Li Ye planned to start a newspaper and seek the opinion of the Minister of Rites, Weng Tonghe. There were no problems. The newspaper would be similar to the current Qiu Bao, but it would be targeted at the government.
Scholars liked to write books, so Weng Tonghe was naturally happy to have this opportunity to become famous.
However, Li Ye didn't intend to hand the newspaper to Weng Tonghe. Everyone knew how sour and smelly this guy was. If it was given to him, it would probably become a special column on etiquette.
Zheng Guanying, who was the founder of the reformist party and had written "Prosperous Times of Danger", was his choice.
Don't you like to spray? Then, he could go and spew it in the newspapers.
However, this person still had some skills. Otherwise, Li Ye would not have found him.
"Zheng Guanying, I have read your book. It is well written. Do you know why I am looking for you?”
Li Ye knew that this person needed to be honed. Although this person's character seemed to be more important, some of the comments in Glory World's Warning were too radical.
"The emperor has recently been doing a lot of foreign affairs. This lowly official also set up some factories in the country in the early years.”
Zheng Guanying lowered his head slightly and looked indifferent.
Scholars were obviously arrogant, especially those with new ideas. They always thought that they were the smartest in the world and the emperor was behind them.
What young talent, full of wisdom, great talent, and bold strategy? In his opinion, they were all boasting. A teenage child did not have much experience at all.
However, as the conversation between Li Ye and him deepened, he could barely keep up with Li Ye's reform ideas at first, but later on, he did not even have the chance to talk and could only listen foolishly.
There were many things that he had never heard of before, let alone think about it in depth. These methods were simply not something that he could think of with his experience.
In the end, there was only excitement and admiration on his face.
"The method is always right, but have you ever thought that if you want to be rich and powerful, will the foreigners make you rich and powerful? If you want to reform those Manchu nobles, will those landlord bureaucrats allow you to reform? If you touch their cake, they will definitely stop you!”
Li Ye suddenly changed the topic.
"This…this requires the emperor's support. We will mobilize with all our might. With the people's sincerity, there will definitely be more people supporting us, and the reform will continue.”
Zheng Guanying hesitated for a moment before he gritted his teeth and said.
Li Ye couldn't help but smile bitterly! Scholar's spirit! He only knew how to act recklessly! You seem quite smart, why can't you be flexible?
It seemed that he still needed to sharpen his skills!
"Hmph, the people support you? How many of them truly understood the world? How many people could clearly see where the country's chronic illness lay? Do they understand what you're trying to change? Do they know what to do?"
Li Ye could not help but reprimand. It was a little disappointing.
"This…I was stupid and took it for granted.”Zheng Guanying immediately knelt down.
"I asked you to do something this time! Glory World's warning had to let the people know where the danger was. After all, there are very few people who buy books. You must have heard of the newspapers, right? Li Ye's expression became much better when he saw his performance. There was a hint of teaching in his expression.
"I learned about this in Macau!”Zheng Guanying raised his head slightly and said.
"I'm asking you to run a newspaper so that the people can see what the world really is like. You can also write your thoughts out. Of course, you can only base it on facts. You must not protect your eyes and endanger the country."
Li Ye was prepared to open the passage of the relay station to the newspaper, and the name would be "Scream".
Of course, he had to control the fishing wheel well, or else it would be a mess…
"The way to build a country is to use loyalty as armor and propriety as a shield to resist foreign enemies.”，
" Our Qing Dynasty was founded on agriculture. Men plowed and women weaved harmoniously. Now, we are doing a lot of westernization. Strange skills are rampant, and people are uncertain..."
" Since ancient times, the sages and wise ministers have always emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce. The Westernization Movement must not be carried out." Early in the morning, the representative of the diehards jumped out and wantonly attacked the reformists.
Moreover, more than half of the officials in the court agreed with them. The Westernization Faction naturally fought back, and for a time, they were quarreling.
Li Ye felt a headache coming on! This group of moral guardians and pioneers of etiquette were really troublesome.
"Alright! Say more unintentionally! You all know about the newspapers, right?" Li Ye waved his hand to stop everyone from making a ruckus.
Now that his power was growing, even the diehards knew that he was the biggest investor in the westernization. They did not dare to criticize him at all and only dared to persuade him.
"We know!" Qiqi replied.
The Wan Gu Faction was a little unhappy that this sharp weapon was actually controlled by Ren of the Westernization Faction. This was equivalent to a great merit of writing a book.
"Your two factions should write down your views and let the world know so that people can judge who is right and who is wrong.”
If they wanted to argue, they had to argue for value. When they quarreled, they would attract more attention.
Li Ye planned to use this opportunity to create hype.
Not to mention that the Westernization Faction also lacked a fishing vessel supervision mechanism, so it was not unreasonable for the die-hards to sometimes criticize.
Nepotism, private brewing, exploitation of labor, low quality, and other problems still existed. This was also where Li Ye's Tianjin Machinery Bureau was improving.
If he wanted to touch the fruit of the Westernization Faction, he had to do it without the diehards. The diehards had to start spraying. The more they sprayed, the happier Li Ye would be.
Anyway, he would do whatever he had to do! The Westernization Faction had to tuck their tails between their legs and did not dare to act recklessly.
These Westernization enterprises had more serious problems than the state-owned enterprises of the later generations. Now, the Tianjin Machinery Bureau had already sent technical backbones from all over the world to study. Soon, they would be self-sufficient in weapons, but these enterprises had to change their problems.
Li Ye's approach was welcomed by everyone in the early stages. The Westernization Faction and the diehards started a debate in the newspapers, causing great social attention.
The exchange was very exciting! Everyone loved watching a show!
As a result, the sales of the newspaper increased significantly.
There was also a huge scuffle among the scholars. Some of them had the idea of submitting their articles, wanting the emperor to see their talents. The reform ideas of the higher-ups were also spread through the newspapers...
The soul had to be awakened bit by bit. This country had been asleep for too long, and it had finally opened its eyes to see the world…
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