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"Dang, dang, dang," the crisp sound of gongs and drums rang in the street, attracting the attention of many pedestrians.
"Brother Zhou, what happened outside?"
After the food on the table was finished, Hong He asked when he saw some diners in the inn walking outside after hearing the sound of gongs and drums.
"In recent months, the government has been improving the laws. Maybe a new law is being announced outside. You and I have just had lunch and have nothing to do for the time being. Why not go ahead and join in the fun and see what the government has promulgated again?
What kind of decree?”
"Okay, it doesn't hurt to go out and have a look." Hong He thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed.
In front of the notice board on the west side of the street, five or six soldiers in military uniforms separated the crowd and cleared an area of six to seven square meters.
In the middle of the open space, a Chinese man in ordinary clothes who looked like a scholar directed two soldiers to hang a large piece of cloth on the notice board.
"Master Zeng, please explain to everyone what is posted on this notice!"
As soon as the banner was put up, a voice came from the Chinese people watching around, "That's right, we don't know much about literacy, so we have to trouble Mr. Zeng to explain the law."
"Haha, brothers, you have praised Mr. Zeng. This matter of publicizing and explaining the law is my essential duty, and it should not be regarded as a trouble."
The scholar surnamed Zeng should be familiar with the Chinese people watching below. Seeing that they were making noises, he was not angry. He politely explained to the Chinese people around him, "The government has issued two new laws. The first is to establish an army officer school specifically to train professional officers."
, all officers and soldiers serving in the National Defense Forces can apply to the commander of their army to attend the military academy. The military academy lasts for two years. As long as they pass the military academy's admissions assessment and successfully pass the two-year study period, the trainees will not only be able to receive the rank of second lieutenant personally awarded by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also
You can give priority to choosing the woman you like to start a family and start a business.
This law will also be notified in the army. If you have acquaintances serving in the army, you can persuade them to apply for the military academy. If there are no relatives or friends who are eligible to apply for the military academy, don’t be discouraged. The government has also enacted a law that Rio Grande do Sul
Chinese men under the age of 18 in the territory can report to the local government and register to study in the newly established junior schools."
"Master Zeng, how much does it cost to go to school?"
Before scholar Zeng Xing finished speaking, he was interrupted by a voice.
"The government knows that everyone is a laborer and does not have much money saved, so all trainees who are accepted by the Army Military Academy are exempted from all fees during their studies, and the trainees' food, clothing, housing and other expenses are also taken care of by the military school, so there is no need to spend one or two taels on the trainees.
silver."
"What about going to school? Does it cost money to go to school?"
A young man with a childish face has little confidence.
"Haha, this little brother asked a good question. Everyone knows that after His Highness the Crown Prince founded South America, he spent a lot of money on immigration, fighting wars, and purchasing machinery... and the government's treasury was also very tight. However, Your Highness understands the difficulties of the brothers.
, the school only charges 50% of the tuition fee. If you are really financially strapped, brothers who even pay for tuition can report the information to the government, and the government will grant exemptions as appropriate."
The scholar surnamed Zeng on the bulletin board patiently answered questions from the people watching. This scene seemed very unusual in Hong He's eyes.
"Brother Zhou, are the officials in Rio Grande do Sul so polite to ordinary people?"
"Brother Hong is surprised, right?"
Zhou Chengye gave the other party a thoughtful look and said, "When I first went to Rio Grande do Sul to do business four months ago, I had the same reaction as Brother Hong. Not all officials are majestic.
Which ordinary people don't have their eyes raised to the sky?
No matter in the Qing Dynasty or in the foreign colonies, I have never seen officials who talk to ordinary people in a friendly manner. Only the officials in Rio Grande do Sul are different from other countries.
At the beginning, I thought that the officials of Rio Grande do Sul were just showing off and would return to their aloof appearance in a few days. For this reason, I bribed a small official in charge of business, but he decisively refused.
And he was also punished with twenty taels of silver according to the crime of bribery.
At that time, I didn't know the official rules of Rio Grande do Sul, so after I was fined a sum of money, I went to a few businessmen who had previously done business there, and from their mouths, I learned why I was punished."
"But why?"
Hong He immediately continued and asked.
"Brother Hong, don't be anxious, listen to me and explain to you slowly."
Zhou Chengye glanced at the people near the bulletin board with his peripheral vision, and then said, "The fundamental reason why officials dare not accept bribes is because the government has a consultative council in every county, and the members of the consultative council are elected by retired officers and soldiers.
Composed of representatives, the Council has the power to supervise government financial institutions. Once ordinary people report official corruption to the Council, the Council will report it to the Supervisory Council, and then it can open a case to investigate the corrupt officials according to the instructions of the Supervisory Council."
"The government gives retired officers and soldiers such great rights. Isn't it worried that it will cause a backlash from officials?"
"Haha, this is why Brother Hong doesn't understand the situation of Rio Grande do Sul. In Rio Grande do Sul, everyone from the crown prince to ordinary Chinese people have fought against the enemy before the founding of the country. So it can be said that in Rio Grande do Sul,
Lan, all Chinese men are soldiers, but because of government financial problems, most Chinese men have retired from active service and become retired soldiers."
"The military and the state are integrated, and soldiers form the basis of the country's rule. No wonder those officials who are scholars are polite to ordinary Chinese."
Hong He understood in his heart and nodded lightly.
When the Zhou brothers and Hong He were discussing under the bulletin board, they did not notice three soldiers walking away from the crowd wearing dark military uniforms with dragon heads embroidered on their cuffs. When they finished talking and left the crowd, they happened to meet the three soldiers.
soldier.
Three soldiers were responsible for searching for the whereabouts of the civilian man. They happened to meet Hong He while patrolling the streets aimlessly. At the moment, under the hint of the leading soldier, a soldier quietly walked towards the bulletin board, and seconded the six men on duty under the bulletin board.
A soldier, while the remaining two picked up their rifles and pointed their guns coldly at Hong and the three of them.
"You three, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has personally ordered you to meet this person. I hope you will come with us honestly."
"My lord, have you mistakenly admitted the wrong person? My two brothers and this Hong brother are both law-abiding civilians and have definitely not done anything against the law. I hope that the lord will distinguish carefully and not mistakenly identify the person."
Being held at gunpoint by officers and soldiers, even Zhou Chengye, who had been overseas for more than ten years, couldn't help but feel nervous, and if he was an ordinary soldier, it would be fine. Zhou Jiye recognized that the dragon's head on the armbands of the two soldiers in front of him was the symbol of the Guards Brigade.
Could the person who took the trouble of serving the prince personally to send out the imperial guards to search for him be an ordinary person? I already felt that Hong He had an extraordinary temperament, but I didn't expect that I would be implicated by him within a short time of knowing him.
Zhou Chengye felt pain in his heart, secretly worried about the fate of his two brothers, but Hong He didn't have the slightest panic on his face, and quietly said to the two soldiers, "I am the person your Royal Highness is looking for. These two brothers and I are the first."
We met once and they have nothing to do with me. If you let them go, I will go with you."
"It is up to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to judge whether there is a relationship or not. Someone will come and take all three of them away."
The leading soldier refused to listen to Hong He's explanation and ordered the seven or eight soldiers who gathered around him to come forward together, tie up Hong He and the other three with ropes, and then quickly returned to the palace to report to Li Mingyuan.