"Selling newspapers! Selling newspapers! Freshly printed Datang Daily! Only five copper coins per copy! Five copper coins won't make you lose out or get scammed, but you can buy a big Datang Daily! Brother, do you want to buy one? "
After spending the weekend happily at home, Li Zexuan sat in a carriage early in the morning and headed to class at the Imperial College. Inside the carriage, he could hear the sound of children hawking newspapers outside.
Li Zexuan asked San Bao to stop the carriage first. He looked out through the window and saw four or five children wearing blue shirts with the logo of "Queer Culture" on them. They were holding newspapers and riding on scooters. They were peddling newspapers on the streets and alleys of Chang 'an City.
This was one of the benefits for the children of Qiqu Culture who sold newspapers. They usually had scooters as a means of transportation. If they sold newspapers for three months in a row, the scooters would be given to them for free. This directly led to the long queue in front of the workshop when they were recruiting paperboys yesterday. Later, Ma Zhou only picked forty to fifty clever children after much deliberation.
"Hey, which family are you from? What the hell is this newspaper? What's in it? "
At this time, he heard a man speaking in a rough voice.
"Uncle, this newspaper has articles by great scholars and some interesting things that have happened around Chang 'an recently. There are also some novels serialized in it. It's very interesting!"
"Oh? I'm not interested in the articles by great scholars, but I want to read the novels. Kid, give me a copy of the newspaper! "
"Here, uncle, for you. Five copper coins per copy!"
"Hiss, this newspaper is so big, and the words on it are all engraved and printed. It's only five copper coins. Kid, did you remember wrongly? Don't go back and your shopkeeper will punish you just because you remembered wrongly! "
This person was still a conscientious person and was not willing to take advantage of a child. He opened the newspaper and was immediately shocked by the size of the newspaper. Such a big newspaper must be worth more than five copper coins!
"That's right. Could it be that you remembered wrongly? Even if there's nothing written on such a big piece of rice paper, it's still worth more than five copper coins! "
At this moment, a passer-by walked over and looked at the newspaper in the burly man's hand.
The paperboy politely bowed and cupped his hands. "Thank you for your concern, Uncles. But this newspaper is only sold for five copper coins per copy, so it can't be wrong. This was personally instructed by our manager."
"Oh my, is your manager an idiot?! This is obviously a losing business! "
"Tsk, tsk. Quickly give me a copy. Let's not talk about what's written on it first. Five copper coins for such a big piece of paper. When I go back and paste it on the wall, it will show that I'm a cultured person!"
"Pfft! Dumbo, you're such a disgrace! Little doll, give me a copy too. My Er Gou doll is studying in a school in Chang 'an. He is literate. I'll buy it for him to read the essays of the great Confucian scholars. While you're at it, read the novels to me! "
"Shoo, shoo, shoo! Butcher Zhao, you're here to show off your Er Gou doll again!"
"Hahaha!"
…
Li Zexuan shook his head. This was the first time these people bought a newspaper, and they bought it for the cheap price. It was really …
"San Bao, let's go! Let's go to the Imperial College! "
Li Zexuan said aloud. The people who bought the newspaper now were just some people who liked the novelty. The real popularity of the newspaper was definitely not because of these people. However, this was a good start. With this first batch of people taking the initiative to promote, the follow-up effect would be better.
"Yes, Young Master!"
San Bao replied and the carriage continued to move slowly.
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Imperial College, School of Mathematics.
"In this weekly exam, there are a total of three people who scored full marks. They are Li Tai, Ke Shiqing, and Iron Egg. There are two people who scored ninety-nine. They are Zeng Ziran and Meng Wenhao. These students are the top five of this weekly exam. Excellent. Everyone, give them a round of applause!"
Li Zexuan stood on the podium and looked at the report card in his hand and said.
He felt that it was a pity for Meng Wenhao. This kid wrote a step that was slightly ambiguous in a proof question. Li Zexuan thought about it again and again and deducted one point from him. As a result, this unlucky kid would not be able to get into the top three.
"Clap, clap, clap!"
The students in the classroom, regardless of what they were thinking, whether they were jealous or not, all of them applauded together with Li Zexuan.
Although Meng Wenhao was a little annoyed, he had just looked at the paper that was handed out. There were indeed some small problems in that part of the paper. He was sincerely convinced by the deduction of one point.
"As for the last five of this weekly exam ~ ~"
As the applause gradually stopped, Li Zexuan said loudly again. However, he deliberately paused for a moment and then looked at the back row. Cheng Chumo's chrysanthemum, ah no, his heart suddenly tightened. He then repeatedly winked at Li Zexuan, hinting him not to say it out loud.
"As for the last five, I won't mention them today. You should know who they are. Ah no, you should know who they are!"
Li Zexuan's heavy breathing almost scared Cheng Chumo to death. However, when he heard that Li Zexuan still did not mention his name, he could not help but feel a little happy.
.....
"Here, this is the solution to the last question. Those who did it wrong, take a good look at it and clear your thoughts. You must make sure that you will not make a mistake the next time you encounter the same question."
After a simple introduction of the results, Li Zexuan began to explain the test paper to them. The questions were relatively simple, so he explained them quickly. In less than one class, he had finished explaining.
"Damn, this is great! This novel is so f * cking great! This brother is too good! "
Suddenly, a roar came from the classroom, scaring all the students. Li Zexuan was also a little "startled", but then he became angry. He quickly found the source of the sound and shouted angrily, "What the hell?
"Wang Meng, stand up!"
Wang Meng suddenly shivered. In fact, after he shouted, he had already sobered up. Now that he heard Li Zexuan's angry voice, how could he not know that he had already eaten a pill?
"Sir, I … I was wrong!"
Wang Meng's face was bitter, and his voice was trembling.
Li Zexuan sneered: "Hmph, now you know you were wrong. What were you doing just now?"
Wang Meng hesitated and did not dare to say anything.
Li Zexuan sternly shouted: "What are you waiting for? Do you want to quit school?"
Wang Meng did not dare to hesitate anymore. He quickly took out a piece of paper from under his seat and said anxiously:
"Don't, don't, don't, Sir, I'll tell you. I was reading a novel just now. This … this is what I bought from a newspaper boy on my way to school. It's said … it's called a newspaper!"
The other students looked at it curiously, wanting to know what kind of magical item this newspaper was.
On the other hand, Li Zexuan's old face darkened. Of all his calculations, he did not expect that running a newspaper would make students addicted to novels and affect their studies. In modern times, bad students often did this in class. He did not expect to encounter it in ancient times as well. Wasn't this like shooting himself in the foot?
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