Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife-Chapter 2138 - 2135: Official Newspaper

Thinking of something, he said, "Ah Heng, I think we can start an official newspaper. In the future, if we want to convey some message, we won’t need to pay people to spread public opinion. This newspaper is the best tool for guiding public opinion."

Ye Muyu, having gone through this incident, suddenly remembered this idea.

"Official newspaper?" Chu Heng carefully mulled over these two words, "It’s pretty good, but who should manage this official newspaper will have an impact."

"It doesn’t matter. No matter what, this official newspaper is the face of the imperial court. It can’t be done haphazardly, and it can promptly report to other prefectural cities. Those local officials wouldn’t dare to hide the news coming from the capital."

"Aren’t you thinking about reform? Once the newspaper reports, the message spreads timely, and the influence is even greater." Ye Muyu also had some personal motives, for example, today’s matter.

Although it has spread throughout the capital, in the more distant prefectural cities, the news is already outdated. If there’s no connection, the news might become obsolete before it even spreads out.

Ultimately, what those in officialdom pursue is fame and fortune.

Since those noble families want to suppress Chu Heng so badly, it’s because they’re afraid he’ll become more powerful and harder to deal with in the future.

This incident is just a breakthrough point.

Once they make a deadly move, even if the Emperor supports Chu Heng, it’s not certain that he can escape smoothly.

But what if Chu Heng is renowned throughout the world?

At that time, if they want to move against him, they must consider the problem of public resentment.

These officials probably wouldn’t dare to risk having a bad reputation and live with it for a lifetime.

"The benefits outweigh the drawbacks." Chu Heng nodded, placing a slice of boiled beef into her bowl, "This is feasible."

"Didn’t the Emperor seem quite satisfied with my storybook last time? I don’t expect my stories to be published in the official newspaper, but I can have great scholars or the imperial court recommend books. This way, when my storybook gets publicity, I can earn some money." Although Ye Muyu talked about making money, she actually cared more about the influence of her stories on the public.

How could Chu Heng not see her little thoughts, "Since it’s my wife’s request, it’s only natural that I plan it well."

"Hmm, I’ll reward you with a slice of lamb."

Ye Muyu happily picked vegetables for him.

Beside them, Chu Ziluo saw her parents displaying affection silently, buried her head in her food without looking up, to avoid feeling envious!

Since Chu Heng mentioned starting an official newspaper,

He didn’t attend the morning court session the next day and directly submitted a memorandum to the palace.

He himself went to the Ministry of War to study the matter of weapon modification.

Great Chu’s Iron Smelting Technique is relatively mature, but the utilization rate is low, and the iron easily rusts, leading to considerable annual losses. Furthermore, there are no protective measures in mining the iron ore.

The miners essentially work at the cost of their lives.

As a result, it’s hard to recruit miners, ironware is scarce, expensive, and most of it is used for making weapons and armor.

The armor modified last time was decent.

But it’s still heavy.

Not as good as steel.

However, smelting steel isn’t an easy task.

He reorganized the soldiers’ identities in the military camps. Although he uncovered some corrupt officials, the effect was not substantial. At most, it involved reclaiming some silver, which, compared to the overall consumption of Great Chu’s army, was a drop in the bucket.

But reforming the Ministry of War isn’t just about talking; the foundation needs to be well-laid.

Therefore, after solving the military household registration problem, he considered upgrading the weapons.

Lately, he has arranged for a lot of blacksmiths to research steelmaking.

Chu Heng was called into the palace in the afternoon.