Chapter 1002 Founding Celebration (2)
The income source of the storyteller's business is not the salary from the teahouse, but the rewards given by teagoers after each story is finished. If the book is well written, the audience will be happy to listen to it, and there will naturally be more rewards. If there are more people who come to listen to the book, they can negotiate terms with the teahouse, and the reward income does not need to be divided with the teahouse. However, this small teahouse is located in a port area, and most of its customers are low-income people. The rewards are not really generous, and they can barely make ends meet.
However, in the process of reading the newspaper today, there were a lot of contents that the storyteller didn’t quite understand. Normally, he would have gone through it with a few nonsense words, but this issue of the newspaper was full of content related to the founding of Haihan. Mr. Storyteller He knew that national affairs were of an important nature and did not dare to talk nonsense. However, his knowledge was limited, and when someone below mentioned something about foreign affairs, he would often get stuck and could not answer. The tea guests were not very satisfied with what they heard, and the reward was only a meager amount of money. The storyteller looked at the rewards collected by the clerk, and secretly regretted that he was usually too stingy. If he could sign up for a publicity professional training class to improve his theoretical level, he would be able to answer questions fluently and get more rewards, wouldn't it be great? Are you about to earn back your tuition fees?
Compared with storytellers with limited knowledge, street commentators who do not require the audience to spend money are of higher quality. These commentators are all from the official propaganda department. They have received targeted training in advance and are prepared for the questions they may encounter. Their theoretical knowledge must be greatly exceeded. However, the comfort level of standing on the street and listening to the preaching is naturally not as comfortable as sitting in a teahouse, drinking tea and eating snacks.
Of course, the most comfortable thing is to sit at home and slowly read the contents of the newspaper by yourself. Anyone with a little bit of wealth must have bought their own newspapers and would not go to teahouses or streets to listen to hearsay. Most of these people who relied on Haihan to make their fortune have developed the habit of only believing in official statements. If they cannot understand the official's true intentions from the contents of the newspapers, then they will also use their personal relationships to obtain the official explanation.
Zhang Tiangui is one of these upper-class people. As a senior cadre of Shengli Port Shipyard, he got this newspaper at least an hour earlier than the storyteller in the small teahouse. Being able to see the latest official newspaper published as soon as possible is probably a small advantage within the system. The only ones who have higher priority than him are the chiefs in Victory Fort.
However, although Zhang Tiangui is an expert in the shipbuilding industry, like most old craftsmen, his cultural level is an irreparable shortcoming. The letters in this newspaper are printed relatively small, and it is very difficult for Zhang Tiangui to read. Ever since his youngest son Zhang Qianzhi returned to Sanya, he had taken over the job of reading newspapers. If Zhang Tiangui didn't understand something clearly, he would stop asking.
Among Zhang Tiangui's five sons, the youngest son Zhang Qianzhi is the most educated. Zhang Qianzhi has a deeper understanding of the executive committee's governing philosophy and some related policies than ordinary people, so he can give Zhang Tiangui a well-founded analysis. Ichiban.
After listening to the memorandum of the executive committee on the front page, Zhang Tiangui still had no problem. After all, the founding of the People's Republic of China was not mentioned just in the past few days. From the day Haihan occupied Hainan Island, Zhang Tiangui vaguely estimated that this area was no longer there. Maybe it was returned to the Ming Dynasty, and it had already been acquiesced in the mind that Haihan existed in the form of state power. However, after listening to Zhang Qianzhi reading congratulatory messages from all directions, he had some ideas in his mind.
"Young man, please stop first. I have a question." Zhang Tiangui put down the tea cup in his hand and asked Zhang Qianzhi: "Now that Haihan has established a country, you think it's just big countries like Ming and Annan. Those who occupy cities Why not just send troops to occupy small countries such as Aceh and Johor? Why bother to establish diplomatic relations? ”
Zhang Qianzhi responded: "From a military point of view, it is easy for our country, Haihan, to defeat these small countries. Let alone us doing it ourselves, even the Portuguese or the Dutch can do it with a little more effort. But militarily Defeating opponents and directly ruling these areas are two different things. To completely eliminate the original regimes in these countries cannot be accomplished in three to five months, and the investment in manpower and material resources required to re-establish the ruling institutions is even greater. Leaders are always in no hurry to take action on matters of great direct benefit.”
Zhang Tiangui said: "This is the truth, but from my father's point of view, these small countries are a future trouble after all. If Haihan doesn't occupy it, how can the blond and blue-eyed Fangui be as generous as Haihan? If they use force to occupy the land, How to deal with it? ”
Zhang Qianzhi explained: "The leaders planned to form the South China Sea Trade Alliance. The actual purpose is to restrict the behavior of other countries. Although it is called a trade alliance, it also has a defense agreement similar to a military alliance. If the contracting countries are attacked by other countries, If the Allies invade by force, they have the obligation to send troops to intervene. If the Western countries want to start a war of annihilation in the South China Sea, we, Haihan, can stop it at any time. People like Portugal and the Netherlands have suffered defeats at the hands of Haihan. , lest the Haihan army goes south and takes over their colonies, will it easily give our country an excuse to send troops again? "
Zhang Tiangui said: "Having said that, I still feel that there is something wrong in not bringing these places under the rule of Haihan."
Zhang Qianzhi said with a smile: "The world is so big, how can the whole world be brought under the rule of one country? The child has also asked the chiefs before whether there will be a time when Haihan will unify the world in the future, but the chiefs who heard this question laughed it off and said He didn’t answer. Only once did Chief Ning get anxious when asked by a child, and then he responded that if there was a way to reach anywhere in the world instantly, world unification might be possible.”
Zhang Tiangui frowned and said, "What do you mean, Chief Ning?"
Zhang Qianzhi responded: "What Chief Ning means is that today's transportation conditions are limited. Travel to overseas places is often measured in months. The countries where Westerners belong to require years of sailing to reach them. The world is like this Even if the Haihan army conquers land thousands of miles away, how can it achieve stable rule? ”
Although Zhang Tiangui had no education, he was not an unreasonable person. After listening to his son's explanation and thinking about it, it seemed that this was indeed the case. Thinking that the capital of the Ming Dynasty was only a few thousand miles away from Sanya, Emperor Chongzhen already knew nothing about what happened here. What happened tens of thousands of miles away would not be known until a year or two later. Although the Han chiefs had great eyes and hands, they could not govern such far places.
Zhang Qianzhi continued: "The intention of the Executive Committee is to form an international alliance led by Haihan. Ordinary countries will sign a trade alliance, and close countries will add a military alliance. What Haihan needs is not land. It's about production resources and sales markets. These two things can't be obtained by destroying other countries. The leaders have their own magic methods. If countries like Ming Dynasty and Annan are also used by our country, other small countries will naturally follow the same method, and now we can capture it. The prosperous Han civilization has been slowly attracting elites from other countries to the Haihan Kingdom. Even if those small countries have the intention, they do not have enough ability to cause trouble. "Zhang Tiangui said: "That said, they are not of my race. The hearts must be different. These Western and Nanyang people are of my Han ancestry, but other overseas foreigners need to be more careful."
Zhang Qianzhi smiled and said: "According to what my father said, aren't Chief Schneider, Chief Morgan, and Chief Johnson of Haihan Country also considered overseas aliens?"
Zhang Tiangui was shocked and said: "You kid, how can you talk about the origin of the leader? If someone listens to it, my Zhang family will be in danger!"
Zhang Qianzhi, on the other hand, looked calm: "What are Haihan people? I have already asked the chief about this, and he replied that Haihan people, regardless of their origin and race, respect our Haihan culture, abide by our Haihan laws, and are loyal to our Haihan regime. If you become a Haihan citizen, you will become a Haihan citizen. Although the leaders I just mentioned were born in foreign countries, they are genuine and undisputed Haihan people. It is said that there have long been black people on Amborna Island in the South China Sea. Persians, Siamese, etc. immigrated to Han nationality. There is no fixed relationship between nationality and race. My father does not need to be nervous about this. ”
Zhang Tiangui waved his hand and said: "I don't understand the policies of the court, and I won't discuss them. Although your boy is a popular person in front of the chief, remember not to be proud, complacent or arrogant. The Zhang family's wealth and future belong to the chief. If your mind goes astray, the leaders will naturally raise their hands and take it back. You are the most promising person in the Zhang family, and most of the wealth of the Zhang family will fall on you in the future. , you need to be more careful in your daily words and deeds.”
Zhang Qianzhi saw that the old man's tone was cautious and knew that this was not a joke, so he quickly bowed and said yes. He is naturally talented, and he has been taught by words and deeds by time-travelers for several years. His consciousness and vision are far beyond those of ordinary people at the same time, and his ideas are naturally much more flexible than his old father who can only build ships. But Zhang Tiangui is an honest person, he is pragmatic in everything, and he doesn't have as many ideas as young people. Although father and son both work in Haihan, their views on the situation and their own goals are obviously different.
Similar ideological differences exist not only between nationals and non-citizens, but also between naturalized citizens like the Zhang family and his son who have been naturalized for many years, the older generation and young people who have received Haihan education. differences. After the publication of this issue of Haihan Times, the most discussed issue among the people was not whether Haihan should be established as a country, but how the lives of ordinary people would be affected after the development from Haihan to Haihan State.
New immigrants, manual workers, etc. living at the bottom of society are most concerned about the threshold for naturalization. The original intention of these people coming to Haihan was to ask for a bowl of food. After arriving, they found that the benefits of naturalization would be better, but there was a threshold that was neither high nor low, and it took them a long time to get over it. For these people, it does not matter whether the founding of Haihan has a good or bad impact on other countries. The most important thing is whether their living conditions can be improved in a short period of time.
As for senior naturalized citizens who have obtained Haihan nationality, or who are "state workers" like the Zhang family and his son, the level of concerns is higher. These people have stable jobs, income and living conditions, and are more sensitive to changes in political trends than the people at the bottom. They will judge the impact on their own position after the founding of Haihan from a more rational perspective. It is the time to usher in Opportunities to get promoted and make a fortune will still face more intense competition, and everyone will have different opinions. Most people can only take a general look at this, and few can consider deeper things. Issues like the issues related to international relations raised by Zhang Tiangui are already considered extremely high-sighted.
Of course, even young people like Zhang Qianzhi, whose thoughts and ideas are very close to those of time travellers, cannot fully understand the intentions of the executive committee. Most of the explanation he gave to his father was what he heard from the leaders, and the other part was his own understanding. Zhang Tiangui's understanding of Haihan's policies and strategies in handling international relations is actually relatively limited. This is not because the time traveler has reservations about him, but because Zhang Qianzhi is not at a high enough level to see and come into contact with him. The information is relatively limited, so it is naturally difficult to fully understand the decision of the executive committee.
It was not only the local people who studied the contents of the Times this evening, but almost all the dignitaries from various countries who came to watch the ceremony had a copy. Even Van Diemen and his like, who couldn't read Chinese characters at all, asked the staff of the Guest House to get a newspaper - he had Su Keyi, a translator who knew Chinese, by his side, so he didn't have much trouble deciphering the contents of the newspaper. obstacle.
What Van Diemen is concerned about is not what the Haihan Executive Committee informed the people. He has no control over those things and is not interested in spending too much time to understand them. He is more concerned about the opinions of all parties participating in the ceremony on the founding of Haihan. The attitude shown can be used to infer the international situation that Haihan will face in the future. This job is neither easy nor difficult at all. The newspaper contains congratulatory letters from various countries, which to some extent reflects the attitude of the countries concerned towards this matter.
For example, in a country like Annan, which almost wears the same pants as Haihan, the congratulatory letters published in newspapers are full of enthusiasm. Every line reveals the Annan court's reliance on Haihan. Although the King of Qingdu himself did not come to Sanya, he sent him Zheng Zha, the heir to the throne, came to attend, which was enough to give Haihan face. As for countries like Aceh and Johor, they have no direct relationship with Haihan. They only started official exchanges in the second half of last year. This congratulation seems to be much more polite. Most of them hope that the two countries will maintain peace forever, not invade each other, and do more business and less fighting. Such official statements.
(End of chapter)