Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 51 Opening Incense Hall

  On the ship

   Li Fushou quietly lay on the side of the ship, watching all this, and deeply felt that this era is extremely scarce, and the people living in the dire and hot time, it is an extravagant hope to survive.

  The vivid scenes of this scene deeply hurt his soul.

  As a reborn person, he can deeply feel the deep gap with the people of this era.

  The Chinese who can travel thousands of miles to Australia to pan for gold have no lack of courage, shrewdness, and desperate spirit of adventurousness. It can be said that they are the outstanding Chinese in this era and dare to go to unknown places to fight for a future.

  To make such a difficult decision is also forced by life.

  The refugees brought back by the Qingchengshan ship are different. Most of them have spent their entire lives in nearby villages. They may not even have been to the county seat. They obey the old sayings of the clan village, and are ignorant and simple in their bones.

  In their hearts, or in the minds of a group of Chinese gold prospectors, there are not many national complexes, even if there are, they are extremely weak, because these people have one thing in common;

  That is to survive.

  Supply and clothing cannot be solved. Every spring, famine and autumn disasters will starve many people to death. They face the loess and back to the sky throughout the year, and eventually they have to peel the bark and eat Guanyin soil to survive.

  How can we talk about the feelings of family and country in such miserable days? How come to groan without illness? Where is the national integrity?

this era

  Drought and locust plagues continued in the Yiluyu area. The decadent Qing government was rotten. It was unable to come up with practical relief measures, and no one cared about the suffering of the people. The majority of the people were allowed to struggle in the suffering, and life and death were determined by nature.

  It is also in this context, struggling to survive, and the people of Jiaodong Peninsula travel northward through Guandong and go to the west to perform scenes of human tragedies and comedies.

  People who leave their hometowns are cheap, it's not that they can't live, who wants to leave their homes!

   thought of here

  Li Fushou's hands gripped the ship's side tightly, and he looked pale because of too much force, and the pain from his heart was beyond words.

  He is a rebirth person who is familiar with history, and he was also a cynical keyboard man. He loves his motherland and people deeply, and his love is hot and passionate, and he has a deep nostalgia for the Chinese nation.

  It is precisely because of these that they cannot tolerate social ugliness and the stinky virtues of the morning and the beauty of the United States.

  The world is changing

  Rebirth came to this era. In this era without national awakening and the ignorance of the concept of family, country and nation, facing the people under the rule of the decayed Manchu dynasty, they struggled to survive.

  He felt a deep powerlessness, powerless to change all of this, he could only watch the disaster happen and the Chinese nation Huaxia slipped into the darkest era of centuries of degeneration...

  The Sino-British Yantai Treaty, also known as the Dian Case Treaty, was a treaty signed in Yantai between the Qing Dynasty and Britain in 1876 (the second year of Guangxu).

  The United Kingdom was allowed to set up a consulate in Yantai and had extraterritoriality, so it had a series of trade privileges, and even formed its own armed forces. It recruited Chinese from Yantai to establish a "Huayong Camp", which was directly trained and controlled by British officers.

  In the Eight-Power Allied Forces’ War of Invasion of China more than 20 years later, this “Hua Yong Camp” traitor force charged on behalf of the United Kingdom. It performed very bravely and was highly commended.

  Many cadres were sent to Hong Kong, Canada, South Africa and other British colonies to continue to serve the British masters.

  After the British obtained the privileges in Weihaiwei, France, Germany, Italy, the United States, Russia, and Fusang all set up consulates, mail bureaus, telegraph desks, customs warehouses and other facilities in Yantai as windows for transactions with the Manchu and Qing Dynasty.

  Australia’s 19th Century United Shipping Co., Ltd. obtained the qualification for direct flights to Weihaiwei and opened up new trade routes by transporting goods.

  "Qingcheng Mountain" heading to Weihaiwei Port, the ship was loaded with pure wool yarn from Red River Valley Ranch, toffee, sausage, prosciutto, canned meat and high-quality wheat flour and other materials, worth up to 7,500 pounds.

  This value refers to the production cost of Red River Valley Ranch and the cost value of ocean transportation, not the value of sales.

  If you sell well, you should multiply this number by 1.5 or 2.

  "The big leader, please forgive me, the subordinates have important matters to report."

"speak……"

  "This time our ship was ordered to go to Yantai to collect the Qing government's movements through various channels, and the income has been collected and submitted to the register. In addition..."

The trainee captain Geng Guibao hesitated for a moment and continued; "The situation seen by the humble job landing in Yantai Port and going deep into the southwestern Shandong region is a hundred times more tragic than the people on the ship. The crops in the field have been eaten up by locusts. The bark is stripped off when eating, Guanyin's belly swells like a ball, but people are as thin as firewood, and there are so many dead bodies on the roadside in the fields. You can change a little girl with one wotou, and a young man with two pancakes. , The tragic scene is hard to tell, humble and courageous..."

   "What's wrong...say!"

  Li Fushou suddenly turned around, looking at Geng Baogui with a stern look in his eyes, making him knelt on the ground with a weak leg in fright.

"The crime of humble duty deserves ten thousand deaths. I dared to exchange the supplies on board for the large amount of coarse grains that the British had hoarded. More than 7,000 refugees were settled in a temple outside Yantai Hong Kong. All of them were willing to sell themselves as slaves, but the number was too much. Can't fit.

  Born in Nanzhili, not far from the southwestern region of Shandong, with similar customs and blood relationship, it is a conscience not to do anything.

  I am willing to bear all the guilt and responsibility, and I will always be the young master’s slave and maid. Although I will die without regrets, I implore the young master not to offend others..."

  "To anger others...hahaha...hahahahaha..."

  Li Fushou looked up to the sky and laughed, and the haze in his heart was suddenly swept away, and his smile was so happy.

  What is a ship of supplies, a mere thousands of pounds, but thousands of lives have been saved!

  When did Young Master Li’s eyelids be so shallow, he couldn't even tell the difference between what is right and what is wrong. Not only did he not blame the blame, but he wanted to reward him heavily.

  This is a good job! It's an individual talent.

  But how the rewards can be said, now the Red River Valley ranch has a big business, and there are three ocean-going giant ships shuttled on the transoceanic route. It is excusable, but the rules cannot be abandoned.

  There is one to learn one, so why not sell the supplies on the boat to help the victims? Young Master Li and the thousands of people in Honghe Valley drink northwest wind?

  Punishment is affirmative, here you have to make a decision, and heavy rewards are also affirmative, but that’s what comes after.

  With the current strength of the Red River Valley Ranch, it is still possible to save thousands of people. It is okay to add a zero after biting your teeth. This is equivalent to taking out the food for the next few years, and tightening your belt can always get through.

  The problem is that no matter how much it is, the landlord’s family has no more food!

  Evening

  Hongheshan Dakaixiangtang, the owner of the mountain, Li Fushou, a group of inside and outside hall masters, deputy hall masters and the 13th Taibao, the main backbone of the red orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple Seven Dragon Brigade were all present.

  Incense candles linger on the counter table, and the atmosphere is solemn.

  Today is the day when the Xiangtang is opened. In addition to the Hongmen discussion, the Qingchengshan disciples who are good at animal resources are severely punished. One of them didn't run away.

  The captain has done such a big thing and sold the entire ship’s supplies. Can he alone be able to carry it?

  You want to carry it all by yourself. The question is, are your shoulders so wide?

  Mountain lord Li Fushou sat on the head, and the backbone of the Red Gate sat in a few rows with two wings spread out.

Fatty Chun, the master of the auditorium, presided over the opening ceremony of the incense hall, respecting heaven and earth ghosts and gods, and respecting the five ancestors of Hongmen and the opening of the mountains.

  Follow

  Xingtang hall master Nan Huaiyu sharpened his eyes and clasped his fists; "The big dragon head is up, today I am opening the Xiangtang Hall at Honghe Mountain, and the Xingtang took action to punish all the disciples who violated the laws of the mountain gate on the Qingcheng Mountain. Please let the big dragon head graciously execute it."

"allow."

   "Take the offender."

  Nan Huaiyu yelled, and dozens of Xingtang disciples who were standing under the hall with a red band tied on their heads and holding sharp steel knives followed yelling; "Bring people to commit crimes."

  The roar was thunderous, shaking people's minds...

  Two Xingtang disciples with big waists and round waists carried a prisoner, pushed them down the hall through the sea of ​​swords and flames, firmly held them down and knelt on the ground.

  Eleven people were escorted up one by one. They knelt in a dense row. They were **** like dumplings with thick ropes on their fingers. Their faces were already pale and trembling with fright.

  All these are the Hongmen disciples who are in charge of the Qingchengshan ship, the trainee captain, the trainee deputy captain, the trainee master tube, the trainee second tube, the trainee third tube, the trainee helmsman, the trainee navigator, the trainee sailor...

  Nan Huaiyu glanced at these Hongmen disciples sternly, and said every word;

  "" Since he entered Hongmen, he must not forget his brother’s support. You must listen to the precepts of the mountain, and severely punish the ungrateful.

  Outer four churches Xunfeng disciple Geng precious, Er et al. are unrespectful, bold and arrogant, selling supplies without authorization. Although the original intention of helping the victims is good, the crime is inevitable for violating the laws of Hong's access control.

Can you be convicted of crimes? "

"I am waiting for conviction, and I pray that the great dragon head and the hall master will be able to spare us a bitter life and leave us with a useful body to redeem our sins. I am willing to be a servant and a slave. Please think that the original intention of the big dragon is good. Yes, I didn’t greedy a penny from it and gave me a chance to survive!"

  "Shut up...The big dragon head has its own consideration, and it is not your turn to wait here."

  The people in the hall waited bitterly for mercy, Nan Huaiyu cried out, and the disciples of Zhongxingtang replied in unison. There was a strong atmosphere of killing above the Xiangtang, and the frightened prisoners could not speak.

  Li Fushou's slender fingers tapped on the chair, his eyes glanced over the faces of the people one by one, carefully observing their expressions.

  At this time, it is the most true expression of emotions.

  The big dragon head did not speak, and there was deathly silence above the Xiangtang, so many people were silent, only a dozen huge braziers were burning with fierce flames, making a crackling sound.

  Life and death are just between the thoughts of the superior, and the heavy pressure is shrouded like a mountain. There are already four or five people slumped on the ground, silent twitching tears streaming down their faces.

  啧啧啧...... These few do not work.

  (End of this chapter)