Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 105 The most difficult thinking

Putting down the letter, Wang Xiaolie shook his head lightly.Zhang Jun has many advantages.For example, being smart and clever, saying one thing and knowing two things.And learn things very quickly, no matter what you do, you will learn quickly.But he is also too smart, likes to make his own decisions and cause trouble.Be well-behaved in front of Wang Xiaolie, but once she leaves, big trouble will be caused.

This time going south, Wang Xiaolie's original intention was to let Zhang Jun restrain himself and avoid attracting attention.Find out how Tangzhou and Dengzhou are doing now.Market economy, people's lives, especially the armaments of the two states.Unexpectedly, when they arrived in Tangzhou, they would first provoke a life lawsuit.Although the current magistrate of Tangzhou doesn't care, it's not a good thing after all.

Is such a subordinate good?To be honest, with such a person by my side, many things are easy to do.If you say one, he will know. Two, many things have been done in advance.But Zhang Jun is not like Wang Zhong after all, he still wants to lead the army.Once you lead the army, many things are hard to say.

After coming to Ruzhou for a few months, Wang Xiaolie set up messengers in Tangzhou and Dengzhou.It has no other function, just sending a letter to Ruzhou.The characters are also inconspicuous, and they are all from small military schools who opened a small shop in two states.Their identities are not concealed, and of course the two states don't care.

Good informants are very scarce.It's not just finding someone casually, giving him money, and telling him what to do, and then he can complete the task.If he really wanted to know the situation in the two states, Wang Xiaolie still wanted to send Zhang Jun there.

At this moment, Shao Ling came in.Chashou said: "The county magistrate has already checked all the counties. What the officials said is basically in line with it."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's really not easy. In a few days, 16 people were killed and their property was confiscated. Only these officials can understand. Things in the world are really hard to do. Understand early, tell the truth early, Why bother so many people to lose their lives!"

Shao Ling said: "Old officials are the most slippery in the world! If you want them to do things, you have to be tough!"

Wang Xiaolie stood up, smiled, and shook his head slightly.

What is the most slippery old official in the world.Such words cannot be taken as true.Old officials are human beings, and most of them are educated and courteous, so why are they the most slippery?This kind of impression is given to the world because of their status, their treatment, and the way they do things, which makes people think so.

In ancient China, or the ancient times that included most of Europe and Asia, upper-level intellectuals were not familiar with lower-level affairs.It's not because of culture, it's not because of geography, or anything else.It's because that's how humans evolved.

With the development of society, first realize the importance of a thing, then study, learn, and finally get familiar with it.Only when you are familiar with it can you deal with it in an orderly manner and with evidence.Step by step, human beings understand more and more about themselves and society, and handle them more and more easily.This is the development of society, the progress of civilization, and the footprints of human beings moving forward.

In the beginning, human society was simple, and governance was not complicated.The rulers at the top don't need to know the details of social operations, and no one actually cares about the daily affairs of the officials.This phenomenon is caused by unfamiliarity with official affairs and ineffective management.On the one hand, they are dissatisfied with the operation of the society, and the upper-level rulers make demands, but the officials cannot or are unwilling to do so.In the end, it was an old official who was the slipperiest.Why slip?I'm not satisfied with them, but I can't live without them.When you have no choice, you can only say that old officials are the most slippery.

This is a common problem among intellectuals, not just old officials.For example, the Song Dynasty could not defeat Liao, Xixia, and Jin. What did the literati say?It is said that the military discipline of the army in those places is the strictest, and the Song army is lazy, so a large number of strict military disciplines were formulated.It is said that the people in those places are strong, but the Song people are weak, so they cannot beat them.In fact, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were taller than them.It is said that due to poor living conditions in those places, everyone endures hardships and stands hard work.Actually?How many people can suffer more than the Han people?
This kind of mistake is not only committed by ancient literati, but also by intellectuals of later generations.

Wang Xiaolie remembers that corporate training, business training, and success learning training were particularly popular in previous lives.Some teachers often tell a joke.A screw requires three turns and then half a turn.The Germans will take three turns and a half turn seriously, but what about the Chinese?Three turns and half turns, so is it two and a half turns?The results of it?At this time, the teacher is often mysterious.Because Chinese culture doesn't work!You think you are smart, but you are actually smart!Two and a half turns won't work!People teach you, you can't learn!

Isn't this nonsense!For an engineering student, of course he knows what it means to twist three turns and turn half a turn.Got it, why would you ask for two and a half turns?This story may have a prototype. It was originally about the fact that Chinese engineers had a weak foundation for a period of time.When it comes to the mouths of some people who consider themselves intellectuals, it becomes that Chinese culture is not good.

This is also bad for culture, and that is also bad for culture, as long as you have learned a few sentences of foreign language.The comprador thought carried out to the end has become the spiritual pillar for these people who think they are superior.The things in the world should be done in a down-to-earth manner, and you will gain something if you do it.

It is often said that there were masters in the Republic of China, why are there no masters now?The masters of the Republic of China, what kind of masters?During the period of the Republic of China, most of those who wore this title either learned some methods from the West or thoroughly criticized Chinese culture.Are these criticisms similar to the military analysis of these intellectuals in the Song Dynasty?

is that useful?Of course it works.Because when it is rotten to the end, it is the first to criticize.In criticism, there is something to be discarded, something to be learned, and something to be inherited.Finally, achieve familiarity with these things and find out the correct method in practice.Only by going step by step like this can civilization advance and culture develop.The purpose of criticism is to learn, to improve, not to discard.

It is not easy to go from being high above the ground and talking about the world to being down-to-earth.Even in the 21st century, there are only a handful of civilizations and countries that have truly achieved it.In most countries, elites have studied in Europe and the United States since they were young. What do they not know?But as soon as he returned to his own country, he was aloof.This thing has to be done this way, that thing has to be done that way, and it will be the last feather.

Wang Xiaolie remembers watching a movie called "White Tiger".It tells the story of a low-caste man in a rural area in India, who was beaten by the society, finally killed his master, robbed money and became a successful man.There is nothing in the story itself, what is interesting is the thought of this man.He believes that the caste system is the root cause of India's backwardness, and compares it with China in particular.When the Chinese Premier visited India, he wrote a letter asking whether China had a caste system.It seems that asking this question is a particularly remarkable thing.

China lost its caste system as early as 2000 years ago.Princes and generals, would you rather be kind?Not only has the caste system been abolished long ago, but there is also the idea of ​​equalizing the rich and equaling the poor and the humble.is that useful?Before the founding of New China, China's development was not as good as that of India.

India is not as developed as China, is it because of the caste system?South Africa used to practice apartheid.Was South Africa underdeveloped at that time?It's just that the results belong to white people and have nothing to do with black people.The United States, which also developed from a colony, is all developed by immigrants, and the natives are actually enclosed. How far is it?
It is a leap for a civilization, from intellectuals who are high above, to when they bend down and penetrate into all aspects of society.The masters of the Republic of China were high and talkative; the generals of the Republic of China slammed Fang Qiu with high spirits.But the people at the bottom of the society are struggling to make ends meet, and as long as the army fights against foreign countries, it will collapse at the touch of a finger.is that useful?

Human society always needs to feel enlightened when it hears some names, concepts, theories, doctrines, etc., to truly realize its own backwardness, and learn and improve step by step. It takes time and growth.Not just society, but people too.

Wang Xiaolie remembers that when he was a child, he would feel enlightened when he heard those made-up stories and those novel terms.When people say that the Germans are rigorous and the Japanese are sophisticated, they will also think that they are very good, but the Chinese are not.When you get older, you hear that Americans are innovative, French are romantic, and so on.All developed countries have a characteristic of criticizing Chinese culture.When I grow up a little bit, I gradually realize that these statements are nothing more than gossip after dinner, and there is really a problem.

When you fall behind, when you need to wake up, you need to hear these stories.It's not that these stories are correct, it's that you realize your own backwardness.It is not that these characteristics are true, but that these characteristics can be learned by oneself.There is nothing I can do about falling behind.

When I realized that I was backward and really reformed my mind, these sayings were no longer needed.To put it this way, it can only become the object of people's ridicule.These may not be non-existent things, and may have some basis, but they are not really culture.

There is a sentence in Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman": "I looked through the history and found that there is no age in this history, and the words 'benevolence, righteousness and morality' are written on every page crookedly. I couldn't sleep anyway, so I read it carefully in the middle of the night. It was only when I saw the words between the words that the entire book was filled with the words 'eating people'!" This sentence is very famous, and it is Lu Xun's profound indictment of feudal ethics.

But are Chinese history books really all about "benevolence, righteousness and morality"?Is Chinese history really all about "cannibalism"?If you really think this way, you can be called a madman in Lu Xun's novels.Such criticism was what Chinese society needed in Lu Xun's time.But after that era, it seems ridiculous to say so.The history of China is like this, so the world still has history?
The May [-]th Movement was the enlightenment of China's new society and new ideas.Two contents, one is the criticism of old China, and the other is the yearning for Mr. De and Mr. Sai.Criticism of the old country goes beyond that.The introduction of Mr. De and Mr. Sai is far from enough.However, some Chinese intellectuals were stuck in the May [-]th Movement and could not get out.Especially the kind of criticism that makes some people obsessed.

The New Culture Movement's criticism of the old culture was hysterical and merciless, and many of them were actually wrong.This does not affect the greatness of the New Culture Movement, because it indeed inspired new ideas and ushered in a new China.But the New Culture Movement 100 years ago has already passed.Such criticism is also inappropriate.

We grow up, always accompanied by this statement, that statement, countless statements.Some are justified, some are unreasonable, some are justified at a certain time and under special conditions, and some are justified no matter when.A person's growth, whether he can clearly distinguish these learned sayings and principles, is the result of his own learning.

Why is China lagging behind?In other words, why did China lag behind in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China?There are many sayings.Some statements have a purpose, some are purely academic, and some are purely human imagination.After hearing this kind of saying too much, many people think that they have many ways.

If you travel back to ancient times, how do you make China strong?The answers are countless.

Some people will wave their hands.Since ancient times, China has emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce. As long as commerce is emphasized and commerce is developed, it can enter into prosperity and prosperity.

Some people are heartbroken.China does not pay much attention to craftsmen and technology, which leads to the slow development of science and technology.Technology should be rewarded and even patent laws should be instituted as in the UK historically.

Some people will say that China's great unification has suppressed people's thinking and the flow of technology.Divide up the country like Europe did.As small countries become one by one, technology develops.

Others say that in Chinese history, the emperor and officials have the final say, and the status of businessmen is too low.Business owners should be allowed to take power, grasp state power, and enter capitalism in advance.

Others say that those who hold power in China are all intellectuals and literati.The literati should be killed, and soldiers, businessmen, and factory owners should be in power, and they will naturally be undefeated.

Others say that China is a Confucian civilization.In the end, it fell behind, and Confucianism is unforgivable.We should criticize Confucianism, abolish Confucianism, and even kill all Confucian intellectuals.Starting with Confucius, the sage of Confucianism, we must first be knocked down to the ground.It will be fine if we dig out the roots of this culture.

They fantasize that China will become stronger because of such one or several measures.After becoming strong, the white Europeans will walk ahead of time after they become strong.Colonize here, colonize there.To make this earth, there is only one country.

After we have dinner, a few people sit and chat and talk about these stories, of course.If you really take these as real and think you can do it, you are very wrong.

What can a person learn in decades?More than 200 countries in the world, many of which have large populations.The elites of these countries were educated in Europe and America since childhood.In fact, China is similar, elites like to send their children to study abroad.How does the knowledge you have learned over decades compare with these people?How many of these well-educated people have changed their motherland?
During the 100 years from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, how many people in China went to study in Europe and the United States?Many of them also have excellent academic performance.Have these elite figures found a way to change China's destiny?No.

The person who really changed China did not study abroad.Of course he has learned new knowledge and been exposed to new ideas, but he has never been conquered by these new knowledge and new ideas.

If you lag behind, you will be criticized, if you lag behind, you will learn, and lagging behind is itself a mistake.There is no doubt about it.But how to change the backward situation is a university question.This knowledge, let alone from school textbooks, or from the works of some great men, even if you study all the knowledge of human beings, you may not find the answer.

Why is China lagging behind?Especially lagging behind in science and technology?This question is also known as Needham's question.However, even as China slowly develops, this question remains unanswered.

Why is there no answer?Because the modernization and modernization of the world started from Europe.Human civilization has been deeply imprinted by white Europeans.A lot of the truth is actually still hidden in this layer of branding, so I can't see clearly.China is a different civilization. From the perspective of white Europeans, how can we find the answer to China's backwardness?

Not only technology, but also ideology, culture, society, economy, philosophy, history, etc., all bear the imprint of white civilization.Under this imprint, many things cannot be seen clearly.As a Chinese, we should have this awareness.

From the development of science and technology, to capitalism, to the later socialism, everything is imprinted with the imprint of white civilization.People still can't break free from their minds and truly see their own world clearly.This is a fact, there is no way.

After traveling through the millennium, Wang Xiaolie certainly knows many shortcomings of China, as well as many strengths of China.Most importantly, there are two magic weapons in thinking.One is the theory of contradiction, and the other is the theory of practice.

The theory of contradiction is immature and incomplete, so put it aside for now.Practice theory is a methodology, a way to understand the world.

Why learn about the world by doing?How to understand the world in practice?How to use practice to change the world?The first point is that things need to be done and practiced.The large-scale transformation of public officials in Ruzhou is just the beginning of Wang Xiaolie's practice of world politics.

What Shao Ling said was that old officials were the most slippery, which was completely different from what Wang Xiaolie had in mind.

Such a violent method is used because there are indeed many crimes committed by officials, and what is more serious is that Wang Xiaolie has no time.Dealing with officials is not to take away their money or positions, but to change their thinking.

Thought remolding is the most difficult, and it cannot be done once and for all.Sometimes it is urgent, sometimes it is slow. Only by doing it for a long time can there be gains.

(End of this chapter)