Chapter 7: Removing the old and making the new
Before 8 o'clock the next morning, the "new comrades" came to work at the county government one after another. Ma Angelica and Shen Xing had just gotten up, and when they saw that everyone was almost there, they had to come to the county hall early. Seeing the two big leaders walking in one after the other, the civil servants who were still in groups and whispering just now were silent.
Dian Shi Xiong Maojun wore a thick linen short coat today. He was originally an unpopular official, and he had no official uniform to wear, so he usually wore a crow-blue horse coat. Now that the new dynasty has a new atmosphere, it is natural that it can no longer be dressed in the color of the previous dynasty, and even a cool hat that does not wear a flower feather is not worn, and it is directly a local unique bamboo hat. One is to show the old and the new, and the other is to cover up the nondescript hairstyle. The others were dressed like him, all of them were bareheaded, and a few of the servants wrapped their heads in cloth scarves, like an Indian Asan. Except for a few bookstores who were also wearing long shirts, the rest of the people were all dressed in short clothes, and some people's short gowns seemed to be ill-fitting, obviously not their own clothes. Smart people know that the costumes should be the same as those of the Liberation Army, but there are no dresses, so they have to find a few short coats to make up for it. Keeping up with the footsteps of leaders is the first mystery of officialdom, both ancient and modern.
Fang Congze may not have slept well last night, not only was he the last to arrive, but he also kept yawning. The clothes are still the same as yesterday, and standing in front of them has a bit of a standing out from the crowd. It made Master Fang secretly annoyed: This is going to leave a bad image for several officials.
Looking at the "new comrades" below who are "heart-to-heart" for revolution, everyone can't help but feel funny. In the original time and space, 49 years later, the capitalists in Shanghai who wore suits and leather shoes all day immediately changed into Mao suits, how similar to today's scene.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on himself, Ma Angelica began today's opening remarks. "The revolutionary enthusiasm of your comrades is quite high! That's great, and I hope you keep it up! Revolution is to be full of passion, and the corpse vegetarian will be purged from the revolutionary ranks, because we don't need to ......" Ma Angelica's speech was full of new words, and everyone was confused. However, the general meaning is still clear, it is nothing more than to ask everyone to work hard, otherwise they will be kicked out of the yamen. As for the consequences of losing an errand, no one wants to test it.
After Ma Angelica's outline is finished, the relevant policies and regulations will be explained in detail by Shen Xingshi. Because it was about his own net worth and life, everyone listened very attentively.
At the time of the application, it was first announced that from now on, both "regular workers" and "temporary workers" of the Yamen would be transferred to the probationary period, and after three months, they could be transferred to the official establishment without fault. At present, the positions of each person remain unchanged, and after the expiration of the probationary period, they will be promoted on the basis of merit, and their salaries will also be maintained at the current level, and they will be adjusted after the formal establishment is determined. Finally, when the application is solemnly reminded, or rather warned. "I know that in addition to your official salary, you also have all kinds of fee income, and that's the big one. However, from now on, in the area ruled by the Liberation Army, all stereotypes and bad customs will be banned. As for your reduced income, after the probationary period is over, your salary will be raised to a level that you are satisfied with. Our policy is to pay high salaries and maintain honesty, and we will not care what you have done in the past, but if you continue to be corrupt and pervert the law, twist the law for personal gain, and engage in prostitution and gambling in the future, we will be severely punished! The murderous aura in the words made everyone feel frightened, I am a fish and a knife, and I dare not raise objections to policies that may damage their interests.
By the time Shen Xing, the stick had been swung out, and the carrot was thrown out. "Yesterday I was in a hurry, and I didn't have time to give you the benefits you deserve. Now that you have joined the Liberation Army, you will be provided with food, clothing, shelter and transportation in the future. In a while, I'll have people measure everyone's figure, and then hand out clothes to everyone. Xiao En Xiaohui temporarily comforted the hearts of many injured people, and many people exchanged glances with each other.
A group of soldiers came in with something. The first two carry a strange pendulum clock, saying that it is strange because its pendulum is not seen, and the chronograph dial is diagonally facing the sky; A soldier hung a banner on the wall with large and small mountain characters painted on it; Another soldier hung a red cloth behind the wall, making everyone in the hall puzzled, is the Guangfu Army going to renovate the county office?
The next work was presided over by Ma Jin, who asked the former county government civil servants to line up, first take a photo for everyone to make a file, then do a physical examination for everyone, and finally send clothes.
Master Fang was the first in line, and he was asked to stand in front of the red cloth, and then face everyone. Then I saw Ma Jin holding a small box and shouted at him: "The expression is natural!" Eyes look at me here. Note! Don't blink! Master Fang had to keep his eyes open desperately.
Just when Master Fang was confused and a little at a loss, a dazzling white light flashed from the small box. Master Fang subconsciously blocked it with his hand, and heard Ma Jin say, "Okay." ”
When his eyesight returned to normal, Master Fang saw a small piece of paper spit out from under the box. Ma Jin shook it twice in his hand, and then held it up in front of him to look at it carefully, "The craftsmanship is not bad, there is no deformation." Ma Jin looked very satisfied.
Out of curiosity, Master Fang leaned over, only to be so frightened by what he saw that he almost fainted. The small piece of paper is half the size of a book, and the back is all black, but the front is printed with eight small heads. Master Fang took a closer look, but it was his own avatar, lifelike and delicate. "This ...... This is......? "Thinking of the white flash just now, Master Fang has a bad premonition." Could this be my two souls? Thinking that he only had one soul and one soul left, Master Fang's chest suffocated, and his body was shaky.
Ma Jin grabbed Master Fang, and the photo in his hand fell to the ground. The people around saw the content of the photo clearly, and after hearing Master Fang's words, there were many discussions, and they slowly became noisy.
"Oops! It's a soul technique! ”
"Isn't that Hun Yuan Jin Dou?"
"Master Fang's heart is not right, his soul has been captured, and he is already dead......"
Rumors are spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although it had been estimated that the photographic technology would cause all kinds of superstitious speculations, he was so useless that Master Fang was frightened and fainted. Shen Xingshi raised his hands and pressed down, "Don't be nervous, this is called photography, not a soul technique!" As he spoke, he walked to the red cloth and said to Majin: "Bring me one!" ”
Shen Xing held his headshot and showed it in front of the shocked crowd, and finally eliminated the panic and rumors. No amount of explanation is as good as a physical routine.
Fang Congze also came to his senses. When he calmed down, he was taken to a desk with a soldier sitting behind it, with a stack of white sheets of paper with tiles in front of him, and a small portrait of himself in the upper left corner of the top one. The soldier motioned for him to sit down on the chair in front of the table, and then asked, "Your name?" ”
"The student's surname is Fang, his name is from the rule, and the word is ...... from Bingyi" Fang Congze hurriedly introduced himself.
"What are those two words?"
"Do what you want from your heart, and follow by example." After thinking about it, he was afraid that the soldiers would not understand, so he explained: "The word is two people on the left and right, and there is a precious shell character on the left side of the word......"
"I know how to write." The soldier, whose level of education was questioned, interrupted him angrily. Next, he asked Fang Congze's hometown, ethnicity, and date of birth. Fang Congze was born on the twenty-fourth day of May in the thirteenth year of Daoguang, and the soldiers took out a comparison form to look it up, and then filled in the form with the date of July 11, 1833. Then asked about his personal experience and family situation, Fang Congze's parents had passed away for many years, and because his sister-in-law did not allow it, he separated from his brother and lived separately. The little family property that was divided had already been empty, and then I had to come out to be a friend of the curtain for a living. I don't have any scruples at the moment, I just said it one by one.
Taking advantage of the soldiers' writing, Fang Cong looked up and found that many people were waiting in line to take pictures, and those who had already taken their photos took their own photos and sat in front of the other soldiers who acted as pen notes. The soldier cut out one of the eight small heads, pasted them on the form, and began to record each person's situation. Fang Cong guessed that this was to register everyone's family history, and the Manchu court also had this system, but only for high-ranking officials. I didn't expect the Guangfu Army to do such a meticulous job, and even those who helped to close the public had to register and make a register.
The resume requirements are very detailed, not only at what age are you enlightened, when you will go to school, when you will be in school, and you will be asked all about who the teacher is and who the teacher is. The family situation is even more detailed to the point of outrageousness, where is the sister-in-law, and when was the niece born, these questions make Fang Congze have bad associations.
Because the experience was more complicated, Fang Congze's registration took longer than others, and by the time he finished registering, there were already many people who had already ended, and these people were divided into several places to queue up, and Fang Congze also consciously lined up at the end of a line. One by one, the people in line were asked to stand on the base of the strange Western clock, and then they saw the hands on the dial begin to rotate, and then a soldier drew an iron rod from the dial and tapped a sprig bent at the top of the iron rod's head, and it was done. After observing for a while, Fang Cong saw that the Hall of Fame. This is measuring height and weight. Recording height also understands that every official's notice must indicate how many feet long he is, but what is the purpose of recording weight? It makes people feel uncomfortable. I've only seen people who sell pigs to weigh them before.
The speed of the team was fast, and it was not long before it was Fang Congze's turn. After the iron branch was on top of his head, he heard the soldiers talking. "Weighing fifty-two kilograms, he is one meter six or seven tall. This is the highest, and those old Guang are all like the Japanese, and it is estimated that the average height is at most one and a half meters. There is also that classic history, who is only 1.55 meters tall and weighs 122, and the whole person is square. Haha...... "Although Master Fang doesn't know how much a kilogram weighs and how long a meter is, listening to the tone of their voice, his figure is outstanding."
There were some strange measurements that made Fang Congze puzzled. Blindfolded, he stood ten feet away at the banner and asked to say the direction of the mountain character that the soldier was pointing to. It's a pity that Fang Cong can only see the top rows of big ones. "0.6 in the left eye and 0.8 in the right eye." The soldier recorded the data as he read it, but Fang Cong didn't understand what it meant, and he had no concept of decimal at all.
Finally, the body is measured. Fang Cong was like a puppet, asking the soldier to take a tape measure and measure it on his body, and when he measured his neck circumference, he was nervous for a while, thinking that he was going to be punished with a ring head.
After all this was done, everyone received a new official uniform. Master Fang Congze, Dian Shi Xiong Maojun and the secretary offices of each room all received three sets of dresses: a light-colored short-sleeved shirt, dark trousers, a pair of leather shoes, a belt, and a white plastic helmet hat; The officials of the fast shift and the soap shift received a blue uniform, a small black hat with a long brim in front of it, and a small piece of cloth on the left arm of the garment, on which there were some incomprehensible patterns and two words: security, and the catchers of the fast shift also received a crutch made of unknown material as a weapon; As for the Zhuang squad, which has the largest number of people, the uniforms issued are light green, with iron buckle belts, and the weapons are eyebrow sticks. Because the weather in May of the Gregorian calendar in Guangdong is already early summer, and the temperature is between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius, they are directly issued with summer clothes, and each person is also issued with three sets of underwear and three pairs of socks, which makes the former Manchu "civil servants" who have never enjoyed the "labor insurance system" a little shocked.