"Pre-service training, huh..."

As the overall person in charge of the camp, Lin Li needed to consider issues from more angles.

He straightened up and asked Shi Zehong:

"Director Shi, you are an expert in human resources, so I have a question for you.

If the elimination rate during pre-service training is too high...could it affect the stability of the city?"

"Theoretically...there is indeed such a possibility."

Shi Zehong nodded lightly, his expression somewhat solemn:

"Currently, the overall public sentiment in Chixian City is positive and upward, in a stage of rapid development.

But hidden beneath this sentiment is actually a kind of bewilderment arising from the merging of two cultures.

And recruitment issues involve both the livelihood and military, two sensitive areas....

So it can be predicted that even though the number of people we recruit in the first batch is not large, it is destined to be a major news event in the entire city.

And based on this reason.

There is no exclusion of the possibility that some people or their families might experience a psychological gap after being eliminated, causing issues at the level of public opinion under the influence of people with ulterior motives."

As Shi Zehong mentioned,

Recruitment has always been a complex matter.

Not to mention the Damo Realm.

Even in the native territories, historically, issues arising from recruitment are not uncommon.

For example, in some places with fierce customs, even a few percentage points' difference in recruitment rate has led to group events, causing headaches for the local leaders.

Although the recruitment process in Chixian City may not be as severe as those situations, it is far from a level that can be ignored casually.

For instance, suppose we initially recruit over a thousand young and strong individuals and half of them return after a week.

Then someone might privately speculate:

Is there another crisis brewing?

If a war is to happen, aside from the families of those enlisted warriors, won't everyone else become cannon fodder, etc....

Moreover, you cannot simply dismiss these refugees as having persecution delusions—because most of what they imagine is based on reality, and some of it is even their own past experiences.

There's no other way.

In the societal structure of the Damo Realm, having too big of a heart is not an option.

Returning to the office.

Seeing Shi Zehong's solemn expression yet not revealing any anxiety, Lin Li suddenly realized something and asked with a smile:

"Director Shi, judging by your expression...you must have been prepared?"

A slight curve appeared at the corner of Shi Zehong's mouth, and he turned to the next page of the report on the table:

"Captain Lin, take a look at this."

Lin Li reached out for the report, leaned back in his seat, skimmed through it, and then raised his eyebrows:

"Hmm? Director Shi, are you planning to establish a radio station and a newspaper office?"

"That's right."

Shi Zehong nodded heavily and explained:

"This is also the second thing I prepared to report to you—we're now at a point where we should officially unify the public opinion outlets in Chixian City.

Of course.

The purpose is not to create an echo chamber, but to consolidate the major directions."

He paused for a moment before continuing:

"Captain Lin, haven't we already started many training classes previously? Currently, these training classes have gradually produced the first phase of results.

I've attached some data at the back of the document, and you can see for yourself.

Based on this data, I believe it's about time to begin popularizing the concept of traditional media."

Hearing this, Lin Li moistened his finger with a bit of saliva and turned to the next page of the report.

As Shi Zehong mentioned.

In the past six months, while resuming production, the Red Dragon Trading Team has simultaneously launched various levels of training classes.

The more advanced are the Situng Training Classes attended by refugees like Zhao Qianju and Wang Tiejimu, which is considered a sort of preliminary process understood by people in the know.

The content of these training classes is relatively complex, and the threshold is quite high.

Since its inception, there have been just over fifty participants, including those who have yet to graduate, none of whom are not core members among the refugees.

In addition to the Situng Training Classes, various factories have successively organized several night schools.

The function of these night schools is simple:

They do not discuss ideology or conflicts, only basic educational matters.

The teaching content mainly focuses on the local writing of the Damo Realm, supplemented by Chinese Pinyin.

In addition, some local anecdotes are occasionally inserted.

Now over half a year has passed.

The proportion of refugees in Chixian City who can recognize more than two hundred characters has surpassed 40%, and those who can write their Damo and Chinese names account for as high as 81.7%.

Excluding the elderly who are too aged to move freely, severely ill patients, and infants and young children, the literacy rate among adults is already very high.

Of course.

The reason night school education can achieve this effect is also due to the existence of Spiritual Energy in the Damo Realm.

Although ordinary people cannot absorb Spiritual Energy for cultivation, under the long-term influence of Spiritual Energy, ordinary people's brain development in the Damo Realm is actually quite decent.

Thus, the teaching efficiency is much better than what the Red Dragon Trading Team had collectively anticipated.

About four days ago, right around the time the Red Dragon Trading Team appeared.

The latest literacy survey report was released.

Shi Zehong had already decided to report on the recruitment-related proposal by then, so he paid great attention to this latest report as well.

"I personally called the principals of several night schools to confirm the authenticity of these data."

In the office, Shi Zehong was narrating his preparation work to Lin Li:

"After verifying from multiple sources without error, I incorporated the relevant plans into the manuscript, which I brought along."

He paused, took a sip of 'Pre-rain Tea' to refresh his throat, and continued:

"Here's my idea:

Let's first establish a radio station in the city, connect it to various factories, and utilize leisure time to broadcast city news.

We have many top-rated writers in our camp, and a city with over 80,000 people in a period of cultural convergence won't lack stories and news to tell.

Then I plan to establish a newspaper office under the radio station.

The template will be similar to the old Workers' Newspaper, with contributions also being solicited externally.

Although the affluent classes of Chixian City were not many previously, a closer look reveals there are still a decent number.

As far as I know, some of them enjoy writing and poetry.

For example, Wei Niandong, who once, under the pen name 'Old Yin Eats Chicks,' wrote some...well, rather unique articles.

If all else fails, we can invite him to give it a try first.

And once we have our own channels of public opinion, recruitment will be much easier to conduct."

Upon hearing Shi Zehong's arrangements, Lin Li couldn't help but show a contemplative expression.

Just like Shi Zehong said.

Once the outlets for public opinion are controlled, many potential issues can be easily resolved.

For instance, recruitment.

The newspaper can specifically allocate an issue to interviewing a young refugee disqualified from recruitment.

By publicly sharing the process from the perspective of a direct participant, and ending with a slogan like 'I will definitely persevere next time,' it undoubtedly becomes much more transparent.

Many things are not scary for you not knowing; the scary part is the lack of channels for direct understanding and being misled by some rumors.

For example, in the local web literature community, there's an author who writes school beauty novels.

This person is slightly wider in frame than ordinary authors, so naturally, his writings are longer than the average work.

One novel has nearly ten thousand chapters, and it hasn't shown any signs of completion for years.

This led some to say he once signed a guaranteed minimum contract of 200,000 a month, and now refuses to end the novel to keep milking the website.

In truth, those who know the inside story see how laughable this rumor is.

That author is incredibly popular in the mobile end, earning hundreds of thousands a month in manuscript fees, although his main presence isn't on the primary platform.

This highlights the importance of transparency; once some things are laid bare, they are actually simple as that.

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