Zhang Yida looked at the cheers and applause in the audience and thought to himself, where is this? Today, I will lick you until you are convinced.
He continued: "Later I found out that my mother's information was wrong, there are very few sandstorms in Beijing anymore.
Since the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan", the area of desertified land in Beijing has been reduced by 372,000 acres. The five major sand hazard areas have been thoroughly controlled, and the land that used to be filled with yellow sand has been covered with green.
Chaobai River and Yongding River, which were once desertification hazard areas, have been transformed into forest parks in the capital, and large sand pits have become oases. Sand and dust weather has also reduced from an average of more than 13 times per year around 2000 to an average of more than 13 times per year in the past two years.
2-3 times.
In fact, it really shouldn’t be New China’s turn to bear the blame for sandstorms.”
This turn of events is a bit big, and it involves the question of who takes the blame.
"Then who should carry it?"
Some students shouted in the audience.
Zhang Yida smiled and said, "The Yuan Dynasty should carry it!"
The Yuan Dynasty is here to take the blame? This pot is a bit big, as it was placed on the heads of the ancients six or seven hundred years ago.
Many students were puzzled, so Zhang Yida began to use his professional knowledge to explain: "Since the Yuan Dynasty, there have been records like "In the land of Youyan Desert, when the wind blows, the sand and dust rise into the sky."
What does it mean?
This shows that the sandstorms in the capital began six to seven hundred years ago.
How was it formed?
The Yuan Dynasty was a political power established by nomadic people and had its capital in the capital for nearly a hundred years.
There are so many cavalry to raise, so naturally they need to be grazed.
If grazing is carried out without restraint, the grass will be eaten up and the land will become desertified.
In the Ming Dynasty, sandstorms became more serious.
"Records of the Ming Dynasty" once described the scene when the sandstorm arrived in the capital as "strong winds and dust, and the sky and the earth were dark".
There was even a proverb circulating in the market at that time: "The sky is always windy, and the earth is dusty everywhere." Tu Long, a talented man from the Ming Dynasty who grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, complained in "A Letter to Friends in Beijing":
"Yan Shi wore a mask and rode a yellow horse. The wind blew up dust all over the road. When he came back and dismounted, his nostrils were as black as smoke. People, horse arrows and sand."
Mr. Lu Xun once described the situation of a sandstorm in his diary: "The wind carries the sand and blows it away, and the sunlight turns cinnamon yellow."
In Lu Xun's eyes, the cinnamon-yellow color originally described the wind and dust in the desert outside the Great Wall, but it became common in the capital. Later, even the sun could not be seen, only the confusion and dimness in front of his eyes.
In Beijing 11 years ago, a total of 330,000 tons of dust fell in one night.
There was even a joke among the people: Liu Bei was going to build a house in the capital, and Zhuge Liang made some calculations and said: Just buy cement, the sand will arrive in Beijing this evening."
The graduates of Peking University in the audience burst out laughing. Zhang Yida quoted classics and used various cases to explain to them the formation and development of sandstorms.
If what Zhang Yida said is true, New China should not take the blame.
Several of Zhang Yida's professional teachers were sitting in the audience, nodding to other teachers who looked at him strangely, with smiles on their faces.
Zhang Yida showed off his historical knowledge at the graduation ceremony, which greatly made them proud.
Several people also discussed quietly:
"It doesn't matter if Yida is an entrepreneurial genius. He doesn't even attend classes, but his professional foundation is still so solid!"
"Look at those teachers, they all envy us for teaching a good student."
"Uh... I think we made a mistake. Zhang Yida doesn't usually come to class, and it's not a secret to other teachers... Are they laughing at us?"
Zhang Yida looked at the crowd of students in the audience and continued: "The problems that have troubled dozens of generations and three dynasties for six to seven hundred years have been solved in our generation.
China is no better than some countries. Although our land area is large, we have a large population and the area suitable for farming is not as good as that of India.
Sometimes we have no choice in order to survive.
Now that the economy has improved, the food and clothing problem has been solved, and many problems left over from history are being solved.
The country is getting better day by day!
Maybe she is not good in this way or that way, but she is always your mother.
Just like the proverb, "A son will never despise his mother's ugliness, and a dog will never despise the family's poverty."
There are some things that even dogs are not qualified to do!”
Well done, the students in the audience applauded.
They had long been dissatisfied with the "Sweet Air Girl", and at the first moment of the incident, they went online to become "the number one person in the eternity" and went on a killing spree...
But their scolding was different from Zhang Yida's scolding.
The influence of the latter is there, and its spread is different from theirs.
If domestic entrepreneurs were to be mobilized to ban Xiangtiannu, it would not be very popular.
“Both the students from Yanyuan and the students from Qingmu next door can be regarded as the proud and pillar talents in the country.”
The students in the audience just smiled faintly. Since they were admitted to this university, they have received too many similar praises.
Even though Internet tycoon Zhang Yida personally praised it, they were not too moved.
Zhang Yida hesitated for a moment. What he said next might bring him great controversy, and the consequences are hard to imagine.
But he decided to speak out anyway, worthy of his Chinese identity.
"We are now the country with the second largest GDP. What is our next goal? If we catch up with Britain, is it time to become more beautiful?"
Zhang Yida looked serious, "It is not enough to surpass GDP alone, we also need to supplement various soft power shortcomings.
We are still lagging behind in fields such as chip semiconductors, medical equipment, biopharmaceuticals, engines, ultra-high-end precision machine tools, industrial robots, etc.
This does not mean that we Chinese must be number one in any field.
But if we want our country and nation to survive well, we need to work harder to fight for every living space.
And this important responsibility falls on our generation."
Similar words, Hao Ping has just said a lot, Zhang Yida did not want to repeat.
"Science has no borders, but scientists have borders."
When the real drama came, Zhang Yida's voice raised an octave.
"In fact, I particularly admire Qian Xuesen and Deng Jiaxian, two old gentlemen, who broke through the shackles and returned to the impoverished motherland.
Without them, perhaps China would be a different place today.
They have completed the mission entrusted to them by the times, and their names will forever be imprinted on this land and shine in China.
Premier Zhou also once said: Study for the rise of China.
Now China's rise has reached a critical juncture, and it is very necessary for everyone to exert more efforts."
Everyone has basically understood what Zhang Yida said.
Are you giving everyone a patriotic education lesson? Are you afraid that everyone will not serve the motherland?
In Zhang Yida's class, 30.85% of people chose to study abroad for further studies.
This group of people had different expressions, some nodded in support and looked excited; others looked displeased and thought this was moral kidnapping;
Others turned their faces aside. They had already made plans to first get an Ivy League degree, then find a job, then naturalize, immigrate, and become a decent middle class person.
However, the latter type of people are always in the minority, and most people still think deeply about it.
Why can such a big entrepreneur as Zhang Yida not respect foreign countries? Doesn’t it mean that it is better to do business abroad?
Zhang Yida said with a smile: "For some high-level talents, it is easier to find jobs overseas and they can find better jobs. This is an indisputable fact.
In addition to money, what about other things? Cultural customs, racial discrimination... Can you integrate into other people's society? I'm afraid not necessarily!
No one is willing to return to the country, and many industries will remain stagnant, resulting in an inability to provide corresponding positions and a brain drain.
This is a vicious cycle!
To break this vicious cycle, someone needs to have the courage to make a "sacrifice."
Didn’t Brother Robin Li make a sacrifice? He gave up a decent middle-class life in the United States and a job on Wall Street, and returned to China to work on development in a hotel."
The audience burst into laughter. Robin Li had indeed made a great sacrifice and became a billionaire.
While everyone is laughing, they will inevitably ponder: If it were you, would you have the courage and determination to take risks like Robin Lee?
"By the way, I'm not saying that you will definitely succeed if you return to China to engage in emerging industries.
Please note: I am not instigating everyone to start a business!
Starting a business involves risks, and everyone needs to evaluate them carefully.
What I mean is that there are many opportunities in emerging industries, and everyone can work hard in this direction."
Zhang Yida turned to look at the school leadership seat again, "In addition, I also call on relevant departments to pay attention to high-tech talents.
Create a better working and living environment for them.
For example: supporting funds and equipment for scientific research, and supporting policies, so that these talents can produce results at home and live very happily at the same time, thus attracting overseas students to return to work in China."
Hao Ping and Lin Jianhua nodded and smiled at Zhang Yida, indicating that they understood and would report to him.
Zhao Erya sat in the audience, looking at Zhang Yida who was on the stage speaking passionately and giving advice, her eyes were full of little stars.
She graduated from the Chinese Department and is more or less an angry youth.
She cannot be attracted to a person who smells like copper. She feels that Zhang Yida has the highest image in her mind at this moment.
"Mr. Chen Pingyuan (a disciple of Zhu Ziqing) once sighed when he saw old photos of the Southwest Associated University: a group of ragged intellectuals, standing majestically between heaven and earth. This should be the image of Mr. Beijing in the eyes of the Chinese people.
No matter where you are in the future, no matter what career you will be engaged in in the future, can you always ask yourself, as Beijing University people, do we still have that kind of awe-inspiring spirit?
Can that kind of spiritual charm, a fulfilling life, "the heart of heaven and earth, the destiny of the people, and the unique learning of the saints" still resonate in our hearts?
Marx once lamented that France does not lack wise people, but it lacks people with backbone.
Today's China also does not lack wise people, but it lacks people with faith.
Recovering faith should start with cultural confidence.
Next, I will take some practical actions in this regard. I am not a person who just talks without practicing.
Everyone's writing skills are good, and when the time comes, whether you praise or criticize them, you can say a few words.
We are all classmates... Ahem, if you really want to spray, please be gentle!"
The students in the audience were amused by Zhang Yida again. I don’t know how many times it was. He was sometimes serious and sometimes funny, which gave them a headache!
Finally, I quote a scholar’s words to my dear classmates.
No matter what China is like, please remember: where you stand is your China; how you are, China will be like; what you are, China will be; if you have light, China will no longer be dark.