Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 271 Education and Propaganda

The Palace of Qinzheng in the Old Summer Palace, and the imperial meeting room.

This meeting is really special.

Because the things to be discussed are not internal affairs, not foreign affairs, not military affairs.

But
publicity!

Yes.

In the eyes of later generations, it was a "reactionary meeting" that recharged "racial superiority theory" and "militarism".

"Now my Ming Dynasty has unified the world, but the current era is not the time when our Huaxia family can live a peaceful life behind closed doors. The conflicts among the world's heroes are the magnified chaos of the Warring States Period. Sail ships, steam ships, railways, etc. The unprecedented connection of the whole world has become one, and now we are sailing against the current, if we do not advance, we will retreat, and the scalps of tens of millions of native Americans are staring at us!"

Emperor Zhu said loudly.

"Although my Ming Dynasty is powerful now, it is only because of the founding emperor of my country. I can guarantee that after a hundred years, this Ming Dynasty will inevitably tend to be conservative, advocating culture and restraining martial arts, and losing its pioneering spirit!"

"In the past, it was okay to do this, but it is not possible now. Now this is a world of great controversy, and the whole country must be twisted into one rope. Ming must maintain a strong force and defend the civilization of China!"

"I often think that the country will always be destroyed by the weak, and the lonely Han will be destroyed by the strong, why?"

"Just because the Qin and Han Dynasties were a military system, the status of soldiers was very high, everyone was not afraid of war, and everyone was happy when they heard of war!"

"Isn't this the case in Western countries today? Western powers all sanctify the army and make their generals heroes. Their social status is higher than that of civilian officials. Even the kings, princes, princes and other nobles of European countries are proud of military uniforms. The princes of the country all need to receive military education and serve in the army, and the aristocratic men in Europe all consider enrolling in military schools as their first choice!"

"Looking back at my Ming Dynasty, the world has only just been peaceful. How many people have been recruited from the society this year? Most of them can only select young talents from the army to enter! And the talents in the society are all for the sake of being scholars. Fame is called Rong, and there is a proverb in civil society that "a good man is not a single soldier, a good iron is not an order". If these things are left alone, after a few decades, I am afraid that my Ming Dynasty will be a big but not strong Ottoman Turkey. "

On the throne.

Emperor Zhu talked eloquently.

Much of the conversation centered on military status.

Although the current Ming Dynasty has strong martial arts.

But how can the influence of folk traditions for hundreds of years be changed overnight.

For the young talents of the Ming Dynasty.

Joining the army is actually a very unpopular prospect.

June this year.

The Ming Dynasty held the first "University Admissions Examination".

University students are mainly recruited from scholars and graduates of middle schools in various places.

But for Daohua University, the School of Engineering, the School of Political Science, and the School of Medicine are all extremely competitive.

After all, Daohua University bears the name of Emperor Zhu.

The disciple of the Son of Heaven!
So there are a lot of applicants.

Even if you can't get into Daohua University.

There are also many people who choose to enroll in new universities run by some local governments and non-governmental organizations in Zhongdu and Nandu.

It's actually very simple that these new universities are so attractive.

Because the content of imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty is more and more in line with the learning content of new universities.

In other words.

To be an official of the Ming Dynasty.

It is useless to just know the Four Books and Five Classics and write stereotyped essays.

It is best to go to this new type of university to study to be sure.

But in the same way, the Daming Army-Navy University recruits students from scholars and middle school graduates from all over the country.

Neither the Naval Academy nor the Army Academy had filled their civilian recruitment quotas.

There are very few candidates.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high.

How can you be a martial artist if you study and become an official?

This kind of thinking is still the mainstream among the scholar-bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty.

There is no way, the Army and Naval Academy can only recruit young soldiers who have made contributions from the army and are proficient in writing and ink.

And countries like Prussia will be able to implement compulsory military service after a while.

In fact, after the Ming Dynasty realized that "scholars become officials, and officials go to the countryside" in most areas replaced the management of local clans.

Theoretically, the first prerequisite for the implementation of compulsory military service has also been met.

But this compulsory military service system requires the cooperation of the common people, and it is best to take the initiative to join the army.

If not proactive.

It is also possible to get trapped with a rope-so this requires the government to go to the countryside.

Not like some twentieth-century regime.

I can't even handle the matter of catching strong men.

What a fucking waste.

Moreover, the combat enthusiasm of the bound soldiers is definitely not high.

There will definitely be a large number of deserters on the battlefield.

And this requires publicity and education, preferably to the extent that the people can actively accept compulsory military service.

Isn't that what happened in Europe later on?

The government used propaganda and other means to brainwash the hits, elevating the social status of the generals to an unbelievable level, making every boy dream of serving the country in the army and fighting on the battlefield.

This makes it possible to recruit a large and highly morale army at a fairly low cost.

This "low cost" army.

It is the basis for the emergence of any continental army power in later generations!

And Emperor Zhu's Ming Army.

Although the morale is quite high.

But the cost of this high morale is too high-tens of acres of military land!

So it's an unsustainable system.

And the land border of the Ming Dynasty was so long.

If you want to raise a standing mercenary with a high salary.

Then this cost may be unbearable for the Ming court.

So the best way is to engage in compulsory military service.

To destroy the subjects of the Son of Heaven.

Become a military citizen who can take the initiative to carry a gun and fight for the Ming Dynasty!
And such a change.

Naturally, it cannot be done overnight.

Nor can it be done by Emperor Zhu's next decree.

This requires a complete supporting education system.

Militarists should start from childhood.

But now the education system of the Ming Dynasty is actually in the hands of Confucian scholars and scholar-bureaucrats.

Count on these hypocritical Confucians and cynics who have been castrated from the spirit of Confucianism for more than 1000 years to educate batches of militarists?

It would be better to expect a breakthrough in controllable nuclear fusion technology within 50 years.

Of course.

Now Emperor Zhu can't take all the right to education from Confucian scholar-bureaucrats all at once-as long as scholars in the Ming Dynasty basically read Confucian classics.

So there is no rush.

Take it step by step.

The first step, of course, is to form a social atmosphere in which everyone speaks out.

It started with the large-scale publicity of the Ming-Russia War.

"Therefore, the soldiers of our Ming Dynasty should not be insulted or discriminated against. Our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty should also have heroes!"

"Before the end of the Ming-Russia War, the Ming court will control news and public opinion, and the Ministry of Education will be changed to the Ministry of Education and Propaganda! All newspapers and periodicals in the Ming territory will be censored, and anything that is not conducive to the war, smearing the Ming court and Ming soldiers will be prohibited." The article appeared! In terms of public opinion propaganda, let the newspaper vigorously publicize a few fighting heroes."

"The press and publishing industry must fully accept management, and newspapers and public opinion must fully serve the war!"

"The Ming-Russian War was a just battle for China's survival. All Ming soldiers who died in this battle will be enshrined in the Great Ming Heroes' Shrine, where they will enjoy the incense of all families!"

"In addition, there are operas and literary works from various places, and we must also vigorously praise the contributions of soldiers!"

(End of this chapter)