There are green shades outside the window, flowers are blooming, and birds are spreading their wings. It is indescribably comfortable.

Suddenly, there was a sound of mountain wind, and the rain started to fall.

Just like Zhu Yixi's mood, relaxed and relaxed.

"Let the cabinet come to see me."

Zhu Yixi ordered softly, moved her body two steps back, and sat down on the recliner.

"Yes!" Liu Afu hurriedly agreed.

Closing his eyes and recuperating, Zhu Yixi felt quiet in his ears.

Although he has the status of a time traveler, his butt determines his head. In front of the wealth of future generations, the ordinary people who are high and in the sky have no weight.

Perhaps he will reduce corvee and reduce taxes, reduce corrupt officials, build large-scale projects, etc., and the people will benefit, but in the final analysis, all this is to stabilize his rule.

After all, in future generations, those big bosses worth over 100 million yuan may donate tens of millions to a certain university for the education of their children, but they will never easily give their employees a small salary increase.

This is human nature, and it is also the bad nature and selfishness of people.

The Ming Dynasty Gazette was originally established to disclose government orders, prevent local officials from deceiving superiors and concealing information from subordinates, and maintain Zhu Yixi's rule.

However, just like the die-hards in history textbooks, Zhu Yixi began to fear that the local gentry would collude with newspapers and brew up a situation like the scholar attack on the yamen in the late Ming Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, newspapers can control public opinion and influence the power of the court.

"It needs to be open but also restrained, but it can't be messed up."

I was thinking in my mind, and soon I heard the sound of gentle footsteps.

"Sir, all the elders are here."

"Um!"

The emperor stood up, opened his eyes, and saw four people.

After Zhao Shu became an official, the following year, Lu Daqi also became an official.

At the beginning of the fifteenth year of Shaowu, Wang Yingxiong, as the chief assistant, became an official at the age of more than seventy years.

In this way, the chief minister of the cabinet was changed to Yan Chongxin, a civil servant who had been with him during the Hanzhong period.

The second assistant is Zhu Mou, who has traveled extensively in the six departments.

Among the group assistants are Feng Xianzong, who is in his forties, and Du Yinxi, who is in his sixties.

These four people were all important ministers who had experienced the ups and downs of the late Ming Dynasty. Du Yinxi was a bit special. He was not a meritorious old minister, but a local civil servant who had risen through the ranks.

It can be said that we have reached this position step by step.

"I will bow to your Majesty——"

"Get flat!"

The emperor waved his hands, then looked directly at these people and said, "Recently, Zheng Sen, the prefect of Tianjin, talked to me and said that there are more and more private reports in the local area."

"Using the name of selling books is actually running a newspaper, imitating the Ming Dynasty Gazette, and seeking huge profits. It is forbidden..."

"Your Majesty, this matter is easy. Just send troops to arrest them." Zhu Mou said decisively: "It happens that Qi State is short of people, so all of them were exiled to Qi State."

"Catch some and exile some, I don't believe anyone would dare to do it."

"If the action is too big, it will be a bit overwhelming."

Du Yinxi frowned and said: "Although these private reports violated the law, they did not cause any harm. Exile is too severe."

"Killing one person to serve as a warning to others is the most effective method."

Zhu Mou said decisively.

At this time, the chief minister usually speaks last. Feng Xianzong confided: "There were private reports several years ago, but they are still there now, and they are not stopped."

"This is called flood control. It's better to block floods than to remove them."

At this time, Yan Chongxin glanced at Zhu Mou, thoughtfully.

He looked up and saw that the emperor's face was still calm and unmoved, obviously he had a plan in mind.

In other words, they were called together this time to resolve the matter and reach a consensus.

Although the emperor holds great power, he relies on literati to rule the world. If he acts arbitrarily and alone, he will be a solitary man.

Therefore, no matter how powerful the emperor is, he will hide his ideas and let the ministers take the initiative to make the final decision.

After all, everything is a public discussion.

If something goes wrong in the future, there will be someone who takes the blame, right?

For example, even emperors like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who fought constantly, relied on the Gongyang Faction as their wings to expand their territories.

It was Chao Cuo who took the blame for Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty's reduction of vassal status.

With a guess in his mind, Yan Chongxin roughly understood its meaning.

If Zhu Mou really spoke the emperor's mind, what he said next must be redundant and not worth listening to.

Obviously, his words were a hint to everyone: this road will not work.

"It is better to block than to open up." With a plan in his mind, Yan Chongxin nodded and agreed: "Over the years, private reports have continued continuously, and it is very difficult to control them. According to the wishes of the veteran, private reports must be liberalized, but they must be strictly controlled.

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"Private reports from various places can be reviewed by local officials. Once something goes wrong, they can be rescued to the end."

Zhu Mou raised his head and vetoed the proposal: "No, wouldn't this be conniving at the local power?"

"In my opinion, although private reporting has many disadvantages, it is deeply loved by the people and spread widely. If it is left to local management, wouldn't it mean that it can cover the sky with one hand?"

"When the time comes, the place will be deceived and tyranny will come out again and again, and it will become the Qingtian Grand Master."

Du Yinxi said softly: "How about letting the cabinet take charge as before?"

Although the Ming Dynasty Gazette was established by the emperor, the specific management responsibility lies with the cabinet.

They were responsible for reviewing the content, publishing government decrees, and even personally writing articles to praise the emperor, which was serious and serious.

"One communiqué is enough to give people a headache. There are so many prefectures and counties in the world, and I'm afraid they won't be able to manage them at all."

Feng Xianzong is right.

"Unless the number of secretaries in the cabinet is increased to a thousand, or new yamen are dispatched to the local area."

"No." Zhu Mou objected: "Is this just adding redundant officials? Absolutely not."

At this point in the discussion, the emperor began to speak out: "Zhu is right, adding redundant officials is absolutely unfeasible."

"There are more than a thousand counties in the world, how many people will be added here?"

Several people then stopped talking and listened to the emperor's words: "In my opinion, the cabinet manages the Gazette, so let the Gazette manage the newspapers in the world!"

"After all, it's a taboo for a layman to command an expert."

"The Gazette has been running a newspaper for many years. It is obvious that he has already had experience and has a deep understanding of the things in the industry. It is reasonable to let him control it."

"Your Majesty, your Majesty -" Yan Chongxin immediately handed over his hand and praised: "The Ming Dynasty Gazette has manpower relations in every prefecture and county in the world. When the time comes, it will be simple to sort out the private reports as long as they have the same restrictions and state the rules."

"Then do it like this!"

At this time, Zhu Mou said: "In my opinion, just like Guanyan, the entire newspaper can be divided up, and each prefecture and county can be used as the boundary to control its publication scope as much as possible."

"If a newspaper wants to be published in a county, it needs the approval of the county magistrate. If it wants to be published in a county, it needs the approval of the prefecture."

"As for one province, its scope is still too large, so it is better to ban it for now."

"This policy is very good." Du Yinxi praised: "Now the court can try to implement a county report, and then slowly open it up in the future."

"Since all of you have spoken like this, let's implement it like this!"

One person is short-term and many are long-term.

Zhu Yixi did not think of this method, but it is a feasible and good method.

Limiting the newspaper's influence to one county or one prefecture is currently the best method.

Soon the cabinet members reached a consensus and came up with a management method, which seemed to be effective.

The Ming Dynasty Gazette established censorship offices in each province, responsible for approving the publication of newspapers in the entire province.

At the same time, every newspaper must be submitted to them for review before it is published. If it fails, it will be rejected.

A closer look shows that the Ministry of Accounts only needs to spend an extra five thousand yuan a year to manage the entire newspaper industry.

The gazette does not fall into the category of redundant officials, even if they receive salaries.

Soon, the Ming Dynasty Gazette published the decree approving the issuance of private newspapers, and explained the review, approval and other matters one by one.

At the same time, the communiqué also added:

If you want to issue a private newspaper, you must have a deposit of 1,000 yuan.

In a sense, this can also be regarded as a threshold to eliminate those stinky fish and rotten shrimps.

Soon, this news spread throughout the world through the spider web of the Ming Dynasty Gazette, causing an uproar.
To be continued...