Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 430 A Different History? The World Will Finally Have a War!
Backward history and experience?

Meaningless!

The French students' evaluation of Chinese history deeply hurt the nerves of Zheng Dazhang and Yu Binglie.

As Chinese students, their faces immediately became hot, as if they wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

They may want to argue and stand up to tell those arrogant Westerners that China is not as bad as they imagine.

But they really can't do it.

For a long time, the country's failure and decline have completely broken the backbone of Chinese students.

Some people will deny everything because of this, and think that everything in China is backward and ignorant;

Some people will flee the country because of this, wanting to get rid of the shackles of "backwardness";

Some people would even denigrate the nation for this, and even turn the spirit and shame into dogs of the West;
Some people will work hard and strive for the rise of China, but in this era, they are ultimately a minority.

For these students who are struggling to study in the Western world under the Western discourse, it is very difficult to maintain their self-confidence.

Zheng Dazhang sighed and said with great regret: "Mr. Bingwen made a mistake after all. It is too difficult to make Westerners accept our history and our past experiences. After all, with the current status and strength of our country, it is really impossible to convince others."

Yu Binglie had a complicated expression, and he said meaningfully: "It is not easy for Mr. Bingwen to say it on this occasion, and don't be too critical of whether Westerners can accept it.

To be honest, I benefited a lot from today's speech. Mr. Bingwen is really good at it."

The students in the audience were talking about it, and seeing that Bao Guowei had not answered for a long time, many Western students began to doubt.

Does the history told by Mr. Bao today really have any meaning?

In fact, any student who has studied history normally will not agree with the statement that "history" has no meaning.

But today's situation was too special. The person standing on the stage was an oriental scholar, who could even be considered the youngest person in the entire auditorium.

No matter how famous he is, it is easy to arouse suspicion just by looking at his appearance.

But for Bao Guowei, this is no big deal.

He cast his gaze on the student named Yorick. He wore a pair of black-framed glasses and had an untidy beard. He looked like one of those nitpicking and self-righteous students in his school days.

For a moment, Yorick felt the contempt and disdain in the other person's eyes. He suddenly became a little annoyed and said angrily with his head raised.

"Professor, please answer my question!"

Bao Guowei withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but look at the students of the University of Paris who were talking about it.

He shook his head in shock.

"I didn't expect that at a famous history school like the University of Paris, a student's history level could be so low."

Wow~
Madness!

No Oriental scholar has ever dared to face the ridicule of Westerners like this, even at the University of Paris, the highest institution of learning in Europe.

Even though Bao Guowei's words were obviously directed at that one student, they still aroused the indignation of countless students.

Many students in the audience even stood up to oppose Bao Guowei.

"This is not the Bao I imagined. He is just an arrogant oriental scholar. Get him off now!"

Fortunately, Principal Paul and other key school officials were present and maintained order in the venue in a timely manner, so no one rushed up to beat Bao Guowei.

Otherwise, the front-page headline of Le Figaro tomorrow might be "Oriental scholar Bao fights one against ten thousand Parisian college students", and Paul's career as president might be over.

Paul Abel cursed as he directed the school staff to maintain order.

"Damn it! How could this Bao say such a thing? Doesn't he want to leave the University of Paris?"

In Paul's mind, he crossed out the plan to recruit Bao Guowei. Who knows what kind of trouble would arise if he recruited such a "scholar with character" to the University of Paris.

But he heard the historian Lucien beside him speaking in a very affirmative tone.

"There's nothing wrong with what he said."

Paul looked at the scholar with some surprise, then turned to look at the student named Yorick and silently memorized his appearance.

At this moment, all that could be heard was Bao Guowei speaking at the podium in a deafening and indignant voice.

“Human beings study history in order to study the process of social development, so that we can understand where we come from and where we are going. Every period of history has its own significance, from culture, values ​​to traditional customs, all of which have deep historical roots.

Each of us is a product of history, and the laws of social development contained in history are worth learning throughout our lives!
But I heard it here today, saying that history is useless, it is really chilling! "

This passage shocked the hearts of every student present.

Bao Guowei often says a famous saying, "The only lesson mankind has learned from history is that mankind has learned no lessons from history."

But he would never deny the role of history in society.

Hegel once used this sentence to criticize the various disasters and mistakes that have been repeated in history.

But he does not mean that history has no role at all.

On the contrary, history plays a big role, and the only problem is people.

In Bao Guowei's view, this is a common sense issue that should not appear in a speech of this scale.

Perhaps it was race, identity, or age, such an outrageous question eventually appeared in front of Bao Guowei.

For a moment, the entire auditorium was silent.

These words not only defined the significance of history, but also awakened the countless Western students present, some of whom showed expressions of shame.

Perhaps they all knew this truth in their hearts, but why did they forget it just now?
Yorick's expression froze, he seemed a little flustered, and stammered.

"I didn't say history is meaningless, I just said the history of China is meaningless, which is different."

Bao Guowei asked in return: "Doesn't the history of China count as history? Doesn't the history of the East count as history?"

"This, this." Yorick's experience in "arguing" was obviously much less than Bao Guowei's. He suddenly felt insecure after a few words, especially when he saw Bao Guowei's condescending look and thought about the other party's identity. He was actually a little panicked at this time.

But he finally thought of a point, and continued to look up and grit his teeth. "Professor Bao, you haven't answered my question yet. What is the significance of Chinese history to Europe and even France?"

In fact, nationalism has been on the rise across Europe since the Great Depression.

History is a cycle. When the economy is developing rapidly and people are living a prosperous life, the political orientation of the West tends to be left-leaning.

On the contrary, when faced with an economic crisis and an increasingly declining life, nationalism will rise and political tendencies will shift to the right, which is almost inevitable.

In a sense, the birth of the moustache is the product of the development of the extreme right.

"Then I will tell you about it."

Bao Guowei had wanted to talk about this for a long time, but unfortunately he was interrupted by this kid just now.

But it doesn’t matter. Ups and downs make the theory more valuable.

He turned around and picked up the chalk next to the blackboard.

Faced with the noise in the venue, Professor Dewey, who was sitting in the front, first frowned tightly.

Seeing Bao Guowei's neither humble nor arrogant expression during the "debate" with the student, his brows gradually relaxed.

He now changed his sitting position, using his cane to support himself, and leaned forward curiously, wanting to hear what was to come.

The auditorium suddenly became quiet, and everyone was waiting for Bao Guowei's answer.

Many Chinese students in the venue were holding back their anger at this moment, waiting for Bao Guowei to tell these arrogant Westerners about the huge treasures hidden in Chinese history.

When the sound of chalk writing stopped, Bao Guowei was heard speaking at the podium.

“Who says history can’t provide experience? You can find the corresponding information for almost anything in history!”

He smiled and said in a tone that left no room for denial.

"Since you like economics, I will talk about the many problems that the Ming Dynasty's economy encountered during the 15th year of the Wanli reign. There are also many reasons for the Ming Dynasty's demise. What enlightenment can we get from this for today!"

Next, Bao Guowei conducted a series of analyses and discussions on the fifteenth year of Wanli, which marked the collapse of the dynasty, and even matched it one by one with the current situation.

"In a sense, the collapse of the Ming Dynasty was also due to an economic crisis.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty lacked an effective financial system, and even due to long-standing problems, currency management was in chaos.
In my opinion, the series of problems France is facing in the midst of the Great Depression are also caused by the lack of an effective monetary and fiscal system. For example, in the face of the economic depression, it took a whole year for the authorities to think of relying on currency devaluation to improve commodity competitiveness and exports.

Combining economics and history and explaining it in extremely easy-to-understand language, with the grand background of the 15th year of the Wanli reign and the current economic haze hanging over the heads of every Frenchman, it is simply a dimensionality reduction attack!
Many French students were fascinated by the lecture and even started taking notes for the first time.

Even the historian Lucien was a little stunned. He stared at the oriental scholar on the stage with wide eyes.

The other party's remarks reminded him of the magazine he founded.

Annals of Economic and Social History

Just like "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", isn't this way of studying history exactly what I have always wanted?
However, due to the lack of systematic economics knowledge, Lucien faced bottlenecks in combining economics and history.

At this moment, his ideal historical research was presented before him by Bao Guowei.

Even comparing Eastern history with the current situation in the West? This is simply a masterpiece that has never been done before or since!

"It's actually like this!"

He couldn't help but sigh.

"What does Mr. Bao mean? It sounds very impressive." Principal Paul is neither a history expert nor an economics expert, so he was a little confused and couldn't help asking.

But Lucien was disgusted. He glanced at the other party and said, "Please be quiet, Mr. Principal."

Principal Paul's words were stuck in his throat, as if he had eaten a fly.

Bao Guowei's speech continued. He compared the signs of crisis that emerged in the 15th year of Wanli with the current world situation and the crisis facing France.

"In the fifteenth year of the Wanli reign, we can see that the Ming Dynasty was facing many problems, including the increasing rigidity of the bureaucracy, constant disputes among officials, and the low governance capacity of the government, which is also common in Europe and even in France today.
The conflict between the emperor and the civil service group can also be compared with the various social contradictions and divisions that France is facing today."

"In a sense, the collapse of the Ming Dynasty was largely due to the gap between the rich and the poor in society, and the poor life of the lower-class peasants made it difficult for them to survive.
Isn’t the Great Depression that is spreading all over the world today also due to the endless exploitation of workers by capitalists? Under endless plunder, capitalists have accumulated the most wealth, but they cannot provide the same amount of demand, which ultimately leads to an imbalance between supply and demand.

"The economic crisis of the Ming Dynasty eventually triggered a nationwide war, with countless people rising up to fight for survival.

Countless forces are also on the alert, hoping to gain huge benefits from this catastrophe.

In my opinion, the world situation today is also facing such a problem.

Another world war is almost inevitable!
Economic crisis is an inevitable product of the endless cycle of capitalist society. It is the inherent bad nature of capitalism.

You can't really solve an economic crisis, you can only alleviate it! Unless you pass it on through war!
If you want to completely solve the economic crisis, maybe you should ask Marx!"

Bao Guowei did not intend to elaborate on the issue of completely solving the economic crisis. Even though Paris was an old GM district, he could not promote socialism too obviously.

Moreover, perhaps it would be better to give students room to explore on their own!

After a hearty speech, many students' hearts were moved by Bao Guowei's words.

At this moment, they truly felt the charm of history!
In the past, for many Parisian students, history was always boring and uninteresting. They even felt that it was too far away from themselves and was a story from the "ancient" times.

For many students, even listening to France’s own history, such as historical terms such as "Louis XVI", "French Grand GM", "Dissolution of Parliament", etc., gives them a headache.

But Bao Guowei's combination of economic crisis and history is completely different.

Everyone in France can feel the effects of the economic depression, and who doesn't want to know how to solve it? Who doesn't want to know why it happened?
But Bao Guowei made a statement that made many students break out in cold sweats.

Someone inevitably asked a question.

“Is it too much of an exaggeration to say that the economic crisis will eventually lead to war?”

Bao Guowei knew that there would definitely be people who wouldn't believe it, so he said with a smile.

“Before the last world war, no one thought it would happen, but it still happened, directly taking away the lives of nearly 2000 million people!
Students, in war, most ordinary people are always victims! "

Afterwards, the auditorium fell into silence again.

It seems that I feel sad because of this tragic data, and I also seem to be shocked by Bao Guowei's wonderful speech.

But the silence did not last long, and soon thunderous applause filled the entire auditorium, as if it was about to rip the ceiling apart.

(End of this chapter)