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Qin Lang raised his head and glanced at it. "San Diego Chinese Newspaper," he thought for a moment, and then remembered that it was a Chinese Japanese paper that had been established just a few months ago and mainly carried news from China, especially Guangdong, with a circulation of just over five hundred copies a day - initially, that number could reach about two thousand, but its sales also declined after the UMBRELLA layoffs - and he set his sights on Yishui.

"When did you start reading these newspapers?"

"What's the problem?"

"This kind of newspaper," Qin Lang stretched out a finger and tapped it twice on that newspaper, "it will lower your ......"

He wanted to say IQ. Most of the news published in San Diego Chinese was just unfounded rumors or editors who came up with their own stories, and many contained violence and pornography. But he soon remembered that this was the case for the entire American news industry, from the mainstream newspapers with huge circulation to the regional tabloids that sold only a few hundred copies a day.

Further, this was the case on the day journalism was born, and it didn't change much until the beginning of the next century -- he meant "for the better" -- and the rumors and stories grew almost exponentially after the birth of the Internet, and the spread of them continued to expand, because anyone who had his hands, knew how to type, and had a computer connected to the Internet, could publish those things in batches.

Just post. Making up rumors and stories is a little more difficult for many people who are just typists, and they can only help them spread by posting rumors and stories that others have created but are not widely spread on the Internet.

Then, there will be people who believe in those things, no matter how bizarre they are. For no other reason, most people lack the ability to discern and don't need it. They love to watch gossip and stories, as long as they are to their tastes and violent and erotic enough.

For example, "the thousands of daughters and daughters-in-law of landlords who were forced by the enemy army to charge at our positions", it contains both elements that people need, and finally, for some, it can explain why their fantasies of a perfect government were brought down by an evil army, because the government soldiers, full of guilt and resistance, either tearfully laid down their arms and surrendered, or were forced to make another tactical turn.

It's good, and although the source is not "the widow of an old man I know who used to serve in the General Staff", it's still good and can make people high.

There is only one small problem, like all the things that can give a person's spirit pleasure, and this kind of news can also lower a person's IQ.

Of course, IQ is not something to consider today. Qin Lang shrugged his shoulders and finished his speech. “…… Grade. ”

Grade. Although not as important as IQ, it is still not to be underestimated, and the public image of a successful person - the prime minister with the Times and the prime minister with the Sun obviously get two different public evaluations - if people knew that Yi Shui was a reader of the San Diego Chinese newspaper, his image would also suffer, although that was a good thing for the newspaper owner and editor.

Qin Lang felt the need to remind him of this issue, although it was Rachel's job.

Then he realized that his idea was a bit under-rounded.

"I invested in the newspaper." Yi Shui said.

This is something he doesn't know. "When?"

"Last week."

"I gotta say, it's a terrible idea." Qin Lang frowned, "You can completely fund the creation of a new newspaper, and the cost is exactly the same as buying this newspaper, but you don't have to inherit a not-so-good image...... Rachel didn't stop you? ”

"I only put in three thousand dollars. This money was no longer in the range of her concern. Yi Shui said lightly, "Now she only cares about numbers in tens of thousands." ”

"I see." Qin Lang nodded. But in reality, he still didn't understand enough. "So what do you want to do, recommend this newspaper to me and subscribe me to it?"

"Nope."

"And what do you mean?"

"This is a sample of a newspaper that will be published tomorrow." Yi Shui said.

"You want to ask my opinion on this newspaper that will be published tomorrow?"

"Yes. Look at this. He pointed to the headline on the front page of the newspaper, two words, plus a punctuation: "Massacre!" ”

"What's going on?" Qin Lang asked strangely, "Where did the massacre take place?" ”

"There was no massacre anywhere, at least not for us to know." Yi Shui explained, "It was an armed uprising of the Confederacy that was resolved by Liu Xuexun's personal guard. The guy reported to Beijing that his troops had killed thousands of rebels, recovered 45 corpses, and captured 600 rifles. ”

"I don't think this report is outrageous." Qin Lang said. On the one hand, he has seen more outrageous reports, such as the killing of dozens of terrorists, but only two bodies have been found, and single-digit weapons have been seized, and on the other hand, according to convention, the final figures released by the Qing government will inevitably be much larger, whether it is the traitors killed, the bodies found, or the weapons seized.

There is also a news headline in the San Diego Chinese Newspaper. It was as bizarre as the announcement that the Qing government was about to make. Of course, it's very much in line with its usual style.

"Massacre?" Qin Lang's fingers tapped those two words, "Your newspaper actually used this title?" You know, it represents the position of the newspaper, criticism and opposition. ”

"That's exactly what I meant, Qin." Yi Shui said in a tone that was not joking, "Liu Xuexun also declared in his report that he has the support of us and the US government, and is preparing to hold a press conference to announce the news. In that case, he tied us to him. ”

"So?"

"Don't you realize that his actions will cause the Allies to treat us as enemies?"

"So you're going to show where we actually stand with a standout story?" Qin Lang smiled, "I must say, it's not a bad idea, but it's stupid." ”

As if knowing that he would say so, so he was ready, Yi Shui seemed calm, just showing a little curiosity. "Why?"

"You should note that your newspaper's main readership is not a member of the League, but a mercenary of Chinese descent and a worker of Chinese descent in the company. Do you expect them to understand what you mean and explain it to the Confederates? Man, they don't care about this kind of political news at all. Qin Lang raised his head and continued, "And we don't need to explain at all. ”

Yi Shui knew his attitude. For Qin Lang, the League - and of course its predecessor - was an overly idealistic and therefore extremely unrealistic organization, and after many long years, failed attempts once a year, sometimes twice, and gradually weeding out those who had only ideals and no brains, only blood and no patience, and only oratorical ability and no leadership ability, all kinds of other things that inevitably led to the failure of the uprising, it could not have succeeded, and it could not have become an obstacle to his plan, and therefore it was not worthy of support, or suppressed. He didn't even want to pay attention to it, only occasionally glancing at it when the organization's plans and his plans converged.

It can be said that his attitude is extremely arrogant. Yi Shui commented, and then thought of himself. Previously, he had unreservedly supported this attitude, believing that there was no need to invest energy, time and money in an organization with a bleak future, but now it appeared that it was a mistake that had to be corrected.

"I've thought about it for a long time, Qin." "There's a problem with what we've done in the past: we've pushed the League over to the side of the Japanese," he said. That's why this time happened. If the situation continues to develop, the organization will go further and further down the wrong path. We can't sit idly by and find a way to pull it back. ”

He was serious and didn't joke, but Qin Lang felt that he was joking—but when Qin Lang realized how serious his friend was, his expression immediately became serious.

"If you want to bring this organization back, you just have to invest in it, and then its members will forget all about the old problems." His voice grew stern, "But explaining your position with a damn sensational headline only proves your stupidity." ”

"Qin-"

"Listen to me, Yi Shui!" Qin Lang reprimanded, stopped Yi Shui's attempt to interject, and continued, "We must not let those people think that we need them. If we want to control the situation, we have to convince those people that they need us, and that we can only gain our support if they change themselves to suit us - meaning that we must not change ourselves at any time, even by the slightest hint, or we will lose control. ”

He started having headaches. A few years earlier, he had made a similar mistake by trying to regain the power to recruit mercenaries in Canton by lowering his profile and reaching an understanding with local officials in Canton – a problem that Raicel and Mahan had fortunately solved by the threat of force – but he intended to make the same mistake again.

To make matters worse, he had learned the right way to deal with problems, and he had done it several times.

Qin Lang shook his head. It seems that Yi Shui can only use the right methods for the objects he hates and loathes, but those he sympathizes with will make him make mistakes.

He's still not mature enough. And that means it's still too early for him to take on more important work.

Qin Lang sighed and returned to reality. "You have to pay attention to those problems and not make any mistakes, because if you make mistakes, the plan will get into trouble, and Rachel and I must do everything to make it up, including the ones you don't like."

Yi Shui didn't speak. Qin Lang knew that he would need some more time to accept it - but he had to accept that there was no second option - and he continued: "Of course, your newspaper can still use that headline, as long as its coverage no longer represents your position, and if you want it to continue to maintain its original position. But if you want it to become authoritative media, it should be ......"

Qin Lang opened the drawer, took out another newspaper, opened it, put it in front of Yi Shui, and pointed out the report on it to him.

The first is simple, "The local authorities in Guangdong have succeeded in quelling the attempted rebellion", the second is about what happened earlier today, and well-informed news agencies have already sent out the news that "the Chinese government has officially signed a contract with a syndicate of American banks to buy Formosa Island", but the third article, probably not a single media will have this report.

"The Chinese government plans to nationalize the country's railways."

Yi Shui was a little surprised. It is the third part of Qin Lang's railway plan. He always knew, but he didn't expect it to be now.

"Is this true?"

"Absolutely." (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )