Crimson Dawn

Chapter 186 All kinds of wave lines ([-])

In the late Qing Dynasty, whether to cut the braids became a very interesting question.Due to the oppressive tradition of the Manchu Qing, cutting the braids was rebellion.However, as the new army and industry entered China, there was a large-scale hair-cutting of the new army.This is not because the army is ready to rebel, but because the new rifles and military caps are imitated from foreign countries, and it is not convenient to wear a military cap with braids, and it is not convenient to aim when shooting. In June 1905, the new army implemented a uniform change system. After wearing the new military uniform, many officers and soldiers cut off a bunch of braids for the convenience of wearing a military cap; as an officer of the Beiyang New Army, Pu Guanshui returned from studying in Germany In China, after Shui officially received the new military uniform, like many officers, he simply cut off his braids.

The reason why the Beiyang Army became the object of hatred and dread by many old forces in the imperial court has a lot to do with them taking the lead in attacking braids on a large scale.In the late Qing Dynasty, cutting the braids gradually became a symbol, and the braids represented the attitude towards the Manchu and Qing traditions.Keeping braids means supporting the old order of the Qing Dynasty, and cutting braids has become a statement of support for the New Deal and even the revolution.

Perhaps because he joined the People's Party, when Pu Guanshui with short hair saw Shen Zengzhi, the judge of Fengyang Prefecture, with gray braids and a group of officials with braids coming to greet him, he felt a kind of feeling in his heart. An indescribable feeling of exclusion.Because these people are now the enemies that Pu Guanshui wants to eliminate.This hostile mentality made Pu Guan subconsciously search for any gap between himself and the enemy.

Obviously, Pu Guanshui felt unfair.Shen Zengzhi, the judge of Fengyang Prefecture, didn't care about Pu Guanshui's lack of braids.Shen Zengzhi was born in 1850 in Jiaxing, Zhejiang.His courtesy name is Zipei, and his nickname is Xunzhai. He has extensive knowledge of the past and the present, and has studied both Chinese and Western cultures.This great Confucian is by no means a conservative person, and he takes the matter of braids very lightly.At the end of the Qing Dynasty, cutting braids became a common practice, and half of the ministers who went abroad to inspect foreign constitutional governments also cut their braids to show their support for the New Deal.In the eyes of this great Confucian, it is not a problem at all whether the deputy coordinator of the Anhui New Army cut his hair or not.

"Pu Xietong. It's polite here." Shen Zengzhi shouted, and after finishing speaking, he cupped his hands.The military system of the new army and the official system of officials belong to two different systems, which are not subordinate to each other and are not comparable.However, Pu Guanshui was a guest, and Shen Zengzhi adopted the etiquette among peers in the officialdom.

Pu Guanshui immediately returned the military salute, "Hello, Mr. Shen."

After the ceremony was over, Shen Zengzhi smiled and said: "Pu Xietong, please come inside." The door is not a place to talk, Shen Zengzhi can go to the yamen gate to meet Pu Guanshui is enough face, there is no need to greet at the yamen door.While walking inside with Pu Guanshui, Shen Zengzhi was thinking about the purpose of this young Anhui New Army Deputy Coordinator's visit this time.Shen Zengzhi actually knew that this young Xietong had always used Fengtai County adjacent to Shouzhou as his base, and his visit this time might still have something to do with Fengtai County.Regarding Fengtai County, Shen Zengzhi felt confused. Shen Zengzhi was very curious why Pu Guanshui used Fengtai County as his official business base.

During the flood, Shouzhou just protected itself and even cut off its connection with many places.Although Shouzhou is still focusing on self-protection after the flood, it cannot be said that it is completely ignorant of the surrounding situation.At least Fengtai County, which is close at hand, still has a lot of news spread to Shouzhou City.

Not to mention anything else, without the disaster victims from Fengtai County fleeing to Shouzhou City, this incident itself is extremely abnormal.After a disaster, bandits are everywhere, as long as the place can be stabilized, there will be no chaos.For the officials of the Qing Dynasty, it was enough to deal with the errands.Fengtai County is under the jurisdiction of Fengyang Prefecture. The problem is that Fengyang Prefecture is far away from Fengtai County, and Shouzhou City is very close.In previous floods, most of the victims ran to Shouzhou City.However, the scale of the flood was so large that no victims came after the disaster. At first, the government of Shouzhou even thought that all the people in Fengtai County might have died in the flood.

Shouzhou City sent some spies over there, and the news sent back made the officials very surprised.The county magistrate of Fengtai County joined hands with the local insurance group, and quickly began to organize the disaster victims to resume production.The spies said that the entire Fengtai County was united in one mind, and they actually built a simple camp, and arranged all the people in the county to enter.The people did not appear to starve to death.Shouzhou officials, including Shen Zengzhi, were really taken aback. Are there still such capable officials these days?When encountering this kind of situation in other places, the government is already very capable of stabilizing its own position, and the matter of saving the people is simply an idea.

Shangyuan, the county magistrate of Fengtai County, as a neighbor, reassures the officials of Shouzhou City. Shouzhou City has already struggled to accommodate the local disaster victims. Without the disaster victims of Fengtai County coming to eat, it is a gift from God. good luck.

As a great Confucian and official, Shen Zengzhi is not without the desire to save the people.But nothing can be done as you want.Not to mention anything else, the time of this flood occurred at the end of spring, when there was no catch, and it rained continuously for 60 days.Farmers not only lost this year's harvest, but also next year's harvest.The food stored in Shouzhou City is not enough to help the people.Moreover, the common people flocked to seek refuge in the fortified Shouzhou City. The city simply couldn't accommodate so many people. At the beginning, some disaster victims were accepted, and then they had to close the city gates and let the common people make their own living.Shen Zengzhi went up the city wall once, and seeing the displaced people outside the city crying everywhere, his conscience was greatly stimulated.From then on, I never dared to go to the top of the city again.Until someone informed that the people had gone to Fengtai County, and later learned that Fengtai County had maintained order in the year of the catastrophe, and later learned that Fengtai County had organized the people to start production to save themselves .Shen Zengzhi felt that his conscience had stabilized a lot.

Of course, there are no noises.The insurance group broke through Zhang Youliang's siege, and even the county magistrate and the insurance group joined forces to coerce the landlords to lend land to the people for farming.These things have already spread to Shouzhou City.When Shouzhou officials talked about this in private, they all felt that it was a bit appalling.Some officials even suggested that Fengyang Mansion should be notified in writing.Shen Zengzhi stopped these discussions.

Although I heard that many people in the insurance group didn't have braids, and they acted quite aggressively.But this is all a matter of Fengtai County. Who did Shangyuan county magistrate use? Whether these people have braids or short hair, what does it have to do with Shouzhou?Moreover, the news in the officialdom was well-informed. Chen Ke, the leader of the insurance group, was Yan Fu's disciple.Everyone has heard about it.In Beijing, Shen Zengzhi and his younger brother Shen Zengtong were famous for their abacus calculation.Those with close contacts include Wen Tingshi, Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Yuan Shikai, Yuan Shuangqiu, Zhu Yixin, Tao Junxuan, Yang Shoujing, Wang Kangnian, Sheng Boxi, Huang Zhongqiang, Xu Shichang, Wang Pengyun, Liang Dingfen, Zou Daijun and others.Although Shen Zengzhi and Yan Fu did not meet each other very often, they admired Yan Fu's translation of "Tianyan Lun" very much.Since he is Yan Fu's disciple, it is not surprising that Chen Ke, the leader of the insurance group, showed such ability.Everything in the officialdom is convenient for you and convenient for me.Writing an announcement to inform Fengyang Mansion of such things will definitely reach Yan Fu's ears in the future, and Yan Fu will definitely be dissatisfied by then.Why bother?

Besides, there was not much food in Shouzhou. Because of the stability of Fengtai County, the victims near Shouzhou went to Fengtai County to find food, which greatly relieved the pressure on Shouzhou.Even if Shangyuan county magistrate and that insurance group were eliminated during the disaster year, the result would be that the victims who had already settled down flocked to Shouzhou City.Isn't this nothing to make you feel uncomfortable?So although there is a lot of news from the insurance group, the officials in Shouzhou City have adopted a policy of turning a blind eye.I turned a blind eye to the "stable situation" in Fengtai County, which is located in the lower reaches of Shouzhou and is more than 30 miles away in a straight line.

For such a situation, Hu Xingzhi, the big landlord in Fengtai County, knew about it, because he had already sent someone to check on the military and political officials in Shouzhou.After seeing the mentality of the officials in Shouzhou, Hu Xingzhi had no other plans at all.Hu Xingzhi had seen the world, and knew that even if he reported to an official by himself, it was just a process of going through the officialdom.Fengtai County is not under the jurisdiction of Shouzhou, at most the officials and adults here will send a letter to Shang Yuan to ask what's going on.Shang Yuan naturally has a way to prevaricate.

Shang Yuan can prevaricate Shouzhou, but the news that Hu Xingzhi sent someone to sue the officials will definitely be known.At that time, Hu Xingzhi had absolutely no way to evade the insurance group.Chen Keming clearly told Hu Xingzhi that he wanted to rebel.At that time, Hu Xingzhi would definitely not be able to survive.So after Hu Xingzhi tried a little bit, he gave up the idea of ​​what means to play in the short term.

Shen Zengzhi led Pu Guanshui into the living room, and after the guests and hosts were seated, he said with a smile: "Pu Xietong is young and promising, the recent peace in Shouzhou is all thanks to Pu Xietong."

This is all scene talk, leaving the talk here is just to show respect.When Pu Guanshui heard what Shen Zengzhi said, he opened his eyes and started talking nonsense, "Your Excellency Shen is absurd. I can't do anything, but my lord manages here very well, and the folk atmosphere is very upright. I have a lot of savings, and I can safely get through this disaster year."

The living room is full of lakes of official affairs. Everyone heard Pu Guanshui's nonsense, and they knew that Pu Guanshui already wanted to go back to Anqing.Sure enough, I heard Pu Guanshui continue to say: "This time, I was ordered to check the people's situation and help prevent the epidemic in various places. Now that Shouzhou is stable, I plan to report back to Anqing in a few days."

Sure enough!Many officials of the Tongju Yamen in Fengyang Mansion showed a clear expression on their faces.Pu Guanshui is implying that he hopes that Shouzhou will write him an official document to prove Pu Guanshui's hard work these days and Pu Guanshui's political achievements.Of course, Pu Guanshui must also have a few good words for Anhui Governor Enming.Compliments.

"When is Pu Xietong planning to go to Fengyang Mansion?" Shen Zengzhi asked.As Shouzhou is a military stronghold, Pu Guanshui naturally has to be on Shouzhou's side, but at least he has to go to Fengyang Mansion to have a face-to-face interview to comply with the rules.

Pu Guanshui said with a smile: "I plan to go there in a few days. However, I heard that Fengyang Mansion is not very peaceful. Since Shouzhou has the Shouchun Town General Soldier, I would like to invite everyone to have a meal together and discuss it. Take a look at this."

Timid and fearful.Everyone in Fengyang Mansion's Tongju Yamen defined Pu Guanshui in this way.As long as he received an official document from the commander of Shouchun Township, Pu Guanshui could actually go back to Anqing and say that he had fulfilled his responsibilities.Since the official system of the new army has nothing to do with the civil service system, it is useless for Pu Guanshui to go to Fengyang Mansion in person.Both Fengyang Mansion and Pu Guanshui have no command over each other, but if anything happens, Fengyang Mansion can put a lot of responsibility on Pu Guanshui.Since Shouzhou is still relatively stable, Pu Guanshui can go back to Anqing first as long as he gets the official document of commendation from the general judge of Fengyang Prefecture and the commander-in-chief of Shouchun Town.As for what happened in the future, Pu Guanshui had all kinds of excuses to shirk responsibility.

"Did Pu Xietong meet with the Shouchun Town Commander?" Shen Zengzhi asked.

"Not yet." Pu Guanshui laughed.

Finally know the rules.Shen Zengzhi's staff thought to themselves.In Shouzhou City, Shen Zengzhi has the highest official position. It would be a big joke if Pu Guanshui went to see the commander-in-chief of Shouchun Town first.He offended Shen Zengzhi, the general judge of Fengyang Mansion.

If according to the rules, Shen Zengzhi should have agreed with Pu Guanshui's statement so sincerely, but unexpectedly, Shen Zengzhi did not answer after hearing this.He thought about it for a while, and asked, "I don't know what is the relationship between Pu Xietong and Chen Ke, the leader of Fengtai County Insurance Group?"

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