Chapter 1269 Propaganda System
After the two completed the procedures, they returned to the office of the management committee. Chang Degao asked Liu Shang to sit and wait for a while, took his relevant procedure information to the personnel office for filing and registration, and then brought back a stack of forms for Liu Shang to Fill them out one by one. In fact, this information is similar to what was previously filled out in the household registration department. It is also mainly personal information, but the professional content is much more detailed, such as the applicant's past professional background, the skills and fields he is good at, and any personal works or Deeds and even personal perceptions of "propaganda work" must be recorded in writing.
Even though Liu Shang was cautious, he couldn't help but feel a little dizzy when faced with so much information that needed to be filled in. He didn't completely know who the personal information was going to be sent to and where it was archived, but one thing he could be sure of was that Haihan was safe. The ministry will definitely have someone specially assigned to review outsiders like him who are directly recruited to serve in the yamen. If he makes any mistakes when filling in these information, he may be caught by professionals, and he will have to brace himself and deal with it carefully.
Before coming to Sanya, he had heard that Haihan managed the people very carefully. Liu Shang had not experienced it personally before. Now that he had to go through the naturalization procedures as a Haihan, he realized that the rumors were true. Just the level of detail in the registration information. , far from comparable to the household registration management of the Ming government. Liu Shang's understanding of affairs in this field is far better than ordinary people. He knows very well that this kind of strengthened management is not just about registering a few more paper documents, but it will also increase the workload of relevant departments. It is very considerable. Review, filing, sorting, storage, and a series of subsequent steps must be handled by specialized personnel, and the increased manpower and costs cannot be ignored.
Liu Shang believes that Haihan's methods are not superficial, but are actually strictly screening and monitoring the people under his rule, especially those who work in the government, based on these registration information. And he can roughly predict that this is by no means the final test. It is unlikely that he will officially join the job immediately after completing the formalities. There will definitely be an inspection period lasting several days.
Sure enough, after Liu Shang filled out the registration forms, Chang Degao said: "Although you used to make a living as a storyteller and have some practical experience in how to publicize among the people, the storytellers we want to use are not storytellers who work for money. Sir, they are professionals who can promote patriotic ideas. Therefore, before you join the job, there will be a training period of ten to fifteen days, depending on your performance in the training. During this period, you will be taught by lecturers. The required professional knowledge is very important for your work after joining the company, so be sure to study hard! ”
Although Liu Shang didn't know what the so-called training content was, he saw that Chang Degao was very cautious in what he said, so he quickly agreed. Anyway, this industry requires some time to study. If professionals teach it, it can save a lot of energy and time. He also wanted to learn more about what powerful methods Haihan had in the field of propaganda, and how he was able to discipline hundreds of thousands of immigrants to be loyal to him.
As for how the country of Haihan emerged on the coast of the South China Sea in just a few years, the outside world has always had different opinions. There is generally a unified view that it is basically because Haihan possesses a powerful force that is difficult to match, and has extremely strong economic strength to support the army's southern and northern wars, and achieve continuous expansion of territory and population through military means. Haihan's military and economic advantages are of course the most easily observed by the outside world. However, as the understanding of Haihan continues to deepen, many new perspectives have been put forward, such as how Haihan achieved success in a short period of time. In order to annex hundreds of thousands of people and continue to introduce large numbers of immigrants to this day, there has been no major chaos due to integration issues. It is impossible to have a clear explanation for this simply by citing military and economic perspectives.
Could it be that the executive committee-style government is more advanced? Of course no one would dare to express such a rebellious view. However, there are many roundabout ways to express opinions. More and more professionals who study the Haihan issue believe that what has been most seriously ignored in the past is actually the ruling method of the Haihan Executive Committee, which also includes Haihan. Administrative measures in the field of publicity.
The government of the Ming Dynasty did not have many working methods in this field. The various notices posted outside the Yamen and at the city gate were probably the most important means. In addition, the supervision of public opinion and publications was also extremely rough, and most of the time they stipulated what things should be done. “What can’t be done, what can’t be said” rather than proactive propaganda and guidance. In this regard, compared with Haihan, the government's administrative methods can almost only be described as "primitive".
According to Liu Shang's experience after coming to Sanya, Haihan's emphasis on propaganda is top-down. The special establishment of the Propaganda Department, a department directly managed by the Executive Committee, is enough to show how seriously Haihan's ruling class attaches to this work. The specific working methods of the Propaganda Department can be said to be pervasive in Liu Shang's opinion. From the moment they board the ship to Sanya, there are dedicated personnel on board to introduce the customs of Haihan State to the new immigrants who are going to Haihan State for the first time. Favors, laws and regulations, immigration policies, etc. allow new immigrants to have a general understanding of their destination on the way.
After arriving in Sanya, we can feel the diversity of propaganda methods. Slogans and flags can be seen everywhere, newspapers and various street propaganda activities that are also accessible to ordinary people. Storytellers like him are even recruited. Various means There are many, all of which promote Haihan's wealth and power. The Haihan ruling area centered on Sanya is rich in material resources and has a peaceful society. Living in such an environment, it is indeed easy for the constant brainwashing of public opinion propaganda to cultivate a sense of superiority as a Haihan citizen. The civilians in the southeastern coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty seemed to have been significantly affected by this. Every year, a large number of civilians still chose to cross the sea to Hainan Island to seek refuge with the Haihan people.
Although it is unlikely that the Ming Dynasty would follow Haihan in setting up an yamen dedicated to propaganda work, Liu Shang was personally very interested in Haihan's work methods in this field. This is why he chose to disguise himself as a storyteller and enter Sanya to lurk. one. Liu Shang believes that even if Haihan's advantages in the military and economic fields are difficult to defeat, if loopholes in its domestic governance methods can be found, then some more targeted measures can be tried to inhibit Haihan's development. Especially in the field of propaganda, which plays an important supporting role in maintaining its rule, in order to find a way to break the brainwashing methods of the Haihan government on the people, one must first have a thorough understanding of this field.
After arranging this matter, Chang Degaocai took Liu Shang to see Hong Jingwen, the chief of the Propaganda Department. Chief Hong's office is next door to Chang Degao's office, but as the official in charge of publicity work in Sanya Port District, his office is not the four-person room on Chang Degao's side, but is used alone.
When Liu Shang saw this man, he seemed to be about the same age as Chang De. He looked like a young man in his early twenties. However, perhaps due to his official position, his temperament was indeed calmer than that of Chang De. Chang De listened quietly. After Gao's introduction, he simply encouraged Liu Shang and then asked Chang Degao to take him to go through the training procedures.
"Chief Hong and Director Chang are both young and promising! Liu is already over 10 years old, but he has still accomplished nothing. It's really shameful to think about it!" After coming out of Hong Jingwen's office, Liu Shang also pretended to express a few words of emotion. Official Haihan's youth really surprised him. Even the other people in the same office as Chang Degao looked young. He knew that Haihan had its own system for selecting talents through imperial examinations, but the fact that these people could become officials at such a young age showed that Haihan's senior officials had confidence in their abilities. Of course, if you look at it from another perspective, this is probably because the founding of Haihan was still short, and there were not enough professional bureaucrats to fill these positions, so they could only use a large number of young people trained by them.
Chang Degao responded: "You are too polite, but Chief Hong's resume is indeed incomparable. He came to Sanya two years earlier than me. He was trained with Director Yu of the Youth League and Director Zhang of the Security Department. His professional ability Much better than me. At that time, the leaders were teaching in person, so they were their direct disciples, and their future development would definitely be much better than mine." Liu Shang didn't know who Director Yu and Director Chang Degao were talking about. Who is Shengshen, but I don't know what he said. It seems that Section Chief Hong has quite a lot of qualifications, and he is probably the best among the young officials in Haihan.
Liu Shang asked tentatively: "Then Chief Hong...is our immediate boss?"
Chang Degao explained: "Speaking of this, let me first explain to you the structure of our Propaganda Department. Although our Propaganda Department is an independent unit, at the local level, it still accepts the administrative management of the Administrative Committee. The Sanya Port Area Chief Hong is responsible for the local propaganda work. He can be said to be my immediate boss. As for you, it depends on the work assignment after the training. Of course, it will be the same if you are assigned back here. "
Liu Shang continued to ask: "How many people do we have in the Publicity Department?"
"Including Chief Hong, there are ten people in total." Chang Degao continued to explain: "Although we don't have many people, our task is not light. There are thousands of floating people in Sanya Port Area every day, and the population of the entire port area is year-round. All are above 30,000. Every densely populated place here is our work area. Every slogan and flag you see outside, every notice and newspaper posted on the roadside notice board, In short, we are responsible for all the propaganda content you see and hear in Sanya Port. By the way, craftsmen like you who perform storytellers in teahouses and restaurants are also the ones we want to supervise. "
Liu Shang was a little confused when he heard this. At first, it sounded like he had a lot of authority and was in charge of everything. But after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he was only in charge of trivial matters, and no specific measures were mentioned. After hearing this, he still didn't have a clear idea of how the propaganda department worked.
However, Chang Degao then said: "You are new here, and now that I'm telling you about work, you don't know how to proceed, so I have to arrange for you to receive training for a few days... It's getting late now, so you can follow me first Let’s go have a meal, and we’ll go to the training center to go through the formalities in the afternoon.”
When Liu Shang heard this, he took this opportunity to invite Chang Degao out to a restaurant, but Chang Degao waved his hand and said: "No need to spend money, our staff here are responsible for the food, you just come with me."
Chang Degao took him downstairs, and instead of going out of the door, he went directly north through a corridor, and Liu Shang smelled the aroma of food. It turns out that behind the office building, there is a canteen dedicated to providing meals for employees. Although the area is not large, there are only six pine wood tables, but it is enough to seat thirty or forty people, which is basically enough for the employees of the office building. Chang Degao took a wooden tray to him and asked him to follow his example.
The employees' lunch includes two meat and two vegetables, plus a small bowl of seaweed soup. There is no limit to the amount of rice. The canteen staff will put it all on the tray. Finally, they can take a pair of chopsticks at the end of the dining table and carry it back to the table to eat. Liu Shang had never tried such a way of dining before, and he was very surprised. He had a flexible mind and quickly noticed the benefits of this arrangement. The dishes available to everyone are the same and they only need to line up to get them. The canteen operates extremely efficiently and employees do not need to bring their own bowls and chopsticks. , after eating, put the tableware in the recycling area next to it and then leave. The canteen staff will sort and clean it.
The food in the canteens of Haihan and other agencies has always been of a very high standard. The executive committee will even conduct irregular inspections to ensure that the quality of the food in the canteens will not be compromised due to the gradual laziness of some chefs. Side stalls are level. After Liu Shang took two bites, he realized that the food was different from the usual food and tasted more delicious. He asked Chang Degao this question without realizing it.
Chang Degao said: "Your tongue is very sensitive, and you can tell the difference in eating so quickly. Let me tell you, the ingredients used in the government canteen are all specially supplied. Unless you go to several high-end restaurants in Sanya, otherwise, the food on the market is generally You can't beat it in a restaurant. Besides, if you eat out in a restaurant, no chef would be willing to use a variety of spices in the dish. It's a big cost. I'm telling you not to eat out. Because the food in our canteen is better than eating outside, and it doesn’t cost money, so you can see how cost-effective it is.”
Liu Shangxin said that these small favors from the Haihan people may seem ordinary, but focusing on the details can really win people's hearts. Working in such an environment, it is no wonder that many people have devoted their lives to Haihan since then. However, the increased operating costs should not be a small amount. If the Haihan people's yamen operate in this way, it can only be said that they are rich and willful.
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