Chapter 486 A Few Things with the Widow
Lin Zhiqing's fingertips touched the fine fiber texture, but it did not feel rough.
Her eyes lit up, and she gently pulled the two ends of the paper. The mulberry paper extended outward, forming a slight arc, but was not torn.
"Not bad, it's flexible enough and won't break easily when torn." Lin Zhiqing nodded and looked at Lu Huai:
"You still have good vision."
Lu Huai raised his chin slightly and picked up the teacup.
He dropped a drop of water on the corner of the paper, and saw the water mark slowly spread but did not diffuse.
"The density is moderate, it can absorb ink without smudging, and it's just right for printing." Lu Nanyue couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.
Lin Zhiqing also nodded. To ensure that everything was foolproof, she asked Chaoyan to take a small piece of carved block, dip it in ink and do a test print.
When she picked up the engraving, Lin Shian couldn't help but exclaimed: "Not bad!"
The handwriting is clear and sharp, the ink is evenly adhered, and even the subtle patterns can be fully presented. It is indeed a good paper!
Seeing everyone's satisfied look, Lin Zhiqing nodded:
"Use this kind of mulberry paper, Lu Huai. Three hundred copies. I'll have Chao Yan send the money to you."
"No need for money. Have you forgotten that this is not just your business? It's also my sister's business, and it's the business of thousands of women." Lu Huai said.
"That's right, Xiao Qing'er, you don't have to be polite to Lu Huai about this little money." It was not Lu Nanyue's money, so she said this very easily.
"Not bad, not bad, you are aware of it!" Lin Yangyang clapped her hands.
Lin Zhiqing didn't refuse too much, but instead reminded him, "You need to check it carefully. There must be no signs of insect damage or creases."
Lu Huai nodded: "Are you still not at ease with my work?"
Lin Zhiqing smiled slightly, of course he was relieved.
After the paper issue is settled, the next issue is the layout.
Lin Zhiqing took a deep breath and recalled the appearance of the newspaper in his previous life.
Newspaper layout design does not pursue "the more content the better", but focuses on readers' needs and emphasizes "easy to read, focused, and recognizable".
This is also what Lin Zhiqing needs.
Last time they did it in a hurry and just piled all the words together without any aesthetic feeling.
It may seem okay at a glance, but if you look closely, it is easy to lose interest and the discard rate is extremely high.
If you want the newspaper to be widely circulated so that everyone can see and remember its contents, you can't do it the old way.
According to his memories from his previous life, Lin Zhiqing drew a rough outline on rice paper and divided the pages.
After thinking about it, she left a relatively large space in the middle of the newspaper, and then looked at Lu Nanyue and Lin Yangyang.
"Cousin, Yangyang, do you know who are the most popular young men and women in Shengjing City?" Lin Zhiqing asked.
"Well, I really don't know." Lin Yangyang scratched his head.
"I know, I know!" Lu Nanyue's eyes lit up:
"The grandson of the Grand Tutor, the son of the Duke of Pei, and the daughter of the Chief Censor, has always been quite popular in Shengjing City."
"Then do you know who they have grudges against?" Lin Zhiqing shook his head again after asking:
"Forget it, forget it. You can't spread rumors about others for no reason."
"Got it!" She clapped her hands and picked up the pen to write on the rice paper.
Lu Nanyue was very curious, so she leaned over to take a look and was instantly attracted by it.
"A few things that Master Qu and the widow must say!"
"Shocked! Earl Zhongyong visited the pleasure boat at night, and the jade hairpin he left behind caused a stir!"
"Explosive! The Duke of Pei has personally admitted his three demands regarding his daughter-in-law!"
Hearing this, Lin Yangyang's eyes lit up instantly: "Sister Qing, you even know what the Duke of Pei wants from his daughter-in-law?"
"Zhiqing, what's the story behind Earl Zhongyong's romantic affair?" Lin Shi'an couldn't help but ask.
Seeing the two people's strong interest, Lin Zhiqing couldn't help but nodded.
Sure enough, no matter where they are, people cannot resist their gossipy nature.
"Lord Zhongyong and Jiang Yunhe are not in a clear relationship. He likes to hang out in places with brothels. This is the information collected by my people." Lin Zhiqing replied:
"As for the Duke's requirements for his daughter-in-law, I really don't know."
"Ah?" Lin Yangyang was a little worried:
"Will others believe it? Also, isn't this newspaper supposed to let everyone see the conspiracy behind the marriage?"
“Isn’t writing about these things irrelevant to our purpose?”
Lin Zhiqing picked up the rice paper and waved it in front of the people:
"Cousin, don't worry about our purpose for now. Let's just say that after reading this newspaper for the first time, are you interested in reading on?"
Lin Yangyang nodded without hesitation: "Of course! How could I hear such things on a normal day, let alone the common people?"
Lin Zhiqing nodded and asked the same question to the other three people.
Lu Huai, Lu Nanyue and Lin Shian all nodded, indicating their interest in reading further.
"Zhiqing, people who don't know would think you were lying on someone else's bedside, that's why you know so much." Lin Shian's face flushed slightly.
"How would I know?" Lin Zhiqing was very excited and added several similar contents in one breath:
"These things are far from people's lives, but everyone is interested in them and their eyes will definitely linger."
"As long as you keep people's attention, they will definitely read other content. This is a way to attract people to read the newspaper."
Everyone showed understanding looks.
Putting aside other things, after seeing these lines of words, even Lin Shian couldn't help but want to explore it, let alone the common people?
Especially the sentence "Duke Pei's requirements for his daughter-in-law". Many women in the capital admired the son of Duke Pei. If this newspaper was published, it would definitely be snatched up.
Lin Zhiqing was well aware of the situation in Beijing and knew what tactics to use when facing different audiences.
This newspaper is mainly for women to read, so it picks out stories about young men.
Of course, except for the one about the Duke of Pei, the other two were confirmed by Lin Zhiqing and were not rumors.
Needless to say, Master Qu, and Earl Zhongyong were not good people to begin with. Lin Zhiqing did not feel the slightest bit of guilt when he wrote down these things.
"Xiao Qing'er, how did you come up with such a brilliant idea?" Lu Nanyue couldn't help but ask:
"Then if something truly outrageous happened, wouldn't it be reported in the newspapers? For example, what happened with Jiang Yunhe and Jiang Liuyun?"
"No, the risk is too great." Lu Huai stopped him. He looked at Lin Zhiqing with a firm gaze.
"Today's articles are still within the controllable range. You can write with confidence, but the source of this newspaper must not come from the Lin family."
Otherwise, you will easily be retaliated against.
Lin Zhiqing nodded: "I understand, I will grasp this balance."
Lu Huai thought about it, but still said something worriedly: "Court affairs cannot be written about, and royal family affairs cannot be written about either."
"Don't worry about the rest. I'll finish it for you."
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