crush the rich

Yin Lian's capital, of course, is more advanced papermaking technology and printing technology than this era.

This booklet was made by Yin Lian casually. Taking into account the various technical levels of this era, it has been modified to a certain extent on the basis of being able to use some ready-made technologies.Generally speaking, the printing technology itself is very flexible, and the technical difficulty is not very high. Higher-precision technology can indeed bring a lot of convenience, but it is not impossible to replace these technologies because it consumes more manpower.

Of course Yin Lian didn't want to spend more manpower, so she chose to mix the two.Considering that she doesn't want to show the technology far ahead of this era in front of people at will, and customizing a printing machine is not only easy to leak the technology, but also takes too much time. If the customized machine is used rashly, there may be errors. It must be really usable, so Yin Lian chose to play tricks on the design.

Relying on the help of the guard robot, she manually designed a human-powered printing machine—using the combination of the wax-melting principle of mimeograph technology and the special metal movable type, the booklet was temporarily printed.Compared with the various color prints of later generations, it is certainly not exquisite and realistic, but under the background that the photos are only just beginning to appear, and the phone is only in its infancy, such a printed product is already very pleasantly surprised.

Although the era feels similar to the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the technological development of Xia Kingdom is not completely consistent with that of the earth. Some technologies are much earlier, and some are much later.Some technologies have similar functions but have completely different functions. Although some technologies have been invented, the actual development process is quite different.

When Yin Lian applied technology, she didn't mind whether it was from the earth or the country of Xia.In fact, individual earth technologies are even more suitable than Xia Guo's, because Xia Guo's technology is a bit too advanced, and the age gap is too far away, so it is often difficult to get started.

For example, in terms of books, Xiaguo uses paper-like e-books. Although they look like books, they are actually electronic devices, and their technical content is much higher than that of e-books on Earth.Moreover, compared with three-dimensional movies, the difficulty of making these "e-books" is not inferior at all, or even more difficult.

Chi Hui flipped through the brochure, only to feel that the printing on the brochure was so exquisite, it was even hard to imagine that it was printed, it looked more like it was drawn by a skilled painter.No matter from which angle you look at it, some of the drawings on the booklet are very exquisite, and the color transition is very natural, and there is absolutely no error or omission that may be caused by complicated printing procedures.

But he can tell that it is indeed printed, because the way ink penetrates is very different from drawing.

Chi Hui thought for a moment, and said, "This booklet is really exquisite, but newspapers are different from other books, and the low cost is also one of the important features. The printing cost of this should be high, right? How much do you plan to price, sir?"

Yin Lian said: "I want to set the price between [-] silver horns and [-] silver dollars. The specifics will depend on the response at the time."

The silver coins issued by Xia Kingdom at this time are not the same as those on the earth. They have the shape of copper coins with an outer circle and an inner square. They are also called silver coins. Because of the different history, there is no such name as Dayang.Silver dollar is connected with "silver dollar", which is the same as the earth.The purchasing power of a silver dollar is a little lower than that of the earth at about the same time, and the quality is also much lighter.However, because the output of resources in various aspects of the two worlds is different, the prices are also different.

Calculated by the price of grain, the current price of grain in Xia Kingdom is about 4.5 cents a catty, and one silver dollar can be worth 23 catties. This is almost 60-80 yuan of the original world currency. A newspaper is normally priced at 5-8 cents It is equivalent to 3-5 yuan of soft sister coins, which is already more expensive than modern times, but the average price of books is between 1-2.5 silver dollars, which is at least 150 to 8. Expensive hardcover books can even As high as 500 silver dollars, which is nearly [-] yuan.

Yin Lian pretended to say that [-] silver dollars was not enough, but she was not joking.Of course, you don’t need so much for daily consumption, but if you want to set up a factory and do business, the land will not be too expensive at this time, but the various machinery and equipment and raw materials are definitely the big expenses.

Chi Hui was recommended to find Yin Lian. She only knew that she was a wealthy lady who wanted to run a publishing house, but she didn't know her specific identity. When she heard the price, she was stunned. It wasn't that she thought it was too expensive, but I think it's too cheap!

This price is already relatively expensive compared to ordinary books and publications with the same number of pages and positioning, because the price of normal periodicals is generally around 5 silver cents.But just looking at the printing, the price is absolutely cheap.

He asked in amazement: "Isn't this price a loss?"

Yin Lian said: "The new technology is adopted, so it is not losing money, and there is even a small profit margin. Of course, the specific profit still depends on the sales situation, so the subsequent operation is also very important. At least we must ensure that our magazines are enough. There is a market and it can attract the interest of the corresponding readership.”

Chi Hui nodded and said: "I need to understand the printing process in detail, including the originals used before printing, the process time spent in the whole process, and the labor costs required. Only after understanding these can I roughly decide on the publishing process, Let the entire journal achieve the best results."

... so reliable.

Yin Lian couldn't help asking: "Have you done similar work before?"

Chi Hui said: "No, I just left the academy this year, and I just learned about the specific process of running a bookstore from someone before I came... It may not be all accurate, and I still need to learn slowly later."

Yin Lian nodded.

She admired Chi Hui's attitude, including this kind of frankness without exaggerating herself.Although he confessed that he was inexperienced, Yin Lian didn't think it was a disadvantage—after all, she had a whole set of advanced publishing house operation tutorials. Although she might not be able to cover every detail, she could generally make up for some of the knowledge that needs to be learned. Complete.

Maybe even better than some indigenous publishing people.Although practically speaking, they are definitely more experienced than Yin Lian, but sometimes, macroscopic experience—that is to say, the wisdom of countless people derived from the times cannot be accumulated purely by time.

After everyone's interviews were over, Yin Lian went to the publishing house with several new employees who were selected.The publishing house adopts the new printing method, and the workers are directly selected from the servants of the princess.Although it is very undemocratic to talk about loyalty by selling one's body, it is undeniable that this really saves Yin Lian a lot of effort.

According to the original history of the Xia Kingdom, the patent law will not be filed for at least seven years, and the complete abolition of the slavery system will have to wait at least six years after the crown prince takes office.Li Laixi is only 21 years old now, and he passed away at 36 years old. It took five years after his death to finally establish a democratic constitution.And that was 20 years later.

Even if the historical development of this plane will be different, you can't expect too much.

Among the applicants, Yin Lian finally hired eight people.Among them were four editors and two reporters. Lin Jiale was appointed editor-in-chief, responsible for content review and finalization, as well as the planning and arrangement of various columns.Chi Hui, on the other hand, was assigned by Yin Lian to the publicity post, responsible for the market.

She distributed learning materials for different positions to eight people, hoping that they would at least read the materials thoroughly before starting work.

Although the magazine has not yet been published, Yin Lian is not idle.She coaxed Li Lici to sort out a copy of her poems and essays, and planned to print them into an anthology.Although Li Lici is a famous poet in later generations, she is still a young girl at this time. She was quite flattered by Yin Lian's recognition of her talent so much. Out of lack of self-confidence, she refused twice, and finally agreed. After a few days of work, it surpassed a small volume of previous works and handed it over to Yin Lian.

When new employees were recruited, Yin Lian took them to visit the book printing workshop. At that time, what was being printed was "Qingling Poetry and Prose Collection" designed by Yin Lian in private by cheating and typesetting with later software - Qingling was Li Lici's name.

The typographic design made a very strong impression on the new editors.

After that is the specific design plan of the magazine.After holding a meeting for about two days and referring to the specific working ability and efficiency of the book printing house, Chi Hui persuaded everyone, including Yin Lian and Li Lici, to decide not to directly publish a long periodical at the beginning. , and first make four to eight pages of color-page newspapers—for one thing, although Yin Lian has received a large number of articles now, it includes the past accumulation of many literary societies, even if they can be printed without selection, but the next time There may not be so many articles in this period.

What's more, after reading these articles, you feel that many of them are not suitable for direct printing in newspapers.

Second, when a new newspaper is launched, it is always necessary to test the market first.If the length and number of pages are reduced, not only can the cost be reduced, and thus the selling price can be reduced so that more people can afford it, but the content can also be refined to make its theme clearer and easier to grab people's attention instead of using A large amount of content makes some female readers who usually do not read a lot feel tired.

Although Li Lici felt a bit harsh about his statement, she had to admit when she calmed down that even a wealthy woman with a good literacy rate did not read a lot at this time, and most of them were reading with her family. Rarely make your own choices.

Of course, the lack of choices in the first place is also an important reason.

She finally adopted the other party's suggestion.

In contrast, Lin Jiale's words are much more pleasant.He said: "Since it is the first issue, we must be the first to catch people's attention. The following content can be more diversified, but the first issue must be the content that can attract everyone's attention. After I go back, I will talk to my sisters at home. And their classmates and friends have inquired about it, attended a few parties, and have some ideas."

He showed the results of his previous work.

When Yin Lian saw the title he highlighted, he was stunned and slowly opened his mouth.

When she hired Lin Jiale, she never thought that this guy had the talent to be a gossip reporter.