Shang Zhen and the others finally set out on the road again, and this time they were heading to the south, and they needed to find a large army again.
They were nicknamed "Broom Stars" by Wang Qingfeng and others, which shows that they had many experiences of escaping. But whoever is willing to escape under the pursuit of the Japanese army will not bother them!
But this time it was different. Everyone became happy, not just because they had a carriage to sit in, but because of what was being pulled on the carriage.
When Shang Zhen and his group met Ma Hou and his cavalry company, they originally wanted to get on the first carriage, just because the first carriage was a horse-drawn cart pulled by three horses.
But they were not allowed to get on. At that time, Shang Zhen only thought it was because the soldiers in the car looked down on them.
But now they know, no, it's not because of that, but because the thing pulled by the first carriage is exactly the three words Ma Houyue and Wang Laomao said - big smoke and soil, a full five years ago. More than a hundred kilograms of smoke!
Is it necessary to say what Big Smoky Soil is? The scientific name is opium, and after purification, it becomes heroin.
Shang Zhen and the others didn't know that they were hauling a large amount of smoke. How could they let them get on the carriage they wanted to get on?
Ma Hou and his company escorted these more than 500 kilograms of smoke to Chifeng City.
But who would have thought that Chifeng was occupied by the Japanese army.
And their company was chased by the Japanese army. In the end, by some mistake, Shang Zhen and the others got the carriage instead, and also got the more than 500 kilograms of smoke on the carriage.
"Is this valuable to throw away?" Shang Zhen, who was sitting on the carriage, asked Mr. Wang, patting a bag he was sitting on.
"Is it still valuable?" Wang Laomao curled his lips, but his answer was, "Not very valuable."
Shang Zhen was stunned when he heard what Mr. Wang said. Although Shang Zhen had never been exposed to smoke, he knew with common sense that this toy was very valuable.
Seeing Shang Zhen in a daze, Mr. Wang smiled and said: "This is not very valuable, because it is money!"
Shang Zhen was a little confused when he heard what Mr. Wang said. He didn't smoke tobacco, and he didn't know enough about tobacco.
When Wang Laomao saw that Shang Zhen didn't understand, he explained: "Based on the price, one or two large cigarettes is enough for a family's living expenses for a month. So, do you think it is worth more than 500 kilograms of cigarettes?"
When Mr. Wang asked, Zhang Zhen lowered his head and began to count, still mumbling: "500 times 16 is 8,000 taels. In December of a year, 8,000 divided by 12, it seems to be more than 600 -"
(Note: In the Republic of China, 1 catty was equal to 16 taels.)
At this point, Shang Zhen felt enlightened again: "This piece of smoke is enough to support a family's living expenses for more than 600 years? Oh my god, it's so valuable!"
Shang was shocked and sighed, but then he denied his statement: "No, people don't live that long, so it can be calculated this way, that is, these big smokes are enough for more than 600 families to live for a year!"
After saying this, Shang Zhen was completely silent. He reached out and touched the cold sack under his butt.
When Ma Hou said that this place was filled with smoke, Shang Zhen had already seen it. The smoke was just a small black pancake, which looked so unremarkable, but it was so valuable. How could Shang Zhen not be impressed? sigh?
"This toy can be exchanged for anything. It can be exchanged for guns, cannons, women, pots, pans, needles, threads, brains. There is nothing he can't exchange. So, do you think he is money?" Mr. Wang said again said.
When Mr. Wang said this, Shang Zhen could only nod.
Yes, in today's Northeast or in today's China, although opium is not money, it has been given the function of money, just because there are too many people smoking opium. According to the statistics of later generations, the number of people smoking opium There are more than 80 million in total!
And how much was the population during the Republic of China? During the Anti-Japanese War, when someone called on compatriots across the country to rise up against Japan, he said that there were 45,000 compatriots, which was 450 million.
Divide 080 million by 450 million and you get 0.17, which means that in the Republic of China at that time, nearly two out of 10 people were heavy smokers!
Men smoke and women smoke.
Look at the strong man smoking a big cigarette until he was reduced to skin and bones. Look at the young woman lying on the kang and setting up a big smoking gun. After smoking, she fell into a psychedelic world.
The rich smoke, and so do the poor.
The rich people smoked up their families and went bankrupt, but the coolie who picked his feet did not go for a drink of water after he was tired of doing the work. Instead, he picked up a pipe, picked up a big smoke cannon, and smoked a bag beautifully.
Even the young marshal of the Northeast Army was a heavy smoker, but he later quit.
The reason for this situation is that since the late Qing Dynasty, China has lacked a unified and strong central government. Warlords in various places need money to fight for territory and obtain military expenses, and money from selling cigarettes is an important one.
"These big cigarettes are so valuable, then you say we have to divide all these big cigarettes, so can we all have a cute little wife?"
Then, tsk, I sat cross-legged on the big kang, with my wife serving wine beside me. Oh, how beautiful that life is! "The eyes of Huzhuzi, who had been listening to the conversation, began to shine brightly.
Hu Zhuzi's sudden interjection made everyone on the carriage laugh.
"Don't look at me as a tiger, I also have new pursuits in life." Chen Hanwen said a few words beside him from time to time.
With a "coax" sound, everyone laughed.
"Hey, it's natural to marry a wife, sow the seeds and bear children, otherwise how did you get here?" Tiger Pillar is Tiger Pillar, and his words are like what the monk said, pointing directly to people's hearts. In Northeastern dialect, it's called "picking the stems" chatter!
His words sounded rude, and they were related to Chen Hanwen's parents, but that was just what he said!
Chen Hanwen opened his mouth but couldn't answer the words. This was really the scholar's encounter with the soldiers, and he couldn't explain clearly.
After holding it in for a while, Chen Hanwen said: "What a beautiful idea you have! You should find a wife and beat the Japanese away first!"
"Then what's the delay in fighting the Japanese and getting a wife?" Otherwise, he would have never turned his head.
"You are stupid!" Qin Chuan interrupted from the side, "A ready-made example! Why are there no dead monkeys now? Isn't it because of his wife and children?"
Qin Chuan's words immediately silenced the bustling car just now. Everyone thought of Hou Kanshan.
Now no one can figure out what Hou Kanshan brought to them.
They had been raising pigs for the 626 regiment for a year. This was Hou Kanshan's fault. Hou Kanshan brought them hatred.
But after they got the information about Hou Kanshan, they found out that Hou Kanshan actually married a wife and had a child. This not only shocked them, but even made them a little bit envious.
In order to save his wife and children, Hou Kanshan became very brave and took the lead. This made them lament the changes that women bring to men.
But just as Hou Kanshan had lived a peaceful life for a year, his wife and children were killed by the Japanese invaders, and they felt sad for Hou Kanshan again.
As the carriage moved forward, everyone stopped saying those happy words and became a little depressed.
Don't tell these ordinary soldiers of the Northeast Army that big smoke is harmful. In fact, this kind of thing is beyond their scope of knowledge. There is patriotism and ignorance. This is what people nowadays are like.
