I studied in modern times

Chapter 297 Three Kingdoms Publishing
The next day, Zhao Xu slept past Chenshi for the first time.

He didn't open his eyes until the little man who made the cut played the snare drum.

Feng Jing, who had been waiting in front of his bed, immediately called the female officials to come in and help Zhao Xu dress and wash.

Zhao Xu specially asked someone to dress him in clothes sewn for him by the Queen Mother.

Then start to wash.

After washing up, Feng Jing and others delivered today's breakfast to Zhao Xu.

It still looks simple, but is actually rich in nutrients.

A bowl of mutton soup, two eggs, and a steamed bun.

The mutton is a black goat tribute from Xihe. This kind of goat was raised on Xihe's natural herbs. It has no smell at all and has a milky aroma. It tastes extremely refreshing.

After finishing breakfast, Shi Deyi delivered today's "Bianjing News".

Zhao Xu opened it and saw the title on the front page: Emperor's Holy Day, congratulations from all directions.

The content inside was so disgusting that Zhao Xu could not stand it, so he skipped it.

By the way, I also skipped Hu Feipan’s review and went directly to look at today’s prices.

"The price of coal has increased again!" Zhao Xu said.

"Yes..." Shi De said: "It snowed yesterday, so the price of coal rose accordingly!"

Definitely.

Snow means the coldest season is coming.

Merchants cannot live up to their conscience if they don’t increase prices!
Because the people have to buy charcoal!
The colder the weather, the more expensive the coal!
Zhao Xu thought for a while and then told Shi Deyi: "Send someone to Kaifeng Mansion to deliver my oral instructions to Cai Jing!"

"The weather is cold and the price of charcoal is high. Let's ask the Kaifeng government to use part of the remaining money to hire people in Bianjing who can't afford charcoal..."

"Let them sweep the streets, clean the treasury, and get lime to plaster the trees in Bianjing..."

"Anyway, don't let anyone freeze to death this winter!"

"Wei!" Shi De nodded.

Zhao Xu continued to read.

Most prices in Bianjing City are rising.

This is normal. Prices in Bianjing City are at a high point every winter and spring.

After reading the prices, Zhao Xu turned to the last page and saw the song he had titled "Linjiang Immortal".

Zhao Xu laughed: "Three Kingdoms is the first issue today?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Xu said: "Let the Detective Department pay attention to the discussions of all parties..."

Then he started to read the Northern Song Dynasty version of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Naturally, it is far inferior to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that he watched in modern times.

After all, this was written by some storytellers, how could it compare with the writing style and experience of Luo Guanzhong, a scholar who personally participated in the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty?

But never mind.

As long as the general public likes it!

……

Sima Kang held the "Bianjing News" that had just been delivered.

He looked at the words on the last page, especially the song "Linjiang Immortal"!
"The rolling water of the Yangtze River flows eastward..." he muttered in a low voice: "The waves wash away all the heroes..."

Just the beginning had already stunned him.

The heroic atmosphere is coming!

Looking at it later, it gave him goosebumps all over his body.

Especially the last sentence: So many things in ancient and modern times are all made fun of!
"This Yang Shen is a great talent!" Sima Kang murmured to himself as he stroked the words.

Yan Jidao also said: "As soon as this song Linjiang Xian came out, I will not dare to write about Linjiang Xian again!"

This is the truth!

The Linjiang Immortals he wrote are full of love, sorrow and gentleness, and they only place their trust in the love between men and women.

And this song "Linjiang Xian" is majestic, the hero's twilight and heroic spirit coexist at the same time.

"This Yang Shen is probably an elder who has experienced many vicissitudes of life and is used to seeing the ups and downs of people's hearts for decades!"

"It would be great if we were lucky enough to meet each other!" Sima Kang sighed with emotion.

He has no intention of becoming an official.

Throughout his life, he liked to meet literati.Therefore, Sima Guang asked him to preside over the Bianjing Yibao, which was exactly what he wanted.

After he ran a newspaper at home, he became younger and more energetic. After meeting Yan Jidao, he even learned to drink!
Even though he was a terrible drinker and drank every glass of wine, he still liked it very much.

Sima Kang continued to read and was immediately disappointed.

Because the so-called "Three Kingdoms" published in the publication are all in vulgar vernacular, and the text is simple and is simply a copycat of folklore based on the Three Kingdoms.

After just looking at it for a while, Sima Kang shook his head and sighed: "What a pity for such a good word!"

"Then Yang Shen and Yang Gong's words were wasted!"

So, I no longer took this matter to heart.

Then I started to concentrate on studying tomorrow's Bianjing Yibao - mainly selected articles.

Sima Kang also worked in the Zizhi Tongjian bookstore to some extent.

Therefore, his writing aesthetic ability is very strong and his evaluation ability is also good.

These days, under his auspices, the circulation of Bianjing Yibao has remained generally stable, although it has not increased.

Three thousand copies a day, sometimes four thousand copies, and even up to five thousand copies!
That issue published several poems by Yan Jidao.

Therefore, the entire Bianjing city’s Goulan tiles became a sensation!

The girls each got a share. It is said that the contemporary Li Shishi even said: I would like to have Shu Yuan for a while!
But that's the limit.

It cannot be compared with the Bianjing New Newspaper, which has a stable circulation of [-] and has been sold to the entire Kaifeng Prefecture and even to Daming Prefecture and Luoyang.

Of course Sima Kang knew the reason.

Bianjing Xinbao tracks prices in Bianjing every day.

This is what the general public is most concerned about.

He wanted to follow suit, but he didn't have enough manpower to do it.

Bianjing City is too big.

The old city and the new city combined have hundreds of squares and countless shops.

Without hundreds of people keeping an eye on these places and counting prices, it would be impossible to keep track of them on a daily basis.

……

But Sima Kang would not know.

After Bianjing Xinbao published "Three Kingdoms", that night, everyone in Bianjing began to talk about "Three Kingdoms" in Bianjing Xinbao.

At the same time, the song "Linjiang Immortal" was sung throughout Bianjing after one night through the radiation of Wazi Goulan and Bianjing Newspaper.

When Sima Guang returned home from the capital hall the next day, he heard children in the streets and alleys singing: "The rolling waters of the Yangtze River are passing eastward, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes..."

Sima Guang listened and nodded slightly: "Good words! Good article!"

"My son is on leave, where did you find such beautiful words?"

Listening to the words sung by the children, Sima Guang felt deeply that there was a time to educate the people.

As long as from now on, the articles and poems published in Bianjing Yibao can be sung directly in the streets and alleys as they are now.

Then, a world in which the world will be governed and everyone will know the principles of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness of Confucius and Mencius will be around the corner.

When Sima Guang came home and asked, he found out that the poem was not published in the Bianjing Yibao.

But Bianjing Xinbao!

At the same time, he also learned about the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

So, Sima Kang was asked to show him the Bianjing Newspaper.

After Sima Guang finished reading, his expression became strange: "Why are such good words given such vulgar words?"

"What a pity! What a pity!"

In Sima Guang's eyes, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is actually using words to flatter those common people in Guizhou.

He was unwilling to do such a thing.

The words are elegant and sacred, and they also carry the meaning and principles of the saints' scriptures.

However, although Sima Guang despised the text of the Bianjing Newspaper.

But that doesn't stop him from being tolerant about it.

As long as the text is not advocating the new law, as long as it does not have Wang Anshi's background.

In fact, Sima Guang can maintain a relatively open attitude towards most things.

Otherwise, he would not have received the support and admiration of so many people.

(End of this chapter)