The organizers of "Rulin Di Bao" and "Zheng Lun" have very flexible noses. When the distribution form of "Qingshan Daily" appeared, they smelled the crisis and also saw the benefits. So they contacted Qian Haoran as soon as possible.
, expressing certain wishes.
Naturally, at the beginning, he wanted to buy the complete technology for printing newspapers from Qian Haoran. After being rejected, he proposed cooperation and purchased the equity of "Qingshan Daily" by buying shares, and then "The Scholars" and "Zheng Lun"
The issuance of the newspaper was also supported by the technical team of Qingshan Daily. But in the end, the solution given by Qian Haoran was that the stock purchase was exempted, and it was OK to help them print the newspaper. The money was based on the words, and it was not allowed to publish content criticizing Qingshan Academy.
This made the organizers of "The Scholars" and "Zheng Lun" hesitate greatly. This was not in line with their philosophy at all. However, such an opportunity was missed. After "Qingshan Daily" developed and occupied the spotlight of public opinion, then
In the future, their influence will be weakened. If everyone adapts to obtaining information and opinions through Qingshan Daily, their status will not be preserved.
Then, the loss will no longer be about money.
It was precisely after Qian Haoran saw this that he asked for such a bold price. Similarly, Qian Haoran also knew that holding an artifact like "Qingshan Daily" and not giving any benefits to other schools and Confucian leaders was setting up a
The enemy's willingness to adopt a compromise plan to help "The Scholars" and "Zheng Lun" publish newspapers is also a sign of weakness, indicating that "Qingshan Daily" has no intention of replacing them.
In the end, both "The Scholars" and "Zheng Lun" sent professional teams to Qingshan Academy and found Su Wen. Su Wen, with Qingsong, Qingbai, Nangong and others sitting in charge of him, conducted separate interviews with these people.
negotiated.
Finally, we agreed on a price and helped them publish the newspaper. Each printed copy costs 30 cents. If the starting price is 10,000 copies, you can get a 20% discount. But in addition, there is a long list, including two famous newspapers.
The team, in the end, could only hold their noses and recognize it.
Su Wen felt overwhelmed.
"Qingshan Daily" publishes 30,000 copies every day. Based on this quantity, the cost price is eight cents per copy. If the printing quantity increases, the cost will further decrease. When there are two copies of "The Scholars" and "Zheng Lun"
When the distribution of the Di newspaper falls into his hands, the printing cost can be further reduced, and a newspaper can be printed for six cents.
The price Qian Haoran said was two cents per word, but he didn't earn as much as Su Wen did.
After all, it can only earn money for the words on the page, but with the weight of newspaper circulation, you can't have to settle the money with others.
Even if these two newspaper groups were willing to take advantage of them, the printing quantity would be strictly controlled and it would be impossible to circulate it in the market.
At today's pricing, each copy can already earn more than 20 cents. When the number of printings increases and the technology further develops, the cost may eventually be less than one cent per copy.
Needless to say, starting a daily newspaper is not to make money, but to seize the high ground of public opinion. If the price is set too high, it will affect the sales of the newspaper. In the end, it will slow down the dissemination of information and hinder development.
Therefore, when Su Wen was negotiating with the two Di newspapers, he also proposed that as the number of printings increases, the cost will be reduced. At the same time, if more articles about Qingshan Academy are published in the newspapers, the discounts given to them will be greater.
Writers who help write high-quality manuscripts that are beneficial to Qingshan Academy can also receive more favorable compensation.
The negotiations were completed quickly. Although not all of Su Wen's conditions were met, both newspapers accepted the few terms he cared about most, which made him overjoyed.
In fact, when the organizers of the two newspapers came to him, Su Wen was sure that the outcome of the debate between Qingshan Academy and Heshan Academy had been determined.
"Qingshan Daily" has formed a public opinion offensive against Heshan Academy. In the future, the two newspapers will try to reduce the number of letters submitted by Heshan Academy and related allies. Even if they do not speak out for Qingshan Academy, they will try to insert some irrelevant ones.
content, so that Qingshan Academy will not suffer a loss in their publications.
Su Wen only felt a little melancholy.
Qian Haoran really wanted to destroy Heshan Academy.
This is an idea that everyone knows. Ever since Zhu Min stabbed Qian Haoran in the back, endorsed the Ji Ran family in front of hundreds of sects, and questioned Qingshan Academy, everyone knew that Qian Haoran would never let Zhu Min go.
After all, Zhu Min's behavior at that time was aimed at killing Qingshan Academy.
Once given the opportunity, Qingshan Academy would never let this Confucian traitor go.
But……
The founder of Heshan Academy was Yasheng Chengzi.
Although Cheng Zi has been hiding from the world for many years, he is not dead yet!
If Qingshan Academy went to demolish Cheng Zi's lair and pissed off the old guy... No one in Qingshan Academy could be Cheng Zi's opponent!
Great Confucians are already very strong...but in the eyes of Ya Sheng, all the great Confucians are useless!
The Confucian path sequence has strict rules. Once you reach the sub-sage level, you have a good grasp of the lifeblood of this path!
Confucian extraordinary people who are lower than the sub-sage sequence are naturally suppressed in front of the sub-sage, especially the extraordinary people who have accepted the name of Cheng Zi's extraordinary sequence. There are no secrets in front of this Confucian tyrant, and it is impossible to succeed if you want to challenge him.
of!
So Su Wen was melancholy.
Even though Qingshan Academy has big bosses like Qian Haoran, Qingsong, and Dong Zhizhang, they can crush everything on paper at Heshan Academy.
But if Yasheng Chengzi shows his face, Qingshan Academy's advantage will be wiped out.
This is also the case for many Confucianists. They clearly knew that Zhu Min was doing things unethically, but they still stood on the side of Heshan Academy and cheered for him.
It's not that they don't have justice in their eyes, it's just that they are afraid that Ya Sheng will come to hold them accountable one day.
If Qian Haoran were promoted to rank six, everyone would not have this trouble.
It's a pity that Qian Haoran's combat prowess was still tested at the Peach Blossom Banquet. He was indeed one of the top five Confucian scholars. Although he had a certain demeanor of a sub-sage, if he was not a sub-sage, he would not be able to fight against Cheng Zi.
Capital.
If they really had to choose sides between Qingshan Academy and Heshan Academy... they would definitely side with Yasheng.
…
"Teacher...why do you do this?"
Su Wen looked at Taoyao, who was dressed in coarse cloth, and expressed his doubts.
"I don't know what the great scholar is thinking...I'm just a little knight from the Mohist family...Quickly, hand me that board..."
Tao Yao waved her hand at Su Wen in disgust. Seeing that Su Wen's reaction was still a little slow, she called Zhang?: "Fat Zhang, yes, it's that piece of tanned wood. Put it together according to the drawing. After you finish this, you go to the blacksmith."
Then ask if the parts made by him are ready. If they haven’t been finished for my sister, I’ll break down his door!”
Taoyao was a little irritable.
Zhang? responded, quickly went to work, put the wooden boards on the newly designed printing press, and ran away.
Zhang's Confucian cultural heritage has been cut off, and it is no longer realistic to rebuild the extraordinary path of Confucianism.
Originally, the academy also had secret techniques from other schools, and Zhang? could learn them there.
But after Su Wen thought about it carefully, he felt that if Taoyao liked it, it would be good to teach Zhang Xi the Mohist methods and let Zhang Xi become a Mohist technical sect. In addition to the threat of the Mohist sect, the Mohist technical sect
There are basically no enemies and you can live a very peaceful life.
As a result, Zhang Hu was in good health and was rushed to the factory by Su Wen to work as a coolie for Tao Yao.
But it has to be said that he couldn't read the books of the sages, but he still mastered the manual work as soon as he learned it. After studying with the old carpenter for a few days, he mastered the basic tools. Taoyao also taught him the secret method of sequence one of the Mohist path.
, and when he gained some insights into the Mohist Scripture, he was given the secret medicine and a promotion ceremony to make him a true Mohist.
"But..."
After waiting for Zhang Xi to walk away, Tao Yao put down the tools in his hands, frowned and said: "I don't like Cheng Zi's knowledge. Among other things, a good book "Mencius" was changed into a mess by him, and the essence in it was changed.
When the energy and spirit have been taken away, what can a Confucian scholar learn from it, the awe-inspiring energy? How can people with weak bones maintain the awe-inspiring energy?"
Taoyao had objections to Cheng Zi. Although she followed the Mohist path, her father was the great Confucian Tao Gauguin, who was the authoritative commentator on "Mencius".
When she saw Cheng Zi's deleted version of "Mencius", she naturally felt as if her old father's hard work had been wasted. This was still a slight. Her father's path to becoming a sub-sage would eventually be based on the profound meaning of "Mencius".
However, the scriptures were tampered with and the meaning of the scriptures was randomly annotated by others, which had a huge impact on Tao Gaoguin.
Maybe the disappearance of Peach Gauguin is related to this.
But Taoyao couldn't be sure.
After all, when Tao Gaogen disappeared, she was still in the spiritual prison without seeing the light of day, and she had no idea what happened.
In this competition between Qingshan Academy and Heshan Academy, the reason why she was willing to help Su Wen build a printing press was partly a small revenge on Cheng Zi.
She even had some hope that if this matter could knock Cheng Zi's teachings down from the mortal world and her father's annotated version of "Mencius" could return to the world, maybe her father could come back.
"It's possible...Qian Shanchang's path to Sequence Six is hidden in this debate..."
Thinking of this, Taoyao suddenly froze, and a light flashed in her bright eyes: "...That's it! He really thinks like this! How brave he is!"
Su Wen didn't know what was going on and scratched his head: "What should I say?"
Taoyao rolled her eyes at Su Wen and muttered: "You can't understand it yourself, how can you expect me to explain it clearly?"
"..."
Su Wen was speechless for a while, wondering whether he understood something or not. After you finish explaining, wouldn't I know?
"The Serial Name Controversy."
Tao Yao whispered: "Chengzi standardized the serial names of Confucian extraordinary paths and limited Confucianism to the knowledge of one family. As a result, many great Confucians no longer have the possibility of being promoted to a sub-sage... If you want to become a sub-sage, you must obtain Cheng Zi's consent...
...Qian Haoran doesn't want to bow to Cheng Zi. He wants to become Sequence Six. There is only one way to go..."
"That is... push Cheng Zi down from the rank of Yasheng!"