I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 401 Daming Broadcasting!

"Old Xu, can you please replace me? It's time soon. If we delay, we will both be punished."

On the tower of a small county town, a young man wearing a county magistrate's uniform set up a pergola, looked at another young man who was setting up a loudspeaker on the top of the tower, and hurriedly urged him.

His name is Wang Han, he is 23 years old, and he is the magistrate of Xifeng County.

Although this county is only a low-level county, for him who was born as a poor peasant, to be able to be the honor of a county is already an honor for his ancestors.

Wang Han was not born in the imperial examinations, but a new graduate, also the first graduate.

In his class, his grades ranked above 120.

According to the selection by the Ministry of Officials, he was assigned to an inferior county.

It is said that the most outstanding No. 1 directly entered the Hanlin Academy, and already has the introduction to the cabinet.

Although he is far behind the top 100, Wang Han is not discouraged.

Because compared to those with slightly worse grades, it is already good for him to be a county magistrate.

The guy who was one grade lower than him didn't even get a county magistrate, so he was assigned to a remote place and became a township official.

Of course, there are even more unlucky ones, for example, the unlucky guy who installed the loudspeaker on it is also his old classmate.

Because his grades were outside the top 300, he didn't even get an official position. Finally, he took another year of electives in the telegraph department before he was assigned to the county as a telegraph operator.

The other party was very lucky and was assigned to his county.

It is also because the two are considered good friends, otherwise those county magistrates who were born in the imperial examination would really dare not offend these telegraph operators.

These telegraph operators do not belong to the local county city management, but directly to the newly established Communications Department of the imperial court, and they change positions irregularly.

This group of people often contacted all walks of life in the county, and they knew all the trivial things in the county.

If you offend the other party because of this, and the other party makes a small report to the top, you will not be able to be an official.

Coupled with the competition of new students, the officials who have graduated from the imperial examination are now very honest, and they work harder and harder.

If you don't work hard, you will be replaced by those new students at any time.

"Hurry up, hurry up, it will be fine soon."

Lao Xu, who installed the speakers on it, wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at the dense crowd outside the city, and lowered his head to install it again.

Below the city are the people of the county. They came here today not to watch the excitement, but to come here to listen to the emperor's speech after receiving orders from the county.

This matter was notified as early as two months ago, and every head of the family was required to rush to the county seat to listen to the emperor's announcement.

In order to allow these ordinary people to come and participate actively, the government also revealed some news in advance, saying that the imperial court plans to exempt some taxes again.

And after the emperor announces some things, the county will immediately issue certificates. Those who do not have certificates in the second year will continue to collect taxes according to the original tax standards. Only people with certificates can reduce some taxes.

Ordinary people don't care about the emperor's speech, but they must participate in tax cuts.

Many people who are far away arrive at the county seat two or three days in advance.

Not only the county of Wang Han, but all the counties in the area covered by the Ming Dynasty required the head of each family to go to the county seat and listen to the emperor's announcement.

This is a rigid requirement of the imperial court, and it is linked to next year's assessment. Anyone who dares to be careless and wear the black hat on his head will not wear it for long.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhh..."

A burst of electric current sounded from the speaker, Wang Han's eyes lit up, and he ran to the radio station in a hurry, reaching out to adjust the signal.

"Hey, don't touch my stuff, I'll beat you to death if you break it."

Old Xu, who was still on the ladder, saw this guy touching his baby bump again, and angrily slid down from it, pulling Wang Han away.

Wang Han curled his lips speechlessly, and said angrily, "What's yours? It's from the county, and it's from the imperial court. Besides, I also major in communications, okay? I know as much as you do."

Old Xu, who was adjusting the radio station, glared at him, "Fuck off, this is related to whether I can be promoted. If I break it, not only will I be fined, but my political performance will also be reduced by [-]%. When the time comes, you boy will accompany me." .”

Wang Han smiled awkwardly when he heard the words, and was about to say something when he was interrupted by the passionate music from the speakers above his head.

"Oh, it really rang."

Sitting in the open space outside the city, dozing off boredly, or chatting with people around them, the common people were startled by the sound, and all looked down at the city wall.

"Be quiet and keep quiet. The emperor is going to speak later. When I applaud, you applaud. You shout whatever I shout. Anyone who dares to shout and shout will not be issued a certificate. Do you hear me?"

The huge noise almost covered the sound of the horn, Wang Han quickly picked up the microphone and explained something.

Sure enough, the place below immediately fell silent.

This is not because Wang Han has much prestige, but because the common people do not want to lose their tax-exempt certificates.

This is a matter of a lifetime. If the family loses this opportunity because of a small problem of my own, then I will not regret it, and my wife and children will not blame me to death.

Soon the city became quiet, Lao Xu nodded after the adjustment, and waved everyone to step aside and wait.

In order to let the common people across the country hear his voice, Zhu Zhangui let out a lot of blood.

Not only are the counties equipped with small and medium-power radio stations, but also loudspeaker equipment is installed in each county.

As for the effect?
Just look at the loudspeakers installed on the roofs of village chiefs in the 80s and even in the 21st century, and you can see the effect.

Installing these things can allow the imperial court's policies to be directly conveyed to the people, and saves the order from level to level, and the officials below will misinterpret the orders above without authorization.

Although this cannot guarantee everything, as long as it can play a little effect, the money will not be wasted.

At the same time, these devices are not only used today. From now on, the news department set up by the imperial court will broadcast some important policies on a regular basis every day.

By the way, there are also some cultural and artistic activities such as songs and operas that are loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

Anyway, it is to use all kinds of methods to instill in the common people below the idea of ​​being loyal to the court and the emperor.

Wang Han didn't know what the court thought, but the feedback from below was obviously very effective.

The common people sitting in the city looked at the loudspeaker curiously, listened to the exciting song coming out of the loudspeaker, shook their heads and hummed along, looking like they were enjoying themselves.

The entertainment of the common people in ancient times was too scarce, and the trumpet was a new thing, and many people were very concerned about it.

Time passed slowly in each track, and when Si time was reached soon, the sound of the opera sung on the trumpet slowly decreased, and soon disappeared without a trace.

Although the common people were not satisfied with what they heard, they still remembered the words of the county lord and waited obediently one by one.

Soon a very nice female voice sounded.

"This is Beiping Broadcasting Station, this is Peking Broadcasting Station, I am Ziyue, the broadcaster, and starting today, I will broadcast for you every day."

"Next, please listen to domestic dignitaries."

The voice paused, and while everyone was waiting with wide-eyed eyes, that pleasant voice sounded again.

"On the eighth day of March in the third year of Yongxing, the train from Beiping to Beiju Luzhou was officially opened to traffic. His Majesty the Emperor, together with the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, boarded the train and headed north to inspect the frontiers of our country."

"During this inspection, His Majesty spoke highly of Beiju Luzhou's work, and gave Daimyo a high praise for providing a potato planting base for the daimyo despite the severe cold and hardship."

"According to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs, this year's potato harvest in my country will double that of previous years, which can be eaten by all our soldiers and civilians for more than two years."

"And the grain producing areas in other regions have also ushered in a bumper harvest this year..."

"Hey, good guy, is there so much food? No wonder the tax is reduced. It seems that the court is not short of money."

Hearing that the potatoes harvested this year can be eaten by the whole country for two years, and that several food production bases also ushered in a rare bumper harvest, there was a commotion outside the city.

"Bang bang bang..."

A gong sounded, and Wang Han, holding the gong, pointed down with staring eyes.

The yamen servants parading among the crowd also shouted angrily in low voices.

"Shut up and listen carefully, have you forgotten what the county lord told you? You don't want a tax-exempt certificate, do you?"

The people who were reprimanded immediately shut up after hearing the words, and looked down at the city wall honestly.

In the following time, that beautiful voice kept reporting news one by one.

From food production in a certain place in the country, a disaster in a certain place, and the detection of corrupt officials in a certain place, there are almost all kinds of news.

Time slowly reached the end of the hour, and after speaking for nearly an hour, he finally made the final concluding remarks.

"Fathers and elders from all over the country, today's news is here at this hour and I will say goodbye to you all. Thank you for listening. Next, please enjoy the opera and serve the country with loyalty. Then at noon, His Majesty the Emperor will deliver an important speech , we will see you at the same time tomorrow."

After this sentence was finished, the horn fell silent, and then sounded again within a few breaths.

The drama that the common people were tickling just now rang out again.

"call!"

In a room in the Forbidden City in Beiping, a beautiful girl took off her headset and let out a heavy breath.

"Thanks a lot!"

A water glass was handed over, and Zi Yue looked up at the person who appeared in her dream every day, her eyes were full of fire and excitement.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zi Yue was obsessed with it for a while, and then saw that the other party was still holding a water glass, so she stood up in a panic and took the water glass.

When the two touched their fingers, Ziyue's pink and pretty face turned red all of a sudden.

Looking at the shy girl in front of him, Zhu Zhangui shook his head.

"Go and rest. I will leave this place to you in the future. If you have any questions, you can come to me at any time."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ziyue, who was still shy, responded with a voice like a mosquito, and retreated to the side holding the water glass, staring at the back of the person who was sitting where she was sitting at just now, holding the manuscript carefully.

The appearance of Zhu Zhangui back then was completely imprinted in her young heart.

Although her sister was not rescued in the end, she was still very grateful to the other party.

Because it was the person in front of them, the Jiaofangsi sisters were freed from suffering, and the person in front of them gave them a new life.

Even their family members were reduced or released because of their efforts to perform loyal and patriotic programs everywhere.

Ziyue wanted to approach him many times to thank him, but the identities of the two were like clouds and mud.

The other party is the prince in the sky, and she is just a little girl who is guilty of a crime.

Over the years, she has seen each other occasionally, but she has never had any chance to communicate and express her feelings.

Originally, she thought that in this life, she would silently look at each other like this until the day she died of old age.

But she didn't expect that the other party summoned her suddenly and said that she would change jobs for the other party.

Although what the other party said was so vague that she couldn't understand it, as long as it was a job arranged by the other party, let alone being an announcer, she was willing to let her die.

"Your name is Ziyue, right?"

Just when Zi Yue was staring at that figure obsessively, a gentle voice sounded beside her.

Ziyue was startled, and quickly looked to see the empress looking at her with a smile, her face turned pale instantly, and hurriedly bowed to see her.

"Slave Zi Yue pays homage to Empress Empress!"

"Get up, don't disturb the emperor."

Seeing the conversation between the two, which seemed to disturb Zhu Zhangui's reading of the manuscript, Zhao Linger quickly helped Ziyue up and walked to the next room.

No one knew what the two women talked about, but when Ziyue came out, her face was as red as an apple, and her eyes were full of happiness.

Obviously, it was the empress who gave full play to her status as the main wife and gave her what she dreamed of.

Time passed slowly, and it was noon in a blink of an eye.

The reason why he chose this time was not that Zhu Zhangui deliberately made it difficult for the people, but because his speech was not only for the people, but also for the troops prepared in other places.

But because of the time difference, if he chooses an earlier time, it will still be dark at some places where the troops are stationed.

Now that the war is imminent, Zhu Zhangui must let the soldiers rest well. It is impossible to call the soldiers up in the middle of the night to listen to him.

People get angry when they are suddenly called up. Soldiers take obeying orders as their bounden duty. Soldiers will not say anything because of orders, but they will complain in their hearts to some extent.

So in order not to affect the mood and morale of the soldiers, Zhu Zhangui could only let the people wait.

For this reason, he also asked Xia Yuanji to issue a notice to the county government to prepare lunch for the people who came to listen to his speech.

He can't let the people go hungry and listen to him, the emperor.

In fact, Zhu Zhangui was too worried. The common people have the habit of preparing dry food when they go out. Those who are near the place know that they will wait until noon, so they also prepare food in advance.

In addition, the opera is really good, and many people are immersed in it, let alone make them hungry all afternoon, as long as they continue to listen to the opera, they can stay for a day and a night.

There is no way, the entertainment of the common people is really too little, too little.

When the time reached noon, the lively drama that was playing suddenly ended, and a burst of solemn music came out from the speakers.

"Everyone stand up, His Majesty the Emperor is here!"

Wang Han, who was waiting for this moment on the tower, immediately picked up the teleportation tube and announced loudly.

The common people, who were curious about how the opera ended suddenly, knelt down on the ground subconsciously when they heard that the emperor was coming.

Wang Han couldn't laugh or cry about this, but he had no choice but to kneel down facing the direction of the capital.

Far away in the frontier, the various frontiers who had already got up and waited, the moment the voice sounded, the soldiers who were sitting on the ground and waiting immediately stood up and raised their hands to the east to salute.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

As the solemn drums fell, the sound of three shouts of long live sounded at the same time from all over the borders of the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)