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Chapter 12 Grey Europe

How vicious would a group of originally kind-hearted people be if they turned into bullies?

This is directly proportional to the extent to which they were bullied before.

Generally speaking, the more severely you are bullied, the more serious your feelings of revenge will be. Therefore, if a group of kind people become bullies, then the new group of bullies will be at least twice as vicious as the original bullies.

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Qin Zhiyuan's behavior of beating up foreigners and then extorting a lot of things was like opening Pandora's box, suddenly releasing the devil in the hearts of the workers.

Many workers know Kung Fu, which is passed down from their families, and they started practicing it when they were teenagers or even younger.

Regarding martial artists, Han Feizi, who advocated the construction of a harmonious society ruled by law, said in Wuyi: The chivalrous person uses force to break the ban. In other words, those who know martial arts will rely on their physical fitness and striking skills beyond ordinary people to break through the moral bottom line of society and make

Something that angers both humans and gods.

Although this statement is a bit one-sided, it also reflects the fact that the character of the warrior is not very good in some aspects, and he would draw a sword at any disagreement.

The warriors aboard the Victory Message originally lived in the Republic of China, where foreign affairs were not trivial. Their fear of foreign adults was deeply rooted, and there was no word of resistance in their ideology, so they dared not speak out or use force.

As for stopping the cup and throwing chopsticks, he couldn't eat. He drew his sword and looked around at a loss.

Qin Zhiyuan's behavior set an example for everyone, just like a group of martial arts writers who had exhausted their ideas and talents. When they suddenly saw Huang Yi's "Looking for Qin Ji", they suddenly realized: Oh, it turns out that they can still write like this

The power of example is powerful. In just three or two days, the attitude of the sailors on the Victory Message towards the workers was very different from before. Although the overall situation was not overturned, it changed from being aloof to being respectful.

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The sailors were shocked by the transformation of the workers. Ever since the Far Eastern overlord from China taught a few of them a lesson, just like the famous stone monkey blowing a handful of hair, all the workers had become Chinese.

Overlord of the Far East. In just two or three days, a group of peasants who had only retreated in the face of unfair treatment suddenly turned into civilized people who were neither arrogant nor humble and dared to argue for their reasons.

Well, they haven't reached the level of civilized people yet, but these people know some mysterious witchcraft. It's no longer appropriate to call them yellow-skinned monkeys. Let's call them barbarians for now.

Barbarians are also human beings and have escaped the category of beasts.

As for Qin Zhiyuan, Chen Kangjian and other famous people, these people have also broken away from the category of barbarians and been promoted to the level of villains.

Although villain is also a derogatory term, compared with barbarian, it is less contemptuous and more fearful, and the meaning is completely different.

With this fear in mind, the Victory News arrived in Marseille, France on September 3, 1916.

Just half a month ago, when the first batch of workers arrived in Marseille, the French newspaper Excelsoir described it on the front page of August 22, 1916: These Chinese workers were recruited to France through careful selection. Most of them came from China.

in the north. They can tolerate the climate of our country better than the Annan people. In addition, the medical examination report shows that most of the Chinese workers are in good health, which is good news for our country to continue to recruit workers there.

There is a reason to recruit Chinese workers from northern China. The French believe that northern Chinese people are flexible, intelligent, patient and careful, quick-witted and hard-working.

Through hard work, Chinese workers have won a good reputation in Europe. British reporter Wakefield wrote in a press release: Every Chinese worker is an excellent all-rounder, able to endure unbearable hardships, work in rain or shine, and is not afraid of cold or heat.

He is good at learning and able to cope with various work demands of the British Army.

A British War Department report from 1918 wrote: Chinese laborers are the best among all foreign laborers. Most of the laborers can master work skills as quickly as possible, work proficiently and continuously, and they have always stayed.

Railway arsenals and tank workshops and other places with high labor intensity. French Commander-in-Chief Foch also wrote in a letter to Aristide Briand, then French Prime Minister: Chinese workers are very good workers, and they can become

The best soldiers are those who can maintain a good posture and never flinch under the wild fire of artillery shells.

The above are some of the comments made by Europeans about the Chinese workers at that time. I am afraid that no one could have imagined that the Victory News that arrived in Hong Kong on September 3 brought not a group of Chinese workers who obeyed orders, but a group of Chinese workers who were led astray by Qin Zhiyuan.

Bully of the road

After the Victory News arrived in Marseille, the labor camp was not given any rest time and was sent directly to the front by train.

According to the contract, the Chinese workers were not responsible for combat tasks, but were only responsible for providing services in the rear. However, under the pressure of the Germans, the French had used all the forces at their disposal, and the Chinese workers were also sent to the front line to engage in the latest tasks.

Dangerous field support work.

The train Qin Zhiyuan and the others took was a steam coach with pretty good facilities. Although there were no electrified equipment such as lights and air conditioners, ordinary living facilities such as wooden tables and chairs for passengers were still complete. Because there were fewer passengers, the interior of the carriage was also

It's not too crowded and the air is quite fresh.

Most of the members of the labor team had never ridden a train before, so this was like a peep show. For them, everything in a foreign country was novel and worthy of study. Whether it was a tired, whining locomotive that was spitting out white smoke.

, or the blond, blue-eyed and slim flight attendant, all worthy of their detailed discussion.

This group of people have learned bad things. In front of other flight attendants, they discuss their butts and breasts in Chinese. Some people see the flight attendants smiling back, and actually think that their flight attendants are similar to girls from Bada Hutong, and even go up and use stammering words.

Picking up a conversation in French is really a waste of time.

The waiter doesn't understand, okay? If you dare to discuss someone's figure in French in front of a French girl, they will treat you to hot pot, regardless of whether they like it or not.

Maybe that way, these perverts would be happier

Qin Zhiyuan didn't care about this. For him, all the technological facilities in the early 20th century were mediocre. Only the glimpse of local customs outside the car window was worth Qin Zhiyuan's visit.

The cruel reality disappointed Qin Zhiyuan. France in this era was completely different from the pastoral scenery of later generations. Looking out of the car window, everything as far as the eye could see was gray, even if it was intentional.

The houses with walls painted with architectural paint are also gray. Even the lush hills look like they have been sprinkled with a layer of dust, and are as gray as the sky.

This is normal. The current industrial center of the world is Europe represented by Britain and France, especially the United Kingdom. London, the capital, has now been dubbed the Smog City. This title is not because the vast smoke makes it look like heaven, but because most of London

Residents all use coal as household fuel. There is too much coal smoke, which means the so-called PM2.5 concentration in the air is too high, so it is called the smog city.

The concentration of pm2.5 in London has not yet reached its peak. It would not be until the winter of 1952, when a smog killed 4,000 people in 5 days, that the smog city deserved its reputation.

Gray is Qin Zhiyuan's first impression of Europe.

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