Chapter 274: The Great Qin Daily, an Imperative Necessity

"You wouldn't happen to have understood absolutely nothing, would you?"

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked at the expressions of the three and tapped his forehead lightly.

Fine, he had wasted his breath.

"Ninth Young Master, what is a newspaper agency?"

"And what is a daily newspaper?"

"Could you explain in detail?"

All three felt somewhat embarrassed that they actually couldn't understand what the Ninth Young Master was talking about.

Ying Ying Zi Ye helplessly took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

"Let's put it this way: the newspaper agency and the daily newspaper can be thought of as news."

"As for news, it means collecting interesting things that happened in Xianyang City today, along with what the imperial court wants to say, and writing them in the daily newspaper so that everyone under heaven can see them."

"This is called the Xianyang Daily. Since transportation in Great Qin is inconvenient, we will start with a daily newspaper for Xianyang City."

"As for a daily newspaper for the whole of Great Qin, since the territory is vast and it cannot be done, we can issue weekly or even monthly newspapers."

"By regularly sending these newspapers to all parts of Great Qin, the common people of Great Qin can stay informed about the state of the empire at any time."

Ying Ying Zi Ye explained the function of the newspaper: it could shape public opinion and suppress the various schools of thought.

But for those doing news, what is most lacking?

Reporters, of course. Without reporters, what would there be to report every day?

Could one just sit in a room and imagine things?

Besides needing reporters, after obtaining information from them, one would also need to find editors to organize it.

After that comes the final review; once approved, the newspaper can be published.

As for the manpower, that would require Xiao He to find people.

He couldn't possibly handle everything himself, could he?

He would lay out the general framework, and the rest would be up to Xiao He to perfect.

He just needed to be the hands-off manager and make the final call.

As for the rest, he had already thought it through: the most important section of the newspaper would be reserved for Great Qin.

The remaining modules could be used by the various schools of thought to publish some articles.

As long as the various schools of thought knew that the Great Qin Daily could be read by everyone under heaven.

Once they saw it, they would surely flock to it; after all, who doesn't want to be famous?

Who doesn't want to promote their own theories and thoughts?

In Xianyang City, there is no shortage of anything, especially the various schools of thought.

They came here precisely to showcase their own theories and thoughts.

That is why they flocked to the most prosperous city, Xianyang.

And only the newspaper would be their best and largest platform.

Ying Ying Zi Ye had already thought it through; when the newspaper was released.

He would also serialize some stories to entertain the common people.

For example, the Four Great Classical Novels, Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber, and stories like The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

The common people of Great Qin didn't have many entertainment programs to begin with.

These things would surely be loved by the people.

Perhaps they would even chase after the updates every day.

The prospects were incredibly bright.

Regardless, he would take the lead, set up the framework, and the rest would depend on Xiao He.

After this explanation from Ying Ying Zi Ye.

Xiao He and the other two finally understood a little.

Record interesting things in Xianyang City and spread them out.

Record what the imperial court wants to say in the daily newspaper so that everyone under heaven can see it.

Put simply, it was similar to spies gathering intelligence and then spreading it.

The various schools of thought would surely be envious and would flock to compete for space in the newspaper.

In other words, this Great Qin Daily would be equivalent to the mouth of the Great Qin imperial court.

It could convey the will and decisions of the court to everyone under heaven.

"Ninth Young Master, this subordinate finally understands the matter of the Great Qin Daily."

"However, I still have many doubts in my heart."

"I have something I don't know if I should say?"

Xiao He was silent for a while, wanting to voice his thoughts.

But he was afraid that the Ninth Young Master would be enraged; after all, loyal advice is hard to hear.

"If you have any suggestions, feel free to bring them up; I am not one of those people with a violent temper."

Ying Ying Zi Ye saw Xiao He's worry, fearing that he would be blamed for saying something unpleasant.

Xiao He lowered his head in thought, organizing his words.

"Many of the common people in Great Qin are illiterate, and some cannot even write their own names."

"What is the significance of the Ninth Young Master doing this Great Qin Daily? The common people won't be able to understand it!"

"Judging by the Ninth Young Master's meaning, this Great Qin Daily will be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it seems to have no benefits."

"For such matters, wouldn't it be more convenient for the imperial court to officially issue announcements to everyone under heaven?"

These words from Xiao He might offend the Ninth Young Master, as it was clearly saying that the Ninth Young Master was doing useless work.

He was mentally prepared to be reprimanded, but the Ninth Young Master showed no signs of anger.

Xiao He looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye in surprise, seeing no displeasure on his face.

There was no arrogance either, only a smile.

Someone who is willing to accept a person's opinion might just be a wise ruler.

"That is a good question."

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked at Xiao He with appreciation.

His mind was flexible enough to quickly discover the pros and cons.

He even pointed out the shortcomings directly.

Whereas Han Xin and Wang Li still looked like they only half-understood, let alone discovering the problem.

"In the past Great Qin, this move would not have worked, just as you said, too many people were illiterate."

"But the Great Qin of today is different; the Great Qin will soon establish academies to teach everyone under heaven how to read."

"Starting from Xianyang, the academies will gradually open in every commandery and county of Great Qin!"

"Once everyone under heaven is literate, the Great Qin Daily will have its place."

Ying Ying Zi Ye revealed the plan to establish academies.

Right now, not many people in the entire Xianyang City knew about this.

Upon hearing about the establishment of academies, Xiao He finally understood the painstaking efforts behind the Great Qin Daily.

In this way, establishing the Great Qin Daily was perfectly justifiable.

Only when more people in Great Qin read and become literate will Great Qin become more stable and prosperous.

As long as Great Qin provides a good life for the people, no one will want to rebel.

Reading and literacy, combined with the influence of the Great Qin Daily, will have the benefit of making more people lean towards Great Qin.

It can be a very good way to popularize knowledge among the people of Great Qin, or even... brainwash them.