Chongzhen said: "Liang Sui, you think scholars and common people should be equal, don't you?"
"Yes." Liang Sui nodded and said, "Officials and missions may not be equal, but personalities are equal. Scholars and people are not born more noble than common people, and common people are not born inferior to people. Scholars should not underestimate others because of their knowledge.
The head of Guizhou should not be discriminated against because of his lack of knowledge. Yasheng once said that he should take the world as his own responsibility, and the world refers to the people."
"Very good, Liang Sui, please sit down." Chongzhen nodded happily and waved his hand for Liang Sui to take a seat.
The current public opinion in Shilin is still in conflict. The old literati conservatives cling to the idea of heavenly right of kings and resolutely resist the new people-oriented trend of thought. However, the new school represented by the students of Guozijian has accepted the people-oriented idea.
He believes that imperial power does not come from heaven, but should come from the support of all people.
The new school of thought also found a lot of theoretical basis.
In the past, there was Mencius's theory that the people value the king lightly, and in the later period, there was Tang Taizong's theory that water can carry or capsize a boat.
As for modern times, there is more academic evidence. Wang Yangming, Zhang Pu, and even Zhang Shenyan, the current assistant, have monographs on this aspect, which are very influential.
Both sides have their own theories and supporters, and the debate is extremely fierce.
Although Nanjing's Huangming Times, Daming Merchant Newspaper, Daming Novels Newspaper and Daming Opera Newspaper vigorously criticized the conservatives, and even Hanlin Daily became the public opinion position of the new school, a few months ago, Changshu, Songjiang and Suzhou, etc.
However, many local newspapers appeared one after another, and they all advocated for conservatives.
The Di newspaper department was extremely angry with Wang Wei after hearing the news, and immediately proposed a ban on private newspapers.
However, this motion was rebuked by Chongzhen, and he was rebuked harshly and sternly.
Ever since Jiashen was in trouble at Meishan and enlightened to Taoism, Chongzhen had never reprimanded his ministers so harshly.
The reason why Chongzhen's reaction was so great is very simple. As a time traveler, he knew the pros and cons of the weapon of public opinion better than anyone else.
Once you master the weapon of public opinion, you can really say that the black is white.
Even if you hold a tube of laundry detergent, you can call it a dangerous chemical weapon.
Even a pharmaceutical company that manufactures and distributes viruses can be packaged as the savior of mankind.
Of course, Chongzhen would never let the Ming Dynasty become a beacon country in another world. The bottom line still had to be met. At least the common people of the Ming Dynasty still needed to be protected.
But if you master the weapon of public opinion, you can really do whatever you want and create something out of nothing!
So where does the weapon of public opinion come from? It is impossible to cultivate a strong army of public opinion by relying on reporting bans and controlling public opinion.
On the contrary, only by lifting the ban on newspapers, allowing private media to speak freely, allowing multiple voices to engage in fierce games, allowing one's own public opinion army to fight against the enemy's public opinion army, and accepting the cruel baptism of the war of public opinion, is this the only way to cultivate
Create a powerful army of public opinion and truly occupy the public opinion position.
Just as local protectionism cannot cultivate competitive local enterprises, only by introducing joint ventures to exert the catfish effect can potential local enterprises survive and grow in competition.
The principles are all the same. Without going through wind and rain, how can you see a rainbow?
So now that so many newspapers suddenly appeared, instead of being angry, Chongzhen was very happy.
If the public opinion army of the new school of thought cannot defeat even the conservatives, it will deserve to be eliminated by the times. At worst, it will cultivate another public opinion army to fight against the conservatives. The wheel of history is rolling forward. As long as the curtain of industrialization is spread, stubborn
Sooner or later, conservatives will be swept into the dustbin of history.
All in all, public opinion cannot be controlled by controlling it.
Only by fighting can the public opinion position be truly occupied.
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In Yilun Hall, student representatives from the third grade of the Imperial College stood up one after another and passionately stated their interpretation of Fan Zhongyan's eternal saying. Chongzhen commented a few words from time to time.
Outside Yilun Hall, Hu Guozhu looked at Chongzhen and the students with a solemn expression.
To this day, Hu Guozhu has been sitting on the bench in the Imperial College for nine full months.
I remember that when he first came to the Imperial College, Hu Guozhu was very resentful about society. He would complain to everyone he met. For the equestrian class he was responsible for, it rained for three days and was exposed to the Internet for two days.
But after two months, Hu Guozhu gradually became silent.
After waiting for three months, Hu Guozhu finally adjusted his mentality and began to actively participate in the equestrian teaching in the Imperial College, doing his best to teach equestrian skills to the students.
The students of the Imperial College followed the path of emphasizing both civility and martial arts.
Generally speaking, there are literature classes in the morning, martial arts classes in the afternoon, and discussions about life ideals in the evening.
Literary courses include subjects such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry, while martial arts courses include subjects such as formation, equestrianism, gunnery, surveying, mapping, and fortification. Students in the Naval Academy also learn to drive, and discussing life ideals is, in a sense, brainwashing.
It is to allow young people to establish a clear ideal of life in a relatively simple environment and practice it for this ideal.
In short, equestrian is one of the compulsory subjects in the Imperial College, but students who fail to pass will not be able to graduate.
Thanks to Hu Guozhu's efforts, the equestrian skills of all the teachers and students of the Imperial College have improved rapidly.
Chongzhen's communication with the third-grade students lasted until the early days of his childhood, when he finally sent the students away.
When sending the students out, Chongzhen finally waved to Hu Guozhu to come forward and greeted with a smile: "Hu Guozhu, I heard that you have done a good job in the Imperial College in the past six months. The equestrian skills of the teachers and students of the Imperial College have improved very quickly."
"I am ashamed." Hu Guozhu said sincerely, "I could have done better, but when I first arrived at the Imperial College, I felt resentful and was passive in my work. I wasted more than three months."
"Hu Guozhu, I am very pleased that you think of me so much."
Chongzhen patted Hu Guozhu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Work hard, gold will always shine."
"I accept the decree." Hu Guozhu bowed to Chongzhen, stood up and said calmly, "From now on, I will do my best to improve the equestrian skills of all the students in the Imperial College, so that they can become the best cavalry officers."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Okay, let's go back." Chongzhen smiled and waved, and Hu Guozhu immediately turned around and returned to the teaching dormitory.
Watching Hu Guozhu's figure go away, Chongzhen was a little unsure whether he was pretending or was he really convinced?
In the past, Hu Guozhu was like a shallow pool of water, one could see the bottom at a glance, but now it is impossible to see through.
But soon Chongzhen was relieved, because he immediately figured out that if the Ming Dynasty could be as strong as the Tang Dynasty, even if Hu Guozhu had different intentions, he would become a foreign general like Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan, and if the Ming Dynasty could be as strong as the Tang Dynasty,
Weak at that time, even if Hu Guozhu had no different intentions, he would have become a rebel general like An Lushan and Shi Siming.
Therefore, who Hu Guozhu became did not depend on himself, but on the Ming Dynasty.
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While he was thinking about it, Ma Mingluan hurried over with Zhang Dai. Ma Mingluan was the only one who could come to Chongzhen at this time. Anyone else would never dare to come over at this time. How big a sin would it be to disturb the Holy Emperor's rest?
But Ma Mingluan doesn't care about this, he only has work in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, the stock offering of the Daming Steam Engine Factory has ended." Ma Mingluan said excitedly as soon as he entered the door, "Sixty-five million shares were sold at once. This is indeed beyond my expectation."
To be honest, Ma Mingluan was opposed to Chongzhen's decision to set the equity capital of the steam engine factory at 100 million yuan.
Are you kidding? Just one factory. Even if the steam engines it produces are expensive, a mere factory is not worth 100 million, right? The total assets of the Ming Dynasty Arsenal are less than 1 million, which is a hundred-fold difference.
So Chongzhen proposed to raise RMB 100 million from the steam engine factory. Ma Mingluan's first reaction was that Chongzhen was crazy.
No one's money comes from the strong wind. Each of these businessmen are talented people. Will they buy into your account?
It was not until Chongzhen proposed that the stocks of Daming Steam Engine Factory could be listed for trading that Ma Mingluang reluctantly agreed.
The reason is also simple. It is nothing more than treating the 65 million shares of the steam engine factory as another kind of bond, so it can still attract some businessmen.
But even so, Ma Mingluan didn't have high expectations.
Ma Mingluan believes that selling 10 million shares would be a huge success.
However, the final result was far beyond his expectation. All 65 million shares were sold at once.
"Is it selling?" Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this. He thought that the steam engine factory's stock would not be cold, but he didn't expect it to be so popular. It seemed that he still underestimated Jiangnan's capital market.
Jiangnan's capital market is no longer what it used to be with the help of banknotes.
Ma Mingluan asked again: "Your Majesty, how will the 65 million yuan obtained from the IPO be spent?"
"What do you mean?" Chongzhen didn't understand what Ma Mingluan meant.
Ma Mingluan rubbed his hands and said: "What I mean is that a mere steam engine factory can't use so much money. Five million yuan is enough. Is there any specific way to use the remaining 60 million yuan?"
Purpose?"
"That's nonsense." Chongzhen became anxious upon hearing this, "This money must be earmarked for special use, and no penny is allowed to be misappropriated."
"What?" Ma Mingluan suspected that there was something wrong with his ears and said in disbelief, "Not a penny is allowed to be embezzled? All 65 million are used for the steam engine factory? The problem is that so much is used?"
"Is 65 million really that much?" Chongzhen shook his head and said, "Ma Qing, we might as well do the math. In order to build Zhengqi No. 1, Gewuke spent a total of 500,000. The cost will definitely drop after mass production, but
The minimum will never be less than 100,000, at least it cannot drop below 100,000 in a short period of time."
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Ma Mingluan said silently, it is believable that the cost of mass production will be 100,000.
Chongzhen clapped his hands and said: "So, 65 million is the cost of 650 steam engines. Is 650 steam engines too much? I still think it is less. It would be great if there were 6,000 or even 60,000 steam engines."
"What does the Holy Spirit mean by this?" Now it was Ma Mingluan's turn not to understand.
Please tell me, are these 650 steam engines going to be used for free?
