Chapter 126: Matchlock Guns! Sending Troops to Japan! (4K) (Ch 126)

【now.】
【Yuguo’s control over public opinion.】
【This is entirely based on newspaper propaganda.】
【You can say that.】
【During these few years.】
[They relied on newspaper after newspaper to make the people willing to trust the court from the bottom of their hearts.]
[Although this is also related to the experimental field, the role played by newspapers is unquestionable.]
【Until now.】
[No matter what outrageous news they hear, people will not spread all kinds of rumors like they did in the past. Instead, they will open the newspaper and let their children read it to find out the truth of the news.]
【“Just control the newspaper publicity.”】
【“As long as we don’t break the people’s trust.”】
[“The court’s control over public opinion.”]
[“It is impossible to be shaken by any rumors!”]
[“Even if it is the mouthpiece of the scholar, it cannot affect the foundation of Yuguo!”]
【Chen Huaixin is very clear about this.】
【So he attaches great importance to newspapers. 】
[Newspaper propaganda, which is personally controlled by the cabinet and even by the emperor himself, is one of the most important weapons of the Yu Kingdom, and it is also an area that no one else is allowed to touch! ]
[And what happened recently also proved how much benefit the control of public opinion and propaganda can bring to the country of Yu. For example, if it weren’t for the existence of newspapers, the snow disaster would not have been able to set an example, nor could it have turned this disaster into a cohesive force for unity. ]
【even.】
[The post-disaster handling will be countless times more troublesome than it is now! ]
【but.】
【Now.】
[The memorial submitted by the Prime Minister is related to this newspaper! ]
[“The sports meets held in various cities also hope to have a better way to promote them.”]
[“Although the local government has taken various measures to make the winner’s name known in the local area.”]
[“But they always feel… as if something is missing.”]
[The Prime Minister repeated the thoughts of officials from various places.]
【And Chen Huaixin looked at the memorial and could roughly guess what was missing. 】
[“The recognition and praise of having your name published in the newspaper!”]
[“A victory that no one else will doubt!”]
[“A huge reputation that the whole city will talk about!”]
[This is an effect that cannot be achieved by any other means of publicity except newspapers! ]
[Even though everyone knows that if they can win the finals in Chang’an City, their names will definitely appear in that newspaper! ]
【But.】
【Chang’an is too far away.】
【Yuguo is too big. 】
[There are countless strong opponents. ]
[It is extremely difficult to get your name in the newspaper, almost impossible! ]
【”but.”】
【“If only we could have a local newspaper.”】
[“That couldn’t be better!”]
[“Even if it’s not as good as the one issued by the imperial court.”]
【“But at least the locals will know about it.”】
[“It can be considered as making up for the missing part.”]
【This is what some people think. 】
[As for the local government, they naturally know how important newspapers are. For example, if the sports meeting can be better promoted, it can also increase the enthusiasm of the people to a greater extent. ]
【even.】
【On weekdays. 】
[Some good deeds, some special events, and some local judgments can also be reported in newspapers to inform more people, so that more people know what happened recently and what the government did.]
[Even if——this influence is limited to the local area! ]
[“That is to say.”]
“They want to start a local newspaper.”
[“Moreover, unlike the court newspapers, which only publicize various policies or important news, they are local-related and even trivial matters.”]
[The Prime Minister stated the conclusion.]
【In his opinion.】
【This suggestion is not bad. 】
[Because it is impossible for the court newspaper to publish every detail of everything happening in the country.]
[Many major events that happened in local cities are not important to the whole country, but for the local people, they are naturally more concerned about what is happening around them. ]
【But he also knew. 】
[This matter is not something you can decide.]
[After all, this is to transfer the control of public opinion from the imperial court to the government offices in each city! ]
[“Even if His Majesty disagrees, it is normal.”]
[The Prime Minister thought in his heart.]
[He was very clear about His Majesty’s request for controlling public opinion, and he quietly waited for His Majesty’s reply.]
【And Chen Huaixin fell into deep thought.】
[Of course he knows.]
[It is indeed very beneficial for each city to establish a local newspaper. ]
【”but.”】
[“This is likely to undermine the credibility of the court!”]
[“It will be difficult for the people to trust the newspapers 100% like they do now!”]
【Chen Huaixin also knows the drawbacks of this.】
[And in that knowledge, various words related to newspaper news, second-rate newspapers, journalism charm moments, studying journalism, and other related information emerged in his mind. ]
[“Even in the early stages.”]
[“We can monitor the situation of newspapers in each city.”]
[“Those original compilers must have had the integrity of a scholar.”]
[“But later…”]
【Thinking of this. 】
【Chen Huaixin suddenly reacted.】
[He actually doesn’t need to think that far ahead, nor does he need to throw the baby out with the bathwater because of this flaw. What he needs to ensure is that the newspaper published by the cabinet has absolute credibility! ]
【As for the future? 】
【”I am afraid.”】
【“At that time.”】
[“The battlefield of public opinion…is not just newspapers!”]
【Looking at the waiting Prime Minister. 】
【Chen Huaixin gave an answer of agreement.】
[“We will organize a team to check the content to ensure the credibility of the newspapers in each city. If there are any problems with public opinion, the local government will be held responsible!”]
【Chen Huaixin still gave some restrictions.】
[In this day and age, the warnings given by the imperial court still have a great deterrent effect on the locals.]
[The Prime Minister also nodded immediately.]
[“Your Majesty, obey your order!”]
…
In the Golden Palace.
That’s about the arrangement of the newspaper.
It made Wang Qianhe stand up straighter.
Naturally, he would not remain indifferent to this kind of public opinion that he could control and influence the whole country.
If there was a chance, he would also like to rely on newspapers to compete with the scholars controlled by the aristocratic families.
“only.”
“That’s the premise.”
“It’s only if the people are willing to trust the court…”
Think of this.
Wang Qianhe felt even more helpless.
He felt that other aspects of soft power were not suitable for Chengguo at present.
The issue of silver on the Japanese island is more in line with the current actual situation!
“As long as there is enough silver, most problems can be solved!”
There has never been a moment when Wang Qianhe wants to get more money more than now!
As for what Chen Huaixin believed in the deduction, regarding the public opinion front other than newspapers, he was too lazy to think about it any further.
It’s useless anyway.
Or say.
Before Chen Huaixin entered the court.
Probably none of them will be of any use.
“It’s better to put it aside for now and focus on how to make money!”
“A ship like the treasure ship of Yu Country, which can carry a large amount of silver, is what we want.”
“However, even if you give me the Chengguo shipbuilding blueprints, it would be difficult to manufacture it.”
Even the Yu Kingdom, even with the help of His Highness Ji Changxi, spent six years accumulating experience from ordinary sea vessels, and only now dared to try to build a treasure ship.
If it were placed in Chengguo…
Could he see the shadow of the treasure ship before he died?
“The gap between our Cheng country and Yu country is as huge as heaven and earth…”
…
[Same month.]
【Chen Huaixin came to the Gun Research Institute again.】
【”like.”】
[“The last time I came here.”]
[“It seems to have been more than two years ago.”]
【Chen Huaixin looked at Ji Changxi.】
【Not really.】
【He paid no attention to the Gun Research Institute.】
【But since the birth of the fire gun. 】
[The young people in charge of the research here were also transferred to the Research and Technology School to lead and teach a group of students. They wanted to discuss the musket with Chen Huaixin, and it was basically in the school.]
[Because Chen Huaixin occasionally goes to school, they can meet there more easily! ]
【“I was invited today.”】
[“It’s also because we have achieved results.”]
【“Right.”】
【There was a smile on Chen Huaixin’s face.】
[Ever since the steam engine was invented and continuously improved and perfected, his threshold for the research institute has been raised a lot.]
[Even if they knew that the musket must have made some progress, so they dared to invite him to visit, but he would not be as excited as when he saw the steam engine. ]
[Ji Changxi shook his head and said, “If I had known this earlier, I would not have told you about the steam engine. Otherwise, these children might be disappointed when they see your reaction.”]
[“In order to improve the musket, they have put in a lot of effort and hard work.”]
[Ji Changxi pushed open the door of the Gun Research Institute. The young men were waiting anxiously inside.]
[Chen Huaixin had a friendly smile on his face. Facing these researchers, there was no need for him to put on a stern face for the sake of dignity, as he did in the court.]
【After a brief chat. 】
[The young man then brought out the latest results of his research.]
【”His Majesty.”】
[“This is our gift to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Yuguo’s founding.”]
[“We call it a matchlock gun!”]
[Matchlock?!]
【I heard this name. 】
【Chen Huaixin was stunned for a moment.】
[He carefully examined the matchlock gun and the new type of gunpowder placed next to it! ]
[“You have improved the production process of gunpowder?”]
[“Yes! Your Majesty! You told us before that if we want to develop muskets, we must improve better gunpowder. Most of our research over the years has been on this gunpowder!”]
[“Although it is still far from what you said and pointed out, it can be adapted to the matchlock gun, and since it is the tenth year of the founding of the country, we hurriedly took it out.”]
[The young man who was responsible for answering the question seemed a little embarrassed.]
[They also knew that the finished product was not yet complete. At least, it was still far from what His Majesty had said and what they had discussed.]
[But they couldn’t do better in a short period of time, and they were worried about missing the gift-giving time, so they could only take it out first. ]
[But this has already made Chen Huaixin very satisfied. ]
[“You’ve done well enough!”]
[He is not being polite, he really thinks so! ]
【Especially.】
【See you later.】
【After the test performance. 】
[He even directly stated that their names would definitely be on the list of honorees for the 10th anniversary of the founding of the country!]
[These young men were immediately overjoyed.]
【After Chen Huaixin and Ji Changxi left. 】
Ji Changxi couldn’t help but ask, “Didn’t you say you wouldn’t get excited? Looking at the way you looked just now, you didn’t seem to be pretending?”
“This is different.”
[Chen Huaixin shook his head. He really didn’t expect that these young men were so talented in muskets. Even with his suggestions, they were able to improve the gunpowder in this way. It was really beyond his expectations! ]
[Looking at Ji Changxi’s puzzled eyes. ]
【Chen Huaixin briefly explained it.】
[“Because this is the weapon that truly changed the form of warfare!”]
[“The era of cold weapons…will be replaced by this!”]
…
“Matchlock?”
“This is better than that musket.”
“It is indeed much thinner and longer.”
“It looks like it will be more portable.”
“But won’t the power become weaker?”
After seeing the deduced future, Ji Changling immediately became interested.
Ever since the appearance of the musket.
She immediately changed her opinion of the gun.
But according to her idea, the musket that was subsequently studied should be large and easy to carry, so that it could better exert its power. How could it suddenly become so slender?
Ji Changling didn’t understand.
but.
In seeing.
After the test firing.
Her eyes suddenly widened.
“Don’t we need to use open flames like a musket, lighting and shooting at the same time?”
“And both its power and firing speed surpass those of a firearm!”
“The most important thing is that it is much more convenient to carry than a musket!”
“Is this… the weapon that changes the form of warfare?!”
…
【End of the month.】
【We are fully prepared. 】
[He also invited several Taoist priests who were familiar with celestial phenomena from the Taoist sect.]
[The general in charge of commanding the navy stood on the bow of the ship at the front. He looked at the ocean in the distance and couldn’t help showing an excited smile on his face.]
[“Notify the entire army to set off immediately!”]
[The admiral gave the order without hesitation.]
【Suddenly.】
[The sound of the horn echoed along the coast.]
【War, Japan! ! ! 】
…
…
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