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Chapter 1129 Everyone Loves to Learn Mandarin ([-]rd update, please subscribe)
Japan under the rule of the empire is happy!
No one can deny this.

Before the rule of the empire, ordinary people couldn't get enough of brown rice, let alone white rice.But after the imperial rule, for the first time, ordinary Dongying citizens could eat white rice with their stomachs open.

Without him, cheap "Nanyang rice" has been pouring into Dongying with the continuous influx of imperial merchant ships. The so-called "Nanyang rice" is not only Siamese rice, Vietnamese rice, but also rice from the South Pacific colonies. Although Nanyang rice is Indica rice is not the japonica rice that Japanese people like to eat, but these days, the most important thing is to have a full stomach first!

In the eyes of ordinary people, this is not happiness, but in the eyes of those landlords who own large tracts of land, things are completely different.

Why is it completely different.

Under the impact of Nanyang rice, the price of rice plummeted!

If the price does not drop, it will not be sold at all!
In order to protect their own interests, the landlords in Japan raised their land rent one after another, and the life of farmers naturally became more and more difficult.As a result, a large number of overwhelmed tenant farmers dragged their families into the city. What did they do in the city?
Some people took their families to Africa or the Pacific colonies, and some sent their daughters to maid schools, where they learned cleaning, bathing, cooking, housekeeping and other things that maids should do. Prepared by a qualified Daming wife.Then he went to Africa by himself to earn money in distant African colonies.

As a native of Japan with a surname, Honjo Shigeru is the eldest son of Honjo Tsuneemon.Although his father has "Emon" in his name, he is actually a farmer.

Or sharecroppers.

That is, the one without land.

In the past few years, with the sharp drop in rice prices, his father went to the Honjo Joemon African Colony two years ago, and then Honjo Shigeru lived in Edo with his mother.

In the memory of Shige Honzhuang, this world is very cruel.

The landlord with a kind face and a dark heart, the grain businessman who sucks the bone and the marrow, the dog leg who is arrogant, and even in the end, in order to leave the country, the father had to sell his sister to a brothel to repay the usury owed to the landlord.

It is a world without hope, forever dead.

It wasn't until two years ago that he moved to the city with his father, sister, and younger brother that their lives changed.

"I'm going to Zambia, Fan, you are the eldest son, you have to take good care of your mother and younger siblings in the future!"

He was only four years old at that time, so what did he know.

But he knew that his father was going to leave and left 50 yuan—that was an advance settlement allowance, and it was with that money that the family was able to rent a small house and settle down in Edo.

Now my mother works in a spinning mill, earning 5 yuan a month, plus the money sent by my father, it is enough for the family.

The six-year-old Ben Zhuangfan has already started the first grade of primary school. In school, he knew that he should be loyal to the emperor of the Ming Empire. They are all good citizens of the empire.

In fact, like many country people, it was only when he arrived in the city that he realized that Japan had long since disappeared. Now Japan is Dongying, the Imperial Guard of Dongying of the Ming Empire, and the Emperor of Ming is their emperor, and they must be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.

However, like all peasants, they have no sense of identity with Japan at all. If they have to say they do, they must identify with the clan. After all, the Japanese in this era have no sense of country at all.

In fact, two years ago, Zhuang Fan knew that he was a good citizen of the empire.

Two years ago, when he came to the city for the first time, Honzhuang Shige, holding his father's thigh, saw a few strangers at the train station that he had never seen before.

At that time, he carefully hugged his father's thigh and looked forward.

Those people can tell at a glance that they are foreigners, completely different from Dongying people.

These foreigners, known as "Imperial Soldiers", wore neat and decent military uniforms, and brown cowhide boots under their feet, which made a "click" sound when they walked.
Who are they?

Ben Zhuangfan didn't know, but they were all tall and big, at least a head taller than the people around them. Compared with them, their tall father was like a child.

It was precisely because I was surprised by the tallness of the soldiers of the empire that when I watched those soldiers of the empire walk by, the people around kept bowing.

"Bow when you see imperial soldiers, they are warriors!"

The curious Ben Zhuangfan hid behind his father and poked his head out, hoping to see more clearly.

And this move changed his life.

When his father bowed to the samurai, an imperial soldier saw him, suddenly waved at him, and shouted in words he could not understand. At that time, Zhuang Fan was terrified.

Even his mother tried desperately to protect him.

But it didn't work.

Faced with the greetings from the imperial soldiers, that is, the samurai lords, although his father was nervous, he still brought him in front of those tall samurai lords.

At that moment, he even heard his mother sobbing, why did the mother cry?
Honjo Shige thought of the story told by the old people in the village-the samurai master would test his knife with someone!
However, the terrible thing he imagined didn't happen. The samurai just smiled and handed over something the size of a little finger wrapped in white paper.

There is also a rabbit printed on the paper.

"Child, I'll give you candy."

Zhuang Fan couldn't understand what the imperial soldiers said, but it didn't matter if he didn't understand. The amiable imperial soldier peeled off the paper and put a white thing in his mouth.

When that white candy was put into the mouth, at that moment, it didn't matter what it was.

"Dabai Free"

From that day on, these three words took root in Fan Zhuang's heart.

The unprecedented sweetness made him laugh, and the fear and terror in his heart disappeared.

"Also, is there any more? My lord!"

Ben Zhuangfan raised his head and looked expectantly at the tall samurai master, then turned his head to look at his younger brothers and sisters, as well as his nervous mother with tears in her eyes.

"Haha, you kid knows how to love your younger brothers and sisters. That's right. I have a few left, and I'll give them to you."

When another samurai lord gave him five or six candies, looking at the sun and moon flag hanging high on the samurai lord's shoulder and on the square, he only hoped that this flag could hang forever.

In school, Ben Zhuang Fan has been studying Mandarin very seriously. The reason for him learning Mandarin is very simple, not just to become a member of the empire.

Also for...

"Ah, Brother Zheng, why are you out of business today? My sister will be off work soon..."

From a distance, as soon as he saw the tall figure, Ben Zhuang Fan greeted him with joy in his tone.Brother Zheng is not an imperial soldier.He is just an ordinary Chinese, and he is also doing the most common small business - buying pancakes and fruits.

But he is from China!
Huaxia people don't say they are superior here.But the status must be higher than that of the Dongying people, even the police in the market, and the tax collectors are also polite when dealing with them.

If it's a neighbor, someone lost something.Finding them to deal with those policemen will definitely attract the police's attention.For ordinary Dongying people, the police don't care about things like losing a wallet.But Chinese people are different.They must attach great importance to losing something.

Because of this, Ben Zhuang Fan set his mind on him - if the second sister married him, no one in their family would dare to bully him anymore.

"Haha, Xiaofan, your Mandarin is getting better and better, you have to teach your sister."

"Brother Zheng, it's best for my sister to be taught by you. She likes to learn Mandarin with you the most. She says every day that she is happiest when she is with you."

"Xiaofan!"

At this moment, a shout came from behind, making Benzhuang Fan shout to Brother Zheng.

"Brother Zheng, I'm going out to play, you and my sister can talk slowly."

While running, Ben Zhuangfan said.

"Sister, Mom's factory is working overtime today, you and Brother Zheng are slowly learning Mandarin..."

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