Spy War 1929

Chapter 1 Friends Met on the Train
"Nowadays in this world, there is no place where you can live a peaceful life,"

"Oh, why not? Although the country was unified at the end of last year, the society is still not peaceful,"

"It was not long after the reunification, and it has been less than half a year since Mr. Sun Yat-sen was buried in the ground. In recent days, the Central Army and the Northwest Army have been fighting again. The swords are on the verge of breaking out. There may be another war someday."

In the train carriage, similar remarks were heard endlessly. Chen Ledao sat on the soft-covered bench with his eyes closed, leaning against the backrest, as if he was resting his mind, but in fact he listened intently to the conversation and obtained the information he needed.

The train starts from Tianjin and goes south all the way to Nanjing Pukou, which is the famous Jinpu Line and Jinpu Railway.

As the longest railway borrowed by the Qing government, the Jinpu Railway took four years to complete in one go. It can be said to be the most beautiful chapter of the old Chinese railway.

The carriage Chen Ledao was in was a second-class carriage, and the people sitting here were either businessmen and officials, or social elites such as scholars, lawyers and doctors.

What these people talk about is mostly about the current national situation and people's livelihood, which is very helpful for Chen Ledao to understand this era.

"The Central Army and the Northwest Army are going to fight?" The words he just heard flashed through his mind, but he couldn't find any information related to it from his memory.

"Either the bluff was not successful, or the textbooks of later generations didn't mention it much." Just as this thought flashed through his mind, another gentle voice came from beside him.

"Sir, please show your ticket." Opening his eyes, he saw a ticket inspector in a black uniform.

The ticket inspector's voice was very soft, and his attitude made it impossible to find any faults, which made Chen Ledao feel a little surprised.This is somewhat different from the Republic of China he imagined.

What he didn't know was that the attitude of the ticket inspector was limited to first-class and second-class cars.People who can ride these two cars are not ordinary people.

People in the third-class carriages cannot enjoy this kind of service like a breeze.

He took out the ticket and handed it over. After checking, the man smiled and nodded, returned it to him, and went to look at other people's tickets.The attitude towards everyone is very good.

"Little brother, are you going to Nanjing?" Putting away the ticket, Chen Ledao was about to close his eyes, but there was a thick and elegant voice from the opposite side.

The man was wearing a suit, about 40 to [-] years old, and wearing a pair of thin gold round-frame glasses. When Chen Ledao looked over, he smiled.

Although they didn't know each other, but the other party's temperament made it clear at a glance that he was not a bad person.

"No, I'm going to Shanghai." Looking at the other party carefully, Chen Ledao chose to trust his own judgment, shaking his head and speaking bluntly.

Although the train is going to Nanjing, it does not mean that the people on the train are going to Nanjing. The traffic in 1929 was not as good as that of later generations, but it is very troublesome to travel far today.

It is troublesome in terms of time, troublesome in terms of economy, and troublesome in terms of safety.

"What a coincidence, I'm going to Shanghai too," the person opposite smiled.

The train travel is relatively fast, but it still takes a long time to travel from Tianjin to Nanjing. Many people on the train are chatting with each other, and it is really boring to sit.

The middle-aged man chatted with Chen Ledao, but in fact, it was more of the middle-aged man who was talking, and Chen Ledao responded by the side.

He has only been in this world for less than a month, and he doesn't know enough about many things to talk about.This is not the case for the middle-aged man, who has deep insights into this era.

In fact, it was an accident that Chen Ledao could sit here.

The current railway station does not sell tickets in advance, at most it only sells tickets one or two hours in advance.

Train tickets are very expensive, and most people can't afford them, so there is no need to sell tickets in advance.

Ordinary people can earn a few oceans a month, but a train ride costs at least two or three oceans.Taking the train is a luxury for the people at the bottom.

When he was buying tickets, he saw that one of the ticket windows was crowded with people, which was comparable to the Spring Festival travel rush, so he ran to a window with few people.As a result, one ticket cost him dozens of oceans.

Afterwards he found out that the train was divided into first-class, second-class, and third-class carriages, and he bought the ticket for the second-class carriage.

Now, tickets are divided into one-two-three or one-two-four systems. Second-class tickets are twice as much as third-class tickets, and first-class tickets are three or even four times as much as third-class tickets.

The fare is horrible!
From this point of view, it seems that we can see one or two reasons why European and American powers seized the rights to China's railways.

"You just came back from France?" Hearing from Chen Ledao that he had just returned to China, the middle-aged man showed a dazed expression, "No wonder you don't know much about many things in China."

There was a wry smile on Chen Ledao's face, it's not just that he just came back from France.

"The tea room, have two cups of tea." The middle-aged man waved and shouted, only to see a man in a navy blue jacket walking quickly with a teapot and a teacup in his hand.A smile appeared on his face.

After talking for a while, both of them were a little dry.

After pouring tea, the middle-aged man took out a few pennies and handed it over. This is a "tip" for the waiter.

If you want to drink water on the train, you need to pay for it. Chen Ledao saw it strangely. This was the first time he took a train in this era.As for the waiter, he has only seen this term in "Back View".

"When we arrive in Dezhou in a while, I would like to trouble you to buy us a braised chicken. The price will be calculated separately." The waiter was about to leave when the middle-aged man stopped him and said again.

"Remember not to buy from those hawkers, but to buy outside the station." The middle-aged man urged emphatically.

The waiters are mainly responsible for the tea service on the train, but they are also responsible for some errands. They are far more familiar with some things than the passengers on the train all year round.

In this way, you can earn some extra money, and passengers can save a lot of trouble, the best of both worlds.

"You just came back from France, you are considered a returnee. Today, as a fellow from my hometown, I will treat you to a meal of hometown food." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Zhou Mingxian, and I'm a doctor. This time I'm going to Shanghai to open my own clinic."

"Mr. Zhou, nice to meet you. My name is Chen Ledao, Le Dao who lives in peace and happiness." Chen Ledao introduced himself, and the two exchanged names. The relationship was considered to be a step forward from being a stranger. There was a relationship with a certain person, and we had a few words.

This is how friendship comes step by step.

The two continued to chat, and they could talk about everything from small matters of people's livelihood to major national affairs, from France to Europe.While chatting, even the people nearby looked at the two of them from time to time.

People who have stayed abroad these years naturally have a halo for most Chinese people.It belongs to the senior intellectuals who have stayed abroad, and they are called returnees.

Zhou Mingxian had studied abroad, but he was in Japan and had never been to Europe.

After chatting, the two of them lost track of time until the waiter found them with a braised chicken.

"It's been a long time since I've met a young man with such a good taste. I even forgot the time during this conversation." Zhou Ming laughed first, with a hearty voice. Although the age difference between the two is not small, their personalities are very speculative.

Chen Ledao also laughed. When he woke up half a month ago, he appeared in this body, from the 21st century to [-].

At that time, the owner of this body was returning from France, on a passenger ship from France to China.He floated on the sea for more than half a month, and the ship arrived in Tianjin.

In half a month, he accepted the fact that he had returned to [-].This is an era when hot-blooded men long to return.

Zhou Mingxian was the first person he met after he came to this world with whom he could have a good chat.

"Mr. Zhou, why did you specifically tell the waiter to buy this grilled chicken outside the station?"

Open the oiled paper wrapped with grilled chicken, the aroma is no longer restricted, it overflows and attracts many people's attention.

"Hehe, this Texas grilled chicken must be bought outside to be authentic. Although there are vendors selling it at the station, it is easy to buy fake products."

"The first time I bought braised chicken was from a peddler, but after I opened it, I realized it was actually a quail. I even heard that some people bought rabbit meat, ha, you said this is so annoying have to."

While picking up the chicken, Zhou Ming smiled and talked about his embarrassing past.

"Come on, you're welcome, let's eat." When Zhou Mingxian sat down, he had a scholarly and elegant atmosphere, but at this time, he showed an eclectic temperament.

"Although there are dining cars on the train, the 'big meals' inside are too expensive and not affordable, and you just came back from Europe, so of course you have to eat something from our own."

"Big meal?" Chen Ledao was puzzled.

"It's Western food." Zhou Ming explained first.

There are dining cars on trains in this era, but almost all of the food in them is Western food, and there is no shadow of Chinese food at all.

It will take a few years for Chinese food to appear in the dining car.

"Our country's trains have many special features, and you will understand after taking more rides."

The train went south all the way, and the two chatted a lot. From Zhou Mingxian's mouth, Chen Ledao finally had a preliminary impression of this era.

The warlords fought in chaos, and there were many factions. In the past two years, with the end of the Northern Expedition, the Northeast changed its flag, and the whole country achieved nominal unity, and the situation improved slightly.But there is still a turbulent undercurrent in private.

The matter of the Central Army and the Northwest Army that everyone said before is an example.

For those in power, this is a time of great controversy; for hot-blooded men, this is a time of serving the country; but for ordinary people, this is an era of cannibalism.

"Mr. Lu Xun's words are not bad!" Chen Ledao said with emotion.

"Oh, you also know Mr. Lu Xun?" Zhou Ming looked at Chen Ledao in surprise.

"I have heard some of his words and read some articles, and I am very yearning."

"Indeed, that's a thoughtful person." Zhou Mingxian nodded while expressing his feelings about how far Lu Xun's works have spread.

"The Northern Expedition is over, I don't know how our party is doing now." At night, Zhou Ming leaned on the back of his seat and fell asleep first.

Neither of them looked for a bed to sleep in. If they wanted to sleep in a bed, they had to pay extra, at least two oceans per night.Actually more than that.

Without money, it is difficult to move an inch.

Chen Ledao looked at the gentle night outside the car window, full of stars, and the Milky Way hanging high, which is really hard to see in later generations, looking at the mysterious and vast starry sky exudes spiritual thoughts.

He has been in this world for half a month, and he has thought a lot about his future in this half month.

In the end, I found that there are only two ways to go. One is to go directly to the party organization, join it, and follow the revolutionary predecessors to do great things vigorously.

The second is not to look for the party organization first. His predecessor’s family had some properties in France. This time he sold some property and returned to China with some money. He can use the money to do business and start his own business, and then gradually contact the organization and contribute to the revolution. Do your part.

After much deliberation, he chose the latter.

Personal power is weak, even if he looks for the organization now, nothing can be changed.Compared with those revolutionary predecessors, he might be worse than that.

Instead of this, it is better to use some of your own understanding of the future to do something and make more money.It can not only make you live comfortably, but also contribute to the revolution.

According to my previous life, the organization has always been in financial difficulties.

This trip to Shanghai, he is to start his own business from there.

Shanghai is now the economic center of the country and is known as a paradise for adventurers. There, he may be able to break out a mighty world.

　The title of the book was originally "Great Shanghai 1929", so this book is not entirely about spy wars, and spy wars are only part of it.Here is an important news for everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)