The wind blows through the leaves, causing faint wind chimes to ring, and the afternoon sun fades away from the exuberant heat and falls through the gaps in the trees below the eaves.

The windows are open to let in the sunlight and you can see the furnishings of the room, the beds, the square table, the wardrobes, the chairs...... Ning Yi wrung out a towel by the wooden shelf where the basin was placed near the window and wiped the sweat off his body.

“…… Said there was a girl, her name was Xi'er, of course she was dark-haired......"

Naked upper body, Ning Yi stood there telling the people in the room his story ideas, there were such and such scars on his sun-illuminated body, but he did not show aging after long-term exercise. He is not yet forty years old, his sturdy body is full of explosive power, many people in the outside world think that he is a martial arts master like Zhou Dong and Lin Zongwu, and because of his long-term high position, he also has a calm temperament far beyond ordinary people, and in any occasion, it is enough to bring a huge sense of oppression to his enemies.

In addition to being in front of his own family, he occasionally shows some things that are out of tune...... And nearly a year after the breakthrough of the relationship, the teacher has begun to accept some strange inconsistencies. For example, at this moment, he said the story of "The White-Haired Girl", and there were obviously some out-of-tune ideas in the middle.

"Can I meet her?" Shishi asked.

Ning Yi was stunned: "...... Yes? What the? ”

"You just emphasized that her name is Xi'er, and I sound like there is such a person......"

“…… Nobody, that's the synopsis. ”

"That is, anything can be called......

"Uh......" Ning Yi, who was still in a powerful figure, stood there with his hands crossed on his hips, raised his head and thought for a while, "...... Also, whatever you want to call it, but, for example, it's called Xi'er. Don't make trouble. ”

"If you tell me a story, of course I'll listen carefully......" The woman in her belly pocket sat up from the bed, hugged her legs, and muttered softly, with a smile in her eyes.

Xi'er and her father, the two of them depended on each other, and after the Jurchens left, they lived on Dai Mengwei's territory. But Dai Mengwei's side didn't have enough to eat, and they were about to starve to death. The local village chief, village sages, Su Lao, and the army colluded together to do business, and thought of a way out for these people, which was to sell them to work in our Huaxia Army......"

As he spoke, he wrung a towel to the side of the bed and handed it to the teacher.

“…… Here, I think that I can find a way to show the evil of Dai Mengwei's gang, they induce others to sign a 30-year long contract and give a little money. Xi'er's father and daughter, originally they were forced to have no choice, at first they just wanted to sell one person, of course, it was a father's volunteer, but the money from selling it itself was not much, and it was not so valuable when he was old, Xi'er was beautiful...... No, it's not pretty, it's that she's sturdy and looks like a cow, and she can work better than ordinary men, so the local village sages and the like forced their father and daughter to sell themselves ......"

Ning Yi frowned slightly when he said this, walked to the side and poured water, and the master thought about it.

"There's something wrong with that." She said, "There are many people on Dai Mengwei's side who have been driven in from other places, even if they are local, the initial belongings have basically been smashed. It's good that father and daughter depend on each other, once they want to leave, there shouldn't be so many thoughts of leaving their homeland, since the father can sell himself, and he doesn't have much money, leaving a daughter is mostly going to follow...... If you want to show the badness of those village sages here, you have to think of another way......"

“…… I also think something is wrong. Ning Yi scratched his head, and then waved his hand, "However, that's what it means anyway, because Dai Mengwei and his subordinates are very bad, Xi'er's father and daughter were forced to sell them to our southwest side." What about Southwest...... Those businessmen who opened factories are also very bad, signing contracts for 30 years, not paying them, making them work day and night, and using various methods to restrain them, such as deducting wages, which are not much, and deducting their ...... if they make a little mistake."

"It's not all." The master got off the bed in silk pants, Ning Yi looked at her, and said casually, "This factory owner also raises hao slaves, which is the kind of thug, the kind of villain in all stories, they usually don't allow these workers who sell themselves to go out and walk around, for fear that they will escape, and some of them will be dragged back and beaten, hung in the yard and whipped or something, in private, they must have killed people......"

"In addition, there must be dogs, since there are slaves, of course, they must also raise vicious dogs, who dares to run away, not only people chase, dogs also chase, will bite people half to death, and in order to reflect the evil of these people, dogs eat better than people, such as Xi'er father and daughter usually drink porridge, dogs eat meat buns......"

Listening to these stories, the teacher walked to the shelf, wrung the towel, and laughed softly: "We have such a factory in the southwest, don't we have to blame you?" Do you mean to say that Dai Mengwei's side is bad, or that our Huaxia Army is bad? ”

"That's what it means, anyway, take a look." Ning Yi's hand turned in the air, "It's not the point to say that Dai's bad things are not the point, and the bad things of the Huaxia Army are not the point, anyway, Xi'er's father and daughter have a miserable life, they were sold, they have no money to work hard, they are oppressed by all kinds of things, they have been doing it for less than a year, Xi'er's father died, they paid a very small salary, it's going to be the New Year, the girls on the street are dressed up beautifully, her father secretly went out to buy her a red head rope or something, and gave her a New Year's gift, and when he came back, he was discovered by the evil slave and the evil dog, and he was beaten half to death, And then died before the New Year......"

Speaking of which, the mood in the room was a little lower, but since there was no foundation to support it, the teacher just listened quietly.

"Xi'er, after her father's death, she was exploited again, working day and night, tired, sad, and her hair turned white after a year, so she was called a white-haired girl. Then they finally couldn't stand it anymore, and the factory broke out in revolt, and they ...... Rushed out of the factory, grabbed the boss, scattered the slaves, killed all the dogs, and went out on the streets to tell the people of the world that this is not right, and our Huaxia Army banned this factory...... Anyway, I even thought about the theme song, the north wind blows, the snowflakes float, the snowflakes flutter, and the year comes...... Woohoohoo......"

In the second half of the story, the plot obviously entered the stage of nonsense, Ning Yi's speech speed was quite fast, and he sang a few words as usual, and finally couldn't help it, sitting on the chair facing the door and covering his mouth and laughing. The teacher came over and smiled, but there was a clear contemplative expression on his face.

"Why write this story?" Many times Ning Yi expressed that things were different from ordinary people, with a strange sense of humor, but in general, he would not be untargeted, and the teacher considered the things in this story, "Recently, I have heard people talk about Dai Mengwei's side, they can't support many people, and they secretly sell people here, and there are indeed people on our side who secretly take advantage." For example, General Li Rulai...... Of course, I shouldn't have said this......"

"Li Rulai has nothing to say." Ning Yi sat there, smiled calmly, and replied, "After the end of the war last year, as a general of Toucheng, he always wanted to bring the Wu Dynasty's set here. I reminded him to let go of his previous routine, learn to listen to orders, wait for arrangements, and don't seek personal gain...... He thought that I was determined not to give him military power anymore, and when Chengdu began to attract foreign investment, he simply did it and began to make money. ”

"I've heard it's, out there...... Yu Hezhong came to tell me about General Li, saying that he was a self-defiled ...... of ancient generals."

"Lao Yu still hasn't made much progress." Ning Yi sighed, "The ancient generals defiled themselves because of their high merits, so they followed up to show that I only needed money." What can Li Rulai do, I will return all the soldiers and horses to him, and it will only take one charge to defeat him in formation. At first, he had a bad habit and colluded privately, but later realized that the situation on the Huaxia Army's side was different, and chose to retreat to the next best, also to show me that he didn't want military power, just money. He felt that it was a reciprocal exchange of credit......"

When he said this, he shook his head, but he didn't talk about Li Rulai anymore, and the master didn't continue to ask, walked up to him and gently rubbed his head for him. The wind blew outside, the sun swayed as it approached evening, and the chimes and leaves rustled for a moment.

"Are you...... I'm worried about what our factory will become...... Or are there already some factories like that? ”

The teacher pondered and asked.

Ning Yi closed his eyes: "Not yet, but in two or three years, it should be." ”

"Is it going to be so bad? No way? ”

"If you let it develop on its own, it may take twenty or thirty years, or even if it is curbed well, in thirty or fifty years, the scale of this phenomenon will not be too large, we have just developed these, and the large-scale technology accumulation is not enough......" Feeling the pressure of the teacher's fingertips, Ning Yi said softly, "However, I will arrange for it to appear soon......"

Shishi frowned, silently chewing on the meaning of these words.

Ning Yi muttered: "In two to three years, there will be such a phenomenon in some factories around Chengdu, and the workers will be oppressed, and some people will die, and there will be resentment in the hearts of these people...... But in general, they have only experienced life and death in the past two years, experienced famine, changed their children and eaten, and were able to come to the southwest to eat a full meal, and now they are very satisfied, and in two or three years, the accumulation of their grievances is not enough. At that time, you have to be prepared, there must be some stories like "The White-Haired Girl", in which the criticism of Dai Mengwei and the criticism of the southwest can be brought over, the important thing is to make it clear that this kind of contract of treating people as cattle and horses for 30 years is not right, and the people under the rule of the Huaxia Army have some of the most basic powers, which need to be rooted in the highest law, and then through such a consensus, we can modify some unreasonable absolute contracts......"

“…… When the time comes, we will let some people go out into the streets, and those workers, even if they are not angry enough, will be able to respond after they are incited. From top to bottom, we have established such a communication method so that the people can understand that their opinions can be heard, valued, and revised. This kind of communication is the beginning, and it can be adjusted slowly in the future......"

The teacher thought for a while: "If people really taste the sweetness in this matter, I'm afraid there will be some bad things, such as there will always be Diao Min ...... who don't know their brains."

"If the rioters are killed, the leaders should also pay attention, if there is nothing to fool around, it will be boring." Ning Yi replied calmly, "In general, the symbolic significance of this matter is still greater than the practical significance. But this kind of symbolism always has to be there, compared to the problem we see now, let a blue sky lord administer justice for them, they themselves rebelled and then reaped the symbolic symbolism, it is more beneficial to them, and it may be recorded in the history books in the future. ”

The master gently pressed his head and was silent for a moment: "I have an idea......"

"Hmm."

"What if...... If, as Liheng said, we have seen this possibility, it is possible to take some measures, twenty or thirty years, thirty or fifty years, or even hundreds of years without worrying about you, right? Why do you have to let this happen sooner? In two or three years, if you want to force people to riot, force people's hair to go white, some people will die, and even if people die, the symbolic significance of this matter is greater than the practical significance, they can succeed on the street because of you, in the future, another person, they will go to the street again, they will not succeed, when the time comes, they will still bleed......"

"Success on the streets is not about saying that it's really useful, it's about telling them that there is a way here, and that they have the right to fight for themselves." Ning Yi closed his eyes and said, "It's still the same truth as before, the essence of society is the law of the jungle, every dynasty in the past, the so-called social reform, is one interest group defeating another interest group, maybe some people in the new interest group are more conscientious, but as long as a group is formed, they will always ask for benefits, and these interests are divided internally and are not shared with the people...... And in essence, since the new group can defeat the old one, it means that the new interest group is stronger, and they will inevitably share more interests, so the upper echelons want more and more, and the people are getting fewer and fewer, and no dynasty can survive two or three hundred years......

"The meaning of democracy is that people who know how to discern, who can know who is good for them, and they will channel their strength to support those who are good. When ordinary people are included in the interest group, and then the interests are distributed, the people will not be completely separated. People who can be responsible for themselves take the initiative to join interest groups and claim their own interests...... To put it bluntly, it is also the law of the jungle, but in this way, the cycle of two or three hundred years of chaos may be broken. ”

"The early stages of democracy have no real effect." Ning Yi opened his eyes and sighed, "Even if everyone is allowed to read and write, there are not many people who can be cultivated to be responsible for themselves, most people are simple-minded, easily deceived, have an incomplete worldview, and do not have their own rational logic, allowing them to participate in decision-making will cause disaster......"

But in any case, the development of this matter has its inevitable process. When people don't even have the idea of rights in their heads, let them know through one thing, which is progress; When they are silent and afraid to speak, let them speak up, which is progress; When they start to speak, or even start to express indiscriminately, telling them to express themselves rationally is progress...... It is only when these advances accumulate to a certain extent that democracy is generally more efficient than a small number of elites that it is truly possible to break the cycle of chaos. ”

"They don't know now that it's useful to go out on the streets at this time, so give them something symbolic. One day in the future, when I am gone, they will find that it is useless to go to the streets, then at least they will understand that they can only find their way on their own......"

He muttered in a babbling voice. Only when she is in front of her family, she will murmur like this, these murmurs are irritable and even a little violent, but it is only in the past year that Ning Yi will show such a thing in front of her, so she only tries her best to relax her spirit for him.

At this time, he smiled: "In fact, we have been saying recently, if Gewu continues to develop, when we unify the world, we should really be able to let all the children of the world study, and the sensible and reasonable people you think about should appear soon, and when the time comes, it will really be the prosperous era of Datong that Confucius said...... Actually, you should be happier. ”

"I'm not unhappy...... Ning Yi laughed, "...... By the way, something interesting. I recently remembered something. ”

"Huh?"

"When I was very young, one day I was playing at a child's house......"

"Jiang Ning's time? Who is it? Do I know each other? ”

"Don't interrupt." Ning Yi said with a smile, "I played at someone's house until noon that day, I was so happy, I didn't go home, and the children's parents invited me to lunch...... When I returned in the afternoon, I was beaten by my father. ”

“……”

"My father told me that I shouldn't stay until noon in someone else's house, why? Because other people's families are not wealthy, maybe they don't have the ability to keep you to eat, and if you don't leave when the time comes, it's a very uneducated behavior......"

He paused when he said this, and the teacher thought about it: "In some rural areas, it is true that this is the case, but Jiangning is ...... Well, your family was really not very wealthy at the time......"

"Listen to me. I learned from this incident that not causing trouble to others is a kind of upbringing, and upbringing is the right thing, of course, after the family got better, I gradually never heard of this kind of rule again...... Well, you just want me to be rich, and all the people I come into contact with are rich. ”

Ning Yi smiled and waved his hand.

"People will sum up some right things and wrong things in life, what is the essence? In fact, it is to ensure that your life is not chaotic. When there are not many things, the material is not abundant, and the things are not developed, these rights and wrongs will actually be very important, if you make a little mistake, a little negligence, you may not be able to eat, at this time you will need the help of knowledge, the guidance of the wise, because some of the experience they have summed up has a great effect on us. ”

“…… What will happen when Gewuxue begins to develop, everyone can study, and there are more things to eat? At first, everyone will respect this knowledge more, but when there is more and more knowledge around them, and when they reach a level, everyone's first round of survival needs will be satisfied, and the authority of knowledge will slowly decline, and right and wrong will not be so strictly reflected on their lives, for example, even if you don't go out to plow the land, you can live a little lazy today......"

"How so!" Shi Shi's eyes widened.

"Well, if the fertilizer we studied became more powerful, one person would be able to farm enough for ten people, and the rest of them would be able to lie down or do some other thing, and they would survive even if they didn't work so hard...... Of course, the main thing here is the attitude towards knowledge. When they meet the first need, they will gradually shift from the pursuit of right to the pursuit of identity. ”

"......" Shishi looked at him.

"You used to go to a certain teacher or ask a certain university questioner, how to be a talent is right, he told you a reason, you did it according to the reason, life will be better, you will feel that you have become a right person, and others will agree with you. But when life is not so embarrassing, you will find that you don't need to be so profound, you don't need to set so many rules for yourself, you go to find a group of people who are as superficial as you, praise each other, and get the same sense of identity, and on the other hand, although you don't have any moral standards, you still have food and live well...... This is the pursuit of identity. ”

“……”

"And then it's going to be more interesting because people go from pursuing identity to making identity. Your idea is a little weird, you find a few people of the same kind and sign up for a group to keep warm, but you know that people outside will look at you with all kinds of strange eyes, and slowly you will start to become dissatisfied, and you want to go further. At this time, you tell others, we are a culture, we are a little weird, but we are a little bit of a culture, for example, you like to scold people, scold the whole family, and greet others at every turn, 'How are your ancestors?' You just tell people that I'm called 'Zuan culture', and you can despise others even if they don't understand you." And then you hide at home and eat, and you can call yourself a 'golden culture'......"

"You, you're just ......" Shi Shi slapped Ning Yi on the shoulder, "Don't talk nonsense about this, how can it be ...... like this"

"Hahahaha." Ning Yi laughed, "Speculate...... In fact, our development will not necessarily rise in a straight line, and it can even be said that it will certainly not rise in a straight line, and the spiral may be more real. We exercise our skills to make ourselves better, in general to meet our own needs, if the material is satisfied, then we will begin to relax in the spiritual aspect, we do not need to be moral gentlemen, we can say 'Zuan culture', in general it must be because our ability to survive has risen......"

"But excessive optimism will definitely bring out some problems, when the living space expands, everyone will inevitably encounter inertia, and then wake up for a period of time after suffering a big loss...... After accumulating experience eight times out of ten, we may be able to slowly move up to the next level. That's why you said that the prosperity of Datong will come soon, no, everyone can read, it's just the beginning......"

"It's a mistake to be optimistic, alright." The teacher held him from behind.

"I do shy away from being optimistic...... By the way, have you been to see Dean Lin? He said of Lin Jingwei, the director of Gewu Academy, who was injured last month.

"I heard about his injuries and met his family, but I haven't had time to go to Leshan lately. How is he? ”

"My life was saved, but I was seriously burned, and it is difficult to say whether I can return to my post in the future......" Ning Yi paused, "I have held several meetings in Leshan, and I have repeatedly analyzed and demonstrated before and after, and their research work is ...... At this recent stage, I was very happy and was working on something...... Many indicators are unnecessarily aggressive. After defeating the Western Route Army, they were too optimistic and wanted to eat two meals in one bite......"

"Although something went wrong...... But it's inevitable, it's human nature. You also had a meeting, didn't you expect it before...... Like you said, although optimism will cause trouble, but in general, it should be regarded as a spiral, and in other aspects, it must be a lot better. The teacher explained.

"That's right, but it's too optimistic, there's no stone to cross the river by touching it......"

He muttered, sighed, and smiled helplessly. In the past many years, he has created this army to simulate the situation in adversity, constantly squeezing people's potential, and constantly refining people's spirit and discipline in adversity.

The teacher couldn't hear his words clearly: "...... Well? ”

"Nothing." Ning Yi smiled, patted Shishi's hand, and stood up.

"Ready to eat...... Oh, by the way, I have some information here, you can take it over at night. Lao Dai is a very interesting person, he let his subordinates sell people and distribute the profits evenly, and at the same time let people trick caravans that failed to catch up with the line and have no background into his territory, and then arrest these people, kill them, confiscate their things, and gain fame and fortune. They're going to war lately, and they're a bit unscrupulous......"

It was already evening, and the golden sunlight was shining in the courtyard by the lake, Ning Yi smiled and turned out a thing, put it on the table, and then walked out with her.

“…… Outsiders can't see clearly, and the understanding of Lao Dai is a little ambiguous, we have collected some evidence, but we don't consider putting it out for the time being, in a year or two, you can find someone to write some stories based on this, and then send it together with the report, plus "The White-Haired Girl", which mainly accuses black businessmen...... Forget it, whatever it's called, it doesn't matter if you like it or not, anyway, these types of dramas will reach their peak in three years, and after the matter of the black businessman is resolved, I will punish Dai Mengwei's heart. ”

The sun is falling, the words of people are ringing, the wind chimes are swaying gently, inside and outside the city of Chengdu, countless people are living, and countless things are happening. The black, white, and gray images are intertwined, making it impossible to see clearly, and the war was decided, and many people had a new life. Even those who signed a harsh contract would be moved to tears when they arrived in Chengdu and ate warm soup and rice; The top and bottom of the Huaxia Army are full of optimistic and radical emotions at the moment, and they will also suffer unspeakable hardships because of this. On this day, Ning Yi thought for a long time and took the initiative to make a deviant layout, some people will die because of this, some people will live because of this, and no one can accurately know the shape of the future.

One of the countless things that happen every day in the Huaxia Army. It was also on this day that Ning Yi had dinner with his master and received news from the north......

A warrior named Tang Minjie – who is also a sinner – is returning.

At the same time, Ning Ji was going to the big city under Dai Mengwei's rule with full doubts, and he wanted to take a boat from it all the way to Jiangning to participate in the hero conference that seems to be unknown at present.