Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!
Chapter 469: “Old Madman” Zhang Taiyan Reads “No Longer Human”
Chapter 469: “Old Madman” Zhang Taiyan Reads “No Longer Human”
Compared with his fear of other books, Chiang Kai-shek is obviously very fond of small island economics.
The main reason is that in this book, Bao Guowei expounded some views on government intervention in economics.
This was added by Bao Guowei himself. The later "Small Island Economics" actually advocated a free economy, believing that excessive government intervention would undermine the free operation of the market and lead to irrational resource allocation.
In the context of the Great Depression, similar economic theories are certainly not applicable.
So Bao Guowei made his own adaptation.
It is this adaptation that makes more people like this book and makes Keynes the most authoritative supporter of Bao Guowei.
At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek also likes this theory, in his words.
"The economy must be organized by the government, which can nourish people's desires on the one hand and control their desires on the other. Whether it is nourishing desires or controlling desires, it requires a government that manages the affairs of the people to handle it. This is the foundation of the country's economic philosophy.
I think Bao Bingwen's economic proposition is very good. The economic crisis must be solved by relying on state leadership. We are different from Westerners."
Similar words were published in the official propaganda media of the Kuomintang government, such as the Jinling Daily.
This is enough to show how much Chiang Kai-shek loves this book.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that, on the surface, Chiang Kai-shek was saying that Bao Guowei's economic theory was good, but in fact he just felt that the relevant remarks were beneficial to his rule.
The state leads the economy, so isn't it Chiang Kai-shek who leads the economy?
Of course, the most important point is that Chiang Kai-shek’s ability in economic theory is limited, and he finds it difficult to understand the ordinary and complicated economic theories.
But Chiang Kai-shek understood Bao Guowei's book at a glance, and even had a completely new understanding of the principles of economics.
Some economic rules that I didn’t understand before are now well understood by me.
Chiang Kai-shen also felt that after reading this book, he could take charge of the economic department.
Instead of listening to Song Ziwen’s unclear reports all day long.
For Lao Chang, handing things over to others is definitely not as reassuring as doing it himself.
Even though Song Ziwen was his "brother-in-law", Chiang Kai-shek still felt that this guy was always alienated from him.
People's hearts are broken and it's hard to lead the team!
Lao Chang feels very miserable. Why can't he meet a loyal and capable subordinate?
With official endorsement, unlike other previous books, this book "Small Island Economics" quickly became popular across the country.
The most important thing is that this is a book that can enlighten people and has no political influence or bias. It was written by Bao Guowei, a popular writer who is well-known in the West.
The Republic of China at that time was different from Britain. Britain had completed industrialization long ago and had a considerable industrial population and middle class, so the popularization of economics had a huge impact on them.
But the Republic of China is still an agricultural society. For an agricultural society, this kind of book is a bit ahead of its time. Apart from allowing more people to understand the charm of economics, it has almost no revolutionary effect.
But just this is enough.
As "Small Island Economics" became increasingly popular, related books, along with Bao Guowei's anecdotes in Europe and some of his speeches, became the inevitable topic of conversation for most readers across the country after dinner.
Books and magazines related to it have long been sold out.
Major newspapers have also published columns to comment on the event, hoping to take advantage of this wave of popularity.
Ta Kung Pao published an editorial.
"Mr. Bao Bingwen's new book "Island Economics" uses simple fables to explain the principles of economics and the viewpoints of economic development. This easy-to-understand approach allows ordinary readers to understand complex economic concepts and theories. It can be said to be an important work to develop people's wisdom and improve people's economic thinking. It is reported that the British government has also extended an olive branch to Mr. Bao Bingwen."
Obviously, compared with this book, Chinese people are more concerned about foreigners' recognition of Bao Guowei.
Some people even didn't quite understand why Bao Guowei rejected the British invitation.
Isn't it much better to stay in the UK than to go back home?
No matter in which era, pure scholars like Ma Yinchu and Gu Yuxiu are still a minority.
Suzhou.
Zhang Mansion.
On a sunny afternoon, Zhang Taiyan was leaning on a throne with a plate of colorful dumplings at his side.
Some are filled with red bean paste, some are filled with meat, and some are green dumplings made from wheat straw juice.
People in Suzhou have always had the custom of making, sending and eating dumplings. Around the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, neighbors and villagers would make dumplings together and place the finished dumplings on a bamboo plate.
In many places in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a custom of "eating dumplings on the 24th night", which symbolizes the reunion of the family and happiness.
Old Zhang has always liked this dish, even when he was in Hangzhou. Now that he has come to Suzhou, there are many students and servants in the mansion, so he has to make many more dumplings.
So on the 24th, he tried different ways of eating and didn't feel full at all.
In previous years, Zhang Taiyan would return to Hangzhou, but this year he didn't need to.
The Zhang family has completely settled in Gusu, and with the return of Zhang Nianyue and Bao Guowei, it seems unnecessary to return to Hangzhou.
While picking up another one filled with red bean paste, Zhang Taiyan said to Zhu Jihai beside him.
"Keep reading~ How did that brat Wu Chengshi evaluate his junior fellow apprentice?"
"Brother, senior brother said that Senior Brother Bingwen is amazing. This book is very helpful in solving current economic problems, such as promoting production efficiency and investment. There are also some policies to stimulate the national economy and carry out public spending. However, whether the economic suggestions made by Senior Brother Bingwen in foreign countries are applicable to China may still need to be discussed." Zhu Jihai's voice was a little hoarse, and he stuttered when he read it.
Just as he was listening with great interest, Zhu Jihai omitted a lot of things. Zhang Taiyan was a little dissatisfied: "Tell me more details, what do you think you are?"
Zhu Jihai complained, "Master, I have been reciting for the whole afternoon and I haven't even had a sip of water. Just like what Senior Brother Bingwen said, even cows and horses don't do this!"
"You kid~" Zhang Taiyan was about to curse, but then he thought that it was indeed a bit too much.
Then, he smiled and pushed a plate of dumplings over, poured a cup of tea for Zhu Jihai, and a kind smile appeared on his face.
"Come, come, Ji Hai~
Master loves you the most. Now his eyesight is not very good, but you must not neglect the work of reading books and newspapers. The other brothers are all busy, and you are the most obedient one.
Be good, be good, and read the rest of the content to Master quickly."
Zhu Jihai rolled his eyes at the old man, and then thought of a catchphrase that Bao Guowei often said.
What a bad old man!
But it is difficult to disobey the master's orders. Zhu Jihai is a man who is easy to talk to, and is also Zhang Taiyan's most well-behaved disciple.
After just eating a dumpling and drinking a cup of tea, he obediently continued to recite some famous people's comments on Bao Guowei.
This is Zhang Taiyan’s greatest pleasure now.
Zhu Jihai continued speaking.
"Economist Zheng Dajun used the production equipment in "Small Island Economics", namely fishing nets, as inspiration to explain the importance of production equipment and technology to economic growth. After the book mentioned the fishing nets, the islanders' fishing efficiency was greatly improved, and after the surplus products were produced, the foundation for development was further laid. This is consistent with the technological progress in the industrial economy that promotes industrial upgrading."
Zhang Taiyan exhaled through his nose and said, "You can praise Zheng Dajun if you want, but he is still talking about some incomprehensible industrial economics. It would be better if Bingwen explained it clearly in his book."
Having said that, Zhang Taiyan was still extremely happy to receive Zheng Dajun's strong support.
"Mr. Cai Yuanpei said that "Small Island Economics" made him more worried about the national economy. Just like the examples in Small Island Economics, our national economy is extremely fragile. Under this economic crisis, companies are closing down and society is in turmoil.
He said that Brother Bingwen was able to write this book to make people realize the importance of the economy, which is the first step to solving the economic crisis.
"Humph! Lao Deng!"
Zhang Taiyan cursed.
In fact, he didn't like Cai Yuanpei very much. He seemed to be a leader in the education field, but in Zhang Taiyan's view, he was too hypocritical.
Zhu Jihai was really shocked by his master's sudden outburst of swear words.
But after a brief pause, Zhu Jihai continued because he was already used to his master's outspokenness.
Then there were some celebrities, such as Wang Guowei, Ba Jin and Wang Bohang, who all wrote articles to praise it.
After hearing these people’s praise, Zhang Taiyan was happier than hearing himself being praised.
Of course, when it comes to evaluation of works, it is impossible to be entirely positive.
Under the trend of public opinion, there are always people who like to pretend to be rational and put forward some different opinions in an unconventional way.
I heard some people say that this book is too straightforward, not professional enough, and like a children's book.
Zhang Taiyan was also furious.
"What nonsense! I have been in retirement for so long, yet there are still so many villains!"
Zhu Jihai was speechless for a while, thinking to himself, you said you retired, but in fact you still keep posting articles to curse people, there is no difference between this and not retiring, right?
But Zhang Taiyan stood up and was about to leave.
"Hey~ Master, don't you want to listen?" "No."
Zhang Taiyan waved his hands, looking very angry.
"Master, where are you going?"
Zhang Taiyan put his hands behind his back, looked anxious, turned his head and said unhappily.
"I'm going to the study and write an article to refute this bunch of villains."
Zhu Jihai was speechless for a moment.
Forget it, my master is going to start scolding others again.
In Zhu Jihai's opinion, Zhang Taiyan is much more troublesome than his senior brother Bao Guowei.
I walked all the way to the study. Today was the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the servants and students in the mansion were very busy.
People passing by avoided Zhang Taiyan when they saw his angry look and stopped frowning at him.
It was the Little New Year, and Bao Guowei and Zhang Nianyue had been stuck at home for many days, so they went out early today and no one knew where they went.
The more Zhang Taiyan thought about it, the angrier he became. He went straight to his study, picked up a pen and paper and started writing.
But just as he reached the desk, his peripheral vision caught a glimpse in another direction.
The room in the corner is where Bao Guowei usually creates.
However, the door seemed to be unlocked today, and Zhang Taiyan could still see the metallic luster of the typewriter inside from a distance.
I was stunned for a moment. Recently, whenever Zhang Taiyan asked Bao Guowei what he was creating, he always evaded the question, as if he was very secretive.
He just said that he was writing a martial arts novel.
Zhang Taiyan scoffed at martial arts novels.
But based on his understanding of Bao Guowei, this apprentice would not just write one martial arts novel.
Thinking of this, Zhang Taiyan immediately became sneaky. He looked around and found that few people passed by the study.
Especially when everyone noticed that he was not in a very good mood, they all avoided him and basically did not come to the study.
So, Zhang Taiyan did something that he was always ashamed of.
That is to peek at the apprentice's manuscript!
In his opinion, as Bao Guowei's master, a master is like a reborn parent. There's nothing wrong with him taking a look at his apprentice's latest manuscript, right?
After comforting himself, Zhang Taiyan put his hands behind his back, looked around, and approached the study with a guilty conscience.
As soon as I walked into the study, I saw a messy desk.
There were manuscripts produced on typewriters everywhere, some of which were several hundred words long, some of which were several thousand words long.
Zhang Taiyan was very familiar with this kind of scene. For a literary creator, the amount of rejected manuscripts is basically several times the amount of royalties he or she earned.
Zhang Taiyan always looked down on the use of typewriters to create works. He felt that without the use of brushes, the soul of creation would be lost.
But he had to admit that after using a typewriter, the speed of creation would increase exponentially.
This can be seen from Bao Guowei's creative efficiency.
This guy can write two works at the same time and complete more than 200,000 words in one month.
If it were an ordinary writer, it would be a way of creation that would almost burn his life.
I looked at some of Bao Guowei's creative drafts.
"This traitor! He is simply wasting talent! He only wrote the beginning of such an excellent work and then stopped!"
After seeing these works, Zhang Taiyan was so angry that his nose was almost crooked.
Here are the beginnings of works such as "Ordinary World", "White Deer Plain" and "One Hundred Years of Solitude".
They are all top-notch works. In Zhang Taiyan's opinion, they are no less inferior to Bao Guowei's previous works.
But Bao Guowei just wrote some beginnings and then stopped.
Old Zhang was itching to try it.
After making up his mind, Lao Zhang felt that his apprentice's talent was a treasure trove, and the most important thing was to lock him up at home and let him create well.
Creating excellent works while giving birth to a big fat grandson is the most serious thing
Thinking of this, Lao Zhang felt it was wonderful.
But as he looked at them, Zhang Taiyan discovered a dozen different manuscripts.
The manuscripts had been bound together, obviously having been completed some time ago, and were neatly placed in a drawer.
There was also a title written on it: "No Longer Human".
It doesn't sound like a positive novel at first glance.
Zhang Taiyan frowned. Bao Guowei had specially hidden this novel in a drawer, apparently not wanting others to see it.
Besides, this kid would usually show himself whatever work he finished as soon as possible.
However, I have never heard Bao Guowei mention this work.
What is written?
Zhang Taiyan became very curious and reached out to open the manuscript, but he was hesitant.
"I'll just take a look, don't let this kid go astray."
He comforted himself with these words, and his mind had already started to associate what the novel was about with outrageous things, or some erotic plot, so much so that Bao Guowei didn't dare to let him read it.
Thinking of this, Zhang Taiyan became a little angry again. He reached out his hand and took out the manuscript.
He placed it in front of him and looked at it.
But once I saw it, I couldn't stop.
It was sometimes noisy and sometimes quiet outside, but it did not affect Zhang Taiyan's attention at all. The expression on his face was sometimes sad and sometimes happy.
“This is the Japanese!”
Seeing a plot that met his expectations, Zhang Taiyan slapped his thigh and praised.
As time passed, the sky gradually darkened.
Zhang Taiyan still looked unsatisfied.
This is a very exciting novel, but also a very pessimistic novel. Zhang Taiyan can feel that his emotions in the novel have become like dough, being kneaded at will!
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Taiyan began to realize the danger of this novel.
Like others, he also felt that this was a work that could influence the entire society!
"Bao Guowei! Bao Guowei!"
Zhang Taiyan seemed a little anxious and wanted to find Bao Guowei to find out the truth!
But there was no sign of Bao Guowei anywhere.
Mrs. Tang Guoli of the Zhang family is very busy today. There are many people in the mansion, and the New Year's Eve is different from that of ordinary families, so it must be celebrated in a grand manner.
But there was no sign of Zhang Taiyan the whole afternoon.
When she passed by the study, she heard Zhang Taiyan "going crazy" inside.
"What is the master doing?"
Steward Deng took a look and said with a strange look on his face, "I guess he's writing an article."
"Then why call him Bao Guowei? How can you call your disciple by his full name?"
"I don't know."
Tang Guoli shook his head and sighed.
"Forget it, forget about this old lunatic."
(End of this chapter)
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