Chapter 21: The New Culture Movement
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Cao Kun and Wu Peifu took advantage of the "two emperors" of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Japan to confuse the thinking of the Japanese and burn down the Yasukuni Shrine, and the Japanese people fell into chaos, many people were at a loss and committed suicide by seppuku, and the anarchists represented by Kotoku Akisui, Abe Isoo, Katayama, and others were flooded. Song Xiaofei commended Cao Kun and Wu Peifu for their performance in Japan. At the same time, at the dawn of the new millennium, Song Xiaofei began to think about China's future, especially cultural construction.
At this time, the Second Republic, with its rapid economic and defense industry development and increasingly stable political power, has become the largest empire in Asia, with a territory spanning today's Chinese mainland, Taiwan, the Ryukyus, Mongolia, as well as Vietnam, Korea (including today's South Korea), the Philippines, Guam and other colonies. China's fleet has become the veritable number one fleet in Asia, ranking third in the world, after Britain and Germany.
After Song Xiaofei was relieved of the administrative power of the army, he entered the stage of political training, and the number of Baath Party members reached 2 million, and the six standing committees of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the Baath Party were President Song Xiaofei, Vice Presidents Zhang Zhidong and Liu Kunyi, President of the Senate Rong Hong, Speaker of the House of Representatives Wang Wenshao, and Premier Sheng Xuanhuai. Organization Department, Central Committee. The Ministry of Propaganda and Education, the Ministry of Central Supervision, and the ministers are Xi Jiaming, Ruan Zhongshu, and Zhang Peilun.
At the end of 1899, China was not a peaceful and prosperous era, first of all, the 1.5 million square kilometers of land occupied by Russia had not been recovered, Nicholas II still coveted the northeast region, Hong Kong had not yet returned at this time, on August 29, 1842, the Qing government signed the unequal "Treaty of Nanjing" with Britain, ceding Hong Kong Island to Britain, October 24, 1860: China and Britain signed the unequal "Beijing Treaty", ceding the area south of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula to Britain, Hong Kong was under British colonial rule, and Macau was still in Portuguese hands. The concessions of various countries in China still exist, and the seven provinces of Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangsu are still relatively independent.
But even more frightening than these problems is the emergence of factions of the ruling Baath Party, such as Li Hongzhang's former subordinates, headed by Li Jingfang, the secretary general of the presidential office, who have suffered in the reform. A powerful force was formed, the "Li Party"; The foreign forces headed by Rong Hong pursued American-style democracy and republicanism, forming a "foreign party"; The "Xi Party" was formed by large conglomerates and businessmen headed by Xi Jiaming, director of the Central Organization Department, and the "Beiyang Party" composed of Beiyang officers headed by Xu Shichang, due to the huge authority of Song Xiaofei, chairman of the Baxing Party, their contradictions did not intensify, and on the surface they were at peace, but the struggle for various powers secretly made Song Xiaofei very annoyed, and he tried to balance the forces of all parties.
And also. Unchecked power inevitably leads to **. As the saying goes, "where there is, there is", the issue of the ruling Baath Party also plagues Song Xiaofei and the increasing power of the Xi family. The business empire controlled by Xi Weiyan controlled half of China's foreign trade, and it was rich enough to rival the country, which also caused dissatisfaction among many people.
Under the advocacy of Yan Fu, the director of education, more than 1,000 universities across the country have realized "professors governing schools and academic autonomy", and their thinking has been unprecedentedly active. For example, the 31-year-old Cai Yuanpei served as the president of Peking University, opening up the style of "academics" and "freedom". Various currents of thought have emerged in society, and anarchism, liberalism, traditional culture, etc. have risen, and many people are at a loss.
These are real problems, and Song Xiaofei faces huge challenges. He gradually realized that if he went beyond the reform of discipline and government and practiced so-called "democracy" at this time, the country would be in turmoil again, and he decided to extend the time of discipline and administration. Carry out reform step by step.
At this time, due to the great development of national education and the development of newspapers, the vernacular language was rapidly promoted throughout the country, the conflict between traditional moral concepts and modern democratic concepts gradually appeared, and the ideology within the party began to be confused. The "Wind Movement" combines the essence of traditional culture with the modern culture of democracy and freedom, and advocates a vast new culture and new core values in the whole society.
After a discussion with Yan Fu, Liang Qichao, Timothy Li, and even Kang Youwei, Song Xiaofei gathered the wisdom of all people, and on January 1, 1900, he published the "Millennium Speech" in the "Central Daily" of the Baxing Party, which later caused a sensation in China and the world.
1. Loyalty and courage are the foundation of patriotism. Loyalty and courage are the most noble patriotic spirit, story: Zeng Guofan served the country loyally and saved the people from fire and water. In the past, Zeng Wen was upright, practiced by himself, was unscrupulous, knew right from wrong, debated honor and disgrace, and there were many upright men and gentlemen among the generals of the Hunan army. Most of the elected officials were loyal and brave Confucian scholars, and most of the soldiers selected were simple and hard-working peasants, and these people took loyalty and courage as the foundation of patriotism and a strong spirit of belief that they stood out and stabilized the country.
2. Law-abiding is the foundation of citizenship. Although the Baath Party is the ruling party, party discipline cannot replace the law of the country, and every party member must take the lead in abiding by the law, no matter who it is, how high the position is, and if he violates the law of the country, he must be handed over to the court for trial. Story: Bao Qingtian's dragon head, tiger head, and dog head punish and eliminate evil.
3. Private property is the foundation of life. Private property such as fields and houses is the foundation of every social person and is sacrosanct. Only with property can people have dignity and rights, and only then can society progress. The task of the government and the army is to protect private property with the coercive power of the state.
Fourth, filial piety is the foundation of the family. China's filial piety has long gone beyond the scope of the family, there is a family to have a country, no matter what changes occur in the world, no matter how much fame a person has achieved, filial piety can not be changed. China's "the old and the old, the young and the young" is the most universal value in the world. People who are not filial to their parents are not as good as pigs and dogs, and they are spurned by thousands of people! For the lonely and widowed elderly, the central government will build nursing homes in a unified manner, and the state will provide for them, which is also one of the biggest livelihood principles. Story: Historical allusions such as tasting the decoction, lying on the ice and begging for carp, the maid for the mother, and Yu Shun's filial piety.
5. Advocating science as the foundation of the world. Since ancient times, the Chinese have had the pride of self-cultivation and self-cultivation to rule the country and level the world, but it is too empty to study the way of self-cultivation, modern is the era of science, we must learn the world's advanced technology, engage in invention and creation, to strengthen China's industrial base. Goods exported to China. Story: The Westernization Movement led by Li Hongzhang.
Sixth, integrity and compliance are the foundation of the business. "People don't know what they can do without trust", honesty and compliance are the first essence of doing business, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign. No exceptions. If you want to develop industry and commerce, you must keep your promises, so that such a company can become bigger and stronger. In the past, Chinese business transactions often did not have contracts, but we Chinese have advocated honesty since ancient times. Story: Shang Ying changed the law, and the wood was rewarded.
7. Etiquette, righteousness and honesty are the foundation of life. Confucius said, "Dwelling respectfully, deacons respectful, and loyal to others." The three words of respect, respect and loyalty are the elements of etiquette. Etiquette and righteousness are the foundation of governance. China's "courtesy" is the civilized principle of receiving people and treating things, "polite and then gentlemen", and honesty and dedication are the bottom-line requirements for politicians. Story: Confucius makes ritual music.
8. Obedience to the organization is the foundation of responsibility. According to the principles of the Baath Party's democratic centralism. At the stage of discussion of the Party's policies, it is democratic, everyone can express their opinions, and the people can discuss freely, but once a decision is made, in the implementation stage, it must act in unison: the individual obeys the organization. The minority obeys the majority, the lower levels obey the superiors, and the whole party obeys the central authorities. stories, the country's monetary system was successfully reformed.
In the stage of political training, the basic ideological consensus of "loyalty, courage and patriotism," "law-abiding," "protection of private property," "filial piety," "science," "honesty and compliance," "courtesy, righteousness, honesty," and "obedience to the organization" have inherited the tradition. The Baath Party's Central Propaganda Department formulated a booklet for each member of the Baath Party, which was organized to study in secondary and higher schools across the country. Newspapers across the country have vigorously publicized typical examples of this consensus.
Together with the "Four People's Principles" of "national independence", "national commerce", "civil rights" and "people's livelihood" of the Baxing Party, these core ideas became the mainstream ideas in China during the political training stage. By 1900, China's total economic output had even caught up with Germany, tied for third place in the world, and Song Xiaofei's regime of the Second Republic was increasingly consolidated, and he was successfully elected as the second president.
Sadly, to this day, many Chinese still mistakenly believe that the 1.5 million square kilometers of land is the Gobi Desert! But Song Xiaofei was familiar with history, and he knew that the Tang Nu Ulianghai region and most of Outer Mongolia, which were lost by the Qing government, were rich grasslands, alpine forests, pastures, lakes, and rich mineral deposits. For example, there is the most beautiful lake in the world: Lake Belga! Lake Baikal is the deepest and largest freshwater lake in the world, with an average depth of 730 meters and a maximum depth of 1,580 meters, with a total storage capacity of 23.6 trillion cubic meters, and the lake water can be drunk by 5 billion people for half a century. Lake Baikal is also rich in biological resources, where many authentic marine creatures live, such as seals, conchs, lobsters, etc.
As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms and the Western Jin Dynasty, "Lake Baikal" was within the control of Xianbei, and its name was also called "Beihai"; During the Sui Dynasty, "Lake Baikal" was controlled by the Eastern Turks and renamed "Beihai"; By the early Tang Dynasty, "Lake Baikal" became part of the territory of the Tang Empire; During the Song Dynasty, "Lake Baikal" was controlled by the Mongol Barakhu Division. During the Mongol and Yuan dynasties, "Lake Baikal" was included in the territory of the Mongol Empire and belonged to the "Lingbei Province". So, Lake Belga has always been Chinese!
Song Xiaofei's goal is to completely defeat Tsarist Russia, recover more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land forcibly occupied by Russian Lao Maozi, and make Lake Berga forever China's "North Sea"! There is no problem for China's fleet to defeat the Russian Navy at this time, the key is that Russia has more than one million land forces, so Song Xiaofei urged Tan Sitong's Ministry of Defense Industry to seize the time and develop a new tank of the second generation.