C213 Ink Propaganda

An ink printing machine the size of a wood box was placed in front of Qing San Ye. This thing was a rarity in Great Qing Dynasty, but in Europe, this kind of suggested printing press to carve wax paper had already begun to become popular.

In an era when computers were not widespread, students should have a deep impression of ink printing machines, because at that time the school's various exam papers and study materials were carved out of wax paper by teachers.

The principle was very simple. A piece of wax paper covered with a thin layer of industrial wax was gently drawn on the paper with an iron brush. The strength could not be too great or too small.

When the wax paper was finished, it was placed on the printing press and rolled in ink. A test paper that gave the children a headache appeared, and the nightmare of rolling two more children began. The children who rolled back and forth to school were about to have a final exam.

This was already the simplest printing tool that Xiao Letian could think of. It seemed that in the past, the Underground Party printed flyers and the like mostly used this kind of wax paper printing machine.

"Darling, this is my treasure. If you want to compete with Qing Liu and the others for the position of power in the public opinion, you're the one who's relying on!" Xiao Letian caressed the wood carvings on the press, gently stroking it as if he was his lover.

Qing San Ye was stunned, his mind could understand what was on the ground. This kind of mechanism that appeared out of thin air was completely foreign to his memory.

"Printing machine? What do you want to print? Aren't there bookstores for printing? Why bother with such things … Aiyo, what kind of ink is this? "Oil …"

"Men, print two for Master San so he can see the western scenery and broaden his horizons …"

A young lad from a foreign trade opened the machine and installed the wax paper. With a brush of the drum, Xiao Letian, who was printing ink, appeared in front of him. The Qing San Ye trembled as he held onto the piece of paper.

"I understand!" You... Are you going to start a war of words with the Qing Liu people? "How many of these leaflets can you print in a day?"

A smart person, this is a smart person. Chinese people are very smart to begin with. What they lack is just a little bit of insight. No matter what, these people who first came into contact with Xiao Letian, and were willing to open their hearts and see the world, their thoughts had already quietly changed.

With this set of stuff, if they let High Scholar Huang or a corrupt man like Huang Liu see it, they would not even be able to think what Xiao Letian was trying to do.

"That's right, my good Lord San. What have the disciples of the Confucian School relied on to control the hearts of the people for the past few thousand years?" Wasn't it the public opinion net that they weaved that trapped all of the citizens inside? Wasn't it just bullying the commoners that they didn't know much about literacy? "Today, I will dig a hole in their web. I want to see if they have a strong mouth, or if I have a strong industry in my hands …"

"To tell you the truth, this printing press has a simple structure. A carpenter can produce one in a day, and I have bought a whole cabin for three years with ink and wax paper. "Master San, don't worry. Within three days, you will print 40-50,000 flyers a day. There is no problem in fighting a fierce battle here …"

"This is just the beginning. When I order the mechanical printing machines from Europe and the United States, I will produce 1 million copies a day, and I will print tens of thousands of copies of《 Journey to the West》 a day. Anyway, I have plenty of money, so I can give them to you for free …"

"It's not over yet. I want to bring the foreign newspapers into the Great Qing Dynasty, I want to infiltrate the imperial government's residence into the people, I want to let the people know more about the world, and I want to let these scholars cheat me …"

Fu Qing's cold sweat dripped down, he did not want to rub the sand in his eyes, as his brain had already figured out everything as soon as he turned the corner, "Brother, are you crazy? "Are you trying to force the imperial government to act against you? Do you want to die?"

What Fu Qing said was not wrong, if Xiao Letian dared to do such a thing, he would be arguing with the imperial government, how could the officials of the imperial court allow a man with an unruly identity to speak nonsense uncontrollably? Furthermore, he possessed such terrifying printing power.

It was just like when two groups of people were arguing, whoever lied ten thousand times would become the truth. Xiao Letian did not want to say it ten thousand times, he wanted to say it a hundred thousand times.

Xiao Letian sneered: "You want to die? Hehe, in the end, who was it that forced me to climb Mount Liang? Third Master, please explain to me that you are the Eight Flags. How do you think the imperial government should respond to my questions? "

"I, Xiao Letian, do want to be a loyal citizen, but there are always people who jump out to force me, I can endure beating and scolding them, but now they are trying to take my life, and they even extended their evil hands towards my inner chamber. What do you think I should do? Just let them kill you? "Lord San, you wish for me to be such a good citizen …"

Fu Qing's face immediately turned red: There's a misunderstanding … "There must be a misunderstanding …"

"Enough, Master San, you don't need to say anymore. You are sitting on the boat of the imperial government, you definitely have to consider the interests of the imperial government. Tell me everything you see truthfully, if you want to kill me, Xiao Letian, you have to wait." However, with regards to my advice to the imperial government, from today onwards, I, Xiao Letian, will not give in at all. You all want to blow this matter up?

Xiao Letian's forceful declaration did not need San Ye to pass it down to Beijing, all the big figures in the capital already knew about it. When the flyer started appearing at around 11 in the morning, no one paid much attention to it in the beginning. Even the students who were showing off their skills thought that it was just a piece of paper, and that it was Xiao Letian's way of showing weakness.

However, after the afternoon had passed, a strange atmosphere started to pervade the entire capital. The only reason was because Xiao Letian had too many flyers in his hands.

Wherever the crowd gathered, there would be mysterious people posting posters and flyers flying in the wind. Those long lines of demonstrators were now like long lines for a funeral procession. The flyers that filled the sky were like paper money.

The cold wind blew the flyers in the air, and the sounds of paper slapping on faces filled the team. In a short while, these scholars lost their patience and started to shout the words "Once you start".

"What a disgrace, Xiao Letian actually disrespected paper, did he mean to use this kind of disgusting pen and ink to insult us? "Tear it, tear it all apart …"

The group of scholars brandished their flyers in the air, snatching and dancing like madmen, as if they were Xiao Letian's flesh and bones. However, they did not expect that throwing them at him would tear more, until they were as tired as dogs spitting their tongues, they could not stop those flyers that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"What is Shuntian Palace doing? What are you waiting for, a walking flyer like this? " The scholar started cursing.

It was not that they did not want to capture him, but that these people were simply too cunning. The entire city was in chaos and the large Beijing was simply unable to defend against them.

Time passed minute by minute, after the needle pointed at 3 PM, the crowd of demonstrators, the runaway yamen and the soldiers were all extremely hungry, many of them were dizzy from the cold wind, they might even have to lie down and rest for the night.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the imperial government has heard our voices. Let's give up on this for today and go back to take a rest. If the imperial government does not give us an explanation in two days, we will come out to demonstrate …" "This evil demon and evil devil are our life and death enemies. Either he dies or we die, we will drag this fight to the end with him …"

"Right, right..." "It's been exhausted to the end …" The crowd finally dispersed, and the entire Beijing finally stopped for a while.

Just when everyone thought that the chaos would stop for a while, they never thought that Xiao Letian would become more lively, and the battle was even levelled up by him.

In one night's time, the entire capital was filled with posters, and even the palace walls of the Forbidden City were pasted all over. In the morning, when the gatekeeper opened the door to the side, he immediately became terrified and fell to the ground. Over a hundred big words of Xiao Letian's were stuck onto the gate and the walls of the courtyard.

It turned out that Xiao Letian's seven great questions had also appeared in the larger villages and towns under the jurisdiction of the capital city last night, and he had even posted the name of the yamen.

This time, the imperial government was in chaos. They finally smelled danger, and in the afternoon, the Viceroy Residence sent urgent documents to the imperial government, completely blowing up the Forbidden City. The impromptu imperial court meeting in the Yangxin Palace was already in an uproar.

"Traitor, this is treason!" Look, look, all of the cities have been covered by Xiao Letian's threads, and even the larger villages have not been spared. In every place where people are gathering, there are people throwing leaflets, is Xiao Letian trying to make everyone aware of it? "

"From the south to the north, from the east to the west, there is not a single county that has not fallen. Now that all the citizens know about the rebellion in Tanggu, how should we explain Xiao Letian's situation? Who can make up for the chaos in the hearts of the people? "

From inside East Warm Pavilion came the angry roars of the Prince Kung, the Duke who had been holding back all his anger was staring straight at Weng Tonghe, he had been angered by the scholars recently, getting beaten in front of the door to Tian An city, being surrounded, all of this was caused by this group of scholars, isn't it?

Weng Tonghe's heart felt like it was being crushed, from the moment he saw the flyer yesterday, his mouth was filled with pain, he never expected that Xiao Letian's counterattack would be so ruthless, as he slashed towards the Confucian Merchant's vital points. What was it that a scholar could kidnap a court? Wasn't it just controlling public opinion? If this skill was lost, who would keep a pack of dogs?

"Steady, I need to steady myself. The dangers that I have been through for the past few thousand years are numerous. I will definitely be able to pass this time!" Weng Tonghe was truly worthy of being someone who could become a Imperial Advisor. This kind of method to calm his heart and nurture his Qi was already very rare, the person who spoke of Mt.

"Hehe, does Your Highness want to put the blame on the scholars in this world? Was she giving in to Xiao Letian? "That's right, we are all royal eagles. Whether it is in appearance or western studies, which family should we use?"

"Since Your Highness feels that Western learning can help the imperial government control the hearts of the people, then it's best to use it openly. However, I've long been mentally prepared for this dismissal and return home to farm!"

"But let me give you a word of advice. When the world collapses, don't regret it …"