C610 The contest for the people's hearts

It was unknown how many people died on the streets today. Since Xiao Letian had started his family's business in the East Ocean, he had relied on killing his way through, to the point where he almost killed the Ryukyu s, Tanggu s and Green Battalion s as well as their seniors.

Today, Xiao Letian had finally killed his way to the Beijing. Who knows? Maybe the imperial treasury and the Ministry of Internal Affairs had all been emptied out by him.

However, what surprised them the most was that not only was the street empty of corpses, it was abnormally clean. All the streets were covered in notices, and the proud New Army standing guard.

The timid ones went straight home, while the fearless ones only dared to watch from the doorstep. Even if the New Army nodded to them, they would not dare to approach.

However, life had to continue. The rice vat in the rich man's house was full, but if the poor did not go out and look for work, they would have to starve. Gradually, some people who could not stand the hunger walked out.

"Mister soldier …" This little one will go to the rice shop to buy some mixed foods. The whole family is so hungry that they can't take it anymore … "Please be magnanimous …" There was always someone who spoke first, and the response from the new army surprised them.

"The Beijing does not have a curfew, and we are not some random bandits. Right now, all of the Beijing's bandits have been suppressed and the elders can walk around as they please, so there's no need to be afraid …"

One of the elders' words softened the hearts of the commoner. When had this commoner ever heard the soldier call an elder? At that time, the old man almost cried out. However, what the new army said afterwards made him even more incredulous.

"Elder, if you wish to buy food, I recommend that you buy more in the afternoon. This afternoon, Prime Minister Xiao brought over a large amount of Annan rice, as well as Japanese and Korean rice from the sea.

"Really?" The old man was so surprised that he almost jumped up. Ever since the Beijing caused a ruckus in the city, the prices had skyrocketed and the little savings they had at home had long since been used up.

The one who patiently explained this to the old man was the sniper Ye Qiu. The battles had quickly made him mature, especially the martial demonstration in front of Supreme Harmony Hall. It had made the proud hearts of this group of rookies soar into the sky.

Arrogant but not arrogant, this was the motto of the new army. Under Xiao Letian's strict orders, all the soldiers were not to be disturbed.

"Our Prime Minister is a god of wealth riding a black tiger. How would he lie to our people? My Prime Minister did not lie to Ryukyu people and Japanese, how would he lie to you? "

"Look at this notice, it's very clear that during the time that the new army is stationed in the capital, any actions that disturb the citizens can be reported to Flowers Lane. The Prime Minister will personally make the decision for all of you!" "Just you wait. The food will be here in the afternoon. If you don't, come find me …"

"This is truly an eye-opening Bodhisattva!" "I'll inform the neighborhood!"

Very quickly, the news of Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea transporting the food into the capital spread throughout the Beijing. As expected, the power of the food was immense, the fear of eating was overpowering, and the citizens finally dared to go out on the streets.

At every intersection, the security notices were surrounded by a large group of people. The cautious citizens didn't dare to approach the soldiers, only daring to surround them and look at the words written on the notices.

"Look, it says that a villain has appeared in the imperial court, inciting discord in the empress dowagers and even framing the innocence of the Empress Dowager of the East. This is the reason for the palace change …"

"Fuck, the treacherous subject that deceived the empress dowager was An Dehai and a royal guard called Sister Wu? Eunuch An, we all know, who is this Sister Wu? "

"God knows!" However, it is not surprising for An Dehai to be able to do such a thing. That guy is greedy, he would rather send him a gift than enter the sect … "

"Keep watching, there's more coming from behind!" Maylor led his troops to annihilate the Tanggu, inciting harm to the citizens. The villages near the left of the Tanggu were massacred, countless of corrupt scholars were raped, and countless of properties were looted … "According to the statistics, the number of dead and wounded in Tanggu has reached as high as ten thousand, and Hai He is one of them …"

"The new army had shot Maylor to death in anger at the outskirts of Wu Qing City, and his corpse was sent back to Tanggu to be exposed for three days!"

"Oh my god, how could there be such a scene?"

The entire Beijing was stirred up, all they knew was that Maylor's army had gone out to battle, and the commoners had watched the show on the day of his departure. They had even shouted out a few words of praise for his victory, but they never expected that Maylor would actually be able to do such a thing.

Not only did the notice announce An Dehai's massacre of the citizens of Langfang, the capital became even more shocked. In the eyes of the citizens of the Beijing, the Tanggu was already a distant place, there were no relatives around.

However, the Langfang was different. It was almost like a satellite city of Beijing, with the same accent as usual. Relatives with relatives, friends with friends, that was truly breaking bones and breaking tendons.

"An Dehai, you deserve to die!" You are a beast … A thousand cuts on him! "Kill this egg less thing …" The crowd immediately burst into an uproar.

Xiao Letian wanted to forge the iron while it was still hot, so the cavalry of the new army brought the notice and left the Nine Gates. In all the villages, fairs, and towns, they were covered with the notice of the Prime Minister.

Not only that, Xiao Letian continued to publish a copy of his own residence report under the name of the imperial government. It said that his loyal fist, Chi Zixin, had expressed it fully, and also denounced the conspirators in the imperial court, willing to use any means possible to force themselves against him.

At the same time, Xiao Letian, in his capacity as the Prime Minister of the Subordinate States and the Chief Minister of the Special Administrative Region, made a petition to the imperial government.

Xiao Letian stood in the garden of his study, listening to the endless stream of reports from his subordinates, feeling incomparably proud in his heart.

"This is a contest for the hearts of the people, I want to selectively label the people as I want them to. All you have to do is make the citizens of the empire mention Xiao Letian and a label will appear in their minds..."

"God of Fortune, New Army, Powerful, Food, Clean …" "And handsome!"

"Huh?" Chun Sanshiniang, who was at the side, had her pencil drop to the ground. "Prime Minister, I know the powers of the God of Fortune, the New Army, and even Food.

Aunt Thirteen's question was the question of everyone around them. Xiao Letian laughed and said, "The reason is very simple, because this is a world where people look at one's face!"

"Don't understand? "Then let me ask you, have you ever heard of such a saying?" He didn't look like a human being at all. This was Mencius. It's exactly like what was written in the novel! "

"There are many and many people, and their education level is also uneven. Satisfying millions of people with the same dao ideal is impossible, and we can't explain things to the people one by one …"

"Although we have the ability to print a large number of newspapers, the literacy rate of the masses is still too low. If the newspapers were to be effective, it would probably take us at least 4 to 5 years …"

"At this time, how are we going to get the people's love the fastest? That's right, handsome … "From today onwards, the new army will have to wear their new uniform as soon as they leave the camp, and all the officers will have to wear their full uniforms and go out on the streets. After that, I will have to issue a military appearance order, and the sloppy-looking soldiers will have to be whipped in the new army …"

"Don't underestimate the word 'handsome'. Our new army will become the target of love between all the great ladies and wives in the world. We will make all the young boys look at our uniforms with envy, and we will make them unconsciously get close to us. Do you know how many people we can win over with the word 'handsome'?"

"I'll tell you guys clearly, it's too big for you to imagine!"

Xiao Letian laughed coldly and said, "This is called differentiation propaganda, if we are no different from Qing Dynasty in the hearts of the people, then that is our great misfortune, and the contest for the people's hearts will begin with these trivial matters!"

Everyone suddenly understood and continued with their recent tasks of shorthand. Streams of new orders were issued, and the hooves of the horses were heard from Flowers Lane. It was as if this place had become the new political center of the Great Qing.

The meeting lasted all the way until noon. The officers were not courteous at all as they each ate a big gulf of Fu Hui's personally cooked noodles and a round belly full of noodles. Then, they cupped their bowls on the table and said, "Thank you Madam, we are going to work … …" With that, the crowd dispersed.

Xiao Letian did not stay at home to rest. After eating the noodles, he walked out and Fu Hui could not even stop him from leaving. "I just finished eating and rested for a while.

"I don't have time, I don't have time. Today is the critical moment for me to officially show my face in front of the citizens of Beijing, I cannot delay any longer …" As she spoke, she slipped away.

Fu Hui watched Xiao Letian's back as he left, and the warmth in his heart nearly undulated out. Turning around to look at the messy bowl of food in the room, she smiled and shook her head as he tidied it up.

"Madam, please don't attack. Let us do it!" The maidservant was so frightened that he hurried over to apologize.

At this time, Fu Hui no longer had the imposing and fiendish aura of a previous master, she laughed and said, "Let's attack together, since we are with a new guy from the new sect, I have to learn from the new sect! "I'm afraid that the old rules won't work anymore. Last night, I discussed with the old master and after the new year ends, he will strip all of you of your slaves. From now on, don't call any more servants …"

The maidservants' eyes immediately turned red, "Madame, are you not asking for us anymore?" If we don't leave, we won't leave this place for the rest of our lives! "

"Silly girls, of course I want all of you, but from now on you don't have to be my slaves anymore, you're all hired by me, I'll give you money every month, from now on, you're all free people!"

Free people? What a distant and strange phrase, the servants of Fu Hui's family were all stunned.

When Xiao Letian rode his horse and began to patrol the capital, the shadow of the food brigade appeared outside the Guandong Gate. The group of people from the sealed off had never seen the power of the business world outside.

With the purchase of Tanggu, all of East Asia's business circle had been mobilized. There were also the cheap rice from Southeast Asia, the ships that began heading north one after another, and also the Jiangnan region.

The merchants of Japan and Korea also started to move. In order to exchange for Mexican eagle, in order to obtain future orders from Letian Firm, they started to squeeze out the small amount of rice reserves in the country and transshipped them to Tanggu one ship after another.

As long as they were grain ships with the Letian Firm's flag on the headboard of the BoHai, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, or South China Sea, none of the countries would dare to make things difficult for them. Even the pirates would have to retreat for no reason.

This day was a day of celebration for the citizens of Beijing. It was the first time they had tasted the sweetness of an international trade, and Xiao Letian's prestige could be considered rising.