On August 17, a viewing group of more than 500 people set off from Yanjing; After nine o'clock in the morning, the viewing group arrived at Wangjiaji in Huairou County.

Wangjiaji is a large village with a population of more than 20,000, and it is a model village for the construction of a new countryside set up by Han Lihong.

Wang Jiaji should not have been so big, because when the prime minister submitted Han Lihong's "Founding Strategy" to the Secretariat of the Central Committee for discussion, Taizu thought that Han Lihong's idea was very good, but the scale of the new countryside was smaller.

Taizu suggested that the new countryside be doubled on the basis of the original 100 square kilometers and a village should be built with an area of 200 square kilometers.

Taizu believed that on the basis of the new rural areas, it was entirely possible to abolish the city-level system and change it to a large county system, with the provincial political axe directly managing the county-level political axe.

This not only makes the administrative efficiency higher, but also saves a lot of administrative resources.

When the premier gave feedback to the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Han Lihong was convinced, and he knew better than anyone how bloated and huge the administrative apparatus of the previous generation was.

Now, if this plan is implemented and strictly implemented, in the 21 st century, no matter how much the size of the country's administrative organs are expanded, it will not exceed one-tenth of its original size at most.

And this is still taking into account the fact that it cannot be done in the whole country; If the whole country could do that, it would be possible to drop to one in the twentieth, or even one in the thirties.

The viewing group was extremely luxurious, with high-level officials such as Taizu, Prime Minister, and President Zhu, as well as members of the Council and high-level officials of the Central Political Axe, as well as high-level leaders of the Black God Army and elites from all walks of life, such as Feng Yuxiang, Song Qingling, He Xiangning, Huang Yanpei and others.

In addition, there are a lot of memories to accompany them.

When I entered the Wang family set, everyone's eyes lit up, and it was too regular.

The width of each courtyard is different, but the length is uniform, 27 meters, and the length of each street is the same, so the street is extremely regular from a distance.

Each street is at least five meters wide, and it is extremely flat, so it will not be muddy on rainy days.

In the past, most of the pig manure was piled up on the road outside the wall, but now, not a single dung egg is allowed on the street, and it must be piled up in their own yard.

In the center of the village is a large square, with an area of more than 5,000 square meters, and the ground is equally tamped.

The main square is surrounded by trees, and public institutions such as village offices, village government axes, and schools are also built around the main square.

There are two sets of administrative institutions in Wangjiaji, one is the village office and the other is the village political axe. The village office is the self-governing body of the villagers, and the village political axe is the agency where the political axe is stationed.

All the personnel of the village office are directly elected by the villagers, and everything is done in accordance with the "Villager Election Law" and the "Rural Autonomy Law".

The village office is responsible for village affairs, and the village administration is not allowed to interfere.

The village government axe is responsible for public security, justice, taxation and the provision of all aspects of government services, in addition, the village government axe also has an important responsibility, that is, to supervise the village office to carry out village affairs.

The village administration axe supervises the village office, which is basically two parts: one is to conduct elections in accordance with the "Villager Election Law" to ensure that the elections are fair, just and open; The other is to supervise the village office to carry out village affairs in accordance with the Rural Autonomy Law, for example, to supervise the village office at the beginning of each month to publish a detailed account of all expenses of the previous month.

In the same way, the village government axe must also be subject to the supervision of all villagers, and the village office and the village government axe are equal, and everyone has their own responsibilities.

The establishment of the political axe of Wangjiaji Village has been strictly approved, and there are only seven people.

The reason why there are so few is because a large part of the functions of the village government axe are shared by the village office, for example, there is only one policeman.

Although the countryside has expanded, the basic structure has not changed.

In China's rural areas, no matter how the situation changes for thousands of years, the changes are very small, and even if there are some changes in troubled times, when the situation stabilizes, it will return to the same as before.

China's rural structure is like a large net, consisting of individuals and families, and from families to families, forming a super-stable social structure.

Patriarchal societies have many drawbacks, but when it comes to social stability, the effects are extremely powerful. Han Lihong's new countryside did not destroy the patriarchal social structure, he only diluted the disadvantages of the patriarchal society. Therefore, as long as life is stable, the village offices can basically solve all the problems of public security in the rural areas.

The reason why the village office set up a police station with only one person is to avoid the drawbacks of the previous rural society replacing the national law with the patriarchal law.

When we entered the village, we visited first.

The most eye-catching thing is the school in the northwest corner of the main square.

In the village, all public buildings, only the school, are all brick and tile, and the others are half brick and half adobe.

The money to build the school was a low-interest loan provided by the political axe.

In such a big day, the school was still in normal classes, and the members of the viewing group walked slowly in front of the classrooms.

In the quiet campus, Lang Lang's recitation sound was like a heavenly sound, and the children's expressions of holding brushes and writing seriously purified everyone's souls.

After the visit, everyone gathered in the shade of the trees in the main square, and asked various questions around the personnel of the Hebei Provincial Political Axe.

There are many questions, but there is only one core, that is, does Wang Jiaji have a common surname? Regarding this problem, the relevant officials of Hebei Provincial Political Axe gave the detailed cost and source of various constructions of Wangjiaji to explain.

At noon, the group's lunch was also eaten in the shade of the trees in the main square.

Taizu, Han Lihong, Song Qingling, He Xiangning, Feng Yuxiang, Huang Yanpei, Zhang Lan, Hu Shi, Chen Yinke, Fu Sinian, Zhang Junli and others are at a table.

Everyone was eating and talking, and suddenly, at the dinner table not far away, someone had a heated argument, and the focus of the argument was Ming Cook and [***], tradition and modernity.

Such arguments are commonplace, and no one is surprised.

After listening for a while, Fu Sinian asked Han Lihong, "Mr. Han, what do you think about this issue?" ”

Fu Sinian's words are not casually asked, and behind this question is the choice of the fundamental direction of the country's development.

Han Lihong has always been low-key, he usually only does it, not to mention, even people like Fu Sinian don't have much opportunity to ask him this kind of question in person.

Han Lihong was silent.

In this era, there are too many masters like dogs.

Saying that "masters are like dogs" is not derogatory in the slightest, it just reflects Han Lihong's self-deprecating mentality, and for this reason, he is studying harder and harder.

Han Lihong has an advantage in reading that no one else has, he can make a unique comparison between the ancient and the modern, so the depth and breadth of his thinking cannot be compared with anyone.

After a deep sink, Han Lihong said: "Mr. Fu, I think their debate is based on mistakes, so no matter which side comes to the conclusion, it is impossible to be correct. ”

What kind of people were at this table, but as soon as Han Lihong said this, everyone looked at Han Lihong in surprise.

After a pause, Fu Sinian asked, "Mr. Han, what do you mean by the basis of your mistakes?" ”

Han Lihong said: "Both sides of the debate position our tradition as [***] and backward, while the West is positioned as open and advanced, and I think this basis is completely wrong. ”

On this occasion, even the most arrogant people can't be arrogant, and everyone listens quietly.

Han Lihong said: "Our culture is a gentleman, while the West is a culture of robbers and villains seeking profit. There was nothing to fight about between the two, but many people have lost confidence because we have been weak in modern times. This is true even of those who defend our traditions, who stand in the position of the underdogs to defend our traditions. So, I think the basis of the argument between the two sides is wrong. ”

"Western culture only has reference significance for us at the level of objects, but fundamentally, we want to be rich and strong, I think it is wrong to face the West, and our tradition is our real way out."

"Gentlemen, is this a sentence that a weak national strength can be explained by a few foreigners running rampant on our land with a few broken guns? Cixi used the navy to repair the garden for herself, this was not ignorance, but deliberate, she was afraid that the power of the Han people would be too strong. ”

"In the face of the huge Taiping army, the Manchu Qing could rely on the Han people to eliminate the Taiping army, but why did they face the foreigners who were much smaller than the Taiping army?"

At this time, Huang Yanpei said: "Foreigners and Manchus are both aliens, this identity is very sensitive, the Manchus are afraid of foreigners, and they are even more afraid of Han people, so in the face of the Boxers, the Manchus not only need the Boxers to fight against the foreigners, but also secretly communicate with the besieged foreigners." ”

Nodding, Han Lihong said: "Mr. Huang is very right, it is the alien mentality of the Manchu Qing that makes them occupy China, but they do not really regard China as their home, this is the reason why we have suffered humiliation for a hundred years." Therefore, our decline is not because of our traditions, but precisely because we have deviated from traditions, and the reason why we have deviated from tradition is because of the alien rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it is the distortion and formulaization of the traditional culture by the alien rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty that has caused the stagnation and rigidity of Chinese culture. ”

These people all had university questions, and they knew that what Han Lihong said was the truth, and for a while, everyone fell into deep thought.

After a while, Chen Yinke asked: "Mr. Han, what you said is very reasonable, but we can't just talk nonsense because of people, just take Ming Cook as an example, it is good for any country." ”

Smiling, Han Lihong said, "Mr. Chen, the Ming Cook you thought in your heart doesn't exist. ”

Everyone was stunned again, and Fu Sinian asked: "Mr. Han, isn't the villager autonomy that is being done now just a boil?" ”

Han Lihong said: "When I say open boiling, I mean the national level, the open cooking of villagers' autonomy is controllable, but when it comes to the national level, who will control it?" ”

Chen Yinke said: "Mr. Han, the separation of powers, Ming Cook at least runs very well in the United States." ”

A hint of ridicule flashed at the corner of his mouth, and Han Lihong said: "Mr. Chen, there are two kinds of [***] in the world, one is the political axe [***], which is our traditional politics, and the other is capital [***], and the United States is the representative of capital [***]. ”

Everyone was stunned again, and after a while, Taizu said: "Mr. Han, what is capital [***]?" ”

Han Lihong said: "The U.S. Constitution has always been envied and even respected by many Chinese people, so much so that it infinitely myths those Americans who formulated the Constitution in the first place, but in fact, the reason why this U.S. Constitution was formulated was just made by a group of rich people out of their own selfish interests." ”

Many people were stunned again.

"Guarding officials is like guarding against thieves, guarding against power is like preventing fire, and preventing abuse of power is like preventing floods. This is the essence of the most praised by the Chinese people in the US Constitution, but they do not notice that the US Constitution does not protect against capitalists. So, in fact, this US constitution was formulated entirely from the standpoint of the big capitalists. ”

"What do the ordinary people who are busy with their livelihood know every day, the vast majority of the people will be controlled by public opinion, and those who can control public opinion are, of course, rich and big capitalists. Therefore, the so-called open boil election is, in essence, nothing more than the sharing of spoils among the interests of the big capitalists. ”

"The so-called separation of powers refers to the separation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers. To put it simply, it refers to the decision-making, execution, and supervision of a thing. In layman's terms, it is to cut a thing into three parts, each of which is responsible for different people. Theoretically, this seems to be a good framework, which helps to avoid reading talents, but in the actual operation process, the following situations can occur: the decision-making is in charge of Boss Zhang, the implementation is in charge of Chairman Li, and the supervision is in charge of major shareholders Wang. It is an undeniable fact that the capitalists of the world are more likely to unite than the proletarians of the world, so the separation of powers in the United States divides the same thing into three parts, and it is inevitable that different capitalists will control each of them. ”

"Okay, what Mr. Han said is great!" While everyone was still pondering, Taizu applauded.

Feng Yuxiang, Song Qingling and others echoed Taizu, but some people had different opinions, Hu Shi said: "Mr. Han, what you said is very reasonable, but it is also an indisputable fact that the United States is rich and the people are strong, right?" ”

Han Lihong said: "Mr. Hu, the strength of the United States, or the strength of the entire West, in my opinion, is just that there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are the hegemons. The West is strong because we are in decline, just as in troubled times, when the power of the government is weak and bandits are rampant. When we return to tradition and get back on our feet, then I have no doubt that the West will begin to decline. This is a contest between the advanced and backward civilizations, and once we return to the right path, the decline of the Western civilization, which is committed to plundering and the villain's pursuit of profit, will be inevitable. ”

After a pause, Han Lihong further explained: "Greed is the original surname of people, and at this point, there is no difference between the East and the West. It's just that we are different from the West in that we are oppressing our own people, while the Western powers are both oppressing their own people and plundering other countries. Although this formal difference has alleviated the domestic contradictions of the Western powers, the essence has not changed in the slightest. Therefore, once the Western powers are unable to plunder, then their domestic contradictions will rise, and, because of civilization, system, etc., they will not be able to solve them. ”

At this time, everyone listened, and Hu Shi asked, "Mr. Han, how can we return to tradition?" ”

Han Lihong said: "It is not a simple return, but a return of innovation, in terms of politics, culture, education, etc., we must take tradition as the core, and at the same time learn from the beneficial places of Western civilization to create a new culture." For example, in politics, it is not advisable to have a boiled election in the West, and I do not think that it is a wise thing to leave the country to businessmen and scholars to govern, and the leader of the country must be produced from within the political axe system. However, there are also merits to the boiling, especially the tenure system associated with the Cooking election. This can ensure that the political axe [***] is efficient, and at the same time, avoid the disadvantages of personal [***] and power solidification. ”

Everyone was pondering, and so was Han Lihong himself.

No one is satisfied with Han Lihong's political ideas, but everyone can accept them. In this regard, the strongest feeling is Hu Shi, a literati with great political ambitions.

Literati are all very ambitious, and learning and excelling have always been a Chinese political tradition, but Han Lihong's approach to this is a one-size-fits-all approach, completely excluding them from the system.

Of course, they are extremely dissatisfied with this, but Han Lihong is an existence that these literati need to look up to, and when they can't compete, it is easy to accept.

Therefore, most of the basis of their thinking now is national interests.

They all have university questions, and they all know what traditional Chinese politics is all about.

China's political tradition is the rule of the literati, the political axe centralization, that is, the political axe [***] that Han Lihong said, and its important political ideology is Confucianism and Legalism.

Legalism is based on the political axe as the employing party and external law as the main tool, while Confucianism is based on the bureaucracy as the employed party and the internal morality as the main tool, both of which are committed to developing a political theory of how to establish and maintain the political axe of centralization and monopoly, which is the source of the so-called external Confucianism and internal law in traditional Chinese political philosophy.

The gentleman is in righteousness, the villain is in profit, Confucianism emphasizes the temperance of the gentleman's learning in the height of civilization is naturally much higher than the West obsessed with the study of the villain, both morality and law can promote the healthy development of society, but because of their own decline and the strength of the West, many people, including them, have more or less lost confidence in their own civilization that is more or less superior than the West.

Han Lihong's remarks are in essence a criticism of many people here, including Taizu, because the New Culture Movement launched by them is based on criticism of China's pure traditional culture.

There are two leading figures in the New Culture Movement, one is Chen Duxiu and the other is Hu Shi.

Chen Duxiu advocated Ming Cook and science, advocated Mr. De and Mr. Sai, criticized traditional and pure Chinese culture, and disseminated Marxist ideas, while the moderates represented by Hu Shi opposed Marxism, supported the vernacular literary movement, and advocated pragmatism instead of Confucianism.

In short, the common denominator of the two factions is to criticize traditional culture, and to learn from the West, but their focus is different from that of the West, but the essence is the same.

At this moment, although Han Lihong criticized them, no one was disgusted, because after so many years of reflection, they had already begun to return to tradition in their hearts, but it was not so obvious.

Looking at them, Han Lihong was very pleased, it was he who helped these heroes who carried the Chinese civilization to regain their confidence in their own civilization.

At least, the process has already begun.

(To be continued)