He's coming!

He's coming in a warship!

When the news of General Pingyu's arrival in Nanjing came, the whole Nanjing was shaken, and overnight, I don't know how many officials of the six ministries abandoned India and fled, and even some people who couldn't think of it jumped directly into the Qinhuai River.

Of course, not everyone was panicked, at least for Qian Qianyi, after learning that the general had arrived, he was naturally excited.

The Great General is finally here!

In the past few years, as the editor-in-chief of Daming Daily, he has been advocating the great exploits of the generals and the Pingyu Army.

There may be many scholars who call it "tyrannical", but under the propaganda of the Daming Daily, the general's reputation among the people is getting better and better, after all, for ordinary people, they don't care how the general was tyrannical in Nanjing, no matter how he "asked Emperor Gao to punish the ministers with his sword" in front of Xiaoling, no matter how he "killed the officials of the six departments without purpose", they only remember how he tried his best to protect Nanjing, how to kill all the captives, so that Jiangnan could be preserved.

The eyes of the masses are bright, even if Shilin blames them for their "tyranny", but under the report of Daming Daily, it is impossible for them to deceive the people and control public opinion.

After all, the Daming Daily, which costs five cents a copy, has long been distributed to the north and south of the country. Although many people, including the Donglin Party, had tried to run a newspaper, they were surprised to find that they could not print such a cheap newspaper at all, even if they recruited merchants to advertise in the newspaper, they could not print such a cheap newspaper, not to mention the high cost of the copper movable type they used, and the characters were too large, unlike the Daming Daily, which used the unique small characters of "lithograph".

Small print not only saves paper, but also saves ink, and the cost is naturally low. They don't know that this kind of lithographic technology is Zhu Guoqiang's "advanced technology" introduced from another time and space in order to run a newspaper, this kind of printing using stone lithographs and printing plates after processing has just been introduced to China in the late Qing Dynasty, and it is highly respected by the Chinese people because of its simple technology, of course, the technical simplicity refers to the fact that in the 19th century, in this era, leaving the chemical raw materials provided by Dalian, this technology is simply alien technology.

Because it is cheap enough and convenient, some people naturally want to buy the "lithograph machine" they use from Daming Daily, but Qian Qianyi refused without hesitation.

"Use technology to control public opinion!"

At least in the short term, public opinion must be firmly controlled.

Zhu Guoqiang naturally did not oppose the suggestion of the "Donglin leader", anyway, there is no need to promote lithographic technology, compared with technology dissemination, the most important thing is to control public opinion at this stage.

It is precisely because of this that Daming Daily has been firmly occupying the market with its cheapness, and then controlling public opinion.

At this time, in the face of the upcoming prince, Qian Qianyi's heart was really excited.

"Oh Oki!"

Qian Qianyi, who was in a good mood, looked at Zheng Sen in front of him and said with a smile.

"The general will arrive in two days, and when the time comes, I will introduce you to the general......"

"Really? Teacher! ”

Zheng Sen said excitedly that as early as when he was studying in Fujian, he had heard of the prestige of the general more than once, and even when the general's people robbed the Zheng family's ship, he felt "taken for granted".

For the general Pingdong and the thief, he admired it to the extreme. Even before coming to Nanjing to study, he had the idea of going to Dalian to meet the general, but because of his father's opposition, he could only do it, and his father hoped that he could make progress in the imperial examination, after all, he had been admitted to Xiucai six years ago. As long as there is a famous teacher's guidance, he will definitely be able to win the promotion in the future.

Therefore, he came to Nanjing Guozijian for further study, and his father also hired a famous teacher for him to study under the great Confucian Qian Qianyi, in fact, at the beginning, Qian Qianyi was not willing to accept him as a student, but he couldn't withstand Zheng Zhilong's generous sum of 10,000 taels of silver!

In the face of such a generous apprenticeship, Qian Qianyi naturally had no way to refuse, so he accepted this student, and then named him Sen, which means deep and clean, and the crowd is lush. In order to encourage him, he gave him the word "big wood".

But deep down, he didn't like Zheng Sen, after all, his father was a pirate. What kind of person is our old money, a world-famous Confucian!

Therefore, Qian Qianyi had already made up his mind, as long as the general came, he would recommend Zheng Sen to him, so that he would not have to teach this student anymore, and he would also have an explanation for the Zheng family, after all, he had a background for him, and Zheng Zhilong would not say anything if he wanted to come.

As for the ten thousand taels of silver.

Well, naturally, I laughed at it.

"I'm afraid that my father will be unhappy, after all, my father wants students to make progress on the right path of the imperial examination."

"Da Mu, although the imperial examination is the right way, but if it is chaotic today, but all people with lofty ideals are worried about national affairs, Da Mu, you are loyal to the country, how can you not know as a teacher? Although the general has pacified the thieves, but the thieves occupy most of Henan and Shaanxi, and their soldiers are pointing directly at the capital. Pacify the thieves with the general? ”

"It's naturally the student's wish, it's just ......"

Zheng Sen groaned.

"It's just a father......"

For Zheng Sen, who grew up in Japan as a child, he naturally admired strong men like generals, but his father was always ashamed of his pirate background and longed for him to advance to the imperial examination.

As long as two generations of people are promoted to the imperial court as officials, decades later, the world will only remember that the Zheng family is a family of poetry and books, and a few people will mention that the Zheng family was born as pirates. If there are a few more generations, the Zheng family, like other people in southern Fujian, is not only a local Wang family, but also a scholarly family.

For Zheng Sen, who shouldered the future reputation of the Zheng family, he couldn't help but hesitate for a while.

"Da Mu, don't make a decision in a hurry for the time being, let's talk about it when I see the general, the general!"

Qian Qianyi couldn't help but admire.

"That's really the man of the world...... Jay! ”

In fact, Qian Qianyi wants to talk more about the "master of people", but he can only bury this idea in his heart, the reason why he has such a thought, in the final analysis, is because this prince is really ruthless and decisive.

When it comes to means, the emperor in the capital is as innocent as a child.

Hey, the world of the Ming Dynasty is going to be replaced!

Thinking of the general who was about to arrive in Nanjing, in connection with the situation in the capital, Qian Qianyi had such a thought in his heart.

He didn't know why the general came to Nanjing at this time, but he could guess a rough idea.

That general, who came to worship Emperor Gao, clearly wanted to succeed to the throne in Nanjing, once Shenjing fell......

Of course, there are some things that can only be guessed and not said. Qian Qianyi knew very well that in front of the general, he was not a favorite at all, and even had bad deeds.

Even in the future, when the meritorious deeds are rewarded, he will not necessarily have his share. That's why we need to put in more effort than others, at least to run this newspaper well. This newspaper was his way to the top.

As long as this newspaper is done well, the great general will definitely be inseparable from him in the future. After all, even if a general ascends the throne, he needs the support of public opinion.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Zheng Sen, so Qian Qianyi will recommend the body to the general. And not just to get rid of him. There was another thought in his mind as well.

That is, I hope to have my own student by the side of the general, the general is very young, and he will naturally appreciate a young man like Xiang Damu, unlike ordinary scholars, Damu can be said to be able to write and martial arts.

People like him will definitely be reused by the general's side, and in this way, the general will have his own person by his side. No matter how it develops in the future, it will be extremely beneficial for you.

Of course, Zheng Sen didn't know the teacher's inner thoughts, and he even had some gains and losses in his heart, on the one hand, he admired the general, but on the other hand, as the eldest son of the Zheng family, he also hoped to develop on the right path of the imperial examination.

But what now?

What should you choose? For a while, Zheng Sen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed......