1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2244
To expand the scope of invitees, exactly what kind of expansion method is used, and how large the scope should be, this is what Tian Zheng doesn't know.Since the martial arts competitions of 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 I heard Lu Ting continue to say: "In addition to inviting the military and political officials of the allies as in previous years, this year will probably expand the scope from the official to the private sector. That is to say, some businessmen and literati will also have the opportunity to be invited. Consider whether to further expand the range of guests and invite non-aligned countries as well."

"You mean... the Dutch East India Company may also be invited?" Hearing this news, Tian Zheng was slightly surprised.He knew that the Executive Committee had always been very wary of the Dutch, and had imposed many restrictions on them in terms of military and trade. Activities involving military secrets such as foreign military cadet competitions would definitely not allow the Dutch to participate in the past.

Lu Ting nodded and said: "That's right. But this can only be done after there are clear instructions from above. The list we need to draw up now is mainly selected within the scope of allies. Mr. Tian is on duty at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The folks in the country must know far better than I do, so the drafting of this part of the list still needs a lot of effort from Mr. Tian."

Drawing up this kind of list is much more complicated than drawing up a list of guests for weddings and weddings. There are too many factors to consider in all aspects.The identity of each invited object must be considered again and again to confirm that its participation will not cause damage to Haihan's interests before it can be finally determined.

This event was organized by the military alone in the past, and the guests invited were all military and political dignitaries from various countries. Lu Ting is quite familiar with it after dealing with it for several years.This year, the scope of invitations will be extended to the private sector, and of course Tian Zheng is more familiar with this part of the audience.

Tian Zhengdao: "I will do my best in my determination, and please give me some advice from the major."

The two of them have almost finished their tea, and the matters that should be communicated have also been communicated in sevens and eighties, and the next step is to start to do business.Because the content of the list needs to be discussed at any time, Tian Zheng will have to move his office to Lu Ting's side in the next few days and temporarily become a non-staff member of the Ministry of National Defense.

However, Lu Ting was very thoughtful about this, and had already arranged an extra set of desks and chairs in his office in advance. Although it would inevitably make the space in the house a bit crowded, due to the limited objective conditions, it was impossible The Ministry arranged a separate office for Tian Zheng, and it could only be done for a few days.

Tian Zheng would not be picky about these things, but he still had to explain some things to Lu Ting first: "In the next few days, if I want to disturb you here, it will definitely cause a lot of inconvenience to the major. If there is a need, I will avoid it." time, but please say so.”

Lu Ting understood what he meant, and responded with a smile: "In fact, I usually don't come into contact with military secrets here. Most of the documents I exchanged are propaganda materials, and there is no need for Mr. Tian to avoid them."

The Political Propaganda Department where Lu Ting works does not have too many secrets to speak of. Most of the official documents and written materials received here will eventually be made public.As for the real information related to military secrets, it is generally only in the Equipment Department, Logistics Department, and Staff Department, so Lu Ting does not have too high confidentiality requirements.In addition, Tian Zhengben is a Haihan official with a certain status, so Lu Ting has no need to be wary of him.

"There are thousands of foreign businessmen who have trade relations with our country, and among them there are hundreds of big and famous businessmen. What kind of criteria should be used to select the invitees from them?" Tian Zheng proposed to Lu Ting at the very beginning of the work. question.

Lu Ting was already prepared for this, and upon hearing this, he responded: "As for the invitation criteria for business people, I suggest dividing them by industry, and only inviting one or two top-notch ones in each industry is enough."

"Appreciate further details."

"Since it is a military skills competition, our invitees are of course selected from related industries. For example, in the maritime industry, we invite outstanding players in the fields of shipbuilding, shipping, and dock management. I believe that in this regard, Mr. Tian should For a better understanding, just make a list of recommendations. The specific review part will be in charge of the Military Intelligence Bureau.” Lu Ting gave an example to illustrate this problem.

If it is the entire business sector, the scope is too broad, and it is difficult to set an ideal screening standard, but when it comes to military-related industries, this will narrow the scope a lot. Tian Zheng wants to determine the invitation within this scope Objects will also be much easier to screen than the entire business world.

Tian Zheng thought for a while and said, "Time is limited, so those merchants that are far away from Sanya don't need to be included in the list?"

Lu Ting said: "In principle, the merchants we invite must at least have a local office, so that even if the big boss can't come, at least the local shopkeepers and 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 period of time when he came to Sanya this time. The activity of big contest.If Li Nai or other prominent members of the Li family did not come to Sanya in person, then the person who participated in this event was probably a manager of Fu Ruifeng in Sanya.

And Lu Ting's opinion further narrowed the scope of screening. After all, foreign businessmen who can set up offices in Sanya generally have good strength.

In order to ensure timeliness as much as possible, the list of candidates confirmed by Tian Zheng and Lu Ting will be reported to the Military Intelligence Bureau in the afternoon. After the Military Intelligence Bureau reviews the list overnight, it will return to the Political Propaganda Department early the next morning. They can then begin sending out invitations to the subset of invitees identified by MI.

Although the process of confirming the invitee is a bit complicated and requires coordination among multiple departments, Haihan's operational efficiency is far from comparable to that of the contemporary government, especially this kind of invitation that has been ordered by the superior to be completed before a certain timeline. No one dared to be lazy in the middle of the mission. All relevant departments and personnel were operating at the fastest speed. The next day from Tian Zheng's work in the Ministry of National Defense, the relevant invitation letters began to be sent out.

Among the first batch of invitation letters, some were sent to certain business people.These people don't understand the importance of being low-key like politicians. When they get the invitation letter from the Haihan Ministry of Defense, the first thing they think of is to show off and show their extraordinary status.

A few days ago, the newspaper published the report that the foreign military cadets' martial arts contest would expand the audience this year. At that time, it did not attract the public's attention. However, when someone got the invitation from the Ministry of National Defense, the public realized this. The scope mentioned in the report probably does not include ordinary people. After all, the people who have received the invitation letter are basically either rich or expensive. Obviously, the candidates were selected after some screening.

Of course, ordinary people would not complain about such screening criteria. After all, the social status of this era is that there are distinct classes, and ordinary people would not go to the government to ask for treatment beyond the standard.

But in a higher class, there are naturally people who use this treatment to make a horizontal comparison - they are all businessmen, why are some people invited and others not qualified?

So this quickly became a hot topic among Sanya folks. Those who have already received the invitation letter are naturally rejoicing, thinking that their status has been officially recognized by Haihan, while those who think they have this treatment but have not yet received the invitation letter People can't help but sneer at those who use it as showing off capital while feeling uneasy.

And those who are most concerned about this matter are the vast crowd who will never get this qualification at all. They are eagerly discussing the reason why each known invitee was invited, and those who usually look at the scenery, but now For those who didn't get the invitation letter, how did they fail to satisfy the government.

Fortunately, these invitation letters sent by the Ministry of National Defense have specific targets, and they cannot be transferred or impersonated. Otherwise, there should already be voices of high-priced acquisition invitation letters in the market.

But even so, there are still underground casinos that keep up with current events and open real-time markets on the second day after the invitation is published, allowing gamblers to bet on some specific people who will receive the invitation next.

Soon, news came out from nowhere that Mr. Tian Zhengtian from the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the key figure in drawing up the list.So the gate of Tian Zheng's house immediately became very lively, people who came to send invitations to invite Tian Zheng to the banquet, people who wanted to visit him by beating around the bush, and a large group of idlers who heard the news and came to see the excitement.

Vendors with a keen sense of business also came quickly, and set up tea stalls and food stalls next to them, so that those waiting at the door could replenish their energy nearby.In the end, even the tabloid reporters came, planning to catch this material and write some eye-catching hot news.

Tian Zheng was also lucky, when he got off work that day, there happened to be a carriage from the Ministry of National Defense going to the block where his home was located to deliver an official document to an officer, so Lu Ting arranged for him to hitch a ride home.As a result, when the car arrived near his home, Tian Zheng realized that something was wrong. He was extra careful and didn't get out of the car. After inquiring around, he found out that it was all to block him.

Faced with such a situation, Tian Zheng certainly couldn't laugh or cry. This family can't go back, so he can only find another place to make do for the night.And the incident of "Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were so blocked that they couldn't return home" became the latest discussion material of this contest that night.

When he arrived at the Ministry of National Defense the next day, Lu Ting saw his tired face, so he asked with concern: "Master Tian, ​​it seems that he didn't have a good rest last night!"

Tian Zheng knew that he couldn't hide it from a discerning person like Lu Ting, so he told Lu Ting what happened to him last night as a joke.After listening to this, Lu Ting smiled and said, "Unexpectedly, Mr. Tian would become a celebrity because of this errand, so please take care of me from now on!"

"Major Lu is joking! I don't know where these people got the news. It's really a headache for me to have a home!" Tian Zheng couldn't laugh or cry at the moment.Although he hopes that his official career can be promoted steadily, and he can reach the height of an extremely high-ranking minister in the future, he doesn't want to be famous in the current way.

Lu Ting said: "But having said that, we've only been doing this for a day or two, and there's already such a big response among the people. The influence of this event is really beyond imagination!"

Tian Zhengdao: "The attention of the people is so high, I hope there will be no troubles in the future!"

"It shouldn't be." Lu Tingjiu was in the publicity position, and he still has a deep understanding of the changes in public sentiment: "What the people are interested in is who got the qualification and who didn't get the qualification, not why they can't get the qualification to observe this kind of activity. The vast majority of people should be very clear about whether their own status can qualify for this qualification."

Tian Zheng said: "I hope that after the invitation letter is delivered, the popularity will drop quickly, otherwise I will have to move!"

Lu Ting said: "Although saying this may be a bit disrespectful to Mr. Tian, ​​if the higher-ups know that this event has attracted so much attention from the people, they will probably treat the current situation with an attitude of being happy to see its success."

Tian Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "If the adults above think this is better, then the subordinates can only suffer in silence! I still have the awareness to sacrifice myself for the country."

The Executive Committee and the military arranged to expand the audience of the contest this year, with the aim of increasing Haihan's external military influence through this event. It has aroused the active attention of the public, and this effect is undoubtedly beyond the official expectations.

For the official, this is equivalent to making a large-scale advertisement for free, which not only attracts the attention of local people, but also attracts the attention of foreigners. The publicity effect is probably better than the measure of expanding the scope of invitations Much better in itself.

It is determined that the invited personnel are only part of the preparatory work, and they have already received so much attention. After the main show is staged, it seems that they can also take advantage of the opportunity to expand the publicity and further increase the international influence of the contest.

These reactions from the people naturally have dedicated personnel to pay attention to and collect information, and feed it back to the Executive Committee.Yan Chujie was overjoyed after seeing the content of the report: "Old Tao, I didn't expect the public's attention to be so high. I think we should take advantage of this great opportunity to activate the propaganda machine!"

Tao Donglai asked: "It's not advisable to act too hastily! The invitation list has not been drafted yet, and the publicity will go up first. We set the tone with one sentence, but the people below will have to temporarily modify many things. If the actual operation is not consistent with If the content of the promotion is not right, it will affect the original arrangement instead.”

After hearing Tao Donglai's opinion, Yan Chujie was silent for a while, then nodded and said: "Old Tao, you are right. Since the plan has been formulated, there is no need to rush to change it. I was too impatient."

(End of this chapter)