The Franco-Prussian war situation developed as fast as lightning. Before the whole of Europe had time to react, the scene of the sky collapsing and the earth collapsing once again appeared in front of people's eyes.
Unfortunately, France has become a republic again!
Napoleon III walked into the Prussian prisoner of war camp in the morning, and Queen Eugenie secretly escaped from France before noon. Then ten hours later, the collapse of the empire was announced in Paris in the evening.
After more than three hours of discussion, Senator Gambit officially announced the establishment of the Republic at midnight.
In just one day, the situation in Europe has completely changed. Leaders of other countries only received the latest information that afternoon, and many European newspapers only received news clues in the evening.
Even The Times, the most well-informed newspaper, only received this shocking news at eight o'clock in the evening. All editors worked overtime and wrote several in-depth reports to speculate on the future direction of France.
What kind of government should you choose? Which politicians are expected to take control of the country? How can France resist the Prussian army in a state of anarchy... Several full pages of Ling Ling Zong Zong are fully arranged.
London's printing plants were operating at full capacity at night, and many newsboys had gotten the news. They went to bed at six o'clock, just waiting to grab newspapers early at one o'clock the next morning.
Some people may never encounter such big news in their lifetime. You can imagine how popular the newspaper will be tomorrow. This is simply a gift from God!
Hundreds of thousands of newspapers were stacked together, exuding the aroma of ink like a mountain. Carriages were already parked outside the printing factory. Many newsboys had been waiting here to queue up early. Everyone wanted to be the first to deliver the news. Go to London.
Whoever can be the first to deliver newspapers will get the most tips. Although these little newspaper boys are young, they have a lot of sales experience!
The queue outside the printing factory was already full of people, and the long queue had long made them impatient. As the time passed by, it was almost four o'clock in the morning. As usual, newspapers would start to be distributed at this time.
Just when everyone was restless, a fast horse suddenly rushed over like lightning. In the dark, no one could see clearly who was on the horse.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way...Stop selling newspapers, print out-of-numbers urgently...The Times will be closed for one day today, and we will only sell out-of-numbers today!"
What? The crowd immediately went crazy, and many people shouted out, "We've been waiting most of the night, has our wait been in vain... Oh God, editor-in-chief?"
No one expected that the editor-in-chief actually rode a horse to deliver the letter. What these people didn't know was that not only the editor-in-chief, but also the newspaper's shareholders rushed to various printing plants to deliver the letter.
Paris sent the latest information. No one expected that the French would be so efficient. They stayed up all night to restore the system of the republic and set up a 26-person temporary committee.
No one expected that the plot would evolve into this. Hasn’t the impression given to the world by the Second French Empire always been that the government was bloated and inefficient? Why are you so concerned about building a republican system?
Now that the situation has changed, the previous newspaper cannot be used, but it is too late to make a temporary revision, so we have to temporarily print a single page with an extra number.
The workers in the printing factory were completely busy. Thanks to Britain's industrial organization ability, which was beyond that of other countries, and its large base of mature workers, they urgently typed out a special number at four o'clock in the morning.
Time passed by, and the east was already bright. The whole of London woke up from a deep sleep. Many newspapers had begun to sell newspapers, but the British newspaper giants were unexpectedly absent today.
"Look, the French Emperor surrendered yesterday... God, the French Emperor was defeated at Sedan and captured by the Prussians!"
"All 100,000 French troops surrendered, and the Sedan Fortress was completely occupied..."
"In the entire northeastern France, only Marshal Bazin still has more than 100,000 remaining soldiers...and they are surrounded by groups in the city of Metz!"
"It's over. The Second Empire is completely over..."
People even forgot to eat breakfast. Many people actually ran out of their homes in their pajamas. They stuffed a handful of coins into the hands of the newsboy without asking the price, grabbed a newspaper and started reading it on the roadside.
Newsboys today have no sense of service. They just run back and forth on the street. Many gentlemen have to chase after them regardless of their dignity to buy a newspaper.
Although there was telegraph technology in this era, the telegraph network was still not dense enough, and the speed of information transmission was still pitifully slow. Many foreign news that people saw were basically from several days ago.
Europe is relatively close, and people can more or less see news within a week, but the lag time for news in North America is more than a month, and for news in Asia, it may take three months.
This is because the Franco-Prussian War was too intense, and all newspapers were scrambling for news. Ordinary people would never know what happened in France yesterday.
Countless London citizens were sighing after reading those newspapers, but they still had a feeling of unquenched thirst. "Where is the Times? Why didn't you see the Times today? It's already eight o'clock, why didn't even one copy of The Times arrive? ?”
People's superstition on authority is very serious. The political analysis of The Times is the most authoritative of all newspapers in Europe. It can be said that Londoners will feel that something is missing in their souls if they don't read The Times for a day.
At 8:15, just as people were whispering and talking, suddenly a familiar voice sounded on the street, and countless newsboys finally showed up.
"Extra issue, extra issue... The Times will be closed for the day today. Today there will be only extra issue!"
"The biggest breaking news! The biggest news in France! What a super nickname... one pound a copy!"
God, are these newsboys crazy if they dare to ask for a pound for an extra number? But I didn't expect that someone actually paid for it.
"I want to be the first to get the latest news and give you money..."
The shiny coin flew into the newsboy's hand, and the ink on the sign was not even dry, so his hands were all black, but he couldn't care anymore. The words on the sign shocked him extremely.
"God, the French have chosen the Republic again... After all, they have abolished the monarch and the nobility, and they have gone back to the old path of the Republic!"
"The French established a 26-member temporary defense committee, and the left forces actually grabbed a seat..."
"Show me...let me see...give you a pound, and give me an extra!"
"Damn it, is there really going to be another anti-French alliance? Do you think Her Majesty the Queen will provide political asylum to Napoleon III and his family?"
"Guess when the next French Restoration Movement will start? This country is simply a mess..."
But more British people still focus on the military. Everyone is searching for sporadic clues about the military. The siege of Paris is their excitement!
