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Chapter 161 Public Opinion Weapon 2 (Silver Leader 10)

"What you're worried about isn't all soldiers. Let's do this. You and Chen Ju go to see Grand Scholar Ye and make it clear what I mean. Newspapers don't need to be banned, but they must accept the control of the court. You can't say whatever you want.

I think it is more appropriate to entrust this task to the Hanlin Academy. In the future, anyone who wants to publish a newspaper with a printing quantity and distribution area exceeding a certain number must first report to the Hanlin Academy for review, and then pay [-] taels of silver as a pledge before it can be issued.Anyone who violates the rules will be dealt with at the discretion of Jinyiwei, who will be convicted based on the seriousness of the case. Fines, confiscation, and inspection will not be tolerated! "

In fact, Chen Ju's worries are not unnecessary. As long as the war of words between "Ban Yue Tan" and "Dong Lin Xun Tan" starts, it won't take long for interested people to see the results and then rush to imitate them.

No matter how advanced Ma Jinglun's newspaper printing technology is and how low the cost of publishing and distribution is, limited by the current traffic conditions, coverage and timeliness are also limited.Once newspapers from all over the country are published in droves, it will be hard for any hero to defeat them.

The public opinion competition is about who has the loudest voice. In order to ensure that the public opinion environment does not become too chaotic, we must take precautions and set up a high threshold before the courtiers can react. Opponents mostly stayed out.

Considering the current situation, there is no hope of controlling the approval power.The imperial court has too many departments related to culture, such as the Ministry of Rites, the General Affairs Department, the Hanlin Academy, etc., and there is no reason why 24 supervisors must be used to review newspapers.

Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing and seize the power of disposal first.Anyway, "Half Moon Talk" has already occupied a niche, and Li Zhi is preparing to launch "Agricultural and Commercial Daily" in Guangdong, which will most likely be done before the approval of the new law is implemented.It's enough to have these two newspapers, one in the south and one in the north, echoing each other. It doesn't matter who will review and approve them in the future.

On the contrary, the subsequent disposal power is very important. There is a high threshold to block it. There will definitely not be too many people who are qualified to apply for the report. If anyone is too much in the way, let the Jin Yiwei come to check.

From ancient times to the present, as long as the official wants to find trouble for an individual, there is always a time when it cannot find some fault.Once you find it, you can make a fuss about it, get it right, and get it online, until it gets boring.

After you have suffered losses many times and everyone knows the importance of disposal rights, it is too late to reset the rules.Although the emperor could not forcefully implement the New Deal, he had enough power and ability to maintain existing laws, which was equivalent to holding a veto power.

"Long live Lord Shengming, I will go to the Grand Scholar Ye to discuss this and ask him to come up with the charter as soon as possible."

At this point, Chen Ju finally understood that with the help of newspapers, there was no reason for the factions in the court who had been working secretly to attack their political opponents.As long as one person does this, it will quickly trigger a chain reaction.

The result is a turbulent situation in both the government and the public, with scandals everywhere, accusations and curses unceasing, and no one can stay out of it.The emperor, on the other hand, was more relaxed. He could sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and stop quietly as a bystander and judge.

This routine has been used by many emperors in history, but never so cleverly or so thoroughly.I don’t know whether it will succeed or not, but I must be very clear about what role I should play.Don't say anything. You have to charge when the emperor gives the order. This is the eunuch's fate and responsibility.

"Wrong again, don't come forward in person, leave it to Wang An. Don't ask Grand Scholar Ye to come forward. The one you should ask is Grand Scholar Weng." The emperor once again stopped him, winking as he spoke, with a trace of his lips showing. Smile.

"...Long live the Holy Ming!" Chen Ju hesitated for a moment before suddenly realizing. After saluting, he left Dongnuan Pavilion.The sun was blazing outside, but he was feeling cold all over.In just over four years, the young emperor has undergone earth-shaking changes. He has become insightful, sophisticated, and ruthless. He must be a true dragon emperor!But as a mortal, it seems more dangerous to be with a dragon all day long. Dragons can also eat people, and eat more than tigers.

Three days later, the "Half Moon Talk" finally came to be published. As expected, the higher-ups expressed their opinions on the impeachment case of the Nanjing Internal Guard and the Shrine Supervisor.Although it is a decade later than "Donglin Xun Lecture" and requires money to purchase, it has more readers than the free "Dong Lin Xun Lecture" and its spread is faster.

This is called preconception. After more than a year of preparation, as long as the word newspaper is mentioned, the first thing most people think of is Tongzhou Ma Jinglun and his "Half Moon Talk".

Reading newspapers has become a habit for many people. If you don't buy one on the first and fifteenth day of every month, it feels like something is missing.If you don't have a newspaper at hand to pass the time when you have nothing to do, it will be worse than missing a meal.

"Donglin Xun Lectures" If you want to catch up or surpass, you have to work several times harder.But when you put the two newspapers together, you will find that there is a long way to go!

In addition to being superior in paper quality, "Donglin Xun Lecture" is much inferior to "Ban Yue Tan" in terms of font clarity, richness of content, and rationality of layout.

The quality of paper is closely linked to the cost of newspapers. The longer the publication time and the wider the geographical coverage, the more obvious the cost advantage will be, and the more it will restrict the growth momentum of newspapers.

Looking at the content again, people are even more interested.The Nanjing garrison eunuchs who had been criticized completely in "Donglin Xun Lectures" a few days ago suddenly seemed less hateful now, because people more hateful than them appeared.

All the eunuchs squandered was the court's money, and even if they didn't squander it, it wouldn't reach the hands of the people.But these guys are all farmers, craftsmen and businessmen, and the money is actually taken out of their own pockets. It really hurts!
It was completely different from the reaction of the people. When the courtiers saw "Half Moon Talk", they were immediately unhappy. They all used various reasons to request the emperor to order an investigation. The scale was no smaller than the original demon book case.

It is said that this kind of thing has become a predetermined unspoken rule in the system. Even if you are criticized by colleagues face to face, there will be no big reaction. No one is very clean. Except when the struggle fails, they will be used to add insult to injury. Usually they will not will bear any moral responsibility as a result.

But unspoken rules are not rules after all, and the key information lies in this unspoken word.When you can't stay out of the public eye, many things are basically scandals.Once a person's reputation is ruined, his career will also be ruined.For the sake of wealth, life and prosperity, real fire must be used.

As for whether what the newspaper says is true and whether it is beneficial to the country, few people think about it.Family in the world, family in the world, what is the use of the world if the family is not good?The country belongs to the emperor's family, not the ministers' family. Whether the country is good or not is something that the emperor needs to worry about. Ministers can only take care of their own families.

So how to shut up "Half Moon Talk"?Ma Jinglun had been a Beijing official, so if he wanted to find a few government officials to go over and cause trouble directly, he would definitely not be able to do it.Moreover, Ma Jinglun is a good friend of Li Zhi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and he is considered a wealthy family in Tongzhou. It is obvious that he can't do it just by recruiting outside the market.

As a result, a trend against newspapers gradually formed in the court, and became more and more intense. In addition to targeting Ma Jinglun, the editor of "Half Moon Tan", Li Zhi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was also pointed at.The implication is that the two were probably co-conspirators, and even what Ma Jinglun did was under Li Zhi's instigation.

(End of this chapter)