Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 283 Datong News

Seeing that Qian Qianyi seemed a little uneasy, Zhu Youjian knew that he might be a little weak in his bones and his will was not strong enough.

Therefore, in order to strengthen Qian Qianyi’s confidence and promote the practical knowledge he proposed, Zhu Youjian said:
"Practical learning is the knowledge that can be used to manage the world, and it is the knowledge that manages the country and the people."

"If Mr. Liu recreated rituals and music, it was to educate the people with rituals and music, so that people's morality could reach the realm of great harmony."

"Then practical learning is to develop production and cultivate more permanent producers, so that the people can have perseverance and enter the realm of great harmony."

"Both of them reach the same goal by different paths, and they are both schools of great unity."

This statement means that practical learning, like Liu Zongzhou’s theory of ritual and music, will become the prominent learning in the future of the Ming Dynasty.

After Qian Qianyi heard this, he immediately calmed down, knowing that he would still have a chance to compete with Liu Zongzhou in the future.

Instead of just watching the other person become a sage like before, he had no chance.

So he happily accepted this task, and even put forward his own suggestions on etiquette in order to compete with Liu Zongzhou:

"In the era of Kangxi, punishments were not used for more than forty years, but they were not without punishment."

However, all four of them serve as deputy directors. The work of the Etiquette Research Center is still dominated by director Liu Zongzhou.

The meaning behind the words is that he wants to enter the Etiquette Research Center and participate in the reproduction of rituals and music.

Zhu Youjian ignored what he thought. After meeting this request, he ordered Qian Qianyi to inspect the Academy of Literature and Thought and the newspaper and printing industries, asking him to find the theory of industrial development from Confucian classics.

Thinking that practical learning was listed as a school of great harmony by the emperor, he decided to start from this aspect and strive for a more important position in the process of remaking rituals and music.

After all, remaking rituals and music only happens once in a hundred years. This is the only chance he has in his life.

"Mr. Jishan is blindly benevolent and righteous, but perhaps there are shortcomings in punishment. I would like to ask more officials to assist."

"In this case, I would like to invite you, sir, to serve as the deputy director of the Etiquette Research Center together with Wen Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Yuan Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Su Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments."

But he still plans to join in and participate in the event.

"Sir, we will check and fill in the gaps. Wen Shangshu, Yuan Shangshu, and Su Shangshu are responsible for the practice."

“Etiquette matters are complicated and we really need experienced officials.”

"Kang Gao says: Respecting the Ming Dynasty is a punishment."

Let Qian Qianyi join the Etiquette Research Center, and at the same time arrange for three ministers.

Zhu Youjian heard what he meant, and after thinking about it, he said:

"If there are problems in implementation, resolve them promptly."

Because his status in recreating rituals and music is not as good as Liu Zongzhou's.

This is the reason why he proposed practical learning, and it is also the most important purpose——

This appointment made Qian Qianyi happy to be ranked alongside the three ministers, but also a little regretful——

"I believe that although the purpose of remaking rituals and music is to eliminate the need for punishment, it does not mean that punishment will not be formulated."

Wrap what you want to do in academic terms to reduce practical resistance.

If Qian Qianyi can do it well, then he will be useful. If it can't be done, find someone else.

Although Wen Zhenmeng, Huang Daozhou, and Hua Yuncheng are less famous, they are not unusable. There were so many Confucian scholars in the Ming Dynasty, and there was always someone suitable. Although Qian Qianyi didn't know this, he was indeed very interested in newspapers. He had previously had the idea of ​​running his own newspaper to promote "The Theory of Constant Production".

After his thoughts became practical and practical, the planned newspaper naturally turned into promoting practical knowledge.

Zhu Youjian listened with great interest and realized that although newspapers were a new thing, scholars like Qian Qianyi had already seen its power. They have planned to invest in it as well.

This kind of thing is what Zhu Youjian is happy to see, but not now.

Although he cannot monopolize the newspaper industry forever, in the early stages of industry development, he needs to regulate and establish sufficient influence to prevent risks.

So after thinking about it, Zhu Youjian responded:
"Sir is a court official, so it seems inappropriate to run a newspaper directly."

"Just run a joint venture with the Beijing News Group and declare the industry to the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"

"For the specific regulations, sir, you can talk to Wang Chengen, the supervisor of the inner government. He is more experienced in running newspapers and will do his best to help you."

"This newspaper, as I see it, is called Datong Daily. It is used to discuss the study of Datong and the world of Datong."

"Practical learning is knowledge dedicated to the great harmony. You should publish more articles and attract more like-minded people."

Incorporate the newspaper Qian Qianyi plans to run into the Beijing News Group.

Qian Qianyi naturally wanted this kind of thing. He knew that with the emperor as the backstage, "Datong Daily" would be able to run smoothly and attract many people to submit articles.

At the same time, operating in partnership with the Internal Supervisor can also allow the family to have a stable industry in addition to the land——

This was a joint venture with the emperor. Qian Qianyi could not see the possibility of bankruptcy and believed that this newspaper might become an heirloom to his family.

What's even better is that it does not belong to fixed assets such as land and houses, and is not within the scope of the "Perpetual Property Theory".

He can develop this industry without violating the "On Constant Property":

"Is this what His Majesty calls industrial development?" 』

"What are the advantages and disadvantages compared with farming?" 』

Thinking about this issue, Qian Qianyi resigned and went to Wang Chengen to discuss it——

This matter is also one of the reasons why he is willing to join forces. With the excuse of filing a newspaper, he could interact with the eunuchs and eunuchs in an honest manner. In this way, when something happens, you can receive news in time and prepare in advance.

Wang Chengen has been extremely busy these days, because he is not only responsible for the entire Beijing News Group, but also for the integration of newspaper copying companies. He will determine what to do with future newspapers, how to print and distribute them, and the frequency and date of distribution.

Especially regarding the source of manuscripts, there are now a group of people trained by the emperor in the Safety School, as well as eunuchs in the palace library who write manuscripts, which can meet the needs of several newspapers. But when there are more types of newspapers, their articles will not be enough.

Therefore, newspapers published these days have advertisements for writers. And the standard of the royalties is also very impressive——

The business model of advertising began to emerge simultaneously with the birth of newspapers, and will become an important source of income for newspapers in the future.

Although the emperor mentioned these new things and concepts, it is not easy to implement them and formulate regulations.

Wang Chengen has been busy with these things, and even asked the emperor for instructions when he was not sure.

With his efforts, the first two issues of "Beijing News" were published extremely smoothly, and the sales were comparable to the "Di Bao" of the General Affairs Department.

Especially the second issue's "Hold High the Flag of Datong and Build a Well-off World" attracted more attention than the dry "Jing Yan Zhao Dui Lu" in Di Bao. Many people are imagining what a well-off world and a world of great harmony will look like and when they will arrive.

Some people even came to the Beijing News to submit articles according to the advertisements in the newspapers. The matter of receiving manuscripts from the outside world has finally begun.

(End of this chapter)