Chapter 22: Buying the Press

The Q&A began, and the reporters below scrambled to raise their hands to ask questions.

"Let's start on the left side of the first row!" Lin Xiyu began to maintain order in the venue, and the first reporter on the left in the first row stood up and immediately asked a very specific question.

"Chairman Xia, I would like to question the legal surname of his East China Political Axe, on what basis does the East China Provisional Political Axe think that you have a legal surname?" The journalist asked.

Xia Jun frowned and said: "Your questioning can't change the facts, and it can't stop our East China Provisional Political Axe from sanctioning some criminal acts, and our East China Temporary Political Axe's law doesn't need to ask anyone for a legal surname." ”

"Next." Lin Xiyu said very cooperatively, this topic really doesn't need to be entangled too much.

The reporter sat down depressedly, and the next reporter stood up and asked Xia Jun: "Chairman Xia, I am still skeptical of the revolutionary nature of the East China Provisional Political Axe, do you have evidence to prove that you are in a revolution, not a struggle for power and profit?" ”

Xia Jun replied almost without thinking: "I don't know how you understand the revolution, but according to the internal organs and soldiers of the Baath Party and the East China Provisional Political Axe, the revolution is not a simple violence, nor is it a simple slogan, let alone a meaningless infighting. Revolution is a kind of social change from the old to the new, and its fundamental purpose is to replace the original core and restore justice and order to its proper trajectory. At the same time, it is also to bring a better life to the people, to seek justice for the people in many fields, to strive for the international status of the country, and to bring the impetus for rejuvenation to the nation. ”

"Our East China Provisional Political Axe took the lead in opposing the Qing Dynasty as early as 1910, and achieved autonomy in the case of weak strength, at present, our East China Provisional Political Axe has basically solved the problem of food and clothing for the people of Fujian, and the next step we will be committed to solving the food and clothing of the people of Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, and strive to achieve universal education, medical security and many other goals.

If there is only violence in the revolution, what do we gain after the violence? Has our nation, our country, changed? Is it going in a better direction, or is it going backwards?

Our East China Provisional Political Axe has already completed the revolution for the people of Fujian, and we are about to carry out a revolution in Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and our East China Provisional Political Axe does not survive by defrauding overseas Chinese donations, nor does it survive by exploiting the people, we rely on mobilizing all compatriots and working together to create wealth with everyone's hands, so I say to the people that we have made a revolution because we are doing it. ”

"But why didn't the East China Provisional Political Axe continue to expand the scope of the revolution?" The reporter continued.

"We have made our greatest efforts, at the beginning of the outbreak of the revolution, our East China Provisional Political Axe Army originally wanted to march into Jiangsu and Jiangxi, but when we heard that the two provinces had already read their own strength, they did not advance further. However, we did not give up our support for the revolution, and the 4th Reading Regiment of our East China Provisional Political Axe Army rushed to support Hanyang, and inflicted heavy losses on the Beiyang Army in the defense of Hanyang. Xia Jun replied.

At this time, Lin Xiyu took out a stack of photos and said to the reporter below: "Everyone, please see, this is the photo of our Fourth Reading Force Regiment fighting the Beiyang Army in Hanyang, according to the latest statistics, my Fourth Reading Force Regiment killed nearly 3,000 Beiyang Army in Hanyang, and the Fourth Reading Force, a unit of only 2,000 people, has killed nearly 500 soldiers. ”

Saying that, Lin Xiyu took out another letter, opened the letter, and said to the reporters: "This is a letter from Li Yuanhong, the governor of Hubei, Li Yuanhong said in the letter that if there is no fourth reading group, Hanyang will be difficult to protect!" This is the account of a Hubei revolutionary soldier, which records the course of this battle in detail, please take a look at it......"

Then, these photos and letters were handed down, and after the reporters saw them, they passed them down, and the photos showed the tragic Hanyang battlefield, and the thunder battle flag of the 4th Reading Force Regiment was planted on the position and fluttered in the north wind...... The chronicle reads: "On October 27, the Beiyang Army attacked Xiakou, and our Wuchang Revolutionary Army suffered unprecedented heavy losses, and all of us had to retreat to Hanyang, and the morale of the revolutionary army was low. It didn't take long for news to come that Huang Xing of the League saw the defeat of Xiakou, so he fled by boat, and just when everyone thought that Hanyang was about to be lost, on November 6, the Min army arrived in Wuchang, and on the 7th, it entered Hanyang to set up defenses. This support force attracted attention because they had a lot of heavy weapons, not only cannons, but also numerous machine guns...... On November 14, the Battle of Hanyang broke out, and the 4th Reading Regiment of the Min Army soon became the main force defending Hanyang, their machine guns blocked the Beiyang Army, and their sharpshooters shot and killed nearly 30 Beiyang officers on the first day......"

"The war soon entered the scorching heat, the Beiyang Army attacked Hanyang like crazy, after the previous defense, we strengthened our confidence, because there are brothers of the 4th Reading Force Regiment fighting side by side with us, our courage is all due to their support, the brothers of the 4th Reading Force Regiment did not disappoint us, they fought side by side with us, desperately resisted the attack of the Beiyang Army, and paid a heavy price for it......"

These materials were urgently collected by Xia Jun from Hanyang, and as soon as these materials were passed down, they immediately shook the spot, and those reporters asked to transcribe them after the meeting.

"Yes, we will provide you with this information for transcription after the meeting." Lin Xiyu replied.

"Still have questions?" Xia Jun asked the reporter, who bowed to Xia Jun and replied, "No." ”

"Okay, let's be next!" Xia Jun smiled gently and nodded at him.

When it was the next reporter's turn to ask a question, the reporter stood up and asked Xia Jun: "Chairman Xia, I heard that the East China Provisional Political Axe will establish a news censorship system, do you want to crack down on free public opinion?" Are you trying to silence the people? ”

If you don't answer this question well, you will be outraged by the press.

"I think you're mistaken." Xia Jun explained: "Even a country with freedom of speech must have a news censorship system, otherwise newspapers and other media will become tools used by enemy countries, and without a news censorship system, it is extremely disadvantageous for a country." ”

"Our East China Provisional Political Axe is not to stifle free speech, let alone silence the people. Our review criteria will be very broad, and we hope that all media can actively participate in the supervision of our East China Provisional Political Axe, and we East China Provisional Political Axe have decided to allocate 2 million yuan every year to reward newspapers that expose corruption cases and people's grievances. On behalf of the East China Provisional Political Axe, I would like to sincerely extend an invitation to all media circles and hope that all newspapers and weekly magazines will actively participate in the anti-corruption activities...... Anti-corruption and social justice are inseparable from the supervision of the media......"

Xia Jun praised the news media with enthusiasm, and threw out a pie with an annual reward of 2 million yuan in order to buy the hearts of the press, and the news censorship mechanism naturally must be there, and those Xia Jun who exposed corruption did not care, but those who distorted the image of the provisional political axe in East China and slandered them should all be harmonized.

The light of harmony shines in all directions! All distorted reports are dead. Of course, he allowed people to talk, as long as they didn't talk nonsense.

Sure enough, Xia Jun's hand made the eyes of the reporters present shine, newspapers can also be bought, Xia Jun is a very tactful bribe.

Chiang Kai-shek told him that he had a million soldiers, he said that he had a million readers, and he openly contradicted Chiang Kai-shek in history, so that in the end Chiang Kai-shek sent spies to assassinate Shi Liangcai.

is not afraid of crooked shadows, Xia Jun is not afraid of what "Declaration" will reveal, but he is just worried that he will not be able to buy it.

"May I ask Chairman Xia, what is your view on the current situation, and should the fight between the North and the South continue?" At this time, the reporter who was his turn asked, and his tone was not as rushed as the previous reporters.

"First of all, I have to say that this revolution has not yet succeeded, this revolution is a racial revolution, and the Manchu Qing must perish, as for whether to fight or not, it lies with Yuan Shikai. If he does not let the Qing court abdicate, then we can only fight, and our East China political axe will use our fists to reason with them. Xia Jun replied; But if Yuan Shikai is willing to cooperate, then I don't think there is any need to fight anymore. ”

"Why?"

"Sandpipers and mussels compete for the benefit of fishermen, and if they continue to fight at this time, it will not benefit the country or the nation." Xia Jun replied in a very general way, "At this time, the north and the south should be in the same boat as Wu Yue, force the Qing court to abdicate, and then sit down to discuss the aftermath." ”

At this time, he did not fight, first of all, because of the lack of administrative staff.

Secondly, because Yue Ben had already begun to peep into China, this Xinhai Revolution, Yue Ben had already responded, they sent warships to stay at the mouth of the Yangtze River, just waiting for the Manchus to ask for help from them.

There is a conflict between Britain and Ben's attitude towards China's current changes, and Britain itself, as a vested interest, wants China to stabilize in order to protect its own interests.

And he hoped that the Manchu government would ask them for help, and then send troops to help quell the rebellion, so as to obtain the benefits of the three eastern provinces, so it was dangerous to continue fighting at this time.

At this dangerous moment, Xia Jun maintained a high degree of vigilance against Yue Ben.

"Thank you for your answer, I'm done with my question." The reporter bowed and sat down, and the next reporter couldn't wait to stand up and asked Xia Jun: "May I ask Chairman Xia, is the temporary political axe in East China a temporary or permanent surname?" ”

"It's all possible, it depends." Xia Jun replied in general terms.

"So what is the standard for judging the East China Provisional Political Axe?"

"If the development of the situation is satisfactory, our East China Provisional Political Axe can cancel the reading force in order to maintain national unity." Xia Jun replied.

"What kind of results are you happy with?"

"It's inconvenient to disclose." Xia Jun replied with a smile.

"Next ......"

"May I ask Chairman Xia, why did you become the chairman of the committee at such a young age?" This is a reporter with a strong gossip mentality, Xia Jun replied with a smile: "It's inconvenient to disclose." ”

"Next ......"

"May I ask Chairman Xia, what did you do before you joined the revolution?" is another reporter like the paparazzi of the extremely gossip weekly, Xia Jun continued to smile and replied: "It's inconvenient to disclose." ”

"Next ......"

In the next answer, once Xia Jun's personal ** or some confidential questions are asked, Xia Jun is the same sentence, which is inconvenient to reveal! The reporters on the scene almost collapsed.

The press conference ended in a relatively harmonious atmosphere, during which the reporters reversed their views on the provisional political axe in East China.

Obviously, Xia Jun's methods were successful, of course, in order to buy the newspaper, Xia Jun specially exchanged a batch of the most advanced contemporary cameras, and each newspaper sent three cameras, and the reputation was that the newspaper needed to help maintain social justice.

In the afternoon, it was the time for the military court to start the trial, and reporters from various newspapers began to wait for the trial, speculating one after another about what would happen to Chen Qimei, who was regarded as war criminals this time.

(To be continued)