"Squeak..."

    When the old wooden door turns, it makes people sour.

    "Huhu..."

    The cool wind with a chill poured in instantly, which made the warmth in the house dissipate a little.

    McKinley, carrying a basket of "black buns", walked quickly into the room and closed the wooden door with his backhand.

    "Bang!"

    "Dad Dad... "

    "Mom Dad''s back We have food... "

    Hearing the lively cries of the two children, McKinley''s tired and dignified face burst into a happy smile.

    "Dear, it''s hard..."

    His wife, Hannah, immediately came up.

    Black bag cake is a kind of baking dough cake. It is about the size of two palms in diameter and close to two fingers in thickness. It looks full of weight.

    This is the traditional food of the Silver Lion Kingdom and the most common staple food of the common people. The main material is wheat.

    Due to the short fermentation time and the addition of some black potato powder, the black bag cake looks black and hard, but it also has a long storage time. As long as it is placed in a dry and cool environment, it can be stored for one month at most.

    "Oh, the black bag cake I bought today is two less than that of the other day. Has the price gone up again?"

    Hannah took the cane basket with six or seven black sachets from her husband''s hand. She glanced down, her face covered with a shadow.

    McKinley hugged his two children and lovingly kissed them before answering his wife''s question:

    "yes, today''s price is one more copper nard than yesterday The man in the bakery said that the food supply is getting more and more tight recently. I''m afraid that the price of black Nang cake will continue to rise... "

    "My God, in the past month, the price of black Nang cake has skyrocketed from the original five copper nals to 16 copper nals."

    Hannah put the rattan basket on the old wooden table, took out a piece of black Nang cake and chopped it up with a knife, and said anxiously:

    "if we continue to go up like this, we will soon be unable to eat..."

    "Who said no However, this is Shixin City, the capital of Wangdu, and the situation is good. At least there are black Nang cakes in the noodle shop It''s said that in a few areas in the south, people can''t buy black Nang cakes any more. "

    "Honey, when I chatted with Mrs. Sandra next door this afternoon, she said there might be a great famine in the kingdom. Is that true?"

    "Judging from the current situation, I''m afraid there will be a big mess Didn''t I tell you a few days ago that this season''s black potato harvest season has a very serious problem According to the news I heard at the city hall today, it''s not impossible to have a complete failure... "

    The two terrible words "no harvest" made Hannah, the housewife, exclaim:

    "if the father is up, won''t many people starve to death?"

    "I''m afraid so By the way, the streets are getting more and more chaotic recently. The public security department is very busy. In recent days, hounds have arrested many people You and the children should go out as little as possible. After dark, you''d better stay at home... "

    The anxiety in the parents'' words seemed to infect the two children, who sat quietly at the dinner table, waiting for the dinner to begin.

    However, when we saw that there were fewer broken cakes in the wooden bowl than yesterday, the older child couldn''t help pleading:

    "Mom, can you give me more?"

    Hannah looked at the rattan basket full of black Nang cakes in embarrassment, bit her teeth, picked up some pieces of broken cakes from her own bowl, put them into the children''s bowl, and said with a bitter smile:

    "dart, there''s only so much We can''t just focus on today, black Nang cake must be saved You can drink more salted fish soup later. If you go to bed early tonight, you won''t feel hungry... "

    All that was left on the table was the crashing and chewing of wooden bowls and plates.

    "Dong! Dong

    A few loud knocks came from the wooden door.

    In a daze, the whole family stopped for dinner and turned to look at the gate.

    McKinley stood up slowly, clenched the fork in his right hand and asked aloud:

    "who?"

    But there was no answer at the door.

    After another strange rustle, the movement disappeared.

    McKinley looked at the closed wooden door in disbelief and boldly walked over. Then he found that a piece of paper full of common language had been stuffed under the door.

    He stooped to pick up the paper and read it subconsciously:

    "all the oppressed citizens, this land needs a bottom-up reform, overthrowing the decadent aristocracy and establishing a republic serving the general public..."

    McKinley''s face suddenly became very frightened.

    Overthrow the nobility and establish a republic?

    Oh, my God, Silver Lion Kingdom, is this going to change?

    At this moment, he wanted to tear the paper to pieces, but the content on the paper was like a magnet, which attracted him to read on.Hannah saw her husband standing at the door, staring at the paper in her hand, and asked curiously:

    "honey, what''s written on the paper?"

    McKinley took a deep breath and slowly uttered two words:

    "revolution!"

    …………

    "Revolution!"

    In a dark warehouse, a passionate voice is echoing.

    "Only an earth shaking revolution can save our people from the brink of great famine and avoid countless human tragedies..."

    Large black crowd, with the most fanatical eyes, staring at a figure standing on a wooden box, excited to listen to his speech.

    “…… According to the information we have heard, as early as two months ago, the nobles in Shixin city were aware of the epidemic situation of "black inflammation" and the seriousness of the problem. However, they allowed the situation to deteriorate, ignored the lives of the civilians and watched the outbreak of famine

    "The Golden Lion chamber of Commerce, which belongs to the royal family, and many aristocratic chambers of Commerce began to hoard grain secretly and speculate on the price of grain In the past half a month, the price of grain has risen three times. They are the driving forces behind the surge. "

    There were street vendors, factory apprentices and even government employees, all of whom looked angry.

    “…… What makes people most indignant is that some great nobles even unite to restrict the quantity of beans, rice and rice imported from the Republic of Qianhu, in an attempt to raise the price of beans, rice and rice so as to seek huge benefits. "

    "Many poor people in this land are dying. The kingdom is still strictly enforcing the damned" Kingdom security law "to prevent civilians from fleeing to starfish island in the north, or even to the Republic of Qianhu, forcing them to starve to death."

    "In the last month alone, at least 2000 civilians planning to sneak in were executed by nobles, or their families were sold as miserable slaves There are also several chambers of commerce that secretly import beans, rice and rice, which have been confiscated by the nobles... "

    The speaker on the wooden box gasped for breath and then talked about other information.

    “…… Ladies and gentlemen, there has also been an epidemic of "black inflammation" in the Republic of Qianhu. Do you know how the parliament of the Republic responded? "

    "Under the crown of the great God of war, he directly set the standard price of grain by the toughest means. No chamber of commerce can sell grain at a price higher than the standard price, otherwise it will be subject to a huge fine."

    "The government of the Republic, in various names, also gives subsidies to a large number of poor people, so that all people can eat, clothe and warm This is a responsible regime, and this is a regime that serves the overwhelming majority of the civilian population... "

    This description, let everyone face show envy.

    The speaker waved his fists and yelled: "what about our Silver Lion Kingdom? From the recent events, we can clearly see its essence. This is a regime that only serves a small number of people. It is a regime that helps the aristocracy, oppresses and exploits the civilian class... "

    "Ladies and gentlemen, would you like to see your family starve to death? Anyway, everyone is going to die. Why don''t you stand up and fight? As long as the damned Silver Lion Dynasty is overthrown, we can follow the system of the thousand Lake Republic and establish a new republic. "

    "At that time, we will sign a free trade agreement with Qianhu country to import a large number of beans, rice and rice We will fully open our borders, and anyone can go to starfish island or thousand Lake Republic freely We will also learn from the Qianhu Republic and formulate a series of systems, such as reducing exorbitant taxes, setting minimum wage standards, building roads, bridges and other public works We will also hire the Haichao chamber of Commerce to build the legendary Railway... "

    The beautiful blueprint depicted by the speaker made the audience talk and blush with excitement.

    At this time, a voice suddenly rang out in the crowd:

    "Hey, I have a wonderful idea, why not let the great God of war be crowned as our supreme speaker and rule this land?"

    The warehouse was quiet for a moment, and the argument exploded.

    "That''s a good idea. The crown of God of war is so powerful that it can help us overthrow the damned aristocracy..."

    "Yes, it took only a few years for the crown of the God of war to govern the Qianhu Republic into a rich country. We should ask the crown of the God of war to be the supreme speaker of the parliament..."

    But there is no lack of opposition.

    "The God of war is just an outsider, not a member of Xinghai continent at all..."

    "The future of this land should be decided by the people here..."

    Among all the noise, no one noticed that the person who proposed "let the God of war be the supreme speaker" exchanged a look with the speaker.

    ……

    Hundreds of meters away from the warehouse, two guards were patrolling the streets with torches.

    "Hi, Carl, I heard a news recently that there are many people gathering secretly in a warehouse nearby..."A soldier suddenly whispered a word, he spoke, but also carefully looked at the look of his companion.

    The soldier called "Carl" turned his lips:

    "Hey, husai, do you want to ask me if I''ve heard of revolution, right?"

    Hu Saishan grinned:

    "I think what they said is very good. Revolution doesn''t sound like a bad thing As far as I know, many soldiers of the city guard quietly went to listen to the speech on revolution... "

    Carl snorted and replied:

    "you''d better be careful not to be heard by the officers."

    Husai said quickly:

    "of course, no matter how stupid I am, I will not talk about revolution in front of the officers..."

    After a pause, he asked nervously:

    "man, if the revolution really breaks out I mean, in case, what are you going to do? Do you want to help the corrupt and incompetent nobility to massacre the innocent revolutionary masses, or do you want to stand up for the revolution and contribute to the construction of a new country? "

    Carl was silent for a moment and sighed:

    "I don''t know I only know that revolution will kill a lot of people... "

    Hu Saizhi asked:

    "Hey, can''t people die without revolution? Now who doesn''t know that the great famine is coming. If it continues like this, more people will die! "

    "Oh, husai, don''t get excited I am not the Lord of nobility, nor the culprit of famine, nor am I going to slaughter the revolutionary masses... "

    "Well, man, if you don''t want to participate in the revolution, it doesn''t matter. Then you can take your family and stay away..."

    As they went farther and farther, the light of the torch gradually disappeared in the dark.

    ……

    In the cold winter months, similar events are frequently staged in all parts of the territory of the Silver Lion Kingdom.

    Undercurrents are surging under the water. A word called "revolution" is deeply imprinted in many people''s minds.