National Tide 1980

Ning Weimin tried his best to comfort Kang Shude.

He started with the world structure, the general trend of the country, and economic needs, then went on to talk about the inheritance of civilization, cultural beliefs, and finally to the voice of the people and the continuous cutting of the national bloodline. He mentioned almost all the reasons that could be recommended.

Although many inferences cannot be proven yet, after all, this is something that is destined to happen in history, and there is no loophole in the logical relationship.

Rao Shikang Shude was doubtful and could not completely believe it fundamentally.

But one has to admit that Ning Weimin's analysis is sound and very likely.

Therefore, the old man finally calmed down his mind, his mood was no longer so erratic, he no longer felt anxious, and he even appreciated his apprentice's affection.

In this way, the old man briefly described some of the past that he had tried his best to avoid and kept silent.

He told Ning Weimin some legendary experiences about Mr. Song, which satisfied his curiosity.

Kang Shude said that Mr. Song's name was Song Xiuwen.

He sounds like Song Ziwen's brother, but in fact he has nothing to do with the four major families.

Mr. Song is about sixteen or seventeen years older than him. He is a native of Beijing and his family runs a kiln factory.

But unfortunately, his father was seriously ill when he was young, and his mother passed away due to excessive injuries.

Mr. Song was an only son, so after his parents passed away, many distant relatives who were beyond his reach came to take advantage of him.

There are even people who intend to seize and seize the Song family's property.

So Mr. Song couldn't afford to offend him and could afford to hide, so he quickly sold off his family's property.

He used this money to travel east to Fusang with a few progressive classmates to study, thus getting rid of the mess in the capital.

Although Mr. Song was forced to study abroad, he knew that he would have to rely on himself for everything in the future. After arriving in Tokyo, he studied really hard.

Later, not only was he admitted to Tokyo Technical High School, but he was also a top student in both the ceramics and physics subjects.

As a result, because of his outstanding academic performance, while studying abroad, he was valued by a large businessman who had antique shops in Tokyo and Kyoto, and married his only daughter to him.

The Japanese daughter-in-law Mr. Song married was named Hitotsubashi Keiko.

The surname "Ichihashi" is rare in Japan and belongs to the Japanese aristocracy.

For example, Tokugawa Keiki, the last shogun of the Edo shogunate, was called Hitotsubashi Keiki because he inherited the Hitotsubashi family.

Therefore, this surname is essentially a branch of the Tokugawa family, so it is naturally very noble.

In fact, the reason why Mr. Song is valued by such a famous Oriental family.

In addition to his outstanding talents, the key was that he agreed to the Hitotsubashi family's request to marry into the family.

However, Mr. Song himself has a condition, that is, he is the only one in the Song family and he is also an only son.

If there is only one boy among his heirs, he must pass on the incense to the Song family.

In this way, after graduating from college, Mr. Song returned to the capital with his Japanese wife.

With two university diplomas, he also knows three foreign languages: English, Russian, and Japanese.

Mr. Song, who had achieved academic success, was undoubtedly one of the returnee elites back then, so he had no problem finding a job with good pay.

In fact, not long after returning to China, he successfully entered the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce of the Beiyang Government.

And because of his outstanding ability, he quickly made meritorious service and was awarded a fifth-level Jiahe Medal.

It's a pity that he really couldn't adapt to the outdated bureaucratic environment of the Beiyang government.

After only working for a year, he couldn't stand the shady officialdom and offended his superior, so he had to resign angrily.

After that, Mr. Song turned to setting up a ceramics factory, intending to use his major to carry forward his ancestral business and save the country through industry.

However, the domestic industrial and commercial environment is really terrible.

Not only did the Beiyang government impose numerous assessments and exorbitant taxes, but a decent businessman also suffered from exploitation and harassment by local ruffians.

As a result, this road was still unavailable. Within two years, the factory closed down and Mr. Song lost all his savings.

In the end, Mr. Song had no choice but to turn to his Japanese father-in-law for help and opened an antique shop in the capital to make a living.

Speaking of which, Mr. Song has advantages in this business.

Especially in the ceramic firing process, he is full of knowledge and should be regarded as the top expert in the country.

In fact, he was good friends with many people in the Qing Dynasty aftermath committee. He also accepted the invitation from Lin Fengmian, the principal of the Beijing Fine Arts School, and served as a visiting professor of ceramic art for a period of time.

The so-called Qing Dynasty Cleanup Committee was those people who cleaned up the Forbidden City property for the National Government after Puyi left the palace. They later became antiquities experts in the Forbidden City.

As for the Beijing Fine Arts School, it later became the Peking Art College, the predecessor of the National Academy of Fine Arts.

Therefore, with this extraordinary ability of discerning pearls, Mr. Song got a lot of good things.

The business soon became prosperous, and he became a well-known antique merchant in the capital.

As for the fate between Mr. Song and Kang Shude, it was entirely due to a heavy snowfall in 1929.

According to the old man himself, that was when he was at his most depressed.

Not only was he begged for a living at the door of Fengyue Place by gangsters, but his broken finger had not healed yet, and he had also spent all his last wealth.

The owner of the "Chicken Feather Shop" had just kicked him out of the shop. He was walking on the street hungry and cold, not knowing where to go.

Unexpectedly, when he walked to Nanchizi Street, he was hit by a car that skidded around a corner.

Fortunately, the car was hired by Mr. Song from the taxi company.

At that time, the driver saw that Kang Shude was a little beggar and only broke his head. He didn't take it seriously. He restarted the car and wanted to leave.

But Mr. Song was a good man and couldn't bear to see such a half-year-old child injured and freezing to death on the street, so he took Kang Shude home and treated his injuries.

Later, I don’t know whether it was Kang Shude’s insight and cleverness that helped him, or her gratitude and kindness, or maybe it was his orphan status that made Mr. Song feel a bit sympathetic.

Anyway, after he recovered from his injuries, he wasn't blasted away.

Mr. Song kept Kang Shude by his side as a regular attendant.

Not only did he take care of his food and clothing, he was given one dollar a month and he was also taught how to read.

There is no doubt that a beggar like Kang Shude, who almost became a "prostrate child" on the street, is naturally very grateful and cherishes such an opportunity.

He is very studious and diligent, and he works wholeheartedly for Mr. Song.

Slowly, as his experience and knowledge increased, his intelligence and wit gradually emerged.

Whether Mr. Song is selling goods to others, going to the ghost market to look for goods, or going to the mansion gate to look at goods.

Kang Shude can assist him appropriately when he is by his side.

Because Kang Shude is very good at chatting with people and drawing inferences from details.

It can not only save customers' face, but also know how to bargain as a hawker, and also know how to get information from other people's mouths. 

This ability is of course very suitable for the antique business.

Mr. Song also valued and relied on Kang Shude more and more, and tried his best to teach him everything he had learned in his life.

The relationship between the two is also growing day by day, and they are like both master and disciple, but also like relatives.