Daming Military Empire

Chapter 121 Public Opinion Guidance
After reading Lu Xiangsheng's memorial, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but think of the "Beijing News" that Wu Meicun was in charge of. He asked him to edit the first issue as soon as possible. Why is there still no movement?He had already thought out the content of the first issue, which was to report news related to the Great Victory in Liaodong. With so many people and events, there were more than ten articles to write casually. According to his literary talent, he should have edited it long ago!

Zhu Cijiong attaches great importance to the publication of the "Beijing News". The experience of later generations tells him that as long as he has the mouthpiece of public opinion and propaganda, he can grasp the direction of the country's development.

If you want to do something, you can praise and praise it vigorously, and exaggerate the benefits of doing it as much as possible, and the common people will think that it is necessary to do so, and it is right; Ordinary people will think that if they do that, it is wrong.In this way, no matter what you want to do, you will have a good mass base, and you will get twice the result with half the effort.

Zhu Cijiong now needs the support of public opinion to carry out many things, such as promoting Western learning, cultivating talents in machinery, physics, and chemistry; encouraging business, establishing a market economic system; cooperating with foreigners, developing foreign trade, and so on.

There is no right or wrong in these things, but they will inevitably touch the interests of certain classes. In the eyes of many people, there are only interests but no country. Once their interests are touched, they will crazily oppose it.Ordinary people generally don't hold any position, but they have a blind obedience mentality, and they are easily incited by these interest groups to oppose it, and it will be difficult to implement it when the time comes.

Now that there are newspapers, it is different. These things can be guided through newspaper propaganda, and the common people will be subtly aware of the benefits of doing so. When it is implemented again, it will be difficult for those interest groups to oppose it.

It can be said that the "Beijing News" is the key to his implementation of the New Deal, but there has been no movement in Wumei Village, so how can he not be in a hurry.Since Wu Meicun didn't come to take the initiative to report, he had to report passively, so Zhu Cijiong yelled at the door: "Eunuch Cao."

Cao Huachun entered in response, and saluted respectfully: "My minister is here."

Zhu Cijiong threw the memorial on the desk, and said a little displeased: "Notify Wu Meicun to report to me about the editorial situation of "The Beijing News."

Cao Huachun took the order to go, and not long after, Wu Meicun came over with a folded newspaper.

Seeing the newspaper in his hand, Zhu Cijiong thought he had edited it, and couldn't help but excitedly said: "Is this edited? Show me quickly."

Wu Meicun respectfully handed over the newspaper, and replied in shame: "This, this, I am incompetent, I haven't finished editing, please punish me."

When Zhu Cijiong heard the words, he didn't explode immediately, but took the newspaper and read it carefully.

According to his reminder, the paper used in newspapers is the worst. There is no way, there is no advertising revenue these days, and ten cents is equivalent to more than one yuan in later generations. If you want to make a profit, you must reduce the cost, so this paper naturally Use the cheapest.

The entire newspaper is not spread out, but folded squarely, about the size of a book, with the front cover of the newspaper.

In the middle of the cover, there are three big official script characters "New Beijing News", and next to the three big characters is the signature of the person who wrote the inscription: Prime Minister and Regent of the Ming Cabinet, Zhu Youjian.

Well, the fifth uncle's handwriting is getting better and better, and he looks like a master. It seems that the memorials have not been approved in vain in the past few years.

In the upper left corner of the cover is written a pair of couplets: state affairs, current affairs, world affairs, everything inclusive.Important news, news, current affairs news, common people all hear.Next to the couplet is another string of small characters: Xu Guangqi, Minister of Rites, Chief Assistant of the Great Ming Cabinet.

These two people were greeted by Zhu Cijiong. One is the king of photographers and the other is the chief minister of the cabinet, which proves the authority of the newspaper and can play a very good advertising effect.Of course, if he wrote the inscription himself, it would be more proof of the authority of the newspaper. However, the handwriting written by him is really hard to come by. If the authority is there, the aesthetics will definitely be affected, so he thought for a while Forget it anyway.

In the lower right corner of the cover, there are also two characters, indicating the publishing institution and date: Published by Si Yamen, the Tongzheng envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and dated the fourth year of Chongzheng.

The cover is beautiful, authoritative, and connotative, making people want to read it at a glance. Not bad, not bad, Zhu Cijiong nodded and slowly unfolded the newspaper.

He looked at the sparse two articles and one poem on the front, then turned the newspaper over unwillingly, and looked at the back, it was blank!
Zhu Cijiong instantly felt that he was not well. He put a stern look on his face and asked angrily: "What's going on, it's been so many days that there are only two articles!"

Wu Meicun knelt on the ground in fear and kowtowed: "I am incompetent, I am incompetent, I really don't know what to write!"

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he slapped his forehead, well, I took it for granted, and this guy has never read a newspaper, so how would he know what the newspaper should write about.No wonder he was asked to publicize the great victory in Liaodong, so he wrote two articles, one on the battle of Santaizibao, one on the siege of Gaizhou, and a poem praising the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and nothing else.

Zhu Cijiong thought about it, changed his tone, and said softly, "Get up, I don't want to blame you, but this "Beijing News" will be published every day in the future. How can you ensure that a new issue is published every day at this speed?"

Wu Meicun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, got up and bowed and said: "The humble minister is dull, and he has failed the emperor's entrustment."

Zhu Cijiong continued to comfort him: "It's not your fault, it's because I didn't make it clear to you."

Wu Meicun was inexplicably moved when he heard the words, and asked respectfully, "Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

Zhu Cijiong thought for a while, and asked, "How much do you know about Taifu?"

Wu Meicun was about to listen to the hadith respectfully, but he didn't expect to be greeted with a question, and he replied a little at a loss: "Uh, this, this Lord Sun is Minister Gu Ming, Grand Tutor, Grand Scholar of Zhongji Temple, Minister of the Ministry of War, Governor of Ji Liao, Duke of Zhen Guo."

Zhu Cijiong asked: "What else?"

Wu Meicun thought for a while and continued to answer: "Master Sun is the teacher of the former emperor. He supervised Ji Liao many times and presided over the construction of the Ningjin line of defense to resist the attack of Jiannu."

Zhu Cijiong continued to ask: "What else?"

The cold sweat broke out again on Wu Meicun's forehead, and he stammered: "This, this, other lowly ministers have to inquire."

Zhu Cijiong slapped his hands and said proudly: "That's right, you are a new champion, you have been with me for so long, and you have met the Taifu himself, so you only know so much. If other people are not familiar with the Taifu, Or worked under the Taifu, I'm afraid I know less than you."

When Wu Meicun heard the words, he had an idea, and tentatively asked: "The emperor means that you can write an article to introduce the situation of the Tai Tuo in detail?"

Zhu Cijiong said gratifiedly: "Well, that's right, it's clear. Remember, newspapers can not only report on things, but also on related personnel, especially those who have made meritorious deeds. To have a certain shocking effect, for example, the article introducing the Taifu can be titled: Veterans of the Three Dynasties, Outstanding Contributions--Recording to Liaodong Coach Sun Chengzong. Man Gui, Sun Yuanhua, Sun Chuanting, Qin Yiming, and Qin Gongming can all be introduced Introduce, introduce more about their glorious deeds, and don’t write trivial trifles.”

Wu Meicun rolled her eyes when she heard the words, and continued to probe: "The emperor wants to set an example and let everyone learn from them?"

Zhu Cijiong nodded and smiled and said: "Well, children can be taught, not only our generals, but also important figures of the enemy can be introduced, such as Huang Taiji, Mang Gurtai, and Dai Shan can all be written about."

Wu Meicun boldly speculated: "Write in ugly?"

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, yes, yes, there is a future, I did not misunderstand the people, give me a hard time disgusting them, it is best to let them vomit blood; must write them as heinous big He is a villain, and the people of Ming Dynasty wish everyone could get it and punish him."

Wu Meicun said seriously: "They are not good people in the first place. They burn, kill, loot, and do all kinds of evil. This is not an exaggeration."

Zhu Cijiong rolled his eyes when he heard this, and reminded him: "I heard that they were like savages decades ago before they were naturalized in Ming Dynasty. They ate raw meat, drank animal blood, didn't take a bath all year round, and were covered with lice. "

When Wu Meicun heard the words, his eyes almost bulged out. Are you talking about a human or a beast!Immediately, he nodded thoughtfully again, as if he understood what Zhu Cijiong meant.

Zhu Cijiong continued to remind: "There are also Liaodong's beautiful scenery, fertile land, and rich products. These can also be written about."

Wu Meicun understood: "I understand that such a great river and mountain has been taken by Jiannu, and we must take it back."

Zhu Cijiong nodded, and suddenly asked seriously: "Do you know what is the reason why you can defeat Jiannu this time?"

Wu Meicun got it wrong this time, and he immediately praised: "It depends on the emperor's brilliance and martial arts, as well as the loyalty and wit of Mr. Sun Chengzong, and the loyalty of Mr. Sun Chuanting, and so on."

Zhu Cijiong stopped laughing and crying: "Okay, okay, these are part of the reasons, the main reason is that my Daming's weapons are more advanced than Jiannu's, we have new types of flintlock guns, and our cannons are more advanced than Jiannu's. farther and more accurately."

Wu Meicun asked a little confused: "What does the emperor mean?"

Zhu Cijiong said angrily: "These are all made by people. I lack talents in this field now. Think about it, if I can produce thousands of cannons in a month, and the range is much farther than that of Jiannu, How easy it is to recover Liaodong, and then you can write an article: Ten thousand guns are fired, and the slaves are wiped out."

Of course, Wu Meicun knew that it was impossible to fire all kinds of guns, so the focus of his words was on the word "talent". He asked thoughtfully: "The emperor is planning to promote Western learning."

Zhu Cijiong nodded, and warned: "You just need to know some things. These can't be reported from the front, but should be guided from the side, understand?"

Hearing the meaning of this, the emperor regarded himself as a confidant, Wu Meicun nodded excitedly and said: "I understand."

(End of this chapter)