? Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After Yin Xiaofeng finished watching the drama, he felt a little unsatisfied. In the new drama, the government took on a lot of social obligations, including hospitals, police, postal services, and schools. These things were originally the responsibility of the local families, but now they were done by the government themselves. When he was in Luzon, Yin Xiaofeng saw that the Spanish had such a system. Of course, those systems provided services to the Spanish first. Non-Spanish people had to pay a lot of money to enjoy these services.
The Recovered Governor's Office had begun to establish the prototype of these social services in the main cities in the areas under their control, including Jiangmen. Now, the Recovered Governor's Office was preparing to start building such a service system in the rural areas of Guangdong. Even if it was just publicity in the drama, Yin Xiaofeng couldn't help but feel excited.
If these were all true, following such a government would really end well. Yin Xiaofeng couldn't help but have such a thought. With the unique excitement of a young man about a grand matter, Yin Xiaofeng returned to the Yue Family. As a person who had experienced many hardships, Yin Xiaofeng was certainly not stupid enough to think that Yue Shoushan was really insisting on his promise, so he urged this marriage. The Recovered Governor's Office's fierce methods against the big tobacco dealers were not just for show. Yin Xiaofeng certainly knew that the Yue Family hoped to rope in the tyrants from all over the world.
After thinking about it, Yin Xiaofeng felt a little embarrassed. He even felt that he had simply come to the wrong place this time. The girl from ten years ago was indeed Yin Xiaofeng's dream, but if he ended up being buried with the Yue Family, it would not be worth it at all.
Although the Yue Family was a tyrant of Foshan, they were not as powerful as the Thirteen Elements. Just three months ago, the Recovered Governor's Office suddenly attacked the Thirteen Elements without warning, uprooting them in one fell swoop. This action was completed within a month, and the process was naturally bloody and cruel. The Thirteen Elements Family resisted desperately. Under the attack of thousands of troops, this resistance was like a small splash. The Thirteen Elements Family was wiped out, and the businesses directly under the Thirteen Elements were all taken over by the Liberation Army.
The reason given by the Recovered Governor's Office was very simple. The Thirteen Elements Family colluded with the British, opened a tobacco shop, sold big tobacco, and poisoned the physical and mental health of the Chinese. This kind of black sheep could only be eradicated by violence. If they were not eradicated, there would be no bright future in Guangdong.
If they wanted to reduce a big problem to a small one, they would kill the chicken to scare the monkey. They would capture and kill a group of small scale tobacco merchants. Organizations like the Thirteen Lines obediently paid a sum of money as tribute, and symbolically shut down their tobacco business for a period of time. After this storm had passed, they discussed the division of the profits with the Regained Governor's Office and continued with their tobacco business.
This time, even the Thirteen Elements, the big monkey, had been eradicated. Although the restored Commander-in-Chief's Office did not immediately attack the "pheasant" tobacco dealers, it seemed that their determination to completely eradicate the tobacco industry was not a joke.
Yin Xiaofeng did not see any signs of the Yue Clan bowing their heads and obediently obeying the restoration of the Governor's Mansion. It would not be a good thing for Yin Xiaofeng if he got too close to the Yue Clan …
That night, Yin Xiaofeng leaned on the bed, all kinds of thoughts repeatedly churning in his mind. It was not until the latter half of the night that he fell asleep exhausted.
The next day, Yue Shoushan looked for Yin Xiaofeng to discuss the marriage. This kind of marriage had already been arranged for a long time, and the elders of both sides had already set the betrothal gifts. As long as there was no intention to break off the marriage, it would actually be very fast. Yue Shoushan said that they would proceed according to the agreement, and Yin Xiaofeng agreed. This time, Yin Xiaofeng had brought a lot of gifts. Yue Shoushan's family did not mind, and accepted most of the gifts as betrothal gifts. They held a banquet for three days, and while the son-in-law was drunk, the Yue Clan, as a large local clan, also announced to the people of Foshan that the Yue Clan would officially marry off their daughter. Then, Yin Xiaofeng hurried back to Jiangmen and waited for the Yue Clan to send their daughter to Jiangmen.
Once he returned to Jiangmen, Yin Xiaofeng immediately ran to the local government department of the Regained Governor's Office and expressed his request to join the Regained Governor's Office. The person in charge of receiving Yin Xiaofeng was called Lin Mengchu. He asked Yin Xiaofeng in a tone that was unique to officials, "May I ask, Mr. Yin, why do you want to join the Regained Governor's Office?"
"I've been abroad before, and I know how Chinese people suffer at the hands of foreigners. We are all Chinese people. If I don't join the Regained Governor's Office, who else can I join? " Yin Xiaofeng used the propaganda words he had collected about the Regained Governor's Office as a very good reason.
Lin Mengchu was stunned when he heard such high-sounding words. There had never been anyone in Jiangmen who wanted to join the Regained Governor's Office. Now that such a well-known group training leader had popped out, it was indeed a little unreasonable to say that they did not accept him. However, if they did accept him … Lin Mengchu thought about the orders he had received from the higher-ups during the meeting a few days ago. The local governments and troops had begun to draw up a list of dangerous people. Once the war started, the troops would first take the initiative to eradicate the local "dangerous people." Yin Xiaofeng already belonged to the list of dangerous people, and only the final step was to finalize it.
"Mr. Yin, we've said before that we want the group training leaders to come and report. But you've never come before! "Lin Mengchu wanted to delay it.
"I can report now!" Yin Xiaofeng immediately replied.
Hearing this, Lin Mengchu's eyebrows could not help but twitch. He never thought that Yin Xiaofeng seemed to be serious. This time, Lin Mengchu was a little surprised. In addition to being surprised, Lin Mengchu really wanted to drive Yin Xiaofeng away.
As the saying goes, it's better to have less trouble. Lin Mengchu himself had been the leader of a small group training in Foshan and attached himself to Yue Shoushan, a prominent figure in Foshan. He was lucky at that time. The Regained Governor's Office had just arrived in Guangdong and captured Lin Mengchu and the others when they attacked Guangzhou City. The Liberation Army asked Lin Mengchu to surrender, and Lin Mengchu immediately sought refuge with the Liberation Army. As a local "tyrant" himself, he happened to meet the manpower standards needed by the Liberation Army. Therefore, the troops also tried their best to use Lin Mengchu within the scope of safety. After Lin Mengchu joined the Liberation Army, he worked hard and gradually made a name for himself. He then worked in the Jiangmen government.
Recently, in the land grant order, Lin Mengchu made up his mind. He spent a lot of effort to persuade more than 20 people in his family to hand over his family's 20 mu of land. Then, according to the land grant order, he was allocated nearly 50 mu of foundation pond land. Encountering a good thing like a pie falling from the sky, Lin Mengchu did not want to lose his job because of any mistakes, so he was particularly cautious in his actions.
Yin Xiaofeng was already half on the blacklist. If Lin Mengchu let him go because of a moment of carelessness, Lin Mengchu would not be able to bear the consequences in the future. Therefore, Lin Mengchu said, "Why don't you come back in a few days? We're busy these days."
Of course, Yin Xiaofeng was not a fool. He did not admit to such an obvious evasion at all. Raising his voice, Yin Xiaofeng shouted, "Since you stipulated that this group training must be reported, and your announcement also said that it was efficient, in the movie, you said that we Chinese people should be united. Why do you want to drive me away now? "
His voice was loud enough that everyone in the office where Lin Mengchu was raised their heads. Everyone looked at the emotional Yin Xiaofeng with surprise.
Yin Xiaofeng said loudly, "I don't know what other people think of the Viceroy Commandery. But those of us who have worked overseas know how much the foreign devils bully the Chinese. My family has a grudge with the British, and as a result, we lost a lot of money because of the British. I really want to follow the Viceroy Commandery. Since you said that you want to build a harmonious world between the two provinces, you can't not bring me, who is willing to follow you! "
Hearing this, Lin Mengchu became even more vigilant towards Yin Xiaofeng. This was the first time that he had encountered someone other than the Viceroy Commandery expressing his attitude in such a highly political manner. The attitude of others towards the Viceroy Commandery was undoubtedly that the Viceroy Commandery was a very simple military organization, very good at fighting, and the army looked very scary. This was the first time that someone regarded the Viceroy Commandery as a political organization with political ideas. Facing such people, Lin Mengchu's first thought was to stay away from them.
Lin Mengchu was thinking about how to fool Yin Xiaofeng away when the curtain leading to the inner room was lifted. Wu Qilu, the secretary of the Jiangmen Prefectural Committee, came out. He said to Yin Xiaofeng, "What's your name?"
Yin Xiaofeng was stunned. Looking at the office where this person was, he could roughly guess that this person was undoubtedly a higher-ranking official. But in the blink of an eye, Yin Xiaofeng couldn't help but feel a little happy. High-ranking officials had more control and could make more decisions. This time in Foshan, he figured out one thing. Marrying a wife was marrying a wife, and seeking refuge in the Viceroy Commandery was two different things. There was no reason for him to hang himself on the Yue family just because he married the daughter of the Yue family.
Standing up straight, Yin Xiaofeng bowed and said, "My name is Yin Xiaofeng. I've done business overseas, and now I'm the president of a small training group in Jiangmen. I've seen the announcement of the Viceroy Commandery and those plays. I really want to seek refuge in the Viceroy Commandery. I hope that you can show me the right way. "
Wu Qilu saw that Yin Xiaofeng's attitude was quite serious. He smiled and said, "Then come in with me." After that, he waved to Lin Mengchu and said, "You come too!"
After the three of them sat down, Yin Xiaofeng looked at Wu Qilu's office. The room was not big, and the furniture inside was also shabby. It looked like it was temporarily used, but the room was quite clean. It seemed that the cleaning was done very seriously. This kind of behavior made Yin Xiaofeng feel a lot more at ease. If the other party used very luxurious furniture, it meant that the Viceroy Commandery no longer cared about the local people, and it would be difficult to seek refuge.
"Mr. Lin, can you tell me what's going on with these overseas Chinese who do business or work overseas?" Wu Qilu didn't talk about the group training record or land issues. He went straight to the issue of the overseas Chinese.
Yin Xiaofeng didn't expect Wu Qilu to be concerned about such a problem. Although he didn't understand, he was very familiar with it after living overseas for ten years. After calming himself down, he thought about what the other party wanted to hear.
"Mr. Lin, you don't have to think about how to tell me what I want to hear. Just tell me your experience in detail. How everyone makes money overseas, what kind of bullying they suffer, how they cooperate with foreigners, what everyone wants. This is what I want to hear, "Wu Qilu said frankly.
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