Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

When the President of the United States visited Russia, I don’t know if it was tit-for-tat. Spain and the Ottoman Empire formally announced in Istanbul that the two countries had formally reached an agreement. The Ottoman Empire wanted to gain a stronghold for its citizens in the Far East, while Spain wanted to The two countries agreed to let their citizens have a place to live in the Middle East before July 1st this year. That is, by the end of June 1909, the Ottoman Empire will transfer the Hassa region on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Persian Gulf to Spain, and in return, Spain will transfer the island of Palau in the Western Pacific to the Ottoman Empire. As soon as this news came out, the world was shocked, and it even overshadowed the discussion of the political impact of the US President's visit to Russia.

As expected, the first country to stand up is Russia today.

In the Russian state-owned media "Voice of Tsarist Russia", their Interior Minister Plevi accepted a brief interview with the newspaper.

"This is more like a farce. A country's territory is traded in this way. I really doubt that they don't know that the territory belongs to a country's sacred place. To exchange sacred things back and forth like this is... I have to worry about whether this will hurt the hearts of the people of the two countries. After all, if I were a national of that country, I would really worry that I would not get there that day when my lovely home would suddenly be destroyed. will become foreign territory.”

The New York Times of the United States: “I don’t know how the people of Palau feel. In short, we are very worried about them. Spain, one of the most developed countries in the world, suddenly suddenly It has become one of the most chaotic countries in the world. I think many people will not be able to stand this kind of contrast. As for the Hasa region of the Ottoman Empire, I hope their God can protect them from racial discrimination."

Spain's "Madrid Ri", Interior Minister Jose: "I don't know why politicians in some countries are so sensitive to the land exchange between us and the friendly country the Ottoman Empire. Why would they do it before they figure it out? , to give such obviously provocative language to the citizens of our two countries, here, as the Minister of the Interior, and also as the highest official who will be responsible for the administration of the Al-Hasa region starting from July 1, I can be very responsible. I would like to responsibly say to these citizens that if you stay here for some reason, we will protect your basic living conditions. If you are willing to leave, we have stipulated in our negotiations with the Ottoman Empire that we will not stop anyone. As for Palau Island We have a safe resettlement method for the Spanish residents, that is, they will all be transferred to the nearby island of Saipan, and we will compensate for the corresponding losses. Finally, we are a responsible government, and at the same time, we are As a responsible country, our counterparts in other countries should be careful when speaking about us.”

Japan's media "Korean News" was also dispatched this time. "The sound of gunpowder smoke in the Pacific has started, but it is not the gunpowder smoke caused by the explosion of artillery shells, but the strategic gunpowder smoke caused by diplomacy. Japan, as a leader in East Asia, As a big country, in order to safeguard our interests, we should adopt various diplomatic routes to allow us to develop better, so that Japan will not have a hostile policy towards us in front of the Western powers. Only in this way can we better support our development."

"Japan must not join any Western political struggle at this time. Our top priority now is to develop the economy and military strength. We should continue to conduct foreign policy in accordance with our own national interests, rather than being influenced by other powerful countries." I hope that Prime Minister Katsura Taro can clearly understand the interests of our Yamato nation." - "Japanese Economic News".

"With our current advantages, there is no need to combine with anyone to carry out our alliance policy. The most important thing for us now is to keep a close eye on the Chinese rather than on the West. We must maximize our interests there. To this end, They even do not hesitate to suppress the Westerners where they are. As for the current struggle between the Westerners, it is the moment when we watch the tigers fighting from a distance. We hope that Japan’s government can be good at using these advantages to carry out the policy of westward expansion.”——Japan The far-right newspaper "Sankei Ribo" also posted this incident on the front page of the New Day.

"Spain often makes sudden and shocking moves when others don't expect it. The land exchange between Britain and Spain 12 years ago shocked the whole world. However, today, 12 years later, , they did the same thing again. According to us Chinese, twelve years is a cycle, and in Europe, there are also twelve zodiac signs in a year, twelve months, could it be said that Spain has already begun to prepare for them? A definite system has been established for the territory of the United States, that is, a major territorial exchange will be carried out every twelve years. We are looking forward to whether, on July 1st of the twelve years, Spain will still be able to return to Spain. There will be similar actions."——"Guangdong Daily News".

Today's "Guangdong Ribao" is sponsored by Mo Xiaoxian, a man who returned to Guangdong from Western Australia. He is very connected with information about Spain and even the entire Europe. In addition, he sponsored the first Chinese-language newspaper "World Chinese News" in Western Australia. His current property in Western Australia is said to have exceeded 1 million pesetas. He is truly a rich man, but I don't know Why, he suddenly returned to Guangdong, the hardest hit area in China a few years ago, and founded the "Guangdong Daily News". Many people are skeptical. Especially in the Qing government, which is now in danger, some people even pointed out that he supported the Communist Party. However, how could the Qing government dare to touch him at this time, because Mo Xiaoxian still retains Spanish nationality. Well, if they arrest him, they are very worried about whether it will cause dissatisfaction with the giant Spain. Therefore, not only Mo Xiaoxian has continued to live there peacefully, but even the "Guangdong Daily News" has continued to operate as usual every day. With.

In the hot land of China, although many people are making riots, many people are paying attention to major events in the world, and the main sources of news are naturally newspapers. Among them, the more famous newspaper in the south is naturally "Guangdong" "Ri Bao" is a newspaper established in Hong Kong a few years ago. In addition, the southwest region mainly relies on "Dahan Dian Bao". As for East China, South China, North China, Northeast China and other places, the most popular and influential local newspaper is "Shen Bao". Nothing else.

"Shenbao" was founded in Shanghai on April 30, 1872, by four people including the British businessman Mecha, who raised 1,600 taels of silver. Shanghai is abbreviated as "Hu" and also known as "Shen". The reason why it is also called "Shen" is that it is said that it was the fiefdom of Huang Xie, the king of Shen. Mecha founded a local newspaper in Shanghai, hence the name "Shenbao". According to historical records, many years after the founding of "Shenbao", the daily sales of the newspaper were only 600, but its influence was far-reaching. The famous newspaperman Xu Zhucheng's memoir "Baohai Old News" records: "'Shenbao' is almost synonymous with newspapers. When people pack things, they often say, 'Take a piece of declaration paper to wrap it.'"

From its inception in 1872 to its discontinuation in 1949, "Shenbao" changed owners several times, but the overall strategy it adhered to was "both justice and benefit". In 1881, the issuance and sales scope of "Shenbao" had expanded from cities to towns, and from the local city to other cities. Set up distribution offices in Beijing, Tianjin, Nanjing, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Ningbo and other places. By 1888, it had developed into the most influential and best-selling news newspaper in China, and became an important daily reading material for Chinese government and people.

It is reported that the newspaper's goal is to be appreciated not only by scholar-bureaucrats, but also by workers, peasants, and merchants. Its writing style emphasizes popularity and readability. Social news and commentary are often from the perspective of ordinary people, and it pays attention to publishing essays discussing current affairs. By 1**7, the daily sales of "Declaration" reached more than 10,000 copies.

And in 1905, it suddenly became more than 100,000 copies per day. Why, because it changed its boss. Their boss graduated from the University of Madrid in Spain in 1904 and was also the editor-in-chief. His real name was Zhou Shu was born in Lu Xun.

Today Lu Xun is meeting a person, Mo Xiaoxian, who is now prosperous in Guangdong.

"Brother Xiao, your trip to the north this time surprised me very much. What's wrong? What happened? You came running over without even saying hello." Lu Xun gently picked up the teapot and poured it for him. a cup of tea.

"You are just like you were in Madrid. You are as comfortable as a wandering cloud and wild crane." After looking around the pavilion in the Suzhou-style garden in Shanghai, he said softly: "Sun Wen is here now." There's quite a commotion in the south right now, and I'm hiding for him!"

Lu Xun was moved in his heart. Sun Wen had really made a lot of noise in the past few years. In the second year after he came back, he heard that Sun Yat-sen and Sun Yat-sen had established the Chinese League of Capital Min zhu** political party in Tokyo, Japan in August 1905. He became the prime minister as expected, and the launch of the Three-Minist Party Principles immediately won the support of all revolutionaries. In May 1907, the Huanggang Uprising in Hubei was launched. The Qinvhu Uprising in June and the uprising in Fangchenggang, Guangdong (later administered by New China in Guangxi) in September. In October, another uprising was launched at Zhennanguan (later also known as Friendship Pass) at the junction of Guangxi and Vietnam. In February and April last year, Qinzhou Port in Guangdong (under the jurisdiction of Guangxi) and Hekou (not Vietnam) were moved to Guangdong. Hekou, but Zhanjiang and Lianjiang in Guangdong near Hainan Island) also revolted. There is such a big fuss, and according to many people he knows, Sun Wen is now raising money everywhere to prepare to go north.

"Fundraising?"

Mo Xiaoxian nodded with a wry smile, "It's not like you don't know that when I founded "Guangdong Ribao", I received special 'care' from the Qing court. When I was in Guangzhou, I also gave him many aspects. And I was warned, if it weren’t for the fact that I hold Spanish nationality, I might have suffered a disaster. If I was caught again and had something to do with Sun Wen’s murder, I don’t know what kind of outcome I would have faced by then.”

"But have you forgotten that when we decided to come back here, we said that we would work together to support the overthrow of the Qing government and establish our own government? If we don't support it, what's the use of running a newspaper? It's better to just go directly You can live a life of a rich man in Western Australia or Madrid, so why come back here to live such a chaotic life?" Lu Xun looked at him angrily, obviously the displeasure on his face had revealed his dissatisfied. (To be continued.