"My fellow villager, give in, give in."

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, what are you?"

In Longkou, Shandong, the scene of the surrender was crowded with people, and the surroundings were almost crowded. A group of soldiers had formed a circle and no one was allowed to cross.

At this time, a voice sounded: "Hey, whose wallet has dropped."

Everyone looked at it, and a young man squatted down, drilled forward hard, and immediately got to the front.

"Shameless..."

"Why are young people nowadays so ignorant of respecting the elderly and loving the young..."

"Hehehehehe" the young man smiled foolishly, his eyes kept looking forward, and there were only a group of officers from the East China Army at the scene. It was obvious that the main leader had not arrived yet.

After a while, an armored vehicle drove in and people finally saw Chairman Xia. Xia Jun walked out of the car, took off his military cap and waved to the people around him, paying tribute to them.

A huge cheer burst out at the scene

"Why is it so chaotic? Who maintains the order?" Xia Jun turned around and asked Zhou Shunze. Zhou Shunze wiped his sweat and said, "There are too many people and the on-site facilities are not complete. But safety can be guaranteed."

"Yeah," Xia Jun nodded, looked at his watch, and said, "Then let's start, time is up."

"Yes," Zhou Shunze responded and turned around to make arrangements.

Xia Jun looked around and saw that the camera was clattering in the group of reporters not far away. Xia Jun smiled slightly and raised his hand to greet the reporters.

At this time, the senior officers of the East China Army had already welcomed Cai E, Cao Kun, Feng Yuxiang and others, and welcomed Xia Jun to the seat, and the staff were all here.

Soon, the Army Guard of Honor played the "Army March" and the surrender ceremony began.

Sitting to the left of Xia Jun were Lin Chenggui, Zhang Jiyu, Yang Lie and Wu Feng. These four were known as the four great kings of the army, and each had real power. Two were his old subordinates when the chairman started his career in Jian'an, and the other two were his students, both of whom were confidants.

On the right side of Xia Jun were Chen Xuanyu, Liu Wenhong, Zhang Bolan, Xie Baozhang, Zheng Chengtao and others, who belonged to the staff, navy and air force ranks.

For other personnel, they will be seated in the second row or the third row.

The Sichuan Army and the Beiyang Army were arranged in the second row, while the third row was from the East China Army.

The three armies sitting down were talking in a low voice in groups of three or three, all of which were full of expressions. Naturally, everyone would be happy if they won the battle.

However, it is not yet time to reward merits, and there are still military operations below. However, many people will definitely mention the military ranks after this war.

There were at least 50,000 or 60,000 people coming to the scene. Many of them came from all over the place and gathered in a small venue, which was indeed a bit chaotic.

But there is nothing to do.

The first thing to hold is the flag-raising ceremony.

The five-color flag of East China, the three-army flag of the Navy, Army and Air Force, and the Iron Blood Eighteen Star Flag were all raised.

After raising the flag, everyone sat back on their seats.

Soon, Kojiro Uchiyama appeared under the gaze of everyone, and there were some important personnel from Shandong fighting Japanese troops behind him.

The crowd was excitedly shouting "Long live China" and "Long live victory". There was a thunderous cheer at the scene, while Kojiro Uchiyama seemed to be neither humble nor silence, and his expression was serious.

Then, both sides stood at the table, and Kojiro Uchiyama signed the surrender letter under everyone's gaze.

After signing the signature of Kojiro Uchiyama, Xia Jun signed the name on the column of the surrendered chief officer, and then shook hands with Kojiro Uchiyama with a smile.

Then, Kojiro Uchiyama took out his sabre and held it up and handed it to Xia Jun.

This saber was handed over to Kojiro Uchiyama by the Japanese Emperor, because he was the fourth chief graduate of the Japanese Army School.

Jiang Baili also seems to have a sword like this, because Jiang Baili won the first place when studying in Japan.

Xia Jun took the saber and pulled out a piece of the Japanese sword to see it. This knife was indeed very good. The Japanese sword originated from the Tang sword, and later Japan made some changes, which eventually turned into the Japanese sword.

This is a handicraft. Although it originated from the Tang sword, China could not fight at this time. The wars of all generations have caused China to lose many excellent craftsmanship, such as the craftsmanship of bronze ware in the Spring and Autumn Period, etc. This is what is called losing China and remaining in the four borders.

For this excellent craft, it cannot be said that the Japanese have what they now have and they will beat them to death, but they should actively learn and create China's own. Japan has done this a lot in later generations. They plagiarized many traditional Chinese crafts and then applied for patents internationally...

After Xia Jun took the sabre, the Japanese officers behind Kojiro Uchiyama stepped forward one after another, pulled out the sabre and placed it on the table, neatly arranged in a row.

"The surrender ceremony is completed, and everyone pays tribute."

Everyone saluted a military salute, while Uchiyama Kojiro bowed with the Japanese officer.

Next, Zhou Shunze brought the staff from the East China Museum to the venue and transferred the surrender book and the saber to the museum for preservation. The only saber that was not transferred to the museum was given to Xia Jun by Uchiyama Kojiro, who was kept by Xia Jun as a personal collection.

If the museum wants it, you can just copy it and put it inside.

As a result, what Xia Jun did not expect was that the museum was indeed... professional, even the tables, chairs and stationery used for the surrender ceremony were transferred to the East China History Museum. Except for the saber that Xia Jun was holding, nothing else was pulled down.

The masses cheered "Long live China", the sound shook the roof tiles and resounded through the sky

The next day, major newspapers immediately published photos of Uchiyama Kojiro signing the surrender letter, which meant the complete end of the war in Shandong. However, this did not mean the end of the Sino-Japanese War, and this surrender only represented the Japanese army in Shandong.

The whole of China suddenly fell into a carnival craze, and some merchants also took this opportunity to crazily discount and reduce prices to attract customers, while other merchants followed suit.

"To celebrate the successful victory of the national war, our store has sold 50% off for blood, just to celebrate the victory with new and old customers..."

"To celebrate the defeat of the Japanese invaders in East China, I buy one free for one in the mall, and jump off the building and give it to you..."

Such discounts, buy one get one get one free and other discounts are all over the streets, which stimulates people's enthusiasm for consumption. To celebrate the victory, many people will choose to have a meal or buy something to celebrate.

Most of the merchants are not very profitable in this process, after all, they are here to really reduce the price this time.

At this time, the Chinese market is becoming increasingly prosperous, mainly because the national pockets are getting more and more popping. Take the average cotton consumption as an example. This year, the average level in eastern China provinces has increased from the pitiful two kilograms at the beginning to the current thirteen kilograms.

Farm consumption is growing very fast. Farm products are consumables. This part of wealth will be consumed, but this is also an indispensable consumption in society. This consumption is related to the living standards of the people. At present, agriculture in eastern China is extremely prosperous, and most agricultural products are priced at a high price, especially grain and cotton. In addition, the government has zero hunger and zero cold policies, so people's food and clothing are not a problem.

During this period, the most scarce thing was not agricultural products. There were as many agricultural products as needed, and some industrial products were scarce.

Many industrial productions will be purchased immediately as soon as they are produced, such as watches, bicycles, fans, motorcycles, cars, etc. These products have a huge market at this time.

At present, in East China, when young people get married, they must have a "watch", "bicycle", "radio", and "sewing machine", which are called three turns and one sound, which is very similar to the later 1980s, but now in 1915, more than 60 years earlier than the 1980s.

These four things are something that is relatively fashionable in China, but not too expensive to afford. In terms of the current wages of workers, it only takes one year for ordinary workers to buy these four things and their families will solve the problem. Those technicians with higher incomes can buy them for a few months.

Chinese people become more competitive when they get married, so now they are moving towards motorcycles, air conditioners, refrigerators and other items that have been made in China.

As for houses, no one can compare them. Houses are very cheap now and can be bought with mortgages. This is the easiest step to solve.

Not only are the essential items evolving in a higher direction, but the pomp seems to be getting bigger and bigger, so what is the problem of face

When getting married, there must be a car to pick up the banquet, and the banquet must be held at a hotel, etc. In terms of dowry, the dowry of the woman in some places is getting higher and higher, while in some places, the betrothal gifts received by the woman are getting higher and higher. The customs of different places are different. When getting married, it is different whether the man gives the woman money or the woman gives the man money.

However, this generally involves the local wealth level. For example, in very wealthy places, women usually get dowry, and the comparison between women when they get married is very serious. In some places, they are naked like men asking for money, just like selling their daughters.

This thing is indeed related to financial resources, but as the degree of urbanization increases, the phenomenon of asking for money has begun to decrease.

After all, when population is transferred to cities, the city can provide people with food, clothing, and stable income, and in many aspects, there is no need to spend money, so the money will fade. Especially after the pension system is determined, the state will pay pensions uniformly after workers retire.

With the improvement of national quality and the growth of a new generation, many concepts and customs in the future will change, and schools have begun to evolve into melting pots, and students educated have been exposed to new concepts.

Although the Chinese market has strong demand for these essential items for marriage, foreign goods cannot be sold, because in the eastern Chinese provinces, ethnic barriers have been formed in marriage and are very strong. Young people who get married recognize domestic goods because people think that domestic goods are of good quality. If they don’t buy domestic goods, relatives and friends will look weird.

This time the merchant’s price reduction sales were quickly sold out, especially after the Shandong front-line victory, many young people planned to get married.

At the same time, many of the children born during this period were named after "Weiguo", "Guosheng", "Qingjie" and so on. This is a good era for the people of East China provinces, an era full of hope, and a dreamy era that suddenly enters light from the darkness.

Many of the people in the eastern Chinese provinces came from other provinces, and they hope that after this great victory, the East China government can stand up and take the lead and put other provinces in their jurisdiction.

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