Chapter 120: Public Opinion

"Enlighten the saint, the minister has prepared a sharp weapon for the saint, with this sharp weapon in hand, the saint does not have to worry about someone rebelling." Feng Daiwen and Li Shimin sat down together and said.

"Oh, that's such a weapon!" Li Shimin asked in disbelief.

"The saint knows that whether it is Confucianism or a family, pushing the people to rebel against the government is nothing more than speech, using words and pens as knives. Now we can treat others in the way of others, and now the official government is a good idea, but the scale is too small. Weichen suggested that the official newspaper of the Tang Dynasty should be issued in large quantities, so that the people of the world would know the holy decree issued by the saint and the orders of the government, so that local officials would not be allowed to deceive the people. Feng Dewen explained.

"It's good, it's good, but there are a lot of questions in between, what content to publish? The government didn't have that many orders to issue it, and it was too expensive to use too much paper. How to solve these problems, Aiqing said in detail. Li Shimin thought for a moment and asked.

"There are two kinds of newspapers, one that publishes state decrees, publishes the achievements of officials, and discloses corrupt officials and the punishments they receive. Royal anecdotes, such as how much the saint needs to approve every day, and found that there is a disaster, and the saint is worried that he will not be able to eat, and for example, the queen mother is the world, diligent and thrifty, and sympathetic to the people to distribute 3,000 palace maids in the palace. The people must like these very much, and they all want to know what the royal family has done, so that it can reflect the royal demeanor, not far away from the people, and let the people feel the royal kindness and the care of the heavenly family. Feng Daiwen introduced.

The minister heard a joke that said that two old peasants imagined the emperor's luxurious life, and one said: "I think the emperor must eat white masks every day!" The other said, "More than that, I think the emperor must have used a golden hoe in the ground!" "The people are too far away from the royal family to know what the Holy Lord has done for them, and they can only imagine it out of thin air. If someone stirs up trouble, as long as the rumors are spreading, the people will blindly obey them. If a newspaper is published and some royal anecdotes are published, it will be more helpful for the people to understand the royal family. Feng Daven continued.

"Yes, that's right. As long as the people are well arranged, those can be published, and those that can't be published. Li Shimin himself is a high-IQ person, and he immediately drew inferences from others, and even thought of restrictive measures.

"The saint is wise, like this Tang Dynasty Western Expedition, you can publish it in large quantities, establish a heroic image, and let the people know that the purpose of being a soldier is to surround their homes and let their wives and children live a good life. The Tang Dynasty went on the expedition because of how many people Kouguan had killed in the Turkic years, and the people who were rescued showed up to say, so that the people would be more supportive if they wanted to come to the court. Feng Daiwen said.

"Yes, Wei Guo, you said very well, just now you mentioned one kind of newspaper, what is the other one?" Li Shimin asked with a smile on his face.

The second kind of minister called it a local newspaper, and the first page of this kind of newspaper published the good people and good deeds done by the people, merchants, craftsmen, soldiers, and officials, the strange things that happened in the locality, and some interesting things that happened in the past, and some articles and ideas that were beneficial to the country and the people of the past. The second page called it an advertisement, that is, to publish that there is good food and fun in the city, that inn has an elegant environment, good service, etc., and what is produced in the local village and what is needed there. This is also the main income of the newspaper. Feng Daiwen introduced.

"Well, advertise, advertise. It's very figurative, and it's a good idea indeed. Wei Guo, you have also proposed before that everything must be experimented and promoted first, and you should first release two issues in Chang'an to see how the effect is. This is your sole responsibility in the first place, and you can bring up what you need. Li Shimin thought about it and agreed.

"Wechen obeys." Feng Daiwen clenched his fists to lead the order.

"Well, Weiguo, you sent a letter to Wu Guogong, and Yuan Tiangang personally chose a wedding date for you, which is scheduled for the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15." Li Shimin looked at the handsome Feng Daiwen and said with great satisfaction.

Feng Daiwen was stunned for a moment, and his face couldn't help but turn red and said, "Weichen understands." ”

Li Shimin laughed and let his beloved son-in-law go down.

Feng Daiwen returned to the Hou Mansion, where he had not returned for several months, in a particularly happy mood, and his steps were much lighter. After getting out of the carriage, the guards saw Feng Daiwen coming back and hurriedly opened the main door. Feng Daizhi and Feng Daihuo were already waiting here, Yaya and two maids carried a brazier at the door, Yaya took a handful of dried wormwood and lit it outside Feng Daiwen's body and smoked it, letting him step over the brazier.

It is a tradition that when the soldiers return home, their families light braziers at the door and smoke their bodies with wormwood, which means to expel the murderous aura left by the battlefield and avoid bringing the soul into the home.

"The younger brother has seen the eldest brother, and the eldest brother is fine." Feng Daiwen saluted the eldest brother who was smiling.

"It's good that Erlang returns safely, you have a good rest today, and you have to go to the yamen office for your brother, and you will be picked up and washed another day." Feng Daizhi said with a smile. Although his younger brother said that he covered up his own light, he also gave the Feng family a face. Feng Daizhi was still sincerely happy.

"Okay, big brother, thank you big brother for taking care of the house for many days another day." Feng Daiwen looked at his eldest brother and smiled.

"Second young master......" After Feng Daizhi left, Yaya hugged Feng Daiwen's arm, tilted her head and looked at Feng Daiwen with tears in her eyes and a smile.

Feng Daiwen felt the softness of his arm, and his heart was shocked, it turned out that the little girl was not small, and it was not easy to pull out the arm that the girl was holding onto, and he inserted Yaya's tears with his other hand and said: "Okay, how old is the person still crying, go get some delicious food for the second young master, your second young master hasn't eaten the dishes made by Yaya himself for a long time." ”

"Second young master, you wait, Yaya will do it immediately." When Yaya heard Feng Daiwen say this, she wiped her tears happily and ran to the back kitchen.

It's really good to have a caring girl, the barracks are full of big bosses, there are people who know how to care about people, this is the feeling of coming home, Feng Daiwen took the fifth child into the house in a happy mood.

"Fifth brother, what do you like besides practicing martial arts? Would I like to give you a daughter-in-law? Feng Daiwen looked at the brother who had been following him, and found that he knew and cared too little about this brother, so he asked.

Feng Daihuo was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "The second brother's daughter-in-law is too troublesome, she will cry at every turn, and she will talk about it in the future, what do you like?" I like the feeling of hitting hard with a stick. ”

"Haha, Goro, it feels better to knock on another stick." Chen Xiong and Chen Hu laughed wickedly.

Feng Daiwen stared at him angrily and said: "I won't go out for a short time when I come back this time, you two and I will have someone say a daughter-in-law for you, and I should also leave a seed for your family." I am looking for a Turkic woman for everyone to be a concubine for the brothers. ”

"Hehe, thank you, general, thank you, general." The two brothers said with a smirk with bright eyes.

"General, I, I, can we also have a concubine?" Several of the other guards stammered.

"Why can't you, I brought you out of Lingnan, but there are many brothers who can't be brought back." Feng Daiwen's expression darkened and he said sadly.

"We don't regret following the general. I'm sure the other brothers thought the same way. The guard yelled with red eyes.

"I know, I know, so I tell my brothers, if you have a good match, you will marry, and if you want to go home, you will also bring it up, and I will take care of all the expenses and arrangements." Feng Daiwen patted him on the shoulder and said.

"It's the general, I'll tell my brothers." The guard grinned.