The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

It takes ten years to cultivate trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. The introduction of talents cannot be accomplished overnight. It takes a long time to achieve success. After having an idea, Song Yingkui first established the system and implementation plan, and then steadily advanced.

"The construction of the Commercial Press was jointly managed by the two directors. After the establishment of the press, it was operated in Taoyang and Luoyang simultaneously. The Taoyang side mainly does editing and publishing, while the Luoyang side Responsible for collecting manuscripts, contacting authors, and properly handling the sales of books and periodicals in Dazheng!
The library's publication work is mainly divided into two directions, one is the printing and distribution of books, and the other is the printing and distribution of periodicals.When it comes to publishing books, both classics and magazines should be given equal emphasis. The purpose of printing classics is to let the library in Luoyang have books to sell, and the purpose of printing magazines is to recruit useful talents.After it runs normally, at least one new book will be published in a monthly period.The content mainly includes mathematics, arithmetic, Baigong, world blogs, agricultural and medical writings, etc.

The periodicals are divided into four categories: "Selected Journals of Current Times", "Natural Physics", "Ingenious Thoughts on Hundreds of Works" and "Agricultural and Medical Theory".Among them, the "Selected Issues of Current Affairs" section should not only select some popular current articles for publication, but also appropriately include some fantasy novels, as well as more important articles printed in the other three publications.

There is one issue per month, and three thousand copies of each issue are printed, one thousand copies are sold in Yungu, and the other two thousand copies are sold in Luoyang.The other three journals must pay attention to professionalism. In order to ensure quality, some content can be appropriately selected from the printed books. One issue will be printed once every two months, and one thousand copies will be printed, and two to three hundred copies will be sent to Luoyang for sale. Can! "

The second uncle and Guo Kaifeng were called, and Song Yingkui explained to them the arrangements for establishing the Commercial Press.This thing involves both culture and education as well as foreign affairs and commerce. It really requires the two hall directors to take charge of it at the same time.

It is said that the purpose of establishing the Commercial Press is to collect miscellaneous books and talents, and there is no need to print any classics or contemporary articles.But, if the press wants to gain a foothold and be influential in Luoyang, it is really impossible not to do these things.

The purpose of printing and selling classics is to provide some protection and excuse for the library in Luoyang. They only sell so-called miscellaneous books, and it is expected that the library will be empty.

The purpose of running "Selected Journals of Current Affairs" is similar. In this era, the most popular poems and novels that have sales volume and influence are definitely popular poetry and fantasy novels. It is difficult for professional journals to have users.

Song Yingkui's idea was to use historical novels and strange novels as selling points, with a little bit of science and technology works mixed in, so as to sell the book at the expense of others, expand its influence, and better play the role of running a press.The other three magazines don't have any market or sales requirements. They only need to play their role in Yungu.

"Commander, will there be any trouble if you open a library in Luoyang? The court's admonishment desk keeps a close eye on documents, and it is easy to cause trouble." The second uncle was very worried about the high-profile cultural activities in Luoyang. Although Zheng did not have a publishing censorship agency like later generations, there was still cultural supervision.Taiwanese admonishers who have nothing to do but seek trouble in the officialdom also pay close attention to cultural trends and rely on articles to make trouble.

"The books and periodicals printed by the press, except for the "Selected Journals of Shiwen" which may cause trouble, the other books have nothing to do with the government of the court and should not cause trouble. As for the "Selected Journals of Shiwen", after selecting Be careful with the content and avoid articles discussing government affairs as much as possible. You won't cause any trouble even if you think about it.

The Commercial Press should be packaged as a private press in Yungu as much as possible, without revealing its government-run attributes.In terms of content, we only talk about technology and romance, not national affairs or political affairs, to avoid suspicion!Contributors must respect their own wishes. It is best to use less real names and more pseudonyms. The press must pay attention to confidentiality and strictly prohibit leaking author information. "

When conducting cultural activities in Dazheng, this matter is indeed very sensitive. Risk prevention and separation work must be done well, and borderline incidents must be avoided as much as possible.Originally, the purpose of running a press was not to publicize public opinion. What we wanted was talents and knowledge. "General, what standard should be used to calculate the remuneration for manuscripts? We have to set a standard, otherwise the library office in Luoyang will not be able to handle it." Guo Kaifeng does not worry about the content of books and periodicals. He is more concerned about the content of books and periodicals. The concern is cost.

"The remuneration is determined based on the number of words. For books, the remuneration is set between fifty and 200 silver dollars per volume, for journals and poems, it is twenty cents per word, and for other articles, it is five cents per word. The amount of the royalties is, It will be subsidized by the large treasury. Other expenses will be borne by the Commercial Press itself. In order for the press to have a foundation for independence, the military government will arrange relevant systems to centrally order books and periodicals. Half of the published books and periodicals will be purchased centrally, and the rest will be thought of by itself. ways to sell to increase profits.”

Under the current conditions, it is basically impossible to publish books and journals and make profits through normal business operations, especially when high royalties have to be paid.However, turning it into a government-subsidized industry is not conducive to the advancement of staff.

After careful consideration, Song Yingkui's solution was for the government to cover the entirety of the royalties and purchase half of the production capacity.In this way, it is not difficult for the press to maintain operations. As for whether they make money or not, it depends on their own ability.

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In preparation for the establishment of the press and the establishment of Yungu University, the work of General Song in recent times has mainly focused on culture and education. Not to mention, this kind of work is quite laborious, and there are endless miscellaneous little things. These little things, and the people underneath are very It’s hard to make a decision, and it’s impossible without the confirmation and guidance of the commander-in-chief.

Just when the commander-in-chief of the Song Dynasty was busy with cultural and educational undertakings, the administrative office reported a major event. There may be another drought this year.From the end of March until mid-May, there has been basically no rainfall in most places under Yungu's control, and according to the judgment of experienced farmers, it is likely that there will be no rain in the coming years.

Upon hearing that there was a drought, Song Yingkui couldn't help but feel excited.For Yungu, which is still in an agricultural society, the outbreak of drought is a major event among major events and cannot be ignored.You must know that the current situation in Xisu is largely caused by the severe drought in the first year of Jingli.The Executive Office has judged that this year's drought is likely to be more severe than the drought in the first year of Jingli.

"Why did you come so late to report the drought? You were too negligent in your work. Farming is the foundation of the country, don't you even understand this?" After receiving the report, Song Yingkui quickly summoned his second uncle and the chief executive of the administrative department. The official began to reprimand him.

There have been signs of drought since the end of March, but it took nearly two months for him to find out. Is this ridiculous?Besides, on my side, because of other work, I neglected to pay attention to the weather and rainfall. I could clearly sense things, but I didn't notice them. It was really annoying!
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