During the day on January 1, Berkeley specially applied for a shower, changed into decent clothes, shaved his beard, and combed his hair neatly.

There was no longer a stylist in the presidential palace for him, but he also had to try to look his best, and when dealing with people like Charles, he had to rely not only on his knowledge and talent, but also on his personal charm.

In the evening, as soon as he had finished receiving a boxed lunch, he was taken to a small reception room by the staff. Berkeley was very apprehensive, and asked as relaxed as he could, "Is Mr. Charles about to arrive?" ”

The staff replied: "Mr. Xia will arrive in an hour and a half, but he confessed that President Berkeley still does not know enough about the country and the new alliance, so he is here to learn a documentary first." ”

Since the establishment of the New Alliance and Huanxiang Industry, it has attached great importance to the preservation of various historical records, and there is a team of more than 200 people who are specifically responsible for this matter, and its direct leader is Ke Mengchao, and later replaced by Shen Sishu, which is specifically supervised by Cui Wanhe.

All kinds of detailed recording materials, not only photos, audio and video, but also a large number of archival documents and electronic data, the collection has also been strongly supported by the R&D department, and the archives of the original straw upper have also been inherited.

This is the policy formulated by the Ke Meng Dynasty from the very beginning, to let future generations know what the country of Jili was like? What has the new alliance done and how has it changed the world?

Only then did Berkeley realize that a screen had been placed on the wall opposite the seat, and a small projector was placed on the table in front of him.

After the staff finished speaking, the lights were turned off, and at the same time the projection was turned on and a propaganda documentary called "The New Alliance and the Country of Miles" was played.

The promotional materials in this regard are only the official video propaganda videos edited and produced by the Propaganda Department, which cannot be broadcast for a few days and nights, and as for the archived materials in the archives, they add up to tens of thousands of hours.

Originally, this promotional film was not dubbed in Yinwen, only two versions of Eastern Chinese and local Turkish, and the subtitles were all in Eastern Chinese, but he couldn't understand it directly to Berkeley, so the relevant personnel processed and produced Yinwen dubbing and subtitles.

The so-called internal learning materials are broadcast in various training courses and study classes, and the trainees and cadres are not allowed to watch them on the spot, and they are not allowed to record them, and many of the contents can also be found in public information, but there are still some clips that have not been put on the Internet.

It's not that this content is unspeakable, it's just for ordinary students to see, and what the new alliance does is also dignified.

Leaving the most detailed records will not only allow future generations to remember this period of history clearly, but on the other hand, when time passes, it can also most effectively counter the slander and distortion of various enemies.

There are many kinds of promotional documentaries of the new alliance, which are edited and combined with various materials for different occasions, and there are several types of durations, such as five minutes, fifteen minutes, and half an hour...... Some of them are open to the public and can be found online, while others are internal learning materials.

What Berkeley saw was a ninety-minute version for new members of the new alliance to learn, and this version was constantly being updated as the new alliance army advanced.

No matter how the promotional film is revised, its narrative structure is similar, with the first fifteen minutes of introducing the former country of several miles, combined with a large number of on-the-spot shooting materials and survey statistics. Half of it is devoted to the port of Africa, and the other half is devoted to the other states of the country of Chili.

Not long after the film began, Berkeley was as confused as Charles read his letter!

Of course, he knew how poor and backward the country was, with an annual per capita output value of less than 500 yuan, and the country's seven major states and districts had been divided and occupied by five local armed forces, and the big forces still governed various small forces......

However, after careful discussion by Shen Sishu, Cui Wanhe and others, they believe that some pictures or scenes are too challenging to the cognition of ordinary people, and if they are re-edited and dubbed by people with ulterior motives, they may be able to make rumor reports that point fingers at the deer as horses and reverse black and white, and many international news organizations are habitual offenders in this regard.

The new alliance has mastered the weapon of public opinion in the country, but in the international community, at least for the time being, it can be said that it has no voice at all, and has no ability to disseminate public opinion at all. Although almost no one in the world is paying attention to this decorated place in the country of several miles, it is precisely in this situation that caution is needed.

Jo Gaulle was at the oily noodle shop of the Wago Mining that day, and waited until dinner was over, and the conversation between Charles and Berkeley was not over. Because Charles is very busy and has a bunch of things to deal with after dinner, he let Berkeley watch the promo video first.

The main part of the documentary is to introduce the establishment and purpose of the new alliance, a series of measures to create a Klin area, build an agricultural area, establish a new order, and transform the old society. Focusing on the Fesogang Port as an example, it shows the changes in just over a year, and the city, mountains and rivers and people's spiritual outlook have been completely renewed.

The documentary also introduces the process of the liberation of the cities of Banda and Wago by the new alliance, as well as the achievements of social transformation. In the last part, it is mentioned that the new alliance has liberated the entire territory of the country at the end of 2021! Just looking at this ending, you know that this promotional video is the latest version, and it was just produced by the propaganda department overtime.

Berkeley was stunned, the screen had turned on, the lights in the room were on, and he was still staring at the empty wall, not realizing that two more people had walked in.

Berkeley had a conceptual understanding of these things, but when the scenes of life in each neighborhood came to him, Berkeley was strange and horrified, and he was almost out of breath with his hands on his thighs, as if he was walking through hell.

It's not accurate to say it's a life scene, maybe it can only be called a survival scene.

Berkeley also suddenly saw his own shot, because the film not only introduces the misery and despair of the people, but also succinctly introduces the history of the country and the ruling class, and the current president Berkeley certainly cannot omit it.

Charles didn't mean to shake his hand, and turned around and sat across the table, behind which was the wall where the projection screen had just been hung.

The other Oriental Face staff member also sat on the side, translating what Charles had just said in Yin. Charles spoke Chinese, which is now the working language of the new alliance, and Berkeley did not understand it, so he specially brought a translator.

The translation is very simple, without any superfluous embellishments, for example, Charles said Berkeley, and he directly translated it as Berkeley, without adding "sir" or "president" or the like.

"Berkeley, what do you have to say when you ask to see me so strongly?"

Hearing this voice, Berkeley suddenly woke up and found that there was a big black man in sandals and a short-sleeved shirt in the room, who was none other than the president of the New Alliance.

Although he couldn't understand what Charles was saying, he stood up like an electric shock, bowed his head and stretched out his hands.

Charles waited for a long time and didn't see Berkeley speak, and then took the initiative to ask, "Don't you have something to say?" ”

Berkeley's tone weakened a little unconsciously when he spoke: "Mr. Charles, have you read my letter carefully?" ”

The conversation between the two was very interesting, Charles spoke the Eastern Chinese, which needed to be translated into Yin; Berkeley spoke in Yin, but Charles did not need an interpreter, and he could pick up the conversation directly, indicating that he could understand everything Berkeley was saying.

Berkeley stretched out his hand to shake the air, and sat down a little embarrassed, his face sneering.

He had read Charles's materials and knew that the person in front of him would be twenty-two years old this year, a graduate of a public high school in Philoport Africa, and had been mixed with gangs in the local neighborhood since he was a child.

But when Charles sat down in front of him, he felt oppressed, cramped, and completely different from many of the scenes he had envisioned beforehand, and he didn't know what to say for a while. And I just watched such a propaganda documentary, and it seems that some of the words I had prepared can't be said anymore, and I still need to reorganize my thinking.

Charles: "Sima Zhen is nothing, Sima Zhen is a personal ......"

Xia Er told an allusion to Emperor Hui of the Eastern Kingdom "Why not eat minced meat", and finally said: "This Sima Zhen doesn't seem to be an idiot, but he has a serious cognitive defect. He still wanted to solve the problem and came up with his own plan. ”

Berkeley finally understood, and his face turned red and said, "Do you think I am such a ruler?" ”

Why not use the local language? Because Berkeley won't! He went to Yinguo at the age of three, and he knew several foreign languages, but he hardly spoke the local language. So why not communicate in Yinling? Because Charles doesn't want to!

Xia Er replied directly: "I watched it, not only did I see it myself, but I also convened a meeting of the new alliance leaders in Mowang City to discuss. There is a Shen Xiucai in our new alliance, who sighed at the time, saying what age is it, and there is still Sima Zhen in this world? I used to read history and thought it was incredible, but I didn't expect to be alive now! ”

The translator directly transliterated the person's name, and Berkeley was confused: "What is Sima Zhen?" ”

The second is the specific domestic and foreign policy measures based on this institutional system.

Finally, there are those who maintain the system and implement these measures, including the administrative units at all levels and the State apparatus.

In your letter to me, you have advised me to resolutely uphold the existing institutions of the country, to continue the domestic and foreign measures you have taken, and to continue to appoint those officials to run the country and to retain the original system of management.

Charles: "Yes or no, let the facts judge." Let's make a long story short, first of all, let me ask a question, what do you think determines the state of a country? ”

Unaware of the fact that from the very beginning of this conversation, he was carried away by the rhythm of the Charles. It wasn't that he gave Charles any advice and then had a mentoring exchange, but that Charles sat down and dominated the conversation.

Berkeley pondered for a few seconds, thinking about how to answer perfectly. However, Charles did not wait for him to answer, and continued: "I think there must be three elements. The first is its institutional system.

Charles: "The question I just asked you is, what determines the state of a country?" Nothing has really changed in the country before you take office until after you take office, so what's the point of giving you how much more time you have?

It's not that we don't wait, but the waiting that used to be was just a pointless suffering. My fathers waited from birth to death, and I waited from childhood to adulthood, but instead of waiting for any hope, we slipped deeper and deeper into the abyss.

It was the new alliance that pulled the country out of the abyss so that people who were once desperate could make another choice, and I'm sure you didn't see it. ”

It is these factors that determine the situation of the country of several miles. So I want to ask you, what's the difference between this and when you were president? Let me ask you again, what was the condition of the country of several miles in the past? It's hell on earth! ”

Berkeley choked on this series of questions, and said after a while: "Actually, since I took office, I have been trying to change this country, as long as I am given a little more time......"

His voice grew weaker and weaker, and by the end he was barely audible. This is what he used to say, and he subconsciously said it, but after watching the propaganda documentary just now, he really didn't have much confidence.

Charles: "Just say it, I'll listen." ”

Berkeley pondered his words, "I know that you, Mr. Charles, are as much an idealist as I am. But sometimes ideals have to be subordinated to the reality of the situation, and many of the suggestions I make are actually from a realistic point of view.

For example, I suggest that you try to retain the original officials, at least some of them, because they are the people who know the country best, and they are also the most educated group in the country.

Charles's eloquence in daily communication is much better than Berkeley imagined, and in face-to-face conversations, he is simply the Charles in the speech video, and his thinking is very clear and his response is also very quick.

Berkeley finally reorganized his thoughts and made up his mind: "First of all, on behalf of the twenty-fifth president of the country of Jili, I would like to congratulate the new alliance led by Mr. Charles on winning the new central power.

I just learned that the new league has achieved great results in many areas, and I congratulate them on that. I just wanted to offer some experience and advice on how to govern the country, because I had really led the country. ”

Charles: "I've heard of it. I was told that gangsters appeared because there was a vacuum of order that needed to be filled, but in the most brutal way.

But why should we put up with this worst order? Why not build a better order...... Let's talk about that later, I won't interrupt you, you can continue with your own train of thought. ”

Berkeley's train of thought was interrupted slightly, and he paused before continuing: "For another example, I suggest that we must pay attention to the public universities of the country, which cultivate the few elites in this country and are our most precious treasures.

I know that some of them are incompetent, and many of them are not clean and upright, so I urge them to be incorruptible and upright, and deal with the officials who break the law.

But you can't get rid of everybody, because we really can't find another more competent and capable group, and if they all are abandoned, then who will govern the country?

I don't know if you've ever heard of a phrase? Even the worst order is 10,000 times stronger than no order at all! ”

Berkeley almost jumped up from his chair and lost his voice: "Why? You've arrested them all! ”

Charles shook his head and said: "It's either arrest, or temporary control, and undergo a comprehensive screening investigation, because of a serious crime, and according to this crime, there are many clues about violations and crimes that were subsequently discovered......"

Charles briefly introduced the process of the vicious case and the results of the investigation, and then said: "There is a Shen Zhuangyuan in our new alliance, I just told you.

Some people think that I have invested too many resources in this university, and the annual budget accounts for half of the national education budget. In fact, this needs to be explained, a lot of its budget comes from donations from overseas alumni.

There is a shortage of talent, especially the talent to govern the country effectively. To build such a university and cultivate a group of highest-end elite groups, even if we further develop basic education, we can cultivate educational talents through them......"

Charles just said that he didn't want to interrupt Berkeley's train of thought, but at this moment he had to interrupt: "I must tell you one thing, all the teachers and students of the University of Jili have been controlled now. ”

Mr. President, guess what he wants to do? It was only now that Charles addressed Berkeley as Mr. President for the first time, but there was a clear mockery in his tone.

Berkeley was surprised: "Is it to choose a woman for the officials of your new alliance?" ”

Shen Sishu, who was a few kilometers away, was presiding over the meeting to arrange the latest work, and inexplicably felt that the roots of his ears were hot and his nose was itchy.

He was in charge of the investigation of the University of Jili, and this man was very knowledgeable. I used to think that he still had a stomach full of boring knowledge, such as the story of Sima Zhen that I just told. But then I gradually learned that those studies are not boring at all!

But he's been doing another boring thing lately. The new coalition was in the process of registering residents in various communities, and he had assigned a task that no one could figure out.

He asked the on-site registration staff to make a sub-table, the statistical range is a few blocks adjacent to the University of Jili, whether it is a girl or a daughter-in-law, as long as the registrar thinks that there is still some beautiful woman, make a mark, and then summarize it on this sub-table.

There are about 200,000 residents in the neighborhoods involved, and there are about 13,000 women marked on this sub-table, and the specific number is 12,943.

Then Shen Zhuangyuan issued a second order, and asked the investigators to take the form and the resident registration information, and interview the women one by one, asking only one question, whether they had ever been violated by students at Jili University? Do you know the results? ”

Berkeley was stunned: "What result?" ”

Charles continued: "We didn't know what he wanted to do, and he didn't explain it to anyone.

However, this kind of boring thing makes the staff feel very interesting, anyway, they can do it easily when they are registering residents, and it does not cost more manpower and material resources.

Although there are differences in the aesthetics of specific people, they are generally not too different, isn't it just to mark the women they think are beautiful.

Charles's voice suddenly became very cold: "Not a single one! ”

Berkeley: "Not a single one? It's a good result, but I don't think it's likely. ”

Charles: "You misunderstood, none of the 13,000 people who have been violated by the students of the University of Mile have not been violated!" ”