C941 muddle head (1/2)
This new prime minister's order was like a huge rock that splashed water everywhere. At that time, many people were unhappy, and their noisy complaints filled the sky. Some people even threatened to strike.
In Tongzhi's era, the wisdom of the people had never opened, the reverence the people had for the imperial power was still unbreakable. In the eyes of the ordinary people, the emperor was the heavens, the king was the father, a person even more important than the father.
In addition, Chinese patriarchs have a strong sense of patriotism. It is not only because people are attached to that land, but also because their ancestors are buried there. Any abandonment of their ancestors would be shameful.
In fact, even in this kind of culture, a branch family was a disgrace. Back then, when Fan Lian and Fan Ru made a huge scene in the branch family, to this day, there were still many people laughing behind their backs in the northern business circles.
Look, even a branch family could cause such a ruckus, let alone cutting their braids and immigrating! Other than some open-minded people and some youngsters who had no other choice but to accept this policy, the remaining 90% of the craftsmen were blown away.
Become a citizen of the Ryukyu? You want me to give up my status as a Qing nationality? You even need to cut your braids to let go of your little feet? I'm a citizen of the upper nations, how about you go to a lower Subordinate States to be a commoner? Impossible!
The physical body of the parents must not be easily abandoned, you let me cut off the braid, I would rather die. As for putting your foot down, that's even more nonsense. My son is going to work in the factory, but my daughter and my daughter-in-law are going to put their foot down? Isn't this nonsense? If my daughter can't get married in the future, what will I do? Our ancestors wanted to expose us.
”Master Fan, look at how ignorant this person is! ”They are all just tendons that cannot be explained, no matter what …” Old platoon leader was still living for nothing, he didn't notice that Fan Ru's face was turning uglier and uglier, even his age spots were beginning to jump.
”Insolence …” Before Old platoon leader could finish his words, he was interrupted by Fan Ru's roar. Xiao Letian was unscrupulous! ”How can he be like this …”
”Have the citizens of the upper countries emigrate to the lower Subordinate States? What was he thinking? Was there something wrong with his head!? How could he cut off the braid? Would he still be human without the braid? wouldn't that make a group of barbarians … ”
”Little foot, why do you keep staring at the woman's little foot in your room all the time? ”He's simply a shameless bastard …”
Old platoon leader was stunned from being scolded at at once. At that time, he reacted quickly, cursing himself in his heart, thinking that he was just a relative of the Prime Minister, and had completely forgotten the actions of this old bastard back in Tanggu.
Why am I telling him this? This old fellow is already over seventy and his heart is like a stone that can't be held back anymore. People are just getting more and more stubborn as they age.
However, Fan Ru's words immediately resonated with the surrounding refugees. They thought to themselves that they had finally found a reasonable place to argue.
”This old man …” Grand Official! What you said is too true. We just want to work hard to earn money to support our families. We don't eat the poisonous ones and we don't do the illegal ones. We are all obedient citizens … But this special region is really too much of a bully! ”
”Elder, you can see that you are being reasonable, but you also have the status to speak up. Please speak kindly to us, and give us a chance to live …” We are not lazy people like the old beggar, how can we still be foreigners just because we have to work hard? ”
The exiled families immediately surrounded them, all of them kneeling down and kowtowing to Fan Ru, all of the new families that were waiting for the recruitment started to get scared, as they heard that there was such a thing happening, they crowded over, afraid to cause trouble and could only kowtow and plead.