They have personally experienced the "pain" of the elders.

What does the imperial army eat?

What did the Beiyang Navy do?

A great country is actually inferior to an island country!

These enlightened people simply can't figure it out.

They couldn't figure it out, so they could understand the Chinese newspaper industry such as "Shen Bao" that is wholly controlled by Long Hao!

Next, the news spread to more than a dozen large and medium-sized cities in Jiangnan.

Newspapers in Shanghai are transported to major cities through carriages, canals, railways, roads and other means of transportation, and are given free of charge to those who care about state affairs.

If you don’t charge you money, as long as you shout “oppose the Treaty of Weihai”, you will get a newspaper that is still fresh ink.

A curious businessman made a statistics on this measure, and the daily expense of "Sheng" is 200,000 taels of silver!

The work is huge, regardless of cost.

These newspapers not only published the full text of the Weihai Treaty in detail, interpreting the harm caused to China after the signing of the treaty, but also published content such as the Battle of the Yellow Sea and the Pyongyang Massacre, with pictures and commentary so that everyone can see clearly

The whole story of this Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 was to see clearly the weakness of the Qing army and the timidity of the court, and clearly see clearly the coward style of Cixi, Prince Gong, and Li Hongzhang, who were "selling the land without feeling sorry for the cowards".

The newspaper was distributed for only four days for free and it had an effect.

Of course, this effect is not very positive and popular.

Xiangtan, Hunan, a small landlord who claimed to be a descendant of Hong Xiuquan, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, announced that he would revolt and overthrow the corrupt Qing Dynasty. He led fifty-one villagers to the Xiangtan County Government, slaughtered the magistrate's family, and then gathered the closest ones.

'Follow the Dragon', raised three hundred troops to attack the adjacent Changsha City.

Of course, this uprising like a farce was quickly extinguished!

The descendant of the surname Hong was finally proved to be just a typical landlord, greedy and lustful landlord in the fish countryside. Because I read a few copies of the "Shenbao" these days and drank a few more cups at night, I started to rebel.

The idea of ​​becoming king.

Xiangtan's "uprising farce" came quickly and passed quickly, but this incident was reported by the reporter of Shenbao and soon spread throughout Jiangnan.

Who do you think there are people in Jiangnan?

The Hunan Army, Huai Army, Guangdong Army... the fierce men and horses in the late Qing Dynasty were all here.

Therefore, the seeds of dissatisfaction with the imperial court sprouted in the hearts of many people after the "Xiangtan Uprising" incident...

If the "Xiangtan Uprising" incident is an alternative outbreak of public dissatisfaction, then the dissatisfaction in the officialdom will be concentrated in Liu Kun, the governor of Liangjiang and Huguang.

On the eighth day after the "Weihai Treaty" was exposed, he wrote a letter to Empress Dowager Cixi, speaking harshly and clearly demanded that the court declare the treaty invalid and imprisoned Prince Gong, a "traitor", to be punished. He would never negotiate with Japan.

Liu Kunyi also said that if war is needed, he is willing to lead the Nanyang Navy, who is still under construction, to "surround Wei and save Zhao", and set out from Shanghai to attack the Ryukyu Islands and the Kyushu countries in Japan!

In addition to writing to the court, Liu Kunyi also wrote a 10,000-word article with a deep affection. He not only sent people to Beijing to post it on the wall, but also published the "Shen Bao".

This action immediately won him a lot of reputation.

After receiving Liu Kunyi's book and reading the ten thousand words circulating on the streets and alleys of the capital, Empress Dowager Cixi was so angry that she killed two young eunuchs, and Li Hongzhang vomited blood again and fell into a habitual coma in prison.

Of course, the old man from the front of the coma still gave a routine explanation: "Liu Kunyi, this old man, speaks better than singing. How could he pretend to be deaf and dumb when he asked him to send troops earlier? Now the court is enduring humiliation and burdens, and it is easy to tell the Japanese that he is talking to the Japanese.

After reconciliation, you jumped out and pointed at this and that, making a big fuss. It's really angering me..."

Faced with Liu Kunyi's sudden attack, Empress Dowager Cixi and other senior officials were impatient, but the specific response measures were really in a dilemma and it was difficult to introduce them.

Finally, the Qing court represented by Cixi simply ignored it. I couldn't help but let you make a fuss about the south of the Yangtze River.

Anyway, the treaty has been signed, and the Japanese have also withdrawn their troops and ceased to fight. Beijing is safe. You can just yell as much as you like in the south!

It’s not that the Qing Dynasty in Jiangnan has never been lost. I think during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period, my Qing Dynasty was still comfortable even if I lost half of the country. In short, you can make trouble any trouble!

However, Liu Kunyi seized the loophole in the Qing Dynasty's approach of stealing the bell with his ears and letting it go.

On the third day after the court was silent, he spoke in the "Shenbao" again: "The court has difficulties. In order to protect the Queen Mother's birthday, he compromised and negotiated peace with Japan! However, the court had concerns, I, Liu Kunyi

But there is no concern, and there is no concern at all in Nanyang! Since the court did not criticize me, Mr. Liu, it has acquiesced my actions. Next, I, Liu Kun, will avenge those compatriots and soldiers who died in the Battle of the Yellow Sea!"

These words had just come to an end, and Deng Shichang's tribe, who was believed to have died with the Yoshino in the Battle of the Yellow Sea, also appeared together.

They were interviewed by Shen Bao in Shanghai, describing the situation of the naval battle at that time, and said: The Beiyang Navy is actually a strong outside and a strong inside. Without replenishing new warships for many years, they can fight with the latest Japanese fast warships into Sanqi.

It's not easy to open!

Deng Shichang also pointed out without hesitation that if it weren't for obtaining a batch of ammunition supplies from Long Hao before the war, he would have been unable to catch up with the Yoshino and sank it. In that case, the result of the Battle of the Yellow Sea, Beiyang

Maybe you will lose even worse!

Deng Shichang stood up and spoke. The "Shenbao" published this and continued to distribute it in Jiangnan. The whole country was in an uproar: It turned out that we were not careless and lost to the little Japanese. It turned out that our pride - the Beiyang Navy has become so decayed. It turned out that we are now.

The result is still a better result after hard work!?

This cruel fact is like another heavy hammer, smashing the self-esteem of enlightened patriots across the country to pieces and spilling all over the ground.

Liu Kunyi did not brag, and what he said would be put into practice immediately!

On June 2, six warships of the Nanyang Navy set out from Shanghai Port, entered the East China Sea, and headed towards Japan.

Deng Shichang's troops traveled together.

On June 8, the Nanyang Navy met with a small Japanese fleet in the waters north of the Ryukyu Islands and exchanged fire.

Both sides were injured, but the Nanyang Navy finally repelled the Japanese navy, which was not the main force, and continued to move northward and approached Nagasaki.

On June 10, the Nanyang Navy fired thirteen fires at the Nagasaki Port, sank five fishing boats, killing dozens of Japanese fishermen, and then left.

Although the Nanyang Navy's action did not cause a substantial blow to the Japanese Navy, its representative significance was extraordinary.

When the Beiyang Navy was pressed into his nest and beat the Japanese hard, the weaker Nanyang Navy bravely ran to Japan and launched a powerful counterattack against the enemy!

This is undoubtedly inspiring and encouraging national morale.

But when the news of the victory of "bombing Nagasaki" came back to the country, the whole country was jubilant and the court was dull.

Many people who don't quite understand the truth called the most cheerful and loudest: "It turns out that the little Japanese is so weak. We donated a penny to support the Nanyang Navy to buy a few more gunboats and kill the little Japanese! Are you talking about it?

ah?"

"Yes, kill Tokyo and capture the Japanese Emperor alive!"

"Hey, I'm just sighing that the court is incompetent. I only need one-tenth of the compensation to buy gunboats. Is it true that the Japanese dare to speak out? Is it necessary for us to donate money?"

"I don't have money, but I have a bad life. I want to use this bad life to exchange for the ten lives of Japanese beasts! NND, my Mount Tai died in Pyongyang. I pity my wife who went back to her parents' home to visit relatives!"

...

Amid the cheers, the Nanyang Navy did not stop when he saw the good news, but instead pursued the victory.

They fired several artillery at several ports in the southernmost part of Kyushu and Shiguo, and killed a small Japanese fleet that was resentful to leave the port for war. Only then did the troops return to Shanghai on June 20th.

The brilliant achievements of the Nanyang Navy made the Qing court, who was in Beijing, look at it.

Those big guys in the high hall began to regret it, of course, including Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Gong. Some lords: Are we too brave? We were given to the Japanese pirates in the east.

Hunt? In fact, the Japanese pirates are not as terrible as we imagined? Haven't you seen that the Nanyang Navy ran to their door to scatter and pee, but didn't see any decent counterattacks? Should we try to attack?

, Let’s see if we can win a battle, and it will be more difficult to calm down some of the increasingly crowded public grievances?

However, after thinking about it, these big guys gave up.

They considered this: Anyway, the peace talks have been signed, and the silver has been paid off. The next ones to repay the loan are those mud-legged. We are precious, so why should we risk our lives and live with us in the Qing Dynasty

What if a great country promises a huge profit to provoke a war that has finally stopped?

Yes, we should do this. We neither encourage nor oppose the actions of the Nanyang Navy. It is good to fight, and my Qing Dynasty will naturally have a bright face, which means that my Qing Dynasty cannot defeat Japan, but just to avoid being damaged by innocent creatures.

Only then did Jiang Gui let go and talk to each other about peace.

If the Nanyang Navy ultimately fails, we have something more to say: Look, this is the outcome of continuing with the Japanese. Let’s see, governing the country is not a joke, and it is not a good thing to do with the courage of an ordinary man.

After thinking it through, the big men in the court stayed at the capital with peace of mind, "Watch the changes"...

Speaking of the Nanyang Navy making trouble near Kyushu and Shikoku Island, Prime Minister Hirofumi Ito is also a headache.

With his rich experience and the ignorance and weakness of the Qing Dynasty, he lucky enough to win the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. In fact, the day before the signing of the armistice, the Japanese army had been out of food for three days. If Prince Gong was a little more indecisive, the Japanese might be the one who themselves

You will be the first to be unable to hold on.

Fortunately, the result is lucky and fruitful for Hirofumi Ito and Emperor Meiji!

After receiving the Qing Dynasty's indemnity, the Japanese army seemed to have supplemented a tube of nutrients, and the entire team regained its vitality.

In addition to compensation, the benefits brought by other provisions in the Weihai Treaty also need to be digested and absorbed by Hirofumi Ito and others.

Hirobu Ito has planned to take a break this year to give the other party a face and let the old woman in the Qing Dynasty celebrate her birthday. When the New Year is over next year, she will continue to launch an offensive from the Korean Peninsula and make the one she didn't want this time.

The Liaodong Peninsula was also defeated.

At that time, with the Liaodong Peninsula, Japan can continue to plot against China's northeastern land.

When the Liaodong Peninsula is connected with the vast northeastern black soil, the industrialization of the Great Japanese Empire can develop rapidly.

As for the reason, everyone knows. The "chicken head" in China (Under Mongolia is not independent yet, so it is called chicken head to make it easy for modern readers to understand) has vast resources. Japan has already coveted this.

Centuries!
To be continued...