In the newspaper office of Jingshi Guangping, Hou Qing looked proud. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Today, there has been a great increase in the number of letters from readers. The number one submission has also increased exponentially, and it was originally just a gadget that Hou Qing and Liu Yihe played with each other, but now it has grown to the point of hundreds of personnel, like the largest newspaper in Beijing.

And this does not include those newsboys who are sent out to sell newspapers, and those who set up stalls in the streets and alleys to sell newsstands that exclusively sell Jingshi Guangping.

Originally, Hou Qing had to whisper to be ranked in the printing workshop, and now it has become the point where the printing workshop comes to take care of it.

And this, Hou Qing is obviously unwilling: "Catch up with Ming'er, Jingshi Guangping must also have a printing workshop!" ”

Right now, the printing workshop is a lucrative business. As long as the machines and workers in the workshop are in motion, you can see a steady stream of profits rolling into your pockets.

Of course, Hou Qing still has to deal with technical problems. This is the technology of the craftsman's compound, and the rest of the printing workshops have no right to sell it privately. Now that business is booming, no one wants to sell a good workshop.

After thinking about it like this, Hou Qing dealt with a few more merchants who came to the newspaper.

Compared with the matter of the printing workshop, Hou Qing was very happy with these merchants.

Without him, these people are all discussing the matter of newspaper advertising. Compared with the later generations of newspapers requiring advertisers, merchants in this era had almost no other channels to advertise, but Hou Qing's Jingshi Guangping became the object of the stars.

Naturally, these merchants came here to send money to Hou Qing.

A morning of negotiation passed quickly, and when Hou Qing was busy, Liu Yihe finally had the opportunity to meet Hou Qing.

As soon as they met, Liu Yihe complained: "What kind of mess are you busy with?" I just wanted to see you, but I was blocked! ”

As he spoke, a young man with clear eyebrows walked around behind Hou Qing. This is obviously the scholar who stopped Liu Yihe.

Seeing this, Hou Qing was a little embarrassed. Of course, a little scholar didn't have the courage to stop him. Obviously, it was Hou Qing's instigation, and now his mind fell into the eyes of money, and there were merchants who sent money to the door, so naturally there was nothing else to care about.

Of course, you have to get by on the face.

Hou Qing thought about it, bowed his hand, bent down at ninety degrees, and said apologetically: "Let Brother Liu wait for a long time, is it the virtuous brother?" Today, I apologize to Brother Liu. ”

"Don't say goodbye, how can I have leisure now." Liu Yihe doesn't have so much thought, he is now full of the No. 1 order of the General Administration of Press and Publication: "Look at this!" We're on the move! ”

Saying that, Liu Yihe threw Hou Qing a newspaper, which was from the Jingshi Times.

"What's the big deal? If you want to talk about the affairs of the yamen, I am also prepared. Hou Qing disagreed: "Those people are not easy to get along with." The people in the yamen have all been greeted, regardless of whether it is the Shuntian Mansion or the Ministry of Rites...... What the? General Administration of Press and Publication? What kind of yamen is this? ”

"A new yamen of the fourth grade. The secretary of the Ministry of Rites concurrently served as the secretary, and Liu Zilong served as the deputy governor. Obviously, it's for us. Journalism & Publishing...... It's all hung with newspapers. Get ready, it's time for the exam! Liu Yihe sighed lightly.

Hou Qing's face was a little blue: "Exam? ”

Randomly, Hou Qing swept over with a glance and ten lines, and carefully looked at the information in the Jingshi Times. On the third page, the Jingshi Times published the details of Order No. 1 of the General Administration of Press and Publication.

"In order to ensure the healthy and orderly development of the press and publication industry, and stop low-quality personnel from undermining the growth of the industry. The General Administration of Press and Publication hereby implements the qualification examination for personnel in the press and publication industry...... Those who fail to pass the examination shall not be allowed to enter the press and publication industry......"

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Two young men in white shirts walked in. On the side, the porter walked over and whispered: "Master, someone from the General Administration of Press and Publication has come from outside. ”

Looking at these two young people, Hou Qing's face was a little unkind. But soon, under Liu Yihe's teasing, Hou Qing found several policemen following behind, all of whom were carrying batons and had fierce faces.

"Dare to ask a few poor masters?" Hou Qing squeezed out a little smile.

The two men in white shirts took out a sheet from their arms, shook it, and said with a smile: "We are the copywriters." Well, the General Administration of Press and Publication. Today, home office. Registration services are available for all journalists. If you want to apply for the exam, please fill in your name. ”

"Applying for the exam?" Hou Qing was stunned.

"That's it. From now on, those who have not passed the professional examination for editing by the General Administration of Press and Publication shall not be allowed to engage in press and publication work. For example, if a newspaper editor writes a text that is circulated by tens of thousands of people, but finds that he can't even write the correct word, wouldn't that be ridiculous and generous? The imperial court thought of this, so it specially opened an examination. Ladies and gentlemen...... Please, right? The young man smiled, and his eyes fell on Hou Qing's body.

Under the reflection of the blue sky and white sun, Hou Qing's eyes were about to brighten.

"Test!" Hou Qing gritted his teeth, but after signing up, he suddenly remembered the most important thing: "When will you take the exam?" ”

"Just two days later." The white shirts smiled.

Hou Qing fainted.

……

Two days later.

The Jingshi Gongyuan, which was originally quite deserted, suddenly became lively.

Here was built in the thirteenth year of Yongle, it was originally the former site of the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites of the former dynasty, sitting in the north and facing south, and the gate was 5 towers. There are two gates and five wings, Longmen, Mingyuan Building, Zhigong Hall, Inner Dragon Gate, Jukui Hall, Huijing Hall, Eighteen Rooms and so on.

This is the place where the Jingshi Kaike Scholars held their examinations. At present, October 276 of the Ming Dynasty is obviously not the time for the Ming Dynasty to hold the examination, so this place was originally quite deserted.

But after the General Administration of Press and Publication announced the exam, the place suddenly became lively.

Since Zhu Cihong opened the Jinling Newspaper in Nanjing last year and created a great prestige, the big newspapers and tabloids in Beijing have also sprung up one after another.

Not counting the workers in the printing workshop, there are hundreds of editors who run newspapers in Beijing alone. Now that the General Administration of Press and Publication has opened such an examination, if you want to continue to work in the newspaper industry in the future, you naturally cannot miss it. It's like you can't be an official if you don't have a imperial examination.

In addition, there are always some people who think that running a newspaper is a non-serious job, and now that the court has held such an exam, it has suddenly aroused the people of Beijing, even those who did not do editing and editing originally wanted to take a background.

In particular, the Jingshi Times published an article, and if you want to go to the Jingshi Times office as an editor, you have to pass this editing certificate.

Hou Qing had a premonition that something was wrong, but he still had to bite the bullet and come to the Jingshi Gongyuan.

The walls here are towering, but the environment is gloomy, and the public hall and government office are tall and strict. After entering, Hou Qing entered the examination booth after a search as usual to prevent entrainment. The examination shed has not changed as when Hou Qing was reliable before, it is still very simple, with three outer walls, outer thorn walls, inner thorn walls, and brick walls.

The only thing that makes the candidates relax is that there are more than 9,000 examination sheds here, and only more than 1,000 people came to register this time.

It was still as strict as the imperial examination, but most of them were very adaptable.

After several candidates who were found in the entrainment were escorted out, the examination room fell silent.

When Hou Qing watched a few soldiers holding the test papers in their hands, he chuckled a little in his heart, and understood what the bad premonition was.

The test paper was handed down.

But Hou Qing was dumbfounded just when he saw it.

Question 1: The largest existing book in China is.

1. "Yongle Canon"

2. "Collection of Ancient and Modern Books"

3. "Art and Culture Gathering"

4. "Taiping Yulan"

Question 2: Which item is not included in the role of editing, processing and finishing?

1. Decide on the choice of manuscript

2. Perform the duties of the publishing unit

3. Ensure the quality of books and periodicals

4. Give full play to the creativity of the editorial staff

……

Hou Qing recognized the words on it, but he wanted to solve the problem but he was numb.

He hurriedly flipped the page to see what the next page was about.

Just looked at it, and panicked even more.

A person buys a chicken for 8 yuan, sells it for 9 yuan, and then he thinks it's not worth it, and buys it back for 10 yuan, and buys it for another one for 11 yuan, and asks him how much he earned?

A tailor has a piece of 6 long pieces of wool, and she cuts 2 feet from it every day, and asks how many days later, she cuts the last piece of material?

……

Looking at these questions one by one, Hou Qing's head buzzed all of a sudden, and he only felt like he was about to burst the sky.

But these questions are not answered. Hou Qing is also a veteran of the exam, and he is preparing for the exam in two years in Beijing, so he naturally understands the most basic truth: if you write well, you can score a few points, if you don't write, then you don't want to count on any points. I had no choice but to write about it.

After writing the gibberish all the way, seeing that the entire test paper was full of his own neat regular script, Hou Qing's anxious heart finally got a moment of peace.

It's just that in order to get this moment of peace, Hou Qing's spirit is about to collapse, and there are so many messy topics along the way, which makes his head a mess.

Suddenly, Hou Qing found that there was still a page on the test paper, which was the last few questions. These questions seem much simpler. In particular, the last two questions are quite simple.

One is: How much is nine times seven?

1:97.

2:seventy-nine.

3:sixty-three.

The other is: how much is the total land in Daming, and what is the average tax rate?

1: 700,000 mu, an average of 10 percent.

2: 800,000 mu, an average of 20 percent.

3: 1 million acres, an average of 30 percent.

Hou Qing, who was dazed, drew a 1 and a 3 one after another.

When he walked out of the Tribute Courtyard, he only felt that his drowsy head just wanted to sleep well, so that he could regain his thoughts. In this heaven and earth, even if the world is turned upside down, he can't afford to pay a little attention.

One day later......

On Chongwenmen Street, the crisp sound of the newsboy selling newspapers sounded again.

"The General Administration of Press and Publication announces the results of the editing examination! There were 1,000 applicants and 93 passers. Good news, all the staff of the Beijing Normal Times have passed! ”

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers. The list of those who have passed the Editing Qualification Examination is out! ”

"Jingshi Times, the first time to get current affairs news!"

……

Liu Yihe stopped a newsboy and carefully searched for it in the newspaper.

The names of the ninety-three people are not much, and if they are swept at a glance, they can be swept through in a hundred breaths at most. It's just that no matter how you look at it, you can't find that there is Hou Qing's name in it.

Liu Yihe's heart sank, knowing that this was a counterattack from the imperial court.

Just when Liu Yihe was thinking about how to deal with it.

Suddenly, a man on the road shouted, "How is it possible! There is no one in the Jingshi Guang Commentary! ”

"That's it! The chief editor of the dignified Jingshi Guang Review, that is the first talent in the newspaper industry, and he is not on the list? There must be something black-hearted! I'm not convinced! ”

"I'm not convinced! Wait, everyone, look at it, the Jingshi Times also said that the General Administration of Press and Publication can check the papers! Let's go, I'll wait to check the papers! ”

"Go together, go together!"

……

There was a commotion on the street, and Liu Yihe was also moved: "The people's hearts are available, and the right way is in me!" Check the papers! ”

Everyone went to the General Administration of Press and Publication in the clarification workshop.

Unexpectedly, this place has long been waiting for it. Along the way, there were scribes and soldiers on duty everywhere.

"Check the score? Lines...... But you can't go in. Check it out at this gate! Xia Yunyi was wearing a white shirt, with a calm voice and a majestic bearing. In the early years of Chongzhen, Xia Yunyi and Chen Zilong, Xu Fuyuan and others formed several societies, and they were all old friends for more than ten years.

Although these people were included in the list of the Donglin Party of the Restoration Society, in fact, these people can be called loyal martyrs.

Five years ago, Xia Yunyi Jinshi and the first served as the magistrate of Changle County, Fujian, and eliminated the shortcomings and did well in the evaluation. This time Chen Zilong entered Beijing, and naturally remembered these old friends.

And this is the power of these famous people in history. If you look for an entrainment, there will be many talents to help.

This time, Xia Yunyi served as the director of the Department of Laws and Regulations of the General Administration of Press and Publication, and was located in Liupin.

When Liu Yihe saw Xia Yunyi, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Qing Ben is a talented man, why do you want to be a tiger!" ”

But after thinking about it carefully, people didn't make a hindrance from it, and agreed to check the score.

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Yihe hurriedly dodged away, his face flushed. Fortunately, those who were clamoring to check the score did not pay attention to Liu Yi and this person.

Soon, the test papers were all taken out.

"Ahem, this time. In order to standardize the order of the industry and crack down on unqualified practitioners, the General Administration of Press and Publication has set up this set of test papers. In order to reward outstanding people, another set of bonus questions will be issued. Of course, it doesn't matter if these answers are incorrect. But some basic common sense must be understood, right? Xia Yunyi said loudly: "So...... There is such a colleague in the industry, who can't multiply nine by seven, and I don't know how much Daming's field is and how much the tax rate is...... Can a person who doesn't know this kind of basic common sense agree to his career? ”

As he spoke, Xia Yunyi raised Hou Qing's test paper loudly.

When everyone looked over, they saw only patches of red crosses and forks. It's all a sign of a mismatch.

Especially on the last two questions, it is particularly significant.

Liu Yihe stood ten meters away from Xia Yunyi and listened, but he still felt that his face was hot and hot. He knew that the Jingshi Guangping was over this time.

Sure enough, the audience was in an uproar: "It's really blind for me to support such an incompetent person!" ”

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