The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

All the people here are knowledgeable people, and Zhou Hexuan is the most scumbag.

Let’s talk about Zhao Yuanren first. This gentleman studied physics as an undergraduate, and he also got a Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard, and he also majored in mathematics and music.

Zhao Yuan became a teacher at Tsinghua University last year. The courses he taught include: Mathematics, Physics, Linguistics, Modern Dialects, Chinese Rhythm, Chinese Music Tone, and Western Music Appreciation. He taught seven subjects by himself, just ask if you are afraid!

By the way, Zhao Yuanren was later called the "Father of Modern Chinese Linguistics" and made outstanding contributions to the promotion of Putonghua (Mandarin). Many linguists in New China were his students. That famous tongue twister was compiled by Zhao Yuanren: Shi Shi, a poet in the Shishi, eats lions and swears to eat ten lions. Shi always sees the lion in the market. At ten o'clock, it's time for ten lions and the city...

Wu Mi's research direction is mainly literature, including Chinese literature and Western literature. I don’t know what his academic achievements are, 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 drinking for three rounds, the topic of discussion naturally turned to history.

Liang Qichao praised: "What I appreciate most about Mingcheng's "The Rise of Great Powers" 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 difficult," Chen Yinke shook his head and said, "It's too difficult to collect information. It's really not enough to rely on individuals alone. It's better to have the country to promote it."

Wang Guowei asked quite curiously: "Mingcheng, the book "The Rise of Great Powers" contains very detailed data. How did you master it?"

Liang Qichao also looked at Zhou Hexuan: "That's right, the details of "The Rise of Great Powers" are amazing. Didn't you spend a lot of effort?"

Zhou Hexuan came out with a lie: "I have lived in Nanyang since I was a child, and I have traveled around the world after my family passed away. Everywhere I go, I will be familiar with the local customs and culture, understand their history and legends, and do everything possible to sneak into the library to look up historical materials. "The Rise of a Great Power "The content in "I spent ten years collecting and sorting out."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in awe.

Wu Mi praised: "I admire Mingcheng's attitude towards scholarship."

"Sharpen your sword for the past ten years, and you'll be a three-year-old!" Liang Suming raised his glass.

Zhao Yuanren said with a smile: "Shou Ming, don't you believe in Buddhism? You can also drink alcohol?"

Liang Suming laughed and said, "What I believe in now is education and pragmatism."

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

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

Zhou Hexuan was so happy, Liang Qichao, Zhao Yuanren, Wang Guowei, Chen Yinke, Liang Suming and Wu Mi made the preface, this is too much face! After a few more decades, when new readers turn to the title page, the name of the preface alone will shock people.

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

Zhou Hexuan joked: "I dare not steal the limelight from Professor Zhang Jingsheng."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

With these words, everyone present couldn't help laughing.

In terms of the best-selling book nowadays, it should be "The History of Sexuality" edited by Zhang Jingsheng.

"Sexual History" contains 12 real experiences, and the contributors are all college students. The content includes ignorant sexual enlightenment, adolescence restlessness, and self-consolation.

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

This book was published in May of this year, and it quickly became popular all over the country. Every time it caused a sensation and rushed to buy it, it was really a flood of viewers.

It's just that Zhang Jingsheng was a bit of a tragedy. His dignified professor at Peking University was regarded as a "big slut" and had to resign and leave the school. The governments of various places also began to ban and confiscate this book.

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

"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. He took out the manuscript from his briefcase and said, "I have one more important thing to do when I come to Peiping this time. It is to meet with Ren Kecheng, the Minister of Education, and hope that he can help promote my Mandarin phonetic method."

"Unexpectedly, Mingcheng also has attainments in linguistics." Zhao Yuanren said in surprise, and quickly took over the set of Chinese pinyin drafts and began to study them.

Zhou Hexuan explained in detail: "My pinyin 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 characters is not to reduce the illiteracy rate and make Chinese characters easy to learn and use, but to abolish Chinese characters. Zhou Hexuan quickly explained: "The purpose of making this Chinese Pinyin scheme is not to abolish Chinese characters, but to promote Chinese characters. It is just an auxiliary tool to make it easier and faster for children to learn characters."

"Is there such a thing?" Wang Guowei didn't believe it. He believed that the Roman pinyin and Qieyin new characters belonged to evil ways.

Who is Zhao Yuanren?

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

It only took him more than ten minutes to figure out the Chinese pinyin scheme, and he kept chanting, and soon dipped his fingers in the wine, and wrote the pinyin of his name on the dinner table: zhào, yuán, rèn.

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

Liang Qichao asked, "Is this method feasible?"

Zhao Yuanren said happily: "It is simpler and more practical than the current Roman pinyin. If this pinyin scheme is promoted, it will be of great help to literacy and literacy."

"It's really that good?" Wang Guowei still didn't believe it.

"It's good, but it's a pity that it will be difficult to implement." Zhao Yuanren said with a sigh.

Zhou Hexuan asked puzzled, "Why?"

Zhao Yuanren explained in detail: "In order to promote the standard Mandarin, the government has set up a "Preparatory Committee for the Unification of the Mandarin". It has been seven years since then. Scholars across the country have paid too much for examining the pronunciation, simplifying Chinese characters, standardizing the Roman alphabet, and editing the Mandarin dictionary. Efforts. Ren Kecheng has just become the director of education, and he also wants to make a difference. Not long ago, he called a meeting and decided to promulgate the "Mandarin Alphabet Pinyin Law". It is impossible to obtain the approval of the Ministry of Education."

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

If the Ministry of Education recognizes and promotes Zhou Hexuan's pinyin scheme, it will be tantamount to denying the achievements of scholars across the country over the years. How could the chief education officer do such an offending thing?

Without the support of a unified and iron-fisted government, it is absolutely impossible for this phonetic scheme to be implemented.

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

"I hope." Zhou Hexuan smiled wryly, he didn't have any hope for it.