Five thousand silver dollars bought one vote; tens of millions bought the presidency of a republic. Yet only a year earlier Beijing's newspapers were still openly mocking the man in the palace. Scandal and vitality grew on the very same vine. Full episode 👉 https://sylogs.com/media/watch?id=189 (Subscribe @SY Horizon) #CaoKun #Beiyang #ChineseHistory #Documentary #ShenzhouDadi
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A presidency bought with cash.
Shenzhou Dadi. Episode Thirty. The Beiyang Fall: Cause for Celebration?
Last time we followed the secret war in the south: Guangzhou, Wuchang, and that breathless night aboard the Zhongshan gunboat. Now turn the lens north, and you will see a different collapse - quieter, and far more fatal.
Five thousand silver dollars bought one vote. Tens of millions bought the dragon throne of a republic.