After walking through the four martyrs living in the town, it was already noon, Zhuang Jihua proposed to entertain the chief for dinner, but Levi simply refused. This trip is also calculated as a tolerance, and the meal money can be reimbursed. It didn't cost a lot of money, and Levi was prepared, so it would be too cost-effective to bear the charge of "eating white food".

Levi, Lu Qinghou, Boss Zhuang, plus ten soldiers and a long-term entourage of Boss Zhuang, a dozen or so people casually found a roadside tea stall, spent a piece of Yingyang borrowed the stall owner's pot and firewood, and began to boil water for cooking. Survivors try not to patronize outside restaurants, especially small restaurants, where even survivors who have been "trained" by various chemical products are willing to bow to the wind when they go out to run errands. Some people did not listen to the warning of the Qin veterinarian and tried the poison, and finally vomited and diarrhea for three days. Since then, the survivors have gone out to run errands, preferring to bring their own convenience food than go out to the restaurant.

Levi took out two boxes of Master Kong's spicy beef-flavored "Come a bucket" from the back of the car, and one person gave one. These things are on the verge of their expiration date, and the survivors take every opportunity to destroy them, and the warehouse is still piled up like a hill. Levi himself demonstrated the technique of making instant noodles, and everyone was full of curiosity about this strange food, and someone secretly licked the sauce, and the southerners, who were not used to chili peppers, immediately burst into tears. Boss Zhuang looked at the lascivious little paper bucket in front of him, he was also full of curiosity, after soaking in hot water, the bucket slowly emitted a rich aroma, which made his nose itch, and some soldiers were also swallowing saliva.

Three minutes later, Levi announced that he could move, and the sound of sucking noodles immediately rang out around him. Although the small plastic fork is not used to use, it does not prevent everyone from quickly putting noodles into their mouths. Although most southerners are not used to pasta, they can't stand the taste of Master Kong, which is too fragrant, and even attracts dozens of passers-by to watch. However, Levi underestimated the amount of food the soldiers had, and the 80-gram bread could not satisfy their appetite at all, and finally another person came with two more buckets to be considered half-full.

After eating the instant noodles, Levi instructed the soldiers to wash the buckets and recycle them, firstly to protect the environment, and secondly, to prevent things with modern characters from flowing out. Then the group rested at the tea stall, preparing to visit the martyrs living in the countryside after 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

The boss of Zhuang respectfully took the cigarette handed over by Levi, and lit it on the lighter, since the survivors came to Longgang, they also brought some new life fashions, and smoking this kind of foreign cigarette is also one of them. Cantonese people used to have the habit of smoking hookah, but now some people who are close to the Liberation Army have led to a trend of smoking foreign cigarettes. After the district government requisitioned Pan Xieqing's inn, he found a business for him to make money, which was to sell all kinds of foreign goods, stainless steel products, plastic products, chemical fiber cloth or the main commodity, among which there were also cigarettes, and soon became a prop for the old men to put up music. It is said that this kind of Chinese cigarette is exclusively for the chief Heng, and there is no money outside to buy it.

I don't know if it's psychological reasons, or if this cigarette is really good, Boss Zhuang only thinks that Chinese cigarettes are as introduced by the chief, the aroma is mellow, elegant, plump, coordinated, rich, layered, and delicate, which makes him very intoxicated. After swallowing the clouds and spitting out the fog, Boss Zhuang thought that his relationship with the chief was one step closer, so he asked the question that had been coiled in his heart.

"You ask why the government wants to help Cheng Erwang support his mother?" Levi smiled, "Yes, it was originally his business to raise his old mother, but he is dead now." Although he was killed by the British, the main reason for his death was because the government recruited him to serve in the army. The old mother was supposed to have three sons to support the elderly, but now because of one less for our reasons, we have the responsibility to support his mother instead of the dead Cheng Erwang, which is fair and just. ”

Boss Zhuang originally wanted to ask the chief to solve the doubts in his heart, but he didn't expect to be even more confused after listening to Levi's explanation. In his opinion, it is already benevolent and righteous to distribute dozens of taels of buried silver, and it is nothing to do to support his old mother. It's just that these words may be said on the merits, and not only that, but they also have to be greatly touted, which is nothing more than sycophants like "loving soldiers like sons".

"Isn't it too much of a loss to have no old people like the Ma family?" Lu Qinghou also raised the question in his heart. "Also, what if there are no elderly people and there are children?" Lu Xiucai knew that the chief did not attach importance to the so-called superiority and inferiority, and tried his best to answer the questions of his subordinates, but it was too surprising in the eyes of Boss Zhuang.

"The situation like the Ma family may be a little bit of a loss, but Ma Fifteen's wife is still young, has hands and feet, and she can support herself, even if she can't support herself, she can still remarry!" Levi patiently explained, but Lu Qinghou had some resistance to the issue of remarriage, "Chief, does the government support widows to remarry?" Don't you want it? ”

Levi realized that he had talked too much, although he was a little unaccustomed to the so-called ethics and observance, but he was not ready to challenge traditional values now, the "three mountains" are definitely going to be overthrown, but it cannot be completed in a short time, maybe decades. So he immediately changed the subject, "If there are no elderly people in the martyr's family, but there are children, the government also has the obligation to support them." Regardless of how many there are, the government will take care of them until they are able to stand on their own feet at the age of 18. Moreover, the government is about to establish public schools, so that the children of martyrs can attend for free, and they can learn a skill in the future to ensure that they can support themselves. Even if Ma Fifteen's wife is in the same situation, the government can arrange a job for her, so that she will not lose her source of livelihood. ”

Although Lu Qinghou couldn't let go of the widow's remarriage, he also knew that the countryside didn't attach importance to the widow's observance, so he no longer delved into this issue. "The leaders are kind-hearted, so that the officers and men in the army have no worries, they will definitely die in battle, and the army will be invincible."

Although Lu Qinghou's words are not comprehensive, they are not wrong, and Levi also knows that changing a person's values is not something that can be done overnight. At this time, someone next to him interjected loudly: "Heavy rewards and generous shirts are just buying people's hearts." ”

When he spoke just now, Levi paid attention to listening to the guests at other tables listening to his words, and in line with the purpose of publicizing the policy of the Liberation Army, he also deliberately raised his voice, but he did not expect that someone would overhear, and he dared to interject, and even spoke sarcastically. So he looked for a sound, but saw a man sitting at a table next to him, and the first thing that caught Levi's eye was the latter's shaved forehead, and his hair was meticulously combed, which made Levi, who was accustomed to seeing the messy braids of the indigenous people like a chicken nest, impressed. The long beard of Sanliu made Levi not guess his age, and there was a follower standing behind him, and he knew that he was the son of a large family when he saw the frame.

Without waiting for Levi to speak, Boss Zhuang had already recognized this person, and wanted to pretend not to know, but after thinking about it, he still had to mix in the local area, and there was no need to offend the big families in these places, so he jumped out to turn the world for both parties. "Oops! Forgive me for being clumsy, I didn't expect it to be Master Tian. Then he introduced to Levi, "Chief Li, let me introduce you, this is the second son of the Tian family in this town. The second son is only eight years old, and he is rich in five cars, and he just raised people in the middle of the year before last...... "Speaking of this, Boss Zhuang stopped. This Guangfu Army is anti-Qing, this person in front of him happens to be a person from the imperial court, if the chief treats him as a puppet official, the Tian family will not be able to settle the account on my head?

It turned out to be a person in the system! Levi thought to himself, no wonder he would go against the grain. But the man arched his hand, "Fortunately, fortunately." I am the director of the police station in this district, Li Weisi, since Mr. Tian can pass the examination, he must know how to read and etiquette, I would like to hear what Mr. Tian has to say. Can you sit down and talk! ”

That Tian Juren was not humble, and walked over directly to sit opposite Levi, and returned the salute, "Mr. is not daring to be the word, the student's single name is Yu, and the cursive word is Puyu." This examination is just to prove what you have learned, not to be an official, which makes Lord Li smile. ”

You think it's the Ming Dynasty now! If you raise people, you want to be an official, and now there are so many donations, even Jinshi may not have an official to do, let alone you. Levi secretly slandered himself, but said: "Mr. Tian is clean and self-conscious, which is really admirable!" ”

Tian Yu shook his hand, "Master Li is overrated. Now that the officialdom is dark, the bureaucracy is corrupt, and the students are reading the books of the sages, how can they be in the same league as them. "Is it also a person in the system who is dissatisfied with reality? Levi thought secretly, but listened to Tian Yu continue, "What I said just now is just a pretended shocking remark, don't blame it, adults!" "Okay! It turned out to be a title party as well.

Seeing Levi shaking his head with a smile to show that he didn't care, Tian Yu became more and more bold and outspoken. Just now he passed by the tea stall and saw a group of short-haired bandits eating here, so he also found a seat and sat down, wanting to observe the so-called Liberation Army nearby. Levi's words aroused his interest, and he couldn't figure out how the Guangfu Army did not collect taxes, did not donate, and the pensioners were not stingy, where did their money come from? That's why I deliberately came up with such a sentence, hoping to attract the attention of this short-haired official. And after observation, he found that this short-haired official was also reasonable, even if he was strange, he would not do anything to him with the reputation of his Tian family. Things went the way he had hoped, and he asked the question directly.

"There is a saying in the West that victory is always cheap. The most direct reason is that the victorious side can ask the defeated side to make compensation, such as the battle between the Qing court and the British more than ten years ago, the Qing court was defeated, and the British signed the "Jiangning Treaty" to compensate the British? Twenty-one million silver dollars, the British are a big deal. So the British were not afraid of the Qing court going to war with it at all, anyway, how the Qing army fought and lost, if they lost, they would lose money, and they would get rich once they won. Levi patiently did science popularization for the people around him, Tian Yu knew some of these things, but Lu Qinghou, Boss Zhuang and the indigenous soldiers heard for the first time, and in their concepts, they could no longer imagine how much money 21 million silver dollars was.

"What do you mean by that the military salary and pension of the Liberation Army must be paid by Yingyi?" Tian Yu does not lose his background, and immediately draws inferences.

Levi nodded, "Yes, it is an international practice to compensate for military expenses for defeat. Of the 21 million silver dollars paid in the Treaty of Jiangning, 6 million were for the seizure of opium from British merchants, 3 million for the Qing court to repay the debts owed to British merchants for the trading houses, and the other 12 million silver dollars for the British military expenses. Now that the British have been defeated by us, it is a matter of course to compensate for military spending. ”

"Yingyi has always been treacherous, I'm afraid he won't be willing to pay this money, right?" Tian Yu said worriedly, as if he was also a member of the Liberation Army.

"The British still have a few thousand captives in our hands, and it is impossible for them not to pay for it." Levi said with certainty. "Not to mention that there is a general and a large number of lieutenants among the prisoners, even if there are more than 1,000 ordinary British soldiers, the British government must find a way to redeem them."