On April 30th, truckloads of "Tianjin Daily" that had been prepared long ago began to be transported into the capital from Guangning Gate.
Li Zhi had been preparing these newspapers for three or four days. In fact, the "Tianjin Daily" that Li Zhi transported to the capital was a specially selected April 25th edition of the "Taipusi Tibetan Silver Special Issue". On this day
"Tianjin Daily" published a series of articles, all reporting on the facts that Taipu Temple hid Ma Zheng's money and failed to report it at the critical moment of the Jinzhou War, which led to the Jinzhou War being almost defeated and the 170,000 soldiers almost being annihilated.
The "Tianjin Daily" on this day was very short, with only one piece of paper and four pages. In addition to the "Brief Description of the Matter" on the front page to clearly explain the general situation of the matter, the second, third and fourth pages were simple
Comment.
The summary of the events on the front page only has a thousand words, but it takes up the entire page in large font. The full text is written in vernacular, and the title is "Shameless civil servants plotted to defeat the Jinzhou War! The Duke of Jin led his troops to investigate the crime!" and the introduction inside.
At the critical moment when the Jinzhou War was about to bring down the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Wu Di and the four planned, the Ministry of Revenue and Taipusi officials cooperated, how they deceived the emperor and concealed Ma Zheng's silver, and the four people's intention: to defeat the Jinzhou War
The article ends with a few sentences to make it clear: Duke Jin’s 160,000-strong army surrounded the capital in order to kill these traitorous officials.
The comments on the next three pages are also printed in larger fonts and are not long. The best commentators of "Tianjin Daily" came together and tried to use the shortest possible length to explain the despicableness and far-reaching influence of Bai Taipu Temple's silver collection. The standard is "
The conciseness and conciseness of the words are inspiring.”
Some expounded from the perspective of the lives of the frontline soldiers, explaining how if the Jinzhou War was defeated, 170,000 soldiers would be hunted down and how many casualties would be caused. From Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan for hundreds of miles, the Qing army would not let any deserter go. Some
How many parents will lose their young children, how many wives will lose their newlywed husbands.
Some elaborated from the perspective of Jiangshan Sheji, explaining how bad the situation of the Ming Dynasty would be if Jinzhou was defeated. Commentators compared the combat power of the remaining troops of the Ming army and the Qing army in detail, and pointed out pointedly that if Jinzhou was defeated, the situation of the Ming Dynasty would be worse.
There are not many days left.
Some commentators elaborated from the perspective of Chinese civilization, explaining that if Jinzhou is defeated, Chinese clothes may no longer exist. How many people will the murderous Tatars enter and kill! Based on the experience of the Han people in Liaodong, it is speculated that all Han people in the world will be killed.
One to twenty million is probably too little.
Some commentators explained from the perspective of the interests of the people, explaining that if Jinzhou were defeated and the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, all Han people in the world would probably have their heads shaved and become slaves, becoming second-class people under the rule of the Tatars.
There were just four pages of a newspaper, all in large characters. The four pages combined were only five thousand words, but they had clearly explained the pros and cons of the silver hidden in Taipu Temple.
Li Zhi spent several days printing 100,000 copies of such a newspaper in Tianjin, loaded it on ten trucks, and quietly transported it into the capital.
When they arrived at the entrance to the major vegetable markets in the capital, Li Zhi's secret guards protected the perimeter to prevent officials' sons and gentry from attacking the newspaper trucks. The newspaper clerks began to distribute newspapers to the people in the capital.
"Read the newspaper! Read the newspaper! The "Tianjin Daily" written by the Duke of Jin! It's about the two million silver hidden in Taipu Temple and the conspiracy to defeat Jinzhou in the war! The Duke of Jin led his troops to investigate and besieged the capital!"
"Read the newspaper. After reading the newspaper, you will understand why the capital city was hit by a military disaster!"
"Tianjin Daily is a free newspaper. If you read it, you will know why the capital is at war!"
It is very difficult to control public opinion in a place. The gentry in various places are the local leaders and the food and clothing parents of the scholars. They often speak the truth in the local area. Moreover, these people are often armed with servants and will sabotage Li Zhi's newspaper business overtly or covertly.
Make newspaper readers afraid to come out and read newspapers.
If Li Zhi's newspaper wants to control public opinion in a place for a long time, it often needs force to escort it.
But it is a simple thing to spread a message and explain a simple thing. Spreading newspapers on a certain day is a simple matter. Especially at a time when 160,000 border troops are surrounding the capital and the people are eager to know why, spreading it in concise and concise newspapers
A fact that lights a fire in a dry branch.
With a bang, the flames will burst into flames.
The gentry were well-informed and knew why Li Zhi led his troops to surround the capital. This crusade against Li Zhi was completely just. Of course, the gentry who hated Li Zhi would not publicize this fact. In fact, various kinds of people were scattered in the capital at this time.
There were rumors that Li Zhi was rebelling, that Li Zhi wanted to oust the emperor, and that the 160,000 border troops wanted to kill the emperor. There were all kinds of rumors.
The common people basically did not believe this news. The Duke of Jin had always been the mainstay of the imperial court, and he was a businessman and had never had great ambitions. Why did he suddenly rebel? Moreover, the Duke of Jin was not familiar with the general soldiers recruited from various places.
, why were all these people gathered at once to rebel together?
The speed of this collusion was too fast. All the general soldiers who did not know each other united to commit rebellion. How to distribute the benefits, how to divide the seats in the future, and even how to carve up the country, it took half a month to finish the Jinzhou War.
A tacit understanding has been reached and everyone trusts each other? It’s unrealistic no matter how you look at it.
Moreover, the 160,000-strong frontier troops deployed on the outskirts of Beijing did not attack the city, so it did not look like a rebellion.
Most of the rumors are false.
So what is the truth? The people don’t know, but they are eager to know.
The "Tianjin Daily" distributed for free in the capital is like the sweet rain falling on a long dry day, making the people's eyes brighten. Although most of the people are illiterate, there are many people in the capital who have read books. There is no such thing on any street.
A dozen literate people? How many accountants? Just grab a copy of "Tianjin Daily" and take the newspaper to find these literate people.
The vast majority of these literate people who have no fame are also from poor backgrounds. Although most of these literate people have a sense of superiority, are closer to the gentry, and are not willing to read newspapers for the common people. But as long as one out of ten people can read the contents of the newspaper
Tell it and people will know the truth.
The content of ordinary newspapers does not involve the vital interests of the people. Unless it is spread by word of mouth on a large scale, it will be difficult to spread the content of the newspaper to every household. Even if one or two readers read the content, the spread will only reach
So far. So the gentry are easy to control.
But the situation is different at this time. For the people in the capital who were devastated by the war, they are eager to know the truth at this time and it is related to their vital interests. As long as a scholar tells the people the news in the newspaper, the people can spread it by word of mouth.
Spread this deadly truth quickly.
Hearing the shouts of Li Zhi's newspaper organizer, the common people rushed up one by one and snatched the newspapers. The newspaper organizers were divided into fifty stations in the capital and distributed them one by one. It only took half an hour to get 100,000 copies.
All newspapers were distributed.
A sporadic group of gentrymen came out to obstruct the spread of the newspaper, but they were all knocked out by Li Zhi's secret guards. When the gentry who heard the news gradually came to their senses, they came out in an organized manner to stop the spread of the newspaper, and all the newspapers had been sent out.
.Li Zhi’s personnel greased their feet and withdrew.
Soon, some enthusiastic literate people read the newspaper to the people. Then the people spread the contents of the newspaper by word of mouth.
Why did the 160,000 border troops besiege the city? Why were they so indignant? What demands did they have to besiege the city but not attack it? Why could the Battle of Jinzhou have been won without a fight? How bad was Taipu Temple for hiding money? Who were the people Jin Guogong wanted to kill when he led his troops to siege the city?
The truth spread throughout the city like a gust of wind.
