The first issue of "Acta Physica Sinica" actually made money.
A total of 480 copies were printed, but only more than 270 were sold. Each newspaper cost three cents, and the total sales amounted to more than eighty taels of silver. The cost of wax paper, ink, royalties, printing paper, and newsboy commission was less than five cents.
Two taels of silver, so the net profit was three taels of silver.
However, the contributors are all friends and students of Wang Yuan, and the royalties are very low. Wang Yuan and Huang E do not receive salary as editors, and "A Chinese Ghost Story" even saves royalties. This situation is abnormal,
Contributors will definitely not be happy if it takes too long, and editor remuneration should also be put on the agenda.
"Little sister, you have to write and proofread the manuscript at the same time. The work is really heavy." Wang Yuan took out half a coin and said, "I can't let your help go to waste. This is my monthly salary for the time being. I will give you an increase in the future when the sales of the newspaper increase."
Go up."
Huang E quickly declined: "I'm not doing it to make money."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Don't you think it's a great sense of accomplishment to make money based on your own skills? Moreover, there are no rules without rules. If "Acta Physica Sinica" wants to run for a long time, it must establish these rules."
Wang Yuandu said this, and it was both emotional and reasonable, so Huang E couldn't refuse anymore. She took the broken silver with a smile, and she really felt a sense of accomplishment. After all, it was the first time in her life that she received a salary.
"Unfortunately, there are still too few people buying the newspaper. Less than 300 copies were sold." Huang E was worried about Wang Yuan.
Instead, Wang Yuan comforted him: "Take your time. The first issue has sold more than 270 copies, which is already a very good start."
Suddenly, the servant came over to report, handed over the famous assassin and said: "Master, I have a guest who wants to see you."
Wang Yuan took the famous assassination with a surprised expression on his face.
Yan Song, editor of Hanlin Academy?
No matter how much of a history idiot Wang Yuan is, he still knows that Yan Song was a traitorous official in the Ming Dynasty. But this guy seems to be from the Jiajing Dynasty. It is only the seventh year of Zhengde and he has already become the editor of the Hanlin Academy?
Could it be that they have the same name and surname?
Wang Yuan really didn't understand, so he could only say: "Please come in and have tea."
Since he was the editor of the Hanlin Academy, Wang Yuan could not be rude and went to the courtyard to greet him personally.
After Wang Yuan left the house, Huang E immediately took out his salary and said to the maid: "Chaner, take it to buy some candied fruits. I will treat you today."
Xia Chan joked: "Hey, this is the money earned by the lady herself. The food she buys and eats tastes better."
"You damn girl is asking for a beating, go and come back quickly!" Huang E laughed and scolded.
Xia Chan held the kitten in her arms, called for a scholar from the Imperial College, and went to the capital to buy preserves. When she was about to leave the gate, she happened to meet Yan Song coming in.
Yan Song was in a very good mood at the moment. Wang Erlang, who was extremely favored by the emperor, could be seen easily, unlike the Yang family where they were not even allowed to enter the house? Therefore, Yan Song had a very good impression of Wang Yuan and thought that he was a person worth making friends with.
The gentleman.
Passing through the hall, Yan Song saw a young man standing in the yard waiting in the distance.
"But Yan Bianxiu?" Wang Yuan said, cupping his fists.
Yan Song felt even more important that he was being taken seriously, and returned the courtesy: "How dare you bother Bachelor Wang to personally welcome you? I'm sorry."
Even if he was really the most traitorous official in history, Wang Yuan would not offend him easily. After all, he was an official of the Hanlin Academy and would be resurrected sooner or later. He enthusiastically took Yan Song's hand and said with a smile as he walked: "Where, Yan Song?"
Editor, please come in."
They greeted each other in the courtyard and walked hand in hand, which greatly moved Yan Song.
Because this person grew up in a poor family, his parents died one after another, and he was successful in the imperial examination, his personality is extremely complicated. He is conceited but somewhat inferior, aloof and aloof but hopes to be recognized by others, and has a very strong personality but does not like to fight with others.
This kind of complexity, if it encounters frequent setbacks, may turn into distortion, and even darken after abandoning the bottom line.
Wang Yuan took Yan Song to the reception room and asked curiously: "In what year was Yan Bianxiu a Jinshi?"
Yan Song reported his family background: "I was a Jinshi in the 18th year of Hongzhi's reign. I was ranked second in the top two classes. I was selected as a Shujishi. After I left the academy, I was awarded the title of Editor of the Hanlin Academy. Before I could take up my post, Ding's mother returned home worried about it and has been wasting my time ever since.
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Wang Yuan calculated the time and found that the date was just right.
The Ming Dynasty had strict regulations for Dingyou officials. After the period of mourning, they must immediately report to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Those who do not report for more than one year will be held accountable; those who do not report for more than two years will not be reinstated and will be sent back to their place of origin for trial; it will take three years.
Those who fail to report must be dealt with seriously and may even be stripped of their honors.
Yan Song has been living in his hometown for half a year. If he does not arrive in Beijing within this year, he will be held accountable.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Now that the term of strict editor Ding You has expired, from now on we will be colleagues in the Hanlin Academy."
Yan Song shook his head and sighed: "The officials asked me to wait for arrangements."
Wang Yuan was surprised and said: "How is it possible? Didn't Yan Bianxiu go to the Hanlin Academy?"
"I've gone, I've already reported to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Hanlin Academy," Yan Song said aggrievedly, "but they all told me to wait with peace of mind."
This is an illegal operation!
When Ding You, an ordinary official, returns to Beijing after his term is over, he will definitely have to wait for a while before he can be reassigned his job. If he is lucky, he will only have to wait three to five months, but if he is not lucky, he will have to wait two or three years.
However, cabinet and Hanlin Academy officials, as well as the six ministers, can directly resume their posts after returning to Beijing!
Where did Yan Song suffer?
His examiner has been dead for many years, and his influence in the court has long been eliminated. After he was appointed editor of the Hanlin Academy, he never went to work and had no connections in the Imperial Academy. His examiner
While he was an official abroad, his teacher when he was a shujishi was sitting on the bench in Nanjing.
No one can speak for him!
Yan Song went to the Hanlin Academy. Although the Hanlin Academy did not make things difficult, it asked him to take out the official reinstatement documents from the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of Personnel was a little confused. The doctor of the Ministry of Personnel was not qualified to write a reinstatement official for the Hanlin Academy. At least he had to go through the Ministry of Personnel.
The minister approved it, but the junior official in the Ministry of Personnel did not help inform the news. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel had no idea that Yan Song was back.
Wang Yuan asked: "Yan Bianxiu, you didn't use money in the official department, did you?"
Yan Songling said: "I am innocent as a person and an official, so how can I give money to the officials? Moreover, I am the editor of the Hanlin Academy. When Ding You returned to Beijing after his term was over, I should have been reinstated as an official, so why should I give money to anyone else?
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"No wonder." Wang Yuan shook his head in amusement.
Even if the man in front of me is really the great traitor in history, he is just a young man who has never experienced any beating from society.
A man in his early thirties doesn’t know how to give money to the officials!
Wang Yuan explained: "You have been away from the court for many years, and I'm afraid you don't have many friends. If you don't give money to the officials, how can they help you?"
Yan Song said angrily: "I, the dignified editor of the Hanlin Academy, will be reinstated sooner or later. Aren't they afraid of my revenge one day? Aren't they afraid of breaking the rules and being held accountable by the court?"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "They don't need to violate the rules, they just need to keep your files in the most inconspicuous place forever. As for revenge, who knows when you will be reinstated?"
"This is too much!" Yan Song was furious.
Seeing that Yan Song didn't even know how to send money to the officials, Wang Yuan thought it was interesting to push this traitor away with his own hands.
As for the future, just observe slowly. If you have bad intentions or don't obey orders, then discard them. If you know how to be grateful and are capable, you will be a general under your command.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "It is better to choose a day than to hit it. I will take you to see Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Yan Song was overjoyed when he heard this. He stood up and bowed and said, "Scholar Wang's great kindness will be unforgettable by me!"