Chapter 111: Metamorphosis
"At this time, the royal preview and Ouchi enshrinement are not newspapers, so what does the real newspaper look like?" Listening to what Lu Hanqiang said, Chongzhen couldn't help but be interested.
"Newspapers are print publications that regularly publish factual news and commentary on current affairs. It is an important carrier of mass communication and has the function of reflecting and guiding social public opinion. As long as Banzai appropriately let go of speech, let the newspapers publish it, and dare to publish some of their observations and opinions, then as long as a few newspapers are in hand, what kind of information cannot be obtained? ”
"Is this any different from Di Bao?" Chongzhen asked a very practical question, at this time, the court decrees were all distributed in the Di newspaper, and some excerpts from various places were also printed on it, which was the best way for officials from all over the country to understand the direction of the court.
"It's different." Lu Hanqiang interrupted Chongzhen's question at the time, "Di Bao is a top-down thing, there is not much content here, and it is not true, especially his target group is just those official eunuchs, even the gentry can't see it, there is no real thing, the role of supervision, and the newspaper is a bottom-up thing, all the manuscripts are visited by reporters in the people, and he truly reflects the people's suffering." Then, looking at Chongzhen, he said step by step: "As long as the newspaper adds these contents, not only does the imperial court no longer need to feed a group of factory guards and save expenses, you can get what you want, and this newspaper under the leadership of the emperor can also be used throughout the country, and it can bring us huge profits. ”
Wang Chengen has been running the Xinwang Mansion for many years, and he has a special sensitivity to money, and when Lu Hanqiang said it so simply, his eyes immediately lit up, and he turned to a shining gold star.
Chongzhen, who was born in embarrassment, also thought of the profits here, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ponder: "Appropriately let go of speech, will this be unfavorable to the court?" Lu Hanqiang nodded, praised Chongzhen's foresight, and then said with a smile: "Actually, there is also a solution to this problem, that is, long live the selection of Taixue people to form a news audit team, strictly control the content of the manuscript, and stipulate that all remarks that slander the emperor and fan rebellion are not allowed to be published, then everything is OK." ”
I don't understand OK Chongzhen, but the suggestion of setting up a news censorship team dominated by students is feasible.
"Long live, those students are also raised by the imperial court, it is better to let them do something, this kind of expensive and inexpensive thing, why not?" As long as you don't spend money and can make money, Wang Chengen is resolutely in favor.
"Then try it first?" Chongzhen didn't do it this time, and he didn't dare to be the first to eat crabs for this kind of thing that he hadn't seen at all when he was studying on his own, so he made a will to Lu Hanqiang to give it a try.
Lu Hanqiang was overjoyed in his heart, try, try, as long as you try, then you will no longer be able to stop this advanced torrent.
Under the rolling financial resources, I hope that this Ming will also roll forward, this is really looking forward to it.
With a trembling expression, Lu Hanqiang walked out of the noon gate of the Forbidden City quickly, and then, turning a corner, ignoring the fact that some guys in uniform were probing their brains, he trotted, and then turned into a wild run, laughing all the way, and rushed to the editorial office of the tabloid.
Along the road, all the people who saw it dodged, thinking that another Fan Jin appeared, well, at that time, there was no Fan Jin
Lu Hanqiang ignored everyone's gaze and expression, and rushed into Huang's humble editorial office like a madman.
"Good news, good news." Then he bent over and gasped and laughed, then laughed maniacally.
Obtaining the right to open a newspaper is what Lu Hanqiang wants to get the most, and he has always wanted to get it in his dreams.
To make money is an idea, but what angry youth doesn't want to change history? Even if it is a little change, then history may be rewritten because of itself, what kind of change will this be for the troubled Han family, such a mood, such an unspeakable mood is crazy.
Standing up and looking at Huang Weiwei, who was at a loss, Lu Hanqiang opened his hands with tears in his eyes and raised them high, "My suffering motherland, your son, I, will finally let you change." ”
A newspaper, a real newspaper, was gently placed by Lu Hanqiang on the imperial book case in Chongzhen's imperial study before dawn, the realization of a real newspaper, at this time, in this situation, finally got his wish, and Chongzhen, the little emperor, based on the heart of not increasing the burden of the court, and Wang Chengen, the eunuch, wanted to increase the income of Ouchi, almost achieved this goal. A new thing appeared in Dique, Daming News
Now, in the streets and alleys of the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty, the newsboys are running and shouting, in the sunshine, in the middle of summer, a new thing is displayed in front of people's eyes.
"Reading the newspaper and reading the newspaper, there is a great drought in the northwest, and there are countless displaced people."
"Look at the newspaper and read the newspaper, the southeast is ripe, and the grain is cheap."
"Reading the newspaper and reading the newspaper, a certain waiter disregarded public opinion and forcibly demolished the house to expand the garden for himself."
"Reading the newspaper and reading the newspaper, a certain official entered Willow Lane on Flower Street with a certain official yesterday, and what he said was ambiguous."
Of course, the headline on the front page reads, "Read the newspaper and read the newspaper, long live the throne, work hard, implement the new policy, and praise the people." ”
Just one night, the Daming News flooded Beijing with overwhelming momentum, and with an unstoppable momentum, it was captured by those foreign printing companies that had been squatting in Beijing for a long time waiting for the tabloid newspaper to be published, and immediately spread all over the world.
Not to mention the sales volume, the massive amount of information is enough for all the literati who can afford it, and the dignitaries and dignitaries must have a copy. And those gentlemen who learned from Lu Hanqiang's storytelling in the teahouse saw the fresh affairs that could arouse the appetite of the audience for the first time, and before opening the book, they shook their heads and gave the audience a free reading of a newspaper, which attracted the audience and gathered popularity.
And at this time, Lu Hanqiang looked at the young emperor, looking at the stack of newspapers repeatedly with hunger, looking at the newspaper that opened a real world for him, looking at his pale and tired face, a kind of pity and pity rose in his heart, at this time, he once again gave a deep salute, and said to his heart: "All policies, whether good or bad, must be as you said, and we must try to judge the right and wrong of our decisions, instead of standing in the court, according to the so-called sage teachings, and according to the assumptions to make decisions." At this time, Lu Hanqiang said to Chongzhen, the young man, very seriously.
Chongzhen raised his head and looked at Lu Hanqiang very seriously.
Under Chongzhen's forced gaze, Lu Hanqiang did not have the cautiousness of the past, but looked at each other calmly, "We don't know whether what we are going to implement and take the road to revive the great Ming Dynasty is right or wrong. Lu Hanqiang stared at Chongzhen and said solemnly again.
Chongzhen was still staring at Lu Hanqiang's eyes, as if he wanted to see the depths of his heart.
"You are the king of Yao Shun, but the road that Yao Shun has taken is something that no one has walked before, everyone only sees his achievements, but ignores his journey, therefore, without experimenting and taking it for granted, then, the result may be to love the people." stood up, straightened his waist, and said firmly: "It's more likely to do bad things with good intentions, which is harmful to the people." ”
In the imperial study, there was an unbearable silence at this time, and it became dead silence because of Lu Hanqiang's frank and outspoken words that suddenly changed his sex.
"You may be right." Under the forced gaze of Lu Hanqiang, the first to escape was Chongzhen. "What you said may be right, and the strategies offered by Qingliu may be wrong."
This is what Lu Hanqiang wants to achieve, it's not my nonsense in the court that makes you take the opportunity to kill people and establish authority, nor do I willingly want you to force me to be a lonely minister that you will take out to replace the dead ghost in the future, establish an orphan minister and kill people, not the means and methods to establish authority and rectify the court.
"Then start with this newspaper, and I will let Your Majesty see a brand new public opinion without any official mixture." Lu Hanqiang took a step back, and then bowed deeply.
This gift is from the heart, sincerely for this old empire, for this young emperor, for
"Hooray, public opinion. Race to celebrate long live. At this time, Wang Chengen cleverly interrupted the embarrassment of the monarch and ministers, and shook the newspaper loudly.
"Is this a good companion?" Chongzhen and Lu Hanqiang both breathed a sigh of relief and cast approving glances at Wang Chengen.
"Long live, just one today, will increase our internal treasury income by three hundred taels to one thousand three hundred and eighty taels, then a month, a year, what a lot." As long as money was mentioned, Wang Chengen was so excited that his voice trembled, and he couldn't do more. However, just now he praised Wang Chengen, a miser, and then he saw another advertisement, and couldn't help roaring: "Long live, you imposed a sea ban, and as a result, there is no shortage of fruit goods in the capital and the price has not changed." Speaking of this, he was already hideous: "Okay, those little rabbit cubs who bought it, and said that the price of Nanyang fruits skyrocketed after the sea ban, and the fresh things supplied to the nobles of the harem have increased more than tenfold, and the emperor is reluctant to eat even a little fresh fruit." Then he gritted his teeth very painfully: "Good boys, how much money have you blackened me in the past few days, I'm not done with you." ”
Lu Hanqiang really wanted to go up and kick Wang Chengen directly into the corner. You really don't open which pot to mention, when is this, how to let Banzai look at this thing.
"That's not right. I ban sea trade, why is it that the fruits of the Nanyang in Beijing have not only not decreased, but the supply is still sufficient? Chongzhen didn't see Lu Hanqiang's eyes that wanted to kill Wang Chengen, but was deeply attracted by this advertisement. Also, there is also this special product of the Japanese country, why is it still supplied in large quantities? ”
Lu Hanqiang was embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
Mistakes, absolute mistakes, this newspaper is a trial publication, there should not be such unpleasant things to watch, especially things that make the emperor look unpleasant, I want to investigate it strictly. Lu Hanqiang gritted his teeth indignantly.
In fact, the sea trade has always existed, but it is in the hands of the family of the southern scholars, they wish you to cancel the ban on the sea of the city, five million taels of tax, but you are fooled by those Donglin do not know the southeast and northwest, which is why there is now this inexplicable situation Overseas goods have not been cut off, and the profits are more considerable, and the five million customs taxes saved, how many people have to get rich suddenly? Now that I have money, I'm thinking about how to get mixed in, buy a few boats, and make him turn the world upside down.
But fortunately, before Lu Hanqiang could explain, Chongzhen had automatically changed the topic, and the reason for the change was the largest praise of Chongzhen's new policy on the front page.
"It seems that the policies I implement are still loved by the people, and it seems that this is the will of the people."
Is this right, how can an emperor always compete with the fruits on the table? Or do you care about national affairs?
Look at Chongzhen looking at the headline on the front page and the blackened headline singing praises to him, and smiled with satisfaction, right, is this the public opinion, this front-page headline was made up by Lu Hanqiang and Huang Wei overnight, can it not conform to the "public opinion"? In other words, what leader doesn't fall in love with headlines?
"Especially this one." Then Chongzhen pointed his finger at the second version of the section where a certain official and an official went to the flower street and the language was ambiguous, and said sadly: I have always thought that my rulers are how upright and gentlemanly they are, and how revered they are. "A punch on the table." At the beginning, why didn't the factory guard tell my royal brother about this situation? The factory guard has been saying that so-and-so is in trouble, so-and-so is rebelling, so that our brothers are shocked three times a day, but there is no real thing that reflects the people's feelings. With red eyes, he pointed to the report of the drought in Shaanxi, and gasped: I only know about the drought in Shaanxi, but why don't I know that Shaanxi has been dry for five years, why don't I know that the drought is so dry that it cannibalism? Those officials have been telling my imperial brother that the drought in Shaanxi is not a problem, and telling my imperial brother that the displaced people in Shaanxi are not a problem, so let's take a look now."
Suddenly, Chongzhen sat down dejectedly, his hands hanging weakly behind the armrests of the chair, and his pale face looked at the roof.
"Hooray, hooray?" Lu Hanqiang and Wang Chengen called Chongzhen softly together.
At this time, Lu Hanqiang felt that he was definitely a traitorous minister.
"Ome." After Chongzhen for a long time, he came to his senses and turned his face to Wang Chengen with a gloomy face.
"Hooray." Wang Chengen couldn't help but kneel, looking sad.
"I only knew that the world had been eroded to this point, and I knew that the people of the world were so miserable." Shaking the newspaper in his hand, his voice trembling.
Lu Hanqiang wanted to say something, but he still kept his mouth shut.
"Congratulations to Long Live on his accession to the throne, Haiyan River is clear, and eternity is peaceful." According to the consistent rules, the ministers went to the court, and after three bows and nine knocks, a minister began to sing praises of virtue, and then everyone was ready to start a routine pinch, and a political and martial arts fight began again.
However, before the other minister started the day's boxing match, Chongzhen said with a gloomy face: "Haiyan Heqing? Aiqing said it. ”
Why is this answer so abrupt? Isn't it according to the procedure, there is a morning play, and there is no retreat? This Chongzhen's inexplicable opening made everyone stunned, and everyone was not comfortable for a while for suddenly not playing cards according to the card.
"There is a great drought in Shaanxi, and the displaced people are everywhere, do you ministers turn a blind eye?" Chongzhen leaned out and looked at the black courtiers below.
"Dongyu is in a hurry, don't you see it?" Also, Chongzhen shook his hands, he was holding a stack of newspapers in his hands, and asked loudly to the ministers: "Last year, the Mongolian iron cavalry hit Yan'an, which made the snow worse in the north, did all the Qingliu doctors turn a blind eye?" ”
This is a bit of a slap in the face, how can we talk like this, we are the ministers of the ruling government, those are all border troubles, they are all minor diseases, and we don't have to worry about it at all.
"Long live Qiyu, last year's drought does not mean that there will be a drought this year, as long as the wind and rain are good this year, and the land has a harvest, the displaced people will naturally disperse and return home, so this is not a big deal." A minister came out of the class and played a report lightly.
"Yes, what Lord Zhao said is extremely true." Shi Shiran, another squire of the military department, came out of the shift, and said with a nonchalant look: "The invasion of the Mongol Tatars in the north is just a disaster year to enter the pass to collect some grain and grass to eat, and after looting, they will go by themselves, and there is no danger to the safety of the community at all, this is all a disease of ringworm, and the minister is about to impeach Yang He, the governor of the three sides. There are also Shaanxi governors who are prosperous."
As soon as this remark came out, it was immediately secretly praised by many ministers, this is a witty talent, and after the emperor asked this question inexplicably, he immediately changed the topic and turned the matter to something familiar to everyone again.
Familiar with things? Yes, attacking each other, is there anything more familiar to everyone than this stalking?
"Shut up." Chongzhen roared angrily, this sound immediately shocked all the ministers, and then remembered the old Qian Yushi who had just been killed in court the day before yesterday, everyone suddenly felt that this little emperor was not so easy to fool.
"The minister is terrified." The soldier was really frightened, and he also thought of the fate of the old imperial history, and suddenly his back was cold, and he was at a loss, and he really regretted that he owed his own mouth, and he didn't look at the yellow calendar when he came up?
"I'm not asking you whether Wu Zhiwang is deducting military salaries, nor is it asking you whether Wu Zhiwang is greedy for mercy, but asking you if Mongolia really hit Yan'an last year."
"This, that, this." This squire is really silent about this and that. If you want to say no, I read yesterday's newspaper myself, and what it says is conclusive, it really can't be denied, if you deny it outright, then as long as the emperor tunes Wu Zhiwang's detained music back then, it will be clear at a glance, and it is really difficult for him to say anything.
Chongzhen stared at the squire for a long time, and then glanced at the full hall of civil and military, and suddenly sat down: "Ladies and gentlemen, who can tell me, what happened in this world?" ”
Of course, from the auxiliary ministers to the eunuchs and palace maids, no one went to tell Chongzhen what was going on.
This is actually the emperor's sorrow, can't get out of the Forbidden City half a step, everything, you have to listen to the minister's words, they say good, then the world is peaceful, they are wrong, the rivers and mountains over there overturned, Chongzhen's only better than other emperors is that fortunately, he was bullied when he was a child, and he also stayed outside the Forbidden City, the world's most luxurious prison, and he had contact with ordinary people, and he had contact with people like Lu Hanqiang, which was actually a blessing in misfortune.
But that's the only one thing that's lucky.