My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 280 A Better Tool Than Newspaper
As for what Lao Li said, it would not be a problem to find a few great scholars of the time who support the industry to write a few definitive articles.

After Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down, he couldn't help but criticize Li Han in his heart.

Old Li, you underestimate me, Old Zhu. If we find a few great scholars who support us, won’t that be easy?
Why force it? Is Old Zhu such a rude and violent person? Just like what you said before, Old Li, there are great scholars who will debate for us!

If he thought about it carefully, he would realize that great scholars like Wu Daoxing and Lan Zhi were on his side, especially Wu Daoxing, who now talked about science all the time.

Under his leadership, a group of Confucian scholars have now turned to the so-called scientific study. The successful development of the new steam engine is inseparable from their support, so their enthusiasm is getting stronger and stronger.

Therefore, the final hammer must be taken by Wu Daoxing.

"Seeing this, Lao Zhu, do you think this is the end? No, this is just the beginning!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but widen his eyes. What did Lao Li mean by this? Was everything he just said just the beginning?
"There is another propaganda tool that is even better than newspapers. You should know about it, right, Lao Zhu?"

A better propaganda tool than newspapers?
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. Does the thing that Lao Li described exist in this world?
How come I don’t have any impression of it at all?

He resisted the urge to continue reading the letter to find the answer, and tried hard to think in his mind that he must keep up with Lao Li's thoughts, otherwise every time he communicated with Lao Li, he would feel like he was becoming more and more of a fool.

Zhu Yuanzhang went through all the ways of propaganda in his mind, including the public notices issued by the court and local government offices, the public announcements of the government, the shouting of the people, word of mouth, parades...

Nothing can compare to newspapers.

Zhu Yuanzhang scratched his head, sighed deeply, and finally gave up.

I felt quite ashamed, as if I had not listened carefully to the teacher's lectures when I was young, and the teacher called me up to test me, but I could not answer.

Forget it. Old Li is a god, and I, Old Zhu, am just the king of a country. How can I compare with him? You'd better just read the letter obediently.

"This thing, in fact, you are also very familiar with it, Lao Zhu, it is the movie."

Movie! It’s a movie!
This answer was both unexpected and reasonable. How could I not have thought of it?

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly had the urge to slap himself a few times. Not long ago, he had carried out the film-bringing-to-the-countryside campaign as Lao Li had said, showing the documentary on Chinese history to people from all over the country, and it had achieved exceptionally remarkable results.

How did Li Cang, the son of Li Jishun, die? Wasn’t it that the people in the remote mountainous areas of Yunnan, after watching the documentary, caught Li Cang and others in one fell swoop?
It’s a pity that I didn’t think of this. I had clearly asked Lao Li how to shoot a movie in the last letter.

At this moment, he was a little annoyed and frustrated. He didn't have any of the immortal spirit of Old Li.

Alas, I am still entangled in the secular world. Perhaps one day, when I have completed my mission, I can go free and easy with Lao Li.

“Compared to text in newspapers, movies present content in the form of pictures and sounds, which is easier to understand, more intuitive, and more visually impactful.

Ordinary people may not be literate, but they can definitely understand paintings. Don’t you think so, Mr. Zhu?

Think about how you felt when you first saw the video, and what it was like for ordinary people when they saw the movie screen. "

When I first saw the video, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but recall the past, when Lao Li gave me the computer and the video of the future war. At that time, I was shocked when I just opened the computer, let alone the video.

When I saw moving people in the video, I almost dropped my eyes out of my mouth. The impact and shock that the future war brought to me, that scene is still deeply impressed and unforgettable.

That was also the reason that motivated me to industrialize. That video completely destroyed my inherent cognition and concepts, and also opened a new door for me.

To this day, I still watch that video from time to time, and I remember its content by heart.

The armored vehicles that can run on the ground are called armored vehicles and tanks. The tank is called the king of land warfare in the video!
King of land warfare, when will our Zhu be able to possess such domineering and invincible weapons?

There are also those aircraft in the sky that are as agile as eagles, sometimes soaring into the sky and sometimes diving to the ground, which are called fighter planes. There are also those huge aircraft that drop bombs on the ground, which are called bombers.

Galloping on the sea are frigates, destroyers, and ships as huge as mountains called aircraft carriers!

What I find most incredible is that the thing called a missile can hit whatever it is pointed at and take the life of an enemy general from thousands of miles away. What is that called? It's called a decapitation operation!
Not to mention the hydrogen bomb that can destroy the world.

At first, I couldn't understand how these weapons were made. Anyone who becomes the enemy of this army, even if you are a god, will be killed by them.

Even today, even though I have seen it countless times, I am still amazed by the weapons and equipment. These weapons are truly great!

But it was probably from that time that I started looking for ways to make these weapons. It was Lao Li who told me that I should develop industry, and it was he who told me that there is a discipline in this world called science.

The answer, Lao Li had already taught me, to make the Ming Dynasty powerful and to create such devastating weapons, it was science and industry!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh. It had only been such a short time, but it felt like a lifetime ago.

I'm afraid that in the future, Lao Li will continue to update his cognition.

In fact, when Lao Li mentioned the movie, I already understood that seeing is believing. No matter how much you say, it is better to see it with your own eyes and feel it.

Just as the first time I watched the video, I was shocked and felt the incredible nature of future wars. Then, through the form of a movie, the people of the entire Ming Dynasty, whether they were officials, scholars, or ordinary people, could feel why education needed to be changed and why science should be incorporated into teaching.

But then again, when it comes to movies, let alone other people, I love watching them myself. Not only do I love watching them, I also want to show my face in a movie.

Therefore, Mr. Li's proposal is really what Mr. Zhu likes!

"Therefore, given that movies have a special charm that goes straight to people's hearts, they are also the easiest tool to change and guide people's thoughts. As for how to shoot a movie, I have attached the shooting methods and techniques to the end of the letter. In my opinion, Miss Zhu Funing has a talent in this area and can be well cultivated.

As for what content should be filmed, for the first time, it should be as simple and easy to understand as possible. In order to cooperate with the education reform, I have prepared a story for you, Lao Zhu, please take a look at it. "

Lao Li actually prepared the story himself?

Zhu Yuanzhang was looking forward to it. During the academic conference, the stories written by Lao Li were extremely popular. People in the palace were scrambling to pass them around, and even Xu Da and Li Min were reluctant to put the book down!

It’s a pity that the story prepared by Lao Li has nothing to do with Lao Zhu. I had originally wanted to make an appearance in the movie.

(End of this chapter)