Of all the sitcoms produced in China so far, "Underground Traffic Station" is definitely one of the top three classics. What is even more rare is that "Underground Traffic Station" meets the excellent indicators of sitcoms while accurately showing the style of history, and even "Underground Traffic Station" secretly expresses the importance of New China's "eradication of illiteracy" work. What's going on here?
Friends who have watched "Underground Traffic Station" should be able to find that among the decent characters stationed in "Underground Traffic Station", the most brainless person is Yang Baolu, the chef of Dingxianglou; among the villains who are resident in "Underground Traffic Station", the most brainless person is Jia Gui, the captain of the Anqiu City Detective Team, and The Highest Military Commander of the Devil's Station in Anqiu, Nojiri (Wild Ass) Masakawa.
Yang Baolu, Jia Gui, and Masakawa Nojiri are very different, but these three people (two of whom may not be human) have one thing in common - illiteracy. Both Yang Baolu and Jia Gui were true illiterates whom he recognized, and Masakawa Nojiri did not understand Chinese, resulting in his near illiteracy in China. However, Nojiri Masakawa's illiteracy is special, and the next step of this article is mainly about Yang Baolu and Jia Gui.
In the neutral country observation mission, sun youfu and Yang Baolu did not know what neutral country was. But Sun, who could read and read newspapers, knew that there were many countries in the world, and immediately understood the concept of "neutral country" through the metaphor of shui gen. Compared with Sun Youfu, the illiterate Yang Baolu barely understood the concept of "neutral country" for half a day, and his comprehension ability was obviously weaker than that of the literate Sun Youfu.
In the two episodes of the bandit Bald Three Cannons, Jia Gui had to ask the people of DingxiangLou to read the bandit's letter to him because he was illiterate, so that Comrade Zhao Hua could understand the contact between the bandit and Jia Gui at the first time. If Jia Gui was literate, then he would certainly not let others see the letters sent to him by the bandits, and the Eighth Route Army would definitely have to spend more effort to make the bandits and the devils "dog bite the dog".
In summary, the reason why Yang Baolu and Jia Gui appear to have no brains is not that the two have insufficient innate IQs but the lack of education that has been acquired has led to the two becoming illiterate. Because they are illiterate, Yang Baolu and Jia Gui's comprehension, judgment and execution are greatly reduced than those of literate people. "Underground Traffic Station" is a veiled expression of the importance of "literacy" work.