang Beidou, Yan Liqiang left Zhuangzi and returned to Luyuan. Yan Liqiang did not rest in the afternoon today. After completing his afternoon practice, he hurried over without even eating dinner. Now here Yan Liqiang breathed a sigh of relief when the matter was finally settled.
The lights were brightly lit in the printing workshop tonight. The craftsmen who had received the reward had high morale and worked overtime in the workshop. It was not yet dawn, but in the middle of the night, 3,000 copies of the "Han Empire Times" had been printed...
(End of chapter)