After some pleasantries, one of the people who had known Qi Huan since childhood spoke first: "Brother Qi Huan, is there something you want to say to us that you've called us all here today?"
Qi Huan smiled and said, "You guessed it right. His Majesty is far-sighted. The Propaganda Department's 'Government Gazette' and 'Morning Light' have become more formalized, and my 'Capital Gazette' is also starting to become more formalized. However, there are still some unsatisfactory aspects in terms of efficiency. Also, some people have limited abilities in this area. I don't know about the 'Government Gazette' and 'Morning Light,' but the 'Capital Gazette' is short of people. If there aren't enough people, there's a limit to its size. My master is eager to do something to change this situation and is thinking about whether we can set up an academy to cultivate talents in this field. What do you all think?"
As Qi Huan finished speaking, everyone began to ponder this question.
After a while, the head of the publicity department spoke up: "Do you have any specific plans?"
Saki and his mentor exchanged a glance, sensing that there was hope.
Qi Huan's attendants took out the paper and distributed it to everyone, one copy for each person.
Qi Huan: "This is a plan that I and my mentor put together. You gentlemen may take a look. If you think it is acceptable, we can continue to discuss it. If you think there is anything wrong, please point it out and I will revise it."
Qi Huan was humble and knew how to ask for help. Besides, what Qi Huan had just mentioned were indeed issues that needed to be considered. They also wanted to see if the plan was feasible. If it was, then everyone would be happy.
Everyone present carefully examined the items they received. It was clear that Qi Huan and his apprentice Qi Yu had put a lot of effort into their work, but due to time constraints, the details were not comprehensive enough.
As one of the creators of the project proposal, Saki carefully answered the questions.
Everyone wasn't stupid; they naturally knew the value of this plan.
There are many scholars in the world, but only a few can rise to official positions. The rest, if they have self-awareness, can humble themselves to make a living. Some, however, cannot humble themselves, and with only half-baked knowledge, cannot enter the government office to find a job. They can only rely on their past achievements for a lifetime.
Given the scale of newspapers throughout history and the emperor's attitude towards this industry, there will be plenty of places to hire servants in the future. If there were an academy specifically to train the talents needed by their industry, everyone would be happy.
After reviewing and asking all the questions, the head of the publicity department smiled and said, "We can try to do it, but we need to make a more detailed plan. If Mr. Qi has the time, he can spend some more time on this."
After hearing this, Qi Yu and his apprentice Qi Huan felt more confident.
Qi Yu: "Thank you for your appreciation, sir."
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After the gathering ended, Qi Yu and his apprentice Qi Huan got busy. Since Qi Huan still had the responsibility of running the Beijing Daily, Qi Yu was basically left to handle the work himself.
Qi Yu was eager to make something of himself and was very enthusiastic about it.
On the other hand, since the Minister of Propaganda was trusted by Yinzhen and was not a pedantic person, he was moved by the proposal of Qi Yu and his apprentice Qi Huan, so he did not delay any longer. After returning home, he immediately wrote a memorial and handed it to the Emperor.
After reading the memorial, Yinzhen disregarded the rule that the empress dowager should not interfere in politics and showed it to Yunrong.
Yunrong was also somewhat surprised. This meant that they wanted to establish a professional college. She didn't expect that someone would have such awareness at this time.
Yunrong had once spoken to Yinzhen about schools, and Yinzhen knew the importance of education. He was thinking about how to establish primary schools, which led some people to suggest establishing specialized colleges.
Yunrong: "Do you think this idea is too early?"
Yinzhen: "It was indeed somewhat unexpected."
There are too many things to do right now, and Yinzhen hasn't planned on this aspect yet.
Yunrong: "So what do you mean?"
Yinzhen: "Both approval and disapproval have their reasons. I'd like to hear your opinion."
Yunrong thought for a moment and said, "I think we can approve it. Since it was their own idea, let them try. If they can make a name for themselves, it will be a good test. If they don't make any progress, they can just gain some experience."
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