After listening to Zhang Chi's words, Liu Zhenguo and others couldn't help but discuss. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

A considerable number of them are unwilling to believe what Zhang Chi said due to preconceived reasons, but they can't find a place to refute Zhang Chi, because if they interpret it with the "theory that culture is weak and the latter is weak", it is impossible to explain the fact that barbarism has defeated civilization many times in ancient and modern China and abroad, and Zhang Chi's "state theory" can be explained very well, because those barbarians who have defeated civilized countries can be explained very well...... Although they are uneducated, they are very united, while those civilized countries are full of traitors and corrupt officials, and the whole country is scattered.

"Deputy Commander!" After discussing for a while, Liu Zhenguo said a little unconvinced: "But...... You see, the United States, Britain, Japan, etc., they can all build advanced warships, warplanes, and tanks, but with the best of our national efforts, they can't build a few decent tanks, let alone warships and planes. Since the deputy commander believes that our culture is superior to that of Western society, why is this happening? ”

As soon as Liu Zhenguo said this, the intellectuals had confidence again:

"Yes, most of our tanks are bought from Britain and France!"

"The warship was bought from Japan!"

"The plane I use now was bought from the United States!"

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What Liu Zhenguo said is reasonable, the Chongqing government at this time did try to make its own tank, the first was the imitation of the French "Renault" "Type 1" tank, but it only stayed in the design stage; Then there was the "Yue Fei I" tank, but only a prototype was produced; Then there is the "Huo Quzhi" tank, but it was aborted after only the chassis was produced......

"We are indeed weak in this regard!" Zhang Chi replied: "But this is not to say that our culture is not good, in fact...... If we really want to talk about industrial manufacturing, foreign countries call these the industrialization of capitalist society, right......"

"Yes!" Liu Zhenguo nodded and said: "Japan is learning from Western countries to industrialize, so it is strong!" ”

Zhang Chi nodded: "Then do you know...... China had already developed naturally to the initial stage of industrialization 700 years ago, at the end of the Song Dynasty? ”

"Is there one?" The intellectuals could not help but be amazed when they heard this.

"Yes!" Bazihu replied: "The Book of Agriculture compiled by Wang Zhen of the Yuan Dynasty has recorded that the Song Dynasty has used a large number of water wheel technology, people use water power for scooping, grinding, blowing, water, spinning, etc., in many tea grinding workshops, flour grinding workshops, textile workshops, smelting workshops, all use hydraulic drive machinery. Workers were also hired to set up factories. There are also relevant records in the "History of the Song Dynasty"! ”

Zhang Chi couldn't help but glance at the eight-character beard approvingly, most of the intellectuals in this era studied Confucianism, but not many could read history books...... As the saying goes, "You can be wise in reading history", because history provides many lessons from successes and failures, so you can find solutions to problems.

"So!" Zhang Chi continued: "If it is true that Chinese culture is not good or that Chinese are not smart and innovative enough, then why did China's industrialization predate Westerners by 700 years?" It's a pity that the industrial sprout of the Song Dynasty was strangled by the barbarian country Mongolia before it had time to develop and grow. Otherwise, those who are driving planes and warships around today are afraid that it will be us Chinese and not the Western powers! ”

Everyone couldn't help but nod.

"The reason why we are lagging behind today is actually very simple...... Zhang Chi said: "Since the Ming Dynasty, our country has implemented sea confinement and closed off the country, and the Qing Dynasty has become even more economical, and when we are behind closed doors, foreign countries are making great strides forward, and when our country is forcibly opened by the warships and cannons of the great powers, we find that we have lagged behind the great powers too much...... Ladies and gentlemen, it has been more than 150 years since the invention of the first steam engine by the British Watt, and it has been 80 years since Japan's Meiji Restoration learned from the West, and China has only been 30 years since the fall of the Qing Dynasty, and has always been in a period of oppression and warlord warfare by foreign powers, and has never had the opportunity for industrialization and development, if this can catch up with and surpass the four powers, it can only prove that the Chinese are all geniuses! ”

As soon as Zhang Chi said this, Liu Zhenguo and the others no longer had a voice, because what Zhang Chi said was all facts, and they were all facts experienced by these intellectuals.

"Everyone!" In the end, Zhang Chi arched his hand at the intellectuals: "This is also the reason why we recruit you, China has fallen too far behind, we need all the elites to learn Western technology for our country, the country's development and hope are on you!" ”

"The deputy commander has won the award!" Liu Zhenguo replied with some shame: "To be honest, when I heard the commander say that we were 'scholars misleading the country', I was still not convinced. But now...... After listening to the deputy commander's words, I was convinced! ”

Other intellectuals agreed:

"Yes, listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years!"

"The deputy commander's words made me wait for the mouth to open!"

"What's more important is ...... Let us know that Chinese books are not poison! ”

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The last sentence made all the intellectuals have some expression of concern on their faces.

Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh secretly, he actually understood the ...... of these literati They had learned all the books and the Five Classics, but later they found that what they had learned made people "undenied and unreasonable", and this kind of cultural self-confidence collapse and strong psychological gap were difficult for outsiders to understand.

Now, Zhang Chi has regained some confidence in Chinese culture, which can be regarded as a kind of comfort for them.

After sending away a group of intellectuals, Wang Mazi laughed, patted Zhang Chi's shoulder vigorously, and said, "Boy, there is you!" Originally, I thought that we were soldiers and scholars were unreasonable...... I didn't expect you to convince these scholars in just a few words! ”

Zhang Chi couldn't help but feel funny, and said that it was "Xiuchang couldn't explain it clearly when he saw the soldiers", but he didn't expect to be changed to "The soldiers see the scholars" by Wang Mazi.

But then again, during this period, the GI may really know more than the scholar, at least the GI summed up the battlefield experience in reality, and the scholar ...... Just like those intellectuals, because China showed a vulnerable side in front of the foreign powers, they tried every possible way to find an "original sin", thinking that as long as this "original sin" was solved, everything would be solved.

Of course, things will not be as simple as they think, and at the same time the "scapegoat" they found is still wrong...... I hope that they will have a correct and objective understanding and influence other literati in the future!