The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 421 Dahan Newspaper, Ordered to Eliminate Illiteracy

Returning to the Forbidden Palace from Yuanqiu, Liu Bian was thinking about how to occupy the commanding heights of public opinion.When I saw the official documents on the desk, I suddenly thought that we could publish newspapers to let the people know the court's ideas more concisely and clearly.

So he asked Wu Luzhen to inform Wang Lang to discuss the matter, and Wang Lang approved of the newspaper Liu Bian said.To have someone who is familiar with political affairs and has prestige preside over the compilation, he must have sufficient status in the court.

A newspaper can be authoritative only if important ministers are in charge.If you let an official who can't discuss matters in court preside over it, it won't be convincing.

"We must first cultivate the habit of reading newspapers among the people. Starting from Chang'an, the grassroots officials will gather the people and read them every day. Then let some literate people gradually replace them. On the one hand, we can preach the thoughts of the imperial court; on the other hand, we can reach a certain level. The effect of getting rid of blindness." Liu Bian said.

After hearing Liu Bian's words, Wang Lang raised his hands and said, "If the people become illiterate, will literacy become a factor of instability?"

"No, those aristocratic families who have learned from the past and the present are really loyal to the emperor and patriotic? When the common people have knowledge, it is easier to understand the policies of the imperial court. Only by continuously improving the quality of the people can the big man always stand at the top of the world." Liu Bian Said excitedly.

"Your Majesty, this newspaper needs a lot of people to transcribe. Not to mention anything else, but Chang'an needs at least [-] copies a day. It depends on the content. I think it should be published once a month." Wang Lang suggested.

Liu Bian had already responded to this.He pointed to the books on the desk and said: "The Han Dynasty has the technology of movable type printing. As long as it is arranged according to the news content, it can be mass-produced with very little manpower."

"It's like printing a book? Isn't it possible to publish a large number of newspapers every day?" Wang Lang said excitedly.

"Publishing the newspaper every day will result in insufficient reading time for the newspaper and will not have a positive effect. We publish it every seven days and publish a summary every month." After Liu Bian decided on the publication cycle, he continued: "The newspaper will be tentatively called 'Dahan Weekly' ’, it’s up to you to select the people and set up the newspaper.”

"Old minister, take the order." Wang Lang said, cupping his hands.

Originally, he had already planned to resign and return to his hometown in the spring of next year, but Yan Baihu's rebellion let him know that if he left rashly, the court would definitely be worried.However, he felt uncomfortable in Chang'an every day, and he wanted to follow Liu Hao to Suiyang as the Taifu. Before he could make a request, he was summoned by Liu Bian to discuss the matter.

"Your Majesty, the newspaper writers can use students from the Military and Political College, and the printers can be selected from the Huangzhuang Technical School outside the city. The characters are first made by Qin Tianjian who prints the calendar, but we also need to select engravers to start carving our own characters. , In this way, the first newspaper can be issued within half a month." Wang Lang said excitedly.

"Okay, hurry up and do it. As for the number of prints, it's up to you to decide. My requirement for the 'Dahan Weekly' is that the content must be easy to understand and not full of flowery rhetoric. Fees cannot be charged, and it must be free forever In the future, the circulation of "Dahan Weekly" will increase, and after the common people develop the habit of reading newspapers, we will issue other paid newspapers to offset the cost of "Dahan Weekly." Liu Bian made the final arrangement.

The usefulness of newspapers allows the people to learn about the latest policies of the imperial court in a timely manner, and will no longer allow aristocratic families like the Wang family to use the time when government orders are blocked to encourage the people to rebel.It can guide the direction of public opinion. The staff who write it must have strong loyalty, and they must have a thorough understanding of the policy. Students from the Military and Political Academy are indeed suitable candidates.

"When the distribution in Chang'an achieves the expected results, it will be promoted nationwide. Branches will be set up in various places, and the headquarters will be in Chang'an. It will also be promoted overseas to speed up the cultural export to the occupied areas. We strive to make it possible in three generations. They were completely assimilated into Han culture." Liu Bian continued.

Hearing Liu Bian's words, Wang Lang had great confidence in the newspaper.If he really waited until that day, he would be able to leave his name in Qing History.After losing the idea of ​​a dynasty fighting for hegemony, leaving a name in history is Wang Lang's ultimate pursuit.

When Wang Lang left, Wu Luzhen raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, good news came from Yangzhou. The rebels in the territory have been wiped out, and all counties and counties have returned to the control of the imperial court. The army is stationed in Qiantang and Wucheng, and confronts the Xuzhou rebels at Taihu Lake."

"Okay! When Hao'er arrives in Suiyang, the decisive battle will begin in spring." Liu Bian was very happy to hear that Yangzhou was pacified.

"Your Majesty, which lady are you going tonight?" Wu Luzhen asked in a low voice.

Liu Bianlue thought about it, and said to Wu Luzhen: "Go to Concubine Hui. After naming the child yesterday, I promised her to accompany her today."

"Then, I'll make arrangements right away." Wu Luzhen bowed and stepped back.

When night fell, Liu Bian had dinner at the Qilin Hall, and Wu Luzhen led him to Gao Hui's residence.

Gao Hui in the room was breastfeeding her child. When she saw Liu Bian coming alone, she did not get up to salute.This is the rule set by Bao Si. The child in the palace is more important than Your Majesty. There is no need to salute Liu Bian when feeding or coaxing the child.

Liu Bian agrees with both hands. After all, she is his wife, who kneels and bows to him all day long, and feels very satisfied in a short time.But as time went by, he felt more and more that there was no intimacy between husband and wife.

"Your Majesty, you are here." Gao Huimei said with a smile.

Liu Bian leaned over and looked at the suckling child: "Good boy, you will grow white and fat."

"Your Majesty, I am still in some inconvenience. I cannot serve Your Majesty tonight." Gao Hui said with a blushing face.

He stretched out his hand and pinched Liu Song's ear: "You are such a blessed child, don't worry, I just want to accompany you."

After Gao Hui finished feeding the child, she put the sleeping child on the bed.Listening to Liu Bian's talk about what happened in Qingzhou, he was also very surprised that the Kong family was famous for its rebellion.When she was still in Goguryeo, she heard that the Confucian scholar invited by the royal family from the Han Dynasty said that Confucius was a saint.I didn't expect that the descendants of the saint would be so miserable.

After chatting with Gao Hui for a long time, Liu Bian told her about running a newspaper.Gao Hui hopes to let the concubines in the palace participate in the same way as running a technical school.

Liu Bian did not agree this time, not because he was afraid that they could not do well.It's just that in their identities, it's really not suitable to show up.

Farewell to Gao Hui, Liu Bian, led by Wu Luzhen, walked towards Sun Shangxiang's palace.He wanted to comfort Sun Shangxiang. After all, her two sons were sent to technical schools to study, so they still needed to be cared for appropriately.

It was very uncomfortable to not have the Longquan Sword hanging on my waist.I need to look back at the system warehouse to see if there are any suitable weapons.

The system has been in deep sleep for a long time, and even the function of guiding the Immortality Stone has been suspended.This made Liu Bian very afraid that the system would no longer wake up. Fortunately, there were still a lot of good things in the system warehouse.

There is nothing major going on in the court now, so I can just spare some time to sort things out.

(End of this chapter)