Crimson Dawn

Chapter 66

"Today is a historic day, and today will be remembered forever. Years from now, young people will ask what happened today with reverence and curiosity. Today is historic, and you are a part of it. Several For thousands of years, the people have never been really paid attention to. No matter who made the history books, no matter whether it is official history or unofficial history, whether it is daily life notes or county annals, no one has really studied the daily life of the people. Especially after the great powers invaded China , all we hear are people shouting, life can't go on! The country will no longer be a country! China will be destroyed! Why can't life go on? Why is China going to be destroyed? Under these slogans, China What is the society like in China, and why did it become like this? No one has ever really studied it. The actual life of the people is at most rumors and vague stories in the streets and alleys. Today, there are such a group of people , that is, we will conduct social surveys. The mysteries will be revealed, and the chaos of society will be clearly seen and pointed out. The people are no longer vague terms, but real characters. It exists clearly in the operation of society. Therefore, today is a historic day!"

This passage was Qi Huishen's speech at the social investigation "swearing-in meeting". Chen Ke felt very familiar after reading it. This was an impromptu call made by Chen Ke at the party meeting when he encouraged comrades to pay close attention to social investigation work. word.Several sentences in it are imitations of the speeches of the SS officer in Schindler's List.Obviously, Qi Huishen used it flexibly.

The letter was handwritten by He Zudao, and the beautiful pen writing in that hand can be described as the well-deserved number one in the People's Party at this stage.And it should be Qi Huishen who dictated this letter.Qi Hui gave an in-depth introduction to the preparations for the recent investigation into the countryside. When Xie Mingxian was ordered to set off for Beijing, twelve research teams also set off for the countryside.What is revealed between the lines is a kind of high-spirited emotion.Thinking about it, Qi Huishen has launched a "revolution" for several years, and this is the first time he can organize a three-digit number of people to carry out an action with the same purpose.Not to mention that the peers are all like-minded young people.So Qi Huishen's article is full of emotions.

Putting down the letter, Chen Ke looked at the blue sky outside the window.I don't know what the results of these young people going to the countryside will be.Chen Ke recalled how he felt when he returned to the countryside for the first time.In addition to rational thinking, there is also a faint disgust, but there is not much deep sympathy for the working people.

However, Chen Ke was not ashamed of his cold-bloodedness. At any rate, he had gone through numerous exam-oriented education exams and read many theoretical books on the party.In Chen Ke's subconscious mind, he has fully accepted that this world is a world of struggle.Fight with the sky, fight with the earth, and fight with people.In a world full of struggles like this, it's not all about being able to see what's wrong.If you want to liberate yourself, you must fight all unreasonable things to the end.If it is a person who dares to stand up and fight, then Chen Ke will gladly include him in the ranks of comrades.Even for a person like Pang Zi who wanted to rebel just because of his own desire, Chen Ke did not give up his idea.The reason why it took so much effort to teach Pang Zi various revolutionary theories is that he hoped that Pang Zi's struggle could become a real revolution.

But for those who are resigned, the People's Party does not yet have enough power to mobilize the masses in an all-round way.So Chen Ke didn't even have the idea of ​​"sorrowing for his misfortune".The education in the industrial society imbued Chen Ke with the idea of ​​"efficiency" in his instincts.He can take the trouble to complete a lot of tedious work.Because these tasks are the steps that Chen Ke believes can most effectively promote the revolution at this stage.The seemingly magnificent mobilization of the masses is actually the most inefficient move in Chen Ke's view.

I hope those comrades can gain something.Chen Ke secretly wished.

He picked up the letter again and continued reading.Qi Huishen notified the latest resolution of the Shanghai Party branch.After discussion, the Shanghai Party branch adopted the latest plan for recruiting party members and formed a resolution.

According to what was said in the letter, Chen Ke took out the last page, which was the latest copy of the resolution document.In this document, the party branch requires party members to give up purely theoretical education, but to first talk about the results and the derivation process, and then directly lead party activists to pass social surveys to verify.

"The role of the party branch has finally come into play." After reading the resolution, Chen Ke was very happy.In fact, not only the Shanghai Party branch, but also the Beijing Party group adopted the same method based on the facts. After an all-night discussion yesterday, the workshop format chosen in the end was exactly the same as that in Shanghai.

It seems I was wrong.Chen Ke admitted this fact.As if to confirm Chen Ke's idea, laughter came from the wing room, not only Pang Zi was laughing alone, but several other people were also laughing happily.The future direction of development was determined last night. Wu Xingchen's lectures to Pang Zi and the others no longer focused on "must take the revolutionary road" as the core, but adopted the method of imparting specific revolutionary skills.As a result, laughter continued in the wing room that served as the conference venue.Chen Tianhua was also attending the meeting inside. A few days ago, during Chen Ke's lecture, there wasn't much laughter. Everyone either had their nostrils turned upside down or their faces were frowning.It seems that listening to Chen Ke's class is a kind of torture for everyone.

But today, just from the atmosphere, it can be judged that Wu Xingchen's class has captured the emotions of Pang Zi and the others.The effect should be very good.

With a happy mood, Chen Ke continued to read.One of the school's school buildings has been completed, and the previously ordered teaching equipment and instruments have begun to arrive.Before Chen Ke left, he also arranged for the construction of a glass factory, and You Gou recommended several friends to take charge of this matter.Now only Hua Xiongmao and Qin Wu'an are left in the Shanghai Party Branch.Everyone else went to the countryside.At the end of the letter, the comrades wished Chen Ke all the best in Beijing, and that he would return to Shanghai to join everyone at an early date.

"It seems that the comrades have done a good job, but Beijing has not been able to achieve the goal at this stage." Chen Ke murmured to himself.Maybe I'm the most wronged person in the People's Party, and this idea suddenly popped up.After reading the letter, Chen Ke can probably be sure that the comrades in the south must be in full swing right now.What they got in the end would definitely not reach Chen Ke's current level, but they were destined to have great success in completing the task of absorbing new party members.Wu Xingchen and Chen Tianhua went to work in the northern countryside, and it was impossible for Pang Zi to become a staunch party member.But at least the revolutionary activity in the North will intensify.Compared with them, Chen Ke's own work has not made much progress.

Thinking of these, Chen Ke suddenly felt a sense of frustration.I may have made a dogmatic error.But after thinking about it, Chen Ke felt that maybe his idea was wrong.Although I am not familiar with the history of the party at that time, the party made many mistakes in the early and mid-term.If you want to come to the activities of the Shanghai Party Branch and the Northern Party Branch, someone must have done it back then.Since these experiences are not recorded in the history books, it proves that these practices have not been successful.In the end, the revolutionary road pointed out by Mao Zedong led the party to victory.Now that history has proven it, then don't easily have doubts about the route.

After thinking about it, he couldn't get any better answer. Chen Ke didn't want to waste time, so he simply prepared for the afternoon class.

At noon, the door of the wing opened.Wu Xingchen and Pang Zi walked out with red faces one by one. The whole morning class seemed to be going well.Even Pang Zi was uncharacteristically, treating Chen Ke quite politely.The resistance from his original expression was completely gone.Chen Ke naturally had to follow suit, he was laughing and joking with everyone.At the same time, I began to fiddle with the briquette stove, preparing to cook.

At this pass, He Ruming's housekeeper came to invite Chen Ke, and He Ruming came back.

He Ruming was obviously complacent. When he saw Chen Ke coming in, he smiled quite reservedly, and then said, "Wenqing is doing well recently." Then there was a bunch of nonsense about the weather in Tianjin and the changes in the city.Chen Ke is not very optimistic about He Ruming's vision of selecting talents.And today he himself is not in a very happy mood.After a few perfunctory words, Chen Ke suddenly wanted to tell He Ruming that he was going to give a lecture at the Imperial University in the afternoon.But when the words came to his lips, Chen Ke held back again.Such a demonstration will definitely have an effect on He Ruming, but it may not be positive.He Ruming had a good face at first, and when Chen Ke said this, he implied that "you are nothing special." He Ruming must be able to hear the meaning behind these words, and then everyone will definitely have conflicts.

But let He Ruming go on with such endless nonsense, Chen Ke really doesn't have time.He simply asked directly: "Master He, seeing that you are so happy, I think you must have met many excellent friends in Tianjin."

After hearing Chen Ke's words, He Ruming frowned, and he replied with a little dissatisfaction: "I haven't met many friends. But Wen Qing, you are lucky, and I found quite a few people."

"That's great." Chen Ke said with a smile.

"In just these two days, they will come to Beijing."

"About how many people are there, I will hurry up and prepare a place to live." Chen Ke responded quickly.

Seeing that Chen Ke is very knowledgeable and knows how to prepare a residence for the people who come, He Ruming is quite satisfied. "You first prepare the accommodation for twenty people. There may be more in the future."

"Since the people will arrive in just two days, I'll go make preparations first. If Mr. He has no other orders, I'll leave." Chen Ke was eager to leave immediately.

"Don't worry about this moment, Wen Qing stays for lunch."

He Ruming invited himself to dinner, what does this mean?Chen Ke was a little confused.And he is indeed not free, if He Ruming is entangled, the plan for the afternoon will be disrupted.He quickly explained: "I have a friend who came from Shanghai, and we made an appointment for dinner at noon today. I can only wait for the next time for Mr. He's kindness."

He Ruming's eyes lit up when he heard someone coming from Shanghai.Chen Ke thought "Oops".As expected, He Ruming continued: "Wen Qing, this time I was in Tianjin, and I saw many people suffering from serious illnesses. It was unspeakable."

What does this have to do with me?Chen Kexin said, Mr. He, you still owe me money but haven't paid it.Do you think I am a three-year-old child, I will agree to whatever you say?Chen Ke has seen a lot of people like He Ruming in the 21st century. They are very similar to pyramid schemes. Generally speaking, they draw a beautiful bubble for you and let you jump into it.The only difference is that those people know that they have no power to force others to do so, so they pay more attention to the skill of speech.However, Mr. He thought he was an official, and believed that Chen Ke should make selfless dedication to accomplish Mr. He's "good intentions".If it wasn't for Yan Fu behind Chen Ke, I'm afraid He Ruming would put on an official airs now.

So He Ruming kept hinting to Chen Ke how anxious the patient was.But when he didn't mention money, Chen Ke just pretended to be deaf and dumb, noncommittal.While the two were arguing, Chen Ke heard a woman's voice. "Brother, it's time to eat." As soon as he finished speaking, He Qian walked into the living room.

He Qian had actually been listening outside the living room for a while, and He Qian could hear Chen Ke's growing impatience very clearly.

In fact, He Ruming's trip to Tianjin this time has achieved good results. Mr. He is an old Westernization School and one of the veterans of Tianjin Machinery Bureau. He Ruming also joined Tianjin Machinery Bureau under the arrangement of Mr. He.Mr. He doesn't like to socialize, but whenever he treats guests, he always brings his daughter to the banquet.When the adults drink, He Qian will also drink some, but the old man never cares.Those who can be invited by Mr. He are all good guys, and everyone will talk about work at the wine table.He Qian still has an impression of the people mentioned in these conversations.Before He Ruming went to Tianjin, He Qian had a special discussion with him about whom to contact and how to tell those people about coming to Beijing.And the harvest is good.

But He Qian really didn't expect that after He Ruming finished this matter, he would start to get confused at the critical moment.Although she only met Chen Ke once, He Qian can conclude that Chen Ke is not a person who cares about face, nor is he a person who cares too much about other people's face.When negotiating with Chen Ke, it is necessary to adopt a straightforward and clear transaction method.Chen Ke will respect the credit of the transaction.He Ruming felt that he had a good deal of cards in his hand, so he wanted Chen Ke to succumb first.This will only lead to the failure of cooperation.Hearing that Chen Ke was getting more and more impatient, He Qian had no choice but to come forward.

He Ruming didn't expect his sister to come out in person.What was even more surprising was that my younger sister just greeted Chen Ke, and then started negotiating like an acquaintance, "Mr. Chen is here too." He Qian bowed slightly.

Chen Ke also nodded and saluted, "Hi, Miss He."

"Mr. Chen, my elder brother has found someone back from Tianjin. It's been less than [-] days. I don't know how Mr. Chen is preparing."

"The medicine has been brought."

"Then when will Mr. Chen meet with these friends from the Machinery Bureau?"

"The day after tomorrow. After I prepare the residence, I will treat everyone to a meal."

"Then when can we pay Mr. Chen for the medicine?"

"After dinner, I will make a special trip to visit the house."

"Then Mr. Chen should bring a few more people with him. Don't get robbed of the banknotes of several thousand taels of silver."

Hearing the words of hiding the needle in the cotton, Chen Ke laughed. "Miss He is saying that I can't trust Mr. He. I never mean that. I'm just a businessman. If Mr. He doesn't speak, I dare not mention money. "

Seeing that Chen Ke simply assumed the attitude of a hob, He Qian couldn't say anything else.Anyway, it's time to talk, it's time to beat.She just smiled and said nothing.

He Ruming saw that his sister had settled most of the matter so easily, but did not mention the key things.Chen Ke said at the time that as long as he was satisfied with the people introduced by He Ruming, twenty people would be much cheaper.But the two basically talked about the drug transaction, but did not mention the discount issue.He Ruming couldn't help but look at his sister.He Qian knew what her brother was planning.It was a pity in her heart.My brother's vision is still too narrow, and he only thinks about the cheapness of a few hundred taels of silver.If He Qian were to handle this matter, she would directly use the money to buy medicine at this time, regardless of Sanqi21, let Chen Ke sell medicine for 50 people first.This trip to Tianjin, He Ruming really contacted the patient.The patients over there are waiting for medication, let alone 20 taels, they are willing to pay 50 taels.He is not in a hurry to make big money, but cares about the small money, God knows what my brother thinks.

But He Qian, a girl, can't say this, He Ruming must say it in person.But when she saw that her brother didn't say that, He Qian blinked her eyes and thought about it.She quit first.

He Ruming didn't know what to do when he saw his younger sister put down the pick.Chen Ke didn't take the soft and the hard, and he had the posture of not being a hawk if he didn't see a rabbit.What if Chen Ke said he didn't like these twenty people?He Ruming went to find these in person.If Chen Ke drove him back to Tianjin, he would lose face.Originally, He Rumingxiang talked about this matter at the dinner table, but Chen Ke refused to eat the meal.And my younger sister has just set the delivery time to the day after tomorrow, how can I get Chen Ke to obediently say that he will definitely treat these people kindly?

Just as he didn't know how to speak, he saw Butler He enter the living room.The housekeeper said hello to Chen Ke, and then said: "Mr. Chen, my master asked me to calculate last time. I should give you 200 taels of medicine. I did the calculation correctly."

"Don't worry about that." Chen Ke said with a smile.

"My lord has confessed, since my lord invited you here, although the Beiyang Army should pay the money for the medicine, but you are not familiar with the people of the Beiyang Army, so I can't make you worry. My lord is going to advance the money for the medicine first." .I was slow in handling this matter. When I went to find you later, you were not at home. This matter has been delayed until now. I am really sorry." After the housekeeper finished speaking, he bowed to Chen Ke, "You forgive me."

He Ruming didn't remember that he had confessed to the housekeeper about giving Chen Keqian.The doctor was an officer of the Beiyang Army, and Chen Ke asked the Beiyang Army for money.In fact, Beiyang has already prepared the money.If you find Bu Guanshui, you can get money.Butler, what's the trouble?

But Steward He has been with the old man since he was alive, and He Ruming knows that he will not mess around.Sure enough, I heard Chen Ke say: "Lord He, I am grateful for your concern about this matter. Brother Bu said that he will give me the money. Don't worry, there will be no such thing as missing the medical fee."

"That's good, that's good." Although He Ruming didn't understand what the butler meant, he still had the basic ability to act on occasion.

"Master, you asked us to send a car to pick up Mr. Chen when you said to withdraw the money last time. Do you want to send it this time?" Steward He then asked.

"Send, send a car." He Ruming immediately followed the butler's words.Although I thought in my heart for a while to ask what happened, and then I must severely punish the housekeeper.But He Ruming also refused to lose face.

Seeing the master and servant singing together, Chen Ke knew that there was something to it.But since He Ruming gave himself this face, he couldn't let He Ruming down from the stage.He cupped his hands to He Ruming, "Master He, you love me so much, I really appreciate you. I can't take this car, so you helped me and introduced me to Brother Bu Guanshui. We two are very special. We hit it off. Brother Bu and I treat you to dinner another day, and you must honor your face."

"It's easy to talk about." He Ruming felt sour in his heart when Chen Ke said that he had become a brother and brother with Bu Guanshui, the Beiyang commander, and was very jealous of Chen Ke.

"Since Mr. He helped me in this way, a one-time guest can never express my gratitude. If Mr. He has any orders, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse." Chen Ke said, hoping that the housekeeper would be He Qian instructed.He couldn't help but glanced at the side where He Qian went out. Although there was a door curtain, the door curtain was a bead curtain made of glass pendants.Faintly saw the figure of He Qian hiding behind.

"Mr. Chen, saving people is like putting out a fire. I wonder if you can sell me medicine for 100 people first."

Finally got to the point.Chen Ke felt relieved at last.Originally, it was not a big deal, and it could be done in a few words, but He Ruming had to go around such a big circle, and he hadn't finished it yet.

"No problem, I'll sell the medicine for 100 people to Mr. He at the price of 18 taels per dose. This has nothing to do with what we agreed on. It's another calculation." Chen Ke said.

"Master, what do you mean?" the housekeeper asked He Ruming.

"This..." He Ruming pondered, he didn't expect this matter to be settled so quickly, and it was beyond his expectation.He Ruming frowned, thinking carefully, "Wen Qing, my cash flow is not very good recently..."

"In that case, I'll give Mr. He 30 doses of medicine first. I'll send you the other 70 doses when you turn around?" Chen Ke replied sincerely.

Although the voice was low, Chen Ke vaguely heard the muffled sound of He Qian swallowing her laughter back into her throat.He Ruming looked at Chen Ke dumbfounded.Chen Ke thought to himself, you want to let me pay on credit, Mr. He, do you have this credit?If you were a shrewd person like your sister, I might think about it.The problem is that your sister won't make such foolish tricks as asking me for credit.

Seeing that He Ruming didn't say anything anymore, and Chen Ke didn't want to waste any more time, he resolutely left.

As soon as Chen Ke left, He Qian opened the curtain and entered the living room before He Ruming could speak to the housekeeper. "I asked Uncle He to say that. Brother, don't blame Uncle He."

The housekeeper hurriedly apologized to He Ruming, but He Ruming didn't want to say anything, so he waved him away.

"Brother, why do you think of asking Chen Ke for credit?" He Qian couldn't bear it anymore. Although she was smiling, the sign of complaining was very obvious.

"That kid really doesn't know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth." Seeing what his sister said, He Ruming became angry.

He Qian knew that she couldn't persuade her elder brother, so she smiled and said, "Either way, I'll buy the hundred doses of medicine with my private money. The money we earn will be shared between brothers and sisters. You seven and three, brother, what do you think?" .”

Hearing what my sister said, He Ruming knew that it would be meaningless to continue talking.And to be honest, this plan really moved He Ruming.But anyway, He Ruming still has some bottom line. Although he almost agreed, he finally regained his senses. After thinking for a moment, He Ruming said, "You pay three shares, and I pay seven shares. You can earn as much as you want. .”

Seeing that her eldest brother finally regained her composure, He Qian was quite happy.She bowed to her elder brother seriously, "Then thank you, elder brother."

Chapter 66

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