Chapter 33 Magazine

In addition to publishing five versions of content, newspapers now also add other content such as agriculture and commerce.

The newspaper is in full swing, but due to transportation problems, the newspaper cannot spread to further places and can only be circulated in Chang'an City and several nearby counties.

After all, there is no network, printers and other equipment in this era, and it is impossible to publish the same newspaper on the same day.

Therefore, Li Chengqian plans to take advantage of the craze of publishing newspapers to launch magazines, so that it can cover all parts of the country.

"My dear! Everyone asked you to go to Ganlu Palace. There is something important to discuss with you." Wang Yuan, the eunuch supervisor beside His Majesty Li II, found Li Chengqian and said.

Li Chengqian was just about to talk to His Majesty Li II about launching a magazine while the newspaper was hot.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Li Er first sent his eunuchs to invite him to Ganlu Palace, which is within the harem.

Generally speaking, except for the emperor, other men are not allowed to enter without permission, which naturally includes the crown prince.

Li Chengqian followed Wang Yuan to Ganlu Palace and bowed to Emperor Li Er, saying, "Your son has seen the emperor!"

"Da Lang is here! Don't stand and sit down!" Emperor Li Er greeted Li Chengqian warmly.

"This time I asked you to come for nothing else but to talk to you about a few things." Li Er waited for Li Chengqian to sit down before speaking again. "

Father, just give your orders, and your son will do his best to do it!" Li Chengqian did not say anything final.

"From the situation of running the newspaper these days, the effect is very good! I hope to cover the territory of the Tang Dynasty, do you think it's okay?" Li Er asked.

"That's definitely not possible! It's OK for places close to Chang'an, as they can publish daily newspapers on the same day. For places far away, if they rely on horses alone, there is no way to synchronize with Chang'an." Li Chengqian rejected Li Er's idea of ​​distributing newspapers to the whole country.

The main purpose of the Tang Daily is to publicize the court's policies and educate the people. If it can't be synchronized, it can't have the same effect.

Li Er thought about it and felt that what Li Chengqian said was true. If there is no way to synchronize, it's better not to do it. Even with the fastest flying eagle to deliver books, it takes several days or even longer to send the books to the farthest places from Chang'an.

This way, it doesn't count back and forth.

"Other places can be ignored, but Luoyang must find newspapers like Chang'an. There should be no problem!" Li Er said.

"That's no problem. Not only Luoyang, but other counties that are the same distance from Luoyang to Chang'an can also publish newspapers. We just need to set up branches in these places." Li Chengqian said.

Luoyang and Chang'an are about 770 miles away, and if we rush 800 miles, we can go back and forth between the two places in one day.

At that time, we only need to arrange the first draft in Chang, and then we can send the first draft to Luoyang for printing through the post station, which will not delay the work at all.

Now Li Er is relieved. Although it cannot cover the entire territory of the Tang Dynasty, it can be delivered to Luoyang and other places, which is also good.

"Oh, right, father! I want to take advantage of the newspaper craze and launch a magazine. With the magazine, it should be no problem to cover the entire Tang Dynasty." Li Chengqian took the opportunity to tell Emperor Li Er about the magazine.

"Magazine? Tell me in detail, what is the difference between a magazine and a newspaper?" Li Er asked. The shock brought by the newspaper has not subsided yet. When he heard what kind of magazine Li Chengqian was going to launch, Li Er's interest was immediately high.

"A magazine is a booklet similar to a newspaper that focuses on timeliness, but also takes into account the regular publication of books with more detailed reviews."

"In addition to publishing the content in newspapers, it can also publish travel notes, entertainment, novels, educational articles, etc...." Li Chengqian explained the role of magazines to Li Er in detail.

"Okay! I'll leave this matter to you! How long do you plan to publish a magazine?" After hearing this, Li Er understood magazines.

However, what Li Er valued was not the value of the magazine itself, but whether it could help him grasp public opinion and use it to deal with the deeply rooted Shandong clans.

And consolidating and strengthening the imperial power were the most important things in the mind of His Majesty Li Er. As for whether the magazine could be sold at a good price, it was secondary.

Of course, the current Shandong is not the provincial administrative region Shandong of later generations, but the name of a geographical region. The earliest name was in the Warring States Period, when the Qin people called the area east of Mount Xiao and Hangu Pass "Shandong", which was a regional general term.

"I plan to divide it according to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, name this magazine a quarterly, and use different colors and patterns on the cover." Li Chengqian said, he had already thought of these.

"Quarterly! This name is appropriate, so it's decided! Let's publish this magazine according to the seasons." Li Er smiled.

"Father called me here so urgently, it shouldn't be just for the newspaper, right?" Li Chengqian asked.

"There are indeed two other things. Let's talk about the most important one last. Aren't you still short of people in your newspaper? I just happen to have a suitable candidate here." Li Er said, and said to Wang Yuan: "Bring him in."

"Yes!" Wang Yuan bowed and stepped back. Soon he brought the man to meet Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian was also curious! Who is this person that Comrade Li needs to open a back door for him? The

person Wang Yuan brought back was a person of the same age as Li Chengqian.

"Li Jingye pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor! Pays homage to the Crown Prince!" The man saluted Li Er and Li Chengqian and introduced himself.

Li Jingye? Li Chengqian was stunned!

Isn't this the family who later opposed Wu Zetian's rule and started a rebellion? In the end, they were defeated and killed, and Li Jingye and his son were stripped of their official positions and titles, and their graves were dug up and their coffins were chopped.

Li Jingye started a rebellion not to support the Tang Dynasty as he said, but because he was frustrated in the officialdom, and Wu Zetian wanted to be the emperor at that time.

This gave Li Jingye an excuse to start a rebellion.

His grandfather is the current Minister of War Li Jingye!

Li Jingye once commented on Li Jingye: "I don't do this, but this child will destroy my family."

It is enough to prove that Li Jingye has foresight!

But Li Chengqian didn't understand why Li Er sent Li Jingye to the newspaper. With his family background, what else should he worry about?

Moreover, Li Jingye had always been following his grandfather Li Yan, so there was no need for him to go to any newspaper office.

In fact, Li Er wanted to select some suitable young people to assist the crown prince, so that when Li Chengqian succeeded to the throne, these people would be able to help him handle state affairs.

It was a good intention!

"Da Lang! You will be working together from now on. I hope you can be sincere and united. Do you understand?" Li Er said in a tone that did not allow for any consequences.

"Yes!" Li Chengqian and Li Jingye responded.