Chapter 74: McKee is kind to the weak
To be realistic, Fu Changlong is really worried about two things. First, his addiction to cigarettes may relapse, and second, his daughter does not marry, the dowry cannot be collected, and he has no source of livelihood.
His daughter's refusal to marry left him at a loss, and the family was already empty, cutting off other sources of income. Even if he is strong, it is in vain. Now he is not only helpless, but also in danger of relapsing into smoking, and he is really desperate.
Suddenly, I heard Mai Ke invite him to do something and be what he is good at. What kind of official title is that? What is it? Do you have a salary? Is it enough for me to spend? Maybe there is also the expenses of my daughter, if she doesn't marry, I can support her.
Mai Ke's words interrupted him from constantly rushing to more and more questions.
"Mr. Fu, you don't have to worry about other questions now, answer me first if you are willing to do it. If you take on this responsibility, I can guarantee at least two things: one is that you don't have to worry about your addiction to cigarettes anymore. If the director of the smoking cessation center can't quit smoking, there is no need to open this smoking cessation center.
"The second guarantee is that you and your family will have nothing to worry about. If your daughter doesn't want to come out with us, that's included. If she participates in the organization and mobilization of the Worship of God, you don't have to worry about it. ”
"Then what exactly do I do, I don't know if I can do it. Although Lao Fu was also ambitious when he was young, it is a pity that no one gave him the opportunity to show his talent. So what his ability is, he doesn't count in his own heart.
"Old man, it's no wonder you can't imagine how to do this, because no one in this world has done it yet. So I can't explain it to you in a few words. Let's put it this way, the rights of your position are at least equivalent to those of the magistrate. The difference is that you don't just take care of one place, but you take care of everything related to quitting smoking.
"If we expand our territory to the whole country in the future, it will be your business to quit smoking in the whole country. has something to do with this matter, from the prefect of the county, to the prefect of the prefecture, and even the governor, you have to listen to you. ”
The old man was still muttering there, and Mai Ke's description first moved Fu Shanxiang, who was listening. When she went up, she pushed his father and said, "What are you waiting for? When you can control your addiction to smoking, don't you also hate the poison of big cigarettes? Such a good opportunity, not to mention such good conditions, even if you have no salary, you have to pay for it, and you have to seize it!"
Although the young man surnamed Wang next to him was rejected, he was inevitably depressed, after all, he was a relative, and he was very concerned about this cousin, and he couldn't wait for him to agree quickly. Following my cousin's voice, I persuaded, "Cousin, this is your last chance to realize your ideals." ”
This reminder shocked the old man. It turned out that he had always felt that he had the ability to take charge of the party and lead the party, so he pursued the rank since he was a child, so as to be favored by the royal family, supervise the patrol party, and guard the land and herdsmen.
After being reminded by two juniors, he realized that he was becoming more and more narrow-minded. At the moment, I no longer hesitated, and when I stood up, I had to show that I was willing to be the director of this smoking cessation department.
Before agreeing, he didn't forget to show off his old qualifications, and said to the two young people, "I still need you to remind me of this? How can I miss this kind of opportunity from heaven? Just now I just wanted to think more comprehensively so that I can do a better job of quitting smoking." ”
After looking for a scene over there, he turned around and said to Mai Ke, "Okay, thank you, Mai Ke!
From now on, you will be our director. In the next few days, you will walk with us and discuss how to set up a smoking cessation center. Come with me to get some funds. ”
Seeing the young man surnamed Wang eager to try, Mai Ke felt that he would definitely not be able to keep busy relying on the old man, and after all, he was also older; at the same time, he also felt that this young man had good qualities, although his personality was a little sticky. So I took the initiative to ask him if he was willing to participate together and be Uncle Fu's assistant.
The young man surnamed Wang was overjoyed and immediately agreed. His name was then introduced – Wang Sixian. As a result, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Smoking Cessation Center has two regular staff members.
Later, it was this cousin and nephew who established a nationwide drug rehabilitation center, which took in all the people who took Fushou ointment, and then promoted this successful model to the world.
When Mai Ke thought of this incident in the future, he lamented that God created human beings for their own unique purposes. There are no useless people, only regrets that their talents have not been brought into play.
So on this point, he especially agreed with his potential opponent, Zeng Guofan, the number one able minister of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Lao Zeng's ability to distinguish people and recognize people is unmatched by the Qing generation, because he adheres to the principle of employing people: no one has all-rounders, but everyone has their own specialists, and the magic of employing people is to let his specialists get specialized.
It's like grinding with a thousand miles of horse, not only does it not show its ability, but it is also better than a donkey.
Some people say that Mai Ke is very good at waste utilization, but Mai Ke firmly disagrees. Every human being created by God has a special purpose and use, so where is the possibility of creating waste?
Mai Ke looked at the newly divorced man and woman again, and it seemed that they were still the same two people, but the connotation had fundamentally changed. One is a high-quality woman, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and will be the first female champion in heaven in the future.
The other is a brother that Mai Ke is very familiar with, in addition to the ability and preparation that ordinary people do not have such as special forces, for those so-called carving insect skills, naturally including piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, they are even more outstanding.
It's a pity that the two didn't have a chance to collide, so it's unknown what kind of sparks will appear.
It's also interesting to see where the two are located. Wei Changhui sat there all the time, his eyes half-open and half-closed, but he took in everything that was happening in the room. Fu Shanxiang was less than three steps away from him, standing there, but facing out the window. If you look closely, you can see that her ears pay special attention to Wei Changhui's every move.
Of course, Mai Ke would not miss any situation, so when arranging the next move, he invited Fu Shanxiang to go to Guigang with them. The latter nodded in agreement. Mai Ke specially prepared a covered carriage for their father and daughter, and escorted the supplies with the team.
Mai Ke here to solve these problems of only talking but not doing, the party and all the charcoal burners, have made all the preparations for the transfer of materials. Mai Ke gave an order. And the brigade was drawn.
In addition to transporting all the materials in the county government treasury, Mai Ke and others also kept other housing facilities and office utensils in good condition. At the magistrate's office, Mai Ke also specially instructed Warden Huang to leave a letter. The letter tells a story to a possible successor.
This time, the people entered the city, not to rebel, but because corrupt officials colluded to oppress the people, accuse the good of being thieves, and frame innocents. They were forced to helplessly, and in order to save people, they spontaneously came to the city, wanted to discuss with the government, and let the people go.
I don't want these dumb officials, not only do they not listen to the voices of the people, but they want to kill them all on a large scale, send troops to surround these good people, and kill them all. We, the honest peasants, had to defend ourselves only when we lost our heads.
As a result, these corrupt troops, who bully the weak and fear the hard, were so frightened that they scattered in a hurry when they saw that we refused to tie their hands and kill us. That's why we weren't killed by them. What's even more hateful is that they ran away, not to mention, but also robbed the treasury of silver, grain, grass and materials.
We will tell you the truth, and hope that the future parents and officials will be aware of the people's feelings, deal with them in the public and not wronged good people.
Mai Ke left this letter, of course, to muddy the waters. If the Manchu officials wanted to settle the matter, they could of course use the letter as a reason, and could even be used by later generations as a pretext to attack their political opponents. If they refused to give up, the letter would not have any bad effect on Mai Ke's side.
On the way forward, under the guidance of Mai Ke, the Hui Party sent elite reconnaissance cavalry, divided into three levels, to conduct a comprehensive exploration of the route to ensure that there were no obstructions and ambushes by the Qing army along the way.
These precautionary procedures were what Mai Ke insisted on, although he himself estimated that the Manchu military system did not have the ability to respond so quickly, unless they killed the rats blindly, which happened to be arranged in advance in this area.
Before leaving, Mai Ke specially confessed to bring the large carriage from Zhixian County that matched the eight-lift sedan chair and let him use it on the road. Hu Youlu thought that Mai Ke liked pomp, so he arranged for someone to decorate the big car beautifully and comfortably.
Who knew that as soon as he got on the road, Mai Ke called Hu Youlu and Zeng Yuzhen, got into the car together, and entered the carriage. Seeing Mai Ke walking directly in those dirty shoes, stepping on the tiger skin mattress without hesitation, Hu Youlu couldn't help frowning, this guy is too tyrannical.
Mai Ke entered the room, sat down on the quilts sewn with silk and satin, and was about to speak, he had too many things to explain. But when I looked up, the two were still standing outside the carriage, and they didn't come in.
"Come in, two!" Mai Ke beckoned.
The two were urged, so they had to go in. Take off your shoes and go in barefoot. Mai Ke hurriedly stopped them and asked them to come in with their shoes on. I thought to myself, these people are too unalert, and it seems that it doesn't take long to put on and take off their shoes, but it may delay the fighter plane and become the cause of death.
The two went in and sat down, and Mai Ke first criticized them for being too alert to the enemy. At this time, we must be absolutely vigilant and not do anything that may affect the enemy. In the future, in such cases, shoes must not be removed.
"If the enemy comes to attack, only me, the one with shoes, will have the strength to escape or respond to the enemy, you two take off your shoes, will you act with me barefoot, or will you be trapped by the enemy with your shoes?
The two of them listened to Mai Ke's reminder and warning, and they also broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly nodded to show that they were taught, and swore that they would never do these foolish things that laymen only did in the future.
At this time, Hu Youlu no longer felt sorry for the tiger skin mattress that had been trampled on.
Mai Ke quickly moved away from this opening statement, telling the two of them that there were two things that they needed to inform them and discuss with them how to handle them. These two people are already the core military force of Mai Ke. Not to mention the party, the charcoal burners are like veterans after yesterday's battle. Moreover, there are Zeng Tianyang and Zeng Yuanzheng, old and young generals, and their combat power is no longer the same as before.
The first thing is that the enemy is about to be wiped out, and it is necessary for the Hui Party and charcoal burners to participate fully as one of the core combat forces. This operation is different from the past, it is a coordinated operation, instead of being unplanned and going its own way, as in the past.
As one of the measures, it is to set up a law enforcement team to deal decisively with those who do not obey orders, act casually, and affect the overall situation, no matter who they are. It was initially planned that the 36 soldiers who had surrendered would serve as members of the law enforcement team, and another 36 people would be drawn from each family to jointly enforce the law.
Mai Ke stressed that this is not for restrictions, but for protection. The enemy is strong, and if the battle is not coordinated, or due to disobedience to orders, the fighters are delayed, then the losses will be ten times more severe than a hundred times by such discipline.
Then Mai Ke explained clearly to the two of them the part of the battle arrangement that he had decided on in the past two days. The two of them respectfully accepted the order.
The second thing is to resettle these old, weak, sick and disabled. After arriving in Guigang, these people need a proper place to go, and there must be some appropriate things to do. Mai Ke asked the two to find a place in their familiar area that met the requirements.