Chapter 419

Passersby were initially bewildered.

But hearing that it involved the border, or that it was big news about the dignified Minister of War, etc.

There were always attractive selling points!

Everyone was stirred up.

On every street, pedestrians quickly gathered around the newsboys.

"What kind of newspaper is this, why is it so expensive at five wen a copy?"

Some commoners thought it was expensive and simply didn't want it.

Others couldn't resist the explosive, shocking news.

They wanted to bargain.

"I'll take it if it's cheaper!".

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Unfortunately.

The newsboys were a bit troubled but still refused to bargain.

Because this was a unified price that had been set.

They had no authority to change it.

Fortunately.

There were plenty of people in the capital who didn't care about money.

And five wen wasn't expensive.

So they immediately took out the money: "Five wen, take it!"

"A tael of silver, a reward for you, keep the change!"

Some even gave a large reward directly.

Everyone was in a hurry to get a newspaper to read.

Because the newspaper office set the price at five wen.

Any extra reward money.

Belonged to the newsboys, and didn't need to be turned in.

This made the newsboys excited and grinning: "Sir, thank you, distinguished guest, please take it!"

So they quickly delivered the newspapers one by one.

And those who bought the newspapers were obviously literate.

Either standing on the spot to read.

Or while continuing on their way, unfolding the large newspaper to read.

Everyone was instantly attracted by this newspaper!

This made others anxious.

They couldn't bargain anymore.

One after another, they endured the pain and bought a copy to try it out.

White snow covered the whole city, and a sedan chair heading to the palace heard the newsboys' voices.

The curtain was lifted.

Revealing a man with a goat-like face, wearing a first-rank civil official's robe, and sporting a sparse, graying goatee.

If Jia Hui were here, he would naturally recognize him.

This person was none other than the former Governor of Suzhou, Military Governor of Pingjiang, and current Chief Councilor of the Cabinet, Xiao Qinyan!

"Little boy."

"Yes, sir?"

"Go buy a copy for me to see."

"Yes."

An attendant who was following immediately went to buy a newspaper.

Inside the sedan chair, Xiao Qinyan opened it to look.

He found that it was very large, the newspaper almost reaching both sides of the sedan chair when held with both hands.

And it felt good to the touch.

The paper used for these newspapers from Jia Hui's workshop was special paper that had undergone special treatment.

This paper was almost comparable to modern newsprint.

The paper was thick and not easily torn.

And it was neither too hard nor too soft, which could be described as just right.

In terms of color, it was blended with some hemp paper, so in Xiao Qinyan's eyes, the color looked a bit yellowish.

But it was very comfortable to read.

And the font on it was neat, although it couldn't compare to the handwriting of famous masters.

But it was clear at a glance, very suitable for ordinary people to read.

The entire newspaper.

The first issue used a four-page layout.

In fact, it was still a small newspaper.

Newspapers have a concept of size.

The size of the full-sheet newspaper is called by the size of the white newsprint.

A newspaper the size of half a sheet of white newsprint is called a broadsheet, which is a large newspaper; a newspaper the size of a quarter sheet of white newsprint is called a quarto, which is a small newspaper.

Jia Hui was currently only using it because the content was not sufficient at the beginning, with only the Rongguo Prefecture and his own Wushuang Marquis Prefecture providing manuscripts.

Once submissions were fully opened and the content increased.

After it stabilized, it could be changed into a large newspaper.

Although it was currently a quarto, it was still very large.

It was neatly divided into several sections.

The first and second sections were political and military news, and the third section was current events.

The fourth section was the business section, which would also be the main source of advertising revenue for the newspaper office in the future.

The fifth section was the cultural section, collecting poems, articles, and songs from Great Gan scholars, including serialized novels, so it was the largest in length.

Finally, there was the entertainment section, recording some interesting content, including sports news, horse racing, etc. Ancient entertainment was actually quite rich, not to mention music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and various card games, there were also pole climbing, handstands, hoop jumping, ball throwing, juggling, and monkey shows, circus, etc., so the content was very rich. Large-scale sports activities included horse racing, cuju, and sumo wrestling.

Then at the top of the newspaper.

It also indicated the issue number and the date of publication.

Basically, all the various elements that most modern newspapers have were already present in Jia Hui's "Great Gan Daily".

"Compared to the Di Bao, this is much larger... and the content is very rich."

Xiao Qinyan commented after taking a general look.

The Di Bao had existed at least as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But from ancient times to the present, it had been used for official government purposes.

The content was all serious political affairs, imperial edicts, etc.

Except for officials reading it, basically no one was interested.

Then he began to look at it carefully.

Starting from the most conspicuous masthead.

Regardless of size, newspapers.

Are composed of a masthead, an ear, layout, and columns.

The masthead is always placed in the most prominent position, mostly in the upper left corner of the first page, and some are placed in the middle at the top of the first page. And Jia Hui's followed the ancient reading habit, so it was placed on the opposite right side.

The layout of this newspaper was narrated from right to left, and the first line from top to bottom was four large characters: "Great Gan Daily"!

Below was the traditional date: Issue 4, December, the third year of Yongshun.

The date was concise and clear at a glance. ===== CHAPTER 420 =====