Hui'er was not as excited as before when she saw the young master today, and she hid behind Mrs. Chen and didn't say anything.
Dong Shuheng originally wanted to take him out to visit Yangzhou City, but this girl seemed to have never visited the renovated Yangzhou City. However, the girl insisted on following Chen, so Dong Shuheng gave up when he saw that she was not interested.
Lao Wei's residence in Yangzhou is near Wenchang Pavilion. This house was naturally given to him by Dong Shuheng. Lao Wei was also very satisfied with it, for no other reason than that it was close to Wenchang Pavilion.
Dong Shuheng came to Wei's house with his guards and a bunch of New Year's greetings. Wei Yuzhen was also at home. She and Dong Shuheng had just returned after picking up Mrs. Chen. After all, it was already inappropriate for men and women to meet each other before they even went through the door.
It's even more inappropriate to live in someone else's home. Wei Yuzhen is still very reserved in front of her future mother-in-law.
In the study, Lao Wei was reading. He was wearing a pair of glasses. When they were young, they read under an oil lamp at night. So many scholars in ancient times had bad eyesight.
Wei Yuan put down the book, glanced at Dong Shuheng and said: "Shuheng, I have also heard the news. It seems that I, the 'sheep head', can no longer continue my work. Have you figured out what to do?"
"Master, the soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth. To be honest, I really haven't thought about how to deal with this Gilhang'a. This person is a die-hard lackey of the Qing court. Unlike Shao Can, he still has the people in his heart."
"Are you afraid that this person will jump to the wall after arriving in Jiangsu?"
"Well, it's very possible that this kind of person has no bottom line in what he does."
"What's going on with Qishan? Can he still hold on?"
"Hey, he's just hanging there with his life hanging. He has a stroke and there's no cure at all, but he won't die for a while. But I have replaced everyone around him."
"It won't work like this all the time. I think we can show some of our cards with the Qing government at some point, as long as we don't overturn the table."
"I also obviously feel that my body and energy are not as good as before. I will have to hold on for another two years. When the students of the academy graduate, you will not be short of helpers."
"But, Shu Heng, you have to figure out how to bring all these people together. Our academy has never had this model before, and I don't know what will happen to the students we educate?"
"Last time you told me about reorganizing the Renaissance Association and turning it into a complete political organization. I think this idea is very good. I recently studied Western politics and found that all countries with strong national power now have political parties in power, and the monarch
Weakened.”
"So, I think the revival plan you proposed is feasible. A group united by political leadership is always more reliable than a small group of privileged people united by power and interests."
"There will always be an imbalance in the distribution of power and interests, and some people will always feel unfair. In the end, they will be divided. Just like the Taiping Army, they were united by interests, and now they are facing division due to their own interests."
"Shu Heng, if you want to integrate all the forces around you, then it is imperative to implement your plan for the revival meeting."
"Master, do you think it is better for China to implement a monarchy or a republic?" Dong Shuheng suddenly asked. He has been very entangled with this issue.
"Shu Heng, the so-called monarchy and republic should not be taken at face value. For example, in France, after they ousted the king, did they become a republic? Not necessarily."
"Another example is our Chinese history. Although every dynasty has emperors, there are only a few who can truly be called a god. There were emperors in the Song Dynasty, but sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty was not just a slogan shouted by the emperor, it was a slogan of the scholar-bureaucrats.
In many cases, power was superior to that of the Song Dynasty emperor. Do you think they were a republic or an imperial system?"
Lao Wei also read a lot of Western Enlightenment books and knew the theory of Western democratic republic. So the republic he talked about was not the republic of the Duke of Zhou era in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Dong Shuheng, on the other hand, agrees with pragmatism. No matter what the situation is, if you can represent the majority and let the majority of people have their voices heard to determine the fate of the country and nation, it is a good political system.
"Master, actually, I have been thinking about this matter. I was only inspired by your original revival meeting. I think that as long as the government of a country can represent the interests of the majority of people and let the majority of people decide the direction of the country's development,
It’s a democratic government.”
"But if most people in the country want to exercise their power, they must go through an organization, and this organization must be able to represent the interests of the vast majority of people. A country like that where several organizations compete for positions and take turns to govern is torn apart.
, because their society has been divided and cannot integrate into a single majority, but can only continue to compete among several parts. Such a system is not conducive to the progress and development of the country."
"No matter how powerful a person is, the power and hearts he can gather around him are limited. Only an organization with a clear-cut banner can gather unlimited power."
"Because everyone in this organization will regard themselves as the main body of the organization, and will regard the development goals of the organization as the direction of their own development efforts. In this way, through the expansion of the organization, they can infinitely expand their own strength."
"But an organization must have a scientific core. This core must be something that everyone is willing to strive for. It must be close to reality and achievable, and it must be long-term enough to play a leading role."
"Secondly, an organization must have a clear representative group. It must know who it represents and who the organization relies on. And these represented objects must be the majority of the groups in the country."
"Finally, this organization must also have a rigorous organizational system. Without an organizational system and it is scattered, the organization's power will not be fully exerted."
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"Master, what I'm talking about cannot be accomplished by just one or two people. It requires a certain period of theoretical accumulation and practical verification."
"So I want to publish an internal publication first, called "Fuxing Weekly", which will only be circulated within our Huaihai Navy and the academy. It will first promote some of the ideas of the Fuxing Society, and in addition, it will criticize current ills and cause everyone to think about the rejuvenation of the country.
.”
"During this process, we can discover talents, develop a group of members secretly, and then formally establish the Chinese Renaissance Association when the time is right. In the future, the Chinese Renaissance Association will be the core of our leadership. And we will also be led by a unified program
struggle."
Dong Shuheng spoke for a long time and took a long breath. These words had been hidden in his heart for a long time.
He could only tell Wei Yuan that if he discussed it with others, they would either find him shocking or simply not understand what he was talking about.
"Let me help you start up this "Fuxing Weekly". Yuzhen can't handle these political things. In addition, I also have a few pens for writing policy papers. Don't be lazy and write some when you have nothing to do.
Something, you came up with the idea of this new revival meeting, so you should at least come up with something programmatic."
Writing is Dong Shuheng's biggest headache. In his previous life, whenever his boss asked him to write a report, he would find all kinds of excuses.
There is no escape now. Only he knows the future context. Times have changed, and the country can no longer be governed by just a class of scholar-bureaucrats.
Several major ethnic groups in the world are taking shape. White people are encircling the world and expanding their living circle. The Chinese nation, which has the largest population in the world, is still closing itself off and missing the opportunity to divide the territory of the earth. This is something Dong Shuheng cannot tolerate.
of.
In order to improve the competitiveness of the Chinese nation in the future, we must rely on the strength of the entire nation to promote China's development.
Uniting all the forces that can be united is the correct direction for China's political development in the future. How to unite these forces? This is the issue before Dong Shuheng.
While chatting, it was getting late, and Wei Yuzhen came over and called the two of them to have dinner.
"Dad, Shuheng, I personally cooked a table of dishes for you today. How about you trying my cooking?"
"Haha, my good daughter is finally enlightened. My father hasn't eaten the food you cooked yet. Shuheng, you must eat more later." Wei Yuan said and glanced at Dong Shuheng meaningfully, with a look in his eyes.
With a hint of sympathy.
The three of them arrived at the restaurant, where Yuzhen's maid Ying'er was setting the table.
There is a plate of fried green vegetables on the table. It looks a little black, probably because there is too much soy sauce, but it is rare to have green vegetables this season.
There is also a fried bacon with garlic, which is what Lao Wei and other Hunan people like to eat.
There is also a tofu soup, which is just two dishes and one soup. The Wei family's table is small, and if the plates are placed loosely, it can indeed be regarded as a table of dishes.
After Lao Wei sat down, he quickly grabbed the rice bowl and ate the rice. Occasionally, he picked up a small piece of garlic sprouts on the plate and ate it with a large piece of rice.
"Come to Shuheng, let's eat vegetables." Wei Yuzhen picked up a bunch of vegetables and put them in Dong Shuheng's bowl.
"Eat, Shuheng." Old Wei said encouragingly.
The whole family was so enthusiastic, which made Dong Shuheng feel embarrassed.
"Oh, Yuzhen, you're so polite. I can just pick it up myself." As he said that, Dong Shuheng put the green vegetables into his mouth. Suddenly, the smell of the sea, no, the smell of sea salt almost hit his taste buds.
Burst open.
"It's good that our family is a salt merchant, but you can't put so much salt in it!" Dong Shuheng complained in his heart.
However, both father and daughter were watching. Dong Shuheng squeezed his eyes and suppressed the tears that were about to flow out.
"Consider this Yuzhen's test for me!" With this in mind, Dong Shuheng finally ate the green vegetables.
"How does it taste? Shu Heng."
"Well, pretty good!" Dong Shuheng nodded.
"If you like it, I will often cook it for you in the future." Wei Yuzhen said happily.
"No need, our Yuzhen is a talented woman, how can she waste her time on such a small thing as cooking? No matter who our family is, we can still afford to hire a cook." Dong Shuheng said quickly.