Chapter 74 Train Conversation (Part 2)

  "It's hard to expect everyone to be a saint. At least I admit that I'm not capable of it, when I'm extremely hungry, I might really think of ways to steal some food, at least not let myself starve to death."

  Liang Sanping's words brought a burst of laughter from the people present. Liang Sanping continued with a smile: "What I'm doing now is to try my best to make the people around me, those I can help, rich first, at least able to eat their fill and wear warm clothes."

  "I think it should be this way first, and then talk about the issue of faith. Having only faith but not being able to fill one's stomach is definitely not right, and this is also definitely not the doctrine we adhere to."

  "In ancient China, there was a story called 'Nan Ju Bei Qi'. From the book 'Yanzi Chunqiu·Neipian Zaxia', it says: 'If the tangerine is grown in Huainan, it becomes a tangerine; if it is grown in Huabei, it becomes a trifoliate orange. The leaves are similar, but the taste is different. Why is this so? It's because of the difference in water and soil.'"

  "This story says that the orange tree growing south of the Huai River is an orange tree, but growing north of the Huai River becomes a trifoliate orange tree. Their leaves are similar, but the taste of their fruits is completely different. Why is this? It's because the water and soil in different places are not the same."

  After a pause, Liang Sanping said to the two experts: "You two came to China back then and saw our struggle with the National Government. But I don't know if you've noticed that our struggle with the National Government is completely different from the struggle between the Soviet Union and the Tsar at that time."

  "On the Soviet side, it was based on the army and workers. Launched urban struggle. Our struggle, however, was to surround the city with the countryside. In rural areas, among the vast peasant masses, we spread our faith. Finally completed the struggle and won the victory."

  "Nan ju bei zi, this is the principle. We cannot simply copy any book or previously successful opinions without modification and use them blindly. Because every country, every region has different situations, we need to base our struggle on local environment, local culture, local traditions."

  "In the past, we have suffered from blindly launching struggles and blindly carrying out struggles in cities where there were originally not many in China. This made us suffer a great deal of loss, but later we corrected it. Then, by implementing the strategy of 'rural areas surrounding cities' in a way that suited local conditions, we ultimately achieved success."

  Obviously, Yang Zao and Han Chun were attracted by Liang Sanping's words. But to their surprise, they took out their own notebooks and pens, ready to record what Liang Sanping had said.

  In fact, the two elderly people have been very puzzled. They thought they came to China for their own faith, but now what can be seen is that their faith seems to be collapsing at a visible speed.

  This made them doubt themselves at one point, wondering if their faith was gone. But today, Liang Sanping's words made them feel refreshed and enlightened.

  "I think our faith is the same. What are we fundamentally believing in? Definitely not poverty, but that everyone has a job to do and all exploitation is eliminated."

  "We have been working hard on this, but our efforts seem to have had little effect so far. Our creed is absolutely not to make the common people poor, and since it's not, yet the common people remain poor all the time. This shows that there must be a problem with our way of doing things."

  "What to do with the problem? One word: change!" However, Liang Sanping said firmly to the two old men, "If one road is impassable, then we must take another road."

  "No matter how we change or reform, we must adhere to our beliefs and clarify our goals. Next is to achieve our objectives."

  Li Sanping smiled and said to the two elderly men, "The road is walked step by step, and meals are eaten mouthful by mouthful. We can't eat a big fat man in one bite, so what we need to do first is make the common people rich."

  "The common people have become rich, and only then are we qualified to talk about other things. Otherwise, what can we use to talk?!"

  But then Liang Sanping said, "What I am doing now is to hope that the common people can eat their fill. Then they can earn some money. Only after that, we can discuss how to gradually realize our beliefs under current circumstances."

  Liang Sanping said this, stood up and exercised his muscles. Having been sitting on the train for a long time, Liang Sanping also felt that all his bones were rusty. As he moved, they creaked and crackled.

  At this time, Yang Zao and Han Chun, as well as the other staff members, seemed to have lost their desire to speak. Everyone was bowing their heads in contemplation of Liang Sanping's words.

  Liang Sanping's words were extremely bold at the time. Before the top leaders had made a final judgment on reform, his words were strictly speaking, extremely taboo.

  But Liang Sanping did not regret it, even if he was exposed and made a big deal of it. Because he knew more clearly than anyone else that the era was about to pass.

  The next thing will be the era of a surging tide of reform. Mu Shan and Lan Cheng were left in the Imperial Capital, it was just such a signal. Liang Sanping absolutely believed that the pilot reform area would soon be put on the agenda.

  Although Mu Shan didn't say it, it's clear that he and Lan Cheng will inevitably be drawn into this. It's even possible that Mu Shan will hold a key position in that trial.

  The train was rumbling along, and Yang Zao and Han Chun's interest in Liang Sanping, this young man, grew greater. Except for some rest time, they would always find Liang Sanping to chat about something.

  These conversations, from astronomy and geography to politics and economics, covered everything. Liang Sanping was now more grateful than ever to Professor Liu Lao, for if it weren't for this teacher forcing him to learn some classical Chinese, he wouldn't have also read some economics-related materials with Xia Zhendong.

  He would be tongue-tied under the questioning of these two old men. Of course, this is also thanks to Liang Sanping's efforts in his previous life. After all, Old Liang was one of the first people in the agricultural reclamation system to obtain a "professional manager" qualification certificate back then.

  Systematic learning about economics, sociology and marketing is required, otherwise it would be just a cramming of words for this period of time.

  Finally arrived in Guangzhou, Liang Sanping felt physically and mentally exhausted. Good grief, the two old men had been chatting with him non-stop for over two days.

  Many questions he couldn't answer casually, and only after careful consideration could he respond to the two old men. Several times, Liang Sanping almost revealed his identity as a time-traveler.

  If it wasn't for him braking in time, who knows, he might have really revealed his identity as a time-traveler. Of course, at this point, nobody would have believed him anyway.

  But who dares guarantee that no one will be curious and report it?! Liang Sanping doesn't want to be caught and dissected for research...

  After taking the train for several days, then transferring to a car and ferry. It wasn't until we arrived at Qiongzhou Port that we were able to sleep off our dizziness for a night, and it wasn't until the next day that we returned to Jianghai Farm under the escort of a vehicle arranged by Nongken.

  Liang Sanping returned to Bao Ting and looked at the familiar mountains and rivers, his heart almost bursting with excitement and tears. In essence, Old Liang was not a person who liked going out.

  More often than not, he would rather get up early to work in the vegetable garden. At noon, he would chat and drink tea with several old professors, including Xia Zhendong.

  Unfortunately, he is now definitely unable to do so. The production base of Jianghai Farm is waiting for him to return and do other work...

  "This is the change in the white partition disease stage over a period of time, huh... This is the effect of using Triazolone. You organize all these things, and! This is the test report that I and Old Huang have organized over this period of time, you little guy also has to finish reading it."

  Liang Sanping had just returned to Jianghai Farm, and before he could even catch his breath, Professor Liu caught up with him. A stack of documents and experiment reports were thrown into his hands.

  Looking at Professor Liu's black face, Comrade Liang opened his mouth but ultimately didn't dare say anything. With a sorrowful face, he took over these files.

  Xia Zhendong couldn't stop laughing as he watched, until Professor Liu glared at him and he finally stopped. But the way he was stifling his laughter made him look even more detestable.

  "The project must be done, but you can't lose your professionalism! Do you know?!" However, Professor Liu scolded with a fierce face, saying to Liang Sanping: "You're young now, and it's not bad to have another skill. Having many skills won't burden you, young people should learn more, see more, and ask more! Do you understand?!"

  "Understood, teacher..." Liang Sanping's eyes welled up with tears, and he nodded vigorously. He knew that Professor Liu and the others were paving the way for their own future, and also finding a way out for themselves.

  Liang Sanping's stall is now too big, and many roads are ones that no one has walked before. The danger in it can only be known by people like Professor Liu who have experienced that chaotic era.

  Professor Liu's approach is to some extent protecting Liang Sanping. In the future, if this path doesn't work out, at least with the knowledge Liang Sanping learned from people like himself, he can still get by in the academy without any issues.

  "Alas... you! You're just too reckless!" Professor Liu said with utmost regret to Liang Sanping: "You were doing well in your studies, why take such a big risk?! Look at the mess you've gotten yourself into now. Do you think you can handle it if something goes wrong?!"

  Xia Zhendong didn't say anything after hearing this. Although they were on the island of Qing, they still had some understanding of things outside. This time, Liang Sanping could be said to have made a name for himself in the imperial capital.

  A small agricultural technician in the imperial capital has been given a famous name. This is absolutely not a good thing.

  "If it is beneficial to the country, can one avoid seeking good fortune and avoiding calamity?" Liang Sanping fell silent for a while before speaking to Xia Zhendong and Professor Liu.

  "Man must always be doing something. We do things in order to live up to heaven, earth and our parents, and to satisfy our sense of responsibility and conscience. As for the rest, we dare not ask."

  "Now I have the ability, I can do something for the people of Qiong Island, Nongken and Baoting. So why don't I? If I retreat because of my own concerns, then what am I?"