Reborn superpower

"Hey, if they are all these kind of sloppy officials, there is really no hope." After hearing Duan Xiwen and Li Chengyun's answer, Zhao Wuji was very disappointed.Even with the previous or current policy, the country is banning these things, but the problem is, this is Huaxia's own business. As an official, don't you even have a little IQ?

People ask you if you know the meaning of the three obediences and four virtues. Although if you don’t know, you must lose face, but if you answer like these two people, you will not only lose face.

The answers of Duan Xiwen and Li Chengyun also caused the American youths to shake their heads.In fact, because of the arrival of the Huaxia youth delegation, people from the US side have also made some preparations, such as what they want to know about Huaxia, and want to see each other's level and ability through exchanges and questions and answers between the two parties.

Perhaps, Chinese people used to feel very good, thinking that they are a smart and intelligent nation, and this self-affirmation is not considered high.However, it is obvious that Zao Wou-ki can't see any wisdom in these young officials.

Ambassador Gongsunyan also shook his head after listening to the two people's answers. He felt that it was a big mistake for China to choose these officials to visit the United States.Gongsun Yan naturally knew what the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Principles were, at least he could explain the basic meaning clearly, but as a middle-aged and elderly person, and as a diplomat, how could he answer instead.

After Zhao Wuji felt that Gongsun Yan was also shaking his head, he felt that if he didn't show up again, although several officials in Huaxia could be hit harder, in a sense, wouldn't it also be a blow to Huaxia? Therefore, he immediately Said: "My friends from the United States, I basically know what they mean about the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Principles."

"Three obediences and four virtues are the basic and first requirements for women formed in ancient China for thousands of years. The three obediences refer to obedience to the father before marriage, obedience to the husband after marriage, and obedience to the son after the death of the husband. , Fugong."

"Three cardinal guides and five constant principles, the three cardinal guides, the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, the affinity between father and son, and the obedience of the husband and wife, are also called the ruler guides the subject, the father guides the son, and the husband guides the wife; the five constants: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith. In addition, the five constants are also understood as The 'Five Ethics', that is, the five human relationships called monarch and subject, father and son, brothers, husband and wife, and friends in ancient China. Loyalty, filial piety, fraternity, forbearance, and kindness are the 'Five Ethics' relationship criteria."

"As we all know, not only in China, but also in all parts of the world, the status of women in ancient times was very low. Women can be killed or given as gifts at will. In the West, there is even a custom of letting wives sleep with friends. In short, Different nationalities have different requirements and characteristics. But in ancient China, a whole set of human relations and etiquette was formed, among which the three obediences and four virtues, the three cardinal principles and the five constant rules are related to such human relations and etiquette."

"Times are changing, cultures are evolving, and customs are changing; when the history of the world has entered modern history and modern history, human history has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the ancient etiquette of China has also undergone tremendous changes. The necessary morals, such as the law-abiding, honesty and friendliness we talk about today, are all derived from ancient Chinese etiquette."

Zhao Wou-ki uttered this passage in English, so the Huaxia side could understand it.There were only translators, Gongsun Yan and others, but the American youths understood it completely. Therefore, when Zao Wou-ki talked about this, the Americans finally applauded with satisfaction.Although what Zao Wou-ki said contained some bragging, there is indeed an inherited relationship between the basic moral principles for dealing with interpersonal relationships in modern times and the ancient moral etiquette.

In this sense, Duan Xiwen and Li Chengyun's answers are really problematic. We don't know what, if we don't learn, if it is useless to learn, it is completely farting.

Because it involves classical Chinese, and Zao Wou-ki's English is extremely exquisite, Huaxia's translator encountered a lot of vocabulary obstacles when trying to translate Zao Wou-ki's answer just now into Chinese, so Zao Wou-ki spoke again for the Huaxia delegation. Three obediences and four virtues, three cardinal guides and five constant principles.

It was very simple for Zao Wou-ki to explain in English and Chinese again, but Dai Wen, an American, asked excitedly: "Mr. Where did Mr. Zao Wou-ki learn English from?"

In fact, Devon had read the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, the Three Guidelines and the Five Constant Principles in a book, but because it had been a long time, he couldn't remember it, and he had never found that book again, so his question, as The question of understanding Chinese culture was brought up.As soon as Zao Wou-ki said the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, the Three Guidelines and the Five Constant Principles in Chinese, he knew that Zao Wou-ki's English level was much higher than that of their American youths.At least, even if he saw Chinese words such as loyalty, filial piety, fraternity, tolerance, and kindness, it was difficult to express them accurately in English.

"Hehe, Mr. Devon, I learned this English by myself." Zhao Wou-ki laughed, which was also true.

The commemoration of Independence Day in the United States is obviously different from the commemoration of National Day in China.Huaxia celebrations have always been warm and festive. Many large-scale events are held in various places or industries. It is rumored that for an important celebration in a certain year, Huaxia Kingdom spent more than 2000 billion Huaxia coins for that day.

Compared with China, the United States is like a poor country, and the commemorative activities are very simple, and even seem a bit chaotic.Zao Wou-ki and the others were arranged to visit the iconic building of the United States - the Statue of Liberty, and after listening to a short speech by the President of the United States in front of the statue, it was over.By the way, when Zao Wou-ki gave a speech at Harvard University, he did not come to Boston because of the assassination of President Reagan.

However, when Zao Wou-ki and his party visited the streets of New York, they encountered a small parade.Thousands of people participated in this parade. Judging from the slogans they held and shouted, it was a group of unemployed workers protesting the government's employment policy.

Zao Wou-ki found that although these Americans were marching, they were marching on the street in an orderly manner. There were several police cars behind and in front of the parade, but the police cars were moving slowly without sounding their sirens. My feeling is that these police officers seem to be maintaining order and maintaining the power of the demonstrators.Zhao Wou-ki and others also followed behind.

"Mr. Bamorin, are there many parades like this in the United States?" Zao Wou-ki asked the accompanying personnel in the United States.

"It's not too many. According to media reports, New York has an average of less than ten times a year." Balmorin said.

Isn't ten times a year too much?Bamorin's answer surprised the Huaxia youths.In China, if a city has ten such parades a year, social security is a big problem.

Zhao Wuji thought that Bamorin's answer was full of self-confidence.The United States is such a country. You have opinions and dissatisfaction, but you also have channels to express such opinions and dissatisfaction.

Zao Wou-Ki also found that middle-aged people were the majority of the parade crowd.Unemployed workers, most of them are middle-aged people, are under great pressure.However, this kind of situation is very rare in China. Since the 20th century, most of the activities in China have been mainly young students. As for other social groups, they rarely participate. Even though they complain more about society than anyone else, they still But they understand the truth that "a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall".

When visiting Manhattan.The members of the youth delegation were finally stunned by the forest-like tall buildings!

"Isn't it scary to live in such a tall building?"

"If one building suddenly falls, it will definitely hit the other building."

"Gee. If only I had a house in Manhattan."

"How many floors does that building have?"

Both men and women are full of surprises and chattering.This is a group of modern versions of "Grandma Liu".

Zhao Wou-ki didn't even chat with these people, he thought of a material he saw in later generations, the per capita energy consumption of Americans is the highest in the world.In terms of housing area, the per capita housing area in the United States is as high as 62 square meters. That is to say, for an ordinary family of 3, the area with a housing area less than 180 meters is below the average. Below the average, it belongs to " the poor".

Moreover, people in the United States are rarely families of three like the Chinese in later generations. In the United States, it is very common for a couple to have two or three children. Of course, they can only have one.For example, for white-collar workers in the United States with a family of five, their housing should basically be more than 300 square meters to be considered "out of poverty".

With this standard, Zao Wou-ki has no intention of judging good or bad.However, the extravagant ethos of the Americans has a very bad head.Zao Wou-ki's current thinking is different from that of ordinary people. Because of his cultivation, his life span must be longer than ordinary people, and everyone can understand the limitations of the earth's resources after a little calculation.When the advanced countries use their technological, military or economic means to consume almost all the earth's resources, the late-developing countries will bear the serious consequences of their high consumption and high consumption, that is, the shortage of resources and the rise of resource prices.

The inflated prices in later generations of Huaxia are of course closely related to China's relevant policies, but they also have a lot to do with the rise in prices in the entire world. This means that even though wages are rising every year, the money in hand is getting more and more The less you spend, the so-called happiness index will not be visible at all.

As for some countries in Africa, it is even worse.Even the flat-panel LCD TVs that ordinary Chinese families have in later generations, it is impossible for ordinary African families to afford them.

It can be said that when the luxury of the United States spreads to the whole world, the people who can truly live a prosperous life will never exceed one-third of the total population of the earth.And this so-called affluent life will become unsustainable with the depletion of resources.

Perhaps, future technology is a way out, because from the perspective of future technology, some resources that cannot be developed at present, such as marine mineral resources, can also be developed in the future.

The launch ceremony of "Harry Potter" on the afternoon of July 7 was the same as the previous events. The organizer also focused on "saving money". The young man who shoots down the flying bullets with the medals on it has a magical and fantastic color, and "Harry Potter" is also a book about magic. People combine the two, so this opening ceremony is unexpected. Not hot either.

The author of the original author seemed to have experienced some twists and turns when publishing this book, but the publication of Zao Wou-ki's book in the United States, because it was a project launched by the American government, went very smoothly in all aspects.However, the publishers are also not very optimistic about this book, even though they know that Zao Wou-ki will come to the United States to participate in the release ceremony of this book (after signing the initial publishing contract, Zao Wou-ki only took half a month to come up with it again. Two manuscripts), only 10000 sets were printed, 2000 of which were hardcover.

However, when Zao Wou-ki's miraculous performance on the evening of July 7nd was reported by the media, the publishing house realized that it was time for them to make money, so they printed another 2 sets within two days.

According to the arrangement, the opening ceremony was held simultaneously with sales in other bookstores, and after the extremely brief ceremony, Zao Wou-ki ushered in the most arduous task after his rebirth: book signing.

Faced with a long line of book buyers, Zao Wou-ki only signed the title page of the first book of each set. When Zhao Wou-ki signed around the 500th set, there was a message that was definitely good news for him. News: 50000 sets of books have been sold out in less than an hour after being put on the shelves.

Of course, Zao Wou-ki's task of signing must continue. The so-called sold out means that new readers can't buy the book. Of course, some people saw the long signing line and left after paying the money.

The developed media industry in the United States has helped Zao Wou-ki a lot, making Zao Wou-ki a hero in the United States.Facing such a miraculous person, buying a set of his books for tens of dollars and reading his stories and writing style is not even a piece of cake for Americans with an average annual salary of tens of thousands of dollars.

Even if Zao Wou-Ki wrote like a printing machine, only 120 sets of books were signed and sold within two hours and 1200 minutes.Two hours is the signing time scheduled by the publishing house.

In the afternoon of the same day, the publishing house urgently printed 10 sets, which were put on shelves the next morning, but the book was sold out in just one morning, and rushed to the No.1 book sales list in the United States; on the afternoon of July 7, the publishing house reprinted 6 sets, however, the 20 sets were still sold out the next day.However, Zao Wou-ki no longer has the energy to care about his book sales, because the curtain call of his trip to the United States, or his first solo concert as a musician and artist, has already arrived.

At 7:7 p.m. on July 7, the concert hall of the Kennedy Center for the Arts was packed, and American politicians, tycoons, representatives of the art world, journalists, and audience, headed by President Ronald Reagan, were all looking forward to the miraculous Chinese Zhao.

And this concert is the theme and title set by Zao Wou-ki himself: Boat of Dreams - Zao Wou-ki and Chinese Young Artists Concert. (To be continued..)

ps: No way, this chapter only has 4000 words, and only this chapter, the full attendance in August finally slipped away from my hands.