The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

  Xiamen, Old Taigu Wharf.

  Lu Xun got off the ship carrying the box and saw Lin Yutang waving at him from a distance.

   "Yucai, it's time to wait for you." Lin Yutang happily greeted him.

  Lu Xun raised his sleeves and wiped his sweat, complaining, "The weather in Xiamen is so hot, it's just this morning, and my vest is sweaty."

   "You'll get used to it after staying a few more days," Lin Yutang said with a smile, "Let's go, I'll take you to school."

  Lin Yutang and Lu Xun have been friends for many years, and they haven’t fallen out yet. Lu Xun was recommended by Lin Yutang to come to Xiamen University.

  The two walked on the pier for more than ten minutes, and there were densely packed small sampans parked in front of them. Lin Yutang took the lead in boarding the boat, turned around and said to Lu Xun, "Come up and settle down carefully."

  Lu Xun was used to sitting on awning boats since he was a child. He stepped on the sampan very easily and stably, and asked curiously: "How can I sit on this, isn't Xiamen University in the city?"

   "On the beach." Lin Yutang explained.

   The boatman started the boat swiftly, and after a while, he could vaguely see a deserted beach and a row of bungalows on the deserted beach. Lu Xun had a feeling of being tricked and asked, "Is this Xiamen University?"

  Lin Yutang said with a smile: "The faculty dormitory has not yet been built. The school has arranged for you to temporarily live in the showroom of the National College. It is on the third floor, which is very suitable for overlooking the scenery, and you can see Gulangyu in the distance."

   It has been seven years since Xiamen University was founded, but it was officially opened five years ago. The teaching buildings and dormitories are still under construction one after another. Now that the students are on holiday, there is no sound of reading in the school, just like a large construction site isolated from the world.

  Lu Xun followed Lin Yutang to the showroom of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The bed had already been prepared. He put down his luggage and felt a little bored, so he went to the window and looked at it from afar.

   At this time, Gulangyu Island has been reduced to the commons 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 looked very depressed. He had a very bad impression of this place. This bad impression prompted him to leave Xiamen after four months.

  Lin Yutang walked over and said, "The library and the newspaper reading room are always open, and there are still some teachers and students who have not left the school. You can go and contact them."

   "Alright."

  Lu Xun took another look at the public concession of Gulangyu Island, turned around and followed Lin Yutang to the newspaper reading room.

   The two of them slowed down and pushed the door into the reading room they thought was quiet, but at this moment someone was talking loudly. I saw a student standing on the table, holding a newspaper and reciting passionately: "...I have a dream. I dream of one day. Every province, every state and every village in China will become a lot of high-rise buildings. , a civilized world with factories everywhere... We are free, we are stronger, we are richer, we no longer bear the pain of war, we no longer suffer from poverty. Our children can sit in bright schools and learn the most Advanced cultural knowledge; our children and grandchildren can chat, laugh and drink with foreigners without looking at anyone's face; our country is no longer the object of ridicule, and there is no need to sign humiliating contracts. Any overseas Chinese , you can straighten your 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 as long as it is a Chinese with a conscience, it must be moved, because it expresses everyone's heart.

  Lu Xun only heard the second half, and asked in surprise, "Who wrote this article?"

  Lin Yutang walked over and asked a few questions, and quickly took a copy of the "Declaration" from the newspaper shelf, handed it to Lu Xun and said, "It's Zhou Hexuan's speech on the train."

   "Hehe, Shenbao also published patriotic articles?" Lu Xun laughed disdainfully. He never subscribed to Shenbao, not because the newspaper could not be bought in Peiping, but because he thought Shenbao was too philistine.

   "Declaration" took a commercial route, and the number of pages in the newspaper kept increasing, and it got a thick stack in his hand. In addition, there is no price increase for the amount, and each copy is only sold for 3 cents, which is far lower than the 3 cents and 6 cents of the "News". 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 annoyed by this. In their opinion, Shenbao is a pile of useless advertising paper, and if you want to read the news, you can only find it in the cracks of advertisements.

   "Mr. Zhou said it very well, we should do our best, work hard and sacrifice to realize the great dream of all Chinese people!" a student shouted.

   "Study hard and realize your dreams!"

   "Down with the foreign powers and make China prosperous!"

  “…”

  The students shouted slogans, but Lu Xun and Lin Yutang left the newspaper room and read silently in the aisle.

After a long time, Lin Yutang sighed and quietly returned the newspaper. Lu Xun lit a cigarette and smoked, silent, wondering what he was thinking.

  …

   "Declaration" has a wide distribution area, with branches in more than 20 cities across the country, and even overseas areas such as Singapore have distribution points.

   Sichuan Provincial Government.

   Li Zongwu, who had just served as the editorial committee member of the provincial government, walked into the office wearing a long gown. He came to his office, made a cup of tea, stuck a cigarette on his mouth, and started reading the newspaper leisurely.

   There are seven newspapers, the top of which is the local Sichuan Huaxi Daily. Li Zongwu quickly browsed one by one, and read it carefully when he was interested, and soon read the "Declaration" - I have a dream.

  Li Zongwu read the entire chapter, shook his head and smiled bitterly to himself: "Dream? I don't have a dream yet, but unfortunately I can only dream about it (daydreaming)."

   He soon saw the small characters in the frame at the back, which was an introduction to Zhou Hexuan: Zhou Hexuan, a native of Zhili, was born in China, grew up in the South and swam in the West. He once wrote the book "The Rise of Great Powers", explaining the rise and fall of great powers. Recently, the China Hope Education Foundation was established, dedicated to basic free education.

   "Hope Education Foundation? This name sounds familiar." Li Zongwu hurriedly rummaged through the old newspapers in the corner, and quickly found the foundation's recruitment notice from the outdated "Newspaper".

  Li Zongwu's famous work is "Thick Black Studies", and believes that successful people at home and abroad in ancient and modern times are nothing more than "thick-skinned and dark-hearted". But he himself is not thick-skinned, and his heart is not dark. Instead, he is extremely clean and passionate about education. He served as a school inspector and principal in Sichuan Province. Just last year, he led a Sichuan education delegation to inspect the education situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

  Unfortunately, Sichuan has been fighting bad battles, and Li Zongwu's ambition cannot be fulfilled at all.

   After reading the article "I have a dream", and looking at the recruitment notice in the "News", Li Zongwu suddenly had an idea: Is it possible to bring the China Hope Education Association to Sichuan? Build a Sichuan Chapter!

  …

  Beiping, Xishan.

  Hu Yepin looked at the scenery in a depressing mood. Although he has not yet joined the Communist Party, he is an editor of the supplement of the Beijing News.

   Since Zhang Zuolin seized the "Beijing News" and frantically arrested the red elements, Hu Yepin not only lost his job, but also had the risk of being arrested.

   There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Hu Yebin turned back 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 silently, his mood became extremely heavy, and suddenly got up and said, "Go, let's go to the south, where there is hope for our dreams to come true!"

  …

  Guangzhou, Sun Yat-Sen University.

   Guo Moruo laughed and walked into the teacher's dormitory: "Hahahaha, Yu Wen, the sun is burning your buttocks, you haven't gotten up yet?"

  Yu Dafu rubbed his sleepy eyes and got up from the bed, surprised: "Why did you come to school?"

   "I saw a good article and sent it to you specially." Guo Moruo threw the "Declaration" on Yu Dafu's face and said excitedly, "This article can be used as a northern expedition essay!"

  …

  Heilongjiang, Hulan County.

   Zhang Naiying, who was imprisoned at home after graduating from elementary school, frowned all day in the face of her father's constant pressure to marry. She doesn't want to succumb to feudal marriage, she wants to study, she wants to serve the country!

   Early in the morning, Zhang Naiying slipped into her grandfather's study, picked up a pile of newspapers and ran away.

   Half an hour later, Zhang Naiying stared at the "Declaration" in front of her, silently folded it away, and planned to run away from home.

  …

  Shanghai, a factory.

   A worker leader stood at the door and read aloud to hundreds of workers: "I have a dream..."

  …

   Thanks to the well-established distribution network of Shenbao, "I Have a Dream" quickly spread throughout the country, and Zhou Hexuan once again became a figure among intellectuals.

   The content of this speech is too passionate and sensational, even if you just read it once and listen to a few sentences, it can leave a deep impression on people.

   It doesn't support anyone, it doesn't oppose anyone, it doesn't have a clear political stance, it just shouts from a Chinese perspective. Even some warlords will sigh with emotion when they see it. In the years since, this article has been exploited, spoken in various public venues, all saying they are for the country.

   Even during the Anti-Japanese War, when the government recruited soldiers, this article was printed and distributed again and again as a leaflet.

   For the vast majority of ordinary people, they don't understand "Rise of Great Powers", but they have dreams. Zhou Hexuan is well known to the general public, and it is with the help of "I Have a Dream", which makes him laugh and cry.