The Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire Chapter 8: Edward von Bowenfield

“You want to run a newspaper, have you ever thought about how to make a profit?” Madam Sophie asked with concern.

Good luck

It is impossible to make a profit, at least in the short term!

Newspapers are not easy to open, even newspaper sales will increase in one day, without sales, there will naturally be no advertising revenue.

Under normal circumstances, in the previous few months, the newspaper was a pure loss, then gradually increased sales, then received some advertising, and gradually realized profits.

At this time, the people of Vienna were not rich, the number of middle classes was quite small, and the sales of newspapers were naturally very low.

"I will publish a novel first, train stable readers, and occasionally include a bit of news that catches the public's attention to attract everyone's attention.

The profit problem is nothing to worry about, after the newspaper sells more than 20,000 copies, consider this problem, which is more in line with the actual situation! Franz said confidently.

"Twenty thousand copies, this is not easy.As far as I know, there are only three newspapers with more than 20,000 local sales in Vienna, except it's for the national market!" Madam Sophie thought for a moment and said

Apparently, he does his homework, and he has no word of mouth.

Franz nodded, he knew that even these three companies would not be able to sell 20,000 newspapers every day in Vienna, only when the news arrived could they sell 20,000 copies.

There's no way. In this era, the population of Vienna was less than 500,000, and the number of people who could afford newspapers would not exceed 80,000. Fewer people are willing to pay for newspapers.

Franz estimates that the long-term subscription group for newspapers in Vienna is between 20,000 and 30,000, while others buy newspapers occasionally.

It can be said that the living environment of newspapers in this era was quite harsh. Coupled with a strict newspaper inspection system, this industry is not easy to do.

Franz's goal was to increase newspaper sales to 10,000 copies in a year, of which 6,000 copies in Vienna were successful.

Sophie thought for a moment and said, "Frantz, now that you have considered it, go ahead and do it!

This is advice for you, hire a reliable editor who can make you lose a little.

It is best not to get involved in politics blindly, it will save you from a lot of trouble! "

"Thank you, you can see the name of my newspaper. It's just a newspaper calling people, but I don't have to worry about how to do it!" Franz said with a smile.

He does not want to be used as a shooter and politics can participate, but between capitalists and nobles, he should not stand blindly.

As heir to the kingdom, Franz's attitude would affect the position of many, who were related to his own character.

Franz's position for himself was: a benevolent king who cared about the livelihood of the people.In the battle between nobility and capitalists, he had to maintain a transcendent position.

All of this needs publicity. How can a layman know who he is without publicity?

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Time passed quickly, and Franz immediately elected editor-in-chief Edward von Bowenfield for the newspaper. In principle, there was only one reason for his fame.

One of the most famous Austrian writers of the era was an enthusiastic young man in his early years and tended to be conservative in his later years.

"Mr Bowenfield, you are welcome to join!" Franz said with a smile

"Grandfather dear, glad to serve you!" Edward von Bowenfield

"Mrs. Bowenfield, please come here today, especially for newspaper placement. Do you have an opinion?" Ask Franz.

"Your Majesty, it is the responsibility of every journalist to expose the dark side of society. We must dare to expose everything!" Edward von Bowenfield said expectantly.

Franz knew why such a person would accept his invitation. His feeling was to find a platform where he could scold people.

Austria has a book inspection system. Without a strong office, these literati would not be happy if they wanted to curse.

There was no doubt that this royal heir was the best protector, even if something went wrong, could he be the boss to fish?

Edward von Bowenfield was not very young, he had learned to compromise in the face of reality, and recently wrote a satirical reign of "adult".

After posting it, he was worried that since it was issued in private and did not escape the scrutiny of government agencies, he was arrested for going to jail.

When he was about to run away, he accepted Franz's invitation, and he accepted it firmly.

This year the Austrian secret police are also watching the people eat, if he works under Franz, these people will not operate on him as long as he does not go too far.

Franz shook his head and said, "Mr Bowenfield, there are so many newspapers exposing the dark side of society, and there is no shortage of us.

The purpose of starting this newspaper can be seen from the name of the newspaper.Our goal is to give a voice to the lower level community.

I hope that with our efforts, we will change the living conditions of the people in the lower part of the country. They need bread and cheese. This is the most basic need of human life and must be guaranteed! "

Every newspaper has a great idea. At this time, Austria did not have such newspapers to speak for the people at the bottom, as this class did not have the money to buy newspapers.

"Your Majesty, you must say that your idea is great, but to achieve this goal, we must change our current political system!" Edward von Bowenfield did not hesitate to start carrying personal belongings

Franz said with a smile: "The Austrian system does need to be changed, but I don't know how to change it.

Even if there was a ready-made plan in front of me, my accumulated knowledge was not enough to make a correct judgment, so I had to remain silent on the matter.

However, I know that no matter how the system changes, the lives of the people below need to be changed, this requires the government to make more laws to protect their interests!

Mr. Bowenfield, your task is very important. You should let more people in the society understand the lives of the people below and care about the lives of the people below!

If we can promote government laws to protect their interests, even better! "

Who's afraid of Huyou? Franz made Edward von Bowenfield speechless. Everyone knows that Austria needs reform, but how can it be reformed?

Everyone has different interests and needs. Of course, there are different reform plans. Franz only

Selling small things. Don't expect a 16-year-old to decide the fate of the country.