Chapter 500 Public Opinion
"In addition to improving printing technology, Your Highness has also improved papermaking technology?" Mi Wen became more and more excited. ReadМ
If printing and paper can become cheap, the people of Yanzhou will be able to afford books every time.
If so, reading and literacy will no longer be an unattainable luxury for rural people.
Zhao Xu nodded, "It can be said that your Propaganda Department can be activated. The current situation facing Yanzhou is severe, and I need to unify my thoughts from top to bottom."
If guns are the claws of Yanzhou's war, then the Propaganda Department is Yanzhou's tongue.
In addition to internal publicity, this tongue must also be responsible for external publicity.
Coming from contemporary times, Zhao Xu knows the importance of mastering public opinion.
Often before a war, public opinion is mobilized first so that everyone can be united.
At the same time, public opinion can also confuse the enemy's public sentiment and make the other party self-defeating.
Although the dissemination of information in this era is quite primitive.
The Propaganda Department cannot, like today, just sit in front of the computer and post a message and the whole world will know it.
But Rome wasn't built in a day.
Just like the fourth hospital in charge of Tsui Hark, it must be established first and then considered to develop and grow, and finally become the best.
"Yes, Your Highness." Mi Wen became excited and said: "Your Highness, during my stay in Yanzhou, Xianguan got along with several like-minded people in the Xingyuan students. They are all talented in literature. If they are allowed to join the propaganda Secretary, I will definitely be more powerful than a tiger. I hope your highness will make it happen.”
"I will give you a handwriting later. You go directly to Liu Fu." Zhao Xu said, Mi Wen is asking for someone from him.
Mi Wen was overjoyed and continued: "Also, according to His Highness's instructions, although the affairs in charge of the Propaganda Department are simple, it will only require a lot of people to do errands in order to spread His Highness's ideas to the people's ears in a timely manner. Therefore, I want to recruit some more scholars."
After a pause, he said: "After Your Highness took over the three counties in the south, many scholars poured into Yancheng. In addition to some talented people who were selected into the three major halls, there were also some mediocre people who could read. , but it’s not perfect, but it’s enough for the Propaganda Department.”
When Zhao Xu heard this, he looked at Mi Wen.
He found that he had underestimated Mi Wen.
This guy's brain is quite flexible.
But yes, Mi Wen is one year younger than him, and young minds always think outside the box.
No matter how influenced you are, it's not surprising that you will sometimes have thoughts similar to his.
He said: "This is exactly what I want, to make the best use of everything. Instead of letting them live on the streets copying books and buying paintings for a living, it is better to give them something to do."
After thinking about it, he added: "It's just that these scholars are not happy to run errands, but they are all allowed to serve as officials and officials. This is a huge expense for the government."
Mi Wen didn't think of this problem just now, and suddenly frowned.
Yes, he has recruited so many people, and it will cost a lot of money.
He was feeling worried when he heard Zhao Xu say again: "So I have an idea for you. Even if the Propaganda Department is responsible for the propaganda of the entire Yanzhou, then set up a propaganda booth in each county and set up an official to be responsible for the propaganda booth. , equipped with two officials."
"The remaining scholars are collectively called propagandists. They are neither officials nor officials, but they are also paid salaries by the government. However, the salary will be very small. The seven counties and forty-nine counties of Yanzhou will not cost much money."
In ancient times, pavilion was also a commonly used name for institutions.
For example, Liu Bang served as the pavilion chief.
Hearing this, Mi Wen clapped his hands happily, "His Highness is thoughtful. These propagandists only need to give them a salary that is enough for food and clothing. After all, they will continue to study and take the official examination."
"That's what I mean." Zhao Xu smiled.
These propagandists are equivalent to temporary workers in the government offices.
Just like in modern times, although there is little money, there will still be people rushing to do it. After all, it will give you some face to speak out.
Ancient and modern times only have different technological levels, but human nature is the same.
In this way, he solved the tedious publicity affairs at the minimum cost.
At the same time, the livelihood of these scholars was also solved.
Mi Wen thought about it for a while and became more and more impatient, "Since the publicity booth below is like this, the newspaper office will also implement it accordingly."
After reading a sentence, he bowed and said: "Your Highness, I will put up a notice to build the Propaganda Department."
Zhao Xu nodded, told Mi Wen some details, and asked him to go about his business.
The next few days.
The originally peaceful Yancheng boiled like water and oil in a pot.
In the streets and alleys, scholars are all talking about the same name, Propaganda Department.
Next to the official road in Beicheng, in a tea shed, three scholars with patched clothes were sitting on bamboo chairs holding the cheapest tea.
They had just returned from traveling outside and had just settled here.
At this time, looking at the crowd of people huddled at the city gate, a tall scholar in the middle said: "What's wrong over there? It's so lively."
The old man who was serving tea to the guests heard this and said, "Don't you know? The government has just established a publicity department and is recruiting people. Old man, I thought you looked down on this publicity department."
"Propaganda Department? How has this ever existed in Dasong's government agencies?" asked a scholar next to the tall man.
"His Royal Highness King Yan has always been independent. It is not unusual to establish a new organization. Why don't you go and find out." The third scholar said.
"That's all. The three of us are poor, have no money to buy books, and have little knowledge. We failed in the official examination and failed in the government affairs school. The Propaganda Department has no chance of us." The tall scholar sighed.
"You are wrong. I heard that the Propaganda Department is recruiting a large number of propagandists this time. They want scholars like you. Although these propagandists are neither officials nor clerks, they also receive salaries from the government office." The old man looked at the three people with his hands behind his back.
He is not nosy. If the Yuan family still governed Yanzhou.
He was too lazy to listen to the affairs of the government office.
But it is different now. Now Yanzhou belongs to the King of Yan.
In the past two years, under the governance of the King of Yan, the dilapidated and lifeless Yan County has gradually come back to life.
Under extremely low taxes, the people harvested two or three seasons of grain, and their families gradually became richer. They also had spare money to drink tea, and his tea stall income gradually increased.
For this, he and the people can only thank the King of Yan for saving them from the sea of suffering.
Especially the people in Yancheng and nearby areas, they witnessed the King of Yan destroying the three wealthy families of Zhang, Huang and Du in Yan County, and saw the King of Yan personally on the battlefield and facing the front of the Northern Di army.
It can be said that the present state of Yanzhou is the result of the blood and sweat of the King of Yan.
So, like every citizen in the King of Yan's fiefdom, they support the King of Yan from the bottom of their hearts.
They support any policy of the King of Yan, and are willing to take the initiative to do anything that is beneficial to the King of Yan.
Now, the King of Yan wants to build a propaganda department, so he will naturally help with the propaganda.
Hearing this, the three scholars stood up immediately, stopped drinking tea, and went to the city in a flash.