1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2245
Although the original intention of the executive committee and the military to expand the scale of the competition was to increase the international influence of this special event, the current enthusiasm has appeared without other publicity means, which is indeed far beyond the sea The expectations of high officials in Han Dynasty.

The original activity plan, including the means of publicity, was basically formulated with reference to the operation methods of previous years. If there is a temporary major change in one of the links, it will inevitably affect the implementation of other links.Temporarily increasing the propaganda efforts is indeed just a matter of a word from the senior officials, and the people below will naturally follow the orders, but the subsequent adjustments to be made may not be just the propaganda link.

"Instead of making hasty adjustments, it's better to wait and see what happens." Tao Donglai said in a deep voice, "If you rush to increase the propaganda, it may make the situation uncontrollable. What we need to do now is to observe public opinion first." Direction, guide the right ones, and correct the wrong ones.”

Haihan's propaganda machine is much stronger than that of contemporary countries. Both the propaganda methods and relevant experience are far ahead of this era. Therefore, Tao Donglai has full confidence in choosing to wait and see what happens, and take action after confirming the direction of the situation. measure.Even if the public opinion goes wrong next, the official will have enough means to correct the error in time.

Although Yan Chujie felt a little regretful, he also understood that Tao Donglai's opinion was a prudent and prudent approach, so he did not express any objection immediately.

Invitations are still being sent out from the Ministry of National Defense, but the official has not explained the selection criteria for the invited personnel, which has triggered more heated discussions among the people.

They are all well-known businessmen. Zhang San received the invitation but Li Si did not. What is the reason?Could it be that he offended the government invisibly?Or was it purely because of his lack of strength that he was not favored by the government?These weird questions are topics that can be endlessly debated by people who eat melons.Invisibly, public opinion will link whether to be invited with their social status.

However, some invitees who were originally planning to keep a low profile on the matter had to take the initiative to disclose the news after receiving the invitation letter in consideration of their own reputation, to show that they had not lost the trust and respect of the government.Of course, this kind of behavior has further promoted the public's attention to this matter, and the topic has gradually shifted from the invitees to the event itself.

In previous years, the competition of foreign military cadets was a non-public internal activity. Although some stakeholders were invited to watch the competition, it was hardly publicized to the outside world, and the public did not pay much attention to it. Even many local people in Sanya I don't know that there is such a special event in the military that has been held for several sessions.

And this time, after the issuance of the invitation letter aroused widespread public attention, some people gradually began to discuss topics related to this event.For example, which forces participated in this year's competition, who were the traditional strongmen in previous years, whether the Haihan Army would send people to participate in the competition, etc.

And the direction of discussion on these topics is really moving closer to the goal expected by the officials—by holding such activities, attracting the public's attention to the military field.

The Haihan army is also known as the ever-victorious army. It has seldom lost in foreign wars over the years. This is also a major advantage that the Haihan people have always been proud of.However, only those who have served in the Haihan Army know exactly how powerful the Haihan Army is and how it compares to foreign armies.

If it weren't for the momentum of this year's martial arts competition that has aroused the public's attention, many people probably don't know that many countries have sent soldiers to Sanya to receive training from the Haihan Army.And this kind of enthusiasm quickly spread from Sanya to other places through various channels, arousing attention and discussion in various places on Hainan Island.

"Everyone, what is Siyi Binfu? Just look at the news in this newspaper and you will understand that these countries have sent many officers to our country to learn how to fight from our Haihan Army, and we have to evaluate their training results. , What kind of glory is this? All kingdoms have a beginning and end, gold and iron horses forge a prosperous age! What is a prosperous age? Ladies and gentlemen, this is a prosperous age!"

Zhang Jinbao, the dean of Danzhou Jonesy Academy, passionately explained to the teachers and students present what happened in Sanya at the half-monthly academy meeting.

Although Zhang Jinbao was a literati, he was not pedantic, and his thinking was quite open-minded. He not only opened the Jonesy Academy in Danzhou with vocational education as the main direction, but also set up special institutions to study some highly technical projects.In the past two years, he even wanted to develop a steam engine by himself. Although he was forced to temporarily suspend this research project due to official pressure, his practice of investing in the development of new technologies by himself has been officially recognized, and he has also given Jonesy Academy More resources to encourage its continued development in this direction.

As for what happened in Sanya, why did Zhang Jinbao attach so much importance to it? Of course, it cannot be explained simply by patriotism.

Last night, along with the latest issue of "Haihan Times", an invitation letter from the Ministry of National Defense was sent to Jonesy Academy, the content of which was to invite Zhang Jinbao, the dean of Jonesy Academy, to Sanya to observe the upcoming exhibition The competition of foreign military cadets.

And before the invitation letter arrived, Zhang Jinbao had already received a high-priced message from a lecturer sent by the academy to Sanya for advanced studies, and had a general understanding of the current impact of this event in Sanya.The purpose of the lecturer's telegram was to remind Zhang Jinbao that it is said that the invitations will be extended to the whole of Hainan Island, and the invitations will not be limited to the business community.

Although the telegram was relatively short due to the high cost, Zhang Jinbao had already realized the importance of the matter from the concise and concise telegram.This Zhang Jinbao specially invited Zhang Xin, the mayor of Danzhou City, for a banquet last night, and asked him about his tone to see if Jonesy Academy would also be invited.

However, on this point, Zhang Xin could not provide him with more detailed information. Therefore, the organizer of this matter is the Ministry of National Defense, and the co-organizer is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Zhang Xin has not received relevant notice yet.

It's not that Zhang Xin's news is blocked, but that Sanya will send out the invitation letter as soon as possible after confirming a batch of lists. At this time, the invitation letter sent to the Danzhou area is already on the way, and the Ministry of National Defense will not do this. Then send a special telegram to inform Zhang Xin of the specific invitation list.

But Zhang Jinbao didn't wait too long, and the invitation letter from Sanya was delivered to the academy.He thought this was also a good opportunity to promote Jonessey Academy, so he introduced the upcoming activity in Sanya to all the teachers and students at the academy meeting.

Of course, in order to highlight the special treatment of Jonesy Academy, Zhang Jinbao first took a moment to praise the significance of this martial arts competition, and raised it to the height of the country's prosperity, so that the teachers and students of the academy can fully understand The invitation letter did not come easily.

Seeing the news, teachers and students were all excited. Zhang Jinbao was also very satisfied with the effect of his speech, and then raised the invitation letter with one hand.

"Just this morning, such a letter was sent to the college. Everyone, this is an invitation letter from the Ministry of National Defense, inviting me to represent Jonesy College to Sanya to observe this martial arts competition! This is not only my personal honor, but also It is the honor of our Jonesy College!"

As soon as this remark came out, the people present immediately rejoiced and felt proud that the academy was qualified to participate in such an important event.

"Facts have proved that our Jonesy Academy is a first-class academy in China!" Zhang Jinbao continued to deliver a speech with a look of excitement: "I will go to Sanya this time, and I will investigate the subjects related to national defense by the way to see if I can Our academy introduces relevant studies to cultivate talents for the country!"

Zhang Jinbao thinks very clearly that what the country is vigorously developing at this stage, then Jonesey College must try its best to seize the opportunity and take advantage of it.Although Jonesy Academy can't steal the jobs of those military students in Sanya and train military personnel for the country, it can definitely use "national defense" as a gimmick to open some related majors, and maybe it can win official resources.

The news that Jonesy College received the invitation from the Ministry of Defense quickly spread under Zhang Jinbao's operation.However, to his regret, Jonesy's family was not the only academy in the Danzhou area that received the invitation letter, and the rival Bailu Academy also received the invitation letter almost at the same time.It's just that Fan Changyi of White Deer Academy didn't get the news as early as he did, so he didn't make full use of this opportunity, so the publicity was naturally a step behind.

In addition, several famous people in the cultural circle of Danzhou also received invitations. These people are currently recognized as top-notch experts in the fields of poetry, calligraphy, and painting. It is normal for them to be invited.However, Zhang Jinbao believes that the official invitation of these literati to watch the martial arts competition should have a certain purpose. Perhaps it is hoped that they can give full play to their strengths and create some cultural works to sing the praises of this event.

The number of people invited by the Danzhou business community is not as large as that of Sanya. Although the commercial development of Danzhou is catching up with Sanya, the influence of local merchants is indeed inferior to that of Sanya's counterparts, and some major commercial firms have set up major offices in Hainan Island. It is located in Sanya, and in principle, there will be no repeated invitations. Therefore, although the business atmosphere in Danzhou is good, the number of people invited from the business community is not as large as that from the cultural circle.

However, regardless of the business or cultural circles, the people who received the invitations reacted similarly to those in Sanya, thinking that this is a glorious event, and some people even had a big banquet for this event to celebrate, so this event will soon be held in Sanya. Danzhou has become a hot topic in the streets and alleys.

"How many invitations have we sent out? One hundred and fifty? Two hundred?" Tian Zheng stretched his sore neck and asked Lu Ting.

Lu Ting nodded and said: "One hundred and fifty, but less than two hundred. There are still about 50 people to be reviewed today, and it seems that we have to work overtime again!"

Tian Zheng sighed: "I didn't expect to be responsible for listing the invitees in China. If I hadn't asked other departments for help, I'm afraid it would be difficult to complete the task on time with only the two of us busy!"

Lu Ting smiled wryly and said, "No way, who told you and me not to be familiar with this area of ​​affairs?"

The higher-ups wanted to invite leading figures in the domestic business and cultural circles to participate in this event. Lu Ting and Tian Zheng were not so familiar with these fields, so they had to ask for help from the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Culture and Education, and obtained all information from these two departments. required candidates.

Although the two of them did not need to do it themselves to write the invitation letter, and they had their own special documents to transcribe it, but it was a bit laborious to review the materials of so many candidates.

Tian Zhengdao: "The Ministry of Security has to review the files of so many people every day, and there must be a few people who are similar to us now, staring at these files all day long."

Lu Ting said: "Then you are thinking wrong. It is much easier for the security department to review these lists than ours. They only need to confirm that the people on the invited list have no criminal records and other risks. Unlike us, they have to go one by one. Realize their influence and qualifications in the industry, and ensure that all the top people in the industry are invited."

Tian Zheng thought about it, and it was true, he sighed and said, "Then it seems that we are the most tired ones!"

"It's almost over." Lu Ting was very calm, and there was no impatient look on his face: "After confirming the list today, and sending out the last batch of invitations tomorrow, we can go to the top!"

"Tomorrow, after finishing this work, I have to take a leave of absence to go back and get a good night's sleep!" Tian Zheng couldn't help yawning and said, "I can't go home these days, and I hardly fall asleep at night."

Lu Ting said: "When it's over tomorrow, I'll let someone let the wind out, and the outside world will know that all the invitation letters have been sent out, so there won't be many people going outside your house to block you."

"I hope so." Tian Zheng still couldn't help feeling a little scared when he thought of the "lively" scene he saw when he returned home that day.Although he also knew that many of them were rushing to give him benefits, but he didn't dare to reach out to accept such benefits delivered to his door easily.I don't know how many eyes are staring at him secretly. If he is not careful and gets caught, his official career may be greatly affected.

The next day, there was news from the Ministry of National Defense that the last batch of invitation letters had been sent out, and the official will no longer supplement the invitees.

As soon as the news came out, some people were happy and some were worried.Those who have expectations but have not received an invitation know that they have no chance to win the qualification, while those who have already received the invitation think it is a good thing, otherwise too many people will be invited, and the qualification to participate in Shanghai will become unqualified. It's worth it.

However, the public's interest in this has not been greatly affected by this. The topic of discussion has changed from invitation letters and participation qualifications to the content and reward settings of this competition.As more and more news was slowly released, the public's attention to this martial arts competition also increased, becoming the most popular event during this period.

(End of this chapter)