"Commander-in-chief, I don't support private leasing of land, but I can't argue with everyone," Wang Mingshan didn't leave after sending Vézé back to his place. Instead, he stayed at Vézé's place to talk about work.
"Comrade Zuo Zongtang, pour some water for Comrade Wang Mingshan!" Vézé called out.
"Is this Zuo Zongtang?" Wang Mingshan couldn't help but ask in surprise after hearing Vézé's indirect introduction.
"I'm the head of the Chu army, Zuo Zongtang," Zuo Zongtang answered straightforwardly. After working for Vézé for so long, his skin was getting thicker. In other words, Zuo Zongtang was slowly treating Manchu Qing as his former employer. He had completely cut himself off from his former employer.
Since Zuo Zongtang was so honest, Wang Mingshan didn't have anything else to say. The Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee refused to let go of Zuo Zongtang's past. This wasn't the way he should be doing his job.
Three cups of tea were poured and the three of them sat at the table. The guards were guarding outside, so they weren't afraid of anyone eavesdropping. Vézé asked calmly, "What do you think is wrong?"
Wang Mingshan replied, "Commander-in-chief is right. After the land is leased to private individuals, they will think about how to make money, not how to manage the plantation. Do these people know how to farm? Do they know how to manage? They are still dreaming of being the landlord and feel satisfied with such a big piece of land. I don't think they will manage it well. "
This was a complete rejection of the landlords. Zuo Zongtang had heard of such words many times, so he didn't have such a strong reaction. When Wang Mingshan finished speaking, Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but ask, "Can the local comrades also collect taxes at fixed times? Those people can't manage it anymore and go bankrupt. "
"What happens after bankruptcy?" Wang Mingshan asked.
"Huh?" Zuo Zongtang didn't understand what Wang Mingshan meant.
"They won't think that they're at fault for going bankrupt. They must think that the government is too harsh on them. The original purpose of the government was to increase the production of the plantations. What could they do after the fine? He still had to continue with the plantation. And this time was wasted. Therefore, the commander-in-chief was right. He would rather the government set up the plantation first and then rent it out to individuals to manage and manage it. At the very least, if order is established, management will be much easier, "Wang Mingshan said calmly.
Vézé was a little speechless. If he simply dealt with it this way, wouldn't it mean that the government had spent a huge amount of resources to build a plantation, and in the end, the tenants would benefit from it? This was also a very nonsensical business model. However, Vézé believed that this was not Wang Mingshan's true intention. It was Wang Mingshan's worry about renting the land directly. At least Vézé hoped that he hadn't misjudged Wang Mingshan.
Zuo Zongtang wasn't as calm as Vézé. He didn't need to consider the problem of manpower at all. Therefore, Zuo Zongtang said bluntly, "This involves the problem of capital operation. The country has invested so much in the early stage. How are they going to collect taxes and calculate the cost of the early stage investment? These are all problems. "
Wang Mingshan argued with Zuo Zongtang without hesitation. "The early stage investment can be calculated according to the price. The core now is the plantation. If it can't be built, the country's estimated resources will all go down the drain. If we don't even have a plantation, how can we talk about taxes? "
After all, he was the secretary of the provincial party committee who was in charge of the actual work. Wang Mingshan easily gained the upper hand. Zuo Zongtang didn't expect to be refuted by a kid in his thirties. However, Wang Mingshan did get the point. The new government wanted output and production. Without output and production, nothing else could be discussed.
Zuo Zongtang glanced at Vézé. He didn't understand why the secretary of the provincial party committee of Guangdong was such a young man. Now, he actually understood a little. The senior cadres of the Restoration Party really weren't given for nothing. At least, they weren't given for nothing.
At this time, Vézé could understand Zuo Zongtang's displeasure. However, he was more happy that his arrangement with Wang Mingshan was correct. Vézé smiled at Zuo Zongtang and said, "Comrade Zuo Zongtang, the key to being a person and doing things is not to have an upper limit, but to have a bottom line. The so-called bottom line is that everyone knows their own shortcomings. People say that if you know yourself and your enemy, you can win a hundred battles. Know yourself first, know your enemy later. If you don't know yourself, all your foundations will be gone. "
It was the first time that Zuo Zongtang heard Vézé praise a cadre like this. Even if Vézé used a very subtle method to praise Wang Mingshan by conversing with Zuo Zongtang. He was stunned and began to ponder Vézé's words.
Vézé didn't play it deep. He continued, "Take a wooden barrel for example. After the shape of the barrel stabilizes, it's not the longest wooden plank that determines how much water can be stored in the barrel, but the shortest wooden plank. Of course, what's worse is that some people forget the nature of the barrel's function. Then there's no need to discuss anything else. "
These words were simple and straightforward. Zuo Zongtang could completely understand them. However, he frowned slightly. From this point of view, renting land might not be a bad solution.
Wang Mingshan wasn't happy because of Vézé's praise. He said, "Commander-in-Chief, many of our comrades now think differently from before. Everyone's starting to be a little afraid of hardship and tiredness."
"I understand." Vézé nodded. In fact, after Pang Congcong suggested renting land, Vézé could clearly feel this change. It was very tiring to farm. If he could rent the land to someone else to farm and live off the rent, it would indeed be a very easy choice. Landlords might still face the problem of tenant farmers resisting rent, but a country with an absolute advantage didn't even have to worry about this. Who could fight against a fully armed regular army? Not to mention that this regular army was the invincible Rehabilitation Army.
Vézé was most opposed to this kind of thinking. "Self-reliance, adequate food and clothing" was the foundation for the rise of the new China. At that time, the new China was beset with internal and external problems. Didn't they rely on themselves to build the foundation and solve the problems? Now, China could even absorb the domestic pressure from abroad. It was much better than the predicament Vézé knew. Perhaps because of this, everyone was looking forward to an easier solution.
"Commander-in-Chief, do you want to talk to your comrades?" Wang Mingshan asked tentatively. As the secretary of the provincial party committee, he was under a lot of pressure. He could see, imagine, and estimate the hardships of developing it by himself. By handing these difficulties to others, at least on the surface, it would seem that the government only needed to manage it strictly, and all the difficulties would no longer exist. Choosing the most difficult path was something that could only be achieved with great charisma. Wang Mingshan had great authority, but his rallying power was undoubtedly insufficient in the face of this kind of pressure. If Vézé could stand out and say a word, it would really be better than what Wang Mingshan could say ten thousand times.
Vézé didn't immediately agree to Wang Mingshan's request. He picked up his teacup and slowly took a sip, trying to sort out his thoughts. Giving simple orders was not difficult for Vézé. His rallying power was more than enough to deal with this kind of thing. Even if someone objected, Vézé's orders could basically be carried out. If this was the only effect, Vézé wouldn't have any hesitation at all.
However, Vézé knew very well that the accumulated credit in the past would be used up in no time if it was used without limit. It was precisely because he held the most credit that Vézé cared about this matter more than anyone else.
"Comrade Wang Mingshan, Comrade Zuo Zongtang, I have some principles that I want to spread throughout the organization, so I would like to discuss them with the two of you first to see if you agree with them. Are you willing to listen to them? "Vézé asked.
"Please enlighten us, Your Majesty." Hearing that Vézé wanted to talk about principles, Zuo Zongtang was very excited. In his opinion, Vézé's principles were indeed powerful.
"What is this principle called science?" Vézé started. Zuo Zongtang and Wang Mingshan both sat upright and listened attentively.
Science originally referred to the study of different subjects. It referred to the study of various types of knowledge through detailed classification (such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc.) to form a gradually complete knowledge system. It was the general name for the knowledge system of human exploration, research, and understanding of the laws of change in the universe.
Vézé agreed with Karl Popper. In Conjectures and Refutations, Popper proposed the falsification principle of science and non-science. The distinction between science and non-science was clearly defined by Popper, and it was contrary to common sense. The essence of non-science did not lie in its correctness, but in its unfalsifiability. Therefore, mathematics and logic were classified as non-science.
The reason why mathematics and logic were classified as non-science was that they did not need to be tested by experience. They were called necessary truths by Hume. And science, like non-science, contained both truth and falsehood.
Like Newton's three laws, these three laws could explain physical phenomena in the macroscopic world. But in quantum science, the three laws could not be applied. This was because one of the foundations of the three laws was that the mass of a certain object would not change. In quantum science, as the degree changed, the mass of the object itself would also change.
But Newton's three laws were still considered scientific. This was not because Newton's three laws were still laws on Earth, but because Newton's three laws could be "falsified." In other words, as long as objective experimental results could be produced, the three laws could not be proved to be true.
Currently, the Restoration Party had not opened up its own field of quantum mechanics. The example that Vézé used was "the theory that the dynasty would last for thousands of years."
After explaining the distinction between science and non-science, Vézé asked, "Manchu Qing said that the Qing Dynasty would last for thousands of years. Is this statement scientific?"
Zuo Zongtang and Wang Mingshan both racked their brains, hoping to come up with an answer. Zuo Zongtang was the first to speak. "I think this statement is probably scientific. Now that the Manchu Qing is about to be destroyed, this statement can be falsified. So this statement should be scientific … "
Although he had put forward his own opinion, Zuo Zongtang felt that something was wrong.
After listening to Zuo Zongtang's words, Wang Mingshan first nodded, then shook his head. "Commander-in-chief, I think this is something that the Manchu Qing forced others to believe. This has nothing to do with whether it is scientific or not! According to what you said, science is something that can be discussed openly. Will the Manchu Qing allow everyone to discuss this issue? "
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