Chapter 354 - 352 Alternative Path of a Grandmaster_1
These days,
Duge had been formulating basic policies for the livelihood of the people.
He also introduced the popularization of vernacular Chinese, incorporating modern poetry, sketching, oil painting, and other new artistic concepts.
Following the "Linyang Daily Newspaper," Duge successively launched magazines such as "Livelihood," "Art," "Enlightenment," "Thought Trend," "Women’s Special Edition," and so on.
He attempted to influence society from various aspects and lead the trends.
However, compared with the astrological culture he previously promoted, Duge’s efforts this time had limited success.
In the three cities of Linyang, Linjiang, and Jiangbei near the border, there were too few usable talents, and even with the assistance of powerful figures like the State Preceptor, it was hard to sustain so many new thought movements.
Moreover, at this time, with Lin Qing’s army pressing down on the border, the citizens of the three cities were in a state of unrest.
Linjiang and Jiangbei, both troubled by their city lords having mental issues, were even more worried. The panicked citizens simply had no mind to embrace new arts and new ideas...
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Realizing that the current environment was not suitable for new thought movements, Duge turned all his attention to the upcoming war.
Anyway, his attributes were improving by leaps and bounds every day, so he didn’t need to specifically grind for them anymore.