Chapter 291 Public Opinion War (Second update, please subscribe)

Turn a blind eye!

The world has always been so unfair. When the British were carrying out massacres in India, they would keep claiming to be civilized people. A few years ago, when England was starving due to crop failure, Queen Victoria would shed tears of heartache. But when millions of Irish people starved to death, Her Majesty the Queen would continue to spend huge sums of money to hold her balls and continue to date with her lovers. The death of the Irish would not make her shed a single tear.

The British...are always so double-standard!

"Because we are not white! If we did the same thing, it would be a genocide against white people, and it would even arouse opposition from the whole of Europe, which would give the British an excuse to intervene—"

Although a bit helpless, Zhu Xianhai had to admit that the British troublemakers did have their strengths. What were they best at?

It was never about war! It was about diplomacy, about stirring up trouble!

"Once the British have this excuse, they can not only unite with South American countries, but also unite with Europe to oppose South China, or even invade South China!"

Zhu Xianhai didn’t know whether Nanhua would face the Eight-Nation Alliance at that time, but it would definitely face the alliance of more than a dozen countries.

One against the world?

Apart from that old woman, who else in the world has such courage?

Courage is easy to sing, but hard to end!

"So we need to be the side of justice!"

Staring at the documents on the table, Zhu Xianhai sneered,

"We need to open up another battlefield in Europe!"

Open up another battlefield!

Of course it is the battlefield of public opinion!

"We need to fight a war of public opinion in Europe!"

"Public opinion war?"

"Yes, that's right. It's a war of public opinion. We want to make the atrocities of Brazil and Argentina public in Europe, so that all Europeans can see their atrocities."

“Will this help?”

"Don't worry, the vast majority of ordinary people are kind and full of conscience,"

Of course, they are ignorant and easily incited. No, it should be said that they are very emotional. Their emotions are easily provoked, and we can definitely take advantage of them!

Zhu Xianhai said.

"We need to convince Europeans how brutal and barbaric Brazilians and Argentines are. We need to make them sympathize with Paraguayans and be hostile to Brazilians and Argentines. In this way, when we have conflicts with them in the future, European public opinion will stand on our side. Maybe public opinion cannot influence the will of a country, but it can be a help to us!"

Is it useful?

Zhu Xianhai was unsure, but he felt it necessary to verify it, since war never discriminates by what means.

In any case, first dress yourself up as angels, no, dress yourself up as civilized people. As for the Argentines and Brazilians, they are of course barbaric and brutal.

“Can we do this?”

Qian Zizhuang felt a little unsure.

"Newspapers, journalists."

Zhu Xianhai smiled slightly.

"European countries are full of newspapers and journalists. They should not mind the "advertising fees" we provide, and of course they don't mind publishing some news related to the Paraguayan War. Of course, we can also acquire some newspapers and control public opinion by acquiring some newspapers."

Suddenly, Zhu Xianhai stopped talking, he realized this was an opportunity!

An opportunity to control public opinion in European countries. Perhaps it cannot be said to be controlling public opinion, but at least it can guide the direction of public opinion and make it develop in a direction that is beneficial to itself.

public opinion!

It is a weapon in itself. For Zhu Xianhai who comes from the 21st century, how could he not know how powerful this weapon is.

It is so powerful that it can even destroy a country!

In history, how did Britain win the United States to join the war during World War I? It relied on fabricating a "Zimmermann Telegram" to arouse the anger of the American people. Overnight, Americans changed their view of staying away from the war in Europe and were involved in the war. In World War II, how did Fat Qiu make Americans who were deeply hurt by the European war willingly send their troops again? He spent a lot of money in the American public opinion circle and gradually changed the attitude of Americans towards the European war. And what about the Soviet Union? It used articles published by left-wing journalists to change the attitude of Americans towards the Soviet Union and win aid from the United States.

In a word, if we win the war of public opinion, we are halfway to winning the war!

With so many successful examples out there, why not take advantage of them?

How did the British manipulate American public opinion during World War II?

Their method was simple and crude - just use money to attack. At the peak, the British Embassy spent millions of pounds on "advertising" in newspapers and radio!

Looking at Qian Zizhuang, Zhu Xianhai smiled and said,

"The secret chess pieces that the Investigation Department had laid out in various European countries can now be put to use!"

…

September in London is the best time of the year. This day was sunny as usual. When Pearson came to the restaurant to enjoy breakfast as usual, a young man came to him.

"Mr. Pearson, could you please have breakfast with me? We can talk about something that would benefit both of us!"

As a reporter, Pearson looked up at the young man. He was well-dressed and looked quite respectable. He should be a rich man.

"I'll treat you to the best breakfast,"

He added.

"What do you think?"

"why not?"

Pearson smiled and once again looked at the young man sitting in front of him. He was an educated and quite wealthy young man.

"What can I do for you?"

"Mr. Pearson, I know you are the most famous journalist in London. You have been working for The Times, but you also know that it is as lifeless as other newspapers. Now the British newspaper industry needs fresh blood, so just a week ago, I acquired the London Evening Standard. I hope you can become its editor-in-chief!"

"What!"

Pearson looked at the guy in surprise.

"What did you say, sir? You bought the Evening Standard?"

The London Evening Standard is a major newspaper in the UK with the second largest circulation after The Times. More than a decade ago, it was sold to whiskey merchant James Johnston. In order to expand its circulation, Johnston lowered the price to 1 penny, which is also the reason why its circulation is so large - because it is cheap.

Now the Evening Standard has been acquired!

"Yes, I need a new editor-in-chief. I need to change the rigid and dull style of London newspapers. Mr. Pearson, I think you are the best candidate."

Dyson said with a smile on his face.

"So, I would like to hire you as the new editor-in-chief of the Evening Standard. I believe that under your leadership, the Evening Standard will definitely reach a new peak!"

(End of this chapter)