The streets of Bobu are very lively - since the establishment of a port and the establishment of Bobu Commune, the number of fishermen, merchant ships and small businessmen here has gradually increased, and it has gradually become a market. Modern times such as arsenals, shipyards and chemical plants
The successive establishment of industrial enterprises has attracted a large number of workers and their families here. The Ministry of Commerce followed the old practice of Dongmen City and created a town in Bobu Port as a commercial service area. The scale of Bobu Town is far smaller.
The mature Dongmen City, in addition to developing commerce to serve the growing resident population of Bobu Commune, also prominently serves sailors and fishermen in terms of function, and is similar to a port town.
The street is very lively with people coming and going. There are fishing shops, warehouses, inns, wine shops, fishing gear shops... one shop after another. Although most of the doors are open and there are many people on the street, the businesses of various brands are very busy.
Generally, some font sizes are not even printed on the door panels.
However, the shop owners and clerks were busy running around in front of their homes one by one, building ladders, pulling ropes, carrying paste, and some were still yelling for people to bring things over.
The propaganda officer of Bobu Commune was leading militiamen and primary school students down below to put up slogans and paste notices on the streets, and they were very busy. Some people carried burdens and brought baskets of folded paper lanterns and distributed them to everyone.
, some people hang them at the door of their homes, and some people climb up ladders and hang lanterns on ropes that have just been pulled everywhere.
A banner has been pulled up in the middle of the street, and the red silk has been sewn with red paper squares, with words written in thick ink on them.
Among the bustling crowd, there was a young girl standing alone on the street watching. She was wearing a "cadre" uniform, a blue double-breasted tight-fitting trousers with a small lapel. She was carrying a green coarse cloth document.
Bao. Her face is as dark as the local working women, but she has a pair of dark and lively eyes.
The girl's hair follows the common style of women who work for Australians. She did not wear a bun, but just left her hair in two braids. It looked clean and neat, and it seemed that in order to show that she was still a woman who liked beauty, the ends of her braids were tied with red hair.
Headband.
This outfit, as well as a small cloth ticket with white ink characters on her chest, all indicate her identity: she is a female official, a female scribe, or according to Newspeak, a female official who serves the Australians.
cadre".
There have been more and more women dressed in this way in the past year, and they have gradually become a scene in Lingao. Many people come from other places, and when they come to Lingao, they want to see this diorama that is not found in other places in Ming Dynasty.
The sea breeze blew up her two black braids and the skirt of her clothes, blowing her tanned face. She frowned and looked forward with her dark and straight eyebrows, as if she was full of thoughts. She is Tan Xiaoqin, the leader of the women's group of Yanchang Village
, it was Du Wen who personally captured the first batch of students at the Ma Niao Nong Lecture School. Du Wen originally had high hopes for the village chief's daughter, but she soon discovered that in this village where the Tan family occupies a dominant position, what does Tan Xiaoqin do?
It's easy, because all it takes is a word from her father. Of course, this also means that no matter what policy, her father must agree to it before it can be implemented.
Village head Tan Guiqiong supports all Australian policies, including mobilizing women - Hainanese women themselves are the main labor force, but he is not interested in other things such as women's literacy. Du Wen was disappointed.
The executive committee wanted to establish Ma Niao Commune. Ma Qianzhu was not satisfied with the situation in Yanchang Village and believed that the local clan power was too strong. Du Wen proposed to take this opportunity to remove all the young and middle-aged cadres surnamed Tan from Yanchang Village and disperse them.
Open. Then Tan Xiaoqin fell into her hands.
Tan Xiaoqin had just graduated from the "First Training Course for Women Officers" held in Bobu Commune. This was a training course run by Du Wen herself, which concentrated on training women activists and team leaders from all over the country.
There are more than thirty women who are preparing to be sent out to work in the new area.
She had received an order to prepare to go to Chengmai County to serve as the Women's Director of the Office in Chengmai County. She was about to go back to the guest house of the commune. As she walked along the street, she couldn't help but feel confused with thousands of thoughts: She didn't
At the age of twenty, Huanghua's daughter had to go to Linxian County to be an "official" when she was not at home. Not to mention leaving Lingao, she had never even been to places other than Yanchang Village a few times. Her father
Tan Guiqiong originally disapproved of her daughter leaving her home village to become a "women's director" in another village. In the village, everything was easy to talk about. But for a girl to go to another village alone, wouldn't this become lawless?
But the matter is not up to his father. Tan Xiaoqin's cousin Tan Chengqing can see clearly: the Australian leaders' attitude towards Yanchang Village is not as good as before. Not only are they tightening their control over village administration, but they have also begun to restrict the role of the Tan family in Yanchang Village.
, this time almost all the cadres named Tan in the village were removed in one fell swoop. Except for Tan Guiqiong who continued to serve as the village chief, almost all of them were removed.
He quietly talked to his father and uncle: He asked them not to go against the wishes of the Australian Prime Minister - people are now shaking, and even the government can't control it. The Tan family can only keep it if they keep working hard.
My own family, Guangzong clan.
This time the officers and soldiers suffered a disastrous defeat in Chengmai, and Tan Guiqiong's appointment of Tan Xiaoqin immediately made a 180-degree turn. News of the defeat of the officers and soldiers in Maxiao Salt Field Village, which was closest to the battlefield, was the first to know about it, and it was also the most direct: the salt field village came out
There were many militiamen and civil servants. After they returned from transporting the wounded and trophies, they exaggerated the situation on the battlefield, saying that the Fubo Army was almost possessed by gods and was invulnerable. Everyone thought that maybe the Australian Chief Minister would be killed in a few years.
Now that he can go to the capital to start a new dynasty, Chairman Wen might be the new emperor. Yanchang Village is the earliest "Conglong", needless to say, all of them are founding fathers.
Tan Guiqiong now not only no longer objects to her daughter going to work as a clerk in another county, but also feels proud - this is a female clerk in a county, and all the women in the county are under the control of her daughter. Not only is it majestic, but it is also clear.
He has become an official. He is truly a "Conglong minister". In addition, he also has another thought. He hopes that Tan Xiaoqin can be favored by a "chief" in Chengmai and become a regular official.
Concubine wife - even if it doesn't work, you can also be a concubine. In this way, the Tan family's fame and fortune in the new dynasty will be guaranteed.
Tan Xiaoqin was confused by her father's erratic attitude, and she was very uneasy about going to a strange place to work. She had never worked with a strange man, let alone a group of strange men.
With such an uneasy feeling, she came to the street, which was busy decorating the streets for the "Victory Congratulations" in the evening. Groups of uniformed Fangcaodi students were reading the contents of the notice to the people beside the notice.
The content of this announcement was drafted by Ding Ding and was divided into two parts: text and white. Many people listened carefully, and from time to time they made laughter and surprised sounds. After each reading, the word "Okay!" would be heard loudly, and then
Someone again begged the students to read it again.
The news that the government troops were coming to conquer has been known to the people for a long time. Since the government troops crossed the sea to Qiongshan, the ships and merchants coming to Laigao have almost stopped, and many shops are simply unsustainable. They only rely on the assistance and preferential treatment policies of the Australians.
Barely maintaining business - the Australians confidently told them to "persist for a few months, and the situation will change drastically." Some people were afraid that the Australians would be implicated if they lost the war, so they quietly ran away with Xinruan overnight, but some people stayed
came down - especially those small businessmen who came to Lingao after the arrival of the Australians and accumulated wealth bit by bit. They sincerely hope that the Australians can stand firm and believe that they can stand firm. Many people still
Participated in the mobilization and preparation work. Now the official army has been defeated. Not only was it defeated, but it also escaped in a rout. This made them more confident and had greater expectations for the future.
Tan Xiaoqin was looking at the excitement on the street when she suddenly saw Yang Cao. This woman was her classmate in the women's cadre training class. She didn't like Yang Cao very much and felt that this woman was very scheming, although she usually got along well with everyone. Tan Xiaoqin
I always felt that she had something else to say. But now the other party took the initiative to say hello to her.
"Have you received the dispatch order?" Yang Cao asked with a smile.
"I got it. I'm going to Chengmai to be -" she thought for a moment before remembering her official name, "Women's Director."
"I'm going to Chengmai, too." She said, waving the piece of paper in her hand, "I'm the deputy women's director. We happen to be working together."
Of course Yang Cao is not a "female deputy director", this is her public identity. Her actual position is "Political Director of the Political Security Bureau in Chengmai". Because there are not many veterans engaged in political security, they cannot be stationed in every county according to the establishment
Special Commissioner, so we appointed You Guotuan, the special commissioner of Lingao County, to concurrently serve as a special inspector. He would go to each county in turn to guide inspection work, and use indigenous staff to serve as political security instructors. They would be formally appointed as special commissioners after they became familiar with the work.
.
Wu Mu originally did not want to send Yang Cao, but he thought that opening up a new district would be a great opportunity to test people. Du Wen happened to go to the cadre office and asked to send another female cadre to the Chengmai faction, so he took this opportunity to send Yang Cao out.
.
The elders in the task force knew Yang Cao's exact identity, but kept it a secret from others.
Tan Xiaoqin was a little happy when she heard that the other party was also going to Chengmai and was her deputy. No matter what, it was always a good thing to have a woman go with her. She had also been worrying about what to do if she was surrounded by men. Should she invite someone from the same village?
The elderly mother went with her to keep some company.
"Great, when should we leave?" Tan Xiaoqin has never traveled far and has no idea.
Yang Cao smiled: "Don't worry, you see, the dispatch order requires us to set off with the work team - not everyone is here yet." She pulled Tan Xiaoqin, "There is a torch parade tonight, we might as well go
It’s fun.”
"Going out after dark..."
"What are you afraid of? You are the women's director now, and you are no longer the big girl hiding in the family."
At this time, it was getting late. The parade of the Bopu Commune was gathering on the street. Everyone was holding rush-made flags and lanterns. The stewards of the commune were giving out candle ends and torches to everyone - because they wanted to save candles.
Therefore, there were not many people carrying lanterns, and most of them were holding torches. The people who came to participate in the victory parade were mainly young people and children, especially the workers who worked in Bopu. Most of them came with their children and the elderly. They were very happy to do so.
There is such a night to have fun, because tomorrow is a holiday - to celebrate the Chengmai victory.
Under the guidance of the students, the crowd gradually formed a line, and torches and lanterns were lit one after another. Everyone was smiling, and some even waved their flags and placards playfully.
"Everyone, please stop moving, be careful of the torches!" The person in charge was Ji Denggao, an indigenous cadre of the Cultural and Propaganda Department. Ever since he proposed organizing a lion dance team during Zhangtian's publicity activities, this former Guangdong fortune teller had been in the Cultural and Propaganda Department.
He rose through the ranks and became a full-time employee of mass cultural and entertainment activities. His achievements were not small. He organized lion dance teams in various communes and made great achievements.
He was wearing a cadre uniform and his face was covered with oil and sweat. He was holding a big tin speaker and waving a rolled-up document, "Don't mess up the team, line up, get ready..."
In his hand was a celebration plan made by Fang Fei, director of the Mass Activities Division of the Ministry of Culture and Publicity. This plan was very simple according to Fang Fei's standards, but it was too complicated for Ji Denggao. The ancients also organized complex festival etiquette activities.
He is very skilled, but such large-scale activities are usually only carried out by the central government, and ordinary people rarely come into contact with them. It is even more unfamiliar to a fortune teller.
Yang Cao and Tan Xiaoqin were also assigned to the mass team. The mass team was relatively loose and did not have special props or training. It was only required to march in a group and follow the route. Yang Cao received a small flag. She looked around and saw how many people were in the crowd.
She seemed to have seen all the faces before, and everyone's eyes tacitly avoided each other's eyes as soon as they touched each other.
At this time, the loudspeakers on the street began to play majestic music, which was the signal for the parade to begin. Ji Denggao greeted everyone to start marching.
The route of the parade started from Bobu Commune Street, marched along the port area, then embarked on the Bobu-Bairen Highway, marched all the way to Dongmen Market, and then to the Grand Stadium for a rally. By this time, it was getting late.
In the dusk, lanterns and torches were lit, and the road was dotted with stars, like a flowing river of light.
Students and militia formed a vanguard formation, with flags flying. The flags they held were hastily made during the flag craze during the mobilization for war. The red army flag, the blue and white navy flag, and many individuals
Designed or plagiarized flags. There are also rows and rows of square flags with a red background, embroidered with all kinds of strange patterns that people here have never seen before. The tops of the flag flags are stamped out.
There is a double-headed eagle standing on gears, wheat ears, swords and leaves. Under the firelight, the steel-skinned double-headed eagle's eyes are bright and shining with cold light, watching the team marching under the firelight.
The parade marched to the accompaniment of march music, with students and militia marching in neat steps. They sang "Ode to the Motherland" loudly in unison. This song has been transformed and became the first march full of political meaning across the regime.
.If most of the elders didn’t want to completely break up with Ming Dynasty just yet, the title of this song would have been changed to "Singing Empire" and the lyrics would have been changed to be more explicit.
The people following behind were not good at singing this song, but their hearts were aroused by the passionate singing. Some people sang along, and some imitated the people next to them, waving lanterns and flags in their hands.
, cheering in unison.
Many people have never experienced this kind of intoxicating enthusiasm. They don’t even know why they are so excited. But they still cheer and sing in this atmosphere, and even try to keep up with the march that they sing loudly over and over again.
rhythm.
The parade passed through the port area and then set foot on the highway to Bairen City. All vehicle traffic had been temporarily stopped on the highway. Pedestrians who happened to pass by stepped aside and looked at the mighty parade with fear and curiosity.
The team passed by. The fire illuminated the road, and Bairen City in the distance was brightly lit.
At this time, huge light beams lit up one after another in the dark night sky. The light beams emitted by the eight most powerful searchlights owned by the Crossing Group formed two rows of light beams in the night sky. This spectacular sight made everyone
People were dazzled by it. Tan Xiaoqin screamed in surprise. It was so unbelievable that her legs and feet went weak for a moment, and she almost fell to her knees. Leaders are not mortals... She suddenly thought of this sentence with fear.
The parades coming from various communes were like radiant pythons, rolling forward on various roads. This unprecedented spectacular sight not only impressed people with admiration, but also made many people feel heartfelt fear.
Liu Dalin sat silently in his yard, staring at the huge light beam over Bairen City. He couldn't see the parade on the highway, but he could hear the singing coming from the highway outside the county town; simple, powerful,
Even in his opinion, it was considered vulgar, but there was something strong and inspiring about it. This was neither Huang Zhong Da Lu nor Zheng Wei's voice. Just like the light beam that shot straight into the night sky, it was completely different from him.
Liu Dalin's heart became very heavy after he learned something.
"Master, go back to the house." His servant advised him in a low voice.
"Not busy." He whispered, "Does the notice outside really say that the Australians defeated the officers and soldiers?"
"Yes, someone was watching the notice. I didn't dare to take it off, but I made a copy."
The notice was written very simply, but the content was clear. Liu Dalin read the classical part of it, and found that the language was not very elegant, but the art and science were quite fluent. The notice said that he was coming to Qiongzhou, and he had never done anything illegal, and he was doing business in Qiongzhou.
He recruited exiles, helped refugees, and praised culture and education, but he was suppressed by the government for no reason. He had no choice but to rise up in self-defense and defeated the army at the gate of Chengmai City.