1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3215
Ning Qi didn't expect his speech to change the minds of everyone in Wansong Academy.According to past experience, if this kind of traditional academy wants to turn around, it will involve various interests and encounter various resistances, and it is by no means a goal that can be achieved in a short time.

But Wansong Academy has always taken the official will as the teaching direction, and Ning Qi has already talked about it. If there are still people who are not aware of current affairs, they will probably lose their jobs.

After completing the inspection tour of the academy, Dean Su Sixiao and others respectfully sent Ning Qi out of the gate.

Before leaving, Ning Qi specially called Su Sixiao to his side and said a few words: "The country has decided to move the capital to Hangzhou, so there will be some academies in the south, and they will open branches in Hangzhou one after another. These academies teach The time for Haihan Science is relatively long, and then you can exchange and exchange teaching experience more.”

Su Sixiao hastily bowed in response, but she knew in her heart that Ning Qi's words had other meanings.

In the past, the influence of Wansong Academy in the Hangzhou area was unique, and there were almost no competitors that could match it, but this situation will probably be unsustainable in the future.

The counterparts in the south may not be as good as Wansong Academy in terms of traditional culture and education, but as Ning Qi said, the official requirements for talents in the future will be based on "Haihan Science" as the standard. The teaching level of the counterparts in the south is obviously far ahead in this field .

Once the counterparts from the south start pouring into Hangzhou to open branches, Wansong Academy may face unprecedented competition.And the advantage that the other party has is exactly what Wansong Academy does not currently have, not to mention that the official is likely to give more care to those academies that obey the command.

If Su Sixiao wanted to keep the name of Wansong Academy and his status in the cultural circles of Hangzhou, he might have to bite the bullet and do some things he didn't like.And before that, he probably had to carry out a moderate cleansing of the inside of the academy to remove some stubborn old people, otherwise it would be difficult to implement many measures in the academy.

After leaving Wansong Academy, Ning Qi and his party went to a printing house near West Lake.

According to local officials, this printing house named "Green Willow" is one of the largest printing houses in Hangzhou. In addition to printing books, New Year pictures, and leaflets, Qingliu Printing House also opened two bookstores with the same name in Hangzhou. Also sells books on its own.

In addition, Qingliu Printing House is also the printer of Donghai Times in the Hangzhou area. The Donghai Times issued by Hangzhou and the counties under its jurisdiction are all typeset and printed by Qingliu Printing House, which shows its status in the industry.

The name "Qingliu" is because the owner's surname is Liu on the one hand, and on the other hand, it uses the homonym of "Qingliu", which can please people in the cultural circle.

After seeing Liu Guiming, the boss of this printing company, Ning Qi still had some impressions of him: "Boss Liu, did you meet at a banquet a few days ago?"

Liu Guiming was flattered and replied: "Your Excellency has a good memory. On the day Your Excellency arrived in Hangzhou, Cao Min did attend the banquet to greet the executive committee members."

Ning Qi nodded slightly and said: "I still remember that you invited us to the Qingliu Printing House to take a look at it, so now that I'm here, please tell me about the situation here!"

Liu Guiming was just trying to have fun at the time, and didn't think that his invitation would be responded to by the executive committee, but he didn't expect that Ning Qi would actually pay a visit a few days later.

Liu Guiming led the way and introduced the situation of the printing company to Ning Qi while walking.

Speaking of which, Qingliu Printing Society has a lot of connections with Haihan. As early as 20 years ago, Liu Guiming went to Danzhou, Hainan to study for three years, and even visited Sanya for a short time.

When Liu Guiming was in Danzhou, he came into contact with various books and printed materials published by Haihan.Although he did not necessarily agree with the propositions promoted by Haihan, he was quite interested in various printed materials published by Haihan, especially the printing technology of newspapers.

Later, Liu Guiming returned to Zhejiang and opened this printing company. From the very beginning, he introduced Haihan's printing technology and equipment, and used copper-lead movable type to replace the traditional woodblock engraving.

Relying on more advanced printing technology, Liu Guiming's Qingliu Printing Society quickly gained a firm foothold in Hangzhou. At the same time, he also began to introduce some books published by Haihan and sell them in his own bookstore.

However, Haihan and the Zhejiang government at that time kept fighting. Merchants like Liu Guiming who sold Haihan products would inevitably be put on small shoes by the government from time to time, and they encountered many problems during this period.

Fortunately, Shi Diwen knew Liu Guiming's situation and knew that his business activities were essentially promoting Haihan, so he secretly gave him a lot of support and solved many troubles for him. Finally made it through.

After Haihan seized Hangzhou from Daming, Liu Guiming immediately turned around and got a printing order from Donghai Times, and Qingliu Printing House suddenly became an official businessman with a background.

With sharp eyes, Ning Qi saw a few books on the display shelf, walked over to pick them up, flipped through them, nodded and said, "It turns out that the teaching materials used in Hangzhou were printed by you."

Liu Guiming introduced not without complacency: "My lord, if the textbooks are printed in Hainan Island and then shipped over, the shipping fee will be very high, so Master Shi arranged to print them here at Caomin. The paper ink used, the size of the typesetting, and the size are all Consistent with the Hainan Island version."

Although the printing and distribution of textbooks is a matter arranged by the Ministry of Culture and Education, Ning Qi usually does not need to personally intervene in this kind of trivial matter, so after he came to Qingliu Printing House, he knew that it also undertakes the task of printing textbooks.

Liu Guiming wasn't bragging, Ning Qi looked it over and found that the printing quality of these books was indeed no worse than the Hainan Island version.

In the future, academies, private schools, and government schools in the Hangzhou area will gradually replace the textbooks designated by the Ministry of Culture and Education, and this is a long-term demand.With this business alone, Qingliu Printing Society has enough income to maintain the operation of the printing society.

"What are these being printed now?" Ning Qi saw that the workers on the printing site were very busy, and was also a little curious at the moment.

Liu Guiming said: "My lord, these are all leaflets printed for the Haihan Army."

After finishing speaking, he went to the side to pick up some freshly printed sheets, and handed them to Ning Qi with both hands.

Ning Qi took it over and saw that they were all leaflets for recruiting soldiers and immigrants. He couldn't help but asked with a smile, "Is this all printed for the armament exhibition?"

Liu Guiming nodded again and again: "That's right. It is said that the popularity there is very strong, and the leaflets printed in advance by all the troops have been distributed, and here are all temporary additional orders."

(End of this chapter)