The days passed leisurely, and a week passed quietly. This was already the tenth day that He Qi came to the Republic of China.
The outside world is noisy and boiling, one wave after another, making the end of this golden autumn even more uneventful. The "Preparatory Committee" continues to promote restoration, and the initiator Yang Chengzhan published an article called "The Theory of Monarch and Constitution to Save the Nation"
》's blockbuster article.
First of all, he believes that if China wants a republic, then the people must know what a republic is? Judging from the current situation, most people do not even know what law, freedom, and equality are. If they rush directly from autocracy to a republic, they can only
There is no hope for a rich country, no hope for a strong country, and no hope for establishing a constitution.
Secondly, he focused on the issue of successors, believing that only a constitutional monarchy can prevent the occurrence of civil wars and other wars that waste national power in vain for leadership positions.
Finally, he believed that "fake constitution will lead to disaster", listed in detail the examples of the Qing Dynasty's fake constitution that led to its destruction, and pointed out that true constitution must be established in order to secure the country with justice and win the trust of the people with honesty.
Yang Chengzhan is quite legendary. He was known as a child prodigy in his youth. When he was 20 years old, he participated in the public letter writing and made friends with Liang Rengong, Kang Shi, Datou, Xu Shichang and others. Later, he became a disciple of Wang Kaiyun.
Wang Kaiyun was a famous scholar with a great reputation. He advocated practical management of the world and studied the "Emperor's Learning", which meant finding an "extraordinary person" to help him achieve hegemony and restore a clear and bright world to the people.
Speaking of which, Yang Chengzhan was a fellow disciple of Qi Chunzhi and Liu Guangdi, but the three brothers each had their own strengths. Qi Chunzhi later became a master of painting, Liu Guangdi was one of the Six Gentlemen of 1898, and Yang Chengzhan was obsessed with "
"Emperor's Learning", and took Su Qin and Shang Yang as examples.
In 1902, Yang Chengzhan went to Japan to study and entered the accelerated normal course of Tokyo Hongfu College. He became classmates with Huang Xing, so he met many allies. It was at this time that his "constitutional monarchy" was initially formed.
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In 1903, Yang Chengzhan returned to China and took the special economic examination. He was ranked second in high school and ranked second in the first class. The first place was Liang Shiyi, the current Minister of Communications. At this time, the Qing government was vigorously liquidating people with new laws and was implicated in this.
, Liang Shiyi was dismissed as the number one scholar, and Yang Chengzhan was also implicated and wanted. He had to flee Japan to avoid trouble. In Yokohama, he met Liang Rengong, who was also trying to avoid trouble.
The two met happily, talked and laughed happily, and discussed for a long time to explore ways to save the nation and appreciate each other. Later Liang Rengong wrote the article "Young China". Influenced by this, Yang Chengzan wrote "The Song of Young People in Hunan Province".
, among which "If the country of China is to perish, unless all the people in Hunan Province die," it comes from this article.
In 1905, when the Qing government was preparing to establish a constitution, the "Five Ministers" came to Japan to examine the constitutional model and specially invited the famous Yang Chengzhan to come out. As a result, Yang Chengzhan returned to China, thinking that he could show off his talents, but he did not expect that he would eventually
It is the flower in the mirror and the moon in the water.
The disheartened Yang Chengzhan no longer had any hope for the Qing court. A few years later, he was appreciated by Datou and hired to Pingjin as a consultant with high etiquette. This officially started his legendary life.
As soon as "The Theory of Monarch Constitution and National Salvation" was published, it stirred up a thousand waves. People from all walks of life reacted fiercely. Some supported and some opposed. What followed was a huge debate of unprecedented scale.
Of course, no matter how noisy the people above are, the porters on the Tongzhou Port dock still have to squeeze their bodies to earn meager rations every day; at the gate of Yongding, Wang Laoer and the waiter Saner still sell wontons for six cents per bowl;
The rickshaw puller can't earn even three cents after a hard day's work.
He Qi wasn't much better. She had a very hard week and didn't receive a single job because Zhang Wuye said that he would charge a commission two yuan lower than Zhao Deyi for any translation work in Liulichang from now on.
, nothing for anything else, just one breath.
Seeing that there was no hope of making money through translation, He Qi had no choice but to find another way. She stayed behind closed doors every day. Except for playing a few games with Ruyi, she devoted all her time to writing novels. However, the results were not satisfactory.
Writing a novel is not about treating guests to a meal, it is about human nature, it is not about writing an article, just write a few points, and it is not about painting and embroidery. It is taught by a master. Writing a novel is a skill, a skill that relies on self-exploration of talents. For those who do not have the skills
For those with writing talent, remembering the outline of a story is one thing, but writing it out is another.
Just like a man's child with his beautiful ex-wife has good features, fair skin and beautiful appearance, while the child he has with his equally beautiful current wife has short eyebrows, thick nose, and the head of an eagle. How come the children of the same father have such big differences?
Surprised?
The reason is that the ex-wife is naturally beautiful, born, while the current wife is artificially beautiful, acquired, so this is the result.
And Mr. Jin Yong is the naturally beautiful ex-wife, and He Qi is the artificially beautiful current wife. The outline of the same story, in Mr. Jin Yong's writing, is a colorful world of love and resentment. When it comes to He Qi,
, it became a smelly puddle at the east end of the village where garbage is thrown.
Looking at the dozens of manuscripts that had been written for a week and were barely worth less than 5,000 words, He Qi read them several times, endured the pain and burned all his hard work, because the writing was so bad that even he could not read it.
Can't go down anymore.
Writing a novel is so difficult!
He Qi couldn't help but look up to the sky and scream.
As the saying goes, when the house leaks, it rains all night. Zhao Deyi finally understood that He Qi was a loss-making business. He had paid so much but could not get any return. Instead, he had to invest money in it every day. Of course, he had to stop the loss in time.
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He Qi gradually discovered that the daily three dishes were changed to two, and the white rice was changed to brown rice. Followed by Zhao Deyi's complaints, he spent money on firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, water, electricity, and coal, and even
Even shit costs money.
Yes, you heard it right, pooping does cost money, it’s called the clearance fee, and someone will come over to collect it every morning.
Although Zhao Deyi didn't say it explicitly and was just complaining, He Qi immediately understood that he was driving people away.
He Qi thought that she was not one of those scoundrels who took advantage and was too lazy to leave, so she offered to stay until the end of this month, leaving about ten days to find a job and a new place to live.
Zhao Deyi looked reluctant and repeatedly explained that he had no such intention. He also said that if He Qi felt it was inappropriate, he could teach Ruyi English and Ruyi chess at a fixed time, so as to offset the rent and other living expenses.
He Qi just smiled and shook his head, but in fact, he had already decided in his heart that no matter whether he found a job or not, he would definitely move out at the end of the month. Even if he slept on the street, he would have to move. He was just like that Zhang Wuye, fighting for a breath.
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This Saturday, He Qi went out early in the morning. In order to save money, he walked in the city of Peking for two things:
First, find a dental shop and rent a place with low rent.
Second, find a suitable job.
There were many dental shops on the street. It didn't take much effort for He Qi to find one. He agreed that the monthly rent would not exceed two yuan, that it needed electricity, and that the location couldn't be remote. After leaving the address, he went out and followed the newspaper.
Look for the job advertisements posted online.
Autumn should be full of joy of harvest, but He Qi can't feel any joy, only melancholy. Even the people on the street can't help but become hurried in He Qi's eyes, walking towards each other.
Two young and vigorous male students came here. They had neatly shaved short hair and were wearing modified Chinese tunic suits with no lapels and three hidden pockets. They looked very energetic.
"Shiyan, have you read Yang Chengzhan's article?"
"Of course I did."
"Do you think the constitutional system he mentioned is feasible?"
"It's nonsense. What Liang Rengong said about him is a big-headed and dog-headed military advisor. It's true. This thief has a heart that can be punished. He wants to serve as a minister of the dragon and soar to the sky in one step. It's really a daydream."
"But I heard some classmates say that Yingguo established a constitutional system after the glorious revolution, and only then did Yingguo become what it is today. After the Meiji Restoration, Ito Hirobumi introduced a constitutional system from Europe, and Japan just emerged.
, there are lessons learned from the past, why don’t we follow suit?”
"Confused and short-sighted, he can abolish the republic today, abolish the constitutional system tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will be his coronation ceremony. Such villain's words cannot be trusted."
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They are the most passionate young people with the purest love for this country, but in the face of the complicated political situation, they can only sigh in despair and paint a useless lament.
This is beyond their control.
He Qi saw it in his eyes and heard it in his ears, but he didn't feel the same way, and he didn't even feel any emotion in his heart. Compared with the important things of serving the country and the people, He Qi cared more about how to find a job and how to be able to do it.
Fill your stomach, live a stable life as soon as possible, no longer be dependent on others, no longer homeless.
Thinking of this, He Qi couldn't help but quicken his pace.
In one morning, He Qi relied on her legs to visit two newspapers and a bookstore. The newspaper wanted to recruit copywriters, who would be the editors to submit manuscripts. The monthly salary was 8 yuan. He Qi confidently believed that she could definitely apply for the job. As a result,
But I was dumbfounded. People immediately asked you what diploma you had?
Secondly, He Qi was confused again as to whether he was familiar with Chinese characters and usage of classical Chinese.
The bookstore with a monthly salary of 15 yuan has even more stringent requirements. In addition to requiring a high school diploma and at least relevant professional experience, this is still the primary election. After passing it, you have to take the exam together. 1,300 people signed up, and 1,000 were wiped out in the primary election.
The remaining 300 people took part in the subsequent exams, and 30 people were finally admitted. He Qi thought about it seriously and did not think that those 30 people included herself.
Of course, these three failed job applications were not without success. At least He Qi had a better understanding of finding a job in the Republic of China. She immediately searched a lot of newspapers that published job advertisements and prepared to go back and carefully select the ones that suit her.
Do your specialty work, so as not to run around in vain and waste your energy.
Unexpectedly, as soon as He Qi returned to the small courtyard, he saw Qian Xuan sitting under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, waiting anxiously. Seeing He Qi coming back, he immediately hurriedly greeted him, pulled He Qi and walked to the door of the shop.
"Brother Deqian, what happened?" He Qi asked confused.
"I can't tell at the moment, so you can come with me first. In short, it's a good thing to make money." Qian Xuan walked out of the shop without looking back, taking three steps at a time and two steps at a time.
As soon as He Qi heard about making money, his eyes suddenly shone with excitement, all the fatigue in his body was swept away, and he was full of energy. It was really difficult to find a way out, and there was a bright future in another village. Without saying a word, he caught up with Qian Xuan.