Chapter XXI

Wu Xingchen left first after negotiating his own affairs, waiting for him to leave. Hua Xiongmao said: "Wen Qing, now that the foreign devil patients have come to the door, can they imitate our medicine?" ”

"If I can do it, others can do it. But as it stands, it depends on the luck of foreigners who want to imitate it. ”

"After taking Wen Qing's medicine, they can't imitate it?"

"If they can't get our formula, they'll have to try their luck."

As soon as Chen Ke finished saying this, Hua Xiongmao and Qi Huishen couldn't help but look at You Xuan. Although he knew that everyone had no malicious intentions, You Yan couldn't help but say with a straight face: "What do you see me doing? I will never betray you. Well, I will definitely not betray the party. ”

These days, the hard work of Youwu is something that everyone has seen. Get along with each other day and night and work together. Basic trust between comrades was established at least. Since You Wei said so, Qi Huishen said: "You You, we can all trust you. If you encounter something that you can't solve, be sure to tell everyone. We will definitely support you. ”

"This is natural. This is not only my hard work, but also everyone's hard work, if anyone peeps into this medicine, everyone must help me. ”

Chen Ke was reluctant to dwell on this kind of matter, and the next topic became the content of a public lecture. Chen Ke's meaning is very clear, this open class is divided into two types, one is for the opening of schools. These open classes are designed to attract students. There is no opinion on this. The crowd was just skeptical about what the school would do.

In those days, foreign-run religious schools did not charge tuition. You still have to pay for school uniforms and books. Naturally, the new school that Chen Ke is going to open will not be able to charge fees.

Qi Hui studied in a church school, and he had experience. According to Qi Huishen's introduction, students who are "outstanding" in church schools, that is, close to foreigners, can generally get recommendations and employment opportunities after graduation. In order to expand their influence in China, schools are an important way for foreigners to recruit talents and cultivate cronies. Since it is easy to find a job after studying, the enrollment rate of the church school is quite good.

Chen Ke smiled after hearing this, his own ancestors studied in the church school, but he did not go to the foreigners. After graduating from high school, Chen Ke's ancestors studied in China's engineering "university hall". At that time, there was no difference between a junior college and an undergraduate, and after studying in the "University Hall", it was a college graduate. Especially for engineering students, after graduation, they work as "technicians" in domestic auto repair factories, and it is very easy to spend hundreds of oceans a month. At that time, if you want to change your fate, it was a very common way to go to a church school.

"We also advertise that after graduation, we will give priority to work." Chen Ke said.

"Was there so much work to arrange back then?" Hua Xiongmao asked.

"How do you know there won't be so many job opportunities when the time comes?" Chen Ke is quibbling. But Hua Xiongmao really can't come up with a reason to refute it.

"We have hospitals, factories, and we can definitely provide opportunities. Now as long as you have a skill, it is easy to find a job. The point is that you can't go to school. Chen Ke continued.

Everyone can only agree with this.

The other part of the lecture was aimed at those progressive youths, especially those friends of Qi Huishen and You Wei. Chen Ke bluntly told everyone that he would first explain the many basic knowledge of his revolutionary ideas. If we talk about revolution, it is "utopian socialism", and the reason why Marx's theory is called "science" is because these theories are the products of the combination of modern scientific knowledge and materialist dialectics.

If you want to promote your own political ideas, it is useless to come up with some revolutionary ideas. Revolutionary theory would be illusory if it was not based on reality. In addition to "Capital", Chen Ke is not only preparing to let those revolutionary young people learn basic scientific knowledge, "Theory of Evolution", "Materialist Dialectics", these three most basic courses.

"Hui Shen, you must be prepared for the construction of cultural seminars and night schools. The radish is fast and does not wash the mud. As long as the young comrades are interested in our revolutionary ideas, we will be drawn into the seminars and night schools. Let's just do it. ”

Chen Ke is also reluctant to make any more careful selection. There is nothing to talk about without a base. Moreover, the recent establishment of hospitals and schools itself has enough positions to arrange excellent young people.

"Wen Qing, although I also claim to be a revolutionary party, but until now, I have no idea what the revolution advocated by Wen Qing is. Since Wenqing has decided to recruit people on a large scale, can you talk about Wenqing's revolutionary truth? ”

This was the first time that You Wei formally inquired about Chen Ke's revolutionary program, and it was also the first time that Chen Ke's revolutionary theory was officially mentioned at a party meeting. If it was before, Chen Ke would definitely think twice, and this time Chen Ke answered this question straightforwardly. "My revolutionary path is the people's revolution. The object of the revolution is the ownership of capital"

After all, Chen Ke and other comrades have talked about some theory of capital, and the comrades still have some understanding of capital.

"At present, capital is controlled by a small number of people, and it only serves a small number of people. The core idea of my revolution is to redivide capital and put it under the control of the state. ”

"Who is in charge of the country?"

"Our party."

"That is to say, our party is in charge of the world?"

"The people supervise our party."

"What kind of management is this?"

You Yu didn't understand it at all. You Wei had no contact with any revolutionary theories, and he could not understand Chen Ke's words at all.

"Let's talk about the basics. For example, there are 100 people and 1,000 acres of land. Originally, if you cultivate well, everyone should have something to eat. But the reality is that out of 100 people, 20 people occupy 850 acres of land, and 80 people occupy 150 acres of land. Then these 80 people will easily starve to death. Are these 20 people afraid that those 80 people will rise up and rebel? ”

"You must be scared, right?" You Yu said.

"So, these 20 people came up with a set of arguments, how natural is it to say that they occupy 850 acres of land, do you think there is a problem with this set of arguments?"

You Yu thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "If I were one of those 20 people, I would naturally say that this statement is correct." If I were one of those 80 people, I would have thought that was wrong. ”

Chen Ke nodded yes, and Chen Ke appreciated You Wei's comprehension, or realistic attitude. "My revolution is to break this narrative. Because my revolution is to stand on the side of those 80 people. ”

"Isn't this robbing the rich and helping the poor?" Hua Xiongmao asked.

"If it is only a matter of dividing land, it is not a revolution. Revolution is a wide-ranging thing, which is why we have to give lectures. But, at the end of the day, my revolution is not about those 80 people killing all 20 people. It doesn't make sense. If 80 people killed 20 people, but this set of rhetoric has not been broken, it has not been abandoned, what difference is there from before? The object of our revolution is that rhetoric. Not only that, but we also want to make everyone produce more food, more products, and open factories to make the whole life go by. ”

This passage confuses everyone again.

Chen Ke stood up and wrote a passage on the blackboard, which is also a famous quote from Grandpa Mao, "Who is our enemy?" Who are our friends? This question is the first question of the revolution. The basic reason for the ineffectiveness of all the revolutionary struggles in China in the past was that it could not unite real friends in order to attack real enemies. The revolutionary party is the guide of the masses, and in the revolution there is no revolutionary party that leads the wrong way and the revolution does not fail. Our revolution must be sure of success without taking the wrong path, and we must take care to unite our true friends against our real enemies. In order to distinguish between real friends and foes, we cannot fail to make a general analysis of the economic position of the various classes of Chinese society and their attitude towards the revolution. ”

Chen Ke has not been able to expound his thoughts well, and after writing this paragraph, he only feels that his chest is much more comfortable.

"I boast that I am a revolutionary. Comrades, for the time being, they will be called the masses. I just want to make friends with my comrades. I can't put everyone in the pit either. So in the previous situation, I couldn't shout anything to bring down the Manchus, or to arm them, or to assassinate officials. I can only accumulate money and wealth for the revolution. We should constantly expand our social relations, make true friends with comrades, and constantly push forward the progress of the revolution. And don't let us be reduced to lackeys of the Manchus and *. Maintain the purity and independence of the revolution. The Manchus, the underworld, *, are our enemies, and we are constantly fighting against them now. If He Zudao is our friend, we will save He Zudao. ”

"So how does Wen Qing judge who is gay?" Although You Yu felt that this was very reasonable, she still didn't understand.

"Whoever stands on the side of the revolutionary people is a revolutionary, and whoever stands on the side of feudalism, bureaucracy, capitalism, he is a counter-revolutionary. Whoever stands only on the side of the revolutionary people in words and in deeds is the same, he is a verbal revolutionary, and if he is not on the side of the revolutionary people not only in words but also in deeds, he is a complete revolutionary. The chairman's words were catchy, and Chen Ke directly quoted the chairman's quotation on the question of You Wei.

"That is to say, ......standing on the standpoint of those 80 people, isn't it right, standing on the standpoint of the revolution, breaking the rules of the 20 people, and promoting the revolutionary system mentioned by Wenqing is a comrade?" You Wei said slowly, "But I still don't understand the revolutionary rules of Wenqing. ”

After listening to You Wei's words, Chen Ke's face turned slightly red, and he seriously made self-criticism, "This is my fault, I will explain my revolutionary system, or everything I have learned, to everyone clearly in the future party meetings and lectures." I apologize to everyone for not being able to do it. ”

Hearing Chen Ke's apology, You Wei smiled and said: "Wen Qing doesn't need to apologize, although I don't know what Wen Qing's revolutionary truth is, but I can trust Wen Qing." I've never met such a nice person as you. In any case, I will be a comrade of Wenqing. ”

"That's right, I haven't seen anyone like Wen Qing before. I just want to follow Wen Qing. Anyway, sooner or later, there will be a revolution, and with someone like Wen Qing, at least I don't worry about being deceived. I don't do the stupid thing of being sold and helping people to make money. Hua Xiongmao said with a smile.

Qi Huishen agreed with Chen Ke very early on, and he was not in a hurry to express his opinion. glanced at Zhou Yuanxiao, who had been silent next to him, and saw Zhou Yuanxiao looking at everyone thoughtfully.

I don't know why, Qi Huishen didn't want to force Zhou Yuanxiao to make a statement. He has always had an inexplicable intuition that if Chen Ke's theory can finally make Zhou Yuanxiao agree with it, it will be a real success. At that time, Qi Huishen would throw himself into the revolutionary road pointed out by Chen Ke without hesitation. And never regret it.

After Wu Xingchen left, drug sales did not decline. Instead, it has maintained a relatively stable upward momentum. In particular, the number of foreign patients has increased considerably. After the deliberations of the party group, the comrades simply stopped rushing to expand sales, but invested their money in the construction of the affiliated hospital. In this way, the overall workload is much smaller.

Lectures require scripts, and Chen Ke is intensively preparing the manuscripts, and every time the manuscript is prepared, he will explain it to the comrades first. It was not only the five party members who attended the lecture, but also the former youths, as well as some new arrivals. Chen Ke didn't do anything special, and his first lecture was Faraday's famous popular science model "The Story of Candles". This lecture is an important popular science model that has led countless teenagers to devote themselves to the chemistry profession. It is also a reading that Chen Ke liked very much when he was a child.

In these years, everyone's entertainment is scarce, and Faraday's series of lectures on popular science activities this weekend held at the British Academy that year are full every time. In China in 1905, too, there was a lot of enthusiasm.

You Wei is a chemistry major and likes the manuscript written by Chen Ke very much. At the instigation of Chen Ke, You Mu volunteered to take on this lecture. As Chen Ke thought, don't look at You You, who is usually cheerful, but the first time she stood in front of everyone, she suddenly turned red, her mouth was dry, and she stammered. Fortunately, they are all acquaintances now, and although everyone laughs, they finally don't make any noise. Looking at You Yan's hurried appearance, Chen Ke just smiled, his first lecture was not much better. But this is the first step after all, Chen Ke does not know when China's first female teacher appeared, but Chen Ke can believe that in the history of his current life, You Yu must be the first woman in China to give a public science lecture. And she will definitely be able to be recorded in the ranks of glory in her own history.

Lectures are open and the doors are not closed. A young man with shoulder-length hair entered the door, and then watched in amazement as You Gui, a woman in a suit and long ponytail, stood in front of the blackboard, with various test equipment on the table in front of her, and was talking about chemistry in a slightly flustered Shanghainese. In front of Youwu, rows of stools sat many men. After listening for a while, the young man also became interested, and simply stood at the back of the crowd to listen to You Yu's lecture. Chen Ke, who was also standing in the crowd, noticed the heroic young man, and he smiled at the young man. The young man also smiled back, staring at Chen Ke's short hair and thinking for a moment, the young man asked in a low voice, "Excuse me, do you know a gentleman named Chen Ke?" ”

At this time, Chen Ke didn't know when he met a Hunan friend, and he replied: "I am." Who are you? ”

"I was introduced by Mr. Qiu Jin, and my name is Chen Tianhua."

Among all the revolutionaries of the old era, Chen Ke was the only one who thought that he should be drawn into the banner. In December 1905, Chen Tianhua committed suicide in Japan. There are various theories about his death. Chen Ke did not have the idea of delving into the reason, among the revolutionary martyrs, there were really not many people who dared to commit suicide. A person who is not even afraid of death, if he can use it well, it is a big help.

But thinking about it, looking at the living young man in front of him, Chen Ke almost couldn't help but want to ask Chen Tianhua why he committed suicide.

Then Chen Ke couldn't help laughing, if this was not said through his brain, Chen Tianhua would definitely think that he was a madman. Next, Chen Ke was infinitely grateful to Qiu Jin in his heart. Although she can trust Qiu Jin's character, Qiu Jin is so busy and goes to Japan to participate in the preparations for the establishment of the Liberation Society, can she think of Chen Ke's entrustment in her busy schedule? Chen Ke is not very confident. But Chen Tianhua's appearance here is enough to prove how much thought Qiu Jin has put into it.

Chen Ke knew that Chen Tianhua was born in poverty and was particularly good at publicity. Chen Ke is not worried about his theoretical ability, what he is worried about is his propaganda ability. Among the major revolutionary party propagandists in the late Qing Dynasty, Chen Tianhua and Zou Rong were among the best. Zou Rong has died in prison, and even as a traverser, Chen Ke has no ability to bring the dead back to life, and he can't do anything. And Chen Tianhua is still alive, and Chen Ke wants to try to pull Chen Tianhua into the revolutionary ranks no matter what.

Seeing Chen Ke's smile on his face, Chen Tianhua also smiled and said: "I respect Mr. Qiu Jin very much, Mr. Qiu Jin said that Brother Chen is an unparalleled talent in the revolutionary party, she told me that Brother Chen wanted to see me, and persuaded me to meet Brother Chen no matter what." And thanks to Brother Chen's gift, I'm here in a hurry. Chen Tianhua spoke Hunan dialect

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time. I was overjoyed to finally be able to see Brother Tianhua. So, now that the yard is noisy, let's go inside and talk about it. ”

It turned out that Qiu Jin had now arrived in Japan, and after arriving in Japan, the first thing Qiu Jin did was to find Chen Tianhua, and Chen Tianhua came to meet Chen Ke with the gift certificate. Chen Tianhua had heard of Qiu Jin, and he also got the "tea fee" that Chen Ke entrusted Qiu Jin to bring. I was also a little moved by Chen Ke's hospitality. Under Qiu Jin's persuasion, Chen Tianhua simply came to meet Chen Ke directly.

After chatting for a while, we heard a burst of good-natured laughter outside, it should be some kind of joke made by You You.

"I didn't expect Brother Chen to have a female gentleman who talks about chemistry here." Chen Tianhua said with a smile.

"Our revolutionary party advocates equality between men and women, and it is not uncommon to have female gentlemen. Now she is just trying to give a lecture, and after a while, she will give a formal lecture, and there are hundreds of people listening to the lecture at that time. ”

"Oh? Advocate equality between men and women, Brother Chen, your revolutionary party is not ordinary. ”

After the trial lecture was over, Chen Ke let everyone disperse, and several backbones stayed to hold a welcome meeting for Chen Tianhua. Chen Ke went out to buy food and drinks, and asked the other comrades to entertain Chen Tianhua first. As soon as I returned to the door of the workshop with wine and food, I heard someone singing lyrics in a Hunan accent. The core members of the party group were sitting next to Chen Tianhua, only to hear Chen Tianhua sing: "It's coming!" Here it comes! What's coming! The foreigners are coming! Oh no! Oh no! Everyone's bad! …… From now on, they will be the cattle and sheep in the foreigner's corral, the fish and meat in the pot, and he will kill them if he wants to, cook them if he wants to, and he can't move around for half a minute. Alas! It's the day of death for all of us! &"&""Bitter! Bitter! Bitter! The silver money and industry accumulated by our compatriots will be taken away by foreigners; The beloved wives and children of our compatriots will be torn apart by foreigners......"