Putting down the letter, Wang Xiaolie shook his head slightly. Zhang Jun has many advantages. For example, he is smart and knows everything he says. He also learns things very quickly. No matter what he does, he learns it quickly. But he is also too smart.

, likes to make his own decisions and stir up trouble. He behaves well in front of Wang Xiaolie, but once he leaves, he will cause big trouble.

Wang Xiaolie's original intention of going south this time was to ask Zhang Jun to restrain himself and not draw attention to himself. He wanted to find out how Tangzhou and Dengzhou are doing now. The market economy, people's lives, especially the armaments of the two states. Who would have thought that when he arrived in Tangzhou?

State, first cause a life-threatening lawsuit. Although the current Tangzhou magistrate does not care about the state, it is not a good thing after all.

Is such a subordinate good? To be honest, with such a person around, many things can be done easily. If you say one, he will know and two, many things have been done in advance. But after all, Zhang Jun is not a person like Wang Zhong, so he still has to

Take the lead. Once you take the lead, many things will become difficult to say.

After coming to Ruzhou for a few months, Wang Xiaolie established couriers in Tangzhou and Dengzhou. It had no other function except to deliver messages to Ruzhou. The characters were also inconspicuous. They were all former military junior high schools and opened small shops in the two states.

.Their identities are not hidden, and of course the two states don't care.

Good intelligence personnel are very scarce. You can't just find someone, give him money, tell him what to do, and then you can complete the task. If you really want to understand the situation in the two states, Wang Xiaolie still has to send Zhang Jun.

At this moment, Shao Ling came in. He crossed his hands and said, "Zhizhou and every county have been checked. What the officials said is basically consistent with it."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's really not easy. In a few days, I killed sixteen people and confiscated their property before these officials could understand. Things in this world are really difficult to do. You should understand early and tell the truth early.

, why should so many people lose their wealth and lives!"

Shao Ling said: "Old officials are the most slippery in the world! If you want them to do something, you have to be ruthless!"

Wang Xiaolie stood up, smiled, and shook his head slightly.

Why are old officials the most slippery in the world? This kind of statement cannot be taken seriously. Old officials are also human beings, and most of them are knowledgeable and courteous. How can they be the slipperiest? It is only their status and their treatment that create this impression on the world.

The way they do things makes people feel like this.

In ancient China, or in ancient times including most of Europe and Asia, upper-class intellectuals were unfamiliar with grassroots affairs. This was not because of culture, geography, or anything else. It was because this is how human beings developed.

With the development of society, we must first realize the importance of something, then research and learn, and finally become familiar with it gradually. Only when we are familiar with it can we handle it in an orderly manner and with reasonable evidence. Step by step, human beings will understand themselves and society.

We are getting more and more, and we are getting better and better at handling them. This is the development of society, the progress of civilization, and the footsteps of mankind moving forward.

In the beginning, human society was simple and governance was not complicated. The upper-level rulers did not need to know the details of social operations. In fact, no one cared about the daily affairs of the officials. This phenomenon was caused by unfamiliarity with the officials and improper management.

On the one hand, they are dissatisfied with the operation of society. The upper-level rulers put forward requirements, but the officials cannot do it or are unwilling to do it. In the end, it is said that the old officials are the most slippery. Why are they slippery? If you are not satisfied with them, you can't live without them.

When I have no choice, I can only say that old officials are the most slippery.

This is a common problem among intellectuals, not just old officials. For example, the Song Dynasty could not defeat Liao, Xixia, and Jin. What did the literati say? They said that the military discipline in those places was the strictest and the Song army was lazy, so they formulated

There are a lot of strict military disciplines. It is said that the people in those places are strong and the people of the Song Dynasty are weak, so they cannot be defeated. In fact, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty are taller than them. It is said that because the living conditions are not good in those places, everyone endures hardships and stands hard work. In fact, it is

?How many people can endure hardship better than the Han people?

This kind of mistake is not only made by ancient literati, but also by intellectuals of later generations.

Wang Xiaolie remembered that in his previous life, corporate training, business training, and success training were particularly popular. Some teachers often told a joke. A screw requires three turns and then half a turn. The Germans would carefully tighten it three times and half a turn.

, and what about the Chinese? Three twists and a half, does that mean two and a half! What is the result? Teachers are often mysterious at this time. Because Chinese culture is not good! They think they are smart, but in fact they are just clever! Twist two and a half is

No! You can’t learn even if someone teaches you!

Isn’t this nonsense! For an engineering student, of course he knows what it means to ask for three and a half turns. If he knows, how can he ask for two and a half turns? This story may have a prototype. It was originally about a Chinese engineer.

The foundation of time is not solid. In the words of some people who think they are intellectuals, it means that Chinese culture is not good.

This culture is not good, that culture is not good, just learn a few sentences in foreign language. The comprador thought that is carried out to the end has become the spiritual support for these people who think they are superior. The first thing to do in the world is to do it down-to-earth and do it.

There will be a harvest.

People often say that there were masters in the Republic of China, but why are there no more now? What kind of masters were the masters in the Republic of China? Most of those who wore this title during the Republic of China either learned some methods from the West or thoroughly criticized Chinese culture. These

Is criticism similar to the analysis of military affairs by these intellectuals in the Song Dynasty?

Is it useful? Of course it is. Because when it is bad, you must first criticize it. In the criticism, you will sublate something, learn something, and inherit something. Finally, you will become familiar with these things and find the correct method in practice.

Only by going step by step in this way can civilization advance and culture develop. The purpose of criticism is to learn and improve, not to abandon.

It is not easy to go from being aloof and chatting to being down-to-earth. Even in the 21st century, there are actually only a handful of civilizations and countries that have truly achieved this. In most countries, elites have studied in Europe and the United States since childhood. What are they?

Don’t know? But as soon as I returned to my own country, I felt superior. I had to do this thing this way, that thing I had to do that way, and it was all a piece of cake in the end.

Wang Xiaolie remembers watching a movie called "The White Tiger". It tells the story of a low-caste man in a rural area in India who was severely beaten by the society, and finally killed his owner, robbed money and became a successful man. The story itself has nothing to do with it.

, what’s interesting is this man’s thoughts. He believes that the caste system is the root cause of India’s backwardness, and especially compares it with China. When the Chinese Prime Minister visited India, he wrote a letter asking whether China has a caste system. It seems that

It is a particularly remarkable thing to ask this question.

The caste system disappeared in China a thousand or two thousand years ago. Princes, generals, and ministers, would you rather have caste? Not only has the caste system been abolished long ago, but there is also the concept of equal wealth and equal wealth. Is it useful? Before the founding of New China,

China's development is not as good as India's.

Is it because of the caste system that India is not as developed as China? In the past, South Africa still implemented the apartheid system. Was South Africa's development poor at that time? It's just that the results were for white people and had nothing to do with black people. It also developed from the colonies.

In the United States, the same development results are all due to immigrants, and the natives are actually trapped. How big is the difference?

It is a leap for a civilization to go from the intellectuals standing high to the time when they bend down and penetrate into all aspects of society. The masters of the Republic of China stood high and talked eloquently; the generals of the Republic of China criticized Fang Qiu and were high-spirited. But the people at the bottom of society have no life, and the army only needs to be

Fighting with foreign countries always collapses at the first touch. Is it useful?

Human society always has to go from being enlightened when hearing some names, concepts, theories, doctrines, etc., to truly realizing its own backwardness and learning and improving step by step. It takes time and growth. No.

It’s just that society is like this, and so are people.

Wang Xiaolie remembers that when he was a child, when he heard those made-up stories and those novel terms, he would feel enlightened. When he heard people say that Germans are rigorous and Japanese are sophisticated, he would also feel that they are so powerful and the Chinese are not as good.

As you grow older, you will also hear that Americans are good at innovation, French people are romantic, and so on. All developed countries have a characteristic of criticizing Chinese culture. When you grow older, you will gradually realize that these statements are nothing more than idle chatter.

There really is a problem.

When you fall behind, when you need to wake up, you need to hear these stories. It’s not that these stories are correct, it’s that you realize your own backwardness. It’s not that these characteristics are true, it’s that you can learn from these characteristics. If you fall behind, you don’t have to.

A matter of method.

When you realize that you are backward and have truly reformed your thinking, these statements are no longer needed. If you say this again, they will only become the object of ridicule. These may not be myths and may have some basis, but they really cannot be said to be culture.

There is a sentence in Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman": "I opened the history and looked it up. There is no chronology in this history. The four words 'benevolence, justice and morality' are written on each crooked page. I couldn't sleep anyway, so I read carefully for half the night.

Only then did I see the words between the words, and there were two words written all over the book: 'Eating people'!" This sentence is very famous, and it is Lu Xun's profound indictment of feudal ethics.

But are Chinese history books really all about "benevolence, justice and morality"? Is Chinese history really all about "cannibalism"? If you really think this way, you can live up to the name of Lu Xun's novel, He is a madman. Such criticism is not applicable to Lu Xun's current situation

The era is what Chinese society needs. But after that era, it would be ridiculous to say this. If China’s history is like this, then the world still has history?

The May 4th Movement was the enlightenment of China's new society and new ideas. The two contents were the criticism of the old China and the yearning for Mr. De and Mr. Sai. The criticism of the old country was even worse.

The introduction of Mr. De and Mr. Sai was not enough. However, some Chinese intellectuals were stuck in the May 4th Movement and could not get out. Especially that kind of criticism made some people obsessed with it.

The New Culture Movement's criticism of the old culture was hysterical and merciless, and many of them were actually wrong. This does not affect the greatness of the New Culture Movement, because it indeed inspired new ideas and ushered in a new China.

But the New Culture Movement a hundred years ago has long passed. That kind of criticism is also out of date.

When we grow up, we are always accompanied by this kind of saying, that kind of saying, and countless sayings. Some are reasonable, some are not reasonable, some are reasonable at a certain time and under special conditions, and some are always true no matter what time.

It makes sense. When a person grows up, whether he can clearly distinguish these learned sayings and principles is his own learning achievement.

Why did China fall behind? In other words, why did China fall behind in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China? There are many opinions. Some of them have a purpose, some are purely academic, and some are purely human imagination. After hearing this kind of statement many times, many

People think they have many solutions.

If you traveled back in time to ancient times, how would you make China strong? The answers are really countless.

Some people will wave their hands. Since ancient times, China has emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce. As long as it emphasizes commerce and develops commerce, it can become prosperous and prosperous.

Some people feel sad. China does not pay attention to craftsmen and technology, resulting in slow technological development. Technology should be rewarded and even patent laws should be established like the United Kingdom in history.

Some people will say that China's unification has suppressed people's thoughts and suppressed the flow of technology. It is necessary to divide the country like Europe and become small countries one by one, and technology will develop.

Others say that in Chinese history, the emperors had the final say, and the status of businessmen was too low. Industrial and commercial owners should be allowed to come to power, seize state power, and enter capitalism in advance.

Others say that those who hold power in China are intellectuals and literati. We should kill all the literati and let soldiers, businessmen, and factory owners take charge, and we will naturally be undefeated.

Others say that China is a Confucian civilization. It fell behind in the end, and Confucianism is an unpardonable crime. Confucianism should be criticized, abolished, and even all Confucian intellectuals should be killed. Starting with the Confucian saint Confucius, we must first knock him to the ground.

Once the roots of this culture are dug, things will naturally get better.

They fantasize that China will become strong because of one or more of these methods. After becoming strong, it will take the road ahead for white Europeans to become strong. They will colonize here and colonize there. Let this earth have only one

nation.

After dinner, a few of us sat and chatted and talked about these stories, of course. It would be a big mistake to really take these things seriously and think that you can do them.

What does a person learn in decades? There are more than 200 countries in the world, many of which have large populations. The elites in these countries have been educated in Europe and the United States since childhood. In fact, it is similar in China. Elites like to give gifts

Children go to study abroad. How does the knowledge you have learned over decades compare with these people? How many of these well-educated people have changed their homeland?

From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China to the next more than 100 years, how many Chinese people went to study in Europe and the United States? Many of them also had excellent academic performance. Have these elites found a way to change China's destiny? No.

The person who really changed China did not study abroad. Of course he learned new knowledge and was exposed to new ideas, but he was never conquered by these new knowledge and new ideas.

If you are lagging behind, you will be criticized, if you are lagging behind you must learn, and lagging behind itself is a mistake. There is no doubt about this. But how to change the backward situation is a university question. This knowledge should not be learned from school textbooks, nor should it be learned from what

In the works of great men, even if they study all human knowledge, they may not find the answer.

Why has China fallen behind? Especially in science and technology? This question is also known as the Needham question. However, even if China slowly develops, there is still no answer to this question.

Why is there no answer? Because the modernization and modernization of the world began in Europe. Human civilization has been deeply imprinted by white Europeans. Many truths are actually still hidden in this imprint, making it difficult to see clearly.

.China is a different civilization. How can we find the answer to China’s backwardness through the eyes of white Europeans?
To be continued...