Civilization spreads to another world

Like the regional competition, a celebration party was held after the award ceremony of the finals.

With the experience of the last time, even if the number of civilians flooding in this time increased, it went smoothly.

After a year of running-in, the officers of each department are already very proficient in their work, and they are completely ready to bring in newcomers. Before that, Shiyu planned to expand the number of recruits for each department. Just taking advantage of this opportunity, he conducted a second round of recruitment after the competition in the region. select officials.

This time, the number of places is three times that of the previous one. Each department recruits [-] people, and there are ten places for interns, which are given to students of the right age in the four colleges. When they graduate in the coming year, they can take office directly.

After a month of training, the new officers are already very presentable.

At least no one made a mistake at the party.

With these two reception experiences, Shi Yu and Huo Ci put the official opening of Chang'an Town into the process.

But before that, the newspaper's reputation must first be made public.

On the afternoon of the second day after the competition, the deadline for submissions, the Propaganda Department selected the best five articles for publication that night, and handed them over to the caravan overnight to take them out of Chang'an Town.

"A special messenger must be set up."

Shi Yu thought about it.

To spread newspapers widely, we cannot rely solely on caravans, as the caravans still have their own work to do.

One of the most important selling points of newspapers is time, to let everyone know what happened recently. If it can’t be instant, what is the news? It should be called old news.

With the current situation, we cannot do daily reports, only weekly and monthly reports.

The country of Mijin has a vast territory. Even if the roads are built, it will not be possible to distribute the newspapers across the country within a week. When the weekly newspapers come out, only a few surrounding territories will be able to get them in the first place. When people from other territories get their hands on it, it will be over. became old news.

"There's still a site."

There is no post station in the country of Mijin, and the nobles have their own messengers. If the common people want to send letters and deliver things, they can only entrust them to acquaintances or merchants.

To deliver newspapers to various places, there must be a local contact point to cooperate.

Messenger, site...

Shi Yu suddenly realized, isn't this a courier?

Immediately slapped his forehead: "Why did you forget this!"

"What did you forget?" Huo Ci raised his head from the pile of documents, it was his turn to write today.

Shi Yu was full of enthusiasm: "Express delivery, I almost forgot, we can make express delivery, but we actually missed this!"

While annoyed, he raised his forehead and said excitedly: "The courier is set up to deliver letters and deliver goods, speed up information exchange, and the courier points are connected to form a natural information network, and the reporters sent out can supervise each other..."

In addition to disseminating Amway, they run a newspaper, and there is another important point-collecting information!

Lack of information is their weakness. Even though many "caravans" have been sent out in the past two years, it is difficult to cross the class. The caravans can only be active among the common people, and they know little about the nobles.

The royal family of the Holy See and even cults can easily plant spies in Chang'an Town, but they have no way to send their eyes and ears to each other.

Since it's not possible to hide it secretly, then simply use open conspiracy.

Newspapers have to ask for news, how come the news, the reporter goes to interview, the reporter will help you make your name, the nobles will never refuse to accept it.

When the influence of the newspaper is revealed, many nobles will be very happy to be interviewed.

As long as they are willing to open their mouths, the information network will naturally be built.

But reporters alone are not enough. Reporters are a double-edged sword. If they are not used well, they will harm others and themselves. There must be a department to supervise each other.

Originally, they planned to support two factions of journalists, let them compete with each other, and then set up a supervision office by the Propaganda Department.

Now with express delivery, it is another layer of protection.

and--

"Jin Yiwei?" Huo Ci almost immediately picked up the point from his words.

"That's right!" Shi Yu tapped his palms and gave him a clever look, "I plan to make the courier brother into an existence similar to Jin Yiwei. The recruits in the barracks are almost saturated. After a few years, the veterans in the guard You should also retreat..."

Since they have shown to the nobles of the Holy See that they will not be tainted with power, it is not easy to expand the number of troops too much - at least on the surface.

Chang'an Town is not big, and those people know how many troops they need. No matter how many they have, it will inevitably run counter to their peace philosophy. The Guard Police Station has reached saturation and will not be recruiting in the short term, but the barracks are still recruiting.

Although in name it is called compulsory military service to exercise the physique of young people, but such continuous and uninterrupted training, in the future it seems that all the people will be soldiers.

Instead of making people suspicious, it is better to find another reason to divert the recruits.

Furthermore, in the long run, there must be an arrangement for the guard police who are currently in the army to retire. The police are better, the retirement age is wider, and some can be transferred to civilian jobs. will be replaced.

Regardless of loyalty or ability, these people happen to be good seedlings to be "Jinyiwei".

Huo Ci thought about it for a while, and thought it was a good idea. He put down the quill in his hand, took out a notepad from the drawer, and said, "We can take this opportunity to let the young people in the town go outside to have a look. ..."

Compared with the outside world, the life of the people in Chang'an Town can be said to be one in the sky and one in the ground.

Those who are adults are fine, but those who have come from hard times know how to cherish, the younger generation is different, after three to five years, they will enjoy the blessings for a long time, they may not be satisfied, and even breed degeneration.

The so-called Sheng Mien fights Mi Qiu.

You can't confine people in Chang'an Town. Peach Blossom Spring is good, but not everyone is willing to stay there. You have to let them go outside to see what kind of life ordinary civilians live. Only by comparing can they be motivated.

Thinking of the military camp, he shook his head: "Many of the newly recruited soldiers are extreme..."

Many of the recruits recruited later were selected from the fugitive slaves who fled all the way. These people are very different from the slaves sent before.

Although one has knowledge and brains and can think independently, it is relatively difficult to brainwash and educate. Most of them come to Chang'an Town with a strong purpose. It is easy to get rid of slavery and learn how to go back to revenge. Those who want to return to the noble class Not a few.

If the desire/desire is not satisfied, these people don't know when they will explode.

Of course, Huo Ci has no objection to them, but out of the protection of Chang'an Town, these people are not suitable for staying for a long time, so he simply gave them a future, as for whether they can succeed or not, it depends on them personally.

Shi Yu couldn't help sighing when he thought of those fugitive slaves in ragged clothes.

Not only the recruits, more than half of these fugitive slaves have psychological problems, which is called post-traumatic syndrome in modern terms. Fortunately, those who can persist in walking are all relatively resolute in character. When they settle down, time will help them heal.

In the era of not being able to eat enough to eat, there is no time to care about what is not psychological. If you eat enough and wear warm clothes, you will gradually get better.

The matter of express delivery has to be considered in the long run.

Shi Yu and Huo Ci spent more than two hours writing a proposal first.

The express delivery they want to do is not exactly the same as the modern express delivery, and there are many places to measure.

For example, how to achieve a win-win situation without violating the interests of the merchants in each territory, how to ensure that the lord will not interfere with the delivery point, how to train employees, and so on.

After deciding on the general framework, the two called Jin Yi and asked him to try to do a pilot project in Xiangkui City and the two cities on the opposite bank first, and then expand after trying out the template.

At the same time, newspapers about cycling races were scattered across the country with caravans.

"Big news, big news, our Green Needle Principality won the championship in the first Tour of the Principality!"

The Green Needle Country was the first to spread the streets and alleys. After the Prince Green Needle learned that the caravan was going to spread newspapers, he took the initiative to take over the job and asked his officials to rush back home overnight with the newspapers.

The official took the initiative to spread it, and naturally it quickly spread throughout the entire Green Needle Country.

Because of the previous intra-regional competition, Green Needle Country was popularized about the bicycle race from top to bottom, and many civilians and slaves even participated in the competition in person.

The competition in the Green Needle Country lasted for three full days. They crossed the Green Needle Country Straight Road. The lords built the road in a simple and rough way. If they encountered obstacles, they would flatten them unless manpower could not help them. You can fix it however you want.

The citizens on both sides of the track basically watched the game at that time, and knew that there was still a final.

"We got No.1? Really?"

"Really, it was written in the newspaper that No. 1, representing our Green Needle Country, won No.[-], and the God Envoy personally handed them the trophy!"

"What is a newspaper?"

"It's a double-page piece of paper from the Kingdom of God, with text printed on it, and the person who distributed it called it that."

"Where is it distributed? Why haven't I seen it?"

"Haha, you didn't miss it on the street in the morning. The adult who came to report the letter sent it for free all the way. Besides, you are illiterate, so it's useless here. They only send it to literate people."

"Then how do you know?"

"Listen to people reading it. I will recite it after listening to it several times. Walk around. If you want to hear it, let's go to the tavern. I just passed by and saw someone reading it in the tavern."

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"...The two envoys came down from the tower in person, and presented the trophy to the champion with their own hands... The crowd applauded and cheered for Prince Green Needle and the champion..."

Everyone in the tavern held their breath and listened to the five articles over and over without feeling bored at all.

Every time I hear an important place, I get excited.

"we are the champion!"

"We won No.1!"

Everyone clinked glasses and cheered.

The people in this world do not have a deep sense of national consciousness and national belonging, unless the lord really loves the people like a son, let the lords remember him, love him from the bottom of their hearts, this is too rare, most lords are not interested What kind of benevolence is being done to love the world, and they don't bother to condescend to gain prestige, and the inferior people don't need them to bother.

For the first time, the people are proud of their territory.

Although most of them just follow the trend and don't understand why they are happy to win the championship, the atmosphere is contagious, and the influence is especially significant in the era when people's wisdom is not developed.

The nobles in the castle estate have not realized this yet.

The bishop of the Temple of the Green Needle Kingdom took to the streets after receiving the report from below, looked thoughtfully at the cheering crowd, and then wrote a letter and ordered someone to send it to Wangcheng.

The letter paper was quickly presented to the desk of the archbishop of the Temple of Light, and the gray-haired archbishop pondered over the letter.

Compared with the boiling of the Green Needle Country, the other duchies are relatively general, and most of the attention is placed on the new thing of the newspaper.

However, soon, the next newspaper appeared, attracting everyone's attention.

"The first National Cup Football Tournament will kick off in March next year. Tickets for the game will be sold this month. There are a total of [-] tickets, regardless of identity. Anyone who wants to watch the game can buy them. The Chang'an Town Caravan sells tickets uniformly." ..."

suddenly.

The whole country exploded.

First there was a football match, and then there was no limit to the identity, the superposition of hatchbacks caused a sensation in the whole city.

What does this mean to ordinary people, it means that they can also go to Chang'an Town!

"Hurry up, send someone to watch at the gate of the city, and see when the caravan from Chang'an Town will come!"

The well-established free citizens in the royal city reacted quickly, and their composition was complex. Some were subordinates of lords and nobles, similar to guest officials in ancient China, some were more prestigious tutors, musicians, painters, etc., and there were also relatives of nobles. The emperor also had several Relatives from poor families, not to mention nobles, squires, wealthy businessmen, etc.

In the past, they were not eligible to go to Chang'an Town, but now they have the opportunity. Whether they really want to go or save face, they must buy a ticket.

The caravan has not come yet, and a new issue of the newspaper has arrived.

This time it seems to be a Chang'an Town introduction guidebook, which introduces the general situation of Chang'an Town, and there are pictures.

As soon as the newspaper was distributed, everyone was overwhelmed, and everyone wanted to get a copy.

It is no longer heard that it was said that the envoy of the gods personally lifted the veil of Chang'an Town.

After reading the newspaper, I immediately became more enthusiastic about going to Chang'an Town. Who knows how many times this kind of opportunity has, and if I miss it, I will never be able to go again?

It's rare to meet an envoy of God in a thousand years, so you have to go and see it with your own eyes.

The powerless civilians set their sights on the football team to be formed in the territory.

The Green Needle Country was the first to post a list, openly recruiting civilians who played football well.

"... To be selected into the team, the monthly salary is [-] gold coins... The top three in the competition will be rewarded with [-] gold coins each, and the champion will be rewarded with [-] gold coins per person. In addition, there will be rewards from the competition committee: [-] gold coins, God Envoy personally Give the team name..."

Everyone stared at the numbers above.

If you think you have hope, go and sign up immediately.

And the other principalities that lost in the cycling race also quickly formed teams, and the princes were especially active.

As a result, football has blown across the country.

When the Wangcheng team took shape, the Chang'an town caravan finally arrived.

"What? Only [-] copies? Didn't you say [-]?"

The person in charge of the caravan laughed: "[-] is the sum of all the duchies, each duchy has [-] pieces, and the royal city has [-], which is twice the amount of the duchies."

Everyone felt a lot more balanced.

But still not enough.

The royal city is a gathering place for the nobles. Although the entrance fee is twice that of the principality, the nobles took the bulk as soon as they made a move, and there were not many left for the commoners.

I was happy when I bought it for a while, but I was upset and depressed when I didn't get it.

Then soon, there was a ticket sale in private, and it was found that the caravan turned a blind eye to it, and it intensified.

The outside world is bustling and bustling, and Chang'an Town is in an orderly manner.

Various departments mobilized, held meetings, divided responsibilities, called up manpower, communicated and implemented... a series of vigorous and resolute actions.

Prepare in advance for the upcoming football game next year.

Before that, King Mijin approved the marriage between Princess Delide and Leonis, and the two will hold their wedding in September.

Shi Yu and Huo Ci glanced at each other when they received the news.

"I'm afraid the king's health..." Shi Yu said hesitantly.

Not long after Princess Delide sent her younger brother, Prince Joyce, to the academy last year, she received news from Wangcheng that the king was seriously ill and has not returned since this trip.

Either the king gets better, or...

Huo Ci's gaze sank, and he continued his words: "Not optimistic."

The wedding in September, it's already July, it's too hasty, Leonis is still in Sunflower City.

Shi Yu frowned suddenly: "Joyce just turned ten years old."

They would rather the current king continue to reign than the ten-year-old king.

Huo Ci pondered and said: "It's not all bad. There will be a period of relaxation for the young master to succeed."

Shi Yu: "Time is too tight, Joyce has only been studying for three semesters, if the king can last another three years..." I couldn't help but repeat, "Time is too short..."

The impact of three semesters is far from enough. Children tend to forget things. Joyce will go back and sit on the throne for a few years. I am afraid that the feelings he has cultivated and what he has learned will soon fade away, not to mention that he has not learned much yet. .

"Perhaps this is God's will." Huo Ci pointed out.

Shi Yu raised his head and looked out the window, thinking of their Three Kingdoms plan: "...Maybe."

Anyway, since my sister was getting married, Joyce, as my younger brother, naturally had to go back to attend, so Prince Joyce started his summer vacation early, bid farewell to his teachers and classmates, and rushed to the royal city surrounded by guards and servants.

Leonis, the groom and brother-in-law, accompanied him.

Before leaving, Leonis came to look for them.

In the past three years, the once naive and reckless little prince has undergone earth-shaking changes. His stature is taller, his face is more mature, and he has more... a palace.

Leonis had a full smile on his face.

The son of the duke, the disciple of the divine envoy, the newly appointed marquis, and about to marry the princess, one halo after another has been added to him, and he has almost reached the pinnacle of his life.

Shi Yu inexplicably thought of a word: Emperor's Fate.

Huo Ci's previous speculation popped up in his ears, as if there was a pair of hands of fate in the dark, imperceptibly pushing forward the development of everything.

"Best trip, happy wedding."

He and Huo Ci looked at each other, and finally only said a few words of blessing.

As for the wedding, it is naturally impossible for them to attend the wedding. First, it is for safety. Even if the nobles of the Holy See have no malicious intentions, who knows if there will be accidents during the long journey. Nowhere is as safe as Chang'an Town. Even disciples who condescend to go to a mortal wedding to attend a mortal wedding are no good, and they come to hold it.

However, they sent reporters who had just been trained. The princess got married. This is a big news that cannot be missed.

By the way, to help the couple—mainly Leonis made a fuss in the newspaper, which was regarded as a gift from the master to his disciples.

It's cheaper than anything.

When the latest issue of the newspaper came out in September, Leonis' name spread all over the country, full of positive images.

However, the newspaper has entered the charging mode since this issue, one copper coin, although it costs money, but it is no longer limited, as long as there is money, anyone can buy it.

At the same time, after three months of pilot operation, the courier station has entered the regular stage and can start to roll out across the country.

When word got out, Hill and Benny approached them.

"We want to try it out."

Shi Yu was startled: "What did you say?"

Huo Ci has already made a decision: "Yes."

Shi Yu opened his mouth, looked at the hopeful eyes of the two, struggled for a moment, and could only follow Huo Ci's words and agree.

"Thank you for your tolerance."

The two saluted excitedly.

When the people left, Shi Yu glared at Huo Ci angrily: "What can I do? Now go out, what if something happens?"

Huo Ci smiled, waved away the servants, took the kettle from the small stove, and poured out fragrant hot milk tea: "Sill will be around after the Chinese New Year, we can't keep him by our side all the time, we have to let him go out to exercise , you can see that they are all married and have children at their age."

He understands the truth, otherwise he would not agree. It's just that the two of them grew up under their noses in the past few years, and he was worried about leaving suddenly.

"Time flies so fast..."

Shi Yu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, remembering that when they met Hill and Benny, they were still children, and they grew up all at once.

Huo Ci took his look into his eyes, and said calmly: "We have almost taught what we should teach, and the rest of Ru has to go on their own. Hill and Benny have their pursuits and ideas, why don't they try? Try, just in time, taking advantage of this opportunity, it is also time to spread the teachings of the Goddess of Peace."

Shi Yu couldn't help laughing.

Their banner of the goddess of peace is resounding. In fact, apart from celebrating Peace Day every year, they have never really promoted it, and they have all focused on urban construction.

It is indeed time to move, so as not to arouse suspicion.

"The two of them have a saint son and a saint daughter. This reason is just right. Only by going out for a walk and gaining insights can they grow. It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books." Huo Ci also laughed, "Instead of worrying about them, it is better to find someone to replace them work in hand."

On the contrary, Shi Yu's attention was immediately diverted. The work of the department is easy to hand over, and it's rare that someone will represent them in the future to handle those miscellaneous matters.

Seeing him meditating, Huo Ci let go of his worries.

There is another reason why he agrees with Hill and Benny going out, he doesn't want Shi Yu to spend too much energy on these people.

It's not paranoid possessiveness. They will go back in the future. After getting along with people for a long time, they will definitely develop feelings. When they leave, they will definitely be sad.

He knew that Shi Yu understood this too, but emotions cannot be controlled by reason, and Shi Yu obviously had a tendency, so he had to interrupt it.

Whether it's for themselves or in the long run, the less they invest in their feelings, the better. Once they have feelings, they will be biased. When changes start in the future, they'd better remain neutral and not favor any side.

After all, they are just passers-by, promoters, not managers.

The courier recruitment seemed to be a signal. Hill and Benny were just the beginning, followed by many people who submitted applications. Most of them were teenagers who survived the famine. They were eager to go out and see a wider world.

Shi Yu could understand them. He used to be so impatient to go outside the city where he lived, even if the outside was bad.

It's just that he and Huo Ci didn't expect Qingfeng and Mingyue to follow.

The two expressed their thoughts tremblingly, shrinking their heads, as if they were afraid that they would get angry.

Shi Yu was a little curious: "Why do you want to go out?"

Qingfeng and Mingyue were the first people they saw when they crossed over. They also bumped into Mingyue and pulled him out from under the car.

And Chongshan.

Before Berry and those servants came, Qingfeng and Chongshan had been serving them as servants.

Later, Chongshan was asked to leave by Jin Yi, and he ran around with Jin Yi. Mingyue filled his vacancy and continued to serve them until now.

The two are not so much menservants as followers or similar companions.

When they were teaching Leonis and Sirbeni, they didn't avoid them. They were in urgent need of manpower, so they even trained them together.

It's just that these two people are used to serving people, and they didn't sign up when the government changed. Shi Yu and Huo Ci were also used to them, so they didn't mention it again.

Why did you suddenly figure it out?

Qingfeng stumbled and said, "I just want to go and see..."

Mingyue was calmer and said: "We also want to do something for the adults. It's good to stay in the house, but we can't do much every day, and we still have such a high salary. The adults are so kind to us and teach us carefully. We But we only know An Yi, we feel ashamed..."

Looks like someone said something.

Shi Yu roughly understood the reason, and after a little thought, he agreed.

Indeed, with Qingfeng and Mingyue's current knowledge and ability, it's really not worth it to run errands for them in the yard. Everyone has their own ambitions, and they are willing to make progress, and he has no reason to stop them.

Leonis is gone.

Hill Bernie left.

Qingfengmingyue also left.

The teenagers grow up and travel far away one by one, heading for their own futures.

Shi Yu leaned on the railing and looked into the distance, sighing as he watched the team go away.

The warmth is transferred to the hand, it is a cup of milk tea.

Behind is Huo Ci's concerned face.

"Forget it, I can't help my father, I can't control it..."

He took a big sip of the milk tea, it was sweet and smooth, and the temperature was just right.

His heart skipped a beat, he drank the milk tea in one gulp, turned around, and said seriously, "Comrade Huo Ci, are you interested in dating?"

Huo Ci was taken aback for a moment, then a smile crept onto the corner of his lips: "Yes, very much."