Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 339 Sir, you have got the priorities wrong!

"It's not like that. It's more like that."

Mr. Qian thought for a moment and replied.

“We learn from Europe not to completely abandon our own culture, but to use Western systems and technologies to develop our cultural core.

Since the Qing Dynasty, we have tried too much. As the saying goes, there is no construction without destruction. If we want to make progress, we must be determined. Otherwise, nothing can be accomplished! "

Bao Guowei asked in return: "Aren't Chinese characters also part of Chinese culture?"

Mr. Qian retorted: "As long as Chinese characters are not destroyed, the country will not prosper. Chinese characters have indeed undergone thousands of years of evolution and do contain the history of the Chinese nation, but the times are different now and we can no longer be conservative.

My dear friend, you seem so young, but why do you seem so old-fashioned?

"Who are you calling pedantic?" Cao Yanhai immediately became unhappy and jumped out, pointing at the other person's nose and said.

Mr. Qian didn't frown at all and continued speaking.

“Chinese characters are good, but they are not practical. For example, typewriters and printing technology, which are popular in the West now, are important ways to promote cultural dissemination.

In the same way, the Latin alphabet can be edited very easily and conveniently because it only has a few dozen letters.

However, Chinese characters are extremely troublesome, requiring countless manpower and material resources, and greatly hindering the spread of culture and science and technology.

In my opinion, this Chinese character is like the appendix in the human body. It is indeed a part of the human body, a piece of flesh. Keeping it may cause illness or even disease. Removing it is actually beneficial!"

The views put forward by Mr. Qian are sharp, even a bit extreme.

From the perspective of later generations, Mr. Qian’s views could not be more wrong.

However, in this era, it is the reform direction advocated by mainstream thinking.

Even Brother Xun has made comments before.

"As long as Chinese characters are not destroyed, China will perish."

But Bao Guowei actually understands these people to some extent.

Because they lived in a different era, China at that time was poor and weak. If it were to be compared to a game of chess, it had already lost so much that it could not lose any more.

If you make a wrong move, you might be kicked off the chessboard.

People are always blind. When the predecessors experience failures one after another, they will begin to doubt themselves and deny themselves.

Learn from others' advanced ideas comprehensively.

This is understandable.

Now, Bao Guowei was completely sure of the identity of the gentleman in front of him.

Among the masters of the Republic of China, there is no one else except that gentleman who has such extreme ideas and is also on this train.

After Mr. Qian finished speaking, Bao Guowei said slowly, "Sir, you are wrong."

Mr. Qian frowned and immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

Bao Guowei said helplessly: "The mistake is that we only see China's current failure and forget China's past glory.

Use nearly a hundred years of failure to negate thousands of years of success!
Sir, you are well-versed in history and you should know that before the Qing Dynasty, China experienced ups and downs, but it still stood tall in the world. Doesn't this explain the situation?"

Seeing that Bao Guowei had already taken action, Cao Yanhai couldn't help but get excited.

Only an expert can tell whether a debate is good or not after he makes a move. He has full confidence in Bao Guowei's debating ability.

Mr. Qian continued to defend himself.

"A good man never brags about his past achievements. Things that happened a thousand years ago are very different from what they are now. It is incomparable! The right thing to do is to learn with an open mind!"

Bao Guowei shook his head again.

"Sir, you are wrong again. You have confused the priorities. At this time when the country is in crisis, we must remain calm and composed, and maintain a rational attitude to face all changes."

Mr. Qian laughed out of anger. No one had ever dared to talk to him like that before. The consecutive sentences, "Mr. Qian is wrong," were really extremely sarcastic.

He asked back: "Then tell me, where did I go wrong?"

"Primary and secondary relationships." Bao Guowei repeated and explained for him. "China has never lagged behind the West because of Chinese characters, and we have never been bullied by foreigners because of race, cultural original sin, or other weird things."

He straightened his chest, looked at Mr. Qian, who was shorter than him, with bright eyes, and continued.

“China has been using Chinese characters for a long time, and Europe has been using the Latin alphabet for a long time, but why were we strong and they were weak in the past?
Attributing the failure to Chinese characters is a wrong logic that cannot stand up to any scrutiny!"

"This is sophistry!" Mr. Qian said unconvinced. Bao Guowei did not give in at all.

"Sir, you say I am sophistry, so I will give you an example.

Even Japan in the East, during their Meiji Restoration, intended to completely westernize, but ultimately failed.

Because no matter what kind of skin a nation has, its core cannot be changed.

The Japanese combine their own culture with Western technology. They still use Chinese characters and are still influenced by traditional Chinese culture.

But the Japanese can now become a world power.

Do you still think it is necessary to abolish Chinese characters and completely westernize?

Do you still think that we will inevitably fall behind Western countries?

Are we worse than the Japanese pirates in the East? "

Bao Guowei's three soul-searching questions completely confused Mr. Qian.

His throat moved a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, no words came out.

He took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the sweat off his face, turned his head away and said angrily.

"You kid! You are very eloquent! I can't argue with you! I won't say any more!"

Mr. Qian originally thought that Bao Guowei was a talented person with great potential because of his extraordinary bearing and gentle manner.

I want to enlighten the other party through debate.

Who would have thought that I, who always had the final say in school, would actually lose to the other party in this regard.

Where is he holy?

Mr. Qian suddenly felt extremely curious.

After thinking about it, he shook his head and said self-deprecatingly.

"I never thought that I, who has never accepted defeat in my life, would be defeated by your words. It is really shameful. But I am not someone who cannot afford to lose.

To be honest, what you just said really shook me."

"You've lost, so you've lost. Why are you still talking so much?"

Cao Yanhai immediately became unhappy. Why did this guy always act so arrogant? Who did he think he was?

Cao Yanhai didn’t know the middle-aged man’s identity, but he knew how powerful Bao Guowei’s identity was.

If Bao Guowei hadn't reminded him not to reveal his identity along the way, Cao Yanhai would have definitely scared the other party to death.

Mr. Qian smiled and shook his head, obviously not taking Cao Yanhai's words to heart. He continued to look at Bao Guowei and said.

"But if you think that I have completely denied China, then you are wrong."

He put his hands behind his back, looked at the scenery passing by outside the window, and couldn't help but sigh.

"No one knows better than me how brilliant Chinese culture is. It's a pity that we have made so much effort over the years but have gained nothing."

Mr. Qian shook his head helplessly and asked, "If it weren't for despair, who would be willing to give up the nation's writing and culture?"

When saying this, Bao Guowei could feel the pain in the other person's words.

He replied: "Not necessarily. I can't say I have achieved nothing in these years."

"There are only three or two people who have hope."

Cao Yanhai suddenly jumped out and said, "In that case, sir, have you heard of Bao Bingwen? This gentleman is now in the limelight and has even won the Pulitzer Prize, which can be regarded as a name for us Chinese. After seeing Bao Bingwen, can you still say that China has no hope now?

He was arrogant, as if he was talking about himself.

I'm unhappy with the other person and just want to tease him.

Bao Guowei glared at Cao Yanhai, thinking that this boy was adding unnecessary details.

But when it comes to the name "Bao Bingwen", Mr. Qian's eyes immediately light up.

he said with a smile.

"Of course I know something about Bao Bingwen."

(End of this chapter)