Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strong Determination, Su Bao
In 190, under the agitation of internal and external troubles caused by the conflict between the old and new forces, a dazzling revolutionary spark finally burst out in Shanghai. The people who rejected France and Russia, rallied and marched, and the numb and hesitant people gradually awakened in a series of national consciousness movements.
The outbreak and spread of the concept of the state and nationality can also be started from this year. Although ordinary people are just small footsteps waving flags and shouting, participating in mass activities will not help the times are difficult, but for the individuals who participate, it is a kind of spiritual enlightenment and ideological sublimation.
opium dealers, both from other places and from Shanghai; Whether it's exclusive or co-financed. All of them died in the course of a day's trading, and only one coachman survived and witnessed hundreds of thousands of opium* worth being burned.
Bloody Slaughter, Smoke and Fire...... It is similar to the sale of cigarettes in Humen, which cannot be said to have contributed to the newly emerging national conscious activities, but it can also be said to have added a bright spot and talking points.
Although the means of killing are brutal, the burning of this huge amount of opium* shows the incomparably firm determination and will of the Seven Killings, which has nothing to do with money, and it is by no means a fact that money can control it.
A declaration of war, the most solemn declaration of war. The blacklist has added names, and the seven killings have also issued the most ruthless threat, this is a war, a protracted war of flesh and blood, if there is a time to stop, it will be when all the tobacco dealers are killed, and all tobacco and drugs are banned.
And such bloody clamors and threats did not arouse much opposition. Because it was a time of great national calamity, a time of radical fanaticism and the worship of bloodshed. The most dissenting tobacco dealers themselves lack a reason to straighten their backs, so their opinions are ignored.
With Zhang Yuan's rejection of the Russian rally to build momentum for the success of the Chinese trade unions in Shanghai, and with nearly 10,000 funds, the Chinese trade unions in Shanghai have gained a firm foothold. Not only can it help take care of Chinese workers in Shanghai more effectively than the old-style clan halls, but it also has the funds to distribute smoking cessation pills for free, and its reputation is growing day by day.
Under Chen Qiang's planning, it was secretly printed by Huamei Press, and "Revolutionary Army" was published in the newspaper. Here, history did not repeat itself, and it was not the Soviet newspaper that published the "Revolutionary Army", but the mirror newspaper, which few people in Shanghai knew about. The author, Zou Rong, did not reveal his real name, but published it under a pen name.
The so-called mirror newspaper is nothing more than renting a hut in the concession, hanging a sign, and arranging for two brothers to support the façade. The newspapers were also the mouthpiece of the Chinese trade unions in Shanghai, edited by the Righteous News Agency, and printed by the Huamei Press. With this arrangement, once something happens, the government or the concession authorities will not be able to catch the right master.
In fact, such empty newspapers were not uncommon at that time, and many people who ran newspapers were engaged in writing, news collection, editing, printing, and distribution. Poor, can't afford to hire people, everything is done. I really couldn't pick up news, so I compiled my own "exclusive telecommunications" and didn't rush to fill in a manuscript all night. The most end-of-the-line such as Chen Duxiu (also a one) ran the "Anhui Vulgar Newspaper", and one person took care of everything from writing to publishing, so busy that there were so many lice that fell down from the head.
Of course, Chen Qiang's arrangement seems to be not responsible enough, and in the eyes of the revolutionary party, he is greedy for life and afraid of death, but the benefits are also obvious, no one will be arrested, and the result is the same. Because the mirror newspaper itself is not for profit, it doesn't matter if the newspaper has a small circulation, it can be free! It doesn't matter if you have a flat surname or a businessman, hire a few newsboys, and you can't plug people when you see them!
Although Chen Qiang did not approve of the goal of the revolution by filling the country, his instincts were right. At that time, there was no market if the speech was not radical and enthusiastic, and if "Revolutionary Army" wanted to cause a sensation, it could not be changed. In fact, because of its distinctive political color, strong fighting spirit, and high revolutionary passion, the "Revolutionary Army" has no scruples in shouting out the class hatred and national hatred that have long been stored in the hearts of the masses of the people, and it has a clear-cut, bold and pungent banner to "persuade the world to rebel." Like a spring thunder, it has exploded the land of China, and has been widely welcomed.
The young man has the ambition to sweep away the dust and dominate the 'revolutionary army'. The horn sounded and the heroes rose and fell. If you are not oppressed by brutality, you will not be stimulated by the treaty that humiliates the country, and you will never be able to write such a thunderous sound. "The Revolutionary Army" fell on the head of the Qing government like a bombshell, which not only frightened the Qing government, but also had a tremendous impact on society, becoming the most infectious treatise on inciting revolution at that time, and was widely disseminated at home and abroad.
After the newspaper was published, a single book was issued, and Chen Qiang's planning was careful and continuous. Within a month, thousands of copies had been sold, making up for the cost of the newspaper and making a slight surplus.
"Little brother Zou Rong, these four yuan is your manuscript fee." When Chen Qiang handed over the money to Zou Rong, Zou Rong was a little dumbfounded, was he writing for money.
"Know what you're thinking." Chen Qiang smiled faintly and said, "You haven't seen through it yet, no matter whether this career is noble or not, it will eventually fall on such mundane things." Whether it is to run a newspaper for propaganda, or to buy guns to rebel, or to trek in tandem, there is no money, but nothing can be done. Well, to put it simply, the revolution also has to eat, right? If you don't want to be high, then give it to me. If I do good deeds, I will also get a good reputation! ”
Zou Rong thought for a while, picked up the money, raised his head and asked, "Brother Chen, you said a few days ago that you heard bad news, I don't know what is going on now?" ”
"I'm afraid it's not optimistic." Chen Qiang pondered for a moment and said, "I will do something, but it also depends on how things happen and how they develop." ”
The surface of history is always vivid and vivid, while its deep layer is conditioned by the law of inevitability. Therefore, the launch of "Revolutionary Army" is not a Su newspaper, but the Su newspaper case has to be staged in a different form, and this is understandable.
In June 1896, Su Bao was born in the British Concession in Shanghai. The founder, Hu Zhang, was a painter who registered in the name of his Japanese wife, hung the card of a Japanese businessman, and devoted himself to the trend of newspaper competition in Shiliyangchang. At the beginning of the newspaper, Hu Zhang tried to use the gossip yellow news to attract readers, but unfortunately, there were many tabloids of this style in Shanghai, and the "Su Bao" gradually fell into a situation of "unfavorable business and unsustainable", and finally Hu Zhang had to sell it to Chen Fan, who was idle in Shanghai due to the dismissal of the official and wanted to save the country by Qing Dynasty.