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Chapter 141 The Office of Truth
Zhang Haogu's work is very complex. From a broad perspective, the main functions of the Office of Truth are: formulating the history of Australia and Song Dynasty and the corresponding history of science, technology, politics, society and culture; setting the boundaries of science and technology for each department; and conducting research on books and films in the Great Library. Screen; examine and determine the scope of indigenous education and access to information. [No pop-up novel website] Prepare relevant manuals and send them to the elders in order to unify the voice of the elders in all aspects of their talks - now that indigenous people and naturalized people are increasingly participating in the elders' work, a certain elder's temporary speech Chang will become the source of rumors in the future.
Specifically, the work is divided into two parts. One is the review and revision of publications. Since the completion of a series of printing equipment and technical research projects hosted by Zhou Dongtian, the printing and publishing business has been developing rapidly. Various ministries are writing and publishing a large number of textbooks, popular science books and technical pamphlets. How to grasp the appropriateness has become a major task for Zhang Haogu.
The other part is responsible for the topic selection and organization and writing of "special publicity materials". Since the number of elders serving in the big library is limited and things are quite busy, except for some "major topics" that are "collective creations", most of the materials have to be compiled by Zhang Haogu himself - of course, he They have the right to request manuscripts from other elders and pay a certain amount of remuneration - this practice has long been implemented in the Ministry of Culture and Propaganda. Most of the veterans who write are not doing it for a few circulation coupons, but more to satisfy their own writing passion.
The Ministry of Science and Technology is responsible for the specific review and revision of technical matters; Zhang Haogulai is responsible for any matters involving dark history, writing, political views, etc.
While writing "black material", I also have to review manuscripts, so you can imagine how busy the work is. Moreover, due to the high sensitivity of this work, he was completely unable to use direct naturalization, and had to do most things personally. In contrast, the historical data research team of the Grand Library can still use a few naturalized citizens who were Confucian scholars to help search and copy ancient books.
"Nǎinǎi, use me as a coolie." Zhang Haogu made a dissatisfied voice, stood up and paced around the office. The sunshine outside the glass window was so bright that it made people feel hot at the sight of it.
This is a corner of the Cultural and Propaganda Department compound in Bairen City, which was originally the location of the Great Library. Since the Great Library was moved to Gaoshanling, this place has been occupied by the Cultural and Propaganda Department. The containers where these priceless treasures were originally stored have been removed, but traces of the stepping stones left behind are still faintly discernible.
In order to serve the elders nearby, an office was set up in the large library in the courtyard of the Ministry of Culture and Publicity. There are a number of veterans on duty regularly, ready to receive various consultations.
In addition to the offices of the Cultural Propaganda Department and the Grand Library, this place is also the legal address of Lingao Times, Gewu Pictorial, the Publishing Steering Group, and the Office of Truth - I say this because there are not so many elders and naturalized citizens here. To fill these carrot holes one by one, most of them have several brands and one team.
Zhang Haogu's truth office occupies three offices in a corner of this compound. One is his data room, which is dedicated to storing the "black materials" he has collected and transferred to him from various departments. One is his studio, and the other is his dormitory. Like many veterans, he is accustomed to staying in the office and being able to work at any time. As for the staff, there were only him and his servant.
His secretary and maid heard his footsteps and walked out of the dormitory next door. Seeing the sweat on his head, she poured him a cup of herbal tea and lowered all the blinds in the room. It got darker, but I also felt a lot cooler.
There are letters and letters stacked on the table - these are the manuscripts typed by the typists of the printing office. Zhang Haogu kept scribbling on the manuscripts with ink pen every day, and also used a red pen to mark the manuscripts from time to time. Comment on revisions. Naturalized people accidentally saw Zhang Haogu's work, and most of them thought he was a great leader.
Zhang Haogu picked up the latest issue of the "Special Propaganda" pamphlet and compiled a catalog. According to this time and space, this is called "uncovering the post."
In ancient society, Jiejie was like a leaflet, mostly unsigned, attacking someone or something, and sometimes directly pointing the finger at the court and the emperor.
In ancient society, due to the lack of sufficient technical investigation methods, it was generally difficult to trace the source of headless posts, and the security was very high. The disadvantage was that the number of literate people in ancient times was too small, and the ability to radiate to the lower classes of society was limited. Therefore, the unveiling of posts can only affect officialdom and the literate class.
Since the Office of Truth worked for the people of the Ming Dynasty, it could not be completely divorced from the historical reality of the time like other departments. We must pay attention to some political issues in the late Ming Dynasty.
In this regard, some work had been done in the past, including the compilation of "Records of Atrocities" and the pamphlets distributed during the second counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, but at that time this was only sporadic work and was not used as a major means. Now we need to organize it systematically and tackle it as a job.
Zhang Haogu thought twice and decided to use a three-pronged approach to carry out special publicity. The so-called three-pronged approach means to create promotional materials suitable for different audiences according to their respective characteristics.
The first is the method of creating headless posts and forging Di newspapers. The content starts from commenting on the three major cases and the three major campaigns, involving major political events in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, including the "counter-case" against Donglin Party members during the Tianqi period, Zhang Juzheng's reforms and the reaction after his death, etc. Emphasizing "re-investigation" and "rational analysis" of previous political events, it provides unique viewpoints and information that are different from the past. On the surface, it emphasizes opposing weak officials and mediocre government and supporting the emperor. In fact, it is to guide the analysis of the entire Ming Dynasty politics. "Reflection" on the system - this is aimed at the scholar-bureaucrat class.
Secondly, use the storybook novel as a model to create some popular text booklets with considerable pictures. It was distributed to storytellers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and could also be circulated as popular novels. It mainly criticized the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty and promoted the Lingao Group, and the form of expression was relatively obscure. It can be supplemented by some colorful palace jokes, and can even promote some new scientific knowledge. This is mainly for the citizen class.
Finally, we compiled some folk songs and nursery rhymes for the southern provinces. Although the technology content is low and the grade is low, these things have been very lethal since ancient times. Before every major political change, various nursery rhymes and ballads with shades of grit will be spread everywhere, which shows their power. This is for farmers.
Zhang Haogu's main focus now is on making up posters and producing story-telling novels. Both of these have certain technical requirements. First of all, their true origin cannot be revealed to be Australians, so they cannot use their stone seals or typesetting. They must use rigid or traditional movable type - such as clay movable type or wooden movable type. The printing effect is relatively poor. Zhou Dongtian set up a traditional printing workshop in the printing house specifically to serve this purpose.
As for the content, part of it was obtained by asking the elders for manuscripts. Generally speaking, the elders did not have the ability to write articles directly in classical Chinese or Ming Dynasty vernacular, so most of the manuscripts could only be written in "Newspeak" by the elders, and then "translated" by elders with such ability.
Most of these special propaganda pamphlets are compiled according to the three principles of xìng, politics and secrets. The content is full of street stall literature. However, the content of each issue of the booklet is also targeted to a certain extent, and certain adjustments are made according to the current situation and the target of the attack.
What Zhang Haogu held in his hand was a catalog of brochures that had recently been approved and were about to be printed. Twenty categories were listed on it:
What three last wishes did Emperor Wanli leave before his death?
Wei Zhongxian pleases the emperor, but why is he still unknown whether he is alive or dead?
The mastermind who killed the Donglin Party, the Eunuch Party was expelled from the capital
Being robbed by six emperors for 60 years: the most sought-after woman in the Ming Dynasty
A speech given by Chengzu before entering Nanjing
The truth behind the Tumubao Incident: What was the purpose of the Ming army’s sacrifice?
Conflicts during the reform: Zhang Juzheng denounced the scholars as “Làn State monsters”
Li Chengliang’s yinlàn life and fierce style in the north
"Beauty Killer" Ren Daidai: The brothel dancer is actually a pardoned killer
Witnesses recalled: How the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party were messing around
The truth behind the palace transfer case
The absurdity of the Forbidden City in the "previous dynasty" The ten most famous beauties in the history of Ming Dynasty
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The number of words in these pamphlets is generally between 10,000 and 20,000 words, and no more than 50,000 words. Each print run was only a few hundred to one or two thousand copies, and after printing, they were smuggled to the mainland for distribution. Due to the novel subject matter, the story is fascinating and the language is simple and clear. So it is very popular among the indigenous people. In Guangdong, the special propaganda pamphlets distributed by the Foreign Intelligence Service through the Black Dragon Society system have created a fairly strong demand market for underground reading materials. The pamphlets that were originally distributed for free were hoarded by people, and very crude pirated versions printed with clay type and ink also appeared. So much so that Zhou Dongtian seriously considered whether to formally sell these special promotional pamphlets to Ming Dynasty as popular reading materials.
Zhang Haogu believes that this phenomenon obviously reflects the serious lack of popular reading market in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the publishing steering group can do more articles in this area - he recently presided over the revision of Jin Yong's works. Except for "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "The Blue Blood Sword", the other eleven volumes have all been revised and are ready to be published one by one. There are other publishing projects to revise next...
"I've been working so hard, I wonder how effective it will be?" He thought, putting the pamphlet and catalog in his hand on the table, found the truth office's approval stamp from the box, and stamped it on the catalog. Seeing the bright red stamp falling on the paper, he let out a sigh of satisfaction.
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