Chapter 22 The Beggars Add New Industries
Today, only the beggars' industries are still spread throughout the Yugu Continent, including Lanjing City, the capital of Eastern Qin, and they have not been affected in any way.
The flower chicken is still selling well!
Xiuyifang is still expanding a lot!
The buying and selling of information is still hot!
The Lingyin Academy, which is under construction, has chosen places in major cities, and some have already started construction.
In this regard, the entire Ugu Continent felt very strange.
Even the Ximen family and the Nangong family of the three major ancient martial arts families were sanctioned by the Eastern Qin, and their properties were all recovered to the territory of Western Chu, Southern Tang and Northern Han.
In the helm of the beggar gang, Feng Tianyu couldn't help but ask Mu Qianmei curiously:
"Little girl, why do you say that Dong Qin is so merciful to our beggars?"
Mu Qianmei smiled and said:
"I think that the number of beggars is now the number one gang in the Yugu Continent, and they also have some concerns; Second, for the current Eastern Qin, it is better to control us than to win us over, so they are showing favor to us. ”
Ouyang Bo also smiled and said:
"I think this emperor of the Eastern Qin Dynasty is not an ordinary person, and his thoughts can be thought of with the little girl. If he had known that there was a twelve-year-old girl in the beggar gang, and he could have guessed his mind completely, I wonder how he would have felt! Hehe...... By the way, little girl, what other industries can the beggars do now besides the branch of the Lingyin Academy? We have more and more brothers now, and there are still many people who still have nothing to do! ”
"This is a question that your military advisor should consider!" Mu Qianmei replied with a smile.
"Military division, military division, that is for the army, how can the development of the economy be considered by the military division?" Ouyang Bo said with a smile.
"So do you have any other people in this area that you can recommend? The Elder Wang you recommended is very good, and he manages Lingyin Academy in an orderly manner, he is really a rare talent! Mu Qianmei pushed it back to Ouyang Bo.
"I remember you once said that there are many industries that can be developed here! You just name a few of them, and we will refer to them together, and it is best not to let anyone be idle. The old Taoist priest grabbed Mu Qianmei's words and insisted on asking her to speak.
"Then let's invent a few toys, tell everyone the rules, and then train a group of masters who can play, let's open a gambling house! The gambling house is the fastest place to make money! Mu Qianmei said on a whim.
In the next few days, while the old Taoist priest and Feng Tianyu were waiting curiously, Mu Qianmei quickly made poker and mahjong, and by the way, also made a pair of chess.
She told Feng Tianyu and the old Taoist priest in detail about the gameplay and rules, and was ready to let them come forward to teach a few apprentices, preparing to vigorously develop the gambling industry in the Yugu Continent.
Thinking of the gambling industry that had been unprecedentedly developed in her previous life, Mu Qianmei felt that there was a large market in the current Yugu Continent.
"In addition to the gambling house industry, I want to start another newspaper, which will definitely sell well." Mu Qianmei said suddenly.
"Newspapers? What is a newspaper? Feng Tianyu asked strangely.
"The newspaper is to collect some of the strange things we have collected, as well as the unpredictable battle situation in the Ugu Continent, as well as some excellent poems, written stories, etc., all written into words, printed on paper, and sold them, if any shop or individual wants to promote their own products or things, we can pay to publish them, and we can make a lot of money!" Mu Qianmei explained with a smile.
"Will that affect the news of our sale?" The old Taoist priest also asked with some concern.
"Huh...... How so? We still have to keep some important news and information that customers specifically ask for, so that there is a complementary effect, which will only make our newspaper sell better! ”
Thinking of this, Mu Qianmei was a little excited again.
"Gambling houses and newspapers, hehe...... How did you think of them together? The old Taoist priest thought about it and said with a smile.
"I think so, now we have entered a temporary era of peace, these two industries are closely related to people's entertainment and life, as long as the business is good, the profit is very considerable!"
"Now that the number of beggars is increasing so fast, how can we not keep up with our economic income? If they start in this way, they will solve the problem of not having work, and secondly, they can increase their income and start more industries! ”
Mu Qianmei said analytically.
"Okay, okay, haha...... Just do what the little girl said, the little girl will write out the specific plan of how to create and operate, and I will be responsible for arranging it and starting it as soon as possible! Feng Tianyu said with a laugh.
"Your academy is called Lingyin Academy, what is the name of the gambling house and newspaper that little girl is going to make?" The old Taoist priest asked a specific question.
"The gambling house is a place where you want to make a million profits, and at the same time pursue a happy and happy place, so it's called Wanbo Casino! Hehe...... How about it, old Taoist, do you think it's okay? Mu Qianmei asked with a smile.
"It's good, it's atmospheric! So what should the newspaper be called? After the old Taoist priest praised him, he asked.
"That's a better name, since we want to open a big newspaper, let's start with Uko, and now we have just started to start, first run a monthly newspaper, let's call it "Ugu Monthly"! At first, it mainly focuses on anecdotes, social news, and literary poetry, and then gradually increases the rest of the content. Mu Qianmei said what she thought.
It is always easier to propose than to operate, but in practice, there are still many difficulties.
Gambling houses are okay, no matter which world, the most important thing is gamblers, once the Wanbo casino opened, the business was very hot.
Gamblers have a very strong ability to learn new gambling equipment and ways to play, whether it is complex mahjong and playing cards, or a simple pressure on the big and small, the spread of one to ten, ten to hundred, far greater than the speed of knowledge transmission.
It is precisely because of the freshness that there are more people playing than usual.
In just three months, the company has opened all over the capital cities of several countries.
And it is still developing to small and medium-sized cities at a relatively fast pace.
Compared with the rapid development of gambling houses, the speed of newspaper communication is significantly slower.
As soon as the hardware facilities are backward, the movable type printing here has just begun, and the technology is relatively backward.
Second, the training of reporters and editors also requires a large cycle.
Thirdly, this reader, for a while, will not have so many people at once, in this historical period of relatively backward education, illiteracy still accounts for the majority.
Therefore, when the gambling house was already in full swing, the development of "Uko Monthly" was still stagnant, and the circulation was very small.
Fortunately, there are gambling houses and other industries to make money to sustain it, so that it can be supported in the midst of difficulties.
It wasn't until half a year later that the first batch of reporters and editors, who had studied simply but relatively systematically, had relatively professional knowledge, that the newspaper gradually turned a profit and got on the right track.
However, its readership is mainly officials, businessmen, and intellectuals such as talents and scholars, and few ordinary people come to see this novelty.
However, with the development and growth of Lingyin Academy, many privately founded private academies are gradually rising, and the awareness of reading and learning culture is also constantly strengthening.
Many children from poor families are able to go to school.
Even beggars can run academies, and many beggars' children can study and go to school, so how can ordinary children lag behind?
It is with this trend and awareness that more and more people are literate.
A year later, "Ugu Monthly" has entered the homes of ordinary people.
Many families are proud to be able to subscribe to the Ukotsuki.
Even if your family doesn't know how to read, order a copy and put it, in case a guest visits, hand it to the guest to see, and pass the time, which is also a symbol of culture.
At this time, the awareness of advertising was not strong enough, and "Ugu Monthly" could make a lot of money by relying on circulation.
Although the profit is thin, the amount is large!
Small profits but quick turnover, Mu Qianmei, as a strong business woman in her previous life, knows this truth very well, so the sales of "Yugu Monthly" are increasing month by month.
When there are more and more readers, more and more people are submitting, and a large number of seowon are produced, so that the number of readers is growing at an incredible rate.
There are many people who read it, and there are many people who write about it.
"Uko Monthly" has a long cycle, and it has begun to be unable to meet the needs of readers!
Under such a trend, "Uko Daily" came into being.
One serving a day.
And with the prominence of the advertising effect, businessmen have finally realized the role of advertising.
For the same product, the advertised production is too busy, but the unadvertised is a mountain of goods, and the sales are very unsatisfactory.
When everyone rushed to advertise, advertising revenue slowly became the main source of the newspaper.
Mu Qianmei also operates according to the way she did business in her previous life, with different layouts, different areas, and different charging standards.
Only when there is competition can there be development.
The creation of newspapers first affected officialdom.
Which reports are good for society and which are bad for the imperial court, the imperial palaces of various countries have begun to pay attention to this aspect of the report.
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
So, the authorities began to intervene.
All four countries unanimously expressed their opinions on the newspaper.
Positive reports are predominant.
Fortunately, Mu Qianmei has a deep understanding of this.
So she immediately adjusted the direction and precautions of the newspaper's reporting.
It is forbidden to completely avoid topics that are sensitive to the country, or news that is detrimental to the overall situation of social stability.
As much as possible, we should focus on the anecdotes of society and the publication and commentary of literature.
For the sudden rise of the beggar gang, and the creation of so many strange industries, several large countries have realized its importance.
The four major powers all sent envoys to negotiate with the beggars, hoping that the beggars would belong to their own country.
However, the beggar gang always insisted that they were only a gang, and on the grounds that they did not participate in politics, they all rejected the invitations of various countries with excellent conditions.
Especially in the Northern Han Dynasty, because the headquarters of the Beggar Gang is located in Luoya City, and the headquarters of Lingyin Academy is also located in Luoya City, they have invited the Beggar Gang to join the Northern Han Dynasty again and again as an institution of the state.
The beggar gang who were forced to be anxious put forward a condition, it was okay to belong to the state, unless anyone could take in all the disciples of the beggar gang, including all the beggars in the Ugu Continent.
Now, no country dares to make such a decision.
There are not one million beggars in the entire Fantasy Continent, but also eight hundred thousand, who can afford to take them in?
So they all gave up the idea of accommodating the beggars.
However, they also put forward a requirement - the beggars cannot directly interfere in the government affairs of any country.
And it is required that the report should adhere to an objective position.
Mu Qianmei agreed to such a request.
Therefore, the beggars are smoothly existing, developing, and growing in such a strange situation.