Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 696 Public Opinion Orientation
"I want to talk to the emperor about the direction of public opinion." Liu Hongjian also put down his chopsticks and said solemnly.

Liu Hongjian had never been aware of this problem before, entirely because he felt that the transmission of information was too slow these days. It took two months for an imperial decree to reach Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan from the capital.

Some of the more remote places are even a year old, and people there don't know what's going on outside.

In the era of entertainment to the death and public opinion being king in the later generations, the speed of information transmission and the wide range of dissemination are countless times that of Daming, but this also has considerable reference significance for Daming.

For example, the resistance of bureaucrats and scholars who were raised by the reform of the imperial examination system. Obviously, the public opinion of the court is controlled by this group of people, and those illiterate people are just working hard to fill their stomachs.

Regarding the news from the imperial court, that is, what you see is what you see. Due to the preconceptions of Confucian culture, the common people naturally feel that what the scholars say is right.

As a result, the officials and even the officials confronted the imperial court even more unscrupulously. The imperial court also had to consider the aspirations of the people and restrained their hands and feet, so they could not promote the government orders more efficiently.

Public opinion is an extremely important force both in later generations and now.

Without the suppression of public opinion, lawbreakers can make big and small things small by relying on their connections. Without the influence of public opinion, officials have less worries about doing illegal things. Let alone other things, how many shameless people in later generations are brought to justice by netizens This can be seen in the law.

If he and Xiao Zhu could control the direction of public opinion in Daming, why would officials dare to confront them?
"Well...Brother Liu's words are reasonable, but how do you think Brother Liu should control this...the direction of public opinion?" Zhu Cihong was confused and said very seriously.

After all, he is not a person of later generations. According to what Zhu Cihong has learned, he cannot understand the importance of public opinion guidance at all.

Moreover, the imperial court also has a special agency responsible for issuing imperial edicts, but these imperial edicts are often only passed on to specific officials, or at most delegated to the county, not to mention the low efficiency, and the people in all places can't see it at all. How many people live?

"According to my opinion, it is better to set up an internal investigation factory, which is responsible for disseminating imperial orders to the north and south of the country. The speed should be fast, at least to the villages and towns, and special explanations should be given." Liu Hongjian frowned and said. thought in mind.

The construction of the new official road running through the north and south is already underway. The section north of the Yangtze River will be completed in the second half of this year at the earliest, and the southern part will be open to traffic in the middle of next year.

If special post stations were set up on both sides of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and other major rivers, and ferries and war horses were prepared, the transmission of news would inevitably be several times faster than before.

After the main road is completed, Liu Hongjian does not intend to disband this mature engineering team. If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, but the main road must not be in Liu Hongjian's eyes. There are north and south in the world, and there are things. Still have to continue to fix it.

The reason why a special institution was established instead of reforming the original institution was because of problems with the old bureaucratic system. Liu Hongjian did not want this new institution to be polluted.

Moreover, there are only eighteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty, and there will inevitably be more in the future. There are too many prefectures, prefectures, counties, forts, and villages. I want people everywhere to understand the policies of the imperial court. It is bound to recruit more manpower.

This is a big project. In the era when the literacy rate was less than 5.00%, only this stupid method can control the direction of public opinion, and the popularization of basic education will take at least ten years to see some results.

"Internal investigation factory... But Brother Liu, do you know how many villages and counties there are in Daming?" Liu Hongjian's explanation made Zhu Cihong understand a little bit, but if it was true, he was worried about his pocketbook. Can't stand it.

Just to build the new official road, more than [-]% of the money in the treasury was used up. Now brother Liu not only wants to set up an internal police factory, but also continue to build roads... Oh my god!
"This... I don't count." Liu Hongjian really didn't think about this question, but he was not at all ashamed and asked directly.

"Daming now adds the newly included Northeast Province, Menggu Province, North Korea Province, and Beihai Province. There are always 940 people at the county level. According to the rough statistics of the household department at the village level last year, there are at least 36 Up and down!" Zhu Cihong explained.

If he is not in his position and does not seek his own government, as the emperor, if he doesn't even know how many administrative units he has under his rule, it would be a bit unreasonable.

"Well... there will be more in the future, but this matter has to be done, the new official road must continue to be repaired, and the internal police factory must also be established. In my opinion, 2 people will be recruited in advance." Liu Hongjian After thinking about it.

Since he is the regent, he will naturally exercise some power. Even if Zhu Cihong doesn't understand it now, he will definitely understand it in the future.

Not to mention other things, in later generations, when he was young, he often saw various slogans written everywhere in the nearby villages when he went out to play.

From overthrowing Japanese imperialism to long live the liberation of the Chinese nation, from sweeping away all monsters and monsters to developing a market economy centered on economic construction, from a couple having only one child to ruling the country by law and rejuvenating the country through science and education.

These familiar slogans have almost witnessed the entire process of the rise of the nation. In the historical changes, these slogans have subtly influenced the people.

Don't underestimate these things. This is a good way to influence the people most when information transmission is underdeveloped. Even now, there are always one or two literate people in a village, and that's enough.

As long as the slogans are posted well, why worry about the people not following the party, oh no, following Xiao Zhu?
Remember that ad?This year's holidays do not accept gifts, what do you only accept as gifts?
Brainwashing, even if you have never used this thing, if you get a box to give to relatives, most of the relatives will laugh at it. For country people, you may not give them a box of Melatonin to make them happy, why, because They only know this stuff on TV.

That's what this slogan means. The government of later generations must have proven its effectiveness through countless practices. Why can't Daming?
"The emperor is worried about money, hehe." Seeing that Zhu Cihong's face was twisted into a bitter gourd, Liu Hongjian said with a light smile.

Zhu Cihong responded with an embarrassed yet polite smile.

"Does the Emperor know how much customs duties have been collected by the Maritime Office in only four months this year?" Liu Hongjian asked mysteriously.

It's hard for Xiao Zhu, in such a big country, money is needed everywhere, so it's not like him, who eats, sleeps and beats peas every day.

"Oh? How many?" Zhu Cihong asked straight with staring eyes.

Both Zhu Cihong and Liu Hongjian paid close attention to the Maritime Office. The former was because Liu Hongjian said he was so committed, while the latter was because he knew the importance of maritime affairs.

"Zodiac Zhou came to report that a total of 840 million taels of import and export taxes were collected. I only got the news last night."

　Thanks to the book friend Mukong Zhiyu for the 100 taels.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)