Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chongzhen said: "Liang Sui, you think scholars and common people should be equal, don't you?"

"Yes." Liang Sui nodded and said, "Officials and envoys may not be equal, but personalities are equal. Scholars and people are not born more noble than common people, and common people are not born lower than scholars and people. Scholars should not belittle people by their knowledge. Qianshou should not be discriminated against because of lack of knowledge, Yasheng once said that the world is his responsibility, and the world is about the people."

"Very well, Liang Sui, please sit down." Chongzhen nodded happily and waved his hand to signal Liang Sui to take his seat.

The current public opinion of scholars is still in a state of tension. The old literati conservatives stick to the idea of ​​the monarchy and heaven, and resolutely resist the new trend of thought based on the people, but the new school represented by the Guozijian students has accepted the idea of ​​​​the people first. It is believed that imperial power does not come from the grant of heaven, but should come from the support of all people.

There are also many theoretical bases found by the new school of thought.

In the past, there was Mencius' Minguijun who said lightly, and later there was Tang Taizong's theory that water can carry a boat or capsize it.

As for modern times, there are even more academic evidences. Wang Yangming, Zhang Pu, and even the current assistant Zhang Shenyan have monographs on this aspect, which are very influential.

Both sides have their own theories, each has its own supporters, and the debate is extremely fierce.

Although Nanjing's Huangming Times, Daming Merchant Daily, Daming Novels, and Daming Operas criticized the conservatives, and even the Hanlin Daily became a new school of public opinion, but a few months ago, Changshu, Songjiang, Suzhou, etc. However, a number of local newspapers appeared one after another, and they all cheered for the conservatives.

Wang Wei was very angry when he heard the news, and immediately proposed to ban private newspapers.

However, this motion was reprimanded by Chongzhen, and it was severely reprimanded.

Ever since Jiashen State suffered from Meishan enlightenment, Chongzhen had never reprimanded his ministers so severely.

The reason why Chongzhen's reaction was so great is very simple, that is, as a time traveler, he is more aware of the pros and cons of the weapon of public opinion than anyone else.

Once you have mastered the weapon of public opinion, you can really say black is white.

Even holding a tube of laundry detergent can be called a dangerous chemical weapon.

Even a pharmaceutical company that makes drugs and spreads viruses can be packaged as a savior of mankind.

Of course, Chongzhen will never let Daming become a lighthouse country in another world, the bottom line is still there, at least the people of Lishu in Daming must still need protection.

But mastering the weapon of public opinion, you can really do whatever you want and create something out of nothing!
So where does the weapon of public opinion come from?Relying on newspaper bans and controlling public opinion cannot afford to cultivate a powerful army of public opinion.

On the contrary, only by lifting the ban on newspapers, allowing the private media to speak freely, allowing multiple voices to engage in fierce games, allowing one's own public opinion army to fight against the enemy's public opinion army, and accepting the cruel baptism of public opinion warfare, only in this way can we cultivate Form a powerful public opinion army and truly occupy the public opinion position.

Just as local protectionism cannot cultivate competitive local enterprises, only by introducing joint ventures to exert the catfish effect can potential local enterprises survive the competition and grow stronger.

The truths in this are all interlinked. How can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain?
So now that there are so many newspapers popping up suddenly, Chongzhen is not only not angry, but very happy.

If the New School’s opinion corps can’t even handle the conservatives, then they deserve to be eliminated by the times. At worst, another corps of public opinion will be cultivated to fight the conservatives. The wheel of history will roll forward. Conservatives will be swept into the dustbin of history sooner or later.

All in all, public opinion cannot be controlled by controlling it.

Only by fighting can the public opinion position be truly occupied.

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In Yilun Hall, the third-grade student representatives of Guozijian stood up one after another, and impassionedly stated their interpretation of Fan Zhongyan's famous quote through the ages, and Chongzhen made a few comments from time to time.

Outside Yilun Hall, Hu Guozhu looked solemnly at Chongzhen talking with the students.

Today, Hu Guozhu has sat on the bench in the Imperial College for nine full months.

I remember that when he first came to the Imperial College, Hu Guozhu was resentful and resentful towards the society, complaining about everyone he saw, and the equestrian class that he was responsible for was three days of rain and two days of drying the net.

But after two months, Hu Guozhu slowly became silent.

After waiting for three months, Hu Guozhu finally adjusted his mentality and began to actively participate in the equestrian teaching of Guozijian, doing his best to teach equestrianism to the students.

The students of Guozijian followed the path of laying equal emphasis on civil and martial arts.

Generally speaking, there are literature classes in the morning, martial arts classes in the afternoon, and discussion of life ideals in the evening.

Literary classes cover subjects such as mathematics, physics and chemistry, while martial arts classes cover subjects such as formation, equestrianism, cannon handling, surveying and mapping, and fortification. Students in the Naval Academy also need to learn to drive, and discussing life ideals is, in a sense, brainwashing. It is to let young people establish a clear ideal of life in a relatively simple environment, and practice for this ideal.

In short, equestrianism is one of the compulsory subjects of the Guozijian, but you cannot graduate if you pass it.

With the efforts of Hu Guozhu, the equestrian level of all teachers and students of Guozijian has improved rapidly.

The communication between Chongzhen and the third-grade students lasted until the early hours of Zichu, when they finally sent the students away.

When sending the students out, Chongzhen finally beckoned Hu Guozhu to go forward, and greeted with a smile: "Hu Guozhu, I heard that you have done a good job in the Imperial Academy in the past six months, and the equestrian skills of the teachers and students of the Imperial Academy have improved rapidly."

"I'm ashamed." Hu Guozhu said sincerely, "I could have done better, but when I first arrived at the Imperial College, I felt resentment in my heart, so I was so passive that I wasted more than three months."

"Hu Guozhu, I'm very pleased that you think so."

Chongzhen patted Hu Guozhu on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Work hard, gold will always shine."

"I lead the decree." Hu Guozhu bowed to Chongzhen, stood up and said calmly, "In the future, I will do my best to improve the equestrian level of all the students in Guozijian, so that they can become the best cavalry officers."

"Okay, let's go back." Chongzhen smiled and waved, Hu Guozhu immediately turned and returned to the teaching dormitory.

Watching Hu Guozhu's figure go away, Chongzhen was a little uncertain whether he was pretending or really convinced?

Hu Guozhu before was like a shallow pool of water, he could see the bottom at a glance, but now he couldn't see through.

But soon Chongzhen was relieved, because he immediately figured it out. If Daming can have the power of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Hu Guozhu will become a foreign general like Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan even if he has a different heart. When he was weak at that time, even if Hu Guozhu had no dissent, he would become a rebel general like An Lushan and Shi Siming.

So who Hu Guozhu becomes does not depend on himself, but on Daming.

……

While thinking about it, Ma Mingpao brought Zhang Dai over in a hurry. Ma Mingpao was the only one who could come to Chongzhen at this time, and no one else would dare to come here at this time. What a sin to disturb the Holy Majesty's rest?
But Ma Mingpao doesn't care about these, he only has work in his eyes.

"My lord, the IPO of the Daming Steam Engine Factory has ended." Ma Mingpao said excitedly as soon as he entered the door, "Sixty-five million shares were sold out at once. This fact is beyond my expectation."

To be honest, Ma Mingtao opposed Chongzhen's setting the capital of the steam engine factory at 1 million yuan.

What a joke, just one factory, even if the production cost of steam engines is high, but a mere factory is not worth 100 million yuan, right?The total assets of Daming Armory now total less than [-] million, which is a difference of a hundred times.

So Chongzhen proposed to take the steam engine factory to raise [-] million shares. Ma Mingpao's first reaction was that Chongzhen was crazy.

No one's money comes from the wind. These merchants are all human beings. Will they buy your account?

It was not until Chongzhen proposed that the shares of Daming Steam Engine Factory could be listed for trading, Ma Mingpao reluctantly agreed.

The reason behind it is also simple, it is nothing more than treating the 500 million shares of the steam engine factory as another kind of bond, so it can still attract some merchants to some extent.

But even so, Ma Mingpao didn't have too much expectation.

Ma Mingpao believes that if he can sell 1000 million shares, it will be the best.

However, the final result was far beyond his expectations, and all 5000 million shares were sold at once.

"Is it sold?" Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard the words. He thought that the stock of the steam engine factory would not be cold, but he didn't expect it to be so popular. It seems that he still underestimated Jiangnan's capital market.

With the help of banknotes, Jiangnan's capital market is no longer what it used to be.

Ma Mingpao asked again: "My lord, how will the 6500 million yuan from the IPO be spent?"

"What do you mean?" Chongzhen didn't understand the meaning of Ma Mingpao's words.

Ma Mingpao rubbed his hands and said: "What I mean is that a steam engine factory in the district can't use so much money at all, it is enough to spend 500 million yuan, how to use the remaining 6000 million yuan, does the sage have a specific purpose? "

"Nonsense." Chongzhen immediately became anxious when he heard this, "This money has to be earmarked for its own use, and no penny is allowed to be misappropriated."

"What?" Ma Mingtao suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, and said incredulously, "Not a penny is allowed to be embezzled? All 500 million was used for the steam engine factory? The problem is that so much was used?"

"Is 500 million really that much?" Chongzhen shook his head and said, "Ma Qing, let's do the math. Gewuke spent a total of 50 in order to build No. It will not be lower than [-], at least it is impossible to drop below [-] in a short period of time."

Ma Mingpao is silent, the cost of [-] after mass production is credible.

Chongzhen clapped his hands and said: "So, 6500 million is the cost of 650 steam engines. Are 650 steam engines too much? I still think it is too little. It would be great if there were [-] or even [-] steam engines."

"What do you mean by His Majesty's words?" Now it was Ma Mingpao's turn to not understand.

Hearing His Majesty's tone, are these 650 steam engines being used for nothing?