Daming 1805

Chapter 409 Public opinion
The news of short-distance take-off and landing activities spread rapidly across the world along with radio waves.

Including the dynamics of the event itself, as well as the official decision of the Aviation Industry Association, as well as the decision of Daming Airlines.

Private manufacturers of light aircraft immediately began to worry that the entry of Daming Airlines would have an impact on their industry.

They immediately found someone to inquire about the news, and soon got the news that Daming Airlines deliberately leaked that the price of the small aircraft of Daming Airlines would be limited to no less than [-] silver notes, and there was a high probability that it would be higher than [-].

Then they mostly relaxed.

Prince Dashi really made money by himself as always, and was willing to let others make money.

In fact, even if Daming Airlines restricts the price, it will still attract some of their customers.

Some customers can buy more high-end products, but Daming Airlines did not sell similar products before.

So I had to buy products from ordinary manufacturers before.

Now that Daming Airlines is going to design similar products, these customers will definitely leave them.

But at the same time, Zhu Jingyuan and Daming Airlines are themselves weather vanes. In Zhu Jingyuan's words in his previous life, they "brought their own traffic".

And it's traffic at the level of direct "out of the circle".

Daming Aviation Plane's entry into the category and market of light aircraft will definitely trigger a boom in light aircraft within the aviation industry and aviation customer groups.

When the whole market heats up, that means new opportunities are coming.

Maybe a small number of old customers will leave, but more new customers will come.

In fact, related news and trends are brewing very fast.

Civilian flying enthusiasts are all looking forward to when Daming Airlines' light aircraft will be launched.

More ordinary people, as well as those who are interested in private jets, have begun to follow the latest news to learn about this market.

Many original light aircraft manufacturers soon began to receive a large number of inquiries from new customers.

After all, an airplane is an airplane, even if the price can be lowered to the level of a car, it goes without saying that the fuel consumption is at least several times, and more importantly, the maintenance and management costs are not of the same order of magnitude as a car.

Those who can really be interested in aircraft and have the ability to afford the lowest level of aircraft use costs must be at least the middle class and above in the entire society.

Therefore, even if it is a "small" manufacturer, they are faced with decent people from Daming, and all kinds of consultation and reception are of high level.

Such people are also accustomed to directly seeking advice from the corresponding manufacturer if they are interested, instead of going to the private sector to inquire.

The craze for small planes is already brewing.

However, looking at the whole world, the content that has a wider impact is still the few words of Zhu Jingyuan and Wu Zhiyuan.

Zhu Jingyuan knew that this aviation event was a public event. In addition to official personnel, there were also a large number of ordinary workers and civil aviation enthusiasts participating in the competition.

Zhu Jingyuan realized at that time that the conversation between himself and Wu Zhiyuan would definitely be leaked, and he also realized the impact of these conversations.

Zhu Jingyuan, who has experience in his previous life, can also imagine how serious the consequences would be if someone took it out of context.

So I actively asked my entourage to selectively excerpt the content of the conversation according to my own requirements.

He took the initiative to disclose his declaration to major newspapers in a relatively official capacity.

Let these newspapers selectively report and guide public opinion before the folk gossip spreads.

"Prince Da Shi once again reiterated that Ming Dynasty will not annex the countries of Thailand and the West".

"The Prince of Dashi Said that the Existence of Western Countries Is the External Driving Force for Ming Dynasty's Continuous Progress".

"The Prince of Food believes that with the current level of technology, the countries of Thailand and the West are no longer able to pose a real threat to Ming Dynasty."

Headlines of similar official propaganda caliber directly occupied the headlines of various newspapers.

Therefore, the vast majority of ordinary people who pay attention to the newspaper media have no deviation in their perception of this matter.

Of course, there were also some tabloids, who secretly asked people at the time to inquire about the news, and made all kinds of sensational headlines with embellishments.

"Prince of Food at Daming Air Event Awards Ceremony Discusses Solution to Complete Taisi Wipeout".

"The complete elimination of all Xiyi can completely remove the ultimate obstacle to the future development of Ming Dynasty."

"His Royal Highness Prince Dashi invites all countries in Thailand and the West to become vassal states of Ming Dynasty".

"My Ming Dynasty is about to completely unify the world! "

"The Big Food King is a Coward! "

However, the credibility of various tabloids is inherently problematic, and only a few circles will regard this statement as Gui Gao.

However, there are some contents in it that the official media will not take the initiative to say.

For example, the conversation between Zhu Jingyuan and Wu Zhiyuan included several key issues, including whether to unify the world and whether to eliminate all Thais and Westerners.

And if these tabloids get the news, they will spread it everywhere whether they can verify it or not.

"Allegedly", "according to a reliable source", "according to an insider who did not want to disclose his identity"...

In fact, this kind of beginning has the same meaning. I just pass on an unverifiable rumor, whether you readers believe it or not.

There are diplomats from the Thai and Western countries in Ming Dynasty, and they will collect official newspapers as well as non-governmental tabloids.

Politicians from various countries in Thailand and the West are very intent on trying to fully understand Daming's every move from all aspects.

Berlin, Prussia.

Two days later, Prussian Prime Minister Hardenberg found his King William III with a stack of information summary reports from various newspapers in China.

While William III read the report, Hardberg specified those topics in the folk tabloids:
"Your Majesty, we need to pay special attention to the content that Daming's official media did not report, that is, the discussion on whether Daming wants to unify the world..."

William III has seen the relevant instructions, and immediately raised his head when he heard this:
"Isn't this news from some second- and third-rate tabloids? It's completely impossible to verify..."

Hardenberg immediately said:
"Whether the specific news in the newspaper can be verified is actually not important, what is important is that the second- and third-rate folk tabloids that sell such news can continue to exist, which shows that this kind of news has an audience.

"This also shows that such issues and goals already have a certain basis of public opinion among the local people of Ming Dynasty.

"It's only been seven years since the world war that caused extremely bad damage to Daming and Taixi, and people in Daming have started to have this kind of public opinion, which is not a good thing.

"In particular, there is another type of media, because Prince Dashi publicly reiterated that Ming will not annex Europa, pointing to Prince Dashi as a coward, and implying that Prince Dashi and Ming's compromise and surrender faction are emptying the emperor.

"They are even advocating and implying that the people should do something, and they claim that the Ming emperor definitely didn't think so.

"They claimed that there was no need to negotiate a peace in the first place, as long as they continued to fight, Ming had already unified the whole world seven years ago.

"All including Prince Dashi, the capitulation faction in the Ming Dynasty flinched, leading to the current situation.

"So I think the question we should really worry about is what will happen if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the imperial court are coerced or even influenced by these extreme thoughts among the people..."

William III's expression became very ugly:
"But... after all, these are just tabloid newspapers that are not on the table, and those non-governmental newspapers that have a wide range of influence and have a wider audience have not discussed related topics...

"Even if the Emperor of Ming was influenced by public opinion, it would not be his turn to be influenced by these third-rate tabloids..."

Hardenberg immediately said:
"Judgment is judgment like this, but we can't just rely on judgment, and we can't completely pin our fate on others.

"We should aim for the worst-case scenario and make plans and preparations that can deal with it."

William III directed the newspaper information report and directly asked Hardenberg:

"What exactly is Mr. Hardenberg trying to say?"

Hardenberg immediately said:
"Your Majesty, I think compulsory primary education for all, including military training, should be formally implemented.

"According to the tradition of China, ten years of gathering and ten years of lessons, a total of 20 years, a generation.

"If a world war breaks out 20 years after its end, elementary school students today will be the main force at that time.

"Even if the world war does not come again, we will always fight Austria and make the last effort to unify Germany.

"Then we also have to rely on the power of the current generation!
"This generation has shot guns since they were young, and they are all literate. The impact on the war will be very significant."

William III has seen this bill several times, and Hardenberg and other cabinet members have discussed it with him several times.

They have fully understood the benefits of compulsory education, including military training, but they are only concerned about the cost.

Now, with the news from Daming, Hardenberg came to speak to William III again.

As the king of Prussia, William III has always been the monarch with the strongest sense of crisis on the western continent.

He did feel threatened by a possible future.

Friedrich Wilhelm III was silent for a long time, and finally accepted Hardenberg's advice:

"Okay, I approved it, and it will be implemented in the next new school year."

These official or unofficial news from Ming Dynasty directly prompted the King of Prussia to make a decision that he hesitated for a long time.

London, England.

British Prime Minister William Pitt has been ill since last year.

In order to deal with various things in the UK, from the beginning of the World War to the present, I have not had a good rest for more than ten years.

Excessive mental fatigue, full of worries about the situation and future of Britain, and I have the habit of drinking.

This series of problems has actually seriously damaged his body.

In fact, in the past few years, various health problems have appeared from time to time, and various diseases have continued.

There appears to have been a general outbreak beginning last year.

From the second half of last year to the beginning of this year, my mental state was on the verge of collapse.

This year is the seventh year of Ankang, which is already 1812 in the Western calendar.

In the original history, William Pitt died in 1806 at the age of 47.

This was the case in that era. The upper class with good living conditions, if there were no difficult-to-treat diseases, their normal life expectancy was no different from that of modern people.

But once the disease is entangled, it is likely to disappear at a young age.

From the perspective of the 21st century, William Pitt died at the age of 47, which is definitely considered an untimely death.

In this world, Pete did not serve as the prime minister so early, and medical technology is more advanced, allowing him to live a few more years.

But the William Pitt of this world himself thought otherwise.

He felt that he might have been "scourged".

Although when Yinzhou was developing, Thai and Western businessmen often deliberately sold the blankets used by smallpox patients to the Yin people to spread the smallpox virus and eliminate the Yin people.

But that was 200 years ago. In this world in 1812, the world's culture and thoughts had undergone tremendous changes compared with Zhu Jingyuan's previous life.

Relatively complete abolition of slavery has been completed in Taixi native land.

The key is that under the influence of Ming Dynasty, the Taixi people's sense of superiority was seriously lost, and the spiritual blessing of the Chosen One was gone.

There is no way to do evil without psychological pressure.

Doing similar things now and taking the initiative to eliminate the indigenous people in a place will already make them feel uneasy.

The point is that public opinion has begun to condemn this kind of thing.

Some newspapers in the UK pointed out that the British court was indifferent to the large-scale plague in Tianzhu.

Some newspapers even began to reveal that the plague might have been initiated by the British court.

After all, he had a history of spreading smallpox in Yinzhou.

As the head of the British court, Peter certainly felt the pressure.

Pressure from the three levels of the people, the king, and the regent.

This should also be one of the important reasons for Pete's prolonged illness this time.

This morning, the Prince Regent of the United Kingdom, the Prince of Wales, and the British Foreign Secretary Grenville, who is Pitt's cousin, came to visit William Pitt together.

At the same time, he also brought the news from Daming to ask Peter, the British Prime Minister, about the situation.

Due to Pitt's mental state is too weak, the two sides did not engage in complicated formalities.

Meet Pete directly in his bedroom for the Prince of Wales and Grenville.

After Pete lay on the bed very weakly and said hello, he continued to be in a trance alone.

Grenville did not show the document to Pete, but read it directly to Pete from the side.

After Grenville read the headlines and contents of the first few articles from official newspapers and large non-governmental newspapers, Pete, who was lying on the bed, muttered to himself:

"I should be thankful, I don't need to go through war again before I go to see Satan..."

Grenville is also frowning, his cousin is really in a bad state.

I feel that after death, I will go to hell to meet Satan instead of going to heaven to meet God.

According to Dr. Daming, he has given up on himself now, so how can he treat it?
The Prince of Wales was equally woebegone, an indecisive man.

Since participating in the peace talks with Pete and realizing that Pete is reliable, he has basically obeyed Pete's words.

This is not necessarily a bad thing for the Prince of Wales, at least it doesn't have to work hard.

The key point is that although Pete is also determined to give up, by British standards, he can even be regarded as devoting himself to death.

Pitt has helped the Prince of Wales out of various troubles over the years.

Now that Pete seems to be dying, who should he listen to in the future?

Grenville hesitated to speak several times, but finally did not make any comments, but continued to read the news.

The rest is mainly the content of folk tabloids and more extreme newspapers.

After listening to a few pieces, Pete opened his eyes a little excitedly:
"Give me the map of Europe!"

Both the Prince of Wales and Grenville were taken aback, thinking that Pete was going to plan for the future of the United Kingdom and Tessie, speculating on possible serious situations.

Without hesitation, the two immediately urged Pete's servant to get a small, up-to-date map of Europe.

Several people unfolded the map and showed it to Pete who was leaning on the bed, waiting to hear Pete's analysis.

As a result, Pete just stared at the map and muttered to himself:

"Maybe I won't be able to see it in the future, so I have to take a good look at it now..."

After hearing this, Grenville immediately asked:

"William, do you mean that Ming will eventually annex Europa?"

The Prince of Wales also pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

As a result, the two never heard a response.

After Grenville realized something, he realized that his cousin had closed his eyes and was no longer breathing.

(End of this chapter)