Chapter 2093 Exposure

"Holden, your writing is really good!" Joan admired sincerely.

"My sister and Cai Fan also said that it was well written, and suggested that I publish it publicly." Holden smiled triumphantly.

"It should be published publicly. If it is only circulated in small circles, it will not be able to clarify the truth and awaken the public." Joan returned the manuscript to Mr. Poet, "How about submitting it to the Midgard Tribune? "

Holden spread his hands and sighed.

"A senior in our college worked in a newspaper office after graduating last year. I have a good friendship with him. Before I came over, I asked him for coffee and asked him if such an article could be published. After reading it, he told me that it might not be possible. Recently, the news The censorship is unprecedentedly strict, if my article is published, the newspaper will be at risk of being shut down..."

Joan frowned and asked, "You may find tabloids outside the city that are not subject to news supervision, but unfortunately such newspapers have limited influence."

"Miss Cai said that Mr. Adams has developed well in New Avalon. I know the editor-in-chief of "Jortunheim News". They should be happy to publish this article that embarrasses the colonial authorities of Midgard." Holden Touching his chin, he smiled cunningly.

Using the newspapers of the enemy country to uphold justice and publish articles that smear the government of his own country, the more Joan pondered, the more unpleasant it became... Does this count as collaborating with the enemy and treason?

When he was struggling, Holden asked: "Joan, I remember you have friends in the Alfheim newspaper, can you try to contribute there too?"

Joan thought for a while and said, "I know the editors and reporters of the Layton Post. I can try to find out for you and try to publish it on the front page."

Leiden Port also belongs to the overseas colony of the Ashan Empire. Publishing Holden's article in the local newspaper is not a family scandal, and Joan has nothing to worry about.

"In addition, I have an idea. In fact, we don't need to stick to physical paper media. The news page of Yunwang is also soliciting articles, so we might as well try to contribute!" Holden said excitedly, "If I can make it public on Yunwang Publishing this article will be seen by cloud users all over the world, and its influence will be much greater than that of any regional newspaper, what do you think?"

Qiao An hesitated for a moment, and the balance in his heart finally leaned towards the side of "justice".

"Maybe try it."

...

Things went more smoothly than expected. Just one week later, the manuscript submitted by Holden passed the online review and was published on the most prominent page of "Yunwang News". More than ten thousand Yunwang users read this article that day The article and leave a comment, sparking heated discussions.

Joan Shifa searched the news comment area and classified it with keywords. He found that the vast majority of users supported Holden's exposure of the truth, and severely condemned the despicable acts of the Midgard colonial authorities for distorting black and white and harming the aborigines. It can be seen that "justice" At ease" is not just empty words.

Discussions triggered by "Revealing the Truth about the Vimur Valley Tragedy" quickly heated up, and the position of public opinion shifted from the Internet to reality.

Soon afterwards, both the Leiden Post and the Jotunheim News followed in the footsteps of Yunwang News and published this revealing article, adding fuel to the flames, further heating up the incident, and triggering extensive discussion.

In addition to the Midgard colony and the mainland of the empire, the media of other countries have also reprinted this article. Major newspapers also expressed sympathy for the death of Logan Volsunger through editorials. The colonial authorities took a severe critical attitude.

Feeling the pressure of public opinion from the international community, the colonial government finally realized the seriousness of the situation and realized that continuing the indiscriminate killing would only rekindle the war in Midgard, and decided to calm down.

However, the aborigines headed by the Walsong family have been completely angered by the treachery and bloody massacre of the colonists, and they categorically refuse to compromise.

Governor Nichols tried to ask Lord Custis to come forward to ease his face, but the Lord declined on the grounds that he was ill. It is necessary for the colonial authorities to prepare early for the war that will engulf the entire Midgard region.

Governor Nichols was taken aback by his lord's warning, and hurriedly wrote to the imperial cabinet for assistance.

However, the empire itself is not peaceful. The reform plan presided over by Prince Frank has been implemented for two years. For this old empire with a bloated system and a long history, radical reforms from the economy, religion to the land system are like a powerful medicine. Instead of getting rid of the disadvantages, it exacerbated class conflicts and the disintegration of traditional rural society.

At dusk and dusk, the holy Ashan Empire, which lasted for more than 1,600 years, is already crumbling like a magnificent building with a disintegrated inside.

If the reform led by the radicals was a "man-made disaster" that did bad things out of good intentions, then the extremely severe drought that swept across the northwest inland of the empire in the spring of 1624, which happened once in ten years, was undoubtedly a cruel natural disaster.

The Holy See of the Holy Light organized high-level clergy to go to areas with severe drought to cast spells to call for wind and rain.

However, in this extremely dry season, artificial rainfall is just a drop in the bucket and cannot fundamentally alleviate the disaster.

In the vast countryside in the interior of the empire, many small and medium-sized farmers have lost most of their land during the reform, coupled with the devastation of the drought, they have faced the doom of bankruptcy one after another.

Bankrupt farmers with a little savings can still go to sea to make a living and move to the New World to beg for a living, while the abjectly poor who can't even afford a boat ticket can only flee famine and beg with their families.

In any era and in any country, the proliferation of refugees is an extremely dangerous sign of turmoil.

The Holy Ashean Empire also failed to escape the laws of history. From the sporadic riots that started in the spring of 1624 to the summer of that year, it had already evolved into a peasant uprising with the widest range, the largest number of participants, and the most far-reaching influence since the century. The wildfires that ignited on the ground are increasingly showing a tendency to get out of control.

The rulers of the imperial cabinet were already so busy trying to quell the turmoil that was raging in the country, they couldn't take care of themselves, so they couldn't care less about Midgard, an overseas colony.

The document submitted by Governor Nichols has not received a reply for a long time, and the colonial authorities of Midgard are in an embarrassing situation of isolation and helplessness, so they can only ask for blessings.

...

Since Holden's article was published, Joann has been paying special attention to Mrs. Anderson's emotional changes, lest she hear the news from her neighbors and learn the truth about her son's death, and she will be mentally traumatized again.

I don't know whether to call it luck or misfortune, but the poor old lady passed away peacefully in her sleep, with a sense of relief that her vengeance had been avenged, before the day when the whole city was hotly discussing the truth about the Vimur Valley tragedy.

As if there was a will in the dark, on June 2, the day Mrs. Anderson held her funeral, the old cat named "Qiuqiu" who had been with her for many years also stopped breathing that night.

Joan personally made a small coffin for Mr. "Qiuqiu" and buried it with Mrs. Anderson.

The next morning, he carried the rest of the cats and dogs in the carriage into the carriage, and sent them to Gulf Trading Company according to the prior agreement, entrusting them to Hailaer for adoption.

"Cat, cat, meow meow!"

"Gouzi, Gouzi, woof woof!"

Seeing a large group of pets added to the house, Dolly the parrot excitedly imitated cats and dogs, yelled, jumped up and down, and flapped her chest with her wings, solemnly assuring Joan that she would help the hostess take good care of the group of cats and dogs.

Joan drank a cup of tea in the trading house, then bid farewell to Hailaer, and said goodbye to the reluctant pets one by one before going out, wishing them a happy life in the new environment.

Hailaer leaned against the counter, folded his arms around his chest, silently watched Joan say goodbye to the cats and dogs, and finally couldn't help asking him: "Since you are reluctant, why don't you raise them yourself?"

Joan glanced at her, then turned to look out the door.

"I do not deserve."

...

Historical materials: Chief Logan's lament (Author of "Blood Democracy": Cha Youyin)

In 1774, a series of bloody incidents occurred between Indians and whites living in the Ohio River Valley.

According to Thomas Jefferson's account in "Virginia Chronicle" (1784-1785), the whites were very angry at the robbery of the Indians. In retaliation, the white soldiers killed many innocent Indians, including the leader of the local Indians. Root family, and Logan is known as a white friend.

Logan, who was brutally exterminated, launched a bloody revenge on the white colonists, and assembled the Indian army to launch a war against the white colonists.

They raided whites everywhere and scalped many innocent men, women and children, but were eventually defeated by Virginia's militia in October 1774.

After this decisive battle, the colonial government, realizing that indiscriminate killing would only continue to plunge the colonial border into bloody wars, decided to calm down and put forward the attitude that hostilities could end if the Indians surrendered and repented.

But Logan, who had a bloody feud, refused to go with the other leaders to kneel to the victorious whites. Instead, he sent the following reply to Governor of Virginia, Earl Moore.

When the militia returned triumphantly against the Indians, they brought back this indicting lament.

According to Jefferson, "the speech became the subject of all conversation in Williamsburg". It was published in the "Virginia Gazette", and later in the newspapers of the North American continent, and even the British press published the speech.

Many years later, Jefferson republished this reply in his Virginia Chronicle to refute those Europeans "who thought that there was something in the soil, climate, and other circumstances of North America which caused animals to be born or acquired. degeneration of human, physical or moral nature, even human beings” as grounds for discrimination against the inhabitants of North America.

Jefferson took Logan's reply as evidence of "the genius of the natives of this country, and especially their eloquence."

He asserted that "nothing better than this short, elegant and eloquent speech has ever been produced in Europe."

Logan's speeches were a fixture in 19th-century school textbooks and familiar to generations of young Americans. The following is a translation of the speech:

I beseech any white man who ever walks into Logan's cabin hungry and Logan doesn't give him meat? Had he ever come to Logan's house when it was cold and naked, and Logan hadn't given him clothes?

During the latest long and bloody war, Logan has been in his cabin and has been a preacher of peace.

My love for white people is such that my fellow countrymen point when they pass by my house and say, "Logan is a friend of white people." If it wasn't for one person who hurt us, I would even think about living with you guys.

Last spring, Colonel Cresap brutally murdered all of Logan's relatives for no reason, even my women and children. No one alive now has my blood in their veins.

This fact calls me to revenge. I seek revenge, I have killed many people. Now that I have had enough of my vengeance, I am glad to see the dawn of peace for the sake of this land.

But don't think that my joy is due to fear. Logan is never afraid, he will not make a sudden 180-degree change in order to save his life!

Which of you will mourn Logan? No one!

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However, the author must emphasize that for Thomas Jefferson his real concern was not the tragedy of Chief Logan.

Such an apologetic lament from the natives of North America can make an explanation for them, North Americans from Europe—look, even the natives can write such eloquent and moving words, let alone those of us who come from Europe, white people who believe in God!

As for Logan himself, as he himself says at the end of the article - who will mourn Logan? No one!

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