Volume VIII 1296 Sublimated People's Hearts

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"The statue of mother and son outside the rice boss shop, you see it is just a bronze statue, in my eyes it is the bodhisattva of our hearts, because the death of the mother and son let us see the ignorance and greed in our hearts, and their blood washes away the filth ...... in our hearts."

The high-spirited teenager stood in the crowd without stage fright, and he watched these people who were older than him and could be uncles and grandfathers say what they thought.

"Why? Have you ever wondered why?"

"Why didn't the Russian fleet dare to deal with us and take a detour? Why did they only dare to attack Amami Oshima? It's not because we're strong......

"Why are there 30,000 enemy troops nearby, and we have no curfew in Naha? Why can everyone still sit in the tavern and teahouse and talk about current affairs? Why don't you run home in horror and guard your jar of rice so that no one else can steal it?"

"Why is the shopping street still open? Why is Boss Mi's grain store not only not taking advantage of the fire to increase the price, but also supplying it in limited quantities? Are we really in a war?"

A series of question marks from young students smashed countless adults speechless. Why? Why aren't we scared? Why isn't the order of the city out of order at all?

"Because we are strong! Not only are our weapons strong, but our hearts are also strong!"

"We used to be a bunch of scared rats, we were afraid of not having food, we were afraid of not having clothes, we were afraid of having nowhere to live...... Even if we have all this, we are afraid that some robber will come and break into the house and steal one of our ......."

"Are there still few robbers in this world? When the Japanese Shimazu family colonized Ryukyu, what kind of life did we live? When we were displaced in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, how did those corrupt officials and the children of the Eight Banners bully us?"

"Not to mention that there are British, French, and Rakshasa ghosts in this world...... Wait a lot of other races, the one who doesn't want to drink our blood?"

"Because everyone has fear in their hearts, because everyone has no sense of security, so when facing the major events of life and death, you will choose to guard your own selfish interests and the small interests of your family as soon as possible...... There's no shame in that, it's just to survive, because you don't know who's going to save you, and you don't know how to save yourself!"

"Just like that statue, we were the children under our mother at that time, and we didn't dare to face the cruel wind and rain outside, not knowing that the next second it was the big foot that stepped on us and trampled us to death......"

"Helpless, pitiful as a child, there is no resistance in the face of a qiē wind and rain, and a qiē can only rely on instinct to resist, so in the face of robbers, choosing to rob weaker people to survive, is also the only choice......"

The young boy clenched his hands into fists, his muscles tensed, and he cried out by the neck, "But now it's different...... We are not orphans, we have the protection of the prime minister, and we have the Chinese trend stirred up by the prime minister to protect!"

"Just like a wandering orphan who has found his scattered parents, from now on our hearts are finally at peace! We know very well that even if we encounter the most ferocious enemy now, at least there is still a strong army to protect us, at least there are tens of millions of Chinese compatriots who are huddling with us to keep warm, and at least there are prime ministers who are like loving fathers to give us advice and shelter from the wind and rain!"

"Because of this sense of security, we can sit here and talk and give directions, without worrying about whether the rice jar at home is empty, and we don't have to worry about whether our beautiful daughter-in-law will be taken away by robbers like hungry wolves!"

"Now do you know what a nation is? Do you know what a Chinese nation is? Let me ask you, do you still want to go back to the kind of life you used to have? For the sake of a handful of rice, you can trample the poor mother and son to death, and for the survival of your own small family, you will not hesitate to attack the weaker?"

"Is that the life you want?"

Everyone present was in tears: "No...... I can't live the old days if I die, I've had enough of that kind of ghost life!" the people shouted in unison.

Since we don't want to live the life we used to have, let's start with ourselves, from everyone...... We don't have the fate to go to the New Army to help the prime minister fight, but we can donate military funds to the prime minister, and we can start from this moment to correct our words and deeds!"

"From now on, don't spread rumors, okay? From now on, cooperate with the police, control your own neighborhood together, and keep an eye on every stranger, okay?"

"Is it okay to go out on the street to maintain order and ensure that there is no robbery? Old, weak, sick and disabled families, can we send them something to eat and give them a mouthful of food and clothing?"

"From this point on, everyone settles down their little home, then their neighbors, and finally the whole neighborhood...... If all the neighborhoods of Naha are settled, the city will be at peace! Including the Ryukyu Kingdom will also be stable, and this is what we should do.

"Okay!" people shouted in unison, "What's wrong with this, don't spread rumors, don't rob, guard your family and neighbors, watch and help each other, this is what our Chinese people should do on weekdays......"

The young child took off his military hat-like school hat, and then bowed deeply to the uncles and brothers present, "Thank you! Thank you...... I'm going to go to the next neighborhood to preach, even though I'm just a kid, but we also have our own ways to help the Prime Minister and help our Chinese people!"

"As long as our hearts are strong, the Chinese will naturally be strong! As long as our hearts are stable, the Chinese will naturally be stable! This is the principle of life that the prime minister taught us, and this is the national spirit that the prime minister tells us!"

"Thank you! Thank you!" the young child blushed and squeezed out of the crowd to the next neighborhood.

Throughout the city of Naha, nearly 1,000 students with excellent eloquence volunteered to participate in this propaganda activity, and with their propaganda and encouragement, the Chinese people's feelings quickly stabilized.

Industries are working as usual, people are going about their lives as usual, there is no confusion in the city's municipal supply, gas lights are still bright on the streets, the new running water system is functioning properly, food rations are working, and there is no chaos in the health and medical industries.

It can be said that Naha is still the Naha of the past, but at the same time, Naha is not like the Naha of the past. While the order was not destroyed, there was a spirit faintly sublimated, and even Xiao Lotian did not expect that this war would make hundreds of people have a personal experience of the concept of the Chinese nation.

It is no longer a term floating in the sky and flying in the mouths of politicians, millions of Chinese people finally understand that these two words are actually related to everyone's happiness.

If you are not happy, the Chinese will not be happy, if you are strong, the Chinese will be strong.

All for one, one for all! This ideal social realm was strangely stimulated by the war, and this was really a completely unexpected gain in the Sino-Russian war.