Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 746 Getting Ready
"Brother Zongzi, this article is wonderful!

The writing is perfect!

I was lucky enough to read it, it is really a joy in life!
The younger brother thinks that such a wonderful article published in the newspaper will definitely attract countless praises. Apart from Fang Mizhi and Zheng Mingshan's two transcripts of Journey to the West, Brother Zongzi's article can also attract more readers for the newspaper!
A certain person regrets not being able to get to know the elder brother as soon as possible, otherwise he will definitely swim with him in the snow scene!
Beautiful, wonderful!
It's a big deal today!

It's a pity that the sky is cold but there is no snow, otherwise I should invite my eldest son to go to Beihai for a visit! "

In a courtyard in the east city of the capital, several officials who were running back and forth were startled by a sudden loud cry from a room. After looking at each other, they chatted and laughed softly while they were busy. and go.

This courtyard is a three-entry private house, but there is a vertical plaque hanging on one side of the door, engraved with "Huangming Newspaper" from top to bottom in big characters.

After some careful thinking, Zhu Youjian still decided to set up a newspaper to establish a position of public opinion. As for whether there will be many unpredictable consequences in the future, it will be left to future generations to solve.

After all, any system must keep pace with the times, and I am not a god who knows 500 years later. It is impossible to guarantee that the strategies formulated will conform to the current status of society in any case.

Considering the inconvenience of transportation and suspicious information, the newspaper will be published in the form of a weekly magazine.

The editor-in-chief was Zhu Shunshui, and there were two deputy editors, namely Wu Weiye and Zhang Dai. In addition, there were a number of scholars of varying numbers, as well as some officials sent by the Ministry of Rites to specialize in the collection and editing of manuscript information.

These literati are all students, and although their family background is not considered poor, they definitely do not have enough money to spend on them, and the monthly salary of three taels of silver for the newspaper is naturally very attractive.

It was Wu Weiye who yelled loudly just now.

He was full of praise for a short essay written by Zhang Dai in the fifth year of Chongzhen, and what made him full of praise was a short essay "Looking at the Snow in the Lake Heart Pavilion" that was selected as a primary school textbook by later generations.

In December of the fifth year of Chongzhen, Yu lived in West Lake.It snowed heavily for three days, and the sound of people and birds in the lake was absolutely silent.

It was the day when the snowy scenery of the West Lake was fixed, and Yu took a small boat, held a lavender (cuì) clothes stove, and went to the pavilion in the middle of the lake to watch the snow alone.The rime is foggy (hàng dàng), and the sky and clouds, mountains, and water are white up and down.The shadows on the lake are just a trace of the long dike, a small pavilion in the center of the lake, a mustard with Yu Zhou, and two or three grains of people in the boat.

On the pavilion, there were two people spreading blankets and sitting opposite each other, and a boy was making wine, and the furnace was boiling.Seeing Yu, he was overjoyed and said, "How can there be more people like this in the lake!" He took Yu to drink with him.Yu Qiang drank three big whites (bowls) and said goodbye, and asked his surname. He was from Jinling and came here.

Before getting off the boat, Zhouzi murmured: "Don't say that you are foolish, even more foolish people!"

Wu Weiye held this short article in his hand, and recited it shaking his head, as if he had already been in the scene described in the article, and his whole body was integrated with the white world.

"Brother Plum Village, praise me!

This article can only be regarded as a pastime after dinner, where is the subtlety of what my virtuous brother said!
But it's just a description of the scene! "

Zhang Dai, who was over forty, stroked his beard and replied with a smile. Although his words were humble, the complacency on his face was undoubtedly revealed.

"Due it!
The function of the so-called article is nothing more than what the elder brother said, describing the scene and describing things, so as to express his feelings!
Although this article is short, it is clear and fresh to read.

Its ethereal and crystal-reflecting air makes people dream of and fascinated, and when they search for its brush and ink, they find nothing. It is really a vivid portrayal of the West Lake!
No wonder the imperial court placed the elder brother here, and the newspapers are mainly written, this is exactly what the elder brother is good at! "

At the end of autumn, Wu Weiye, who originally served as secretary in the Imperial Academy of Nanjing, suddenly received an order from the Ministry of Officials, asking him to go north to Beijing to take up a new post. He thought that after he was sent to this forgotten corner of Nanjing, his career prospects were already very promising. The bewildered he was overjoyed immediately, and after handing over his duties within a few days, he brought his servants to the capital by boat.

In fact, in terms of qualifications and talents, the author of (Yuanyuanqu) and the famous Mr. Umemura in later generations were unanimously favored by everyone at the beginning of his official career.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen, Wu Weiye, who was only 22 years old, would pass the examination. After the palace examination, he ranked second in the No. 2 list. He was awarded the Imperial Academy editor and married in the same year. Served as a lecturer in the East Palace, but was taboo because of his talent. After being impeached many times, he was sent to Nanjing Guozijian to serve for seven years.

Although Nanjing Guozijian's position is noble, it can be used as a springboard for promotion. If you stay in such a position for a long time and stay away from the sight of the emperor's important officials, it will be difficult to stand up.

Of course Wu Weiye knew this well, but because he had no backer in the court, he could only struggle in extreme depression, hoping in his heart that the emperor would think of him occasionally.

But both he and his relatives and friends have secretly decided that his official career will come to an end.

Not to mention a Guozijian department, even those officials from the Six Departments of Nanjing, in the end, they ended up being idle, such an inconspicuous official, the emperor still remembers him.

On the way to the capital in a hurry, Wu Weiye thought about it, and was always wondering what position the Ministry of Officials would give him in the end. Well, any location is fine, just don't become a forgotten corner.

A few days after arriving in the capital and reporting to the Ministry of Officials, Wu Weiye received a message from the Ministry of Officials, asking him to rush to the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials the next day to listen to the instructions of the waiting hall officials. Then, as in a dream, Wu Weiye Weiye was brought into the palace and had an audience with the emperor together with Zhu Shunshui and Zhang Dai.

Also present were three cabinet ministers including Wen Tiren, Sun Chuanting, and Chen Qiyu, as well as several hall officials from the Ministry of Rites.

After experiencing the tension and anticipation of not seeing Tianyan for a long time, Wu Weiye and others listened to the emperor's explanation on the importance of newspapers in anxiety, and then everyone received a copy of the essentials and methods of how to run a newspaper. Finally, the emperor encouraged They can innovate ideas, explore and move forward in practice, play the important role of Huangming Weekly, and promote the development of the overall construction of Daming towards a virtuous circle.

In the next month, Wu Weiye, Zhu Shunshui, and Zhang Dai discussed and implemented the ideas and methods for running the newspaper that Zhu Youjian personally drafted in the current public house, one by one.

After the personnel and equipment have been completed one after another, the content of the first issue of Huangming Weekly has also been proofread, and it is ready to be sent to the palace for Zhu Youjian to read and publish. This short article by Zhang Dai will be published in the first issue of Huangming Weekly. on the weekly.

(End of this chapter)