There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

After Lin Feng arranged to prepare the Zhenming Xunbao, Yang Tinglin and others worked day and night with great interest.

Two days later, Yang Tinglin, whose eyes were bloodshot, sent a sample of the first issue of the newspaper.

The contents of several pages generally met Lin Feng's requirements, but the political news page was too formal and unreadable.

So Lin Feng personally changed a large paragraph and taught them that running a newspaper is different from writing articles for imperial examinations. They must make them popular and eye-catching.

After another day of revision, the first issue of the newspaper was finally basically completed. The sample manuscript sent by Yang Tinglin was given to Lin Feng for review.

Lin Feng opened the newspaper. "Zhen Ming Daily" was divided into four pages. The first page was important news about government affairs.

The banner headline read, "Shocked, who is responsible for the defeat of Jiazhuang?"

It was written that Lu Xiangsheng, the Minister of War and Governor-General, was designed to separate the troops several times because he did not agree with the political views of a certain high-ranking official named Yang in the DPRK and a prisoner.

Governor Lu, the majestic governor of the world, had less than 5,000 soldiers to fight, and there was no salary supply. The army could only survive by chewing tree bark and digging wild vegetables.

Under such circumstances, a certain eunuch named Gao still falsely accused Governor Lu of being afraid of fighting and avoiding the enemy, and was severely scolded by the court. Governor Lu could only lead thousands of tired troops who were hungry and thirsty to find the main force of tens of thousands of Tatars for a decisive battle.

This isn't a war, it's just being forced to death by traitorous officials.

Then he wrote what the elder representatives of the three prefectures in southern Jinan urged Lu Xiangsheng to move south, but Governor Lu was unable to go south.

Later, based on the actual situation of the Jiazhuang Battle, it described the bravery, tenacity and desperate battle of Governor Lu and the Tianxiong Army, and vividly portrayed the story of a certain eunuch with a high surname who had tens of thousands of Guan Ning troops but refused to send troops to assist. Ugly face.

Finally, he wrote the lament of the Jinan elders who arrived later: "What kind of world and what kind of court is this! Those who are unwilling to fight for the country are favored by the emperor, while those who are willing to fight for the country are blamed, and reinforcements are not given. Give them food and pay, force them to die on the battlefield, and make the enemy happy!"

The whole text is written in a reasonable and reasonable manner, with all the facts and names, making it very convincing at first glance.

The second page of the newspaper is Zhenming News, which fully reports on the superior performance of some products produced by Zhenming Group and reflects the happy life of Zhenming people.

The third page is social news. It reports on the miserable life of the people under the Ming Dynasty and the social price situation. It also intersperses reports on the famous prostitutes and beauties in the Qinhuai River in the south of the Yangtze River to attract the attention of the people.

The fourth page is the literature section, which publishes some poems and novel serials collected by Yang Tinglin.

After Lin Feng read it, he felt very satisfied and basically realized his intention. This daily newspaper not only contains breaking current affairs news, but also has highly practical market information, as well as literary and artistic content, which is sure to attract the attention of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to promote "Zhen Ming Xun Bao", Lin Feng decided to adopt the most powerful marketing method of later generations, giving away free copies.

After the newspaper was printed, Lin Feng sent out Tingfengwei and Sitong Express to carry out extensive distribution in the northern Zhili territory, all free of charge.

In Beizhili, these free newspapers also received enthusiastic support from the people. In particular, Zhending Prefecture and Baoding Prefecture were widely ravaged by the Tatars. After reading the articles in the government affairs, everyone was filled with righteous indignation, and everyone denounced the treacherous ministers in the court.

Capital, Yang Mansion.

"Sir, something bad has happened. Recently, something called a newspaper has appeared on the market. It contains articles that slander you. The impact is very bad." A servant of the Yang family hurried over and said.

"What newspaper?" Yang Sichang asked confused.

"It's just like this. It's a bit like the imperial newspaper, but the writing is vulgar." The servant presented the first issue of "Zhenming Xun Bao".

Yang Sichang took the newspaper, spread it out and started reading. The bold headline on the first page, "Shocked, who is responsible for the defeat of Jiazhuang?" immediately caught the eye. Yang Sichang was startled and continued to watch patiently. The more he watched, the angrier he became. The veins on his hands protruded and started shaking, and his face became increasingly livid.

"That's nonsense, that's nonsense!" Yang Sichang finally couldn't restrain himself and tore the newspaper into pieces. But his heart felt cold. When this newspaper spread, his reputation was ruined.

"How did the newspaper spread? How many people read it?" Yang Sichang asked immediately.

"This newspaper is distributed for free all over the capital. There are also storytellers reading the newspaper in the teahouse. It seems to be very popular." The servant replied.

"Slandering the imperial court must be severely punished. Immediately write a note to Shuntian Mansion, asking them to ban this report and arrest those who spread it." Yang Sichang immediately ordered.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, something called a newspaper has been circulating in Beijing recently. It publishes a lot of information. The most important one is that it claims to reveal the truth about the defeat of Jiazhuang. It involves the comments of several important officials of the imperial court. The old slave is looking for One piece, do you want to take a look at it?" the eunuch Wang Chengen reported.

"Oh, submit it quickly." Emperor Chongzhen was bored while reviewing the memorials. Of course he wanted to watch it if he had fun.

Wang Chengen handed over the "Zhenming Xunbao". Emperor Chongzhen knew at a glance that it should be a newspaper run by the Zhenming Army, and then he saw the banner headline.

It was difficult not to pay attention to such a big title, so Chongzhen glanced at it quickly.

"What, Lu Xiangsheng's defeat in Jiazhuang actually had so much inside story? Was it really just to trick Lu Xiangsheng into killing him several times? And damn Gao Qiqian, how dare you withhold military pay!" Emperor Chongzhen felt confused after reading this I'm going crazy.

"Daban, do you think the defeat of Jiazhuang is what this newspaper said?" Chongzhen asked.

"This servant doesn't know this. Your Majesty can make an analysis based on the situation at hand. For example, the division of troops is indeed a fact, and the food and wages are also under the leadership of the High Commissioner. As for whether they have been sent to Governor Lu, I am afraid we have to check." Wang Chengen was interested. I helped Lu Xiangsheng by saying a few words, but I didn't dare to say it openly.

"Send factory guards to investigate. If the things reported in this newspaper are true, they must be severely punished." Emperor Chongzhen ordered while watching.

After reading the front page, Emperor Chongzhen turned to the other pages and found that there was a lot of information on it. For example, Zhenming News talked about Lin Feng's land system, food prices, etc., and the articles in the newspaper were very straightforward, which was much more interesting than reading memorials.

"This Lin Feng is really a talent. This newspaper he created is very interesting, especially a lot of information in it is very useful. My dear friend, from now on, show me every issue of the Zhenming Xunbao."

Chongzhen was not stupid. As soon as he read the contents of the newspaper, he knew its value. This is equivalent to another channel to understand the external situation, and it is free of charge.

That night, the factory guard reported that Gao Qiqian had indeed not paid any wages. These were all well-founded and easy to check.

The next day, Chongzhen called Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian in and ordered an explanation.

Yang Sichang read the newspaper the day before and had already figured out a countermeasure. He was only responsible for dividing the troops, but the division of troops was Emperor Chongzhen's own opinion, so he could only leave it alone.

Gao Qiqian was in trouble. The food and wages of the soldiers were deducted and Lu Xiangsheng was not rescued. If Emperor Chongzhen hadn't been really dissatisfied with Lu Xiangsheng, Gao Qiqian would have been dragged out and chopped off long ago for the sake of his loyalty.

However, although he was not executed, he was ordered by Emperor Chongzhen to fight thirty more court battles. This dead eunuch's butt was beaten to pieces, and his hatred for Lin Feng could be regarded as rising to the sky.

Under the confiscation of Shuntian Prefecture, "Zhenming Xunbao" could not be circulated openly in the capital. However, the more banned it was, the more people wanted to read it. More and more people in the capital believed the truth told by the newspaper, and the prestige of the imperial court also declined. Hit rock bottom.

(End of this chapter)