On the afternoon when Wang Yuanfang and his team set off, Shen Jingdan heard that Zhao Xin was back, so he brought someone to look for him.
An important business partner came, and Zhao Xin had to make time to deal with it no matter how busy he was. But when he saw the person who came with Shen Jingdan, he found that he didn't know him at all.
This person is about 1.65 meters tall and looks to be in his thirties. His face is thin, and the beard on his lips and under his chin is not long. He has a pair of bright red and phoenix eyes, but he has a pair of broom eyebrows. , his face was ruined. He was wearing a black labor protection uniform from Beihai Town, but he still had the braids on his head.
"Boss Shen, who is...?"
Without waiting for Shen Jingdan's introduction, the man held up his hands and saluted and said: "I am in Xiajiang Tenglin, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, who was originally the accountant of Dong Shen's family. I heard my boss mention the overseas scenery and admired it, so I followed him to see the exotic scenery."
Zhao Xin looked Jiang Tenglin up and down for a while, then suddenly said: "Mr. Jiang is a scholar, right?"
"I don't want to be a gentleman, but I did go to private school for a few years."
Zhao Xin asked the two of them to sit down. Just as he was about to ask Guisheng to pour tea, he suddenly remembered that he had left the boy in Fuldan City. So he poured tea for the two of them himself. Seeing him acting like this, Jiang Tenglin turned to look Shen Jingdan, Shen Jingdan twirled his beard and smiled and nodded gently.
After Zhao Xin sat down, he asked Shen Jingdan: "Boss Shen, what do you want to do today?"
Shen Jingdan smiled and said nothing, but Jiang Tenglin said: "Sir Zhao, I know you are very busy, but I have a question."
"Please say."
"May I ask what banner your department is flying now?"
Flag? Zhao Xin was stunned and thought, I'll go! I've been so busy recently that I didn't care about it at all. But what does this have to do with you?
Shen Jingdan seemed to have seen what Zhao Xin was thinking, and then explained: "Brother Jiang means that since you plan to have a face-to-face fight with the imperial court, you should have your own banner."
Zhao Xin pretended to be relaxed and said: "Is this important? I think it's almost the same if you have it or not."
Jiang Tenglin cupped his hands and said: "Otherwise. Mr. Zhao, there is an old saying: 'The king punishes the city for his crimes, but also forgives them with restraint. Is there any name for the master?' Even the collusive court knows that the purpose of declaring the world is to protect the dragon. In the land of prosperity, you must defend your country before attacking your troops. And since you are inviting the war in an upright manner, you must come up with a valid reason, right? The ancients also said that if the teacher is strong, he will be strong, and if he is old, it will not last long. The so-called troops are sent out. No name, no accident."
In fact, Zhao Xin understood what Jiang Tenglin meant and recognized it very much. The ancients always said "a teacher has a reputation" when going to war; and the corresponding saying is "If the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly. If the words are not smooth, the things will not be accomplished." "
Even when the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Pass, they made up a reason to avenge the Ming Dynasty and announced it to the world in order to make their army famous. At the beginning, Fan Wencheng said in the pamphlet he drafted: "The volunteers are here to rehabilitate you." The only person to be punished for the enmity between the king and the father is a trespasser. The teacher is strict in his discipline and will not harm you." As for the seven major hatreds mentioned in Nurhaci's confession at the beginning, they had long been forgotten.
In ancient times, whether it was bandits who fell into the grass on the mountain or rebels trying to overthrow the current regime, if the division was unknown, you would have no way to mobilize, which would make the soldiers unwilling to fight for you.
This is why China has rarely succeeded in killing officials and rebels since ancient times. That is because most of the soldiers look down on the rebels from the bottom of their hearts and are unwilling to fight for such people. Who would leave their wives and children to live a peaceful life on the hot kang, but follow a man who doesn’t even have a banner?
If you don’t have the people to rebel, what will happen if you die in battle?
The so-called "the right time, place and people", the most important thing is harmony. If a country or political power has no reputation, the army will not be able to form a fighting force. If it is vigorous, it will weaken again, and it will be exhausted three times. If one is exhausted, one will be enriched, which also improves morale.
.So the division is well-known, which can make these soldiers want to fight from the inside out, so that they can win in the end.
Many times, the war has actually been decided from the very beginning. If you want to obtain benefits through war and consolidate the results, you must "learn from others". No matter how far-fetched or unreliable the reason is (such as winning in a war)
If everyone can ascend to immortality and go to heaven together, marry more than forty wives, etc.) Then there must be at least a legitimate excuse to fully mobilize the support of the people at the bottom and make people believe that they are right. Only in this way can the final victory be achieved.
victory.
The main body of the war is human beings. To fight without a name is to lose the morale of the people and the military. No one can win the war! Zhao Xin already understood at this time that he had neglected a very important link - the struggle program. He decided to prepare the battle before the war.
Fill.
But what did Jiang Tenglin mean just now? Collaboration. Zhao Xin keenly caught the idiom in the other party's words. This is not a good thing.
Thinking of this, he squinted at Jiang Tenglin's eyebrows and asked sternly: "Mr. Jiang, do you have any trouble with the Manchu and Qing court? What you just said came from the "Book of Rites" and "Zuo Zhuan",
That’s not what someone who has studied in a private school for several years and worked as a bank clerk can do.”
Just kidding, if a bookkeeper doesn't learn "Three-legged Account", "Dragon Gate Account", "Four-legged Account" and the like, why should he study the "Book of Rites"? Besides, ancient private school education had strict learning procedures.
I couldn't learn the Five Classics in a year.
It is said that in ancient times, when a child entered school at the age of five or six, he had to learn literacy first, and then he could start to learn three hundred thousand. Of course, there were also people who directly taught him how to read the Four Books. Generally, he read "Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" first, and then read "The Analects" and "Mencius".
Only after you have mastered the Four Books can you begin to study the Five Classics, learn how to do the Eight-legged Pattern Writing, and prepare for the imperial examination in the future. It has already been more than ten years since you were able to study the Five Classics.
Jiang Tenglin was a little surprised: "Ah? Sir, have you also read "Book of Rites" and "Zuo Zhuan"?"
Zhao Xin smiled and said: "I've just seen it before." This guy is also not doing his job properly. You said that you are a small entrepreneurial boss and don't study professional skills, learn tax avoidance methods, etc., and read "Book of Rites" and "Zuo Zhuan"
"ah!
Shen Jingdan twirled his beard and smiled, and said to Jiang Tenglin: "Mr. Xiufu, what did I tell you before I came here? Mr. Zhao has learned a lot. Just in business, even I am ashamed. Other things such as people's livelihood, military preparations
, perfect at everything.”
Jiang Tenglin felt ashamed and said, "I underestimated him. There is such a person overseas."
Zhao Xin licked his face and said humbly: "You two are exaggerating. But Mr. Jiang, can you tell me your story?"
Jiang Tenglin hesitated to speak, and after a long while he said: "To be honest, Mr. Zhao, I have a sworn feud with the current leader He Zhongtang. Now I have nowhere to hide, so I only ask Mr. Zhao to take you in."
Zhao Xin was stunned after hearing this and looked at Shen Jingdan. Shen Jingdan nodded slightly and sighed, "I'll have to say this."
It turned out that Jiang Tenglin, who came from Hangzhou, had his father start in maritime trade in the early years. Later, the business grew bigger and bigger. By the 45th year of Qianlong's reign, he had become a wealthy man in Zhejiang. People are afraid of being famous. Pigs are afraid of being strong. As a result of the Jiang family's reputation, He Shen was targeted.
Starting from the forty-seventh year of Qianlong's reign, in order to accumulate capital for political struggle with various factions in the DPRK, Heshen used his minions to force merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to surrender to him and pay them help fees. Jiang Tenglin's father was in the DPRK at the time There were also a few friends who ignored Heshen's request. Unexpectedly, that night, all twenty-five members of the Jiang family were suddenly killed by a group of thieves who came to the door, and all the property in the house was robbed.
At that time, Jiang Tenglin was studying in another county and was about to return to his hometown to take the provincial examination in the 48th year of Qianlong's reign. As a result, his father's close friend suddenly sent someone to find him, telling him the bad news about his family, and warned him never to return to Hangzhou again, and to hide incognito as soon as possible.
Jiang Tenglin was a scholar. Although he was sad and resentful, he had no power to restrain a chicken. His family was wiped out even though he had a huge fortune, let alone becoming a poor scholar. So he fled overnight to hide in a friend's house in Yangzhou. But by that time he was already dead. He was penniless and became a down-and-out scholar. It was not an option to live under someone else's care for a long time, but he still didn't dare to reveal his identity. In desperation, Jiang Tenglin went to Dongguan Street under an assumed name to help others write letters for him to earn a living.
More than a year passed in this way, and in October last year, he heard that the owner of the "Shen Yihe" company was recruiting an accountant to go overseas on a ship, so he went to apply for the job. When Shen Jingdan heard that he wanted to After a few years of studying, I saw another good calligraphy from him and agreed without saying a word until I was taken to Beihai Town.
Jiang Tenglin has been very surprised since he boarded the Thor. The sailors on the ship actually spoke Mandarin, and the various facilities were unheard of. Before he could wake up, he had already disembarked. After two weeks of isolation and epidemic prevention, Jiang Tenglin He was assigned to work under Chen Qingsong to assist in handling internal affairs. Unexpectedly, this work allowed him to see clues about Beihai Town.
He found that, except for Zhao Xin and more than 20 people in Beihai Town, most of the other people were refugees from the island country; and almost all of these people could speak Beijing Mandarin. This made him have a deep understanding of the origins of Zhao Xin and others. Deep doubt.
What shocked him the most was that Beihai Town was not located on an overseas continent far away from the Qing Dynasty at all, but near the Longxing Land of the Qing Dynasty.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Beihai Town issued a mobilization order. Only then did Jiang Tenglin find out that it was Zhao Xin and his five hundred people who had caused widespread rumors about the defeat of Fukang'an and the death of Hai Lancha last year!
Five hundred men could defeat thousands of imperial troops, with only a hundred casualties! The flame of revenge that had been extinguished in Jiang Tenglin's heart suddenly ignited. He found Shen Jingdan, told all about his tragic experience, and asked him to introduce him on his behalf.
When Shen Jingdan finished speaking, Jiang Tenglin's face was full of tears. He stood up and knelt down in front of Zhao Xin, gritting his teeth and said: "With such a court and such corrupt officials, what's the use of such a waste of fame! He Shen harmed my family. The young man died tragically, and he is still unable to return to his hometown to pay his respects. I am willing to serve in your tent, just to seek retribution for my great revenge!"
Zhao Xin listened to Shen Jingdan's explanation and sympathized with Jiang Tenglin's experience. He did not expect that the famous "Xiao Heshen" in history would use such vicious methods to make money, which completely subverted his understanding of this person.
He stretched out his hand to help Jiang Tenglin up and said: "You'd better follow Mr. Chen and work with peace of mind first, and wait until this battle is over. The system here in Beihai Town is different from that of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and it is different from other countries in the world. You have only been here for a short time." , we can make arrangements after we become familiar with it.”
When Jiang Tenglin heard this, he felt a little disappointed. He thought that by virtue of his status as a scholar, he would be able to take a look at Zhao Xingao, and from then on he would be treated as a guest, and he would be a staff member beside Zhao Xin like a sleeping dragon and a phoenix. Who knows? Zhao Xin just asked him to continue working with Chen Qingsong in the name of a different system.
He didn't know that Zhao Xin didn't want to hear one side of the story. What was the real situation of the person in front of him? Zhao Xin felt that he had to let Lu Shoushan and others investigate before talking. Although he was short of people here, he was still short of people who could teach modern knowledge. Let alone a scholar under the Manchu Qing Dynasty, even if he came to be elected, he could only do odd jobs first.
Even if what happened to Jiang Tenglin was true, it would be enough for him to be a clerk. Once he is familiar with the system of Beihai Town, we can decide whether he can be Chen Qingsong's deputy.
The next day, Zhao Xinxian went to Chen Qingsong and asked a question.
"Old Chen, what do you think we should use for our military flag?"
"Red flag! I think the August 1st military flag is pretty good."
"That's not okay. The People's Liberation Army's August 1st military flag is because August 1st has special meaning. We were farming on August 1st last year."
"Hey, when did we fight against Fukang'an last year?" Chen Qingsong rolled his eyes and asked with reminiscence.
"June." Zhao Xin grumbled, thinking that he was going to get bad food.
Sure enough, Chen Qingsong didn't stumble at all and said directly: "Then let's use the June 1st military flag."
"Brother, you think we are the Young Pioneers! To return the June 1st military flag, we might as well wind up a red scarf alone. You are so mad at me!"
Chen Qingsong stopped what he was doing, looked up at Zhao Xin, and said with a playful expression: "What's the matter? How about you also do a Huanglong flag?"
"Stop it! You don't think it's disgusting, but I'm disgusted too."
Looking at Zhao Xin's leaving figure, Chen Qingsong thought for a while, then shook his head and continued working at his desk.
On the other side, Zhao Xin went to find Wu Siyu and Zhao Liang again.
"I asked, have you ever thought about what kind of flag we should use?"
Wu Siyu and Zhao Liang returned without hesitation: "The August 1st Army Flag!"
"It's inappropriate. In this time and space, August 1st has no special significance to us."
The two looked at each other and thought it was right. Then they asked: "What do you think?"
"I haven't thought about it clearly. Didn't I come here to meet you for a Zhuge Liang meeting?"
The three of them began to think hard. After thinking for a long time and smoking several cigarettes, Zhao Xin's eyes suddenly lit up. He found a piece of paper and took a pencil to draw on it. Wu Siyu and Zhao Liang I came over and looked at it for a long time, and both of them were dumbfounded!
This guy actually drew an American flag with a hammer and sickle in the upper left corner!
"What do your stars represent?" Zhao Liang asked, pointing to the two circles of stars around the hammer and sickle.
"Fifty-six ethnic groups."
"What about these thirteen red and white stripes?"
"Uh, seven and sixty-three provinces in the south and north? Let me count them, Zhili, Shandong, Henan, and Jiangsu." Zhao Xinba counted all the provinces with his fingers. Let me go! It's half short (during the Qianlong period, there were 26 in total in the country)
administrative district.)
The two of them looked at Zhao Xin like he was an idiot.
"If you think it doesn't work, then change it to another one." After Zhao Xin finished speaking, he smeared on another piece of paper with a swipe of his pen. Zhao Xin had just finished half of the drawing when Wu Siyu said: "Stop!"
Zhao Xindao: "What's wrong?"
"Why does this flag look so familiar to me?"
Zhao Xin said with some guilt: "Isn't it?"
Before Wu Siyu came to the 18th century, he worked as a dormitory administrator in a middle school. When he had nothing to do, he often watched pirated movies. He could tell at a glance which movie he had seen the second picture drawn by Zhao Xin.
At this moment, he had a look of constipation on his face and wandered around the room for a while. Suddenly he slapped his thigh and remembered!