It was early winter in the seventh year of Chongzhen.
Jiangnan Xujiazhuang, Harbor City.
Calculate the time.
Sun Chuanting has been in this city for half a year (non-locals can only stay for a month at most, but he has obtained a "green card" and can stay for a long time without restrictions).
Far beyond the time he planned to stay here.
As for the main thing to do here, there is only one: reading.
I stay in the Harbor City Public Library and read books every day.
On average, I spend more than 14 hours reading every day, that is, except for eating and sleeping, I spend all my time reading.
My myopia has worsened by 150 degrees.
From the more than twenty disciples who followed him, he saw that there was only one left - there were too many development opportunities and too many temptations in Harbor City. Who would be willing to follow a middle-aged man to the library to read every day?
But within half a year, Sun Chuanting read almost all the books in the Harbor City Public Library.
Including books on agriculture.
Books on industry.
Medical books.
As well as books on mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc., I have read them all more than once.
And it's not just as simple as scanning through it, but trying to understand the contents of the book, chewing up almost all the knowledge points, and knowing what it is and why it is.
Let his own knowledge and culture level, especially scientific literacy, be improved to the level equivalent to that of high school graduates in modern society.
By the way, what is Sun Chuanting’s purpose for doing this?
Is it useful for him to read every day? Can he see anything?
Reading is naturally useful, and you must not underestimate anyone in the library. Moreover, the main purpose of Sun Chuanting's crazy reading was to find the flaws in Xu Jiazhuang and see if he could figure out a way to defeat Xu Jiazhuang.
So he found the flaw in Xujiazhuang and figured out a way to defeat Xujiazhuang?
Sun Chuanting wanted to say that he had found it. Xujiazhuang not only had flaws, but also had many loopholes and loopholes. However, it was impossible to defeat Xujiazhuang and eliminate "Xu Xue" with this, at least for now.
Because the gap is too big, whether it is Confucianism or Confucianism, compared with Xujiazhuang, they are all too bad and scumbag. Normal people will choose Xujiazhuang as long as they have no problem with their brains. No one will choose rubbish.
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Even though Xujiazhuang also has such shortcomings, they are all moles on the beauty's body and have not yet grown on her face, so there is no way to change the beauty's overall appearance.
In terms of competitiveness, Xujiazhuang has already achieved an absolute leading advantage. Even if Confucianism catches up for another thirty or fifty years, it is impossible to catch up.
The reason is that Xujiazhuang's "productivity-only method" is so powerful that it can be said to be invincible.
When others can only produce one piece of clothing, Xujiazhuang produces ten or a hundred pieces, then Xujiazhuang wins.
When others work hard and can only grow 500 kilograms of grain a year, but the farmers in Xujiazhuang easily harvest 5,000 kilograms, then Xujiazhuang people are right, and they will have a full belly without any conditions.
Support Xujiazhuang.
While others live in thatched houses with mud tiles, the people of Xujiazhuang live in two-and-a-half-story reinforced concrete red brick villas with tile floors, running water, electric lights and biogas, and the house is as bright as day. So,
The correct one must be Xujiazhuang.
When others work hard and can only earn 10 silver dollars a year, but the average annual income of workers in Xujiazhuang has exceeded 150 silver dollars, then what Xujiazhuang represents is the truth.
At this time, don’t talk about benevolence, morality, filial piety, etc. It’s useless. These are all false. What Xujiazhuang provides is all real, and everyone lives in a world composed of materials. From a materialist perspective,
It is said that Xujiazhuang is in an invincible position.
Even if it will cause damage to the ecological environment.
Bring about excessive consumption of natural resources and so on.
But these are just minor problems, and they are not fatal. They can be solved in the future through the development of "technology", and even leave this planet, go to the endless sea of stars, and embrace endless resources.
Perfect.
This set of things from Xujiazhuang can only be described as perfect. Sun Chuanting was deeply impressed and expressed his high recognition.
But this still doesn't mean that he has to abandon everything in the past, make a complete break with the past, and devote himself wholeheartedly to the embrace of Xujiazhuang. I'm sorry that he can't do this. If he were ten years younger, he would definitely be able to, but
He resigned from his job for ten years and studied countless knowledge. The set of things in his mind had long been solidified, and he was reluctant to give up and deny them all. Now he just wanted to study Xujiazhuang in depth and see what solutions he could.
Only in this way can some excellent traditions be rescued.
That's right, it's rescue.
It is impossible for Confucianism to compete head-on with "Xu Xue". What he wants to do is how to avoid the complete demise of Confucianism.
He even dared not imagine that a few years later, when 'Xu Xue''s ideas were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the world would become a society where everyone pursues profit, everyone pursues efficiency, and everyone only cares about money and eliminates human nature. What a society it will be.
What a terrible thing?
Confucianism is necessary to exist, and it really cannot just die out. Even if it cannot be carried forward, some of its advantages must be passed on to bring a little warmth to the indifferent world.
road.
What Sun Chuanting wants to do now is to save the Confucian tradition and continue it. It is best to carry it forward and inject new and stronger vitality.
He already had the prototype of a plan in his mind.
However, resources are required to implement any plan, and it is impossible to turn dreams into reality just by relying on fantasy.
It even requires external support.
In the past six months, the owner of Xujiazhuang seemed to be very interested in him. Not only did he personally give instructions and agree to extend his stay in Xujiazhuang, he also sent people to recruit him many times, or specifically asked him about his reading experience.
how?
He even sent someone to bring him a thousand silver dollars for living expenses, which was a great courtesy.
Sun Chuanting didn't know what the mysterious and wise Master Xu wanted from him, or what attracted him to him that made Master Xu value him so much, and he had been harassing him for half a year.
Having received so much favor, it would be unreasonable not to express it in any way.
…
October 5th, morning.
Sun Chuanting asked his disciple Feng Rujing to submit a greeting card. After careful preparation, he came to Baibao in person and asked for an audience.
soon.
Inside the White Castle, in the Splendid Mountains and Rivers Reception Hall.
Sun Chuanting, 41 years old this year, met the 32-year-old owner Xu Yuanxu, who was almost ten years younger than him.
Just the first meeting.
Young, very young.
But his behavior is very mature and elegant, with a sense of nobility.
The most impressive thing was the pair of eyes that emitted a strong light and were full of wisdom, as if they could penetrate time and space and see through your soul. Sun Chuanting couldn't help but shiver and didn't dare to look at him. He experienced the same thing as Lu Xiangsheng before.
A similar feeling.
Suddenly, I didn't dare to have the slightest contempt in my heart. Instead, I sat upright and quite cautiously.
Xu Yuan was quite happy to see this historical celebrity, but he was no longer affected by the halo of celebrity, and could look at him with a normal heart, so he asked with a smile: "Brother Bai Gu,
Are you quite comfortable staying in Harbor City?"
“Comfortable, very comfortable.”
Sun Chuanting was flattered and said: "This place is like a fairyland on earth. Life is convenient and everyone is rich and happy. There is no better place in the world than here. Sun is also very grateful to the owner of the village for his attention and care. Sun has nothing to repay. Please
Receive a gift from Sun."
He stood up first, and then made a deep bow to Xu Yuan to express his gratitude.
"Okay, okay, no need to be so polite."
Xu Yuan waved his hand, feeling a little helpless. His charisma was still seriously lacking. Otherwise, Sun Chuanting might just bow to him and express his allegiance. But this is normal. A person like this who has left his name in history, wouldn't that person have the right skills?
People with independent personalities and personal thoughts cannot be conquered by just increasing the favorability of the NPC in the computer. This idea is too naive and funny.
What's more, Xujiazhuang now does not lack talents in all aspects, but there are not many top strategists.
If Sun Chuanting can be accepted, this is a good thing; if not, it doesn't hurt and it's not worth worrying about.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan asked him: "Brother Bai Gu, I wonder what your next plan is? I see that you are full of knowledge and talent, and the court does not know how to use it. Why not serve as a 'strategic consultant' in my Xujiazhuang and issue a
If you work hard and make some achievements, you will not come to this world in vain, and you will not regret wasting this great time."
Hear this.
The expression on Sun Chuanting's face did not change.
But the protégé Feng Rujing standing behind him immediately became extremely excited. It's here, it's finally here. It's no wonder that he could resist the temptation and follow his mentor closely for more than half a year. Isn't this the moment he has been waiting for? The next step is just
The master nodded slightly, and he could follow the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven.
Shake his head.
Sun Chuanting shook his head and said: "Thank you for the favor of the village owner. Although Sun wants to agree to serve as this 'strategic consultant', there is a more important matter in front of Sun. Not only can he not accept the recruitment of the village owner, but also
I need the owner of the village to provide some resources and help, and Sun will be grateful!"
Sun Chuanting stood up again and bowed deeply to Xu Yuan, as if pleading.
Xu Yuan was very surprised and asked: "What big event is so important to you?"
"Save Confucianism..."
Sun Chuanting raised his head and spoke out his ideals and plans without any concealment.
The protégé behind him, Feng Rujingdu, wanted to throw away his hands and leave after hearing this. What the hell are you doing? I don't want the opportunity of glory and wealth in front of me, but I want to save some Confucianism and orthodoxy. Is my head broken? What stupid things have I done in the past six months?
, to actually have expectations for such a pedantic Confucian scholar.
However, Xu Yuan listened very seriously, and even nodded repeatedly, as if to express his agreement. This gave Feng Rujing a glimmer of hope in his heart, and he planned to observe again.
"Brother Bai Gu, your idea is very good."
After listening, Xu Yuandao said: "Furthermore, some Confucian ideas do not conflict with Xujiazhuang's ideas in essence. They can complement each other and are by no means two opposing sets of ideas. In this way, since you want to establish New Confucianism, you want to
Carrying forward the excellent tradition of Confucianism and curbing the unsatisfied desires of some people in this world will also be beneficial to Xujiazhuang. I am willing to sponsor you with 1 million silver dollars to support you in carrying out academic research in this area."
"One million silver dollars?"
Sun Chuanting was shocked. This Zhuang Zhuang was so considerate, so he agreed to spend so much real money to support it just based on his words?
"What? If it's not enough, you can add more later, and you can just treat it as initial start-up capital." Xu Yuandao.
"That's enough, that's enough, that's enough!"
Sun Chuanting was so moved that he wanted to cry. A confidant, he had the feeling that a scholar would die for a confidant. This Zhuang Xu understood him, understood him, and supported him, but he refused Zhuang Xu’s sincere solicitation and only knew how to ask for it.
It completely violates the Confucian benevolence and righteousness idea of repaying kindness by a drop of water and a spring of spring. It is simply doing something that violates Confucian orthodoxy.
This absolutely shouldn't be the case.
After thinking for a while, he could only say: "Master Zhuang, you are so kind to Sun. If you can't repay this kindness, Sun Baigu will be called a beast! In this case, Sun is willing to work hard and work hard for Xujiazhuang.
Five years of service will bring benefits of at least tens of millions of silver dollars to Xujiazhuang. During this period, no half-cent remuneration is required, and any position can be arranged. Sun must work hard to repay this kindness... But after the five-year period, Sun must be released
Freedom cannot be forced to remain."
Sun Chuanting took the initiative to propose a five-year agreement.