Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 531 Conversation
"I'm going to Shudu University tomorrow morning, can you stay overnight?" Zhou Zhi asked Fu Xia, "Why don't you go to my house tonight?"

"We are on vacation now, so the dormitory management is not strict." Fu Xia said: "Actually, our dormitory management has never been strict, and there are still many people who bring friends back. Coincidentally, I also have something to discuss with you."

"Oh?" Zhou Zhi couldn't help being curious: "What's the matter with you?"

"I want to translate your "Sichuan Taste"." Fu Xia said, her eyes full of determination: "I want to promote Chinese food culture to the world and change their stereotypes about China."

"Oh?" Zhou Zhi couldn't help laughing: "I'm afraid this matter is not easy to handle."

"Why is it so difficult?"

"Because..." Zhou Zhi didn't know how to explain to the Chinese in front of him, "Because the publication of my book was strongly supported by the local government."

"Do you own the copyright of that book?"

"The copyright is in my hands, but they..."

"The copyright is easy in your hands. With the copyright in hand, you can make your own decisions. We can hire a lawyer and sign an agreement..."

"Wait a minute..." Seeing that everyone at the table was happy, Zhou Zhi said to Fu Xia with a smile: "In China, some things are not so simple. Our social management pyramid system has been explored thousands of years ago. Come out, everyone has rules, everyone has restrictions, and you only enjoy freedom under the premise of not hindering these rules and restrictions, and not hindering the freedom of others."

"Then who sets this standard? Is it the elite?"

"I knew you would say that, and it would cause controversy." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "Actually, it's not true. In Chinese society, although many people don't admit it, if you study it carefully, you will find that it still hasn't broken away from the thousands of years. Pyramidal management structure."

"As for the construction concept of this structure, Confucius proposed thousands of years ago, which is benevolence."

"The character Ren is made up of two people. One of these two people refers to oneself, and the other refers to someone other than oneself."

"Confucius said that this word has two meanings, one is 'take others' heart as one's own heart', that is, when encountering things, first bring yourself into others, consider and take into account other people's ideas; Desire, don’t do it to others’, that is, if you don’t want what others do to you, then don’t do it to others.”

"Confucius believed that in an ideal society, its moral foundation, legal regulations, and social ethics are all formulated according to this concept, and are supported by all people and consciously implemented."

"This standard is very simple." Zhou Zhi tapped his chest: "It's just these few words, and it's not what people ask of others, but what they ask of themselves."

"Of course, later on, even the successors of the ideology forgot the true core of ideology. They only grasped the rules but did not talk about ideas, and took advantage of the monopoly of knowledge to become an accomplice of the rulers, to make rules and require others, and to Let people who have privileges override the rules they make."

"However, no one is a fool. If they can play like this, others can also play like this. This leads to the change of dynasties and the strange circle of historical cycles."

"However, this concept has not completely disappeared. After all, it has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has penetrated into the blood of this nation."

"One is that this set of ideas is used to restrain the crowd and structure the society. It is indeed very easy to use and can produce huge social benefits and social wealth; second, this set of ideas can make individuals, families, and society more self-consistent, or in turn Come to describe it, it makes individuals, families and society produce great obedience and endurance.”

"There is nothing wrong with these two things in themselves. To put it wrong, the rulers use the first article to seize public wealth for themselves; use the second article to strengthen their own squeeze and rule strength."

"However, although the thinking has been strayed, the foundation and the truth still exist. As long as we are willing to dig, think, and improve, we will eventually find that precious heritage again, and wash away the dirt and dirt on it. Blood, make it back to what it should be."

"Similarly, although the world will experience countless upheavals, chaos, and repetitions, as long as people in this country, or people all over the world, still have longings and longings for peace, tranquility, harmony, prosperity, and happiness, then this A set of thoughts and ideas will always come back again, in various guises, and once again become the code of conduct that everyone respects."

"I once said that even the most vehement opponents of Confucianism would hope that themselves, their parents, and their offspring would live in a 'gentle, courteous, thrifty' social atmosphere, and hope that society and others would be respected." benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith' treatment."

"I hope that others will understand him as 'heart-to-heart'. I hope that others will treat his parents as their own parents and his children as their own children."

"The only problem is that when many people want others to treat them this way, they forget to treat others, other people's parents, and other people's children equally."

"So going back to the previous matter, although I wrote "Sichuan Taste" and the copyright is in my hands, I don't think I have absolute control over this book, even in a legal sense. It is true.”

"In the process of publishing this set of books, we received great help from the Cultural Department of our province, including finding a publishing house, contacting overseas authorization, participating in the National Book Award selection, etc. The cohesion and consumption are not only my own. Efforts. Therefore, if you want to obtain the translation rights of this set of works, or further copyright agency rights in English-speaking countries, you may still need the consent of many people.”

"All for One, One for All." Fu Xia nodded, "We also have this saying."

Zhou Zhi shook his head: "You don't have that kind of foundation to pass on, so this proverb is just a temporary slogan, floating in the air, there is no soil for it to attach and grow, so even if there is such a saying, it will only be short-lived and cannot Become a long-lasting norm that is commonly recognized by your social groups."

"You are a good chatter." Fu Xia smiled and said, "You are full of confidence and pride in your culture and inheritance, and even a little... blind."

"Blind?" Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "Actually, I was once confused, so I read many books, Eastern, Western, ancient, modern, and modern, and finally I found a problem after comparing them. "

"what is the problem?"

"Compared to the past, the idea of ​​having the fewest defects, the most feasible, and the most likely to achieve 'common achievement' was born out of our Chinese civilization."

Fu Xia shook her head: "No, in your traditional thinking, you don't even have logic, mathematics, and philosophy. You just developed ethics to its peak."

Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "There is no logic, mathematics, or philosophy. That's because people who introduce Eastern civilization to the West don't know much about the East themselves."

(End of this chapter)