After eating, Wang Xiao collected his chopsticks and looked at the people eating over there in trance.
The move was not quick this time. Wang Xiaolie estimated that it would be autumn before all the people in Jiangzhou and Xiezhou were moved to Dengzhou. Those who moved ahead were the craftsmen captured by the Jin army, and they moved much faster. Most of them had already arrived in Dengzhou. As for the Yan people in Jiezhou, after many considerations, they were not allowed to relocate.
There is nothing unusual about eating the same meal as the common people. It is not uncommon in this era for generals who lead troops to share joys and sorrows with the people, and even endure hardship first and enjoy themselves last. Just like Li Yanxian, all the rewards from the court and the gains captured were given to his subordinates, and he did not take any advantage of himself. In addition to Li Yanxian, this is also the case with Yue Fei in Yangzhou and Zhao Li in Chuzhou. This is a method of leading troops that has been handed down in China since ancient times, but few people do it.
The result of discussions with Liu Ziyu was that Wang Xiaolie left more than 10,000 troops to guard Jiangzhou, and the remaining 10,000 people went back. If Zhang Jun launches a large-scale offensive, Wang Xiaolie will lead his troops to participate. In the rear, Wang Ruohai sent a message a few days ago, saying that Wang Xiaolie defeated Lou Su, and Sang Zhong, who was attacking Tangzhou, stopped the attack. Recently, Li Xing led his troops to the south. Sang Zhong was afraid of being taken back, so he led his troops to Guangzhou.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie sighed. I didn't understand before why there were so many bandits in Jiangxi, Hunan, and Hubei four years after Jianyan, but now I finally understand. The Jin army, commanded by Lisu and Yelvmawu, pursued the Queen Mother Longyou to the south of Jiangxi Road and captured Jiangzhou and Hongzhou. Then they suddenly returned to attack Tanzhou and Dingzhou, and fought from Hunan Road to Hubei Road. Wherever the Jin soldiers passed, the unified order of the Song Dynasty quickly collapsed. The bandits followed the road opened by the Jin army from Lianghuai to Jiangxi, and then entered Lianghu.
Wherever the Jin soldiers went, they disintegrated the ruling order of the Song Dynasty. The year before last it was Jingxi Road and Lianghuai Road, and this year it was Jiangxi Road and Jinghu North and South Road. The bandits who originally surrendered to Zongze in Kaifeng Mansion went south one after another because Du Chong changed his attitude. Their route south was to first enter the Huaihe River, and then enter Jiangxi and the Two Lakes. The area where bandits sprang up in the early years of Shaoxing happened to be the area where the Jin army attacked. This is of course not a coincidence.
Ge Erlang finished his meal, wiped his chopsticks and put them away, licked the bowl carefully again, and then patted his belly with satisfaction. When we go south together, the food may not be much better than at home, but it feels really good to have food. Not to mention, since the Jin army invaded the south, the kind of days when families were ruined and people were wandering everywhere. Life is good on the road. When we get to Dengzhou, life will not be bad.
Some children couldn't help but start playing again after eating, and it was noisy for a while. Ge Erlang looked at those children with disdain. These guys really have no memory. How many days have it been since you left home? Have you forgotten the days when you were bullied by golden men at home?
After walking over and handing over the bowl, Ge Erlang came to Xiao San's side. Xiao San was sitting on the stone and squinting his eyes. When he heard footsteps, he opened his eyes. Seeing that it was Ge Erlang, he hurriedly said: "There are high officials here today. You should live in peace and don't make trouble!"
Ge Erlang looked at Wang Xiaolie and his party, and whispered: "Third father, what kind of high-ranking officials are those? Are you so careful?"
Xiao San shook his head and said mysteriously: "Don't ask this! Children, don't be so curious! Ask around!"
Ge Erlang sat down next to Xiao San and said disdainfully: "I'm not too shy to ask! From the looks of it, he's nothing more than a soldier! Hmph!"
Xiao San shook his head and ignored Ge Erlang. Wang Xiaolie ate his own meal, and judging from their looks, they should be satisfied. This is more important than anything else. How many meals will Wang Xiaolie eat along the way? Can't leave a bad impression.
Wang Xiaolie saw a young man in the crowd who had eaten and put away his bowl. Then he took out a pen and paper and sat aside, memorizing it intently. This should be a writer in the team who specializes in recording what happened to the people on the road. If there is one scribe among a hundred people, a lot of people are needed. Many of them can't read many characters, and what they remember is full of circles, making it difficult for others to understand.
There should be scribes in the army, there should be scribes among the people who moved south, and in the future, there should also be scribes in rural areas and towns. Wang Xiaolie hopes to use this method to record this era. Let people in the future know how people lived in this era and know the joys, anger, sorrows and joys of the people in this era.
China is a nation with a tradition of recording history. Among all the nations in the world, no one has such a complete historical record as China. The most important thing about history is truth, and it is best not to use distorted writing, such as the famous Taishi Bamboo slips. These calligraphers are actually part of history.
After two thousand years, the history of later generations no longer only records national events, emperors and generals, but also focuses more on the appearance of society. Wang Xiaolie was affected and was no longer satisfied with official history such as actual records.
Setting up officials to record history and being loyal to the facts is a Chinese tradition that is different from the traditions of other nations. In the inheritance of later generations, the writings of historians were increasingly influenced by the rulers, and the facts began to become blurred. But being true to the facts is important, at least in theory.
This is a characteristic of China that cannot be discarded. In particular, official history is particularly important in practice.
In later societies, we can see that Western history is very different from Chinese historical records, and there is very little national history. Their history is often eloquent and all-encompassing, but it is difficult to sort out the characteristics of a dynasty at once, and it is difficult to sort out the loyalty, villainy, good and evil of the people of a dynasty. According to Chinese tradition, these histories should be private histories and miscellaneous histories, not official histories. Official history has its own characteristics.
More than seventy years after the founding of New China, there is still no official history of the previous dynasties. It can be said that the official position has not been determined. It can also be said that historical traditions have no binding force on New China. If you read "History of the Qing Dynasty" compiled by Guan Guan, you can see that his attitude is very complicated.
Historiographers are part of the Chinese classical literati and their status is very important. This important position is different from other literati, and it is even more different from the literati of later generations. The literati of later generations are more similar to the village scholars of the ancients in terms of ideological tendencies. For example, he usually has a high self-esteem and likes to comment on national affairs, comment on political figures, point out the country, and inspire writing. Such as news media practitioners, teachers, public intellectuals, etc.
For example, a hotel proprietress in one place had a quarrel with someone over a dog, saying that other people's children were not as valuable as her own dog. Saying you can kill others is nothing more than giving away money. There was a lot of fuss.
The thing itself is not surprising. Such people exist at any time and can happen anywhere. What matters is the attitude of society and the official attitude. China is a traditional country, the attitude of society is very clear, and the official is still neutral for the time being.
Suddenly, all kinds of self-media and all kinds of famous figures participated. The speech of a famous host Li Xiaomeng is very representative. The speech was a short video, very short, and the content was not worth commenting on. It’s just that as a journalist, I made tactful criticisms of new media short videos, and my attitude was very peaceful. The most important thing is later, because new media allowed news to quickly ferment in society, causing an uproar. This video has been edited and cannot truly reflect all the facts. Regular journalists need time to investigate events, which cannot be compared with short videos. As a result of this incident, no one was responsible for the losses caused to the restaurant’s employees.
There are two points worthy of special attention here. The first is to investigate the facts, and the second is that no one is responsible for the personnel's losses. Writing facts is a fine tradition for historians and a requirement for journalists, but it is not a tradition for journalists. Facts tell us that in most cases the facts presented by journalists are processed. More importantly, the latter point is the impact on hotel employees. The host is full of humanistic care.
Concern about the impact on hotel employees can be said to be the instinctive reaction of journalists during this period. In fact, it is difficult to describe this feeling in one word, so I have to use a reaction. Caring about employees shows his fraternity. The focus is on the impact on employees and arousing public recognition. But the question is, does this matter have much to do with hotel employees? Isn’t all the condemnation directed at the boss and his wife? Isn't it the boss and the boss's wife who suffered losses? Could it be that if the hotel doesn’t open for business, it won’t be able to pay employees? If the hotel closes down, these employees will no longer be able to work? Whether it is from social reality or national law, these things are not allowed to happen. As for the boss, these news practitioners, at this point, don’t care about the boss at all. In other words, they deliberately diverted the conflict away from the boss.
Such a reaction is the instinct of journalists and cannot be said to be the host's problem. I have seen the same thing too many times. These news practitioners can always smell something different from things.
Why do we say that the ideology and way of thinking of these people are somewhat like those of ancient village scholars? Because the village scholar has no power, no ideology, and is literate, sometimes he is well-informed and has certain thoughts on things. If the rich man gives them food, they often say that the rich man is a great philanthropist. If the rich man ignores him, they will say that he is rich and unkind. I don't think deeply about things, but I especially like to comment on things. Another important point is that they are particularly popular and even trusted by the people.
For example, the evaluation of the founding fathers. What these people like to say most is that great men have imperial ideas, are arbitrary, are rather rustic, and do not have a clear understanding of the world. Then there are those who admire great men and like to say that great men have the ability to drive people, can see the overall situation, and have a unique understanding of things. Fundamentally, it is inseparable from the understanding and evaluation of ancient emperors and generals.
If you know a little bit about the deeds of the first generation leaders, you will find that most of them have firm beliefs. They persisted in this belief throughout their lives and until death. Many of their decisions, many choices, and many actions are actually related to their beliefs and understanding. Only village scholars, who have no idea what faith is, can talk and comment on the country.
Ideology and national politics are, in the final analysis, the understanding of people, the understanding of human nature, the understanding of society, and the understanding of the country. As for capitalism and socialism, capitalists and workers, wealth production, distribution and exploitation, all these are subject to understanding. The most fundamental of which is the understanding of human nature.
As the old saying goes, human beings are inherently good by nature. Similar in nature, but far apart in habits. China has been exploring human nature very early and formed theories. Of course, traditional Chinese people not only believe that human nature is inherently good, but also that human nature is inherently evil, and that human nature is inherently simple and diverse. When it came out, there was a discussion about sex and emotion. This is not humanities research, this is about political theory.
For the first generation of leaders, the key to the discussion was whether human nature is unidimensional, dualistic, or pluralistic. If human nature were unitary and social, many of China's policies when it was first founded would be understandable. The socialization of the family, the public ownership of the economy, the movement of profound critical thought, and so on are all consistent with this understanding. If human nature is dualistic, there must be a place for self-reservation, a certain degree of private economy must be allowed, people's income must be expanded, and classes must be distinguished, and there is a theoretical basis. The word socialist society is not entirely without reason.
If socialism focuses on the unitary social nature of human nature, and capitalism focuses on the dual or pluralistic nature of human nature, only then can we truly understand the difference between the two systems. Instead of looking at ownership, look at the specific system or what is said.
For example, after the outbreak, all countries encountered economic crises. In response to the crisis, the United States printed a large amount of money and paid subsidies to the unemployed that even exceeded their working income. This is a typical socialist behavior, but it is the United States, the leader of capitalism, that does this.
No matter which country, no matter which ideology, they have adopted a large number of policies of opposing ideologies. The world is not originally divided into two by ideology, or even divided by ideology. After the Cold War, the United States paid more attention to ideology and even used ideology to divide ourselves and the enemy. The bigger reason was to reap the fruits of the Cold War victory.
If your understanding of politics is limited to ideology, and if you are asked where you are sitting when discussing issues, you are actually not ready to discuss political issues in terms of understanding. Not to mention, there are people who don’t even understand the ideology. For example, the village scholar.
Politics is the politics of people, and society is the society of people. For these issues, we must first understand people, or have a clear understanding of human nature. No matter what kind of social or political theory it is, the most important thing is the fundamental understanding and definition of human beings.
Arise, you hungry and cold slave. This is the fundamental understanding of human beings, believing that human beings are born free and equal. If not, you were born a slave, why should you get up? Are you trying to rise up to disrupt the fundamental order of society? At this time, there were actually not many socialist elements. Simply because the call is for workers, and workers are the fundamental force of the socialist revolution.
What people are born with, and what rights they are born with, are not determined by heaven, but are spoken and understood by people. In this sense, we know how great the people who shouted the slogans of freedom and equality are, and how great Europe's contribution to mankind is. Although this contribution was ultimately not recognized by mainstream society in Europe.
Only by knowing that ideology is attached to the understanding of human nature, can we understand the significance of China's reform and opening up, and can we understand what it means that poverty is not socialism. Only then can we understand why China is still a socialist country despite adopting so many capitalist practices. Only then can we know why this ideology, which originated in the West, is widely recognized in China. Only then can we know why the five big words "Serve the People" written on the door of the state's government agencies are so important. Only then can we realize how ridiculous it is to call ourselves the light of democracy when there is still no unified Taiwan. Only then can we know why many countries with major policies do this. Only then can we know where this country and this nation are going.
When it comes to human nature, some people immediately say that human nature is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. What's so surprising? Others say that human nature is selfish, and if people don’t serve themselves, they will be destroyed by heaven and earth. Speak conclusively and with force and reason.
In fact, this problem is not that simple. I thought I knew it, but I just didn’t think about it carefully. The understanding of human nature must be implemented in all aspects of politics and society. Then go back and think about it. What is the humanity of the party? Serve the people wholeheartedly.
Why do some people think like a village scholar? For example, in the countryside, some educated people asked him about his views on society and politics. He will tell you that he thinks the American approach is better. In recent years, China has developed and achieved some achievements. Some people will say that it is better for us to be like this. Look at what is wrong with the United States. These views are the thoughts of the village scholar.
Some people ask, why no one listens to what China has to say internationally? Why is China’s international status inconsistent with its national strength? Because China's aircraft carrier has not surpassed that of the United States. When it surpasses the United States, if you look again, everyone will listen to everything you say.
These statements make people laugh and cry. Politics is so simple, do you think it’s just children’s play house? Are those politicians and thinkers of little use? Actually very useful. It's just that the country doesn't have it now, so it can't be said that it's useless.
For example, the widely circulated debate between liberal arts and science. Science and engineering students look down on liberal arts and say that liberal arts are useless. How could liberal arts be useless? The liberal arts are certainly very useful. It’s just that culture has not developed yet, and useful liberal arts students have not yet emerged, that’s all. what else can we do? For the graduation performance of the highest university, the model used was actually known to the anti-Chinese people. If the country produces such students, who are you going to find reason for?
What is human nature? Wang Xiaolie still doesn't know. what to do? It is nothing more than four words from the Tao Te Ching, Tao follows nature. Fully understand society, record society, and analyze society. From this human nature, we can understand what the human way is. The deeper you understand people, the better you will be able to understand human nature, and the better you will know what to do.
These people who moved south were Wang Xiaolie who moved south according to his own strategic plan. The joys, sorrows and joys during the process of moving south, the various stories that happened to them, and what they thought would affect Wang Xiaolie's future policies.
