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As the minister of the Ministry of Culture, Education and Propaganda, Yao Weichun, the oldest cabinet member in the cabinet, is already in a semi-retired state, and his energy is unlikely to be as energetic as those cabinet members who are 50 years old. If it is placed in the ministries and commissions of later generations, it is the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, and the Propaganda Department of the Party and government, and the burden is not light at all.

Yao Weichun now attaches more importance to education, especially the "300 primary and secondary school construction plan", "new immigrants comprehensive literacy plan" in recent years, as well as the preparation and construction of Luodu University, the first institution of higher learning in Datang.

There is not much worth mentioning about the matter of culture, except for the occasional issuance of some programmatic documents advocating learning, and it has not been raised to the level of national strategy, after all, only in the stage of high-speed and in-depth dissemination of information and a relatively high degree of globalization will the lethality of culture be particularly obvious. And now the environment of Datang is still somewhat closed, whether it is cultural output or cultural invasion, it is not so important.

The issue of propaganda has always been of great importance to the Cabinet. Although there was chaos before, but now there is an established model and routine, which is strictly controlled, and the potential disaster is not great.

What makes the old man Yao Weichun more satisfied is that through his support and cultivation in the past few years, several large domestic media have already gained a little ability, for example, this time, after the Ministry of Culture and Education has set the tone, how to play is the business of the newspapers and radio stations below.

Yao Weichun will not even come forward himself, and this kind of matter will be handed over to the vice minister and a meeting will be held with the newspaper directors and radio directors. And then it's done.

It can be called the first official media of Datang, "Datang Daily". The president and editor-in-chief who attended the ministry's short meeting came back overnight. The two big bosses in the club fought so hard, and the reporters and members below also squatted in the newspaper office, waiting for the boss to give instructions.

"I just got official news that the Qing State has completely terminated its trade with us on the grounds that our businessmen have acted illegally and caused trouble to the market order of the Qing Dynasty, and even raided our office in Guangzhou, robbed the property of the office of the International Trade Company, and the Qing Emperor Qianlong issued an edict. Reprimanding us Tang people for being treacherous and treacherous, without faith and virtue, refusing any dealings with us, and forbidding any citizen of Tang nationality to set foot on the land of the Qing Dynasty......" The editor-in-chief stood in the center of the newspaper's office and addressed everyone.

"How can this be? This is slander, we Datang businessmen do business, who is to provoke whom? ”

"This is not only to destroy our trade interests, but also to insult our personality!"

"Wipe it, I saw that the wild boar skin was not pleasing to the eye a few days earlier, and I have endured it for a long time. I couldn't bear it this time, and I was robbed of money. was also pointed at his nose and scolded, and he had to find a place to go. "This is clearly a newspaper reporter who travels through the crowd.

The editor-in-chief looked at the excited look, smiled slightly, and said: "That's right, it's your attitude now, I need you to pass on this anger and humiliation to our people through words and newspapers, we Datang have always been humble with people, this time the Qing Dynasty has terminated trade with us for the reason of being a bastard, and it has also infringed on our interests and dignity, which is unbearable." ”

Soon, some people have already reacted, and the atmosphere of speech in the newspaper office is relatively free, and it will not be as rigorous as the lead words printed on the newspaper. Someone said: "Editor-in-chief, is this going to war?" ”

Before the editor-in-chief could answer, a reporter said: "It's not strange, the army has been expanded several times over the years, and so many foreign sailors have been brought in to enrich the transportation team. ”

The editor-in-chief said: "It's good if you say this kind of thing yourself." ”

The reporter hurriedly said: "We understand that this time we are responding to the unjust behavior of the Qing Dynasty, we are just, and we are forced to make self-protection and self-defense actions out of desperation." ”

The editor-in-chief smiled, as the first official media of Datang, the level of the reporters is still good, he nodded and said: "That's pretty much what it means." Okay, I'll make specific arrangements, it's a little late now, it's too late to change the layout, let's catch up with a supplement today, and leave all the layout for this matter. One group of you is responsible for explaining the specific course of the incident and figuring out the ins and outs, and you have to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Trade Company to do interviews on this matter, and you must have first-hand materials. Don't be afraid that no one will serve, now that all units are rotating at this time, their superiors must have explained to them that they should cooperate with us. ”

The editor-in-chief thought for a while, and then said: "Second group, you should put forward some opinions, such as what kind of beneficial impact our Datang commodities have on the lives of the local people after they entered the Qing Kingdom, what role has they played in the development of the local commodity economy, and how many Qing people are in demand for our commodities." At the same time, you should also make it clear how much effort the Chinese government, the International Trade Company and other units have made for this trade. Now he was rejected by the emperor in a word. Explain how much trade disruption costs countries and societies and how we can be passive. ”

"I need three groups of comrades to focus on how our government is dealing with these things, and I said in the ministry that in order to cope with the disruption of trade, the country needs to expand the European market on the one hand, and on the other hand, it will carry out a planned transformation of the domestic industry, in order to maximize the normal operation of each company and the daily income of our workers."

The editor-in-chief finally said: "In today's supplement, I don't want you to mention a word about war, our people need to brew this emotion, even if war is already a definite thing, but we can't say it now." Do you understand? ”

"Understood." After everyone answered, they didn't need the editor-in-chief to explain again, they dispersed in a hurry, and each went to work on their own stalls.

The editor-in-chief looked at everyone and was quite satisfied, and then he saw a young man standing next to him, with a shocked face and still coming back to his senses, this person's name is Zheng Tangshan, unlike most of the main members of the newspaper who are crossing the public, he is a new immigrant from Fujian. Because he had read books, and his writing was acceptable, and he was proficient in many ancient languages, he was recruited into the newspaper and specialized in this work, and now he has been working in the newspaper for less than two months.

Zheng Tang Shangang was just a down-and-out scholar, who repeatedly failed the imperial examination, but exhausted all the money in his family, and his parents died of illness, and there was no one to support him, so he made a living by teaching a little writing in the countryside and writing letters for others. Later, he met the head of a snake, and when he heard that there was money to be taken from abroad, he dared to get on the boat. As a scholar, he did not get any better treatment on the immigration ship, but when he got on the ship, he was recommended for helping the literacy class teach new immigrants literacy and hyphenation.

Originally, Zheng Tangshan was going to be recommended to go to a primary school, but Zheng Tangshan was really not interested in teaching children to read, and later the daily newspaper needed a similar talent, so he was recommended. In the daily newspaper, Zheng Tangshan is quite satisfied, compared with most new immigrants, he does not have to engage in heavy manual labor, every day in his small section, talk about one or two small articles in ancient classics, spread traditional culture, cultivate benevolence, righteousness and morality and so on. He thinks that what he does is noble, and he earns a lot of money, with a salary of more than 100 yuan a month.

For Datang's rich lifestyle, he is sincerely satisfied. Although there are a lot of rules and regulations in the newspaper, he doesn't feel tired when he does some writing work, and the remuneration is considerable, Zheng Tangshan now basically has meat every day, he can buy wine and drink if he wants, the dormitory is spacious and bright, there are electric lights at night, and there are many books that can be found. Zheng Tangshan felt that even some big officials and wealthy businessmen in the Qing Kingdom would not be able to live this day.

Although Zheng Tangshan is satisfied with his present, he still recognizes himself as a Qing man. He also felt that the Tang Dynasty selling goods to the Qing State could facilitate the life of the Qing people, and also create some jobs and profits. But why is it that just such a small matter, his colleagues, who are usually kind and kind, actually say that they want to send troops to teach the Qing country a lesson?

"Tangshan, what's the matter with you?" The editor-in-chief asked kindly.

Zheng Tangshan still arched his hand very habitually, and said: "Editor-in-chief, I think everyone is still a little uncalm, after all, the Qing Dynasty is the largest country in the United States, although the Tang Dynasty is rich, but against the Qing Dynasty, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg." ”

Zhu Jiayi, a reporter who was quite familiar with Zheng Tangshan, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I said Tangshan, you just came to our Datang, you have lived for less than a year, and you haven't seen much." That's right, although the Qing State is large, with a land area of more than 10 million square kilometers and a population of 30,000, it is not good in terms of national structure and national strength. Our Datang army has stronger weapons, stricter and more systematic training, and more exquisite tactics, even if Qianlong gathers a million troops, we are not afraid, and this kind of thing is worried about the people above, why should you worry. ”

The editor-in-chief also comforted him and said: "I know that you may be a little emotionally unable to get over this hurdle, it doesn't matter, slowly you will know, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is a decadent country, as a foreign race of Manchus is making our hometown rotten and decaying, only our Tang Dynasty holds the key to the prosperity of our nation." You see, this war is not just an expression of punishment and anger, it will be an enlightenment, a drastic change, and China will be reborn from this upheaval, and our generation is lucky to be able to witness all this. ”

Zheng Tangshan didn't understand, he had always felt that the Tang people were very wise, but he himself seemed to be bound to lose a war, but the Tang people were full of confidence.

The editor-in-chief smiled: "That's it, if you have the guts, I recommend you to be a reporter with the army this time, you and Xiao Zhu will follow our troops to East Asia, you go and take a look, maybe you will learn more." (To be continued.) )