These annotations given by Gu Hongming also cover the words of Goethe, Carlyle, Arnold, Shakespeare, and other civilizations of the Europa line! If we want to do this, in an era when there is no Internet, unless we have a deep understanding of the core of the two civilizations, unless we have a deep understanding of the core of the two civilizations, we will never be able to!

Whether it is translation or writing, Gu Hongming's only purpose is only to correct the name of Chinese Confucianism and articles that he insists on and believes in. Even the China of that day has been in decline. Even in China at that time, even the scribes of China no longer believed in the inheritance of China.

However, Gu Hongming still believes that the Confucian and Taoist culture of China has great value, which is not only not inferior to the inheritance of the Europa countries, but also more subtle and powerful. It is a brilliant avenue, which can not only be passed on, but also make up for the shortcomings of the Europa civilization itself.

Therefore, what Gu Hongming insisted on was not only the spread of Chinese culture, but also what seemed incredible to people at the time, and even Chinese people did not agree with it - the theory of Chinese culture saving the West!

In Gu Hongming's view, the rapid development of industrial civilization in Europa's modern era has brought huge drawbacks and hidden dangers while developing the economy rapidly.

The foundation of civilization in the modern Europa countries is the maritime civilization. The prosperity of the maritime civilization of the countries of Europa did not depend on arable land, but on the accumulation and plundering of ports and resources. Whether it was Greece and Venice, which once flourished, or England, which was once known as the sun never set, this is the case!

At the beginning of the Age of Discovery, the characteristics of this maritime civilization were pushed to the extreme!

Once this maritime civilization abandons the ocean, it is tantamount to suicide. Even the Roman Empire, which was once prosperous, was the same!

And the prosperity of maritime civilization is based on plunder. Although it also produces it yourself. However, every time you get rich and prosperous, it is never because of your own business. Rather, it is expansion and plunder through the seas.

At a time when modern science was beginning to flourish in the countries of Europa, the biologist Charles Darwin proposed the theory of biological evolution. After a lot of fossil research and scientific investigation, Darwin believed that species are changeable and organisms are evolutionary. And natural selection is the driving force of biological evolution.

At that time, this theory was deafening to the people of the countries of Europa, but in fact, it was also in line with the roots of maritime civilization.

The essence of this biological evolution theory is nothing more than natural selection, the survival of the fittest. The winner gets food and a mate, and the loser has nothing.

Therefore, later, this idea of natural selection gradually broke away from the category of biology. Natural selection, survival of the fittest, has gradually become a natural law of the jungle.

This kind of thinking gradually spread to all areas of the countries of Europa. Whether it's the military arrangement, the various levels of strategy, or even the economic aspect.

Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" is regarded as a classic of economics by the countries of Europa. But it still advocates this kind of natural selection, survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest.

So, in The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith would say, "If competition is free and individuals crowd out one another, then competition compels everyone to try to do his job quite right!"

- "If a cause is beneficial to society, it should be allowed to compete freely." The freer and more prevalent the competition, the better the cause will be for society!"

- "Every man is constantly striving to find the most advantageous use of the capital at his disposal. It is true that he does not consider the interests of society, but his own interests, but his study of his own interests will naturally or necessarily lead him to choose the most beneficial uses for society!"

Beginning with Adam Smith, at the level of economics in the countries of Europa, this survival of the fittest has become a matter of course not only for oneself but also for others. It has become a fundamental rule and principle for the operation of the countries of Europa.

Although the economic theories of the Europa countries have been changed and revised many times one after another, they are still fundamentally free from natural selection, survival of the fittest, and survival of the fittest. The rich are not without a dime, though. However, for the poor, they will only give fish in the name of charity. and will not give up their own food.

This theory has been converged because World War I and World War II have done too much harm to mankind. In the midst of war, this unbridled and unrestrained theory has many evil consequences. Hundreds of millions of human beings died in these two wars.

Gu Hongming did not experience World War II. However, it was precisely the experience in the First World War that made Gu Hongming's theory unhindered and flourished in the countries of Europa!

Gu Hongming compared the differences between Chinese and European religious doctrines: "European religions want people to 'be a good person,' while Chinese religions want people to 'be good people who know etiquette'; Christianity tells people to 'love others,' and Confucius tells people to 'love and courtesy.'" ”

This kind of etiquette is beyond the concepts of natural selection, survival of the fittest, and survival of the fittest, and it is an existence that abandons strong authority and oppression. It is the core of Gu Hongming's narration in "Spring and Autumn Righteousness".

This kind of Confucianism and Taoism seems to be ethereal, but in fact, the truth can be seen in the subtleties. When Koo Hongming assisted Zhang Zhidong in setting up a mint, he had dealings with many Europas.

During a banquet, someone asked, "Mr. Gu, what is the use of the Confucian and Mencian ways in your country, and what are the benefits?"

Gu Hongming said: "Just now, everyone pushed me to sit as the chief, this is the teaching of Confucius." If everyone today competes like you in the West, everyone grabs the top spot, and the superior wins and loses the inferior, I think everyone will not be able to eat this meal, and this is the benefit of Confucius!"

In fact, what Gu Hongming said is how the Confucianism and Taoism of China can accumulate thousands of years of work to transform a large number of meaningless disorderly competition into a great wisdom of combining and benefiting both sides and reducing unnecessary loss of order!

Confucianism of the Chinese people is actually a discussion of how the human community can maintain internal competition in an orderly manner without external enemies.

Today, today's people have long been accustomed to the rapid development of science and technology, and they no longer believe in any hard-won methods. Therefore, some Confucian and Taoist classics adapted to the ancient era were abandoned by the world.

But what Chinese Confucianism and Taoism pursue is actually a kind of thing, under the surface of these material changes, tends to be eternal. A method that will never be easy to come by. A law of sociology and psychology that is the same as the laws of physics.