Cutting 1719

Chapter 337 Clear Flow and Turbid Flow

Creating a newspaper seems to be a trendy thing, but it is basically a matter of writing. Ning Yu has no way to find some talents who are open-minded enough to do it. Therefore, although Lu Yizhong, Yan Hongkui and Peng Qifeng are all Confucianism Believers, but Ning Yu will not choose to give up.

Speaking of Ning Yu's embarrassing situation at the moment, the empire seems to be full of talents, but most of them are old-fashioned talents who believe in Confucianism, so Ning Yu doesn't have many choices when selecting and employing people.Especially in the early stage of conquering the world, Ning Yu also adopted a wooing attitude towards Confucian scholars as a whole.

At that time, although a Fuhan University of Political Affairs was created, and Li Fu changed the teaching materials in a targeted manner, it was difficult to break away from the framework of this era after all, so there was nothing particularly surprising to Ning Yu, but no matter how you say it, This can be regarded as Ning Yu's first pickaxe to Confucianism.

Therefore, when Ningyu started a reform right now, reforms in the field of ideology were logically put on the agenda, and newspapers were one of the important measures. The people who wrote this were Confucian masters, and the people who read them were also Confucianists. Scholars, so Ning Yu planned to use newspapers to realize the transformation of Confucianism little by little without knowing it.

But there is also a problem here, that is, whether it is Lu Yizhong, Yan Hongkui or Peng Qifeng, they are all orthodox supporters of Confucianism. Ning Yu can almost think of what kind of things they can write with their thoughts. Such things are not what Ning Yu wants, so related brainwashing is indispensable.

"Your minister Lu Yizhong has met the emperor!"

"My minister, Yan Hongkui, has seen the emperor!"

"My humble minister Peng Qifeng, I have met the emperor!"

Soon, under the notice of the servant, the three of them all brought to Fengtian Temple, but when they saw the excited Ning Yu, they all had weird faces, and they didn't dare to look more, and they all bowed their hands in salute.

Needless to say, Lv Yizhong and Yan Hongkui have always supported Ning Chu since they arrived in Wuchang, and after the establishment of the Great Chu, the two of them have also received certain rewards——Bachelor of Wenhuadian University, the official rank is not special Gao, belongs to the second rank, and is listed alongside other ministers. However, in terms of power, Ningchu's bachelor is an honorary title, which is far from comparable to that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Lu Yizhong and Yan Hongkui did not have greater ambitions, and the reward of a bachelor's degree was enough, and Yan Hongkui's disciple, Shen Zaikuan, also won the seat of a county magistrate, so he was naturally grateful to Ning Chu.

Compared with the old senior who has already achieved fame, the number one scholar Peng Qifeng felt more or less disappointed. He was a little excited when he won the laurel crown in one fell swoop. Afterwards, he was also appointed as the editor of the Imperial Academy, and everything seemed normal, but he had been in Ningchu for a long time, so of course he knew that the current Imperial Academy was not like that at all!

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the chief minister of the cabinet must be from the Imperial Academy, so the noble Imperial Academy has become the world's first-class origin. Such a beautiful life, and now he can bear such a poor Hanlin life.

But now Ningchu, with the change of the system, is not the case at all. The Hanlin Academy is under the Ministry of Education, and the way to get promoted in the future is basically going around in the circle of the Ministry of Education. He wants to be a cabinet Shousuke?Go dreaming!

One must know that Ning Chu now believes in a policy that the prime minister must be from the state department, and the general must be from the army. Want to be promoted without grassroots work experience?Stop dreaming!
Therefore, after Peng Qifeng was assigned to the Imperial Academy, he even felt desperate. Everyone who watched politics with him went to a better place. Liu Tongxun went to Xiaogan County, the emperor's hometown, to be the county magistrate, and Wang Youdun went to Daye, a key place. Became a county magistrate, while Chen Dashou entered the Ministry of Finance, which is considered a good job, and Wu Jingzi was even more remarkable, directly entered the Executive Yuan to run a company, and became a deputy director, although his rank was not high. , but the power is so powerful that it scares people to death.

On the contrary, he was born as the No. [-] scholar in Peng Qifeng, but now he is the most downcast. One can imagine the ups and downs in his heart. Now that he is summoned by the emperor, he is a little nervous and his voice trembles when he speaks.

Ning Yu took a deep look at Peng Qifeng, and said with a smile, "Hanwen, how are you doing recently? I put you in the Imperial Academy, do you know why?"

Peng Qifeng calmed down the excitement in his heart, and said in a low voice: "I think this is the emperor's tempering of my minister. I am so happy."

These words are just clichés. In fact, Peng Qifeng still hopes that Ning Yu can reuse him. At least he can’t stay in the Imperial Academy. Whether he stays in the Executive Yuan, goes to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or goes to a local government, it’s a good choice. .

Ning Yu shook his head slightly, "Hanwen, I will give you a chance to exercise, but it is different from what you imagined. Staying in the Imperial Academy is just a further confirmation of my thoughts."

What he said was nonsensical, but it made Peng Qifeng and Yan Hongkui a little confused, but Lu Yi seemed to have some insight in his heart, and his eyes looking at Peng Qifeng were much softer.

"I thought that your talent, Peng Qifeng, was by no means inferior to those of the others, but your talents are reflected in completely different places."

Ning Yu said slowly that he tried his best to express his thoughts in a tactful way. After all, the values ​​​​of this era are actually very single. If you tell him that he can't do it, it will be a very big blow to a person's confidence.

"Liu Tongxun and Wang Youdun are great talents in the frontier in the future. They are good at mundane affairs, so I will put them in the grassroots to do practical things. In the future, as long as they don't make mistakes, there will be opportunities for high positions in the ministerial cabinet in the future; Wu Jingzi is cautious and good at handling things. Therefore, it is also appropriate to put it in a company, and Chen Dashou is proficient in calculations and has a delicate mind, and the Ministry of Finance can show his talents."

After Ning Yu talked about these people one by one, he looked at Peng Qifeng, who was worried about his gains and losses, and said meaningfully: "But you, Peng Qifeng, can really get in-depth research on learning, and it's a pity that such a talent is placed in the officialdom. Well, I let you enter the Hanlin Academy is just an excessive place, but now there is an opportunity to show your talents to the fullest."

Peng Qifeng gave a deep salute, and sighed: "I'm not good at ordinary affairs, and I don't have the ability to break the bottle and pour it out, so that I make your majesty worry too much. I really feel ashamed of my majesty. But my majesty has an order, and I will never refuse to die!"

Ning Yu laughed loudly, "I don't want you to die forever, but there is indeed something suitable for you to do, that is to create my first newspaper in Dachu, and use your pen to bring a world to the people of Dachu." .”

"newspaper?"

Not only Peng Qifeng didn't understand, even Lu Yizhong and Yan Hongkui felt a little confused, but they probably guessed that the purpose of summoning the three of them must be for the sake of this newspaper.

"I think why the "Imperial Great Chu Constitution" and the "Great Chu Farm System" formulated this time have been repeatedly frustrated? The reason is that people in the world don't understand my good intentions and the benefits of the New Deal. I don't blame them for their conflicting psychology, but I hope that through the form of newspapers, the people of the world can know the policies of the imperial court and understand my intentions."

Ning Yu's face was a bit serious. In fact, government orders are easily out of shape from top to bottom. Wang Anshi's reform is a profound lesson. Many government orders have a good starting point, but after they are implemented in the local area, they are almost It has become the opposite, and the original act of benefiting the people has become an act of harming the people. Therefore, it is very important to use newspapers to maintain a communication channel between the top and bottom.

After hearing what Ning Yu said, Peng Qifeng was extremely excited. He had just entered the officialdom, and he still went to the Imperial Academy. With this measure in place, the common people all over the world can clearly understand the state affairs, and there will be fewer misunderstandings and disputes, and they will be able to feel more deeply about His Majesty's intentions."

Ning Yu smiled and said: "It's just that if this newspaper wants to convey its due meaning, it cannot lack the editor-in-chief, otherwise no one will read it. Of course, the editor-in-chief needs everyone in the literary world. I think that, Mr. Lu Mr. He Yan is a great Confucian in the south of the Yangtze River, and he should be in charge of this matter. He can be the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief."

After hearing this, the two of them received an order to thank each other immediately, but compared to the young Peng Qifeng, Lu Yizhong, who has already experienced a lot of things, hesitated at the moment, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, although this move is good, but It will inevitably be used by some people, and if it falls into the hands of treacherous people, it may cause chaos."

Ning Yu smiled slightly. Of course he understood that if the newspapers were not properly controlled, the consequences would be very serious, but he had already taken relevant measures.

"I have decided to set up a Press and Publishing Department under the Ministry of Propaganda to be responsible for book publishing and newspaper distribution across the country. Newspapers and periodicals to be published in the future need to be registered with the Press and Publishing Department, and the department is also responsible for the review of its content. The first person The director is temporarily vacant, and Peng Qifeng can be the deputy director."

After all, Ning Yu looked at Peng Qifeng, and said with a smile: "This matter is a heavy responsibility, I hope you can take up this important task, and don't disappoint my expectations."

Peng Qifeng was slightly excited. The position of the deputy director of the fifth rank was enough to surprise him, not to mention that Jane was in the heart of the emperor, so he immediately saluted and said: "My minister obeys the order."

"The front of this newspaper can mainly focus on the imperial court's decrees. Break apart these decrees issued by me, break them into pieces, and tell everyone in detail, and then some major events that happened in the imperial court can also be registered. Of course. Many things are immature now, but it can be published once a month and added as needed in the future.”

Ning Yu gave instructions tirelessly, he didn't want the first thing to be screwed up, and this newspaper is not all at present, and will gradually liberalize the journalism industry in the future, allowing more newspapers among the people to meet the requirements. Let's take part in it, so that we can have more ways of speaking.

"The ministers and others know, but I just ask the emperor to give me a name for this report."

Ning Yu thought about it carefully, but he couldn't think of any satisfactory name, so he smiled and said, "You two are great talents, what do you think?"

Lu Yizhong smiled and said softly: "I wait for the scholar-bureaucrats to stand in the world. As the saying goes, 'Reading to understand the righteousness, and aspiring to be the top of the Qingliu', why not call it Qingliubao."

"Clear Stream"

Ning Yu chewed on the name lightly. In fact, he was not too cold in his heart. You must know that Qingliu in the late Ming Dynasty did not do anything real when his family and country were destroyed. It's just that the name was proposed by Lu Yizhong, so there is no such thing at the moment. Object again.

Let's clear the flow, anyway, when the time comes, we will have to make a 'turbid flow' to fight against it!
It is normal for the imperial court to have party disputes. Even the newly established Dachu still has such problems, including the Qingliu News established now, which will be used by others in the future. It is a very normal thing, but Ning Yu won't worry at all, because in his plan, there will be more than just one Qingliu report in the future.
For Ning Yu, now it is more about solving the problem of availability. Only if there is a newspaper first, which can be spread among the readers as much as possible, then some more easy-to-understand newspapers can be published, which will be popular among ordinary people. Spread the word, it doesn't matter even if the common people are illiterate, there are newspaper readers in this city
Strictly speaking, what Ning Yu has to do now is to make a hole in the discourse power of traditional Confucian scholars. As long as the time is long enough, sooner or later, the right to speak will be completely held by Ning Yu.

Soon, a new sign was hung under the Propaganda Department of the Executive Yuan—Department of Press and Publishing. For Ning Zhongquan, the Minister of Propaganda Department, it was a bit confusing. Since the founding of the country, Ning Zhongyuan has also sealed a Wang Jue also got a position as Minister of the Propaganda Department, and he became a little calmer.

But before Ning Zhongquan figured it out, the first edition of Qingliubao was officially released. There were not many words on it. Four sections the size of tofu contained four articles. They are all talking about the current major policies of the imperial court, and the essence of the writing is quite good, and it is everyone's work at first glance.

"Good article! Who is this master's work? Is it going to be presented to the emperor?" Ning Zhongquan read excitedly, but turned his head and sat in the main hall of the Press and Publishing Department, reading it with relish.

"My lord, this is the first edition of Qingliubao. It is the masterpiece of Mr. Lu and Mr. Yan. It is to be presented to the emperor." Peng Qifeng had a faint smile on his face, and he had already found his own path. , Now the mental state of the whole person is much better.

"Qingliubao, good! I really need this kind of newspaper! If there is a new one in the future, remember to send a copy to me."

Ning Zhongquan reluctantly handed over the newspaper in his hand, while earnestly exhorting, "The emperor will not blame you for the rewards of good articles, but don't worry, I will never let outsiders know about it."

Although he knew that Ning Zhongquan had such a temperament, Peng Qifeng still felt a little funny at this time. He shook his head, took the newspaper and said, "My lord, in the future this newspaper can be bought in the streets and alleys."

"You can buy it on the street? That's unheard of"

Ning Zhongquan looked at Peng Qifeng in front of him, and finally shook his head. The world has really changed!

(End of this chapter)