Chapter 110 Literary Weapons
The victory of the first anti-encirclement and suppression campaign came to an end. While Ma Niao held a victory parade and rewards, a commendation ceremony was held in Bairen City at the same time to commemorate D-Day. [Read the latest chapter] Commemorative medals, bonuses and prizes will be awarded to labor activists among the indigenous workers who have surrendered since then, those who have made outstanding contributions, and those who have performed outstandingly in pre-support work during the war.
Labor activists and volunteer overtime workers in many factories received various levels of labor service medals. Some production teams won honorary titles and collective honors.
Village factories that provided more militiamen collectively received the First Anti-Encirclement and Suppression Victory Medal.
The "Lingao Times" clearly declared this point with the headline "No Production, No Victory". This article lists the industrial and agricultural collectives and individuals who were rewarded for their contribution to this victory,
The elders praised factories and rural areas, and rewarded production activists. The endless descriptions in newspapers of the Fubo Army's extremely fierce firepower and great advantages in logistical supplies have made many people aware of it. The strength of Australians is based on their abundant material power.
Before the Australian army engaged the enemy, the fertile fields of Lingao and the busy production lines in the factory had already destined their victory. This new regime valued workers and production over martial arts and victory.
Although the people under the rule of the Time Travel Group may not have much awareness of the painstaking efforts, they still have the concept that they are under the rule of a powerful group.
The power of a ruler means peace, which means that he can get up to work safely every day and sleep peacefully when he returns home at night. Although I eat a diet of coarse grains, wear rags, and cannot afford to eat any meat for months and months, I at least know that peaceful days like this will continue tomorrow. Although farmers still fear natural disasters, they at least know that those who are working will not be suddenly taken away, their wives and daughters will not be raped by bandits, and their houses and villages will not be burned down casually.
However, the rule of powerful people often brings unscrupulous oppression. Fortunately, this powerful power is more rational. Know the long-term benefits that proper care of the interests of the people can bring. Compared with the original government, the rulers from Australia treat the people much better. The oppression is not so harsh, there are not many monsters and monsters relying on the power of the government to squeeze and exploit the people. People who have no livelihood can still work and get a bite to eat.
Even the rich gentry feel that life is more stable now than in the past. They lost the power to do whatever they wanted to the people, but they did not need to pay large sums of money or food to deal with officialdom and bandits; they did not need to raise many servants and warriors to defend their homes and fields, and they did not need to be frightened and kill people. The bandits bargain without batting an eye, and are always vigilant when going out for fear of being kidnapped. As soon as I heard the urgent sound of the gong in the middle of the night, I quickly picked up my knife and went to the wall to guard.
The attack by officers and soldiers once made the atmosphere here tense. Many people were afraid that with the arrival of officers and soldiers, Laigao would fall back into the chaotic social situation three years ago. After the news of the defeat of officers and soldiers came, everyone seemed to be worried. Breathed a sigh of relief.
The days of peace have come vaguely in Lingao. Everyone feels this way.
Soon, a familiar melody resounded in many people's ears.
"The sky in the liberated areas is bright."
Of course, the lyrics were slightly tampered with. The words "liberated area" were originally to be changed to "Lingao", but some elders raised objections and believed that the ruling area would gradually expand and it was inappropriate to limit it to Lingao. In the end, the reference to liberated areas was retained, but the others were replaced by "seniors."
"We have used a large number of songs in surprise adaptations, but many of the singing versions used so far are still based on the old versions." Fang Fei said at a joint meeting between the Grand Library and the Propaganda Department.
Ding Ding said: "It's okay to continue to use the old singing version to fool them for a while, but in the long run, it may make the indigenous people feel strange, right?"
"Hmph, I'm afraid that if some people want to explore the dark history in the future, the memory of these songs will be the beginning." Yu Eshui agreed.
"So I suggest setting up a literary and artistic group." Fang Fei said, "Build a professional group such as a song and dance troupe to be responsible for artistic performances. Then record their singing songs as standard singing versions."
"Oh, this is an expected topic." Yu Eshui nodded, "However, for things like literary and artistic groups, when you have money and leisure, you can certainly establish a few for backup purposes. Now we are establishing them in a hurry. I'm afraid frugal people such as Ma Gong would not agree..."
"We already have a puppet troupe, there is no problem in setting up a song and dance troupe," Tintin has already had this idea, "Literature and art are weapons of propaganda - are the results of the puppet troupe in front of you? Besides, if such a thing If Mr. Ma also opposes it, he will be in danger in the next election.”
"Not necessarily, comrades." Yu Eshui coughed, "Position is very important. People who change their stance casually cannot become politicians."
"Hmph, I know what you are thinking." Ding Ding smiled and said to Fang Fei, "Propaganda weapons are just for one purpose, right?"
Fang Fei nodded and answered him with an ambiguous smile: "Our elders' entertainment activities cannot always interact with computers. We should also hold a few dances and performances."
"Well, I don't object. Literature and art are also the needs of public life." Yu Eshui did not answer his words, "But this is a start-up period, and it is better to keep everything simple. Moreover, we have just divided the life secretary. Professional groups do not want It would be better to start with mass amateur literary and artistic groups: such as student choirs, workers' choirs, etc. First, the threshold is low enough and participatory, and in addition, they will avoid being picked on one day."
"By whom?"
"It's history." Yu Eshui said.
Under Ding Ding's personal care, Hu Qingbai happily agreed to form the first choir from the students of the National School. At present, male and female students with good singing skills are selected from the school students to form a choir for amateur training.
Among the five hundred people, there are certainly a few who like to sing and dance, but they don't understand chorus. As for the professionals who can read staffs and know the voices and parts of vocal music, there are even fewer professionals.
"Modern chorus basically originated from church choirs. So we asked Lu Ruohua to teach singing." Fang Fei said to Ding Ding, who was troubled by the lack of professional teachers, "Last time I heard a small choir in Lingao Church The boys' a cappella singing was very beautiful - it really felt like the sounds of nature."
6 Ruohua is full of enthusiasm about asking him to help with the choir - now he will do anything to please the Australians without hesitation. Although two missionaries have already died from the epidemic in Lebanon during their missions, their missionary achievements in the past two years have exceeded the twenty years of efforts of missionaries on the mainland.
Lingao's missionary career was booming, and when he heard that they had defeated the Ming Dynasty on the mainland and were about to occupy the entire Qiongzhou Island, and that the missionary area would be further expanded, Lu Ruohua held a victory thanksgiving ceremony at Bairen Church with great fanfare. dispersion.
When there were rumors that the Ming army was coming to attack, the Lingao Church held several massive masses. Massive processions of icons were also held to pray for victory. Among them, the Jesuit missionaries played a major role.
The missionaries were sincere in their hope of winning the war through the Crossing Group - only if these "Australians" continued to be in power in Lingao could the missionary cause make rapid progress.
His only regret is that the power of this emerging diocese is in the hands of the Australian Church, but for some unknown reason, the Australian Church has never sent a bishop to Lingao. A diocese without a bishop is too unseemly.
6 Ruohua heard that the Australians wanted to start a choir and immediately agreed to help.
"Unfortunately, brother Michael is not in Macau." He said with a little regret.
"Who is he?"
"He is one of our brothers with a wonderful singing voice." Lu Ruohua said with infinite fascination, "When I listen to him singing hymns, my soul seems to soar to the side of God and bathe in the holy light..."
When Fang Fei heard that there was such a talent, he couldn't miss it, so he quickly asked: "Where is he?"
"In Goa." Lu Ruohua said with a little regret, "But that was five years ago, if he had not been called by the Lord."
The environment in Goa was not suitable for Europeans, and many Europeans died there.
Fang Fei wrote down this person on his notepad. Remind yourself that the next time you meet He Ying, ask him to negotiate with the Jesuits and name this person.
"These nagging guys are still very useful."
But when Lu Ruohua discovered that there were girls in the choir, he objected - although the nunnery also had its own choir, the church's all-male choir was the mainstream of hymn singing at that time. Furthermore, he believed that it was inappropriate for male and female voices to sing together.
"It's okay, you can teach them separately. There is no precedent for male and female choruses. You have to find ways to achieve this effect." He Ying showed him several video materials of choruses in performances.
6 Ruohua has watched Australian mysterious movies many times, and he knows that these real moving audio and videos that seem to be right in front of him replicate the living conditions of Australians.
"Can it be done?"
Ruohua nodded, "But... why are you doing a chorus if you are not performing an opera..." 6 Ruohua didn't know what this roaring chorus meant to Australians.
He Ying said: "Because we need it."
6 Ruohua silently made a sign of the cross.
The professional level in the 17th century was also quite impressive. A few days later, the choir of the National School gave a special performance in the small theater of the Lingao Puppet Troupe for the veterans of the Cultural Propaganda Department and the Great Library. Wen Desi was also invited to participate.
The repertoire of the performance is: "The Sky in the Liberated Areas is a Bright Sky", "We Workers Have Strength", "No Elders, No New Life", "Singing the Motherland", "Bopu Song", "Field Fubo Army March", "March of Warships", "Facing the Flag", "Brave Young Man Go and Create Miracles".
Although the chorus performed by Lu Ruohua's rehearsal director did not sound majestic enough to the ears of the veterans, it was a little too melodious and had the flavor of a choir.
"It sounds nice, but it's not majestic enough," Wen Desi instructed at the end. "It doesn't highlight the momentum." He continued, "It's too polished. The cantata is a mass performance. It must highlight the characteristics of the mass, not Afraid of roughness, the key is momentum.”
He then instructed Ding Ding to grasp the literary and artistic form of cantata, and all groups should engage in cantata, not only internally, but also through regional and industry performances to build momentum.
"In line with our recent great form, we are inspiring. Let's hold an event to sing Australian songs."
"I think we can change the name to 'Hymn.' The name 'Australian Song' doesn't make sense." Fang Fei suggested.
"Is it appropriate to canonize oneself..." Someone raised objections
"I think it's very appropriate. Comrade Fang Fei's suggestions are very good and insightful," Wen Desi concluded, "Groups and individuals like us who will fundamentally change the world cannot be called 'holy'. What else can be called 'holy'?" Holy”
Following his instructions, Fang Fei subsequently established two more choirs in the mechanical department and the "Tiandihui" system. With these three choirs as the basic team, after simple training, they will go down to the grassroots to mobilize the masses. So the cantata resounded throughout Lingao, setting off a craze for cantata.
There was a high-spirited singing voice in the air - this was the "Industrial System Cantata Performance" being held at the Bairen Theater relayed by the Lingao Cable Broadcasting Station. Fourteen amateur choirs from the Manufacturing Director's Department were competing at this time. The song that I heard countless times resounded through the sky. Fang Fei shivered and returned to his desk.
The desk was covered with papers. Fang Fei was so tired that he didn't even want to look at it. Since Wen Desi's instruction to launch a national chorus, he, the director of the Mass Activities Department, has been extremely busy. Every day we are engaged in "mass literature and art", practicing singing, inspecting work, and organizing performances. We are very busy. Ding Ding also handed over the Lingao Puppet Troupe to him for him to make full use of. Judging from the stinginess of the elders, professional art groups are not a place to raise people. They are basically a continuous cycle of performances and rehearsals to squeeze out the maximum use value.
He had just arranged a tour performance of Bopu-Ma Niao-Chengmai for the Lingao Puppet Troupe. The troupe had grown to include more than fifty people and had installed more than a dozen trucks of props. Under his coordination and arrangement, the journey finally started. A month-long tour.
Because of these things, he has not returned to his dormitory for a week. When you are tired, take a nap in the office.
The office door was suddenly opened - such a sudden and rude opening, needless to say, it was Zhen Qian who came - the others had to at least knock on the door. His wife has conducted many surprise inspections on him in the past few days - for a man who often comes into contact with women in his daily work and often has to "train women", it is normal for his wife to have such suspicions.
"You've worked really hard." Seeing her husband's tired look, Zhen Qian felt a little distressed.
"It's okay, it's okay." Fang Fei said with a wry smile, "I used to be reluctant to be a basic labor force, but now I feel uncomfortable being reused."
"It's okay. I think the little secretary outside is a black spot, but she's quite handsome."
"I don't have the energy to care whether she is pretty or ugly." Fang Fei carefully avoided the topic, "Are you off work?"
"No, I'll wait for a car to be dispatched. I'll go to Nanbao later to check out the environment - 50 standard houses will be built there, as well as dormitories. President Mei asked me to design them."
"Really, that's good." Fang Fei said casually.
"Are you coming back tonight?"
"I probably won't be able to come back, I'm very busy. Tomorrow is the chorus performance of the agricultural system, and then the winner will have a county-wide performance..."
"I'm bored to death." Zhen Qian complained when she heard that he didn't go home. "Life here is so empty. There is nothing good to do except work."
The spare time life of the elders: mainly watching various videos. In order to make full use of the information, a veteran film source exchange system has been set up on bb. Other than that, I just go to the internal BB to fill the water or go to the entertainment room to play games and read magazines and books. Or it’s sports activities like playing ball. Generally speaking, most of them are very "homey" leisure activities. Shopping and the male orientation is very obvious. For women who like to go shopping, the spare time life in Lingao is simply boring - the so-called "prosperity" of Dongmen City is not even comparable to that of a small town for them. Besides, there was nothing to buy, and the money was of no use.
"You are still engaged in propaganda, why don't you think of something to do?"
"I don't have much else to do now. Why don't we have a dance party?"
"We have more men than women, how can we dance?" Zhen Qian said, "Even if it is a disco dance, the weather is too hot and it is meaningless."
"Let me think about it again." After finally coaxing his wife away, Fang Fei received a call from Xiao Zishan.
"Are you free later? I'll come over."
"No, no, I'd better come over." Fang Fei said quickly.
Xiao Zishan talked about the current situation - the elders have put forward further requirements for their recent leisure life. There is already a life secretary, and the physiological needs of the elders have been fully met, and the spiritual needs have become prominent. After the victory of the counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, the pressure was relieved, and the elders were immersed in an atmosphere of joy and carnival, all hoping for some entertainment projects.
For this reason, he asked Fang Fei if he had any suitable solution.
Fang Fei thought about it: the proposal to establish a seniors club has been submitted to the Senate, and if nothing else happens, it will be approved soon. However, water from afar cannot quench thirst that is near.
"I wonder if we can hold an annual meeting?"
Annual meetings are Fang Fei's specialty. The so-called annual meetings are nothing more than gathering together to eat, drink, have fun, and bond with colleagues and business partners. Traveling groups can do the same thing. a! ~!
