Qi Yu's mind is now entirely focused on the academy, which is named the News Academy, a name suggested by Yun Rong and decided by Yin Zhen.

The name of the academy was decided later. When Qi Yu received the imperial edict, he was supervising the construction of the academy. He knew that the emperor valued the academy, otherwise he would not have spent money to reward it with land. But he did not expect that the emperor would even name it.

Qi Yu carefully considered the name "Journal of Journalism." "New" means novel and latest, while "news" has an even richer meaning, including news and observations. No matter how you interpret it, it is a good omen, perfectly matching the original intention of the academy's construction, which was to cultivate talents who can shine in the field of newspapers.

The News Academy has recently stirred up a storm in Beijing, with many people discussing it. Normally, an academy wouldn't attract so much attention, but it's clear that the News Academy's nature is somewhat unique in contemporary times.

People are naturally interested in unusual things and like to discuss them.

Although the News Academy is still under construction, rumors have already surfaced that the students it will admit must have at least the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations); otherwise, it's out of the question.

Because of this academy, which only admitted scholars from the lowest level of the imperial examinations, the scholars in the capital were all talking about it, since it concerned their future.

In teahouses and restaurants, you can hear people talking about it.

"What do you think? Is this journalism academy reliable or not? With my qualifications, I don't really want my family to let me continue my studies, but I'm not cut out for it. If it's reliable, I'd like to give it a try." The speaker was a slightly chubby young master in his teens. His clothes didn't reveal whether they were expensive or not, but it was clear that he came from a wealthy family.

Another person added, "I don't know if it's reliable or not, but if we have the chance, we shouldn't go. We're not that old, and we'll have opportunities to advance further in the future. Why go to a place where we can see the end from the beginning?"

The chubby young master pouted and said, "You're ambitious, but I can't compare to you."

Although their conversation was brief, it did represent the views of some young people, as well as some scholars over thirty years old who felt they had little hope and saw this as an opportunity.

Ultimately, the reason why some people have a "negative" attitude towards the Journalism Academy is because some of them don't take the Publicity Department seriously.

Newspapers are indeed very popular, but people's ability to accept new things is very "unpredictable." Sometimes their ability to accept new things is very strong, such as accepting the existence of newspapers, but other times...

Humans have a very weak capacity for acceptance. They may stubbornly try to "protect" certain things, but these things are not necessarily good. For example, they may want to retain their original ideas and not want their lives to change too much.

The academy is still under construction, but Qi Yu has already started thinking of ways to recruit students. It will be the first class, and there will definitely not be many people willing to gamble their future. Even if someone is interested, they will wait and see.

Therefore, enrollment is quite difficult. Many people come to inquire about the situation, but the number of people who actually express their intention to study can be counted on one hand.

Qi Yu was somewhat worried. As the dean of the Journalism Academy, the current difficulty in attracting students was indeed making it hard for him to eat or sleep.

Qi Yu's wife was the daughter of one of his teachers after he topped the county examination. She was the daughter of a successful candidate in the imperial examination. His wife was also a capable woman. Over the years, no matter how unlucky Qi Yu was, he always maintained a very good attitude. Moreover, she was quite resourceful in managing the household.

Qi Yu's family didn't have the custom of allowing men over several decades without children to take concubines. Qi Yu himself didn't have such a proactive idea, but some people had given him women.

He even brought her back to his mansion, but before he could even sleep with her, Qi Yu sent her away. And from then on, no woman was allowed to enter the mansion. Qi Yu's wife was naturally very capable.