Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 493

[Chapter 493 Public Opinion]

“In addition to improving printing, Your Highness has also improved papermaking?” Mi Wen became more and more excited.

If printing and paper can become cheap, people in Yanzhou will be able to afford books in every family in the future.

If so, reading and literacy will no longer be an unattainable luxury for peasants.

Zhao Xu nodded, “It can be said that, so your propaganda department can start to move. The current situation in Yanzhou is severe, and this king needs to be unified from top to bottom.

” Claws, then the Propaganda Secretary is Yanzhou’s mouthpiece.

In addition to internal publicity, this word of mouth also has to undertake external publicity.

Coming from the present age, Zhao Xu is well aware of the importance of mastering public opinion.

Often before a war, public opinion mobilization will be carried out first, so that we can be united.

At the same time, through public opinion, the enemy’s popular support can also be disturbed and the opponent’s position can be confused.

Although the dissemination of information in this era is quite primitive.

The Propaganda Department can’t be like the present day, just sitting in front of the computer and posting a message can be known to the whole world.

But Rome wasn’t built in a day.

Just like the four courtyards that Tsui Hark is in charge of, they have to be established first, and then consider the development and growth, and finally become the best.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Mi Wen became excited, and he said: “Your Highness, during this period of time in Yanzhou, the lower officials got along with a few like-minded students in the Academy, and they are all talented in literature. If they are allowed to join the publicity Si, it will surely be like a tiger with wings added to it, and I hope His Highness will make it happen.”

“This king will give you an order 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, the propaganda department is responsible for simple affairs, but I’m afraid it will take a lot of people to run errands to spread His Highness’s thoughts to the people’s ears in time, so, The lower officials also want to recruit some scholars.”

After a pause, he said: “After Your Highness took down the three southern counties, many scholars flooded into Yancheng. Except for some talented people who were selected into the three colleges, there were also some mediocre people who could read and write. , but not good enough, but it is enough for the Propaganda Department.”

Hearing this, Zhao Xu looked at Mi Wen.

He found himself underestimating this Mi Wen a little.

This kid’s head is very flexible.

But it’s true, Mi Wen is one year younger than him, and his young thoughts are always escaping.

No matter how affected he is, it is not surprising that sometimes thoughts similar to his style will come up.

He said: “This is exactly what this king thinks. 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 said: “It’s just They are definitely not happy to let these scholars run errands, but they are all made to be officials, which is a huge expense for the government.”

Mi Wen didn’t think of this question just now, and frowned immediately.

That’s right, he recruited so many people, and he needed to spend a lot of money.

He was worrying, only to hear Zhao Xu say again: “So I have an idea for you, even if the Propaganda Department is responsible for the publicity of the entire Yanzhou, then set up a publicity booth in each county, and set up an official to be in charge of the publicity booth , with two officials.”

“The rest of the scholars are collectively called propagandists. They are neither officials nor officials, but their salaries are also distributed by the government, but the salaries will be very small, so the seven counties and forty-nine counties of Yanzhou also cost a lot of money. ” Not much money.”

In ancient times, Ting was also a commonly used name for institutions.

For example, Liu Bang served as the head of the pavilion.

When Mi Wen heard this, he clapped his hands happily, “Your Highness is still thoughtful. These propagandists only need to give them enough food and clothing. After all, they will continue to study and take the official exam.”

“That’s what it means.” Zhao Xu laughed.

These propagandists are equivalent to temporary workers in the government office.

Just like contemporary times, although the money is low, there will still be people scrambling to do it, after all, it is a bit face-saving to say it.

Ancient and modern times are just different in terms of technology, but human nature is the same.

In this way, he solved the tedious publicity affairs with the minimum cost.

At the same time, it also solved the livelihood of these scholars.

Mi Wen thought about it for a while, and became more and more impatient, “Since the propaganda booth below is like this, the newspaper office will also implement it.”

After reading a sentence, he bowed and said: “Your Highness, I will post a notice to build the propaganda department. Get up.”

Zhao Xu nodded, and told Mi Wen some details, and let him go to work.

The next few days.

Yancheng, which was originally calm, boiled like water like a pan of oil.

In the streets and alleys, scholars are all talking about the same name, Propaganda Department.

On the side of the official road in Beicheng, in a tea shed, three scholars with patched clothes were holding the cheapest tea and sitting on bamboo chairs.

They have just returned from traveling outside and have just settled here.

At this time, looking at the huddled people at the gate of the city, a tall scholar in the middle said: “What’s wrong over there

? The government has just set up a propaganda department and is recruiting people. Old man, I thought you would look down on this propaganda department.”

“Propaganda department? Why was there such a thing in the Dasong government?” said a scholar next to the tall man.

“His Royal Highness Yan Wang has always been a maverick, and it is not unusual to set up a new organization. Do you want to go and find out.” The third scholar said.

“Forget it, the three of us are poor, we don’t have money to buy books, our knowledge is low, we failed the official examination, and we still failed the government affairs school. The Propaganda Department can’t turn to us.” The tall scholar sighed.

“You guys are wrong, old man, I heard that the Propaganda Department recruited a large number of propagandists this time, and they want scholars like you, and although the propagandists are not officials or officials, they also receive salaries from the government. .” The old man looked at the three with his hands behind his back.

He is not nosy, if the Yuan family was still in charge of Yanzhou.

He was too lazy to listen to the affairs of the government office.

But it’s different now, now Yanzhou belongs to King Yan.

Under the governance of King Yan for the past two years, the dilapidated and lifeless Yan County gradually came to life.

Under the extremely low tax, the people harvested two or three seasons of grain, and the family gradually became richer, and they also had spare money to drink tea, and the income of his tea shed gradually increased.

For this, he and the common people can only thank King Yan who rescued them from the sea of suffering.

Especially the people in Yancheng and nearby. They witnessed King Yan wipe out the three powerful families of Zhang, Huang and Du in Yan County, and they saw King Yan come to the battlefield in person and face Beidi’s soldiers.

It can be said that Yanzhou can have today, condensing the blood and sweat of this King Yan.

Therefore, like every commoner on the land of King Yan, they support King Yan from the bottom of their hearts.

They support any policy of the King of Yan, and they are willing to take the initiative to do anything that is beneficial to the King of Yan.

Now, King Yan wants to build a publicity department, so he will naturally help with the publicity by the way.

When the three scholars heard the words, they stood up immediately, stopped drinking tea, and went to the city in a hurry.

(end of this chapter)