Chapter 612: Selfishness (Second Update)

There is no greater prosperity of culture and education throughout the ages!

Whether people want to believe it or not, even the most stubborn old-fashioned people have to admit the reality that the Chinese dynasty was far more prosperous in culture and education than in previous dynasties. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 Although education has been talked about in all dynasties, no dynasty has ever implemented compulsory education in a planned way at the beginning of the founding of the Chinese Dynasty, in order to reverse the slave mentality of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the shadow of more than 200 years of enslavement through education in the shortest possible time.

It is precisely for this reason that in the first year of Kaihong, the Chinese Dynasty put the education of cultivating talents and developing human resources in a strategic position of priority development through the education order, intending to start with education to open up the wisdom of the people and develop the country.

What did China face in the first year of Kaihong? It is a matter of the survival of the nation and the rise and fall of the country, so it is an urgent task to "enrich the country and strengthen the army" as soon as possible, and to accomplish such a task, it is necessary to "colonize and develop industry", "learn from the West", especially to learn the advanced technology of the West as soon as possible, and have no choice, that is, in this case, to promote the development of education, it has become the most important thing in many government affairs of the Chinese Dynasty, and it is precisely at the same time that the country is vigorously educating at the same time, the people are also setting up education, a number of private middle schools, Technical schools and even universities have appeared on the land of China, and Lingnan University, which is located in Guangzhou, is one of the first private universities in China.

As a private university, compared with a government-run university, perhaps it may not be as abundant as a government-run university, after all, the government-run university has full support from the government, and can get abundant support in terms of talent and funds, in contrast, a private university that relies on private donations obviously does not have these advantages, and can only obtain partial funding from the government, so compared with the government-run university, the private university is naturally insufficient in terms of funds.

Of course, this is not all, at least not all private universities, just like Lingnan University is a special case, unlike other private universities that accept donations from all sides, Lingnan University was originally founded as a private college founded by the Han-Han-Yue Railway Company to make up for its own lack of management and technical personnel, but in the past few years, thanks to the annual funding of millions of yuan from the Han-Yue Railway Company, this private university has already developed into one of the best private universities in China. Although the university has always been known for its training of engineers, its first dean was a nationally known educator who did not study engineering.

However, as the first president of the private university, Wang has now voluntarily resigned from this position and is working at the university as a tenured professor, which has given him ample time to compile his experience of teaching and educating people over the past few years.

"Heaven does not give birth to those who are above men, nor those who are below men......"

Again, Wang Minyun looked at the manuscript in his hand, for others, this is just a manuscript, but it carries the changes in his thinking in the past few years.

In this way, all people are born equal, not born with a distinction between high and low. Human beings, as the spirits of all things, should rely on their physical and mental activities to obtain all the materials in heaven and earth to meet the needs of food, clothing, and shelter, so that everyone can live in peace and comfort without harming each other. But if you look around the world today, you will see that there are wise and foolish, poor and rich, noble and scumbag, and there seems to be a world of difference between them. What's going on here? The reason is obvious. ...... "People do not learn and have no wisdom, and those who have no wisdom are fools." Therefore, the difference between the good and the foolish is caused by learning and not learning. In addition, there are difficult jobs in the world, and there are easy jobs, and those who do difficult jobs are called high-ranking people, and those who do easy jobs are called low-status people. It is difficult to do a job that is laborious and risky, but it is easy to do the work of labor with hands and feet. Therefore, doctors, scholars, officials, and businessmen who do big business. Because of his noble status, his family naturally became rich, and it seemed unattainable from the perspective of the people below. However, if we trace back to the source, we can know that this is only a difference caused by whether a person is educated or not, and it is not destined by heaven. As the saying goes, "Heaven does not give people wealth, people must work hard to gain wealth." Therefore, as mentioned above, people are born without a distinction between rich and poor, only those who are diligent in learning and rich in knowledge can be rich, and those who are not learned become poor. ā€¦ā€¦ā€

In this manuscript, Wang Minyun chose the vernacular that is the easiest for people to read, because his manuscript is for ordinary people.

"My goal is to make it accessible to everybody, to be able to read it!"

Putting down the manuscript in his hand, looking at the visiting Pan Shiliang, Wang Minyun, the chairman of the Hanyue Railway Company he met on the train after returning to China a few years ago, and then said in a rather serious tone.

"Only by studying can we be independent; Only independence can be free; Only freedom can be equal. …… So, this book, I'm ready to publish it under my own name! ā€

Again, Wang Minyun rejected Pan Shiliang's request to publish this book for him, he knew very well that the person in front of him would never do loss-making business, perhaps, for the Hanyue Railway Company this is just a book, but for Wang Minyun, this is not just a book.

"Mr. Renqiu, this is not a simple book!"

Pan Shiliang was still glued to the manuscript as he spoke, and he had hoped to publish it since he had obtained some of it a month earlier.

"The responsibilities of the government and the people mentioned by Mr. Ren Qiu in the book are really unheard of doctrines since the founding of the Chinese Dynasty, and they are really good words for the present world...... I have to say that this book taught me a very vivid lesson. What is freedom and equality, what is the state and the people, what is the government and the law, what is the mission of the scholar, these familiar words have not been understood until I read this book today......"

Looking at Wang Minyun, although the other party had already expressed his refusal, Pan Shiliang was still unwilling to give up and continued.

"Therefore, I hope to be able to sponsor the publication of this book in my personal capacity, just because of the worship of Mr. Wang's learning, and in order to let more people read this book and know what freedom and equality are, what is the state and the people, what is the government and the law, and what is the mission of scholars, Lingnan Printing Company can print this book at cost price......"

After Pan Shiliang's words fell, Wang Minyun chose to remain silent, how could he refuse in the face of such a condition? As a scholar, he naturally hopes that his book can be seen by more people, and the cost price means that the book can be sold to the whole country at a very low price, and more people will naturally buy the book at that time.

But...... Does he really have no purpose?

Seeing that he was still hesitant, Pan Shiliang said.

"Sir, in fact, all I am willing to sponsor you to publish this book is because, in my opinion, this book tells people what is the people and what is the government, and it is a good solution to the confusion of people today, just as you said in the book, if the government goes beyond its duty and imposes tyranny, then it is possible to take the following three actions from the standpoint of the people. 1. Subservience to the government; 2. Use strength to confront the government; 3. Adhere to the truth and sacrifice oneself to striving. ā€

Pan Shiliang did not hide his thoughts, and the reason why he was willing to fund the publication of this book naturally had his intentions.

Of the above three strategies, this third strategy is the best of the best strategies. And the enslavement of the Manchus made people either know only subordination or confrontation, but do not know how to uphold the truth......"

Whether others will use the truth to convince the government, Pan Shiliang does not know, but he needs others to do so, and he needs to form such a social atmosphere, only if he is like this, he will be able to get more protection in the future.

ā€œā€¦ā€¦ The government is the government of China, and the people are the people of China, so the people should not be afraid of the government, but should be close to the government; The government should not be doubted, but should be close to it. Whoever belongs to the people should have two responsibilities at the same time: on the one hand, he should act as a citizen under the leadership of the government, which is the position of a guest; On the other hand, it is the position of the people of the whole country to form a whole called "state" through consultation, to formulate laws and regulations, and to put them into practice. It can be seen that the people are the foundation of the state, the people are the masters, and the government is only the representative. But now China still has only a government, no people...... Sir, your book will answer people's questions and tell them what a government ......"

Although Pan Shiliang did not continue, Wang Minyun heard what he thought from his words, he was not satisfied with his status as a businessman, he hoped to be like the West, he could exert the influence of a big businessman on the government, of course, this requires one point, that is, the government recognizes that the people are the masters of the country, not the government, and it is also not the royal family!

Selfishness!

This is exactly Pan Shiliang's selfishness!

"You don't want to be a subject of His Majesty the Emperor!"

The words seemed a little damaging, because every Chinese is a subject of His Majesty the Emperor, but in the face of such a question, Pan Shiliang replied.

"Your Majesty once said that what China needs in the future is citizens with independent personalities, not slaves without personality, and we do not want to be subjects of His Majesty the Emperor, but are willing to be citizens of the Chinese Empire ruled by His Majesty the Emperor!"

A sentence that seemed to make no difference, listening to Wang Minyun's ears, made his eyes light up at the same time, and then fell into contemplation, he first picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and then looked at Pan Shiliang and said.

"You know, this is a big rebellion!"

Yes, the phrase "unwilling to be a subject of His Majesty the Emperor" can be called a great rebellion, but this sentence reminds Wang Minyun that he does not seem to have given a perfect summary of the book.

"It's not a great rebellion, but a great wish!"

Shaking his head, Pan Shiliang finally asked rhetorically.

"Is it your Majesty's desire to be a subject like a slave, and a citizen of a free personality?"

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