Chapter 1114： Alternation of new and old

On the day the rocket was launched, the foolish people gathered outside Xi'an and bowed and prayed for God's forgiveness.

Government law enforcement officers advised that they were beaten by unsophisticated people.

This is a very small episode on the launch day of the rocket, but Chen Wenchao, the newly appointed minister of the Ministry of Education, is ready to seize this opportunity to do a big job.

As a Chen Wenchao who has received a new-style education, he hates the feudal superstitions in society.

Because there are some feudal customs, they have played a huge obstacle to the development of society.

For example, when building trains and railways, Diao Min often encountered Diao Min saying that the railway would destroy the local Fengshui dragon vein, and refused to agree.

Even if the government builds it forcibly, from time to time there will be people going to the railway to cause damage, forcing the government to increase the number of patrols on the railway line, adding a lot of expenditure out of thin air.

At the same time, it was a waste of human resources. These adult men can go to the factory to grow products. It doesn't make much sense to wander around the railway line.

Another example is that some folks who are born with diseases do not adopt scientific treatment methods, but instead believe that some magic sticks use runes and some strange treatment methods.

This is a great risk to human life, and tragedies happen from time to time.

Although there are not too many cases of such tragedies in one place, it is a terrible number that has accumulated globally.

Chen Wenliao did not conduct detailed investigations and statistics. He could only estimate the records of a few places and came to the conclusion that at least 10,000 people died of superstition every year in the world.

There are tens of thousands of people, and the court can't ignore it.

You know, the current total population of Dahua, that is, the total population of the world, is only 1.25 billion.

Ten thousand people are almost one in 100,000.

In addition to other causes of death such as old age, traffic accidents, illness deaths, and overwork deaths, many people in Dahua died early.

Had it not been for the terrible birth rate of Dahua, the population would not have grown much.

In short, the court cannot give up on these young people.

Since then, Chen Wen wrote a letter, and proposed to break feudal superstitions and ban backward customs.

It seems to be a trivial matter, but it has caused a lot of controversy in the court.

In particular, the banning of backward customs has been strongly opposed by some officials.

Customs are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Whether they fall behind or not, they cannot be banned or changed rashly, otherwise they will easily arouse popular anger.

It's like Dorgon's haircut order.

No matter how they fought before, people in the Jiangnan area did not resist.

Once they want to change the customs and cultural traditions of the people, the people immediately quit, and even fight with their lives.

Minister Liu Dahua resolutely opposed change, and he hoped that stability would be the top priority in the world.

It is good to develop steadily as it is now. The lives of the people and the rich are getting better, and there is no need to be so radical.

His claim is defined as conservatism.

Chen Wenchao is defined as radicalism.

The two groups started a fierce debate in the DPRK, and in the end they almost turned into a party fight.

At first, Wu Changqing watched the performance of both sides silently.

In his view, conservatism has the advantages of conservatism, and radicalism also has the advantages of radicalism.

This is a very complicated issue, and one cannot simply say who is good and who is bad.

At this time, the leader's preference becomes a very important factor.

Wu Changqing is partial to radicalism, and he is not satisfied with his current achievements.

What's more, as a traverser of later generations, he also particularly hates those feudal superstitions and backward customs.

In his opinion, those fortune-tellers on the street and those who watch Feng Shui are just a bunch of moths.

They can't create any value for this world, but they have to constantly consume food and materials, which is even more powerful than the government.

When the government collects taxes, it still needs to create a prosperous and stable world for the people, and it also needs to provide all kinds of security protection for the people, so that the people can pay taxes willingly.

And those feng shui masters lied on a mouth to cheat everywhere.

If there is really any feng shui treasure in this world, what more work needs to be done to move the ancestral graves of the people of the world there, and then everyone will lie down and wait for the world to lose food.

There are also some backward customs, such as extravagant weddings and funerals.

Marriage is certainly a happy event and should be celebrated.

However, if the intensity of the celebration exceeds the tolerance of the two families, and many years of hard work are required in exchange for this moment of glory, then it is very unnecessary.

In some areas in the south of the Yangtze River, the extravagance and waste of marriages are serious, and the comparison psychology is serious.

Under this kind of custom, some families who were originally unwilling to be extravagant and wasteful have to follow the trend due to the pressure of speech.

People are always social animals, and it is especially important to get the approval of other people.

There are more solemn funerals, but it is hard to say.

Don't treat the elderly a little bit better before they are alive, and let them suffer all the time. They can't enjoy it after death, but their children spend a lot of money on funerals, which shows that they are very conscientious.

"Some people are getting old, they have lost a lot of energy, and have no enterprising spirit, they can no longer keep up with this era. And this kind of people who can't keep up with me can only be eliminated by the times. Some people should go home for retirement. "

Wu Changqing said when he summoned Chen Wen to chat.

His remarks showed his attitude, to purge some conservatives, and to retire some elderly people in North Korea.

Some old people in North Korea have changed, just like Liu Dahua.

The former Liu Dahua was also passionate and full of adventurous spirit. He decisively took refuge when Wu Changqing had just won Nanjing. At that time, the most powerful people in the Central Plains were Manchu and Nanming.

After that, Liu Dahua also actively responded to various new reforms and rushed to the forefront.

Then, he rushed all the way to the position of Minister of Land and Resources and Cabinet Minister.

At the age of sixty-five, he is nowhere to be promoted.

Therefore, Liu Dahua's mentality has completely changed. He just wants the country to develop in a stable and stable manner, and not to be troublesome, so that he can continue to live a leisurely life and take care of his life.

In contrast, the young officials below him are full of enterprising spirit.

They are still young and relatively inferior, and they all want to climb up.

And if you want to climb up, you must either do your own merits, or drive off the bad old man above.

Otherwise, there is no other way.

But now, the reform to break away from superstition can do exactly these two points.

It can not only contribute to the reform, but also drive some bad old men back home to provide for the elderly in this reform.

For them, this reform is extremely wonderful.

"The minister follows the decree."

With Wu Changqing's Shangfang Sword, Chen Wenchao can let go of his hands and feet and have a big fight.