"However, previously, the Ministry of Revenue didn't have silver to allocate for repairs locally, so they always let the yamen handle the selling and distribution," Chu Heng said calmly.
Emperor Xuanming squinted his eyes, took a couple of steps with his hands behind his back in the grand hall, then turned around and asked, "Minister Chu, do you have a way to promote further development of the official newspaper?"
"Emperor, I suggest establishing the Official Gazette Office separately because there can be demonstrations locally. Also, the content of the capital's official newspapers, and additionally, the content needs local officials from the Official Gazette Office to handle, such as some criminal cases or major cases, which need time to spread across regions. If controlled by the government, the manpower might be inadequate, and authenticity might be lost, which could cause local people's resistance if mishandled." These are all due to inconvenient transport.
