610 The battle for the hearts and minds of the people

In the minds of those people who did not flee, the gunfire was loud overnight, and there were not many dead people on the street today, so Xiao Lotian started from the East China Sea, relying on killing and killing all the way, the Japanese in the Ryukyus were about to let him be killed, and the Tanggu Eight Banners and the Green Battalion soldiers also died.

Today, Xiao Letian has finally killed in Beijing City, and he still doesn't want to kill? Maybe now the imperial court's treasury and the internal affairs office have been looted by him, aren't all the rebels in the world like this?

But to their surprise, instead of dead people, the streets were unusually clean, all the intersections were plastered with notices of peace and security, and the proud recruits were standing guard, and the rifles were loaded with shiny bayonets.

The timid ones retracted directly to their homes, and the bold ones only dared to wait and see at the door of their homes, even if the new army nodded to them, these people did not dare to approach.

But life has to go on, the rich man's rice jar is full, but if the poor don't go out to find something to do, the family will be hungry, and gradually the hungry can't stand to look at it and come out.

"Soldier...... The little one went to the rice store to buy some hybrid noodles to eat, and the hungry family couldn't stand it...... Ask the soldier to raise his noble hand...... "There is always the first person to speak, and the answer of the new army surprised them.

"There is no curfew in Beijing City, and we are not some chaotic ministers and thieves, now that the rogue in Beijing City has been suppressed, the elderly can move around at will, and there is no need to be afraid......

An elder's cry softened people's hearts, when did the untouchables hear the soldier shout an elder, the old man almost didn't cry at that time, but then the words of the new army made him even more incredible.

"If the elders buy grain, I will buy it in the afternoon, this afternoon Prime Minister Xiao Cheng brought a large amount of Annam rice and Japanese and Korean rice from the sea, the quantity is very large, it is estimated that the high grain price in Sijiu City will drop by half in the afternoon.

"Really?" The old man almost jumped in surprise, since the opening of the palace in Sijiu City, the prices in the city are rolling upward, and the only little savings in the family have already been spent.

It was the sniper Ye Qiu who patiently explained to the old man, and the wars made him mature quickly, especially the martial arts in front of the Taihe Palace, which made the proud hearts of this group of new soldiers fly to the sky.

Pride but not arrogance, this is the motto of the new army, under Xiao Letian's strict military orders, all soldiers are not allowed to disturb the people, and the iron army has its own pride of the iron army.

"Our prime minister is the god of wealth riding a black tiger, will he deceive the people of our Qing Dynasty?

"Look at this notice, it is very clear that during the period when the new army is stationed in Beijing, any behavior that disturbs the people can go to the Flower Hutong to complain, and the prime minister will personally make the decision for you! Wait well, the food will arrive in the afternoon, and you will not come to me until you come to ......me."

"It's really a bodhisattva's eye-opening! I'll tell the neighbors!"

Soon the news that Prime Minister Xiao Cheng of the East China Sea was transporting grain into Beijing spread all over Sijiu City, and sure enough, the power of grain was infinite, eating overwhelmed fear, and the people finally dared to go to the streets.

A large group of people were surrounded by the security notices at all the intersections, and the cautious people did not dare to approach the soldiers, but only dared to gather in a circle and look at the words on the notices.

"Look, it says that there is a villain in the court, instigating the discord between the two queen mothers, and even framing the innocence of the queen mother, this is the reason for the palace change......"

"Damn, the traitor who deceived the Queen Mother is actually An Dehai and a big internal guard named Sister Wu?

"God knows, but it's not unusual to say that An Dehai can do this kind of thing, that guy is greedy, and he who gave him a gift of 10,000 taels wants to enter the door......"

Melle led his troops to encircle and suppress Tanggu, and the villages near Tanggu were slaughtered, countless corrupt people were raped, and countless family properties were looted...... According to statistics, the number of military and civilian casualties in Tanggu has reached 10,000 people, and the Haihe River is one of the red ......."

"The new army is angry with the civilians and has shot Meller in the suburbs of Wuqing, and the body was sent back to Tanggu to expose the body for three days!"

"Oh my God, what about this one?"

The whole Sijiu City was in a sensation, they only knew that Mellor's army was on the march, and the people of Xiaomin watched a big excitement on the day of the send-off, and people shouted a few auspicious words of victory, but they never expected that Melle would be able to do the slaughter of the city.

Not only that, but the notice also announced the atrocity of An Dehai's massacre of the people of Langfang, which made the Jingshi even more sensational, in the eyes of the people of Sijiu City, Tanggu was already a very distant place, and there were no relatives of them anywhere.

But Langfang is different, this is almost a satellite city of Beijing, the customs of the two places are the same, the accent is the same, relatives are relatives, friends are connected to friends, it is really broken bones and tendons.

"Andehai, you damn it! You're a brute...... Kill this eggless ......" The crowd suddenly boiled.

The people's hearts were mobilized in this way, Xiao Letian wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and the cavalry of the new army came out of the nine gates with notices, and all the countryside, markets, and county towns were plastered with the prime minister's notices to reassure the people.

Not only that, Xiao Letian published a newspaper that belonged to him completely in the name of the imperial court, which said that his loyalty to the monarch and his pure heart to serve the country was vividly expressed, and at the same time, he also condemned the conspirators in the imperial court and did whatever it took to force him to rebel.

At the same time, Xiao Lotian petitioned the imperial court in his capacity as the prime minister of the vassal state and the prime minister of the special region, hoping to hold a grand court meeting at the end of the year to discuss the latest version of the 'Eight Kings Discussion of Politics'.

Xiao Lotian stood in the study garden, listening to the endless reports of his subordinates, and was extremely proud in his heart.

"This is a battle for the hearts and minds of the people, I want to selectively put the label I need in the hearts of the people of the Qing Dynasty, all you have to do is to let the people of the empire mention Xiao Letian with three words, and the following label can appear in their minds......"

"God of Wealth, New Army, Strong, Food, Clean...... And handsome!"

"Huh?" The pencil in the hand of Chun Shi Niang next to him fell to the ground, "Prime Minister, I know the God of Wealth, the New Army, the powerful, including the food, what is the use of this clean and handsome?"

Thirteen Niang's questions are the questions of everyone around her, Xiao Letian said with a smile, "The reason is very simple, because this is a world of faces!"

"I don't understand, then let me ask you, have you ever heard of such a saying?"

"The people are many and mixed, the education level of the people is also uneven, it is impossible for the same ideal to satisfy hundreds of millions of people, and we cannot explain the ......truth to the people one by one."

"Although we have the ability to print a large number of newspapers now, the low literacy rate of the people is a big problem, and I am afraid that it will be four or five years before the newspapers really work......

"At this time, how can we win the love of the people as quickly as possible? That's right, handsome...... From today onwards, the new uniforms must be worn by the new army as soon as they leave the camp, and all officers must go out into the streets in full uniforms, and then I will issue an order on the appearance of soldiers, and sloppy soldiers will be whipped in the new army......"

"Don't underestimate a handsome word, our new army will become the object of the crush of big girls and little daughters-in-law all over the world, and if all young boys look at our military uniforms and envy them, let them unconsciously get close to us, do you know how many hearts you can win for us?"

"Tell you clearly, it's too big for you to imagine!"

Xiao Letian sneered and said, "This is called differentiated propaganda, if we are no different from the Manchu Qing in the hearts of the people, then it is our great misfortune, and the battle for the hearts and minds of the people starts from these details!"

Understood, everyone suddenly realized, they began to shorthand the latest work tasks, one after another new orders began to be issued, the sound of horses' hooves in the flower alley was bursting, and this place seemed to have become the new political center of the Qing Dynasty.

The meeting lasted until noon, and the officers were not polite, one of them ate a large bay of fried noodles cooked by Fuhui himself, ate a belly round in a daze, and then threw the sea bowl to the table and shouted, "Thank you, madam, we went to work......"

Xiao Lotian was not idle at home, he walked out after eating noodles, and Fuhui couldn't stop him, "Just eat and rest for a while, and I'm not afraid that the cavalry will lose their appetite, drink warm tea and leave!"

"I'm not free, I'm not free, today is the critical moment for me to officially appear in front of the people of Beijing, and I can't delay ......" ran away as soon as he spoke.

Fuhui looked at Xiao Letian's back, the warmth in her heart was about to ripple out, and then looked back at the messy sea bowl in the room, she shook her head with a smile and cleaned it up virtuously.

"Madame, don't do it, let's come!" the maid hurried over in fright to plead guilty.

Fu Hui no longer has the majesty of the lord in the past at this time, she smiled and said, "Let's do it together, since I have a man with such a new school, I also have to learn a little bit from the new school! I'm afraid the old rules won't work in the future, I discussed with the master last night, and after the New Year, I will get rid of your slave status, don't call the slave from now on......

Several maids' eyes were red at that time: "Madam, don't you want us? If we don't leave, we won't leave here for the rest of our lives!"

"Silly girls, of course I want you, but I don't need you to be slaves in the future, you are all hired by me, and I will pay you to start work every month, and from now on you will be free people!"

What a distant and unfamiliar word, the minions of the Fuhui family were all stunned for a moment.

When Xiao Letian rode a horse and began to inspect the capital, the shadow of the grain team also appeared outside the Guangqu Gate, where did the people of the late Qing Dynasty who were closed off from the country have seen the powerful power of industry and commerce in the outside world.

Under the procurement order of Tanggu Lotte Foreign Company, the entire East Asian business circle was mobilized, and there was cheap rice in Annam and Southeast Asia, and boats and ships began to go north, as well as the Jiangnan region, and the fleet of grain transporting grain from Shanghai Road was not in sight.

Merchants from Japan and Korea also took action, in exchange for the Mexican Eagle Ocean, in order to get future orders from Lotte Foreign Company, they began to squeeze the few domestic rice reserves, and shipwowed them to Tanggu.

As long as the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea were grain carriers with the flag of Lotte on their beds, all countries did not dare to make difficulties, and even pirates had to retreat, for no other reason, the Battle of the Ryukyus was really shocking East Asia, and it frightened everyone on the left and right.

This day is a day of celebration for the people of Beijing, this is the first time they have tasted the sweetness of international bulk trade, and Xiao Letian's prestige can be counted up.