Chapter Seventy-Eight: Rejection of Law and Russia
190 was an eventful year, for Ah Fa, no, now he has changed his name to Chen Qiang, the word Renault.
The status has improved, and almost no one dares to call Ah Fa the nickname. And with the right to choose his own name, he naturally has to choose what he likes. These two names are his idols on the screen, one is a black × tycoon, and the other is a stylish killer, which fits his current identity very well.
In April, the governor of Guangxi begged the French ** team stationed in Tunlangshan to enter the country to quell the Youyong Rebellion, and borrowed a huge amount of money from Hengdali Bankers, and promised to repay the Guangxi mining rights after the incident.
In the same month, when the Sino-Russian "Eastern Province Settlement Treaty" reached its deadline, Russia refused to withdraw its troops and instead increased its troops by more than eight people to reoccupy Yingkou.
On the 25th, more than five patriotic citizens of Shanghai held a protest against the Dharma in Zhangyuan. Two days later, under the auspices of Cai Yuanpei, more than 1,000 people, mainly the Patriotic Society of the Four People's Association, held another meeting in Zhangyuan.
Shanghai Zhang Garden, is the Chinese businessman Zhang Shu and from the Hutchison foreign company to buy, after repeated additions, to 1894, the whole garden area of 61.52 acres, for the most private gardens in Shanghai, the garden and there is the highest building in Shanghai at that time "Arcadiahall" (Arcadiahall), can accommodate more than 1,000 people meeting, once ascend to the Arcadia, bird's-eye view of the whole city of Shanghai, become a must visit to Shanghai.
By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Yuan was already the largest public activity venue in Shanghai, and was known as "the first public space in modern China". In addition, due to the nature of Zhangyuan's amusement center, and in the Shanghai Public Concession, the Qing government has no power, so in addition to various amusement facilities, various political rallies and speeches are also held in Zhangyuan, which is quite reminiscent of Hyde Park in the United Kingdom.
"The Russians forced several clauses of the new treaty of the state of Manchuria and forced me to sign it, and now the people of our country are indignant, even if the government agrees, the people of our country will never recognize it!"
"The Russians made several covenants and forced me to sign them, and if this covenant is promised, the sovereignty will be lost internally, and the external ......call will be a big provocation," a young man with long hair rushed forward, turned to face the crowd, and waved his arms to speak passionately.
"We are going to be slaves of the country, and there is no place to bury them! Descendants, do it yourself! An old man cried out in a trembling voice, and then began to weep bitterly.
In an instant, it was like an electric shock, and the cry of white hair and weeping attracted the crying and scolding of the audience. This is not a desolate cry, but a heroic roar!
In the midst of the indignation, Cai Yuanpei took the stage to deliver a speech, pointing out that "Shanghai should set up a national convention to discuss state affairs, such as the most important issues in eastern province and Guangxi." Then, he read out the telegram from the students in Tokyo, and when he read that "the Russian disaster is urgent, and the students in Japan have telegraphed the main battle in Beiyang, and they have formed a volunteer team to go to the enemy, hoping to help," the audience boiled, and the Patriotic Society of the Four People's Associations and others lined up to bow to the east to express their respect, and replied to Tokyo, deciding to establish the Shanghai Anti-Russian Volunteer Brigade.
Charlie Song was huddled in the crowd to sign autographs, and suddenly someone grabbed his arm, and the ear came "Pastor Charlie!" Screams. He turned his head to see that it was a handsome young man dressed as a Japanese student, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "Ah, Zou Rongjun! ”
The two hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd and made a warm noise, "Brother Zou Rong, you have always been good after a long time?" ”
"I just returned home from Japan." Zou Rong also had a good impression of Charlie Song, and replied with a smile.
Charlie Song and Zou Rong met the year before last, when Zou Rong was studying in the Japanese class of the Cantonese Dialect Museum, and often came to the Huamei Press to read and buy books. Zou Rong especially admired Tan Sitong, who had died a bloody and generous death, and at the Huamei Press, he read books such as "The Covenant of the People", "The Principle of Freedom", "The Declaration of Independence of the United States", and "History of the French Revolution", and was deeply inspired, and once told Charlie Song that he would also write a revolutionary book. Charlie Song still remembers Zou Rong's exuberance when he said those words.
"You're going back to China so soon?" Charlie Song was a little confused.
"No, I was kicked back." Zou Rong didn't care, and told about the joy of cutting his braids in Japan.
"Don't have illusions about the harshness of the Qing court, you have to be careful of their retaliation." After Charlie Song laughed, he reminded Zou Rong in a serious manner.
"Thank you for your concern." Zou Rong traveled to Japan, saw and heard extensively, had taken off his former immaturity, more like a newly unsheathed sword, the edge was revealed, he took out a manuscript from his coat pocket, and said: "Pastor Charlie, I have already written that book, please correct it." ”
Charlie Song opened it and saw that it was "Revolutionary Army" in big characters. Look at the chapter again, "Along the Great Wall, climb Kunhua, swim up and down the Yangtze River, trace the Yellow River, erect the flag of independence, hit the bell of freedom, call the heavens and the earth, break the throat, and say in front of my compatriots: Woohoo!" Today, China must be revolutionary. ”
"The atmosphere is majestic and loud, it is a tragic and dripping poem, but it is just something on a piece of paper, even if there are thousands of words, it can't match Zou Rongjun's "Revolutionary Army". When Charlie Song read this, he only felt blood surging on his head, and shouted excitedly: "Zou Rongjun, you must let me print "Revolutionary Army", my Huamei Press can publish it!" ”
Zou Rong hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously: "Pastor Charlie wishes to be printed, I am very happy. But the matter of funding the printing has been agreed, and it is absolutely not up to me to change the hexagram. Datong Books has decided to publish it. ”
"Datong Bookstore?" Charlie Song frowned, in his impression, there was no such bookstore in the Shanghai publishing industry.
"That's right." Zou Rong explained, it turned out that "Revolutionary Army" had already been read by Cai Yuanpei, Liuya and others, and they were willing to fund the publication, but considering that there may not be a publishing house with such courage and responsibility, he decided to typeset and print it privately, and Datong Bookstore was just a pseudonym.
Charlie Song pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully: "The publication is very good, and if any newspaper can publish it publicly, the impact will be even greater." ”
"I'm afraid this won't be easy." Zou Rong smiled bitterly and said: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty is accustomed to slaughtering speakers, even within the concession, they need to have great courage and determination not to be afraid of death. ”
Charlie Song bowed slightly, and felt that this matter was not easy, as far as the eye could see, he couldn't help but smile again: "It's man-made, it's always good to try." There are so many tabloids in Shanghai, don't any of them dare to do it? There are risks, but it is also a good opportunity to make a name for yourself! Let's go, Brother Zou Rong, I'll take you to meet someone. Even if he doesn't agree to publish it in the newspaper, if you encounter any danger in the future, maybe he can help with his position in the gang! ”
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