Chen Jialuo's fingers tapped lightly on the table, Wu Sihua's words could be regarded as a matter of arousing his heart, that is, what kind of ideas should be used to transform this society, Confucianism, which has lasted for thousands of years, obviously does not meet his requirements. It is also inappropriate to adopt the ideas adopted by the later generations of China, which he is familiar with, and ideas that are too advanced will only make society more chaotic; As for the fact that capitalism in the West is too different from traditional Chinese culture, copying it as it is is probably going to end up with the dogmatists in the Red Army at the beginning. ∝, Wu Sihua's words opened a new door for him, and Chen Jialuo remembered a classic book he had read at the beginning - "The Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism" written by Max Weber, a famous German sociologist, political scientist, economist, philosopher, and one of the most vital and influential thinkers in modern times; In this book, Weber elaborates on the generative relationship between religious ideas (the Protestant ethic) and a certain psychological drive (the capitalist spirit) that lies behind the development of capitalism, and he tries to establish the fact that there is a correlation between the rise and success of capitalist industry and the Protestant Christian background.

Since Martin Luther and Calvin reformed Protestantism could provide a psychological impetus for the development of capitalism, it was up to Wu Sihua to reform the already decaying Confucianism, so that the improved Confucianism could provide a boost to the development of the Industrial Revolution in China in the same way as Protestantism. Historically, both the East and the West have been influenced by religion for a long time (to some extent, Confucianism is also regarded as a religion in the West), but only Catholicism has carried out perfect reforms, and the ascetic spirit of the present world expressed by the Protestant ethic after the Protestant reform, the rational arrangement of ethical life has inadvertently promoted the development of economic activities, and the Protestant ethic has given a reasonable secular purpose to the pursuit of business and profit. However, the ancient religious ethics of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and other major religions that have not undergone religious reform have played a serious role in hindering the capitalist development of these nations. As a result, the East lags far behind the West. It was not until modern times that various countries caught up in different ways, China and the Soviet Union chose materialism and completely abandoned religion, so as to free people's minds from the prison of decay, at this stage it is too advanced to replace Confucianism with materialism, so is it feasible to learn from the practice of the West and replace the old Confucianism with the reformed Confucianism?

Of course, the result that Chen Jialuo wants is not the old Confucianism in a new skin, but a new thought in a Confucian skin; To accomplish such a job. It requires a team that has a deep understanding of Confucianism and Western science and technology, from the current talent pool of the Red Flower Society, Wu Sihua and other Donggui Ming people and Dai Zhen have a more in-depth understanding of Confucianism, Gao Zhisi and Yang Dewang have a thorough understanding of Western thought, and they know the world's major mainstream trends of thought in the next 200 years. Of course, this is a huge project, and the five of them are absolutely not capable of completing it alone, and they still need to allocate a lot of manpower and material resources to support it. But the current strength of the Red Flower Society is not enough to do the job.

"Mr. Wu!" , Chen Jialuo pondered for a long time and finally spoke. "What you said, the younger brother has also thought about it, and the younger brother also feels that the world today is very different from before, if Confucianism still abides by the old rules, I am afraid that in a hundred years, it will sink like the Mo family! Now it's time for a change! ”。 The Mohist was also an unusually prominent doctrine when Mo Zhai was still alive, but it had begun to decline after the Warring States Period, and in the Western Han Dynasty, due to the exclusive Confucian policy of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the change of social mentality, and the hard training, strict rules and noble ideas of the Mohist itself, which were not accessible to everyone, the Mohist basically disappeared after the Western Han Dynasty. As for their final whereabouts, there are two theories, one is that the last generation resisted and all perished in the late Qing Dynasty. There is also a saying that the last generation of Juzi in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties left a suicide note. There are only two disciples left in this juzi, one outside and one inside. The outer disciples traveled far away to establish a career, and the inner disciples closed this hidden spirit secret mansion. Anyway, Chen Jialuo has traveled for two years and has not found a single heir of the Mo family.

"It's more than that, isn't it?" Although Wu Sihua realized that Confucianism had begun to decline, he did not expect that there would be such serious consequences, "Confucianism has lasted for more than 2,000 years, how can it be compared to the short-lived Mohists?" ”

This topic is too long. And it is difficult to believe that there is no realistic evidence, Chen Jialuo avoided talking about it, "Mr. Wu is far-reaching, and he must have seen some clues; We might as well study it slowly and wait until the research is thorough. The answer will be revealed! ”

"I wonder where the helmsman got this conclusion?" , Wu Sihua chased after him, these people who specialize in academics encounter a favorite topic, just like a teenager who has just met personnel, and they are in a state of ** all the time.

"That's a long story! What Mr. Wu said, the younger brother is very supportive, Mr. Wu may wish to discuss with the younger brother while doing it! Of course, new ideas still have to be at the helm by themselves, and this kind of ideological issue must not be separated from one's own grasp.

"It's a lot of trouble, but the stakes are not something that the next person can do!" , Wu Sihua looked left and right, "In the future, I am afraid that it will be indispensable to trouble Mr. Chen, Mr. Dai, Mr. Gao, Mr. Yang and others." ”

"Be so! This matter is led by me, written by Mr. Wu, assisted by Mr. Dai, Mr. Gao, Mr. Yang and others! "Well, Chen Jialuo gave himself the identity of the leader of the ideological research group, Wu Sihua is the executive deputy leader, and the other three are team members, "Mr. Wu can choose suitable people from my Red Flower Club to assist, but now is the time to employ people, and the total number of people should be controlled within thirty people as much as possible!" These thirty people were also squeezed out by Chen Jialuo through gritted teeth.

Dai Zhen, Gao Likesi, and Yang Dewang had different expressions, Dai Zhen was thinking about maintaining the traditional status of Confucianism, Gao Likesi and Yang Dewang were thinking about whether they could take the opportunity to spread Catholicism in China, and the other was concerned about the combination of capitalist thought and Confucianism. Since each has its own needs, of course it is impossible to let go of this opportunity, and the three of them agreed one by one.

"I'm going to the barracks today, it's been decided in advance! If Mr. Wu is free these days, let's find a time to talk about it first! After speaking, Chen Jialuo took Xu Tianhong to the barracks. (To be continued......)

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