Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 1184 Wait

The old man surnamed Feng noticed Li Jiankun's gaze, and looked back with his cloudy eyes, not giving in.

Although he and Chen Daisun were old friends, he did not agree with some of Chen Daisun's economic views. Over the past few decades, they had argued countless times in various formal or private occasions, but neither could convince the other.

But now that the facts are in front of us, his core point of view is more correct.

Look, this is Chen Daisun’s most proud student, the biggest capitalist in the country... oh no, the world!

He felt ashamed for Chen Daisun!!

He had no personal opinion about Chen Daisun, but he strongly believed that allowing such a person to teach in the country's top institution of learning, and even to manage a department, and to stay in the college after retirement and continue to spread his fallacies, was simply misleading the students.

Li Jiankun no longer paid attention to other people, including Wang Guozhen, who was sitting next to the old man surnamed Feng. He asked with a smile, "Isn't what Mr. Feng said contradictory? You said before that our country does not need any capitalists or any capital activities, but then you said that things like establishing a stock exchange and issuing stocks can only be known if they are right or wrong after trying."

The old man surnamed Feng said calmly, "The people I mentioned who know right from wrong only after trying do not include me. I am not talking about the individual but the matter. The initiative to establish a stock exchange and issue stocks was mainly driven by a group of returnees who have studied finance abroad, including your mentor. They will not give up until they give it a try. Putting the financial market that best represents the capitalist society in our society, what is the difference between this and grafting a watermelon vine onto a peach tree?"

Li Jiankun raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice: "I understand what you mean. That is to say, from the beginning, you didn't think this was wrong."

The old man surnamed Feng nodded and said, "Of course."

Li Jiankun asked: "Including all other capital activities?"

The old man surnamed Feng closed his eyes slightly and said, "Except for extraordinary events, in our revolutionary history, we often mention the phrase 'special events should be handled specially', which is the same principle. We have to admit that our country is still in the initial development stage, and it is particularly difficult in many aspects. Some quick methods of capitalist society sometimes have immediate effects. For example, the United States is an immigrant country with only a 200-year history. It has become a superpower so quickly. Capitalism has played a great role because one of the characteristics of capital is plunder. But I dare to assert that the prosperity of the United States will not last too long. A series of internal problems will be exposed in the future. Class contradictions will be the fuse that triggers all this. In our words, this is called forcing things to grow, and how can there be good results?"

"Back to us, the initial stage of any event is extremely difficult, let alone the revival of a great country? In this process, we will definitely encounter difficulties one after another. Sometimes we learn from some capital means to achieve the effect of solving urgent problems, which is understandable. However, we should never get used to and abuse capital means. Quick success means future troubles. It's ridiculous that my great China, with 5,000 years of cultural heritage and accumulated wisdom, is it worth it to learn the Western things that have a very weak foundation?"

Seeing Li Jiankun's lips moving, the old man surnamed Feng interrupted:

"You don't have to say anything. I know what you want to say. The community system was also created by foreigners. But what I want to say is that the basic concept of the community system is basically consistent with the ideals of a better society that we Chinese have inherited since ancient times."

The old man surnamed Feng spoke immediately, "In the ancient "Book of Rites·Li Yun", in the "Great Way", it says: 'When the great way is practiced, the world is for the public, the virtuous and the capable are selected, trust is emphasized, and harmony is cultivated. Therefore, people not only love their own relatives and their own children, but also ensure that the elderly have a place to live, the strong have a place to work, the young have a place to grow, and the widowed, the lonely, the disabled and the sick are all taken care of; men have their share, and women have their home; goods are not worth throwing away, so they do not have to hide them; strength is not worth not using, so they do not have to use it for themselves. Therefore, conspiracy will not arise, theft and robbery will not occur, and the outer doors will not be closed. This is called great harmony.'"

"In modern times, Kang Youwei wrote The Great Harmony Book, which envisions a future Great Harmony society based on public ownership of the means of production and without exploitation. Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Great Harmony ideal also has the following main contents: nationalization of land, state-run large enterprises, and private ownership of the means of production."

"Look at our great Chinese nation. How long is its history, how rich is its heritage, how profound is the wisdom of our ancestors? More importantly, these ideas are basically consistent with the core of Marx and Engels' socialist ideas, and they are mutually confirmed! So how can we abandon these essences and worship the dregs of the West?!"

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There was thunderous applause in the auditorium.

Mixed with excited and thrilled cheers.

Those in the opposition looked at the old man surnamed Feng with eyes full of admiration.

He explains the truth so clearly that it is impossible not to accept it.

It is both reasonable and eloquent.

Let's see if you, Mr. Li, can still fart this time? !

On the stage, Li Jiankun looked at the old man surnamed Feng and laughed sarcastically, "You know a lot, but you are quoting out of context." Facing the opposition in the audience who all looked gloating, he cleared his throat and said:

"I have two points to make. First, I am absolutely proud of our long cultural history and admire the profound thoughts of our ancestors. But I want to respond to you with what you just said, Mr. Feng. Times are different. We can only use those thoughts as learning and reference, and cannot take them as truth. A harmonious society is of course good. Besides, you just said that this is just a yearning of the ancestors for a better society. Have you heard of the word "utopia"?"

“Second, although Kang Youwei and Sun Yat-sen both criticized the monopoly oppression, polarization between the rich and the poor, crises, and unemployment in Western capitalist countries, their ideal of universal harmony was basically an idealization of the capitalist system.”

"Kang Youwei's realistic proposition is to gradually embark on the path of capitalist development through top-down reforms. Therefore, he is unwilling to implement his ideal of Datong immediately. He advocates that through slow reforms in the distant future, 'the title of emperor... will be gradually abolished and Datong will be restored.'"

"Sun Yat-sen, on the other hand, was a representative of the bourgeois revolutionaries! According to the Selected Works of Sun Yat-sen, he demanded that his ideal of universal peace be put into practice during the bourgeois democratic revolution, and that 'political and social revolutions be accomplished in one fell swoop...'"

The people in the opposition were a little confused.

Most people were sweating on their foreheads. They really didn't expect that Li Jiankun was so knowledgeable.

It’s a pity that they still wanted to come and confront Li Jiankun.

Fortunately, there are senior experts who stepped forward first, otherwise they would be the ones who would be speechless.

The old man surnamed Feng said with an unchanged expression: "Did I ever say that we should take the thoughts of the ancient sages as the truth? Did I ever say that we should develop our society according to Confucianism, Kang Youwei's thoughts, and Dr. Sun Yat-sen's thoughts? I just said that the core of their thoughts is basically consistent with the social system concept of Marx and Engels, and they are mutually confirmed. Times are different, so of course we must keep pace with the times. I support the social system. In the current era, the social system is undoubtedly the best system."

Li Jiankun nodded, "I think so too."

The old man surnamed Feng: “???”

Suddenly you agree?

There was an uproar in the audience.

The strange thing is that the opposition people were not surprised at all. As expected, how could Li Jiankun, who was so stubborn, admit defeat so easily before he could finish his words?

The reason why he didn't say it all in one breath was because Li Jiankun knew very well what kind of uproar his next words would cause.

But he was ready, so he had to say it.

Facts have once again proved that this old argumentative person cannot be convinced by words alone.

And I can't use physics.

Then we can only use history.

"However, the communist system proposed by Marx and Engels is not necessarily completely correct. If we apply it mechanically according to the words on paper without knowing how to check for loopholes and make improvements based on our own national conditions, even if it is a communist system, it will eventually perish..."

Hey!

The auditorium suddenly exploded.

One by one, figures jumped up from their seats, all of them were furious, pointing at Li Jiankun and shouting angrily.

"Bastard!"

"Who gave you the courage, huh?!"

"I've never seen such an arrogant person!"

"Not my kind, not my kind!"

...

Some people had question marks on their foreheads, staring at the calm and composed guy on the stage in disbelief. How dare he say such a thing? !

Although the question of whether it is capitalist or socialist has been debated for many years, no matter how the debate goes, the two sides are only arguing about a question of good or bad, or often just a question of whether one thing is good or bad, and no one thinks there is anything wrong with the socialist system, it is just that capital behavior occurs under the socialist system, whether it is good or bad.

Do you dare to say that the current social system will lead to destruction? !

How dare you!

The old man surnamed Feng stood up tremblingly, leaning on the dragon-headed crutch. His wrinkled face flushed red. He pointed his left hand at Li Jiankun on the stage. He pounded the crutch hard on the ground with his right hand holding the dragon-headed crutch. The corner of his mouth twitched as he said sternly, "You bastard, you bastard! Say it again?"

Even if he said it a thousand times, Li Jiankun still didn't change a word.

There was complete chaos in the auditorium.

In a room backstage, an old man leaning on a simple bamboo stick had a solemn expression, and the worry on his face was so strong that it could not be dispelled.

A figure that looked like a humanoid beast ran into the auditorium from somewhere backstage. The face that had been smiling foolishly just now was now distorted by worry, and it muttered to itself, "It's over, it's over..."

This time I really trusted the wrong person, Li Jiankun.

I thought he had some confidence.

Damn, aren’t you afraid of being beaten to death?

Fugui snatched Li Jiankun from the stage and carried him directly on his shoulders. He didn't even dare to go back immediately. He found a room backstage and stuffed Li Jiankun in.

Bang!

The door is closed.

Fugui stood in front of the door, his tall and broad figure blocking the door tightly, looking at the large group of people chasing after them with a silly smile on his face.

"Get out of the way, you big fool!"

Fugui smiled foolishly and shook his head.

"Or I'll beat you too!"

Fugui smiled innocently and nodded.

----

Niangniangmiao Hutong is crowded with people.

At the entrance to the Li family’s courtyard, there is a piece of cardboard with large characters written on it: Private home, trespassing is illegal!

In front of the red-painted wooden door, there were five rows of burly men standing, filling the entire stone staircase.

Below the stairs, there were densely packed heads.

Not far away, there were two jeeps with red and blue police lights flashing.

The confrontation between the three parties led to a stalemate.

Inside the courtyard, along the wall, there stood a row of young and strong men, on full alert to prevent anyone from climbing over the wall. Several people had already been pushed out by them with bamboo poles.

suddenly.

A dark shadow appeared overhead.

Then there was a loud bang, and a wine bottle flew from the sky and shattered in the yard, right at Wang Shanhe's feet.

Wang Shanhe shouted toward the courtyard where the bottle was thrown, "Fuck you!"

Mrs. Yuying stood behind the threshold of the north room and waved outside, "Kun'er, Shanhe, come in quickly."

Wang Shanhe grinned, "It's okay, mother. I can't hit it."

Anyone who can come to Li's house at this time is definitely true love. The guards were also brought in urgently by Wang Shanhe after he learned the news yesterday.

After responding to his godmother, Wang Shanhe looked at someone sitting under the eaves, but his expression was not good. "Are you satisfied? It's okay for you to have a good time, but how are you going to end it now?"

Li Jiankun lay quietly on a throne chair, without opening his eyes, and said, "Wait."

Wang Shanhe cursed, "What are you waiting for? Waiting for the people outside to rush in, or for someone to catch you, or for my godmother and your wife to cry until they go blind?"

Li Jiankun's eyelids trembled, but he still didn't open them. "I'm sorry for putting you through this. Give me some time."

Wang Shanhe cursed more and more fiercely, "Here you go, you have plenty of time now, but what can you do?"

If you go out, there is a high probability that you will be beaten to death.

What happened in the Yanyuan Auditorium yesterday was reported in the newspapers as early as last night, and this morning the print media were flooded with news about this incident.

Due to limited space, the news may not have fully revealed what happened in the auditorium, but Jiankun’s last words were included in every report, word for word, without any change.

Now the whole country knows about it.

Whenever there was a debate in the print media in the past, there were always people speaking well of Jiankun. But as soon as this news came out, all the favorable voices disappeared.

This guy has offended the whole country!

After cursing until his mouth was dry, Wang Shanhe looked at Li Jiankun with a little heartache. He sat on the ground beside him, took out a pack of cigarettes from the slanted pocket of his leather jacket, took out two, shouted while they were lit with a kerosene lighter, touched Li Jiankun and handed him one.

Taking a deep puff of his cigarette and exhaling a thick white mist, Wang Shanhe lowered his voice to a level that only the two of them could hear, and said, "Let's go. Isn't your private plane still at the Capital Airport? Not many people know about this. Let's go in the early morning. Even if there are people squatting in the alley, there won't be that many. I'll find someone to scare them away. You take your godmother and the others away, and don't come back for a while."

Li Jiankun held the cigarette in his mouth but didn't smoke. "I'm not leaving."

Wang Shanhe cursed again, "Why don't you leave? While there is no response from above, you still have a chance to leave. You can tell with your ass that there must be a meeting in a room, discussing what to do with you. This time is different from the past. You are facing the anger of hundreds of millions of people. Even those who have sympathy for you, what can you do to them? It's too late, you can't leave!"

"Shanhe, do you believe me?"

"It's because I trusted you too much that I let you do such a stupid thing!"

Li Jiankun slowly opened his eyes and closed them again. Forget it. He couldn't say with any certainty about the things that would happen in the future. Any explanation now would be futile. He could only wait.

Waiting for a message.

Everyone thought he was in big trouble, but little did they know that this was exactly the last move he had planned, his ultimate move.

He didn't lose.

Victory is guaranteed.

The storm over Moscow has become extremely thick.

The waiting time won't be too long.