Chapter 68 Hsinchu County VI
During dinner, a guy wearing an "anti-Qing and Ming" cultural shirt quietly slipped to Zhang Zhongxing's house.
This is a government officer who was retained by the Ming army, Zhang Zhongxing was a fellow acquaintance of the Tamsui Department, and he was gracious, so this official was willing to provide Zhang Zhongxing with the inside information of the Ming army.
The official told Zhang Zhongxing that several households in the Ming Dynasty had sent more than 200,000 Ming silver dollars, returned the treasury materials for an afternoon, and re-established the treasury account books.
Tang Hua's modern bookkeeping method subdued him. The official praised the Ming level is really high, this new account book is simple to register, easy to view, and clear at a glance in and out of the warehouse.
He also told Zhang Zhongxing that when the household department came to these men and women, the treasury and silver counts skillfully, the grain exploration iron drill is used very well, the abacus is played quickly, and the accounts are calculated quickly, as if they are veterans of inspection.
Zhang Zhongxing gave a few silver dollars and sent the officials away. Standing in front of the windowsill, looking at the dark and dreary sky, Zhang Zhongxing's heart was very uncalm.
During this time, the Ming army practiced troops in the training ground in the city every day, attracting a large number of onlookers, and Zhang Zhongxing and his two family members were also mixed in. After observing it in person, Zhang Zhongxing felt that the Ming army was indeed elite, and its military appearance and armament were 100 times stronger than that of the green battalion; In addition, the training method of the Ming army is also very powerful, a group of arhat feet, called Huazi after just a few days of training, the pace is neat, the advance and retreat are measured, as if they have also become a strong army.
Looking at the various measures taken by the Ming army to control the bamboo trenches, it is also incredible, but it makes the city look new. Although Zhang Zhongxing is very shameful about the use of female officials in the Ming army, he heard that these female officials are not only familiar with money and food, but also proficient in book calculation, he can't help but admire, this Ming Dynasty is really meritocracy, if only I was like this in the Qing Dynasty, he was very unwilling to be dismissed from his post and live idle!
Zhang Zhongxing secretly worried, this Ming bandit ship is strong and strong, not only good at criminal name, but also good at money and food, on the horse can govern the country, off the horse can be Anbang, if you want to completely calm them, it is really difficult, difficult, difficult!
However, the female official said "build a high wall, accumulate grain, and slow down the conquest", from the book "The Iron Curtain Falls", it seems that the Ming bandits will engage in industrialization in Taiwan, and they should not invade the Central Plains in the north in the short term, and I still have time in the Qing Dynasty!
After thinking about it, Zhang Zhongxing felt that all the information he should have heard had been discovered, and he wanted to fly to the mainland with a pair of wings now, and report all the situation to the Qing court as soon as possible.
It was slowly getting dark, and the lights inside the county office were bright.
After the lobby of the county office, enter another gate, and there is the courtyard of the second hall. The warm pavilion in the center of the second hall was converted into a reception room. The left side of the second hall is set up as the office of the county party secretary, and the right side of the second hall is set up as a conference room.
On the right side of the second hall courtyard were originally three small courtyards, but now they are hung with signs for the Organization Section, the Publicity Section, and the Liaison Section. On the left side of the courtyard was originally the Flower Hall, with nine rooms, but now all of them have been opened up and converted into a large auditorium.
Hsinchu County held a cold dinner party at the Tamsui Mansion for a short time, and then nearly 200 people from the gentry and businessmen in the city, representatives of various villages and villages, and some members of the working group, gathered in the auditorium, and Tang Hua and Yu Xi presided over the meeting.
After Tang Hua finished preaching the Ming Dynasty's policy, Chen Fucheng immediately stood up, he first made a gesture, and then asked him when his son would be released and go home.
The list of the captured and dead people has been distributed, and all these owners have checked it in the afternoon. Seeing that someone was the first to raise this question, the representatives of the villages in the audience immediately echoed in unison.
Some people hope that the Ming army will be benevolent and release the captured Xiangyong as soon as possible. It was also suggested whether the prisoners should be redeemed with grain and silver. There was even an old man who ran in front of Yu Xi and fell to the ground with a thud, crying.
This is Zheng Jiamao, the owner of Twenty Zhang Lizhuang, whose son was tragically killed in the Battle of Autumn Hunting in Taipei. The old man pleaded with the Ming army to be merciful and return the body as soon as possible, so that the dead could be buried in peace.
Yu Xi hurriedly helped the old man up, "The two armies are fighting, and the swords and guns have no eyes, which makes the son unfortunate and suffers, and Lord Ben is also very sorry." ”
Although the scene was a little chaotic, Tang Hua was not flustered at all. Tang Hua was the head of a local bank before he retired, and these ups and downs are only trivial. She raised her voice slightly, "Ladies and gentlemen, our army is the king of the crusade against the Manchu Tartars, and it should be in touch with the Chinese people. Some of the villagers unfortunately died in Taipei, and the imperial court remembered that they were also descendants of China, but they were deceived by the Manchu Tartars, so they put all their bodies into coffins, and yesterday arranged for Taoist priests to chant sutras and requiem, and relatives could go to Monga to collect them on their own. ”
In the Battle of Autumn Hunting in Taipei, the Ming military first used lathes to process 800 thin-skinned coffins, but the results were not used up. Most of the people killed were Green Battalion soldiers, and most of the dead villagers were trampled to death.
After Zheng Jiamao listened, he clasped his hands together and kept chanting, "Nan Wu Amitabha!"
The representatives of the villages and villages felt that the Ming army's actions were very benevolent and righteous, and it was indeed like the return of the king's master, so they shouted and demanded that the Ming army release the captured Xiangyong as soon as possible.
The hall was full of unintelligible noise, Tang Hua was a little annoyed, blindly Huairou was conniving, she glanced at Yu Xi. Yu Xi understood, and slapped the table hard, and the two soldiers with loaded guns outside the venue immediately jumped up, and everyone fell silent all of a sudden.
Yu Xi didn't speak, first glanced at the venue lightly, saw many people in the seat show fearful expressions, and then waved his hand to let the soldiers out.
Tang Hua's face sank like water, "Ladies and gentlemen, the imperial court has issued a proclamation that the captured villagers in Taipei must receive political education in the Taipei Liberation Camp. The imperial court should let them distinguish between right and wrong, love China, and serve China, instead of acting for the tiger, turning against the face and taking revenge for the sake of rebellion. ”
Tang Hua said the words "aiding and abusive" very hard, and the venue was silent.
After a pause, Tang Hua continued: "They need to serve the imperial court for three months and use practical actions to wash away the shame of being captive. As for when they will be able to go home, I can clearly tell you that on the occasion of the Chinese New Year, the imperial court will arrange a seven-day holiday. When the time comes, they will be able to go home. ”
Being able to go home during the Chinese New Year, Chen Fucheng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but three months of service seemed to be longer, he sighed, and said in his heart, it would be good to be able to put it back, it would be longer! It would be nice to have a visit.
Tang Hua seemed to see the thoughts of the people below, and she said with a smile, "In these three months, the imperial court will wrap up food and clothing, and return five silver dollars. This month, labor activists in the liberation camps will have the opportunity to visit their families. ”
"Labor activists?!" Chen Fucheng's heart trembled, his son rarely worked at home, "Can't it be all the personnel!" ”
"Next month, next month, all the families of the liberation fighters will be able to visit on their own."
At the same time as the meeting was held in the auditorium, the conference room of the second hall of the county office was also brightly lit, and a bright red flag of the Chinese Renaissance Party was hung on the north wall of the conference room.
Bai Zihou sat behind the chairman's table with his back to the party flag, and Megumi Tanaka and Luo Zaita sat on either side of her.
Bai Zihou's expression was very serious, and he looked at Wang Zhaohong opposite, "I am the chairman of the Hsinchu County Chinese Revival Pioneer League Committee, and Comrade Tanaka Hui and Comrade Luo Zaitian are members of the Hsinchu County Chinese Revival Pioneer League Committee. Your application has been received by the League Committee. According to the constitution of the Pioneer Group, Megumi Tanaka, a member of the organizing committee, will ask you a few questions on behalf of the Pioneer Group! You must truthfully explain your problems to the regimental organization. ”
Bai Zihou said while Luo Zaitian was making notes with a pen.
This is what kind of gang ceremony of the pioneer group, Wang Zhaohong felt a little worried in his heart, he felt that his mouth was a little dry, and he swallowed hard in his throat, "Secretary~"
"In the organization, we all call each other comrades!" Bai Zihou interrupted Wang Zhaohong's confession.
Wang Zhaohong immediately changed his words, "Comrade Secretary, I understand. ”
Megumi Tanaka picked up Wang Zhaohong's volunteer letter for joining the group from the table and looked at Wang Zhaohong fixedly, "Comrade Wang Zhaohong, are you volunteering to join the Chinese Rejuvenation Pioneer Group?" ”
"Comrade Organizing Committee, I am volunteering to join the Chinese Rejuvenation Pioneer Group."
Megumi Tanaka said solemnly, "The Chinese Rejuvenation Pioneer Corps is the reserve force of the Chinese Revival Party and the vanguard army of the Chinese Revival Revolution. Comrade Wang Zhaohong, can you fight for the rejuvenation of Huafu all your life? ”
"Yes!" Wang Zhaohong's heart was beating non-stop, and he was worried that the three committee members behind the table would not be satisfied with him, so he immediately added, "I am willing to fight for the revival of Huafu for the rest of my life." ”
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Wang Zhaohong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and walked out of the conference room. Next, one after another of the retained yamen officials also walked into the conference room one after another.
When the conversation was over, everyone returned to the conference room.
"This bright red flag is the party flag of our Chinese Revival Party! Canglong is the totem of our Chinese nation, and the shape of the dragon represents the take-off of our China and the beginning of the great revival. Megumi Tanaka clenched her fists, "Comrades, in front of the party flag, raise your fists!" ”
The fresh blood of these vanguard regiments followed Megumi Tanaka's example, clenched their right hands tightly in front of the bright red party flag, raised them above their heads, and followed Megumi Tanaka to finish singing the "Chinese Revival Party Party Song" sentence by sentence, and said the oath with trembling lips.
The Baath Party's anthem directly borrowed from the "March of the Volunteers", and the lyrics were not changed at all.
After the oath was over, Bai Zihou smiled and clapped his hands to congratulate everyone, "Welcome everyone to join the Chinese Revival Pioneer Group." At this time, in my capacity as the county governor of Hsinchu County, I would like to congratulate you on officially becoming public servants of the imperial court today, and you can go to the general office of the county office tonight to receive your respective official uniforms and salaries. ”
"Public servant" is a rare term, and everyone hears it new. However, tonight you can receive a salary like an official, as well as an official uniform, which makes everyone very excited.
Bai Zihou told everyone that the new Ming court had many differences from the systems of previous dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, the errand for the government must be sincerely loyal to the Chinese nation, loyal to the Ming court, loyal to the Central Committee of the Baxing Party, and there is a political review and evaluation every year.
She said that in the past, the government service belonged to the errand service, and the remuneration issued by the state was called "service", which was different from the "service" of the officials, and now all the officials of the Ming Dynasty belonged to the court civil servants, and the lowest level was the level of the staff who did not enter the stream, and the same was the issuance of "Yulu" and "official uniforms", and the excellent work could be directly promoted and reused.
Everyone listened to the joy on their faces, it was better to cast their minds, in the past, the government was a messenger, a 'person who ran in the public house, and performed miscellaneous servants', and was regarded as a pariah by the world, but now he finally got his eyebrows raised.
On the morning of December 7, in front of the Yamen of Hsinchu County, firecrackers rang out, gongs and drums were noisy, and some businesses in the city also sent the lion team for fun.
In the warm applause of the representatives of the villages and villages, and the representatives of the gentry and businessmen in the city, Tang Hua gently pulled the rope, and the red silk cloth covering the "Hsinchu County Government" sign fell to the ground.