Expedition to Europe

The next day, almost all newspapers in Paris and London reported a piece of news.

All the news were accompanied by the photo in front of the church. In the photo, the ragged little girl gently kissed the neatly dressed Qin Zhiyuan on the face.

Qin Zhiyuan's face was gentle and loving. His hand was on the little girl's waist, and his squatting body leaned forward slightly, with a gesture of catering.

The little girl was small, she stared with her pitiful big eyes, with hesitation and heartfelt gratitude, tiptoed slightly, put her hands on Qin Zhiyuan's shoulders, and gave this holy angel kiss.

The title of the news was called "Two Angels".

In some reports, there was also the back of Qin Zhiyuan holding the little girl and walking forward. That was Qin Zhiyuan and the children returning to the Black Swan Castle. In the photo, a group of ragged children surrounded Qin Zhiyuan and Julie, firmly leaning on each other and walking forward. Only the little girl held by Qin Zhiyuan is facing the camera. The little girl's face is dirty and has large patches of frostbite. Her hair is messy and covered with icicles. Her eyes are full of tears, which makes her even more charming.

It is Christmas now. Although Europe is in the midst of war, people need more spiritual comfort, more humanistic care, and more strength from the heart.

The photo of Qin Zhiyuan and the little girl fully meets this point. The whole picture is full of humanistic atmosphere. Qin Zhiyuan's neat clothes and the little girl's bloated cotton coat form a sharp contrast. The most commendable thing is that in the most widely circulated photo, the little girl is the one who gives alms, although she is ragged, while Qin Zhiyuan is well-dressed, but he is the one who receives alms. This fully satisfies the pride of the European people. Although the current living environment is not good, if we look at it from a global perspective, the Europeans' background is still very advantageous.

Since the beginning of the world war, Britain, France, and Germany have gradually realized the power of newspapers. Governments of various countries have been constantly improving their ability to control and manipulate information, making it more and more systematic and covering a wider range.

At the beginning of the war, Britain established the Press and Publication Bureau, whose task was to decide what could be reported and what could not be reported. Soon, the British passed a "Defense of the Kingdom Act", which made it illegal to publish and distribute anything "that might be directly or indirectly useful to the enemy". At the beginning of the war in France, news control was the responsibility of Joffre and his staff, and this simple news system worked well.

No matter when, martial law is always the most effective management method.

When the war entered its third year, the news censorship system became more and more strict.

As the war progressed, people's living standards were seriously affected, and public dissatisfaction was growing and spreading. More and more people were pessimistic and disappointed about the prospects of the war. Even the most optimistic people did not dare to predict that the war would end within the year.

Around Christmas, it was time to prepare supplies and prepare for the offensive next year. At this time, the workers in the factory began to become restless. Britain, France, and Germany adopted almost the same means. They all regarded strikes as "treason". As long as someone dared to speak at a rally, the secret police would arrest them.

After British Prime Minister Lloyd George came to power, he established the Ministry of Information and the National War Objectives Committee. The former is to control information, while the latter is not to formulate Britain's war objectives, but to eliminate domestic dissatisfaction and maintain social stability.

France established a new propaganda agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The target of this agency is the domestic people. It focuses on the atrocities of the Germans and describes the war as a crusade to protect justice and freedom.

The emergence of this news perfectly caters to the news propaganda of Britain and France. This news reminds people who are gradually falling into despair that there are still beautiful things in this world that are worth cherishing, there is hope worth waiting for, and there is light worth yearning for.

The Vatican is also indispensable in this.

Although the prestige of the Vatican in the secular world is no longer as good as before, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Vatican has its own supporters in the secular world and has a certain influence.

Later, German newspapers also reported this news.

Before the war, there were 4,000 newspapers in Germany, half of which were daily newspapers, with amazing subscriptions.

After the war began, Germany did not have an effective system to shape and guide the opinions of its people. As time went on, many problems in Germany began to deteriorate, and public opinion control was one of them. This evil result was caused by the Junker nobles. The Junker nobles did not like the general public and were afraid of the general public. They did not want the people to have thoughts and consciousness, but only wanted the people to obey their will.

News reports in the early 20th century would be ridiculous if they were read by people in the 21st century. There was a fixed plot in the German reports at that time, which portrayed Germany as a giant fighting with demons, and these demons were unscrupulously trying to destroy Germany with conspiracy.

Shameless lies were rampant.

The British and French described the Germans as descendants of the Huns. In the news reports, it was said that the Germans cut off the hands of French youths in order to prevent them from joining the army. They also said that the Germans raped and looted, and did all kinds of evil. The Germans said that the Russians poisoned the lake in East Prussia and took the limbs of the captives for fun. They also said that the French and Belgians would dig out the eyes of the captives.

When Ludendorff came to power, he launched a "patriotism" education campaign, the purpose of which was to remind the increasingly frustrated Germans that they must fight to save civilization.

Relatively speaking, Ludendorff was the one who knew how to guide public opinion the most. Unfortunately, he came to power too late and the Germans acted too late.

The Germans reported Qin Zhiyuan's story, focusing mainly on the living environment of Germans in Britain and France.

Geraldine's blue eyes and golden hair proved her ethnicity. Although these cannot be seen in the photo, they can be explained with text. Geraldine's ragged clothes and worrying health condition proved that Geraldine's living environment was not good, which aroused the anger of the Germans. Countless Germans clamored to retaliate against the French and British, and the British and French descendants in Germany suffered again.

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No matter what the reason for the outbreak of the war, innocent children should not be implicated. Children are the future. Without children, there is no hope for mankind. This is the consensus of all people, whether Germans or French.

No matter what kind of newspaper, Qin Zhiyuan was praised.

Qin Zhiyuan's behavior not only shows the compassion and care that the strong should have for the weak, but also proves that "love" can coexist in human society regardless of race or region.

Even in a hostile relationship, some Germans have developed a good impression of Qin Zhiyuan. Although more people do not have a good impression, they at least have no bad feelings.

The German government remained silent on the praise of Qin Zhiyuan's behavior by German newspapers.

Although the Beiyang government declared war on Germany, it did not send troops to attack the Qingdao area of ​​China, which was still a German concession. The Germans did not want to provoke the Beiyang government, which put Germany in a more passive position.

So when 1917 came, Qin Zhiyuan's name spread across most of Europe for the first time.

Surprisingly, Qin Zhiyuan actually left a good reputation whether on the enemy or the friendly side. This is really a miracle at this time when news reporting is restricted.