Chapter 97 Meeting with King Shangfeng
"Ming Pao writers have ten people and 40 people have them to write and carve workers. I will ask someone to arrange a workshop and a house as the operating land for the newspaper. Ming Pao will issue one copy every seven days, and the content will be specified in advance." Chu Yun made the final arrangement.
The greatest function of newspapers is not only to let the people understand the latest policies in a timely manner, but also to guide public opinion. Writers must choose good writing styles and quickly master simplified Chinese characters. Their thoughts cannot be as pedantic as those ordinary ordinary people, so that they can better write articles that satisfy Chu Yun.
"Sir, regarding the overseas promotion team, our current plan is to be divided into three groups and six groups of personnel, each group of twenty. These personnel must have been trained, mastered simplified Chinese and Chinese, and have to go to the Academy of Sciences to learn certain scientific knowledge before they can become members of the overseas promotion team. The three groups of people targeted Goryeo, Japan and Ryukyu, and exported the culture of our Ming Dynasty to them." Zhou Xiaode, the head of the Language Promotion Office, said to Chu Yun in this way.
"Well. The overseas promotion team members have high requirements and heavy tasks. The monthly salary is tentatively set to 8 taels of silver. From now on, the performance will be evaluated every year and then the increase will be seen." Chu Yun thought for a while and decided.
Eight taels of silver every month! It can last nearly a hundred years of silver every year, which is a big deal for the ancient private school teachers. The people in the language promotion office were shocked, and the stars shone in their eyes. Such a high starting salary made them all go overseas to be Chinese promoters in person!
"The private schools established by overseas promotion groups can no longer be called private schools. If they are not attractive, they are called Confucius Institute. What do you think?" Chu Yun said again.
"Confucius was an ancient sage. It was great to set up a college in the name of Confucius." Officials from the Language Promotion Office, mainly Zhou Xiaode and others, nodded, and had no objection to the name Chu Yun came up with. In the Ming Dynasty, when Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Yangming Mind Studies were popular, Confucius was a sage of all ages. It was not surprising that he named it after Confucius represents the Ming culture.
In fact, Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism had a huge influence in Goryeo, Japan, and Ryukyu at that time. Exporting culture in the name of Confucius Institutes could also relieve their resistance.
"Do you have the confidence to send the first overseas promotion staff within a few months?"
"Three months is the fastest. I have been learning simplified Chinese characters and pinyin in one month, and I have two months to go to the Academy of Sciences to learn basic scientific knowledge." Zhou Xiaode always talks about "science". Although he doesn't understand what science is very clear, everyone thinks it is a good thing and does not conflict with tradition, so just think it is a good thing.
"Three months is not too late. Then let's do it. I'll leave it to you here. If you have any difficulties, just look for Chen Ting or me." Chu Yun said.
Chu Yun walked out of the official residence of the language promotion office and happened to arrive in Jinzhou by King Ryukyu, who was escorted by Ella and Deng Qianlong.
Jinzhou is the base camp of the Fu Liao army, which is more prosperous than Dalian Port, which is a traded city. Almost all types of factories can be found here. Carriages carry cargo and resources in and out. The original Jinzhou city gate was too narrow, so the city gate was simply demolished and rebuilt. Moreover, as the number of people pouring into Jinzhou City increased, the city began to expand to the outside.
When did King Shangfeng of Ryukyu Kingdom experience such a prosperous city that is full of paper and is intoxicated by gold?
On the street, the exquisitely carved carriage slowly ran over, and no one knew which wealthy businessman was sitting inside. On both sides of the street were countless stalls and vendors, with all kinds of goods and food all over the place. There were also a wooden pole on some stores with their own billboards on it. The pedestrians walking on the street didn't care much about etiquette. At the stalls, the shops selected their favorite goods. After the wages of the people in southern Liaoning were increased by Chu Yun, their consumption level also increased greatly. Behind it was the increase in productivity, and silver from all over the country began to flow into southern Liaoning.
These surprised King Shangfeng, as if the Ryukyu Island where he lived was completely different worlds!
"My God...my God..." King Shangfeng could not say anything admirable, but said incoherently in a dreamlike manner.
The key is that he still knocked his thigh hard, leaving Aila and Deng Qianlong, who were also in the carriage, speechless. As for it?
Finally, the carriage came to Chu Yun's mansion. King Shangfeng and his family met the army leader of the Restoration Army who had declared his throne before they met. He seemed to be the most powerful person except the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Chu Yun looked at the arrested King Ryukyu with a smile. This was the first time he had captured a king-level person without any effort. Although the other party had been controlled by a vassal of the Satsuma vassal in Japan, he was not the same opponent as the shogun, Huang Taiji, Goryeo, and Emperor Chongzhen, but at least he was in the name of a king?
King Shangfeng was shocked to see that the legendary commander of the Fu Liao army was only in his twenties. Perhaps because he was suppressed by the Japanese for too long, or when he saw the prosperity of Jinzhou City and Dalian Port, King Shangfeng actually knelt down on the ground: "The Ming Dynasty has produced many talents, and the Ryukyu Xiao Wang pays to the Ming army."
Chu Yun was confused. As a king, why did this guy kneel on himself as soon as he met? Brother, your integrity? Moreover, he couldn't understand what King Shangfeng said at all.
Aila signaled to the Ryukyu translator who brought over, and the Ryukyu native quickly conveyed King Shangfeng's words to Chu Yun.
"Oh, King Shangfeng, you have to be polite. Our Ming Dynasty has a population of over 100 million, and the most important thing is talent." Chu Yun asked King Shangfeng to get up.
"My Ryukyu Kingdom has been passed down for a hundred years, but the country is poor and weak, and is bullied by the Japanese. In recent days, I have seen the strength of the Ming Dynasty and found that I am really not qualified to be the king. I just want the Ming army leader to let our Shang family become an ordinary family in the Ming Dynasty." King Shangfeng said ashamedly.
"Everything is good. I will ask someone to arrange a relief fund for you. From now on, you will no longer regard yourself as a royal family. I will arrange for young juniors to go to the Academy of Sciences to study. Your concubines and other concubines will go to the textile factory to set up a Ryukyu-style textile group. Maybe national clothing can be sold well." Chu Yun put his ideas on King Shangfeng's concubines and children.
He would not raise a bunch of princes like the Ming Dynasty, or dynasty borers. Everyone has to support themselves and make a living by relying on their own talents and skills!
This made the translator from Ryukyu Island a little embarrassed. He stammered and translated to King Shangfeng, but he stuttered again halfway.
Chapter completed!