Zhao Xirui was very uneasy when he heard that such a big thing happened in Shandong.
"Since the current situation in Shandong is not good, wouldn't it be very dangerous for you to go to Shandong at this time?"
Su Yonglin shook his head.
"If I am afraid and unable to move freely in my own country, it will only mean that I have failed in governing the country. That would be the greatest mockery of me."
"This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is..."
Zhao Xirui said worriedly: "I strongly suspect that this is a cover for someone over there to force you to go to Shandong. Once this happens, everyone will know how to solve it, and with your temperament, you will definitely go to Shandong in person to appease the people. , this is a conspiracy."
"Yes, this is a conspiracy."
Su Yonglin chuckled and said: "I have played conspiracy all my life, but now I am forced to solve the problem personally by the enemy's conspiracy. It seems that these people know me somewhat, know my style of doing things, and know that I don't know how to do things." Leave this kind of thing alone.
So I became even more curious. Who was spreading rumors and trying so hard to get me to Shandong? Was it to gather people to attack me? kill me? In Yizhou and Juzhou, many folks have seen me with their own eyes. "
Zhao Xirui saw Su Yonglin's nonchalant look and slapped him hard in anger.
"You're talking about life and death! Why do you look so indifferent? Do you really not take me seriously? Do you believe me or not? I will go with you!"
Seeing that Zhao Xirui was angry, Su Yonglin hurried up to coax him, saying all kinds of good things and making various promises. In the end, Zhao Xirui called Su Yong over and explained to him the importance of protecting Su Yonglin face to face.
Su Yong repeatedly promised that if he wanted to hurt Su Yonglin, he would have to step over him.
After finally appeasing Zhao Xirui, Su Yonglin sent Su Yong out of the palace. Before leaving, Su Yong expressed his hope to send someone to Shandong in advance to make preparations.
"Although there are actions on the Shandong government side and the Tianwang Army, I am directly responsible for protecting you. I want to send people to make preparations in advance to see how deep the water is in Shandong. You What do you think?"
Su Yonglin smiled.
"It doesn't need to be so troublesome. Soon, you will be the country's tiger army, not my imperial guard. You don't need to spend so much energy on my behalf. In the future, you will have more brand-new tasks waiting for you. You You have to adapt well to your new positioning.”
Su Yong pursed his lips and shook his head.
"Nonetheless, until the dust settles, this army will still be your Praetorian Guard. It is our mission to protect you, and nothing will change."
"Okay, then you can send a few people to make arrangements."
Su Yonglin nodded and approved Su Yong's action.
After all the necessary preparations were made, Su Yonglin felt that he should also do some pre-publicity preparations and provide some ammunition to Shandong's propaganda outlets. With his own prestige and credibility among the people, he should be able to temporarily stabilize the mood of the people.
So Su Yonglin took some time to write a few articles and distributed them to Shandong through the propaganda channel of the Renaissance Society. The main content was about his determination and thoughts on deposing the monarchy.
Su Yonglin knew very well that as long as he arrived in Shandong and met the people, all problems would be solved. Folk rumors were meaningless in the face of his own personal statement.
However, the main purpose of this trip to Shandong is probably to deal with a group of people and lay the foundation and power for the establishment of a collective leadership system.
There are three things a new official needs to do when he takes office, and the emperor must establish his authority when he ascends the throne. Although the collective leadership system emphasizes democratic centralization, power also needs to be concentrated and a certain amount of authority is required.
He needs to deal with this wave of political offensive in Shandong vigorously and resolutely. If necessary, he will launch a round of speech tours in key areas across the country to support the collective leadership system.
Ancient China was confused at the crossroads of historical fission, and Su Yonglin could predict this confusion.
The imperial system lasted for a long time in ancient China, and the emperor's rule was so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that Su Yonglin also used the emperor's name to establish a new governance model.
But as the Ming Dynasty has developed to this day, both the Ming Dynasty and ancient China have reached a crossroads. It has reached a moment when it is necessary to decide whether to go left or right.
The Ming Dynasty's national economic foundation has basically completed the transformation from a decentralized small-scale peasant economy to a collective economy. The proportion of collective agricultural production in the northern region has exceeded 95%, and in the Jiangnan region, this figure is quickly approaching 80%.
The slow-growing productivity level also showed signs of improvement with the advent of the steam drainage machine, and the roar of the steel behemoth rang faintly in his ears.
At this critical moment, the Ming Dynasty's upper-level political architecture must keep up with the innovation. It must not stand still or take big steps backwards. It must resolutely and thoroughly move towards the next era. Even constitutional monarchy cannot be accepted. The emperor must be completely put to an end.
Never leave any illusions to any force, cleanly and thoroughly sweep the imperial era into the garbage dump, and destroy the foundation of imperial power politics.
With such a determined attitude, Su Yonglin wrote an article briefly analyzing the current national situation of the Ming Dynasty from three aspects: political, military and economic, and published it nationwide through the channels of the Renaissance.
At the same time, Su Yonglin noticed that in this era when the national literacy rate has greatly improved, it is no longer difficult for ordinary people to understand an article.
According to the survey report of the academic department, the literacy rate of the people in the northern and central plains has been greatly improved. The proportion of people who can read and write more than 500 words has reached 99% in the sample of 30,000 people.
This means that the vast majority of people in the Central Plains region have the most basic literacy skills and are no longer blind.
So the newspaper system can start moving forward.
Before departing from Zhongdu for Shandong, Su Yonglin convened a meeting of a nine-member decision-making group and submitted his newspaper proposal for review. He described the idea of a paper media that could regularly and quantitatively convey the voice of the imperial court to the people across the country.
He wanted to extend the means of communicating information that was limited to the ruling group to the people, directly build an information communication channel between the central court and ordinary people, and expand the voice of the central court.
"It is not enough to rely solely on the Propaganda Department's propaganda, and the Propaganda Department mainly represents the Renaissance and conveys mainly the voice of the revolution. The imperial court also needs a way to convey its own voice."
Su Yonglin announced his suggestion very seriously: "I suggest that the existing Shuren Publishing House and the General Administration of Printing's nationwide channels be used to convey the imperial newspaper to the people. A Shuren Newspaper House can be established in the central government and shared with Shuren Publishing House. A channel.”
Su Yonglin's suggestion was heatedly discussed by the nine-member decision-making group. At the end of the discussion, everyone agreed that this suggestion was very constructive.
Through this crisis of trust in public opinion, they all realized the importance of publicity and speaking out.
The Propaganda Department of the Renaissance Society often has the disadvantage of lagging behind. At this time, it is necessary if a mouthpiece belonging to the imperial court appears to speak for the imperial court in a timely manner in the form of daily reports.
So everyone voted by a show of hands, and the proposal was unanimously approved.
Later, Tian Guizi also made additional suggestions, suggesting that Shuren Newspaper and the Propaganda Department of the Renaissance Society should cooperate. The imperial court could have a Di newspaper to promote the court's policies to the public, so it would be better for the Propaganda Department of the Renaissance Society to also have an official Di newspaper.
We are no longer limited to the traditional propaganda model of the past, but must keep pace with the times, take more covering actions, and carry out a two-pronged reform of the entire propaganda mouth.
