As night falls, lights gradually light up in Chengdu, first in sporadic drops, and then into a lake of light that spreads out one by one.

The results of geophysics that have been nurtured for more than ten years since Ning Yi's arrival, two years after the large-scale explosion in Chengdu, have made this place one of the most special existences in the entire era.

The industrial zone on the outskirts of the city is spreading into the distance. The little lights illustrate the fact that many factories have not stopped working even at night. With the military industry of the Chinese Army as the core, a large number of outsiders have also detonated the city's domestic demand.

, cement, masonry, silt, firewood... Various industries related to construction and people's livelihood are booming, and with the large-scale open technology sharing of Huaxia Army, countless foreign businessmen have begun to take root here, learn and promote

With various industrial and handicraft technologies.

Sichuan and Shu have been a land of abundance since ancient times, but during the peace period, due to the prosperity and prosperity of the Central Plains, it was at most a good place to retire. However, both the Central Plains and Jiangnan fell, and after war broke out, the Chinese army defeated the Jurchen West Route Army

The success finally attracted a large number of wealthy gentry and merchants to enter.

Business in the Wu Dynasty was quite developed in the past. Nowadays, as long as there are still some merchants with some ambition and some property, most of them will want to come to the southwest to take a look. Once they see the technology disclosed by the Chinese Army, people will be more or less interested in it.

Shaodi will also make an investment here and lay down a foundation. Because any discerning merchant will know that even if they can't make money in the southwest, the accumulation of technology and efficiency exploration here will determine the future of an industry.

life and death.

After two years of rapid development, the industrial areas on the periphery of the city still look messy, and some places are crowded with shacks. However, the scene of a large number of people gathering together, and the dots of light melting into the night still show a strange and lively atmosphere.

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And between the industrial zones, there are still a large number of passers-by passing through even at night. At the north and south ends of the city, what forms a strange scene are two paths spreading with dots of light. This is a carriage track that was just built in the middle of this year. It is made of logs

The track is paved with sand and gravel as the base, and large carriages with modified wheels are placed on it. Packhorses are used as power to haul heavy objects. The lanterns set up by these large freight carriages will stretch out into a patchwork of dots at night.

The exceptionally orderly light path is also pleasing to the eye.

This kind of wooden rail trailer was initially considered a beautiful and useless "eccentricity" by critics in the city. Some people thought it was just Ning Yi's "eccentricity". However, after several months of operation, these large trucks were

The efficiency shown in the shipping data shocked everyone.

With the same number of packhorses, railcars can even easily pull twice as much cargo at twice the speed; now that they have been recently installed and have experienced several breakdowns, the railcars' cargo transport efficiency is still as high as that of ordinary freight carriages.

This data once made the discussion of efficiency a hot topic in the city for several months, and also greatly alleviated the cargo throughput problem after the efficiency and quantity development of various industries outside the city.

The light in the outer factory area at most comes from the overtime work of the factory. After passing through the quaint city wall, reaching the inner city, the light of lanterns on some of the bustling streets becomes more dense. There are all kinds of food, theater, and a

Restaurants and teahouses make up the bustle of nightlife in this city. Old Confucians and New Confucians wearing long robes are talking loudly in the buildings, and new cultural people are reading newspapers and communicating in the halls of teahouses and discussing current affairs. This

It is a city of change, and there are many things to exchange every day.

And among the lively streets, the high-rise boats on the waterway and the public carriages walking between important blocks bring the flow of light, like important blood vessels in the city, with blood flowing endlessly. Some pedestrians on the road mention

Holding lanterns, they walked gracefully while talking among the ancient trees. There were also merchants in a hurry, or travelers who had just arrived in your land... some were in ragged clothes, alone, or in groups, calling for friends and looking at each other.

Watching the bustling city at night or the weird scenes on the streets, I was shocked.

A clash of cultures is taking place here.

As the two poles of this cultural conflict, one end is naturally the group represented by Confucian scholars in the city. This is the elite bred by both the old culture and the essentially mainstream culture. Their basic characteristic is usually wearing elegant long robes, which is suitable for young people.

A person with high moral integrity is usually called an old Confucian in a society where it is extremely difficult to change his thinking;

Corresponding to the old Confucianism is the relatively young "New Confucianism". Many young people are often disciples of the great Confucianism. They read the books of sages and look forward to the day when heaven and earth will bring peace to the emperor's family and bring peace to all generations. However, when they are in conflict with the Chinese

During the military debate, they also gradually accepted part of the influence of efficiency thinking and object thinking. In terms of external characteristics, the "New Confucians" often wore Chinese military-style boots or shoes when wearing long robes.

, some of them will also carry relatively convenient graphite pens with them, and carry notebooks for writing at any time, which are matched with more convenient pockets sewn into the gown;

The thinking that corresponds to Confucianism is naturally the dialectical materialism that Hua Xiajun has always advocated, the four peoples, and the dialectical materialism that not many people can clearly grasp. The dialectical materialism emphasizes efficiency and empirical evidence, and everyone is equal and downplays superiority and inferiority. Dialectical materialism requires teleology and teleology.

Methodological support, in short, is that Confucius's remarks are his assumptions about how to reach the Great Harmony society in the Spring and Autumn Period. It has the limitations of one moment and another. Anyone who cannot see the teleology and thinks that what the sage teacher said is all the truth

People who think that a methodology is correct for everything are big fools...

The conflict of cultural viewpoints is of course complicated, and the external manifestation of the thinking of the Chinese army is mostly reflected in the bunt outfit with pockets sewn on it.

In the past culture, the elegant long gown was a symbol of nobility, while the short dress mostly belonged to lowly manual workers. On the one hand, this is because educated people can slow down and look good, on the other hand, it is also because of the development of the weaving industry.

Soft fabrics often look better only when made into long gowns.

After Ning Yi rebelled, he first put forward a large number of new requirements for military uniforms. The Su family's weaving industry background catered to these requirements. After more than ten years of innovation and improvement, the military uniforms of the Huaxia Army are now straight and straight.

Handsome. This development gradually entered the civilian clothing industry, which gave birth to a large number of "short" clothes that are clean and convenient for work, and will not be hung up by mechanical hooks, and have become a symbol of cultural confrontation.

Now in Chengdu, the young people who support Ning Yi's four-people thinking and efficiency thinking mainly come from a series of officers who have participated in the Chinese military training courses. They are either members of the army or government servants.

I am not necessarily obsessed with the symbolism of clothing. But at other levels of society, a large number of workers and managers who are literate, able to write and do arithmetic quickly become the main force in the ideological confrontation of the Huaxia Army.

Some of these people were poor people in the past, and more were ordinary people from poor families. There were also a small number of low-status merchants and accountants. In the years after the Chinese army jumped out of Liangshan, various training courses were held.

By absorbing people from the bottom of society into factories, they can be easily literate, hyphenate, and learn arithmetic. During this process, many smart people were discovered while working or studying, and then there was a process of active learning, and they began to understand this

the reality of the world.

The training courses of the Huaxia Army attach great importance to performance, and the people who stand out have superior IQs. In the process of the rapid development of the Chinese military industry base, these people have gradually become unique figures in their own fields. Some of them have an understanding of assembly lines and overall planning efficiency.

Profoundly, some have made rapid breakthroughs in the field of mathematics, and some have discovered the principles of management on their own. These people began to spontaneously contribute to the "theoretical legitimacy" of the Huaxia Army.

Their knowledge is relatively scientific, and their attitudes are also relatively extreme. However, in the discussions and quarrels, these "quickly achieved" cultural people in work and life are also rapidly strengthening their three views.

and logical structure, and the symbol of their unity is the Chinese military dungarees uniform with full pockets and suitable for work. Most of them will cut off the long hair of their "parents" for the convenience of work and management.

Instead, they have shaved heads or even shaved heads. This is also something they are often criticized for in public disputes in the city.

During the fierce written debate, Ning Yi deliberately exported private goods in several anonymous articles and defined these people as "new cultural people". Now this term has gradually been accepted by the public, but we still don't know.

In this era, will this term eventually become a derogatory or a complimentary concept?

Based on the dispute between these two poles, more strange costumes appeared in the city.

The conflict of cultures was fierce and chaotic. It was knocked off the track of Confucianism, but it did not enter the direction that Ning Yi was familiar with. New thinking and the old culture tore at each other, but parts of them gradually merged, and various

Weird ideas are also appearing one after another.

But in any case, amid such fierce cultural debates and rapid construction and development, the entire Chengdu is now showing a "between heaven and earth" style. Even the conservative old Confucian who is most opposed to Ning Yi cannot help but admit it.

, now it has become the political and cultural center of the entire world.

On an October night, a political and cultural storm was brewing over this city, making countless people whisper and feel uneasy.

In the north of the city, the most precious dining garden is called "Yingzhou". The lanterns in the garden have already been cleverly lit up among the old pines and cypresses, and the corridors and rockeries. At midnight, the carriage enters from the hidden side door of the garden.

Lin Qiu, smelling of alcohol, ran out of the car, found a corner, and retched several times while leaning on the wall.

There were several people in Langyuan who were preparing to come over to greet them. Seeing this scene, the leader also hurried over, and the middle-aged fat man who followed Lin Qiu out of the car waved his hand: "Lin Chu drank too much. This is the second game. I have been beaten by him."

Hu Haiwen and his gang were dragged over from the grandson's dinner party, so that's enough face for everyone, so please take it easy."

"Let's make another date for the second match." The person who first greeted Lin Qiu gently patted Lin Qiu's shoulder, feeling sad and said, "Old Tan, why don't you take care of Lin Qiu."

Everyone who greeted him agreed: "Yes, another day, another day!"

"I was wrong. You were in a hurry to see Lin Chu." The middle-aged fat man apologized and retorted.

My health has gotten worse...

Holding on to the wall, Lin Qiu felt the changes in his body. He was absent-minded for a moment, but then he waved his hand and turned around: "Brother Chen still loves and protects me." There was a slight smile on his face, "But it goes without saying that Lao Tan

, Firstly, Brother Chen summoned me, the director of the department, how dare I not come? Secondly, the place where the person named Hu invited me got tired of eating, so I wanted to sit here."

He was a little bit smiley, and his words were not very kind. The other party immediately clasped his fists: "No, no, Lin Chu's status is not in the same position as us. Don't we all rely on Lin Chu?

There has been a big move recently, and I really want to see him. This makes Lao Tan..."

"Can't I see you in the office?" Lin Qiu looked at him. After a moment, he turned into a smile and patted the other person on the shoulder: "Okay, okay, eat, eat, actually...Brother Chen

, I’ve been really busy recently, but it’s a good thing for you. I don’t know why you are so nervous. Take a walk and let me have a good meal..."

His expression softened, and everyone felt relieved. They immediately gathered around him and headed inside. After a while, the group went up to the large private room on the second floor and sat down in front of the luxurious round table. All kinds of dishes were served like water.

The leader surnamed Chen among the crowd put a piece of golden tofu into Lin Qiu's bowl.

"I know that Lin Chu likes tofu. The new dish here, Bazhen Tofu, uses eight kinds of delicacies from the mountains and the sea. What stands out is its simplicity! By the way, can we still serve wine?"

"Come on, you can't put on airs in front of your brothers."

"It's the greatest honor for Lin Chu to come here. Then drink a little."

With a smile, Lin Qiu poured the wine, moved his chopsticks to the tofu, and then said: "Lin Chu, it's not that we can't hold our breath. In the past two months, our hearts have been surging. Seeing that the Chinese army is really going to take action.

, to open it - a feat that has not happened in a thousand years, we all want to help if we can, aren't we just waiting for Lin Chu and the superiors to give orders -"

The delicacies were soothing to the eyes, the lights were intoxicating, and the room was elegantly decorated. Everyone in the room burst into agreement. Lin Qiu raised his glass and laughed too...

…

"The storm is gathering. The storm is about to come."

While Lin Qiu was taking time out of his busy schedule to rush to one meal after another, in a relatively quiet courtyard in the southwest end of the city, Yu Hezhong was opening the curtains by the window and looking at the lights intertwining in the city.

Not far behind him, Li Shishi was sitting at the desk finishing an essay at hand. The Huaxia Army has been extremely busy recently, and land reform is imminent. Propaganda work is a big part of it, and most of her staff have been redeployed.

She went to help various working groups. In addition to the diplomatic work she had performed in the past, this time the Huaxia Army said it wanted to take over the land, and many gentry and landlords whom she had recruited in the past also came to look for her in turn, making her want to be alone these days.

Break it in half and use it: half for working, and half for complaining to Ning Yi.

Yu Hezhong's visit was one of the things that she didn't need to expend too much energy to deal with. Many times she could hear some gossip from the other party that others didn't dare to tell her.

Of course, compared to this friend's restraint and lack of confidence at the beginning of the reunion, after having been a man of the hour in Chengdu for more than a year, Yu Hezhong was at the peak of his life at this time. Now his magnanimity and words,

What he sees and hears is even calmer than that of more than ten years ago. He often talks about it, and always brings many fashionable new words to his mouth. In Chengdu, he has several regular confidante.
To be continued...