Shazoi hopes to establish and cooperate with newspapers in the Akiyayoli territory and the Kingdom of Anas. The newspapers are responsible for printing and publishing newspapers and subsequent sales.
However, the published content, such as policy and current affairs, requires specialized personnel to collect, investigate and screen…
This is best done by the people of the Akiyayoli Domain and the Kingdom of Anas - arrange for full-time interviewers and investigators, and record the incident as soon as it is learned.
It was my first job as a reporter.
Xia Zoe wrote in detail to Orville and Archibald the benefits of running a newspaper and publishing newspapers.
- One is the rapid dissemination of information; the second is to improve the cultural literacy and level of ordinary people; the third is to entertain the public.
Newspapers are not limited by time, place and tools, making them easy to read.
Especially some information is suitable to be converted into text to watch and understand slowly, people can also pass the time when they are bored...
Moreover, the information and content that can be published in newspapers are diverse, which helps people to understand policies and popularize laws... The dissemination of newspapers can slowly affect people's thoughts and concepts.
Xia Zuoyi bit the pen and wrote almost all the benefits he could think of.
He sealed the letter and attached all the newspapers from the latest issue to the near future. After tying it up, he put it in a log and was carried by the Youth League to Orville and Archibald.
"You've worked hard, Youth League."
Xia Zuoyi touched the harder and sharper feathers on Qingtuan's wings. The arc of the tail end would feel a faint pain on the human finger. It is estimated that a little more force will cut a small scar on the belly of the finger.
"Chirp."
Qingtuan rubbed affectionately in Xia Zuoyi's palm, then spread out its wings and flew out from the wide window edge, disappearing into the sky without a trace in a blink of an eye.
Orville and Archibald were quick to write back—they showed no small interest in starting a newspaper and agreed.
Especially Archibald.
He also sensed a keen business opportunity in the behavior of "newsboys walking the streets to sell newspapers" described by Xia Zuoyi.
In his reply, he said bluntly—perhaps more young and strong civilians could be recruited to deliver letters or some light objects part-time while selling newspapers.
Of course, in view of the speed and distance limitations, the maximum range sent by the newsboy and courier can only be specified between two cities, and the corresponding fee will be charged according to the distance of the delivery or the size of the object…
If Xia Zuoyi thinks this method is good, they can discuss the specific details in detail later.
In the western continent, there will be far and near post stations between countries.
- There are professional messengers and envoys in the post station, which are specially used to send some letters from kings or great nobles.
But if it involves more confidential letters, the king and the nobles will not use the post to deliver them, they will send knights to deliver the letters in person.
As a result, some long-distance inns are almost deserted.
The small aristocratic manor owners, commoners, etc., sent slaves, or traveled caravans and some day laborers to deliver letters.
When Xia Zoe read Archibald's reply, she immediately opened her eyes in surprise.
Isn't this the same city express, Archie's business sense is too keen.
Such a method is indeed feasible, but there are many aspects that need to be paid attention to, such as personnel management, if objects are lost, or indiscriminately charging fees, etc…
Xia Zoe knocked on the table and thought.
It is better to set up a logistics and communication station directly. It is best to separate the sale of newspapers and full-time delivery of letters or objects, which will also save unnecessary trouble later.
He intends to draw up a detailed plan and let the Youth League send it to Archie.
In addition, in order to thank Orville and his help, Zoe Xia asked Judit to take out a box full of felt toys.
The felts in this place can be said to be his treasures. After all, they are all made of briquettes and snow balls, which they have fallen from when they were young, and the number is limited.
Xia Zoe was picking and picking in the box.
He remembered that Orville wanted one to take away last time, but he was not willing to give it away, this time... just a little felt.
He is, after all, a kind-hearted person who knows how to reciprocate.
Xia Zuoyi picked out the black ball made of briquettes' hair, only half the size of the palm of a hand, with two white spots on it that acted as eyes - made from the pitiful white stripes on the briquettes, and sorted for a long time.
Xia Zuoyi thought for a while, and it seemed that the briquettes came off when the body was small and the hair was short, and the amount was small.
After that, I started to save it one by one, and when it was a little bigger, it would no longer be a black ball, but a felt toy of a little black tiger.
And there are four or five such black balls.
When Xia Zuoyi was thinking about it in a daze, the briquettes came over curiously.
The big head almost reached into the box and took out a felt. Xia Zuoyi came back to his senses and grabbed his ears and pushed them away: "No, you gnawed the last one."
The coquettish snoring overflowed from the throat of the briquettes, and the big fluffy head lightly bumped into Xia Zuoyi's shoulder, and was immediately rubbed.
Xia Zuoyi took two black balls and shook them in front of the briquettes: "Apart from egg yolks, you are the most bald, these two are for gift."
The briquettes sneezed and shook his big head indifferently.
After the letter is written, the gift is sent.
After Xia Zoe asked Judit to take the egg yolks out for a yo-yo bend, he crouched on the desk and began to analyze the plague events that happened in history.
He asked in his heart, "098, is it possible that the plague at the beginning of the novel's plot was the Black Death?"
After all, the Black Death was too famous and the most terrifying in the historical period of the Middle Ages in Europe - the plague of plague called "Black Death" swept through almost the entire European continent.
At the time, fear spread across Europe, claiming nearly a third of the population.
Because the medical and sanitation conditions are extremely backward, there are garbage heaps, feces and smoke everywhere, which also led to the sudden outbreak and spread of the Black Death when everyone was caught off guard.
The rapid spread of the Black Death, the rapid incidence of...
In addition, people did not realize that this is a disease that can be transmitted through rat flea bites, skin, saliva, etc., so there is no awareness of prevention at all.
The Black Death did not give people much time to react, and it began to die.
Once the Black Death, people will gradually have fever, vomiting, bruising and necrosis on the skin... Finally, they will meet death very quickly, the corpse will grow black spots, and the death will look terrifying.
When Xia Zuoyi was collecting information, he saw such a description - the whole city is like an empty city, filled with boundless fear and loneliness, social disorder, moral corruption, and crime rate soaring...
The patient died in the house unnoticed, the rotten corpses lay on the street or were dug directly for burial, and the corpses piled up in the mountains... Until the end, the animals roamed the streets without management.
Such a description is too similar to the opening description of the plot in the novel, and it is also the background of the backward period of the West... Xia Zoe conjectures that the disease that is likely to cause the outbreak is the Black Death.
But this cannot be too absolute.
Because in addition to the Black Death in Europe, there are also influenza and smallpox, both of which were once the most serious infectious diseases in the West.
If the judgment is wrong, the cost is more human lives.
As for Xia Zuoyi's speculation, 098 said that there is a great possibility that it is the Black Death, and the other part may be the flu.
The description of the symptoms of the epidemic in the novel is too small to be certain, but he can make precautions on the assumption.
Xia Zuoyi wrote about the Black Death and highlighted it, and muttered to himself, "The Black Death is actually the plague."
"And mice love to live in a messy environment, where bacteria and viruses breed... It can be seen that the outbreak of the Black Death and its rapid spread have a lot to do with the dirty and hygienic environment..."
But people don't realize it.
They pinned their hopes on doctors, the Holy See, prayers from the Bible... Later, they realized that the disease might be spread through the air, but the means they used to prevent it turned out to be spraying the air with water made of spices, or water soaked in rose petals … to purify the air.
It is conceivable that no matter how much they spray, how fragrant the air becomes is all in vain.
Church, prayers to the Bible aside.
Medieval doctors at that time believed in "the theory of temperament and body fluids".
- There are four kinds of fluids in people's bodies, namely blood, mucus, black bile, and yellow bile - corresponding to the heart, brain, stomach, and liver.
These four kinds of liquids have their own properties, and when they are not properly matched with each other, it will affect people's health.
Therefore, doctors in the Middle Ages generally believed that excess blood was the main problem causing disease, so bloodletting became the most important treatment method.
This also caused a phenomenon - people who got the Black Death would die a little faster under the treatment of doctors.
The difference is that there is more or less pain at death.
Fortunately, doctors still know a little medical knowledge.
They knew they had to be treated in isolation from patients who had suffered from the Black Death, and their duties as doctors led them to figure out how to approach patients.
Therefore, doctors wear wax-soaked linen robes all over their bodies, wrapping themselves tightly and airtight, wearing wide-brimmed hats and goggles on their heads, and masks shaped like bird's beaks.
- The long beak mask can filter the air, hence the name Doctor "Beak".
If the epidemic is really likely to be the Black Death, Xia Zoe can guarantee that the source of the disease will not appear in the Territory of Desinia, but other places...
Who knows where the source of the disease will suddenly emerge...
Xia Zoe wrote down the Empire of St. Airo on the paper, and clicked to draw a circle—it is worth noting.
He analyzed the appearance and symptoms of the flu again, and finally put the paper full of handwriting into the fireplace and burned it, watching the last bit of ashes go out, he sighed slightly.
"098, the deviation value of the plot is already 50%. After the plot starts, will I still fall in love with the male protagonist because of force majeure?"
[No, host.]
Xia Zuoyi touched her tender little neck and thought - that's good, stay away from brain damage and be beautiful alone!