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Chapter 12 The follow-up to the confrontation between the Fuzhong

Dong Shuheng knew that Wei Yuan had no intention of pursuing an official career for a long time, and he could be said to be an old "angry young man." He himself was a late Jinshi scholar, and his thoughts were different from others. He was an anomaly among the officials. In the late Qing Dynasty, officials like him had no way to succeed.

He has made progress in his official career. But in this life, Dong Shuheng hopes that he can push Wei Yuan.

Because he doesn't want to fight alone.

"Mr. Mo Shen, the Qing Dynasty has been dead since the Gengzi Year." Dong Shuheng's words were astonishing.

"What...you...hey...you are right." Wei Yuan was obviously shocked by Dong Shuheng, and the beard at the corner of his mouth trembled. He carefully tasted Dong Shuheng's words, and finally found no reason to object.

Because he experienced the Gengzi Revolution, it was this incident that made him realize the advanced nature of the West and decided to introduce Western learning.

"Sir, you also understand Western history. You should know that the Western colonial model is different from the foreign invasions in our history."

"Let's take the British colonization of India as an example. The British supported some Indian princes, provoked wars between them, and carved up India with very few troops. The princes in India are still there, but India is what the British call it.

After all, those princes were just spokespersons for the British. They grabbed raw materials there at low prices and dumped goods at high prices. The wealth accumulated in India over thousands of years became nutrients for the British to develop themselves. This is also the reason why Britain has transformed from a small island country into a country on which the sun never sets.

Imperial reasons.”

Dong Shuheng thought for a while and continued: "China's current situation is very similar to that of India. The current Qing court is just a tool in the hands of the British. With this tool, the British will not destroy the Qing court, but will support it.

, to prevent her from perishing. In this way, Britain can continue to meet its needs through the Qing court without having to station many soldiers in China. If it needs the market, let the Qing court open it. If it needs money, let the Qing court pay compensation. If they can't make money, they will

Selling opium..."

"Everything the UK does is for the development of its own industry. The most important thing in developing industry is the market and raw materials. They will not directly destroy China and take away all the gold and silver wealth. This will not be good for them but will be harmful."

"Spain was once the overlord of Europe, known as the empire on which the sun never sets. They adopted a genocidal colonial method. As a result, they grabbed a large amount of gold and silver, which caused serious inflation in Spain. There was too much money to buy anything.

If you buy it, the price of things will naturally increase. Gold and silver cannot be eaten. It can only be used as a medium of exchange. Of course, this is called finance in the West."

"The British replaced Spain as the European overlord, the new empire on which the sun never sets. Obviously she recognized this problem. They are more inclined to gain wealth through trade, but this trade is not equal in most cases. Through trade

It can stimulate the industrial development in the UK. Industrial development is now the standard for evaluating the strength of European countries."

"You see, the Taiping Army is now in full swing and seems to be starting a prairie fire. But as long as it threatens the core of the Qing court, the British will definitely take action. Unless..."

"Unless the Taiping Army can be more traitorous than the Qing court!" Wei Yuan interjected. Dong Shuheng's words no longer shocked him. Instead, he was calmly analyzing every word Dong Shuheng said.

"So what if you see through all this? I am a humble person who cannot influence the Qing court and cannot start anew, so what can I do? Or what will you do?" Wei Yuan asked, with a pair of sharp eyes, as if he wanted to see through Dong Shuheng.

.

"Establish new schools, run Western affairs, build a new army, raise a new party, borrow bandits, accumulate strength, wait for the opportunity, and seek rejuvenation." 24 words, each word spoken from Dong Shuheng's mouth is worth more than a thousand pieces of gold. Listen to it.

In Wei Yuan's ears, it was like a drum beating in his heart. It shattered the haze in his heart and opened up a new world for him.

Originally, he was discouraged and was ready to resign and go into seclusion in the mountains. Be it the Qing court or the Taiping Army, let them make trouble. But now, he wished he could be a few years younger. Wei Yuan stared at the young man in front of him and thought of

Two lines of a poem written by Brother Ding'an back then: "I urge God to cheer up and send down talented people of all kinds." Is it really God's open-mindedness that sent down this young man?

"Can you be more specific?" Wei Yuan asked again. He wanted to see if this young man was boasting.

"Sir, I have now planned to build an arsenal, an ammunition factory, a clothing factory, and a food factory in Taipei, all using the latest equipment. There is also a silk reeling factory and a yarn mill under preparation. In addition,

, I also prepared five new farms."

Dong Shuheng looked at Wei Yuan and continued: "Sir, these are Westernization. Through these enterprises, we can earn back the money from foreigners or seize the domestic market and prevent domestic wealth from flowing into the hands of foreigners."

"Let's talk about this new study again. In most cases, the current education can only cultivate a group of officials who know the Eight-legged Composition. To develop our industry, we must have talents from all aspects. I believe that when Mr. introduced Western studies, he also discovered this

problem, that’s why we absorb Western learning into Chinese learning to create new learning. But after all, the power of one person, sir, is limited. We must establish a new learning system from basic education to higher education..."

The highest state of a Chinese literati is to establish a sect. Wang Yangming founded the Xinxue and achieved a holy feat. Wei Yuan vaguely felt that he could do something, and the passion in his heart that had already cooled was rekindled.

Dong Shuheng sketched a colorful picture of the future for Wei Yuan. Even though Wei Yuan was old and cautious, he was deeply attracted by this picture.

"Well said! Shuheng, you already have a teacher of Western studies. I wonder if you have a teacher of Chinese studies."

Dong Shuheng's heart moved and he thought to himself: "Did I become a senior brother before my son-in-law is made today?"

"Replying to sir, this junior has no fame and only attended private school."

"What do you think of me, old man? Are you willing to accept me as your master?" Wei Yuan said.

No, it means accepting a disciple if they disagree with each other. However, although Wei Yuan does not have a big official position, his reputation in the academic world is great, and he can be called a new leader of the new school. This teacher must be worshiped,

What's more, there is a junior sister in this family! Can I be considered the founding disciple?

He said that it is better to choose a day than to hit it, so he bowed his head and bowed. Wei Yuan was not a very particular person. The relationship between master and disciple was forged.

As he spoke, Wei Yuan mysteriously walked to the bookshelf, opened a hidden compartment, and took out a notebook.

Dong Shuheng couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.

"Watt? Revival Society? There are three big characters "Revival Society" clearly written on the cover of the book. Is there such an organization?" Dong Shuheng thought to himself, "I have never heard of it in history! I guess it came after Wei Yuan

If you resign and become a Buddhist, the organization will naturally dissipate."

Before Dong Shuheng could speak, Wei Yuan took the lead in explaining: "Don't be surprised, the Fuxing Society is indeed an organization, but unlike the Tiandi Society outside, we are just a school of thought."

"Back then, Gong Ding'an and I worked together to organize Lin Gong's books, introduce Western learning, and create new learning. At that time, we met a group of like-minded scholars. We discussed Western learning together, discussed the reform of stereotyped writing, and carried forward the practical knowledge of the world."

"But everyone knows that we are not tolerated by the mainstream gentry class, so we established the Renaissance Society, which means to revive China through learning. In addition, we can also help each other in our official career."

"Shu Heng, what do you think is your biggest difficulty now?" Wei Yuan continued to ask.

"Well……"

Dong Shuheng thought for a while and continued: "Lack of money, lack of people! Westernization requires a lot of investment, slow returns, and requires a lot of initial capital. I think I can solve this slowly. But people who understand Westernization, people educated by Dong Xinxue,

But I can't find it."

Wei Yuan smiled mysteriously and said: "Our Renaissance Association has no money and no power, but we still have a lot of people. Some of them are proficient in Western learning, some are studying the ancients, some are proficient in miscellaneous studies, and there are even medical geniuses...

..." As he said that, he threw the pamphlet on the table.

Dong Shuheng subconsciously wanted to reach out to take it. But as soon as he stretched out his hand, he was stopped by Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan laughed, and he looked a bit cunning at this time.

"Not yet. This is the top secret of our revival meeting. We can't just give it to you. If you want it, you have to meet one of my conditions!"

"What conditions? Master, please make it clear. There is only one condition that has been agreed upon first and cannot be added." Dong Shuheng said quickly.

"Hey, I won't embarrass you as a teacher. As long as you can help build an academy for me, it should be as big as the four major academies. The people of the Weishi Revival Association are at your disposal. Of course, they must be in line with our purpose of reviving China."

Without saying anything else, Dong Shuheng just said: "It's done!" Hehe, the master doesn't know yet, but my apprentice's greatest strength is in infrastructure construction.

The master and the apprentice lost track of time as they chatted. Suddenly, Dong Shuheng vaguely heard a rustling sound behind the screen. "Eh? Master, is there a mouse in your study?"

"Oh, ah, cough cough... Shu Heng, I think that's all for today, and you'll come back to my master tomorrow. Let's continue chatting." Wei Yuan said awkwardly.

Dong Shuheng left Zhizhou Yamen with a puzzled look on his face.

After Dong Shuheng left, he saw a young girl quickly walking out from behind the screen and rushing to the courtyard. It turned out that Wei Yuzhen had been hiding behind the screen and eavesdropping. As a result, the master and apprentice chatted for too long, which made the girl urinate.

Hold it in until now.

Wei Yuan shook his head helplessly.


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