Lu Xun walked off the ship carrying the box and saw Lin Yutang waving to him from a distance.
"Yucai, I've waited for you." Lin Yutang happily greeted him.
Lu Xun raised his sleeves to wipe his sweat and complained: "The weather in Xiamen is so hot. It's only this morning and it's so hot that my vest is covered with sweat."
"You'll get used to it if you stay a few more days," Lin Yutang said with a smile, "Come on, I'll take you to school."
Lin Yutang and Lu Xun have been friends for many years. They have not fallen out yet. Lu Xun was recommended by Lin Yutang to come to Xiamen University.
The two of them walked on the pier for more than ten minutes, and there were a lot of small sampans docked in front of them. Lin Yutang was the first to board the boat, and turned back to Lu Xun and said: "Come on, be careful where you land."
Lu Xun was accustomed to riding on awning boats since he was a child. He stepped onto the sampan very easily and steadily. He asked curiously: "Why do you ride on this? Isn't Xiamen University in the city?"
"On the beach." Lin Yutang explained.
The boatman quickly maneuvered the boat and set sail. Not long after sailing, he could vaguely see a deserted beach and a row of bungalows on the deserted beach. Lu Xun felt as if he had been cheated and asked: "Is this Xiamen University?"
Lin Yutang smiled and said: "The teachers' dormitory has not been built yet, so the school has arranged for you to stay temporarily in the exhibition room of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is on the third floor. It is very suitable for overlooking the scenery. You can see Gulangyu Island in the distance."
It has been seven years since Xiamen University was founded, but it only officially opened five years ago. Teaching buildings and dormitories are still under construction. Now that students are on vacation, there is no sound of reading in the school, and it is like an isolated place.
Big construction site.
Lu Xun followed Lin Yutang to the showroom of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The bed and bed had already been prepared. He put down his luggage and felt a little stuffy, so he went to the window and looked into the distance.
At this time, Gulangyu Island has been reduced to a common land of all nations. The island is full of Western-style buildings. Only the ruins of Zheng Chenggong can still find a trace of China. Lu Xun felt extremely depressed when he saw it. He had a very bad impression of this place. This was not good.
The impression prompted him to leave Xiamen four months later.
Lin Yutang came over and said: "The library and newspaper reading room are always open, and there are still some teachers and students who have not left school. You can go and get in touch with them."
"That's fine."
Lu Xun took another look at the public concession on Gulangyu Island, then turned around and followed Lin Yutang to the newspaper reading room.
The two slowed down and pushed open the door. They thought the newspaper reading room was quiet, but at this moment someone was actually saying something loudly. They saw a student standing on the table, holding a newspaper and reciting passionately: "...I have a
Dream. Dream that one day, every province, every state, county and every village in China will become a civilized world with tall buildings and factories everywhere... We are free, we are strong, we are rich, we are no longer
Bearing the pain of war, we no longer bear the misfortune of poverty. Our children can sit in bright schools and learn the most advanced cultural knowledge; our descendants can talk, laugh and drink with foreigners without looking at anyone's
Face; Our country is no longer an object of ridicule, and we no longer need to sign humiliating contracts. Any overseas Chinese can straighten his back and shout loudly: I am Chinese! I have a dream...
…”
A dozen students gathered together and looked up at the classmate who was reciting, with tears in their eyes.
"I Have a Dream" is so contagious that any Chinese who still has a conscience will be moved by it, because it expresses everyone's aspirations.
Lu Xun only heard the second half and asked in surprise: "Who wrote this article?"
Lin Yutang walked over and asked a few questions, then quickly took a copy of "Declaration" from the newspaper rack, handed it to Lu Xun and said, "This is Zhou Hexuan's speech on the train."
"Haha, "Shen Shen" also publishes patriotic articles?" Lu Xun laughed disdainfully. He never subscribed to "Shen Shen", not because this newspaper was not available in Peking, but because he thought "Shen Shen" was too philistine.
"Shenbao" takes a commercial route. The number of newspaper pages keeps increasing, and you get a thick stack in your hand. And the price does not increase with the increase in volume. Each copy only costs 3 cents, which is far lower than the 3 cents and 6 cents of "News".
People think it is very beneficial. In fact, the news content has not increased because a large number of pages are printed with advertisements.
Many intellectuals, including Lu Xun, were extremely fed up with this. In their view, Shenbao was just a pile of useless advertising paper. If you want to read news, you can only find it in the advertisements.
"Mr. Zhou said it so well. We should do our best, fight and sacrifice, and realize the great dream of all Chinese people!" a student shouted.
"Study hard and realize your dreams!"
"Down with the great powers, make China prosperous and strong!"
"..."
The students shouted slogans, but Lu Xun and Lin Yutang exited the reading room and began reading silently in the corridor.
After a long time, Lin Yutang sighed and quietly returned the newspaper. Lu Xun lit a cigarette and started smoking, silent and speechless, not knowing what he was thinking.
…
"Declaration" has a wide distribution area, with branches in more than 20 cities across the country, and even has distribution points in overseas regions such as Singapore.
Sichuan Provincial Government.
Li Zongwu, who had just served as the editorial committee member of the provincial government not long ago, walked into the office wearing a long gown. He came to his office, made a cup of tea, put a cigarette in his mouth, and started reading the newspaper leisurely.
There were seven newspapers, and the top one was Sichuan's local "West China Daily". Li Zongwu browsed each one quickly, and only read carefully when he encountered those he was interested in. Soon he read "Declaration" - I Have a Dream.
Li Zongwu read the entire article, shook his head and smiled bitterly and said to himself: "Dream? I don't have a dream yet, but it's a pity that I can only daydream."
He soon saw the small print in the back frame, which was an introduction to Zhou Hexuan: Zhou Hexuan, a Zhili man, was born in China, grew up in Southeast Asia, and traveled in the West. He once wrote the book "The Rise of Great Powers", which tells the story of the rise and fall of great powers.
Recently, the China Hope Education Foundation was established to devote itself to basic free education.
"Hope Education Foundation? This name sounds familiar." Li Zongwu quickly rummaged through the old newspapers in the corner and quickly found the foundation's recruitment notice from the expired "News".
Li Zongwu's famous work is "Houhei Xue", which believes that successful people in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, are nothing more than "thick-skinned and dark-hearted". But he himself is neither thick-skinned nor dark-hearted. Instead, he is extremely honest and passionate about education. He should be
He has served as a school inspector in Sichuan Province and also served as a principal. Just last year, he led a Sichuan education inspection team to inspect the education situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
It's a pity that Sichuan has been fighting bad wars, and Li Zongwu's ambitions can't be realized at all.
After reading the article "I Have a Dream" and the recruitment notice in the "News", Li Zongwu suddenly came up with an idea: Can we bring the China Hope Education Association to Sichuan? Establish a Sichuan branch!
…
Beiping, Xishan.
Hu Yepin looked at the scenery with a depressed mood. Although he had not yet joined the Communist Party, he served as editor of the Beijing News supplement.
Since Zhang Zuolin closed down the "Beijing News" and frantically arrested red elements, Hu Yepin not only lost his job, but also faced the risk of being arrested, and has been living in seclusion these days.
There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Hu Yepin turned around and smiled: "Are you here?"
"Chongxuan, look at this." His wife Ding Ling came to him, holding a "Declaration" in her hand.
Hu Yepin finished reading in silence, his mood became extremely heavy, and he suddenly stood up and said: "Let's go to the south, where we can have hope of realizing our dreams!"
…
Guangzhou, Sun Yat-sen University.
Guo Moruo laughed and walked into the teacher's dormitory: "Hahahaha, Yu Wen, the sun is shining on your butt, and you haven't gotten up yet?"
Yu Dafu got up from the bed, rubbing his sleepy eyes, and asked in surprise: "Why did you come to school?"
"I saw a good article and sent it to you specially," Guo Moruo threw the "Declaration" in Yu Dafu's face and said excitedly, "This article can definitely be used as a message for the Northern Expedition!"
…
Heilongjiang, Hulan County.
Zhang Naiying, who graduated from elementary school and was imprisoned at home, faced her father's constant pressure to get married, and she was frowning all day long. She did not want to succumb to feudal marriage, she wanted to study, and she wanted to serve the country!
Early in the morning, Zhang Naiying sneaked into her grandfather's study, picked up a pile of newspapers and ran away.
Half an hour passed, Zhang Naiying stared at the "Declaration" in front of her, silently folded it and put it away, and she planned to run away from home.
…
Shanghai, a factory.
A labor leader stood at the door and read aloud to hundreds of workers: "I have a dream..."
…
Thanks to the comprehensive distribution network of "Shenbao", "I Have a Dream" quickly spread throughout the country, and Zhou Hexuan once again became a influential figure among intellectuals.
The content of this speech is so passionate and sensational that even if you only read it once or listen to a few sentences, it will leave a deep impression on people.
It does not support anyone or oppose anyone. It does not have a clear political stance. It just makes a cry from a Chinese perspective. Even some warlords will sigh after reading it. In the years to come, this article has been
People use it to speak in various public places, and everyone says that they are doing it for the country.
Even during the Anti-Japanese War, the government printed and distributed this article as a leaflet when recruiting troops.
For the majority of ordinary people, they don't understand "The Rise of the Great Powers", but they have dreams. Zhou Hexuan became well-known to the general public precisely through "I Have a Dream", which made him dumbfounded.
