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Seeing that Fu Shan's face was full of road dust, the tea doctor introduced with a smile on his face, "You can read the "Liudu Weekly" to know all about the local affairs in Liudu. Of the five coins made this week, the expired ones are two. It makes money. It’s the same with other newspapers, the current issue is more expensive, and the outdated ones are cheaper, and you can practice calligraphy after reading it, which is better than anything else.”

Fu Shan was waiting for the newspaper seller to come, but he didn't expect Dr. Tea to also sell the newspaper, and asked, "How is this 'week' calculated?"

As the name suggests, a week is definitely a cycle.Before the concepts of "week" and "worship" were introduced into China, this cycle could only be "Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches".If the days are counted according to the stems and branches, then this week may be sixty days a Jiazi, or it may only be counted as heavenly stems, which is ten days.

"It's just one ten days." Dr. Tea said: "Just count the heavenly stems."

Fu Shan went to the countryside to do as the Romans did, and bought a copy of "Liudu Weekly" for ten coins. After reading it, it was an article denouncing Zuo Liangyu's treason and rebellion.He is originally a person who is very sensitive to words, and this article is very beautifully written, and the words between the lines do not force the readers to follow their own train of thought.

But this way of thinking is to fear that the world will not be chaotic, and it makes people believe that there must be a black hand behind Zuo Liangyu's chaos, and this black hand is lurking in the Jiangnan under the peaceful and prosperous age.

Think about it in the 16th year of Chongzhen, when Zuo Liangyu also came here suddenly, saying that he wanted to eat Jiangdong, the whole city of Nanjing fell into panic, and the rich and powerful families fled abroad.Now the Zuo Soldier came again, causing chaos again, making people hate that black hand even more.

Fu Shan suddenly remembered that when he was in Jinan that day, the crown prince said that he didn't want to touch Jiangnan, but now it seems that he has already done so.He was worried that Tian Family's Lei Ting's methods would be too aggressive under the wrath, but he didn't expect to use newspapers to control public opinion.

"Dr. Tea," Fu Shan called out, "The "Emperor Ming Bulletin" and "Liudu Weekly" from the past two weeks. And what good newspapers do you have here? Bring them for me."

Dr. Cha came over with a smile on his face, with a stack of thick newspapers in his hand, which he placed on Fu Shan's desk.

Fu Shan only spent [-] to [-] yuan to buy tea and snacks, but this newspaper cost him a full penny.When he returned to the inn with these newspapers in his arms, he wanted to read them slowly.But Xiao Er laughed at him a few words, blaming him for not buying from the store, but ran out to suffer from the burden.Only then did Fu Shan know that as long as there is an inn in Nanjing, there are these newspapers, and they are cheaper than those in teahouses.

So many newspapers, where did so much paper and ink come from!

This idea just flashed in Fu Shan's mind, and he put it behind him immediately, and put all his thoughts on the discussions in these newspapers.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were bookstores everywhere in Jiangnan.The bookstore naturally has writers who write manuscripts, veterans who comment on contemporary texts, and masters who write letters.It can be described as one-stop from writing, editing, printing and selling.The newspaper office was modeled on the bookstore, so naturally it also had a lot of editors.

Fu Shan soon discovered that some articles were written by one person, while others were published under aliases, and he did not know who the deity was.

Newspaper offices generally do not intentionally search for the origins of people with these pseudonyms, since most of them are officials anyway.After having a newspaper, being able to make a sound without revealing one's identity is especially welcomed by scholars in the ruling and opposition circles.Because there is a possibility of betting on the wrong treasure when writing memorials, it was published in newspapers.But you can wait for the truth to come out and choose to jump out and admit it.Or make that alias disappear altogether.

Not to mention handing over the memorials in the same way as the general secretary. If the crown prince criticizes a "rumour" or "boastful talk", he will fall from an official to a "criminal official" in a blink of an eye.Those who are lucky are sent to the county to manage education and administration, and those who are unlucky are sent directly to rural villages to become teachers.However, there is no such risk in publishing articles in newspapers. Who would hand in a copy to the Secretary of General Administration while seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

That's why.The newspaper industry in Ming Dynasty did not have the concept of "authorship fee" from the very beginning.However, "Quyuan Miscellaneous Tan" will give some meager "moistening pen" when it collects story books and novels.When encountering exquisite writing, well-meaning readers will send money to the newspaper office, and the newspaper office will transfer it to the author as a "reward".The newspaper office will not do good deeds in vain, so naturally they will share half of the reward.

After reading the newspaper all night.Fu Shan's heart is as clear as a mirror, grasping the context of the whole matter.If he guessed correctly, the voice in the newspaper is just a prelude, and His Highness the Crown Prince's backup has been prepared, just waiting for the moment when Tu Qiongdao sees him.

From the "Jiangnan Shilin Newspaper", Fu Shan also saw that the owner of this shop had a faint intention to challenge the "Huangming Bulletin".In the place where Jiangnan's mind-learning is rampant, non-jun means that this person respects the Confucianism of Confucius, and criticizing the powerful means that this person will not be subdued by might and has the style of an ancient gentleman.

——But this "Shilin Daily" sings the opposite of almost everything, and insults the crown prince so much, I am really not afraid that the newspaper will be banned.

It was the first time that Fu Shan saw the word "Ni Chu" and his scalp tingled with shock, and he didn't know where the bottom line of the officials here was.

But this time when Zuo Liangyu made a disturbance, the "Shilin Daily" did not stand opposite the "Huangming Bulletin".Who dares to make fun of his own head on such a big issue of right and wrong?Others say that there are black hands in Jiangnan who are Zuo Liangyu's internal response. If the "Scholar News" jumped out to speak for Zuo Liangyu, wouldn't it be putting shit on its head!

But Fu Shan didn't know that the reason why Qian Qianyi didn't side with Zuo Liangyu was because he felt betrayed!

Lu Jiude, the eunuch, actually broke his promise. He had clearly promised not to set up Fu Fan, but he still pushed Fu Fan up behind his back!

Although Qian Qianyi kept saying that he did not want to be a partner with eunuchs, in fact this was not the first time he cooperated with eunuchs.

As early as the tenth year of Chongzhen, he and Cao Huachun brought down Wen Tiren, who was the chief assistant at the time.The cooperation with Lu Jiude this time is nothing more than doing it casually.In his eyes, there is no eunuch who will not be defeated by silver bullets, but who would have thought that Lu Jiude would take the silver and still play tricks in secret, not a son of man!

Under such circumstances, Qian Qianyi of course refused to be with Lu Jiude again, and the "Jiangnan Shilin Newspaper" upheld fairness and did not publish any voices that were inconsistent with the mainstream.

A few days later, the two giants in Nanjing jointly investigated Zuo Liangyu's internal affairs, and the wind seemed to drift to a certain scholar leader, which made Qian Qianyi nervous.

Nowadays, there are not many people who can really be called leaders of scholars. Whether it is Shi Kefa or Gao Hongtu, although they have high official positions, their status in the literary world is far from being comparable to that of Qian Qianyi.Moreover, these two people are in the high-end links of the political ecosystem anyway, and they must always be careful about their words and deeds, and they cannot casually enter and leave various banquets like Qian Qianyi to expand their influence.

"Obviously it was Lu Jiude who wanted to support the Fufan to oversee the country, so why did Zuo Liangyu attract it to the master!" Liu Rushi read the insinuating article in the newspaper, and she was so angry that her eyebrows slanted slightly, and the brows frowned Start with a shallow Sichuan character.

Qian Qianyi hated the iron and said: "This Lu Jiude is really harmful! He clearly said that he was willing to supervise the country with the Lu Fan, but he turned around and ran for the Fu Fan. He didn't want to think about it. How could the imperial court tolerate Fu Fan's appearance!"

"This matter won't implicate the master, right?" Liu Rushi was really worried.Communicating with eunuchs, looking for military generals, first setting up a prison, and then military officials responding, curbing the ambition of rebelling against the reserve, protecting the saints and the prestige... This logical chain is concise and practical, and it is the actions of loyal ministers and righteous men.Now that the state of supervision has not been established and the army is in chaos first, it is obviously a mouthful.

Zuo Liangyu had a close relationship with Hou Xun, Hou Xun was also a member of the Donglin Party, and Qian Qianyi was recognized as the leader of the Donglin Party, so it would be a matter of time before he was involved.

Qian Qianyi paced for a long time in the small courtyard in front of Jiangyun Building, and finally said: "We can only sink the boat!"

"What does the master care about?"

"Support King Lu to supervise the country, and order Zuo Liangyu to return to Shixin!" Qian Qianyi said loudly.

Liu Rushi vaguely felt a blockage in his heart, and secretly thought it was ominous.Although she refused to admit that what she planned with Mr. Qian involved treason, she did not dare to say that such arbitrariness in establishing a state prison was not treason, so she could only convince herself with "loyalty".

——It's just that now, why does it feel like it's getting darker and darker.

Liu Rushi thought to himself.

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On November 18rd of the [-]th year of Chongzhen, the Qing army officially issued a call to arms, accusing the Ming court of "not knowing good people" and to "learn a lesson".The next day, the general and uncle Regent Ji Erhalang was ordered to appear in the Qing army camp outside Tianjin, and he ordered Baya Latiao Zhangjing Obai to lead his troops to attack Tianjin.

At the same time, Xiao Donglou stood at the head of the city of Tianjin and personally ignited the cannon, marking the official start of the Battle of Tianjin.

The Second Guards Division has built fortifications outside Tianjin City.

The outermost layer is densely packed with horse traps, which can not only trap the feet of horses, but also the legs of people, and can also prevent the Qing army's siege equipment from being easily pushed to the front of the defense line.

After the horse pit, there is a deep trench, which is more than one foot wide.

Behind the trench was a parapet built of the same earth and stone from which the trench was dug.

There is a space of five or six steps behind the parapet, which is convenient for the gunners to line up.

Behind it is an earthen wall that is more than ten feet high.

From the trench to the earthen wall, it can be regarded as an independent defensive formation, stretching outside the city wall, each length is no more than fifty steps.

There was a gap of three or five steps between each defensive formation, which was level with the ground, and there were two artillery pieces, the dark muzzles of which were intimidating.After such defensive formations were connected, the entire city of Tianjin was surrounded.All building materials were obtained locally, or the houses in the city and the city were demolished, and the building materials that were actually transported from the sea were used in limited quantities.

Between the southwestern part of Tianjin City and the port, the masters of the labor camp led people to build a rectangular city with a side length of one mile and a width of one hundred steps as quickly as possible, approaching the coast.With this temporary earthen city, the logistics line from the port to the main city is even more difficult to be threatened by the Qing army. (To be continued..)

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