My father is Jiajing

Chapter 318: The Glory of the Ming Dynasty

Everyone looked at Zhu Zaigui with doubts and expectations, waiting for him to explain what "Da Ming Feng Hua" was and what a monthly magazine was.
Zhu Zaigui looked at the curious expressions of the five people and couldn't help feeling proud. It turned out that as a time traveler, they really had too many "wonderful ideas".

Zhu Zaigui said: "Da Ming Feng Hua is the name of a magazine. Magazine, as the name suggests, is a comprehensive book with essays and prefaces as the main content. The meaning of a monthly magazine is even simpler, that is, one issue is published per month, that is, one book. Its characteristics can have some entertainment and leisure reading characteristics."

"For example, Hai Rui's hometown, Qiongzhou, is a mysterious place for many northerners. Many people still think of Qiongzhou as a barren land at the end of the world, and believe it is a poor and lost place."

"But is Qiongzhou really like this? There are also unique and superior scenery and natural landscapes there. Especially at the southernmost tip of Qiongzhou Island, the sea water there is blue and the waves are as crystal clear as crystal. If you can walk barefoot on the soft white sand beach and pick up shells of various shapes, and then feel the gentle sea breeze from the south, it will be a great enjoyment in life."

"So, if we can publish the magazine "The Splendor of the Ming Dynasty", we can first include some articles with local characteristics as a column in the magazine, so that people who subscribe to and read our magazine can also experience the boundless splendor of our Ming Dynasty through these vivid texts without leaving home!"

"Of course, a magazine cannot only have articles about humanities and landscapes. We can also write articles with certain practical significance. For example, Mr. Gao's economic philosophy can also be published in the magazine's essay column, so that more people can read and think about it, which may also have an unexpected impact."

"Therefore, this magazine is not just a leisure entertainment, but also a platform for the display and collision of ideas. It can allow more meaningful thoughts and suggestions to be published through our magazine, thereby influencing the thinking progress of some people. They can also think about their own life and ideals by reading our "Da Ming Feng Hua"."

"So, this magazine is not just a magazine, but also an information platform to increase communication and enhance mutual trust. It is much better than those dry court reports issued by the court. Of course, in terms of timeliness, magazines are definitely not as good as court reports. But in terms of readability, we can make the articles in the magazine more in-depth."

Zhu Zaigui talked for a long time and finally stopped to take a sip of tea. After hearing these words, Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang also fell into deep thought.

The prince is right. If such a magazine can really be produced, it will surely become a desk reading material for readers all over the world, and they will try to get every issue to learn about the latest world information and the latest ideological trends in contemporary literary circles.

If one could really seize the editor-in-chief and publishing power of this magazine, wouldn't that be equivalent to seizing the reins of world literature?

Therefore, without Zhu Zaigui saying anything more, Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang became excited.

Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang bowed to Zhu Zaigui excitedly: "Your Highness has a brilliant idea, and we admire it very much. If you can really produce a magazine like this, I am willing to take the lead for you!"

When Zhu Zaiqi heard this, he quickly waved his hand and said, "You are too polite. It's just a magazine. You don't need to lead by example. You two just need to ensure the quality of the articles. By the way, for all the articles included in the magazine, you must pay them according to the number of words. After all, knowledge is priceless. Since people are willing to selflessly contribute this knowledge, we can't be stingy."

"As for the price of the text, you can first calculate the profit after the magazine is published and the popularity of the article."

"There is another point that must be kept in mind. The articles included in the "Da Ming Feng Hua" magazine must not contain any remarks that satirize Your Majesty or attack the government's policies."

"The rest is up to you. When the first issue of the magazine is printed, I will ask His Majesty to write a name for the magazine to remove the taboo words." "Otherwise, if a magazine is published with all kinds of inexplicable taboo words, it will affect the reading experience. After all, not everyone can understand the meaning of some personal taboos. If some taboo words cause some unnecessary associations, it will not be worth it."

"Of course, His Majesty's taboos must be avoided, but other personal taboos do not need to be avoided. You should also keep this in mind. When collecting articles submitted from all over the country in the future, we will also carefully review the taboos in their articles."

"If there are any vague taboos in it, we will reject it directly. After all, our magazine is for the general public, and we can't avoid all taboos, so when doing things, we must make some choices."

"There is also the issue of punctuation. You two should think about it carefully and come up with a set of punctuation marks that can be used to divide sentences for easy reading as soon as possible, so that when the magazine is published, there will be no punctuation marks in such a thick book. Wouldn't that increase the difficulty for people to read it?"

“So, you two should deal with the punctuation issue as soon as possible. Don’t leave it to the last minute and let me come to you personally.”

Zhu Zaigui had no interest in the invention of punctuation marks.

Because some punctuation marks used to break sentences had already appeared in the Ming Dynasty, but these marks were not systematic enough.

However, this does not hinder the evolution and development of these punctuation marks, otherwise such excellent novels would not have appeared in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui did not want to continue to interfere in the development of punctuation marks.

After all, he is a high and mighty prince, how can he do everything by himself?
Moreover, Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang are not stupid people, and their talents and abilities are unquestionable.

Especially Li Chunfang. Some versions of the legend say that he is the author of "Journey to the West". If a person who can write such a large novel, how can he not understand some skills and techniques of punctuation and sentence division?

Otherwise, how can his big book be spread to the world and let more ordinary people immerse themselves in it and understand the plot?

Can the story be spread just by a table and a mouth of a storyteller?
This is obviously not in line with common sense, so the emergence and use of punctuation marks definitely exceeded Zhu Zaigui's understanding.

Therefore, the task of organizing standard punctuation marks was assigned to Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang. They must have been very dedicated and worked very hard.

There is no need to worry about them coming up with an extremely complicated punctuation system that is superfluous.

(End of this chapter)