Seeing that Vereesa's speech attracted the attention of everyone present, Sarlayan gave her a vague look of appreciation.
The newspaper did appear at Sarlayan's suggestion, and its earliest purpose was to seize the initiative in the public opinion war with the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
In the early days, newspapers were not proficient in movable type printing technology and their production capacity was relatively low. They could only publish one issue per month.
After Quel'Thalas tasted the sweetness of grabbing the advantage of public opinion through newspapers, Kael'thas increased its investment in manpower and material resources in the newspaper industry.
Monthly newspapers gradually became semi-monthly, weekly, and now daily newspapers.
When the newspaper first appeared, the ruler of Lordaeron was still Terenas, who was hostile to Quel'Thalas.
Now that Terenas has long since passed away, and the moderate Calia of Quel'Thalas has taken over, the Silver Moon Daily no longer needs to make innuendoes about Lordaeron all the time, and the newspaper's evaluation of other countries has begun to become "relatively" neutral and objective. stand up.
As for the relative degree...the power of interpretation still lies in the hands of Quel'Thalas.
In line with the concept of reciprocating a favor, Calia ordered the lifting of the entry blockade on Silver Moon Daily, and other countries in the alliance could only hold their noses and follow suit.
After all, public opinion cannot be violated.
It is rare to have this kind of media that can understand various foreign trends without leaving home. People will not check whether newspapers contain value-oriented content. They just want to watch the excitement.
Before the Battle of Haishan began, the countries in the Eastern Continent realized the importance of newspapers... or the guidance of public opinion.
However, since printing and papermaking technologies are not up to par, it is not that easy to take away the dominance of public opinion from Quel'Thalas.
Whoever takes the first bite of crab usually has the most filling and fragrant meal.
As people in various countries gradually become familiar with the Silver Moon Daily, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for subsequent newspapers to steal the regular customers of the Silver Moon Daily unless they can come up with some unique skills that make people shine.
The Silver Moon Daily is published by Quel'Thalas, so it is natural that some opinions that are beneficial to Quel'Thalas will be included in the newspaper, either explicitly or covertly, to guide public opinion.
In barrage terms, it's like a certain bald eagle country in their world.
Only by gaining absolute dominance in culture can those who accept this value unconsciously yearn for all aspects of Quel'Thalas, effectively enhancing the status of Quel'Thalas among the countries in Azeroth.
It is difficult for nobles with military backgrounds to fully understand the importance of seizing control of public opinion, but their concerns are indeed justified.
As the Silver Moon Journal grew in size, the nobles in Quel'Thalas quickly realized the importance of this new media.
In addition to the main publication that publishes major news from various countries, the various pages of subsequent publications will inevitably have high elf nobles advertising their territories.
At first, they just wanted to attract more tourists to come to their territories for consumption, but as the lords of different territories began to quarrel over the newspapers to compete for tourists, the nobles gradually realized another use of newspapers, or its real purpose. use.
The direction of public opinion.
This time the old nobles collectively blew the whistle on the opposition to the commoner queen in the reissue of the Silver Moon Daily, which is a typical example.
Even if Vereesa doesn't say anything, Sarlayan will find an opportunity to bring up this topic.
But he didn't want to praise the old aristocracy for their clever thinking, but wanted to ridicule their useless efforts.
"Vereesa's worry does have some validity, but everyone present subconsciously ignored one issue."
Saryan said with a smile: "As we all know, in order to expand the coverage of Silver Moon Daily as quickly as possible, the newspaper has always been losing money and keeping the price of the newspaper very low."
"Then the question is, who do you think has the largest audience for Silver Moon Daily?"
Although the nobles were relatively slow-minded due to lack of knowledge, they were not stupid. They quickly reacted to the reminder from Sarlayan who almost fed it to their mouths.
"They are civilians with a large base!"
"So, it's not the Duke of Shadow who shoots himself in the foot, but those self-righteous old nobles?"
Sarlayan smiled meaningfully: "Absolutely correct."
"It is indeed commendable that the old aristocracy realized the importance of newspapers so quickly, but as for me... they have not yet figured out the real method of public opinion guidance."
"With such a blunt statement, do you really think that people will side with them and oppose the royal family because of the newspaper's value output?"
"Ha~"
Alleria crossed her arms in front of her chest and sneered: "Of course it's impossible."
"If the Sun King really chooses to marry a commoner queen, the biggest beneficiaries will definitely be the common people of Quel'Thalas."
"In this case, how can civilians stand up and actively oppose decisions that are beneficial to them?"
Sarlayan nodded approvingly to Alleria: "If I were to handle this matter, I would never openly express my opinion against a commoner becoming a queen."
"I will give examples from various aspects such as etiquette, national standards, and reciprocity to subtly guide the people who read the newspaper to think about what kind of damage a civilian queen who does not understand royal rules will cause to the international image of Quel'Thalas."
"Hiss~"
Sylvanas took a breath and looked at Sarlayan with a strange expression: "...You still know how to play. This is much more heartbreaking than the old nobles' blunt conclusions."
"But aren't you afraid that everyone here will learn this and start imitating it?"
Sarlayan looked around at the nobles present with a half-smile: "Don't worry, it's time for Silver Moon Daily to make changes."
"In the future, such discussions involving state affairs will no longer appear in the Silver Moon Daily, which is officially sponsored by Quel'Thalas. The Sun King intends to open up private newspapers, and will also establish the General Administration of Press and Publication to be responsible for the content review of major newspapers. .”
"In the future, entertainment, economic and other sectors will be split up and handled by private newspapers, and discussions on state affairs will be eliminated during the review stage of the General Administration of Press and Publication."
"Everyone, please remember one thing: Do not talk about state affairs in public."
Sarlayan said meaningfully: "The information transmission system of Quel'Thalas is about to undergo major changes. From now on, if you complain about the kingdom's senior officials in the tavern, it may be submitted to the cabinet and the cabinet within 5 minutes. In front of the Sun King."
"Don't say what you said without warning. Please be as careful as possible when you speak in the future. I don't want to see you in prison."
When the faces of other distinguished nobles changed, everyone was in danger. Valeera's clan uncle, Viscount Sangunar, raised his hand with a normal expression and asked: "Grand Duke Deep Shadow, does that mean we don't have to... or should not express any opinions on the selection of the Sun King's queen?"
"correct."
Sarlayan nodded to Viscount Sangunar and said: "I am here to tell you this, no matter how the old nobles jump up and down, the final outcome will not change in any way."
"If you don't want to be affected by this fishing operation, you'd better be cautious in your words and actions. Neither agreeing nor opposing is the best choice."
Countess Liadrin frowned and asked: "I can understand if you don't object, but why can't you actively agree with the royal family's decision?"
"Because this will occupy precious public resources, it is meaningless to waste time arguing with the old aristocrats in newspapers before the industry officially begins to reform."
"Let them keep jumping. The higher they jump, the harder they will fall in the end."
Sarlayan stood up from the main seat of the conference table, leaned forward slightly with his hands on the conference table, and said as if pointing: "Everyone, although the old nobles and our group of nobles are both nobles, we are all the same." Until, we were not walking the same path at all.”
"With the foundation they have accumulated over thousands of years, they can rest on the merits left by their ancestors and wait to die, but we are 'vulgar warriors' who need to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield."
"Thanks to your trust, I, a young and ignorant 'upstart', have been elected as your distinguished leader."
"Since I sit in this position, I have an obligation to work for the benefit of the distinguished circle."
"Listen to my advice, merit can only be obtained from horses."
"If you don't want your descendants to be demoted to the rank of nobles from generation to generation until they are no longer among the people, then stop pampering your children too much and send them into the army."
Sarlayan turned to look at Sylvanas: "Not just the ranger troops, the kingdom's decision-makers are looking for ways to diversify the combat professions in the army."
"I can be said to be a good speaker among the major legions. If you need help, you can come to me to arrange it."
"Of course, this does not mean that I will open the door for your children to be promoted quickly. That is not realistic. Personal ability is the only proof of being able to climb up step by step in the military."
"What I can do is point out a path for them. As for what kind of achievements they can achieve in the end...it can only depend on their own talents, opportunities and efforts."
