The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 160 Something Worth More Than Money

Shang Zhen and the others finally set off on their way again, and this time they were headed towards the south, and they needed to find the main force again.

They were nicknamed Saobaxing by Wang Qingfeng and others, which shows how many times they have escaped, but whoever is willing to escape under the pursuit of the Japanese army will be annoying to them!

But this time it was different, everyone became elated, not just because they had a carriage, but because of the things pulled by that carriage.

When Shang Zhen and his group met Mahouzi and his cavalry company, they originally wanted to get in the first carriage, just because the first carriage was a horse-drawn cart pulled by three horses.

But they didn't let them get on, and Shang Zhen thought it was because the soldiers on the car looked down on them.

But now they know, no, it's not because of that, but because the thing pulled by the first carriage is exactly the three words Ma Houzi said to Wang Laomao—Da Yantu, a whole five More than a hundred catties of opium soil!

Needless to say, what is the big smoke?The scientific name is opium, and after purification it is heroin.

Shang Zhen and the others didn't know that what they were pulling was opium, so how could they let them get in that carriage if they wanted to?

Ma Houzi and his company were the ones who escorted the five hundred catties of smoked soil to Chifeng City.

But who ever thought that Chifeng was occupied by the Japanese army.

And their company was hunted down by the Japanese army, and in the end, by mistake, Shang Zhen and the others got the carriage instead, and also got more than [-] catties of opium soil on the carriage.

"Is it worth the money?" Shang Zhen, who was sitting in the carriage, patted a bag he was sitting on and asked Old Mao Wang.

"Is it worth much?" Old Mao Wang curled his lips, but his answer was, "Not very valuable."

Shang Zhen was taken aback when he heard what Wang Laomao said. Although Shang Zhen had never been in contact with opium, he also knew based on his common sense that it was very valuable to play with.

Seeing that Shang Zhen was in a daze, Old Mao Wang smiled and said, "It's not very valuable to throw it away, because it's money!"

Shang Zhen was a little confused when he heard Wang Laomao say that. He doesn't smoke opium, and he doesn't know enough about opium.

Seeing that Shang Zhen didn't understand, Wang Laomao explained, "According to the cheap calculation, one or two big cigarettes are enough for a family's living expenses for a month, so if you do the math, how much is the 500 catties of big cigarettes worth?"

When Wang Laomao asked, Zhang Zhen really lowered his head and began to count, still muttering: "500 times 16 is 8000 taels, in December of a year, 12 is divided by 8000, it seems to be more than 12—"

(Note: In the Republic of China, 1 catty was equal to 16 taels.)
Up to this point, Shang Zhen felt enlightened again: "These big smudges are enough for a family's living expenses for more than 600 years? Oh my god, it's so valuable!"

Shang Zhen was amazed, but then he denied his statement: "No, people don't live that long, so it can be calculated in this way, that is, these big smudges are enough for the living expenses of more than 600 families for a year!"

After saying this, Shang Zhen fell silent completely, and he reached out to touch the cold sack under his buttocks.

When Ma Houzi said that this place is filled with big smoke soil, Shang Zhen has already seen it. The big smoke soil is a small black pancake, which looks so unremarkable, but this thing is so valuable. sigh?

"Throwing can be exchanged for anything, guns, cannons, women, pots, pans, needles, and brains. There is nothing he can't exchange. So do you think he is money?" Wang Laomao said again. Said.

When Wang Laomao said this, Shang Zhen could only nod his head.

Yes, in today's Northeast China or in today's China, although opium is not money, it has been endowed with the function of money, just because there are too many people who smoke opium. According to the statistics of later generations, people who smoke opium A total of more than 8000 million!

And what was the population during the Republic of China?During the Anti-Japanese War, when someone called on compatriots all over the country to rise up against Japan, he said 4.5 compatriots, that is [-] million.

Divide 0.8 million by 4.5 million to get 0.17, that is to say, nearly two out of 10 people in the Republic of China at that time smoked opium!
Men smoke women also smoke.

You can see that burly man smoked big cigarettes and made himself skinny and skinny. You can see that young woman lay on the bed and set up a big smoking gun. After smoking, she fell into a psychedelic world there.

The rich smoke, and the poor smoke too.

The rich smoked their own homes and ruined their property, and the picky coolie didn't drink saliva after being tired from the work, but set up a bong, picked up a big smoker, and smoked a bag beautifully.

Even the young marshal of the Northeast Army also smoked opium, but he quit it later.

The reason for this situation is that since the end of the Qing Dynasty, China has lacked a unified and strong central government. Warlords from all over the country need money to fight for territory and obtain military expenses, and money from selling opium is one of the most important items.

"These big cigarettes are so valuable, so you say we're going to share all these big cigarettes, so we can all marry a cute little daughter-in-law?
Then, tsk, I sat cross-legged on the big kang, my daughter-in-law served the wine beside me, oh, how beautiful such a life is! "The eyes of Hu Zhuzi, who had been listening to the conversation, began to light up.

Hu Zhuzi's sudden interruption made everyone in the carriage laugh.

"Don't look at me as a tiger, I also have new pursuits in life." Chen Hanwen slipped a word from time to time beside him.

With a sound of "coax", everyone laughed.

"Hey, it's only right and proper to marry a wife and sow seeds to have a baby. How else did you come here?" Hu Zhuzi is Hu Zhuzi, and he speaks like a monk who speaks directly to people's hearts. If he speaks in Northeast dialect, he is called a picky one. chatter!
What he said sounded rude, and it also involved Chen Hanwen's parents, but Lier was just like that!
Chen Hanwen babbled but couldn't keep up the words. This really means that a scholar can't explain clearly when he meets a soldier.

After holding back for a while, Chen Hanwen said, "You have such a beautiful idea! You still want to find a wife, so let's beat the Japanese away first!"

"Then what's the delay in beating the Japanese and marrying a wife?" If you don't talk about Hu Zhuzihu, he didn't turn his head around this corner.

"You are stupid!" Qin Chuan interrupted at this time, "A ready-made example! Why are there no dead monkeys now? Isn't that because of his wife and children?"

Just Qin Chuan's words made the bustling car just now silent, and everyone thought of Hou Wangshan.

Now everyone can't figure out what Hou Kanshan brought them.

They raised pigs for the 626 regiment for a year, and this matter was caused by Hou Kanshan, who brought them hatred.

But after they got the information from Hou Kanshan, they found out that Hou Kanshan had married a wife and had a baby. This brought them shock, and even a little bit of envy.

And Hou Wangshan became very brave in order to save his wife and children, and became the frontrunner, which made them lament the changes that women bring to men.

But Hou Wangshan, who had thought that he had just lived a stable life for a year, had his wife and children killed by the Japanese invaders, and they felt sad for Hou Wangshan again.

The carriage was moving forward, and everyone stopped saying those happy words, and became a little depressed.

Don't tell these ordinary soldiers of the Northeast Army that opium is harmful. In fact, this kind of thing is beyond their understanding. There are patriotism and ignorance. This is the people nowadays.

(End of this chapter)