I explained: "The so-called political workers are the people in the army who are responsible for the spiritual construction and military discipline of the army. Military discipline is easy to understand, but what is spiritual construction? I think it is to make the soldiers invincible. , the courage to move forward, the spirit of perseverance, the students who graduated from the political engineering department should become the spiritual mentors of our army. What the generals have to do is how to fight, and what the political workers have to do is to let the soldiers understand Why are we fighting? Although there has been a saying since ancient times that evil cannot prevail over good, but what is good and what is evil? This requires graduates from the Department of Political Science and Engineering to find ways to guide the soldiers of our dynasty and let them understand that our dynasty’s All wars are positive and they are fought for justice. Do you think this is difficult?"
In the war history of our country in later generations, the position of political commissar has largely helped the People's Liberation Army grow from a weak Red Army step by step. Especially in many difficult times, it was the party members in the army who stepped forward and turned the tide. Although It is not practical to set up political commissar positions in the Song Dynasty army, but I can use the Longya organization to let Longya members play a backbone and leading role in the army. Of course, I will let these students from the political department join Longya.
Shi Yanzhi said: "Your Majesty is wise and I admire you. I have been in the army for decades and have been thinking about how to fight, but rarely why to fight. It is indeed difficult to do this because it has risen to a spiritual level. , However, once our soldiers can understand that they are fighting for justice, it will lay a good foundation for invincibility. Your Majesty, you are truly a man of God,"
I have become accustomed to the title of "man of God": "Although this is difficult, I think it is worth trying,"
"Your Majesty, I understand," Shi Yanzhi then asked, "Your Majesty, what is the appropriate number for the school's first batch of enrollment?"
I thought for a while and said: "Due to the limited teaching staff, I plan to recruit a total of 120 students in this first batch. Among them, the command department has the largest number, with 60 students in total, and the other departments have 20 students each. , among the 60 people in the command department, five places are reserved for each of the six military regions, and they are notified to select their own people and recommend them to the university. The remaining 30 people will be recruited together with other departments to recruit students."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this teaching force is indeed the biggest obstacle at present,"
"Well, the basic courses are okay. Ouyang Jianqing has been auditing at Lin'an University and can teach while learning. I can also borrow professors from Lin'an University for support. The basic military theory courses are still manageable. Shi Aiqing and even Xia Song, all of you can be professors. Relatively speaking, professors for professional skills courses are more difficult to find. Similar to the information department, the medical department is difficult but can still be found. For example, I can recruit from the detailed production camp and the imperial medical bureau. The manpower is just like professors from the political engineering department. I don’t seem to have such talents in our country."
Lu Xiufu said: "Our dynasty's military establishment has never set up specialized political workers."
I was about to speak when I heard Lu Xin say: "Your Majesty, if there are no professors, then let these new students be both students and professors." This time Lu Xin spoke quite smoothly.
Shi Yanzhi said blankly: "Become a professor myself."
Among these people, Lu Xin had read the least, but was the most daring, which is why the riot in Tongle Tower happened. He just blurted out without thinking, and when asked by Shi Yan, he also felt that something was wrong. Suddenly embarrassed.
I burst out laughing and praised: "Lu Aiqing, you said it very well. You have carried forward the spirit of young people who dare to imagine and are not shackles. My dear friends, there is no road in this world. When there are more people walking, it will change. If you can't find a professor in this field before the university starts, follow Lu Xin's suggestion and try to let them teach themselves. In fact, from the first day of human beings, nothing has been created from scratch. "
Lu Xin also smiled happily when he saw my approval.
"There is no road in the world, but it becomes a road when there are more people walking on it," Zhao Shunsun repeated. "Your Majesty's sage, this is a classic saying."
"Yes, your Majesty is wise, and there is one more quote from your Majesty," Lu Xiufu also praised.
I smiled secretly and continued: "Although today's discussion was a bit messy, it basically sorted out the direction and steps for building the school. You can make the total on your own after you go back. Shi Aiqing will give me a detailed memorial later. As for the other aspects of the school, In terms of this, just follow what Jun Shi said and refer to Lin'an University."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order," Shi Yanzhi replied on behalf of the other three.
October 8th, morning.
The three candidates from the Lin'an War Zone arrived in Lin'an one after another and came outside the Daqing Hall early in the morning, waiting for my summons.
When the court meeting was about to end, I asked the eunuch on duty to summon these three people to the palace.
"Your Majesty Cao Shixiong, your seal should be echoed by thunder, my Majesty Wang Anjie to see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live the emperor,"
"Three beloved princes, I will live without ceremony,"
"Thank you, Your Majesty,"
"Three dears, and Fan Aiqing, the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, I plan to select two of you four to serve as the establishment envoys of Lin'an Theater and Guangnan Theater. You three have just arrived today, so take a good rest first. In the afternoon, we will Fan Wenhuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Lu Xiufu of the Military Affairs Council would like to introduce to you three the current military affairs situation of our court. After the meeting tomorrow, the four of you will go to the back hall together. I will talk to you in detail one by one. The topic this time is, if you As a war zone commander, what would you do?"
"Yes, I obey the order,"
"Well, Ye Aiqing, the official,"
"I am here,"
"Send the information of the above four beloved ladies to the Imperial Study Room. I will need it in the afternoon."
"Yes, my minister Ye Mengding obeys the order,"
I looked at Jia Sidao, who was the head of the hundred officials: "Tomorrow, I will form a review team with my senior ministers, Fan Wenhuan from the Ministry of War, Lu Xiufu from the Ministry of Military Affairs, and Shi Yanzhi from the Military University to evaluate the four candidates for institutional envoys. , the day after tomorrow, that is, at the DPRK meeting on October 10th, the results will be officially announced and the DPRK will withdraw."
The staff department is very efficient. Just after I finished lunch, I received the information of four candidates for the two theaters, including Cao Shixiong and Fan Wenhu. Except for Fan Wenhu and Cao Shixiong's records, which were more detailed, the records of the other two were not. Many of them, compared with the materials in Xianwen Pavilion, have similar contents. It can be seen from Song Lizong's imperial writings that the late emperor disliked Yin Ying Lei very much, saying that he denied Neo-Confucianism, which was really a big mistake.
This Yin Yinglei was quite courageous. He knew that Neo-Confucianism was respected both inside and outside the court during the late emperor's time, but he still dared to criticize it. However, this rebellious spirit made me quite interested in him.
"Officials, Huang Yong and Liu Fu from the Royal News Agency are asking for an audience outside the palace gate," Xiao Qi reported inside.
"Well, Xuan,"
The reason why I summoned the people from the Royal Newspaper is that I want them to increase publicity about the military restructuring and the upcoming enrollment of the two universities. I also hope that the Royal Newspaper will expand its edition to accommodate people's increasing demand for this.
"Your Majesty, Huang Yong and Liu Fu, see you."
"Well, no courtesy," I made a gesture for the two of them to sit down and said, "My dear friends, the Song Dynasty Royal Newspaper has been deeply loved by the people of Lin'an since its publication. I plan to increase the original page by one page. times, the publishing cycle has also been changed from half a month to seven days. Do you think it is feasible?"
The two chief editors in charge of the operation looked at each other, and Huang Yong replied: "Your Majesty, I think there is no problem. When the Royal Newspaper was first established, it was planned to be built on a seven-day scale. At present, all the staff are in place and familiar with it. The entire process and all printing equipment are in place, so your Majesty can rest assured,"
"Well, that's good. The next step is to prepare for the daily report,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Liu Aiqing, the follow-up reports on the military reform need to be strengthened. I plan to create a page in the Royal Newspaper as a fixed military column. Firstly, it can promote the spirit of the relevant military in the DPRK and China, and secondly, it can promote the heroes of various war zones. When necessary, for example, our country is currently reorganizing its army, the newspaper can expand its page and publicize it at the same time."
Liu Fu said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."
"Two, another point is that before the end of November, the Royal News will also focus on publicity regarding the enrollment of Lin'an University and Military University. According to President He of Lin'an University, half of the applicants for professors at the university The above information was obtained through reports and advertisements in the Royal Newspaper, which shows that the influence of the Royal Newspaper is growing, even surpassing the official newspaper of the imperial court,"
"Your Majesty, according to the rankings of tabloids, our Royal Newspaper has indeed surpassed the imperial court's official newspaper and Jia Sidao's Fuhua Newspaper, ranking first among all newspapers in Lin'an,"
"Really, there is such a ranking," I said with a smile. It seems that the media likes to report on gossip entertainment, which has been going on since ancient times.
"Your Majesty, it's true that the tabloids in our country are mainly about entertainment, and they like to create rankings of this kind."
"Oh, dear dear sirs, tabloids can enrich people's lives. After our royal newspaper is officially published on a daily basis, we can also launch a tabloid. Newspapers, like people, also need to balance work and rest,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"My dear sirs, I heard that there are many former Taixue students working in the newspaper office,"
"Your Majesty, it is true that most of these people are my former classmates,"
"Well, you should pay attention to these people and see if there are any unique talents. I plan to gradually refine the newspaper in the future."
"Your Majesty, how to refine it? Is it going to be expanded again?"
"It is not a simple expansion, but refinement means dividing it into different newspapers according to differences in content in order to be more professional. For example, if they are all about military affairs, they are called military newspapers. The reporters of military newspapers should focus on the military; Everything that talks about the economy is called the Economic News. These reporters should deal more with the market. The future society will be more detailed in many aspects. As the main media of our country, it should also keep pace with the times. Do you understand? ,"
The two chief editors said together: "I understand,"
"As a newspaper media, it often becomes the vane of the times, and the Song Dynasty Royal News represents my thoughts. For example, last month it was mainly about anti-corruption, and this month it is mainly about military reform. These are political programs, and other The importance will become more and more prominent, so your responsibilities will become heavier and heavier in the future. If you publish one issue every day, will you be able to keep up?"
"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, both manpower and material resources need to be more than doubled,"
"Well, we must start preparations now. Both editors and reporters must start training. Printing equipment, office locations, workers, etc. will be added as much as possible, and we will strive to have a daily issue in March next year."