Chapter 436 The Eight Eccentrics of New Yangzhou (2)
Wang Zhong knew that if he wanted to get his old friends and young friends to leave their jobs and work for Beihai Town, he had to first attract them with shocking words, and then talk about the good things about Beihai Town. Only in this way could he
Allay their concerns.
Anyway, the meaning revealed in the words is that whether the future is bright, we need to fight for it together. It’s not that I, Wang Rongfu, don’t work hard, I am one person against a "group of enemies", and I can’t stand alone. If my brothers don’t come to help me support King Zhao
, when "the days are gone", then we people are really done with it!
During the conversation, Duan Yucai, who had served as a county magistrate, bluntly said that it was "ridiculous" for Beihai Town to implement the method of sending officials to the countryside in the future. He said that all the countryside had clan autonomy, and this move was tantamount to competing with the people for profit.
However, Fan Jiang who was present here did not agree with this and said: "Mr. Maotang, this is wrong. Confucius said, if you want to use me, it only takes a few months, and you will be successful in three years."
Duan Yucai looked calm and said: "One man makes trouble and kills seven temples. He is killed and everyone laughs at the world. This is not a royal way! This is the art of Han and Li, not the way of Confucius and Mencius! Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty said that the Han family has its own system, and it is based on
Overlord Dao Zazhi."
Jiang Fan’s words mean that even when Confucius was acting as Prime Minister of the State of Lu, he was committed to “hegemony”. Beihai Town was located in a bitter cold land outside the customs, surrounded by enemies on all sides, and hundreds of thousands of people were fighting against the Manchus. This was also a practice of hegemony.
Nothing. Duan Yucai responded with the rapid demise of the Qin Dynasty. Since he was claimed to be the queen of Zhu Ming, the rule of the world should be the fusion of kings and hegemons.
In ancient China, the sole exercise of political power was called hegemony, and the combination of political power and the control power of society itself was the kingly way. Confucius was called Su Wang by scholars, and Su Wang and imperial power were to govern the world in parallel, and rule from top to bottom. Locally.
The affairs in the yamen were ruled by King Su, while the yamen was ruled by imperial power, which is the so-called "imperial power does not extend to the county."
Wang Zhong laughed and said that the argument between the two was outdated. Then he gave the example of telephone calls and telegrams, saying that a word from King Zhao could be spread thousands of miles in an instant. Isn't this more effective than the autonomy of officials and gentry?
After Duan Yucai heard this, he shook his head repeatedly to express disbelief, saying that this could not be the "thousand-mile sound transmission" in the supernatural novel. So Wang Zhong made a bet with him, saying that if there was, you Duan Ruoying would have to stay.
Help me in Beihai Town.
Hong Liangji joked and said yes, I will be a witness and I am willing to admit defeat.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Zhong chuckled and took Duan Yucai to the communication room in Xuzhuang without any explanation. While the seven literati were dumbfounded, Wang Zhong quickly contacted Beihai Town and took a microphone.
He said a lot. With Wang Zhong's character, it was too late, otherwise he would have dared to ask Zhao Xin to come all the way to say a few words.
Hearing the clear female voice with a Shandong accent coming from the black speaker, Duan Yucao opened his mouth so wide that he could stuff a goose egg in. He was speechless for a long time. Only then did he realize that he had fallen into Wang Zhong's trap.
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Looking at the bright light bulbs and the radio station with a black shell in the room, the seven literati listened to the Xuzhuang correspondent's explanation. Although they were confused, they couldn't help but admire: "I never thought that the skill of hundreds of people could be achieved."
It’s so amazing!”
After that, the eight literati kept talking about midnight and agreed to continue tomorrow. Then they were taken to the guest room to rest. As for whether they could fall asleep, that was another matter.
Early the next morning, the young scholar Huang Chengji had dark circles under his eyes because he had not slept all night. The conversation last night made him toss and turn, and his heart was beating with fear. After breakfast, he speculated for a long time, and then asked Wang Zhong a question.
"Senior Rongfu, yesterday you mentioned the country and the nation in your words, and mentioned that the Li Dynasty, Annan and other countries were not vassals, but neighboring countries. Please make it clear."
Wang Zhong thought for a while and then explained using the official textbook of Beihai Town: "All countries originate from clans. The clan leader is the chief priest of the clan and at the same time the political leader of the clan..."
Well, Beihai Town has shamelessly plagiarized Liang Qichao's discussion from another time and space. If Beihai Town wants to establish national identity, it must continue to integrate Ainu, Yakut, island countries and even Cossacks and other ethnic groups while maintaining the current territory.
, so there must be a programmatic explanation.
Yu Deli searched through modern literature and finally decided to plagiarize Liang Qichao's ideas. After all, as a scholar who transitioned between tradition and modernity, Liang Qichao's explanation should be more recognized.
It is said that before the mid-19th century, China never had the concepts of "state" and "nation" in the modern sense. The so-called "China" is the world, not a "state" relative to other nation-states in the political sense of later generations. The so-called "China" is the world.
The national culture is only "nationalism" in the sense of "the debate between Hua and Yi"; if you respect the ways of Confucius and Mencius and follow the etiquette of China, you are Hua, and if you don't, you are Yi.
So this day's exchange started with what is a country and what is the Chinese nation.
Wang Zhong highly recognized the idea of the country and nation that Zhao Xin had instructed Yu Deli (at least that was what Wang Zhong thought), which was also his rare approval of Zhao Xin's "civilian governance."
Of course, the poem copied by Zhao Xin was also praised by Wang Zhong, who believed that King Zhao had made some progress under his influence...
At the end of the morning, what Wang Zhong said was so dry that his mouth was dry and his throat was hoarse. Thanks to his photographic memory, he was able to repeat it completely.
"...We are China, which is located on the largest continent among the five continents and is the largest country among them; China is the country with one-third of the population of the earth; it has never been the same in its history of more than 4,000 years.
Those who interrupt, I am Chinese."
"...Qi is also the country of the sea. In ancient times, the Chinese people who had the idea of sea power were the only ones who thought about sea power. Therefore, two concepts were produced during this period, one is the national outlook, and the other is the world view."
"...Those who speak nationalism in China should advocate large nationalism in addition to small nationalism. What are small nationalists? The Han people are the same as other nationalities in the country. What are large nationalists? Domestic headquarters
The tribes belonging to the tribe are the same as the tribes abroad...the Han, the Manchu, the Mongolian, the Miao, the Tibetan, etc., form one large nation."
It is said that before the Qing Dynasty, the Han dynasty often called itself "China", but "China" here refers to Huaxia, a small China mainly located in the Central Plains region.
When Emperor Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty was in power, the Ming Dynasty was sometimes referred to as "China"; after Shunzhi entered the customs, the Qing government directly called itself China and expanded the scope of China to the entire imperial area. In this way, the past "Little China"
"It evolved into "Greater China", and "Greater China" became a pluralistic and unified national composition.
Although the policy of "treating Manchuria, Mongolia, and Han people as one" pursued by the Qing Dynasty for more than 150 years was to stabilize rule and ease internal conflicts, it cannot be denied that this policy also contributed to the formation of a multi-ethnic country.
Foundation.
As mentioned before, no one in the world knew that the emperor was a Manchu. Even Lin Shuangwen and the White Lotus Rebellion in the five provinces did not use the slogan of "expulsion of the Tartars". They only said that the government forced the people to rebel.
; Therefore, none of the literati present raised any objection to the concept of "big nation" proposed by Beihai Town.
However, everyone here still holds the attitude of treating the island countries and Tsarist Russia as barbarians. In occupying those remote and cold places and overseas desert islands, it is good to defeat the barbarians, but in fact, it is nothing if not to fight.
The core of all this is, does Beihai Town have the strength to aspire to the Central Plains and knock the Manchu Emperor off his throne?
Jiang Fan had a straightforward personality, so he said: "Since King Zhao can defeat the imperial army repeatedly, why doesn't he send his troops to enter the pass? What's more, according to what senior Rongfu said, there are several giant ships on the sea in Beihai Town. If they enter from the Bohai Sea, they will
Forcing Tianjin..."
"Be careful what you say! Be careful what you say!" Duan Yucai interrupted hastily, thinking that young people really dare to speak.
Hong Liangji said at this time: "I also don't understand what Ziping said."
Wang Zhongdao: "Well, let's start with the 'Markovsky Trap'."
Ah? Ma's trap?! Jiang Fan's mind immediately imagined the scene of digging a hole in the ground and the horse's legs clicking into it.
"But Wang has been talking all morning, let's wait until after dinner." After Wang Zhong said that, he shouted to the door: "Come here, serve the food!"
Although it was dinner, Wang Zhong couldn't help but talk at the banquet. As a result, the meal lasted until dusk and sunset.
During the dinner, Wang Zhong talked about the consequences of land annexation, and why all dynasties could not escape this dead cycle. The main purpose of Beihai Town's cultivation outside the customs was to first solve people's livelihood problems by "accumulating grain extensively".
The seven people present here thought of the "tractors", "harvesters" and other machinery mentioned in Wang Zhong yesterday, and then thought of the wheat yield exceeding three to four hundred kilograms per mu, and it became clear.
Hong Liangji and Jiang Fan had traveled to various places and had seen the miserable scenes of refugees fleeing famine; while Duan Yucai had served as an official in Guizhou and Sichuan, and had heard and witnessed the hardships of local people's livelihood. At this moment, everyone thought of Beihai Town developing millions of dollars outside the customs.
There are acres of fertile land and a huge amount of food in hand. Once a disaster occurs in various places, food relief can be transported through railways that travel thousands of miles a day like Wang Zhongti mentioned, and there will probably be no famine in the world.
At this time, Hong Liangji said: "Otherwise, the fear of famine is only temporary. However, the number of people in the world has increased tenfold since the Kangxi year. Even outside the customs, the fields will always be cultivated. By then, it will not be the same."
The 'Markovsk trap' mentioned by Rong Fu?"
Wang Zhong was also in high spirits these past two days, so he inevitably drank two more drinks during the dinner. He blushed and said to Hong Liangji: "Do you know that there is a huge world thousands of miles east of this sea?
"
Hong Liangji is good at geography. How can he know it if others don't know it? Although he has never seen a world map, he has seen the globe imported from Guangzhou Thirteenth Line. So he said: "Brother Rong Fu can say that
America?"
Wang Zhong nodded and said: "The land is fertile and wild for thousands of miles. With the speed of a large ship on the North Sea, it can be reached in ten days. Although there are native people living there, there is no production."
After drinking a pot of wine, Wang Zhong was already a little drunk and said to the seven people present: "From a medium perspective, another meaning of the reason why the Beihai Navy did not enter the pass is to avoid shocks in all directions and the border areas will not be affected.
Stable. At present, King Zhao needs to intimidate the various ministries in Outer Mongolia through a war with Tsarist Russia. Otherwise, once the imperial court falls into the pass, it may be like the Western Liao Dynasty..."
At this time, Wang Changsheng, who was standing outside the door, said to himself, "Okay, why does this Principal Wang say everything? Come on, none of the seven newcomers in the room can be let go. They all have to go to Beihai Town to stay for a few years."
After two days of narration, Jiang Fan, Jiao Xun, Zhong Huai, and Huang Chengji were already scratching their heads, thinking that they had to go to Beihai Town to see it anyway. Didn't Wang Zhong say that they could take a sand boat and walk along the Wusha River to get there?
Overseas, it takes no more than two days to transfer to a large ship from Beihai to Beihai Town, and then it takes no more than ten days to go around for a while and then come back.
In these days, when literati traveled away from home, they calculated their travels by month. In just ten days, they could travel thousands of miles from north to south, which is exciting to think about.
Different from the four young scholars, Duan Yucai, Liu Taigong and Hong Liangji had more to consider. After dinner in the evening, the three of them went to Duan Yucai's residence together. Hong Liangji shook his head and sighed: "This
We’re in trouble.”
Duan Yucao nodded and said, "Yeah, I can't even think about it." After he finished speaking, he looked at Liu Taigong, who was silent, and asked, "Duan Lin, what do you think?"
Liu Taigong was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Instead of sighing, it is better to find out. If it is true as Brother Rong Fu said, it is indeed a matter of life and death for our generation. As the Yasheng has said, if you want to rule the world peacefully, in today's world,
Who else would it be than me!"
When Duan Yucai heard this, he slapped the table and said: "Duan Lin's words are exactly what I want! I must meet the King of Zhao to see if he has the appearance of a king, and to explain the pros and cons of the imperial examination. How can we not rule the world in peace?
Promote the imperial examination?!"
Liu Taigong said slowly: "Those who are right day and night regard Beichen, and those who are right and suspect regard saints. If you do not compromise with the Bible, you will not distinguish day and night and will wander endlessly. If you fall into the mud, you will surely die."
"That's well said!" Duan Yucao and Hong Liangji high-fived in praise. Liu Taigong's words hit the mark and really spoke their minds. He meant that if Beihai Town does not use Confucian classics as its standard, it will be like groping at night.
Playing in the mud, morning and night.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! One day later, the seven people and Wang Zhong finally boarded the sand boat anchored outside Xuzhuang. Although they had heard the description before, when they saw the Thor with their own eyes
When they saw the huge white hull, everyone opened their mouths in surprise and looked at each other in astonishment.
Jiao Xun stood on the side of the sand ship, holding an iron rod in his hand, and knocked twice on the hull of the Thor. He was surprised: "It's really made of iron? It doesn't make sense. Such a big piece of iron can't sink."
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Duan Yucai looked at the high and steep ladder falling from the side of the ship. He felt dizzy and his legs were weak.
Jiang Fan thought: How many troops and horses can such a big ship carry? If it lands in Tianjin, haha!
After a group of people got on the deck, they all became curious babies when they saw the large deck and the dazzling machinery and equipment everywhere. Regardless of the strong wind on the deck, everyone walked from the bow to the stern, and then walked back to the bow from the stern, pointing.
Equipment everywhere asked Wang Zhong this and that.
How could Wang Zhong understand this? He called a sailor over to explain to everyone what a windlass was, what a winch was, what a heavy machine gun was, what a cannon was...
When everyone got on the boat building, climbed up the stairs and arrived at the "famous" restaurant, they were even more dazzled by the four large glass windows.
Duan Yucao pointed to the glass window and sighed: "This is too extravagant! There is no more wonderful and obscene technique than this."
However, Jiang Fan disagreed with this and said with a smile: "What is useful is miraculous skills rather than cunning skills."
Ancient China valued moral education over skills, manpower over material resources, skills over tools. Even the Confucian school that advocates "managing the world for practical purposes" only recognizes those matters that are related to the stability of the country and the basic lives of the people.
Technology, that is, related to water conservancy, burning wasteland, smelting, and farming, and everything else was dismissed as "miracles and ingenuity."
The development of new technologies actually relies on two things, either the high development of the commercial economy or the urgent need for military technology due to war. There has never been a simple technological explosion. This was true in the late Ming Dynasty, and the same was true in Europe.
Why did Galileo throw two iron balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Do you really think he suddenly wanted to understand gravity and mass? In addition to throwing iron balls, he also studied the rolling speed of iron balls on different slopes.
No! He wanted to study ballistics and figure out the conditions under which artillery shells could hit the enemy accurately.
What Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Dürer were best at was not art at all, but making weapons. In the recommendation letters that Leonardo da Vinci received when he was looking for a job, 95% of the content was related to military engineering experience.
One day later, seven scholars from Yangzhou finally arrived at Whale Port. Just like the refugees who first arrived in Beihai Town, when they saw the even larger Thunderbolt and the densely packed cargo and facilities on the shore, they were stunned and completely ignored it.
Yu Deli and his party were greeting them on the pier.
In a room on the second floor of the customs, Zhao Xin held up a telescope and observed for a long time. He thought to himself that it was okay, there were only seven people here in total, and he would be scared if dozens of people came here who were "talking about it" all day long.
But then he thought about it, and he suddenly had a bad taste. Counting Wang Zhong's words, weren't these the new generation of "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou"?