Chapter 866: Clues (Ask for Subscription!) ）

On the seventh day of the eighth lunar month of the 22nd year of the Republic of China, London, the British Empire, light rain.

After more than a month of terrifying sailing, we finally arrived at the birthplace of the world's industrial revolution, although the fatigue of the journey was almost overwhelming, but we still couldn't help but want to see this world-famous metropolis in advance, and see with our own eyes why this small island is called the empire on which the sun never sets?

We were curious about what we saw on the streets of London, but at the same time we saw that the English did not seem to be very friendly to us, or at least we could clearly see the contempt and disdain in their eyes. In the words of our British translator, Lawrence, in the eyes of Westerners, the Chinese have many things that are called so-called "quirks", such as pigtail-like braids and small feet wrapped in long silk.

It's just that I want to say that we are actually no different from normal peoples, and there are no so-called "quirks", but they ignore a basic fact: the "weird" customs and characteristics of different ethnic groups are only caused by different growth environments

Of course, many of the British behave in our eyes are just as weird. Before coming to the UK, Chinese people had been talking about how rich the country was with foreign devils, how magnificent the buildings were, and how rich the lives of the common people were. But when we are really immersed in the scene, we find that this is not the case, in fact, like China, the vast majority of British people also live at the bottom of society, running for a living. Even in their capital, we still see a lot of ragged homeless people, don't they represent Britain?

Plus, they can go weeks or even months without a bite of rice. Beef and mutton are all used as the staple food. That's probably why they smell bad, they make themselves smell like sheep's. They bathe every day. I wish I could get rid of the nasty smell, but I can't.

They don't cut the meat into small pieces and eat it cooked. Instead, they served a large piece of land and half-baked land to the table, cutting it with a knife, cutting it with a knife, and tearing it with their hands to eat. They can't eat without knives and forks, which makes a civilized person nervous, and it is too surprising for a man with a weapon to eat sitting opposite. They even eat at the same table with women, and women take precedence, which is really upside down.

From this, we can see. Laughing at each other's national identity does not convince either side. All countries in the world have their own national characteristics, and each nation has its own criteria for judging values

August 13 of the 22nd lunar calendar of the Republic of China, Cambridge, London, sunny.

We had been in this strange country for a whole week, and after a great deal we had permission from Cambridge to be their auditors, but the headmaster, dressed in gentleman's clothes, had solemnly admonished us at the entrance to school. It is forbidden for us to cause trouble at school, and it is also forbidden to bring our ignorant behavior to the school, and they even refuse to allow us to live in the school.

We are angry at this kind of behavior, but we can't do anything about it. In the eyes of this Western power, the ancient country of China, with a vast history of 5,000 years, is a backward and barbaric place, and the industrious and brave Chinese people are the most elusive. The most illogical and contradictory nation.

The 14th day of the eighth lunar month of the 22nd year of the Republic of China, Cambridge, London. Fog.

Today we have listened to Professor John's world history, and this section is about the ancient kingdom of China. We actually had some premonitions before we came, after all, in the eyes of all of them, the word Huaxia never seemed to be a noble term, and everything that had anything to do with Huaxia was evil and backward except for gold. But we also want to see if in the eyes of historians like John, China is still synonymous with evil and despicability.

We were disappointed that in the two or more elementary lessons, John, a balding Englishman dressed gentlemanly, was counting the backwardness of the Chinese in a contemptuous tone, and at the same time describing the Chinese people in even more unacceptable language.

In the eyes of the British historian and university professor, many of the actions of the Chinese are incomprehensible, and he gave an example of how the common way of revenge for the Chinese is not to kill the other person, but to commit suicide in front of the other party or at home. He said that Westerners never commit suicide to curse others, but such behavior happens every day in China. The Chinese seem to believe that dying in someone else's home is an eternal curse to the owner of the house. Therefore, there are often news in China that so-and-so jumped into the enemy's well or ran to the enemy's door to commit suicide by taking poison.

In the twenty-third year of the Republic of China, the fourth day of the tenth lunar month, Cambridge, London, sunny.

I have been in this country for a year and two months, and more than half of my classmates have returned to China, and although the reasons for everyone to go back are different, it can be seen that everyone is full of hope to go back. I chose to stay, I wanted to learn more and go back, but I was shocked by Mr. Smith's teaching about the Chinese government today.

Professor Smith talked about the Chinese government in his eyes, and he told the current Chinese authorities from the perspective of a bystander, which was thought-provoking.

In Professor Smith's eyes, the Chinese people are the best people in the world, they are thrifty, patient, hardworking, and unlike Americans, they know how to respect their parents. 200 years before Abraham left the city of your, there is an exact record of their ancestors; They were already using firearms before the Christian era began; They were the first to plant tea trees, make gunpowder, fire pottery, and refine lacquer glue. When our ancestors slept in caves in animal skins, they already lived in houses in silk; They invented movable type printing, 500 years before Europeans; They invented the compass for navigation, without which it would be difficult for the sea to cross safely; They conceived an artificial inland shipping system and successfully built the 600-mile-long Grand Canal

But at the same time, in Professor Smith's eyes, Huaxia is also a paradise for corrupt officials, a ruling group that has almost collectively decayed, like the extinct Qing Dynasty. In China, almost all officials are corrupt. He said that it has become a common practice in China to increase taxes without permission, and there are many kinds of taxes on bandits and taxes. Although any of these new taxes are not more than £1 per person, the small sum of money levied in the county adds up to a large amount, and the county officials are to share it with the city officials, and even the provincial officials.

Professor Smith also said that the entire public service system in China has been corrupted by corruption, and officials have taken all the salaries they deserve, as well as gray income that can be taken or not, and is not considered a crime. There is such a saying in the officialdom - three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver. It means that even if you are an incorruptible prefect, you will have a reward of 100,000 taels of silver in three years.

Many officials have obtained their posts by openly buying official positions or secretly bribing "running for office"; they pay large sums of money to the government or higher-level officials in order to become officials, in order to recover their costs as soon as possible, and in order to continue to climb the ladder, and to make their officials bigger and bigger, officials at all levels have tried every means to amass money, and they have come up with an unbelievable variety of names for scraping the land beyond our imagination, and the chaotic and unprovoked exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes have made the common people miserable.

After listening to Professor Smith's class, I felt very bad, ashamed or angry, I couldn't tell the difference

The first few notebooks record Huang Guangying's experiences when he was studying in England when he was young, and most of them are about how Westerners view China, and occasionally make long or short comments on current events.

Although these are the words of Huang Lao's family, they still have some reference for modern people, especially for those scholars who study the history of the Republic of China, and they are good realistic historical materials.

After looking at it for a while, the cultivation did not find any valuable clues, and at this time, Nangong Pengfei reminded him to look for it from the time. It is said that the Battle of Songhu was a matter of the 26th year of the Republic of China, and looking at the notebook that recorded the events of that year, maybe there will be gains.

According to Nangong Pengfei's prompt, Xu Yinglong really found what he was looking for! (To be continued......)