Daming Military Empire

Chapter 118 The Prototype of Newspaper
With the great victory in Gaizhou, Zhu Cijiong felt that the whole person was light and light these few days, and he was in a very good mood and full of energy.The so-called people are in good spirits on happy occasions, defeating foreign enemies, and recovering lost land. This is great joy. From Emperor Shenzong Wanli of Ming Dynasty, to Emperor Guangzong Taichang of Ming Dynasty, and then to Emperor Tianqi Emperor Ming Xizong, the Ming Dynasty was defeated again and again in Liaodong. From Kaiyuan in the northeast corner Ningyuan, which was pushed all the way to the southwest corner, almost completely lost the entire Liaodong.

This time, after Chongzheng Emperor Zhu Cijiong was finally defeated in Gaizhou, the Jin army strangled the throats of the north and south of Liaodong and blocked Huang Taiji's control of the southeast of Liaodong. Lost ground!

With such a happy event, how could Zhu Cijiong not be very excited, this person can easily lose sleep when he is excited, what should he do if he can't sleep?Do the kind of things you love to do?It seems that his function is not complete now, and there is no TV or Internet in this ancient time. Zhu Cijiong found that he really has nothing to do at night, and he is still hyperactive. What should I do?Then read a book.

In fact, when he was in the capital, Zhu Cijiong had to take some time to study every day. Although Xu Guangqi had nothing to teach him, he still asked him to read more books to increase his experience.Zhu Cijiong still attaches great importance to the traditional virtue of respecting teachers and teaching. If the teacher asks him to read more books, he should read them.But his reading is not holding the book and slowly flipping through it, but someone else holding the book and reading it to him!

If you flip through the books too much, you will be tired too, and Zhu Cijiong will feel dizzy when he sees those classical Chinese texts, so he might as well let someone else read them for him. If others read and listen to him, if he doesn’t understand, he can ask someone to explain, so that reading is easy too much.

As an emperor, there are still a lot of people who teach and study, and they are usually the number one scholar, the second place in the list, and Tanhua. The Jinshi in Shi Kefa's list has been arranged by him to be an official, and now Wu Jianye, the number one scholar in the new department, is serving him.As for the number one scholar Wu Jianye, not many people know who this guy is, but if he is called by another name, there are probably many people who know, because his nickname is Meicun!
Wu Meicun, a great poet and great writer, is probably more famous. Although his "Yuanyuanqu" is a bit praising the traitor Wu Sangui in it, it has to be said that his literary talent is the best in the world. "Weeping six armies are all plain, and become a beauty in anger." What a vivid image, what a majestic grandeur!

In history, Wu Jianye was originally Chongzhen's No. [-] candidate for four years, but he was so famous in later generations, so Zhu Cijiong chose him as the champion without hesitation.There is no way, we Emperor Chongzheng have never heard of other people, so don't point him!

Although it is said that Yu Jia's personal expedition is here to fight, but this study must not be left behind at any time. Naturally, there must be no shortage of attendants, lecturers, and bachelors in the entourage. Among them is the new champion Lang Wumeicun.

There were no entertainment activities in ancient times, and the emperor had to go to court early every day, so Zhu Cijiong usually went to bed very early, and basically he would go to bed as soon as Xu time.But today he was very excited, and he still didn't feel sleepy at Xushi, so he decided to read a book. He first coaxed the yawning Qin Mingyue to sleep on the outer bed, and then took Cao Huachun to the study.

He has now moved into Gaizhou City. This Gaizhou is located on the Nine Sides. It was a remote place in the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, there are no luxurious residences in Gaizhou City. The only one with a certain scale is the former Gaizhou Guard Commander. of the mansion.

Commander Wei is a third-rank military general. No matter how shabby the mansion is, it is not too small. It is enough to accommodate the accompanying maids, eunuchs and other servants. This Wumei Village can also be regarded as serving the emperor's entourage, so naturally he also lives in the commander's office. mansion.

The emperor went to bed whenever he wanted, but the officials below did not go to bed so early, so when Zhu Cijiong came to the study, Wu Meicun had already sorted out the books he had brought this time.

Zhu Cijiong sat down on the seat behind the desk, and Wu Meicun walked to the desk and respectfully said: "What book does the emperor want to read today?"

What book do you read?This is a problem, because he just wanted to pass the time on a temporary basis, and he really didn't think about what book he wanted to read.He thought for a while, but he really couldn't think of any books to read, so he simply threw the question to Wu Meicun, and said irresponsibly: "I can't think of it for a while. Is there any new book? It's just a collection of classics and history all day long." , it's too boring."

This stumped Wu Meicun, reading, what would you read if you didn't read a collection of classics and history?Among the books prepared for the emperor, there is nothing other than a subset of classics and history!He stood there stiffly and thought about it for a long time, and finally thought of something fresh, definitely freshly baked, but it was not a book. I wondered if the emperor was interested. He took out a piece of letter paper, and tentatively said, "We have a residence report here, which is about the Gaizhou battle. I wonder if the emperor wants to read it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cijiong asked curiously, "What is the residence newspaper?"

No wonder he didn't know, because this mansion newspaper is for the officials below. It mainly transcribes some important information such as the emperor's decree, ministers' memorials, officials' appointment, dismissal and transfer, military affairs, etc. To put it bluntly, it tells the officials below that the emperor wants What is the matter, what is the emperor doing, who is promoted by the emperor, who is demoted by the emperor, what major events happened in the court... Of course, there is no need to show him these, because basically he did it, how can he not know!
Wu Meicun patiently explained: "Dibao is also called Dichao, and has other names such as Chaobao, Jingbao, and Tiaobao. It originated in the Han Dynasty. The edicts, imperial edicts, ministers' memorials, etc. were written on bamboo slips or silk and quickly informed the officials of the various counties, so it was called Di Bao."

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he became interested. Isn't this equivalent to the official newspaper of future generations? He urged impatiently: "Hurry up, read it to me."

Hearing this, Wumei Village cleared his throat, and read aloud: "On the sixth day of September in the fourth year of Chongzheng, my emperor, Emperor Ming, marched in person and led an army of 15 to Gaizhouwei. More than [-] people occupied the city to resist the power of heaven"

The following is nothing more than touting how wise and powerful Emperor Chongzheng is, how loyal Sun Chengzong is, how loyal Sun Yuanhua is, how loyal and witty the right servant of the Ministry of War is, how loyal the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are to serve the country, etc. Zhu Cijiong listened to it like this Drunk like a madman, he just read an article in the mansion, and he couldn't help applauding and praised: "Well written!"

Well written?Wu Meicun couldn't help curling her lips inwardly, what a fart, flattering, flattering, vulgar, and lacking in literary talent, is this written by a human being!

Of course, Zhu Cijiong didn't praise the literary talent of the Dibao, but the content of the Dibao. Although the touting was a bit disgusting, there is nothing wrong with promoting the Gaizhou victory. If there is less touting and more encouragement and Encouragement, that is a standard official propaganda article.

Zhu Cijiong saw that Wu Meicun was still there, and couldn't help asking: "Who wrote this mansion newspaper, and who were it sent to?"

Wu Meicun replied in embarrassment when he heard the words: "Uh, this was written by a small official under the General Political Department. I don't know who it is. As for the distribution, this distribution..."

Seeing his hesitation, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but become more curious, and continued to ask: "Are there many people who sent it? You sent it all."

Wu Meicun immediately flushed with embarrassment, and said nonuo: "They only distribute it to officials in court who are above the third rank, and the humble ministers bought it."

Zhu Cijiong heard the words, his eyes glowed green, and he praised: "Okay, it will be published and distributed, and a copy will be issued in a few days? Why do you want to buy it, and how much is it?"

Why do these words sound like they want to clean up the general secretary, so they won't start killing again!Wu Meicun secretly glanced at Zhu Cijiong, the emperor doesn't look like he's going to kill someone, what does it mean?He carefully replied: "Well, the Secretary of the General Administration seems to be a little slack, and there is no fixed number of copies for a specific number of days. I heard that the Wanli Dynasty has them every day; there are usually some important affairs of the court in it, so I am a humble minister. I often buy it for a look, a copy is usually [-] Wen, or you can order it monthly, and it costs [-] Guan a month."

Haha, it's so expensive, just kidding, it costs more than 20 yuan to print something randomly on a piece of this broken letter paper, four to five hundred a month!Of course, he also knows why this thing is so expensive: because of the information above!Officials of the third rank and above can go to the court to discuss government affairs, so they are distributed for free, and other officials do not have this treatment. Do you want to know the trend of the court?Come, come and buy a copy of the latest Di Bao, which has detailed records!

I don't have any objection to Zhu Cijiong's changing ways to make money from the envoys, but they are too good at making money, so I can't bear it.So, with this light, he looked at Wumei Village. This kid is not bad. He writes articles well, writes poems well, and has literary talent; What a pity.

The little emperor stared at Wumei Village, and her heart was bristling, and she was in a cold sweat. Could it be that she was going to be dragged out and chopped down?If this is the case, then he is the most wronged champion of the new division who died in history: just because he bought a residence newspaper, he lost his head, do you think he was wronged or not!

The more Zhu Cijiong watched, the more satisfied he was, he couldn't help imitating the tone of the big bad wolf and seduced him: "How about the Tongzheng envoy, why don't you go and check for me?"

what aboutWhat check?Wu Meicun was puzzled, and he replied tremblingly: "Tongzheng Shi, this Tongzheng Shi, this, it's okay."

Zhu Cijiong thought about it for a while, and then decided: "Well, the Tongzheng envoy is the third rank, and some people will be dissatisfied if you are promoted rashly. You should go to be a Zuo Tongzheng first, and wait for a year or two before being promoted to the Tongzheng." make."

Wow!Wu Meicun couldn't believe his ears, the emperor not only didn't scold him for trying to steal money, but also promoted him to be Zuo Tongzheng, he is a senior official of the fourth rank!The ups and downs of this life are too violent. One second I was worried that I would be clicked, and the next second I was promoted to four levels. Wu Meicun felt so happy that he was about to faint.

Seeing him standing there stupidly, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but said angrily: "Come here, I will teach you how to write a residence report."

Wu Meicun foolishly walked up to Zhu Cijiong, holding a residence report, not knowing what to do.

Zhu Cijiong rolled his eyes, grabbed the mansion newspaper in his hand, put it on the desk and pointed:

First of all, we need to choose a good name. This mansion newspaper is too vulgar, but the Beijing News is good. Let’s just call it “Xinjing News”;

Also, this paper is too small, a large piece of paper can be written in the palm of your hand, and you can write several reports, so you have to change it to this big one;

Also, this dry article is too boring. If you want to add some poetry or something, it is best to accompany it with simple illustrations;

Also, a copy of two hundred coins is too outrageous. Who has the money to buy it every day? Let’s say ten copies. Newspapers depend on quantity and the accumulation of customers. Our goal is that every official can afford it. , Tongsheng and Xiucai can also afford to buy it, everyone is used to it, and the circulation increases, so the money will be more;

Also, the content is too small, each copy must have at least ten articles, each aspect should be introduced, don't just stare at me;

and also
Under Zhu Cijiong's Chunchun teaching, the most influential newspaper in Ming Dynasty, "The Beijing News", was born. It is the mouthpiece of the Ming court, a must-read publication for all officials and scholars who aspire to be officials, and it is understood by all countries in the world. Daming's dynamic window, yes, these are all later, so I won't repeat them here.

(End of this chapter)