That night, Ouyang Bian went to Fu Bi's house overnight and brought two carts of gifts to him. Of course, it was not to see the increasingly beautiful Miss Fu Jianjia, but to work.

As for the fact that after asking Fu Bi for an article, he went to find Fu Jianjia, it was completely the idea of ​​his father-in-law Fu Bi. Ouyang Bian is a kind person and will not refuse his father-in-law's advice.

The next day, Ouyang Bian invited manuscripts to Wen Yanbo, Xu Gongliang and others. After receiving permission, he went to Zhao Xu.

When Zhao Xu saw Ouyang Bian, he asked with a smile: "Oh, the busy man is here. I won't go to the Three Treasures Hall today if I have nothing to do?"

Ouyang Bian smiled and said, "Look at what your Majesty said, are you busy for your Majesty? It's really unreasonable for your Majesty to mock a worker who works hard for you."

Zhao Xu laughed, came over and punched Ouyang Bian in the chest, and immediately grinned: "Your muscles are getting stronger and stronger."

Ouyang Bian laughed.

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "What's going on with Ji Mo coming today?"

Ouyang Bian replied with a smile: "Because of the weekly report of the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Xu nodded: "It should be almost the same, right?"

Ouyang Bian nodded: "That is, the printing tools, workers, channels, etc. have been prepared, the paper, ink, etc. have been prepared, and you can start printing just after the content is confirmed."

"How is the invitation now? Do I need me to come forward?"

Zhao Xu asked with concern.

Ouyang Bian had previously told Zhao Xu in detail about the benefits of newspapers. After hearing this, Zhao Xu was extremely moved and urged Ouyang Bian to run the newspaper quickly.

Of course, Zhao Xu was concerned. Since he was a child, he has seen Renzong have been bullied by scholars and officials, and he was pulled and spitted, but he didn't dare to refute it, just to give himself a good reputation.

Public opinion is not only a folk product, but is actually controlled by scholars from Shilin.

If you have the powerful tool of newspapers, you will have a channel to speak out. You will no longer be afraid of public opinion being controlled by Shilin, and you will not be afraid of slandering the scholars in Shilin if you want to make changes.

No matter how bad it is, you can still defend yourself in the newspaper!

Ouyang Bian nodded: "No big problem, now there is something to do, you need your Majesty's help."

Zhao Xu said: "You said."

Ouyang Bian smiled and said, "The name and purpose of the Song Dynasty Weekly newspaper requires His Majesty's calligraphy to show the authority of this newspaper."

"Haha, I need my Mobao? The problem is that it's no problem!"

Zhao Xu was young and although he had received a good education, he really did not take the initiative to ask him for his words. Ouyang Bian's request really made him feel itchy.

But he was a little embarrassed: "...Oh, my handwriting is not very good, why don't you forget it?"

When Ouyang Bian heard this, he immediately agreed: "Your Majesty makes sense, then forget it."

Zhao Xu: "..."

"...Oh, but you've asked to come to the door, and it's not good if I don't write it."

Zhao Xu quickly tried to keep him.

"What Your Majesty said is that I still cannot let you down with sincerity."

Ouyang Bian said.

“…”

“…”

Zhao Xu and Ouyang Bian looked at each other.

Ouyang Bian said carefully: "Then... should your Majesty write it or not?"

Zhao Xu: "...You said I should write it or not?"

Ouyang Bian laughed: "Please give me the ink treasure!"

Zhao Xu hit Ouyang Bian's shoulder with a punch again, grinning.

Two young men laughed at the same time.

This situation is very similar to when they were in Zishan Hall.

...

Ouyang Bian did not relax at all about the preparation of the newspaper, which was a very important part of his plan.

A country's prosperity is one of the economy, two of the military strength, and three of the soft power. This is the so-called comprehensive national strength.

As a later generation who has been under a nine-year obligation, Ouyang Bian knows this truth very well.

The function of newspapers cannot be explained clearly in just one or two sentences.

In general, newspapers can unify the mainstream domestic ideas, form public opinion, guide the court, military, and unify thoughts to the outside world.

Newspapers play the role of emancipating the mind and innovating the mind, which is extremely important for reform.

Ouyang Bian can explain to the outside world in a timely manner what changes are, why and how to do them through newspapers.

Ouyang Bian is now making efforts in the economy and is also building a brand new military force, but in the end he has to return to the system and the officialdom.

After a hundred years of experience, the system of the Song Dynasty has gradually become rigid and corrupt, and it is time to have to change.

The threats from the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms must be faced by the Song Dynasty, and there will be greater threats in the future. To face such a crisis, a corrupt and rigid bureaucratic collective cannot cope with it.

What is even more urgent is the domestic change, which is something that a corrupt bureaucrat collective cannot cope with.

Therefore, when the time is right, Ouyang Bian will inevitably attack the bureaucrats collectively.

Since we want to target the bureaucrats, we have to face their counterattack and the public opinion they manipulate.

If there is no channel to speak out, it will be like Wang Anshi's reform, which is obviously for the world, but the world is fierce, and it is targeting the reform group and has to fall into direct struggle.

If there is a newspaper, through this channel of voice, you can unite most knowledgeable people.

Of course, struggle is inevitable, but it can be united with more like-minded people through newspapers.

That is what Ouyang Bian often says - make friends more and enemies less.

Therefore, there is no problem with the role of newspapers.

This is also the focus of Ouyang Bian's work during this period.

The editorial department led by Zeng Gong is naturally the main force, but Ouyang Bian is the guide from the superstructure.

Ouyang Bian is giving guidance to the section arrangement, content review, layout standards, and stable supply channels.

Compared with economics, military, politics, etc., these things are actually Ouyang Bian's old profession, because he was a hard-working editor in his previous life.

Ouyang Bian has been working in the editorial industry for more than ten years and is familiar with these things. He wants to directly build the Song Dynasty Weekly into a mature news media so that it can maximize its role.

After nearly several months of hard work by the editorial team led by Ouyang Bian and Zeng Gong, the first Song Dynasty weekly newspaper was finally released, and Ouyang Bian greedily smelled the fresh smell of ink.

This feeling is so good!

Of course, this is the feeling that he expects the Song Dynasty Weekly, and his longing for the previous life.

From his perspective, the newspaper printed in movable type still looks a bit rough, but from the perspective of the Song Dynasty, this newspaper is already very exquisite.

Although it is still black and white, the fonts are beautiful, the layout is exquisite, and the paper is excellent, which looks more exquisite than many books on the market.
Chapter completed!