Jagged Warlord

Li Mohan said, “China is an agricultural country with a small-scale peasant economy. "Harmony is the most important, patience is the most important, respect, frugality, and concession" everywhere. "The idea of ​​"one thing more is worse than one thing less" does not know how to fight for one's own legitimate rights, and does not have the spirit of "dare to be the first in the world", so that it is hard to get back now, ignorant and backward, and willing to live as a slave. Therefore, I partly agree with Mr. , the competition in the world today lies in the quality of the people and not in the strength of the country. If the quality of the people is high, the country can change from weak to strong. If the quality of the people is not good, the country will turn from prosperity to decline in an instant. Determine the system, I do not agree, I think that the system is the key to determine the quality of the people, if there is no good system, there will never be a nation with a sound mind and a system. But~"

Li Mohan changed the subject and said: "Are the quality of the Chinese really bad? To answer this question, first ask why the quality of the Chinese is so poor? There are only two answers to this question, or the Chinese are inherently inferior. Poor quality, either the Chinese system has caused the poor quality of Chinese people, or both. It is not true to say that the Chinese are inherently inferior, and they probably don’t have the guts. How come the brilliant civilization and strong national strength of Han and Tang? Chinese are not inherently inferior, so the reason for the poor quality of Chinese is none other than the system. So what system has been practiced in China for thousands of years It is **. So it is not too much to say that the quality of Chinese people is so poor because of the ** system? Let’s not talk about it, let’s explain it. The stereotyped essays of the Ming Dynasty turned scholars into nerds. Man Qing The literary prison caused social panic and destroyed talents. Many talents did not dare to intervene in politics, thus imprisoning their thoughts and seriously hindering the development and progress of Chinese society."

Liang Qichao still disagreed and said: "If it is in China, it can be said that the system is not as good as other countries, but why are the Chinese still like this in the United States? Oranges grown in Huainan are oranges. This does not mean that it is not a problem with the system, but with people. Is there a problem? Only by improving the quality of the people first can a good system be established. If it is a problem with the system, why do Americans and Japanese not have the problems that the Chinese have? Or are they not so serious?"

Li Mohan smiled lightly and replied: "It's still a system problem. Please imagine, sir, the United States is the home of the Chinese. The Chinese are discriminated against in the United States, and the Americans even make special legislation to exclude the Chinese. Just imagine, in such a place, how can the Chinese Generating a sense of belonging? Without a sense of belonging, you will naturally feel contemptuous and self-deprecating. If you do bad things, you will have no moral bottom line. Let me tell you a story..."

There are 7 people who formed a small group to live together. Everyone in them is ordinary and equal. They don’t have any sinister intentions, but they are selfish. They want to use a non-violent way to solve their daily meals by formulating a system. Problem - To share a pot of porridge, but there is no weighing utensils or containers with graduations.Everyone experimented with different methods, gave full play to their ingenuity, and formed an increasingly perfect system after many games.Generally speaking, there are mainly the following types:

Method [-]: Designate a person to be responsible for the distribution of porridge.Soon everyone discovered that this person shared the most porridge for himself.So another person was changed, and it turned out that the person in charge of distributing the porridge always had the most and the best porridge in his bowl.Lord Acton's conclusion is: Power leads to corruption, and absolute power leads to absolute corruption.

Method 6: Everyone takes turns presiding over the porridge, one day per person.This is tantamount to acknowledging that individuals have the right to share more porridge for themselves, and at the same time give everyone the opportunity to share more porridge for themselves.Although it seems to be equal, each person has enough to eat and has surplus only one day a week, and is hungry for the other [-] days.Everyone thinks that this system has caused a waste of resources.

Method [-]: Everyone elects a trustworthy person to host the porridge.At first this man of good moral character was basically fair, but soon he began to give more points to himself and his flatterers.We can't let it be depraved and corrupted, and we have to find new ideas.

Method [-]: Elect a sub-committee and a supervisory committee to form supervision and restriction.Fairness is basically achieved, but because the supervision committee often proposes various proposals, and the porridge division committee argues hard, the porridge will be cold by the time the porridge is divided.

Method 7: Everyone takes turns to share the porridge, but the person who distributes the porridge should be the last one to receive the porridge.Surprisingly, under this system, the porridge in the 7 bowls is the same every time, as if measured with a scientific instrument.Everyone who presides over the distribution of porridge realizes that if the porridge in the [-] bowls is different, he will undoubtedly have the least share.

The conclusion: Institutions matter.Institutions are chosen by people and are the result of transactions.A good system is natural, clear and subtle, simple and efficient.In fact, the most important function of a country's system is to improve people's quality and guide people to move in the right direction instead of passively waiting for people's quality to reach the so-called standard before implementing a certain system.Therefore, the poor quality of Chinese people just shows that the current system is poor, and it just shows that the current system needs to be reformed.

Li Mohan's story won applause

Liang Qichao also applauded, but he still said: "General Li's eloquence is unparalleled, but he didn't convince me."

Li Mohan was not in a hurry, and said, "Mr. Zhuo Ru, I'm going back to Shangqiu recently, why don't you go to Shangqiu with me?"

Liang Qichao clasped his hands and said, "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders!"

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After a long journey, Liang Qichao finally arrived in Shangqiu. His first impression of Shangqiu was that there were construction sites everywhere, scaffolding and walls everywhere.Foreign technicians with high nose bridges and blue eyes abound, and more are Chinese coolies in blue overalls and wicker helmets. Fighting with them, there are also countless huge construction machinery.

The Ford car drove Li Mohan and Liang Qichao around Shangqiu. Along the way, Liang Qichao was very surprised by the clean and tidy city.The crowds and carriages and horses are orderly and parallel.Liang Qichao noticed that at every intersection there was a policeman in black uniform standing under a lamppost.On the light pole, two electric lights, one red and one green, are very eye-catching.

With a "squeak", the driving car stopped abruptly. Liang Qichao looked up and saw a red light in front of him.

Now is the peak time for government officials and factory workers to go to work, but whether it is the Western cars of high-ranking officials and rich businessmen, the bicycles of ordinary people, pedestrians on foot, or the carriages and mule carts of peddlers and pawns, there is no one When people cross the road casually, as long as the red light on the light pole is on, even a three-foot child will consciously stop.

"What is this light?" Liang Qichao asked, "I saw it in London, is it called a traffic light?"

Li Mohan nodded with a smile.

The car turned around a few more times, and Liang Qichao saw that at intervals along the street, there would be a small house made of cement with the word "public toilet" written on it.Liang Qichao saw many anxious people rushing in, and came out with a relaxed expression.

"No wonder no one defecates anywhere. General Li manages well, and Liang Zhuoru admires him." Liang Qichao praised

Li Mohan said: "These people are also Chinese, how do they compare with the people in Xuzhou?"

Liang Qichao said: "There is no comparison."

Li Mohan smiled and said: "In fact, not long ago, they were the same as the people in Xuzhou, or the same as the people in any place in China today. Why are they so civilized now?" Li Mohan explained how he transformed the people. Liang Qichao said it again.

"A good system, coupled with a strong government." Liang Qichao got a new understanding from Li Mohan's explanation.

"Let's go, let's go to the Self-improvement Youth League." Li Mohan said to the driver

Liang Qichao asked, "What kind of organization is the Self-improvement Youth League?"

Li Mohan said: "To a certain extent, it is a youth group established according to the model in your "Young China" by Mr. Zhuo Ru."

The car arrived at the activity base of the Youth League closest to the urban area. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the base, Liang Qichao saw a huge granite stele, engraved on the stele: "Youth wise, the country is wise; young people are rich, the country is rich; young people are strong, the country is rich." If the youth is independent, the country will be independent; if the youth is free, the country will be free; if the youth progresses, the country will progress; if the youth is better than Europe, the country will be better than Europe;

The joy and excitement in Liang Qichao's heart at this moment can no longer be described in words. What is more gratifying and joyful than others taking their own words as the golden rule?When the teenagers of the Youth League collectively recited Liang Qichao's "Young China", Liang Qichao couldn't help reciting it aloud with them.

Li Mohan sent a copy of "My View on Nationalism" to Liang Qichao at the right time, and Liang Qichao read it through that night, and immediately became a prisoner of Li Mohan's nationalism theory.It’s no wonder that Liang Qichao’s Progressive Party’s political philosophy is called “nationalism,” which is actually a variant of Western nationalism, so Li Mohan’s views on the macroscopic political direction are similar.

A few days later, Liang Qichao was about to return to Beijing. Before leaving, Liang Qichao held Li Mohan's hand and said, "I was so ashamed that I thought I knew the situation of the country well.

Li Mohan also followed suit and said: "Sir, for decades, he has advocated reforms to become stronger, educated thousands of students to serve the country, and his achievements will shine through the ages. This is great wisdom and great wisdom."

Liang Qichao waved his hand and said, "There is no priority in learning, and the master is the teacher. General Li does not need to be too modest."

"Oh, that's right." Li Mohan took out a black glass bottle from his pocket, handed it to Liang Qichao, and said, "This is a new drug developed by our pharmaceutical factory. Please trouble Mr. Zhuo Ru to bring it to General Cai Songpo. Although this drug cannot completely cure His lung disease, but it can heal his throat and prevent the lung disease from recurring."

Liang Qichao asked, "General Li knows Cai Songpo?"

Li Mohan shook his head and said, "I have admired your name for a long time, but I just never met her."

Liang Qichao smiled and said, "There is a chance, there is a chance."