Navy Minister Chen Shaokuan actually wanted to drive his other self, Major Li Kongrong, who was honest and honest, home, and Li Kongrong, who got up in the middle of the night to breathe, didn't know anything about it. To be honest, after reading the historical materials of the Republic of China Navy, he looked down on Chen Shaokuan. There are two reasons, first, he hates the kind of generals who tout their own style (what kind of two-sleeved breeze, spotless and the like) but have achieved nothing, and second, he looks down on Chen Shaokuan's soft and lying style.

The former, as the commander of the first army, of course, considers the well-being of the army, not just his personal reputation, like the 'army commander' Du Xiju, who smokes a big cigarette on the smoke collapse every day, Sa Zhenbing laughs at him, but the problem is that the sailors and officers at the bottom are not relying on the 'army commander' to come up with a way to make money on the big couch to survive. There were two ways for him to do this: first, the navy entered Fujian Province, especially Xiamen, and relied on local taxes to feed the fleet, and second, this was somewhat unacceptable to the later generations of the upright and spotless Bai Zuo Gongzhi, that is, to grow, transport, and sell opium[Note 6].

Can Chen Shaokuan, who has clean sleeves and is spotless, do this kind of thing? Don't even think about it! The result of not doing it was that the navy begged for food everywhere, and then was seized by others (Ouyang Ge and others), and after nearly 100 people were killed and wounded, they all rushed back to their hometowns in Fujian.

In order to clear the name, it is one to not give benefits to subordinates and the navy, and the temperament of lying on the stomach is two. In 1934, fleet management was a captain-to-ship system, that is, the captain was in charge of everything on the ship. It is the nature of the Chinese people to love money, a package of dry ships will not be opened, all the docks will be dried, and they will not be painted all year round, all in order to save money, save coal money, save paint money, save public funds, save spare parts costs, these money are taken by the captain, and all officials and members on the ship are stained. In 1934, in order to raise the funds needed for the Naval University (which was also located in Mawei), Chen Shaokuan canceled the cash package system and changed it to a physical package system, and the result was that Lin Yuanquan, led by the captain of the Ying Rui, united (in fact, it was coerced) 23 captains to electrify Chen.

Of course, the people who touched the interests of his subordinates were opposed, but the captain actually united to power Chen, that is, he was a supreme official and spread rumors, and Chen Shaokuan had a lot of evidence of the captain's embezzlement of public funds. However, the dignified Minister of the Navy wanted to go to the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Executive Yuan, and the official residence of the chairman of the National People's Congress to find someone to complain about his grievances, and he did not know what to say when he found someone, probably because he was afraid of losing face, but waited for the other party to speak first. He probably wanted Chang Kaishen, Wang Jingwei and others to take the initiative to express their support for him, so that he could take the holy decree as an arrow - you see, Chairman Jiang and Vice Chairman Wang support me, so don't make trouble.

Who would have thought that Chang Kaishen and Wang Jingwei didn't want to get involved in the internal disputes of the navy at all, and when I met you, Chen Shaokuan, didn't mention this matter, then I won't mention it. Since he did not have the support of his superiors, Chen Shaokuan resigned to clear himself. In the end, relying on several of his cronies, Zeng Guosheng and Wang Zhiguang, the deputy commander of the ship and the sailors, petitioned, and leaflets were distributed everywhere at the same time, Chang Kaishen summoned Chen Jiliang and said that he would punish the captain of the troublemaker, which paved the way for Chen Shaokuan to return to the Admiralty. Before Chen Shaokuan returned to the Admiralty, Chen Jiliang had already removed those captains, but Chen Shaokuan returned and reinstated these people, and the first offender, Lin Yuanquan, was actually appointed as the chief of the Ordnance Department of the Admiralty.

Li Kongrong was crazy with joy when he read this paragraph. The captain of the corrupt ship at the bottom actually dared to jointly accuse himself, and after the accusation was completed, Chen Shaokuan, the superior, had to go to Chang Guangtou to shout grievances, and he resigned if he did not succeed (the most important thing is that he is not at fault, isn't it that the Naval University is preparing to hire a few Japanese teachers, how much do the Japanese know about the Nationalist Government and the National Revolutionary Army!). In the end, he came back and actually promoted the opponents who had been removed from his post again (what is this for, to repay grievances with virtue?). ）。 Such a well-decorated Navy Minister is itching even when he sees it, and he can't wait to step on him a few times, but if he steps on it, he will step on it in vain, and if he doesn't step on it, he won't step on it.

Of course, as Li Kongrong gets to know the navy more and more, there will be more and more things that make him disgusting, but he obviously doesn't take Chen Shaokuan as a consideration, and even now he no longer takes the navy and the upcoming War of Resistance as a consideration - he is in love! His little wife is still in China, and he doesn't want to be separated from her for a moment, he wants her to go abroad and go to Germany with him. But the situation is difficult, he is worried that another Li Kongrong will sleep with his little wife - although the two have reached an agreement: each woman will do his own thing; He was also worried that something would happen to him, and then his little wife would be helpless, the biggest problem was that he had no money, Major Li Kongrong's deposit was only less than 3,000 legal currency, he had spent more than a third, and the rest of the money could not allow him to bring women to Germany, and where could he go to sing in Germany? He originally wanted to leave those classic songs to her for a good life in the future.

These difficulties tormented him, and he returned to his poor school days as a thirty-four-year-old man. Because of lack of money, women may not be able to protect it. However, this can only be blamed on the brains of Major Li Kongrong, who did not understand economics and finance at all, and did not know the depreciation of fiat currency during the war. Even if he comes up with another alternative - to mortgage the property on Wu Lilu Road to the bank (only ask for more money and not interest), and then exchange the loan fiat currency into US dollars, and later repay the fiat currency that has depreciated countless times, this can be described as a big profit. In order to reassure Major Li, he did not go to Hong Kong to hoard supplies, and all the money was stored in the HSBC bank account for preservation.

Even so, the honest Major Li Kongrong hesitated, he was mainly worried about the bank interest, Wu Jinlu's house cost 53,800 yuan when he bought it, and the loan was converted into 80 yuan, which was more than 40,000 yuan, and even if the interest rate of more than 40,000 yuan was 3% per month, it would cost more than 1,500 yuan per year and more than 100 yuan per month. With his current salary, it is difficult to pay unless he uses the money he has borrowed. After arguing for two nights about this, Li Kongrong promised to call Shanghai when he went to Manila and asked his wife to inquire about the loan, and if the interest rate was not high, then take out a mortgage.

The 40,000 yuan thing is all mother-in-law, even if it is loaned out, it will be put in HSBC to earn interest, and he will not get half a penny, and it will lead to another crisis - at this time, the honest Major Li Kongrong did not know that his three-year savings had been withdrawn, and the fiat currency loaned out by the mortgaged house was converted into US dollars, so there was no reason why his three-year savings should not be exchanged for US dollars. What should I say then? Did you say that you have run out of money to pick up girls, open a house, and propose marriage?

You still have to have your own financial resources! Sitting in the bar in the middle of the night on the Victoria, Li Kongrong made up his mind, but he was about to continue planning how to make money when a woman's voice interrupted him.

"I didn't expect Major Li to go into the bar too?" It was Kong Lingyi who spoke, she was wearing a cheongsam with vertical stripes, maybe it was good material, but it was really ugly in Li Kongrong's eyes.

"I drink too." Li Kongrong didn't know who Kong Lingyi was, but fortunately, she really looked like Kong Haha, and he guessed who this person was after he said a word. "I didn't sleep for a long night, I thought I was the only one who couldn't sleep, it turned out to... Miss Lingyi, you can't sleep either! He learned the tone of the Supreme Treasure, then removed the cups, books, and peach wood on the table, and said with a smile: "Please take a seat!" Miss Ling Yi has any troubles to talk about. ”

Kong Lingyi, who was muttered about marriage by her mother every day, was naturally annoyed, and she invited Li Kongrong to dance at the dance party because she was said a few words by Song Ailing - she already had someone she liked, but that person was just the son of a ballroom band conductor, so her parents said that they would never agree to this family affair, and then they kept introducing her to blind dates.

The conversation at the dance party made her a little disdainful of Li Kongrong, she came to say hello just to apologize for her rudeness at the time, Li Kongrong who didn't want to be in the bar behaved decently, and the sentence 'Lingyi girl' made her smile all over her face, she liked such a common title and didn't like others to call her Miss Kong.

"It's really boring to talk about trouble." Kong Lingyi finally sat down, and when she sat down, she saw that Li Kongrong was actually reading Zhou Yi, and there were some peach trees engraved with hexagrams, she immediately wondered: "Why, Major Li also reads this kind of book?" ”

"Zhou Yi is a treasure of China, why can't you see it." Li Kongrong smiled, he was waving his hand to call Waiter. This week, Yi and Taomu (used for divination) were bought by him when he got off the ship in Hong Kong, in order to cover up his prophetic instincts, and to save himself from being arrested for dissecting and studying. After he said that, he pretended to look at Kong Lingyi, smiled a few times confidently, and said, "Miss Lingyi...... Worried about love? ”

"You ......" Kong Lingyi was shocked, she half stood up and sat down again, pretending to be calm and said: "What girl doesn't worry about love." ”

"Hehe......" Li Kongrong didn't say anything when he saw her like this, he only smiled: "The leaves are pale, and the white dew is frost." The so-called Yi people, ...... on the water side, hey! I went to the country and left home this time, I really don't know when I will be able to go back. ”

Kong Lingyi's love has always been secret, and there are only a few parents and sisters who know it, and now Li Kongrong said that she was naturally shocked by her shy nature, but fortunately, when he saw that he didn't mention this matter and sighed and parted, he followed his words and said: "I didn't expect that Major Li was also a person who cared about his family and loved his wife, and I thought he only cared about promotion and wealth." ”

"Of course you care about getting promoted and getting rich, but compared to the person you love, it's really worthless." Li Kongrong told the truth. At this time, the waiter in white had already brought the wine, but what he didn't expect was that the weak Kong Lingyi actually drank spirits, he just wanted beer.

"Is this a family photo of Major Lee?" The corner of the photo on Zhou Yishu was revealed, which was a photo of him and Xu Peipei that night. "Can I admire Mrs. Li's beautiful face?"

"Don't read it." Li Kongrong smiled, but moved Zhou Yi away with his hand, shook his head and said: "She cried a mess when she took pictures, and the photographer couldn't find a satisfactory one after taking pictures several times." ”

"Crying?" Kong Lingyi was surprised. "Why are you crying when you take pictures, you bullied her, right?"

"No, I didn't bully her. How could I bully her, I can't love her. Li Kongrong smiled, "The main thing is that I gave her an unexpected surprise at that time, and then she couldn't help crying." ”

"You proposed to her?" Love is truly fascinating, even if it's someone else's.

"Hmm. I asked the photo studio to set up beautiful lanterns outside the studio, and they asked them to find two violinists, and when the lights came on, they played a touching love song. I got out of the car with her, and all the lights inside and outside the photo studio went out, and then suddenly the lights came on, and the violin went on, and then I knelt down and proposed to her with the ring......"

Kong Lingyi listened attentively, for fear of missing a word, but when Li Kongrong said this, he paused, and said with bright eyes: "Then I said to her, 'Miss, are you willing to marry me?' Please marry me. I will protect you and love you for the rest of your life', and then she started crying, and she cried all night, and all the pictures she took were crying. ”

Recalling that night again, Li Kongrong's eyes flashed with happiness, and Kong Lingyi, who shared this happiness, naturally remembered her bitterness, and she sighed: "With your husband who loves her like this, Mrs. Li will be very happy for the rest of her life." ”

"Yes, she also said that she was happy, and she also said that she would be willing to die now. But I think I'm also happy, if she is the happiest person in the world, then I'm the second happiest person. Li Kongrong smiled, and his hand caressed that Zhou Yi - inside was a photo of him and his little wife, he missed her so much!

"Let's talk about Miss Lingyi, if you don't sleep in the middle of the night and run out to drink, there must be something on your mind." Li Kongrong retracted his thoughts and began to smile at Kong Lingyi in front of him.

"I, I don't have anything to say." Kong Lingyi said, "I'm just strictly controlled by my family." ”

"And then you can't meet the person you love?" Li Kongrong smiled, he could probably guess Kong Lingyi's thoughts, it is said that she liked someone but was opposed by the family because the door was not right, but in the end the two still got married, married in the United States during the Anti-Japanese War, Kong Xiangxi chartered a plane to transport the dowry, did not want the plane to crash, and then was sprayed by the public Qingliu, saying that these money can feed how many disaster victims, how many troops have guns, etc.

"Sort of." Kong Lingyi squeaked. Although Li Kongrong made her feel good, she was not used to confiding in others.

"That's it." Li Kongrong nodded, "But there is a sentence that Miss Ling Yi may not like to listen to......"

"You say," Kong Lingyi looked at him, "I can listen to it no matter how ugly it is." ”

"I love my little wife because I feel like she's just another me. Her family is not very good, and neither am I; Her father was ill because of a loss in business, and my father had this experience. Although she has no social experience, the first time I saw her, I felt that I could understand her, that what she was worried about was what I was worried about, and what she cared about was what I cared about before. Just like resonance in physics, only people who have a similar situation and similar upbringing experience are more likely to resonate with you, and you will find that she is also thinking about what you want, and she basically likes what you like. ”

Speaking of this, Li Kongrong glanced at Kong Lingyi in front of him, and said for a long time: "When I was young, I loved to dream and had infinite energy, so I didn't care too much about resonance or not, as long as I liked it, but it was too difficult to get along with each other simply in love, and after a long time, I would find that people should still find a person with similar experience, family background, and complementary personality to accompany him for life, so that the two can ......"

"Cheap!" Kong Lingyi suddenly scolded, and then the remaining wine in the cup was splashed angrily, fortunately, she was everyone's lady, and finally changed the direction, and Li Kongrong only got a drop on his face.

Kong Lingyi hurried away after pouring the wine, her eyes were full of disdain - she once again believed that Li Kongrong's character was extremely low, and he actually used his love story as a foreshadowing to be a shameful lobbyist to please his parents. She and Chen Jien are indeed not in the right household, but what does it matter? She wants to marry Chen Jien in this life!

"It's really kind and not reciprocated!" After Kong Lingyi left, Li Kongrong laughed at himself, of course he also knew Chen Jien, but Chen Jien later dumped her. In love, he really wants everyone to be happy, and he doesn't want anyone to not only not listen to him but also pour wine on him, it's really ......

Boredom poured a sip of beer, he opened Zhou Yi again and began to recite those things that he couldn't understand: "...... Separation is fire, for the sun, for electricity, for the middle woman, for the armor, for the soldier, for the people, for the belly, for the turtle, for the crab, for the mussel, for the turtle, for the wood, for the family......"