Chapter 54 The Song of the Marines
Haimen, Hujia Inn.
The big iron pot was steaming, and the diners were plattering large bowls of mutton on the table. They picked up the wine bowls together to celebrate another big victory in the group!
Everyone was delighted from the bottom of their hearts, and they knocked on the table and beat the beat, and sang the popular "Marrior Song":
"The God of War is immortal and famous for all ages. Li Guang, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Jing, Yue Fei and Di Qing, famous generals are invincible in China!
How can heroes in later generations be compared? Only my coast guards’ soldiers. Heroes have been invisible since ancient times, and gunpowder and projectiles are fatal!
It is unheard of that Oda City, invincible Hongwu cannons. There are also rows of brave and fearless land warriors!
Armed with guns, we will continue to fight the enemy. The drums will never stop! We will aim at the orders, and the guns will be fired like thunder!
The volley shots were round after round, and the enemy was scared from the corpses everywhere! If you dare to fight with me in person, Xueliang's bayonet would kill the enemy!
The battle is invincible and peace is revealed. The elders are welcomed after the war is lifted. The wine and nectar are filled with wine and nectar, and they are dedicated to the relatives and soldiers!
Wash all the dust and set off again, set sail for the seven seas and fight against the eight deserts! The Marines swear to keep returning to the Ming Dynasty!”
This song "The Marines Song" was hummed by Zhao Hao, who was incompletely tuned. The tune was between "The Marines March of the British Grenadiers" and "The Song of the Guerrillas". It was reorganized by Ma Xianglan. It was light and smooth and has a clear rhythm. The lyrics were written as much as possible to make it catchy.
The earliest group of Marines had been demobilized and transferred to Jiangnan Security Group to serve as instructors, and taught this song to the militia they trained.
This song has also spread all over the country, and almost everyone can sing it under the rule of the group.
Although Hai Rui was only the first time he heard it, he left an indelible impression. He had already left Haimen and Nantongzhou for many days, and the singing of the men in his voice seemed to echo in his ears.
"Wash up all the dust and set off again, set sail for seven seas and fight against the eight deserts! The Marines swear to keep returning to the Ming Dynasty..." The same goes for his son, who hummed unconsciously from time to time.
Hai Rui rode on the horse and beat gently. The last lyrics of the last line, "I want to return the world to the Ming Dynasty" still made him feel a little relieved.
But in this Ming Dynasty, there may not be anything to do with the Zhu family...
‘But without the Zhu family and the emperor, is it still the Ming Dynasty?’ Thinking of this, Hai Rui felt depressed and fell into the thinking of the Ship of Theshus that had troubled him for a long time.
After leaving the Yangzhou boundary, Hai Rui decided to avoid the controlled area of Jiangnan Group in the coastal area and go deep into the inland to go north so that his son could see another Ming Dynasty look.
However, it was somewhat unexpected that what we saw along the way was actually quite right. Although it was a world of difference compared to what Hai Rui saw more than ten years ago, it has improved a lot.
Originally, after passing Huai'an and entering the Yellow River Flood, you can always see ragged and haggard refugees on the avenue, staggering south like walking corpses.
In this cold and cold season, you can see the frozen and starved bodies on the road from time to time. When you walk to towns, you are begging along the streets, and those who sell their children and daughters also sell their own signs. Most of the shops are closed, and the streets are muddy and dirty, which looks like a scene in the apocalyptic world.
Now, all aspects are much better. Although the people still have dishes, there are still many beggars. But at least the ones who sell children and girls are gone, and the shops are open. Perhaps the New Year is approaching, and the business is still booming.
Even though he was extremely unhappy, Hai Rui still wanted to say that he has really made great contributions in the past decade.
It was Zhang Juzheng who insisted on using Premier Pan Jixun's river canal and opposed the opinions of all people to support his governance idea of first the Yellow River and then the Canal, so that Pan Jixun was able to fundamentally manage the Yellow River and the Canal.
In the tenth year of Wanli, the Yellow River flooded and broke through the main hall of Fengyang’s ancestral tomb. Pan Jixun was impeached by the court, and it was through Zhang Juzheng’s resolute protection.
Finally, the two rivers were successful in the 12th year of Wanli. After many years of capture of the Huai River, the Yellow River restored its old road and flowed in the solid concrete embankment. The canals and rivers finally had sufficient water sources and the canal ships were unobstructed. This saved the people from floods and rebuilt their homes.
Of course, I also have to thank Jiangnan Group for providing cement. In addition to providing most of the share of grain transport in the north, allowing the grain transport to be restored, and the economy along the canal has also recovered.
Moreover, Jiangnan Group has set up immigration offices in all prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty, and has recruited people to settle overseas for a long time.
If the people really can't get through, they can go directly to the Immigration Office to register. After a simple physical examination and review, after pressing the fingerprint on the immigration contract, the whole family will be sent to the nearest dock to transport it away. From the moment the handprint is pressed, the Immigration Office will start to manage the meals, and naturally no one will starve to death. There is no need to sell the child or himself...
There were rumors in the early years that those who were sent overseas by the Jiangnan Group were all become slaves to mining and depots. But the common people really had no way to survive. As long as they could have a good meal, they would be slaves.
But so many people have lived a good life overseas and even made money, and the rumors have long been self-defeating. Now going overseas has become a very normal choice for the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, the landlords were unhappy. The poor people would carry their buckets and run overseas when they were unhappy. Who would carry the work for them? Who would farm for them?
They all complained that the people had made the Jiangnan Group bewitched into troublemakers! If the Jiangnan Group hadn't had too much power, they would have already ruined the immigration office.
However, those vassal royal families were not afraid of Jiangnan Group, but were only concerned about Grandmaster Zhang and Ge Lao Zhao in power, so they did not dare to obstruct immigration and recruit people openly. However, they warned their slaves, tenants, and long-term workers, and whoever dared to sign up for immigration would break his legs.
For this reason, they specially sent someone to watch outside the immigration office. When they saw a dog who dared to be disobedient, they immediately arrested his whole family.
Hai Rui and his son met several times in Yanzhou, Shandong. The evil slaves of King Lu and others beat and arrested people and ordered houses. Hai Rui had to reveal his identity and prevent them from doing evil, and called on the staff of the Immigration Office to scold them.
"How can you be so irresponsible in your work?!" Hai Rui cursed Zhuang Suan, the senior clerk who was also in charge of the group's office in Shan County, and said to the point of being ruthless. "It's not been a day or two for the evil slaves of the royal family to attack immigrants. What have you ever thought of?!"
"I have reported it several times." The specialist Zhuang, who usually calls his brothers to the county magistrate, dared not breathe in front of the Haimen God. "I have also protested with the royal palace."
"Protest, why do you want to support the army if you are useful?!" Hai Rui snorted coldly and asked, "How did you reply from above?"
"Let us try to avoid such incidents." Commissioner Zhuang whispered: "The royal family of the vassal kings is used to being lawless, and we can't afford to offend them. But when the people come to register, they say that they are free, and we have few people on our side, so it is inevitable..."
"You fart!" Hai Rui mercilessly exposes him: "What is the full name of the Immigration Office?"
"Jiangnan Group Shan County Immigration Affairs Office..." Zhuang Suan shrank his neck and said.
"The Immigration Affairs Office, as the name suggests, you must take care of all matters related to immigration! Then you must be proactive and do your best to solve your worries for immigration and ensure the safety of immigration! Instead of either cutting off the troubles in one size fits! Or relying on all problems to be solved! Then why do you waste products do?"
"What Hai Gong taught me is..." Zhuang Suan lowered his head and admitted his mistake with shame. As for whether he was convinced or not, it was unknown.
"Actually, this matter is not that troublesome. Just use your brain and do more things to solve it." Hai Rui said in a slow tone: "For example, after signing, send a team of security personnel to accompany them back to pick them up, or ask the applicants to have the whole family present, so as not to give those evil slaves a chance to attack the royal family."
"Hai Gong is really awesome, let's improve immediately." Zhuang Su'an nodded quickly.
"I also know that you are inland and have a single power. You can only rely on yourself for everything." Hai Rui sighed and said earnestly: "But you also have to distinguish between the primary and secondary. What concerns the safety of the people is a huge matter, and it is not an exaggeration to put in a lot of effort!"
"Yes, keep the villain in mind the teachings of Hai Gong in mind." Zhuang Suan was finally really moved.
"I won't report this incident to Zhao Hao for now. Please write me a letter to me later and tell me how to rectify it." Hai Rui patted his shoulder and said, "If the royal family here dares to do anything wrong, you will tell me that the superiors can't cure them. I will treat them!"
"Oh, the villain remembered." Zhuang Suan burst into tears and kowtowed to Hai Rui: "Grandpa Hai just don't worry, the villain will do what you always say in the future!"
"Okay, I believe you. Get up." Hai Rui finally smiled kindly and said, "Children, the nine-story platform starts from building up soil. Therefore, it is not destroyed, the foundation is thick, so it is destroyed, and the foundation is thin. The success or failure of your group's career is actually due to you, the grassroots cadres who directly deal with the people."
"Yes!" Zhuang Suan focused heavily.
Hai Rui exposed his identity and could not continue to take his son to private visits.
Soon, the magistrate of Zou County came to visit Duke Hai and invited him to stay at the county mansion.
The next day, the Yanzhou magistrate Xiong Ruqi also came to hear the news and took his guards and car sedans to escort the Grand Secretary Kou to the north.
Naturally, Hai Rui refused at all, but he did not criticize Xiong Ruqi and others.
It is really the most difficult thing for the prefect of Yanzhou to do in the world.
In addition to the King of Lu, which breeded since its founding, there are also the Kong family in Qufu and the Meng family in Zou County, the two tycoons with gold medals in avoiding death, which is hopeless!
Hai Rui realized that he had changed his past, and he could not stand such a luxurious lineup...
So he had nothing to say except encouraging Prefect Xiong to be strong and to make more decisions for the people.
Chapter completed!