Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 108

"The "Datang News" will set up special paper-making workshops and printing workshops, and the production cost of paper will inevitably drop significantly.

Our newspapers can gradually increase the number of pages, and then we can first attract everyone's attention in the form of serial novels. "

Qin Xiedao has a lot of methods on how to promote a newspaper.

Many problems in Xie Linmao's view are very difficult, but when it comes to him, there is no pressure at all.

"Fiction? Engong, these novels are often the stuff of lower Liba people, and in the beginning, the people who could afford our "Da Tang Bao" were generally not ordinary people."

Xie Linmao's reminder is actually quite accurate in the analysis.

The current mainstream culture in the Tang Dynasty is the Four Books and Five Classics, and then poetry.

Novels and so on are still things that cannot be put on the table.

The most important thing is that until now, there is no novel that can really attract everyone's attention.

"Who said that novels must be the things of lower Liba people? I just want to come up with something different. As long as everyone likes this novel, they will definitely be eager to think about when the next "Da Tang Daily" will start every day. shot."

If resources are not used, it is pure waste.

Qin Xiedao was so active in going to the Xuanwu Gate every day, because he wanted to sign more things and come out.

For him, it is not a psychological burden at all to come up with a novel to attract people's attention.

Of course, for martial arts novels such as "The Legend of Condor Heroes", the background of the time is obviously not suitable, so it is not suitable for publication for the time being.

Of course, it is not impossible to forcefully change the background of the times.

It's just that Qin Xiedao hopes that the first thing that "Da Tang Daily" will show up should be a more classic thing, so that those who like to criticize people will shut their mouths quickly.

In this way, the range of choices is much less.

Of course, no matter how few choices there were, Qin Xiedao couldn't help it.

"Engong, if I want to write novels that are not so vulgar, I may not be good enough."

Seeing that Qin Xiedao seemed to have decided to serialize novels on "Datang News", Xie Linmao couldn't help lowering his head and expressing his true inner thoughts.

Although his Confucian classics and poetry are not bad, but if he is asked to write novels, he really does not have much confidence.

At this time, it is naturally better to explain honestly.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if Qin Xiedao had given too high expectations and he couldn't give any good results.

"No problem, I didn't expect you to write it."

Xie Linmao: ...

"How about this, "Datang Newspaper" will start publishing on a small scale first, and I will give you a chapter of the novel tomorrow. From now on, every edition of "Datang Newspaper" will slowly rely on the content of even one chapter. The novel raised the profile of our newspaper."

"Ok!"

At this time, Xie Linmao didn't want to say anything more.

……

Lu's linen shop.

Lu Chengguan followed Lu Tianwu around the shop.

Every month, Lu Tianwu spends a few days wandering around various shops.

On the one hand, it is to understand the situation in the shop, and on the other hand, it is also to prevent the people below from having any slack thoughts.

"Lang Jun, the business of our linen shop is very good during this time, whether it is all kinds of linen or some furs, they are all selling well."

The shopkeeper of the linen shop confidently reported the situation in the shop to Lu Tianwu.

As the shop opened by Fan Yang's Lu family in Chang'an City, the Lu family's linen shop is naturally not as simple as selling linen.

Half of the area inside is reserved for all kinds of fur.

Mink fur from Goguryeo, wolf fur from Turkic, and some fox fur.

Although the sales volume of these furs is not as good as that of linen, they are more profitable than others.

"This winter is much colder than previous years. Whether it is ordinary people or rich people, they will increase their purchases of warming materials. You should seize this opportunity and sell more of our linen."

Lu Tianwu was very satisfied with the situation in the shop, so he didn't say a word of criticism, but only raised some expectations.

"Well, although the effect of linen cloth is not so good for keeping out the cold, the common people don't have many choices, so the weather has become colder, and the number of people buying linen has obviously increased."

Normally, sackcloth is not very suitable for winter clothing.

It's just that there is no cotton cloth in this era, and we don't even know where the shadow of cotton is.

Most of the things that people use to keep warm in their homes are straw.

Putting a thick layer of straw on the bed can not only make the bed softer, but also have a very good thermal insulation effect.

When Qin Xiedao was very young in his previous life, he used to sleep on this kind of straw bed.

Later, the straw beds gradually belonged only to livestock.

Throwing a bundle of straw into the pigsty will not only provide more farmyard manure in the future, but also provide a warm "bed" for the pigs, which is still very popular in rural areas.

"The shop that is being renovated next to Qin Ji's beauty shop opposite, what will it be selling?"

Seeing that everything in Lu's linen shop was proceeding step by step, Lu Tianwu's attention slowly turned to other places.

"We haven't figured this out yet, but judging from the situation, it seems that it is also the property of Duke Yi's mansion. I have seen people from Duke Yi's mansion go in and out of this shop."

Shopkeeper Lu is naturally very concerned about and understands the changes around his shop.

"Their Qinji beauty shop, I heard that the business is doing well now?"

Although Lu Tianwu personally saw the excitement at that time.

But the final outcome was a bit beyond his expectation.

Duke Yi's mansion actually suppressed the Cui family of Qinghe.

The business of the Cui family's cosmetic powder shop was basically unable to continue.

This blood feud is finally settled.

"Yes, although at the beginning some people said that the soap sold by Qin Ji Beauty Makeup Store was problematic, but those who have used it all praised it, and there were even rumors that even the nobles in the palace were using it.

In this way, everyone's wariness about soap gradually came down, and the business naturally went up. "

"Yiguo's mansion has set up such a big workshop outside the city. I heard that their people have also transported a large amount of wool from Liangzhou. You should always pay attention to the movement of Yiguo's mansion, and don't let other people beat it. In a hurry."

Although Lu Tianwu is not optimistic about the wool industry, Qin Xiedao is a bit evil.

So he still made some arrangements.

So as not to be messed up sometimes.

"Don't worry, as long as there is any movement in Yi Guogong's mansion, we will go to confirm it immediately."

(End of this chapter)