This made Zhu Youxiao's curiosity aroused, and he made up for a while through these few words, but he didn't understand the essentials. So he instructed Wei Zhongxian to ask Dongchang to carefully check Li Sancai's income. And closely monitor Yang Lian and other Donglin Party members, it is best to send someone to sneak into his home, collect the situation, and find out about this matter.

This matter can only be like this for the time being, and Zhu Youxiao thought of another problem, that is, how to boost morale. When Shenyang fell, Yuan Yingtai's compromise suggested that He Shixian might have defected to the enemy. The ministers also clamored for the punishment of his defection to the enemy and the punishment of his family. Later, Luo Yangxing's report clearly pointed out that he saw He Shixian die in battle, and there was no such thing as surrendering to the enemy at all. Later, after the detailed report came out, it was also pointed out that He Shixian had indeed died in battle. If he really listened to the words of the ministers at that time and blamed the He family, what a blow it would have dealt to the morale of the army afterwards.

Then there are Qin Bangping, Chen Ce and others, all of whom are guest troops, but they are brave in battle, far better than local officers and soldiers in Liaodong such as Zhu Wanliang. Zhu Youxiao felt that meritorious awards and punishments should be what the officers and soldiers most want the imperial court to do, and this is the foundation of boosting morale. Second, it is necessary to let everyone in the world know the heroic deeds of officers and men who fought bravely, and expose the ugly features of those who defect to the enemy and fear the enemy, so that the people will naturally know who should be admired and who should be despised. It's just that the current Di newspaper has a very narrow audience, and it seems that it is necessary to build a newspaper, which is a supreme trick for mastering public opinion.

The emperor summoned Xu Guangqi and asked what the printing press was like now. According to Xu Guangqi, printing is now mainly based on engraving, because engraving is more beautiful and clear than movable type printing, and can be overprinted, and can be printed in a variety of colors. Movable type is mainly tin movable type, wooden movable type, copper movable type, high cost, small number of prints, and often unclear handwriting, lack of words, etc.

Zhu Youxiao remembered that the lead type should be used in later generations, so he asked if he could use lead type for printing, and Xu Guangqi replied that he had indeed heard of lead type, as if someone had used it in Changzhou, and as for what it was, he was not very clear.

The emperor decreed: In the battle of Liaoshen in Liaodong, there were He Shixian, You Shigong, Chen Ce, Qin Bangping, Zhou Dunji and other generals who died in the battle of the country, and the loyal soul will live forever. The ministers had different opinions, some agreed, but some opposed, and Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the Donglin Party, believed that it was difficult to distinguish between those who died in battle for the country or those who surrendered to the enemy to protect themselves, which would increase the number of officials in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, and if there was a mistake, it would make the world laugh.

Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou also held the same opinion, and Zhu Youxiao thought that he just didn't want the status of martial artists to rise. So he smiled and said: "Those who sacrifice their lives for the country can't get the respect they deserve and the praise of the imperial court, and they can't get blood and food, who is willing to fight to the death for the country?" The Ministry of Rites chooses an auspicious place to build a martyr's shrine, lists a long road outside the shrine, lists the generals who surrendered to the enemy next to the road, and lists their names and places of origin and their father's names. Let people know who such rebels are born of. As for those who are afraid of the enemy and dare not fight, they will be given a chance to make up for their mistakes, and if they commit another offense, they will be listed with the generals who have defected to the enemy, but they will not show their father's name. ”

"As for screening, even if there is a mistake, it is better than no sacrifice."

Fang Congzhe also supported the emperor's point of view: "The Ministry of Rites and Rites of the Ministry of War is just a lot of manpower, and loyal ministers and martyrs use their lives to defend the Ming Dynasty and the emperor." Of course, we know in our hearts that we can't let the martyrs shed blood, and we must let the families of the martyrs shed tears again. This is a sentence that Zhu Youxiao told him when he discussed it with him first, and he felt that this sentence was very reasonable, although it was too straightforward.

Now Yang Lian and the others didn't say it anymore, Yang Lian had already sneered at him last time Li Xuanzhi was named Concubine Kang, and now he was rejected as soon as he opened his mouth, so he said that he was sick and asked for leave, and the emperor directly approved it, but it was not good for the Donglin Party to speak again.

The emperor decreed: There is a newspaper under the Ministry of Rites, and Bao Yingao of the Ministry of Rites is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, and the people who are good at printing are summoned to handle the Ming Weekly, so that the people of the world know the affairs of the world and let the people of the world discuss the affairs of the world.

This purpose set off a heated discussion among the ministers. Most people think it's good, this is easy to understand, because of course, those who can read the newspaper are also readers, which means that they have an additional way to put pressure on the emperor to express their views, especially some officials, manipulating public opinion is their strength, and now with such a platform, of course, it is more welcome. It's just that of course they can't imagine now that the newspaper will make the existence of their profession dispensable in the end, of course, this is a later story.

Bao Yingao is a native of Nanzhili, and the current priest of the Ministry of Rites, Langzhong, according to Xu Guangqi, is a fair and honest person, and is a good official. The most important thing is that he is a practical person. The decree was given, and he immediately entered the palace to see him.

"Trusted by His Majesty, he ordered Weichen to be in charge of the Ming Weekly Report, but Weichen is only shallow in his studies, and he doesn't know what a weekly report is and how to handle it, so please make it clear to Your Majesty."

"Bao Qing didn't know, as I expected. I think it is possible to run a weekly newspaper and distribute it throughout the country, so that everyone in the world can know about the affairs of the court and discuss the affairs of the court. ”

"The weekly newspaper can now be divided into four editions, one is the Holy Decree, the second is the current affairs, the third is the military politics, and the fourth is the discussion of politics. First of all, you can use the method of engraving, and send it to the ministry, state and county officials for free, and others need to charge a fee. ”

"The so-called weekly newspaper refers to the issue once a certain day, depending on the printing situation, it may only be issued once every half a month or ten months now, and it can become once every five days or even once a day in the future."

"Your Majesty's holy decree, current politics, military and political ministers understand, but what does it mean to discuss politics, please forgive the ministers for their ignorance."

"The speaker of the government is not the speech of the imperial court, but the opinion of others on the holy decree, the current affairs of the imperial court, and the military and political affairs."

"Weichen thinks that if Your Majesty has the constitution of heaven in his mouth, and his words follow the law, and others dare to have a whisper about the holy decree, he can be regarded as having no king and no father, and the world can punish him."

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly, he loved this evil feudal society to death, because he was now the emperor: "Bao Qing, the discussion of politics can be an endorsement of the holy decree, besides, the weekly newspaper is issued by the imperial court, how can the words of slander of the holy decree live in it." ”

"How to do the first issue, the secretary first recruits people, and then produces a report sample, which is presented to the emperor, I must personally participate, and then engrave it after the finalization. As for how to issue it to the government and how to sell it to the people, you should first write a charter. As for the money, it is all spent by internal funds. ”

"Weichen has thanked the emperor, and Shengming has no son of heaven." Bao Langzhong was very happy to hear that the required expenses would be paid by the internal funds. Everyone knows that the situation of the household department is not good, and now this Daming Weekly knows that it is a matter of spending a lot of money, and the emperor is willing to use internal funds to spend, so that Bao Langzhong can't help but pat the emperor.