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Chapter 1088 Chapter 1029 Argument

Chapter 1088 Chapter [-] Argument

The wind blows through the leaves, causing the faint wind chimes to ring softly, and the afternoon sun fades away from the heat of the vigorous time, and falls through the gaps in the trees to the bottom of the eaves.

The window was open to let the sunlight fall in, and you could see the furnishings in the room, such as beds, square tables, wardrobes, chairs... Ning Yi wrung out the towel on the wooden shelf near the window where the basin was placed, and wiped off the sweat on his body.

"...There is a girl named Xi'er, of course she has black hair..."

With his upper body bare, Ning Yi stood there and told his story ideas to the people in the room. There were scars of one kind or another on his body exposed to the sun, but he did not show signs of aging after long-term exercise.He is not yet 40 years old, and his strong body is full of explosive power. Many people in the outside world think that he is a martial arts master like Zhou Tong and Lin Zongwu. His calm demeanor is enough to bring great oppression to his enemies in any situation.

Except in front of my own family, I occasionally show some inconspicuous things... After breaking through the relationship for nearly a year, Shishi has begun to accept some strange inconspicuousness.For example, at this moment, when he was talking about the story of "The White-haired Girl", there were obviously some out-of-the-ordinary thoughts in the middle.

"Can I see her?" Shi Shi asked.

Ning Yi was stunned: "...ah? What?"

"You just emphasized that her name is Xi'er, I sound like there is such a person..."

"...No one, this is the outline of the story."

"That is to say, you can call it whatever you want..."

"Uh..." Ning Yi, who was still in a mighty figure, stood there with his hands on his hips, raised his head and thought for a while, "...that's right, call it whatever you want, but for example, it's called Xi'er. Don't you Make trouble."

"You tell me a story, of course I have to listen carefully..." The woman in the bellyband sat up from the bed, hugged her legs, and muttered softly, with a smile in her eyes.

"Xi'er and her father depended on each other. After the Jurchens left, they lived in Dai Mengwei's territory. But there was not enough food for Dai Mengwei, and they were about to starve to death. There is an army, and they colluded to do business together, and they thought of a way out for these people, which is to sell them to our Huaxia Army to work here..."

As he spoke, he wrung out the towel and handed it to Shishi by the bed.

"...Here, I think, we can think of a way to show the evilness of Dai Mengwei and his gang. They induce others to sign a 30-year long contract and give a little money. As for Xi'er and his daughter, they were also forced There is no other way, at first I only wanted to sell one person, so of course the father volunteered, but the money from the sale itself is not much, and the father is not so valuable when he is old, Xi'er is beautiful... no, not beautiful It's because she is strong and looks like a cow, and she can work better than ordinary men, so the local sages forced their father and daughter to sell themselves..."

When Ning Yi said this, he frowned slightly, walked to the side and poured water, Shishi thought about it.

"This is a bit wrong." She said, "Many of Dai Mengwei's people were driven in from other places. Even if they were locals, their initial possessions were basically wiped out. It's good that father and daughter are dependent on each other. Once they want to leave, There shouldn't be so many thoughts about leaving the homeland. Since the father can sell himself and doesn't have much money, he will leave a daughter who will probably go with him... If you want to show the badness of those sages here, you have to find another way ..."

"...I also think something is wrong." Ning Yi scratched his head, then waved his hand, "But, that's what it means anyway, because Dai Mengwei and his subordinates are bad, Xi'er and his daughter were forced to sell us here in Southwest China. The Southwest... Those businessmen who run factories are also very bad. They sign 30-year contracts without paying wages, make them work day and night, and use various methods to restrain them, such as deducting wages. Not much, if they make a slight mistake, they will be deducted..."

"It's not just that." Shi Shi came down from the bed wearing silk pants, Ning Yi looked at her, and said casually, "This factory owner also raises slaves, that kind of thugs, who are the villains in all stories Well, they usually don’t allow these prostitute workers to go out and walk around, for fear that they will escape, and some escaped will be dragged back and beaten, hanged in the yard and whipped or something, in private, they must have beaten to death..."

"In addition, there must be dogs. Since we have raised slaves, we must also raise vicious dogs. Whoever dares to run away will not only be chased by people, but also by dogs, and will bite people half to death. In order to reflect the evil of these people, dogs eat They are better than people, for example, Xi'er and his daughter usually drink porridge, and dogs eat meat buns..."

Listening to these narrations, Shi Shi walked to the shelf and twisted the towel, and smiled softly: "We have such a factory in the southwest, so it's your fault? Are you going to say that Dai Mengwei's side is bad, or Say our Huaxia Army is bad?"

"Anyway, that's roughly what it means, understand it." Ning Yi turned his hand in the air, "It's not the point to say that Dai's bad things, and the bad things of the Huaxia Army are not the point. Anyway, Xi'er and his daughter have a miserable life. He was sold here, worked hard and had no money, and was oppressed by all kinds. After less than a year of work, Xi'er's father died, and they paid very little salary. Very beautiful, her father went out secretly and bought her a red-headed rope or something, and gave her a New Year's gift. When he came back, he was found by evil slaves and evil dogs. He was beaten to death, and died before the New Year's Eve... "

Speaking of this, the mood in the room was a little depressed, but because there was no implementation foundation to support it, Shi Shi just listened quietly.

"As for Xi'er, after her father died, she was exploited again. She worked day and night. She was tired and sad. After a year, her hair was all white, so she was called a white-haired girl. Then they couldn't take it anymore, and the factory broke out. In order to resist, they... rushed out of the factory, grabbed the boss, scattered the slaves, killed all the dogs, and took to the streets to tell people in the world that this is wrong, and our Chinese army banned the factory... Anyway, I I even thought about the theme song, the north wind is blowing, the snowflakes are fluttering, the snowflakes are fluttering, and the new year is coming... Hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..."

In the second half of the story, the plot obviously entered the nonsense stage. Ning Yi spoke very fast, and sang a few songs as usual, and finally couldn't help it, and sat on the chair facing the door, covering his mouth and laughing.Shi Shi came over and also smiled, but there was an obvious expression of thought on his face.

"Write this story, why?" Many times Ning Yi expresses that things are different from ordinary people and has a weird sense of humor, but generally speaking, he will not be aimless. The teacher is thinking about the things in this story, "Recently, I I've heard people talk about Dai Mengwei's situation. They can't support many people, and they secretly sell people here. There are indeed some people on our side who secretly take advantage. For example, General Li Rulai...Of course, I shouldn't say this……"

"Li Rulai has nothing to say." Ning Yi sat there, smiled calmly, and replied, "After the end of the war last year, as a surrendered general, he always wanted to bring the set of Wu Dynasty here. In private, I made various inquiries in series, hoping to get a good position as a leader. After the hope was low, I said that the Huaxia Army should pay attention to buying bones with a lot of money. I reminded him to put down the old tricks, learn to listen to orders, and wait for arrangements. Don't seek personal gain...he thought I was determined not to give him military power anymore, and when Chengdu started attracting foreign investment, he simply started making money."

"I've heard that this is, outside... Yu Hezhong came over and told me about General Li, saying that he was like the ancient generals and defiled himself..."

"Old Yu still hasn't made much progress." Ning Yi sighed, "The ancient generals are self-deprecating because of their high achievements, so I just follow up and show that I only want money. What can Li Rulai do? I will return all the soldiers and horses to him. It only takes one charge to defeat him in battle. At the beginning, he had not changed his bad habits and made connections in private. Later, he realized that the situation in the Huaxia Army was different, so he chose the second best. He also wanted to show me that he does not want military power, but money. Alright. He thinks this is an equal exchange of credit..."

When he said this, he shook his head, but he didn't talk about Li Rulai any more, and Shi Shi didn't continue to ask, but walked to him and gently rubbed his head for him.The wind blew outside, the sunlight approaching evening swayed alternately, and the rustling of wind chimes and leaves rang for a while.

"Are you... worried that our factories will become like that... or are some factories already like that?"

Shi Shi deliberated and asked.

Ning Yi closed his eyes: "Not yet, but within two or three years, it should be."

"Is it going to be this bad? There's no way?"

"If it is allowed to develop on its own, it may take two to thirty years, or even if it is well contained, within three to fifty years, the scale of this phenomenon will not be too large. We have just developed these, and the accumulation of technology on a large scale is still in progress. Not enough..." Feeling the pressure of Shishi's fingertips, Ning Yi said softly, "However, I will arrange for it to appear soon..."

Shi Shi frowned, chewing on the meaning of these words in silence.

Ning Yi murmured: "In two to three years, some factories around Chengdu will have such a phenomenon, workers will be oppressed, some people will die, and there will be resentment in these people's hearts... But in general He said that they have only experienced life and death in the past two years, experienced famine, and changed their children to eat. They can come to the southwest to eat a full meal. Now they are very satisfied. In two or three years, their accumulation of resentment is not enough. At that time, you have to be prepared to have some stories like "The White-haired Girl", in which the criticism of Dai Mengwei and Southwest can be carried over. It is important to make it clear that this kind of 30-year-old It is not right to treat a contract as a horse. The people under the rule of the Huaxia Army have some of the most basic rights, which need to be rooted in the highest law. Then, with this consensus, we can modify some unreasonable absolute contracts. ..."

"...At that time, we will let some people take to the streets. Even if the grievances of those workers are not enough, they will be able to respond after the incitement. We have established such a communication method from top to bottom, so that the public can understand their opinions. , we can hear it, pay attention to it, and modify it. This kind of communication is just the beginning, and we can slowly adjust it in the future..."

Shishi thought for a while: "If people really get a taste of the sweetness of this matter, I am afraid that some bad things will happen, for example, there will always be troublemakers who are not clear-headed..."

"When the rioters are killed, the leaders should also pay attention to it. If there is nothing to do, it will be boring." Ning Yi replied calmly, "In general, the symbolic meaning of this matter is still greater than the actual meaning. But this symbolic meaning is always Yes, compared to the problem we see now, it is more beneficial for them to let a lord of Qingtian uphold justice for them, and they themselves resisted and then got rewarded. It may be recorded in the future in the history books."

Shishi gently pressed his head for him, and was silent for a moment: "I have an idea..."

"Ah."

"If...if, as Li Hengli said, we have already seen this possibility, and take some measures, it is possible to prevent the things you worry about from happening in 30 years, 50 years, or even hundreds of years? Why? Is it necessary to advance this matter? In two or three years, if people are forced to riot and their hair turns gray, some people will die, and even if people die, the symbolic significance of this event is greater than In practical terms, they are able to succeed in going to the streets because of you. In the future, if they go to the streets with another person, they will not be successful. At that time, they will still bleed..."

"The success of going to the streets is not to express that going to the streets is really useful, but to tell them that there is a way here, and they have the right to fight for themselves." Ning Yi closed his eyes and said, "It's still the same principle before, the essence of society The law of the jungle preys on the strong. Every dynasty in the past, the so-called social improvement, was one interest group defeating another interest group. Maybe some people in the new interest group are more conscientious, but as long as a group is formed, they will always ask for benefits. They distribute these interests internally and do not share them with the public... In essence, since the new group can defeat the old one, it means that the new interest group is stronger, and they will inevitably share more benefits, so the upper level must There are more and more people, and the people are getting fewer and fewer. For two or three hundred years, no dynasty can survive..."

"The meaning of democracy is that people who know how to distinguish can know who is good for them, and they will send their power up to support those good people. When ordinary people are included in the interest groups, when the interests are distributed, The people will not be left alone. People who can be responsible for themselves actively join interest groups to seek their own benefits... To put it bluntly, the weak are also prey to the strong, but in this way, the 300-[-]-year cycle of chaos may be broken. .”

"The early stage of democracy has no practical effect." Ning Yi opened his eyes and sighed, "Even if everyone can read and write, there are not many people who can be trained to take responsibility for themselves. Most people Simple thinking, easy to be deceived, incomplete worldview, no rational logic of their own, allowing them to participate in decision-making will cause disaster..."

"But in any case, the development of this matter has its own inevitable process. When people don't even have the idea of ​​rights in their minds, it is progress to let them know through one thing; when they are silent as a group and dare not speak Letting them express themselves is progress; when they start expressing, even indiscriminately, telling them to express rationally is progress... Only when these progresses accumulate to a certain extent and the overall efficiency of democracy is greater than that of a small number of elites , that cycle of chaos can really be broken."

"They still don't know that it is useful to go to the street at this time, so give them a symbolic thing. One day in the future, when I am gone, they find that it is useless to go to the street, then at least they understand that they can do it on their own." There is a way..."

He babbled in a low voice.It was only when she was in front of her family that she would whisper like this. These whispers were irritating and even a little violent, but it was also in the last year that Ning Yi would show such things in front of her, so she also Just try to relax for him.

At this moment, I smiled: "Actually, we have been saying recently that if Gewu continues to develop, when we unify the world, all children in the world should really be able to read books. Liheng, the sensible people you think of , it should appear soon, and by then, it will really be the prosperous age of Great Harmony that Confucius said... In fact, you should be happier."

"I'm not unhappy..." Ning Yi laughed, "... By the way, let's talk about something interesting. I remembered something recently."

"Ok?"

"Speaking of when I was very young, one day I played at a child's house..."

"When was Jiang Ning? Who is it? Do I know him?"

"Don't interrupt." Ning Yi said with a smile, "I played at someone's house until noon that day. I was so happy that I didn't go home. The kid's parents invited me to lunch... After I went back in the afternoon, my father beat me up. pause."

"..."

"My father told me that you shouldn't stay in someone else's house until noon. Why? Because the family is not rich, maybe they don't have the ability to keep you for dinner. If you don't leave by then, it is a very uneducated behavior... "

He paused when he said this, and Shishi thought about it: "In some rural areas, it is indeed said that way, but in Jiangning... well, your family was really not very rich at that time..."

"Listen to me. From this incident, I learned that not to cause trouble to others is a kind of upbringing, and upbringing is the right thing. Of course, the family situation improved later, and gradually I never heard of such rules. ... Well, you just think that after I marry, all I come into contact with are rich people."

Ning Yi smiled and waved his hands.

"People will sum up some right things and wrong things in their lives. What is the essence? In fact, it is to ensure that their lives will not be chaotic. When there are not many things, material is not rich, and things are not developed. Mistakes are actually very important. If you make a slight mistake or neglect a little, you may not be able to eat. At this time, you will need the help of knowledge and the guidance of wise men, because some of the experiences they have summed up are very useful to us. Big."

"...When Gephysics begins to develop, everyone can read books, and there are more things to eat and use. What will happen? At the beginning, everyone will respect these knowledge, but when there is more and more knowledge around, When you reach a checkpoint, everyone’s first round of survival needs are met, and the authority of knowledge will gradually decline. For them, right and wrong will not be so strictly reflected in their lives. For example, even if you don’t Go out to plow the land, be a little lazy today, and you can still live..."

"How come!" Shishi stared.

"Yes, if the fertilizers we study become more powerful, one person can plant enough land for ten people to eat, and others can lie down or do other things, and even if they don't work so hard, they They can also survive... Of course, the main thing here is the attitude towards knowledge. When they meet the first level of needs, they will gradually transform from pursuing correctness to pursuing recognition."

"..." Shishi looked at him.

"You used to go to a certain teacher or a certain university to ask about the right way to be a person. He told you a truth. If you do it according to the principle, your life will become better, and you will feel that you have become a right person. If you are a good person, others agree with you. But when life is not so embarrassing, you will find that you don’t need such profound principles, and you don’t need to set up so many rules for yourself. You can find a group of people who are as superficial as you and praise each other. , the sense of approval you get is the same, and on the other hand, although you don’t follow any moral standards, you still have food and live a good life... This is the pursuit of approval.”

"..."

"The next step will be more interesting, because people will go from seeking recognition to creating recognition. Your idea is a bit weird. You find a few of the same kind and report to the group to keep warm, but you know, people outside will use all kinds of weird Looking at you, slowly you will start to become dissatisfied, and you want to go further. At this time, you tell others that we are a culture, we are a little weird, but our culture is a bit biased, For example, you like to swear at people, swear at people's whole family, and you always ask others "how is your ancestor?" You tell others, I call it "Zuan culture", even if others don't understand you, you can still despise others. Next, you hide at home and eat shit, you can call yourself a 'golden culture'...”

"You, you..." Shishi slapped Ning Yi on the shoulder, "Don't talk nonsense, how could this be..."

"Hahahaha." Ning Yi laughed, "Let's speculate... In fact, our development may not necessarily rise in a straight line, and it can even be said that it will definitely not rise in a straight line. The spiral rise may be more real. We exercise our skills, To make ourselves better is generally to meet our own needs. If the material is satisfied, then we will start to relax spiritually. We don’t need to be moral gentlemen. We can say 'Zuan culture' Come on, generally speaking, it must be because our survivability has increased..."

"But excessive optimism will definitely bring out some problems. When the living space expands, everyone will inevitably encounter inertia, and then wake up for a period of time after suffering a big loss... After ten or eight times of experience accumulation, maybe you can Slowly go up to another level. So you said that the prosperity of Datong will come soon, no, everyone can read, it's just the beginning..."

"It's wrong to tell you to be optimistic, okay." Shi Shi hugged him from behind.

"I'm really shy and optimistic...By the way, have you visited Dean Lin?" He mentioned Lin Jingwei, the dean of Gewu Academy who was injured last month.

"Heard about his injuries, met his family, but haven't had time to go to Leshan recently. How is he doing?"

"My life was saved, but the burns were serious. It's hard to say whether I can return to my post in the future..." Ning Yi paused, "I held several meetings in Leshan, and repeatedly analyzed and demonstrated. Their research work... At this stage recently, I am very happy, what I am researching... Many indicators are unnecessarily aggressive. After defeating the West Route Army, they are too optimistic, and want to eat two meals in one bite..."

"Although something went wrong...but it's inevitable. It's human nature. You also had a meeting. Didn't you expect it before...As you said, although optimism can cause trouble, in general, It should be regarded as a spiral, and other aspects must have improved a lot." Shishi explained.

"That's what I said, but it's too optimistic, there are no stones to cross the river by feeling..."

He murmured, sighed, and smiled helplessly.In the past many years, he created this army to simulate the situation in adversity, constantly squeezing people's potential, and constantly tempering people's spirit and discipline in adversity. Who knew that the problem would see the dawn of solution so soon, and then Now that he was walking in good times, he was not quite used to it.

Shi Shi couldn't hear his muttering clearly: "...Huh?"

"It's nothing." Ning Yi smiled, patted Shi Shi's hand, and stood up.

"Get ready for dinner... Oh, by the way, I have some information here, you can take it over to have a look at night. Lao Dai is very interesting. He asked his subordinates to traffic people and distribute the profits evenly, while letting people who failed A caravan with no background on the line tricked them into his territory, and then arrested these people, killed them, confiscated their things, and gained both fame and fortune. They are going to war recently, and they are a bit unscrupulous..."

It was late in the evening, and the golden sun was shining on the yard by the lake. Ning Yi smiled and took out something, put it on the table, and walked out with her.

"...Outsiders can't see clearly, and the understanding of Lao Dai is a bit ambiguous. We have collected some evidence, but we don't consider releasing it for the time being. In a year or two, you can find someone to write some stories based on this. When the time comes Posted together with the report, plus "The White-haired Girl" which mainly accuses black businessmen... Forget it, you can call it whatever you want, it doesn't matter if you like it or not, anyway, it's these types of dramas, three years After reaching the peak and the matter of the black merchants is resolved, I will kill Dai Mengwei's heart."

As the sun sets, human voices resound, and wind chimes sway gently, countless people live and countless things are happening inside and outside the city of Chengdu.Black, white, and gray images are intertwined, making it difficult to see clearly. The war has just been decided, and many people have a new life.Even those who signed the harsh contract will be moved to tears when they arrive in Chengdu and eat warm soup and rice; Suffered unspeakably.On this day, Ning Yi thought for a long time, and took the initiative to make a deviant layout. Some people will die because of it, and some people will live because of it. No one can accurately know the shape of the future.

This is one of the countless things that happen to the Huaxia Army every day.It was also on this day that Ning Yi had dinner with Shishi and received news from the North...

A soldier - and a sinner - named Tang Minjie is coming back.

At the same time, Ning Ji was heading for Ankang, the big city ruled by Dai Mengwei, with full of confusion. He was going to take a boat from there and go all the way to Jiangning to participate in the hero meeting that seems to be incomprehensible at present.

(End of this chapter)