Chapter 659 Public opinion guidance
"The Western Bandits are what the people call the red-haired people. They come from the mainland thousands of miles away and are far west. They are greedy and cruel by nature. Whenever they go to a place, they will use force to rob the local people and products, and take the land as their own. It's really abominable! You must have heard about the Red-haired people's attack on Fujian during the Tianqi period. At that time, Fujian mobilized troops from all over the province to fight the Red-haired people for more than half a year before they were driven out of Penghu. It was not easy. The red-haired people have not given up. They have been entrenched in Da Yuan Island across the sea and have been coveting the Ming Dynasty for many years. As soon as they get the opportunity, they come out again. Fortunately, our Haihan militia is powerful and the leaders are well commanded. This time we sent troops to Fujian and severely damaged the red-haired fleet in one battle, it was really the glory of Haihan!”
Outside the gate of the Immigration Affairs Office at the Port of Victory, a middle-aged scholar was eloquently explaining the contents of the "Haihan Monthly" posted on the wall to a group of new immigrants who had just arrived. Interpreters like this can be seen almost in places with a large flow of people in Sanya, but their establishment is not always affiliated with the propaganda department. In fact, within the first three days of the publication of "Haihan Monthly", various departments will send civilian personnel to the front line to publicize the main contents of the newspaper to the public to make up for the serious shortage of manpower in the propaganda department.
Of course, due to different objects and places, as well as differences in the personal skills and political leanings of the preachers, the effectiveness of the propaganda will be uneven. Some of them are just following the script and just perfunctory the people and doing errands. In contrast, some naturalized civilian cadres who have received Haihan-style education and have served in the system for a long time are much more attentive when doing this kind of propaganda work.
Yu Xiaobao was currently in front of a propaganda point on the Victory Port Landscape Avenue, explaining the key news in the "Haihan Monthly" and answering questions raised by the public. After he was transferred back to Sanya from the General Office of the People's Republic of China, he joined the newly established "Haihan Youth League". As a naturalized civilian cadre with a good foundation, Yu Xiaobao’s personnel transfer basically symbolizes that he has entered a real rapid upward path, because the executive committee has clearly stipulated that in the future, the promotion of naturalized civilian cadres will be For appointment, priority will be given to members of the "Youth League" - if you are also a cadre in the "Youth League", the advantage will be even greater.
The first batch of people who can be transferred to serve in the "Haihan Youth League" are a group of people with relatively high political consciousness, and their cultural quality is better than the ordinary level. Therefore, for tasks such as preaching the "Haihan Monthly", the cadres of the Youth League We are all determined to share a part of it, and Yu Xiaobao is no exception. However, he personally likes this kind of publicity method of street speeches, which gives him a sense of satisfaction in being noticed.
"Why do the Dutch dare to invade Fujian? Why do they dare to occupy our Han territory in the South China Sea? This is because the government is weak and unable to fight, and can only watch them do evil! Sanya is the most prosperous place in the southeast today, why don't the Dutch Dare to come here to cause trouble? Because we have the Haihan Executive Committee and the militia to protect us!" Yu Xiaobao's speech was full of emotions and body movements, and was more expressive than other people's straightforward narratives. It will attract more attention from those around you.
A crowd of two to three hundred people had gathered near him, blocking nearly half of the wide landscape avenue. However, because the errand Yu Xiaobao was doing was an order personally issued by the executive committee, no one came to disperse the crowd. Instead, the Police Department dispatched a team of police officers to help maintain order nearby.
A man who looked like a businessman in the crowd asked: "I dare to ask this little brother, it is natural for the Haihan militia to protect Sanya. Then Fujian is thousands of miles away, why did Haihan send the militia north to join the war? ”
"Brother, I, Haihan, want to protect not only Sanya, but the entire Qiongzhou Island, and all places in the world where Haihan people have set foot! Anyone who offends my Haihan will be punished no matter how far away they are!" Yu Xiaobao said decisively: "Besides, our war with the Dutch was not without reason. Two months ago, I, Haihan, sent an envoy to Fujian to negotiate trade. The Dutch colluded with the pirate gang Shiba Zhi to assassinate Ning Qi of the Executive Committee in Zhangzhou. The chief’s intention is to destroy the good relationship between Haihan and Daming. How can we not punish such evil intentions?”
Someone in the crowd responded loudly: "These Dutch people really deserve to die if they dare to assassinate Mr. Ning!" "Good fight, we can't let these ghosts go!" "That's what the militia should do to promote our reputation as a Chinese nation!"
Yu Xiaobao waited for the voices in the crowd to subside and continued: "Mr. Ning is our cultural and educational master in Haihan. The Dutch intend to do evil to him to destroy the foundation of our Haihan. Since the Dutch are unkind, they cannot be blamed. We Haihan resorted to retaliatory measures! What's more, our army sent troops to Fujian at the invitation of Fujian Governor Xiong Wencan and General Xu Xinsu to serve as military advisors there to assist the Ming army in defending the sea, destroying pirates, and protecting our Haihan merchants. Fujian’s assets and personal security are justified and undisputed.”
"You little apprentice looks a bit like a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!"
In a restaurant not far from where Yu Xiaobao gave his lecture, Tao Donglai said meaningfully. Sitting opposite him was Ning Qi. The two of them had invited each other to have a meal today and casually paid a private visit to the people of Shengli Port incognito. They happened to encounter this scene.
Ning Qi smiled and said, "If you think it's appropriate, then after a year or two when the youth league is established, transfer Xiaobao to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and let him learn some skills from Gu Kai."
"Yes, it just so happens that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does lack relevant talents. It will be good for Xiaobao to practice for him in the future." Tao Donglai did not treat Yu Xiaobao as an outsider while talking. Ever since the time travel group landed in Victory Port, Yu Xiaobao has become a member of this group of people. After getting along with each other for several years, everyone has intentionally or unintentionally ignored his original identity, but regarded him as this person. Be part of a group. The attitude of senior officials on the executive committee towards him, in addition to the relationship between superiors and subordinates, also includes the care and expectations of the elders for the younger ones.
"I'll say the ugly things first. It's okay to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for training, but if Xiaobao learns the skills of Gu Kai's mothers-in-law, then I won't do it!" Ning Qi said with a smile.
"Be careful if Gu Kai hears this and gets angry with you!" Tao Donglai responded with a smile. Gu Kai is a good person in other aspects, and there is no doubt about his professional ability. He is just a bit too old and a good person. In the terminology of the travel community, he is a bit too holy. He would almost always question and object to any plan that required war, and this performance also caused many people to be dissatisfied with him. Even Ning Qi, a representative of the civil service system, criticized Gu Kai's almost unprincipled attitude.
"Having said that, although this kind of publicity method is not efficient, the actual effect is quite good." Seeing so many people watching Yu Xiaobao's speech, Ning Qi couldn't help but sigh: "This is Haihan A street politician like that!" "The key is to make the people understand and accept the foreign policies and military methods we adopt. In the future, we cannot act under the banner of pirates and bandits every time." Tao Donglai responded. Said: "A teacher has a reputation. This is what we need most now."
The propaganda department gave great publicity to the military conflicts that broke out in Fujian and the South China Sea. In the north, the Haihan militia assisted the Ming government in fighting pirates and the Dutch invasion, and in the south, the Ambrosia Islands were easily seized by the Dutch. The main pirate, the Han people on the island are currently in dire straits, and have sent envoys to ask for help from the Haihan Executive Committee - the reason why they are looking for Haihan is because the Ming government has long ignored this piece of flying land far away in the South China Sea. The land did not care about the life or death of the Han survivors on the island.
The Han people overseas are also Han people, and the Haihan Executive Committee naturally wants to protect them. Therefore, the Executive Committee has ordered an army to be organized to prepare to go to the South China Sea to "rescue" the Han people in the Ambrosia Islands. Nearly half of the people under Haihan's rule were immigrants who came to Hainan Island from other places. For them who suffered from war, famine, epidemics, etc., they could empathize with the helplessness in the predicament, and basically felt sorry for them. He sent troops to the Ambrosia Islands to express his understanding and approval.
Under the arrangement of their superiors, some firms and firms directly under various departments began to take the lead in donating money to support the military. This trend was followed, and some sensitive businessmen quickly followed suit. Relevant departments promptly stated that after recapturing the Ambrosia Islands, Haihan will set up a commercial port and commercial institutions there. Before that, commercial banks or individuals who donated money to fund the troop dispatch will receive funds from the local area depending on the amount of their donation. varying degrees of returns. For example, a dedicated piece of land, a dedicated terminal, reduced port entry fees for several months, etc.
Even if an individual makes a small donation, they will be given priority to immigrate to the Ambrosia Islands and be allocated a certain area of cultivated land per capita. This is a certain temptation for immigrants who want to be homesteaders. Now the Ministry of Agriculture is vigorously promoting the collective farm system on Hainan Island. It is not easy to allocate land in the Qiongnan area in an individual's name. Only overseas colonies, in order to attract Han immigrants to settle there, will implement such a policy of dividing cultivated land by head - - Of course, even if the land is allocated, what individuals only have is the right to use it. The real land ownership is still controlled by the Haihan Executive Committee, the highest authority.
There is not much arable land suitable for food crops in the Ambrina Islands, but the local geographical location and climate environment are very suitable for growing tropical cash crops. According to estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture, 8,000 to 10,000 people can be resettled on the main island of Ambrina Island. people, the island's output will grow in scale, thus forming a good investment cycle. The civil affairs department is now recruiting people to voluntarily immigrate to Amborna Island. They also want to seize the time and send the labor force there to start production as soon as possible after Haihan comes forward to take back local control.
This related work must be completed with the help of the publicity department. Although the local natural environment and port conditions are not suitable for large-scale development, the publicity department still portrays Amborna Island as a paradise in the South China Sea - —If it weren't for the pirates and the Dutch.
Under the influence of this targeted propaganda method, "drive away the Dutch and pirates and recapture the Ambrosia Islands" soon became a common idea among the people. Three days after the "Haihan Monthly" was published, a total of more than 700 people had submitted applications to the civil affairs department to immigrate to the Ambrosia Islands. Most of them were new immigrants who had just arrived in Sanya, and some of them even There are also some who have not even finished their quarantine period. They applied for land allocation in the Ambrosia Islands when they heard that it could be allocated.
In addition, the number of merchants who have applied to set up business offices in the Amborah Islands has reached double digits. Although taking back Amborah Island seems to be just a propaganda slogan at present, no one will doubt whether the determined Haihan Executive Committee has the right to do so. ability to achieve this goal. If you place your bet earlier, you will be ranked first in the local enclosure round. This is a method Haihan has used to develop new settlements in the past. Businessmen who have dealt with Haihan for more than two years will basically know it.
Under the operation of relevant departments, the momentum of public opinion has smoothly picked up the pace, and then all we have to do is wait for the diplomatic channels to be completed.
Before the publication of "Haihan Monthly", the Fujian government's special envoy arrived at Damuan Port, issued a stern warning to the East India Company, and announced a number of claims formulated by the Fujian government.
Of course, Hans was not someone who gave in easily. He immediately counterattacked and claimed that the Dutch merchant fleet was attacked by Haihan and the Daming Navy for no reason in the waters off Nanri Island in Fujian. This was a deliberate provocation against the East India Company and even the Dutch Republic. , if the Fujian government does not immediately release the captured personnel and compensate for the war losses, then the East India Company will also retain the power to take retaliatory actions.
Although Hans spoke strongly, he actually had no confidence in his heart. According to Van der Wegen, who escaped back to the officer, there were only four Haihan warships that actually fought against the Dutch fleet. The other six were only blocking the Shibazhi fleet from a distance and did not participate in the battle. The Fujian Navy even more He only played a supporting role and did not affect the overall situation at all. There is no doubt that the combat level of the Haihan Fleet is much higher than that of the Shibazhi and Fujian Navy, and it is also more powerful than the armed sailing ships of the East India Company.
When Van der Wegen evacuated the battlefield of Nanri Island, Shibazhi was still trapped on the island. In his opinion, Shibazhi estimated that it would be difficult to escape from the encirclement of the Ming, Hai, and Han coalition forces. Sure enough, a few days after Van der Wegen returned to Damuan Port, an envoy from the Eighteen Zhi came to Penghu, claiming that the leader Zheng Zhihu had died in the battle on Nanri Island, and that only a few hundred people in four or five boats fled back to Penghu. This result made Hans feel even worse.
(End of chapter)