After going around and around on the ship for more than half a month, Cheng Nuo and his party are finally about to arrive in France.

On a voyage to Europe, there were even German submarines to track him, Rao is Cheng Nuo experienced a period of life and death, and after learning the news, he couldn't help but feel a little weak behind his back.

Fortunately, the captain sent a distress signal to the surrounding area, and a warship rushed over in time, which can be regarded as helping the cruise ship to relieve the siege, and finally escaped this encounter without danger.

Looking at the coastline that was getting closer and closer in his sight, Liang Qichao couldn't stop smiling: "The mines have no eyes, the torpedoes are ruthless, we have worked hard to finally get to France, if the warship is one step late, we will probably have to die in the belly of the fish." ”

Cheng Nuo patted the railing and laughed at himself: "It's hard to say, in case we don't have that chance to fall into the water, it's hard to say if we are directly crushed." ”

"Hey, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, you really dare to think about it!" Liang Qichao was stunned, and then smiled dumbly: "I still hope that when we go back, let's go back smoothly, if we do this again, my heart can't stand it, so I have to take care of it when I go back." ”

Now there was a false alarm, and the tourists who had been hiding in the house began to walk to the deck to enjoy this hard-won peace.

Those with big nerves even began to set up tables and gamble on the spot, and soon they were full of people.

At first glance, there are not a few yellow-skinned people who participate in gambling.

"Alas, just a moment on this boat, I think the Chinese workers who came with us have directly lost all their salaries for the next three years, with such a temperament, do you really believe them?" Liang Qichao pulled Cheng Nuo to the side and made room for some railings for other tourists, very worried.

Cheng Nuo comforted: "After being poor all my life, I suddenly have money in my hands, and my heart is always a little unsteady, and it is predictable that some people will go the wrong way, but it does not mean that other Chinese workers are like this, and generalizing is not our style at all." ”

Liang Qichao bluntly retorted: "But as far as I know, these people are uneven, and they all have all kinds of bad habits, far more than gambling, serious ones are opium smoking, alcoholism, and like to fight, etc., where are the good people." ”

Before the words were finished, as if to confirm Liang Qichao's statement, a drunken Chinese worker arched out of the gambling stall, scolding and scolding, squeezed past several tourists on the deck one after another, and went straight to the railing to untie his belt, facing the sea is output.

attracted the sideways eyes of others, but the parties did not know it, but trembled in the wind.

Seeing this scene, Liang Qi was more angry, and wanted to step forward to stop it, but he felt that it was really embarrassing, so he had to turn his head and grit his teeth and said: "The reputation of the individual is not a pity, and it is a pity to humiliate the national body because of the individual, which is shameful!" ”

Cheng Nuo shook his head with a smile: "Doesn't this just show that the purpose of our newspaper is correct, the post of education is urgent, starting from the details of their daily life, there is a lot of room for improvement." ”

Liang Qichao smiled bitterly: "You are very optimistic!" ”

Cheng Nuo raised his eyebrows, leaned his back on the railing and looked at the people on the deck and said seriously: "As far as I know, the Chinese workers are extremely concerned about the post-war situation, lest their efforts in the past few years turn into a bubble and fail to win benefits for the Chinese people. correct

It is in this subtle process that the patriotic consciousness of Chinese workers gradually awakens. The process of awakening the patriotic consciousness of Chinese workers and improving their own quality are complementary and mutually reinforcing, and when you come into contact with more Chinese workers, you will understand what I mean. ”

Liang Qichao thought about it carefully, and also felt that he was a little blind: "What you said is indeed right, and I don't believe that these people who originally had good qualities such as diligence, loyalty, and intelligence in China came to this land as if they had changed people." ”

Cheng Nuo nodded and said with emotion: "The farther most of them go abroad, the more patriotic they are in their hearts.

Among the vast number of peasants who are illiterate and only want three meals a day to avoid hunger, they must be the best in the crowd, especially since they are all industrial skills, which is even more valuable. ”

According to French media reports, workers from Egypt and India are usually only willing to do unskilled manual work such as loading and unloading goods and carrying goods, while Chinese workers are very interested in many types of skilled work.

After going to France, some Chinese workers were deeply impressed by tanks and airplanes, so they seized every opportunity to observe and study, and later they actually gained some attainments in repairing tanks.

There are also Chinese workers who borrow the guns of British soldiers to practice target shooting with empty wine bottles, and over time their marksmanship is accurate. These are all skills that Chinese workers learn on their own without the guidance of professional teachers, and after the British and French authorities found out about this, they were more willing to assign Chinese workers to do some technical work.

So much so that at the tank factory, Chinese workers could not only repair the engine, but also improve its performance, and even serve as the maneuver of the tank during tests.

And the same thing happened in airports, arsenals, automobile factories and other places, and there were our Chinese workers.

If the Beiyang government had any will, it would have known that these Chinese workers would be properly resettled after returning to China and distributed to various factories that needed them.

It's a pity that it backfired, except for some of the Chinese workers who stayed in Shanghai, the rest of the people who returned to China basically went home and carried their hoes, and they had nowhere to do anything, and they never even appeared in history textbooks, and they were gradually forgotten by the world, which has to be said to be a huge loss of talent.

Thinking of this history, Cheng Nuo couldn't help but sigh, and wanted to take this group of Chinese workers back to China from the bottom of his heart, make the best use of them, and give them the greatest respect.

And this group of people will be an important fulcrum that they will use to change our modern industrial history.

As for the rest, the power of the workers cannot be ignored.

"A spark can start a prairie fire."

Liang Qichao frowned and said suspiciously: "Zhiyuan, what did you just say, the waves are too big, I didn't hear it clearly." ”

Cheng Nuo laughed and said foolishly: "I mean, it is more important to teach these Chinese workers to read and write books than ordinary ghostwriting and reading letters." ”

Although Liang Qichao obviously felt that something was wrong, he couldn't say it, so he had to follow: "It's better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, I agree with this, but I remember that you also made up the second half of the sentence, saying that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach people to desire?" ”

"It's clear that now not only is there no lack of desire to learn, but the desire is quite strong." Cheng Nuo patted the railing again, and then straightened his tie: "It's almost landing, hurry up and pack your things." ”

"Hey, you haven't finished saying this yet, you don't have a good appetite for hanging people."

"Let's go ashore, it's important to pack your things."

"Anyway, why are you so familiar with Chinese workers, I remember that you studied in the United States before, am I mistaken?"

"That's because I have a classmate who paid the indemnity here."

"I said......"

This is not Cheng Nuo's nonsense, it was really his classmate named Shi Yixuan who came to greet them.

Like Cheng Nuo, he is also a student who went to study in the United States with Gengzi's indemnity, but Cheng Nuo chose to return to China last year, while Shi Yixuan chose to come to Europe to help these Chinese workers communicate with Britain and France.

Later, he felt that the strength of one person was not enough, so he directly established a Chinese worker service center and recruited many international students to help these Chinese workers.

Now that the two are reunited, they couldn't speak for a while, and hugged each other fiercely.

After a long time, the two solemnly separated.

"Zhiyuan, you've lost weight."

"Yixuan, you've lost a lot of weight."

"How about it, is it smooth to return to China, I've been busy here, with cannonballs flying over my head every day, and I haven't taken the time to inquire about your news, and I don't know how you're doing."

"What can you do, you can starve to death, but you, although you are thin, but you are hard, you look like fine meat, but you are much stronger than me, it seems that you and your compatriots of Chinese workers are not doing badly."

"Hey, after doing this business, it's basically no different from keeping up with the battlefield, it's nothing more than tying my head to a trouser belt instead of tying it around my neck, maybe I'll see my dead dad one day."

"Bah, what did you say when you first met? I'm still counting on being your child's godfather. Cheng Nuo solemnly came to his friend's chest, and scolded with a smile: "By the way, I came over this time, and my aunt asked me to bring you a letter." ”

As he spoke, Cheng Nuo took out the box at his feet and opened it, took out the letter that had been prepared from it, and solemnly handed it to his friend.

"If you have time, let's go back and have a look, this time I went back to see my aunt, and I obviously got a lot older." Cheng Nuo's face was melancholy.

Thinking of his old mother in China, Shi Yixuan's eyes were instantly full of melancholy, although he said that it was nothing, but unfortunately his trembling hands still betrayed his mood: "Hey, my mother is illiterate, and it is estimated that she sent eggs to the village chief, and asked someone to write it, which is too troublesome......"

Before he finished his words, he couldn't go on, swallowed a mouthful of spit, Shi Yixuan grabbed the letter and said cautiously: "In addition to the letter, did my mother bring anything to bring over?" ”

Cheng Nuo sighed and said: "Auntie said that you should not be picky, eat more, you like to kick the quilt when you go to bed at night, and you must fold the quilt in advance before going to bed." ”

As soon as these words came out, Shi Yixuan's eyes instantly turned red, and he was about to burst into tears when he saw this big man with five big and three thick, and he hurriedly looked up at the sky, trying not to let others see his embarrassment: "Alas, the child is not filial, when I am done with this, I will go back immediately." ”

Cheng Nuo nodded, picked up the box again and took the initiative to change the topic: "By the way, I see that there are a lot of new faces behind you, are these our Chinese brothers?" ”

"Uh-oh, I almost forgot about this." Shi Yixuan put the letter in his chest and hid it, shook his nose fiercely and said: "Our Chinese brothers are still at the base, and we can't go out for the time being until the rest day. ”

Saying that, Shi Yixuan took the initiative to introduce these students:

"This is Gui Zhiting, a native of Wuhan, Hubei, who studied physics, Yale and the University of Chicago."

"This is Jiang Tinghuang, a native of Shaoyang, Hunan, who studied history and previously studied at Oberlin College in Ohio."

"This is Yan Yangchu, a native of Bazhong, Sichuan, who studied politics, and like Qianting, he is also from Yale University."

"This is Chen Liting......"

Introducing one, Cheng Nuo took the initiative to shake hands with one, very enthusiastic.

And these "juniors" are not only enthusiastic but also very curious about this Chinese who is currently the most famous in the international natural science community.

Especially when introducing a thin man, the other party didn't wait for Shi Yixuan to open his mouth, and he took the initiative to introduce: "Hello senior, my name is Lin Yutang, a native of Longxi, Fujian, I admire you very much, I have wanted to visit you for a long time, but I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

Hearing this name, Cheng Nuo gasped in his heart, the "juniors" in front of him were enough to shock him, he didn't expect that there was such a big dragon hidden in the end, he really didn't expect to meet this writer in this way.

But on the surface, Cheng Nuo remained silent: "I heard that you are very interested in my alma mater, Harvard, and are going to study for a master's degree in literature there. ”

"This ...... Is this true, and won't bother you too much. Although he didn't understand why Cheng Nuo knew about his plan, in the face of the huge surprise, Lin Yutang was still a little incoherent.

Cheng Nuo smiled: "Of course, I never mind helping my compatriots who want to continue their studies upward." ”

In order to prove what he said, Cheng Nuo turned around and said seriously to the "juniors" in front of him: "Of course, it also includes you. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was very excited.

It is said that foreign countries do not pay attention to human feelings, which can only be said to be that they have not yet reached that level.

A letter of recommendation for university admissions is the best way to slap the face, and these "juniors" know too well the significance behind a letter of recommendation from an internationally renowned scholar and a mathematician.

Cheng Nuo didn't stay too long in the back, for these historical celebrities, he didn't mind communicating with them normally, but he would grasp a certain degree and go too far in everything.

With the restaurant in the back, Cheng Nuo knew how much these "juniors" had paid to these Chinese workers.

The service centers they built are basically equipped with letter writing rooms, grocery stores, speech halls, entertainment halls, etc., the large ones can be used by thousands of people, and the small ones can also accommodate hundreds of people.

The work done by the "juniors" in the service center mainly includes helping Chinese workers write letters to their families, hold speeches, explain the general trend of the world and the destiny of the country, instill patriotic thoughts, and organize various cultural, sports and entertainment activities.

In order to attract and retain Chinese workers, the service center's grocery store stocks Chinese goods such as salted fish, biscuits, cigarettes, tooth powder, hand towels, matches, etc.

From time to time, Chinese workers are organized to play football, volleyball, checkers, basketball, table tennis, shuttlecock kicking, kite flying and other healthy cultural, sports and entertainment activities with Chinese characteristics.

Through these activities, they helped the Chinese workers to quit bad habits, develop good habits, learn Western knowledge, and improve their own quality, in order to return from their studies after the war and serve the motherland.

And Cheng Nuo's arrival instantly attracted the attention of these Chinese workers.

(End of chapter)