我对一战时中国华工赴欧问题向无研究,但我上中学时认识一位老华工,他说他去法国从未做过苦工,而是帮她们“印种”。当时法国男人死于战争中太多,几个城市连及农村,几乎没有中青年男人,只剩下女人。他们去了主要是陪法国姑娘睡觉,帮助她们怀孕生孩子。几十年来,我也一直认为华工去欧是为了帮她们传宗接代,而书上讲华工在欧洲受苦,都是宣传词。后来看了一些资料,并非完全如此,大多数华工还是去做苦工的。但我所了解的这位华工经历,也并非孤例,虽非普遍现象,也可算是部分 I did not study the question of Chinese laborers going to Europe during World War I, but when I was in high school, I met an old laborer. He said that he had never done any hard labor in France, but instead helped them to “print and seed.” At that time, the French men died in too many wars. Several cities were connected to the countryside, with few young middle-aged men and only women left behind. They went mainly to sleep with French girls to help them conceive and have children. For decades, I always thought that Chinese laborers were going to Europe for the purpose of helping them to pass on their orders. The book stresses that laborers suffer in Europe and all are propaganda words. Later read some information, not entirely so, most laborers still do hard work. However, what I know about this Chinese worker’s experience is not an isolated example. Although it is not a common phenomenon, it can also be regarded as a part