"Comrade Yang!" A student nodded and said: "I also agree with the fact that my country is not suitable for the implementation of developed countries in Europe and the United States at this stage. But I don't think it's a question of history and culture, I think it's a question of the people and a sound legal system. For example, in the case of India and the Philippines, which you just mentioned, if their citizens have reached a certain height, if they have a sound legal system, then I don't think they will be in that situation! ”

"This is ......," I looked at the student a little differently.

"Oh, this is Lin Changqing, our propaganda minister!" Xu Jianfu said: "He has been studying in England for a few years! ｜”

I nodded, it turned out that he had come back from studying in the UK, no wonder there was some depth in what he said, and judging from what he said, he was also doubting whether the Western system would be suitable for China.

"Let's talk about this su zhì first!" I said: "Su zhì is a problem in the construction of spiritual civilization. Of course, at the present stage, there is indeed a considerable gap between the overall quality of our people and that of the developed countries in the West. However, spiritual civilization must be built on the basis of material civilization and interact with material civilization. To put it simply, if the people are so poor that they can't even eat, then what to talk to him about being civilized, polite, or not polluting the environment is not nonsense? !

A very simple example, if the killing of whales takes place, is there a difference between what happens in Japan and what happens in Africa?

The answer is obvious, of course there is.

The people of Japan live in abundance, and they whaling only to satisfy their appetites and wreak havoc on the ecology, which can be called a kind of expression of the su zhì. And the people of Africa only hunt whales to survive. Can we say that they are not su? As a person, a person who has the right to live. Do you think it is possible or advocating this practice of preferring to starve to death for the sake of preaching? ”

When I said this, the students were all stunned, obviously they hadn't thought about it from this perspective before.

"The same. There is also such a difference between us and the developed countries in the West! I said: "The vast majority of the people in the developed countries of the West have long been living in abundance, and under the condition of such a high degree of material civilization, their overall quality will inevitably improve." I want to ......"

As I spoke, I turned my gaze to Lin Changqing: "This classmate has lived in the UK, if you know some British history, you should know that the British did not have the same Su zhì from the beginning!" ”

Lin Changqing was stunned for a moment, thought about it, then nodded and said, "Comrade Yang said so...... I think it's true, to be precise, not only the United Kingdom, but most of the European countries carried out the first health revolution in the nineteenth century. The reason for this is that the plague epidemic has led to a sharp decline in the population, which has forced countries to strengthen basic health facilities. And before that...... It is said that the streets are full of garbage! ”

"That's all I have to say!" I said: "When the material civilization develops to a certain level, the spiritual civilization will naturally be improved. And if we, if we now demand that the poor and white citizens also have the same high level of overall quality as Western society, is that too harsh? You must know that there are still many people in our country who have not even solved the problem of food and clothing, and the top priority is not to develop vegetarian food, but to solve the problem of food! ”

I saw some of the students nodding their heads secretly, and it was clear that this had convinced some of them.

"Let's talk about this sound legal system!" I continued: "This is also a process, and it is linked to industry and economic development. ”

"Will the legal system also develop along with the development of industry and economy?" Hearing this, Xu Jianfu couldn't help but wonder: "Isn't the legal system determined by people?" ”

"Of course it's human!" I said, "But classmates." You should see that one of the substantive issues behind the law is that the law is actually used to serve the current society. If a country is still in the state of an agrarian society, then the laws of the country will be clearly adapted to the atmosphere of this agrarian society. For example, in the past, there were laws that could not slaughter ploughing cattle, and for example, in order to have manpower to cultivate, there would be a saying that 'unfilial piety is the greatest'. In order to be able to retain manpower, there is also a tradition of 'parents not traveling'. All of this revolves around an agrarian society.

However, if it develops into an industrial society and enters the stage of frequent buying and selling by merchants, it is necessary to pay attention to a spirit of contract. Moreover, this spirit of sale and contract must also be protected by law, otherwise business will not be able to develop at all, and the economy will not be able to develop at all. To put it simply, the country should develop industry and economy. It is also necessary to gradually improve its own laws to protect the legitimate rights and interests of buyers and sellers, otherwise it will delay the development of industry and commerce.

From this point of view......"

I turned my gaze to Lin Changqing again: "Are European and American countries countries ruled by law from the beginning?" Or was their rule of law as sound before or at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution? ”

Lin Changqing shook his head: "Of course not, especially in the United States, in the cowboy era, it was still popular to pull out a gun and duel to solve the problem, and Britain and the United States were ...... at that time It is also full of smuggling black slaves! ”

"That's all I have to say!" I went on to say, "Why are the laws of Europe and the United States constantly improving, and finally the law is used to emancipate the black slaves?" On the surface, it seems that some people are merciful, but in fact slaves do not adapt to industrial society, which needs a large number of free laborers, and they can make money by selling their labor, and slaves are not only unproductive, but even often secretly sabotage, riots, etc. So why not?

In China, it is now the stage of transforming from an agricultural society to an industrial society, and in the process of this transformation, the law will also be improved step by step along with the development of industry and economy. So all we need is patience, don't we? The legal systems of Western countries are a set of systems that have slowly developed over the course of more than 300 years of industrialization, and you want to copy these things that have evolved over the past 300 years to our country? Do you think these systems will be suitable for our country at this stage?! ”

As students, they are not unfamiliar with the things I am talking about, such as the industrial revolution, the health revolution, and so on, but it is clear that they do not associate these with the social and political affairs of Western countries.

It can even be said that many of them have always thought that Western countries have developed into what they are now because of sound institutions and high-quality citizens. But now, after we have combed through the development process of Western countries, we are stunned to find that they have put the cart before the horse, that is, the reason why Western countries have such a sound system and high quality should be the result of industrial and economic development.

In fact, they don't feel it very deeply in this era, I'm a modern person...... In modern times, it is common to see many people on the Internet lamenting that China is polluting the environment in order to develop its economy, why not learn from the West to be environmentally conscious, and so on.

Every time I see these exclamations, I smile wryly...... Which Western country did not come through the industrial revolution in environmental pollution? China's industrial and economic development is not much different from the path taken by the West, but we are still a developing country and have not yet reached the stage where we can start to control pollution in an all-round way.

By the time we walked out of the courtyard, it was already a few hours later.

This conversation was quite enjoyable, and I should say that I was relatively lucky, because most of the students I met today were similar to Lin Xia, and they were not purely opposed for the sake of opposition...... If you really encounter this kind of "opposition for the sake of opposition", then no matter how reasonable I say it is, no matter how much I analyze it, they will not listen to it, and it can even be said that sometimes these people obviously understand and know that the reason is not on their side, but they will still find countless excuses to quibble.

This is what I mean by luck, because it is obvious that Xu Jianfu and his gang do not belong to this kind of people, it should be said that they still cherish the motherland and sincerely hope to find a way for the development of our country, but they are a little anxious, and their ideas are simpler when looking at problems.

So they make sense.

Of course, I believe that they have their own independent ideas like Lin Xia, and they will not completely change their positions because of my words. They will learn more about the situation in Western countries in the future and use this to verify my statement...... In fact, this is exactly what I want, for the simple reason that only those who are unreasonable and untruthful will fear that more people will know the truth. And what I say is true, and the more they know the truth, the more they will feel that what I am saying is reasonable, and the more they will put them on my side.

As I got back to the base in the jeep, I couldn't help but sigh: there is a saying that a spark can start a prairie fire, and I hope that what I said today will plant a seed in the hearts of these young students, and tomorrow they will use their own ideas to influence others.

When I think about this, I feel a burst of amusement in my heart.

I think that at the beginning, I myself was not such a hairy young man who opposed for the sake of opposition in modern times, and now I would face these students with such a mentality.

In fact, today I see a little bit of me in these students, and now that I look back, I feel as if I have completely become a person I don't even know.

What made me so transformed?

I think there is only one reason, and that is this war! (To be continued......)