In the Hanyuan Palace, as usual, the voice of "something to play, nothing to retreat" sounded.

Yang Benman looked left and right, "cough" twice, and stood up.

During this time, he was a lot quieter in the court.

However, it doesn't mean that he has changed his temper.

"Your Majesty, when Weichen went down to the court yesterday, on Danfengmen Street, I saw a few people selling several newspapers. Wei Chen glanced at it roughly, the content in it was vulgar and unethical, which really damaged the image of my Tang Dynasty capital. ”

As soon as Yang Benman stood up, Cheng Yanjin in the palace looked at him vigilantly.

This guy likes to get along with his son-in-law the most.

finally settled down for a while, could it be that he was ready to do something again?

Wasn't this newspaper the first one that Li Kuan came up with?

"The emergence of this newspaper, of course, there are also people like "Datang Daily", but more of them are unscrupulous newspapers like "The Moon" and "The Sun", and merchants do everything they can to win attention and make profits."

What Yang Benman said next made Cheng Yanjin feel a little surprised.

How do you feel that you still picked up "Datang Daily"?

This guy, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?

"Leaving Lou Zhiming, the ingenuity of the public losing the son, not according to the rules, can not be a square circle. In Chang'an City, there are now at least thirty or forty newspapers of all kinds, and these newspapers are of mixed quality and bring great confusion to the lives of the common people. Even Wechen heard that there have been some newspapers that specialize in printing vulgar images in the market, which have attracted attention and have no bottom line, so Wechen suggested that His Majesty strictly inspect all newspapers, and change what should be sealed and what should be changed. ”

After Yang Benman said this, there was a rare voice of opposition in the court.

Although many of these bigwigs in the DPRK and China have a close relationship with one or several newspapers in Chang'an City, many people are aware of these problems mentioned by Yang Benman, and even agree with them.

After all, the appearance of a bunch of messy newspapers has pulled down the pattern of newspapers out of thin air.

There will even be the so-called phenomenon of "bad money driving out good money", so that those who are serious about newspapers cannot continue to do it, but opportunistically make a lot of money.

"Your Majesty, Weichen also suggested that the newspapers in Chang'an City should be strictly investigated, and this kind of chaotic situation must not occur."

He Qinlao also rarely stood on the same front as Yang Benman, and pointed his gun at the newspaper together.

"Xuan Ling, what do you think?"

Li Shimin has heard some of the things Yang Benman said.

However, after all, this newspaper was first created by Li Kuan, and "Dream of Red Mansions" serialized in "Datang Daily" has a bunch of fans in Chang'an City.

Even in the Daming Palace, there are almost no people who do not chase "Dream of Red Mansions".

So he really can't do it about directly banning the publication of newspapers.

But if you don't care about anything, it doesn't seem right.

After all, the problem that Yang Benman said also exists objectively.

"Your Majesty, it's better to be blocked. Weichen believes that the emergence of the newspaper has the advantages of opening up the people's wisdom, and there are also problems that Yang Yushi said. The fact that so many newspapers have appeared in Chang'an City in a short period of time shows that there is a demand for newspapers, and a simple ban is not the solution to the problem. However, it is not possible to do nothing; Wechen suggested that the imperial court set up an agency to manage the newspapers, set some rules for the trade, and distinguish the distribution scope of the various newspapers. ”

Fang Xuanling's brain is very useful, and he put forward his own suggestions in a short period of time.

The more prosperous the newspaper, the more prosperous the style of Datang is, and it means that more and more people in Datang are literate.

These newspapers can even become literacy teaching materials for some poor families.

After all, a newspaper that costs a penny is too cheap compared to a book that costs hundreds of pennies.

"Fang Xiang's suggestion is worthy of being a serious policy for Lao Cheng, and Weichen also agrees."

The eldest grandson, Wuji, stood up and expressed his opinion.

"Chang'an Evening News" is now one of the three major newspapers in Datang, and he doesn't want to be shut down because of an impeachment for some reason.

In fact, as the number one figure in the list of meritorious heroes, the eldest grandson Wuji's vision is still very powerful.

Of course, the problems Yang Benman said exist and need to be changed, but you can't beat all the newspapers to death with a stick.

Weichen also agreed with Fang Xiang's point of view.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Soon, in the Hanyuan Palace, the ministers reached a consensus at an unprecedented speed and began to move on to the next topic.

……

In Ajinomoto, Fang Xuanling took the initiative to invite Li Kuan to the appointment.

That's a rarity!

Li Kuan naturally won't be so faceless.

"I don't know why the prime minister is looking for me?"

After a brief greeting, Fang Xuanling and Li Kuan sat down in the private room.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the old man made a long story short, I guess you also heard some rumors. The imperial court was to set up a special agency to manage the newspapers. But how to set up this organization, how to arrange its functions, and how to manage the newspaper, I would like to hear your opinion. ”

Fang Xuanling and Li Kuan are also acquaintances, and to a certain extent, the two families are still friends in the same trench.

"It's hard to say, it's easy to say. First of all, from now on, all newspapers need to be registered in this institution, submit the relevant information of the newspaper shopkeeper and proprietor, and pay a certain amount of deposit; Once a newspaper violates laws and regulations, we can punish it in various aspects, such as warnings, deduction of security deposits, suspension of business for rectification, and cancellation of distribution qualifications. ”

Li Kuan had naturally heard of the chaos in the newspaper industry in Chang'an City.

Luo Bingwang complained to himself more than once that newspapers such as "The Moon" had robbed many customers of "Datang Daily".

There are even some tabloids with iron heads, and all kinds of scandals have been made up to the head of the Chu Wangfu.

Therefore, rectification is almost inevitable.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is worthy of being the ancestor of the newspaper, and this first article is extraordinary, solving the old man's urgent need."

Listening to what Li Kuan said, Fang Xuanling had a smile on his face.

It seems that it is a completely correct choice to invite Li Kuan to dinner today.

"Fang Xiang has won the award. The second article is to impose certain restrictions on the content of newspapers. Content such as fabrication, framing, slander, and slander of the imperial court is definitely not allowed to be published. Of course, there must be a degree to this, but don't get the same official articles on the newspapers at the time, then the significance of the newspaper to disseminate information will be lost. ”

"Furthermore, there must be a limit to who the newspaper can distribute. For example, some content is obviously not suitable for some students in Mongolian schools and primary schools, so it is necessary to guide them more......"

Li Kuanlin gave Fang Xuanling a little talk for half an hour, which can be regarded as a thorough explanation of how to manage various newspapers.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the old man suddenly felt that the influence of this newspaper is so huge, should our imperial court also handle an official newspaper?"

Fang Xuanling looked at Li Kuan a little embarrassed.

This idea will obviously have a certain impact on "Datang Daily".

"Yes, Fang Xiang, if you don't say it, I also want to bring it up, I even have the name of the newspaper in mind, it's called "Zhenguan Shengshi".

Li Kuan's answer was beyond Fang Xuanling's expectations.

He couldn't figure out how true Li Kuan's words were true and how false they were.

"The name...... Isn't it a little ......?"

Fang Xuanling also wants face.

With such a flattering newspaper name, if he is not careful, he will be impeached as a courtier.

However, when Li Kuan said this, it seems that it is not very appropriate for him to directly oppose it.

He can't object to the statement that Zhenguan is a prosperous age, right?

"I think it's good, Your Majesty must like it too. There is now the Datang Transportation Group under the Ministry of Households, and there is an additional newspaper of "Zhenguan Shengshi" under the Ministry of Rites, which can be used to publish all kinds of non-confidential court and political events and interpret various major policies of the imperial court. ”

Li Kuan is preparing to turn "Datang Daily" into a comprehensive newspaper, and there will not be much conflict with "Zhenguan Shengshi".

Besides, there is such a newspaper of the imperial court to guide public opinion, and he also agrees.

"Then the old man will go back and sort it out and report to His Majesty."

Fang Xuanling suddenly felt a little like lifting a stone and hitting his own foot.

……

The merchants of Chang'an City often complained about the inefficiency of the imperial court.

Actually, it depends on what it is.

As long as the court pays attention to it, the efficiency is higher than you can imagine.

Fang Xuanling was only on the third day after eating with Li Kuan, and an official came to Wenqu Academy with a group of officials and found Wen Qiming.

The "Datang Newspaper Management Rules" was placed in front of Wen Qiming, and at the same time, there was also a notice of rectification within a time limit.

The Moon, as the newspaper with huge sales and the most controversy, became the first unlucky person after the New Deal.

Of course, the strategy formulated by Fang Xuanling himself did not completely block its way.

If you only sell it in the Qinglou liquor store in Pingkang Fang, then many of the restrictions on the Moon will be relaxed.

Anyway, during the rectification period, Wen Qiming had to show his sincerity until his rectification plan was approved.

……

At the headquarters of Datang Daily, Li Kuan came here again.

"King Bin, starting tomorrow, our newspaper will be changed from one page every three days to one page every two days, and then the words inside will be expressed in more easy-to-understand words."

Whenever the industry is in chaos, it is often the time when the big fish eat the small fish, and the strong become stronger.

Li Kuan has relatively big expectations for "Datang Daily".

Nowadays, in Liangzhou, Dengzhou, Luoyang, Xiangzhou, and even Yangzhou and Hangzhou, there are sales of "Datang Daily".

Although it is less timely, no one thinks it is wrong to read expired newspapers until there are better tools for disseminating information.

In fact, even Li Shimin's news from various states and counties that he sees every day is basically out of date.

Just like Lingnan, even if you take the fastest clipper boat from Guangzhou to Chang'an, you can't get there in a month.

This is destined to have a certain lag in the news obtained in the Daming Palace.

This problem exists in any dynasty.

"Lord Wang, these articles, my subordinates have referred to the writing method of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and tried to be colloquial as much as possible, if they want to evolve further, it can really only become the same as everyone's daily speech."

As a traditional literati, Luo Bingwang has always been a little resistant to writing articles in the vernacular.

However, the situation is stronger than people, and he doesn't want to lose such a good platform, so he can only pinch his nose and persuade himself to accept it.

"Is there anything wrong with writing an essay in the same words that everyone speaks every day?"

As soon as Li Kuan's words came out, King Luo Bin was speechless.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates are worried that this will cause a storm. After all, the scholars and Confucians in Chang'an City were all scholars from classical Chinese, and now they have changed so much that many people will not be able to accept it. ”

Luo Bingwang compared his heart to his heart, and felt that it was difficult for him to accept, so it must be even more difficult for other literati to accept.

Why do scholars appear tall?

Because there are few people reading in this society.

Those who have not read the words of the sages will not understand them at all.

This sense of superiority is something that ordinary people can't experience.

If this is really any newspaper and article in the future in an easy-to-understand vernacular, well, even this vernacular is a word coined by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, then how can these readers reflect their differences?

After all, in Chang'an City, there are now many literate craftsmen and helpers.

"What's not to accept? In the pre-Qin period, the writing tools were clumsy, the writing was very laborious, and it was inevitable that the pen should be omitted and the conciseness should be emphasized. After all, there is too much time difference between burning three or five words on bamboo slips and thirty or fifty words. Therefore, at that time, classical Chinese was the most suitable thing, and the information was recorded concisely and concisely.

However, this is no longer the case, the cost of paper has dropped dramatically, and quill pens have become more popular, so it is not much more difficult to write a few more words. On the contrary, the writing is too concise, so that many people can't understand it, and that's the problem. ”

If Li Kuan couldn't even handle Luo Bingwang, how could he successfully promote the vernacular?

Naturally, it takes a little more talking.

The prince's subordinates naturally agreed. However, I have heard some rumors, and some of the students of the Guozijian are said to have already had opinions about the words in our current newspapers, and if they make it more vernacular, their subordinates are worried that they will cause trouble to the prince. ”

"Sightseeing, you can rest assured. The last thing this king fears is trouble. After all these years, when can't a bunch of troubles come to your door? If he was afraid of trouble, this king would have been unable to survive in Chang'an City for a long time. ”

Those who oppose vernacular writing, Li Kuan is estimated to be those Confucian disciples.

Nowadays, the colleges other than the classics of Guanshishan Academy are flourishing, and the contradiction with Confucianism is not a star, and Li Kuan does not expect to be able to afford any conflict at all.

If you don't accept it, just do it!

It's that simple!