The New Story of the Opium War
37 Chapter Thirty Six-The Masses ’Thoughts

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When everyone heard that the instructor had an opinion of them, they were a little dissatisfied.

"It's only been two days of training. At the beginning, I must have found someone I'm familiar with…"

"That's right. Besides, those people are just a bunch of bumpkins. How can we unite them?”

….

"We were the first to help them. Why are they still unhappy with us?”

Chen Dongbiao, who was listening to his brothers talking about everything, suddenly came to a realization and loudly interrupted their discussion,

"Brothers! I just figured it out! No wonder the instructor told me to set an example during the break! This isn't because they have an opinion of us, but because they want us to do better! That's because they want to use us! Now, it's mainly up to us to see if we can meet their requirements! If we don't live up to our expectations, how would others dare to use it? Isn't that right, everyone?"

When everyone heard this, they agreed with a "yes".

Seeing that everyone agreed, Chen Dongbiao suggested,

"In that case, why don't we learn from what Fourth Brother said just now and spend more time on our own! Practice more? The effect will definitely be much better this way!"

Everyone agreed with him again.

Chen Dongbiao saw that everyone agreed.

"Alright then, I've decided that we'll start practicing now. From now on, we'll practice for an hour in the morning and another hour after dinner. If we can't practice well, we don't have to go there anymore, lest we lose face!”

Originally, there were still people who had objections. Now that they heard Boss say this, everyone kept their words to themselves!

For a moment, everyone shouted in unison! As a result, people lined up and shouted the password. The embankment became lively for a moment. Some of the townspeople who were also enjoying the shade at the side came over to watch the commotion. This time, these people who worked overtime to train themselves were doing even better…

However, after practicing for a short time, some people started to have problems. They just couldn't figure it out. Unexpectedly, Ah Yuan started to introduce his experience at this time.

"Feel where your heart is beating. That side is left, and the other side is right!”

This time, the few who had not figured out the direction felt their faces burning. Who was the papaya?

However, with Ah Yuan's guidance, everyone really got the hang of it in a short while. The team was also much more organized, and everyone was more interested in training......

Just as everyone was excitedly practicing, a short horn sound in the bay startled them. When everyone looked over, they found that there was a boat that was originally lit with many lights. Now, there was only a particularly bright beam of light shining on the sea at the front. It seemed to be moving quickly in the direction of Zhushan Gate. In the middle of the boat, there were also red and green lights flashing…

Someone who couldn't help but shout,

"Look! The Self-Defense Forces are moving…so fast…"

There were also people who were worried.

"It's already so late, why do you still dare to sail?”

"That's right, it looks so fast! Even an experienced captain wouldn't dare to drive so fast here!”

…..

Listening to the noisy discussion not far away, Chen Dongbiao and the others who were training stopped. Under the dark night, everyone focused on watching the ship that was moving further and further away until they could no longer see the lights on the ship. No one said anything, but the heavy breathing revealed their current mood. Someone could not suppress the silence and spoke first to his group,

"I say, isn't there too few ships in this Self-Defense Force? I wonder if I can beat these foreigners?”

Someone in the darkness continued,"

"That's right. Last month, there was a long queue of foreigners outside! I heard that they also stopped at the Shen family's residence! Moreover, those three especially large ships were three to four times larger than ordinary ships! I heard from the people in the city that there are more than 70 cannons on that ship!”

"I really don't understand. After these self-defense groups locked up those foreigners in the city, they didn't send them to the government. Did anyone tell them that if these foreigners were sent to the government, each of them would be worth a hundred taels of silver! Could it be that the Self-Defense Forces didn't know about this?”

"I guess the people in the Self-Defense Forces don't know. Otherwise, who would be stupid to not want silver?”

"I don't think so. These Self-Defense Forces do things differently from others. Let's take them as an example. If we take these things to the mainland, they'll be worth a lot of money! I asked the neighbors, and they all said that they had never seen such an exquisite thing before! But they gave it to us just like that…"

"I don't think so. These people from the Self-Defense Forces are not bad even if they are heavenly soldiers. I heard from our instructor that they look down on these foreigners. Moreover, they seem to be quite familiar with the countries of these foreigners. They say that the United Kingdom of Great Britain is similar to our Dinghai. It is also a few islands, but it is on the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The ocean outside our place is called the Pacific Ocean. The place we live in is called the sea. The ocean is much bigger than the sea. What East China Sea? The one in the north is called the Yellow Sea…The sea in Guangdong and Hong Kong is called…I think it's called the South China Sea…"

Someone interrupted the introduction before he could finish.

"Don't we have a few oceans here too? Why do you say that oceans are bigger than oceans?”

A few people agreed with this statement at the same time.

"That's right! We have at least ten oceans here!”

"You're right. The sea outside is endless, but many of the ships here don't need to walk long to reach the end…"

….

The one who mentioned the ocean earlier was also scratching his head.

"I heard that from the instructor. He also said that there are four particularly large oceans in the world. He just said that the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean…These oceans are even larger than the land we live on…He said that England lives in the Atlantic Ocean. It's at least 10,000 miles from here.”

"Then according to what you said, didn't these foreign devils take a long time to get here?”

"En, I think it's about the same. Otherwise, those foreign devils would smell so bad…they would have been cooked…"

The boss, Chen Dongbiao, was interested in listening to them at first, but now that he heard them talk about it, he actually changed the topic. He quickly snatched the topic and said,

"These foreign devils are so far away from us. How would they dare to fight here? Don't they know the old saying: Can you finish the water you picked?"

Someone who thought he was knowledgeable also started to show off.

"How would these Japanese know about this? Brother Chen, didn't you see that they couldn't even finish their sentences…and they kept selling cakes…They couldn't even eat rice, so who would still make cakes! I explained it to them, but they didn't want to listen…They even complained angrily…If he wasn't angry, I would be!”

Everyone laughed so hard that they almost choked on their breaths. They didn't know if this guy really didn't know or was deliberately making everyone laugh…

Just as everyone was celebrating, the fourth brother sighed heavily. Chen Dongbiao couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"Ah Si, why are you sighing?"

"Brother Chen! I'm a little worried. From what my brothers said just now, if these foreign devils still occupy our place, then my hopes will be dashed…"

Hearing the fourth brother's worry, someone beside him also interrupted,

"Who says so? It wasn't easy for us to wait for the Self-Defense Regiment to help us. Our lives are starting to improve, and everyone's spirits are starting to rise. We can't just let it go like that…"

The group of brothers who were still making a fuss at the side now focused their attention and listened carefully to what the few people were talking about. Now that they heard that they were worried about this, everyone joined in.

"You're right! I've thought about it long ago! He had to protect his home for the Self-Defense Forces! Thinking back to the days when there were the government and the foreign devils, which day did they not live in fear? Although it had only been a few days, this was the life of a human! No matter who dares to snatch it, I... I…I'll fight it out with him!"

"Brother, your words have hit the nail on the head! Thinking back to the past, when did the servants of the rich families in this city not come over and shout? Only our Brother Chen is polite to them. I've never liked them! Now, these ghost sons had all run away in fear. This place was much quieter! I've seen it clearly. I want to be like the Self-Defense Forces. If anyone dares to touch us, I'll beat him up until he's afraid of me forever!”

At this moment, someone joked with him,

"You? I hope you don't run away in fear when the time comes…"

"That was in the past…"

"Hahaha, you won't be as good as before in the future…"

"What are you talking about? Are you looking down on me or something?"

"I don't dare to look down on you. As long as you don't get dizzy during training, maybe you can…"

"Isn't that just the beginning? You're not like that either. Sometimes, you're even worse than me. I even know how to turn around. You're good. You can't stop even after turning around…"

When everyone heard the two of them mention each other's shortcomings, they all laughed and said,

"One half a catty and one eight taels. It seems like someone is more powerful than the other…"

…..

When the two of them heard that everyone was talking about them, they became anxious.

"You don't have to scold me. Who doesn't know who's on the left and who's on the right…"

"And you, you can't even walk in a straight line, and you still have the cheek to laugh at me…"

….

After everyone had laughed enough, Ah Si continued,"

"Brothers, I was just thinking that no matter how strong the Self-Defense Forces are, who are they protecting now? Isn't it still us? "If we want to live a good life, we can only follow them closely in the future. Moreover, we have to have the strength to protect ourselves.”

"Fourth Brother is right. They are helping us so much, so we can't be cowards ourselves!”

"That's true, but we still don't have much strength now. There are only so few people in the town who volunteered to join us…"

"That's right. There are quite a number of people watching from the side, but not many people came in…"

"Brother Chen! Tell me, what good ideas do you have? What should we do?”

"Yes! Listen to what Brother Chen said…"

When Chen Dongbiao heard that everyone wanted him to come up with ideas, he thought that he didn't have anything to think about. If they weren't willing to come, he couldn't force them to come, right?

Before he could speak, someone else said,

"In my opinion, it's not that they don't want to come in. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come to watch our training. I think they still don't know why we're doing this.”

When Chen Dongbiao heard that, he was right! Now, everyone was training with a little gratitude. They did not think as deeply as their brothers just now! Thinking of this, he knew what he should do.

"Brothers! Everyone was right just now. We want to strengthen our strength. Most of the townspeople are watching more than joining. This is only on the surface. If they are not interested, they will not come to watch our training!”

Everyone expressed their agreement. Chen Dongbiao continued with his thoughts,

"In my opinion, there are a few things we can do. First, we naturally have to train to a certain extent! Secondly, we can find more people who are close to us or familiar with us and explain to them that we are protecting our own family and will not be bullied by those rich people and foreigners. We hope that they will support us and join us.”

Chen Dongbiao thought for a moment and said,

"Thirdly, we have to make some achievements. For example, we have to help those who are living a more difficult life and improve the surrounding environment. We also have to send people to take care of this dock…There should be many other aspects. Everyone can think about it.”

Someone suddenly asked,"

"Brother Chen! I have a few very good friends, but they live on Mount Dai. Can we take them in too?”

When the others heard this, they also raised various questions. Chen Dongbiao had a headache. He had never encountered such a situation before. However, since someone was willing to add people, it should be a good thing, right?

Therefore, he grinned."

"As long as they are willing to join us and listen to us, I want them!”

When the brothers heard this, they all shouted happily,

"Then I'll take a leave of absence tomorrow and go to my good friend's place to call him over…"

Some said,"

"I'll go to the countryside and call my cousins over…"

Some even went to the mainland to call their friends over…

Chen Dongbiao was happy when he heard that. Just these few brothers in front of him could pull many people together. It seemed that his strength would develop in the blink of an eye…

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