Chapter 318 "The Elegance of the Ming Dynasty"
Everyone looked at Zhu Zaijing with doubts and expectations, waiting for Zhu Zaijing to explain what the "Fenghua of the Ming Dynasty" was? What is a monthly magazine?
Zhu Zaijing looked at the curious expressions of the five people and couldn't help but feel proud. Sure enough, as a time traveler, he did have too many "wonderful ideas".
Zhu Zaijing said: ""Daming Fenghua" is the name of the magazine. As the name suggests, a magazine is a comprehensive book with the preface of essays as the main content. The meaning of monthly is even simpler, that is, January Publish one issue, that is, one book. Its characteristics can be a bit of entertainment and leisure reading.”
“For example, Hai Rui’s hometown of Qiongzhou, the customs and customs there are, for many northerners. A mysterious place. Many people’s understanding of Qiongzhou is still stuck in the stereotype of a barren land, thinking that it is a poor and lost place.”
"But, is this really the case in Qiongzhou? It also has its own unique and superior scenery and natural landscape. Especially at the southernmost tip of Qiongzhou Island, the sea water there is even more blue and the waves are as clear as crystal. If Being able to step barefoot on the soft white sand of the seaside and pick up shells of different shapes, and then blow the gentle sea breeze from the south, is also a blissful enjoyment in life."
"So, if we. If we can start the magazine "Daming Fenghua", then we can first include some articles with the characteristics of various places as a column of the magazine, so that people who subscribe to read our magazine can do it without leaving home. Through these vivid words, you can tour and appreciate the boundless splendor of our Ming Dynasty!”
“Of course, a magazine must not only have these articles about humanistic scenery. We can also write some articles with certain practical significance. For example, Mr. Gao's economic ideas can also be published through the essay column of a magazine, so that more people can see and think about it, and it may also have an unexpected collision effect."
"So this. This magazine is not just a casual entertainment, it can also be a platform for the display and collision of ideas, allowing more meaningful thoughts and suggestions to be published through our magazine, thereby influencing some people's thinking. Progress. Let them think about their own lives and ideals by reading our "Da Ming Feng Hua". "
"So, this magazine is not only a magazine, but also a tool to increase communication and enhance mutual trust. An information platform. This is much better than the dry imperial newspapers published by the imperial court. Of course, the magazine is definitely not as timely as the imperial newspapers, but in terms of readability, we can make the magazine articles better. More depth.”
Zhu Zaijing talked for a long time and finally stopped to take a sip of tea. After Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang heard these words, they couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
The prince is right. If such a magazine can really be produced, then this magazine will definitely become a desk reading material for scholars all over the world, and they will try to get every issue. Understand the latest world information and the latest ideological trends in contemporary literary circles.
If you can really hold the editorial and publishing power of this magazine, wouldn’t this mean you have control of the world’s culture?
So, without Zhu Zaijing saying anything more, Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang became excited.
Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang bowed excitedly to Zhu Zaijing: "Your Majesty has such a wonderful idea, and I admire you so much. If a magazine like this can really be produced, I am willing to take the lead for Your Majesty!"
When Zhu Zaijing heard this, he quickly waved his hands and said: "To be serious, it's just a magazine. There is no need to take the lead. You two only need to control the quality of the articles. By the way, all articles included in the magazine must be Pay royalties based on the number of words. After all, knowledge is priceless, and since people are willing to donate this knowledge selflessly, we can’t be stingy.”
“As for the price of words, you can calculate the magazine first. It depends on the profit after publication and the popularity of the article."
"One more thing must be remembered. The articles included in the "Da Ming Feng Hua" magazine must not be satirical to His Majesty or attack the imperial government. "
"You can take care of the rest. When the first issue of the magazine is printed, I will ask for a nomination from His Majesty for the magazine to remove the taboo words. ""Otherwise, a copy of the magazine will be published. Magazines publish some inexplicable taboo words, which greatly affects the reading experience. After all, not everyone can understand the meaning of some personal taboos. If some taboo words cause unnecessary associations, it will be worth the loss. ”
"Of course, His Majesty's taboo words must still be avoided, but other personal taboo words are not required. You should also keep this in mind. In the future, when collecting articles submitted from various places, we will also carefully review the taboo words in their articles. . ”
“If there are any vague taboos in it, just reject it and not include it. After all, our magazine is for the public, and it is impossible to avoid all taboos, so when doing things, You have to make a choice."
"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 break sentences for easy reading as soon as possible, so as not to waste time. The magazine is released, but there is no punctuation in such a thick book. Doesn’t that make it more difficult for people to read? "
"So, you two should deal with the punctuation matter as soon as possible, and don’t leave it until the end. , let me go to you personally."
Zhu Zaijing is not interested in the invention of punctuation marks.
Because in the Ming Dynasty, some punctuation marks for sentence segmentation had appeared, but these marks were not systematic enough.
But this does not hinder the evolution and development of these punctuation marks, otherwise there would not have been such excellent novels in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
So, Zhu Zaijing did not want to continue to interfere with the development of punctuation marks.
After all, he is a high and mighty prince, how can he have to do everything by himself?
Moreover, Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang are not fools, and their talents and abilities are beyond doubt.
Especially Li Chunfang. Some versions of the legend say that he is the author of "Journey to the West". How can a person who can write a large novel not understand some punctuation and sentence breaking skills?
Otherwise, how could the tome he wrote spread to the world? How about letting more ordinary people immerse themselves in it and understand the storyline?
Can it be spread by a storyteller with a table and a mouth?
This is obviously unreasonable, so the appearance and use of punctuation marks are definitely beyond Zhu Zaijing's understanding.
So Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang were asked to do the work of sorting out standard punctuation marks. They must have been particularly attentive and hardworking.
There is no need to worry about the two of them coming up with an extremely complex punctuation system that is superfluous.
(End of this chapter)