Updated: 202-09-2

After crossing the team to control Dinghai City, because the original system and personnel of the Manchu Qing Dynasty could not be used with confidence, and at the same time, in order to train and cultivate the team and prepare for the management of Taiwan, Yunlan and Bai Baoxiang and others discussed and decided to divide the city into two areas, Xicheng and Dongcheng, and one area along the port outside the city. After careful consideration, the Executive Committee appointed Liu Xuan, Fang Moyu and Guo Fan as directors of the Chengxi, Chengdong and Yangang offices respectively.

Liu Xuan is a 2-year-old legal worker from Zhejiang.

Fang Moyu is 25 years old this year, a native of Shantou, Guangdong, good at speech and communication, and has a strong affinity.

Guo Fan is 22 years old this year, a native of Taizhou, Zhejiang, and was originally a small temporary worker in the sub-district office.

On the afternoon of the 25th, a big fat man in a blue uniform and two of his subordinates, accompanied by the lieutenant chief, walked into a relatively wide alley on East Street.

The lieutenant pointed to Hu Kun's mansion, "This is Hu Mansion!" ”

Fang Moyu, who was nearly two hundred catties, stretched out his fat bear paw to his subordinates, "Registration book!" ”

He took the thick register, flipped through it, and then closed it, "Go, go in." ”

The one who opened the door was the old housekeeper of the Hu Mansion, and the one-meter-eight Fang Moyu saluted very standardly, "Old man, excuse me!" ”

When the old butler saw a big fat man in uniform saluting him, he hurriedly returned the salute. He thought that this Ming official was indeed rich, and the Manchu Daotai was not so fat.

The lieutenant is a dilapidated family on East Street, and he admires the deep house compound in Dinghai City, and he hurriedly introduces Fang Moyu's identity.

"It turned out to be the director, welcome, welcome!" The folds on the old butler's face seemed to be blooming, but he stubbornly blocked the aisle with his body, without the slightest intention of inviting Fang Mo to let them in, "Our young master and the guests are sleeping inside, and you can talk here if you have something." ”

That afternoon, after getting the three books "World Geography", "Foreign History", and "History of Christianity" from Bai Baoxiang, Huang Shisan and the three of them immediately went to Hu's house, found an empty room, and turned it in.

These three books are full of pictures and texts, opening a window to the outside world for Huang Shisan, Huang Yizhou and Hu Kun, and refreshing the three masters and apprentices. The three of them swallowed the dates in a daze, and after reading three books in one go, their eyes were red. After dawn on the 25th, the three of them went to sleep.

"It turns out that Young Master Hu is still resting, so let's talk about it here!"

Hu Kun was registered with the Executive Committee. Before Fang Moyu took up his post, he had already undergone some training, and he also had a certain understanding of the customs and customs of Zhoushan.

"First of all, I want to ask you in detail whether there has been any recent situation where Ming officials have disturbed the people."

"No, absolutely not."

Fang Moyu's entourage was carefully taking notes with a pen on the side.

"Second, Daming will do its best to ensure the healthy and happy life of all Daming people. Let the old have something to support, the young have something to rely on, the cultivator has his field, and the worker has a place to work. All those who do not have a proper occupation will also be resettled by the Ming government, so that they can live happily with their own hands, and those who have no ability to live will also be appropriately compensated. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Moyu asked the old housekeeper, "Are there any idle people in your house?" ”

The old housekeeper hugged in a loud voice, "Where is this, the cooks, servants, and servants in our house are busy every day, and they can't be regarded as idlers." There is also a young master who reads, he studies hard day and night, and wants to gain fame, which can't be regarded as idleness! ”

"Idlers have nothing to do all day long, disturbing the neighborhood. If you find someone who has been doing nothing all day, you should report it immediately, so that they can get money to support their families through their own hands, which is also a good deed. ”

"That's, that's!"

Fang Moyu's round fat face turned to the chief and glanced at him, "Third, the chief was set during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so we have to reappoint the new chief." If you have any suitable candidates, you can recommend them. ”

"No, the chief is very good, and he cares about the neighbors very much."

"Coming here is still very popular, but you still have to think about it, old man. In two days, we will have elections. ”

"Elections?"

"Yes, when the time comes, the person you nominate will be the candidate, and the neighbors will vote together, and the candidate with the highest number of votes will be elected as the new mayor."

"Does this make ?!" The housekeeper was stunned when he heard it, and there was also the statement that he had chosen an official.

"The Ming Dynasty is the people's court, and the Ming government is also the people's government. Li Chang deals with you every day, and it is right that the people should be governed. ”

"By the way, the salt warehouse is going to open the mountain and fire cannons recently, and I hope everyone will not panic." Saying Fang Moyu, he said goodbye and left.

Hu Kun slept until the afternoon, hungry and couldn't sleep anymore, and just as he was about to get up, he heard a movement at the gate.

Hu Kun summoned his subordinates, and when he inquired, he found out that it was Xuanfu who sent someone from the yamen to check the household registration.

Hu Kun was very impatient, "Wrap up some silver and let them leave quickly." ”

The subordinate hurriedly explained that it was because they did not collect the cash and did business, that they made a move.

Huang Shisan also woke up, and he walked out of the room when he heard the sound, "There are still officials who don't collect cash?" ”

"Back to Master Huang, now the Yamen errand is all newcomers, except for those with short hair, there are also the newly commissioned Dinghai people, but the Dinghai people who have joined the service have also cut off their hair, at first glance, I can't tell whether it is a real hair or a wig. However, regardless of whether it is real or fake, it does not collect money, saying that it is the people's court for the people and does not take a stitch from the masses. ”

"What kind of real wigs, they are cutting their ambitions, they do not break the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they will never grow hair."

Huang Shisan knew that the man should be an old man from overseas. The Bai Jian Guo, Yun Xuanfu Envoy and others he had seen in the General Military Mansion were all with short hair.

Hu Chu was a little strange, "Why are they all newcomers, and all the previous officials are open?" ”

At this time, the old butler closed the door and walked back to the courtyard, and he picked up the conversation, "I heard that it is all in the salt warehouse, and the new imperial court is going to build a barracks and a wharf in the salt warehouse. ”

"To do coolies?" Huang Shisan has never had a good impression of Xu officials, he knows very well that the local ills are first of all Xu officials, who deceive their superiors and subordinates, form parties with each other for personal gain, control the yamen, and do all kinds of bad things.

"I heard that I want to learn to transform, and I will work while studying."

Huang Yizhou also got up at this time, and the three of them didn't bother the cook, so they went directly to the street and found a teahouse to drink afternoon tea and fill their stomachs.

After the Ming army captured Dinghai, it organized a memorial to the martyrs of the loyal ministers and righteous men of Xin Mao against the Qing Dynasty, respected Confucian students, and did not commit any offense against the people. Exempt from all excesses and miscellaneous taxes, encourage market trade, and recruit good local people in Dinghai as patrol police to maintain social order. Dinghai City has returned to its former lively scene, and the city has also taken on a new look.

Huang Shisan filled his stomach slightly, then picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. He walked downstairs with a team of patrol officers who had cut off their braids and wore black uniforms, and said with emotion: "There is really a new dynasty!" ”

"Yes, father." Huang Yizhou talked to his father about his reading experience, "I read three books before I understood the true meaning of the ancients saying, 'It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles'. The world is so big, there are too many unknown worlds, and many things are completely beyond our imagination. ”

Hu Kun was particularly impressed by the global map in the book "World Geography", "Now, our big country in the Celestial Empire can only be regarded as a corner of the world. The ancients said, 'Under the whole world, it is not the king's land', which is too arrogant. ”

Huang Shisan's eyes looked at the sky outside the window, he thought of the overseas world described in the book, thought of the strong ships and cannons of the Westerners during the Daoguang period, and felt that China had encountered great changes that had never been seen in the past, and his heart was inevitably a little melancholy.

"Learn literary and martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family." Huang Shisan shook his head self-deprecatingly. He felt as if he was useless, he couldn't determine the country in writing, and he couldn't settle the country in martial arts, and he would only carry out tedious research and exhortation in the pile of old papers, and he couldn't understand the slightest practice. I wanted to throw myself into Daming, but I didn't know what else I could do if I threw myself over.

At this time, someone at a table near the teahouse said, "Have you heard, the big French warship came in the morning, and the warship stopped at the head of the house?" ”

"Really? No wonder this Ming Dynasty easily took Dinghai City, they must have the help of Westerners! ”

"I think so, the foreign devils are in such a hurry, maybe they have some collusion."

Ding Dan, who was sitting at another table not far away, was very unhappy when he heard this, and he immediately stood up, "Two brothers, you are traitors, right?" ”

After the Ming army entered Dinghai, Yunlan asked Ding Dan to organize a group of public opinion propagandists to grasp the public opinion of Dinghai City and publicize the policies of the Ming Dynasty. Ding Dan himself is a native of Dinghai and a school leader engaged in education, so he is naturally very handy in charge of this job. Today, the envoys of France, Britain and the United States entered the city, and Ding Dan went to the teahouse to squat to understand the social situation.

"Don't tarnish people's innocence out of thin air, we are definitely good citizens."

The two guys who slandered the Ming army were tall and spoke Dinghai dialect with a foreign accent, knowing that it might be someone from the Ming army, they were secretly a little scared.

"When you go to a foreign warship, you will talk nonsense about the collusion between the Ming Dynasty and the foreigners." Ding Dan pointed to their lower bodies, "I think you are not eunuchs, you have organs that are traitors, you must be traitors!" ”

The two young people on the table all stood up, looking at themselves eagerly, their faces turned pale, "You are purely chasing after the wind and shadows, and you want to add crimes." ”

"Did you just say something chasing after the wind?! If you go around rumors and slander the Ming Dynasty, if you want to put it in the past, you will be beheaded. Ding said lightly, "The king of the Ming Dynasty was ordered by heaven to crusade against the Manjin Tartars, save me from the people of Dinghai and the water and fire, and the people of the city who did not accept their kindness." ”

"The two of them are muddy people, they just like to talk nonsense, but they are really good people and never commit adultery."

Dr. Tea saw that there was a lot of noise here, so he hurriedly came over to play a round.

"I am a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, so naturally I will not worry about the two of you." Ding Dan's tone softened, "Remember not to talk nonsense about things you don't know, don't see Putuo narcissus, say it's Shandong garlic; When they saw a camel, they said that it was a horse hunchback. ”

At this moment, far to the west, there was a "boom" of cannonballs, followed by a series of explosions. The people in the teahouse were suddenly a little flustered, "What's the matter, is it the foreigners who are fighting the cannons, or is the imperial court sending troops over?" ”

"Don't panic, everyone, this is Xiaofeng Ridge. I built a wharf in the salt warehouse, and I needed a lot of stones. ”

Huang Shisan saw all this in his eyes, and he stared in the direction of the sea in the distance, thoughtfully.