Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 248 New Yamen

Lan Tian first took out a booklet from his arms, which was larger than a portable paper notebook and the same size as ordinary books in later generations.

Jiang Wan flipped through and found that there was not a single word in it, so she asked curiously, "Sir, what do you mean?"

"We want to add the Analects of Confucius textbooks to Confucianism. You organize the teaching and compile a edition first, and then lead the students to copy your own textbooks." Lan Tian explained.

"Now there are less than [-] students of Confucianism, so you can't just copy books for a lifetime?" Jiang Wan asked.

Lan Tian said with a smile: "Our Confucianism will not be limited to only a hundred people. We can copy more and leave them for later generations."

Jiang Wan nodded in agreement, but the doubts in his heart were still unresolved. The more scholars there were later, the faster the copying speed would be. How did the general settle this account?

"Remember to copy one page and leave two pages blank." Lan Tian continued to order, pointing to the empty book.

"But why?" Jiang Wan was even more puzzled.

"The blank space is for students to comment on the scriptures. In the future, we can extract good comments and then copy the commented version of "The Analects". The textbook can be revised every few years. We will take the essence and discard the dross." Lan Tian explained.

"If revisions are repeated, won't the old textbooks be discarded?" Jiang Wan asked worriedly.

Lan Tian laughed and said, "Aren't the scholars in the world limited to Jingzhou? Finding someone to sell to other states and counties will make a lot of money."

"Most of the scholars in the world are in the Central Plains, and now they are at odds with Cao Cao. Who do you plan to sell to, sir? The risk is huge." Jiang Wan asked again.

"Don't you hear that the prosperity of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit? I have my own concerns about this matter." Lan Tian is full of confidence, "Das Kapital" is full of human greed, and it is easy to train a few red-capped businessmen, let alone He also has a ready-made caravan of Yue people.

"Wei." Jiang Wan cupped his hands in response.

Lan Tian took out another piece of folded paper from his bosom, which was about A3 size when fully unfolded. The material of the paper was delicate and flexible, and its thickness was also thicker than that of an empty book.

Except for the irregular lines, the paper is still blank without a word.

"This is again..." Jiang Wan thought, what is he going to copy?
Lan Tian pointed to the big paper and introduced: "I named this thing a newspaper. The reporter is also the report. On the paper, the facts of the counties, towns, states and counties are recorded, whether they are happy or worried or thinking or worrying, and then compiled into a document to report to the people. To know it, in order to achieve the effect of enlightening the wisdom of the people."

"A notice from the government?" Jiang Wan guessed.

Lan Tian nodded, "The effect is similar to that of a notice, but newspapers must be published on a regular basis, and the content of each issue should be different."

"Then how many sheets are transcribed in each issue?" Jiang Wan asked.

"It depends on the production speed of the paper mill and the hands-on ability of our Confucian scholars. They can copy as much as they can." Lan Tian replied with a smile.

Lan Tian planned to find some work for Confucian scholars first, and then find a way to develop movable type printing after the school really became popular among the people.

Jiang Wan was dumbfounded. Now he finally knew Lan Tian's plan. How many people would it take just to copy newspapers every day?No wonder he is confident in arranging Confucian scholars.

"Although Lingling is rich now, but the master uses this method to enlighten the people's wisdom, if someone with ulterior motives sues the lord, he might criticize him for wasting the people's energy and money." Jiang Wan thinks that it is not advisable to use this method to settle Confucian scholars.

Lan Tian shook his head and said, "My lord has absolute trust in me. Gong Yan doesn't have to worry about me personally. Running a newspaper will not waste people's power, but it can unite people's hearts, deter Xiaoxiao, purge officials, and praise loyalty."

Jiang Wan became interested in an instant, and he hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted: "Please give me your advice, sir."

"As the saying goes, teachers are famous, if the crimes of Cao thief and the virtues of the lord are detailed in the newspaper, once the war with the north is fought, the army and the people will surely join forces;

If officials or bullies in a certain place are punished, and the officials and people in various places are announced in the form of newspapers, will it make Xiao Xiaowen restrain himself?
If someone’s loyalty is commended in the newspaper, will the people all over the world follow suit.” Lan Tian talked endlessly, explaining the benefits of the newspaper, in fact, it is to control public opinion in this way, and once it becomes popular, it will be able to rule the world cow ear.

Jiang Wan yelled loudly, no wonder Mr. took such painstaking efforts, not only opened various workshops, but also cultivated Confucian scholars in the head of Guizhou against the public opinion.

"How often does this newspaper come out?" Jiang Wan asked again.

"I'm not proficient in running a newspaper at the beginning, but I can publish a magazine every two months, and after I'm proficient, I can publish a magazine every month." Lan Tian pondered.

Jiang Wan said in surprise, "Sir, are you imitating Xu Zijiang's Yuedan comment?"

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Yuedan Ping uses Xu Shao's name, and his personal influence is too great. After he took refuge in Jiangdong, will Yuedan Ping still exist?"

Jiang Wan shook his head and said, "Not here."

Lan Tian stood up and looked out the window: "As long as our newspaper can be run well, it will still be there in ten, hundred or even thousand years, so there is no comparison."

"Mr. Wan has great foresight and foresight, and Wan sincerely admires it." Jiang Wan stood up and bowed down.

Lan Tian helped Jiang Wan up and said, "I want to set up a brand new yamen, which will be in charge of the distribution of newspapers and books. I wonder if Gong Yan can be the first head?"

After Lan Tian's introduction just now, Jiang Wan understood the gold content of this principal, he quickly shied away and said: "Mr. Meng, who is a foolish person, is already very incompetent, how dare he take up such an important position?"

Lan Tian held Jiang Wan's hand and said sincerely: "Gong Yan is not a talented person. This newspaper can help the Lord help the Han Dynasty. Please don't refuse."

"Jiang Wan is willing to act like a dog and a horse." Seeing Lan Tian's sincerity, Jiang Wan finally agreed.

Lan Tian handed the brush to Jiang Wan and said, "It is said that writing a brush is like drawing a knife. The piece of paper in front of Gong Yan is worth [-] soldiers. Please write a name for this newspaper."

Jiang Wan picked up the pen and nodded to Lan Tian: "Please give me your name, sir, and I will write."

Lan Tianxin said that you are too smart, and after a moment of contemplation with vacant eyes, he said: "The Yangtze River runs through both sides of Jingzhou, and it is called Changjiang News."

"Wei." Jiang Wan wrote his name on the upper right area of ​​the paper according to Lan Tian's instructions.

At the end of October in the 16th year of Jian'an, a special yamen called the Book and News Agency appeared in Quanling, which was directly under the jurisdiction of the Jingnan General's Mansion.

The Office of Books and Newspapers has a paper mill, a book workshop, and a newspaper workshop under its jurisdiction. Confucian students and painters from Quanling College joined the office after completing their studies.

The "Analects of Confucius" textbook was transcribed in an orderly manner, but how to make a newspaper was easy for Jiang Wan to think about and difficult to write, so he still went to Lantian for advice.

Lan Tian thought in his heart that this is not easy to do?Just follow the news broadcast process, first introduce what senior officials are up to, second introduce the happy life of the people, and finally emphasize the difficult life of external forces, then intersperse interesting things that happened in various places, promote and introduce role models, etc.

After Jiang Wan heard this, he was enlightened. Lan Tian even allocated him [-] scouts to collect materials from various places every day.

Jiang Wan vowed that the first issue of the Yangtze River News will be published in the first month of next year.

(End of this chapter)