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"Dang Dang Dang", the crisp sound of gongs and drums resounded in the streets, attracting the attention of many pedestrians.

"Brother Zhou, what's going on outside?"

The food on the table had been eaten, and seeing some diners in the inn walking outside after hearing the sound of gongs and drums, Hong He asked.

"In recent months, the government has been improving the law, maybe a new decree is being announced outside, you and I just had lunch, and we have nothing to do for the time being, why don't you go to the front and join in the fun, and see what kind of decree the government has issued?"

"It's okay, it's okay to go out and have a look." Hong He thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

In front of a billboard on the west side of the street, five or six soldiers in military uniforms split the crowd to make room for six or seven square meters.

In the middle of the clearing, a Chinese man dressed in regular clothes and looking like a scholar commanded two soldiers to hang a large strip of cloth on a billboard.

"Lord Zeng, what is the content of this poster, you can explain it to the big guy!"

As soon as the strip of cloth went up, a voice came from the surrounding Chinese onlookers, "That's it, we don't know much literacy, and this matter of explaining the law has to trouble Lord Zeng." ”

"Hehe, your brothers have raised someone, this matter of publicizing and explaining the law is originally the essential duty of the next, and it is not a trouble."

Seeing that they were not angry, he politely explained to the surrounding Chinese, "The government has issued two new decrees, the first is to establish an army officer school dedicated to training officers, all officers and soldiers serving in the national defense force can apply to the commander of the unit to study in the military academy, the military academy lasts for two years, as long as they pass the enrollment assessment of the military academy and successfully pass the two-year study period, the cadets can not only accept the rank of second lieutenant personally awarded by His Royal Highness the prince, You can also give priority to choosing a favorite woman to start a family.

This decree will also be notified in the army, if you have acquaintances serving in the army, you can persuade them to apply for the military school, if there are no relatives and friends who are qualified to apply for the military school, everyone should not be discouraged, the government has also formulated a decree that Chinese men under the age of 18 in Rio Gran do Sul can report to the local government and enroll in the newly established junior school. ”

"Lord Zeng, how much money does it cost to go to school?"

Before Zeng Xing could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a voice.

"The government knows that everyone is from a labor force and has not saved much silver, so all the cadets who are hired by the Army Military Academy are exempted from all expenses during their studies, and the cadets' food, clothing, housing and other expenses are also borne by the military academy, so they do not need to spend a tael of silver on the cadets."

"What about going to school? Does it cost money to go to school? ”

A young man with a somewhat childish face is insignificant.

"Hehe, this little brother asked a good question, everyone knows that after His Royal Highness the Prince established the country in South America, he immigrated, fought wars, and bought machinery...... The expenses are very large, and the treasury of the government is also very tight, but His Royal Highness understands the difficulties of the brothers, and only charges 50% of the school fees. ”

The scholar surnamed Zeng on the bulletin table patiently answered the questions of the onlookers, but this scene was very unusual in Hong He's eyes.

"Brother Zhou, is the government of Rio Gran do Sul treating ordinary people so politely?"

"Brother Hong is surprised, isn't he?"

Zhou Chengye glanced at the other party meaningfully, and said, "When I first went to Rio Gran do Sul to do business four months ago, I also had the same reaction as Brother Hong.

The officials who talked to the common people in a friendly manner had never been seen in either the Qing Dynasty or the colonies of foreigners, and only the officials of Rio Gran do Sul were different from other countries.

At first, I thought that the officials of Rio Gran do Sul were at best pretentious, and that they would regain their high appearance in a few days, so I bribed a minor official in charge of commerce, but he decisively refused, and was fined twenty taels of silver for the crime of bribery.

At that time, I did not know the rules of officialdom in Rio Gran do Sul, and after being fined a sum of money, I specifically sought out a few businessmen who had previously been doing business in the local area, and from them, I knew why I was punished. ”

"But why?"

Hong He immediately asked.

"Brother Hong, don't worry, listen to me explain to you slowly."

Zhou Chengye glanced at the people near the bulletin stand with his spare eyes, and then said: "If you want to say that the fundamental reason why officials dare not accept bribes is because the government has set up an advisory council in each county town, and the members of the advisory council are composed of representatives elected by retired officers and soldiers, and the advisory council has the right to supervise the government's financial institutions. ”

"The government has given so much power to retired officers and soldiers, isn't it worried about causing a backlash from officials?"

"Hehe, this is the situation that the Hong brothers don't know about Rio Gran Sul, in Rio Gran do Sul, from the prince to the ordinary Chinese people, before the founding of the country, all fought against the enemy, so it can be said that in Rio Gran do Sul, all Chinese men are soldiers, but because of government financial problems, most of the Chinese men retired from the active army and turned into retired soldiers."

"The militarism and the state are integrated, and the military constitutes the ruling foundation of the country, so it is no wonder that those officials who are scholars are polite to ordinary Chinese."

Hong He knew it in his heart and nodded lightly.

When the Zhou brothers and Hong He were discussing under the bulletin stage, they didn't notice that three soldiers wearing dark black military uniforms with dragon heads embroidered on their cuffs walked away from the crowd, and when they finished talking, they happened to meet three soldiers when they left the crowd.

At the moment, at the suggestion of the leading soldier, one soldier quietly walked towards the bulletin stand, seconding the six soldiers on duty under the bulletin, while the remaining two picked up the rifles on their hands, and pointed their guns coldly at Hong He and the three of them.

"Three, His Royal Highness the Prince personally ordered to see this person, and I hope you will come with us honestly."

"Official, did you recognize the wrong person, my two brothers and this Hong brother are both law-abiding civilians and have absolutely not done anything against the law and discipline, and I hope that the official will carefully distinguish and don't misidentify people."

Being pointed at guns by officers and soldiers, even if Zhou Chengye, who has been overseas for more than ten years, couldn't help but get nervous in his heart, and if it was an ordinary soldier, Zhou Jiye recognized that the dragon head on the armband of the two soldiers in front of him was the symbol of the Praetorian Guard Brigade. I originally felt that Hong He had an extraordinary temperament, but I didn't expect to be affected by him after knowing him for half a day.

Zhou Chengye was bitter in his heart, secretly worried about the fate of his two brothers, but Hong He did not have the slightest panic on his face, and quietly said to the two soldiers, "The person your Royal Highness the Prince is looking for is me, these two brothers and I have met for the first time, and the two of them have nothing to do with me, you let him go, and I will go with you." ”

"Whether it has anything to do with it is up to His Royal Highness the Prince to judge, and someone will take all three of them away."

The leading soldiers did not listen to Hong He's explanation, and ordered the seven or eight soldiers who came up to come forward together, tie Hong and the three with ropes, and then quickly return to the palace to report to Li Mingyuan.