The Spring Festival is approaching, and all the leading cadres of the People's Party are ready to go down to the grassroots level to offer condolences, and this is already the practice of the base areas. If it is the new China in which Chen Ke grows, this is just a normal thing. The more the New Year and the holidays, the more leaders have to send warmth to the workers working on the front line. Although formalism is serious, Chen Ke believes that it is a formalism that needs to be adhered to.

Recently, there has been a real need to send warmth, and after the large-scale conscription in the base areas began, the provision of compulsory non-local military service was adopted. For example, it is impossible for Anhui soldiers to serve as soldiers in Anhui, but they are scattered to the other three provinces in the base area. The same is true for the other three provinces. Chen Ke couldn't go to the other three base areas, and since he was in Huaihai Province, he went to the Xuzhou garrison to offer condolences.

Although the Spring Festival is coming in three days, the city of Xuzhou is very quiet. He Ying helped Chen Ke sort out his military uniform, and Chen Ke's daughter Chen Qianru also carried a brand-new brown-haired duster to help her father brush his clothes. In fact, the little guy didn't know how to use this thing at all, but just learned from her mother's appearance, holding the duster with both hands and rubbing it her father's pants like brushing dust.

Chen Ke let his daughter make trouble, He Ying pointed to Chen Ke's pants seam and said, "Good, you use this brush to brush down the seam of this pants from above." ”

"Okay." Chen Qianru replied in a child's delicate voice. Then, with the excited and focused attitude and movements that are unique to children, he began to wave the brown brush.

He Ying once reprimanded the little guy for being so nonsense, but Chen Ke privately "talked to his heart". Chen Ke's attitude is very clear, "You can tell her what to do, but you can't discipline her." Our daughter is also trying to learn to work. ”

Regarding Chen Ke's attitude, He Ying reserved her own opinion, but did not argue with Chen Ke. He Ying still admires Chen Ke's knowledge, since Chen Ke always takes this home to heart, every time he comes home, he does housework, takes care of children, and cares about He Ying's life, although the way is a little "shy". For example, Chen Ke gave He Ying a special cotton towel for women's monthly routines, and also told He Ying about many unheard of intimate problems in women's intimate hygiene.

He Ying was really ashamed and annoyed at that time, a man, or such a heroic man in a high position with heavy troops. It's okay, how can you study the women's side of things? This is no longer just a big hooligan problem. It's a question that can't be explained.

Chen Ke's answer was very simple, "After you dissect people, you can see that the structure of people's body tissues is like this." It has nothing to do with being shy or not, we, as materialists, have to admit that this is a fact. It's a science. We need to study science and talk about science in order to make our lives more comfortable and convenient. ”

Although sanitary napkins are indeed convenient and considerate enough to use, He Ying still can't accept Chen Ke's "knowledge". After the husband and wife quarreled, Chen Ke took He Ying to visit the herbarium of the medical school without saying a word. That time frightened He Ying, Chen Kexing casually talked about the structure of human tissues and the functions of each structure to the specimens and images. This "scientific" attitude made He Ying no longer think that Chen Ke was a big pervert, and for a long time, He Ying felt that Chen Ke was a murderer and a big pervert.

When He Ying found out that during the period when she temporarily stopped working because of giving birth, the female cadres in the base area had popularized sanitary napkins and received a lot of physiological education, so she also let go of this matter. It was her husband Chen Ke who told He Ying about this. According to the experiences told by several female cadres who He Ying is familiar with, when the majority of female cadres visited the specimen room, it was a cold female military doctor wearing a white mask who was responsible for telling these physiological and hygiene knowledge.

"You won't be coming back for the New Year." He Ying said after finishing Chen Ke's clothes.

"No way, I'll be back after the New Year." Chen Ke replied.

"But this spring, you're going out again." Although He Ying is always proud of her husband's status, she has also known since she was a child that it is indeed not easy for a man who does big things to take care of his family. Originally, she thought that she could accept this, but when she really encountered these things, she realized that many times the pain in her heart would not be reduced in the slightest because of understanding. If it's just to get this so-called pride, the price of not being together is too great.

Chen Ke bowed down and said to his daughter, "Good, Dad is going out now." You've got to stop. ”

"Okay." Chen Qianru replied with a milky smile.

"Well, you go to the house first and finish your New Year's paintings, and your father and mother will hang your paintings on the wall in a while......" Chen Ke said with a smile.

"Good!" As soon as she heard that her painting could be hung on the wall, Chen Qian responded and ran to paint.

Chen Ke straightened up and straightened his military hat, and then said to He Ying: "Our girl is about to go to kindergarten after the New Year." I probably sent someone to find out, and the atmosphere of the teachers in the kindergarten is not quite right. We are rectifying, and when the time comes, our family will definitely take the lead in obeying the new atmosphere. ”

"What's wrong with the atmosphere in the kindergarten?" He Ying was puzzled.

"It's not right for the teacher to think that the child is the child of whomever and whoever. All people are equal, and since we have a new society, the education that this child has received since childhood must also be equal. Therefore, in the kindergarten, the teacher has to focus on the children, only who is the parents, and there is no one who is the child. Chen Ke was a little unhappy when he mentioned this.

"Why do our children have to be the same as other people's children?" He Ying was a little unhappy.

"Privilege is a harmful thing. Full of losses, humble benefits, and talked for thousands of years. If the teacher looks at our girl differently, I still think I'm very face-saving, isn't this just a pair of bastards? And what does my so-called status have to do with our daughters? Thousands of years ago, Confucius knew that a gentleman should not be a gentleman. It is already terrible for a person to solidify himself into something and something, and not be able to adjust himself to the needs of society. If you call yourself a noble princess, I think this is harming our daughter. In the Book of Changes, the six hexagrams are not auspicious. The ancestors taught earnestly, so we have to listen. Chen Ke said.

There are some things that Chen Ke can't tell He Ying, just some records he has seen. After the defeat of the Siren Gang, some guards forced Jiang Qing's grandson to shout "Down with Jiang Qing" out of a "righteous heart". This kind of evil behavior was unacceptable even when Chen Ke was a big bastard. He could understand this idea of having fun out of jealousy, out of the abuse of the so-called "superiors". However, Chen Ke himself was completely unacceptable and resolutely opposed to such an attitude and action.

Chen Ke has always been completely defeated against the enemy. But for Chen, it's a political issue, it's a business matter. In terms of personal morality, Chen Ke absolutely does not accept the corruption of personal morality. Defeat you because we are enemies. But even the victor does not have the right to insult the loser. In terms of political ideology, Chen Ke fully inherited Grandpa Mao's ideas, even though he knew that his ideas were too idealistic. Chen Ke also wants the people to rule into a clan. Chen Ke firmly believes that the existence of the ruling class itself has greatly overcome many negative factors in human nature through education. This is not because the ruling class is inherently good, but because the ruling class can be its own master and control itself in the first place.

Confucius sighed back then, and there was no aftermath for the initiator. Since Chen Ke adheres to the socialist people's revolution, he has also seen the evil consequences of the revolution if it is not thorough, and it will not be able to push the people's realm to the ruling class. Chen Ke believed that he should try his best to push the revolution to a higher level.

"It's not a son, it's a girl. What happened to the teacher's care point? He Ying couldn't accept Chen Ke's attitude.

"This man and woman are equal, let's become a soldier in the future, maybe not. Naturally, professional units such as the field army will not really be open to women. But she can be an expert in other industries. If women want to have equal social status, they must first get equal property rights. The equality of property rights is based on the equality of labor opportunities. Women can support themselves on their own, not on men, this is true dignity, this is true equality. I hope that our daughter can live with dignity in such an equal new China. That's why I'm going to make a revolution. Chen Ke couldn't help but raise his voice as he spoke, but he estimated that the daughter in the back room had finally maintained a basic bass.

He Ying didn't want to argue with Chen Ke about this matter, the issue of "equality for all" had begun to be discussed in the base recently, He Ying knew that Chen Ke had put a lot of thought into this matter, no matter what, whoever opposed Chen Ke, He Ying could not oppose Chen Ke. She said patiently, "I see." What do you want me to do, you come back and tell me. ”

Chen Ke also felt that it was too sad for his family to talk about such a political issue. He hugged He Ying and whispered in her ear: "I'm sorry, I've been very anxious recently, and I've brought the emotions of work home." You have a lot of adults, don't take it to heart. ”

He Ying burst out laughing, Chen Ke was so soft, she didn't care what Chen Ke said. After all, Chen Ke is not only the supreme leader of the base area, but also the head of the family. And as long as it doesn't involve some principled things, He Ying has a lot of right to speak, she doesn't see that Chen Ke actually doesn't agree with He Ying's handling of many family things, but Chen Ke is very clumsy to cover up his opposition, and he also violates his original mind in words and to a certain extent, and accepts He Ying's arrangement. Even if there are only these expressions, He Ying is willing to support Chen Ke's attitude in terms of Chen Ke's obvious advantage.

For example, Chen Ke never mentioned He Ying's 5,000 taels of private money, except for suggesting that He Ying keep the money in the bank. He Ying knew very well that Yuan Shikai gave this money to her father He Ruming, and He Ruming used the money to He Ying as private money. But it was definitely not Yuan Shikai expressing any kindness to He Ying. In Yuan Shikai's eyes, He Ying is nothing. Only when she was with Chen Ke did He Ying have the value of letting Yuan Shikai express her kindness.

Chen Qianru's paintings are very cute, and they can only be described as cute. The sun, the grass, and the middle of my parents is Chen Qianru. She had drawn on the wall several times, drawing it with colored crayons to Chen Qianru's great excitement. She had been painting for several days, and at the urging of her parents, she finally finished it before Chen Ke left the house.

Chen Ke nailed the painting high on the wall with a thumbtack, and Chen Qianru was quite satisfied with it. Although her father often goes out, Chen Qianru doesn't want Chen Ke to go. However, Chen Ke made a promise to take Chen Qianru to see the lanterns when she came back, and she finally stood beside her mother obediently and waved goodbye to her father Chen Ke.

The first stop of the condolences is the Yunlong Lake construction site in Xuzhou. Since the end of the war last year, the work began in the autumn. At the meeting of the Huaihai Provincial Party Committee, Shang Yuan, secretary of the Huaihai Provincial Party Committee, was responsible for carrying out ideological mobilization. The people's soldiers are to serve the people. We work for the people in Xuzhou and build water conservancy for the people of Xuzhou. In the comrades' hometowns, comrades from other units are also working for their relatives in their hometowns and building water conservancy projects for their relatives in their hometowns. ”

In terms of civil affairs, Shang Yuan's attitude is more practical, "The so-called establishment of prestige is to make the people believe that we have the ability to do something." The excavation of Yunlong Lake this time is first of all to benefit the people of Xuzhou, and in the rainy season of spring and summer, Xuzhou will never be flooded again. This is a real feat. And let's say that we can settle down in Xuzhou, and it is useless to rely on the army alone. If the people have not eaten our food, they have not taken our money. Will the people believe that we have what it takes to settle down here? Relying on the army alone, it will be difficult for us to complete this project. It is necessary to have the participation of the masses of the people. ”

The discussion went on for a while, but many cadres knew that the excavation of Yunlong Lake was Chen Ke's idea. Although everyone was a little worried about how far this project could be implemented, no one was willing to confront Chen Ke. In the end, the plan was adopted.

However, at the beginning of the plan, something surprised the comrades.

In the Battle of Qingdao, the People's Party captured many Germans. A group of engineers from Qingdao's urban construction were also captured, and the People's Party put them to good use. The Germans have a rigorous style and are far more experienced than the People's Party in urban construction. Moreover, the Europeans may have fought to the death before deciding to surrender, and were very cooperative after being captured. The People's Party set a price tag, 200,000 taels for the urban design fee. The engineers jumped into the work with a try-and-see mentality.

Contrary to the local imagination, the German engineers first designed not the city, but the water supply. Europeans have been sloppy for more than a thousand years since the fall of the Roman Empire. There used to be the mother-in-law of the King of England sitting on the toilet bowl while eating and pulling, and Queen Elizabeth I of England, who bathed once a month, actually became a person recognized as a cleanliness fetish. Germany's Junkers are even more sloppy. German beer became famous because beer was used to sterilize bacteria due to heat treatment and other processes, and if beer was used as a drink, the incidence of infectious diseases could be reduced. So a certain Prussian king asked the people not to drink water, but to quote beer, and designed various standards for beer.

The French were the cultural and fashion center of Europe, and the urban sewer system they built became a model for Europe. After Pasteur in France discovered the cause of the contagion, the Europeans paid considerable attention to it. During this period, China, which originally attached great importance to the sewer system, made great strides back in urban construction due to the control of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

The Germans are old-fashioned and very attentive when it comes to urban design. In addition, as captives, they also have the consciousness of captives. For the excavation of Yunlong Lake, the Germans were extremely supportive. The first thing Chen Ke inspected was the labor camp formed by the German prisoners.

The entire labor battalion consisted of less than five hundred people, with a mix of officers and enlisted men. Chen Ke knew the virtue of the Europeans, they felt that there was a difference in rank between officers and soldiers, and even if they were prisoners, they should not live together. Not to mention working together. In the Korean War in history, the volunteers captured prisoners of more than a dozen countries of the United Nations Army, and the stinky temper of the officers among the European prisoners was quite obvious. One of the basic political propositions of the BJP is equality, and it is naturally impossible to condone the Germans to do so.

Several high-ranking officers led by Colonel Hernel also had a hunger strike, and the People's Party did not force them, anyway, the German prisoners of war cooked their own food, and 500 prisoners made rules and took turns cooking. Anyone who eats has to take their own bowl and then line up to eat. It is impossible for Mr. Colonel to have to be served by others. Unless he wants to starve himself to death, he can eat as long as he goes out to eat according to the rules.

According to intelligence, after three days of hunger strike, Mr. Colonel finally gave in to his stomach. Sitting in a canteen with ordinary soldiers with a blank face, he even learned to wash the dishes himself. Anyway, everyone has their own bowl, you don't brush it yourself, and the person in charge of cooking that day is not allowed to put rice in the bowl. Later, the colonel was willing to do even the work of cooking, and at first he stood by and watched, but the sense of honor of the German officer led him to do some work later.

There was silence in Xuzhou City, and that was because the manpower of the entire Xuzhou City was concentrated here in Yunlong Lake. The "salary" offered by the BJP is very attractive. Transporting ten catties of soil to two or two meters, the transportation distance is not far, and it is not a problem for a strong guy to earn seven or eight catties of rice a day. Even the elderly can earn more than two catties of rice a day. 50,000 troops and 780,000 people, a total of more than 100,000 people, were discharged more than ten miles of labor. Everywhere there are red flags and exhibitions, and everywhere is a crowd of people working hard. Just seeing this scene, people can't help but have a kind of blood boiling and the urge to join in with all their might.

Before arriving at the construction site of the German prisoner of war labor camp, Chen Ke saw a German wearing a slightly different gray labor cloth suit and a second lieutenant rank pinned to his shoulder, directing a group of soldiers to carry the pumping water to move the position.

The beautiful Yunlong Lake in the 21st century was still a big swamp before the start of construction now, and if you want to dig the lake here, you must first drain it. When digging a pit, it's very simple to just dig out the soil and transport it away. If it's digging out muddy water and then moving in the swamp, it's a nightmare. As the pit gets deeper and deeper, the closer it gets to the groundwater, and when you first dig it, the surface looks like it's all dirt, and the more you dig down, the wetter and worse the soil becomes. This problem was encountered by the People's Party in 1906 when it resumed production after the floods in Anhui. At that time, the BJP had to rely on traditional water wheels and wooden barrels to carry on their shoulders to get out of the problem.

With the import of rubber, the demand of a large number of mines of the People's Party, and the efforts of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, coupled with imports and imitations from foreign countries, the base area is now able to build its own pumping machines. In order to drain the water, the troops first dug a drainage canal and at the same time drilled a pumping well to start pumping water in full force. This efficiency is much higher than in Anhui a few years ago. In order to make it easier to remove the soil, a simple wooden frame was laid on the construction site, on which rails were erected. Anyway, the railway in Xuzhou also needs to be repaired, and it is not a bad thing to accumulate experience now.

These devices have greatly improved the progress of the project, and there are many new problems that arise with them. For example, the second lieutenant Maxim that Chen Ke met was very proficient in maintaining the pumping machine. More than 30 pumping machines on the construction site have to face not only water, but muddy water, as well as small debris mixed in the water, and the failure rate is quite high. The second lieutenant, who was in charge of surveying, was not ordinary, but when he tried to apply for a pumping machine, which was extremely troublesome for maintenance engineers, he showed his strengths. There should be failures, but the speed of repair is much higher. For this, the second lieutenant even received a special allowance.

The food in the German prisoner of war camp was divided into two parts, one was the standard ration, and there was no work. If the prisoners of war were involved in the labor, they could earn another one, either by keeping the money they earned or by buying additional food or consumer goods. This was consistent with the German officers and soldiers in the prisoner of war camps. For example, Ensign Maxim was a good drinker, and his meal even included mulberry wine that he bought at his own expense.

As soon as the commander who was with Ensign Maxim saw Chen Ke, a smile immediately appeared on his face after the muddy water had dried up. He rushed over in three steps and two steps, and before the guards could stop him from getting any closer, the commander stood up and saluted Chen Ke. Zhao Youcai, commander of the Fifth Regiment Engineering Battalion, reported.

Zhao Youcai is a veteran, and Chen Ke has an impression of him. While returning the salute, Chen Ke smiled and said, "It seems that you have picked up a treasure." I heard that the German was quite capable. ”

"Yes. I'm learning from others. Although Zhao Youcai's face was dirty, a smile showed a mouthful of white teeth.

"How's it going?" Chen Ke asked with satisfaction.

"We're hard, this German guy is very careful about pumping wells, and he is very careful about water quality. If there is less mixed things in the water, the pumping machine will not be prone to problems. However, there is a bit of a delay in this time. Zhao Youcai replied fluently.

"Choose for yourselves, depending on the situation. Go ahead. Chen Ke replied. Zhao Youcai saluted and ran towards the construction site.