Chapter 534: Patriotic Fundraising
The morning sun shines through the windows into the dormitory of the Manchester City Army Non-commissioned Officers School, where a sword-eyed teenager is already tidying up.
Today is Sunday, and the Army Non-commissioned Officer School is also a rest day, and this day is the happiest time for many Army Non-commissioned Officer School students.
Only on Saturdays and Sundays do they not have to train and have theoretical classes.
Zheng Sen prepared some propaganda leaflets printed by himself at this time, and he saw from the newspapers that the Manchu army's 500,000 troops marched south to attack the city of Nanjing, which had caused turmoil and unrest in the entire Jiangnan area, and the people were displaced.
Although it was seen from the newspaper that Shen Youlong had sent troops to support the Fuwang regime in Nanjing, the newspaper also said that the tight military budget of the two Guangxi was estimated to be at most a temporary blockade of Haoge's army, and in order to completely solve Haoge's army, the number of troops still needed to be expanded.
Zheng Sen's first thought was to write a letter to his father, informing him to form a new army in imitation of Liangguang, and then send troops to support Nanjing.
In addition to doing this, Zheng Sen is also ready to use actions to support the domestic war, the Zheng family is not short of money, but it is probably not so simple to let the Zheng family come out so much to help those victims.
Zheng Zhilong is currently learning like Australia, and the army is being reorganized, and the money consumed can be said to be not much less than Shen Youlong, and even more is spent, because the number of his troops has exceeded several times that of Liangguang in terms of scale.
This is Lao Zheng's advantage, and it is also a weakness, Lao Zheng cannot reorganize 100,000 private troops into Australianized troops, and this money consumption is not small.
And the Australians can't let him do it, if this guy really does it, it will add a lot of resistance to the future unification of Jiangnan by the two Guangxi regimes.
Therefore, there are actually certain restrictions on the weapons sold to Zheng Zhilong.
Zheng Sen may know his father's personality too well, so he plans to organize a fundraiser in Manchester City to raise funds for those refugees in China, and then hand it over to the Australian Red Cross to help those in need.
Wake up early in the morning. Prepare things to take the car to make a fundraiser, this fundraiser is what he learned in Australia, because not long ago, the government organized a public fundraiser, and the object of fundraising was a citizen who was injured in an accident.
Zheng Sen also donated money at that time, so he remembers it more clearly.
This time he plans to make a fundraiser for the refugees of Daming, according to his judgment, there is still a great foundation here, because there are many immigrants from Daming in Australia, and at the root, everyone is the same ancestor.
And there is a basis for fundraising in Australia. The number of wealthy people in Australia is still relatively large, and the standard of living of the citizens is also very high, and there is no such situation of not being able to eat.
Even new immigrants can receive a one-year living allowance from the government every month, so as long as you save a little, there is absolutely no problem living in Australia, depending on whether you are willing to do so.
"Brother, are you all ready, my classmates and I are ready," Zheng Enqing. Dressed in a military uniform without epaulettes of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, he walked in.
Not long ago, under the recommendation of Zheng Sen and the help of Zhao Shijie, this kid successfully entered the army non-commissioned officer school, and insisted on a one-month demonization training. It's hard to imagine that a scholar can actually persevere.
Zheng Enqing, who looks a little swarthy now, is obviously a little more masculine than when he first came, and the most important thing is that this guy is very confident in himself now. He decided to overtake his eldest brother Zheng Sen and become another miracle.
Of course, Zheng Sen was not angry at all for his younger brother to have such lofty ambitions. On the contrary, I am very happy, my brother has this kind of thought, which shows that he is a good boy with ideals and ambitions, and if he doesn't, it will make people feel some disappointment.
"It's all ready, you can take these leaflets out, and say okay, this fundraising can't be forced, it's completely voluntary."
Zheng Sen emphasized that it was not that he didn't believe in this guy, but that after staying in the military academy for a long time, it was inevitable that he would have some military ruffianism, so he cautioned.
The fundraising is completely voluntary, and if it is forced, it is no different from bandits and robbers.
"Brother, listen to you, how can we force people to donate with you." Zheng Enqing rubbed the back of his head and agreed.
So the two of them walked out of the dormitory and walked towards the playground with a stack of fundraising leaflets, this time at the central square in Manchester City, where the most crowded place is also the most suitable place to raise funds.
"Sir, Miss, please lend a helping hand to your fellow Ming people," the teenagers in charge of handing out the leaflets politely pleaded to the men and women passing by.
Generally, this kind of fundraising will be carried out by the Red Cross, but Zheng Sen feels that this trouble is a little bad for the Red Cross, so it is better to raise money directly, and it is the same when handing over the money to the other party and letting him help the refugees of Daming.
Passers-by took the leaflet and looked at it, then pulled out a small amount of banknotes or coins and put them in the donation box.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
The students of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School bowed politely to express their gratitude, which also made the donors feel a very comfortable feeling.
After all, you will always want to get a little reward for spending money, and this kind of polite thank you is a reward for them.
The effect of fundraising is very good, it only took an hour, and the successful donation of more than 15 yuan, it seems that the citizens of Manchester City are more caring, if they come out every week to raise donations, maybe there will be more.
At this moment, a special person walked in front of Zheng Sen's donation box, and Zheng Sen, who was low in his vote, obviously hadn't noticed the other party yet.
"Zheng Sen, you're collecting donations." Zhao Shijie was carrying a briefcase, pointed to the donation box in his hand and asked.
Minister Zhao, yes, we want to do something for the people in China, so we came out to raise donations, and it shouldn't be illegal to do so. Zheng Sen is still a more cautious person, although he has consulted his classmates and there is no legal provision that will break the law, but he still asked so casually, after all, Zhao Shijie is a senior official of the Australian government, and the words he heard from his mouth will be different.
"Don't break the law, you're doing a good job, how about the money raised, is it okay?"
"It's okay, Minister Zhao, why don't you donate some too," Zheng Sen said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll donate five hundred, but I have a suggestion for you, you can go to the North District, where there are a lot of rich merchants and gentry who emigrated from the Ming Dynasty, as long as you raise a little donation from them, the effect is better than if you are here for an hour."
Hearing Zhao Shijie's proposal, Zheng Sent's eyes lit up, why didn't he think of it.
"Thank you, Minister Zhao, I'll go over now." (To be continued.) )