The war took place in April 1902 and lasted only three days, hence the name "Three-Day War". Its influence at home was far greater than abroad, and after the war, the Manchus attached the highest importance to the Provisional Government of Guangdong, becoming the most powerful force to threaten Manchu rule. In particular, the Zhenguo army took advantage of the situation to capture Fujian, and the southern army was powerless to fight back, and the Manchu Qing lost two important southern provinces in a short time.

After Liu Kun, the governor of Liangjiang, received the news of the Japanese invasion of Guangdong, he planned to send 30,000 troops to move to the border area of Jiangxi and Guangdong, trying to fish in troubled waters.

The strength of the Zhenguo Army shook the entire land of China, it was the Japanese soldiers, how many people died in the Huai Army in the first year of the First Wu Dynasty did not stop the Japanese soldiers, and they also lost Taiwan, and even Liaodong was almost lost. Doesn't that mean that the entire south is under the threat of the Zhenguo Army, and they can fight whoever they want, today it is Guangdong and Fujian, and tomorrow it may be Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, two lakes and two rivers! Most of the Qing Dynasty is in danger!

In contrast to the panic and anxiety in other regions, the Guangdong region was full of jubilation, with gongs and drums in the streets, firecrackers ringing out, dragon and lion dances marching for more than three miles, and a large number of citizens spontaneously taking to the streets to celebrate the victory of the war -- even if no reparations were paid, this was the greatest victory in the war against aggression in modern times!

In addition to the "Zhenguo Bao", the party newspaper of the Zhenguo Party, other newspapers published news of the victory one after another, especially the "Xinmin Bao", which had just been founded in 1901, which was detailed in content, including the course of the war, the establishment of the Japanese army, and the details of the results of the war.

Inside Xinmin Daily, Wu Shimin, chairman of Xinmin Media Group, was sitting in his luxurious office and talking with his friend Metro. Thanks to Lu Liang's guidance, Wu Shimin invested in the new thing newspaper, but he didn't expect to like this kind of thing immediately after starting it. It can publish texts, photos, and comments, including not only current affairs news, but also cultural, political, and economic commentaries, which, according to Lu Liang, is the key to guiding and controlling public opinion! Of course, the content published in the newspaper will be reviewed by the propaganda department of the provisional government, but this has made Wu Shimin unable to extricate himself. He was old, and his business was run by the children of the family, and he did not have much ambition, but the newspaper surprised him, not that it was very profitable - on the contrary, he often needed subsidies, but liked the ability to guide public opinion.

"Lao Wu, it's okay now, to be honest, I haven't been able to eat and sleep well for more than a month, and sometimes the truth gives up the industry in Guangdong and flees to other places." Mr. Metro said that he and Mr. Wu were the two largest business families in Guangdong, and that in the past two years, the family's industry has swelled dramatically, and the profits from the factories have exceeded those of the fields by 100 or 1,000 times. Unlike Mr. Wu, who prefers to spend time at the newspaper, Mr. Metro spends most of his time at the company's ten-story headquarters in Guangzhou, the newest of which is the city's tallest building, which took seven months to build. After the completion of the construction, Metro did not go to Wu Shimin to show off, but the war crisis made Metro almost frightened, if he was not reluctant to Guangdong's huge foundation, maybe he would have run away a long time ago.

"I understand, Boss Mei, I understand. We could faintly hear the sound of artillery in Guangzhou, and I got information from the newspaper office that the Japanese planned to dispatch more than 60,000 troops from two armies, and that more than 30,000 people who had landed in advance were wiped out by the Zhenguo Army in Lüliang in three days, and the other 30,000 were still at sea. It's scary enough to have so many Japanese soldiers! Wu Shimin was also afraid, but more joyful, not all because of the victory of the war, but that Guangdong would also face another large-scale reshuffle after this war.

Medlong seemed to hear Wu Shimin's heart, and there were no outsiders in the house, so he simply said: "I still have to stand on Lu Liang's side, their energy is not something we can guess, the Japanese can be defeated, not to mention the imperial court, in the future, the Zhenguo Party will overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Mr. Lu is the dragon and phoenix, we will definitely benefit a lot because of the current choice." Boss Wu, the Ming people don't say secret words, many families fled from Guangdong before the war, although they took a lot of money with them, but the fields and factories could not be taken away. I don't think Mr. Lu will let those people come back and take over the original industry! ”

Absolutely not! Wu Shimin said in his heart that he had communicated with Lu Liang in advance, although those people would not fall into the well, but they could not share the hardships in times of crisis, and their bad intensity was not much worse than falling into the well. In fact, Wu Shimin didn't know that the Investigation Bureau had already found out that those fleeing families, businessmen, and gentry all ran to Fujian, and then fled to Zhejiang with Xu Yingkui, simply wanting to sell the provisional government and can't wait to find a way back.

The road is chosen by the people themselves, and if they choose the wrong one, they will bear the corresponding responsibility, and the provisional government will confiscate the property of those families on the charge of secretly communicating with the Manchus. According to Lu Liang, the provisional government will organize a public auction, and those who are eligible to participate are of course the families that stand with the provisional government, especially the two families of Mei and Wu, who are rich and powerful. The main purpose of Metro's coming over this time is to discuss with Wu Shimin the division of those industries, so as not to compete viciously for those industries at that time, it will be worth the loss.

"Those people don't believe in Lu Liang, they don't believe in the provisional government, and they stand with Xu Yingkui and the imperial court, so they can't blame us for replacing them. Boss Mei, I understand what you mean, Lu Liang told me before, some of them are what we deserve, and some of them we have to let go appropriately. Wu Shimin said this to show off his close relationship with Lu Liang, after all, he is Lu Liang's nominal father-in-law!

Metro didn't care about Wu Shimin's show-off, he had long been used to it, he wondered why Lu Liang said that, and what did he mean? "Old Wu, doesn't Mr. Lu want our two families to get those properties?"

"No, Lu Liang wants to expand the number of our group, what is it called? That's right, the bourgeoisie! The Guangdong Development Bank would provide loans to small and medium-sized families in Guangdong to build factories and buy those industries, so as to strengthen the entire bourgeoisie. After all, our big factories also need many small factories to provide parts, Boss Mei, we will do what Lu Liang tells us to do, and we can't afford to lose! Wu Shimin said with a smile, anyway, he thinks so, how can his own uncle let himself suffer?

"Then, okay, just listen to Boss Wu. Also, you have to help me come up with ideas, I read the newspaper and this thing is good, and I want to start one, you opened early, and the relationship in the provisional government is more familiar than mine, so you have to help! ”

"No problem, Boss Mei, Lu Liang said that there are still too few newspapers in Guangdong, and a large number of newspapers are needed. There are more wealthy people, even workers and peasants have a lot of surplus money in their hands, and in addition the number of literate people has expanded dramatically, and there are more people who read newspapers. But one thing I remind you of is that you can't make a lot of money running a newspaper! ”

"Understand, I'm not here to make money." They are all smart people, and Medron, like metro, can see the benefits of newspapers. But he is still one step behind Wu Shimin, a radio station headquartered in Guangzhou and radio base stations throughout Guangdong are under construction, and the production of terminal equipment such as radios is handed over to Wu Shimin's newly built electronics factory.

Broadcasting is divided into two types: radio broadcasting and cable broadcasting, wireless broadcasting did not become mainstream until the twenties of the twentieth century, it is now 1902, cable broadcasting has not yet been established, and even the first wireless telegraph was sent out in 1899. Lu Liang decided to do it in one step and go directly to the wireless broadcast, anyway, the technology is in his own hands, and he is not afraid of leaks.

On April 20, 1902, the construction of the radio station was completed, and the signal was able to cover the entire Guangdong area, of course, even if it covered other provinces, there was no answering equipment. The first radios went on sale, and they were mainly sold to wealthier families, after all, a radio cost as much as three silver dollars, which was not something that ordinary families could afford. The price of a radio is more than that of a bicycle, and it is not very useful except for listening to sounds, and it is not as cost-effective as a bicycle!

Lu Liang, premier of the Guangdong Provisional Government, sat in the broadcast studio of the Guangdong Radio Station, preparing to deliver his first radio speech, with a thick stack of speeches in his hand, including Guangdong's economic construction and the next step. denunciation of the Manchus, denunciations of the Japanese invaders; an overview of the war situation; the statement of the liberation of Fujian, etc.

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