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Chapter 17 Breakthrough and Creation

Li Zicheng made a decision on the matter of "Ta Kung Pao" in one sentence: OK! Very good! Very good! Just do it like this! Kim Ji-jun should not do anything for the time being, so he will be transferred here to do "Ta Kung Pao" first.

Unexpectedly, Wang Chengen suddenly scratched Li Zicheng's itchy spot, and the Ta Kung Pao said it would do it. Don't say that there is a benefit to be a robber leader, and there is no scruples. Whenever you think of anything, just roll up your sleeves and do it. They are worthy of being the King of Chuang, and they dare to make a fortune! Unlike the things in the Ming Dynasty, everything is always taken care of, and often the daylily will be cold when the decision is made.

Li Zicheng appointed third-rank official Kim Zhijun as president of Ta Kung Pao. The next day, President Kim took office and the first thing he did was to come and ask Li Yan. Li Yan immediately invited Wang Chengen.

Kim Zhijun is about 47 or 8 years old, and looks very elegant, not like a standard treacherous minister in TV and movies. Kim Zhijun naturally knew Wang Chengen, but he was still a little embarrassed when he saw Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen accompanied Chongzhen to hang himself, and this move made people respect him. All the stories afterwards all showed that Wang Chengen was loyal as a slave. Therefore, as a surrenderist, I always felt a little lacking in confidence. Originally, Kim Zhijun was very talented and had always been very proud, and eunuchs and others were not in his eyes at all. When he saw Wang Chengen, he was very polite:

"I have met Eunuch Wang below."

"I have met Lord Jin." Wang Chengen knew that most of the officials in the late Ming Dynasty had no character, and of course, it was not that Jin Zhijun, who wanted to be a traitor, was just because the times were forced to do so and lacked some backbone. Speaking of which, there was still a skill in this kind of person, so you might as well fight for it.

Now that he settled down, he discussed how to start the "Ta Kung Pao". Of course, only Wang Chengen came to sing the protagonist.

The Ta Kung Pao did not have the conditions like that of later generations, and it was impossible to print into a large layout with four or eight openings, so it would be printed into a 16-open magazine style. This was the case with the Ming Dynasty's Dibao. The technical problems of printing were solved.

The second is the inscription of "Ta Kung Pao". The cover of "Ta Kung Pao" must be asked to write it. For the sake of the later generations, they were naturally inscribed by those in power like Li Zicheng, but at the suggestion of Jin Zhijun, Chongzhen was better at doing the inscription. Among the Emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen's calligraphy was only second only to Emperor Chenghua Zhu Jianshen. The font was round and full, and he showed great skills. In the calligraphy and painting world of later generations, Chongzhen's calligraphy was not an ordinary treasure. When Wang Chengen saw that the inscription of "Ta Kung Pao" might be similar to the inscription of "Ta Kung Pao" in later generations, he couldn't help but smile.

Regarding the issue of literary style and genre, newspapers must face objects ranging from knowledgeable people to civilians. The wider the readers, the better. The goal is to read newspapers as long as they can read. Therefore, they must abandon eight-part essays and focus on vernacular Chinese. In addition, for the convenience of reading, punctuation marks are also grandly introduced. Anyway, Wang Chengen said that the barbarian newspapers use punctuation marks. Our newspapers are to be easy to read, and everything is conducive to reading, so they must be implemented naturally. Li Yan has been with Li Zicheng for a long time and there are no longer so many frames and rules, and everything is realistic.

As the key, he saw that punctuation marks were indeed a good way to make sentences, so he supported them with all his strength. With Li Yan's support, Kim Zhijun was not a stubborn person. He was of course not a pedantic person, but rather a wise man who changed his mind when he was in the wind. He would not sing the opposite tune for these unrelated matters. What's more, this guy's later "Ten Follows Ten Not Follows" was also a vernacular tone. It would be so easy for Kim Zhijun to be better than him in vernacular! So, vernacular and punctuation marks were passed smoothly.

Speaking of the recent theme of Ta Kung Pao, it is to promote the anti-Qing and pacifying Liao, and to make the article thoroughly. Jin Zhijun personally checked and even curated it personally. Around this topic, it is better to list various evidence of the crimes of the Qing Dynasty. The letter about whether to write Chongzhen to Wu Sangui was also posted in the newspaper. Although it was Li Yan's suggestion, Jin Zhijun also strongly agreed, so Wang Chengen had to put forward the opinions that must be respected. If Chongzhen had no such wish, it was still not appropriate to publish it.

This talks about the principle of voluntary publication and the principle of remuneration. First, it must be published voluntarily. Wang Chengen does not mention copyright, but only mentions voluntary publication. Second, all works published in the Ta Kung Pao, whether they are poetry, songs, articles, novels, or calligraphy and paintings, are paid for remuneration. If they are published in the Ta Kung Pao, they can also be called Runbi.

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Just after the discussion, Fang Yizhi pulled Wang Chengen away. Fang Yizhi entered the role very quickly, and the progress of the grenade was also good, and the material problem of the pulling fuze was solved well. Several experienced craftsmen thought that the rosin was too crisp after curing, and mixed with other resins. The end of the iron piece was made into a ring shape, and the index finger could be inserted to facilitate the pulling of the fire. In this way, the pulling effect of the fire is more stable. But damn it! Fang Yizhi did not consider the issue of insurance at all. Wang Chengen saw that this was not good! At that time, he explained to Fang Yizhi what insurance was, and asked him to modify the design slightly, drill a hole in the wooden strips and the iron piece, and insert a pin into the hole as insurance. If the pin is not pulled out, the iron piece will not be pulled out, so that the fire will not occur. After adding insurance, it will be much safer to keep and carry it. Otherwise, if the enemy accidentally did not blow up, he would hurt himself first. This joke would be impossible.

Fang Yizhixin's words are the puppet you launched, and the original pattern really didn't mention this. Wang Chengen quickly smiled and said: I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I forgot! Xin's words, I forgot that this was more than 300 years ago. If anyone in the future doesn't know about insurance, would it be necessary for me to mention it?

As for the power of the explosion of the grenades, the Ming Dynasty craftsmen and Fang Yizhi's wisdom were not covered. The grenades were filled with iron balls, but also lead and porcelain fragments. Anyway, as long as they had the killing effect, they tried them all. It turned out that the grenades filled with porcelain fragments were also very effective. Wang Chengen thought to himself that one day these craftsmen would make prefabricated fragmented grenades. Well, it is not difficult to use these people's skill.

Wang Chengen asked Fang Yizhi's sphere part and the production of alcohol blowtorch, but he didn't expect that Fang Yizhi was obsessed with finding the roots. So Wang Chengen explained to him what buoyancy is, how to calculate buoyancy, etc., as well as the principles of thermal expansion, cold contraction and hot air balloon launching. He felt that if he didn't spit out these, he wouldn't leave Fang's mansion. After Wang Chengen finished talking one by one, Fang Yizhi was overwhelmed and shocked at the time.

After leaving the Fang Mansion, it was already time to take the lights. Wang Chengen dragged his tired body to Chongzhen, shouldering the task of asking Chongzhen to write the inscription for the "Ta Kung Pao", and he had to run this trip. However, now Dashun's attitude towards Wang Chengen was unexpectedly good, and the green lights were all the way inside and outside the palace. Wang Chengen thought to himself that our treatment was almost the same as the surrendered faction. In fact, the senior officials of Dashun really regarded Wang Chengen as half of his own. The ideas of "Pingliamentary Debt" and "Ta Kung Pao" were both Wang Chengen's initiative, and Li Zicheng and others felt very good, thinking that everyone in the world would not want to join their own disciples. Therefore, Wang Chengen's actions became more and more free, and the surveillance became more and more relaxed, although it was not enough to be cancelled, that is, it was just a gesture.

It just so happened that Princess Kunxing was here in Chongzhen, and the three travelers finally gathered together. The whole trip was warm, without any detailed description.

When Chongzhen heard Wang Chengen introduce the preparations for the Ta Kung Pao in this way, he was very moved.

Think about it, if it was placed in the Ming Dynasty court, I didn’t know how unbearable the action of the Ta Kung Pao would be by those censors. I would definitely discuss and discuss it again and again. This time I really envy Li Zicheng, it’s so great! It’s so fucking to be a bandit leader! What is execution, this is execution!

If it was in the Ming Dynasty court, within two or three months, this matter would not have been a specific constitution. The cabinet first discussed it, discuss it, and wait until the article was drawn up. Good! The censor jumped out. No matter what kind of suggestions and strategies it was, there was always a censor who opposed it, who would uselessness to describe your strategy, or even make it bad. It would be a big hat to say that you violated the laws of the ancestors, and it would be common for you to say that you were so angry that you vomited blood and could not do anything about it. When Chongzhen had no choice, he had to change the chief minister. As a result, it would still be difficult to change the chief minister, and even the new chief minister was even more difficult to follow his wishes. I thought that he would propose to run an unprecedented "Ta Kung Pao", which would make it a great deal in one year or two years.

Chongzhen remembered Zhuang Zedong, a man who was once the most popular in the sports world, and Gong Daming admired him very much. Zhuang Zedong's autobiography "Crazy and Creation" himself regarded it as a treasure. Looking back on the history of Chinese table tennis dominating the world table tennis world for many years, it is impossible to say that Zhuang's spirit of pioneering and creation has always been the magic weapon of the Chinese table tennis team. When other athletes pushed left and attacked the far-table, Zhuang Zedong took the lead in fighting against the middle and near the stage, and won the men's singles "three consecutive championships" in one fell swoop. So later, Chinese table tennis skills continued to be innovative, such as the glue on the front, the glue on the back, the counter attack on the chopping ball, the straight board and the horizontal pull, etc. If Zhuang's spirit on the front is ahead, it is hard to say what the follow-up will be.

Nowadays, Dashun’s innovative spirit is also very admirable, and he is worthy of being the King of Chuang!

Compared with the "counterfeit spirit" of Li Zicheng, in addition to the "counterfeit spirit" of later generations, in addition to having common characteristics - getting something for nothing, the gap can only be described in one word - a difference! Li Zicheng's "counterfeit spirit" is rich in "breaking and creation", while the "counterfeit spirit" of later generations is only "provoking and imitating".

It was not important to be a thief who ran away for Li Zhe like this, and he had no principles to make suggestions for him, and even spread "weapons of mass destruction". The princess was very angry! Two or three sentences were wrong, and she said that Wang Chengen was a typical "rightist surrenderism". In her words, she said: Being an accomplice of a gang of bandits is essentially no different from killing her own family. When Wang Chengen saw that the princess had broken her left arm, she could not be angry with her. She thought that you were a half-year-old child, and she kept saying that she was a "leftist adventurous" tone. We would not be as knowledgeable as you and a little kid.

When Chongzhen saw the two, one leaning right and the other leaning left, he didn't expect that there was also "a struggle between two routes" around him.

When Chongzhen saw that the referee could not do the job. Neither of them could convince him in a short while. He said:

"Hey, I'll tell you, when is it all? At this time, we must work together. Let's seek common ground while reserving differences first! In my opinion, Li Zicheng's actions rebelliously, and I don't know what will happen in the future. I don't know if it's like Chen Yan's powerful and powerful people in history. I remember that there were more than 60 people in one beheading him. So we have also come up with the idea for Li Zicheng, and we should help him. We will help this level and end here. Here's how to help ourselves. In short, as Wang Chengen judged, Li Zicheng has no level and ability to sit firmly in the world. We have helped this step and have done our best. I believe the situation

It will be slightly better than in history, and Li Zicheng should not collapse instantly. I have been thinking about it these days. The three of us must go south as soon as possible and rush to Nanjing. The princess must take the lead, whether it is a method of pretending to be crazy or making a fuss to become a monk. She will try to get out within seven days, and make some preparations in Tianjin and Shandong after going out, and she will be prepared to the extent of preparation. The Apollo plan here must also be carried out as soon as possible, and strive to take off before and after the abdication ceremony. Wang Chengen wants to contact some loyal and righteous people in the capital, and he can install some of our people on Li Zicheng's Dashun's side. I suggest this, I don't know if you have any opinions?"

The princess replied, "I agree. I can't help with Apollo's plan, but I want to find a proper way to escape."

Wang Chengen had no problem, so he naturally agreed.

As soon as Chongzhen saw the yellow card, the two stopped arguing and continued, "Depending on the current situation, Li Zicheng really dared to do anything. He started to do the idea that our Ming Dynasty could not do in three years. We had to make good use of this. Wang Chengen just said that the Ta Kung Pao was about to be issued, and now rumors in the capital are flying everywhere. I think most people will use the "Pingliao Public Debt" issued by Li Zicheng as waste paper, even if it is not used as waste paper, it will not be much better. While the price of the public debt is very low, we might as well make a fuss."

Speaking of this, he stopped. Wang Chengen and the princess couldn't help but feel moved. The princess hurriedly asked:

“What article?”

Chongzhen continued:

"I have thought a lot of questions these days, such as how to evaluate emperors from ancient times to the present. Now it seems that I think the truly powerful emperor should be the first to recommend Emperor Wu of Han. Why? You all know that there were so-called "first-class enterprises to set standards" in later generations, and in fact the emperor was the same. Qin Shihuang only set the standard of "emperor", but Emperor Wu of Han established the "destroying all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" and "salt and iron monopoly". Two standards, one is political and the other is economic, establishing the basic principles of China's political, cultural and economic for two thousand years. Until later generations, "one ideology" and "state-owned monopoly" were always China's national conditions. In addition, Emperor Wu of Han also laid a strong position in one fell swoop that "those who violated the strong Han will be punished even if they are far away." Therefore, regardless of political economy and military, Emperor Wu of Han dared to break and innovate, and was the real founder of the standard of emperors. Whether Emperor Taizong of Tang or Emperor Ming of Song and Ming, repairing on this basis is not enough to set an example for future generations."

"Are you off topic when I talk about this? No! Mr. Mao said, 'We must dare to break the old world and be good at building a new society'. If we don't break, we can start a newspaper by saying something like Li Zicheng, which is something that the Ming Dynasty would not even think of. Therefore, Wang Chengen, you have to give Li Zicheng another idea and open a public bond exchange. I guess Li Zicheng will do the same. Now, this public bond exchange has been opened and has made a way. In the future, our Ming Dynasty will unify China, issue bonds, run newspapers, and build a bond exchange, and it will be natural, and there will be less resistance."

The princess rushed to say, "Oh, the cake seller! That's great! We can still get low in and out, buy at a low price when rumors are raging, and sell at a high price after the newspaper is launched, making a big profit."

Wang Chengen thought to himself, it is true that we fool him, Li Zicheng, to "break and innovate" in front of him, just to treat him as a shield! There is also a princess, who wants to copy him, Li Zicheng's background! What kind of virtue is this father and daughter!

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