Li Shi looked at Wei Renshi with some surprise.

He seemed to think that Wei Renshi had no other way.

Seeing Wei Renshi say this, he asked curiously, "But what is the method?" ”

"Publish a daily newspaper." Wei Renshi replied.

"Daily? What's that? Li Shi didn't know why, and asked.

"Those who report daily are also reported every day." Wei Renshi explained: "Most of the events contained in the information are important news of the previous day or a few days, or other major events in the previous few days. Compile these important news and events, record what happened objectively and truthfully, and comment on them. Or publish other people's contributions, collect them into a page, print them overnight, and go on sale in the morning, which is a daily newspaper. By reading the daily newspapers, people can learn about the situation in the country in recent days, see what decrees have been issued by the imperial court, and how these decrees have been implemented. In turn, the monarch can also see what major events have happened in the country in recent days through the daily newspaper, and can also know the interesting stories of the recent days, and can get some information he needs from them. ”

In such a way, the decrees of the imperial court will be quickly known to the people through the daily newspaper, and the people's reaction will also be quickly heard by the people through the daily newspaper. In this way, the daily newspaper can bypass the hundred officials, directly contact the court and the people, and become the eyes and ears of each other, and the court decrees are no longer obscure and unknown to the people, so they are deceived by corrupt officials and corrupt officials. and so that the king will no longer hide in the palace, and will not know what the will of the people is. ”

After Li Shi listened, he thought for a while and said: "Listening to Wei Qing's explanation, it seems that the resolution of the imperial court is copied to everyone in various places. But this thing is already there, don't you know that there is a palace gate copy? ”

"Your Majesty, the palace gate copy is a copy of the imperial court to send the decree and the affairs of the court to the state and county governments in various prefectures and counties, and it is more inclined to convey the decrees between the imperial court and the state and county yamen." Wei Renshi naturally knew that the palace gate was copied, and said to Li Shi: "The daily newspaper that the minister said is facing the people and the people, and these unofficial people are the mainstay. It not only has content similar to the palace gate copy, but also many other things, and its reading group is more inclined to the people, which is a way for the people to know what the court has done, what orders have been issued, or what has happened in various places. In the daily newspaper, a summary narrative is used to quickly and promptly report the latest and valuable facts inside and outside Datang. In this way, the decrees of the imperial court can be known to more people through daily newspapers, and the people can supervise whether the officials in various places have properly implemented the orders of the imperial court. The people's comments, reactions, and opinions on a certain matter can also be seen by His Majesty through daily newspapers, so that His Majesty can better understand public opinion and brainstorm ideas, instead of being deceived by the courtiers. Newspapers can become the eyes and ears of the people, understand the policies of the imperial court, and understand the painstaking efforts and arrangements of His Majesty. Newspapers can also be the eyes and ears of His Majesty, to understand what is happening in the people and what impact they have, and to collect opinions, suggestions, opinions and situations from the people. ”

"Your Majesty, with this thing, the decrees of the imperial court can be known to the people of the world, and the people will not be deceived by those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and they will be able to understand the intention of the imperial decrees. You can also supervise for Your Majesty whether the officials under him are acting in accordance with the decrees of the imperial court. Taking a step back, even if the local officials did not carry out the decree and harmed the people, then the people knew that the decree was good because they already knew about it from the daily newspaper, but they were not implemented well and became bad. In this way, even if resentment and dissatisfaction arise in the hearts of the people, it is only against those bad officials who do not properly follow the decrees, but it will not lose the prestige of the court itself in the hearts of the people. Wei Renshi continued: "And the major events that happened among the people, such as the great drought in Guanzhong this time, the monarch will also see it through the articles in the daily newspaper, so he will naturally pay attention to it and send someone to verify it, so he will not be deceived by some traitorous ministers." ”

"The world is big, but it's only Kyushu. If there were people everywhere who could publish such daily newspapers, and carry the affairs of the imperial court on them, the locals would be able to write articles about their folk experiences and give them to the people who issued the daily newspapers, so that they could also upload local affairs. Then Your Majesty only needs to read these newspapers every day, and you can know the major events in the world without leaving home. ”

Li Shi listened, bowed his head thoughtfully and thought about it for a while, and then asked, "Wei Qing said it, it is a good way to listen to it." But nothing else, just Wei Qing said that this day will be reported. If this thing wants to be seen by the world, there will never be more than one or two copies, or even more than a hundred copies. How can Wei Qing do so much every day? ”

Wei Renshi was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that the minister has already dedicated the method of movable type printing?" ”

Li Shi was also stunned, paused, and then said, "Oh, I remembered." ”

It seems that movable type printing made the bachelor and the prince of Chongwenguan so excited, but it didn't make Li Shi pay more attention.

Or, Li Shi didn't care about the changes it could bring.

Faint King.

Wei Renshi was even more disdainful in his heart.

"With movable type printing, as long as there are enough people, tens of thousands of sheets can be printed every day." Wei Renshi said.

Now is not the era of national literacy, and there are not too many people who can read and understand newspapers, so if there are enough people, enough movable type, and print at full speed, it will be able to supply the number of newspapers needed in Chang'an and the surrounding areas every day. The contents of these newspapers will be read by literate people, and they will also be passed on by enthusiastic scholars, forming a kind of radiation.

Li Shi said again: "Even if Wei Qing can make so many every day." If the affairs of the court are recorded in the newspaper, everyone in the world can see, know, and observe, and there are naturally talented people who dare to check the disadvantages of the times and supervise what the court does. However, there will also be treacherous people who confuse the public, build kilns, and deliberately misinterpret them, but they will also be seen by the people because they are above, and the people will be incited. ”

Wei Renshi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the daily newspaper has limited space, how can any article be published?" All articles that can be published in the newspaper are the result of selection. Those who are beneficial to the country will be published; Those who are harmful to the country should be abandoned. In this case, why should Your Majesty worry? If His Majesty is still not at ease, Wechen suggested that His Majesty could send personnel to join the department that edited the content of the newspaper to supervise it. ”

According to Wei Qing's words, anyone in the daily newspaper could write an article. If it is really as Wei Qing said, let people everywhere issue this thing, Qing is sincere and loyal, and I will naturally trust it. It is also a law to station supervision. But if there are other people in the world who follow Wei Qing's example and come to start a newspaper, will it be difficult for me to send a special party to supervise everyone who runs a newspaper? Li Shi said again: "What if he has bad intentions and deliberately writes articles in that daily newspaper that distorts the decree or slanders the court to show others?" ”