Public opinion...... Now Li Shimin can no longer ignore this word that is no longer new.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, which is the truth of the ages. However, watching Xia Hongsheng do things, whether it was pacifying Shuofang at the beginning, or later controlling the locust plague, he always did not move, and public opinion went first. In fact, since Xia Hongsheng only relied on controlling public opinion, he stirred up the military and civilians in Shuofang City, and Liang Shidu rebelled and left, Li Shimin has really realized the importance of public opinion. But Li Shimin has always had scruples about this. The power of public opinion is so great that even Li Shimin is a little jealous. If those public opinions did not appear in Shuofang, but in various states and counties in Datang, what would it be like?

So now that he heard that Xia Hongsheng said that this daily newspaper is a sharp weapon to control public opinion, Li Shimin's heart is moved. It is true that just like the example of Xia Hongsheng, if you can use this thing to guide the public opinion of the people in the direction that the court is willing to see, then this public opinion will become another sharp blade in your hands. "Your Majesty, you should also know that the mouth of the people is better than the mouth of Sichuan, the people's tongue cannot be blocked, they will speak, they have to speak, it is better to be sparse, through the newspaper, the court can guide the people's words, for the people's public opinion guidance." Xia Hongsheng saw that Li Shimin was silent for a long time, and then spoke again.

Li Shimin pondered for a while, then opened his mouth again and said, "What Xia Qing said, after thinking about it, I think it's very good. However, I still have one concern. According to what Xia Qing said, most of the remarks in this newspaper are made by individuals, so if there is an article in the newspaper attacking the imperial court, wouldn't it be a fan of a lot of people? ”

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Xia Hongsheng knew Li Shimin's thoughts. He was afraid that while he was using the platform of the newspaper to guide the public opinion, there would also be people who would guide the public opinion of the people through the newspaper.

So Xia Hong smiled. He said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about this. A newspaper is so big, and the number of articles that can be published is not very large, so how can anyone be able to publish it if they want to? Don't forget, this is the bookstore that prints the newspaper, and anyone who wants to go to the newspaper for an article. But they all have to pass the bookstore first. Which articles can be published in the newspaper and which articles cannot be published in the newspaper naturally need to be read and judged by the bookstore before deciding which articles to publish in the newspaper. Your Majesty can send a person to the Shushu Bureau, and review the manuscripts with the bookstore, to see whether an article that is acupuncture of the times is slandering the imperial court, or whether it really puts forward deficiencies and shortcomings, or useful opinions and suggestions, etc., so that what Your Majesty fears will not happen. ”

What Xia Qing said is good. It's just that. If there is a precedent of Xia Qing, so that other people in the world also open bookstores and publish newspapers, how can I ensure that they do not deliberately distort and slander the imperial court? Li Shimin nodded and said again.

"This ......" Xia Hongsheng thought for a moment and replied, "If this is the case, Your Majesty can set some rules, some rules that anyone who wants to open a bookstore and print newspapers must strictly abide by." Failure to follow the rules. I couldn't open a bookstore and obeyed the rules. It is subject to the supervision of the imperial court. ”

Li Shimin nodded, thought about it for a while, and then said to Xia Hongsheng: "In this case, Xia Qing will go and handle this matter first." I'll talk about it when the newspaper comes out and I see the real thing. ”

Xia Hongsheng got Li Shimin's approval, and his heart was suddenly happy. In this way, the bookstore is much more confident.

After withdrawing from Li Shimin, Xia Hongsheng and Li Chengqian went to the East Palace, where Li Ke was still waiting.

"Well, there are no worries now. Are you two in the house? When they arrived at the East Palace, after everyone sat down, Xia Hongsheng asked Li Chengqian and Li Ke.

Li Chengqian first told Li Ke what Li Shimin said in the Liangyi Palace, and then said to Xia Hongsheng: "Okay, how much money do you need this time?" It's just that I don't have much money in my hand, and I've invested it in the wine shop and the glass shop before, and now I haven't come back, but I can't take out too much. ”

"Me too, I went to the winery and the glass shop to invest money, and there was not much left." Li Ke also said on the side.

"The bookstore is slow to make money, and at the beginning, there will even be a short period of time to lose money, so you can give less, and I will take out more. When you start making a profit, you can buy shares from me. Xia Hongsheng thought about it and said to the two.

With Li Chengqian and Li Ke taking the lead, they will not hesitate to come to the other gentlemen. What Xia Hongsheng is worried about now is the craftsman. The printing volume of the bookstore is certainly not too small, so the craftsmen who print this must need a lot of manpower. There is also movable type, although you can go directly to the printing office to ask for a few sets first, but a few sets are far from enough.

Fortunately, Li Gang has promised to help find someone, so there should be a lot less trouble.

"By the way, Brother Sheng, how is your military school built?" Li Chengqian seemed to suddenly remember something, and then asked Xia Hongsheng: "Some of the subordinates of the East Palace have been discussing with me these days that they want to let their relatives and clansmen enter the military academy, and it seems that they have heard some rumors. ”

"This is also true, in the Hongwen Pavilion, I heard that Fang Yiai and Li Yexu and several of them discussed wanting to enter the military academy, saying that after going to see it, they felt that it was much more interesting than in the Hongwen Pavilion." Li Ke listened to Li Chengqian's words and said, "How are you going to recruit people then?" ”

Xia Hongsheng felt embarrassed when he heard it, to be honest, he was worried about this problem. As a military academy, Xia Hongsheng hopes that through fair examinations and competition, applicants can obtain the qualification of cadets. But take Fang Yiai and Li Yexu as examples--it is likely that there are far more than the two of them--their relationship with Xia Hongsheng is very good, if they come to ask Xia Hongsheng to enroll, then Xia Hongsheng can't just refuse categorically, plus the elders of their family usually take care of Xia Hongsheng in the court, it is even more impossible for Xia Hongsheng not to find some favors.

After thinking about it, Xia Hongsheng felt that it was better to talk about it together, explain his difficulties, and give some convenience, so as not to damage the friendly relationship between them.

"That's good, Cheng Qian, among the subordinate officials of the East Palace, even if I look at your face, I can't put them all in. His Majesty is very concerned about the affairs of the military academy, and he definitely does not want to see favoritism enter it, and His Majesty established the military academy to a certain extent to avoid the hands and feet of the scholars and gate lords, and to train the court's own people for the army. As soon as the matter of favoritism begins, it will not be accepted, and after a long time, the military academy will be full of people who enter for personal gain, so this atmosphere cannot be opened. Whether it is your subordinate officials of the East Palace, or the beloved and karmic critics, if you want to enter the military academy, you must pass the entrance examination of the military academy before you can become a cadet. There is no doubt about this, and there will never be exceptions, even if Your Majesty himself said it, I also said this. However, naturally, the bereavement and karma are all brothers, and Cheng Qian, you can't help but give face, so among the subordinate officials of the East Palace, Cheng Qian, you pick a few by yourself and agree, and then let them send people who want to enter the military academy over, I went to call the others, let's get together, and when the time comes, I will tell them what to do. ”

Li Chengqian nodded: "It's okay, those subordinate officials in the East Palace, I just need to tell them, it can be regarded as a lonely help for them to pay attention, that is, as for whether they can go in or not, it depends on their own ability, this is not a big problem." It's karma to blame them, firstly, they are friends, and secondly, they have to let them get their wish based on the faces of those uncles. ”

"I'll save it." Xia Hongsheng nodded and said.

On the way out of the East Palace, Xia Hongsheng was thinking about who might want to enter the military academy, Fang Yiai and Li Yexu, the two of them had already said that they wanted to go, and Wei Chi Baolin would definitely go, and his father had already inquired about the military academy. Cheng Chumo will definitely go, he is now on duty in the army, but he is only a captain, you don't have to think about it to know that Cheng Yanjin is pretending to be crazy and stupid, and he will definitely get him in. After careful consideration, it is estimated that there will be a dozen or so places reserved for them. This matter must be well planned and planned, and everyone must feel that they entered by strength, not by relationship. Xia Hongsheng definitely didn't want to leave such a bad atmosphere at the beginning of the military academy. If in the future, everyone thinks that military schools can enter them without relying on strength and relying on relationships, then the signboard of military schools will be greatly discounted and despised by people.

Because Li Shimin requisitioned more than 1,000 people to build a military academy at once, and with the help of the equipment that Xia Hongsheng made in the military aircraft workshop, the speed of construction was very fast. Now a quarter of the sand table made by Xia Hongsheng has been completed. The part that has been completed can be recruited first. The rest of the construction continues, and it is estimated that it will be completed by the summer of next year.

Then the enrollment work can also begin, and the number of the first batch is limited to the current size of the military academy, which should be limited to no more than 2,000 people. Any more, it will be difficult to turnover.

In the future, with the completion of the construction of military academies and the gradual expansion of their scale, the number of new cadets entering the military academies can be increased year by year, and eventually, the total number of cadets in military academies should be maintained at 15,000 to 20,000.

Ma Zhou and Duan Zan were already drafting the regulations for enrollment, and Xia Hongsheng went straight to the military academy, wanting to discuss together to see how to publicize and mobilize people to apply for the military academy. (To be continued.) )