[9] Look at the future

Fengze Garden Juxiang Book House is famous in later generations, in fact, this is actually an ordinary courtyard house, the stone road in the courtyard is in the shape of a cross connecting the longhouse and the courtyard gate on three sides, there are twelve slender and straight pine trees planted next to the stone road, the binding of the living room is simple and atmospheric, the long bookshelf is more than two meters high and is arranged from this end to the other end close to the wall, there are three sofas scattered under the bookshelf, one double, two single, there is a floor lamp standing next to the sofa, and a dark green lampshade is placed on the brass pole. Inside the ceiling of the room, there was a small old desk, and the sunlight filtered through the plain sky-blue cotton curtains, and then fell softly and serenely on the peacock blue carpet that spread throughout the room.

Cao Xiaoqiang's laptop was placed on a wooden coffee table in front of the sofa, and the chairman was watching intently at the documentary "New China" that was being shown on the screen. It can be seen that the tea on the side of the coffee table has been cold at this time, but the chairman did not move. It wasn't until four o'clock in the afternoon that Comrade Hu Qiaomu, the secretary, sent in a document, and the chairman just glanced at it and put it aside, signaling that Hu Qiaomu could go out.

"Comrade Cao Xiaoqiang, some people don't believe that you are from time in time, think you are a spy, after investigation, it is proved that you are telling the truth, those cars and watches, indeed the level of production and technology that have never been seen. I think they're doing this redundantly, and I can tell from the laptop you mentioned that you're telling the truth. ”

Xiao Qiang replied nervously in a whisper: "The chairman can call me Xiao Qiang in the future." ”

The chairman nodded, picked up the teacup that was already cold and took a big sip, and then actually lifted the thermos on the side to fill the cup of himself and Xiaoqiang with water.

The chairman's action made Xiaoqiang almost faint:

"Cao Xiaoqiang, you rice bucket! If you don't say that you are so miserable in the 21st century, you will commit suicide, and you won't even rush to do this job, it's really too eye-catching! ”

Xiao Qiang stood up and grabbed the thermos bottle with the sweat that had just come out of his head. The chairman glanced at him, waved his hand, and said:

"Don't be restrained, you are a guest, and it is natural for the host to pour tea for guests." After that, the old man sat down again and gave Xiao Qiang who was sitting next to him a cigarette, Xiao Qiang quickly took it with both hands, and quickly grabbed the match on the table and lit it for the chairman, fortunately, this thing is not too stupid, and it has not yet developed into a brain-dead state of asking the chairman to light a cigarette for him, in that case...... The pig's feet in this book really have no lower limit for IQ.

"I believe that there are heroic souls on shijie, the blood of the heroes of the Chinese nation will not be shed in vain, and the lives lost by the sacrifices made by the martyrs for the future of the country and the nation will not be paid in vain. According to what you said, this blood soul will only appear once in thousands of years, it seems that this is a once-in-a-lifetime historical opportunity, and it is a glorious mission given to you by countless Chinese revolutionary martyrs, and you want to complete it. ”

The chairman glanced at the notebook on the coffee table, and then said: "I haven't finished watching this documentary, you stay and eat with me, thank you for a while, we'll watch it again in the evening, I have a lot to ask you, we have to finish it today." ”

"Yes! Chairman, I'm waiting for you to send me a task when you've read it. Xiaoqiang said.

Braised pork, mapo tofu, shredded potatoes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, egg drop soup with green vegetables. The simple four dishes and one soup, but the taste is amazing, Cao Xiaoqiang ate three bowls of rice. This chairman's family feast is so delicious.

After dinner, the chairman instructed that no one should be disturbed tonight, so Xiaoqiang accompanied the chairman to continue watching the documentary "New China", Xiaoqiang plugged in the external power supply to the notebook, accompanied the chairman to smoke and continue to read, and answered some questions raised by the chairman from time to time. The living room was filled with smoke all night.

When I finished reading it all, it was almost dawn, and the chairman pushed open the door and said, "Xiaoqiang, are you tired, come with me." ”

"Chairman, I'm not tired." Xiaoqiang hurriedly responded.

He didn't dare to slack off, and followed the chairman half a step behind. The two of them slowly walked around the courtyard three times, and then entered the living room and study.

"These information from the future are of great significance to us to carry out the work of building a new China, socialism is no precedent, there is no ready-made history to learn from, we only know that the general direction is right, it is in line with the law of the development of human social civilization, but there may be detours in the specific practice of exploration, you said that some people in later generations commented that the new cultural movement was a failed attempt to explore the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, I agree with this point of view, even if it is not used by a small group of people, The positive implications are not necessarily greater than the negative benefits. People say that history is a mirror, but I am looking at the future as a mirror. At this, the chairman laughed.

Then he continued: "It's really a shame to let you accompany me to be a night owl tonight, now you go to rest, your work is very dependent on your physical health, which is more than any of us, your significance to building a new China faster and better is better than anyone in China, even I can't compare with you." ”

"Chairman, you're a great winner! You unified China, gave the people a new set of morals, raised the status of the workers and peasants for the first time in history, and established a clean government. What is even greater is that these tremendous achievements have been made under extremely unfavorable international and domestic conditions. You have increased the blood of the Chinese, united and organized the Chinese people, and formed a cohesive force and combat effectiveness. How can the movement that swept China be said to be your personal affair? How can you later put all the blame on you alone? Even if it is a sentence that you felt when you were old, admit the mistakes you made. Some of us, just like that, push the blame on you alone, especially after you die, and take this responsibility into the grave of history? I think your charm lies in the fact that you have such a sense of responsibility. At that time, you were the only one who had the courage to take care of things. This open-mindedness and courage can only be explained by the fact that you are a person who has truly struggled for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation all your life. In the hearts of the Chinese, you are a god that can never be erased. ”

After a pause, Xiaoqiang continued: "In later generations, there was a Taiwanese Li Ao who said: 'The great revolutionary is on the mainland of China! After the victory of the revolution, they were faced with a problem, a new China has stood up, and we must build a new China. However, these experts who have a hand in carrying out revolution do not necessarily have a hand in the building of the country, and sometimes they will not be able to keep up. ’

So, as you said, everyone is also groping, not at the beginning we think we can do everything, no, we are also groping, in the process of groping, we will go the wrong way, and if we go the wrong way, we will pay the price. ”

"In 1949, when the Chinese Public Industry Party seized the ruling power of China, it was poor and white, and the Kuomintang removed everything that could be removed and everything that could be blown up, leaving Chinese mainland with two million local tycoons and inferior gentry and exiled bandits who wanted you to clear them, and the Kuomintang moved the entire treasury of 920,000 taels of gold to Taiwan. Many people have the misconception that you don't understand the economy, which has caused Chinese mainland to lag behind Japan and the "Four Little Tigers" in the same period. This is the biggest fallacy of today.

First of all, Japan and the "Four Little Tigers" did not start from the same as China. Japan began industrialization after the Meiji Restoration, and by World War II, Japan was able to produce tens of thousands of aircraft a year, while China could not manufacture even a single aircraft. Many people think that Germany and Japan have been turned into ruins after World War II, but in fact, during the war, the factories of Germany and Japan were hidden underground or scattered, and the American planes could not do anything at all, otherwise the United States would not have needed to drop the atomic bomb and win over the Soviet Union to send troops, and use the planes to blow up all the factories of the Japanese country. Will the Japanese soldiers with wooden sticks still resist the Americans? By July 1945, Japan still had the capacity to produce thousands of aircraft per month, which was higher than the monthly production of aircraft in 1942, indicating that its industry was basically intact, but the raw materials could no longer be supplied.

What's more, Japan has a large scientific and technological team, as well as an army of skilled Jishu workers, which is simply incomparable to old China. Therefore, by 1949, when the People's Republic of China was founded, Japan was actually 80 years ahead of China. Even Taiwan and South Korea, because they were once part of Japan's territory (colony), are 50 years ahead of Chinese mainland in terms of overall level. ”

"In just 30 years of your era, China has made a historic leap from an agricultural country to a great industrial power. China is pursuing a catch-up strategy, that is, aiming at the advanced industrial level of the West, and we must have what others have, and we must also have what others do not have. By the eve of your death, almost all of the China that the West has had it. There are jets in the sky, cars, trains and ships underground, satellites, missiles, and atomic bombs. And what can the "Four Little Dragons" make? They were typical colonial economies, and could only make clothing, shoes, hats, and so on. They caught up with the good old days of the Cold War, when the anti-imperialist independence struggles of the Western colonial countries were raging, and for the West, only the "four little tigers" protected by the bayonets of the United States and Britain were safe, so investment was concentrated in them, resulting in their short-lived prosperity. But they don't have a developed manufacturing industry and a core jishu, and prosperity simply won't last. In the early 20th century, Argentina was rich by raising sheep, but what about now? After the end of the Cold War, the economic development of the "Four Little Tigers" quickly fell into trouble, while China continued to move forward at a high speed because China had its own manufacturing industry and was able to manufacture almost anything. And the foundation of China's industrialization is exactly what you have laid for the Chinese people. ”

"It is true that the standard of living of the Chinese people in your time did not improve very quickly, but this is to raise funds for China's industrialization. Western industrialization was financed by colonial plunder (Britain and France), exploitation of black slaves (USA), and reparations from foreign wars (Germany and Japan). Socialist countries like the Soviet Union and China, on the other hand, can only first save money and accumulate industrial capital, develop their own industries, and then use the wealth created by industry to enjoy a better life. ”

"In your time, the economic gap between China and the Western powers is shrinking rapidly. Maurice Meisner, a professor at Yale University in the United States, called your era 'one of the greatest modern eras in the history of Shijie, and is on par with the most dramatic period of industrialization in several major up-and-comers in the modern industrial scene, such as Germany, Japan, and Russia. In the book "The Modernization of Japan and Russia" published by the United States in the 70s of the 20 th century, the United States held that New China had achieved achievements that no other country had achieved.

"Hehe, I'm also a summary of people of insight on the Internet, I think this is the truth."

After listening to Xiaoqiang's words, the chairman smiled and said: "I am not as great as you say, greatness is created by the Chinese people, and the Chinese people are the greatest." ”