C213 Ink Propaganda (1/2)
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?