Crimson Dawn

"My name is Qi Huishen. Oops." Under the light of the oil lamp, the young man said with a grin.Chen Ke looked at this young man under the oil lamp. He looked about 22 or [-] years old. His appearance was nothing special. He had a middle parted hair and looked like a student.At this time, Qi Huishen unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his slender figure. Judging from his fair and smooth skin, he should be a child of a rich family.

Hua Xiongmao was born in martial arts, and he also knows some simple treatment methods for bruises.At this time, he was rubbing Qi Huishen's body.Just now You Gou hit Qi Huishen in the ribs with a stick, Hua Xiongmao and Chen Ke carried the collapsed Qi Huishen back to the workshop, Qi Hui was so painful that he couldn't even speak, Hua Xiongmao volunteered to check Whether there are fatal injuries.

You Gou suddenly turned on the flashlight, and the beam of light shone directly on Qi Huishen's face. Qi Huishen raised his arm subconsciously, which moved the injured part, and he let out a cry.You Gou didn't have any thoughts of sympathy, "Then why are you running away?" She asked fiercely, "I heard a voice telling you not to run in the courtyard. If you still run, don't treat you as a villain, whoever you are? .”

"Oh!" Qi Huishen yelled again.Hua Xiongmao finally let go of Qi Huishen, "Fortunately, the ribs are not broken. I'll rest in a while." After speaking, he picked up a leaflet on the table and looked at it. After reading only a few lines, Hua Xiong Mao laughed and said, "Wen Qing, this person is also a revolutionary party just like you."

"Huh? Brother Chen is a revolutionary party?" You Gou asked in surprise.

"These days, there are so many people who claim to be the Revolutionary Party, and I'm just calling myself that. But Mr. Qi, does anyone read the leaflets you post in places like this?" Chen Ke asked curiously.

Qi Hui put on his shirt angrily, "Of course there are people watching, not only watching, but also beating."

After hearing these plaintive words, Chen Ke and Hua Xiongmao grinned, and You Gou showed a somewhat embarrassed look on his face.But Zhou Yuanxiao was still expressionless.

After Chen Ke just moved Qi Huishen back to the workshop, he specially picked up all the leaflets.At this moment he picked up one and looked at it.This is a handwritten flyer.The content is to criticize the imperialist powers and the Manchu Qing government.Chen Ke patted off the sticky dirt on the paper, and picked up a few other ones.Although it is handwritten, the content is exactly the same, and the font is also exactly the same.It looks like it was printed.It can be seen that the owner of the leaflet has spent a lot of thought and energy.

Chen Ke tidied up the leaflets and tried his best to clean up the dirty ones.The leaflets were neatly stacked and placed on the table. "Mr. Qi, this is a misunderstanding. I apologize to you here." After finishing speaking, Chen Ke deliberately followed up, "Mr. Qi really put a lot of thought into writing these leaflets. Respectable and lamentable. "

Ever since he was knocked down just now, Qi Huishen felt broken.This area is full of ordinary local residents in Shanghai. He has never pasted revolutionary leaflets here before. He did not expect that as soon as he entered the alley, a few guys with flashlights popped out, which really scared Qi Huishen. .To be able to use such a convenient lighting tool must be a person of great background.Qi Huishen used to put up revolutionary posters to gather revolutionary comrades, and was arrested several times by the patrol room, but this time he was arrested in a place where the patrol room never appeared.It won't be good after seeing this.

Unexpectedly, after being carried into the yard, it turned out to be a cloth dyeing workshop.The four people in the courtyard were all wearing strange dark blue double-breasted cloth gowns.If you look carefully, this kind of wide cloth robe is actually directly covered outside the coat.The girl who knocked him down completely regarded herself as a villain.

Then, the few people who came over did their best to treat themselves.And from what they said, that tall northern youth was actually a revolutionary.Such a sudden change made Qi Huishen feel that he had lost his mind for a while.However, seeing a few people who are strong and strong, but have no malice towards him, the heart is relieved.

When the northern youth carefully sorted out the leaflets he had written with great effort, and heard him offer an apology, half of Qi Huishen's resentment disappeared.Unexpectedly, the young man in the north would say such a strange sentence in the end, which aroused Qi Huishen's curiosity.

"I heard from that brother just now that you should be Mr. Wen Qing. May I ask Mr. Wen Qing, what do you mean by the last few words?"

"Mr. Qi, ordinary people live in this area. Who are you going to show this flyer here?"

"Naturally let the common people see."

"How many people in this area can read? I'm not saying that there is something wrong with your flyer, Mr. Qi. People who can understand your flyer can't spread your stuff everywhere. The people living here are ordinary people. People, if you publicize your leaflet, should you earn an extra penny, or eat an extra bite of food."

After hearing this, Qi Huishen was not as furious as Chen Ke imagined, on the contrary, Qi Huishen just lowered his head, and sighed after a while, "Mr. Wen Qing said so."

While talking, Zhou Yuanxiao, You Gou, and Hua Xiongmao had already got up to continue working, and they did not invite Chen Ke to join.Chen Ke knew that his colleagues were considerate, and they didn't want to disturb Chen Ke talking about revolution with others.What a colleague.Chen Ke thought in his heart that if he recruited Qi Huishen now, it would be impossible for everyone to get acquainted in an embarrassing situation and talk about anything in depth.On the contrary, it makes the current colleagues unhappy.After weighing this, Chen Ke said: "Mr. Qi, take a rest here first, and then go home after your body recovers. Posting leaflets here will get twice the result with half the effort, but it is better to post these things in places where posters are often posted."

After finishing speaking, Chen Ke stood up and went to the yard to start working.Qi Hui was very curious to see that the four of them were still working so late.Could it be that they are also printing something, but the smell that permeates the entire yard is obviously not the smell of printing ink.Standing at the door, I saw four people busy around several pots under the lighting of lanterns and flashlights. They really looked like they were dyeing cloth. Qi Huishen found it very strange that these people stayed up so late at night, even if they were With new lighting tools, there is no need to be so wasteful.Is it bad to work during the day?

But I saw the two tall and strong young men pulling different ropes, putting pieces of cloth into the water tank, and the girl who beat her, shuttled between the steamer and the big tank with a flashlight, and put the thermometer in the tank from time to time. Go into the steamer and vat to measure the temperature.The one who has been silent is doing work that Qi Huishen can't understand between several large tanks and sinks.The busy four people didn't talk much among themselves, but they cooperated very skillfully.This should be a cloth dyeing workshop, but it looks different from other factories.

Qi Huishen's pain in the place where he was hit in the ribs gradually eased. Looking at the busy four people, Qi Huishen wanted to say goodbye, but he didn't want to leave.This scene of hard work has an inexplicable attraction, and Qi Huishen really wants to figure out what is attracting him.As a metropolis in China, Shanghai has many workers.Qi Huishen has seen many labor scenes, and compared with the few people he saw in front of him, there are always some strange differences.

After watching for a while, Qi Huishen finally realized that these four people were different.Compared with those who worked hard, these four people had the same exhaustion, but there was no slack.The laborers that Qi Huishen saw gave him the impression that they were struggling. The laborers tried their best just to persist until the end of the work. The heavy labor tortured these laborers to numbness.In a sense, this kind of numbness protects those laborers, so that they don't even feel the hard work.The laborers who have been tortured and numb by life look lifeless, matching the heavy labor scenes, giving people a kind of dullness and depression.

Although Qi Huishen watched from the sidelines, the four of them turned a blind eye to Qi Huishen.They only have their eyes on the work at hand, and all they do is to be able to accurately complete their work.The focus of these four people is very concentrated, the movements are full of vitality, and the purpose of their exertion is to complete the work and do the work to the best.This initiative made them fundamentally different from the laborers Qi Huishen had met.After noticing this, Qi Huishen suddenly felt a sense of respect for the work attitude of these four people.It turns out that labor can be so admirable.Qi Huishen was stunned.

While Qi Huishen was observing Chen Ke's work, Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin were discussing Chen Ke.These two revolutionary predecessors couldn't see how hard Chen Ke worked.Except that Qiu Jin once went to the workshop, the two of them can be said to be completely ignorant of Chen Ke's current situation.

"Xuan Qing, do you think we are going to take Wen Qing to see Mr. Cai tomorrow?" Xu Xilin asked Qiu Jin who was sitting across from him. He told Chen Ke about this during the day, but until now neither Chen Ke nor Hua Xiongmao Back at the residence, Xu Xilin felt that Chen Ke had no interest in meeting Cai Yuanpei.

Qiu Jin smiled and said, "Bosun, it's not a bad thing for Wen Qing to be busy making money. It's better than those who only know how to borrow money everywhere. I think Wen Qing also came from a wealthy family. According to that Miss You Gou, it's just his mortgage The watch that was given to me is worth several thousand taels of silver. If he still has money in his hand, why should he work so hard."

When mentioning Yougou, Xu Xilin just snorted.Xu Xilin didn't have a good impression of Yougou.Most of the international students will do some business these days.But You Gou is a woman, this is a generation of women who seldom show their faces in public.As a female international student, Yougou doesn't start a career, and doesn't get married, but gets drunk all day long, which is really unusual.According to Qiu Jin, Chen Ke and this Yougou felt like they hit it off.Originally, Xu Xilin was somewhat dissatisfied with both of them, but when he thought that these two actually formed a clique, his dissatisfaction intensified even more.

"I don't know what big things they are doing, but they don't go back to their residence all night. Even Xiong Mao hangs out with them, what kind of dignity is this?"

As a native of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Xu Xilin is not good at making money. He has an indescribable resistance to doing business.As a revolutionary, what Xu Xilin longs for is the feeling of being able to set himself on fire.Destroying this old world without any hope, Xu Xilin firmly believes that there will be a beautiful new world rising at the moment when the Qing Dynasty collapsed.

Perhaps it was because Xu Xilin was such a person, he felt that Chen Ke did not choose the same path as himself.When meeting Chen Ke for the first time, Xu Xilin was amazed by Chen Ke's insight.First of all, he wanted to help Chen Ke, and more importantly, Cai Yuanpei did invite Xu Xilin to Shanghai for a meeting in the near future.So he brought Chen Ke to Shanghai.However, Chen Ke did not participate in the revolutionary movement together as Xu Xilin thought, but devoted himself to profitable business.This made Xu Xilin feel that maybe his previous view of Chen Ke was wrong.Xu Xilin was particularly dissatisfied with this kind of thinking that only cared about himself, to put it bluntly, this "milk is a mother" style.

Seeing Xu Xilin's displeasure, Qiu Jin tried to persuade him, "Bosun, I know you blame Wenqing and Xiongmao for making their own decisions. But Wenqing was able to start dyeing cloth just by relying on a few people you introduced. I think this is a good thing. In my opinion, Wen Qing is not a heartless person, if he makes money, he will never treat you badly. You are not the kind of person who can do these things with peace of mind, why bother yourself?"

"Hmph, of course I have to blame them for making their own decisions. I thought that Wen Qing could help me persuade Mr. Cai. I didn't expect him to know how to do his own thing. At first he said that he wanted something from me. I thought Wen Qing I'm just being polite, I didn't expect Wen Qing to be an honest and honest person. They haven't come back until now, can they come back early tomorrow morning? I don't know where to fool around." Xu Xilin became more and more angry. .

"Haha!" After hearing Xu Xilin's complaint, Qiu Jin couldn't help laughing out loud. "Bosun, I didn't expect you to attach great importance to Wen Qing. Don't worry, Wen Qing is not a ignorant person. I guess they are working in the workshop at the moment. If you are worried, I will call them back."

Now that Qiu Jin has said so, Xu Xilin has to give Qiu Jin some face, "No need. I think they will definitely come back tomorrow. It's getting late, Xuan Qing, hurry up and rest." After saying a few more words, Xu Xilin got up and turned back. I went to the house where I lived.

Chen Ke didn't know the conversation between Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin for his own sake.Even if he knew, Chen Ke couldn't change anything.After one hour of busy work, the expected one-hour workload was completed, and everyone rested according to the plan.Zhou Yuanxiao and Hua Xiongmao lay on the bed in the room and soon fell asleep.The physical work tonight has been completed. According to the plan, Zhou Yuanxiao needs to get up at two o'clock to check the dyeing situation, and Chen Ke needs to be on duty until two o'clock.

Seeing that Qi Huishen did not leave, Chen Ke asked Qi Huishen to sit at the table.He said in a low voice, "Mr. Qi, everyone is resting. Let's keep our voices low so as not to disturb everyone."

You Gou still carried his own pillow and rested at the table.Chen Ke had not persuaded You Gou to lie down on the bed before, and even set up a new bunk for You Gou.You Gou just expressed his gratitude politely, but he never used that shop.When she is tired, she always sleeps on the table.Chen Ke didn't want to ask so many questions, so he could only let You Gou go.

"Mr. Wenqing, you seem to be very dissatisfied with my flyer, can you enlighten me." Qi Huishen looked at everyone sleeping and lying down, and they had stopped.Only then did he ask directly in a low voice.

"Mr. Qi, I see that your leaflets call on the people to rise up. The idea is very good. But why do the people want to rise up and go to revolution with you? Anyway, looking at these manuscripts of yours, I think the people can't understand them." Chen Ke said while saying Pour a deep cup of tea for Qi Hui.

"What do you mean? Are you saying that I am not revolutionary?"

"Keep your voice down, don't shout in the middle of the night." Chen Ke said.

Qi Hui snorted deeply and stopped talking.

"The people want a revolution because the people want to get a better life through the revolution. The revolution is to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and defeat the invasion of the big powers. This will kill people. Why do you want the people to follow you and forget their lives?"

Chen Ke's voice was very low, with a feeling of sleepwalking, which was completely out of tune with what he said.

"The country has reached such a point, if there is no revolution, it will really die."

"That's right. You're right, but what's the use of these words? If people believe your words, can they eat one more steamed bun? Or can they wear one more piece of clothing? The revolution is to let everyone live a better life. Establish In a new world, not only is life better, everyone will not be bullied, and can behave in an upright manner. So, I think your leaflets are useless." After Chen Ke finished speaking, he pushed the teacup towards Qi Huishen Pushed, "Drink tea first."

Unexpectedly by Chen Ke, Qi Huishen was not angry, he took a sip of tea, and then asked: "Brother Chen, what do you think about the revolution?"

"The truth in the world is the same. We sell cloth, so we must know who will buy our cloth. Why buy our cloth. If you want revolution, you must know that the people need revolution? Even if revolution is needed, every Individual needs are also different. For you, why do you want a revolution? Looking at your leaflets, it is to overthrow the Manchus and drive out foreigners. For me, why do you want a revolution? To build a powerful new China. For To build this new China, we must overthrow the Manchus and drive away the foreigners. Don’t let everyone do things that are thankless.” After saying this, Chen Ke felt that it was not enough, and he suddenly quoted the famous saying, "From the masses, to the masses."

After listening deeply, Qi Hui nodded repeatedly. He looked at the people around him who had already fallen asleep, and said in a low voice: "That makes sense. But what should China look like? Can Mr. Wen Qing tell me about it."

The two were talking in such a low voice. The night outside was clear and starry, and the street was getting quieter and quieter. It was really a good time to talk.

Early the next morning, Chen Ke and Hua Xiongmao returned to their residence.Opening the door lightly and entering the yard, Chen Ke took Hua Xiongmao to take a bath first.I have been working in the workshop for the past few days, and besides the smell of sweat, the smell of dye is not so pleasant.Cai Yuanpei is no ordinary person, and Chen Ke doesn't have the guts to meet such a big man who is full of strange smells.For this reason, Chen Ke specially took out shampoo and soap.

After taking a shower, it was exactly 06:30.Both of them put on clean clothes to meet Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin.No matter how careful you are, the sound of flushing water is always loud when you take a shower, and usually Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin have already woken up at this time.

As soon as she entered the room and sat down, Qiu Jin laughed and said, "You two smell delicious, even more fragrant than girls."

"Aunt, it's not okay to see Mr. Cai smelly." Hua Xiongmao was very satisfied with the refreshing smell of the shampoo.Not to mention the shampoo effect.

Seeing that Chen Ke and Hua Xiongmao came back early in the morning and looked radiant after taking a bath, Xu Xilin was quite satisfied.Seeing that everyone had packed up, Xu Xilin led everyone to set off together.

The group finally stopped in front of a courtyard.As a modern person, one of Chen Ke's characteristics is that he does not have a strong sense of direction.After walking through the alleys in Shanghai for a long time, Chen Ke no longer knew where he was.He couldn't remember the path like the ecstasy array.Everyone stopped in front of a courtyard, the courtyard door was closed, and Xu Xilin, who led the way, slapped the door knocker.Soon a small hole in the door opened, and someone was peeking out.Chen Ke suddenly had an idea, if he shot the small hole and broke in according to the movies he had watched, how would the people inside behave?

The courtyard door opened, and the person at the door was actually Tao Chengzhang, which surprised Chen Ke.The group of people didn't exchange greetings, and went straight into the yard.Tao Chengzhang closed the door, and brought Xu Xilin and the other four into the living room.

Facing these famous figures in history, Chen Ke didn't feel excited, and it was the same when he saw Cai Yuanpei.Both Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin had met Cai Yuanpei, so Cai Yuanpei's eyes quickly fell on Chen Ke. Chen Ke, who was considered tall in Shaoxing, was also tall in Shanghai. With the square face of a northerner, he was tall among a group of southerners. It's easy to spot.Cai Yuanpei asked Xu Xilin, "This is Mr. Chen Kechen?"

Xu Xilin quickly replied, "It's Chen Ke." After speaking, he glanced at Chen Ke.Chen Ke hurried forward and subconsciously stretched out his right hand.The people around were all taken aback, Cai Yuanpei came back soon, and he also extended his right hand to shake Chen Ke. "I heard that Mr. Chen Ke came back from a foreign country?" Cai Yuanpei asked.

"Well, I just came back this year, not long ago."

"Sure enough, he looks dignified." Cai Yuanpei praised.

"Mr. Cai, don't say Mr. Chen Ke, Mr. Chen Ke's. Chen Ke's Biaozi is Wenqing. I helped him get it. You can call him Biaozi." Qiu Jin laughed.

"Wen Qing?" Cai Yuanpei repeated.Cai Yuanpei didn't seem to like the green character in this form.

Xu Xilin introduced Hua Xiongmao to Cai Yuanpei again, and Hua Xiongmao hurriedly greeted Cai Yuanpei with a student gift.This is the first time for Chen Ke to see Man Qing's etiquette on a formal occasion, and he suddenly recalls the etiquette he used when making friends with others.When meeting Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin, Chen Ke simply used the hands-on salute, and there was no courtesy at all with Hua Xiongmao, so we fought first.It's not polite to know Yougou and others.Thinking of this, Chen Ke felt that he had to ask Qiu Jin about etiquette in private.

After everyone was seated, Xu Xilin said: "Cai Gong, Wen Qing has heard of your name overseas, and admires you very much. I think Wen Qing is a talent, so I dare to recommend you."

Chen Ke stared intently at Cai Yuanpei, the future president of Peking University. This famous figure was not much different from the photos in the history books.Chen Ke has always been puzzled, why in the photos of the Republic of China, those famous people have an indescribable style.Observing people like Cai Yuanpei at such a close distance is naturally a good opportunity for study and research.

Cai Yuanpei is 38 years old this year. Compared with people in the 21st century, he looks much older.This is also a normal situation. The people of this era that Chen Ke has seen are much "younger" than he guessed. In the 21st century, everyone looks younger because of good nutrition and less hardship.

When Xu Xilin spoke, Cai Yuanpei's face was always calm. From a biological point of view, it can be said that the facial muscles were extremely relaxed.This is also a sign of sufficient concentration.After watching Cai Yuanpei's performance, Chen Ke couldn't help but take a look at Qiu Jin. Qiu Jin also sat on the chair with a calm expression, looking around at the people around him, and his expression was exactly the same as Cai Yuanpei's.Following Cai Yuanpei's example, Chen Ke tried his best to completely relax the muscles on his face, and stared at Cai Yuanpei with all his attention.

Cai Yuanpei looked at Chen Ke kindly, "I heard from Bosun that Wenqing is brilliant and you are a man of the world. He also said that you came from a famous family but left home because of the revolution. I am very impressed. But I don't know Wenqing. What can Qing teach me?"

Cai Yuanpei, who is well-known among literati, definitely has real materials. Chen Ke didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of such a master. He quickly said: "Mr. .”

"Wen Qing, don't be overly modest. I have read your manuscript. It is indeed everyone's style. I only have something to ask Wen Qing. Wen Qing said that the Manchu Qing and the Westernization Movement have nothing to do with it. Why?"

"To build a factory, you must know what the factory does. Whether it is Manchu or Westernization, it is just to build a factory. As for how the factory will be used, they will not know after it is built. It is useless to spend a lot of money. It was useless. The Manchu Qing Dynasty was like this, and so was the Westernization Movement. So I said they missed the point." Chen Ke said while watching Cai Yuanpei's reaction.Cai Yuanpei just nodded slightly.The "future" president of Peking University does not understand industry. "Cai Gong, I don't know what is the first thing Cai Gong thinks of when mentioning the great powers?"

Cai Yuanpei thought for a moment after hearing this, and replied: "Strong ships and sharp guns."

After listening to Chen Ke, he nodded and said yes, "That's exactly the case. The Manchu Qing made those things just to make strong ships and sharp guns. Foreign strong ships and sharp guns are the product of the entire industrial system. If you don't care about the basics, this It’s where the Manchu Qing failed to get the point. What’s more, European countries are in power with plutocrats engaged in industrial production, and no matter what their purpose is, they want to promote the country’s industrialization. There is absolutely no future for China’s unchanged system.”

"But I read Wen Qing's article, and I don't agree with the foreign system." Cai Yuanpei continued to ask.

Chen Ke said solemnly: "If you want to take a foreign road, let alone that you have no chance now. I just want to tell Mr. Cai one specific thing. More than 100 years ago, Sweden and the United Kingdom were engaged in the textile industry, and the Swedish textile factory The child labor mortality rate exceeds 30%. The British textile factory guarantees that no matter who you are, the workers will be exhausted within three years after entering the factory. In the end, the Swedish textile factory was not as cost-effective as the British, and was crushed by the British. If the Manchu Qing Dynasty is overthrown, is Mr. Cai willing to let China do the same?"