Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 372 General Administration of Publication
Li Jing smiled and said: "I did have this idea, but at that time there was no suitable candidate to be in charge of the publicity, so it was shelved.

A few days ago, I saw that "Tiangong Kaiwu" was published by Boju, and I remembered that he had served as a councilor in Henan and also served as a military officer in Runan.A person like Boju who knows both publishing and distribution and local people's conditions is the right person to be in charge of publicity matters, so he ordered people to call Boju into the capital. "

Speaking of this, Li Jing sighed: "Our Ming Dynasty is not short of talents, but lacks people who can discover talents. Many of our talents have actually been buried.

For example, Mr. Song, it may take hundreds of years for a person like Mr. Song to come out, but such a great talent actually serves as a teacher in a county in Jiangxi, and let him teach the Four Books and Five Classics. This is not a waste of Mr. Song's time and money. Are you talented?

If Mr. Song is allowed to be an instructor in the Guozijian, we can imagine how many talents Mr. Song can cultivate for Daming.

But why are people like Mr. Song not reused?Just because he failed the Jinshi examination, Mr. Song's talent was buried. In fact, this is the reason why I canceled the examination and only took the Four Books and Five Classics. "

Song Yingxing couldn't help but sighed in his heart when he heard this, he thought of the parents who gave birth to me and Li Jingzhi who knew me.

Seeing that Song Yingxing met Bole, Li Jing smiled and said: "However, some things can't be said to be good or bad. I think it's a good thing for Mr. Song that Mr. Song didn't pass the Jinshi exam. If Mr. Song If you pass the Jinshi examination, I'm afraid we won't be able to see the book "Heavenly Creation of Things" now."

Everyone laughed at the same time, while Song Yingxing silently savored Li Jing's words. After a while, Song Yingxing nodded secretly, knowing that the facts were indeed as Li Jing said.If he passed the Jinshi examination back then, he would definitely devote his energy to his official career. It would be impossible to travel all over the country to investigate and study various technologies, and it would be impossible to write the book "Tiangong Kaiwu".

If I didn't have this book, I probably wouldn't be reused by Li Jing, let alone be a high-ranking official, just like the sentence: A loss of a horse is a blessing in disguise.

Seeing that Song Yingxing was silent, Li Jing smiled and said: "Mr. Song, don't think too much, do what you have learned in the future, and cultivate more talents for our Daming!"

Song Yingxing nodded heavily upon hearing this.

Li Jing smiled, looked at Tu Shaoying and said, "Let's continue talking about the newspaper office, it's definitely not enough to rely on the officials to help you, if you want to run the Minsheng newspaper well, you need professional talents.

So what is a professional talent?This is how I see it:

First of all, these people have to have read and be able to read. If they can't even write, how can they record what they see?
Second, dare to speak for the common people, tell the truth, tell the truth.If they cannot speak for the common people, then these people will become our gunmen to whitewash the peace.

Third, we must have a moral concept, and we must not be ungrateful for profit.

We know that some officials don’t want to hear people saying that they are not good, for fear of affecting their promotion. Some officials are likely to use money to bribe newspaper staff. If newspaper staff take officials’ money, they will not speak for ordinary people. We are determined not to use such people. If there are any, we will investigate and deal with them one by one.

I don't want all the people we use to be arrested in the end. Therefore, I ask you to check clearly when selecting personnel, rather than using them indiscriminately. "

"Don't worry, Marshal, the lower officials will definitely take care of the review." Tu Shaoying said hastily.

Li Jing nodded slightly, and then continued: "Let me tell you, the personnel you recruited are not officials or officials, but ordinary employees. What about working locally? I think we can make a fuss about salary and benefits.

When these people were first recruited, they definitely could not meet the level we required. At this time, the salary can be lower, and we will pay each person six renminbi per month.

After a period of time, when they are more familiar with the business, they will be given a salary increase of eight renminbi per month. If you are good, you can also be rewarded. In short, if you do a good job, you will earn more money.

As for the remuneration, for example, if you send someone to Shanxi, we will pay for the transportation, accommodation and meals, and there will be other subsidies during the New Year's Eve.

We want our employees to feel that it is a decent job with a stable income and a sense of honor.

Of course, if the work is excellent and the ability is strong, we can also promote them to department leaders, so that these people feel motivated and work harder. "

After Tu Shaoying digested his words for a while, Li Jing continued: "I guess the common people and officials will not realize the usefulness of the Minsheng newspaper for a while, and may not accept this new thing, and we will not be able to recruit enough employees immediately. Therefore, don't spread too much in the early stage.

I suggest you start with the North Zhili area first, and then develop to the surrounding provinces.

Let's proceed step by step. I estimate that in about three years, the newspaper office will be spread throughout the country.

In addition, the publication of the newspaper can be scheduled for half a month, or once a month, which you can arrange yourself according to the information you have.In short, don't rush, and you must have something to say. "

Tu Shaoying and Song Yingxing looked at each other, and they both nodded at the same time.

Just now, both of them thought that Li Jing was going to open a newspaper across the country at one time, but now they know that Li Jing seems to be radical, but in fact he is extremely stable.In three years, the People's Livelihood Newspaper can be spread across the country no matter what.And every half a month, or even once a month, employees have enough time to go to various places to collect information.

Seeing that Tu Shaoying had no objection, Li Jing continued with a smile: "As I said just now, the employees of the newspaper office are not officials, but you, the president, are the imperial officials. This is obviously unreasonable. I actually did this to let You are appointed as the director of the National Publishing Administration, this is what I intend to appoint you as an official."

Hearing a new term came out of Li Jing's mouth, Zhu Youjian, Song Yingxing, Tu Shaoying and others all showed puzzled expressions, wondering what this organization was for.

Seeing the incomprehension on everyone's faces, Li Jing smiled and said, "You may not know what this organization does? Let me explain to you. I'll use Mr. Song's book as an example. You say Mr. Song Can this book be written to make money?"

"My lord, I wrote "Heavenly Creation" to develop people's wisdom, and I didn't think about making money." Song Yingxing said hurriedly.

Li Jing waved his hands and smiled, "You used to be an eighth-rank official, and you still had some salary, but what about others? You must know that not all people who write books are officials, so how do these people support their families?"

"This..." Song Yingxing was taken aback when he heard the words, he hadn't thought of this.

Turning to look at Tu Shaoying, Li Jing smiled and said, "Boju, what about you? How much money did you earn from publishing "Heavenly Creation"?"

Tu Shaoying shook his head and said: "Brother Chang Geng and I are best friends, and we contributed to the publication of Brother Chang Geng's book, not wanting to let this book be buried in the world, but also to let more people understand these technologies, and never thought of making money. "

Li Jingjing nodded and said: "You are all high-spirited, but have you ever thought about it, you don't make money, but some people will make money from this book, I'm talking about those booksellers who sell books.

Think about it, Mr. Song worked so hard to write this book, Boju hired people to engrave and print it, spent a lot of money to print this book, and finally made a wedding dress for someone else, is there such a reason in the world? "

"I understand what the commander-in-chief means. He just wants to make profits for both the creators and the publishers of the books." Tu Shaoying said.

"That's for sure, but there is another point. Don't those who write and print books pay taxes when they earn money? If they pay taxes, how should they be determined and collected?" Li Jing asked with a smile.

Tu Shaoying was speechless for a while, looking at Li Jing, he couldn't help but muttered in his heart: "You are trying to get money, right? Why do you have to collect taxes on everything?"

But Tu Shaoying only dared to murmur in his heart at most, he absolutely dared not say it out of his mouth, and he didn't even dare to show dissatisfaction on his face.

After pondering for a while, Tu Shaoying asked, "In the opinion of the commander in chief, how should this tax be collected?"

Li Jing said with a smile: "That's why I set up the Publishing Office. In the future, the publication and distribution of all related books will be under the jurisdiction of the Publishing Office, and the tax amount will also be determined by the Publishing Office. For example, if this "Tiangong Kaiwu" wants to be published, It has to be reported to the Publishing Department for review, and the Publishing Department needs to see if there are any speeches inciting rebellion and obscene content in the book. If there is no content, it can agree to publish it.

In addition, the Publishing Department has to set the price of the book, and the bookseller cannot set the price arbitrarily.

We know that many costs of a book publisher are actually fixed. The first is the cost of engraving and plate making, the second is the cost of ink and paper, and the third is labor costs. These are all fixed.

The price of a book can be affected mainly by how many books are printed in one edition. The more books printed in each edition, the lower the cost.

The Publishing Department only needs to know how many editions the publisher has printed and how many copies each edition has printed to calculate the cost of each book.

Well, we know the cost of each book, and now the Publishing Department can set the price for the book. First, according to the cost of the book, add [-]% to the author, [-]% to the publisher, and [-]% to the seller. Booksellers add [-]% of the profit, then the price of a book is determined.

When collecting taxes, it is collected according to the standard of [-]% of the profit of the book, and it is collected directly from the book publisher, and the tax money is collected for as many copies as the book publisher prints. "

After listening to Li Jing's narration, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but shook his head slightly, thinking: No wonder you are so tired, you have to calculate such a detailed account yourself, it's no wonder you're not tired.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Youjian said: "Mr. Xingguo, does the Publishing Department only monitor rebellious speeches? If someone criticizes the government in the book, will it be ignored?"

Li Jing smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, we have to lift the ban on speech, so that the people can speak with confidence. Some people criticize the government, which shows that we are not doing well enough. Only by hearing such remarks can we know that our policies are still insufficient. This is a good thing and should be supported.

However, books that incite people to rebel cannot be published. We allow ordinary people to make any comments, but we cannot allow them to rebel. "

After a pause, Li Jing continued: "Speaking of which, I thought of something. Master Luo happened to be here. Let me tell you that you should pay attention to this matter."

Luo Yangxing hurriedly stood up and said, "Please tell me, Commander."

Li Jing waved his hand and told Luo Yangxing to sit down and talk.

(End of this chapter)