CHAPTER XIX
Looking at the speech in front of him, Chen Ke was very dissatisfied. This is already a manuscript that has been revised several times, and Chen Ke still wants to tear it down and start over. Chen Ke knew why he was so dissatisfied, because in this manuscript, Chen Ke still did not tell the "truth".
When he went to meet Xu Xilin, Chen Ke wrote a masterpiece that was full of enthusiasm, and in that manuscript, Chen Ke did not need to say anything "truthful", all he had to do was to write something that Xu Xilin could understand. "Seeking truth from facts" does not require you to "tell the truth". It's about being able to understand the other person's needs and know what the other person wants. To put it mildly, Xu Xilin was a wealthy revolutionary whose fortune stemmed from the old system. Xu Xilin wanted to overthrow the Manchus, but that did not mean that Xu Xilin would agree to destroy the old system.
Chen Ke's purpose was to gain Xu Xilin's support, not to guide Xu Xilin on the road of genuine revolution. So for this purpose, Chen Ke must say according to the ideal that Xu Xilin expects, so that Xu Xilin thinks that he is a "like-minded" comrade. Of course, "Mr. Daoxue" can say that Chen Ke is a "liar", but such an evaluation is meaningless to Chen Ke himself, and Chen Ke adheres to the theory of "seeking truth from facts" to do things. Judging from the results, Chen Ke achieved his goal.
Friendship with Qiu Jin, friendship with Cai Yuanpei and Tao Chengzhang, including friendship with Hua Xiongmao, You Wei, Zhou Yuanxiao, and Qi Huishen. Like a chameleon, Chen had to show everyone what they wanted to see. Again, this is a realistic attitude.
The speech in front of him made Chen Ke feel very embarrassed. Knowledge is power, but power is not equal to justice. Kitchen knives are essential for cooking fine food, and kitchen knives are also a weapon for killing. From the perspective of seeking truth from facts, Chen Ke firmly believes that after learning the knowledge he has imparted, some people will inevitably choose a different path from Chen Ke.
As a leader and an inheritor of Chinese culture, Chen Ke knows the story of Shang Ying's changes. Shang Ying first used the way of the emperor to impress Qin Xiaogong, and was called by Qin Xiaogong as "how is he a person who talks nonsense." Shang Ying used the "royal road" to impress Qin Xiaogong, and Qin Xiaogong's opinion was "This person is okay and can talk together". Shang Ying finally used his domineering to impress Qin Xiaogong, and Qin Xiaogong was so excited that he talked with Shang Ying for a few days and nights.
Chen Ke believes that his knowledge includes "imperial road", "royal road" and "domineering", and he is not optimistic that these comrades will inevitably prefer "hegemony". Chen Ke did not have much contact with contemporary intellectuals, and even after such a short period of contact, most of them believed that as long as China was revolutionized, China would be able to become a first-class power in the blink of an eye. They don't know the world, so they don't know the real gap between China and the great powers. If Chen Ke had made this huge gap clear, how many of them would have devoted themselves to a "people's revolution" that destroyed all the old systems, rather than a "bourgeois revolution"?
Chen Ke is not sure about this.
"Is this Wen Qing's speech today?" Qi Huishen walked in from outside the house. He picked one up and looked at it, and all he saw was the title. I looked at the other ones, and they were all titles.
Qi Huishen frowned slightly, since he saw Chen Ke, Qi Huishen had always felt that Chen Ke was different. That is a kind of essential difference, as far as the international students who Qi Hui has seen deeply, they have always complained about the air, and they have complained about the British emperor. They either complain that they don't have the money to build a factory, or they complain that the equipment is too expensive, that the equipment is insufficient, or that the workers are lazy. It's kind of something that can be done. Those who are unwilling will scold God for not having long eyes, and such talents as themselves have run into walls everywhere and have no chance. What followed must have been the rumbling of the imperial court and the great powers. In the end, he gritted his teeth and swore that he would revolutionize, overthrow the Manchus, and drive out the foreigners.
The same group of "revolutionary parties" immediately became arrogant and majestic as soon as they had the opportunity to infiltrate the government and join the foreign firm. Although they still have to scold when they drink in private, but at this time they curse how their bosses are bastards and foreigners are bastards, so that they can't get any benefits. This is why Qi Huishen's father hated Qi Huishen's revolution.
Qi Huishen thought at first that the imperial court and foreigners were indeed bastards, but he felt that this conclusion was correct, but the argumentation process was ridiculously wrong. Those two are bastards, of course, but they are not the kind of bastards that the former "revolutionary comrades" say. Qi Huishen always wanted to find out what this mistake was, no matter how many "revolutionary comrades" he befriended and how many "learned" people he asked, he never got a satisfactory answer. Until he met Chen Ke.
The night when he was knocked down by You Wei and dragged into a strange courtyard really scared Qi Huishen. But when he understood that it was a misunderstanding, and learned that Chen Ke was actually a "revolutionary party", Qi Huishen really didn't believe it at first. The people who are busy in the workshop are actually the "revolutionary party"? In terms of Qi Huishen's revolutionary experience, the revolutionary party is idle. Only those who have nothing to do go to the revolution, and those who have serious things to do, who will go to the revolution?
Qi Huishen followed the revolution for too long and couldn't find the path of the revolution for too long, and he even begged his father many times to give him money to study in Japan. Knowing his son, Mo Ruo's father, the old man Qi Si'e knew very well that his son's purpose was not to study abroad, but to go to Japan to find "revolutionary comrades". Therefore, Qi Huishen's financial route was completely cut off.
Chen Ke, who met by chance, seemed to be a huge question mark in Qi Huishen's eyes, and Qi Huishen, who had no other way to go, had to gamble, perhaps this unique "revolutionary party" could explain Qi Huishen's many questions all along.
Qi Huishen felt that the bet was right. Chen Ke's lectures always reveal some problems that Qi Hui deeply understands. Let Qi Hui be deeply amazed. Chen Ke's style made Qi Huishen very admirable. It's not just Chen Ke who holds meetings with others, but when Chen Ke is exhausted and goes to rest, others also hold meetings in private. Chen Ke, who was able to start from scratch with a few dozen taels of silver, was something Qi Huishen had never seen. For a colleague to be able to stay awake for a few days, Chen Ke, who is desperate for medicine, has never seen Qi Huishen before. In this workshop, there is never a sigh, and there is no complaining, only work and laughter. This should be the "revolution", this should be the "revolutionary comrades".
Qi Huishen was very happy about Chen Ke's resumption of lecturing. To be honest, Qi Huishen was very dissatisfied with Chen Ke's class in the first few days. Compared with Chen Ke's previous courses with feelings, in the past few days, Chen Ke has not been as free and easy as before. The content of the lectures is often contradictory and vague. Although everyone didn't say it directly in class, no matter Qi Huishen, You Wei, Hua Xiongmao, or even Zhou Yuanxiao, they have actually been very dissatisfied for a long time in private conversations.
After hesitating for a while, Qi Huishen finally spoke, "Wen Qing, I don't know whether to talk about something or not. ”
"It's all comrades, what should not be said?"
"What Wen Qing said has always given me the feeling of wanting to speak and stopping. I don't know what Wenqing has to say. ”
Chen Ke was slightly stunned, Qi Huishen said such a thing, it would never be accidental. It seems that he has long intended this, and now he can't help but say it. And it is impossible for other comrades around to not have such thoughts. Since this is the case, Chen Ke simply told the truth.
"I'm afraid of leading everyone astray."
"Gone astray?" Qi Huishen was puzzled by the subtle wording. He asked tentatively: "Is it the Wenqing who leads us astray, or are we not knowledgeable enough to go astray?" ”
"I want to compare myself to Xunzi, but Xunzi is famous for his two students, one Han Fei and the other Li Si."
"What happened to the two of them?" Qi Huishen's level of ancient Chinese history is not high, and he can't understand this metaphor.
Xunzi was a master of Confucianism during the Warring States Period, and Han Fei and Li Si were representatives of Legalism. Han Fei's Legalist theory won the approval of Qin Shi Huang and was implemented. Li Si was the prime minister of Qin Shi Huang, and he also implemented the art of legalism. ”
"And then? A dispute between a teacher and an apprentice? Qi Huishen still didn't understand what Chen Ke meant.
"Not really. Although the two of them learned from Xunzi, they only learned part of the teacher's knowledge, and they used it in completely different directions. The Qin Dynasty unified the world, abolished the division of feuds, placed counties and counties, wrote the same text, and the car was on the same track. Bathing the ancestral dragon grace for all eternity. However, Xunzi has long said that there are major structural contradictions in the Qin system, and once the world is unified, this contradiction will completely explode. Sure enough, the second Qin dynasty died. Among the things I have learned, there are royal ways and domineering ways. What worries me is that people don't want to take the difficult royal road, but choose the domineering road of quick success. ”
"It turns out that Wen Qing is worried about this." Qi Hui said with a deep smile.
Chen Ke learned the words of Huarong Dao in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "In the face of this Huarong Dao, why is the prime minister laughing?" ”
"I laugh at Zhuge Wenqing, who doesn't know the art of war." Qi Huishen also said to the line, "Justice is in the hearts of the people." Does Xunzi only have two apprentices? ”
"There are many disciples."
"Is Han Fei Lisi the only one who is famous?"
"That's true."
"Can Xunzi's proposition be known?"
"After the Qin Dynasty, Chinese politics actually used Xunzi's ideas a lot."
"Since Xunzi's proposition is finally popular, why doesn't Brother Wen Qing teach you what you know? We don't know what Wen Qing wants to teach, how do we know who is right and who is wrong about what Wen Qing said about the royal road and the domineering? Wen Qing, you are so spitting, we are waiting for it to be itchy and scratchy. This is what Wen Qing said: should we be honest with comrades? ”
Qi Huishen's words were already honest, in fact, Chen Ke was also ready to teach everyone everything he knew.
"If you want me to give a lecture, you can. However, since Huishen mentioned the fact that Xunzi has many disciples, this school-running matter still needs to be promoted by Huishen. Chen Ke said with a smile.
"Wen Qing is really ready to give what he has to offer?" Qi Hui Shenden became excited.
"If you want to listen to my lectures, it's not so easy."
"What do you command?" Qi Huishen hurriedly sat down and picked up the pen.
"You gather the friends you think can listen to the class, and let You Yu gather the friends among her friends who think they can listen to the class. In addition, we have to put up posters, saying that our school is going to open, and the teacher is going to try to teach. Parents who would like to have their children come to our school are welcome to bring their children to attend classes. In addition, the advertisement said that we also opened a night school for workers, and we welcome workers who are willing to attend the class. ”
"Wenqing wants to tell them about the revolution?" Qi Huishen felt that Chen Ke had become very strange.
"Telling them about revolution is an open incitement to rebellion. I'm not that stupid. I'm going to talk about some basic lessons, lessons on how to understand the world. ”
"And what does this have to do with the revolution?" Qi Hui couldn't understand it.
"How did I become a revolutionary? I can't be a revolutionary if I don't have a correct view of the world. A revolutionary must have some understanding of the basic common sense of the world. I'm saying it head, you have to listen to this lesson. This is the basis of everything. ”
Although Qi Huishen didn't understand very well, he still nodded.
"By the way, it will be deep, how is my Shanghainese dialect now, can you understand it?" Chen Ke asked.
"I think it should be okay, in fact, Wenqing's official words are also good."
"Since we are going to put up posters, many of the people who come to listen to the lectures are locals, and I speak official language, but they may not be able to understand it. Locals do as they go. ”
This is like the Chen Ke that Qi Hui is familiar with, thinking carefully and considering problems as thoughtfully as possible.
"I will be deep, I will now make a class schedule, different classes, different lecture times. Let's talk about it in a moment. ”
"Okay, I'll go and make sure about the flyer first."
There are people on top who are different, they took the documents of the British a few days ago, and Qi Huishen was unimpeded by the local government in Shanghai. Although the document requires the Shanghai government to grant land and give money. However, Qi Huishen was very self-aware and did not mention this matter, and the paperwork of the school and the hospital were all done very quickly. Shanghai Renxin Medical College officially opened on paper.
The affiliated hospital was the first to open, and these days, Wu Xingchen sells the medicine very well. In a dozen days, more than 60 people were treated. Wang Qinian, the doctor you found, treated a person to death. Fortunately, the contract was signed before the treatment, and the patient was a single person who would help the public, so he finally didn't make a big deal out of it.
Chen Ke was quite grateful to Wu Xingchen at this time, Wu Xingchen had already let it out, this medicine was too violent, and it was estimated that one out of ten people would die. Every patient is repeatedly told this fact before receiving treatment. So it was finally able to deal with it peacefully.
In these years, willow disease is an incurable disease, and it is thankful that there is medicine to treat it. Not to mention, at least nine out of ten people can survive. Compared with the previous traditional treatment methods, this rate can be said to be an improvement across the ages.
Qi Huishen has never printed advertisements so openly and brightly, but the content has changed from revolutionary propaganda to advertising. The handmade screen printing machine was just bought and is very easy to use. Qi Huishen was pushing the handle tirelessly, and suddenly there was a commotion outside. poked his head out and saw that a few foreign devils were shouting something at the door.
The hospital is just an ordinary courtyard, with two floors. There was a curtain painted with a red cross on the door. Some disinfectant water was sprinkled in the courtyard, Wang Qinian has been practicing medicine outside these days, and there is no one in the hospital at all. In addition to the foreign devils, there is also a translator next to the foreign devils. Seeing Qi Huishen come out, he asked arrogantly, "Are you a doctor?" ”
"The doctor isn't here." Qi Hui replied coldly. Take a closer look at a few foreign devils, all of them are infected with willow disease. There were abscesses on their faces and mouths, and they looked quite disgusting.
"Come back the day after tomorrow. There are no doctors on hand today or tomorrow. Qi Huishen said unceremoniously.
The translator will not show weakness in the future, and there is already a meaning between the words. He hurriedly turned around and said a few words to the foreign devil, much to Qi Huishen's surprise, the foreign devil yelled at the translator, and then smiled kindly at Qi Hui. Although the smile is very polite, but with those big sores, it is even more disgusting. Qi Huishen also returned to the school to graduate, and his English was not lost. Those foreign devils are very dissatisfied with the attitude of the translator. However, Qi Huishen was too lazy to deal with foreign devils, and he pretended not to understand what foreign devils said.
After the interpreter was yelled, his arrogance immediately stopped being arrogant. He also smirked and said, "What is the name of this gentleman?" ”
Qi Huishen was still not polite enough, "My name is Qi Huishen, and I am the teaching director of the medical school. I'm not a doctor, I'm not going to heal. ”
"Mr. Naqi, when will the doctor be able to come back?" The interpreter asked, still smirking.
Anyway, this hospital also has the title of British, so Qi Huishen is embarrassed to turn away foreign devils. He pulled out his pocket watch and looked at it, and it was 11:40. Wang Qinian said that he would come to pick up medicine at noon. It's time to come back now. Qi Huishen replied, "You wait a while, and the doctor will probably come back." ”
There is no outpatient room in the hospital at all, although Chen Ke has this item in the construction article, but Chen Ke is too busy to take care of the medicine just now, where does he have the energy to take care of this. I found a random ward and let a few people in. Qi Hui listened to Chen Ke's account of the infection route of Hualiu disease, and he felt sick in his heart, so he walked out of the door of the ward by himself. At this time, Wang Qinian had returned. Qi Huishen explained the matter to Wang Qinian with ease, and he quickly hid back in the mimeograph room to continue printing his leaflets.
The printing did not take long before a quarrel was already heard from the ward. It wasn't a quarrel, the interpreter was almost screaming in the room. A few foreign devils were also talking, but not loudly. Qi Hui sighed deeply, he couldn't finish dealing with these things. He had to go over and figure it out. Similar to what Qi Hui thought, Wang Qinian told the foreign devils that they must sign a liability waiver contract. This drug has the potential to cause death to the patient. When the foreign devil didn't say anything, the interpreter howled first.
Wang Qinian has asked people to sign this kind of contract a lot these days, and he told the translator without concession that he would either sign a contract for treatment or get out. It's no longer possible to pretend to be deaf and dumb, Qi Huishen asked in English: "Several, our rule is to either sign a contract or leave." There is no other option. Especially you foreigners, except for things we can't afford to mess with. ”
Neither the foreign devil nor the translator expected that Qi Huishen, who was wearing a dark blue short coat, with his sleeves rolled up high, and a lot of ink on his hands, could actually speak fluent English.
After the foreign devils inquired about the efficacy of the medicine, Qi Huishen told them that the effect of the medicine was very strong, and the mortality rate was close to one-tenth. After thinking about it, the foreign devil discussed it again. Finally agreed. Qi Huishen asked Wang Qinian to go to the mimeograph room with him, took out the printed receipts, and prescribed a person a ten-pound price for medicine.
"This price ......," Wang Qinian wanted to say but stopped.
"Doctor Wang thinks the price is high?" Qi will ask deeply.
"I feel low." Wang Qinian replied honestly.
"Two injections are only the price, and not all the treatments. I think it's reasonable. Qi Huishen said lightly.
"That makes sense." Wang Qinian replied.
Qi Huishen stared at Wang Qinian a few times, only to see that Wang Qinian didn't care much when he talked about money. He was curious. But now we should pay attention to the foreign devils outside, and the investigation will only be talked about later.
This price is really expensive, and Qi Huishen doesn't really believe that foreign devils can afford this price. The reason why this price was set was first of all because it was the price that Chen Ke strongly advocated at the meeting. Secondly, Qi Huishen didn't really want to treat foreign devils. It would be a wonderful thing if they were scared away by the price.
As Qi Hui thought, after reading the medicine list written in English, the five foreign devils showed a look of embarrassment on their faces, and several of them began to get together and muttered for a while.
Hurry up and get out, Qi Hui thought to himself.
The discussion finally came to a conclusion, and one of the most sick foreign devils stood up, "I'll sign the contract first." ”
Although Qi Hui was disappointed in his heart, he had no reason to drive the patient out. watched the foreign devil sign the waiver contract and pay another ten pounds. Qi Huishen beckoned Wang Qi to start treating foreign devils.