Chapter 659 Public opinion guidance

"The Western Bandits are what the people call the red-haired people. They come from the mainland thousands of miles away and are far west. They are greedy and cruel by nature. Whenever they go to a place, they will use force to rob the local population and products, and take the land as their own.

It's really abominable! You must have heard about the Red-haired People's attack on Fujian during the Tianqi Period. At that time, Fujian mobilized troops from all over the province and fought hard with the Red-haired People for more than half a year before driving them out of Penghu. It was not easy. But this

The red-haired people did not admit defeat. They have been entrenched in Da Yuan Island across the sea, coveting the Ming Dynasty for many years. As soon as they got the chance, they broke out again, didn't they? Fortunately, our Haihan militia is powerful and the leaders are well commanded.

This time we sent troops to Fujian and severely damaged the red-haired fleet in one battle, it is truly the glory of Haihan!"

Outside the gate of the Immigration Affairs Office at the Port of Victory, a middle-aged Confucian scholar was eloquently explaining the contents of the "Haihan Monthly" posted on the wall to a group of new immigrants who had just arrived. Such explainers almost always

You can see it in places with a large flow of people in Sanya, but their establishment is not always affiliated with the propaganda department. In fact, within the first three days of the publication of "Haihan Monthly", each department will send civilian personnel to the

Go to the front line to publicize the main contents of the newspaper to the public to make up for the serious shortage of manpower in the propaganda department.

Of course, due to different objects and places, as well as differences in the personal level and political leanings of the preachers, the effectiveness of the preaching will be uneven, and some of them will just follow the script and just perfunctory the people and cope with the errands. In contrast,

Some naturalized civilian cadres who have received Haihan-style education and have served in the system for a long time must be much more attentive when doing this kind of propaganda work.

Yu Xiaobao was currently in front of a propaganda point on the Victory Harbor Landscape Avenue, explaining the key news in the "Haihan Monthly" and answering questions raised by the public. After he was transferred back to Sanya from the Guangdong Office

, and then joined the newly established "Haihan Youth League". As a naturalized cadre with roots in Hongmiaozheng, Yu Xiaobao's personnel transfer basically symbolized that he had entered a real rapid upward path, because

The Executive Committee has clearly stipulated that in the future, for the promotion and appointment of naturalized cadres, members of the "Youth League" will be given priority - if they are also cadres in the "Youth League", the advantage will be even greater.

The first batch of people who can be transferred to serve in the "Haihan Youth League" are a group of people with relatively high political consciousness, and their cultural quality is better than the ordinary level. Therefore, tasks such as preaching the "Haihan Monthly" are difficult for the cadres of the Youth League.

Everyone will definitely share a part of it, and Yu Xiaobao is no exception. However, he personally likes this kind of publicity method of street speeches. In the process, he will have a sense of satisfaction in being noticed.

"Why do the Dutch dare to invade Fujian? Why do they dare to occupy our Han territory in the South China Sea? This is because the government is weak and unable to fight, so we can only watch them do evil! Sanya is the most prosperous place in the southeast today, why don't the Dutch

Dare to come here to cause trouble? Because we have the Haihan Executive Committee and the militia to protect us!" Yu Xiaobao's speech was filled with rich emotions and body movements, and his voice was full of emotion. Compared with other people's straightforward narrative methods, it was more expressive and naturally more expressive.

It will attract more attention from those around you.

A crowd of two to three hundred people had gathered near him, blocking nearly half of the wide landscape avenue. However, because the errand Yu Xiaobao was doing was an order personally signed by the executive committee, it was not necessary.

No one would come to disperse the crowd. Instead, the Police Department deployed a team of police officers to help maintain order nearby.

A man who looked like a businessman in the crowd asked: "I dare to ask this little brother, it is reasonable for the Haihan militia to protect Sanya. Then Fujian is thousands of miles away, why did Haihan send the militia north to join the war?

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"Brother, I, Haihan, want to protect not only Sanya, but the entire Qiongzhou Island, and all places in the world where Haihan people have set foot! Anyone who offends my Haihan will be punished no matter how far away they are!" Yu Xiaobao said decisively:

"Besides, our war with the Dutch was not without reason. Two months ago, I, Haihan, sent an envoy to Fujian to discuss trade. The Dutch colluded with the pirate gang Shiba Zhi to assassinate Ning Qi of the Executive Committee in Zhangzhou.

Chief, the intention is to destroy the good relationship between Haihan and Ming Dynasty. How can we not punish such sinister intentions?"

Someone in the crowd loudly responded: "These Dutch people really deserve to die if they dare to assassinate Mr. Ning!" "Good fight, we can't let these ghosts go!" "That's what the militia should do to promote our reputation as a Haihan!"

After Yu Xiaobao waited for the voices in the crowd to subside, he continued: "Mr. Ning is our cultural and educational master in Haihan. The Dutch intend to do evil to him in order to destroy the foundation of our Haihan. Since the Dutch are unkind, they cannot be blamed.

We Haihan resorted to retaliation! What’s more, our army sent troops to Fujian at the invitation of Fujian Governor Xiong Wencan and Commander-in-Chief Xu Xinsu to serve as military advisors there to assist the Ming army in defending the sea, exterminating pirates, and protecting our Haihan merchants.

Fujian's assets and personal safety are justified and undisputed."

"You little apprentice looks a bit like a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!"

In a restaurant not far from Yu Xiaobao's lecture place, Tao Donglai said meaningfully. Opposite him sat Ning Qi. The two of them were invited to have a meal today and casually paid a private visit to the people of Victory Port. It was just right.

Then we encountered this scene.

Ning Qi smiled and said, "If you think it's appropriate, then after a year or two when the youth league is established, transfer Xiaobao to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and let him learn some skills from Gu Kai."

"Yes, it just so happens that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does lack relevant talents. It will be good for Xiaobao to practice for him in the future." Tao Donglai did not treat Yu Xiaobao as an outsider during his conversation. Since crossing the group

Yu Xiaobao has become one of this group of people since he landed in Victory Port. After getting along with him for several years, everyone has intentionally or unintentionally ignored his original identity, but regarded him as the leader of this group.

As for the attitude towards him by the senior officials of the Executive Committee, in addition to the relationship between superiors and subordinates, there is also the care and expectations of the elders for the younger ones.

"I'll say the ugly things first. It's okay to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for training, but if Xiaobao learns the skills of Gu Kai's mothers-in-law, then I won't do it!" Ning Qi said with a smile.

"Be careful, Gu Kai will get angry at you if he hears this!" Tao Donglai also responded with a smile. Gu Kai is a good person, and there is no doubt about his professional ability. He is just too old and a good person, to use the internal terminology of Time Travel.

In other words, he is a bit too holy. He will almost always question and object to any plan that involves war, and this performance has also caused many people to be dissatisfied with him. Even Ning Qi, a representative of the civil service system,

He also criticized Gu Kai's almost unprincipled attitude.

"Having said that, although this kind of publicity method is not efficient, the actual effect is quite good." Seeing so many people watching Yu Xiaobao's speech, Ning Qi couldn't help but sigh: "This is Haihan.

What a street politician!"

"The key is to make the people understand and accept the foreign policies and military methods we adopt. In the future, when we expand overseas, we cannot act under the banner of pirates and bandits every time." Tao Donglai responded: "A division has a reputation. This is

That’s what we need most right now.”

The propaganda department gave great publicity to the military conflicts that broke out in Fujian and the South China Sea. In the north, the Haihan militia assisted the Ming government in fighting pirates and the Dutch invasion, and in the south, the Ambrosia Islands were easily seized by the Dutch.

The main pirate, the Han people on the island are currently in dire straits, and have sent envoys to ask for help from the Haihan Executive Committee - the reason why they are looking for Haihan is because the Ming government has long ignored this piece of flying land far away in the South China Sea.

The land did not care about the life or death of the Han survivors on the island.

The overseas Han people are also Han people, and the Haihan Executive Committee naturally wants to protect them. Therefore, the Executive Committee has ordered an army to be organized to prepare to go to the South China Sea to "rescue" the Han people in the Ambrosia Islands. And the people under Haihan's rule have nearly

Most of them are immigrants who came to Hainan Island from other places. For those who have suffered from war, famine, epidemics and other sufferings, they can sympathize with the helplessness in the predicament, and basically expressed their understanding and support for sending troops to the Ambon Islands.

Agree.

Under the arrangement of superiors, some firms and firms directly under various departments began to take the lead in donating money to support the military. As this trend followed, some sensitive businessmen quickly followed suit. The relevant departments promptly stated that after the recapture of the Ambrosia Islands, the navy

The Han Dynasty will set up commercial ports and commercial institutions in the local area, and the commercial banks or individuals that have donated money to fund the military dispatch will receive varying degrees of returns from the local area depending on the amount of their donations. For example, a dedicated piece of land, a dedicated dock,

Waiver of port entry fees for several months, etc.

Even if you make a small personal donation, you will be given priority to immigrate to the Ambrosia Islands and be allocated a certain area of ​​arable land on a per capita basis. This is a certain temptation for immigrants who want to be self-cultivated farmers. Now the Ministry of Agriculture is

The collective farm system is vigorously promoted on Hainan Island. It is not easy to allocate land in the name of individuals in the Qiongnan area. Only overseas colonies, in order to attract Han immigrants to settle there, will implement such a policy of dividing farmland by head - of course even if

After allocating land, individuals only have the right to use it. The real land ownership is still controlled by the Haihan Executive Committee, the highest authority.

There is not much arable land suitable for food crops in the Ampur Islands, but the local geographical location and climate environment are very suitable for growing tropical cash crops. According to estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture, 8,000 to 10,000 people can be resettled on the main island of Ampur Island.

people, the island's output will grow in scale, thus forming a good investment cycle. The civil affairs department is now recruiting people to voluntarily immigrate to Ambona Island, and they also want to seize the time and take back local control after Haihan comes forward.

, send the labor force there as soon as possible to start production.

This related work must be completed with the help of the publicity department. Although the local natural environment and port conditions are not suitable for large-scale development, the publicity department still portrays Amborna Island as a paradise in the South China Sea -

—If there were no pirates and Dutchmen at work.

Under the influence of this targeted propaganda method, "drive away the Dutch and pirates and recapture the Ambrosia Islands" soon became a common idea among the people. Three days after the publication of "Haihan Monthly",

A total of more than 700 people have submitted applications to the Civil Affairs Department to immigrate to the Ambrosia Islands. Most of them are new immigrants who have just arrived in Sanya. Some of them have not even completed the quarantine period. I heard that

The Ambrosia Islands applied for land division as soon as they could.

In addition, the number of merchants who have applied to set up business offices in the Ambrosia Islands has reached double digits. Although taking back Ampurna Island seems to be just a propaganda slogan at present, no one will doubt whether the Haihan Executive Committee has made the decision.

Ability to achieve this goal. If you place your bet earlier, you can also be ranked first in the round of local enclosures. This is the method used by Haihan to develop new settlements in the past. As long as you have dealt with Haihan for more than two years

Most businessmen know this.

Under the operation of relevant departments, the momentum of public opinion has smoothly picked up the pace, and then all we have to do is wait for the diplomatic channels to be completed.

Before the publication of "Haihan Monthly", the Fujian government's special envoy arrived at Damuan Port, issued a stern warning to the East India Company, and announced a number of claims drawn up by the Fujian government.

Of course, Hans was not someone who gave in easily. He immediately counterattacked, claiming that the Dutch merchant fleet was attacked by Haihan and the Daming Navy for no reason in the waters off Nanri Island in Fujian. This was a deliberate provocation against the East India Company and even the Dutch Republic.

, if the Fujian government does not immediately release the captured personnel and compensate for the war losses, then the East India Company will also retain the power to take retaliatory actions.

Although Hans spoke strongly, he actually had little confidence in his heart. According to Van der Wegen, who escaped back to the chief officer, there were only four Haihan warships and six other warships that actually fought against the Dutch fleet.

It's just that the fleet that blocked Shibazhi from a distance did not participate in the war, and the Fujian Navy only played a role as a subordinate in it, which did not affect the overall situation. There is no doubt that the combat level of the Haihan fleet is much higher than that of the Shibazhi fleet.

The Bazhi and Fujian Navy were also more powerful than the armed sailing ships of the East India Company.

When Van der Wegen withdrew from the battlefield of Nanri Island, Shiba Zhi was still trapped on the island. According to his opinion, it would be difficult for Shiba Zhi to escape from the encirclement of the Ming-Hai-Han coalition forces. Sure enough, Van der Wegen returned to Damuan Port

A few days later, an envoy from Shibazhi came to Penghu, claiming that the leader Zheng Zhihu had died in the battle on Nanri Island, and that only a few hundred people in four or five ships fled back to Penghu. Such results changed Hans' mood.

It got worse.
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