Chen Ke was not joking about the fact that the base area had turned all its work inward. As before any major resolution was discussed, Chen convened a meeting of key Politburo members. However, the members of the Politburo are basically in a state of exile. In the base areas, the comrades of the Central Military Commission are relatively complete. Except for the cadres of the first regiment in Xuzhou and the inland river fleet that organized the fleet to meet the first regiment, the other personnel of the Central Military Commission were there.

"Preparing for the first restoration?" Many comrades of the Military Commission do not understand this word very well. Chen Ke took out a copy of the "Xinhua Dictionary", and the word "Fu" in the Xinhua Dictionary has several words commonly used related to it, and Fufu is one of them. The comrades did not understand why such a dictionary had been compiled. If you just know how to read, you need to have a teacher teach you. Seeing the words, these comrades felt that the dictionary was really useful.

That's why Chen Ke went to great lengths to write a dictionary that not only promotes simplified words, but also promotes modern words. Without a huge number of modern words, the scientific and technological culture of Chen Ke's era could not be smoothly connected with the late Qing Dynasty.

And these words themselves also have their meaning, "restoration", which means to restore the original identity. This identity also involves the issue of household registration. Whether it is an agricultural hukou or an urban hukou is the main point of the government's recent work.

discussed with He Zudao and Hua Xiongmao in advance, and discussed with the two of them with certain results, Chen Ke's meeting was held in an orderly manner.

"How is this household registration going to be adjusted? Is it to assign work, or to let them go back to their place of origin? ”

"Are the rehabilitated cadres and fighters to be the backbone of the militia?"

"What is the method of recruit recruitment? Once rehabilitated, will the replenishment be brought in before the recovery, or will the re-recruitment begin after demobilization? ”

"How long does recruit training take? Do the cadres and fighters who remain in the army have to be trained in military academies? ”

The topic may seem simple, but the work involved is myriad. The members of the Central Military Commission raised one question after another, and Chen Ke was responsible for explaining and discussing these issues with the comrades. Compared with the past, the comrades of the Central Military Commission have really gained a much deeper understanding of the work of the army, and they no longer know how to fight a war with their heads bored.

The outcome of the meeting was conscription and then reinstatement. If the number of troops is weakened too much, in case something special happens, it will be ridiculous that there are no soldiers to fight. Moreover, if we had not been able to carry out a great celebration of this great victory, there would have been no way to give an explanation to the troops.

The focus of the discussion soon shifted to the question of whether to parade the captive officers in the streets at the celebration party "contrary to the principle of treating prisoners." As soon as this proposal came out, Chen Ke had no reason to oppose it. The extent to which the people in the base areas can support themselves depends on the degree of confidence of the people. Duan Qirui, Wang Shizhen and others certainly had to suffer some humiliation, but since they chose the Manchu Qing, this is also their obligation to be loyal to the Manchu Qing. In the end, no one mentioned whether the street parade violated the policy, and the Central Military Commission formulated the process of the street parade. These men had to be paraded through the streets to prove the invincibility of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army.

It was not only the people in the base areas who participated in the ceremony, but also the local government cadres in various localities, especially the elected people's representatives. The Military Commission does not trust these people at all, and it has to be beaten when it is time to beat.

After a group returned from Xuzhou, the big celebration that had been prepared for a long time was finally held. When I went to attack Xuzhou, the group walked by legs, and when I came back, I came back by boat in the canal. There was no food in the official warehouse in Xuzhou. The troops only collected all the treasury money, weapons and equipment. Local officials in Xuzhou were also arrested. The only one who brought back was Kong Zhang.

Kong Zhang is worthy of being from a famous family, and since he was brought back to the base, he is free and easy. Chen Ke heard that Kong Zhang actually studied electricity, so he had to see this. China is facing the challenges of the second industrial revolution, and power professionals are extremely rare. Kong Chang did not disappoint Chen Ke, Chen Ke asked him if he was willing to contribute to the base area, Kong Zhang opened his mouth and said: "Chairman Chen, I was brought here by you, I admit it." Let me work, I have to figure out how much money to give me first. How much money to give, how much work to do. ”

The free and easy appearance of such a group of rogue intellectuals, Chen Ke inexplicably likes it. "Mr. Kong, if you can rely on the current conditions in the base area, you can build a thermal power plant for me. How much do you think you want? ”

Kong Zhang was silent at that time, he actually studied well, which is why Kong Zhang dared to call it out. And the reason why Kong Zhang was brought here was that most of it was forced to be helpless, and half of it was really because he wanted to come. After the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army easily occupied the almost empty city of Xuzhou. Naturally, the people closed their doors. Yang Guigui, the head of the first group, "invited the leading figures of Xuzhou to discuss the matter".

When Kong Zhang was forcibly brought in, the doubts in his heart were far greater than the fear. The officer who invited him was not a scholar at first glance, but his demeanor and temperament were very unusual. In the face of those men with earthy faces and weapons guarding the inner room, the officer just smiled kindly and didn't care. He announced that the troops would never rob. But now we must let Mr. Kong, who has returned from studying abroad, attend the meeting. Kong Zhang's return from studying abroad is the first time he has encountered such high-level treatment and invitation. The other party knows his own details so well, which shows that the other party cares about himself very much. Kong Zhang is really a little complacent.

And Kong Zhang is just a small grain merchant, if these bandits come to rob the grain store, then it is good to rob it directly, and it is impossible to take himself away with such a solemn matter.

The venue of the meeting was in Wang Shizhen's Jiangbei Admiral's Yamen, and as soon as I entered the door, I saw some familiar faces, all of whom were local leaders in Xuzhou. Not only these figures, but also the leaders of the Xuzhou government are also there. Everyone was as white as the earth, but they didn't dare to talk to each other. Seeing Kong Zhangshi Ran coming in, everyone was a little surprised. However, this surprise did not last long, a young man in a military uniform followed a few people who were obviously bandit army officials and walked in, and those who were familiar with Kong Zhang knew that this was Kong Zhang's personal buddy Zhou Yong.

As if he was afraid that these officials and Haoqiang would not know each other, after Yang Guigui, the head of the first regiment, introduced himself, he specially introduced Zhou Yong, "This Comrade Zhou Yong, some people have seen him before, he is our intelligence officer. I spent some time in Mr. Kong Zhang's shop. After hearing this, Kong Zhang saw that the officials in Xuzhou looked at him very strangely.

The content of the deliberations is very simple, one does not want money, and the other does not want food. just told these leading figures in Xuzhou that Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui were finished. The Jiangbei New Army and the Beiyang Army are also finished. There is a general introduction to some of the policies and ideas of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. Then tell everyone that now the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army is not capable of occupying Xuzhou, then the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army will not forcibly occupy Xuzhou. And it will not burn and loot in Xuzhou. Just take away Xuzhou's treasury silver and weapons and equipment. In order to prove the innocence of the Manchu officials, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army issued a receipt to the Manchu officials, clearly writing down the materials taken. There will also be the seal of the First Regiment of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, and if the Manchus do not believe it, they can send someone to the base area to check the receipt. The Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army is not the kind of person who dares to do what it does, and it will never make things difficult for those who go to verify it, or deny it.

When those present heard this, they only felt a strong sense of absurdity. Are the bandits so humorous now?

Yang Guigui didn't care what these people thought at all, he continued: "We can't stand this time, then we'll go." Next time, if we fight again, don't be afraid, we won't rob, just hit the Manchu army. I think everyone still puts protecting themselves first, and sometimes it doesn't make sense to mess around. What do you say? ”

The heroes of Xuzhou naturally refused to get involved in idle matters, and the faces of the officials in Xuzhou changed suddenly. Being captured by bandits is already a shame in itself, and being warned by the bandits not to be idle is too shameless. However, there were armed bandits standing behind them, and they naturally refused to let these officials surrender to the bandits, but for the sake of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they stood up and scolded the bandits at this time, and they also refused to do it.

After finishing the training, Yang Guigui said: "This Mr. Kong Zhang is an international student and knowledgeable. We're going to take it away. Chen Ke, chairman of our People's Party, said that we must start and finish in doing things. These leading figures and officials in Xuzhou, if you take Mr. Kong away from me to trouble the Kong family. Then when I go back to Xuzhou again, we don't care how many people participate, we all cut off our heads, and we don't care if we kill people's heads. Of course, if the people of the Kong family think that Mr. Kong is with us, you will have the courage to join the Manchu side and work for them. Needless to say, after we fight back, we should also arrest and kill the Kong family. These are two different things, score please. Our revolution is not for the purpose of killing people, but we will kill as many enemies of the revolution as we want, and our hands will not be soft or our eyes will not blink. So I hope that everyone can recognize the situation and not make trouble yourself. ”

After finishing speaking, Yang Guigui waved his hand, and immediately a soldier dragged Kong Zhang out of the yamen. "Ladies and gentlemen, we are busy with military affairs, and we are about to leave. After we are gone, you will be free, and you will be busy with whatever you want. I won't delay your business. ”

Kong Zhang, who was taken away, was very happy and scared, "Lao Tzu is finally taken seriously!" "This is the reason why Kong Chang is happy." What are these bandits going to do with Lao Tzu? This is the reason why Kong Zhang is afraid.

Zhou Yong and Kong Zhang were in the same boat, looking at Kong Zhang's uncertain face, Zhou Yong smiled and said: "Mr. Kong, we need talents for power generation in our base, so I specially applied to invite you away." ”

"Humph!" Kong Zhang snorted but didn't answer. Zhou Yong betrayed Kong Zhang's trust, and Kong Zhang didn't want to talk to him.

"Mr. Kong, I haven't read for a few days, but I have only heard a little bit of electricity knowledge. This coil produces electricity after cutting the magnetic field. And what is alternating current, direct current. I don't understand what happened at the end, can you tell me about it. ”

Kong Chang was blinded at that time, and the Chinese's understanding of electricity in these years is estimated to be "thunder and thunder in the sky", and hearing the words of coil cutting magnetic field from the mouth of a bandit, Kong Chang wondered if he was hallucinating. The fear was thrown out of the clouds in an instant, and Kong Zhang couldn't help but snort.

When Zhou Yong took two magnets, copper coils, and even a voltmeter made of rough glass cover, Kong Zhang could no longer turn a blind eye. He tentatively talked to Zhou Yong about electricity, and soon Kong Zhang found out that Zhou Yong was not talking nonsense, he really didn't know much about electricity. Many concepts are confusing, but Zhou Yong is willing to learn, and his attitude is very humble, without the slightest condescending arrogance of the victor to the loser. This really matched Kong Zhang's temper, and the more Kong Zhang spoke, the more excited he became, and he forgot where he was. These people around him are no longer bandits, or Kong Chang doesn't care what the group of people around him does, only this group of people takes the knowledge that Kong Zhang has worked so hard to learn seriously. Kong Zhang's depressed mood for several years was only expressed today, and his mood became more and more excited, almost hysterically telling about the great role of electricity.

After Kong Zhang's mouth stopped dryly, the soldiers on the boat suddenly applauded together. Looking at the excited and surprised faces, as well as the heartfelt praise and applause, Kong Zhang burst into tears. Lao Tzu has finally found someone who can understand the value of Lao Tzu.

When Kong Zhang's mood calmed down, Zhou Yong took out two books, and Kong Chang was stupid when he saw it. On the cover of the book is written junior high school physics, high school physics. When you open it, it's full of physics. Kong Zhang naturally didn't know that Chen Ke had copied his textbook. As an expert, Kong Zhang flipped through the book, and a lot of the knowledge in it was only taught in European universities. There is nothing wrong with the formulas. The reasoning is clear and the content is informative. When asked Zhou Yong, Zhou Yong told Kong Zhang that this was part of the education system implemented in the base area. There are four years of elementary school, three years of junior high school, three years of high school, and there are no university courses for the time being, but they are also in preparation. The base area has only been established for two years now, so many people have only obtained a primary school diploma, and no one has obtained a junior high school diploma for the time being. Asking Kong Zhang to go to the base area is not to let Kong Zhang teach, but to hope that Kong Zhang can help the base area build a power plant.

After being hit by these two books, Kong Zhang no longer had the idea of lecturing. This group of bandits seems to be really determined to engage in industry, and this answer makes Kong Zhang himself not believe it. Expectation and fear go hand in hand. Kong Zhang couldn't think of a reason, he simply made up his mind, no matter what Lao Tzu was asked to do, Lao Tzu would never contribute to you if he didn't give money.

However, this kind of reserve did not last long, and Chen Ke crushed Kong Zhang's arrogance in a few words. Since talking about science, Chen Ke talks about power generation from the perspective of an engineering student, and the theory can be easily discussed, but how to ensure the normal operation of power generation is not something that can be completely done by one person. It's okay to talk about the hydropower station, although Chen Ke has never done it himself, but he has seen some drawings and other things. It couldn't be easier to convince Kong Zhang's heart.

The problem is that there is a lack of water resources in Anhui, and hydropower stations can be built in mountainous areas, but long-distance transmission is a big problem. Kong Zhang, who thought that he was already a rare power expert in China, compared to Chen Ke, Kong Zhang's ability to fully understand Chen Ke's words is proof that he is proficient in electricity.

In the case of hydropower, how to build dams, how to install water wheels, how to ensure that dams store water, and how to calculate these data, the two of them are talking about the joy of the heart, and they feel that it is extremely difficult. As for the thermal power station, it is even more high-tech work, Chen Keming made it clear that he only knows the surface. With this idea, Kong Zhang also felt that he didn't know much more than Chen Ke.

Chen Ke put water in the big bowl in front of himself and Kong Zhang, and the two of them took the bowl and poured it before putting down the bowl. After talking for so long, both of them had dry mouths. Chen Ke wiped the water from the corner of his mouth and said: "Mr. Kong, you and I have a common view, electric drive is the direction of the future industry. If we do not engage in the power industry, there will be no future. So, I want you to do it with us. ”

Kong Zhang was tired, don't look at it as talking, the knowledge he had learned in his mind was almost completely mobilized and sorted out. This mental work really consumed Kong Zhang's physical strength. He leaned back in his chair and replied, almost in prostration, "Mr. Chen, I have obeyed you." Let me do it here, yes, but you'll have to give me money. You can't do it for nothing. ”

"How much do you want?"

"How much do I want? Let's put it this way, I don't ask for much, Mr. Chen, I will take as much as you want. Kong Zhang wanted to pretend to be magnificent.

"Haha, how much do you take if I take me? Hahaha! Chen Ke burst out laughing.

"What's so ridiculous." Kong Zhang asked strangely.

Chen Ke finally held back a smile, and he looked at Kong Zhang with a look of pity, "Mr. Kong, in this way, I will give you a chance, and after you understand my income, I will ask you to report my salary request again." If you take as much as I do, I'm afraid you'll suffer. ”

"Huh!? Mr. Chen, you still have the emperor's style! Kong Zhang was very smart, and he immediately understood the meaning of Chen Ke's words.

"I'm an emperor." Chen Ke asked with a smile.

"The emperor, the whole world is his, of course he can not take a penny."

"Hmm~~! I don't have that, I also eat with a salary. However, we have government officials in the canteen, as long as you don't order another food, it basically doesn't cost money. Do you want to dress......" Chen Ke patted his military uniform, "This is also provided by the government, and you don't need to spend money." However, it will not be available to you without restrictions. That's just a few sets of clothes a year. My monthly income, if calculated from outside, is about five silver dollars. My wife also goes to work, and the combined income of the two of us is eight or nine silver dollars a month. Mr. Kong, I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it. ”

Kong Zhang's face changed after hearing this, but he still said stiffly: "When Mr. Chen sits in the world, the world is all yours." That's when you get a lot more. ”

"What we the People's Party wants to establish is a republic, and no one will be the emperor. Even if I become a leader, I still work and get paid, and there is a system. The property of the state belongs to the state, and I am not qualified to make the things of the state mine. ”

Kong Zhang knew that it was pointless to talk about these things with Chen Ke, Chen Ke made it clear that he wanted to do big things, and it was pointless for him to have to fight with Chen Ke. He nodded, "In that case, I want 50 quick silver dollars a month." ”

"50 silver dollars a month, yes. Then you have to take responsibility, and you have to complete the tasks that have been given to you. ”

"Of course I have to bear the responsibility, but you can't restrict my personal freedom, when I want to leave, you have to let me go."

"It's okay to leave if you want, but we have to sign a contract every time. From five years. After the contract is terminated, if it is not renewed, you are free. You can go anywhere you want. Chen Ke and Kong Zhang answered each other like a fluent.

Kong Chang knew that it was impossible for him to leave now, and he might not really want to leave. However, Kong Zhang couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Chen, if your base can't withstand the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court......

Chen Ke smiled: "Don't worry, we don't have such a dirty idea of pulling people to accompany the funeral, and we are now in a prosperous day, so we are extra confident." I'm telling you now, if we get to that point, no matter how long the contract is, you can go, Mr. Kong. ”

Kong Zhang nodded, and he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Chen, why don't you want money?" When I was studying, I read about such people in books, but I never understood why. ”

"I don't know why others, I don't think I need money to prove my worth. I have made meritorious deeds, and I have created a new era and a new life for the people. That's what proves my worth. Why do I want money, pile up a pile of money at home, don't you think it's boring? ”