African Nationhood

Chapter 65 Settling down (Part )

Futong is very handsome, and can be summed up in a classical Chinese sentence as beautiful appearance.

At his age, it can be said that Eastern men are at their most attractive.

When Shi Jintang saw him, he felt ashamed.

Futong is thirty-six years old. He has a happy and harmonious family and a decent and wealthy background.

His experience can be regarded as twists and turns. He won the national examination at the age of 17 and went to study abroad at the age of 19.

At the age of 25, he sold all his wealth and settled in the United States. He made his first pot of gold when he first entered the business.

After that, I became more and more comfortable, but I didn't expect that the economic crisis sweeping Europe and the United States would be so severe.

Coupled with the joint efforts of the white consortium to suppress him, he eventually became bankrupt and penniless.

At that time, he was disheartened and happened to meet Ambassador Ouyang Ming.

He heard there was a Chinese operating a gold mine in Southwest Africa, recruiting talents and receiving generous salaries.

He was desperate, so he wanted to try his luck here.

So he left his wife and children temporarily and took a passenger ship to arrive here, only to learn that Ambassador Ouyang's information was wrong.

This Chinese not only controlled a gold mine, but also governed a vast colony.

Futong initially inquired about some information about Shi Jintang, but when he met the young Mr. Shi, he was impressed by his outstanding knowledge and good conversation.

Then he joined Nanhua Company to manage the import and export trade affairs of Walvis Bay Port. Because of his outstanding performance, he came into Shi Jintang's sight again.

Now when the five northern regions were formed, Nanhua Company recruited regional chiefs from within. Futong had no intention of participating and did not want to be directly appointed by Shi Jintang.

So he prepared carefully and finally passed Boss Shi's inspection and was able to take up the post.

The administrator below reported that he was a little surprised and slightly curious when a Chinese pastor came to see him.

He had seen many white missionaries, but few Chinese missionaries. He didn't know what the background of this Chinese missionary was.

After some inquiries and then contacting Lin Qing's appearance, Fu Tong was a little disappointed.

The missionary in front of him was weak and slender. His appearance alone was much inferior to that of the white missionary, not to mention his eloquence and insights.

"Hello, District Chief Futong, I am Lin Qing, a lamb of the Lord. I am here to guide more lambs to convert to the Lord and believe in the Lord..."

Seeing the pious and persistent eyes of the Chinese in front of him, Fu Tong felt a sense of contempt in his heart.

Thousands of years of Chinese cultural influence failed to successfully educate you, but when you went to a white man's country, it turned you into a banana person.

"Oh, stop it, Mr. Lin.

As the head of Zhongyuan District, I have the obligation to inform you that Nanhua Company has special regulations for missionaries.

If you can accept it, I welcome you to settle in Zhongyuan District.

If you can't abide by it, I can only regretfully ask you to leave. "

When Lin Qing heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face, "Well, I'd like to hear the details."

“One of Nanhua Company’s regulations for missionaries is freedom of belief.

In Southwest Africa, no missionary personnel may force civilians to believe in religion, let alone use means to induce civilians to believe in religion.

Preachers can only stay in the fixed church and are not allowed to leave the church at will.

Only civilians who take the initiative to enter the church can be preached to, otherwise it will be considered a violation.

Violators will be punished, up to and including being expelled from Southwest Africa;
  Second: Missionaries have the obligation to assist the South China Company in ruling Southwest Africa.

If civilians are found to be rebellious, failure to report them will be considered as complicity;
  Third: If missionaries spread propaganda to confuse the common people and resist the rule of the Nanhua Company, they will be regarded as an act of rebellion and will be severely punished;

Fourth: Missionaries must not obstruct the rule of law and justice of local governments, and must not resist the supervision and investigation of company counterparts.

In addition, missionaries must regularly report public opinion reports within their jurisdiction in accordance with the requirements of local governments.

The above four points are the Nanhua Company’s tentative regulations for missionaries.

If there are any changes in the future, I will notify you as soon as possible. Is there anything you don’t understand? "

After listening to these four items, Lin Qing felt a strong sense of malice.

The Nanhua Company actually regarded the missionaries as free agents.

Moreover, missionary activities are strictly restricted and one cannot preach freely, so what’s the point of me coming here?
  "You are blaspheming the Lord. The Lord's grace should be spread to a wider land, and people have the right to listen to the Lord's loving voice..."

"You're wrong, they have no right to choose anything unless my boss allows it.

To put it bluntly, all Chinese in the entire land of Southwest Africa are slaves of my boss, Mr. Shi.

Legally, they are completely owned by my boss. Not only does he have the right to ban you from preaching, he also has the right to completely isolate you missionaries from Southwest Africa. "

Hearing what Fu Tong said, confusion appeared on Lin Qing's face.

"He, Boss Shi, isn't he advocating 'everyone is equal'? Why are you so arrogant?"

"Arrogant? Haha...

What is this world like? Don’t you still understand it at this age?

New concepts are created by upper-level leaders.

They give it to you so you can enjoy it.

If they don't give it to you, you can only accept it.

Do you still need me to explain to you what China’s emperors, generals and ministers have done for thousands of years? "

Those words were like a heart-piercing knife, and Lin Qing couldn't resist it.

At this moment, Lin Qing felt that his own world had completely collapsed. The impact of these words on him was like experiencing a thunderstorm naked.

After he converted to the Lord, he plunged headlong into the Lord’s teachings, believed in the Lord and converted to the Lord.

He never thought about opening his eyes to see how dark and cruel the outside world was. He only hoped to live well hiding under the wings of the "Lord".

He is an "ostrichist" through and through.

Seeing the priest who was about the same age as him struggling in pain, Futong sighed.

This guy has really lived like a dog for so many years!
  Then he ignored him and sat back at his desk to start dealing with the backlog of government affairs.

After nearly an hour, Lin Qing regained consciousness and said in a hoarse voice: "I agree to your request. Please give me a place to stay."

Upon hearing this, Futong directly threw out a dispatch certificate on his desk, "Siming Town is a good place where you can spend the rest of your life in peace."

After leaving the district mayor's office, Lin Qing saw Kang Feng's family sitting around eating cans.

The way Kang Duoduo and his sister took turns letting their mother feed them sugar water and citrus was so heartwarming.

Kang Duoduo had just taken a bite and looked up and saw Lin Qing. He immediately raised his little hand and waved to Pastor Lin: "Pastor Lin, we are here."

Kang Feng immediately stood up and ran over quickly, "How's it going? Is it settled? Where are you going to settle?"

"Siming Town, we can leave now."

"Okay, we're leaving now."

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As the sun set, on the slow oxcart, Kang Duoduo and his sister kept arguing about what the red sun on the horizon looked like. Duoduo said it looked like a duck egg, and his sister said it looked like a pastry.

Kang Feng, however, looked at the farmland and the purple sheep grazing along the way. He felt very relaxed at the moment. He had not seen such promising fields for a long time.

The days ahead may be more worth looking forward to. Thinking of this, he reached out to hold his wife's hand, and Akalali smiled in response to her husband's move.

Lin Qing looked lonely, still doubting his life.

The bullock cart had just turned into a settlement when a harsh gong sound suddenly sounded in their ears.

"Everyone, come and see, Qin Laosi blatantly violated Mr. Shi's law of 'everyone is equal' and violently abused his wife, causing her multiple injuries on her body.

His lawlessness is a sign of contempt for Mr. Shi and his blatant disobedience to the 'Equality Act'.

Therefore, according to the regulations of the regional government, the town whipped Qin Laosi in accordance with the law and wore the shackles in public for three days.

Today is the first day, everyone, hurry up and watch! "

After hearing the shouting clearly, Lin Qing and Kang Feng couldn't help but cheer up.

Looking up, I found a short, thin man in shackles standing at the entrance of the village.

The man's face was dark and his expression was numb. His body was hunched and lying on the ground with the wooden shackles attached, motionless.

Kang Feng guessed that it was because the wooden shackles were too heavy and he couldn't stand up straight. It was also possible that the man felt too embarrassed and just lowered his body.

The man who was playing the gong and shouting was about to finish his drink and then left. Kang Feng had just arrived to report and felt that the man must be related to the town government.

So he patted Lin Qing, and then shouted to the leaving man: "Brother, wait a moment..."

After several shouts, the man playing the gong stopped and turned around to look at Kang Feng and Lin Qing.

"What do you do?"

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