Crimson Dawn

Chapter 45

"I'm going to go north in the near future to recruit new party members in Beijing." Chen Ke said flatly.The comrades either looked at each other in blank dismay, or didn't immediately understand what Chen Ke meant.

"To Beijing?" Chen Tianhua asked first.

"Yes."

"Aren't you going to Anhui?" Hua Xiongmao continued to ask.

"I'll go to Anhui in person when I come back from Beijing." Chen Ke replied.Just after finishing speaking, Chen Ke suddenly smiled and said, "It's a good thing that Zhenglan wants to go to Anhui so much. I'm still worried that everyone won't leave Shanghai."

"How could it be?" Hua Xiongmao replied casually.But after a while, Hua Xiongmao realized that what he said was wrong. Whether he wanted to go to Anhui or not to leave Shanghai, the answer was ambiguous.Just about to change the wording, Qi Huishen interrupted. "How long is Wen Qing going to go?"

"Two months."

"Then when do you leave?"

"October. Today is September NO.18. I'm leaving in two weeks."

Chen Ke's expression was calm, as if his trip to Beijing was just from the workshop to the school.This is the nature of modern man.The well-developed transportation makes long-distance travel a very simple matter.Chen Ke's family is on the railway, and he has no psychological resistance to long-distance travel since he was very young.

Among the people present, Chen Tianhua, You Gou, Wu Xingchen, and Hua Xiongmao also traveled far away, and they could barely understand Chen Ke's attitude.

"Before I leave, I need to confirm some things. When I come back, I hope to see that everyone has done these things well." Although these words were overbearing, Chen Ke couldn't help it.No one thought that Chen Ke's words were wrong, and everyone's attention was attracted by the matter of Chen Ke's going to the north.Even if he was not attracted, everyone would not think that Chen Ke was not qualified to say that due to Chen Ke's own status in the party.

"Before I leave, I plan to develop a group of probationary party members. Let's delineate the candidates first."

This remark immediately lifted everyone's spirits, and the first group meeting of the party committee was officially held.Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua began to delineate people on the list, and Hua Xiongmao and Qin Wu'an also began to delineate people on their own lists.And all party members who have leaders to work, such as You Gou and Wu Xingchen, also began to write their own lists, and delineated those who felt that they could enter the ranks of probationary party members.

After everyone prepares their own lists, carry out overlapping screening by groups as previously mentioned.Those who can pass both ideological study and work are listed.Ten people were shortlisted.Four were local Party members in Shanghai, three were international students including Mao Ping who came back with Chen Tianhua, and three were Japanese students.Fortunately, the Chinese said that the Japanese were also shortlisted, which really surprised the comrades.But the organizational procedure is the organizational procedure. There is no private agreement between the two groups, and it depends entirely on individual performance.The 30% proportion of foreigners in the list is really surprising.

"This is really evil." Hua Xiongmao touched his head subconsciously, "The Japanese devils are really good."

"Students from Fudan Public School, they are here to go to school, not to work for you." You Gou didn't take it seriously, "After these people are selected, what are you going to do?"

"First, it is absolutely not allowed to mention the name of the People's Party. Everyone must strictly abide by the confidentiality regulations of the organization. Second, the organization assigns them tasks and conducts assessment." Chen Ke tapped the other written by He Zudao. A list that only passed certain aspects of the assessment, "Third, everyone think about how to screen and assess these people. Prepare for the development of the next batch of probationary party members."

After saying this, Chen Ke closed his mouth and waited for everyone to speak.Everyone waited for Chen Ke to assign tasks, and the two sides stared at each other in silence.

"Wen Qing has nothing to say?" Hua Xiongmao was the first to break the silence.

"From today onwards, I am going to hand over these tasks to everyone. The revolution is not for me to conquer the world. I am a member of the People's Party, and I am only a member of the party. I can do whatever I say. The work must be done spontaneously by everyone. do it."

After these words were put down, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Qi Huishen was the first to tentatively express his opinion, "Does Wen Qing have any opinions?"

Chen Ke originally thought that Hua Xiongmao would be the first to jump out to "protect the lord". Qi Huishen's revolutionary consciousness was the highest among comrades. Chen Ke originally thought that Qi Huishen would have enough "political correctness".In the end, Chen Ke realized that he was wrong. He first suspected that it was Qi Huishen who was dissatisfied with some people in the organization.In other words, Qi Huishen was the first to express his opinion.Looking at Hua Xiongmao again, he was looking around a little, as if he wanted to take pictures of those who Chen Ke objected to.

Seeing that the atmosphere was starting to turn a little off, Chen Ke explained: "I'm going to Beijing soon, and all the work in Shanghai has to be done by comrades. I'm here, and I can still attend meetings and put forward some of my opinions. , I am not in Shanghai, everyone can't wait for me to come back to do things. The work in Shanghai must continue to advance."

Speaking from the inside, Chen Ke had to think about personnel matters in his head, and these were actually the considerations Chen Ke hated the most.The personnel struggle implies an inevitable internal struggle.There are many reasons, but in the final analysis, it is the expression of individuals wanting their own opinions to become mainstream opinions, or wanting to give priority to satisfying personal interests.No matter what the reason is for personnel struggle, once it occurs, it will inevitably lead to tragic results.

In the history of the party, this kind of thing has had various manifestations.And the coping strategy has also had completely different measures.But the names of these measures are synonymous with fear in the minds of many people in later generations.For example, "rectification", such as "elimination of counter-revolutionaries".In order to ensure the unimpeded flow of organizational discipline, personnel struggles must be suppressed.The party's steel discipline is no joke.but the truth.Even in the period when there was no brutal military struggle after liberation, at the most dangerous junctures, whether voluntary or not, party members stood up and led the masses to solve problems.Floods, earthquakes, and other natural and man-made disasters, the first thing people see is the figures of party members and cadres, they are always standing in the most dangerous places.If these people take the lead and run away, no matter who this person is, no matter what background this person has, they will inevitably be severely punished.

Obviously, the discipline within the BJP is still a long way from this level.Chen Ke himself has absolutely no intention of punishing anyone.What he hopes now is only one thing, that comrades should give full play to their subjective initiative to advance the revolution.Therefore, even if Chen Ke has all kinds of doubts now, he must let his comrades understand his thoughts.

"I once asked, what is the task at this stage? Who can answer it. Well, Wu An, tell me."

Qin Wu'an didn't expect to be named, and it can be seen from his surprised expression, "The task at this stage is to develop party members and prepare for the next step to work in Anhui."

"The answer is correct, plus ten points." Chen Kexin said inwardly.But such frivolous words must never be said directly.Chen Ke just nodded in a very ordinary way, "I went to Beijing to recruit party members. Everyone is in Shanghai to recruit party members and prepare for the next step. If I go to Beijing, the work in Shanghai will be herding sheep. And Things are changing at any time. I'm not Zhuge Liang. If I prepare a few tricks, everything can be solved. At any time, everyone must exert their own subjective initiative. There are only a few of us now, and we will have more in the future. Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of comrades. It is impossible for me to lead everything.”

The truth of these words is correct, after thoroughly understanding what Chen Ke meant, Hua Xiongmao, who was tense in the struggle, also relaxed.The next question was soon mentioned, "Wen Qing left, it really feels like he has lost his backbone." You Gou laughed.

"We organize our work through the party committee. Whether I am present or not, we must do things in accordance with the party's organizational discipline. The party's organizational discipline must never fail. The party organization is the only backbone." Chen Ke responded.

Everyone stopped talking. Chen Ke has always emphasized the discipline of the party, and everyone has gradually accepted the existence of organizational discipline in the past few months.However, with Chen Ke's move to the north, the existing organizational structure suddenly changed dramatically.This is where everyone feels uncomfortable.And this is where Chen Ke hopes that everyone can adapt.The first generation of leaders of the party was not Mao Zedong.Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu and others founded the party. With the development of history, the party is also developing.The reason why the party can grow is because the party's core concept of saving China has not changed.Generations of leaders have been striving for this goal.If the party only becomes an organization of the leader himself, it will be no different from a rubbish gangster organization like the Tongmenghui.

Regardless of whether comrades can completely accept it or not, Chen Ke said: "I estimate that I will come back before the Spring Festival. After I come back, I will report my work to the party organization. As the chairman of this party meeting, I would like to share with everyone Discuss the work arrangement of the social investigation."

The purpose of social investigation is to let comrades thoroughly understand the current situation in China and the contradictions in society.Its purpose is mainly to explain the inevitability and legitimacy of the revolution.Although Chen Ke is not from this era, his understanding of social reality is much higher than anyone in this era.

In the end, we reached three topics:

1. Why is the small peasant economy bound to go bankrupt?

2. The relationship between the rise of cotton prices and the invasion of foreign goods.

3. The current Chinese social structure and composition.

In addition, Chen Ke asked the party organization to start investigating the area south of the Huaihe River in Anhui.He bluntly told everyone that revolutions must be launched in areas where social contradictions are most acute.The so-called injustice is loud, without sharp social contradictions, there will be no gathering of revolutionary forces.If the people have no worries about food and clothing, it is okay to scold the government, and it is even unthinkable to rebel.Regarding this point, Chen Ke felt more deeply than anyone else.The ugliness of those so-called democratic activists is either inciting the people to die for them, hoping to climb to the top of power by stepping on the blood of the people.Or they hugged the thighs of foreign godfathers, imagining that foreign "masters" would come in, and then they relied on traitors to become prosperous.

Chen Ke often has a subtle comment on these people on the forum.Revolution, please "elites" die first.

This is not just a sarcasm, the party was like this back then, the party members always stood in the first row, their chests were closer to the enemy's guns than the masses.Whether the members of the People's Party, including Chen Ke himself, can really stand such a test, Chen Ke himself made up his mind to take everyone to try it out.

With the program, the rest is the detailed division of work.In the next few days, the People's Party began to divide its work, and the Huangpu Book Club, a peripheral organization, was similarly mobilized.Among the busy crowd, Chen Ke did not appear.As Chen Ke expected, Yan Fu called Chen Ke away.

The old handsome guy Yan Fu was very organized. After he called Chen Ke, he showed Chen Ke a letter.This letter was written by Gu Hongming, the vice president of Jingshi University.It probably means that after reading the book sent by Yan Fu, Gu Hongming admired this set of "Chinese Cultural Inheritance and the Rise of Materialism" very much.It is hoped that the author of the book will go to Beijing to give lectures.

Seeing Chen Ke's surprised expression, Yan Fu explained briefly.After Chen Ke's books went on sale, Yan Fu bought [-] sets because of the cheap price and sent them to his friends.Everyone spoke highly of this book, and Gu Hongming even invited the author to Beijing.

Chen Ke asked with some embarrassment, what kind of school is Jingshi University, and who is this Gu Hongming.Fortunately, Yan Fu has deep self-cultivation, otherwise, he might just burst out laughing.

Jingshi University Hall was the name used by Peking University from 1898 to 1912.Jingshi University Hall was the first national comprehensive university in China, and it was also the highest educational administrative organ in China at that time.The Imperial University Hall is of great significance and has attracted national attention, but due to the corruption of the Qing court, the government did not give sufficient investment to the University Hall.Jingshi University is the first national comprehensive university in the modern history of China. It is not only the highest institution of learning in the country, but also the highest educational administrative organ of the country, governing schools in all provinces.

In 1900, after the Eight-Power Allied Forces entered Beijing, the Imperial University Hall was destroyed. On December 1902, 12, the Imperial University Hall was restored.Zhang Baixi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, served as Minister of Management.Wu Rulun and Gu Hongming served as the principal and deputy chief teachers, and Yan Fu and Lin Shu served as the general office and deputy general office of the Xuetang Translation Bureau.The Jingshi Tongwen Hall, founded in 17 during the Westernization Movement, was also incorporated into the University Hall. In 1862, the first batch of 1904 students were selected to study abroad.

Chen Tianhua's "Menghuihui" once mentioned the University of the Capital: "Let's not talk about it. It costs 30 silver to build a university in the capital. The government said that the cost is too high, so it has not been repaired. The Queen Mother restored the Summer Palace for several times. Tens of millions of silver are also produced. There are also millions of moving rollers for mausoleum missions every year. Only these 30 yuan, can it be said that you can’t find it?”

Yan Fu knew that Chen Ke was not a person who pretended to understand. Since Chen Ke said he didn't know, he explained it to Chen Ke.Seeing Chen Ke's suddenly enlightened expression, Yan Fu said: "Wen Qing, the last time I said about apprenticeship, it was actually for Wen Qing, you went north to prepare."

Chen Ke also understood Yan Fu's thoughts now, and Chen Ke couldn't say anything else about his senior's love.His heart broke, and he said, "I will go to Beijing, and other things, but according to Mr. Yan's orders."

Seeing that Chen had overcome his softness, Yan Fu did not chase after him. He said, "I know that Wenqing must have difficulties. If it were any other place, with Wenqing's talent, he would be able to move forward without hindrance. But Beijing is different from other places. So I wrote several letters to Wen Qing, which said that Wen Qing is my disciple. Wen Qing took these letters and went to Beijing to visit some high-ranking officials. Tianjin, if Wen Qing is free, just go and see her too."

Chen Ke responded one by one, and carefully asked about the characteristics of these people.Seeing Chen Ke also wanted to make the best preparations, so Yan Fu simply kept Chen Ke and introduced in detail who he wanted Chen Ke to meet.To these people, what proposition did Yan Fu want to make.Chen Ke took out his notebook and wrote it down in detail.Yan Fu was quite satisfied with this meticulous attitude.

Yan Fu specially introduced Mr. Gu Hongming. The reason why this associate professor of Peking University attached so much importance to Chen Ke's book was not because he really wanted to buy Yan Fu's account. At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a saying among Westerners: You can go to China without seeing the Forbidden City, but you must see Gu Hongming.Who is Gu Hongming?He claimed to be "born in Nanyang, studied in the West, married in the East, and served in Beiyang." With 13 doctorates, he read English newspapers and laughed at the British, saying that Americans were uneducated. "The Doctrine of the Mean" was translated to the West in English and German.With a three-inch tongue, he lectured on Confucianism to Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito, communicated with literary master Leo Tolstoy, and discussed world culture and political situations. people".

Although this old gentleman has doctoral titles from several foreign schools, he is a person who attaches great importance to the inheritance of Chinese culture.On this point, his position is exactly the same as that of Yan Fu.Yan Fu did not tell Chen Ke all the situation, in fact, there were two letters from Gu Hongming.The letter that Chen Ke saw was written by Gu Hongming according to Yan Fu's intention, but it was actually for Chen Ke to read.There is another private letter sent to Yan Fu.Like Yan Fu, Gu Hongming liked Chen Ke's concept of "inheritance of Chinese culture" very much after reading Chen Ke's book.In the letter, the old gentleman thought that Chen Keguo was not good at learning, but his intentions were excellent.He is a real talent who really leads Chinese culture to modernization.

Gu Hongming's favorite is the chapter on "Chinese Pinyin" written by Chen Ke in the appendix of the book.The modern Hanyu Pinyin is also the effort of many masters of Chinese studies to cleanse it, and its rationality is naturally far beyond the level that those literati could achieve.Gu Hongming is proficient in many foreign languages ​​and appreciates Chen Ke's pinyin very much.As an educator, Gu Hongming is very able to understand the role of Hanyu Pinyin in cultural communication.In Chen Ke's book, he upholds his concept of "productivity development". The article directly states that China has a language status with hundreds of different pronunciations, and what maintains the unity of Chinese civilization is a unified language.But in order to develop productivity and reduce communication costs, a unified standard is necessary.If everyone could understand Mandarin, the cost of communication would be reduced to an unprecedented level.

Regarding Chen Ke's attitude of sticking to the development of "productivity", Gu Hongming believed that Chen Ke was a talent.Those who can implement their own ideas and explain the world reasonably with their own ideas are by no means mediocre.Gu Hongming was very interested in Chen Ke, and he also asked about the relationship between Chen Ke and Yan Fu.In Gu Hongming's view, Chen Ke's book inherited the thread of Yan Fu's "Evolution and Evolution", and should have a deep relationship with Yan Fu.

Naturally, Yan Fu would not show this letter to Chen Ke, seeing that Chen Ke had already agreed with the "teacher-student relationship".Yan Fu just told Chen Ke to leave for Beijing as soon as possible.

Chapter 45

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