Duanping, Duanping! In fact, this year was not at all calm. At the beginning of the year, the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, and the Southern Song army advanced northward in the middle of the year. In fact, while the Southern Song Dynasty court was plotting how to recover the three capitals, the Mongols (now central and northern Outer Mongolia) who were far away in the upper reaches of the Orhn River also held a meeting of the kings and formulated the next strategic goals. The Mongolian Khan at that time was Ogedei Khan, who said to Mu Huali's grandson Tasi:

"The former emperor started a great cause and lasted for forty years. Today, the Central Plains, Western Xia, Goryeo, and Uighur countries have all been attached to it, but in the southeast corner, they still block the voice and education. I want to practice the heavenly challenge, so what do you think?"

At this time, Mu Huali was already dead. Tasi had no ability to challenge Ogedei, so he could only follow him: "I have received kindness from many generations and want to repay you. Today, although I am dull, I am willing to rely on the power of heaven to clear the Huai River and Zhejiang. Why do you have to come to an unexpected place in person!"

Ogedei was very satisfied with Tasi's answer. Not only Tasi's answer, but other Mongolian kings were also highly consistent on this issue, and they all wanted to grab the most prosperous country in the world's "No" and "Wrong" world. So at this conference, the Mongol Empire formally established the strategy of invasion of the south.

At this time, the Mongol Empire was really powerful. If it was not acceptable, it would be strong. Just fighting the Southern Song Dynasty, Ogedei Khan felt that it was not very satisfying, so he had to take care of the Western Expedition and the East. This Western Expedition was the second Western Expedition of the Mongol Empire, with Genghis Khan's grandson Badu as the commander, and Guiyou, Mengge and other princes followed the expedition. The strategic goal was Qincha and Uros, that is, the northern part of the Black Sea and the eastern Europe. The army heading south was mainly led by Ogedei's son, and in addition to the withdrawal of some troops to pacify Goryeo. Fighting in the west, south, east and three sides was more cruel than the beard in World War II.

There are many comments about this history in later generations. It is said that the Mongols did not want to invade the south. It is all because the Southern Song court violated the agreement and sent troops to seize the three capitals, so they had to start the invasion of the south. I don’t know the starting point of this argument, but from the perspective of time, it is obviously not like this. Because the Southern Song army had not yet entered Henan, the Mongol Kings Conference had already been held. The southern invasion was a foregone conclusion, and no matter whether there was a stalemate or not, the Mongolian invasion of the Southern Song Dynasty was inevitable.

There have been no incidents in history that people were cheated because of their belief in covenants. There have been cases in China and abroad. Most countries that hope to use covenants to protect their own countries are unlucky. Between countries, business transactions can be trustworthy, but politics and military must not be trustworthy. Even now, there are still people who talk about covenants, so this history has been in vain and have not learned the most basic principles.

Great joy and sorrow, this is a portrayal of the Southern Song people like Luo Youde and Wen Nan. From the beginning of the year to now, not only did they eat bee shit, but many maritime merchants also felt refreshed when they were happy. In addition to treating guests and drinking to everyone, they also donated a lot of money to the navigation school. They insisted that Hong Tao expand the school a little more and recruit more students, so as to avoid the regaining of the north in a few years, and there will be more routes and insufficient staff, just like the army of the Southern Song Dynasty could reach north of Yanshan every minute.

After less than half a year of excitement, they were all honest again. If they could not go out, they would not go out. When they met in the teahouse, they would always lower their heads and pretend not to see them. They were afraid that people would come to ask about the revival of the rivers and mountains that had been promised to be restored? That is, Luo Youde and Wen Nan could not run away, otherwise they would have to hide, mainly to hide from Hong Tao. As long as he came to Ximaozhou or to the horse farm, Wen Nan and Luo Youde would find various excuses to escape. If they really couldn't run away, they would pretend to be sick. Anyway, they refused to sit with Hong Tao. They had experienced Hong Tao's broken mouth many times. They could tell normal people that they were abnormal when they were fine. Now that their little braid was caught, would they still have a good life?

"Oh... classmates, have you seen it? There is no strong motherland behind you, and you can't brag well, and you're slapped in the face every minute! Did you see your teacher Wen? This is the retribution in this life! If there is such a debate in the future, everyone think about today. Don't make your mind confused because of subjective wishes. This is the focus of learning!" Hong Tao couldn't find the opportunity to step on Wen Nan and Luo Youde in person, but he didn't plan to let them go. He used them as a negative teaching material for students, and how to use them as a living example! Who told them to pull students to oppose themselves in the past few months? This is not only to disgust them, but also to educate students, how to think about problems in the future.

"Principal, my father said you were talking on paper. He also said that you are timid and dare not go to the north to help, so my court will suffer a loss..." Luo Meizhou did not agree with Hong Tao's remarks because he had a father who was not very reliable and said everything in front of the child.

"Your father, like Teacher Wen, are all traitors! The Song Dynasty is your country, and the principal is not a Song Dynasty person. Why do you want me to help the Song Dynasty fight? America, let me ask you, if you ask you to help the Great Yue Kingdom fight, if they don't thank you after the battle, they will still have to bomb you away quickly, for fear that you will steal other people's territory. Are you willing to go?" Hong Tao is not very reliable. The students he taught were all a group of chaotic monsters, just like the thinking that influenced Jin Yue since childhood, without a fixed pattern or theory, and you will say whatever you think.

"... Then I won't go. We can't do a loss-making business, my father said!" Luo Meizhou's fat face had a pair of round eyes, and she didn't need to wear makeup, but she looked like a profiteer. Hong Tao suspected that this child was not Luo Youde's. An old handsome man from Song Dynasty had to marry an ugly wife to give birth to such a child. Look at Luo Aozhou's little look, you will know that Luo Youde's wife is not ugly.

"So, if you want your country to be prosperous, then work hard on yourself. It is useless to count on others. No matter how rich the principal is at home, he will not give your father a penny in vain. Even if your father borrows it from me, I will put forward the conditions. For example, if your father adopts you as his godson, are you willing?" Hong Tao made another example. His ability is to inspire these children to study hard and become a useful person when they grow up.

"I am willing...my father said that Hong Yu would be my wife in the future. The principal still has a lot of valuable things and a sea boat in his house, which I want!" Unexpectedly, Luo Meizhou not only did not inherit Luo Youde's good skin, but also did not inherit Luo Youde's backbone. Without considering it for half a second, he recognized Hong Tao, his godfather. By the way, he also wanted to abduct Hong Yu from the same time.

"Stop! Say one more word. I will drag you behind the horse's butt to run!" Hong Tao's eyes were almost glaring out. He always digs a hole for others and watches the fun by himself. Unexpectedly, he will play with eagles all his life, but in the end he is blinded by a small family bird. This child is so hateful. Hong Tao has already kept him in his heart. He must be careful of him in the future. He has never been a good thing since he was a child!

The first year of Duanping was not completely good. First of all, there was artillery. Hong Tao felt that this good thing could offset all the bad things. Then several mares on the horse farm successfully gave birth to foals, which means that Arab horses, Xixia horses, Guangxi horses, and Mongolian horses were successfully crossed. After their descendants were selected, they selected the breeds suitable for the Central Plains and the Yangtze River Basin and used as war horses. After expanding the population, they could reproduce from generation to generation and become a new horse breed. However, Hong Tao did not think that the Southern Song Dynasty was suitable for large-scale horse breeding, because it really had no suitable place. Any areas suitable for raising horses were not in China. They could only be raised on a small scale, and they had to endure the cost, which could provide necessary supplements to the Southern Song army. It was a very amazing thing.

Another thing is a better thing than artillery, that is the newspaper! Wen Nan's cousin was taken to Guangzhou by Luo Youde last year. He never left. After Wen Nan returned with Hong Tao, the two met in Ximaozhou, and then Wen Hao and Wen Dexin ran back to Lin'an. It was not that he was timid and did not dare to be the editor-in-chief of this newspaper, but he went home to find a helper. Wen Hao still attaches great importance to the newspaper that Wen Nan and him, and can make his articles widely circulated. What else can he ask for? But he can't play with this thing alone. There are also his classmates in Lin'an City, and he plans to call him to run the newspaper together.

They know what newspapers are, and can they run newspapers? They must know! The Song Dynasty once again broke through Hong Tao's imagination. It already had newspapers, and it was not the prototype of a newspaper like a court newspaper, but a real newspaper. Intellectuals like Wen Hao are not unfamiliar with newspapers, but Hong Tao's ideas for running newspapers are richer, more novel and more attractive than those of the Song Dynasty, so he was so interested.

"Chaobao"? I have been to Lin'an, why didn't I see anyone selling newspapers? You didn't tell me that there were newspapers in the Song Dynasty!" Hong Tao felt that Wen Nan had cheated him, and always thought that newspapers were his invention, but Lin'an had already had newspapers, and even the name was very formal.

"Those tabloids and the newspapers mentioned by the gentleman are different. They are more news similar to the imperial court newspapers, and some false writings cannot be compared." Wen Nan denied Hong Tao's accusations and also told Hong Tao about the difference between the Song Dynasty newspaper and Hong Tao.

Judging from Wen Nan's introduction, the newspapers of the Song Dynasty are more like news broadcasts. They do not have a fixed release date. They will only be published and sold after major events occur in the court. They are all policy decisions in the court, and some commentators' articles are added. However, it is indeed a newspaper or a newspaper published by the public. What's more interesting is that this kind of newspaper has a very mature business system.

First of all, these newspapers have special reporters. Yes, they are reporters. The main business of these people is to go to government departments to find out the news, and the content covers a lot, such as edicts, disciplinary orders, censors, memorials of officials, etc. Anyway, they collect all the news that is not found in the court's newspapers, and then sell the news to the newspapers for remuneration. Sometimes there are some hearsays. This kind of news is published in tabloids, which is called news. The Song Dynasty already has the word news, specifically referring to the news published in these tabloids. This kind of person was called "Inner Investigation Offices and Provincial Investigation" in the Song Dynasty, and it is spread all over the corners of government agencies, and even in the big inner room.

Secondly, these newspapers are commercial in nature, and when they are distributed, there will be special people selling them on the streets. "Wu Lin Old Things" specifically records a small book deal called "selling the court newspaper" in Lin'an City. It can be seen that newspaper retail is no longer a new thing, but a fixed profession.

Finally, these newspapers were not hand-made copies, but were printed in woodblocks, and the circulation was not very small. This shows that after the newspapers, there was already a publishing and distribution industry chain, from content collection to retail, and each link was performing its own duties. From this point of view, the printing and publishing industry in the Song Dynasty, especially the Southern Song Dynasty, was still very developed. When Hong Tao was wandering around Lin'an City, he saw the book market in Beicheng, which was like the book wholesale market, selling all kinds of books, most of which were printed.

The newspapers Hong Tao wanted to run were larger and more rich in content than those of the Song Dynasty. Not only did they have current affairs, but they were more business and life-related, and the audience was much wider than those of the tabloids at this time. Moreover, his newspapers were no longer printed in woodblocks, but were printed in metal movable type, which was not only lower in cost, faster in speed, and clearer ink. With ready-made houses, ready-made lead types, ready-made ink, and ready-made guys, as long as the editors came, they were a little familiar with the form of new newspapers, and after trying to make them a few times, the new newspapers came out.

"Zhiyinbao", this name was named after Hong Tao. If you love or not, you pay and work hard, of course you have the right to name it. In fact, Hong Tao also thought of a more shocking and noble name, but he was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble. The newspaper slowly attracts people to read, not by name to wake people up, so it doesn't matter what it is called. Even if you call it the shit newspaper, as long as the content written in it yearns for the truth, it is still the truth. If you are full of lies and tricks of deceit, even if you call it the shit newspaper, you are still the shit.

Zhiyin Newspaper only has four pages in the folio. The front page and the second page are current affairs, which specialize in publishing domestic and foreign news and publishing commentators' articles; the third page is a special edition of maritime business, which only talks about the prices, quality and introduction of overseas port knowledge; the fourth page is a special edition of advertising. As long as it is not a fake advertisement, it can be published according to the different area of ​​the occupied page and spend different money, and any advertisement can be used.

The first issue of "Zhiyin Newspaper" only printed 300 copies, and was not sold. They were all given to acquaintances as gifts. They were mainly marine merchants in Guangzhou. Each company had three or five copies, and then left some for Jinhewan and Navigation School, and it soon shone. According to the speed of Wen Hao and his editors, this newspaper can only be published once a week, which is temporarily considered a weekly newspaper. If you catch up with a special period, you can publish two issues, such as the season when maritime merchants go out to sea, and there is something big happening in the country. It’s not that there is not enough manpower, but that there is nothing to write yet. The editors are also slowly exploring, and readers are gradually getting used to it. There must be a buffer on both sides. As soon as you come up, you will be a daily newspaper and print tens of thousands of copies. Who can read it?

As for how long they can get familiar with each other, who knows? Newspaper is just a test piece by Hong Tao, and it can be regarded as a trick of leisure. It can't be counted on in a short period of time. Even if it becomes popular tomorrow, everyone will rush to see it. Hong Tao does not have the ability to continue to expand the circulation. Whale paper is not paper after all, and the cost is aside, and it is much more troublesome to produce than paper. At present, the papermaking workshop has just had a rough plan. Hong Tao has turned into an arsenal in Jinhewan. All the laborers are busy casting cannons, producing gunpowder, shells, corks and cork holders related to flowering bullets. Even the construction of new cities has slowed down. Where can I have time to make paper?

The reason why Hong Tao has been staying in Ximaozhou Port these days is not that he is really focused on education, nor is he worried about the horse farm, but is watching the raw materials transported to Jinhewan. During this period, the raw materials such as saltpeter, sulfur, cork, and hemp rope in Jinhewan were in a hurry. Hong Tao has placed a large purchase list for the merchants of the Strait Company in June, and specially handed over the procurement tasks to them. Fair transactions are as much as possible, which is also a small benefit within the company. However, these marine merchants' ships cannot go directly to Jinhewan to unload goods. They must first transfer them in Ximaozhou, save enough quantity, and then take them away by Jinhewan's own ship. Ximaozhou has become a cargo transit station. Hong Tao must personally check the quality of these goods. The merchants' words are the most unbelievable, and their own father dares to deceive. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!