Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 906 The Cornerstone of Thought

Although eggs were no longer a rarity in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they were a rare "tonic" for the common people who lived in poor conditions and had two meals a day, mainly consisting of steamed buns and pickles.

The temptation of eggs soon became apparent. Compared to the previous few days when they gave their speeches and almost no one came, today this open space was packed with people.

Fortunately, their minister contacted the security team in advance to maintain order, otherwise the situation might have really gotten out of control.

However, looking at the crowded scene, the members below did not seem very happy.

"What's wrong? Why are you all so sad?"

Seeing that his subordinate was worried, Kong Daqian expressed his concern.

"Minister, is this really okay for us?"

"What kind?"

“Give them hard-boiled eggs.”

"What's wrong with handing out boiled eggs? Our Propaganda Department already has propaganda funds, and they won't be deducted from your wages."

"It's not about the money. To be frank, aren't these people here for the boiled eggs? They're not here for our national religion."

Hearing this, Kong Daqian was immediately happy, thinking, "Young people are still naive."

"Think about it, the workers are so tired from working every day, and they just want to have a good rest after get off work. If you want them to give up their rest time to listen to you, will it be effective if you just talk? You have to give them some tangible benefits."

"Only in this way will they sit down and listen to you, and only then will you have the opportunity to express and even instill in them the thoughts and spiritual concepts of our national religion."

Kong Daqian's position as Minister of Propaganda is indeed not for nothing, as he is becoming more and more adept at doing related work.

"They are indeed here for the boiled eggs, but today, after listening to our speeches, there will always be a few who listen and even agree with the ideas of our state religion. In this way, they can begin to influence others around them, so that the ideas of our state religion can continue to spread."

In the New Taipei City area, this missionary activity called "national religion" was undoubtedly arranged by Zhou Xu.

Most people do not have a good impression of sects and instinctively feel that they are not good things.

But this is not the case. To put it bluntly, a sect is an organization that spreads ideas, and the focus is on what ideas are spread.

I set up a scientific religion, with the main message being to believe in science. Is there a problem with that?
no problem!

Any organization that spreads ideas can actually be called a sect.

The idea of ​​this state religion founded by Zhou Xu can be simply summarized as "loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, serving the country, and striving for the prosperity of the Great Zhou!"

The reason why he came up with the idea of ​​establishing a state religion was because he felt that human desires were beginning to expand.

In the past, for the common people, as long as they had a stutter, they would follow you wholeheartedly and work diligently for you.

But as the food problem in their Great Zhou was completely resolved and living conditions continued to improve, he soon realized that just having a bite to eat was no longer enough to make the people loyal to him.

They start wanting more and better things, and this desire will continue to expand, almost endlessly!
Take the people in New Taipei City at this stage for example. They have enough food and clothing and do not need to worry about their livelihood, but there are still many people who will complain about life in private and are dissatisfied with everything around them.

In wartime, these people are hidden dangers.

It is impossible for him to always satisfy the people's ever-increasing demands. No one can do this.

To do this, he needed a better way, which was thinking.

For a civilization, unified thought is the most solid cornerstone!

By the way, it also satisfies the spiritual needs of the people on the spiritual level and provides them with some spiritual sustenance and comfort.

In this way, starting from the New Taipei City area, the national religion came into being.

At the same time, because the Propaganda Department and the National Religion were both responsible for propaganda work for the Great Zhou, and their functions overlapped, Zhou Xu also merged the Propaganda Department into the National Religion, making it a subordinate department of the National Religion, which was also a disguised way of saving manpower costs. The highest leader of the National Religion was Zhou Xu himself.

Recently, carrier pigeons have become available between the New North District and the New South District. This has enabled Zhou Xu to obtain news from the New North District with higher efficiency, which has made him feel somewhat relieved.

The low efficiency of communication is really fatal. The previous invasion of the greenskin troops is the most typical example.

After his territory expanded, he always felt uneasy if he couldn't receive news in time. Now he can feel a little more at ease.

At the same time, according to the latest report, after Kong Daqian arrived in the New Taipei District, the activities of the National Education Propaganda Department there were also going very smoothly. This made Zhou Xu basically put his mind at ease and focus on the work at hand.

After simply handling the morning's official duties, Zhou Xu took advantage of his lunch break to study his Dragon Lord class panel.

He has stopped studying the mantra recently.

Seeing that the summer is coming to an end and the season is about to enter autumn, according to past practice, the rat people in the southern border will take action.

In order to improve his chances of winning, he needs to save up the power of mantra in his body and use it to upgrade the Lizardmen's military equipment.

Maintaining this state, summer soon passed and autumn came.

Bidding farewell to the hot summer and with the temperature gradually dropping, Da Zhou ushered in another autumn.

This is the season of autumn harvest, and also the season when Zhou Xu mobilizes his troops!
According to the original plan, he would launch an attack on the rat people in the early spring of next year. For this purpose, the new recruits recruited at the beginning of the year must now prepare to set off for the southern border.

After almost two quarters of training, it's time for them to go to the battlefield and see blood.

As for the selection of the leader...

Based on experience, Li Ce should be the best choice.

But Zhou Xu’s idea was not like that.

"Pass on my order. Appoint Bai Tu as the commander of the new recruits and lead the army south to cooperate with Soros in the battle against the ratmen. Also, participate in the expedition after the beginning of spring next year."

"The Centaur troops led by Drogo will be transferred to the Plains Fortress in the New North District for garrison, and Drogo will be appointed as Shi Lei's deputy general to assist Shi Lei in guarding against the threat of the greenskin troops on the other side."

"At the same time, we appoint Li Ce as the commander-in-chief of the New South District and he will take office immediately!"

After three consecutive orders, Zhou Xu's thoughts were very clear.

In terms of experience in fighting against ratmen, Soros, now the commander-in-chief of the southern border, is no less experienced. If Li Ce is sent over, the two generals will just get together. With two voices appearing in one army, the effect may not be good.

Under this premise, considering the action in early spring of next year, Bai Tu, who is talented in attacking cities and capturing strongholds, will undoubtedly be able to exert his advantages in this action.

As for the Centaur troops led by Drogo...

There are already Swift Dragon Cavalry and Formation Trap in the southern border. In comparison, the Plain Fortress does not have a strong enough cavalry unit stationed there. It is necessary to transfer some troops there to increase the garrison strength just in case.

"By the way, Silk, do you think we should let John and the others go to the southern border to gain some experience?"

Although we don't expect these one hundred wood elves to have much combat power, they still need to accumulate the necessary experience.

Faced with Zhou Xu's proposal, Silk nodded after a slight hesitation.

"I think it's okay."

"Well, appoint John as Bai Tu's deputy commander, lead the 100-man Wood Elves, and set off with the new recruits!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)