People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 518 Exclusive shock, Wang Guangyang’s reverse scale
In the sixth year of Hongwu, winter.

The front page headline of the last issue of "Longhu Bao" records an interview about the emperor?
The moment these businessmen got the newspaper, they were dumbfounded.

They still underestimated the power of this newspaper called "Longhu Bao".

Can you interview the emperor?

Is this the surprise that Fatty Chen said he wanted to give them?

"Shopkeeper Chen, is this true?"

Some businessmen couldn't believe it and asked Chen Ke one after another.

Chen Ke's eyes were so smiling that only the slits could be seen.

He replied:
"That's natural. If it's not true, how much life do you think I have, that I dare to commit such a decapitation?"

Everyone was shocked when they received his affirmative answer.

Is this really an interview about our Majesty?
The businessmen didn't bother to grab the newspaper for a while. Everyone picked up the interview with the headlines and watched it carefully.

For a moment, everyone had mixed feelings.

During the interview, Zhu Yuanzhang was no longer a lofty emperor, but an ordinary person chatting around him.

From a human perspective, he appeared in front of these businessmen for the first time.

To the people at the bottom, the emperor has always been shrouded in mystery.

And the newspaper interview is just the tip of the veil.

From the emperor's mentality in raising troops to his promotion of reforms, he wanted to prevent the people from repeating the pain of his past...

From the interpretation of policies to his future prospects.

The emperor was like a father or brother, speaking eloquently.

Many people wiped away tears while watching.

"Why are these people crying?"

Zhang Yi and Yao Guangxiao had actually been hiding upstairs in the newspaper office, watching all this silently.

Yao Guangxiao expressed confusion about the cries of these people.

Zhang Yi understood, however, that it was precisely because the emperor was usually aloof.

When he really showed some of his humanity, in this era of strict hierarchy, the impact on the people at the bottom was huge.

Yao Guangxiao cannot empathize because he is an old scumbag himself.

But these businessmen have too many grievances from social classes.

The New Year's headlines of the Dragon and Tiger Newspaper.

Zhang Yi specifically guided Lao Zhu to explain his reforms over the years.

From the separation of North and South rankings, to tax reform, to catching corruption...

Many of the reforms carried out by the imperial court from the perspective of business were carried out by the gentry, making them hate the imperial government's policies.

As they hold the power of interpretation, they will naturally not give a better interpretation of Zhu Yuanzhang's policies.

But what if the emperor himself interpreted these policies?

Is that more authoritative than anyone else?
What if these things flow into the public and are known by the people?
"They cried because the emperor thought of them...

Some favors fell on scholar-bureaucrats, as light as a feather.
But when it falls on other people, it is as heavy as Mount Tai! "

Yao Guangxiao realized something:
"Master, I finally understand why you and the emperor have to work so hard to publish this newspaper!"

He truly admired Zhang Yi.

Although Zhang Yi explained to him the real purpose of running a newspaper, he still underestimated the competition for the right to speak in this thing called the media.

When the emperor has channels to convey his voice directly to the people.

Whether it is in the court or in the central government, or among the gentry and grassroots officials in state capitals and counties.

This is undoubtedly a deprivation of their right to interpret scripture.

Due to limited conditions, the decrees issued from the palace were implemented in local areas.

After layers of communication, it turns out that many officials not only choose to break the law, but also have the power to misinterpret their superiors' intentions.

The emergence of newspapers will undoubtedly reduce the space for many officials to maneuver.

And as newspapers gradually develop, it may take a long time for the great scholars among the people to realize what they have lost?
And when they realize it, it may be too late...

"Master, killing people for money and ruining their futures are all due to deep hatred!"

"When I first proposed to Your Majesty to reform the imperial examination, everyone who should be offended has already been offended. Anyway, the debts are too heavy, so what are you afraid of?"

Zhang Yi understood what Yao Guangxiao meant and asked:

"Are you afraid that some people will react and be disadvantageous to us?"

Yao Guangxiao nodded silently!
"No, once the reputation of Longhu Bao is established, I will have other methods!

When this newspaper becomes famous, I will recruit a group of them to write columns!
Let their voices be heard, and their hostility towards Pindao will be reduced!
Let’s not treat everyone as an enemy, and let’s not preset a position!
Being a platform and allowing all voices to be heard here is the meaning of my newspaper..."

platform?

Zhang Yi saw Yao Guangxiao puzzled and explained to him:

“Although newspapers are essentially a tool for controlling public opinion!
But if you want to be convincing, you must at least maintain fairness and fairness on the surface!

Allowing different voices to speak is the long-term way to run a business.

When there is controversy, there will be sales, and when there is sales, there will be traffic!
The Dragon and Tiger Newspaper is not mature yet. When it becomes more influential, Pindao will start soliciting submissions!

Letting the voices of some people out means that we can divide some people in the entire scholar-bureaucrat class!
A class is never monolithic..."

"But……"

"Are you afraid of losing control?"

"Ok!"

"No, in fact, fairness has never existed. The way the media plays is not to take sides nakedly, but to seem fair, but actually guide public opinion!

The power of the media is huge...

So from the beginning, Pindao reminded the emperor that he could not easily open more newspapers!

At least, it’s not the time for a hundred flowers to bloom yet! "

Zhang Yi told Yao Guangxiao about the operations of some media people in later generations, which shocked Yao Guangxiao.

It's not that he's not smart, it's that the soil required for this kind of gameplay has not yet been born, and he is really unfamiliar with it.

However, after reading through Zhang Yi's words, he also discovered that no matter how he played, in the final analysis, it was all the tricks of his ancestors!
Yao Guangxiao drew inferences from one example and said some things he himself understood.

Zhang Yi was secretly dumbfounded. The talents of these people who could leave a profound mark on history were indeed beyond the capabilities of ordinary people like him.

What they lack is the understanding of some new things, but their grasp of the essence of things,
Much faster than the average person.

“You can indeed learn a lot from following Master!

Regarding the Emperor Technique, the disciple actually has some insights in his heart!
But compared to Master's idea of ​​changing the world, these things I have are indeed cheaper!

Master started this newspaper not just to give the emperor a channel to express his opinions, right? "

Although Yao Guangxiao has known Zhang Yi for a short time, he is also one of the people who knows Zhang Yi best.

Zhang Yi smiled, no matter how good his relationship with Lao Zhu was, there was no need to flatter a king.

Some things, once he is born, may indeed be controllable by the king at first!

But their future development is not certain.

Leaving all possibilities to time, Zhang Yi did not dwell on this topic.

He just smiled:
“Just three more days and we’ll celebrate the New Year!

By the way, do you have a home to go back to? "

"If a poor Taoist monk becomes a monk, he will naturally lose his home!

If so, Spring and Autumn View would be the home of Pindao! "

Yao Guangxiao answered Zhang Yi seriously, a Taoist priest who is a Taoist priest cannot be counted as a family member.

But if he is willing, there is no problem in staying unmarried and abiding by the precepts of pure cultivation. "Okay, if that's the case, then let Qingxin Temple be your home!
After all, we are all people who have homes and cannot return!
I’ll leave this to you, Pindao will go back first…”

Seeing that things were almost done, Zhang Yi turned around and slipped out of the back door.

Yao Guangxiao looked at his back and smiled.

Although my relationship with this teacher was a mistake, it was not a bad thing after all.

After Zhang Yili, a group of people also silently left the surveillance area and silently returned to the palace...

There are more than a dozen of them, but they are all recording the same thing without disturbing each other.

Zhu Yuanzhang's desk soon received ten versions of the secret memorial.

He opened a book casually and couldn't help but smile.

Lao Zhu himself is also very curious about what effect his interview will have.

Be it newspapers or so-called media.

These are all methods Zhang Yi used from the future. Can these methods be used today?

Zhu Yuanzhang was unsure.

If the effect is not as expected, Lao Zhu really has to blame Zhang Yi.

He can follow Zhang Yi's other suggestions.

Some silk cotton was not a loss to the emperor, but with this interview, he lost part of his mystery and solemnity.

In exchange for the humanity in Zhang Yi's mouth.

Do the people recognize this humanity?
He wasn't sure.

But when he saw that someone in His Majesty Jinyiwei was in pain after reading this interview, Lao Zhu was quite relieved.

It would be nice if the people could at least recognize him.

This kind of feedback is more real than any official singing praises in front of him.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Mao Xiang to come in and ask him to closely monitor the flow of newspapers and public feedback...

This was an important reference for Zhu Yuanzhang on whether to invest more effort in newspapers.

"Longhu Bao, this name is a bit unpleasant. Can you choose a better name?"

After Lao Zhu finally saw the power of the newspaper, he became dissatisfied with the name of the newspaper.

Zhang Yi did everything he could to expand Longhu's influence.

……

Three days.

The third issue of "Longhu Bao" was a hit as expected, but the extent of the hit was unexpected even by Fatty Chen, who was well prepared.

The Dragon and Tiger Newspaper sold more than 4 copies, a terrifying figure that he himself could not believe.

Among them, Yingtian Mansion digested about 150 copies, which was [-]% of the usual sales, and most of the rest were taken away by the merchants who stayed in Yingtian Mansion.

The places where these people distribute are as close as the state capital of South Zhili and Zhejiang.Further afield, we will also go to Shandong and Henan...

Due to transportation constraints, the radiation range of Longhu Bao can only be mainly in southern Zhili for the time being.

But the speed of expansion still exceeded Zhang Yi's expectations.

Another thing that surprised the people at the newspaper was the impact caused by the emperor's exclusive interview.

In this world, there is no more reliable spokesperson than the emperor.

The interview about the emperor published in the Dragon and Tiger Newspaper was hand-delivered by everyone in the capital.

This time, everyone from the prime ministers Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang to the seventh-rank county magistrate had a copy and studied it carefully.

Hu Mansion,

After Hu Weiyong read Lao Zhu's report, he couldn't calm down for a long time.

But what's more, he can't hide the panic in his heart.

If he could not see what Lao Zhu wanted to do at first, this report before the Spring Festival seemed to have explained part of the problem.

The emperor, who had been hiding in the palace and could only convey his will through them, found another organization similar to the Jinyiwei.

Jinyiwei can be the king's ears, eyes, hands and feet, but they cannot be his mouth and tongue...

This Dragon and Tiger Newspaper was created by the emperor to avoid them from speaking out.

And, it seems to work great!
Hu Weiyong breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to sit down and take a look, he found that officials were coming to the door one after another.

Moreover, one of them was someone he had not expected.

Wang Guangyang!
Although the left prime minister of Zhongshu Province is nominally the head of the hundred officials, because of his inaction, most people in Zhongshu Province side with him.

The prime minister, who had no dealings with him but had no friendship with him, also held a newspaper in his hand.

Wang Guangyang's face was also very ugly.

Hu Weiyong asked his servant to invite other officials out, and he took Wang Guangyang to the study.

Wang Guangyang placed the newspaper in front of Hu Weiyong:
"What do you think of this thing called an interview, Hu Xiang?"

"Danger!"

Hu Weiyong was cautious and only said two words.

"Seeing that Prime Minister Hu thinks so, I feel relieved!"

Neither of the two old foxes wanted to give up their bottom line easily, but on a certain matter, they also reached an agreement.

It was the first time that Hu Weiyong saw Wang Guangyang being so aggressive.

It can be seen that this harmonious Mr. Wang also has his own bottom line.

"Wang Guangyang took the newspaper to the Hu Mansion?"

Dragon Tiger News Agency!

After Zhang Yi published the third issue, he gave everyone, including the students at the college, a day off!

Spring and Autumn College is very special. Most of the students here are criminals and homeless people!

Zhang Yi thought, if that's the case, then let's have a good New Year for the students.

He kept his promise and gave a big red envelope to the girls in the editorial department and the overtime printing workers!

Even within the college, Spring and Autumn College also sent small red envelopes to students.

The money for the red envelope comes from the small treasury used by Spring and Autumn College to make machines for the Dragon and Tiger newspaper and to receive daily work.

The students in the college cheered for a while.

Those girls who earn income from their own work are also very excited.

Many of them were young ladies from scholarly families not long ago.

Although he may not be rich, his status is at least decent.

Escape from the nightmare of being sent to the Jiaofang Division, and find the value of your existence in another place.

Many girls hugged their heads and cried when they got the red envelope.

Guanyin Nu looked at them and then at Zhang Yi who was standing on the high platform.

All kinds of moods are unpleasant.

This person seemed to be exactly what Meng Yao had told her, working hard to change the world bit by bit.

At least, he can protect the people in this academy.

……

"You said Wang Guangyang went to Hu Weiyong's house?

I couldn't even irritate that old guy, but Zhang Yi did it..."

While the students of Spring and Autumn College were celebrating, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at a secret report with a playful expression.

(End of this chapter)