"Now it can be described as an eventful autumn, with warlords fighting, people in misery, and external troubles, and there is a trend of declining world. I read that Mr. Jiang's book plays the role of degrading current politics, and is using the rules and customs of the times to guide the maze and help the poor people who are wicked. ”

Taking a sip of tea, Cheng Nuo held the draft in his hand and exclaimed: "It is in line with the current trend of new culture, guiding the people to work hard to achieve the realm of perfection and beauty." Popularizing the language and making it more familiar to everyone is in line with the purpose of this book. ”

Jiang Baili had an excited look on his face: "I once said to my insiders that the person who knows me is Master Liang, and now it seems that there is another Professor Cheng. ”

Cheng Nuo took out a few drafts, randomly selected one from them, got up and recited: "Therefore, I will do my best to cultivate a strong will. If the will is not established, the integrity will fall, and the morality will lose its light, and the truth will lose its strength, and it will eventually be contrary to morality.

For example, if the husband is weak-willed, or completely dewillless, he is a person of no character, and at all times, he is moved by external stimuli......

I haven't seen the other chapters yet, but I have found so many warnings from the chapter on 'Will', and it seems to me that Mr. Baili has great wisdom, and his military understanding is far beyond the comparison of those of us who are from the liberal arts, sciences and engineering, and his views are refreshing, and it is really a loss not to take them out and let more people learn them. ”

As soon as he called the book compiled by Jiang Baili, he praised the book "Theory of Duties" to the sky, and he almost carried out the famous works of the sages.

Rao was born in the presidential palace and has the rank of major general, and his subordinates often pat him on weekdays, but the university scholar of Cheng Nuo's level praised it was the eldest girl who went to the sedan chair - that was the first time.

"Professor Cheng, you have won an award, what kind of cautionary words, I'm just afraid that something will go wrong, so I'm just translating and playing by myself, even if its content is valuable, it's just a paraphrase of the words of foreigners, it's nothing." Obviously, he was drinking tea, but Jiang Baili was a little dizzy.

Cheng Nuo didn't answer in a hurry, but continued to turn a few pages, still admiring: "The work of translation is not as simple as redoing others, but also needs to be cited on the side, otherwise it is just chewing what others have eaten again, how can there be much nutrition at all." ”

I looked at a calligraphy hanging in the living room, which read a passage from the "Book of Rites and University": "The character of the object is then known, the knowledge is followed by sincerity, the sincerity is followed by sincerity, the heart is righteous and then the body is cultivated, the body is cultivated and then the family is Qi, the family is united and then the country is governed, and the country is governed and then the world is peaceful." ”

Before the other party could react, Cheng Nuo suddenly pointed to this calligraphy work, held Jiang Baili's manuscript and said with a smile: "The ambition of the ancients can often be summed up in the sentence 'self-cultivation and Qi family ruling the country and leveling the world', but now that I see Mr. Baili's work, if I don't mind, I think I can change it on the basis of my predecessors." ”

Jiang Baili's eyes lit up, and he also stood up and said curiously: "Professor Cheng, it's okay for you to say." ”

Cheng Nuo looked into the distance: "The supreme and benevolent person will never take the happiness and reputation of a mere person as the purpose of his life, and will also take the cause of the people's goodness." The so-called self-cultivation and then the family, the family and then the country, kiss and benevolent people, benevolent people and love things! ”

Jiang Baili was also shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but say: "It stands in the world, if duckweed, like fine grass, with a precious life, drifting with the tide, for the slave of all people, and the grass and trees are rotten, it is really sad, far less than the determination to cultivate oneself and seek the benefit of society!" ”

Cheng Nuo looked at the deeper and deeper sky, and his face flushed with excitement: "Mr. Baili, I don't know if this book will be published?" ”

Jiang Baili stepped forward and stood side by side with him: "When I first met the professor, I was about to communicate with Manager Zhang of the Commercial Press about publishing matters, but he was unwell at that time, and we did not meet each other. ”

What is the body sick, but Cai Yuanpei can't get drunk, but he can't drink enough to fall down, as an accomplice, Cheng Nuo turned his head a little embarrassed: "In this way, that is to say, Mr. Baili's book "Theory of Duties" is going to be published, but he has not found a publisher yet?" ”

"Don't be so polite, just call us Zhen, Baili is fine." Jiang Baili nodded, there was nothing embarrassing about the two sides after getting acquainted, and he exposed his shortcomings: "As the saying goes, 'a penny is hard to beat a hero', and now I am alone at home and abroad, and if I don't get a little manuscript fee subsidy, life is really difficult." ”

It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.

When Yuan Datou was still alive, as a major general of the General's Mansion, Jiang Baili's monthly salary was 2,000 yuan, because the state finances were bankrupt, he could still pay 800 yuan a month at the beginning, and soon it was halved to 400 yuan, and later the discount became greater, and the monthly income was less than 300 yuan.

So far, it is less than two hundred yuan, and there is a ninety percent auxiliary currency in the middle, which makes Jiang Baili's life really difficult.

"I see that the two of us are the same age, so let's call me Zhiyuan." Seeing the embarrassment on the other party's face, Cheng Nuoqiang couldn't help but smile: "In this way, I have a good place here, which can make your book properly arranged, and the manuscript fee is even more generous, but it's just ......."

Jiang Baili's heart was tickled: "It's just how?" ”

"It can be put in a magazine in the form of serialization, and as far as I know, there are audiences all over the country, but they are all school-age children, and in order to facilitate children's learning, it is better to spread it in the form of vernacular." Cheng Nuo put out the conditions.

Jiang Baili breathed a long sigh of relief: "I thought it was, you can rest assured about this, there is absolutely no problem, as long as the manuscript fee is stable and the theme of the magazine is upward, isn't it just to change the vernacular, I will change it when I go back, I just don't know what the name of this magazine is?" ”

"The name of the magazine is very short, and you won't forget it if you remember it," Cheng Nuo held back a smile and replied: "It's called "Youth", the theme is positive, and it is specially set up to enlighten school-age children. ”

"yes, then I'll have to take a look." Hearing that the other party respected this magazine so much, Jiang Baili hesitated a little and said: "But if Zhiyuan says this, then their entry standards will not be low, after all, children's affairs are quite important." ”

Hearing this, Cheng Nuo was really embarrassed to pretend: "Brother Baili, I'll tell you the truth, this magazine is sponsored by our Academy of Sciences, in order to let more children receive new education and scientific ideas, this article of yours coincides with our thoughts, don't you want to think about it?"

As for this manuscript fee, it is definitely worthy of the value of the article. After the serialization is completed, you can also cooperate with Manager Zhang of the Commercial Press to continue to publish the physical book and get a manuscript fee. ”

Jiang Baili was a little moved when he heard this, if he had been in the past, he would definitely refuse, but thinking of his wife's overstretched appearance at the end of each month, he felt a little heartache: "It's okay, my brother still has to settle accounts, let's do business, how do you do to outsiders when the time comes, and how do you treat me." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled: "Don't worry, I know it in my heart." ”

After the two sat down again and became more acquainted with each other, Jiang Baili suddenly asked: "Zhiyuan, I heard that while you are doing education, you are also doing a lot of things in industry, I don't know what you think about the relationship between national defense and the economy?" ”

Cheng Nuo's pupils shrank, and he couldn't figure out what the person in front of him was thinking, and after thinking for a while, he still said politely: "In my opinion, national defense construction must be consistent with the national economy, and at the same time, the production of munitions and military products and the production of agriculture and civilian products should be taken into account each other.

The reason for China's recent decline lies in the separation of intellectuals from behavior. People who read books blindly read empty and are unrealistic, and people who do things blindly move blindly and have no ideals. Thus the true ability to unify the economic and combat life of our ancestors is thus lost. ”

Jiang Baili said with great emotion: "There are living examples in our area, some warlords, whether old or new, blindly pursue their own selfish interests, and do not hesitate to spend huge sums of money to constantly expand their private armies and purchase weapons and equipment that have been eliminated by foreign countries.

Instead of talking about any national defense and economic benefits, it has caused endless military disasters and wars for many years, and the gap between localities and countries has widened step by step. ”

Cheng Nuo said with a smile: "The so-called Tao is new every day, art must also be new, the new is alive, and if it is not new, it will die." The old military system no longer meets the requirements, and there will inevitably be several rounds of new reforms in the future until it is truly suitable for the existence of this soil. ”

Jiang Baili said with interest: "I don't know how Zhiyuan understands this relationship between the old and the new?" Let's say okay first, I know that you have a deep involvement in natural science, and it is difficult for ordinary people to compare, but today you took the initiative to step into a field that I am familiar with, so you will take the military as the theme, I don't know if it is possible? ”

Cheng Nuo thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Of course it is possible." Far away, it is not of practical significance, take the Franco-Prussian War, which is not far away, as an example. The French artillery was inferior to Prussia and suffered defeat, but after the war, the French did everything they could to invent a new barrel to retract the artillery, which shook Europe.

The self-ashamed Germans, in addition to improving the tube and retiring the artillery, also invented the field heavy artillery. Before the Battle of Malen, the French took advantage of the inability of the German field heavy artillery to destroy the German 1st Division with a brigade of artillery.

It can be seen here that the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War was 'old', the invention of tube artillery was 'new', and the development from tube artillery to field heavy artillery was changed from 'new' to 'old', and the French were good at using field heavy artillery, received unexpected effects, and turned from 'old' to 'new'.

It is a reason that we invented gunpowder, and in the end the great powers blew up our country with artillery. ”

After saying this, Cheng Nuo poured himself a glass of water and quietly observed the other party's expression.

To Cheng Nuo's surprise, Jiang Baili didn't say a word after hearing this, there was no sadness or joy on his face, and he suddenly laughed after a long time: "Interesting, interesting." ”

At this time, Jiang Zuomei, who was accompanying outside, hurriedly rushed in, looked at her husband and said with concern: "Bailijun, you have an old wound on your body, you can't laugh so violently, otherwise it may affect the wound." ”

Jiang Baili looked at his wife with a smile, his eyes were full of doting: "It's okay, how many years have passed, besides, if you really want to relapse, there is no one else by your side." ”

Jiang Zuomei was still a little worried: "But this ......"

Jiang Baili waved his hand and didn't let his wife finish speaking: "I understand what you mean, I'll pay attention to it later." Let's go to the kettle tea again, this tea is a little cold. ”

Jiang Zuomei wanted to speak and stopped, but after seeing that her husband was fine, she nodded, bowed to Cheng Nuo on the side, and left with the tea tray.

This scene made Cheng Nuo see it in his eyes and envy it in his heart: "Brother Baili, you are blessed." ”

Jiang Baili said proudly: "This is the daily life of husband and wife, so that Zhiyuan you can see the effect." Speaking of the topic we just said, what you said just now is very reasonable, the current war situation is very different from before, it is far from being as simple as invading a city in ancient times, but it is a matter for the whole people, and its theory needs to be constantly thought about and summarized. ”

Cheng Nuo echoed: "There are a series of contradictory relationships between the enemy and us, attack and defense, advance and retreat, victory and defeat, new and old, dynamic and static, active and passive, time and space, global and local, lasting and quick resolution, and front and rear, which must be viewed dialectically. ”

Jiang Baili agrees with this: "Take the Franco-Prussian War you just said as an example, we can continue to extend, for example, now the Taixi war, I heard that Germany continued to use the railway concentration method at the beginning and defeated France in the early stage. But not to be outdone, France developed the law of railway transportation on its basis.

The rapid build-up of forces, on some fronts with the newly invented system of regulating stations, interrupted part of the German army. As a result, there has been another round of transformation between the old and the new. ”

Cheng Nuo nodded with a smile and said from another angle: "The English word for division is 'division', that is, the meaning of separation. In the 18th century, infantry, cavalry, and artillery were all separated into groups, each used separately, and there was no connection.

But in the Napoleonic period, he was ingenious, using the slow and heavy artillery lightly, and combining the three arms of infantry, cavalry, and artillery into a unit that could fight alone - division, that is, synthesis. War is like this, divided and combined, constantly adjusted according to the situation. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Baili's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had grabbed something, but unfortunately he didn't fully catch it and let it go, and said to himself: "Division, combination, cavalry, infantry, ship soldiers, army, navy, ......"

Seeing that what he said was quite effective, Cheng Nuo simply got straight to the point: "Although we are mainly in the army, we still have a small number of ships, let's call him the navy, why can't the two be combined after being separated in the war?" ”

Jiang Baili repeated excitedly: "That's right, why can't the army and navy synchronize the same soldiers, artillery, and cavalry, both points and combinations, why didn't I think of it!" ”

Cheng Nuo took advantage of the victory and pursued: "In addition to these, why is there no air force, you must know that the European war aircraft has played an unexpected effect, and the key to future victory must be found from the middle of the land, sea and air." ”

For the principal of Baoding Military Academy, Cheng Nuoke was greedy.