Chapter 358 Young People Should Bear Lofty Ambition

"Hey, look, who is this?"

"Am I blind? Haiwen, pinch me."

In the classroom of Peking University, Lao Tao and others who had just walked in exclaimed when they saw Li Changhe sitting in the classroom.

After all, Li Changhe disappeared for nearly two months, almost half a semester.

"Come on, Haiwen, come and tell me about this problem."

When Li Changhe saw them come in, he didn't hesitate to call Haiwen over and quickly explained the problem to him.

He studied on his own using the textbooks he brought with him. He learned some of the simpler parts, but there were some points of knowledge that he really found difficult to understand.

So there is no other choice but to ask my classmates for help at this time.

When his classmates don’t understand something, he will go to the teacher for help, which is more efficient.

"Well, with your diligent and hardworking attitude, how could anyone imagine that you are a laggard who has been absent from school for two months?"

Haiwen also joked at this time, then came to Li Changhe's desk and started explaining to him.

Although they play around, they also do not hide their personal interests when it comes to tutoring.

Li Changhe's return also caused a sensation throughout Peking University.

After all, many people are still very gossipy about the disappearance of such a prominent figure, and now that he is back, it is even more of a topic of conversation after dinner.

Even the teacher in class was slightly surprised to see Li Changhe sitting there.

"Let's go, brothers. To thank you for your selfless help, I'll treat you to lunch at noon. Let's go on the Long March."

When it was time to end the get out of class, Li Changhe called his friends from Peking University and they walked to the Chang Zheng Canteen in a lively manner.

"Hey? Why can't I see Yingtao?"

Walking on the road and looking around, Li Changhe said with some surprise.

"He's been busy writing an investigation report lately, and he's taken a leave of absence these two days to go to a rural area outside Beijing."

Lao Tao said casually.

"A rural area outside Beijing?"

Li Changhe was a little surprised.

"Yes, didn't he set up a rural development and reform group with a few people from the Academy of Social Sciences? Now the project is getting bigger and bigger. I heard they have even gone to Anhui Province to conduct research."

"Yingtao couldn't go that far, so he took a group of people to investigate in the suburbs of Beijing."

"We just found out recently that Ying Tao's father is a very powerful person!"

"His father used to be L's secretary. He is now the second-in-command of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and is also in charge of the Academy of Social Sciences. It is said that their investigation reports can reach the top directly."

Several people were talking at once.

Li Changhe also sighed a little. He knew before that Deng Yingtao's father was a cadre in Haizi, but he didn't expect that he had also been that person's secretary.

Yes, the one whose reputation was restored this year.

"What about Yi Gang? Why isn't he here?"

"Did I see him just now?"

Li Changhe asked curiously again at this time.

"Old Yi will be here soon. He has to ask for leave from his English group first."

"Changhe, you may not know this, but Lao Yi will be going abroad to study in the United States in two months."

"In addition to studying, he has also found an English group to practice speaking."

"He'll be here soon after he asks for leave."

Haiwen said to Li Changhe at this time, with envy in his words.

"Study abroad on a government scholarship? That's a good thing."

"Go to the United States to broaden your horizons so that you can come back to build our motherland."

"By the way, Zhang Wei, aren't you going to Japan for an inspection? Have you gone?"

Li Changhe thought of what Zhang Wei had said before, and asked curiously.

"No, the time has been changed again. I have to wait until next semester. I will probably go in September."

"That's right, I was just planning to talk to you."

Zhang Wei shook his head.

"What to talk about?"

"Please give us some guidance before we go abroad. Although we have teachers to train us, to be honest, I always feel that what they say is not as thorough as what you say."

Zhang Wei didn't know why, but he always felt that Li Changhe's understanding of the world was clearer than many people.

Even he didn't know whether Li Changhe had ever been abroad.

But he just wanted to hear Li Changhe's opinion.

"Well, let's talk about it when we get to the hotel."

Soon, the group arrived at the Changzheng canteen and went straight into a room.

Li Changhe and his friends are considered the canteen's veteran customers, and big customers at that. They come here to eat every few days, and have become close friends with the boss.

So the boss often opens a small house for them.

The main reason is that the Changzheng Canteen is very famous in Peking University. Many students come here to eat, and sometimes the restaurant is often full, so the boss gave Li Changhe and his friends some privileges, and it can be regarded as a small private room.

There were two large round-tables put together in the room, and then a pile of wooden stools, and Li Changhe and a dozen other people sat down.

It’s also thanks to Li Changhe’s return that their food improvement team has such a complete team of talented people.

After a while, Yi Gang also hurried over, and he was not alone, he brought several acquaintances with him, including Jiang Mingan and others from the Law Department.

"We met Lao Jiang and his friends on the road. When they heard that you were back, they had to come and eat at our rich restaurant."

After Yi Gang arrived, he smiled and said to Li Changhe.

"What's the big deal, Lao Jiang, Lao Li, just move a stool and sit down."

"Lao Tao, go and add two more dishes and some more steamed buns."

Li Changhe smiled and asked a few people to sit down.

"Changhe, let's talk business first. To be honest, we are all hesitant."

At this time, Zhang Wei asked Li Changhe impatiently.

Going abroad is a big deal these days, and often it represents the image of the country.

"Okay, I'll tell you." Li Changhe thought for a while, then spoke to the students.

Apart from anything else, I estimate that more than half of the people here are going to study abroad.

"In fact, we all study political economics, so we should understand the relationship between economics and politics."

"In the past hundred years, all the major events in the world actually boil down to the collision between two nations."

"Anglo-Saxons and Slavs!"

"For example, World War I and World War II were essentially a confrontation between Britain and Russia. From Europe to Asia, Britain condoned the unification of Germany, supported the Qing Dynasty in Asia, and later supported Japan. In the final analysis, it was to contain the then Tsarist Russia."

"After World War II, until now, Tsarist Russia has become the Soviet Union, and Great Britain has become the United States today, but behind the scenes, there is still the confrontation between the Slavs and the Anglo-Saxons."

“All changes in international relations in the world actually stem from the need for confrontation at the top level.”

"What I mean by this is that when you go abroad, especially to Europe and America, you must first understand that there are clear racial boundaries over there."

"The Anglo-Saxons are the Anglo-Saxons, the Germans are the Germans, the Jews are the Jews, and every race has its own power group."

"Perhaps you can't see it in daily life, but this is hidden under their system, just like the various political parties in the late Northern Song Dynasty, especially in the United States. Don't simply think that they are the two parties, that is just the appearance."

"This racial boundary is layered. For example, they first recognize their own race, then they are all white people, and then they are the subordinate races of the white people, such as India and Singapore, which are colonies and fully Westernized countries."

"Finally, it's the people who need them, like us."

"Under the premise of the US-Soviet confrontation, I think you should all be very clear about the fundamental reason why we suddenly established diplomatic relations with the United States."

"Before going there, you must first have these two understandings."

"First, we are not trusted in nature, and second, we are now the ones they want to win over."

"We are Chinese, and we were previously hostile to them. In their minds, we are untrustworthy. This is the general background."

"Secondly, they need us, so they will win us over, including you international students, the inspection team, and perhaps the people you come into contact with will all welcome you warmly, with serious teachers and a harmonious and friendly social environment."

"But what I want to tell you is that all this is just appearance."

"Everyone has read history, and everyone should be familiar with the vertical and horizontal alliances during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Everyone should also know the story of Zhang Yi playing tricks on the State of Chu."

"When there is a need, Zhang Yi can make promises to the sky, but when the goal is achieved, he will turn his back on us."

"Of course, these are my own understandings. We are not children anymore. You can't just believe everything I say. I say this just to remind you. As I said before, look beyond the appearance to the essence."

"Secondly, Lao Zhang, let me tell you about Japan."

"Regarding Japan, I think Mr. Gu Hongming's evaluation is extremely accurate."

"Knowing small etiquette but not great righteousness, being particular about small matters but not great virtue, valuing small matters but neglecting integrity and shame, fearing power but not cherishing virtue, the strong will surely be a thief, the weak will surely be submissive."

“So Japan’s appearance will be more hidden than that of the West. When you go there, you may feel a hospitality that is more in line with Eastern cultural expectations than that of the West, or even hospitality.”

"But again, our relationship with the United States depends on the United States and the Soviet Union, and our relationship with Japan depends on our relationship with the United States."

"So, when you get there, don't be fooled by their hospitality. If you really think they are friendly and kind, you will fall into their trap."

"Of course, there is one more thing I think I need to tell you."

"When you go out, you will definitely feel a sense of difference. This sense of difference does not lie in the modernization of the city or the amount of production materials, but in the difference in the quality of the people."

"To put it simply, when you go abroad, you will find that their citizens are of high quality, very friendly, and their entire society is in a state that is perhaps more advanced than ours."

“This difference may make many of you feel inferior or even yearn for it, but I hope you can understand that this is not because our country is bad or our quality is low.”

"The reason is simply that we have not yet developed. High quality and high civilization must be related to the economic level."

"Our ancestors actually told us this truth a long time ago."

"If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace!"

"So, everyone, not just Lao Zhang and Lao Yi, but you all may go abroad in the future. If you gain new insights, I hope you will not feel inferior because of the other party's advancement, nor despise your own country because of its backwardness."

"Five thousand years ago, we faced floods like the Egyptians, four thousand years ago, we played with bronze like the ancient Babylonians, three thousand years ago, we thought about philosophy like the Greeks, two thousand years ago, we conquered like the Romans, and one thousand years ago, we were as rich as the Arabs."

"It can be said that for 5,000 years, Chinese civilization has always been on the world's poker table. It's just that in the last 100 years, we have been kicked off the table."

“But now, we are on our way back.”

"Everyone, young people should have lofty aspirations and be the best in the world. We were able to be admitted to Peking University. I believe that none of us are mediocre, and none of us will be mediocre in the future."

"So, whether you go abroad or stay in China, I hope everyone can remember their original intention of taking the college entrance examination and striving for progress."

“If you don’t forget your original intention, you will always succeed!”

Speaking of which, Li Changhe hasn't given people any spiritual chicken soup for a long time, but now that things have come to this, he feels that he still has to give these people some spiritual chicken soup.

After all, as the earliest batch of elite students since the reform and opening up, this group of people will have a significant impact on this country in the future, whether they are at home or abroad.

Their beliefs and actions often affect the national economy and people's livelihood.

"Okay, good point!"

"Changhe, your words really touched my heart. I just regret that I don't have your good literary talent and can't say such thoughtful words."

Zhang Wei said excitedly at this time that he often felt that there was always a passion in his heart that wanted to burst out, but he didn't know how to describe this passion.

But today, after listening to Li Changhe's words, Zhang Wei felt that his eyes had suddenly opened. Not only about going abroad, but also about the future, he was no longer confused. He felt that the road ahead was smooth.

"Changhe, if it's really like what you said, after we get out, if the other party gives us a sugar-coated bullet, how will we respond?"

At this time, someone else spoke and asked Li Changhe.

Hearing this, Li Changhe smiled and shook his head: "Is there any need to ask this? Didn't the old people say before, eat the sugar coating and hit the cannonball back?"

"In fact, the means of winning over can be summed up in four words: coercion and inducement."

"You can basically see through the bribery, but you have to be careful with the coercion."

"As far as I know, one of the tactics that Westerners are good at using is beauty."

"This kind of beauty doesn't mean sending you a beautiful woman, but arranging someone to meet you by chance, and then slowly develop feelings for you. When you become lovers and start dating, they will confess their identities to you, putting you in a dilemma, and then slowly win you over, using both sugar-coated bullets and cannonballs at the same time."

"So everyone, when you go out, you must be cautious when it comes to finding a partner."

"Especially single people like you, Lao Yi."

"Besides that, I want to remind you that when you go out, you must be careful of the local Chinese."

"Don't think like fellow villagers meeting each other with tears in your eyes, because that will hurt you."

Li Changhe persuaded tactfully at this time.

Everyone present was lost in thought.

Many of the things Li Changhe said today did have a great impact on them.

Teachers will not teach these things in class, and they are not discussed in daily life. Even at training sessions, teachers will only talk about foreign affairs discipline, but not such in-depth social relationships.

Sure enough, when encountering doubts, I still have to ask Li Changhe!

(End of this chapter)