Unlike history, Hu Shi, who once used 'Mr. De, Mr. Sai', and the halo of the United States to pry into domestic cultural change, is in an indescribable embarrassment. The Haiyuan earthquake in the ninth year of Shenwu made 'Mr. Sai' fall to the ground in shame, and he could no longer justifiably shout to those who questioned 'Mr. Sai': 'Show evidence!' Because he himself could not come up with any evidence to prove that Master Y was pretending to be a ghost.

This was the case with the Great Kaiwon Earthquake, and even more so with the Great Tokyo Earthquake -- because of the experience of the previous experience of Haihara, many Westernized elements specially invited film companies to take planes to shoot in the event that there would be no earthquake, so that Master Y's prestige would be discredited, and all the people who had seen the film would be refuted. What 'Mr. Sai', bullshit! Or the Buddha manifests the gods.

'Mr. Sai' broke his leg, and 'Mr. De', who was based on 'Mr. Sai' and intended to be bundled, was not much better. When Cai Yuanpei lit up the butcher's knife in the capital, 'Mr. De' immediately became a rat crossing the street, and everyone shouted and beat him. Reflected in reality - in the past, Hu Shi stuffed some free and democratic private goods into his lectures, and students were willing to listen; Afterwards, Cai Yuanpei's mere boasting of the United States in class would cause boos from the students, and it didn't take long for him and his new-school people to be dismissed from Peking University.

Later, when he went to Yanda, although it was the only remaining church school, the situation did not improve. Not to mention that his name has been remembered by the Ministry of Rites and Rites of the Academy, even Yanda itself has been ostracized by the people of the whole country: the children of rich families have dropped out of school one by one; However, students from families who do not have money are tantamount to unemployed -- the unspoken rule of the Ministry of Commerce is that diplomas from church schools are not recognized, the unspoken rule of the Ministry of Commerce and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is that all business entities do not employ students from church schools, and the state-owned companies under the Ministry of Industry have even more unspoken rules. Missionary school students are used as substitutes for migrant workers.

So rejected, the disputes caused by such things finally reached Dali Temple. After the employer found out about some of the church students who had concealed their identities, they sued the factory manager for employment discrimination. Although the judgment of Dali Temple was in favor of the students, the factory filed for bankruptcy liquidation in court the next day. In the words of the general manager of the factory, "You can't do business, you can't make money, but Huayi's defense must not be forgotten!" "For a while, the business community and public opinion received rave reviews.

It's that simple, the four words of Huayi are the life of all Westernized elements. This slogan, which the Manchus did not dare to shout, was now being shouted by the gentry - the last thing they could bear was those Ermao people in suits and holding civilized sticks to mix around them. This group of things that have forgotten their ancestors, since they like the West, then roll to the West. Anyway, the Pacific Ocean is not covered, and it will be there after a swim, as for whether their foreign daddy will be Chinese or not, whether they want to close the wooden house, it depends on their luck.

Of course, there is no conflict between disgusting Ermaozi and treating foreigners with courtesy, after all, people are guests from afar, no matter how strange their customs are and how strong their body odor is, my China is a country of etiquette and music. It's all about hospitality, and you must not learn to kill the minister and besiege the mansion like a man. If there is really going to be a war, it will also be a fair and honest war book, and everyone will fight a solid battle.

And my Chinese skills are not as good as those of the West. Then start with the 'white horse is not a horse' of the famous pre-Qin family, make up for the lesson of logical speculation, and then concentrate on learning Western skills. Learning from each other's strengths -- since China's four great inventions can be introduced from the East to the West, why can't Western skills be introduced from the West to China? As for what democratic freedoms, Bolsheviks, anarchism, ....... What does this have to do with craftsmanship? Could it be that when the four great inventions were transmitted to the West, the Confucian Three Principles and Five Constants must also be transmitted to the West? Is the United States a great democracy and a great civilization? Isn't my China Inspectorate a democracy?

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And so on. Hu Shi, who felt that the water was getting shallower and shallower, really hoped to cooperate with Liang Qichao to jointly break the increasingly dark and backward social confinement, but Liang Qichao obviously did not have such thoughts. Before the European War, he thought that the West was better than the East, and after the European War, he began to reflect on whether the West was more civilized than the East, because there would never be such a world war in the East that killed tens of millions of people and cost trillions of dollars.

He also unexpectedly quoted Yang Rui's image expression of Western civilization - Faust, a 16th-century doctor who walked out of his study and signed a contract with the devil because he was tempted by luxury, always felt that knowledge is morality and science is power, and he never knew that when he gained power through science, human beings were burying themselves, as evidenced by the tragic European war.

Liang Qichao, who was standing at the head of the wall, was left and right, and he advocated the idea of that side, and the one who played was a slip, but Hu Shi, who competed in the same position, was pitiful, and his doctorate title was really not as good as Liang Qichao's title. Liang Qichao changed his suit into a vest, as if he was another Ren Gong, and even if he took off his suit and put on a vest, he was still a second man.

Decadent, backward, autocratic, barbaric, stupid, and inhumane...... all the vicious words can be used to criticize the 'backward' atmosphere in the Revival Society and the country under the rule of the Renaissance Society, but it is only a criticism, and it is only a criticism within a small circle. In the community, this kind of criticism has no effect, not only has no impact, but there is even a kind of procession called 'killing Ermao' that is extremely popular among children. Although Hu Shi didn't understand the specific process and gameplay, he was deeply impressed by one of the episodes: after a child was caught by several people, he was asked, 'Backward or progress?' Answer: 'Backwardness', that is, companions, and "progress", others shout, 'Ermaozi, kill!'" A few of the branches that were used as swords were cut off.

The children are just playing games, and the heads are only cut off by branches, and the children are still innocent and romantic after the game, and they are as good as ever regardless of winning or losing, but those branches seem to be cut in Hu Shi's heart. At this time, he was extremely sad that China had become strong, and it would have been better if he had been as cowardly as the former Qing Dynasty and had made promises to foreigners, when the social atmosphere was open, the gentry were Western-oriented, and freedom and democracy were listened to. But now, even the United States cannot make China 'civilized' and stop 'barbarism', and Britain does not care what you do, as long as it does not endanger the British diaspora and British business interests......

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The psychology of the ambassadors of various countries, the commotion of Liang Qichao, Hu Shi and others who want to be superior, as well as the lieutenant generals and colonels of the army who have issued stocks and the backbone of the Revival Association, these people do not care about how they react to their retirement. He walked out of the Inspector's House with great relief amid applause and flashing lights, and he felt that the burden he had been carrying for twenty-four years, starting with the Revolution in 1903, was finally about to be laid. For now. He had nothing to regret, and he didn't feel like he was done. Except for one thing.

In the secret meeting held in Wenyuan Pavilion a few days later, the heads of the General Staff, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Intelligence Bureau, and the Commercial Intelligence Bureau were all summoned by Yang Rui. While he was still in power, he had to discuss and adopt one or more plans: to discuss whether or not to eliminate a possible Second World War in Europe; At the same time, to strengthen the isolationist tendencies of the United States.

"Strengthening isolationism in the United States?!" The General Staff is no stranger to cultural warfare, and China is now waging a cultural war against Japan -- a film called The Last Samurai is being filmed; Xie Jintai is no stranger, this is what he talked about that night. Only Wang Guowei of the Ministry of Rites is a little stupid, culture is culture, how can there be a cultural war.

Wang Guowei is talented, but being talented does not mean that he can use it. Seeing that he was surprised, Yang Rui simply gave an example: "Jing'an, you should have seen Shakespeare, right?" What is the image of Sherlock, the Jewish businessman above? ”

"He is a businessman who regards money as his life." Wang Guowei thought about it before tilting his head as usual and replied.

"That's right. Those who have seen the Merchant of Venice hate the Jews. In this way, millions of Jews in Europe may be killed by foreigners at any point, which is typical of the culture war. It seems to moisturize things silently, but it will explode like a bomb at a critical moment. Yang Ruidao said about the Jews, but in his heart he thought of Fu Manchu, who had been transferred to the United States. In any civilization, there are latent traditions that have not yet been discovered, and so it is that of exclusion, and so is exclusion, and so is isolationism.

We need to find ways to aggravate this sentiment among Americans. They were convinced that it was a conspiracy of the Jewish capitalists to go to war outside the United States, and that it was against God's will to use the flesh and blood of the American people to build a war fortress for the rotten British, French and Italian countries; We also want to remind every American that Britain, France, and Italy owe them more than 40 billion war debts, and they have all refused to pay until now. There is also the need to show the bloodshed and cruelty of the Great War in Europe; If there is an economic crisis, it will be even more important to direct the root cause to the European war......"

Yang Rui chattered a lot, looked at the people who were deep in thought, and said, "It doesn't cost much." It doesn't cost a million a year, so we send people and Zhao Liu (the white group) to the United States to find novels or reports on similar themes to remake into movies. Go to the devout anti-war Puritan senators, and you can quickly stir up the trend.

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should intensify the study of the Puritan doctrine. The habits and preferences of the Puritans also had to study the prevailing language in the United States today, the characteristics of influential newspaper columnists, and the methods of bribery. Also pay attention to those well-known advertising agencies, advertising is the best carrier of culture; The other is to accurately grasp the changes in domestic political forces in the United States, and there are many people in Congress who are on the side of isolationism. No matter how much the people push some things, they still have to come forward in the Senate before they can enter the house. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Rui suddenly looked at Xie Jintai, "Chong'an, Coolidge's term of office will end next year, have you determined who the Republican candidate is in the general election?" ”

"Not yet." Xie Jintai didn't know that the original history was that Hoover was elected, but this person failed to sell grain after the European War, and he was afraid that he would not be able to campaign.

There was no news from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so Yang Rui had no choice but to look at Zhang Shi of the Intelligence Bureau. Sure enough, he had the news: "Sir, if nothing else, the Republican side should be Dawes, and the Democratic Party is Alfred. E. Smith. ”

"Dawes? Which Dawes, the one who won the Dynamite Peace Prize? Yang Rui was stunned.

"Yes, sir, that's him." Zhang Shi said. "Originally, someone wanted to nominate Hoover, but his image in the hearts of the peasants was very bad, everyone remembered the agricultural depression after the European war, many people said that he was a liar, and the Republican Party was worried that nominating him for election would not get the votes of the peasants, so he replaced Dawes. This man is known for his outspokenness, belligerence, hostility to socialism, the standard Republican Party. ”

"Well...... "Hoover was originally elected as the 31st president of the United States, but now it has been replaced by this Dawes, and Yang Rui suddenly found it difficult to remember this person. However, it is useless to think about the rest of the matter, and he said: "Then you will focus on studying this Dawes, but with the current economic situation, this person will definitely be elected." ”

"Understood!" Yang Rui said that whoever will be elected will be elected, starting with Wilson's first term. Everyone is used to it.

"I can think of a rough plan on the American side, but I don't have a plan on the German side. This will require you to form a group to study how to save Europe from another war. Yang Rui said.

"Sir. If Europe does not go to war...... "Admiral Beshoutong endured for a while, and finally expressed his opinion. "Then we're in danger, do we really have to do this?"

"It's just a matter of studying feasibility, and it doesn't necessarily have to be done in the same way as the strengthening of isolationism as mentioned earlier." Yang Rui himself was a little hesitant about this, and he didn't know how history would change in the future.

"I see, sir." Pei Shoutong replied.

"The General Staff can actually deduce it, even in conjunction with the isolationist plan. If there is an economic crisis that lasts for several years, and the United States alone cannot get out of it in a short period of time. The possibility of a war between China and the United States, and the outcome of a war between China and the United States. Yang Rui said, "And don't forget that once the United States joins the war in Europe, then isolationism no longer exists, and we will definitely be aggressive and pointing fingers at us in the future." We must never forget that we are in competition with the United States, and in their eyes we are still barbaric and backward, and the Philippines is more than 100 kilometers away from Taiwan. If we really want another President Wilson in the United States, don't talk about us, the Japanese Navy and Americans will never allow them to appear in the southwest Pacific. ”

Yang Rui said and looked around carefully. He finally looked at Wang Guowei, "Jing'an, in your opinion, if Americans have an economic crisis at home. The factories are under-opened, and if there is no war, it is very likely that there will be a revolution, do you think they will fight? ”

I didn't expect Yang Rui to ask himself military questions. And it is a national policy such as a war between China and the United States, Wang Guowei held his glasses in a little panic. He said: "Prime Minister, the matter is very high. It's not something that Guowei can judge. ”

"It's just an opinion on the issue, you can say whatever comes to mind, you don't have to take it seriously." Seeing him like this, Yang Rui said again.

"This ......" continued to hold his glasses, Wang Guowei said: "China and the United States are both big countries, and they are separated by the vast ocean, and it is difficult to win a war not only after years and months, so the gains outweigh the losses, I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight." ”

After all, it involves the United States, and Wang Guowei's answer is tantamount to asking in vain in Yang Rui's view, knowing that almost all those who oppose the American threat theory think so. If it was Britain on the other side of the ocean, Yang Rui would also think so, but the American Puritans were not Anglicans after all, and how many thankless things did the American imperialists, who later became the world's policemen, do? If you really want to believe that the Americans will not go to war, it is probably the same as Stalin thought that Hitler would not attack. Because the attack was irrational at that time, but who would have thought that Hitler was a madman, and from a strategic point of view, Hitler's judgment was completely correct, and if it was delayed, Germany would run out of oil, the Soviet Union would end its military reorganization, and its debt to the Soviet Union would be due, and he would have no chance.

"Let's first send capable and reliable people to form a special group, first, to discuss how to eliminate Germany's re-war, and second, to discuss the impact of war in Europe and the probability of war between us and the United States. Don't forget that there are actually two kinds of war, one is a hot war that can be seen and kills; There is also the Cold War of the immortals, which includes economic warfare, financial warfare, and cultural warfare, as well as mobilizing the whole world to blockade the enemy's markets, raw materials, and technology. Yang Rui said.

"And in what name?" Xie Jintai asked. "And which part is better to hang underneath?"

"Hang it under the General Staff Headquarters, so that the funds are guaranteed and the level of secrecy can also be raised." Yang Rui said.

"What about the funds? Isn't next year's military spending already over? Hearing that money was mentioned, Pei Shoutong was very vigilant, he knew very well that the biggest enemy of the Revival Army was not the American army, not the British army, but the old men of the Inspectorate Academy.

"Set up a team immediately, immediately draw up a report and budget, and send it to the National Defense Committee of the Inspectorate before the holiday, and approve it immediately." Yang Rui said. In fact, these people are not what Pei Shoutong is worried about, the key is that next year's big budget has been prepared. "Well...... With next year's taxes as a guarantee, I asked the National Bank to borrow money. ”

"Borrow money?" Pei Shoutong was puzzled.

"The big budget has been decided, and of course it is borrowed to spend any more money." Yang Rui said with a smile. "The strategy is to ask the government to borrow money instead of raising taxes, otherwise how can the government listen to the financial community?" Yang Rui was happy for a while and said that he leaked his mouth, and Xie Jintai next to him immediately coughed, but he still smiled: "It's nothing, no matter what power it is, the government will be suppressed." So be it, adjourn. ”

......After everyone left, Xie Zhangtai stayed, "Do you want the Americans not to fight with us, or do the Americans not go to war in Europe?" ”

"That's actually a problem." Yang Rui listened carefully and replied, "What I want is for the United States to shrink in the Americas and not come out, which is much better than the previous plan." ”

"But is it possible?" Xie Jintai somewhat understood Yang Rui's thoughts, "This is more difficult than not letting Germany provoke a war." For Germany, we can also work with France, Britain, Poland and other countries to find a way; For the United States, is it enough for Americans to watch movies and read newspapers? As you said before, we don't have more than ten years left. ”

"Then be a dead horse and a horse doctor, and find a way to plunge Americans into isolationism in less than ten years, regardless of whether there is a war in the future, this deal is a good deal." Yang Rui insisted. "All plans are subsumed into the General Staff Headquarters, so that they will not be interrupted because Song Dunchu came to power."

"But if there is a war in Europe, we may be able to escape." Xie Zhangtai said.

"yes, I know. But I ......" Yang Rui suddenly felt difficult to express what he thought, and he stammered for a while before saying, "But for some reason, I always feel that this is the best way." Once the Americans come out, it will be impossible to go back. Even if we let Soviet Russia take the lead, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States, which can gather the strength of the whole world, will still be able to defeat us. Our foundation is still too thin, the people are too poor, and technology is not just your idea, science and technology is to have countless money and time to throw into it to produce results, this hundred years we may have an advantage, can it be? ”

"Is it true that Soviet Russia will die in a hundred years?" Xie Zhangtai asked seriously.

"Maybe less than a hundred years." Yang Rui also replied seriously, "Look at the tractor factory we are helping them build now." To whom did the tractor of the Russians build and sell it? How many people in the collective farms really wanted to work? Who would dare to get rich in that kind of country, under that kind of rule? If you get rich, you are a rich peasant, you have to be exiled and shot, and the result can only be a general recession, everyone is proud of poverty, the poorer the more revolutionary, the poorer the safer, you say this kind of country can live a long life? ”

Yang Rui said Xie Zhangtai nodded, after Soviet Russia began to implement collective farms this year, countless people fled across the border to China, and the Russians who didn't want to publicize their ugliness had to ask China to help send these people back, and this matter was tossed for more than half a year.

"Once the Soviet Union falls, then the whole world will be the United States except Asia, so what can we do with these few pounds of iron with Japan? Not to mention the rest, the market capacity determines that the R&D funds we invest in science and technology are not as good as those in Europe and the United States, and this is not counting the average annual income of larger companies. Americans can afford Volkswagen Ford, what can we afford? Shifeng tricycle only. Therefore, the three-legged tripod is only to prolong life, and only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Yang Rui said.

"But in case the Americans really ......" Xie Jintai thought about Yang Rui's judgment, although it was reasonable, he still felt that the risk was too great. There are also the Japanese; And then there are the Russians, who are now building industry, not just for self-preservation. ”

"If the Americans are really coming, let's fight a war. Won, hundreds of years without worry, lose...... Just lose. Yang Rui took out a cigarette and said lightly before lighting the fire.

"Japan is our livestock, and they are also in power now, and as long as we hold it down, they will not be able to make any waves after the economic crisis; If you are really disobedient, then the emperor will be changed. Yang Rui smoked a cigarette and thought about the Japanese political situation, "On the Russian side, if the strategy is changed, Soviet Russia is estimated to be in trouble, at least once he has the intention of fighting, the friction on the border between the two countries is indispensable." I think as long as we contain him and Germany does not take the initiative to attack him, with Stalin's conservatism, it will still be difficult to fight......"

Yang Rui thought about the change in the country's grand strategy, and then thought about the change in diplomatic strategy, and finally said: "Let's wait for the General Staff to come up with a specific report next year, and then we will make a decision." (To be continued.) )