Sergeant Major Guan Hemin also joined the discussion. He moved a square stone and laid a cardboard on it. He sat a little taller than the others and sat naturally. He looked around at everyone and then said to Squad Leader Yang Yongfa,""Let's begin!"
"Let's begin. Tell me first!" Squad Leader Yang looked at the sergeant major and said with a smile.
"I don't need to say anymore. The coxswain and vice-coxswain talked so much yesterday, so let's just discuss it. Feel free to say what you know, feel, and feel.”
"Right, say whatever you have to say. Who said it?" Yang Yongfa repeated.
No one made a sound. Warriors were like this. They sat together casually and had a lot to talk about. When they were in a serious meeting, no one liked to make a sound. They just stared at each other.
"What's there to say? I really have nothing to do. Let's sit and kill time." Benxi warrior Lu Xianglin was the first to speak. It could be considered as the beginning.
"It's true that there's nothing to do because the boat is still under construction. However, a meeting to study and discuss wasn't just to kill time. Yesterday, the coxswain and vice-coxswain talked about the history of the navy and the fact that the Soviet Union handed over Lushun in 1955. We need to understand this part of history." Sergeant Guan corrected Lu Xianglin.
"Seriously, the Qing Dynasty's Northern Navy and the 1894 - 1895 naval battle were completely wiped out. Our navy has become stronger, and we have started to build our own warships. We will become stronger and stronger, and we will be able to boost the morale of the people of the Heavenly Dynasty.”Squad Leader Yang said," We have to properly understand this problem.”
As soon as the class monitor finished speaking, Zhang Guisan said,""Let me tell you something. The vice-captain talked about the Russo-Japanese War yesterday. This was more than 50 years ago. The Japanese and Russian bandits were fighting for Lushunkou, a place in China. Japan won and occupied Lushun. In the future, they would massacre the people of China. More than 10,000 men, women, and children were buried in the Tomb of Ten Thousand Loyalists in Lushun. They were all killed by the Japanese. The Russians had no ability to fight the Japanese, but they were very cruel and barbaric to the people of China. They retreated north from Lushun, burning, killing, and looting along the way. The old people remember that after a group of Russians fled to our village, they caught chickens and killed pigs. They roasted the cattle of the commoners and ate them. Many women were raped. There was a girl who was raped to death and thrown into the Prince River.
Zhang Guisan's eyes turned red as he spoke, and his voice was a little choked. The soldiers remained silent, their hearts heavy.
Chief Sergeant Guan Hemin listened for a while at the front cannon and felt that their discussion was good. He wanted to take a look at the situation at the rear cannon and said," Alright, that's it. I'll go take a look at the rear cannon." The rear cannon was discussing on the dock north of the small building. There were dozens of thick logs in the pile of logs on the dock. The warriors sat on the logs. Looking at the waves rippling in the harbor, the discussion was still very enthusiastic.
"You said that the 1894 - 1895 naval battle in the past was really incomprehensible. In terms of comparison between countries, China is so big and has vast territory and abundant resources. Japan is so small and tiny. There are so many people in China and so few in Japan. China is guarding their home and Japan has come from afar. The advantage is completely in China, but China can't beat Japan. It's really strange." Liu Ruchen said.
" Actually, it's not strange at all. After the Opium War, the Qing Dynasty government became even more corrupted after the Taiping Army attacked. The Eight Banners Army, which used to be good at fighting, lived like royalty and indulged in debauchery. They no longer had the ability to fight. The common people had the enthusiasm to resist the enemy, but the emperor and bureaucrats were afraid that the common people would rebel. When the imperialists invaded, they would rather surrender in humiliation, cede territory, and pay reparations than let the people rise, fearing that the people would threaten their rule. So,
"The wars between the Qing Dynasty and the imperialists all ended in failure. In the end, they ceded territory and paid reparations, and the people suffered.”Bing Lian Cheng said excitedly.
"I have a document here. It's the Xin Chou treaty signed by Li Hongzhang of the Qing government and the eight imperialist powers, Russia, Britain, the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and Austria.”Ah Hui leaned against a log and said while holding a book.
"First, the Qing government will compensate 450 million taels of silver to the various countries, using the customs duties and salt taxes as a guarantee.
Second, a diplomatic zone will be set up in Beijing. Chinese people are not allowed to live in the zone, and imperialist countries can station troops in the zone.
Third, the Dagu Fort and all the artillery fortresses from Beijing to Dagu would be flattened.
Fourth, punish the officials who opposed the imperialists in the Boxer Rebellion. Forever prohibit the Chinese from establishing or joining various anti-imperialist organizations. Violators will be beheaded.
Fifth, set up the Prime Minister's Office as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to handle future negotiations with the imperialist countries.”
"Come on, stop reading." Ma Chunhai stood up from the log and said angrily. "What kind of treaty is this? It's too unfair. The foreign devils are bullying us. They started a war, attacked us, occupied our land, killed our people, robbed our things, and even asked us to pay compensation to them.”
"Bandits? This is the logic of bandits. They invade you, beat you, kill you, and demand compensation. The imperialists, Russia, the United States, Britain, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Austria, all did the same when they came to China."
The sun was already in the west. The soldiers were so agitated that they could not continue their discussion.
In the evening, Vice Captain Guo Jihou called for a report. Sergeant Guan, Sergeant Wang Xueen, and the officer in charge of the navigation department reported the progress of the classes. Zhang Guisan and Ah Hui, as warriors who performed well, were impressed by the captain and the vice-captain for the first time.
From then on, he only studied newspapers, warship regulations, naval general knowledge, and so on every day. Because he didn't know what the 011 spaceship looked like, what machines, weapons, equipment, and so on were installed, he couldn't start learning. About two months later, the information about the new boat, such as length, width, displacement, machinery, equipment, installation of weapons, and other materials, came. However, it was only a book and there was no physical object. There was only one copy. This made everyone very happy. Finally, there was something to learn.
Gunner Sergeant Guan Hemin was reading the teaching materials of the 57th Cannon. He flipped through the books and threw them onto the table in a fit of anger. He thought to himself," There's no sign of a cannon. How are the soldiers going to learn? Even if they learn theory first and then practice, how are they going to learn with more than ten people and only one textbook?" There had to be at least three books, one for himself and one for each cannon. Thinking of this, he pushed open the captain's door and said to the captain with a smile," Can you report this to the higher-ups and get us two more sets of teaching materials? Even if it's just one set for each cannon."
" Where are you going to get them? Look at where the teaching materials came from. They're from Chongqing. Who can you ask for them from? With these conditions, you can just go with it. It's much better than not having any materials at all." said the coxswain, staring into his narrow eyes.
Without waiting for Sergeant Guan to speak, Vice Captain Guo Jihou continued,"" You're so stupid. What do you mean get another one? With this one, you can't get as many copies as you want. Buy some paper and ask Ah Hui to carve a steel plate. You can print as many as you want. Ah Hui, a high school student. I've seen his handwriting before. It's pretty good."
Guan Hemin's eyes lit up and he said," The vice-captain has a way. Don't blame the leader. Let's go buy paper and steel plates."
" Buy it. We'll do it as you say. We'll reimburse you on the boat," the coxswain said as he pushed Guan Hemin out of the coxswain's room.
Guan Hemin came out of the captain's room and saw Ah Hui writing something on the bed. He quietly walked behind Ah Hui and saw that Ah Hui was holding the pen very high. She wrote very quickly and neatly and beautifully. The individual words were very fluent, and the whole article looked very good. He was very happy and thought, The vice-captain is right. Why didn't I notice in the past? Therefore, he coughed on purpose. Ah Hui stopped and turned her head. Seeing the sergeant major standing behind her, she put away her writing in embarrassment and said, I haven't written home in a long time. Write a letter to let me know that you're safe."
"That's good. Write letters often and save yourself the trouble of hanging them at home. However, it's not good to write too many letters.”"Have you ever carved steel plates?" the sergeant major asked.”
"I haven't carved it before. What do you mean by carving a steel plate?"
" It's to take a steel plate and engrave words on wax paper, then use a mimeograph machine to print them.".
" I haven't carved it. I haven't even seen it, let alone carved it.".
"I see that your handwriting is quite good. You're the most cultured person on the boat, so I'll give you a mission. Tomorrow, I'll get someone to buy wax paper and steel plates. You carve this book down, and then I'll arrange for someone to print it with a mimeographer. Look at this book now. It's so hard for everyone to study. Get ready. I'll send someone to buy things tomorrow. We'll do it immediately." Sergeant Guan stared at Ah Hui, waiting for his answer.
"It's a good thing. It's beneficial to my current studies. In the current situation, there were no boats or cannons. Learning was just a textbook. It was really difficult to learn. Who could remember it when one person recited it? Sergeant Major's idea is not bad, but my handwriting is a little messy. I'm afraid it won't be good!”
" Aiya, don't be so humble. It's my order. I'll prepare something tomorrow-steel plates and wax paper."
Ah Hui didn't refuse and took the teaching materials from the sergeant major.
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