Hundreds of candidates from all over the country who were queuing up to register were stunned, and the young officer and the two guards who ran to his side were obviously shocked by Zheng Yi's words, and stood in front of the long table at a loss, in a dilemma. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zheng Yi, who was full of anger, glanced at the audience and shouted out a sensational remark: "Friends from all over the world, I really don't want to jump on this table and vent my grievances and feelings to everyone, but after being repeatedly rejected by the officers inside for no reason, I have to jump on this table to vent, otherwise I will probably be resentful for the rest of my life!" ”

Zheng Yi swallowed hard, and continued to say his heart: "My name is Zheng Yi, from Wuhan, graduated from the first batch of church schools in China, Erudite Academy, my family has three generations of official eunuchs, and the family wealth is famous, but for the sake of revolutionary ideals, in order to devote myself to the vigorous revolution, I broke with my family, and came to Guangzhou, the base camp of the revolution, with enthusiasm and hope. ”

"I arrived in Guangzhou in the early morning of 25 March, and three hours later, as I did today, I came here to line up to register, and to my great delight, although there was no letter of recommendation from the so-called party-state veterans or celebrities, I also passed without any success, and the officer who accepted me at that time and told me that he had come to fill out the registration form at two o'clock in the afternoon of the next day was the officer sitting in the registration office at this moment, but to my consternation, I was not included in the list of approved examinations announced the next day. The gentleman who promised me to fill out the registration form the next afternoon was nowhere to be found. ”

"I don't know what's going on, I can't figure it out after thinking about it, but I didn't make any noise, I continued to stay in Guangzhou to study intensively, patiently waiting for the second chance, every morning at half past five I got up on time to run, for the future admission to the Whampoa Military Academy to lay a good foundation, every day insisted on learning military theoretical knowledge, waiting for today's arrival, I was alone, alone, although every day was in the torment of waiting, but I persevered, and finally waited until today, I felt that my life was full of sunshine, The whole person is full of confidence. ”

All the movement stopped, and all eyes looked at Zheng Yi, who was speaking generously on the high platform, and even the pedestrians on the street stopped and listened quietly.

Zheng Yi took a deep breath: "However, just now, the officer who had notified me to fill out the registration form the next day changed my mind again, I queued for three hours and fifty minutes, and when it was my turn, he only looked at the name on my graduation certificate for a second, and threw back my graduation certificate and the resume that I had revised more than ten times before I wrote it neatly, and I asked him why he didn't allow me to sign up?" Can you give a reason? But he said rudely, there was no need to explain to me, let me leave immediately, and not affect his work. ”

"At this point, I can't help but ask, who the fuck do you think you are? What the hell do you have to refuse a hot-blooded young man who has traveled thousands of miles to join the revolution? Did your father open the Whampoa Military Academy or your mother? Since the Whampoa Military Academy does not welcome me, why do you still place advertisements in the "New Youth" and many newspapers and magazines? ”

"Hum-" sounded, the audience exclaimed, no one expected Zheng Yi to be so bold and tempered, and the surrounding officers and soldiers were also frightened.

Zheng Yi regretted it after yelling, but the words were already out of the water, so he simply broke the jar and broke it, and it was a hundred:

"I don't regret going all the way south to Guangzhou this time, I don't regret what I just said, if I don't even have the courage to tell the truth, how can I throw my head and spill my blood to join the revolution? I will not be knocked down by repeated setbacks, my ideals and my beliefs will never change, there is more than one revolutionary road to save the country and save the people and serve the motherland, I will puff up my chest, raise my head, and proudly leave this place that I once longed for, although I now have nothing, no huge political party accepts me, and there is no military academy full of the dreams of the enthusiastic young people of China to give me a chance, and even after leaving, I will immediately worry about how to fill my stomach tomorrow, but I have an unswerving fighting spirit, With knowledge and courage far beyond those noble gentlemen and ladies inside, I will become a hundred times stronger than them, and live a more chic and happier life than them! ”

After Zheng Yi finished speaking, he jumped down, unhurriedly buckled the wind and discipline buckle that had fallen off due to excitement, bowed to the stunned hundreds of candidates, and walked away with his head held high.

In less than two hours, everything that happened in front of the No. 2 gate of Nandi Road quickly spread, spread throughout the Preparatory Office of the Huangpu Military Academy, and also reached the ears of many members of the Preparatory Committee.

What was even more unexpected was that the "Shang Pao" published early the next morning gave a detailed description of the entire incident, excerpted Zheng Yi's remarks and commented on them in a big way, so as to attack the revolutionary government in Guangzhou and ridicule the Whampoa Military Academy, which had not yet taken shape.

Immediately investigate the reasons and process of refusing Zheng Yi's application, suspend relevant personnel for inspection, quickly find Zheng Yi to listen to his opinions, and mobilize him to be interviewed by news organizations in his camp, so as to recover the negative impact of continuous fermentation.

At this time, Zheng Yi didn't know the progress of the situation at all, he had already bought a ticket for two days later, and was ready to leave Guangzhou.

At eleven o'clock in the middle of the night the next day, Zheng Yi came to Ade's stall again for dinner, and Ade, who also did not know the development of the situation, fried a plate of beef pho for Zheng Yi, and heard Zheng Yi say that he was rejected by the Preparatory Committee of the Military Academy again, and he would leave Guangzhou and return to Shanghai tomorrow.

A bottle of wine quickly bottomed out, and the emotional Ade ran to the stall next door to borrow two bottles, and asked Zheng Yi what his plans were when he arrived in Shanghai while pouring wine.

Zheng Yi, whose face was flushed, shook his head: "I don't know yet, maybe I will apply for a job in a foreign bank, maybe I will become a teacher in a newly opened school, and save some money to think about what to do next." ”

Ade was a little reluctant to leave Zheng Yi, who had a similar temper, and thought about it and persuaded in a low voice: "In this case, it is better to apply for a job in a few foreign companies in Shamian, you know English, and you have experience in repairing mechanical and electrical equipment, you will definitely be able to find a high-paying job, besides, where is not a part-time job?" Why bother to go far, not to mention that you may not immediately encounter such an opportunity when you return to Shanghai, stay for a year and a half, and make enough money before returning to Shanghai! ”

Zheng Yi hesitated, thinking that Ade's suggestion was not bad, today he finished the hotel accommodation fee and bought a ferry ticket, and there were only more than 30 oceans left on him, and he had to rent a house for dinner when he returned to Shanghai, and this little money on his body was indeed a little enough.

Seeing Zheng Yi's heart moved, Ade immediately added a fire: "Didn't you say that you want to learn Cantonese?" Stay and I'll teach you, I guarantee that you can speak authentic Cantonese in three months, and it's no problem to hook a girl back to warm the bed. ”

Zheng Yi was amused by Ade: "Okay, I listen to you, in fact, I still feel that I am not dead, I still feel that I still have a chance to enter the Whampoa Military Academy, it is good to stay, if I don't stay, I don't even have a chance." ”

"I really don't understand you, why do you want to enter the Whampoa Military Academy so much?" Ade was very puzzled by Zheng Yi's stubbornness.

Where can Zheng Yi tell him about the upcoming glory of the Whampoa Military Academy and the thoughts in his heart, even if he says it, no one will believe it, so he has to talk nonsense against his will:

"I have loved guns since I was a child, and I always wanted to grow up to be a general on the battlefield...... Don't laugh, you also have dreams, so the eldest brother doesn't laugh at the second brother, drink the bar, don't run tomorrow, sleep lazy, wake up and go to Shamian to try your luck, if someone takes a fancy to me, I will stay and work, no one wants me to find a way. ”

Ade was happy: "That's right, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, you must have a way, I have confidence in you." ”

Early the next morning, Zheng Yi, who was accustomed to getting up early, did not sleep lazy, took out the folded suit, trousers and handmade leather shoes in the small cloth bag in the suitcase, dressed up and rushed to drink morning tea.

Zheng Yi successfully entered the Shamian Concession as a candidate, and walked around and found that the German Lu Phosphorus & Co. was recruiting thermal power plant maintenance technicians, the British Lihe & Co. was recruiting accountants, the Belgian & Belgian & Co. was recruiting chief engineers and mechanics, and the Japanese Mitsui Trading Co., Ltd. was recruiting local senior commercial executives, and only Swire & Co. was recruiting mechanical and electrical technical supervisors and maintenance technicians.

After much consideration, Zheng Yi walked into the Swire company east of the British Consulate, and found that two middle-aged men with Chinese appearances were discussing nervously with four foreigners in English, a circle of sofas was occupied by them, and a few design drawings were placed on the coffee table in the middle, and in the elegant office with a low wall of ground glass and mahogany, two young foreigners were discussing in a low voice, and no one paid attention to him.

Zheng Yi saw that everyone was busy, so he simply walked to the wall and carefully admired the two oil paintings and the schedule notice board near the gate.

Ten minutes later, a middle-aged bald man who came down from the upper floor finally saw the young Zheng Yi, thought about closing the Chinese folder, came to Zheng Yi's side, and looked at Zheng Yi suspiciously: "Young man, do you need my help?" ”

Zheng Yi politely stood up and saluted, and said in skilled English: "Hello sir, my name is Zheng Yi, I am from Wuhan, in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and I am here to apply for the position of mechanical and electrical technical supervisor. ”

The bald man with a scruffy beard was stunned, and his gray eyes were full of disbelief: "Young man, although you speak English very well, I very much doubt that you understand the meaning of the word electromechanical, or that you can give me a new definition." ”

Zheng Yi was happy, he had such psychological preparation before he came in, he was too young and had no technical qualifications, which was really troublesome: "Dear sir, you haven't told me your name yet, and you have a negative attitude towards me as soon as you meet, which is not the performance that a gentleman should have." ”

The bald man's eyes widened, staring at Zheng Yi's eyes for a while, and then changed to a more easy-going tone:

"Well, my name is William. White, the manager of Swire's Guangzhou branch, is estimated to be 30 years older than you. ”

"No, no! Mr. White, you should be under forty-eight, definitely not fifty, and although I look young, I am still observant, and I am confident in my knowledge and abilities. Zheng Yi smiled unceremoniously.

White didn't believe Zheng Yi's words at all, thought about it, turned around and walked to the sofa with a circle of people, pulled out a drawing and brought it to Zheng Yi:

"Give you five minutes, if you can tell me what is drawn on it, I'll admit you right away, if you don't know, please forgive me for beating you up because you've wasted my precious time."

Zheng Yi nodded, took the drawings that had changed a lot of places, and carefully observed them, and handed the drawings to White in less than three minutes:

"This is a section of the cylinder of an in-line eight-cylinder marine diesel engine, which is marked as produced by Vickers in 1918, the faulty part is the cylinder, the modified part is the oil supply system, and the possibility of replacing the sealing parts is proposed."

"I speculate that this diesel engine should be faulty in the cylinder block material and sealing material, otherwise it would not have been used for only six years to make such a big technical change, but it is understandable, after all, the world war had just ended when this machine was manufactured, and the processing technology and manufacturing materials were far from today's level, but the overall design was still relatively good."

"My God...... Did you grow up in a diesel engine plant? White was completely shocked, and several foreigners on the sofa also looked at each other.

Who knows that Zheng Yi continued to show off without care: "In fact, the problem is not big, in my opinion, maybe there is no need to make such a big change, as long as the two cylinders with serious wear and tear are repaired with boring machines, and then order accessories from the manufacturer to repair it, you can continue to use it for five or six years, otherwise it is likely that the gains outweigh the losses, in the era of rapid development of science and technology, new technologies and new materials will appear every year, and the replacement of marine diesel engines is very fast, in contrast, this model of engine is really not worth investing too much." ”

White was stunned for a long time, and suddenly stepped forward and handed his hand to Zheng Yi: "Okay, you have been admitted, but I still have to examine your operation skills, if you can't satisfy me, I will kick you out immediately, and I won't pay you a penny." ”

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