On July 9, Wang Mingshan stood outside the door of his father's study with some fear, in fact, he had been wandering outside the door for a while. Suddenly, the door opened, and Wang Mingshan's father, Wang Yuncheng, ordered in a somewhat impatient tone: "Come in!" ”

Wang Mingshan felt a sense of relief, and logically speaking, Wang Mingshan should take the initiative to ask to see his father. But he really didn't have the courage to say what he thought to his father. When he was wandering outside the door, Wang Mingshan actually hoped that his father could see his embarrassed appearance.

"Say it! What's the matter? Wang Yuncheng asked, Wang Yuncheng actually didn't like his son's indecisive expression.

"Dad, some of my classmates have already come out to be officials!" Wang Mingshan's voice was subtle, a bit like a mosquito.

"Humph!" Wang Yuncheng answered, but did not answer.

"Recently, the school is also closing, and some new schools are ...... It's going to open soon! ”

"Humph!" This time, Wang Yuncheng changed his sneer.

Even though he knew that his father would basically not agree, Wang Mingshan couldn't help but muster up the courage to continue: "The new school doesn't charge money yet!" ”

"Mingshan, do you memorize these things when you read the newspaper?" Wang Yuncheng finally spoke, "You dare to participate in the school run by the Guangdong bandits?" ”

Wang Mingshan was not intimidated by his father's momentum, he still tried, "Among my classmates, there are not only those who have gone to the new school, but also those ......who have already become officials in the new government."

Wang Yuncheng narrowed his eyes and stared at his son, and said in a mocking tone: "Then you are also going to be an official now?" You're going to study now, too? You go to be an official, study, you eat ......" halfway through, Wang Yuncheng stopped.

"Anhui News" announced the treatment of civil servants and the treatment of new technical schools. Naturally, civil servants are covered by the new government, and new-style technical schools are provided with food and shelter as long as they obey the new government's assignment after signing a contract. In recent years, the conditions for folk learning crafts are similar, and just looking at the ability of the new government to show off in the "Anhui News", the skills they have mastered are undoubtedly much stronger than those of the non-governmental people.

So Wang Yuncheng couldn't angrily scold his son for "what to eat", because Wang Yuncheng knew that in the last scientific examination, most of the people were able to pass it. Moreover, the Anqing government has announced a new scientific research plan, and with the level of his son Wang Mingshan, there should be no pressure to rely on the civil service.

Wang Mingshan is 17 years old, and his father Wang Yuncheng is only 34 years old, far from the point of dying old age, so Wang Yuncheng knows very well the attraction of being an official and going to school for young people like Wang Mingshan. Wang Yuncheng said in a stern tone: "Mingshan, you are the eldest son and grandson of our family, anyone in our family can go to join the Cantonese bandits, but you can't go!" ”

Wang Mingshan tried hard to argue: "Dad! It was written in this newspaper that the Taiping army is now fighting bandits everywhere they go, so what else is there to be afraid of? The bandits can't return to Anhui, and it's useless for us to continue to prepare for the scientific expedition! Besides, several of my classmates have gone to school, and I haven't seen anything wrong with them! ”

Wang Yuncheng sneered, "How long has the imperial court been beaten away?" Half a year, how do you know that the imperial court won't come back after half a year? After the imperial court returns, what will be done to the people who have taken refuge in the Cantonese bandits? Mingshan, don't you want to think about it? ”

"I'm not going to be an official, can I go to study?" Wang Mingshan retreated, "Dad, you let me stay at home and waste my time, this is ...... Wasting one's life is tantamount to chronic suicide! ”

"Haha!" When Wang Yuncheng heard this, he couldn't help laughing. This sentence, which sounds extremely motivated, is a slogan put forward by the new government in Anqing when it called on everyone to go to school in the "Anhui News" run by the new government. Judging from his son's quote of this sentence, Wang Yuncheng understands that his son has been thinking about going to school for many days.

"Well, you can go to school, but you have to promise me two things." Wang Yuncheng put forward the conditions.

Seeing that his father was relieved, Wang Mingshan was overjoyed, he stepped forward and hurriedly agreed: "Dad, you can do whatever you want me to do!" ”

Wang Yuncheng said: "First, you are no longer allowed to say the word bandit in front of you, and you are not allowed to say that anywhere!" Second, since you want to go to a new school so much, you have to tell me about the lessons you learn every day in school when you get home. If you can't tell, then you don't have to go to school anymore! Just two things for now! ”

"I say yes! I promise them all! Wang Mingshan was already smiling.

After getting his father's promise, Wang Mingshan immediately went to the new school to sign up. He is not the first person in the school to turn to a new school, there are Shen Xin who are officials in the new government, and there are also people who go to study. Everyone discussed for a long time and figured out how to deal with the family's rhetoric.

And the person in charge of the school's registration point is Shen Xin, who has been admitted to the temporary civil service, and there are friends in charge here, so Wang Mingshan has nothing to worry about.

Xing Chong rushed to the registration office to ask, but Shen Xin was not there. When I asked someone, the new person in charge was newly transferred and didn't know Shen Xin at all. The man said to Wang Mingshan with an unhappy face: "Do you want to sign up?" If you want to sign up, hurry up, if you don't want to sign up, leave quickly, don't stay here and delay! ”

Wang Mingshan could only register first, and then go to Shen Xin's house to find Shen Xin. Shen Xin was originally considered to be a wealthy family, but his father died early, and after the drama of fighting for family property was staged, the young Shen Xin and his mother were actually kicked out of the Shen family and forced to live in a small courtyard outside.

These news were originally heard by Wang Mingshan in bits and pieces, and for a seventeen-year-old child, such things were a little too far away. When I arrived at the small courtyard where Shen Xin's house was, it was Shen Xin's mother who opened the door. Shen Xin also quickly came out and let Wang Mingshan into the room where Shen Xin was, but saw that there was a half-wrapped package on the bed in Shen Xin's house.

"Where are you going?" Wang Mingshan asked in surprise.

"Traveling to the countryside for work!" Shen Xin continued to pack the package.

"On a business trip?" Wang Mingshan was very puzzled by this word.

"It's just going out for office work, and there are travel expenses. It's not for this travel expense that I'm not going! Shen Xin's hands continued to be busy, and his mouth was complaining.

"Where to go?" Wang Mingshan asked.

"I don't know, but if I go out for a month, I'll give four taels of silver for a business trip. There will be no business trips for up to three months. I don't care if I travel for a long time, if I really travel for three months, my mother and I can earn the expenses of this year! After saying this, Shen Xin had already packed his package. He went outside the door and repeatedly explained how his mother should go to the government cafeteria to eat. Then he left the house with his baggage.

Wang Mingshan followed Shen Xin out of the door, and walked to the seat of the new government, near the yamen of the former governor of Anhui, Shen Xin stopped, "Mingshan, after you go to the new school, you will know how good the new school curriculum is, and what you teach everyone is real things!" Don't send it, the government has discipline and is not allowed to bring outsiders to the assembly area. ”

"Shen Xin, have you really taken refuge in the Taiping Army?" Wang Mingshan learned from the newspaper to call the Manchu court a Qing bandit, but it was still far from Wang Mingshan really wanting to eliminate the Manchu government, and Shen Xin's sign showed that he really defected to the Taiping army.

Shen Xin said proudly: "After defecting to the Taiping Army, I can earn food on my own, why don't I defect to the Taiping Army." Now in what big shop do you have to mix with the shopkeeper or the account room to be able to give four taels of silver a month? I'm only eighteen this year, but I'll have to wait. So of course I have to defect to the Taiping Army, I don't want to just let my mother use someone to rob my father and then have the money left over to support us! ”

Such a cheerful attitude overwhelmed Wang Mingshan in momentum, and when Wang Mingshan was studying together, he didn't see any special difference between Shen Xin and others except for studying hard. Now Wang Mingshan finally saw a Shen Xin that he had not been able to recognize at all.

After the two separated, Wang Mingshan went home with a little thoughtful affection. And Shen Xin arrived at the gathering place of the rural team with some expectations and a tragic mood.

After inspecting the waist card and comparing it with the appearance of the charcoal sketch on the official document, Shen Xin's burden was confiscated and inspected in accordance with the process. After checking the tongguò, the troops began to assemble in formation.

All the people who went to the countryside this time were only allowed to carry one casual clothes at the main time, and they did not wear them all the time. During the entire period of going to the countryside, if there is no special business, everyone is in a uniform military uniform. So Shen Xin also got his own military uniform.

Looking at the soldiers in military uniforms around him, Shen Xin became a little inexplicably excited. Prime Minister Wei Zewei's subordinates are all in uniform with standing collars and plackets. Looking at it, he was very angry, and now he can wear such a dress, Shen Xinxian does not have any fear of the Manchu court at this time. At least in the newspapers, the Taiping army was invincible and defeated the Qing army. Prime Minister Wei Zewei led the troops down the river from Wuchang and fought from Wuchang to the city of Nanjing in 25 days. Even if you only read the newspaper, you can feel the spirit of swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.

Mainly wearing this military uniform, he is also a member of such a powerful army. Although Shen Xin knew that he was only a temporary worker, he wouldn't be able to wear this dress for too long.

Change your clothes, arrange the team, and everyone will rest first. The next day, July 9, the training before going out began.

This training was unexpected, he thought that this time he would just go out with the old Taiping soldiers to run errands, and he would be an errand runner himself. What I didn't expect was that there was no leading errand among all of them. Before leaving, the whole unit divided the work arrangement, and everyone was able to know what tasks they had to undertake.

In charge of this operation was Wei Ze, who was mobilized in his capacity as director of the Political Department of the General Staff, "This time we went out for one thing, to publicize our policy of paying taxes on the completion of grain." By September at the latest, the grain will be ripe. If we want to collect the grain and determine the rules for paying taxes on our grain, we have to rely on everyone to go to the countryside to publicize our policies! ”

"Prime Minister, what should we do?" A fighter asked.

"To put it simply, we have to compete with the landlords and gentry for the masses and for the position of public opinion!" Weeser gave the answer.

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