Chapter 40 Memoirs of a "Foreign Man"

Memoirs of a "Foreign Man" This book is a memoir written by a British special judge who once served as a magistrate in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Written in English, but with a Chinese title: "Foreign Masters", and the author himself has a Chinese title. Guohua's name: "Gao Zhi".The author says at the end of the book: somewhere in the New Territories a bridge building monument On the Internet, he left his Chinese name.The bridge was one of the exploits of his tenure, so When Ren Man left Hong Kong and returned to China, he looked up and down the plane, and what satisfied him was that somewhere below

A bridge and a monument to one's own name.But what made him feel even more emotional was who was not People who know him but don't know him, only see the word "Gao Zhi" on the stele, and may misunderstand that he is Chinese.he feels This is thought-provoking. The result of many foreigners working in China is the same: they originally If you want to Westernize China in the past, you often end up being Sinicized yourself. The English title of this book is: "Myself a Mandarin", translated into Chinese it should be: "Myself a Mandarin". I am also a master."Author's original last name: Austin Coates.

The length of this book is not much, it is the author's own account of his experience as an official in Hong Kong.Since he is British, He is also a government official, his position is a special judge, and his place of jurisdiction is the New Territories. In his daily public and private life, In life, there are naturally many things worth remembering, so the main content of this book is all based on some short stories. Things are concatenated. Needless to say, we only need to look at the Chinese title "Yang Daren" chosen by the author himself, and we will not It is difficult to know a feature of the content of this book: "foreigners" are always just and wise, "royal law"

Dignity is even more inviolable, and the villagers in the New Territories are "simple-minded" as usual, and they often get into trouble when they have nothing to do annoying.But no matter what difficulties, as long as they are dealt with by "foreign adults", let alone human troubles Yes, it is the troubles of "cattle" and the troubles of the fields, which can always be dealt with in a way that suits the needs of "foreign adults" The laws and regulations are in line with the customs and habits of the villagers. As a result, they are "satisfied" with each other, and the officials and the people are "harmonious".

This book is full of short stories that are full of comedy and fun, but sometimes they are a little unexpectedly tense. Zhang, A lawsuit described in Chapter 9: It was a dispute between tenants and landlords in the New Territories.court At the request of the foreign lawyer hired by the plaintiff landlord, the bailiffs were dispatched to uproot the tenant’s vegetable fields, demolish the Destroy the built pigsty.But knowing that the tenants are very tough, and afraid of encountering strong resistance temporarily, "Yang Da "People" made a clever plan, mobilized four hundred policemen, ambushed behind a hill, and sent a man to stand on the hill

Observing the situation from above, holding a cigar in hand, if the police need to come out to assist, they will light a match and smoke a cigar for help. No.Unexpectedly, the plaintiff's tenant was even tougher. He invited "nine hundred" villagers to surround the field, He declared that he would fight the landlord desperately.The landlord was afraid of suffering immediate losses, so he asked the court bailiff to suspend the execution, and the four hundred policemen The police had no choice but to retreat quietly.This may be a book that can make foreign readers more interested in reading it than Chinese readers

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