As of the middle of the twelfth lunar month of the fiftieth year of Qianlong's reign, less than half of the more than 30,000 island country refugees in Beihai Town had completed name change registration. Although they had left their hometowns, they were no longer island country people; but from a legal perspective in Beihai Town, these people had just left their island country status. .
Zhao Xin's Seven Dwarfs. Bah! In the Seven Samurai, except for Li Ji changing his surname to Zhao, Sheng Haizhou was directly renamed Sheng Haizhou, Jiuzang was renamed Zhao Jiu, Pingtai was renamed Zhao Pingtai, Hu Ji was renamed Zhao Hu, and Maosuke was renamed Zhao Mao. And Wan Zao He originally wanted to be named Zhao, but because his son Wan Haiyang was named by Zhao Xin, he changed his surname to Wan in the end.
In this way, Zhao Xin had five more "distant relatives". This made Chen Qingsong and others snicker. The Zhao family in Beihai Town was about to take shape. But in Shen Jingdan's view, this was completely normal; his own If a domestic slave doesn't take his own surname, why should he take another person's surname?
Although Zhao Xin repeatedly explained that Li Ji and the others were not his domestic slaves, Shen Jingdan just smiled and said nothing; that meant that there was no need to explain, I knew it in my heart.
"You know nothing!" Facing his future father-in-law, Zhao Xin was so depressed that he just wanted to curse.
Just when Beihai Town was busy carrying out the great project of changing the name, news came from the Mongolian River Military Station that the Manchu Qing Dynasty sent people to deliver a letter.
Two days later, Liu Sheng took the letter from the Qing army courier with a disdainful look, and immediately ordered his men to take the courier down to rest. When the courier saw that the other party did not understand the rules, he quickly bowed to Liu Sheng and said: "My lord, you have to give me a receipt, otherwise I won't be able to deliver the errand when I get back!"
"What's the rush? I'll give it to you later!" Liu Sheng waved his hand impatiently, and the guards escorted the messenger out.
The letter is written in the style of a post under Na Qitai. The content is that the money you need has been shipped. Due to the long distance and the Chinese New Year, it will not arrive until after the New Year. Please be kind to the Eight Banners officers and soldiers. As for other matters, they can only be agreed upon after the personnel exchange is completed.
Liu Sheng curled his lips after reading it, then put the letter back into the envelope and put it away. Then he picked up the list of meritorious service and awards from each battalion newspaper on the table.
At this time, the buzzing sound of electricity came from the speakers in the house, and it was time to broadcast again.
The passionate symphony prelude sounded, and the French horns began to sound amidst the sound of the snare drum. Liu Sheng looked at the list and hummed along unconsciously: "Du~~~dududu~~dududududu" ~~DULEDULEDU~DUDUDUDU”
In the underground cellar of the Qing army's prisoner camp, En Hai, Guan Bao and others listened to the passionate tunes coming from outside, and their hearts suddenly burst with pride. The whistling of the north wind in the music mixed with the sound of the wind outside, which made people feel They couldn't tell which one was true and which one was false. They had never heard such music before. At first listen, it was so addictive that they wanted to go out and ride horses in the snowy fields.
"Crossing the forest~~~crossing the snowfield~~~~charged with anger~~~rise to the sky"
The prisoners of the Qing army who were listening to the play, especially those from the Beijing camp, were all stunned by the voice coming from the loudspeaker, and even forgot to cheer.
The most popular thing in Beijing in these years was Western Qin Opera, and its representative figure was Wei Changsheng from Sichuan. In the 39th year of Qianlong's reign and the 44th year of Qianlong's reign, Wei Changsheng came to Beijing twice, and he single-handedly turned the tide. With the performance of "Rolling Tower" The play won the popularity of audiences all over Beijing, and was known as "the whole country is crazy". The Kun Opera and Beijing Opera performed in it were increasingly in decline.
As for Beijing Opera, there is not even a shadow of it at the moment!
(Historically, it would take five years before the Anhui Troupe came to Beijing, that is, in the 55th year of Qianlong's reign. The integration into Peking Opera would have to wait until 20 years after Daoguang's reign.)
"Hey, I've already received the call from "Fighting the Tiger on the Mountain"!" Zhao Xin opened the door of the headquarters and walked in with a smile.
"No, this was released by Zhang Bo for prisoners of war. I took a wire and came here to listen to storytelling at night."
When Zhao Xin heard this, he frowned.
Liu Sheng asked without raising his head: "Why are you back?"
Zhao Xindao: "Have you come out with the list of honors? Zhao Liang has opened the molds and is just waiting for the rice to be put into the pot!"
"Didn't you just report it this morning? Are you looking at it?" Liu Sheng opened the drawer, took out the letter from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties and said to Zhao Xin: "It was sent thirty minutes ago. I asked the person who sent the letter to take him down to rest. You
After reading it, write a receipt and take it back to him."
Zhao Xin took the letter and sat aside to read it. Soon he sneered several times.
Liu Sheng asked: "What's wrong?"
Zhao Xin shook the letter paper in his hand and said: "These officials are all smarter than monkeys. They don't even dare to sign their names or seal them."
Liu Shengdao: "Do you think they will cheat?"
Zhao Xindao: "It's not necessarily a scam. I don't think any of them dare to take responsibility." After that, he stood up and walked to the table and wrote on a piece of white paper, "The letter has been received and the money will be released.
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Then he asked the guard on duty in the outhouse to take the receipt to the courier, and asked the guard platoon to take it back to the Mongolian River Military Station. After doing this, Zhao Xin picked up the phone and called the radio station.
"Zhang Bo! How many days have you been showing the model drama?"
"Today just started, the previous broadcasts were all about storytelling."
"Then let me tell you, the model drama can no longer be broadcast."
"What? This can't be broadcast either?"
"That's right. It's so exciting and progressive. Do you want to encourage the Qing army to escape from prison or take up arms to fight against us? This song can be played to our own people, but it must not be played to the prisoners!"
"What can we broadcast?"
Zhao Xin thought for a while, then rolled his eyes and realized, yes!
He then said to Zhang Bo: "Missing the air!"
"Yes! Then let me look for it."
Zhao Xin's move is actually quite damaging. This traditional play is the collective name of "Lost Street Pavilion", "Empty City Strategy" and "Beheading Horses", with a total of eighteen scenes. During the process of listening to the play, some of the Qing prisoners were interested.
You must be thinking, who is Ma Di? Who is Zhuge Liang?
The closer to the end of the year, the busier Zhao Xin became. He stayed with Liu Sheng for a few hours. After Wang Yuanfang and Ding Guofeng arrived, the four of them reviewed the list of honors. After signing and confirming, Zhao Xin took the list.
He left in a hurry.
Beginning in the first month of next year, Beihai Town's third-level currency will begin to be issued. Except for those newcomers, everyone will receive a monthly salary.
At this time, the civil affairs department was also intensively preparing for the opening of shops in residential areas in Beihai Town and Fuldan City. In addition, Chen Qingsong also planned to open markets in Fuldan City and Beihai Town to specially cater to tourists.
Border residents and Ainu people from various places came to trade.
In the first batch of shops established, a wide range of goods are sold; clothes, cloth, shoes and hats, cigarettes, salt, tea, grains and oils, hardware and groceries are all available. Chen Qingsong plans to open restaurants, savings banks, etc. in the next step. Residents have it.
Money must be saved or spent by them, rather than hidden in the nooks and crannies of their own homes. So Zhao Xin has to go back, and he has to mobilize his old team through Li Ji and the others - the ones who initially followed him
More than three hundred refugees.
"You tell each of them that after you get the money, they will go to the store for me every day, and after you buy something, you have to show it off to the neighbors. Remember, you must not let other people know about this!"
In Zhao Xin's office, Li Ji, who has been renamed "Zhao Liji", is reporting to Zhao Xin on the recent situation in Beihai Town.
"Yes!" But Liji then asked: "Lord, what do you think they should do if they don't have anything to buy?"
"When the savings bank opens, let them deposit all their money in it."
"Okay, don't worry!"
"You should make it clear to everyone that you can earn interest if you put it in a savings bank."
Liji's eyes widened when he heard this, and he exclaimed: "Oh! Lord, you are so kind to everyone! We don't want interest."
Zhao Xin smiled and scolded: "You idiot! This is not the business of the three hundred of you. Anyone who saves money will be given."
Li Ji sneered and said, "Then just watch and give me some."
It is said that the more than 300 people who initially followed Zhao Xin went all the way from Aomori to Bear Island, and from Bear Island to Beihai Town. Now they have become a small group most loyal to Zhao Xin, and privately worship Zhao Xin as a god. Except for
Zhao Xin, it's hard for anyone to talk. For this name change, these 300 people were all registered in the first batch; as a result, most of them took the surname Zhao.
Zhao Xin nodded and said, "Has there been anything unusual at the school recently?"
Li Ji thought about it carefully before replying: "It's all good. Those teachers have told me that they will come back to give them exams after the New Year."
"In the past few nights, you will go to each house for me and talk to them. Those who are satisfied with the current situation and those who are not satisfied should ask clearly."
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Shen Jingdan finally couldn't hold it in anymore. He took the initiative to find Zhao Xin and forced Zhao Xin to propose marriage by saying that he would take Shen Xuan back.
"Master Zhao, I plan to return to Jiangnan after the Chinese New Year."
"Boss Shen can wait a little longer. It is estimated that our new ship will arrive in February or March."
"Oh? This new ship is the same as the Thor?"
"Several times bigger than Thor."
"Ah!" Shen Jingdan was extremely shocked. In his opinion, the Thor was already a giant ship of this era; it was several times larger than the Thor. It was unimaginable.
After a while, when his mind calmed down, Shen Jingdan said tentatively: "Master Zhao, this time I want to bring my daughter, Oginoto mother and son back to Jiangnan together."
Zhao Xin remained calm and stared at Shen Jingdan, waiting for his fox tail to show before speaking.
"Ah Quan will be seventeen after the Chinese New Year. If we don't find a family for her, I'm afraid." Shen Jingdan shook his head in a fake way and sighed slightly, but his eyes were always paying attention to Zhao Xin's expression.
"Okay! You profiteer! Play this trick with me." Zhao Xin continued to remain calm, picked up the water glass, took a sip, and said slowly: "I wonder what kind of family Boss Shen wants to find for Mr. Shen?"
When Shen Jingdan heard this, he said in his heart: "Okay! You kid still pretends to be like me! Let me see which one of us is worried."
Now everyone in Beihai town knows that Zhao Xin and Shen Xuan are flirting with each other, but Zhao Xin doesn't tell them, so everyone just pretends to be deaf and dumb. Last year, Wan Zao's wife spread gossip and Zhao Xin scolded her. They still haven't forgotten it!
In fact, for women in the Qing Dynasty such as Shen Xuan and Tang Xiao, even though Lao You and others taught these girls some sayings such as "women can hold up half the sky" and "self-love and self-improvement", women in this era
You have to rely on men to gain social status and family status, and only lunatics will listen to the nonsense of feminism.
(As for concubines, they have even less status. According to the laws of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, concubines are personal belongings and can be transferred and sold at any time.)
Shen Jingdan stroked his beard and sighed slightly: "Thanks to Mr. Zhao, the Wang family, and the Cai family, these enemies were eradicated. Now there is no risk in taking Ah Quan back. I plan to find a family in Jiangning for Ah Quan."
After talking for a long time, Shen Jingdan peeked at Zhao Xin, Hey! This kid actually looked at him with a smile, but said nothing. Shen Jingdan pressed his hand anxiously, and his jaw suddenly hurt. When he looked down, he saw that a few strands of his beard had been pulled out by himself.
Seeing Zhao Xin's power in defeating the Qing army and his reputation in Beihai Town at the peak of his power, Shen Jingdan's idea of taking on the dragon and the phoenix became more and more urgent. Taking advantage of the military power and prosperity in Beihai Town, if Zhao Xin broke into the pass in the future, he would do Emperor, wouldn't he become the head of the state? Although Shen Xuan is not his biological child, the kindness of raising him is always real!
Seeing Shen Jingdan's eyes running wildly and pulling out his beard in such a hurry, Zhao Xin restrained his smile and said to Shen Jingdan: "Boss Shen, let's stop testing each other. Miss Ah Quan, I'm satisfied." .”
As soon as these words came out, Shen Jingdan let out a long breath and thought to himself that you finally told me the truth.
"Zhao"
Zhao Xin raised his hand, stopped Shen Jingdan, and continued: "I haven't finished speaking yet. Even if I marry Ah Quan, I have to remind you that you can't ask for all kinds of things in Beihai Town in my name. Privilege. As the saying goes, if one person achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven. I advise you not to have this idea. As the first partners to have business cooperation with us, you and Boss Huang are our friends. I will not treat my friends badly. I will definitely give you the benefits that should be given to you. But this is my territory. Liu Sheng, Chen Qingsong, and Doctor Hong are all my partners, not subordinates. Please be sure to pay attention to this! If you plan to follow me Since Zhao Xin has become a relative, he will enjoy privileges here, so there is no need to talk about this matter."
Zhao Xin's words peeled away Shen Jingdan's thoughts. The more Shen Jingdan listened, the more frightened he became. A few drops of sweat slowly flowed down his face. He took out his handkerchief and wiped it before handing it over. He said: "In that case, I'll just follow you sir! I just hope that you will be kind to my family, Quan, she is a miserable person."
Zhao Xin then stood up with a smile, walked to Shen Jingdan, bowed respectfully and saluted. After getting up, he said to Shen Jingdan: "In a few days, I will ask someone to come to propose marriage. But the wedding has to be held again. Wait two years. "
Shen Jingdan was surprised: "Why is this?"
Zhao Xin began to make up nonsense and explained: "Shouldn't this matter be reported to my parents? I will send someone to inform my family."
Parents? Shen Jingdan blinked, he had never heard of this. Zhao Xin was like someone who jumped out of a crack in a stone, his origins were unknown.
"Oh. My parents are both overseas. It takes more than a year to go back and forth. For such a big event as getting married, you must report it."
Well, Shen Jingdan didn't chant the curse anymore, so he had no choice but to agree.
On the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lao You formally proposed marriage to Shen Jingdan on behalf of Zhao Xin. Shen Jingdan was waiting for this day and was almost scratching the door. After a little effort, he agreed.
It is said that the folk marriage etiquette in the Qing Dynasty varied due to the differences in local customs and the complexity of the etiquette, but they did not exceed the scope of the "six rites" in ancient times. That is, "nacai, asking for names, naji, and nazheng" There are six kinds of etiquette such as "asking for a date and welcoming you in person".
First, exchange "geng stickers". Then press the paper with your age and birth date under the clean tea cup in front of the statue of the God of Stove. If there are no bowls at home in three days, the food will be rancid, the family will quarrel, the cats and dogs will If there are any "abnormal" situations such as uneasiness, the next step will be to ask a fortune teller to "calculate the horoscope" to see if the year and age are compatible and whether the zodiac signs are incompatible. Only after thorough confirmation can the marriage discussion begin.
For Shen Jingdan, the Kitchen God's divine prediction is too simple! The cabin of the yacht on the dock is still reserved for their family of four. He pressed the note, immediately locked the door and closed the window and returned to the yacht. Stay for three days!
When three days passed, Dr. Wu Xianning, who temporarily acted as a fortune teller, appeared on the scene. It was said that Dr. Wu had been indifferent to the outside world since he called Beihai Town. He concentrated on studying "Beihai Medicine" every day, while asking for advice from Director Hong Tao and Liu Da. , and also opened outpatient clinics to treat the refugees. Now that Shen Jingdan came to visit, he couldn't be careless, so after some calculations, he even said that it was very good, very good!
At this point, the marriage negotiations began. Zhao Xin waved his hand and asked Li Ji to bring someone to deliver gifts. Twenty pieces of silk and satin, a box of East beads, two gold rings, a pair of gold earrings, and two jars of liquor. From the Shen family. The return gift was very simple, a purse and silk handkerchief embroidered by Shen Xuan herself, two boxes of gold dumplings (snacks) and oil buns (also snacks).
After the "red and green writing paper" was changed, the Shen family sent a "reply note" to express their approval, and the "engagement" was completed. As for the wedding date, it was set in two years.