"Jiangsu", "Study Travel Translation", "Zhejiang Tide" and other books were handed to Ah Fa. He was a little confused and turned a few pages casually, raised his head and asked, "Is Charlie a revolutionary party against the Qing government?"

Seeing that Ah Fa was just confused and inquiring, but without any surprise, Charlie Song felt hopeful and smiled and said, "This is what my friends want me to print, do business. Besides, I am a loyal believer of Lincoln and think these books are pretty good."

Afa nodded as if he had no faith, smiled slightly, and joked: "If you print banned books, you will definitely make a fortune. This is probably a rule in the publishing industry!"

"Get rich, right?" Charlie Song looked at Ah Fa and said meaningfully: "What does Mr. Chen think of the revolutionary party and revolution?"

Ah Fa thought about it, but did not answer directly, but asked: "How did Charlie view Chinese studies and practical science? Should the revolution be destroyed and then established, or should it be destroyed but not established, or should it only be destroyed but not established? Is the revolution a propagandist who only needs to be promoted and called, or does it also need to work hard?"

This series of problems immediately made Charlie Song fall into deep thought. In the minds of most revolutionaries at that time, almost all the revolutionaries were determined to be omnipotent. It seemed that the corrupt Qing regime was overthrown and the revolution was successful, and all problems could be solved. The country could be independent and strong, the nation could be rejuvenated and rising, and the people could live and work in peace and contentment. Revolution seemed to be a magic pill to solve all problems.

But in fact, the strength of a country and the independence of the nation depend on multiple factors. For a social form of political and economic system, revolution is a "new peach and old symbol" with obvious qualitative mutations; but for the material foundation of a social form, scientific culture and even the development of talents, the new leap that begins on the basis of new qualitative is inseparable from quantitative accumulation.

In other words, "industrial saving the country", "science saving the country", "education saving the country" and so on are naturally one-sided and narrow-minded, but overall, they are indispensable factors for the independence and strength of a country and a nation. Can revolutionaries be free from the exploitation and bullying of the great powers by relying on the agitation and propaganda of revolutionaries? Without the hard work and hard preparations for "industrial saving the country" and "education saving the country" for a long time, revolution can certainly overthrow an old society, but what will the form of a new society look like?

But Afa’s question seems simple, but it implies such thoughts and judgments. Just as Mr. Lu Xun said: Since ancient times, there have been people who work hard, those who work hard, those who ask for the people, and those who sacrifice themselves for the law. Is it because of the different work and different ways of doing things, and they are not regarded as the backbone of the revival of the Chinese nation in the new century?

In ancient China, the meaning of "revolution" was very narrow, and it only refers to changing the surname of the dynasty. Revolution is change, and fate is destiny. The meaning of this word has not changed for two or three thousand years.

It was not until around 1890 that Wang Tao's French Chronicles by the late Qing Dynasty used the modern semantic "revolution" and "French Revolution" for the first time. Due to the relationship between the modern usage of "revolution" and the French Revolution when it first entered China, and the original semantics of this word in the local area, it had two colors from the beginning, one was violence and the other was justice. In particular, the latter point made the Qing government only say "disruption party", "thieves party", and "rbitrage party", and never want to use words like "revolutionary party" that have been circulated.

Since the word "revolution" has a new semantics, it is different from the rebellion and rebellion in Chinese history, and it should not only be the ultimate goal of exorcising the whole country and overthrowing the Qing court. Moreover, revolution may not be a good way to save the world, and construction is not a robbery.

In fact, Ah Fa's thoughts have not been so profound or understood so thoroughly, which sounds quite sophistry to Charlie Song. But Ah Fa's attitude also shows that he does not object to the revolution, but his business and development of practical science is also a revolutionary task. In other words, Ah Fa is not yet ready to participate in the revolution that Charlie Song hopes for.

"If you want a specific theory, Mr. Chen can take a look at this." Charlie Song didn't want to give up easily, so he picked out a book from the book and handed it to Afa, praising him: "It has agricultural achievements, and also labor achievements, as well as railways and machines, which are actually a work of saving the world."

Ah Fa was not too embarrassed to be too embarrassed by Charlie Song, so he took it over and looked it up. Obviously, in his opinion, what was said above was not new, such as using machines, opening more factories, using agriculture as economy, using merchants as latitude, and overhauling railways, and connecting all directions... As long as you have a understanding of the historical situation of the great powers, it is not difficult to write these out.

"In fact, this is the difference between a professional revolutionary, or politician and a practical man." Ah Fa read it very quickly because many contents do not require careful consideration, but his perspective and thinking from Charlie Song are different from his perspective and thinking. "These things are written by revolutionaries or politicians. They have high goals and optimistic prospects, but they are encouragement and publicity. But to achieve them, they need specific and meticulous methods, and they need hard work by doers of various professions and expertise. More importantly, they need huge amounts of funds. May I ask, where does the funds come from?"

"I don't deny the role of a practical man, but without lofty ideals, how can I have a direction and motivation to move forward?" Charlie Song was a little disappointed because he didn't see Ah Fa ecstatic and praised him, but he still explained patiently: "Revolution requires Beichen, and now it has it. People with ambition naturally have to follow him, support him, support him, and work hard for the ultimate goal."

People in an era have the characteristics of an era, that is, their thinking patterns and ideological theories are different. Afa is naturally no exception. The most prominent manifestation is that he respects but does not believe in authority. Moreover, the so-called revolutionary Beichen theories are neither novel nor specific to Afa, and lacks attractiveness.

"Since Charlie does not deny the role of a practical worker, I will try to be one of them first!" Ah Fa said with a smile: "Argument is unnecessary, there is always time to prove who is right and who is wrong. Right, today I want to discuss something with Charlie. Simply put, I want to open a newspaper and ask Charlie's Huamei Printing Factory to undertake the printing."

Seeing that Ah Fa changed the subject, Charlie Song couldn't continue. Moreover, although Ah Fa did not have a clear promise, he did not have obvious objections, and he left all these books, which seemed to be something that could be fought for.
Chapter completed!