The rapid growth of various results in a short period of time was inseparable from the accumulation of technology over a long period of time. Before going south to open up the Maritime Silk Road, Ang Lee had assigned a lot of research and development work to the craftsmen in the R&D Center.
Because these basic things weren't too difficult, the craftsmen had been able to develop them very smoothly in the one or two years since Ang Lee's departure.
On the surface, these basic things didn't seem very useful, but that was only for laymen. For Ang Lee, these basic technological results were essential materials for developing many useful products. Without these basic things, it would be impossible to develop the useful products that Ang Lee needed.
For example, many of the key components and materials in the recently developed machinery had been developed by the craftsmen in accordance with Ang Lee's requirements. Without these crucial materials, these machines wouldn't have been developed so quickly.
In addition, the Ten Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Plan that had attracted the attention of the Emperor and the entire country couldn't be developed immediately. It required a lot of technical accumulation. Some of the technical accumulation had been solved by the craftsmen before Ang Lee's return, but there were still some more difficult technical problems that hadn't been solved. Thus, the Ten Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Plan couldn't be developed for the time being. It still needed some time to prepare, and it would be very difficult to see the light of day within half a year.
The accumulation of technology over a long period of time had long led to a sudden spurt. In Li An's opinion, this was the case, and it was also in line with the development of things. However, in the eyes of the people of this era, it was all Li An's credit, because they only believed what they saw with their own eyes.
In the one or two years since Ang Lee's departure, the large group of craftsmen in the R&D Center had consumed a large amount of the court's resources and wealth, but there hadn't been any major achievements. At the time, many ministers had demanded that the number of craftsmen be reduced, or even that the craftsmen be driven away. If not for the fact that Ang Lee had anticipated this step before his departure and made arrangements in advance, the accumulation of technology over the past one or two years would have gone down the drain.
It was precisely because before Ang Lee's departure, there had been a continuous stream of results. After his departure, there had been almost no results, and after his return, there had been a huge explosion of results. Thus, what could the people of the world think? What could the Emperor and ministers think? If they didn't give the credit to Ang Lee, who else could they give it to? As for the large amount of basic technology accumulated over the past one or two years, how could they understand it? Even if Ang Lee personally said it, they would think that Ang Lee was being modest. If the craftsmen dared to complain, they would inevitably be scolded.
Sometimes, the world was so unfair. Ang Lee's achievements were based on the hard work of many craftsmen. Without the full cooperation of these craftsmen, Ang Lee's large number of achievements would not have been possible. However, everyone's gaze was focused on Ang Lee, who had obtained great results, but they completely ignored the large group of craftsmen who had contributed greatly.
Of course, these craftsmen were simple people. They wouldn't dare to compete with Ang Lee for credit. Moreover, in their hearts, they also felt that Ang Lee's contributions were the most important. All the ideas had been provided by Ang Lee, and they had only done some manual labor. It really couldn't be considered a great contribution. At the very least, this was what they thought in their hearts.
For example, the victory of a battle was exchanged with the efforts of all the soldiers. Everyone's contributions were indispensable, but in the end, the one who would be rewarded was the general who led the army. The rewards that ordinary soldiers could get were very small because everyone only saw the people at the front. It was difficult to pay attention to the people behind.
Ang Lee didn't care too much about this. It didn't matter even if he falsely claimed the credit of the craftsmen. Anyway, Ang Lee treated these craftsmen very well and didn't treat any of them badly. As long as their treatment was not reduced, they would be very happy.
The development of the Tang Empire entered the fast lane with Ang Lee's intervention. The speed of development in the past five or six years was faster than that of the previous 100 years. With the help of advanced machinery and various technologies, the agricultural output had been greatly improved. The phenomenon of hunger had completely become a thing of the past. Moreover, there would be more and more products in the future.
After the problem of food was gradually solved, the people who didn't have to starve began to focus on improving their lives, which promoted the further development of commercial activities.
With the improvement of agricultural efficiency, the number of farmers seemed to have increased. Producing too much food was actually a kind of waste. It would also cause the price of agricultural products to be too low, which would hurt the income of the farmers who grew food. Therefore, some farmers could only choose to give up their land and work in workshops to become respected technical craftsmen. The income they received was more than that of farming. They could use the money they earned from working in workshops to buy the food and various daily necessities they needed.
The addition of a large number of new craftsmen further promoted the industrial development of the Tang Empire. Some farmers who had lost their land and couldn't work in workshops because of physical reasons tried to enter the commercial field. From then on, they became respected businessmen and earned more money than craftsmen.
When the people were paying attention to commercialization and industrialization, their attention to politics would naturally weaken correspondingly. After all, people's energy was limited. It was impossible to pay attention to too many things at the same time. Everything was like a gust of wind. When new important news appeared, the original focus would gradually be forgotten.
For example, when Ang Lee proposed the Ten Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Plan, this topic was talked about everywhere in the streets. When the battery appeared, people began to talk about it again. After the rainbow appeared, no one talked about it anymore. After the perfume appeared, it became a hot topic again.
In short, the best way to make people forget a focus was to wait for a new focus to appear. As long as a new focus appeared, the original focus would be covered. At least, there wouldn't be so many people talking about it. After all, people liked to talk about the latest news. They also liked to eat the freshest food when eating. This was a habit that could never be changed.
Newspapers and periodicals like the Tang Dynasty Daily were also very good at catering to the needs of ordinary consumers. The contents of each issue were the current hottest news, and they were all ranked at the top. Of course, the previous news would continue to be reported, but it would be ranked slightly later. After all, people liked to read the latest news, which could greatly increase sales.
Although the Tang Dynasty Daily was a newspaper issued by the imperial court, and the staff members also received a fixed salary, as long as the sales were good and they could make money, they would usually receive some benefits. Gradually, the benefits would be higher than the fixed salary. Therefore, these people would naturally work harder. The officials in charge of this project would also be appreciated by their superiors, which would facilitate better promotion in the future.
After a long period of development, the current sales of the Tang Dynasty Daily had basically stabilized. It was still in the stage of a small increase, but the increase was very limited. The biggest income of this newspaper was not from selling the newspaper itself. Otherwise, where would the profits come from? It would be good if they didn't lose money. The biggest source of profit of this newspaper was the advertising. These advertising revenues were the most fundamental reason why the Tang Dynasty Daily could be so profitable.
The amount of advertising fees naturally depended on the actual sales volume of the Tang Dynasty Daily. Only when the sales volume of the Tang Dynasty Daily increased and the coverage was wide enough, could the advertising fees maintain a relatively high position.
Ang Lee read the Tang Dynasty Daily every day. In many cases, he would ask people to circle the key points first. In this way, Ang Lee could save time. After all, after such a long period of development, the weight and content of the Tang Dynasty Daily had become more and more. All kinds of content and advertisements were mixed together, which seemed very chaotic. If he wanted to read the whole newspaper well, it was simply impossible to think about it without two or four hours.
However, after reading the main content, Li An would casually flip through it. Perhaps he would find something that he was interested in.
"Not bad! Du Fu has become the chief editor. What is the poet immortal Li Bai doing? He is still a small freelance writer, running around every day. "
When Ang Lee casually flipped through the newspaper, he saw the names of Du Fu and Li Bai.
Li An greatly admired these two great gods. Their literary standards were very high, and their reputations in the later generations were so great that almost everyone knew of them. However, in this era of the Great Tang, although their reputations were great, their status was not very high. Their income was also meager. Although they were a little better off than the common folk, they were not much better off. They were on par with each other.
As for their positions, after thinking for a while, Ang Lee understood some things. Du Fu was calm and had a strong sense of responsibility. He could endure loneliness, so he was indeed very suitable for the position of chief editor. Li Bai liked to travel and play. If he stayed in the office to write manuscripts all the time, he would be bored to death. It was more in line with his character to run around and write manuscripts, and it was easier for him to get inspiration.
Thinking about it this way, their positions were not strange. Editor-in-chief was indeed Du Fu's ideal position. Similarly, freelance writers were also Li Bai's favorite position. If they could do these two positions, it would be much better than being an official. With their personalities, they were really not suitable to be an official.
"Oh, Dragon Slayer. It's still serialized?"
Ang Lee turned to the end and saw the work he plagiarized. After one or two years, this work was still serialized, which really surprised Ang Lee. He had almost forgotten about it. However, when he looked at it carefully, it was amazing. There were still 30 to 50 chapters to finish the book, and Ang Lee remembered very clearly that this should be the last work he left behind before he went south.
"Oh, there are comments from famous writers at the back. There are also some adapted content here. I really didn't pay attention to it before."
Ang Lee was surprised again. Since returning to Chang 'an City, Ang Lee only occasionally browsed the Tang dynasty newspaper. He rarely read the messy content at the end, such as poems, articles, and serialized novels. He only read the policies and major news at the beginning.
In the future, he would only read the news broadcast without watching advertisements, TV series, and other content to solve his time.
It didn't matter if he didn't read it, but since he had already seen it, he had to show some concern. Li An carefully browsed through a lot of the content at the end. He was surprised to find that his work had actually followed the trend. Someone had actually started to write a serial novel. Moreover, it looked like it was written well. It seemed to be the case.
However, these guys' ideas were too narrow. The content they wrote was not much different from Ang Lee's ideas. It was just a change of name and era. There were many similarities in the content, which made Ang Lee feel embarrassed.
It was like watching a remake of a TV series in the future. The feeling was really bad because other actors had filmed it before. This had formed a very important first impression in people's hearts. They had finished reading the plot and so on. Therefore, when they watched the remake of a TV series, many times they could guess the plot later. They didn't even need to guess. Therefore, the feeling was naturally not very good.
After patiently reading one of the chapters, Ang Lee shook his head helplessly. The quality of the content was really not complimentary. Compared with Ang Lee's plagiarized works in the future, it was much worse. However, fortunately, the cultural development of the Tang dynasty at this time was not mature enough. There were few people who could write novels. Therefore, even if the quality was a little rough, many people liked to read it. It was absolutely no problem for them to support themselves. Many readers would soon finish reading a chapter of the Dragon Slayer, and the rest of the boring time would not be easy to kill. Therefore, it gave space for the rest of the shoddy works to survive.
"It's all lousy. I don't want to read it."
Ang Lee casually threw the Tang dynasty newspaper aside. After reading it for two hours, Ang Lee felt very tired. He closed his eyes for a moment to rest.
"Alang, Editor-in-chief Du is here."
Ang Lee opened his eyes slightly, and Du Fu's figure immediately flashed in his mind. If he hadn't just read the Tang dynasty newspaper, Ang Lee probably wouldn't have known who it was when the servant reported to him.
"It's Du Fu, Du Zimei! Please come in. "
Ang Lee had always respected cultured people. However, he didn't agree that they were only good at reading. It was just that the cultured and elegant temperament unique to cultured people made Ang Lee feel quite comfortable. The rough man who shouted was not necessarily a bad person, but the shouting was too harsh. In a place like the military camp, it was very comfortable to listen to it. However, if one heard a rough voice at home, one would feel very uncomfortable. A gentle voice was more comfortable to listen to.
After a while, Mr. Du Fu, Du Zimei, arrived. He looked a little reserved. Although they had met several times and they could be considered to know each other, Old Du's character was innate and there was no way to change it.
"Brother Du, I haven't seen you for two years. How have you been?"
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