Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 211 General News Directorate: There are now thresholds for publishing newspapers
Li Chengqian was not sure why.

But it is wrong for the Shandong family to bring up old issues.

The donkey from Guizhou has run out of tricks and cannot use past events to pressure Jiangnan to take revenge.

"Li Yifu, why do you think the Shandong newspaper suddenly published such an article?"

Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Highness, I asked someone and found out that this article was written by a scholar."

Li Yifu considered his words carefully and said, "Only one newspaper published it, which means that the Shandong newspaper just wanted to embarrass them."

"It shows that the Jiangnan gentry can never compare to the Five Surnames and Seven Families..."

"If things get out of hand, they can also throw the person out and distance themselves from the matter."

"Obviously, things have gotten out of hand now and it's a bit difficult to deal with."

Li Chengqian closed his eyes and said, "Is it that simple?"

Li Yifu was thinking about the prince's thoughts, and it was obvious that this statement made the prince dissatisfied.

"There is another possibility."

Li Zhi and Li Ke looked over, and Li Yifu said, "Your Highness is supervising the corruption case, and the accusations made by the Jiangnan Newspaper really hit their sore spot."

"Plus, they're afraid of getting into trouble."

"That's why they resorted to this desperate measure, targeting people instead of things, in order to divert attention."

"I don't know if my analysis is wrong, please forgive me, Your Highness."

Li Chengqian tapped the armrest with his knuckles, without opening his eyes, and continued to ask: "How do you think it will be resolved in the end?"

"I thought the incident would be reported to the Emperor."

Li Chengqian suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, looked at Li Yifu, and said, "If it were you, what would you do?"

This is a sudden problem.

Li Yifu was caught off guard, how could he let me do it?

But he suddenly realized that this was an opportunity to make a comeback.

"Strict control, censoring newspaper content, and banning those who don't obey."

Li Yifu said seriously.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but chuckle, "Okay, go down."

"Yes!"

After Li Yifu left, Li Zhi couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what are you doing...?"

Li Chengqian stretched and said calmly, "It's time to resolve the newspaper dispute."

"You keep cursing and swearing every day, making Chang'an a mess. What's the big deal?"

"When foreigners see this, they think that we in the Tang Dynasty only know how to curse."

Li Zhi looked curious, "Brother, how do we solve this problem?"

"Did they ban them all?"

"Wouldn't that cause them to complain and be dissatisfied, and then they would turn their anger against my brother."

"Haha!" Li Chengqian laughed, "You'll know when the time comes."

……

Grand court meeting.

Li Chengqian sat upright on the cushion.

As expected, the commotion caused by the Chang'an newspapers was brought to the court meeting.

Cui Dunli and Lu Chengqing directly attacked Duke of Song Xiao Yu and other Jiangnan officials.

Xiao Yu did not give in and fought back on the spot.

There was a lively quarrel between the two sides.

"His Majesty."

"The two newspapers of Wenxian have been attacking the Five Surnames and Seven Nobles, slandering the reputation of the Five Surnames and Seven Nobles, causing misunderstanding among the people."

"I beg you to ban the two newspapers of Wenxian...!"

Cui Dunli shouted.

"Your Majesty, the content of the Shandong newspaper's report is heretical, disrespectful to the Holy Emperor, and offensive to the Crown Prince..."

Lu Dunxin refused to give in and immediately launched a sharp counterattack.

Li Shimin was already in a bad mood, and became even worse after hearing the contents of the Chang'an newspaper.

Now their quarrel made him even more upset.

If it weren't for the Tang Empire News, which inserted reports on the handling of corruption, the people would have been grateful to him and asked for his portrait to be hung in their homes.

He couldn't help but explode.

"Your Majesty, I think the newspapers should be properly regulated."

"Recently, they have been making a lot of noise, publishing all kinds of articles to mislead the people and induce them to oppose each other."

Yu Zhining stood up and said.

"Minister Yu, Shandong newspapers don't behave like you say. It's clearly the Wenxian newspaper that's causing the trouble."

"That's ridiculous. The Wenxian and the Imperial newspapers were published after the Imperial newspaper. They were fine before and there was no trouble at all. But after the Shandong newspaper came out, it started to confront the Wenxian newspaper."

Lu Dunxin said: "This is the dispute caused by Shandong newspapers."

"They think highly of themselves and think they are the only ones who can educate people. Aren't the two newspapers Wenxian educating people?"

"You dare to talk about education in Jiangnan, a small piece of land? It's ridiculous."

"..."

Fang Xuanling knocked on the table and said in a deep voice, "That's enough."

"You are being disrespectful in front of the emperor. Do you want to be punished?"

Both sides were displeased with each other, snorted coldly, and retreated.

"Your Majesty, Minister Yu is right. The newspapers should come up with a charter to put an end to this chaotic situation."

Fang Xuanling said: "Newspapers are used to spread information, promote education, and enlighten the people."

"It has become a tool for them to attack each other and fight each other, which deviates from the original purpose of the newspaper."

Changsun Wuji's face was green from beginning to end.

Gao Shilian was even more gloomy and terrifying.

He was backstabbed again.

The Shandong newspaper did this without consulting him at all.

Then they took him out and whipped him again, trampling on the reputation of His Majesty and the Prince again.

He really doesn't know what the Shandong family is thinking?

Do you really want to test your Majesty's bottom line?

"Prince."

"You started the newspaper."

Li Shimin's tone was full of displeasure, and he said, "What do you think?" Hearing this, everyone looked at the prince.

The newspaper was the first to come out of the East Palace, and the Tang Empire Newspaper has always reported very positively.

In fact, for many officials, the Tang Empire News is a channel for them to understand the direction of the court.

Quite popular with many people.

The newspapers in Shandong and Jiangnan were the same at the beginning, and everyone loved to read them.

Later, the atmosphere was full of tension between the two sides, and the war of words became a pure tool for venting anger.

"I have heard of it, too."

"It is indeed full of smoke and dust, with a bad trend and extremely bad impact."

Li Chengqian said coldly: "Since they can't control their mouths and pens."

"Then let the court take care of it."

"Let them know that newspapers are not free to do whatever they want."

Hearing this, everyone's heart suddenly tensed up.

Xiao Yu, Lu Dunxin, Cui Dunli, Lu Chengqing and others also had slightly changed expressions.

"Your Highness, how do you manage this?"

Wei Zheng asked curiously.

"Simple."

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Your Majesty, I think we should set up a news department to control newspapers."

"The department's duties include reviewing newspaper content, managing newspaper distribution, maintaining order in news reporting, controlling public opinion, and guiding cultural and ideological trends."

“Anyone who wants to publish a newspaper should be under the leadership and management of the General Information Office.”

"They must register with the General Directorate of Information, pay the corresponding security deposit, and obtain a license to operate and distribute newspapers."

"Those who fail to register will be regarded as illegal newspapers and are not allowed to appear anywhere. Once verified, they will be investigated to the end and severely punished without mercy."

He broadly proposed the idea of ​​regulating newspapers.

He had prepared this a long time ago.

There was no way the newspapers would let him grow wild.

There must be regular and orderly development.

They must be under the management and control of the imperial court before they are allowed to grow freely.

Otherwise, if they were allowed to do whatever they wanted, Li Chengqian could foresee how terrible the consequences would be.

The reason why I bring it out now.

Just let those people go crazy first and see the power and effect of newspapers.

It also means to let them spend some money to publish a newspaper.

Originally, he was prepared for a life-and-death fight between the two sides.

Who knew that the Shandong family was so crazy.

We have no choice but to bring out the controlling agency now.

The ministers nodded in agreement. This was indeed a possible solution.

But the Shandong and Jiangnan families were facing a formidable enemy.

The prince's move hit them right in the sore spot.

Now their newspapers can publish whatever they want.

If there is suddenly an organization to manage them, how can they still have the freedom they have now?
For a moment, both sides felt a little regretful.

How did things get to this point?

Can I go back?
Cui Dunli and Lu Chengqing looked at each other and realized that they could not go back.

So, they must have someone in this General Information Office.

Otherwise, if the Jiangnan clique takes over, will it still be good for them?
"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Li Chengqian asked.

Li Shimin stroked his beard and thought in his mind. After a moment, he said, "The prince's suggestion is not bad."

"Humph!"

"Let the imperial court take care of it. However, what rank should the General News Directorate be?"

"Also, how much is the appropriate deposit?"

Li Chengqian readily accepted the advice and said with a clear mind, "Let's start with the fifth rank."

"As for the deposit, it's 100,000 strings of cash!"

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he just watched coldly.

There are many families who like to publish newspapers.

This time, not only will we have to put you under our management, but we will also ask you to pay a deposit.

Since we want to manage newspapers and make them fearful, the deposit threshold cannot be low.

One hundred thousand strings of cash was the threshold for publishing a newspaper.

How many people can afford and are willing to pay?
As long as it is paid, with a minimum of 100,000 strings of cash, who would be willing to throw away this money in vain?
Of course, if someone doesn't care and is willing to lose 100,000 strings of cash for a few words, he or she will not be afraid of going to jail.

Li Chengqian said the more the better.

I'm afraid you won't come.

"One hundred thousand strings of cash?"

Li Shimin's eyes bulged and he was a little surprised.

All the officials were also extremely shocked.

No way, Your Highness, for just one newspaper, you have to pay a deposit of 100,000 strings of cash. You are being taken advantage of.

It's too exaggerated.

Fang Xuanling almost got his back sprained by Li Chengqian.

Is it to manage newspaper order or to make money?

"What prince?"

Li Shimin hesitated a little and said, "Isn't 100,000 a little too little? How about 200,000?"

Li Chengqian was stunned. What do you mean, Li Shimin, you want to eat more?
Li Shimin could not see the prince's reaction, but the surprised looks from the ministers made him a little embarrassed. He coughed slightly and said, "Newspapers are not a trivial matter after all."

"We should raise the threshold for publishing newspapers, so that newspapers can develop better."

"I think we should not fill the gap with someone who is not qualified. It is better to have nothing than to have something of inferior quality."

"Besides, this is a deposit. As long as you don't make any mistakes, the money will still be there."

Li Chengqian just wanted to say one thing: the way I eat is ugly enough.

I didn't expect that you, Li Shimin, would eat in an even uglier way.

One hundred thousand strings of cash are not enough.

You want two hundred thousand strings of cash, right?
Catch those aristocratic families and plunder them.

(End of this chapter)