1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

“…So, when most of our next generation grows up like this and becomes the backbone of the industrial society we have built, a bigger social problem emerges:”

"Humans are profoundly social beings. If our generation is dissatisfied with the status quo and feels that the country and society are unfair, we can still choose violent revolution or find a small society we can rely on—a clan, a party, a society, a gang..."

"And most of these things are exactly what we want to eliminate! This means that the only thing the next generation can rely on, besides their aging parents, is the industrial society we have built and the social rules that keep it running;"

"This group of adults, who are not good at building deep interpersonal connections, will naturally tend to rely on these rules to seek a sense of security and fairness. In other words, they care more than we do about whether the country and society are fair and just, even if it's just on the surface!"

"If these rules are violated, if they witness or personally experience the lack of fairness and justice, imagine what kind of emotions will arise in their hearts?"

"There's no doubt panic, disappointment, anger, and a strong sense of betrayal and abandonment... Because they share highly similar educational backgrounds and upbringings, these emotions easily resonate widely among the younger generation."

“When this resonance converges into a powerful voice, it will give rise to a trend of questioning, disgust, and even resistance to society, thereby shaking the foundations of society;”

"And this is a problem we... no, almost all industrial societies will inevitably face. The United States, Britain, France, Germany... If we don't plan ahead, we will definitely not be immune in the future;"

“So, are we ready to tackle this difficult social challenge?”

Fujiwara no Kanezane has always scoffed at the one-sided accusations that became popular in later generations, such as "Chinese education ruined XXX", just as he despised those idiots who advocated that "America's greatness is all due to capitalism".

Do you really think that the United States, which later promoted "happy education" for civilians, would not have internal conflicts among students and society during its period of rising national strength?

Moreover, the educational competition among their elite class never slackened until the twilight of the empire.

After a long silence, Zhao Ziqi slowly uttered a few words:

"Rules that are absolutely rational, without any personal feelings, and that take into account, gain the approval of, and cover the majority of the people as much as possible."

"Yes! This is the core meaning of the existence of the state apparatus! Absolute ruthlessness is the highest dimension of human brilliance! It is the most responsible behavior towards the vast majority of the people!"

Fujiwara Kanezane clapped his hands and said:

"This is why I pursue fairness and justice with such an almost obsessive mindset! Because the only lifeline the future generation can grasp is this 'fairness and justice'! Complete and unquestionable fairness and justice!"

"Ethnic equality, employment equality, gender equality, regional equality, educational equality... Yes, there is no absolute equality in this world, but if those of us at the helm don't strive to build and maintain the greatest possible fairness and justice, how can we guarantee the long-term stability of our country and society?"

"Take tutoring, for example. From our perspective today, it might just be a minor issue, or just someone trying to curry favor. Or maybe it's just us parents who don't have time to look after our children and just drop them off somewhere. We might even think it's a good thing for our children to want to improve..."

"We may think it's insignificant and not that sensitive, but in their eyes, it's a huge hole! A black hole that can devour their trust in society as a whole!"

"When their last bit of faith in social fairness and justice is exhausted, they will be the first to rise up!"

"Don't underestimate their 'rebellion'. Even their distrust of the government and passive non-cooperation, let alone open disturbances, are enough to drive the country's governance costs to unbearable levels!"

33

Perhaps they felt the weight of the words, even the three ignorant children, whose combined ages were barely that of an adult, fell completely silent, and the rooftop fell into a deathly silence.

Fujiwara Kanezane's analysis deeply pierced the hearts of the three adults.

Indeed, they know that taking extra classes secretly is wrong, but at first, they more or less feel that it is “no big deal” or “not a particularly serious problem”.

For Lu Xun, tutoring itself was not worth mentioning. Moreover, as long as exam-oriented education existed, it was something that could not be completely banned (such as tutoring on a smaller scale). He was more concerned about the damage that tutoring did to children's nature.

For Chen Kang, Chen Zhifei was only 4 years old. It was most likely that he was not taken away for tutoring, but that his mother had no time to take care of him and just threw him here to play. It was not worth making a big deal about it.

For Zhao Ziqi, the main issue is the shame brought about by "the families of party members and cadres taking the lead in violating the ban" and the worry about breaking the rules and undermining the government's credibility;

However, after Fujiwara Kanezane analyzed the future social structure from a macro perspective, they were shocked to realize that behind the mere supplementary lessons, there was a deep-seated crisis that concerned the country for fifty or even hundreds of years.

This person, so young, has a vision that can see through such a long time? However, no one cares about this question now.

Chen Fei clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and admitted his mistake with a fierceness that seemed to want to tear something apart:

"I'm responsible for this! I'll do whatever you say. Whether it's killing or cutting, it's up to you! We must give the people an explanation!"

Zhao Ziqi looked calm and composed, and his attitude was equally resolute:

"Comrade Fujiwara, this is no small matter. The hole was created by our family, and we must plug it! We must let all the people see clearly that no one can undermine fairness!"

"Haha, don't be so nervous. This isn't some unforgivable mistake of principle. If you make a mistake, correct it. If there's a problem, solve it! It's no big deal!"

Fujiwara Kanezane smiled and waved his hand:

"I just said, don't be too harsh on individual parents. Hoping your sons and daughters will become successful is a traditional East Asian culture and a natural human desire. How many people don't want their children to succeed and live a good life?"

"Besides, many parents are really busy with work and don't have time to take care of their children, so having something like a cram school actually reduces their burden. People like to be lazy after all..."

These words successfully calmed the emotions of Chen Kui and Zhao Ziqi, who were dissatisfied with their wives' behavior.

Yes, everyone was so busy that they didn't even know their child was sent to make up lessons. Can we put all the blame on He Baozhen and Wang Genying?

"Having said that, this is actually our fault. The scope of policy discussion was too small, and the public failed to fully understand its far-reaching significance. I believe that as long as the principles are broken down and explained clearly, the vast majority of people will understand and comply.

"As for the remaining handful of stubborn ones, I have ways to deal with them..."

33

Looking at that face that was too young but full of insight into the world, Lu Xun and the other two were filled with admiration again.

This young man in his early twenties is playful and unrestrained, but when he thinks about serious matters, his maturity and depth far exceed his age, like a man in his thirties or forties or even older.

After saying that, Fujiwara Kanezane looked at the gradually darkening sky and said meaningfully, "Well, what happened happened. As for how to deal with it later, I believe you all have a plan in mind. The children still have to go to school tomorrow. Adults should handle their own affairs."

636 glasses of wine to release power

As night gradually fell and the cold wind of late autumn blew through the streets and alleys, the overloaded jeep had already returned to Shenyang with several men and women, young and old, who had been chatting all the way.

Chen Kang carried Chen Zhifei, who was still dreaming of "Dad, I want candy", back home. After he tucked Xiao Weizi into bed and drank two cups of strong tea to dispel the cold, Wang Genying returned home with a tired look on his face.

Seeing her husband sitting peacefully on the sofa in the living room, the Minister of Labor of the Five-Star Eastern Republic was quite surprised:

"Huh? Why are you back so early today? Is the training going well in India...ah...Asan?"

"Uh...it went pretty well..."

"Hey? The sun is rising from the west?"

Chen Kui took the heavy briefcase from his wife's hand. The heavy weight of the briefcase suddenly made him understand more deeply why Fujiwara Kanezane emphasized the words "Don't be too harsh on individual parents" in the end.

Yes, how much free time can a family like theirs have to spend with their children?

You know, today is the weekend.

None of these party members and cadres met the "eight-hour work system" for workers - they all exceeded the quota, and there was even one person who worked 100 hours a week.

Criticizing Wang Genying for not taking good care of her children?

That is outright male chauvinism and a disregard for the hard work of revolutionary partners.

Thinking of this, Chen Biao's face suddenly darkened: "Genying, I have something to tell you."

"What's up? Wait till I sit down and have a drink of water. I'm exhausted today."

Wang Genying casually took off her shoes and said something earth-shattering: "I discovered that my son is not my son."

"...Oh, you finally found out?" Wang Genying rolled her eyes and said perfunctorily:

"Yes, yes, it was during that time when you were busy with the Special Operations Group. I found a random man on the street and cheated on you."

Normally, Wang Genying might have screamed and given her husband a set of "punching his chest with his little fists" routine, but today she was so tired that she didn't even have the energy to do that.

Ever since coming to the Northeast and hanging out with that Japanese prince for a long time, Chen Kang's level of dirty talk has skyrocketed. Wang Genying has become somewhat immune to being harassed so much.

In addition, she works in the Ministry of Labor, so now she can even respond calmly to the naughty words "I climb mountains, walk on plains, explore grasslands and play in streams" with "If you keep on talking nonsense, I will pull out your carrots."

The strange thing is, although both of them like to joke around, everyone thinks Fujiwara no Kanezane is very approachable and courteous, while Chen Kang is... well, just a complete idiot?

"Hehe, is that so? Then I have to find out who that man is."

"Yes, yes, you go find Doihara and ask him to use the Ministry of Internal Affairs... no, the National Security Bureau to help you investigate, okay?"

"Doihara isn't home lately..."

The couple joked around for a while, and Chen Kang walked around behind his wife, kneading her tense shoulders with moderate force:

"What are you busy with today? Why are you back so late?"

"Hold a meeting! Organize a meeting of Chinese, Japanese, North Korean, Russian, British, and American entrepreneurs in Shenyang!" Speaking of work, Wang Genying's spirits immediately perked up, and she angrily said, "Those capitalists are so capitalist!"

"What's wrong?"

"They're trying every possible way to exploit loopholes and amend the labor law! I bet if Comrade Fujiwara wasn't holding them back and hadn't killed so many unruly idiots before, they'd be willing to stop paying their wages!"

"You've seen this a lot in Shanghai! What's there to be angry about?" "How can you be angry if you've seen it a lot? In fact, it makes you even angrier!"

Wang Genying's chubby face was puffed up with anger:

"No one cares in Shanghai, but here people do. Some even want to chop off their heads, yet they're still thinking of something sinister. It really lives up to the saying that capital will sell out the final rope that hangs it!"

"Hmm...it seems the meeting didn't go well..."

"It can't be said that things weren't going smoothly. There were some capitalists who were quite visionary, like Dong Zhujun... well, I'm not sure if she could be considered a capitalist. And then there's Mr. Tan Kah Kee's son-in-law, Lee Kong Chian..."

The two of them exchanged this for a while, and Wang Genying suddenly realized the problem:

"Something's wrong." "Huh?"

"Chen... Mr. Wang, there's something wrong with you." "Why am I wrong?"

"You don't usually ask me so many questions about work. What's going on today?"

Wang Genying turned her head and stared at her husband suspiciously:

"Tell me! What did you do outside to offend me?!" "Tsk...Okay, I told you not to be angry."

"explain! "

"I have a girl out there, ahh ...

Chen Kang dodged his wife's "Nine Yin White Bone Claw", sighed, and his face turned serious:

"Genying, I want to ask you, where did Zhifei go today? Do you know?" "I know. Didn't he go out to play with Xiao Zhang's child?"

"Do you know where we went to play?"

"Uh... a group of kids playing together, what's there to ask?" Wang Genying thought for a moment.

"I heard from Secretary Zhang that it was an autumn outing or something..."

At this point, Chen Kui was finally convinced that his wife really didn't know about the tutoring, and he breathed a sigh of relief:

"Today, that guy took me, Comrade Zhao Ziqi, and Mr. Lu Xun to a place."

33

Wang Genying's face darkened. As smart as she was, she immediately realized something was wrong: "Where? What happened?"

"On Sunday, a group of children in a primary school in Liaoyang took extra classes in violation of the regulations." "Ah? Oh, extra classes? These parents are really too anxious..." The reaction was similar to what she expected. Although Wang Genying knew that extra classes were against the rules, she did not take it too seriously. Her tone even carried a hint of sympathy for the anxious parents.

Chen Kang interrupted his wife's words:

"Those children taking supplementary classes were transported here by rented buses from Shenyang. There were Yunbin and Aiqin from Ziqi's family, and... basically all the children of cadres from Shenyang, including... that silly boy from our family."

"Zhifei? He's only four years old, why is he taking extra classes?"

Wang Genying's eyes widened, and then she remembered her secretary, who had volunteered to help take care of the child. Her expression suddenly changed.

"Xiao Zhang?! Is she using my name..."

"We still don't know whether it was her own initiative or someone else's instigation, but Zhifei was taken to the cram school."

Chen Kang held his wife's hand:

"Some people are trying to curry favor and build connections, some are trying to get in touch with us, and the most likely scenario is that some people want to use us as a protective umbrella - as long as our children participate in tutoring, no one will dare to bring up the issue of tutoring."

Seeing his wife's face turn pale in an instant, Chen Fei quickly comforted her: "Genying, I know you didn't mean it, you were just too busy." "I..."

Wang Genying's lips were trembling and she couldn't speak.

It was then that she suddenly remembered that her secretary had mentioned a while ago that there was a very reliable childcare center with a good environment and responsible staff. She could help look after the children on weekends and take them on an autumn outing.

At the time, she was overwhelmed by the mountain of labor dispute files and legal construction work, so she casually agreed, "Okay, thank you for your help," and left it at that.

He never expected that it was actually a cram school disguised as a tutoring center, and he never expected that this matter would involve Chen Bi as well, and even attracted the attention of Fujiwara Kanezane!

"He...what did he say?"

Wang Genying's voice trembled.

Although she was not a colleague in the education department, as one of the few people in Northeast China who knew Fujiwara Kanezane's "true identity", she was very aware of his obsession with educational fairness.

"he..."

Chen Kang pulled his wife to sit on a chair, squatted in front of her, and recounted the key points of Fujiwara no Kaneki's words on the roof.

There was no roaring, no accusations, but only a heavy and clear tone to paint a suffocatingly cold picture of the future, describing how the private tutoring activities of the children of senior leaders would fatally undermine the foundation of trust in future society.

"...Don't feel too bad. I didn't take it too seriously at first." Chen Kang's voice lowered, with a deep sense of self-blame.