The time was the end of February 1630. Not long after the second general meeting ended. The counter-encirclement and suppression campaign had not yet begun, and the expedition to the Pearl River was far away. The common program was promulgated, the organization was adjusted, and the Dugu case was concluded. With the addition of the maid training plan, in
Before the Lunar New Year in 1630, the Crossing Group completed a series of measures. Although the results were not satisfactory to everyone, at least they satisfied most people. When the time came to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year, it seemed that the Crossing Group had put down the baggage on its back and was preparing to pack lightly.
Moved forward.
However, in Qian Shuiting's view, this series of changes implies a greater crisis. In his alarmist words: The establishment may institutionalize centralized rule and make it legal and long-term in the name of the rule of law. As such.
If it continues, it may lead to the emergence of the *** group and the group's internal strife and split.
"Is this the new Saturnian community?" Qian Shuiting thought to himself as he walked towards the dock where the Feiyun was parked. He stood by the dark water and lit a cigarette restlessly. The first fleet of armed sailing ships
It has been organized. You can see the sailors on duty on the ship. The construction site in the distance of the harbor is brightly lit, the pile driver roars, and the tractor makes the chug of diesel engines from time to time. The construction site of the Naval Arsenal is under construction.
In the past, seeing all this would only make Qian Shuiting feel excited and happy. At this moment, an inexplicable sense of fear enveloped him - this increasingly powerful state machine is being built, who can guarantee its success?
In the hands of a small group of people, as a tool to oppress them?
He was dissatisfied with the Second Plenary Congress. In his view, the two Plenary Congresses were just one faction in power fighting another faction in power, and then both sides absorbed some careerists in the compromise, forming a new alliance.
It's just a distribution pattern of interests. On the surface, it seems that the masses feel that their demands and interests have been met, but on a deeper level, instead of being dispersed, power tends to be centralized and centralized.
He calmed down, threw the cigarette butt that was almost burnt into a sponge into the rippling sea water, and then walked quickly towards the Feiyun.
On the pier of Bopu, among the ships brought by the "Australians", the Feiyun was the second most eye-catching ship - the Holy Ship impressed people with its huge size, but the Feiyun impressed people with its beauty.
The streamlined hull and the shiny and gorgeous painting are eye-catching.
The Feiyun was originally a luxury sailboat for rental. After the Qian brothers acquired it, it was renamed after the famous sailboat in history. The sails were two-masted and four-triangle.
Sail. The boat is thirty meters long and has a standard displacement of one hundred tons. It can reach a speed of twelve knots with sails or a backup diesel engine. This speed is almost the economic speed of holy ships and fishing boats. It is actually useless to be used as a patrol boat.
Not inferior.
The upper deck of the Feiyun is a large semi-open cabin with a bar. The lower deck is the kitchen, and the front and rear are the dining room and the living room. The master bedroom is in the front, and there are three guest rooms in the back. Two cabins have double beds and one cabin
It has upper and lower single beds. The three cabins with double beds have two single beds that can be lowered from the cabin roof, and all the beds can be stowed away in the bulkhead or under the floor. So the entire ship has up to fourteen
The four cabins can also be converted into ordinary reception rooms. In addition, there is an office and library, a storage room, three full bathrooms with bathrooms, and one half bathroom. There is also a lot of storage arranged in every possible way.
Closet. In addition to the engine room, fuel tanks, water tanks, gas tanks, generators, desalination equipment, and u*** backup battery packs charged by solar panels outside the ship, the bottom floor also has a lot of free storage.
Space. The arms that were smuggled in were originally placed on the bottom floor as ballast.
Although the entire space of the Feiyun is not large, it has a compact and reasonable structure. If used as a party venue, it can accommodate up to a hundred people at the same time. When the glass doors at the front and rear of the upper cabin are fully opened and connected to the front and rear decks, five people can be opened.
A big party for sixty people. Exquisite and luxurious interior decoration, elegant lighting, plus large-size LED screens inlaid on various parts of the bulkhead, and beautiful sound systems throughout the ship. Even in the time and space where the travelers have left, there are only a few
A luxurious place only accessible to the rich.
The reason why the Qian brothers were willing to spend a lot of money to rent this yacht was not only to facilitate the smuggling of arms, but also to consider that the conditions in another time and space were difficult and the living facilities were lacking. The boat could be used as a floating living base -
-They didn't have any hope for the living facilities at the beginning.
After time travel, in order to commend them for their outstanding contribution in bringing a large amount of munitions, the Executive Committee left the ship to the North American Branch for continued use - so the Feiyun became the residence of the Qian brothers and Zhou Weisen.
Qian Shuiting walked to the trestle of the Feiyun. It was already dark, but the springboard was still erected. Ever since Bopu suffered a night attack, Li Di had issued a notice to all ships with people on duty at night, asking them to stay on duty during the day.
After dark, retract the gangplank and close the hatch. If possible, personnel should be placed on guard duty throughout the night.
Of course, the Feiyun cannot be manned, but its berth is very close to the port office, almost right under the eyes of the sentry. Under the light of the horse lantern at the stern, you can see the front and rear glass doors of the semi-open large cabin on the upper floor of the ship.
Iron plates have been installed on the ship - part of these glass doors were broken during the night attack. After the glass was replaced, removable iron guards were added to the outer layer. The traces of the night attack can still be seen on the Feiyun.
I saw a lot: the shell was flattened by cannons, the paint was rubbed off by arrows... Some fragile and exposed parts have been disassembled and stored - including sails and cables.
He boarded the boat in a few steps, and the door opened, revealing half of Zheng Shangjie's face: "Come on! I'm waiting for you!"
Qian Shuiting nodded and quickly entered the door.
There were no lights on the upper floor, so it was dark. Zheng Shangjie locked the door and turned on the emergency light in his hand.
"Everyone is in the restaurant. Be careful where you step." She reminded.
"Why don't you turn on the lights? It's dark and sneaky." Qian Shuiting felt it was a bit like an underground party gathering.
"Isn't that what you said? Everyone's living standards are not high, and the dormitory has power cuts. Our brightly lit lights have a bad impact."
"Oh." Qian Shuiting followed Zheng Shangjie carefully down to the second floor. In the restaurant, the core staff of the North American branch were waiting for him.
"Brother!" "Old Qian!" people in the restaurant greeted, and those sitting inside were none other than Qian Shuiting's wife, Ai Beibei, director of the pathology department and obstetrics and gynecology department of Bairen General Hospital; Qian Shuixie -
- Qian Shuiting's brother, currently belongs to the "basic labor force" - mainly engaged in driving and repairing cars, which is what he is good at; Zheng Shangjie, his wife, has a eloquent mouth. After the nationalization of the women's cooperative, he worked in
Worked in Li Mei's cooperative.
The last one is Zhou Weisen. He has a PhD in biology and now works in a biological laboratory. His main focus is vaccines.
"Where's Beibei?" Qian Shuiting was most concerned about his daughter.
"Go to bed - I had a crazy day today."
Miss Mendoza, who was abducted by Zhou Weisen, is also there - Miss Mendoza's Chinese proficiency is still mediocre, and she has no practical skills, which makes her basically have nowhere to go in Lingao, and she is completely reduced to taking care of the housework.
She is a housewife. She is responsible for all the meals and cleaning of the three families on the Feiyun. She has a master's degree in English language and literature and Latin. Therefore, the three families in the North American branch basically eat strange-flavored Chinese food every day.
vegetable.
In addition to taking care of the housework, Miss Mendoza is basically a mess in the time-traveling group. After a scandal was revealed at this conference, she was also regarded as a veteran. Qian Shuiting and Zhou Weisen both felt that it was quite lucky.
The lights in the restaurant are very dim, this is to save electricity - in addition to the solar panels providing part of the electricity on the ship, most of it is received from the power system on the shore.
Talking about gossip, everyone consciously uses electrical appliances as little as possible.
Qian Shuiting said: "Let's have a meeting."
At this time, Miss Mendoza said in English: "I went back to the room to watch TV."
She didn't understand Chinese, so of course she couldn't join the discussion. Zhou Weisen said at this time, "How about we hold the meeting in English? That way Dianna can also participate in the discussion. She is my wife and should have the right to know."
"Okay. Then let's discuss it in English." Qian Shuiting nodded, "Let's have a meeting with just us. We all know the basics and are as trustworthy as brothers." Qian Shuiting drank a glass of water.
The so-called North American branch theoretically includes all elders from North America, but in fact the main core of this branch is only the Qian brothers and Zhou Weisen. Among them, Qian Shuiting is the most active.
In appearance, Qian Shuiting looks very inconspicuous. He is a short, fat man with an approachable and popular appearance. He is a person who makes people feel safe and is not easy to leave a deep impression. In addition, he is usually low-key.
, lives in seclusion, and many people in the Senate don’t know him. And most of the people who know him only know that he is Director Ai’s husband. Some firearms enthusiasts know that he is great with guns and knows a lot about firearms. Of course,
Anyone who has lived in the United States for a long time basically knows him - after all, we all have a certain common language.
Qian Shuiting graduated from a university in the imperial capital twenty years ago. With a sense of cynicism after his sense of social mission was shattered, he started his first job in an agricultural research department that was somewhat related to his major. On weekdays, he came into contact with upper- and lower-level bureaucrats and
All kinds of people in real society. Although he quickly understood the rules of the game, he was unwilling to join the game and was just messing around. Time and experience gradually wore away his impetuosity and made him gradually become more realistic.
. He finally chose to escape to another continent. After working for a few years, he came to the place he once dreamed of. At this time, he was no longer as passionate about everything around him as before. Everything happened so naturally, no matter what.
It was gentle and calm. He met Ai Beibei who had just stepped from one school gate to another. Then they got married, worked, and gave birth to their baby.
In the following years, the ups and downs of the outside world seemed to have little impact on their lives. He seemed to be able to continue on in this ordinary way. The arrival of Qian Shuixie made his life more colorful. This brother, who is nearly ten years younger than him, and Qian Shui
Ting is completely different from appearance to personality. The tall and strong Qian Shuixie gives people the impression of "square". He has an angular appearance, physique and personality. Qian Shuixie has been with his equally energetic wife since he was born.
Living happily amidst the torment.
Although the couple both went to college, they did not want to continue their studies and were not satisfied with finding a stable job. Qian Shuixie first drove a broken box truck to decorate everywhere, and later drove a pickup truck to repair water, electricity, boilers and air conditioners.
, and finally became a truck driver, driving an eighteen-wheeler around the land of North America, becoming more and more like an American redneck. And his wife Zheng Shangjie brought her talent for sales and publicity to the United States, and worked for countless agents
At work, I often wear multiple jobs and am busy from morning to night.
The common hobby of the Qian brothers is playing with guns. They first talked about guns with people on the Internet, and Zhou Weisen appeared at this time. He led them to start playing with guns for real. Zhou Weisen was slightly older than Qian Shuixie, and he also studied biology.
He started buying and playing with guns when he was in school in a redneck state. Most of his savings were spent on playing with guns. Later, he met the Qian brothers at work. He took them to shooting ranges and gun shows, and played with them.
Pull it into the water.
Another common hobby they have is to chat together about what to do in the wasteland era, thinking about building their own fortresses, opening their own farms, digging deep holes, and hoarding food. They gradually transitioned from a gun party to a survival party.
Perhaps because life was too dull, Qian Shuiting became very enthusiastic after hearing about time travel from Zhou Weisen. He persuaded his wife and children to sell his house, used up his savings, and purchased a large number of time travel guns, ammunition, and various materials.
supplies and equipment. He learned how to drive a sailboat and spent a lot of money to rent a 100-ton luxury two-masted sailboat to transport arms.
Perhaps in the first difficult days, the luxurious living conditions of a few people were too far away from the general public. When a large number of otakus still had no girls, this group of people all had their own female dependents, which made everyone feel envious, jealous and hateful - especially Zhou Weisen.
A very beastly possession of the eye-catching South American beauty.
Although these people were highly commended by the organization for their contribution to transporting arms and enjoyed many preferential treatment, their personal skills and experience did not seem to be recognized. None of them were given too much responsibility and were all sent to do specific tasks.
Qian Shuiting originally wanted to play a role in survey statistics, but instead he and Zhou Weisen were playing with test tubes in the biological laboratory. As for Qian Shuixie and his wife, they simply became basic laborers with nothing.
In order not to further alienate everyone, under Qian Shuiting's persuasion and reminder, several people worked hard silently in their own positions, and their relationship with everyone became increasingly harmonious. At the same time, they stepped up their efforts to communicate with the elders who originally had an American life background.
Make contacts and expand your basic contact area.
The Maid Revolution and Dugu's proposal aroused Qian Shuiting's innermost fear and vigilance against centralization. Before the second plenary meeting, the surging undercurrents in Bairen City made him distrustful of being dismissed by the executive committee and elders.
The House of Representatives is worried that it will be a "democratic congress, a victorious congress".
He immediately told the people closest to him about his worries and the possible direction of the group's evolution. Together, they carefully studied the current systems of the group, and went separately to understand the actual implementation of these systems. At the same time, the original
The Law Club, which didn't care, made a preliminary understanding - including before and after the maid revolution, Qian Shui Association also conducted a secret investigation.
During the Second Plenary Congress, they had the opportunity to better understand the attitudes of the public and known groups towards various issues. Every day when there were no meetings, several people would share what they saw and heard, and accordingly
Countermeasures and possible reactions from various aspects.
They realize that the current Executive Committee still has a very high prestige because of its efficient work in the initial stage. The bill that they hope to limit the executive power may be understood as dissatisfaction with the specific executors currently in office, and it is easy to cross paths with the general public.
The public’s thinking is out of touch.
In the initial stage, the centralized system will inevitably produce higher work efficiency, which Qian Shuiting cannot deny. Therefore, attacks on the existing centralized system will only be opposed by most veterans who are pragmatic. After all, the current
The stage is the time to resolve the haves and have-nots. Talking too much about future plans will only be criticized as false and empty.
The Law Society dominated by Ma Jia was active in every corner of the meeting with the aura of their professional background. Their ideas were unimpeded, and their sophistry skills were enough to deceive many people. Qian Shuiting knew that the law club of Ma Jia, on the surface, was high-ranking.
Singing about "ruling the country according to law" and constantly criticizing the executive committee for its many administrative shortcomings and mistakes seems to be antagonistic, but it is actually a manifestation of "a small scolding but a big help".
Qian Shuiting quickly judged that the so-called Law Society in Majia was not the same as the political demands of his group. He realized that the Law Society had an advantage in promoting political ideas: most of the elders lacked understanding of the content of the bill.
In-depth understanding, many people may just be confused by the superficial gorgeous and complex rhetoric, and do not understand its potential dangers. If they rashly attack these bills now, they will inevitably fail because of the lack of sufficient and widespread recognition. And their demands are very difficult.
It may be something that the incumbents don't want to see, and it may cause a backlash and isolate them. In addition, the group has just experienced a turmoil, and people are worried. Being too insistent on their own opinions will inevitably deepen internal differences, making them intolerable to the majority of centrists.
, the result is counterproductive.
Everyone discussed this issue repeatedly and found that the internal consensus was very consistent, and the differences with most time travellers were equally obvious. After thinking repeatedly and soliciting everyone's opinions, several people decided to try to act as a parliamentary opposition within the group.
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