This book is also a way to teach our people the first step in civil rights. If this first step can be carried out and can be carried out steadily, then we will gradually move forward, and the development of civil rights will surely reach the pinnacle. The saying goes: 'Go far and be self-defeating, ascend to the heights and feel inferior.' Since our people know that civil rights are the ultimate rule of human evolution, and the Republic of China is the most noble national system in the world, and it is determined that it is the system, then the first step must not be ignored. If everyone is familiar with this book, the people's hearts will be self-congruent, and the people's strength will be self-consolidated. If this is the case, with our 40,000,000 excellent civilized nations, and holding the world's most beautiful land and the most extensive source of wealth, if we are united in our efforts to become rich and strong, I will be able to ride Europe and the United States in ten years' time. 40,000,000 compatriots are encouraged! ”

"The book by Poplar is well intentioned, but it's just too verbose." Zhu Feng looked at Jiang Xueying, who was a little distracted, and said with a smile.

"Nope." Jiang Xueying put down the book in her hand, looked at the partners around her, and shook her head gently.

The main content of this book is roughly two things: first, it repeatedly states that the people should actively participate in politics, know how to use their power to protect their own interests, and specifically teach the people how to establish their own social organizations to hold rallies to participate in politics; Second, the procedures for various assemblies are constantly repeated in detail, so as to instill in the people a conscious sense of equality and self-discipline in all people. "It may seem ridiculous to read it today, but in this day and age, it's an excellent introduction to the practice of boiling." Presumably, 'Baiyang' also hopes that this book will serve as an introductory tutorial for the practice of boiling and can be widely promoted throughout the country. ”

"This is where 'Topol' is beyond the reach of people." Jiang Xueying said, "Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, in this land of China, there have been countless people who have loudly proclaimed the Ming Boiled Republic and the 'people are the masters of the country', such as the carp crossing the river, but there is only one 'poplar' who has taught the people how to practice the Ming Cook and taught the people the specific methods of 'being the masters of the country'. ”

Zhu Feng noticed that Jiang Xueying's face was flushed with excitement, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

In her impression, Sister Jiang, whom she has always respected, seems to have never been like today.

"Should we do more for him now?" Jiang Xueying said to herself.

"We should have more people reading this book and practicing what it says." "And we should start with ourselves." ”

"It's a pity that the people of the 'Young Middle School Association' are only willing to engage in academic research and are unwilling to join in realpolitik." Jiang Xueying listened to Shuijing's words, as if she remembered something, and a resolute light appeared in her eyes, "I think it's time for us to find a way to win them." ”

When Jiang Xueying arrived at the headquarters of the "Juvenile China Society", a heated debate was going on.

"Why do we learn to happen? However, there are dozens of young comrades, who are not only lamented by the decline of the nation, but also affected by the times, knowing that there is not a group of young people who have been engaged in social reform all their lives, and it is not enough to save our nation, so they do not measure morality and strength, and form a Si Association, with the banner of 'social activities', running and calling for the world. Anyone who joins the 'Young Middle School' is not allowed to participate in the dirty political society of that time, does not invite them to take charge of the government, does not attach themselves to the bureaucrats, does not make use of the established forces, and does not hope in the past. Now we are back, and we want to go back, which is a betrayal of the purpose of the establishment of this association! ”

"But now we can't sit here and study academics! Let's see, since the founding of the Republic of China, the warlords have been in charge of the government and betrayed the country, and the fat family of the scholars and doctors has been even more drunk and dreaming of death than in the past. If not, we have shifted from political reform to ideological transformation. How can it be possible to save the country by achieving the impact of changing the national surname? ”

"The purpose of the establishment of this association is to be the spirit of science, for the activities of the society, to create a young China. Based on this concept, and in view of the lessons of the old politics, we hope that the members of the society will stay away from realpolitik and concentrate on social activities, especially the social dissemination of ideology and culture, so as to lay the foundation for the ideal 'Young China'. The 'Young Middle School' Society is not a group with strict discipline, detailed rules, obedience to a certain leader, and observance of a certain doctrine, but a movement to pursue light. The Association resolutely opposes feudalism, is still enterprising, attaches importance to new knowledge, is free of thought, and is not constrained, although its beliefs are not consistent. However, our members usually say that they are consistent with their words and deeds, and take hypocrisy, perfunctory, indulgence, and flaunting all kinds of vices as a warning. Therefore, the wind can be broadcast, and the whole country will be shaken. What is the reason for changing course now? ”

Looking at the young people arguing fiercely, Jiang Xueying remembered the time when she was studying at school, and she couldn't help but feel ripples in her heart.

On June 30, 1918, the "Juvenile China Society" was initiated by Wang Guangqi, Zeng Qi, Li Shouchang, Zhou Yuan, Lei Baojing, Chen Yusheng, Zhang Shangling and others in Yanjing. After that, after a year of preparation and preparation, it was officially established in Yanjing on July 1, 1919.

Soon after its founding, the "Junior China Society" brought together the best young people in China. These idealistic and passionate youths are tired of chaotic times; I am tired of the political axe of the Qin Dynasty, tired of realpolitik, and even tired of the earnest preaching of my father and brother. They want to use their own strength to find a new way out of the chaotic China.

However, from the very beginning, the activities of the Juvenile China Society adhered to the stipulation in the rules of the association that "one shall not participate in the dirty political society of the time", and stayed away from political activities, but focused on social activities, including education, publishing, journalism, and various utopian experiments to transform personal lives. Based on this understanding, the declaration of "no political movement within 20 years" made by Hu Shi, a returned young man, was highly recognized by Wang Guangqi and the society, and Wang Guangqi declared: "From now on, we must devote our whole lives to social causes. If there is no ideological innovation, material development, social transformation, and the rise of the common people, all other political reforms are all illusory. ”

Staying away from realpolitik gives the society a different kind of good atmosphere. And has been highly praised by the outside world,

On the basis of social activities, the young people have successively founded the monthly magazine "Young China", the monthly magazine "Young World" and the weekly "Zhou Yue", and have published more than 30 kinds of "Young China Series". "Young China" monthly magazine sells well in nine provinces, as far as the book, and its influence is on a par with "New Youth"; In addition, the "Civilian Education Lecture Group" was set up, and the practice of the "New Village Movement" and the "Work-Study Mutual Aid Group Movement" was advocated and implemented.

"The ideal of our 'Young China' is not a rigid model, it is a free creation, not a cast idol, but an active life. Our different ideals of 'Young China' must be concentrated in that light into a crystallization, that is, our common 'Young China', and we are all writing this history of 'Young China' together. Our ideal 'Young China' is to make China a part of the future Datong world, so that the style, system and academic life of the Chinese people can be adapted to the trend of human evolution in the world. ”

But to save the country without being political, there is a contradiction between words and deeds. Some of the members of the Association believe in nationalism, some believe in socialism, and some believe in Anarchism, and each member is very resolute and thorough in his own beliefs. If the activities of the society are confined to social activities, the difference in beliefs is not a very important thing; But when it comes to politics, differences in beliefs are enough to cause a split in the society. The ideal young China of the weevils is the German of the past; Member B: The ideal teenager of China, Rong or today's Russia. Therefore, it should be decided whether the association will engage in social activities or political activities, and whether it can engage in political activities. ”

This difference in belief is not a bad thing, but a good thing. Because I think that the thinking and behavior of the Chinese now, no matter what doctrine they are under, cannot survive. In other words, I believe that when the thinking of the Chinese people is outdated, it is not enough to become the basic soil for the survival of any ism, so the first task is not to decide what kind of doctrine to adopt for political activities, but to renew the thinking of the Chinese people through social activities.Chinese Merely copying the U.S. Constitution and imitating British politics will not succeed. What we are doing is the necessary preparatory work for all doctrines, the prerequisite for problems, and this preparatory work is to renovate our thinking and transform our lives. I'm not against propaganda, I'm against preaching without trying to train. The task of the Young China Society is to engage in the preparatory work that is necessary for all kinds of isms. After the first section of the road is completed, we will discuss the second section of the journey. ”

"Lenin's Russia will inevitably lead to the invasion of state power into private life, and it is doubtful whether Marx's state socialism, the system of collecting property, and the great power of the state, which Lenin and others enshrined in that country, are not hindered by individual freedom. I am very much opposed to the mechanical life of the individual, and the people, who are governed by this kind of labor and peasant political axe, have everywhere a kind of state power closely following, and the personal life becomes a kind of machinery. ”

"What should China be like today? The solution to this problem is neither a republic nor a restoration. The utter inability of such so-called political revolutions to transform China has been proven in the past and is being proven now. Therefore, there is only one way for which we must work for the social revolution. ”

"We want to create a lively life, break the formalism, break the unnatural personal life, I am a very poor boy, I have never received the inheritance of the family, nor have I used the public funds of the government. All my past lives have been part-time work and study. This world is the stage of our activities, and I must completely break away from all unequal and unnatural constraints. ”

At this time, a young man with a strong Hunan accent was talking there.

"I've been dreaming of a new social life for years, but I haven't been able to. In the spring of last year, I wanted to invite a few friends to set up a work-study comrade association in Yuelu Mountain, on the other side of the provincial capital, to engage in half-farming and half-study, and students sleep 8 hours a day, swim for 4 hours, study for 4 hours, teach for 4 hours, and work for 4 hours. The 'work-study doctrine' of studying and working at the same time is a new life of creating a surname, and this new life is the necessary cell for the creation of a new society. ”

"I hope that the students in the new school will be the seeds that will create a new society, and that all the students in the new school will be members of the new family. As the number of students in the new school increases, so does the creation of the new family. By merging a number of new families, a new society can be created. The blueprint for such a 'new society' should include public nurseries, public nursing homes, public schools, public libraries, public banks, public farms, public workshops, public consumer cooperatives, public theaters, public hospitals, parks, museums, and self-government associations. This new society is a 'communal' cell of public ownership of property, common labor, equal distribution, equality of all, mutual assistance and fraternity. ”

Listening to the young man named Liu Desheng's idea of a "new society", Jiang Xueying's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

At this time, Jiang Xueying did not know that in distant Guangzhou, another member of the Young China Society was telling the author of the "Civil Rights Dictionary" about her experience in Yanjing.

"When I was in the 'Shao Middle School' meeting, I really didn't leave a bad impression on people. This is really completely different from the life of party members and politicians that many people lived at that time, and all the tricks of political intrigue, and it has a full human flavor. ”

Yang Shuoming, who was sitting on the reef on the shore, listened to the story of the girl in front of him while carefully observing her reaction.

Fu Zhuoyao noticed that Yang Shuoming had been looking at her intently, and her heart couldn't help but panic, but her tone and tone didn't change much.

"Although everyone often has their own reading ability to understand realpolitik, everyone has a common bottom line, that is, the means to learn to achieve the ideal of 'Young China' must not be political, but only social."

"Young people are in a hurry." Yang Shuoming noticed the faint flush on her snow-white neck, couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "The road of creating New China through social transformation is a long way to go, and I think some young people obviously can't wait." ”

Fu Zhuoyao looked at the young soldier in front of her who had become her "husband" with some surprise, although now there was no husband and wife between her and him.

The conversation between the two of them at the moment is more like a discussion between good friends and classmates, although it is the honeymoon time of the two of them.

"What you said is not bad at all, I remember the last time I attended the plenary meeting, Li Shouchang was the first to stand up and ask for the society to establish the doctrine he believes in. There are two reasons he gave, one is that the society has been studying for two years and should draw a conclusion on the issue of doctrine. Second, during this period, various groups emerged in society, all of which had a clear banner of ism. Some members even demanded that 'one doctrine must be adopted, and it must be socialist-benevolent'. ”

"As expected." Yang Shuoming nodded quietly, he didn't make any comment on this, but took a porcelain bottle, poured the liquid inside into a blue and white porcelain cup, and handed it to her.

Fu Zhuoyao took the cup with both hands, carefully put it to her mouth and took a sip, and suddenly a sense of freshness went straight to her heart, and she couldn't help but drink the remaining liquid in the cup.

"Is it good?" Yang Shuoming noticed the look of surprise in her eyes and asked with a smile.

"Hmm." The taste of the drink she drank just now reminded Fu Zhuoyao of when she drank sour plum soup in Yanjing in the summer, she returned the cup to Yang Shuoming with both hands, Yang Shuoming saw that her every move was respectful and restrained, and couldn't help but sigh lightly in her heart.

For this beauty sent by the Fu family, he has actually been very difficult these days.

The Fu family's intentions are very clear to him in his heart, but it is impossible for him to refuse now.

He didn't expect that the Fu family would have such a close connection with overseas Chinese business groups.

And through the conversation with Fu Zhuoyao, his understanding of the Fu family has taken it to a higher level.

"Your classmates are actually using the 'Young China Society' to express their utter despair of realpolitik, their negation of the 'political reform' ideal of the previous generation of sages, and the negation of the 'political revolutionary' ideal of the previous generation of revolutionaries." Yang Shuoming stared at Fu Zhuoyao tightly, and said meaningfully, "The young people who lost him in this era, the young people abandoned their fathers and brothers, and they have embarked on another path of 'social reform' without hesitation. ”

Listening to Yang Shuoming's words, Fu Zhuoyao boldly met his gaze.

"Listening to Hanzhi's words, it seems that he is worried that our people will be 'red'." Fu Zhuoyao remembered his current identity and couldn't help but smile mischievously, "I forgot, Hanzhi is a warlord, and he is a 'high-tech warlord'." ”

"What these young people are pursuing is the kind of law that makes the country strong once and for all, but is there really an absolute, unique, and fundamental solution to political reform?" Yang Shuoming shook his head with a smile and said. "I'm not worried about your 'redness', although modern China's politics has completely degenerated, unhealthy practices are rampant even more than in the late Qing Dynasty, and the academic and artistic aspects have stagnated. However, China's citizens have never gone to extremes, and as long as this special surname exists, China will not be reddened. It is true that there are some students who welcome and accept peasant-industrial ism, but students are by no means equal to nationals. Even if they were once red, sooner or later they would give up those claims. This is because of the national surname. The people's love for moderation is far more ingrained than the impulse of the moment. ”

(To be continued)