the world is at stake

Guest officer, it's almost noon, how about I reserve a table for you at a nearby restaurant?Have braised sea cucumbers, steamed mackerel, and braised prawns. It doesn’t cost much, and you can eat refreshingly. "

Hao Zhan thought wholeheartedly: "I'm asking about food? I'm thinking about national affairs. Zhao Bingjun's defection to the central government has made me hide in Tibet these days. I come to your teahouse just to hear current affairs news."

Hearing what the buddy said, Hao Zhanyi felt a little hungry.He asked: "It's winter, where can we get seafood in the capital?"

"You don't know?" The guy was taken aback, wanting to show off like he caught a bumpkin.On the contrary, the shopkeeper was making calculations behind the counter and coughed heavily.

This is because he thought he was delaying the business, Hao Zhanyi immediately said: "Okay, I am really hungry. Drinking tea is not enough, let's have a piece of mackerel and sea cucumber."

"Okay." The waiter shouted cheerfully, "The guest at table five ordered steamed mackerel and braised sea cucumber."

Although it is a dish of a nearby restaurant, customers of the teahouse can also share some profits by ordering dishes.After hearing this, the shopkeeper continued to make plans without interfering.

The clerk continued: "Guest officer, haven't you read the newspapers in our capital recently? The Kaiser canceled the "Xin Chou Treaty" and refunded the 'Gengzi indemnity'. Recently, he also stated that he would return the benefits he seized in Shandong to our country. .”

Hao Zhan said wholeheartedly: "My unlucky luck is due to the Kaiser, how could I not know? If the Germans hadn't admitted their cowardice, they wouldn't have dared to take over Marshal Yuan's military power with the courage of the Central Committee."

The man continued: "Because of the closer relations between China and Germany, the central government has taken over a lot of ships in Shandong and converted them into motor sailing boats, and they are doing trawling on the sea.

The net is said to be able to fall into the sea to a depth of tens of meters, and it is dragged by machines on board, without manpower.It is said that one net can catch a thousand catties of fish, far exceeding that of ordinary small boats. "

'Shengguang' used marine fishery resources in the late Ming Dynasty, and its production conditions have been greatly improved in modern times, and it will not let go of abundant offshore catches as protein supplements.

"The newspapers said that our fishermen's boats are too small and can only fish near the shore. In the future, the government will deploy thousands of large fishing boats to fish in the offshore and far seas.

The fish we eat now comes from Tianjin, frozen and transported to Beijing, which is considered the first batch.In the future, there will be more big fish and big meat, so that every household of the common people can eat fish. "

Hao Zhanyi doesn't pay attention to what is fish or not, but it is not a pleasant feeling to hear the news out of the blue.In the past, why did the rich and powerful care about what the common people eat on the table?Unfortunately, the current central government is in charge of this matter.

If there are enough catches, it will naturally be very popular.

Waiting for a few dishes from the restaurant to be delivered in food boxes, and put them on the table, the aroma is overflowing.Hao Zhan grabbed his chopsticks and tasted a few mouthfuls, and it was indeed delicious.He asked the waiter again, "Since this seafood is sent by the government, does it make money?"

"Oh, I've made money." The man lowered his voice, "I heard from the merchants in Tianjin that the government recruited fishermen to go to sea. Although it was hard work, they were able to pay 50 yuan a month, comparable to middle school teachers."

"I'm asking if the government makes money?"

"Definitely make money! Motor sailing boats catch a lot of fish, and they can fetch thousands of catties in one net. The newspaper said that some kind of fishing company will be established, and fifty motor sailing boats will be rebuilt within a year, creating a turnover of hundreds of millions, and paying tens of millions of profits and taxes to the country.

In fact, it is not ordinary people who eat the most catches, but foreigners in embassies and concessions. There are a lot of them, rich and like to eat.The government makes money from foreigners. "

In the past, foreigners made money from Chinese people, but now they can make some money from foreigners. In the eyes of the teahouse staff, this is already big news.

This is not what Hao Zhanyi wanted to know, but the buddy’s chatterbox was open but could not be closed, and he continued to smile and said happily: “Recently, the government attaches great importance to making money, and the newspapers said that many factories will be opened.

A brother in my family studied high school and was recruited to a salt industry company. He heard that he was going to open a salt factory in Tianjin.

He told me a few days ago that after three months of on-the-job training, the monthly salary for the first year is 20 yuan.It's not as good as going out to sea to fish, but it's a lot better than me being a buddy.

I've already thought about it, and I have to send a few boys in my family to school to study, and I earn as much as I do in ten years, so life must be better. "

What the guy said was full of emotions, and the shopkeeper was not happy when he heard it, so he ran over and said, "The customer next to me has been waiting for a long time, and you just keep chatting. Be careful not to deduct your wages."

The man hurriedly begged for mercy and left in a hurry.

The shopkeeper smiled at Hao Zhan again and said, "Our fellow has a bad mouth and delayed the guest officer's meal. What else do you want? Just tell me."

Hao Zhanyi listened for a long time, but didn't ask what he really wanted to know.He simply said in a low voice: "I heard that the imperial capital is arresting 'Yiguandao' recently..."

Oops... The shopkeeper was startled, and quickly reached out his hand to stop Hao Zhanyi from continuing, looked around nervously, and then lowered his voice: "Guest officer, it's not good to say that."

"What?"

"Be careful of the 'Politics and Security Bureau'!"

The shopkeeper turned around, made sure there was no one behind him, and then said a few more words, "Our Wang Wuye was arrested by the 'Politics and Security Bureau' a few days ago.

That is a man with a hand and an eye. In the past, he was able to talk to Marshal Yuan, but his home was ransacked in the blink of an eye.

Wang Wuye's family brought thousands of oceans to find someone to clarify their relationship.In the beginning, some people took money to ask for information, but later even those who took money were arrested.

The "Politics and Security Bureau" is the real culprit, and no one dares to touch the cases they handle.

In addition, the head of the "Yiguandao" and the old aunt were also arrested, and a public trial will be held in two days.Six of the eight disciples were arrested, and more than forty altar masters were also imprisoned.

The newspaper said, "Yiguandao" collects money to swindle money, fights against the government, and oppresses the people. It is necessary to punish the chief culprits, get rid of the believers, and show the bodhisattva's heart with thunderbolts.

I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it. I used to think that the "Baiyang First Ancestor" of the "Yiguandao" was a person with real mana, but he was caught in a daze.Do you know who caught him? "

Hao Zhanyi hated this kind of trickery the most, and asked anxiously, "Who is it?"

"'Cannon King' Zhou Qingfeng." The shopkeeper's speech was accentuated, "This man is infinitely powerful, and he has won the three armies bravely. He is the number one master in the world. He can fly over the roof and walk over the wall. He is undeservedly brave."

Man, that's too much to say.

Hao Zhanyi is also a person who has seen the world with Yuan Shikai. Hearing this kind of opera rhetoric unique to Tianqiao, his face is full of "bullshit, I don't believe it".

"I don't believe it, do you?" The shopkeeper also showed a country bumpkin's expression, "I wouldn't believe it in someone else, but Zhou Tianwang has to believe it.

I have a movie ticket for Tianqiao Theater this afternoon. There is a show at 03:30 of "The Iron and Blood Army". It only costs [-] cents. Would you like to buy one and go see it?Guaranteed to be an eye-opener.

In addition, our teahouse has the latest storytelling at two o'clock in the afternoon, "Tianwang Zhenxieyao", which is the most pleasant to listen to.You can listen to the storytelling and then go to the movies without any delay. "

Seeing the shopkeeper conjuring out a movie ticket, Hao Zhan was stunned with the chopsticks in his hand.He whispered: "You both sell seafood and movie tickets to me. Is there a kickback?"

Chapter 21 Rumors

Pa... There was a gavel on the desk.

The storyteller spread his folding fan and said in a loud voice: "From the last chapter, Zhou Tianwang went to the Nanyuan Barracks, showing off his three heads and six arms, displaying his ambition to unify Hunyuan, he raised the cannon vigorously, and forced Duan Zhiquan to back down.

This allowed the central government to control the army and have the resources to quell the chaos.

But today's world is not peaceful, and there are many evildoers.After the King of Heaven returned to the city, President Xiao pulled his face to give him an opportunity to get rid of the "Yiguandao" that harmed the country and the people and capture the leader of the bandits, Lu Zhongyi.

Who is Lu Zhongyi?I'm afraid that the judges still don't know.This person is known as Maitreya who came to the world, also known as Budai monk. The evil disciples of "Yiguandao" called him "the first ancestor of Baiyang", but it was actually the yellow-haired monster who changed his body. "

On the stage of the teahouse, a storyteller in a long gown spit and said that King Zhou had received the order from the president, and immediately led his troops to Changping County, and used the "Maximum for the Equality of All Beings" to smash Lu Zhongyi's "Dafa of Confusion and Chaos" '.

"If you want to talk about Maxim, an American, he went to England and specialized in the technique of 'all beings are equal'. It took 35 years to achieve great success.

Zhou Tianwang traveled all over the world and spent a lot of money to learn such secret skills from him.

'All living beings are equal Maxim' is the ultimate move to conquer the world.As soon as this move is performed, the color of the sky and the earth will change continuously. It must be that the battlefield is completely red and the sea of ​​blood is full of waves. "

The storyteller is eloquent, and the audience below is mesmerized.

Hao Zhanyi had a bad look on his face, thinking, 'What the hell are you talking about? The guy came to refill the tea, and he asked, "Your gentleman originally said 'Journey to the West'?"

The clerk grinned, "Guest officer, look at what you said. Everyone loves to listen, love to listen! After you go to the movies later, you will know that Zhou Tianwang is indeed a capable person, and it is not false.

Our gentlemen here have a lot of jokes, you should listen to the "All Beings Are Equal Maxim" first, and then you may hear "Six Roots of Purity Gatling" tomorrow, followed by "Thunder Fire Hell Nobel", which is exciting.

Our Heavenly Dynasty Shang Kingdom is now suffering from internal and external troubles and is being bullied.

Don't the common people just hope that a fierce man will come from heaven to sweep across the world, swallow up the world with anger, and clean up foreigners, profiteers, bandits and so on.Do you think this is the reason? "

The buddy grinned and was stunned by Hao Zhanyi's words.Who doesn't want peace?But power cannot be compromised.

Hao Zhanyi lived with Marshal Yuan, but on second thought, didn't Zhao Bingjun, Duan Qirui, and Feng Guozhang used to hang out with Yuan Shikai?

Just looking at public opinion, the common people have a little intention of moving closer to the central government.The possibility of Yuan Dashuai trying to get ahead is getting smaller and smaller.

Hao Zhanyi asked again: "Didn't you pay attention to not talking about state affairs before? Why are you so bold now? Storytellers dare to make arrangements."

"Hey, you just don't know something." The buddy slapped his thigh, "Recently, someone from the government came and said that a national folk art association will be established to organize storytellers, singers and performers.

We must sing new plays and new books, boldly expose the ugliness of the world, supervise current affairs, and praise the new life.The government has the courage and capacity to allow the people to criticize in the right way.

This incident really confused everyone, the 'lower class' opera singers were also valued by the officials.But if you join a folk art troupe, you can get a stipend, and you can earn a guaranteed salary for touring performances. "

"Would the various families of Tianqiao be happy?"

"How can you not be happy? Who doesn't want a tile to cover their head? Many celebrities want to go if the government comes forward. If you enter a folk art troupe and don't get bullied, at most you won't be able to sing those nasty dramas anymore. But who wants to sing?"

People in the later generations don't quite know that before liberation, there were drama bullies, and the 'entertainment circle' was downright dirty, classified with prostitutes, and suffered all kinds of bullying.

In the Imperial City, the 'Eight Alleys' were cleaned up, and a large number of bustards and human traffickers were arrested and imprisoned.Now it's the turn of Tianqiao performers to receive clean-up and rectification.

"After all, there are only a small number of people who can read and write, but the government still wants to publicize the New Deal. Who can they turn to? Why don't they just turn to performers from all over the world?

For example, crack down on human trafficking, prohibit prostitution and prostitution, moldy food is poisonous, do not drink unboiled water, recruit workers in factories, recruit students in schools, and go to the hospital for free to give birth.

Now opera singers are receiving government subsidies and doing publicity everywhere, but they are very popular.The singers are also willing to report to the government if there is something wrong in the local area, and they can get rewards once confirmed. "

It sounds like the central government is really generous.Hao Zhanyi is also thinking about his own future.Just as he was thinking about it, an old man in his sixties came outside the teahouse, stumbling on his feet.

Seeing this person, the whole teahouse was instantly quiet, even the storyteller stopped talking.The shopkeeper quickly walked out from behind the counter, stepped forward to greet him respectfully, "Wang Wuye, are you back?"

The sixtieth old man looked tired, and walked to the table in the middle of the teahouse with the help of his staff.The shopkeeper said softly: "The best seat is reserved for you. I'll go and prepare a good table of wine and dishes right away, and clean up the dust."

But the sixtieth old man shook his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "I can't afford it, I can't afford it. Just find me a table? From now on, I will be Wang Wu, and I will no longer be a 'fifth master'."

"Look at what you said, if it wasn't for your support, I wouldn't be able to keep this teahouse open long ago. I invite you to enjoy it today." The shopkeeper came to help him in person, and made a gesture to the waiter.

The guy immediately understood, go to a nearby restaurant to order a few seasonal dishes, don't be too expensive, and the combination of meat and vegetables is fine, but you have to save face.

The sixtieth old man sat down, and the focus of the audience immediately gathered.

Even the storytellers came to say hello, wanting to get some creative materials—the government has been looser in controlling speech recently, and ordinary people like to listen to news related to current affairs.

The shopkeeper made tea himself, and asked, "Fifth Master, I heard you went to the 'Politics and Security Bureau'?"

"Yes." The sixtieth old man trembled a few times when he heard the word 'Politics and Security Bureau'.

The shopkeeper continued to ask: "I heard that the 'Politics and Security Bureau' has no entry but no exit, and it is scarier than the Palace of the King of Hell. Tell me, what's the situation?"

"People from the 'Politics and Security Bureau' are quite polite, but they can't stop them from turning over old scores." The corners of the sixty-year-old man's eyes suddenly became wet, and he took out a handkerchief to wipe away his tears. "What happened more than ten or twenty years ago, I don't know where they came from." I know, I've shaken it all out."

Wow... The gossip souls of everyone in the teahouse are burning.

Someone next to him poked the shopkeeper, "Order good wine and food for Master Wu, it's mine. Ask him to tell us, what's going on?"

Teahouses are similar to social platforms, and their popularity lies in gossip.The shopkeeper is so happy that someone comes to him to announce the news, even if he loses money, he has to create such an atmosphere to attract customers.

The sixtieth old man thanked him, drank a cup of hot tea, and said slowly: "The 'Politics and Security Bureau' arrests people and divides them into three classes: 'A, B, C'. Class A is a 'Yiguandao' criminal, and they will be tortured if they enter.

Class B is a person involved in a major case and must be interrogated strictly, but not punished unless necessary.I am classified as a C-level person, who is an affected person and must be questioned.

But even if I'm a C grade, it's enough to toss me. People from the 'Politics and Security Bureau' asked endless questions about everything, seven or eight hours a day, except for eating and sleeping.

I was illuminated by the lights in a small room, and I couldn't bear it all day, and my spirit collapsed.What people asked, what I said, I couldn't accommodate anything else in my mind, so I wanted to leave early.

The 'Politics and Security Bureau' said that I belonged to the masses who have made many mistakes, but can still be saved.They said that more than 1000 mu of land under my name was obtained illegally, and even several houses in the city were seized by officials, and all of them were confiscated.

I have to actively return the stolen goods and pay back at least [-] oceans to the government in order to be completely exonerated.From now on, I have to go to the street police station to report frequently, actively behave, and reform my thinking.

But people also said, considering that I still have a little knowledge, I need people to make the best of their talents.Let me work as a teacher in elementary school, and I can earn 30 to [-] yuan a month. "

The sixtieth old man had been taught this sentence hundreds of times, and he had already memorized it, and he said it very fluently.When he finished speaking, everyone in the teahouse gasped and looked at each other.

Fifth master, this is not a copy of the house, it is better than a copy of the house!

It's a big deal, and it's all gone in the blink of an eye.

"The government is too ruthless." Some people are also very wealthy, and they are afraid that they will be slaughtered like Wang Wu.

"You have done nothing wrong, why are you afraid of the 'Political Security Bureau'?" The sixtieth old man turned his head and smiled wryly, "I have lived for decades, and the 'Political Security Bureau' is the most disciplined case I have seen.

People don't accept gifts, and they don't intercede. They only talk about evidence.I was taught by them for a few days but I still admire them.It would be a blessing in the world if state officials were all like the 'Politics and Security Bureau'.

Besides, I just lost my property and survived.But how many more powerful officials than me were directly crushed to death by the 'Politics and Security Bureau'.

Sheng Huaixuan, do you know?He also opened mines, opened banks, and built railways and schools. He was Marshal Yuan's pocketbook and the richest man in the previous dynasty.But now his whole family is in. "

The shopkeeper said in surprise, "Master Sheng? Isn't he the deputy head of the post department? Can such a big official be arrested?"

"The Ministry of Posts and Communications has been changed to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Sheng Huaixuan was the first to be caught." The sixtieth old man laughed and said, "He took money from the Japanese and wanted to sell the 'Han Yeping' steel complex to Japan.

This move annoyed the central government. They began to investigate him at the beginning of the year, and he was formally arrested two days ago.I was educated in the 'Politics and Security Bureau', and said that the Japanese minister protested to the central government, but the government didn't respond at all.

Not only was Sheng Huaixuan arrested, but Liang Shiyi, the vice minister of the Ministry of Finance, was also reprimanded by the central government, which is said to be related to Marshal Yuan.As far as I can see, Marshal Yuan is afraid that if he can't keep his title of field marshal, he will be liquidated. "

The uproar became louder, and the matter affected the army, and everyone was unavoidably worried.Even Hao Zhanyi who was in the corner of the teahouse couldn't help but want to take a few steps forward and ask the truth.

The shopkeeper of the teahouse was the most flustered, and asked, "Impossible? Who dares to liquidate Marshal Yuan? He is the leader of the army. If there is a disturbance, there will be big trouble."

"Leading soldiers?" The sixtieth old man raised his teacup and said with a disdainful smile, "Does Marshal Yuan still have soldiers? The six divisions of the army are now in the hands of the central government."

The shopkeeper refused to accept, "Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang and others are already big officials in frontiers, and they have gone to rich places such as Shanghai and Guangdong. When they leave the capital, they are like dragons entering the sea, without restraint."

"Dragon?" The sixtieth old man shook his head even more, "It's just a few small water snakes, not even a dragon. Although I am old, I am not blind. The real dragon is the one who calls the wind and rain. Who has such ability now? It is the central government. "

Chapter 22

Ordinary people don't have time to spend a whole day in a teahouse.Those who have money and leisure will run towards Tianqiao when they have nothing to do, listen to music, drink tea, go to Panjiayuan to pick up leaks, and buy a few fake antiques to decorate their appearance.

Hao Zhanyi had lunch, but he was not in high spirits, so he paid for his tea and meal, and went back to the street.After listening to what the teahouse said, he looked at the world again, and suddenly realized something.