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The book "The Rise of Great Powers" written by Situ Nan is inspired by the popular historical masterpiece written by the British novelist Wales that he saw in his previous life, but the penmanship and focus are different.

When Situ Nan and Lu Bicheng were working on "The Rise of a Great Power" on the ship, Wales also completed the historical masterpiece of the same name almost at the same time. He was surprised, because as soon as he put down his pen, he received a package from the United States, which was a book densely packed with square words and an English preface.

When he looked for someone to translate it, he was immediately stunned, on the other side of the world, there was a person who had written a similar book, with similar ideas, but with a different emphasis.

The comparison found that the Welsh version has a large historical span, dating back to the era of ancient Greek civilization, and is more of a historical outline, while the Han version of "The Rise of Great Powers" is the process of the rise of the Western powers in just a few hundred years after the reopening of the route, and the political, economic, military, scientific and technological, cultural and other aspects of the discussion are very detailed, and the analysis of the Western powers is also in place, so although the name is the same, the content is very different.

Interestingly, the author, who had the same inspiration as himself, even invited Wales to the nascent South China.

Wales came to South China from England, and he thought the author was an old man with gray hair and rich life experience, but he did not expect to be a young man less than thirty.

"Mr. Wales, do you have nothing to say?"

Situ Nan smiled and looked at the British gentleman with a stern expression in front of him.

"What shall I say?" Wales licked his parched lips, he had been curious about authors who shared his own inspirations, but now in South China, he was even more interested in the nascent country.

"It's unbelievable! A young man like you, with such a deep insight into history, can still write a magnificent masterpiece. I have to say that you are an Oriental who is very familiar with the West. I haven't seen it in my life. ”

Wales praised. He looked at the young face, vaguely looking at the young man who still had the characteristics of a Westerner.

"Thank you, that's an affirmation of me." Situ Nan nodded respectfully. With a slight smile, he said, "I grew up in London and read your articles when I was very young. I like you a lot. My imagination, my insight into society, and my honest reporting have influenced me deeply. ”

Situ Nan is right, a large number of Welsh works were published more than ten years before the Titanic, which was when Britain was at its strongest, and the name of Wales was known to many people.

It would be a mistake to simply think of him as a man of letters, Wales did an apprenticeship in pharmacies, and studied physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy and biology at university.

His biology teacher was the famous evolutionary scientist Thomas? Huxley, and was deeply influenced. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Imperial College London, where he worked as a professor of biology.

It's almost an all-rounder. What Situ Nan likes the most is. Wales is far more predictive of the future than the average person, otherwise he would not have been able to write a lot of science fiction novels such as "Time Machine Qì", "Aliens", and "On the Moon".

It's not just a novelist, it's a journalist, a politician, a sociologist and a historian. and the name of the real thing was also placed on his head.

"I know that Mr. Wales has been to the USSR. He also met with Lenin and wrote a lot of truthful reports about the Soviet Union. I've been keeping an eye on it. Situ Nan said with a smile.

"You know that, too?" Wales was surprised.

"Hmm. I'm in favor of your authentic attitude. I'm also a reformist. Situ Nan said with a smile.

Wales is very influential in the Fabian Society, one of the major political groups in Britain, and is a worthy friend. Because later the British Labour Party came out of the Fabian Society.

Of course, the British did not believe in socialism, but advocated social improvement through education and technological progress.

This kind of reform idea is what Nanhua needs in the future, and if this kind of thinking can be spread and carried forward in Nanhua in the future, it will ensure that there will be no fundamental changes in Nanhua's system.

Are you a reformist? Wales already knew that Situ Nan was a big capitalist and listened to Situ Nan's words.

"It's such an interesting place to be, and I think I'll stay a little longer and see this emerging country." Welsh Road.

"I don't think you'll be disappointed. The South Chinese are not barbarians, but a group of people who pursue freedom and democracy and advocate the emancipation of human nature. We are building a national industry, we need a lot of talent, and you know, in the eyes of Westerners, the East is synonymous with ignorance and backwardness. If you can really report it, I think it will make more people change their prejudice against South China. ”

Situ Nan said sincerely.

Wales nodded, understanding what Situ Nan was thinking.

Under Situ Nan's arrangement, Wales became a professor of Western literature at Tangshan Academy, of course, only in name, and Wales devoted more energy to writing reports on the investigation of South China.

"I don't understand why you think so highly of that Englishman?" Wu Manli said, thinking that Situ Nan's status seemed to be too exalted to the old British man.

"That old man is not simple, he said that Nanhua is better than a hundred words we shout. Moreover, isn't it too wasteful for Tangshan Academy to only train literati who can write poetry? Then the old man in England is like a catfish, you know the catfish effect, right? ”

Situ Nan said with a smile. He was more concerned about education than business, and he paid more attention to opening courses such as law and politics at Tangshan Academy, laying a solid foundation for the social construction of Nanhua.

Located at the intersection of the East and the West, Nanhua is destined to retain the essence of traditional culture, and at the same time take the initiative to carry out Westernization reforms, which is the general trend.

There is nothing to be ashamed of Westernization, and isn't the so-called reform and opening up just Westernization? If the idle name is not good, it will be changed from Westernization to modernization, and the essence of the two is the same, both are developed into a commercial society, and in the process human nature is liberated.

Situ Nan is now like planting a tree, sprinkling seeds, and taking care of them. Although people didn't feel it at the time, they gradually felt the change more and more.

"Fairy Gu, it's hard work. It's very boring to be with those old men of Zhang Taiyan during this time, right? Situ Nan stroked He Xiangu's much thinner face, and said with some heartache.

Whether it is simplifying characters or pinyin standards, Situ Nan is promoted and disseminated through guò He Xiangu, and in this regard, He Xiangu has always maintained a high degree of consistency with Situ Nan. She was still taught by Situ Nan to read and write.

"It's not hard. They were very literate and I learned a lot. He Xiangu smiled sweetly and leaned intoxicated into Situ Nan's arms.

Lu Bicheng, Zhang Taiyan, Qian Xuan and others agreed to use the pronunciation of the 26 vowels to unify the Nanhua version of Chinese characters, but the pronunciation standard is in accordance with the pronunciation of Guangdong and Fujian provinces, and at the same time blends the dialects of southern provinces such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guizhou, and Jiangxi.

This is a very pragmatic approach. Under the premise that the Republic of China is divided and the government of the Republic of China itself does not have a unified pinyin standard, it is impossible to let the immigrants from Guangdong and Fujian mainly use the Beijing pronunciation brought by the Manchu Qing Dynasty from Liaodong in South China, right?

This is also the reason why Situ Nan did not emphasize that Nanhua should adopt the Beijing accent that he was familiar with as the standard.

In fact, whether it is a simplified character or a standard pinyin, it is actually prepared for the next generation, and it will definitely take more than ten or twenty years of promotion before it can be widely used.

The Nanhua version of the simplified Chinese characters was brought directly by Situ Nan from later generations, and if the motherland does not accept the Nanhua version in the future, and then set up another set, there is no way to do it.

The pinyin of the Nanhua version will definitely be different from the motherland version, but it doesn't matter, English is also divided into the American version, the British version, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, but it doesn't affect the communication between each other at all.

As long as the meaning of the text remains the same, the culture will not be lost, and as for pronunciation, there is a big difference between modern people and people a hundred years ago.

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"Mr. Hu, don't you really consider Nanhua's position?" In the Situ Mansion, Situ Nan persuaded Hu Shi that he hoped that Hu Shi could stay in Nanhua, and he issued a high-ranking official.

"Mr. Situ, I'm just a literati, and I can't be an official." Hu Shi refused lightly.

"That's good. How about you going to be a principal? William University South China or American Chinese University, you choose one. Situ Nan said again.

Nanhua Branch and Meihua University are large-scale comprehensive universities focusing on science and engineering in South China, and the funds for the establishment of the school come from the Meihua Foundation established by the William Fund Association and the Meihua Company, with sufficient funds and a total planned investment of more than 10 million US dollars, which is much more than the same batch of enthusiastic universities, Tangshan Academy, and Bicheng Girls' School combined.

Situ Nan only valued Hu Shi because the unpretentious spirit he advocated was very suitable for the purpose of running a science and engineering university.

"This is a great start, Mr. Hu still has to hesitate?" Seeing that Hu Shi was still hesitating, Situ Nan persuaded again.

"Alas!" Hu Shichang sighed and looked at Situ Nan with some gratitude, "It's false to say that you are not impressed, I admire Mr. Situ's generosity." It's just that I'm still more suitable to be a teacher, engage in research, and I can't build and manage a huge school, and it's not what I want. You'd better be smart! ”

Situ Nan stared at Hu Shi, was silent for a while, and said regretfully: "Okay! I respect your choice, but instead of being a principal, you must be a teacher. Pass on your pragmatic and practical spirit to those students. You know what we're most lacking is people who work hard. ”

Hu Shi nodded.

Of course, he did not give up his job at Peking University, but he took part of the time to go to Nanhua every year to give philosophy classes to students at the University of America and the South China Branch.

Hu Shi's resignation made Situ Nan a little disappointed, but he succeeded in making Hu Shi's old lover Edith? Williams is an officer of the Williams Foundation.

Due to the frequent communication between the motherland and the educational cooperation of South China, Edith did not "harass" Hu Shi.

The capable Lu Bicheng kidnapped another principal from the motherland who reassured Situ Nan, that is, Zhou Yichun, the second principal of Tsinghua School, who forged Tsinghua's simple and diligent style of study and was the real founder of Tsinghua.

Zhou Yichun became the president of the University of the United States, and the president of the University of William South China was another large general, General Wen Yingxing, who graduated from the West Point Military Academy.

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