There was a burst of crazy laughter from the president's office. Feng Yong sat on his desk with his butt tilted, threw away the newspaper and said, "You can do it! I heard Chu Yupu say that you were the one who instigated the Dao Fei Revolution."
"I just came up with a bad idea." Zhou Hexuan got an advantage and behaved well.
Under normal circumstances, "Ta Kung Pao" will sell at most 2,000 copies after it resumes publication, and it will take at least half a year to increase to more than 5,000. But with the huge news of "The Dao Fei Revolution", "Ta Kung Pao" sold nearly 20,000 copies on the first day it resumed publication
, it’s really a huge profit.
Of course, this kind of sales is unstable and will plummet as soon as the popularity is over. But as long as it does not fall below 5,000 copies, it is considered an opening. What happens next depends on the abilities of Hu Zhengzhi and Zhang Jiluan.
"Bang bang bang!"
The two were chatting happily when there was a sudden knock on the door.
Zhou Hexuan said: "Please come in!"
Hu Zhengzhi and Zhang Jiluan came in hand in hand. Hu Zhengzhi said: "The correspondent in Peiping called, and the Fengzhi and Zhizhi cliques jointly reorganized the Beiyang government. Du Xigui, chief of the navy, acted as prime minister and exercised the powers of the president."
"We came to you to discuss how to report," Zhang Jiluan said angrily. "They all have acting titles. China is so big and doesn't even have a formal president or prime minister. I don't think Du Xigui will be the acting prime minister for a long time.
People have to be replaced in two months, and government affairs at all levels of government cannot be carried out at all."
Feng Yong suddenly said: "What else should we do? The election date has not come yet, so we can't restore Cao Kun's presidency, right?"
"Who is this?" Zhang Jiluan looked at Feng Yong doubtfully.
Hu Zhengzhi knew him well, he cupped his fists and said with a bitter smile: "Commander Feng, nice to meet you!"
"Easy to say." Feng Yong then stood up and shook hands. He had been sitting on Zhou Hexuan's desk before. He didn't look like a commander, but more like a swinger.
After shaking hands and getting to know each other, Hu Zhengzhi and Zhang Jiluan were a little reluctant to let go. After all, Feng Yong was the commander of the Northeast Army Air Force, and this report involved the Feng clique, so they were afraid that Feng Yong would get involved.
Feng Yong was a smart man, and he could see the scruples of the two of them at a glance. He smiled on the sofa and said: "You can write whatever you want in your newspaper. Even if you scold Mr. Zhang bloody, I won't care.
"
"Haha, that's not the case." Hu Zhengzhi said with an apologetic smile.
Zhou Hexuan said: "I personally think that we should fully affirm the reorganization of the cabinet and send a congratulatory message to Acting Prime Minister Du Xigui. While reporting, we also call on all parties to stop fighting. The people's position is our position, and the people
Suffering from years of war, we must fight for peace and anti-war."
Hu Zhengzhi and Zhang Jiluan agreed with this point of view. They were not fools, and of course they would not deliberately sing the opposite to anger the warlords.
Historically, "Ta Kung Pao" has always adhered to the principle of impartiality, objectivity and fairness, saying both good things and criticizing. Although this approach sometimes makes people uncomfortable, it is within the acceptable range, so that both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party attach great importance to it.
and affirmation of "Ta Kung Pao".
Even when "Ta Kung Pao" and the cultural autocratic policy were implemented, the Kuomintang was very unhappy, but they could only use their own newspapers to wage wars and did not dare to arrest people and close down easily because the social influence of "Ta Kung Pao" was too great
.
After establishing the direction of this report, Zhang Jiluan said: "I will write an editorial right away."
"Wait a minute," Zhou Hexuan suddenly stopped him and said, "Nowadays, there are scuffles all over the country. I think I can do an in-depth report on this to call for peace."
"How to do it?" Hu Zhengzhi asked.
Zhou Hexuan said in detail: "List all the major battles fought by warlords in various places over the years, and calculate how much money they have consumed in total. If this money is used to run education and develop industry, how many schools can be opened and how many railways can be built? Ours
The slogan is: Stop the civil war, develop together, build the country, and benefit the people!"
"This is a good idea and must be done!" Feng Yong, as an anti-war person, immediately said happily, "I can provide you with rough data on the Northeast Army's military expenditure in recent years."
Hu Zhengzhi and Zhang Jiluan were greatly surprised by Feng Yong's attitude. They really didn't expect that the air force commander of the Northeast Army was actually peace-loving. It was simply a fantasy.
Zhang Jiluan thought for a moment and said: "With this in-depth report, Ta Kung Pao's social influence will definitely increase."
"And if all the forces are scolding together, no one will be offended," Hu Zhengzhi said with a smile, "I will send a telegram to my old friends later and ask them to help with statistics."
This is the advantage of having people in the court. Zhang Jiluan and Hu Zhengzhi have been hanging around for so many years. Every force has their friends. It is very easy to get rough military expenditures by asking.
Zhou Hexuan didn't have any big ambitions, he just wanted to arouse people's anti-war sentiment. If everyone could concentrate on local development like Yan Xishan, China would have a stronger foundation when Japan fully invaded China.
The internal friction is really hurtful!
Zhang Jiluan and Hu Zhengzhi were very motivated and went to work on their respective tasks at hand.
Feng Yong was also quite happy, and left the newspaper office arm in arm with Zhou Hexuan, asking the driver to drive to Wenxiu's hiding place.
It was a small apartment in the Tianjin Concession. Wenxiu had no money, so her living expenses these days were paid by someone sent by Shen Yaorong.
Knocking on the door, Wenxiu asked warily: "Who are you?"
"Hello, Ms. Wenxiu, I am Zhou Hexuan, the president of Ta Kung Pao," Zhou Hexuan introduced, "This is my friend Feng Yong."
"It turns out to be President Zhou, please come in!" Wenxiu opened the door enthusiastically.
This was the first time Zhou Hexuan saw Wenxiu in person. She looked ordinary, but not too ugly. The photography technology of this era was really cheating, and Wenxiu was often photographed looking like Sister Feng.
There is an unfinished piece of embroidery on the table. It seems that the sword concubine is really not idle and is not a pampered person.
Wenxiu poured two glasses of boiled water and apologized: "I'm so sorry, I don't even have tea at home."
"It's okay," Zhou Hexuan asked after taking the cup, "What are Ms. Wenxiu's plans? I heard that you hope that Puyi will pay a one-time settlement fee of 50,000 silver dollars."
Wenxiu sighed and said, "I can't help it. A weak woman with no survival skills can only lower her head and ask for money from her ex-husband."
Historically, Puyi promised to give money, but the condition was that Wenxiu would not remarry for the rest of her life.
Zhou Hexuan had great respect for Wenxiu and said: "Since you choose to divorce, you should be a self-reliant and self-reliant woman. How can you look at a man's face again."
"Mr. Zhou's lesson is right." Wenxiu said ashamedly.
Zhou Hexuan then explained the purpose of his visit: "Ms. Wenxiu, my friend and I plan to set up an education foundation to absorb donations from the society to run schools. You are also a person who has studied, you can definitely become a teacher and support yourself with the salary you earn.
.”
"Be a teacher?" Wenxiu seemed to have found the value of his existence, nodding his head and saying, "I have studied English and understand some Chinese. I am willing to be a teacher!"
Feng Yong interjected: "Also, we want to hire you as the vice president of the China Hope Education Foundation. You are now a famous sword concubine all over the world. As long as you stand up and call for education to save the country, you will definitely get the response of many people. This
It is also a contribution to the country.”
Wenxiu hesitated and said, "Let's forget about being the vice president. I'm afraid I won't be qualified."
Zhou Hexuan said: "You don't need to take on management work. Your task is to publicize and attract donations, and we will also give you a certain salary."
Wenxiu thought for a long time before finally nodding in agreement. In fact, she was already eager to give it a try. A woman who had been suppressed for many years could not see the hope of life or the value of her own existence. She was very eager to be recognized by society.
Zhou Hexuan smiled.
Inviting Wenxiu to do publicity can not only quickly increase the reputation and influence of the education foundation, facilitate the acquisition of social donations, but also allow Wenxiu to support himself. This matter was reported by Ta Kung Pao, and it was definitely sensational news.
It is good for increasing newspaper sales.
It's a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone.
It would be even more interesting if he could train Wenxiu to be a representative of women in the new era. It’s fun to think about it.
