(Let's just note here: In the Qing Dynasty and before, you couldn't call them by their first names, because it was a sign of disrespect for the other party.) The correct thing to do is to address the other person's words, and the name can only be said about oneself. However, the author has poor knowledge and really can't write words, so the name is used in the following text. I won't repeat it in the future, so please forgive me. ）

No matter how angry the Japanese were, it was also a matter for the Japanese, but the information that the Japanese warships were bigger, stronger, and more powerful than the warships of the Great Qing Dynasty was repeatedly propagated by the "Business Times", and the entire Qing Dynasty was actually covered with gloomy clouds. But when Wu Deren's sentence "Don't break Lao Tzu's flagship" was on the front page of the "Business Times", the entire Qing Dynasty suddenly became relaxed.

"These words have greatly increased the momentum of my Chinese." In the teahouse and wine shop, the elderly gentleman took a long sullen breath after reading the newspaper.

"When it comes to speaking, there is momentum, but this Oriental warship is still worse than our Qing Dynasty. I'm afraid this is really a fight, and it won't work in one sentence, right? Someone in the audience objected.

"Confused." The old gentleman snorted heavily: "You didn't see it, it was my Qing Navy Commander who said this, have you ever lost a battle in the Southern and Northern Wars over the years?" People are good at military affairs, and being able to say this shows that our naval commander is confident. You don't understand this? ”

As soon as the old gentleman's words were finished, there was an exclamation from the audience.

In the countryside, the gentlemen in the villages and towns still read the newspaper to everyone after dinner. Listening to the newspaper has become the favorite thing for farmers in the countryside. In the first year of the first year, they also worried about the emperor, and they were also happy for the imperial court. The words of the commander of the Qing Navy made them even more angry, what the old gentleman said was right, the generals who had never lost a battle were not afraid, what were they afraid of. Through the newspaper, they once faced the loess with their backs to the sky. I also know about the major events in this world. Bound to the land and working all their lives, their hearts also look into the distance. So as the gentleman continued to read the newspaper, some people heard something different.

"Old sir. I was courteous under it. What does it mean that the imperial court wants to implement education for all in the capital first? A young farmer stood up and saluted. After listening to the newspapers, they also began to learn the quality of the literature.

"This—" The old gentleman on the stage helped his glasses. After reading the report carefully, he said slowly: "This education for all, which means that the imperial court is ready to let everyone go to school to read and write." It was very clear in the newspaper that the emperor said that all children over the age of six must go to school, and parents who do not let their children go to school will be sent to prison. Now try it in the capital first, and when the effect is good, it will be promoted nationwide. ”

"How can the emperor do this? It's a good thing to be able to read, and my eldest is already six years old. A few days ago, Japan was arguing with me to study. But is reading a book from our farmer's house? If you don't let you study, you will go to prison, but where can we find money? Just say that the old Huang family in the west of the village has six children, and he can't make up the money to study if he sells him. Your Majesty, this is unreasonable. The farmer who had just asked looked a little decadent, and the audience was also talking.

The old gentleman knocked on the table: "The emperor is sage, what is your intention to slander the Son of Heaven in public?" ”

The young farmer who spoke was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "The little one is unintentional, and I hope that Mr. will spare the little one-"

"Hmph. You are ignorant, and the emperor is magnanimous, so naturally he will not care about you. The old gentleman took a sip of tea and then said, "I can't listen to all the words." Where did the old man say that he wanted you to pay for tuition? The emperor has announced that all the tuition fees of students will be paid by the emperor. Not only your son, but also you, all those under the age of thirty must go to the academy. ”

That's a great thing! Since ancient times, reading has been the only way for people to get out of the world, not because people don't want to read it, but they really can't afford it. Now the emperor is willing to pay the tuition on behalf of the people of the world. This is the first time in the eons, and such a good emperor must be offered.

But someone else had another opinion: "What about the work in the field?" ”

Yes, young people under the age of thirty are the main laborers in the field. The old gentleman on the stage said faintly: "That's why." Therefore, the emperor has to try it in the capital first to see if there are any other problems. Don't worry, everyone, it won't be at least three or five years from now. ”

With the sound of an old gentleman reading the newspaper, the news of free school and reading spread among the people. The people waited for the emperor's grace with smiles on their faces, but sadness spread among the officials. Ever since the emperor opened the "Wu Shibao", the policies of the imperial court have been publicized through newspapers. In the early years, the abolition of the centigold and the poll tax was widely publicized in the newspapers, so that the common people dared to reason with the newspapers. Without the centigold and poll tax, officials have lost a lot of gray income, but fortunately, the merchants encouraged by the emperor have become another source of gray income for officials. I barely balanced my mind. Now the emperor is promoting free education for all in the newspapers, which makes it impossible for officials to pay for tuition. The pain is palpable. Local officials actually want to completely ban newspapers from being distributed in their jurisdictions, but who has the courage to really ban the emperor's newspapers. The local officials, who had lost a lot of gray income, could only cooperate with the emperor to develop industry with all their might. Find your own source of grey income from this blowout new industry. Now the emperor has sent the national education plan drafted by the Ministry of Education to the localities, and asked the local governments to propose amendments to the contents of the plan in light of the actual local conditions. After the completion of the census, a national census will be conducted in an all-round way, and local governments must cooperate with the imperial court.

"The emperor wants to play one out at a time, the Qing Dynasty has a population of more than 40,000, and the tuition fees for these people alone are not something that the imperial court can afford. Now it is going to be so hyped up, and it will be up to the emperor to clean it up. "Liu Shutang, the prefect of Ningbo, who is an official of the imperial court, has to implement the opinions of the imperial court no matter how dissatisfied he is. After all, there is still a little oil and water to be fished out of being an official. Therefore, after receiving the telegram from the imperial court, it was still very formal to convene some well-known scholars in the prefecture to gather today to discuss this matter at the prefect's yamen.

As a talented talent in Ningbo Prefecture, Yang Qishan naturally wanted to be invited, although he failed to pass the Jinshi trial repeatedly, but his knowledge was still recognized by the local government. So he stood up and clenched his fists and said, "Why bother, my lord. The emperor is a saint, and if he wants to teach on behalf of students all over the world, he will naturally do it. The lord only needs to do what he wants, but if he does not have enough money, he just asks the court for it. ”

"Qishan doesn't know. Although the imperial court's revenue has increased over the years, it has been used for military affairs. The cost of building the ship alone is from the emperor's inner house, where is there any surplus money to pay tuition fees on behalf of students all over the world. Ultimately. In the end, I didn't have to draw it from the treasury, but I had to draw it out. Liu Shutang looked depressed.

"It's hard for adults. Although grass people are good at teaching, they are really not good at money. But the money of opening a school is indispensable. It's a shame to say that the grass people also have a school in the countryside, and they can only barely survive. I thought that the emperor could relieve our worries, and I would concentrate on teaching and educating people, but when the adults said this, I am afraid that it will be far away. Yang Qishan and the others also looked worried.

Since ancient times, China has had a very strange idea about reading. When he didn't get ahead, he always wanted the world to be in harmony, and he also understood that this must make everyone in the world able to read and write. can be an official once he becomes an official. But they will turn a blind eye to the school in order to maintain the superiority of the reader. Now that there is finally an emperor who is willing to pay the world's tuition, the mood of the people and the court is also completely different.

"You don't need to worry, this matter of wealth has been arranged by the emperor, and I will mention it later. Let's talk about this teaching first. Liu Shutang waved his hand to set the tone, but he changed the topic: "But Qishan, I heard that Ling Ai met a wealthy family in the capital, and her fiancé is still a general in the army." I don't know when to hold a wedding feast, remember to send a wedding card to the official. For a while, everyone else said hello to Yang Qishan and asked him for an invitation.

Yang Qishan hugged his fists and made a circle: "If it weren't for the love of adults and everyone." Recommend the little girl to go to school in the capital, where did she come to thank you for your blessings, and she should be rewarded. It's just a shame to say. Recently, when he returned home, the man wanted to come to propose, but he only said that the man was a general but did not say who his fiancé was. I'm ashamed. That's what he said, but he didn't hide a smug smile on his face. At this moment, a convoy bypassed the city of Ningbo and headed towards the sea.

Yangjia Village is an ordinary small fishing village under the rule of Ningbo Prefecture that is no different from other villages, and the life of sunrise and sunset has never changed much. But since Yang Qishan received the letter from the capital, it has changed differently.

The letter is ordinary, but the person who sent it is not. On weekdays, everyone sends something and waits for someone from Shunfeng Logistics Company to come once every five days, but this time not only is the messenger not a familiar face that everyone knows, but this messenger is also wearing a bright yellow horse coat. There's a lot of room for speculation. It's not that no one guessed that this messenger was a palace guard, but no one dared to swagger around in a bright yellow riding coat these days. So all sorts of speculations arose. Some people really guessed whether Yang Qishan's daughter entered the palace as a concubine. In order to calm down this mess, Yang Qishan, who was tired of being asked, came forward to admit it. His daughter recognized only a general in the capital, and it was the general's subordinate who came to deliver a letter to his daughter. The reason is that the man is going to propose marriage in the near future. So there are all kinds of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Today is the day when her daughter comes home, as a mother, Yang Huang naturally knows what her daughter likes to eat the most, I heard that there is no sale in the capital, so she personally went to the street today to buy her daughter's favorite big yellow croaker, and after buying it, she will cook it herself.

"Zao'er Niang, why haven't you bought anything after a long time. Although your son-in-law is a senior general in the army, you have to take care of a meal if you don't have that family background. "The market is full of old neighbors, and it's not uncommon for them to joke with each other.

"What did Aunt Yang say, only Zao'er came back today. So I just wanted to buy a big yellow croaker, and I haven't seen it for a long time. Mother Yang smiled and said as she walked, "I'll go to the front again." Mother Yang hadn't gone far when a tall man stopped her from behind.

"Isn't this Brother Haizi, I didn't go to sea to fish today."

"Out." Yang Hai held up the big yellow croaker in his hand and said: "Didn't Zao'er come back today, this girl has liked to eat this big yellow croaker since she was a child, and I'm afraid that I won't have to buy it in the market today." This is not just two big yellow croaker, I will send it to you while it is fresh. ”

"Brother Haizi is really, and he specially sent it over. Won't this delay you from fishing? ”

"What is the delay, not the delay. Zao'er also grew up with me, and today Zao'er came home, and I, as an uncle, have no choice but to express it. After speaking, he handed the big yellow croaker to Mother Yang: "I won't tell you, there is still some time to see the sky, and I will go to the offshore again." ”

Yang Hai and his husband also grew up together, and they are old acquaintances. Zao'er also likes to go to Yang Hai's house to play when she is young, and Yang Hai has no daughter, so she really treats Zao'er as a daughter. So there was no need to be polite, Yang Mu took the fish and walked back.

On the road at the west entrance of the village, a convoy slowly approached. The villagers, who had never seen a car before, panicked as if they had seen a monster, especially the people who came out of the smoking iron-clad monster. Although this navy has seen more or less foreign warships, this is on the way. So, the news that a monster had arrived in the village disappeared.

Yang Dongzi's brows were furrowed, and the village was in a panic, and the convoy couldn't get in. As the chief of the guard who escorted the queen home to save her relatives, what she was most afraid of was this panicked situation, who knows if there is a little Japan in it. Before coming to the country, Lord Leng told him that the Japanese had the possibility of assassinating the emperor recently. Therefore, the empress will also become the target of the Japanese, and he should be careful. But in front of this piece of panic, how is it good? Yang Dongzi had to order the parking first, and with the consent of the queen, let the guards enter the village first, clear a lane and then slowly enter the village.

The small truck is the latest product of Dongfeng Motor Factory, which is equipped with the latest 5O horsepower two-stroke V-type engine designed by Guangxu and is currently a top military secret, which is enough to load two tons of cargo. In addition to carrying an average of less than a ton of cargo and maintenance parts and gasoline, each of the seven wagons also carried ten men and light weapons, plus three cars and drivers, and the Empress was guarded by exactly one company. Yang Dongzi ordered the guards on the truck to open the way in front, and he personally stood in the front of the truck door company, directing the convoy and personnel to slowly drive into the village.

Grim-faced soldiers cleared a lane through the crowd, bayonets glistening with long rifles. When everyone was whispering about what this was, Yang Mu, who was also squeezed to the side of the road, watched the first big smoking iron beast drive over.

As the first small iron beast that followed behind slowly passed, the second small iron beast stopped in front of him. The glass came down, and Yang's mother found that a person who looked like her daughter appeared in the belly of the iron beast. When the man called himself a mother, her nature as a mother exploded, she couldn't let her daughter be swallowed by the iron beast, she wanted to save her daughter.

"My daughter-" The big yellow croaker in her hand didn't give in, and Mother Yang was about to rush over as soon as she cried, but was stopped by the guards. What she didn't see was a murderous aura on the guard's face.

"Stop." Yang Zao'er hurriedly got out of the car, and after pushing the guards away, her mother threw herself into her mother's arms and cried loudly.

"Miss, don't cry." The little magpie hurriedly stepped forward to persuade.

"Yes, yes, you can't cry." It is not good for a pregnant woman to cry for a child, Yang Zao'er hurriedly wiped away her tears, and then said to her mother with a smile: "Mother, you have white hair." ”

Mother Yang smiled: "This girl, you are going to get married, can your mother not be old." ”

"Miss, there are a lot of people here. Please go home first. "Yang Dongzi is really worried that there are people here who have no intentions.

Mother Yang carefully sat in the belly of this iron beast called a car by her daughter under her daughter's good words. As soon as she sat down and jumped out, her two big yellow croakers almost forgot.

When Zao'er pushed open the door of the house that had been away for more than half a year, she still couldn't hold back her tears: "I finally arrived home." ”

Today is not only the day when Yang Zao'er returns to her parents' home, but also the day when the Japanese European detachment returns home. On this day, the Yokosuka Fort in Tokyo Bay finally appeared in front of the fleet that had been sailing overseas for four months. Yamamoto Gonbei also breathed a sigh of relief at the same time: "I'm finally home." (To be continued)