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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 544: State and Private Affairs

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    It was already the first watch, and Liu Xuan was still sorting out the papers on the desk, her delicate cheeks slightly pale due to the cold.

    "Miss Liu, why didn't you ask someone to bring it back when the charcoal went out?" Chen Huizong, the chief of the newspaper section of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom News Department, stepped in. This man is from Hangzhou. He was elected as a candidate in the 29th year of Daoguang's reign, but then  After the Taiping Army conquered Hangzhou, Chen Huizong's family survived due to the Taiping Army's treatment of the plague. Then he and his brother Chen Huizu joined the Taiping Army.  Chen Huizong was quite knowledgeable and also liked Western science. He once spent some time in the Mohai Library in Hua Hengfang, so he began to work as a secretary in the Publicity Department.  A few years later, due to the vigorous development of the press industry in the areas governed by the Taiping Army, the Kingdom of Heaven separated the News Department from the Publicity Department. Wang Libin became the director, and Chen Huizhong became the chief of its newspaper unit.

    Liu Xuan was the third among the female candidates in the first imperial examination of the Kingdom of Heaven. She was also a famous talented girl from Jinling. She once served in the Northern Palace.  During the Beiwangfu Rebellion, Liu Xuan happened to escape the disaster by returning home to attend the funeral because her mother died of illness in the countryside. After returning, she was recruited by Chen Huizong to serve as the editor-in-chief of the newspaper company's "Guowen Bao".

    Liu Xuan raised her eyes, there were still tears in her eyes, she smiled slightly and said: "Chief, these articles are so touching, I was a little fascinated by them, so I didn't care about them."

    Chen Huizong said oh, turned around and said to an attendant who was following him: "Ask the kitchen to send more charcoal fire. It's already December. I guess it might snow in the second half of the night. It's going to be very cold."

    The attendant responded.  Chen Huizong walked to the desk and picked up a piece of copywriting and read it, saying, "Oh, these are all copywriting praising the fighting martyrs who emerged in the Battle of Guilin. No wonder you shed tears after reading it."

    Liu Xuan nodded slightly, wiped his tears gently and said: "Yes, people like Yang Chengming and Wang Sigou mentioned in these articles all fought hard in the face of dozens of times more powerful enemies in order to win the battle, until  Died on the battlefield. A martyr like Yang Chengming, who was shot with dozens of arrows and spears, still refused to fall, is extremely admirable."

    Chen Huizong hummed and said: "The advanced deeds of these martyrs must be published in the newspapers as soon as possible. Our national newspapers have been publishing lengthy articles on the Southwest War recently. In addition to reporting on the news of victory, these glorious deeds of serving the country with death are also more important.  It¡¯s inspiring. It can also arouse everyone¡¯s hatred towards Qing Yao.¡±

    Liu Xuan nodded and said: "My subordinates understand that these articles sent back by frontline colleagues are very detailed. They contain places, people, deeds, and testimonies of ordinary people. They are already very good. All you need to do is to write them in detail."  Add a little polish. And put the finishing touch at the end, pointing out the truth that the country has dead soldiers, and the demons will be defeated, and call on the whole people to actively support the southwest war, which will definitely have a miraculous effect."

    Chen Huizong nodded slightly and said: "I am assured of your writing style and knowledge. Just do as you wish. The most important thing is to report it as soon as possible. At the same time, the Ministry of War and the King of the West should also send out the pensions and posthumous gifts for these martyrs.  . To show that there are no martyrs in heaven who forget to die on the battlefield. Oh, and the inscriptions "Brave and Unyielding" written by the King of the West for Yang Chengming must be engraved by someone from the printing department in original writing. So that the newspaper can be published quickly after typesetting.  "

    Liu Xuan agreed softly, and Chen Huizong inspected the newsroom and said, "By the way, you can write a letter to fellow reporters on the front line later, telling them to write more stories about the soldiers' daily marching life, so that the common people can  Also get to know the life in the military camp. Of course, they don¡¯t have to write about military secrets. There are also departments such as the Logistics Department and the Staff Department that are not directly involved in the war. They are also asked to visit more and record their deeds. This Southwest Battle, in order to  To ensure the logistics of the army, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong and other places mobilized more than 200,000 civilians. There must be many touching stories, and we must let people on the front lines dig more."

    Liu Xuan smiled slightly and said: "I sent them a letter yesterday and told them to do this." Chen Huizong smiled with satisfaction and said: "Miss Liu is very careful in her work. I am very relieved to have you here at the National News.  "

    Liu Xuan said a few words of humility, and Chen Huizong sat aside and continued: "By the way, today Mr. Wei Zhijun from the Ministry of War came to the News Department Yamen again and once again mentioned that he wanted to transfer you to the newly established War Propaganda Department of the Ministry of War.  I¡¯m here to ask what you mean again.¡±

    Liu Xuan¡¯s pretty face was straight, then she lowered her head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to go.¡±

    Chen Huizong smiled slightly and said: "I know that you don't want to go because it involves your personal matters. You met Mr. Wei Hou when you were in the North Palace. There are many rumors in the public that Mr. Wei is interested in you, but you don't want to  As his little wife, you have been avoiding him since you returned to Tianjing. In fact, it was thanks to him that you were not accepted by the King of Bei as the queen wife. Otherwise, you can see among the talented women who took the first imperial examination that year,  Many of them were adopted by various princes as wives and concubines. At that time, the King of the North transferred you to the King of the North.??, even if I wanted to accept you, if it weren't for the protection of Lord Wei, and the King of Bei didn't accept it for the sake of his brother, otherwise how could you, a weak and lonely woman, escape?  "

    Liu Xuan's pale cheeks blushed slightly, and then she shook her head firmly and said: "Commander, things are different now. I remember the kindness of Lord Wei Hou, but now that the King of the West is in charge, rape will never happen again."  . He already has five wives and concubines, and I will not marry him."

    Chen Huizong nodded slightly and said with a smile: "You are indeed a talented woman. No wonder you can be called the four most talented women in Jinling together with Fu Shanxiang, Chen Qiqiao and Jiang Enmei. Sure enough, you would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox, and don't want to be someone else's concubine.  "At this point, he paused and then said: "Since you have made up your mind not to marry Lord Wei, and there is no chance of rape at the moment, why are you still afraid of going to the Ministry of War to serve? You are just afraid of seeing him.  Are you embarrassed by Mr. Wei?"

    Liu Xuan¡¯s face turned red even more, and she didn¡¯t know how to answer for a while.  Chen Huizong smiled faintly, twirled his beard and said: "Actually, you have the Marquis in your heart. You are really just afraid of being embarrassed when we meet."

    At this point, Chen Huizong stood up and sighed softly: "Actually, the Ministry of War is here to ask for someone, and I don't want to let you go, but the War Propaganda Department is the cultural department under the Ministry of War, and is responsible for the entertainment and publicity of the soldiers during the war.  It is also extremely important to boost morale. The King of the West has repeatedly emphasized in recent days that all ministries must serve the frontline war as their top priority at this stage. This is a national, official, and important matter! Thinking that the frontline soldiers can even risk their lives for victory, can we?  Can¡¯t these people at the back let go of even a little embarrassment?¡±

    Liu Xuan's pretty face turned red, and she said with a smile: "Chief, I, I" Chen Huizong raised his hand to stop and said: "You don't have to answer me now. The King of the West once said that the Kingdom of Heaven has developed to this day, and we are all citizens.  , and then the princes and officials of the Kingdom of Heaven. They should enjoy the rights of citizens first, and then have the obligations of officials. I will respect your choice. Whether you go or stay, I welcome you. However, the War Propaganda Department has been newly established.  Only Jiang Enmei of Tianjing Daily is supporting the overall situation. I am afraid that the War Propaganda Department will mess up the first condolence with the army. If Liu Xuan of Guowen News can also join, you two can take charge of this matter together.  Don't worry. Remember, although we enjoy the rights of citizens, in the important affairs of the country, there are public and private affairs. Just because of a small embarrassment is not what a heavenly warrior who is determined to revive the Han family should have."

    After saying that, Chen Huizong left, and the warm charcoal fire was brought in. Liu Xuan was filled with sorrow and couldn't help herself for a while.

    Sure enough, in the second half of that night, the first snow since the beginning of winter fell in Jinling City, and the light snow, as thin as Qionghua and broken jade, moistened the streets and alleys of Tianjing.  The sky has not yet brightened, and the Yamen of the Ministry of War, located next to the former site of the Tianwang Mansion, has opened its door early. The carriage of Wei Zhijun, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Minister of War and Marquis of Zhaoxin, arrived at the Yamen early because today he is the duty officer and is responsible for supervision.  The opinions of many officials of the Ministry of War.

    The officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had a very strict dianmao system. Each department had its own dianmao officer, and the chief and deputy officers of each department and unit had to take turns serving as duty officers. In addition to running their own affairs, the duty officers  In addition, the officials also have to supervise trivial matters such as ordering, asking for leave, appearance and other trivial matters that day, so the duty officer must arrive early on the day of duty.

    Wei Zhijun has been very busy recently. He has not taken a break for three months in a row. Since the beginning of the Southwest War, he has been in high speed like other officials.  The Ministry of War has more things to do. There are hundreds of various official documents exchanged between the front line, the rear, and local areas every day, including troop deployment, staff, logistics, supplementation, local coordination and other miscellaneous matters. There are also military affairs such as troop deployment strategies, terrain and military conditions, etc.  In addition to the fact that a local battle is about to start in northern Jiangsu recently, Wei Zhijun and other senior officials of the Ministry of War are even more busy.

    After changing into the official uniform of the Kingdom of Heaven, Wei Zhijun read the official documents in the hall. The ordering officer was waiting behind the desk for the officials to come to answer the orders. It was still early, so Wei Zhijun felt that he could deal with the documents sent this morning first.  Several official documents.

    The first official document was about the deployment of the Fujian Township Corps. After Chen Kai and other tens of thousands of Tiandihui rebels were organized into the Fujian Township Corps, they cooperated with the main force in several battles in eastern Guangdong when they went to Guangdong, and annihilated Fujian.  The last main force of the Qing army subsequently withdrew, and the township corps detached a part of its troops to follow the main force to continue the campaign, leaving 30,000 people behind to do the follow-up clearing work.  Nowadays, the front line is getting longer and longer. The newly recovered areas need to be stationed by rural corps. The main force must continue to advance. The clearing work in eastern Guangdong has been basically completed. The powerful local regiment training forces of rural landlords have also been basically pacified. It is time to mobilize  Part of the Guangdong Township Corps moved westward.

    After Wei Zhijun thought for a moment, he wrote down his opinion. The tasks undertaken by the township corps are also very important. In addition to being a supplementary corps to the main force, they are also responsible for local security and rural cleanup tasks. The township corps mobilized in several places in Fujian and JiangxiAlthough the corps was sufficient for the time being, as the war progressed, it would be stretched sooner or later. Therefore, Wei Zhijun suggested that the transformation of captured Qing soldiers into the rural corps should be put on the agenda.  Although it takes a lot of work to convert prisoners for one's own use, there are also many benefits, and it is proposed whether the newly established War Propaganda Department can undertake this task.

    Wei Zhijun thought for a moment and wrote a few sentences, but he always felt that relying on the girls in the War Propaganda Department was unreliable, and he still needed to add more manpower.  While I was writing, the Dianmao officer outside the door came in and reported: "Sir, there is Liu Xuan, the editor-in-chief of Guowen Newspaper, outside asking for an audience." (To be continued)
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