Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 887 Chapter 887 The first issue of "Le Monde"

On the Emperor, in the huge conference room, Taichang was discussing with a group of civil servants about the establishment of the "World News".

He had wanted to launch the "Le Monde" a long time ago, but a major war directly delayed this matter for more than a year.

At this moment, he was finally a little free, so naturally he wanted to get this matter done quickly.

As soon as everyone sat down, he said directly: "I have called you here this time, mainly to discuss the establishment of the "Le Monde"."

This seems to be the responsibility of Mr. Wen Zhen and Meng Wen.

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Wen Zhenmeng with surprise.

It's not that they have nothing to do, the "Le Monde" seems to be quite troublesome to run, the emperor has given Wen Zhenmeng the responsibility, why did they call them all over again?
Wen Zhenmeng was also a little puzzled.

Of course he knew that he was in charge of the "Le Monde", and he had been preparing for it during this time.

Why did the emperor summon everyone here?

Everyone else is busy, so it's unlikely that they would be bored thinking about this!
Taichang also turned his head to look at Wen Zhenmeng, and asked with a smile, "Wen Qi, how are you preparing for the newspaper?"

Wen Zhenmeng quickly introduced in detail: "At this moment, the large paper mills and large printing factories in Xinma City have been built, and Weichen has also recruited a group of skilled craftsmen. They are training the civilians in Xinma City on a large scale. Woolen cloth.

At this time, large paper mills and large printing plants have already started operation.

The daily output of the paper mill is about 2000 million sheets. If all the trained people are called in, it will be no problem to make 5000 to [-] million sheets a day.

However, because the newspaper has not yet started publishing, Weichen did not order them to start working hard.

Moreover, because of the climate problem in Xinmacheng, the paper produced can only be stored for a month at most. Therefore, the excess paper is either sold by Western companies, or printed as "Thousand Characters", "Three Characters" ", "Hundred Surnames" and so on, have been distributed to civilians in South America and North America.

In this way, the apprentices at the printing factory can practice their hands, and secondly, it can also popularize the elementary school courses, so that more people can learn the language and characters of Ming Dynasty.

And, we can make some money to supplement it.

At present, the wages of paper mills and printing factories are subsidized by the money from selling paper. "

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help but said with great interest: "Oh, how much money can you make by selling paper?"

Uh, this seems a bit out of line.

Wen Zhenmeng said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, my minister is not easy to see that the paper is easy to get damp, and it is a waste to store it, so I asked the Western merchants to help sell some.

Unexpectedly, Western companies still have a very high evaluation of our paper.

Because there are too many woods suitable for papermaking in the Amazon River Basin, we use pure wood pulp, and it is made by experienced old craftsmen with people. The appearance is quite good, and it is used to print books and even practice. There is no problem with calligraphy and painting.

In addition, the layout of this paper is relatively large, and it can be cut into four sheets for printing books, which is quite cost-effective.

The price given by the Western Company is one tael of silver and five hundred copies, and the sales are still quite hot, and the sales are getting better and better. There are many printing factories and shops selling the Four Treasures of the Study in the Ming Dynasty that have ordered from the Western Company.

Now, Western companies can help us sell 2000 million copies almost every day.

We divide the profit in half, and we can get about 2 taels a day, and more than [-] taels a month. The work of paper mills and printing factories is not very tiring. no problem.

In this way, the wages of 2 workers hired by the two factories were basically earned back. "

This is really unintentional!
It is a good thing that the paper mill can make money, and the cost of running the World News can be cut by almost half.

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Didn't you say that there are so many materials here that it is no problem to make hundreds of millions of sheets of paper a day? Then gradually expand the production capacity, and gradually increase the output to [-] million sheets a day. The extra paper will be made Western firms sell them."

Uh, the extra paper is 6000 million sheets, can it be sold?
Wen Zhenmeng asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, we can sell 2000 million copies a day now. If there are 6000 million more copies a day, can we sell them?"

This is of course no problem.

Taichang analyzed in detail: "Now that the Mughal Empire is about to be conquered, Western firms can take advantage of this to do business all over West Asia.

The semicolons of Daming Western companies in European countries are about to open. With our high-quality and cheap paper, we will surely gradually occupy the European market.

And in Africa, Zuma and Atlanta have already led the Black God Army to go there. It is estimated that the coastal areas and even most of the inland areas there will become their sphere of influence in the future. Western companies will definitely be able to with their help Occupy the market over there.

At that time, Western firms will be doing business all over the world.

Moreover, with the expansion of Ming's sphere of influence, learning about Ming's writing, language, and culture will definitely set off a wave of enthusiasm. By then, the sales of various books will also increase sharply. It will definitely be no problem to sell 6000 million sheets of paper every day. . "

Well, if the situation continues like this, it is really no problem to sell 6000 million sheets of paper every day.

Wen Zhenmeng nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is wise, if the situation continues like this, 6000 million sheets of paper per day may not be enough to sell."

If it is not enough to sell at that time, expand production.

Uh, it seems a bit off topic.

Say business, say business.

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "I'll talk about this later, it may take some time before the daily output of Xinmacheng Paper Mill expands to hundreds of millions of sheets.

Let us first discuss the issue of the publication of the "Le Monde".

I feel that we need to add some color to the first issue of "Le Monde", so that "Le Monde" can be promoted quickly.

This lottery means that people want to take a closer look at our "Le Monde" when they see it.

Do you have any good suggestions on this? "

Uh, this lottery is not easy to find, what can make people want to take it back for a closer look after seeing it?

When everyone heard this, they all frowned and thought.

Ni Yuanlu inadvertently looked down at the map on the conference table, and couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, what do you think of the prize of the world map?
The large world map sold by Daming Western Company is only one tael of silver, and the business is very good.

If we can publish a detailed map of the world in the first issue of "Le Monde", people who see it will probably want to take it back and take a closer look, right? "

good idea!
Taichang nodded again and again: "Well, very good, this is a good start, and the world map is also suitable for the name of "Le Monde". Let's do it like this. There will be a colorful world map on the first page of the first issue."

Wen Zhenmeng also had an idea: "Your Majesty, we can also list the introductions of the countries in the world on the back of the first page, such as the approximate area, population, major cities, customs and so on.

I guess these things are also interesting, right? "

well.

Hearing this, Taichang nodded without hesitation and said: "Okay, this idea is also good, the front and back of the first page are decided like this.

On the front of the second page, we can also give a detailed introduction of the Ming Empire, including its territory, population, customs, history, culture, military and so on. "

Wen Zhenmeng couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, do we want to introduce this military in detail?"

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "This must be there, since the war is inevitable, let people take a good look at the strength of our Ming Empire.

We want everyone to see how powerful the Ming Empire is.

The nobles of such a powerful Ming Empire and the European countries still insist on provoking. Think about it, what would the commoners of the European countries think? "

The civilians will definitely be afraid!

It's clear that if you can't fight, you still have to fight, so don't you want to die?

Once the common people are afraid, they will probably be dissatisfied with their ruling class. Once the common people are dissatisfied, the life of the nobles in the European countries will be difficult.

This is the power of public opinion, which can destabilize a family without a single soldier.

When Wen Zhenmeng heard this, he couldn't help nodding his head and said: "The emperor is wise."

Taichang waved his hand slightly and said, "Okay, I'll leave this article to you. You should think about it carefully and try to write as straightforwardly and as detailed as possible."

Wen Zhenmeng nodded quickly and said, "I understand."

Taichang then said to Ni Yuanlu: "Ruyu, you also write an article, and the topic is the First World War.

As for the point, the anti-Habsburg alliance started this world war.

Including their instigation of the Mughal Empire to attack the mainland of Ming Dynasty for no reason, including the sudden deployment of troops by Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire on the border of Ming Dynasty, including their attack on the escort fleet of Ming Dynasty for no reason.

In short, you have to let everyone understand that it was the anti-Habsburg coalition who repeatedly used force against Da Ming for no reason, and Da Ming was forced to fight back. "

Well, this is narrative, the best kind of writing.

Ni Yuanlu nodded without hesitation, "I understand."

Taichang said to Chen Zilong again: "Maozhong, you also come to a "North American Travel Notes".

The point is to introduce how comfortable the Indian tribes lived in the past, how miserable the colonial bandits were after they came, and how good life was after the Ming Empire helped them develop.

In short, you have to let everyone who reads the newspaper understand that Ming Dynasty is righteous and the European colonial bandits are evil, and they will be finished sooner or later if they continue to plunder like this. "

This one is a little more difficult.

However, Chen Zilong in history was a famous writer, and writing such an article was a piece of cake for him.

Chen Zilong also cupped his hands without hesitation and said, "I understand."

Next, Taichang asked Xia Yunyi to write an article "Brazil Travel Notes", which mainly introduced how miserable the black slaves were and how inhuman the colonial robbers were.

There were also a few staff generals, and Taichang asked them to introduce the convenience of Daming Bank, the wide variety of goods of Daming Western stores, and the introduction of various delicacies of Daming, etc.

In short, the main purpose of this "Le Monde" is to publicize how good Ming Dynasty is, and you will be able to live a good life if you follow Ming Dynasty, and how bad the European colonial bandits are, and what they bring to people is disaster or even extinction.

This is a kind of subtle propaganda. I believe that as long as the European civilians with a little bit of humanity read it, they will despise the actions of those real colonial robbers.

Once the civilians wake up, they will find that those ruling classes have done all the bad things and took all the benefits. They work for others but can't even drink a sip of the soup.

Under such circumstances, it will be a bit difficult for the aristocratic ruling class in continental Europe to ask them to work hard.

(End of this chapter)