African Nationhood

"Oh~~"

The cock crows three times and it's already dawn.

The figure in the dark stood up and sat up and yawned. Then he got up from the bed, pulled on his slippers and opened the curtains. It was already bright outside.

Tang Yang stretched and then shouted to his wife behind him, "Enya, it's time to get up. My son will send his grandson over later. They have to work overtime until late today."

The woman on the bed turned over, sat up, and also yawned.

Tang Yang didn't care about his wife anymore. He went to the toilet to wash up first.

His life has changed dramatically since he went to the Qing Dynasty to recruit immigrants more than 20 years ago.

After recruiting 50 people, you can get 50 acres of land, and then you will receive a reward of 10 yuan in military coupons for each additional person.

At first, his gains were not much, just tens of thousands of military notes in the first year, but in the following years, his bank deposits increased.

Soon his savings exceeded 30 yuan in military notes. At that time, he and his wife were frightened.

These deposits are too much!

He never thought he would have hundreds of thousands of yuan in savings. Since then, he and his wife have left the factory and returned to their land to concentrate on farming.

After having money, their lives were comfortable and satisfying.

After the company relaxed restrictions on land purchases, he used his savings to buy more than 100 acres of land.

Now the couple is a landowner and a landlady with 150 acres of land.

With these lands, their lives became more prosperous and their children grew up.

The only inconvenience was that there were fewer and fewer black laborers on the company's territory, and they had to hire other immigrants to help harvest the crops.

Then suddenly agricultural machinery, trucks and tractors appeared in the company's territory.

This kind of machinery is really powerful. A tractor costs tens of thousands of yuan, but this thing works very well, much better than animals.

After discussing with his wife, Tang Yang felt that buying a tractor would save a lot of effort for farming.

But his eldest son disagreed. He thought it would be better to hand over the land to the government for cultivation and move the family to the city, where it would be relaxed and comfortable.

The couple disagreed, the land meant a lot to them.

Later, the children grew up one after another and either moved to the city or went to school outside.

The couple were less than fifty years old and had already become "lonely old people".

Fortunately, my son got married and gave birth to a child. He often brought his grandson to the old couple, so they were not lonely.

Because his son was far away in the city and it was inconvenient to travel to the farm, Tang Yang invested in buying a motorcycle for his eldest son.

This makes it easier for the eldest son to come and go without delaying his commute to get off work.

……

After washing up, Tang Yang turned on the radio and listened patiently.

Ever since radios came out, he had bought one.

This thing is very convenient. It can not only play music but also folk art programs, and you can also study on it.

Every afternoon from 3 to 4 o'clock is the dedicated Chinese teaching time, and from 4 to 5 o'clock is the math teaching time.

There will be teachers on the radio dedicated to teaching literacy and arithmetic. The programs in the evening are even better, often playing operas or radio dramas.

Domestic news will be played at 7 o'clock. Some domestic news events or foreign news events can be heard here.

Every time Tang Yang heard news about the Qing Dynasty from the radio, he couldn't help but feel lucky that he had escaped from the Qing Dynasty!

Even when Chen San came to Nanhua to find him, he thought he was lying to him.

After arriving in Nanhua, he lived a good life for many years. When he was about to die, he specifically asked his son to invite him.

When I got there and saw him for the last time, his body could no longer move, and he forced himself to bow to himself.

She said she wanted to thank him, but Tang Yang naturally couldn't bear it and said goodbye to Chen San with kind words.

The relationship between the two ended with Chen San's death, and he could rest in peace after being under the Nine Springs.

And after he dies, he will definitely be able to go to the Western Paradise to enjoy happiness just because he has saved so many people from the Qing Dynasty.

……

"My fellow citizens, I am Shi Jintang..."

Hearing Chairman Shi's voice coming from the radio, Tang Yang felt a thrill in his heart. What's going on?
“Our country of Nanhua has been established for several years, but the country’s development is still difficult.

We negotiated with the British in exchange for many industrial projects, but we still lack the funds to safely implement the industrial projects, so I decided to issue a batch of industrial construction treasury bonds.

The funds obtained from these national bonds will be used to build those industrial projects. I hope everyone can buy national bonds and contribute to the construction of the country! "

Hearing Chairman Shi's call, Tang Yang immediately felt passionate. He must buy this national bond!
The voice on the radio still continued, but it was no longer Chairman Shi's voice.

“Buying national bonds will benefit the country and the people!”

"The expected return on government bonds is higher than bank interest, so it is more cost-effective to buy government bonds!"

“In response to Chairman Shi’s call, it starts with me!”

“Nanhua banks from all over the world can purchase treasury bonds, it’s convenient and fast!”

……

These calls made Tang Yang unable to sit still. He planned to go to the bank now. Chairman Shi had already said that he must respond to Chairman Shi's call and contribute to national construction.

Tang Zhiya was very curious when she saw her husband suddenly walking into the bedroom to look for clothes.

"what happened to you?"

Tang Yang didn't stop moving his hands, but he still answered his wife's question.

"I'm going to the city for a trip."

"Why are you going to the city? Didn't you say that your son is coming today?"

Tang Yang shook his head, "Chairman Shi said that national construction has encountered difficulties, and I want to contribute to national construction."

After saying that, Tang Yang took out a set of clothes and put them on quickly, then left the room and went to the stable at the back to put the horse on the frame.

As soon as he set up the bicycle frame, he remembered that he had not taken the bankbook and seal yet, so he walked into the house and said to his wife: "Find the bankbook and seal for me."

Tang Zhiya was still wondering about national construction, and her husband suddenly asked for the passbook and seal, which made her even more curious.

"What's wrong with you today? Why are you so weird?"

Tang Yang looked at the sun outside. He had to rush to the city quickly, otherwise the bank would be crowded with people later.

He arrived late and had to wait in line. He couldn't help but become anxious, "I want you to find it, hurry up, don't delay things!"

Although Tang Zhiya was angry at her husband's impatience, she still obediently took out the bankbook and seal and gave them to her husband.

"Here you go, when can you come back from the city?"

"I don't know either. I'll be back when I'm done!"

Seeing her husband driving to the city in a hurry, Tang Zhiya felt curious in her heart.

Seeing that the time was almost up, she quickly went to the toilet to wash up.

……

I heard the sound of a motorcycle at around 8 o'clock. Tang Zhiya, who was neatly dressed, walked out of the room with a smile and looked at her eldest son holding his grandson in his arms and looking around in the yard.

"Mom, hurry up, I have something else to do."

Tang Zhiya was even more curious. Her husband was acting strangely early in the morning, and he was also in a hurry when his eldest son arrived.

"What's the matter with you, why are you so anxious?"

"Isn't this about issuing national bonds? Chairman Shi personally issued a call. Everyone must listen to Chairman Shi. So I have to go to the bank quickly. If I go late, I will have to wait in line."

Only then did Tang Zhiya understand why her husband was so anxious, "This is something that should be done.

Chairman Shi is our great benefactor. Your dad said this morning that Chairman Shi said that national construction was encountering difficulties and he wanted to do his part.

No, I drove to the city early in the morning.

If you go now, you might be able to meet him. "

The eldest son nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away. I'll leave Zhenhua to you."

Tang Zhiya took her grandson and now kissed her eldest grandson on the face, "Wow, we Zhenhua are here to see grandma again. Isn't Zhenhua happy?" After talking to her grandson, Tang Zhiya nodded to her eldest son and said : "Go quickly, drive slower on the road, don't be in a hurry!"

The eldest son turned the car around, started the accelerator and drove away.

Tang Zhiya hugged her eldest grandson and gave her a big "mua" kiss, and then they went back to the house with a smile.

……

Tang Yang drove the carriage for an hour before arriving at Meibu Town (today's Chumebu, Naguo). As soon as he entered the city, he saw a large flow of people in the city.

He sighed secretly, and it was still too late to hurry up.

Carefully control the horse and head towards the bank in the center of the town.

After walking two alleys, he found that there was a traffic jam in front of him. He quickly turned around, fearing that his carriage would be stuck in it if it was any later.

That's when it was really miserable.

He turned around and stopped the carriage at the entrance of a teahouse on the edge of the city, and then tied the carriage to the hitching post.

He asked the teahouse clerk to pay him one yuan and asked him to help him look after the carriage. The teahouse clerk agreed with a smile.

……

Tang Yang walked into Tongqian Street in the center of the town and looked at the long queue at the door of the bank. There were almost three to four hundred people.

He couldn't help but be a little surprised, there were so many people!

Thinking that he had to be proactive about this, he took two quick steps and reached the end of the queue.

As time passed, more and more people lined up behind Tang Yang. Looking at the people around him who were about the same age as himself, Tang Yang couldn't help but smile.

After the person who bought the treasury bonds came out of the bank, he couldn't help but show it off in his hands.

"Hey, this national debt is really good. It's 1.5 points a year, which is half a point more than the bank's interest. It's a good deal!"

"We have also contributed to national construction!"

"Well, Chairman Shi is really good to us. He can not only make more money but also contribute to the country. We should do more things like this!"

When Tang Yang saw others showing off, he also saw clearly the general shape of the national debt in their hands.

These Treasury bonds are bright red in color and look about the same size as a hundred-dollar bill.

After waiting for more than an hour, Tang Yang was getting closer and closer to the bank gate. He breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he could still go home for lunch after buying the national debt.

……

"Dangdang~~"

The sound of gongs can naturally attract people. People queuing up outside the bank looked around and found a group of people holding big red banners and shouting with electric speakers in the square opposite the bank.

There are also cars, motorcycles and bicycles parked on the other side of the square, and each car is tied with red silk flowers.

“Lottery tickets, buy lottery tickets.

Bailecai, you can win a million with one bet! "

The words "a million" were so impactful that the people lining up outside the bank were instantly stirred up.

"Lottery, Hongxingcai.

The lottery will be held on site. In addition to bicycles, there are also motorcycles and cars.

As long as you are lucky, the car will drive directly home! "

One million is unrealistic, but bicycles, motorcycles, and cars are very tempting.

Now the people queuing up are worried. Should they buy national bonds or go to the lottery to watch the fun?
Those at the front would naturally not turn around to watch the excitement, but those at the end had no worries and went directly to the square opposite to watch the excitement.

Lottery is not difficult to understand. There are two forms:
One is the physical prize "Hongxingcai".

The first prize is a car, the second prize is a motorcycle, the third prize is a bicycle, the fourth prize is a fine piece of Chinese clothing, the fifth prize is a pair of leather shoes, and the sixth prize is a pair of cotton socks.

A red treasure seal, you can tear it open to determine whether you have won or not.

This has a high chance of winning, with a bet of 5 yuan.

Another digital prize, "Baccarat".

For numbers within 100, choose 7 numbers in the form of 5+2.

The first prize is 100 million yuan, the second prize is 20 yuan, the third prize is 5 yuan, the fourth prize is 5000 yuan, the fifth prize is 1000 yuan, the sixth prize is 200 yuan, and the seventh prize is 5 yuan.

The probability of winning this lottery is low, with a bet of 2 yuan.

The spectators heard that they could win a prize, and their sense of risk and luck quickly emerged. However, no one was sure whether they could win the lottery.

A young man with some spare money came over to watch for a while, and received two prizes of 5 yuan and 2 yuan.

After weighing it for a while, I felt that it didn't matter much if I gave it a try, so I took out 5 yuan.

"Give me a Hongxingcai."

The staff at the square collected the money and handed him a red treasure envelope.

This is Sifang's cardboard seal, with four gold characters printed on it: The star shines brightly.

After tearing open the red seal, I saw a line of small words written inside: Fourth Prize.

The young man looked at the cardboard envelope in his hand and looked up at the staff member opposite. He handed the cardboard envelope to the other person: "What is the fourth prize?"

The staff member opposite took the cardboard seal and checked it, then said to the young man: "Congratulations to you, sir. You have won a fine piece of Chinese clothing."

When the staff actually took out a piece of Chinese clothing packed in a wooden box, the whole square was boiling.

What a reward!

……

Now people's desire to buy is aroused, give me a "Hongxingcai."

"I want the Pai Lottery."

"Red Star Lottery" can be chosen on the spot, while "Baccarat Lottery" requires you to print the numbers with a steel stamp on the spot and wait for the unified draw in the afternoon.

If you win, you will redeem your prize directly; if you don’t, you will spend your money in vain.

But the excitement of the live lottery is even greater. Watching others wear bicycles and high-quality clothes, no matter how bad they are, they still win a pair of socks. There are more and more people in the square.

Even the queue at the bank became shorter and shorter as everyone went to draw the lottery.

And Tang Yang finally entered the bank lobby, "Hello, sir, what business do you want to do?"

The smiling female receptionist made Tang Yang feel better.

"I'm here to buy national debt."

"Oh, what kind of treasury bonds do you want to buy?"

"What are their forms?"

“There are three types of treasury bonds, one is one-year, and is available for amounts up to 1000 yuan. This type has the lowest interest rate, 1.5%.

One is a two-year term with a limit of 10000 yuan and an interest rate of 2%. The last one is a three-year term with a limit of 3 yuan and an interest rate of 100000%.

Which one do you want to choose, sir? "

Tang Yang thought for a while, "I choose the three-year term, 3 yuan."

The female receptionist smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your support of national construction. However, we will not give physical bills for the three-year period. We can only keep accounts. Can you accept it?"

Tang Yang nodded, "Okay, I'll keep my savings in the bank. I can make a lot more money with a three-year term."

The female receptionist smiled and nodded, "Okay, do you use a passbook for accounting or cash transactions?"

Tang Yang handed over the passbook and seal and asked the female receptionist to help him handle it.

The next step was to sign and seal, and it took more than ten minutes to finally get it done.

Tang Yang walked out of the bank gate and was about to reach the square, when he saw his eldest son standing with a happy face and a silly smile.

"Tang Honglong, why are you giggling?"

When the eldest son heard his father's voice, he waved to his father and said loudly: "Dad, I hit a car!"

Tang Yang immediately became happy when he heard his son shouting, "Good guy, what a good guy!" (End of Chapter)