The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

  The people present here are all learned people, and Zhou Hexuan is the most scumbag.

  First, let’s talk about Zhao Yuanren. This gentleman majored in physics as an undergraduate, and also received a Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard. He also studied mathematics and music.

  Last year, Zhao Yuan was appointed as a teacher at Tsinghua University. The courses he taught include: mathematics, physics, linguistics, modern dialects, Chinese rhythm, Chinese musical notation and Western music appreciation. He teaches seven subjects by himself, just ask if you are afraid!

   By the way, Zhao Yuanren was later known as the "Father of Chinese Modern Linguistics" and made outstanding contributions to the promotion of Mandarin (Mandarin), and many linguists in New China were his students. That famous tongue twister was compiled by Zhao Yuanren: Shishi Shishi, a poet of the stone room, eats a lion, and swears to eat ten lions. It is always appropriate to see the lion in the city. At ten o'clock, the ten lions are suitable for the city...

  Wu Mi's research focuses on literature, including Chinese literature and Western literature. Not sure about his academic achievements, just remember the students he taught: Qian Zhongshu, Ji Xianlin, and Cao Yu.

   As for Liang Qichao, Chen Yinke and Wang Guowei, these three have a common feature, that is, they are proficient in historical research.

   After three rounds of wine, the topic of discussion naturally turned to history.

  Liang Qichao praised: "Ming Cheng's "Rise of Great Powers", what I admire most is its method of narrating history, which covers politics, economy, culture, science, and geography. This is the future development direction of historical research."

   "It's hard," Chen Yinke shook his head and said, "It's too difficult to collect data. It's too hard to rely on individuals alone, so it's better to have the state promote it."

   Wang Guowei asked curiously: "Mingcheng, the book "Rise of Great Powers" contains very detailed data, how did you get it?"

   Liang Qichao also looked at Zhou Hexuan: "Yeah, the details of the "Rise of the Great Powers" information are amazing, it took a lot of effort, right?"

Zhou Hexuan came to lie with his mouth open: "I have lived in Nanyang since I was a child. After my family passed away, I traveled around the world. Everywhere I go, I am bound to be familiar with local customs and culture, understand their historical legends, and do everything possible to infiltrate the library to search for historical materials. "The Rise of Great Powers" The content in "I spent ten years collecting and sorting out."

   As soon as these words came out, everyone was in awe.

  Wu Mi praised: "Ming Cheng's academic attitude makes me admire."

   "Sharpen a sword for the past ten years and become a master of the three!" Liang Suming said with a toast.

   Zhao Yuanren said with a smile: "Shouming, don't you believe in Buddhism? Can you drink too?"

  Liang Suming laughed and said: "What I believe in now is education for national salvation and pragmatism."

  Liang Qichao valued Zhou Hexuan very much, and took the opportunity to say: "Mingcheng's "Rise of a Great Power" is about to be published, why don't you all write a preface to his masterpiece."

   "It's no problem." Chen Yinke agreed immediately, and others also agreed.

   Zhou Hexuan is so cool in his heart, with Liang Qichao, Zhao Yuanren, Wang Guowei, Chen Yinke, Liang Suming and Wu Mi doing the preface, this is too much of a face! In a few decades, when new readers open the title page, the name of the author of the preface will be shocking.

   Wu Mi said: "The Rise of the Great Powers will be well-known both at home and abroad as soon as it comes out, and it will become the best-selling historical work at the moment."

   Zhou Hexuan joked: "I don't dare to steal the limelight of Professor Zhang Jingsheng."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

   After saying this, everyone here can't help but laugh.

  To talk about the best-selling book at the moment, it is the "History of Sex" edited by Zhang Jingsheng.

   "Sexual History" contains twelve authentic sexual experiences, all of which are submitted by college students. The content includes ignorant sexual enlightenment, adolescence restlessness, and self (harmonious) comfort. The plot includes cheating, peeping, looking for a lady, and so on.

   After each article, Zhang Jingsheng also wrote comments for it, and even put forward the idea of ​​women's "third water" (chao spray).

  This book was published in May this year, and it quickly swept across the country. Every time it caused a sensation and snapped up, it was really a crowd of viewers.

   It’s just that Zhang Jingsheng was a bit tragic. His dignified professor at Peking University was regarded as a “big yin bug” and had to resign and leave the school, and local governments began to ban and confiscate this book.

   Everyone discussed "Sexual History", and Zhao Yuanren suddenly asked: "Mingcheng, you live abroad all the year round, why do you speak Mandarin so standardly?"

"My ancestral home is Zhili, and I have spoken northern dialect since I was a child, and I have studied it after returning to China," Zhou Hexuan said, taking out the manuscript from his briefcase, "I have one more important thing to do when I come to Peiping this time. It is to meet Ren Kecheng, director of education, and I hope he can help popularize my Mandarin phonetic method."

   "I didn't expect Mingcheng to also have attainments in linguistics." Zhao Yuanren said in surprise, and quickly took over the set of Hanyu Pinyin drafts to study.

   Zhou Hexuan explained in detail: "My phonetic scheme uses the Latin alphabet, which is divided into initials and finals, plus four tones."

   Liang Qichao frowned and asked, "Mingcheng also tends to abolish Chinese characters?"

   Today’s academic research on pinyin and simplified Chinese characters is not aimed at reducing the illiteracy rate and making Chinese characters easy to learn and use, but in the direction of abolishing Chinese characters. Zhou Hexuan hurriedly explained: "I made this Hanyu Pinyin plan not to abolish Chinese characters, but to promote Chinese characters. It is only an auxiliary tool to make it easier and faster for children to learn Chinese characters."

   "And such things?" Wang Guowei didn't believe it. He believed that any Romanized alphabet and new Chinese characters belonged to the evil way.

  Who is Zhao Yuanren?

   The founder of Chinese language science and the father of Chinese linguistics.

   He figured out the Hanyu Pinyin scheme in just over ten minutes. He kept talking, and soon he dipped his fingers in the wine and wrote down his name in Pinyin: zhào, yuán, rèn on the dining table.

   "Ha, good idea!" Zhao Yuanren clapped and cheered.

  Liang Qichao asked: "Is this method feasible?"

   Zhao Yuanren said happily: "It is simpler and more practical than the popular Roman pinyin. If this pinyin scheme can be promoted, it will greatly help literacy and literacy."

   "Really so good?" Wang Guowei still didn't believe it.

   "It's good or good, but unfortunately it's difficult to implement." Zhao Yuanren said with a sigh.

   Zhou Hexuan puzzled: "Why?"

Zhao Yuanren explained in detail: "In order to implement the standard Mandarin, the government has set up a 'Mandarin Unification Preparatory Committee', which has been going on for seven years. Scholars across the country have put in a lot of effort to verify pronunciation, simplify Chinese characters, standardize Roman pinyin, and edit Mandarin dictionaries. Hard work. Ren Kecheng has just become the head of education, and he also wants to do something. He just convened a meeting not long ago, and has decided to promulgate the "Mandarin Alphabet Pinyin Law" in the near future. Mingcheng, your pinyin plan is wonderful, but it is absolutely perfect. It is impossible to obtain approval from the Ministry of Education.”

   Zhou Hexuan was silent, he understood what Zhao Yuanren meant.

  If the Ministry of Education approves and promotes Zhou Hexuan's pinyin plan, it would be tantamount to denying the achievements of scholars across the country over the years. How could the head of education do something that offends people?

   Without the support of a unified, iron-fisted government, this phonetic scheme would never have been implemented.

   Seeing Zhou Hexuan's disappointed expression, Zhao Yuanren comforted: "Mingcheng, you don't have to be discouraged. I can discuss your pinyin plan at the 'Mandarin Unification Preparatory Meeting', and I believe everyone knows what it is."

   "Hopefully." Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly, he didn't hold any hope for this.