Chapter 154: Turmoil
On 31 May, after the Shanghai Datong Book Company printed the book "Revolutionary Army" signed "Pawns of the Revolutionary Army," this thunderclap resounded throughout China.
"Sweep away thousands of years of [***] forms of government, get rid of thousands of years of slave surnames, condemn five million Manchurian species that have been strangely furnished and horned, wash away the great shame of 260 years of cruelty and cruelty, and turn Chinese mainland into a clean land, and the descendants of the Yellow Emperor are all Washington, then they will rise from the dead, return their lives, go out of the eighteen layers of hell, ascend to thirty-three heavens, gloomy, reckless, supreme, unique, and great one of the ultimate purposes, called "revolution." Majestic! Revolution too! Emperor! Revolution also"
Anyone who quietly opens "The Revolutionary Army" is shocked by the opening words of its introduction. "Revolutionary Army" shouted out the hatred of the nation that had been stored in the hearts of the people for a long time with high passion, and shouted out without scruples, and boldly and vigorously and clearly used nationalism as a drum to "persuade the world to rebel." Like a spring thunder, it exploded the dark land of China, and when the people were shocked, they rushed to buy this book one after another.
When the Datong Bookstore went all out to print, young students were either waiting for the book or working hard to copy it, and when the young students read "The Revolutionary Army," they were all full of enthusiasm and felt that they had also entered the ranks of revolutionaries.
However, after the great reform of Shanghai's "Su Bao", it directly took nationalism and promotion of fullness as its purpose, and published letters from the people several times in a row, and the draft was written by the people who read the "Revolutionary Army" and loved to read the "Revolutionary Army". "Zhuo Ya! Zou's "Revolutionary Army" also uses Guoming's cooking righteousness as the work, and the hatred of the man as the use, and the past events, which is extremely axiomatic, driven by sharp brushes, and straightforward words. Although the stubborn husband saw his words and heard his words, he was not bare and hot, his heart was beating and his lungs were beating, and he drew his sword and cut the ground and rushed into the sea. Alack! This is now called the first textbook of national education."
At the same time, the "Su Bao" "Introduction to New Books" column published an advertisement for "Revolutionary Army" and signed "by Zou Rong of Sichuan." The newspaper publicized the book, and only swept the original "Revolutionary Army" to the top; for a time, the book "Revolutionary Army" was even more expensive to sell on Luoyang paper, and it was still in a priceless market, and a thousand words of preaching could not match the shallow and straightforward "Revolutionary Army." As long as anyone reads this book, it is like a deafening thunderbolt, and reading it makes people's blood boil.
"Boom!"
The sound of the teacup breaking came from the study again, only to startle the maids and servants outside the governor's mansion, this is the first teacup to be dropped, the tenth or a dozen? The maids and servants will all hang their heads, and they will not even dare to move, but they will not dare to speak.
"This book is rebellious, it has never been seen in ancient times, and it dares to slander the ancestors and ancestors, and dares to write directly to the temple and persuade the world to rebel, which is not tolerated by the courtiers."
After dropping another teacup, Duan Fang gasped for anger and shouted in a deep voice as he stared at the "Revolutionary Army" in his hand that was almost torn apart.
Before coming to Jiangning to perform his duties, he never thought that he had just arrived in Jiangning, and what welcomed him was not the usual salutes of the officials, nor the tributes of the merchant gentry, but this thin book of "The Revolutionary Army" that only made him feel shocked.
"Big brother, this book is simple and popular, dozens of texts and one volume, almost more than one hand, and the propaganda of the row is far more than the propaganda of Sun Wei and other revolutionary parties!" Duan Xu didn't dare to look at the "Revolutionary Army" when he spoke, and it can be said that the revolutionary army made public all kinds of facts about the Manchu Qing Dynasty's traitorous and national oppression in broad daylight, instigated the awakening of the Han people, and vented the hatred and rebellion of the Han people against the banner people.
"Today, I have passed on the street, and I can often see the Han people in Han clothes from the sedan chair......"
"Why don't you let people take it and make them a big rebellion! Have you forgotten how we are full of people to do the world? ”
The angry Duan Fangxian forgot his "flexible" and "enlightened" words, leaving only the panic and anger after watching "Revolutionary Army".
"Take ......"
The eldest brother's words only made Duan Xu smile bitterly.
"Big brother, how to take it, now I don't even ask the officer, if I really have to let the guards take down the person who wears that Han dress and sings that Han song, big brother! I'm afraid that gunshots are about to start in Jiangning City, and they were all passed on privately in the past, but now the "Revolutionary Army" has lit this fire! The day before, the commander of the Yangtze River Navy reported that the sailors sang Han songs privately on the warship, and were given 50 sticks. ”
When Duanxu shook his head and sighed, his heart trembled slightly, the book of the revolutionary army, he only read the introduction, and he didn't dare to look down, where it seemed that the eldest brother was angrily throwing the cup, and then looked at it. No one is afraid of the words of the banner man.
It is when Shun Ye set the customs, relying on the Han people's infighting, otherwise with hundreds of thousands of eight banners and how can they occupy the Central Plains, since entering the customs, all dynasties are afraid of the awakening of the Han people, at the beginning of the Han people's infighting to kill the bones of the Han people without leaving their heads, but now the bones of the Han people have been born after hundreds of years, if the Han people launch a ruthless attack, millions of people will only carry the bird cage flag people, I am afraid ...... "This Han people's idea, let us use the knife after hundreds of years of pressing, from Gengzi began to wake up, in the past years, Han songs are sung in private, Han clothes are worn in private, but they can be opened from the book "Revolutionary Army", but from the secret of the past to the public, big brother, you didn't read the newspaper that from time to time in the restaurant you can hear drunk drinkers singing loudly, every time they sing "After several vicissitudes, several times of sorrow." The clothes are insignificant, and they eventually become a ......", the people who are often only aroused burst into tears, and in the past, it was only the Han clothes worn by the gentry in their own houses, which would be walked through the city from time to time, but no one dared to ask the officials. ”
Duan Fang, who was originally furious, was much calmer, and he frowned and glanced at the revolutionary army on the table.
"When the rebellion was first made, Li Hongzhang relied on the support of the business gentry, and the scholars wanted to rise up to send the bandits, thinking that they were worshipping the heretical Jesus religion, and the court invoked the boxers and bandits as hereticals, which also caused a large number of scholars to be dissatisfied, and now there are several scholars who still believe in the court."
Duanxu's words were exchanged for Duanfang's nod, "strange power and chaos" have always been despised by readers, but the queen mother ......, "Nian, in addition to the students and the business gentry who sing Han songs, most of the people who buy the Han clothes are also business gentry, if even those business gentry are suspicious, this ...... This Qing Kingdom ......"
"That bastard!"
Duan Fang scolded coldly, and shocked back the soul of Duan Xu, who was originally frightened.
"I have asked the Empress Dowager to investigate the "Revolutionary Army" and the "Su Bao", and if I don't think so, there will be a will, and then the culprit will be beheaded, and see who dares to talk about the revolution again!"
said this, but Duanfang's heart had no bottom, Duanxu looked at the "Revolutionary Army", but what he looked at was another thing, one newspaper with "Revolutionary Army" one after another, that was what he was really afraid of, and it was even more terrifying than "Revolutionary Army".
"Have you checked where the "Liberation Daily" is printed and who published it?"
Duanxu shook his head.
"Big brother, the "Guangfu Bao" has been in the city, and the whole battle is scattered, although some rebels who have scattered this newspaper have been caught in various places, but they are just beggars, those beggars are illiterate, and they can dare to do anything when they are hungry, and the confessions of beggars everywhere are the same, and they are all found at night, giving him dozens of copper dollars, and spreading them on the street. This "Guangfu Bao" is scattered in all prefectures and counties in the north and south of the river, and it can be said that it does not count the cost of work, and yesterday I sent someone to calculate, and it will cost thousands of taels of silver to distribute the "Guangfu Bao", and the Guangfu Society's squandering like this is really beyond the reach of the revolutionary party! ”
What is the concept of thousands of taels per day, just these dozen or so days, the Liberation Society has already spent as much as 100,000 taels of silver to distribute the "Liberation Report", and tens of thousands of taels of revolution may be reversed once, but this Liberation Society can spend 100,000 taels of silver just for propaganda.
If this Guangfu will rebel, I am afraid that it will only ...... "The "Revolutionary Army" is very violent, although it is suffered by the youth, but it is not liked by the business gentry, but the "Guangfu Bao" is much more stable, and the demagoguery of the business gentry is far greater than that of the "Revolutionary Army", and the "Revolutionary Army" is banned, but the "Guangfu Bao" is banned, and the "Guangfu Bao" and the "Guangfu Bao" are not forbidden! This is the biggest trouble in my heart! ”
Duan Fang covered his head with both hands, and collapsed into the chair, his eyes even a little distracted.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked at his eldest brother and mentioned another thing.
"Big brother, I heard Duanjin say that recently in Tokyo, the reverse journal "Qizhi" run by the Liberation Association has been constantly opening its eyes for the anti-Russian army outside the border, big brother, do you say that the anti-Russian army is afraid that it will be ......?"
didn't wait for Duan Xu to finish speaking, Duan Yi shouted urgently.
"Send someone to check it out immediately! Find out the connection between the anti-Russian army and the Restoration Society! Be quick, don't wait for them to put the knife on our necks to find out! ”
Although Lao Maozi protested, Prime Minister Yamen replied that "this is a rebellion of the people and has nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty", but in my heart, not to mention the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, even the Lafayette in the palace shouted for the anti-Russian army, and even secretly decreed that Rehe must not be difficult to resist the Russian army, and this anti-Russian army did not increase the momentum of the Qing Dynasty.
People even compared this anti-Russian army with the Black Flag Army in Annan back then, and some people even thought that maybe the anti-Russian army could still win a few battles, forcing Lao Maozi to spit back outside the pass, and turn around to give the anti-Russian army and Lin Yanren a reward...... Fearful, Duan Fang raised this Restoration Society to another level.
Just as Duanxu was about to leave the study, Duanfang, who was frowning, shook his head and sighed.
"It's hard!"
On the streets of Jiangning City, although there is a fierce head, it is still crowded with people, and the vendors shout at passers-by from time to time, and the prosperity on the street seems to give people the illusion of a prosperous world.
"Expelle Suolu and recover the Han people!"
Suddenly, there were several roars on the street, and in an instant there was a few snows on the street, and the air was full of white papers, and people who were originally shopping on the street began to pick up the newspapers falling in the air, and they all knew that the tabloid the size of this book was the "Liberation Newspaper", and there would always be people distributing it in the city every day.
As soon as the "Guangfu Bao" was dispersed, a young man flashed out of the door of Qinhuai Bank, grabbed two newspapers and put them in his arms, then ran into Qinhuai Bank with a smile, entered the backyard from the side door of the hall, and walked into a floor of the hall.
"Master, this newspaper!"
Yan Wenyuan took the newspaper in his hand and looked at it twice, then took out a few copper dollars from his arms.
"Bolt pillar, this is the master's reward for you."
"Thank you, sir!"
The guy who took the silver reward is that beautiful heart, this day is a reward of dozens of silver, and it will be repaid in a month, maybe half a year down, plus the silver accumulated by ICBC is enough to marry a daughter-in-law.
After the guy went out, Yan Wenyuan took the ink-printed "Guangfu Bao" and read it there, the content of the newspaper was simple and straightforward, and it was all in the vernacular, either about the massacre of the Manchu people entering the customs, or about the traitor of the Manchu court, and by the way, he proposed that the restoration of the nation was the precursor to the rise of the country.
"Today, it's the Northern Expedition of Hong Wuye! Could it be that the Restoration Society is preparing to start an incident? ”
Looking at the newspaper "Hong Wuye's Northern Expedition", Yan Wenyuan was startled at first, but after seeing the bold lines in the article, he understood the reason.
"Since ancient times, emperors have ruled the world, all of which are in China to control Yidi, and Yidi to serve China, and I have not heard of Yidi living in China and controlling the world...... For example, Mongolia and Semu, although they are not of the Chinese race, but between the same heaven and earth, there are those who can know etiquette and righteousness, and are willing to be subjects, which is no different from the people of Zhongxia. …… Hong Wuye is still knowledgeable, like those young people, there is only killing and killing in their minds! ”
After reading today's issue of "Guangfu Bao", Yan Wen shook his head and waited lightly, then took the foreign fire from the table, every time he read this newspaper, he would burn this newspaper, this caution is in the bones, even if everyone keeps it, but he doesn't want to leave anything in the hands of others.
Just when he was about to burn the match, the newspaper was snatched away, and before he looked up, Yan Wenyuan knew that it must have been the newspaper that his precious daughter had snatched.
"Hehe, Daddy, I'm here to watch the "Liberation Report" again!"
Liu Jingxuan also glanced at the content of the newspaper a few times, whether it was the revolutionary army or the recovery report, she had never been interested, this is always a killing is not a thing.
"Look, a little bit of knowledge, when the Chamber of Commerce of the General Province holds a meeting, everyone says, I don't understand, no!"
Looking at the daughter in front of him with a smile, Yan Wenyuan hated his daughter for the first time in his heart that he was not a man, this Qinhuai Bank can have today's situation, relying on her daughter's shrewdness, taking her to Shanghai, she didn't learn, but she learned the industrial bank thoroughly, as soon as she returned to Jiangning, she persuaded herself to drive the Qinhuai Bank to the Qinhuai River, I really don't know her girl's house...... If Jingxuan wasn't her daughter, maybe the directors wouldn't object to handing over this bank to her! Thinking about it in his heart, Yan Wenyuan showed some worry on his face.
Helping her father light the newspaper and put it in the fire, Liu Jingxuan saw the melancholy on her father's face. "Daddy, what's wrong with you?" ”
"Jing Xuan, why don't you go to study in the foreign school in Shanghai in a while!"
Yan Wenyuan's words made Liu Jingxuan's eyes widen, and she looked at her father a little inexplicably, didn't her father allow him to go to Shanghai? This ...... What's going on here?
"Jing Xuan, don't blame your father, although our Yan family has a lot of money, but if it is compared with the Chen family......"
"Daddy!"
Liu Jingxuan's beautiful eyes suddenly flashed with tears, why did Daddy mention this again.
"Okay, don't mention it, I asked you to go to Shanghai for ......"
Yan Wenyuan held a little burnt newspaper in the fire tray, and the gloom on his face became a little heavier.
"The last time, I went to the Chamber of Commerce for a meeting, everyone finished talking about business, but talking and talking, it was the difference between the Han and the Manchurian, even that Wu Renhe was there to scold the tyranny of the Manchus, saying that the ancestors of the Wu family were in Suzhou, and when the Manchus entered the customs, they owed the Wu family one hundred and ninety-three lives, sooner or later, this revenge is to be avenged, the big guys all nodded yes, when eating, the guy just introduced the full dish, but Liang Zhixin did not lift the table, and now it is ......"
Thinking of the scolding of everyone in the chamber of commerce, Yan Wenyuan leaned back on the circle chair and sighed.
"The people's minds have changed, even the merchant gentry hate this Manchurian, if it is put aside, those young people will make a fuss, make a fuss, forget it, but if even those businessmen are rolled up, I am afraid that this Manchu will not be able to count in a few days!"
The worry on her father's face only made Liu Jingxuan's heart tighten, she looked at her father and hurriedly comforted her.
"Daddy, you must be too worried, this is often said to be a peaceful dog, not a troubled world, those individuals are just talking about ......"
"Jing Xuan, you don't understand!"
Interrupting his daughter's words, Yan Wenyuan's face showed a stern look, and he looked at his daughter standing in front of him.
"The Guangfu newspaper said that he said that the nation was restored, and the "Zhou Li" should be restored, the power of the township elders and township doctors should be restored, and the local and central councils should be set up, and the social elites would gather in the advisory chamber to decide on state affairs. Since ancient times, the people saw that the officials were inferior, and even your father and I spent thousands of taels of silver to donate an official, in order not to want to be lower, but the promise was to set up the advisory house, not only to be on an equal footing with the officials, but also to discuss the important affairs of the country, which is what the Manchu Qing Dynasty could give! ”
As he spoke, Yan Wenyuan shook his head and sighed again, even thinking in his own heart, maybe he would be able to enter the council, let alone others.
"At the beginning, he shaved his head, Li Zhongtang, relying on the support of the gentry to calm the long hair, this often said, the gentry in charge of the township, the business power city, if the gentry and businessmen all hate the court, looking forward to the rebellion, then it is not far from the troubled times, Jiangning is an important place in the south of the Yangtze River, long hair into Jinling slaughtered all the banner people in the city, once shaved the head of Jiangning and Qin Huai is all red, if he said that there is another military disaster, there are tens of thousands of banner people in the inner city...... So one,"
Looking at his daughter in front of him, Yan Wenyuan's heart was a little reluctant.
"While there is no chaos, you go to Shanghai first, it is the territory of foreigners, no matter who rebels, you don't dare to provoke foreigners......"
"That'...... Daddy, what about you? ”
"My old bones, who is rare!"
"If my father and mother don't leave, then I won't leave either!" As soon as her beautiful eyes opened, Liu Jingxuan's little face bulged into a ball.
His daughter's words made the gloom between Yan Wenyuan's eyebrows dissipate, and he comforted his daughter again.
"Good girl, you go to Shanghai to settle down first, occupy a place for our family, and in the future, as long as there is a mess, our family will also have a place to settle there!"
(To be continued)