Chapter 2244
Tian Zheng didn't understand how to expand the scope of invitations, and how wide the scope should be. Since competitions between foreign military cadets have always been organized by the military in the past, the military must have a more accurate grasp of this scale.
Then Lu Ting continued: "In addition to inviting military and political figures from allies as in previous years, this year the scope will probably be extended from the official to the private sector, which means that some businessmen and literati will also have the opportunity to be invited. In addition, the superiors are still Consider whether to further expand the scope of guests and also extend invitations to non-aligned countries.”
"You mean... people like the Dutch East India Company might also be invited?" Tian Zheng was slightly surprised when he heard the news. He knew that the Executive Committee had always been very wary of the Dutch and had many restrictive measures on them in terms of military and trade. In the past, the Dutch would certainly not be allowed to participate in activities involving military secrets such as competitions between foreign military cadets.
Lu Ting nodded and said: "That's right. But we have to wait for clear instructions from above before we can operate it. The list we need to draw up now is mainly to select among allies. Mr. Tian is on duty in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he is responsible for other The country’s folk figures must know far better than I do, so the preparation of this part of the list requires more efforts from Mr. Tian.”
Drawing up this kind of list is much more complicated than drawing up a banquet list for weddings and weddings. There are so many factors that need to be considered. The identity of each invited person must be carefully considered to ensure that their participation will not cause damage to Haihan's interests before it can be finally determined.
This event used to be organized by the military alone, and the people invited were all military and political dignitaries from various countries. Lu Ting was relatively familiar with it after having dealt with it for several years. This year, the scope of invitations will be expanded to include the private sector, and of course the people in this group are more familiar to Tian Zheng.
Tian Zhengdao: "I will try my best and ask the major for more guidance."
The two of them had almost finished drinking tea, and the matters that should be communicated had been discussed in detail, and then they got down to business. Because the contents of the list still need to be discussed at any time, Tian Zheng will have to move his office to Lu Ting in the next few days and temporarily become a non-staff member of the Ministry of National Defense.
Lu Ting has thought carefully about this and has already arranged for an extra set of desks and chairs in his office in advance. Although it will inevitably make the space in the house look a bit crowded, due to the limitations of objective conditions, it is impossible to use it in the national defense. The ministry arranged a separate office for Tian Zheng, so he could only make do with it for a few days.
Tian Zheng would not be picky about this, but he still had to explain some things to Lu Ting first: "In the next few days, if I bother you here, it will definitely cause a lot of inconvenience to the major. If necessary, I will avoid it." time, but please say so.”
Lu Ting understood what he meant and responded with a smile: "In fact, I generally don't come into contact with military secrets. Most of the documents sent are propaganda materials, so there is no need for Mr. Tian to avoid them."
The Political Propaganda Department where Lu Ting works does not have many secrets at all. Most of the official documents and written information sent here will eventually be made public. The information that actually involves military secrets is generally only in the Equipment Department, Logistics Department, and Staff Department, so Lu Ting does not have high confidentiality requirements. In addition, Tian Zheng was already a Haihan official with a certain status, so Lu Ting had no need to be wary of him.
"There are thousands of foreign businessmen doing business with our country, and there are hundreds of famous businessmen among them. What criteria should be used to select the invitees?" As soon as the work began, Tian Zheng proposed a proposal to Lu Ting. question.
Lu Ting was prepared for this and responded after hearing this: "As for the invitation standards for business people, I suggest dividing them by industry. It is enough to only invite the top one or two in each industry."
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"Want to hear the details."
"Since it is a military skills competition, of course our invitees are also selected from related industries. For example, in the navigation industry, we invite leaders in shipbuilding, shipping, and terminal operations. I believe that in this regard, Mr. Tian should If you know better, just make a recommendation list. The Military Intelligence Bureau will be responsible for the specific review." Lu Ting gave an example.
If it is the entire business community, the scope is too broad and it is difficult to set an ideal screening standard. But when it comes to military-related industries, the scope has been narrowed a lot. Tian Zheng wants to determine the invitation within this scope. Targets will also be much easier to screen than the entire business community.
Tian Zheng thought for a while and then said: "With time constraints, can those businesses that are far away from Sanya not be included in the list?"
Lu Ting said: "In principle, the merchants we invite must at least have a local office, so even if the big boss can't come, at least the local store managers can come forward to participate in the event."
Tian Zheng remembered that Li Nai had said when he arrived in Hong Kong a few days ago that he would stay here for a while when he came to Sanya. It seemed that he had been notified by the military in advance and that he was going to Sanya to participate in this trip. A contest of martial arts. If Li Nai or other prominent members of the Li family did not come to Sanya in person, then it is likely that someone from Furifeng's Sanya manager was involved in this event.
Lu Ting's opinion further narrowed the scope of screening. After all, foreign businesses that can set up offices in Sanya are generally not bad at it.
In order to ensure timeliness as much as possible, the list of candidates determined by Tian Zheng and Lu Ting that day will be reported to the Military Intelligence Bureau in the afternoon. After the Military Intelligence Bureau reviews the list overnight, it will be returned to the Political Propaganda Department early the next morning. They can then start sending invitations to this group of invitees confirmed by Military Intelligence.
Although this process of confirming the invitees is a bit complicated and requires coordination among multiple departments, Haihan's operational efficiency is far from comparable to that of the government at the same time, especially when this kind of process is explicitly ordered by the superiors to be completed before a certain timeline. No one dared to be lazy in the middle of the task, and all relevant departments and personnel were operating as fast as possible. The day after Tian Zheng arrived at the Ministry of National Defense office, relevant invitations began to be sent out.
Among the first batch of invitations, some were sent to certain business people. These people don't understand the importance of keeping a low profile like dignitaries. When they got the invitation letter from the Haihan Ministry of National Defense, the first thing they thought of was to show off and show off their extraordinary status.
The report published in newspapers a few days ago that the foreign military cadet competition will expand the audience this year did not attract the attention of the public at the time. However, when someone received the invitation from the Ministry of National Defense, the public became aware of this. The scope mentioned in the report probably does not include ordinary people. After all, the people who have received the invitation letters so far are basically either rich or noble. It is obvious that they were selected after some screening.
Of course, ordinary people would not complain about such screening standards. After all, the social status quo of this era is that classes are clearly divided, and ordinary people will not ask the government for extra-standard treatment.
But in a higher class, some people naturally use this treatment to make a horizontal comparison - they are all businessmen doing business, why do some people get invitations and others do not get the qualifications? So this quickly became a hot topic among the people in Sanya. Those who had received the invitation letter were naturally overjoyed, thinking that their status had been recognized by Haihan officials, while those who thought they had this treatment but had not yet received the invitation letter People, while feeling uneasy, will inevitably sneer at those who use this as a means of showing off.
The people who are most concerned about this matter are the vast number of melon-eating people who will never get this qualification. They eagerly discuss the reasons why every known invitee is invited, and those who usually look good and prosperous, but now For those who didn't get the invitation, what exactly did they fail to satisfy the government?
Fortunately, these invitations sent by the Ministry of National Defense have clear targets and cannot be transferred or impersonated. Otherwise, there would have been calls for high-priced acquisition invitations on the market.
Even so, there are still underground casinos that keep up with current events and open real-time odds on the day after the invitation is released, allowing gamblers to place bets on some specific objects who will receive the invitation next.
Soon the news came out from nowhere. Mr. Tian Zhengtian of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the key figure in drawing up the list. As a result, the door of Tian Zheng's house immediately became extremely lively. People came to send invitations to invite Tian Zheng to the banquet, people wanted to visit him through roundabout connections, and a large number of idlers came to see the excitement after hearing the news.
Vendors with a keen sense of business also rushed over and set up tea stalls and food stalls nearby so that those waiting at the door could replenish their energy nearby. In the end, even tabloid reporters came, intending to use this material to write some eye-catching news.
Tian Zheng was also lucky. When he got off work that day, a carriage from the Ministry of National Defense happened to be going to deliver an official document to a certain officer in the neighborhood where his home was located, so Lu Ting arranged for him to give him a lift home. As a result, when the car arrived near his home, Tian Zheng realized that something was wrong. He was cautious and did not get out of the car. Later, when he inquired around, he found out that it was all to block him.
Encountering such a situation, Tian Zheng was of course dumbfounded. He couldn't return home and had to find another place to stay for one night. The incident of "Foreign Ministry officials being blocked and unable to return home" became the latest discussion material for this competition that night.
When he arrived at the Ministry of National Defense the next day, Lu Ting saw that he looked tired, so he asked with concern: "It seems that Mr. Tian didn't have a good rest last night!"
Tian Zheng knew that he could not hide it from a discerning person like Lu Ting, so he told Lu Ting what happened to him last night as a joke. After hearing this, Lu Ting laughed and said, "I never expected that Mr. Tian would become a celebrity because of this job. Please take good care of me in the future!"
"Major Lu is joking! I don't know where these people got the news from, making it difficult for me to return home. It's really a headache!" Tian Zheng couldn't laugh or cry at the moment. Although he hopes that his career will be smooth and reach a high level in the future, he does not want to be famous in the way he is now.
Lu Ting said: "But having said that, we have only been doing this for a day or two, and there has been such a great response among the people. The influence of this event is really beyond imagination!"
Tian Zhengdao: "The public attention is so high, I hope this won't cause any trouble in the future!"
"It shouldn't happen." Lu Tingjiu has been in a propaganda position for a long time and has a relatively deep understanding of the changes in public sentiment: "What the people are interested in is who has obtained the qualification and who has not obtained the qualification, rather than why they cannot be qualified to observe such activities. . Most people should know very well whether they can qualify for this due to their status. ”
Tian Zhengdao: "I hope that after this invitation letter is sent, the heat will subside quickly, otherwise I will have no choice but to move!"
Lu Ting said: "Although saying this may be a bit disrespectful to Mr. Tian, if the superiors knew that this event has received such attention among the people, they would probably treat the current situation with a happy attitude."
Tian Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "If the adults above think this is better, then I can only suffer in silence! I still have the consciousness to sacrifice myself for the country."
The Executive Committee and the military have arranged to expand the audience scope of the competition this year. The purpose is to use this event to increase the external military influence of Da Han. However, judging from the current situation, this event has not even started yet. It has aroused people's active attention, and the effect undoubtedly exceeded official expectations.
For the officials, this is equivalent to a large-scale advertisement for free. Not only will local people pay attention, but it will definitely attract the attention of foreigners. The publicity effect will probably be greater than expanding the scope of invitations. It's much better in itself.
Determining the invitees is only part of the preliminary preparations, but it has already attracted so much attention. Then after the main event is staged, it seems that we can also use this opportunity to expand publicity and further increase the international influence of the competition.
Naturally, dedicated people will pay attention to these reactions from the public, collect information, and provide feedback to the executive committee. Yan Chujie was overjoyed after seeing the content of the report: "Old Tao, I didn't expect that the public attention would be so high. I think we should take advantage of this great opportunity to activate the propaganda machine!"
Tao Donglai asked: "Don't be too hasty! The invitation list has not been completed yet, and the publicity has started. We set the tone with one sentence, but the people below will have to modify a lot of things temporarily. If the actual operation follows, If the content of the promotion is not correct, it will affect the original arrangement.”
Yan Chujie heard Tao Donglai's opinion. After being silent for a while, he nodded and said, "Old Tao, you are right. Since the plan has been made, there is no need to rush to change it. I am just too impatient."< br>
(End of chapter)