Chapter 3 First Acquaintance with the Republic of China
May 8, 3rd year of the Republic of China.
By the time Chen Shao woke up, it was already past 8 o'clock the next morning.
After washing, he walked out of the base and touched his stomach Chen Shao remembered that he hadn't eaten since he came to the Republic of China. Just as he wanted to ask Chen Hong if he had anything to eat, his stomach let out a protesting grunt. Chen Hong, did you have anything to eat in the morning?" Report to the commander, and ask the commander to solve these by himself."
Chen Shao shook his head in disappointment, there was nothing to eat around, did he have to be hungry? I was a little unwilling, and looked at the mountains and forests in front of me, there should be a lot of game in the forest in summer now, but I don't have a weapon in my hand, if I encounter a wild boar, it is not dangerous for me. Thinking of weapons, Chen Shao thought that the base was so big, and it was a military base, not to mention a gun, a knife or a dagger! Thinking of this, he immediately conveyed his thoughts to Chen Hong: "Chen Hong. If you don't have a gun, it's good to have a knife if you don't have a gun" "Report to the commander, there are some of your belongings in the cabinet in your break room, please go and see for yourself."
There are also their own items, which are the same as the toothpaste and toothbrushes in the bathroom, they are all giveaways! Chen Shao walked into the base in three steps as two steps, walked directly into the lounge, stood in front of the cabinet, opened the cabinet door, and the things inside were also revealed, and there were a set of black suits hanging inside. The most striking thing is that there is an iron box under the cabinet.
Chen Shao didn't care about those clothes, and directly took out the box and put it on the table next to him. I don't want to open the box directly. What caught my eye was a very delicate pistol, this pistol was not unfamiliar to Chen Shao at all, Chen Shao had seen this gun more than once on the Internet before. Chen Shao couldn't hold back his excitement, grabbed the gun directly in his hand, and inserted the magazine full of bullets in the box into the gun, and there was another magazine under the magazine, and there was a box of bullets next to the magazine, not to mention hundreds of rounds.
Chen Shao looked at the pistol in his hand and slowly recalled the performance of this gun: the Belgian FN57 pistol, although it is not the best, but from all aspects, the comprehensive performance should be first-class. Main advantages: 1. Steel-plastic composite structure, which not only reduces weight but also ensures strength requirements, the gun weighs 618 grams and holds 20 bullets; 2 Using 5.7mm SS190 rounds, due to the small diameter of the cartridge case and light weight, the weight of the 20-round live magazine is only equivalent to the weight of the 10-round magazine of the 9mm pistol, although the bullet length is relatively large, the grip of the FN57 type is easier to hold than other automatic pistols that fire 9mm rounds;3 Despite the short barrel, the muzzle velocity of the SS190 bullets fired by the FN57 type is as high as 650m/s, and it has excellent penetration. It can penetrate standard body armor at an effective range, and the 9mm Balabrum pistol bullet is not possible at a distance of 10m, and the projectile can penetrate a steel helmet at a range of 150 meters, a 48-layer Kevlar plate at a distance of 58 meters, and a NATO steel plate (3.5 mm thick) at a distance of 30 meters. The recoil impulse is only 30% of the 5.56×45mm round, which is 60% less than the recoil impulse of the Balabellum 9mm bullet. 4. The stopping effect is excellent, and after hitting the target, it produces a tumbling motion without breaking, and can quickly release the stored energy. The stopping effect of this bullet is three times that of a 9mm balabylum bullet, and a single shot hitting the torso of a person can make a person incapacitated.
This gun is not very big, it can be put in a pocket, pick up another magazine, put it in a pocket, Chen Shao walked out of the door directly, a magazine of 20 bullets, plus the one in the gun is just 40 bullets, it is completely enough. It's just going out to hunt some game, not going to war.
Chen Shao endured the protest from his stomach and lay on a tree, waiting for the arrival of his prey. Just when he was about to give up the ambush site, the roe deer walked slowly under the tree, and when he saw the arrival of the prey, Chen Shao cheered up his spirit, and when the deer walked under the tree, he shot the roe deer in the head. The bullet passed through the roe deer's head, sending out a stream of blood, and the roe deer had fallen to the ground and died. Chen Shao slowly climbed under the tree, looked at the prey on the ground, which was 20 catties to say the least, and muttered in his heart: There is no place to cook it, it is not easy to bake it if it is so big, and if you have a knife, it is not easy to kill. Or pull it directly to the village I found yesterday, anyway, that village is not far away, ask them for help, anyway, I can't eat and play alone.
Whatever you want, you can do whatever you want, just grab the roe deer and retreat, and walk directly to the village below the mountain.
In the fields of the Republic of China, there was a scarcity of things to grow, just a few simple things, and there was a feeling of going to the mountains and going to the countryside in the novels of educated youth.
The folk customs of southwest Sichuan and northwest Yunnan, Chen Shao is very clear, he was from Sichuan before he crossed. The folk here may seem tough, but it depends on whom. If it is an ordinary person, a person who needs help, a good person, the villagers are very enthusiastic, in a word, that is a real man, since ancient times there are more real men in the southwest.
When Chen Shao could hear the dog barking, he knew that he had arrived in the village, and the sparse dog sound was not like some rural households in later generations that had dogs, and no one had enough to eat, and it was already remarkable that there were one or two dogs in the whole village.
When I walked to the entrance of the village, the people of the village came.
"Little brother, in broad daylight, dragging a dead roe deer, where are you going?" For an old gentleman, who looked a little knowledgeable, looked at Chen Shao behind him and dragged the dead deer all the time and asked.
The two villagers with machetes behind him seem to be the village's defensive force.
Chen Shao didn't look like an ordinary villager, and he already had a statement in his heart, "I am a student studying in the United States, I just came back a few days ago, I originally wanted to go to a relative in Huashi County, but I didn't think that things are wrong, I now live in the mountains not far from here, I just beat a roe deer, I can't cook myself, I want to ask the villagers to help, by the way, the villagers taste it together" After speaking, he couldn't help but sigh.
His sigh actually illustrated the situation in the southwest at that time, bandits were rampant, warlords were fighting, and it was strange that a returned student could find his relatives.
"Huh? It turned out to be a student studying foreign books. The old gentleman has some ability to observe words and feelings, and seeing that Chen Shao is harmless to humans and animals, Si Swenwen's style is consistent with the student, so he arched his hand and said: "The contemptible person is Kong Hong, the village chief of the village, and he dares to ask the name of the little brother!" ”
"The old gentleman is polite, under Chen Shao."
Kong Hong twisted his beard and said: "Since Brother Chen is so enthusiastic, it is better to go to the village." ”
Chen Shao couldn't ask for it, so he agreed after chatting.
Looking back at the distant mountains outside the village, Chen Shao knew that since last night, he had bid farewell to an old past and had come to a real big era.
Kong Hong is the village chief of the village, there are two or three earthen houses, the daughter-in-law squeezed one, lived in one by herself, and gave the roe deer to Kong Hong's daughter-in-law to deal with, before she entered the house, Chen Shao's stomach couldn't help but gurgle again, hearing the sound of his stomach, Chen Shao couldn't help blushing, and laughed dryly: "I'm sorry, I haven't eaten in the morning."
"There's nothing to eat in the village, so let's go to the house first and fill my stomach."
A bowl of boiled sweet potatoes with two fingers thick, a bowl of camellia water, and a clay bowl that I haven't seen for a long time, but Chen Shao is very grateful, and eats a clean one, the taste is really good, although the sweet potatoes are small, but they taste fragrant. Only then did he wipe his mouth and prepare to talk to this knowledgeable old gentleman.
"Thank you Mr. Kong for your hospitality, Xiaosheng is really grateful."
"Where, where. It's just that our Qinghe Village is poorer, and you, a student with a belly full of ink, have been wronged. Kong Hong pinched the dry tobacco pot, there was no tobacco in it, sighed, and said, "It's all harmed by this world." ”
“……”
Chen Shao's history can be inserted, although he knows that it is 1914, but he doesn't know what this 1914 represents if he wants to break his head, and he has a vague impression, but it is also vague. At this time, how envious he was of those time-travelers in novels, all of them were superb, and the big and small historical events were memorized backwards. I only remembered the general situation, and I had to reply for a while: "Yes, there is a lot of trouble in the north, and some people just want to be powerful, but they don't care about the lives of the people." ”
"The people? When did his government treat us as human beings? Not to mention the big aspects, but the small aspects, the warlords are fighting, and the bandits are in trouble, alas, ......"
Perhaps because of being the head of the village, although he is in a small village, Kong Hong is obviously more worried than other people of this era. The big side is worried about the country and the people, and the small aspect is concerned about his belly, and he is both knowledgeable and not an empty talker, which can be regarded as a small half of the character. Listening to this returned student's emotion, it also aroused the few points of heart in his heart that have not yet been finally wiped out.
"In this world, if you collect less and collect more, you can't live, and the world is harmful." On December 13, 1915, Yuan Shikai, then the president of the Republic of China, announced the abolition of the republican form of government, the implementation of the imperial system, and changed the name of the country to the Chinese Empire, the year name Hongxian, and appointed himself emperor; On March 22, 1916, it was announced that the monarchy would be abolished and the republic would be restored, which lasted a total of 83 days. On June 6 of the same year, Yuan Shikai died of illness.
Kong Hong knocked the dry tobacco pot, picked up the dry tobacco pouch and carefully added some cigarettes, and asked, "What did the little brother learn before?" ”
"Mr. Kong, just call me Chen Shao." Chen Shaoxin came to the door, it seemed that there was something, and he thought that if he said that he was engaged in technology, it was estimated that there would be no fun, and it seemed that he had to say something else: "I have studied abroad for a few years, and I have a certain understanding of arithmetic, biology, nature and other disciplines." ”
"Arithmetic?" Kong Hong obviously didn't know much about the names of those dazzling disciplines, and only had some understanding of arithmetic, and he was a little happy in his heart, "Brother Chen looks very knowledgeable." ”
"Where, where." Chen Shaoxin said, of course I know how to do arithmetic, and I can count it as a college graduate, and I can pick up a few points if I lose eighty percent.
Kong Hong pondered for a long time, took a few puffs of dry tobacco, spit out a burst of smoke, and then said, "I don't know what Brother Chen's plans are in the future?" ”
Finally asked about the matter, Chen Shao pretended to be casual and said: "This world is really chaotic, I live in this Qinghe Village, but I have suffered too much along the way. Nowadays, there is trouble in the south, bandits everywhere, and I can't go anywhere, and this time I came to Qinghe Village to see the simple customs of the people here, and I want to set up a factory here, which can be regarded as a benefit to one party. ”
"What kind of factory is it, is it in the mountains? And since Brother Chen lives around here, the old man has a reluctant request!" Kong Hong said happily.
"What does Mr. Kong mean?"
Kong Hong: "I see that the children in the city are all in the new school, and I want you to teach them. ”
"This, I'm afraid it's difficult for the kid to take on a big responsibility. Moreover, this new subject is complicated, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to cover all aspects, but a friend of mine will come over in two days and directly ask him to help teach for a while. Chen Shao said that he wanted to stay, but he didn't want to be tied up to death as a teacher or Lang Zhong in the future, and his first cyborg would come out in two days, and he believed that it would be more than enough to call a spy to teach those children.
Kong Hong seemed to have thought of it a long time ago, and said, "Of course, this is of course. Just take some time every day to talk to the children, as for what to talk about, you are the teacher, according to your arrangement. ”
Chen Shaosheng nodded secretly, if you want to develop China, the military is one thing, but education is also indispensable, and the military alone to save the Chinese nation is also a temporary salvation, if you want the Chinese nation to always stand on top of the world, education is a must.
"It's better to be respectful than to obey."
hit it off, and the two made up their minds.
Kong Hong went out to see if the roe deer was done, and he was ready to send a little to the past, which was also Chen Shao's request, although each family did not share much, but it was also a little heart.
Touching the pistol in his pocket, Chen Shao, who was sitting in the chair, felt extremely heavy.
What is the concept of 1914? At the beginning of the Republic of China, if you want to drill the camp, with your own identity and knowledge as a latecomer, plus the Red Police Base, there are many opportunities in the south. Even if it's not easy, it can be achieved with a little effort.
It seems that there is also a way to take a step back, get under the hands of a promising warlord, manage it carefully, and wait for him to hang up before picking the fruit.
No matter how hard it is, accumulate a lot of money, take advantage of the fact that the First World War has just begun, and you can also make a good grain by reselling some materials.
But none of this seems to be what I wanted.
"Let's take a look, maybe these are not the things I want to do."
Sitting alone bored, he stood up and walked outside the kitchen door, he had not lived in the country for several years, and when he heard the familiar sound of pots and pans, he felt so kind.
Seeing that the son of the Kong family and Kong Hong were dealing with the roe deer, and the daughter-in-law was cooking, after greeting Chen Shao, the three of them continued to get busy. I looked at my watch and realized that it was already 11 o'clock.
"Wenhong, what did your daughter-in-law do?" Kong Hong's son is called Kong Wenhong, and Chen Shao saw that they were busy for a while, and he was a little reluctant to help.
"Brother Chen, this is corn paste, a countryman's thing." Kong Wenhong said.
"I know that?" Chen Shaohao watched as the daughter-in-law of the Kong family poured out a little sour water from the sauerkraut jar, mixed it with the side ear roots that were washed and cut into small pieces, and sprinkled with some spicy seeds.
"Yes, Brother Chen has good eyesight."
While the two were talking, the roe deer was also handled similarly, divided into almost 30 pieces, and one piece was about half a catty. After it was completely divided, the daughter-in-law of the Kong family came in with two bamboo baskets, put the divided meat into the bamboo basket, and went out of the house with Kong Wenhong to make meat one by one.
Kong Wenhong came back with his daughter-in-law, and also brought a little dried noodles that were relatively rare at that time.
The village chief's family had guests, and he also brought a roe deer to share with everyone, and the aroma of cooking attracted many children to watch from afar, but they did not dare to enter the door due to the instructions of adults, and they pulled their necks one by one and smelled the daughter-in-law of the Kong family stewing roe deer meat in the pot and swallowing saliva there.
Chen Shao didn't notice the children at the door, and he was called to the table from time to time, and a very hearty lunch began.
The daughter-in-law of the Kong family did not serve the table, so Chen Shao and the father and son of the Kong family.
"Come, Brother Chen, eat more, there is nothing to eat in the countryside, make do with it, or the roe deer you brought, I don't know how to entertain you, and there will be a long hard life in the future." There was no wine at home, everyone drank tea, Kong Hong poured a small cup of tea and saluted Chen Shao.
"I also grew up poor, Brother Kong, don't be polite." Chen Shao is also not polite, a few people come and go and start eating and drinking, although corn paste is not as delicious as rice, but it has a unique flavor, he has not eaten coarse grains for a long time, but he feels good.
"Oops......"
Just as a few people were talking and laughing to eat, there was an exclamation from outside the door, and Chen Shao was sitting near the door, so he hurriedly got up to look.
It turned out that the daughter-in-law of the Kong family knocked over the bowl, and there was no corn paste in it, and there was no roe meat, and it seemed to be boiled and burnt corn paste, and two or three boiled wild vegetables. There was a bowl of boiling water next to it, and it was her lunch.
"Brother Kong, how can you see the outside like this, I, I'm an outsider, how can I bear to eat such a good lunch." Like a thunderclap, Chen Shao realized what the old society was, and what was the old society where people were so hungry that they could eat tree bark. Even if the southwest region is a little more self-produced, it is just starving to death.
Everything in front of him told him that the most important problem in this society was nothing else but food.
In a society where food is not good and clothing is not warm, since I have gone back, what should I do? What is the success of the martial arts, what is famous, is it more important to catch up with the people of the country to eat and wear warm clothes?
A sense of shame from the deepest part of his heart made Chen Shao's ears red-faced, yes, he is from modern times, he has not suffered that kind of suffering, but as a Chinese, seeing all this, shouldn't he do something?
"Wen Hong, let Xiaocui come to the table to eat." Kong Hong glanced at his daughter-in-law, who was trembling with fright, sighed, and beckoned everyone to return to the table and continue eating.
"Whatever happens, we'll talk slowly after eating."
Under these words, Chen Shao ate this hearty breakfast almost choked, he didn't expect that a little corn paste was the ultimate of the Kong family. The Kong family is the village head, but what about the others?
Lunch was quickly over, Chen Shao didn't say anything, just asked Kong Hong to take him to other people's houses to have a look, while everyone was still having lunch.
The results are very not optimistic, I went to four or five houses, only one has batter to eat, the others are small half-dishes without oil and salt and the thinnest soup that can show the shadow of people, if it were not for the roe deer meat they brought, it is estimated that they have not eaten enough for a long time.
"It's not that there isn't anything to grow in the ground, it's that there's nothing to plant. There are a few kinds of vegetables, and the ripening period is too long, and they can't eat a few stubbles at all. As for the grain, it's only a little a year, and there's still land rent to pay......"
Under Kong Hong's explanation, Chen Shao understood. This era is not the era in which I live, there are no kinds of vegetables, no chemical fertilizers, no high-yielding seeds, no rural land household contract system, and there is no hybrid rice here.
All this is because this place is called the old society!!
"Thinking about the factories in the Red Alert, they can always unfold slowly. Giving the people of the old society food and clothing is more important and realistic than any slogan to drive out the Tartars. ”
On this day, Chen Shao decided on the direction of his future exhibition.