Comrade He Jingzhi, vice director of the Central Propaganda Department, asked basically the same question as other leaders, and he wanted to know who came up with the idea of the series of articles on the rise of a great power, whether the views in this series of articles have been verified and agreed by relevant experts, and whether the follow-up articles in this series of articles have already been drafted.

When He Jingzhi learned on the phone that the subsequent chapters of the series of articles on the rise of great powers were still only stored in Gowen's mind, he immediately expressed his regret on the phone. Then He Jingzhi continued with Zheng Yuan in a consultative tone, if the article after the rise of a great power is written, can he have a sneak peek. Then He Jingzhi seemed to remember something, and repeatedly stated to Zheng Yuan on the phone that he was only interested in the article on the rise of this great power, and had no other meaning, if it was inconvenient, forget it.

"You know, Mr. He is a senior in the literary world, and I have studied the works of the old man since I was a child, so it can be said that Mr. He is my idol. So, as soon as my mind was hot, I agreed. On the other end of the phone, a wry smile flashed on Zheng Yuanxu's face, "So...... Govyn, what I want this time is not just a manuscript for one issue, but I hope that you can finish all the articles in the series of the rise of great powers as soon as possible! ”

Belch......

Hearing Zheng Yuanxu's words, Ge Wen was angry.

Zheng Yuanxu said this lightly, he didn't know how hard he had wasted when he wrote "Ocean Age". Although in his previous life, he had seriously watched the documentary on the rise of CCTV, and had also collected some materials and data related to the rise of a great power on the Internet. But it was only when he actually wrote it that he realized that such a political treatise was very difficult to write, not to mention the text in the article "The Age of the Sea" about describing the history of Portugal and Spain. How many books did he turn to, and how many historiographical materials did he consult......

"Comrade Govyn, this matter is a problem of our editorial department, and you have a lot of them, so please understand our difficulties." Zheng Yuanxu heard that there was no sound on the other end of the phone, and couldn't help but say a little relieved.

"You know, in general. If a publication has a column, it is prepared for a long time in advance. And in order to avoid accidents, the writers of the columns will be asked to save some manuscripts in advance...... In fact, the letter that was lost in the middle of the process also mentioned this problem. After all, the stability of a column is related to the reputation of a publication. ”

Hearing what Zheng Yuan said, Ge Wen couldn't help but nodded. Although Harvest magazine doesn't have a column, as an editor, he naturally knows it well.

"Well, I'll try to finish writing a series of articles on the rise of this great power within half a month." Govin, who hung up the phone, was very depressed. The main plot and content of the series of articles on the rise of great powers have long been deeply engraved in his mind. But when I think about the historical materials I need to collect, I need to collect them. Govyn's head was a little bigger.

It seems that it will be hard for a while longer!

Govin smiled bitterly.

In fact, when Reader's Digest published Gowen's column on the rise of great powers, the first few days did not attract special attention.

However, with the word of mouth of readers, along with the two rising bluffs, at the end of November, the article "Ocean Times", which introduced the history of the rise of Portugal and Spain, has successfully attracted countless readers, successfully become a hot topic of discussion among the masses, and also made this issue of "Reader's Digest" a hot and sought-after item. A paper is popular, and Luoyang paper is expensive.

Newspapers and magazines like periodicals. After reading it, the average reader will use it as a waste product, or lend it to a friend, or use it as a kind of paper material to paste window grilles, stick to the wall, and so on. However, this issue of Reader's Digest has successfully become a book, which has been kept by countless readers in their own bookcases, alongside Deng Xiaoping's Selected Works, Xinhua Dictionary and other books that will be used every day.

By mid-November, the discussion about the rise of great powers was becoming more and more intense, and the mailboxes of the editorial office were flooded with letters from readers who flew to Reader's Digest, including government officials, university teachers and students, factory workers, rural farmers, women in their seventies and eighties, and teenage brothers and sisters......

This situation was simply beyond Govwin's expectations, he knew that the series of articles on the rise of great powers would resonate and like most of them, but why did he have to wait for a few articles to write before such an exaggerated situation appeared.

Not only is the Reader's Digest editorial office in Gansu flooded with letters, but also in Shanghai's home at home.

God knows how the invitation letters sent by Govin to the Misty Poetry Poet could be known to so many ordinary readers, and the letters sent to him every day soon surpassed the letters sent to the Harvest Misty Poetry and Poetry Exhibition.

You must know that after the November edition of "Harvest" published the Hazy Poetry Exhibition, the manuscripts and letters of Hazy Poetry sent to Govyn have been sent three or four times as many as before.

But even so, the daily letters about the Misty Poetry Exhibition were not as many as those sent to Gowen to discuss the rise of the great powers.

This sudden situation also caused headaches for all those who organized and participated in the Misty Poetry Exhibition.

Whether it is a letter from a hazy poetry exhibition or a letter about the rise of a great power, the recipient of the letter written on the envelope is Gowen. With the exception of a small number of letters that are marked on the envelope, most letters are not able to tell from the cover whether a letter is a manuscript or a letter from a reader, which multiplies everyone's workload and wastes half of their time and energy on things that have nothing to do with the Hazy Poetry Exhibition.

Therefore, Lin Yiming once joked to Gowen with jealousy: "Gowen, we have become your full-time recipient!" If you look at these readers' letters, where are the hazy poetry manuscripts, they are all asking you about the story of the rise of great powers...... You should pay us the ...... of your salary."

The Reader's Digest column on the rise of great powers begins with a general preface explaining the purpose of the author's work, followed by an essay detailing the rise of Portugal and Spain, The Ocean Age. This deeply caters to the general concern of ordinary people about the future and destiny of the country's development, and makes them actively participate in the theme of the series of articles on the rise of great powers.

That's why it has caused such a big sensation among a wide readership.

Ordinary readers only judge the goodness of this article on the rise of great powers based on their true feelings in their hearts. Let's discuss the positive effect of this article on the rise of great powers for China and themselves.

For the news media, the discussion on the rise of a great power that suddenly emerges in front of the public is definitely an excellent topic, which does not involve politics, does not involve theory, and is even consistent with various national policies, which is simply non-toxic, tasteless and non-polluting. Pure natural green food, they naturally will not let go of such a topic. Soon, articles about the rise of great powers began to appear on the pages of various newspapers and magazines. There was a discussion on the topic of the rise of great powers.

And so experts and academics came into play.

China must consider itself in the world's coordinate system. "The Rise of Great Powers" not only disseminates knowledge of world history, but also helps to improve China's conscious cultural choices in the course of world history as a whole.

Yu Pei, director of the Institute of World History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and vice president of the Chinese Historical Society, said this in an interview with Beijing Daily.

He was interviewed by Beijing Daily at the same time as Professor Niu Dayong, dean of the Department of History at Peking University, who also believed that the Reader's Digest's series of articles on the rise of a great power was written in a very timely manner. Here's one path. Lead Chinese people to understand the world. In particular, we should have a clear understanding of the law of the rise and fall of the world's great powers.

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The "Yangcheng Evening News" made full use of the influence of its own newspaper and the sales system in various places, and they carried out a series of articles on the rise of great powers in the evening newspaper -- "Survey Report on the Historical Knowledge of the Public." The questionnaire, which was open to all provinces in the country, collected more than 320,000 valid responses from the sales system in 27 provinces across the country within a week.

Then the survey results show that more than ninety percent of the respondents say they are interested in history, but most of them feel that the current history education is very rigid and far away from them, and only 1.7% of the respondents think that the current history education in China is very successful.

The report also pointed out that 98 percent of readers liked the rise of great powers, which was written about the history of Western countries, with 78 percent of readers learning about the history of Portugal and Spain through the article "The Age of the Sea", and the remaining 22 percent knowing the history of Portugal and Spain beforehand.

Of those 68% of readers. 42% of readers have already learned some part of the history of Portugal and Spain, but they have never had a holistic idea. It was Ocean Age that gave them a clear historical outline.

Lin Sa, executive deputy editor-in-chief of the Yangcheng Evening News, believes that this report can be used to explain why the series of articles on the rise of great powers has so many readers. In the conclusion of the investigation, he pointed out that-

History can bring reflection to reality.

People are wondering, why did the history that has been sealed for a long time come about?

Li Shimin, the founder of the Tang Dynasty, said: "Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall." History is the record of civilization and the cornerstone of the nation; History is not a burden of memory, it contains the light of wisdom that can illuminate the future journey.

The vast number of historians should learn from Gowen and should not bury their heads in the pile of old papers, but should provide readers with more serious and good-looking historical works like "The Rise of a Great Power," so as to help people, especially young people, receive history education in a relaxed and happy way.

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"Shanghai Daily" originally planned to interview Govine, but Govin refused. Later, the Shanghai Daily also published a related comment.

In the commentary, Shanghai Daily spoke highly of the purpose of the series of articles on the rise of great powers and tortured the teaching of contemporary history.

"The historical facts in the "Ocean Age" are the most general common sense, why do the public find it fresh and shocked? The neglect of history, especially world history, has caused many gaps in our public's understanding of history.

The rise of great powers is a very good subject, and it is a very meaningful series of articles, although there is only one "Ocean Age" at present, but it is from this article that we can see that this is a deep, wide, big perspective, and generous article!

We sincerely hope that Govine's later articles can still maintain the height of "Ocean Times"!

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