To commemorate the demise of a country.
Gazing at the statue of the Goddess of Reflection in the distance, for some reason, Zhu Xianhai always felt that he should call her that.
"Miss, you seem to know a lot about history."
Zhu Xianhai took the initiative to chat with the girl next to him. Like most New York girls, she was very fashionable and beautiful. However, unlike the girls he met before, there was no desire in her eyes, the desire to take off her clothes and throw herself into his arms.
"The people of Qin had no time to mourn themselves, but later generations mourned them; if later generations mourned them but did not learn from them, they would also cause later generations to mourn later generations."
After the girl said this, she silently looked into the distance.
“Humanity will not learn from history, but will only repeat history over and over again.”
Zhu Xianhai's answer stunned the girl, and then she looked at him thoughtfully.
"It is rare for Chinese people to quote European philosophers. Many Chinese people think that Chinese civilization is the most advanced civilization in the world, and the others are not worth mentioning."
“Human civilization is the common wealth of all mankind, and Chinese civilization is only a part of human civilization.”
Zhu Xianhai's words came from the bottom of his heart. Of course, this was also because of his different position. After all, the current Ming Dynasty... was the undisputed world overlord, which gave him the confidence to say this.
Zhu Xianhai's answer made the girl look at him in surprise, and then she said.
"You are different from many Imperials."
"What do you mean?"
"The people of the Empire have their own pride, even arrogance. They always look down on others."
Zhu Xianhai felt helpless about the girl's comments. He certainly knew that the Ming Empire was able to maintain an open mind and learn with a humble attitude, but what was the reality?
It's impossible at all, just like the beautiful girl in another world.
The world in their eyes is Da Piaoliang herself. The so-called humility... you must be kidding. When has Da Piaoliang ever been humble? As for the broad mind, whether they have that mind or not, it does not prevent talents from all over the world from flocking to them.
Just like the current Ming Dynasty, the current Ming Dynasty still attracts talents from all over the world. The first-class talents go to Ming Dynasty, the second-class talents go to Zhuxia, and the third-class talents stay at home.
"Indeed, this is not a very good phenomenon, but I think most of the time, we will treat everyone fairly..."
When saying this, Zhu Xianhai himself did not have much confidence. Some things... well, they are just talk.
"Indeed, the Ming Empire is the most fair... But I would like to ask the young gentleman, if..."
She paused for a long moment, looked straight at Zhu Xianhai, and said.
"First, his skin is yellow, so he will definitely be treated fairly. Second, he should be from the Ming Dynasty. Third, he should be from Zhuxia. If he is a white person from New York, will it really be fair if she comes to the Ming Dynasty?"
The girl looked into the distance and said.
"Even if she graduated from the best university in New York, she could only work as a waitress in a restaurant in Ming Dynasty. Because she was staying illegally, she could be arrested by the Immigration Bureau at any time and then deported. In many cases, they had to work in certain professions to make a living. Even their reputation became very bad... You even said that the social atmosphere was corrupted by them..."
Listening to the girl's complaints, Zhu Xianhai chose to remain silent. He could feel her dissatisfaction, but so what?
The Empire remained powerful and inviolable.
"And in your newspapers and news, you always mention that they have been swarming in like locusts over the years, taking away your jobs,"
The girl brushed the hair falling from her forehead with her hand and then spoke.
"But, sir, they arrived at the Ming Dynasty through various means, only to do the jobs you are most reluctant to do, and get the lowest wages - even less than half of your official minimum wage. In the ranches and plantations of the empire, there are cheap white laborers everywhere. Sir, even so, they still suffer from all kinds of discrimination. They have no pension insurance, no medical insurance, and even their children cannot receive education. Is all this fair?"
Faced with the girl's questioning, Zhu Xianhai thought for a moment and spoke directly.
"I don't know whether their existence has corrupted the social morals of the Ming Dynasty, nor do I care whether they are discriminated against. In fact...if they feel it is unfair, they can just leave!"
Looking at the somewhat stunned girl, Zhu Xianhai took out a cigarette, lit it, exhaled a puff of smoke, and then spoke in a contented tone.
"Don't you think so? If they feel that the Empire is discriminating against them, why do they endure all this? Miss, you are just making specious arguments. First of all, the Empire's labor laws protect its citizens. Similarly, the Empire's welfare is provided by taxes paid by the Empire's citizens. A competent government will never use the people's hard-earned money to support foreigners. Those illegal workers have neither paid taxes nor fulfilled any national obligations. Why should they enjoy the Empire's welfare!"
He took a puff of cigarette and looked at the girl next to him. Although he thought she was very beautiful before, and different from many passionate New York girls, but now... in his eyes, this girl was simply the most disgusting white left in another world.
"You...don't you have any sympathy at all?"
The girl stared at the man in shock. Shame and anger made her speechless. Her hands were tightly holding the railing, and her blue eyes were full of rage.
"pity?"
After exhaling a puff of smoke, Zhu Xianhai shook his head and said.
"My sympathy is my personal sympathy. If I sympathize with these people, I can invite them to my home, provide them with accommodation, food, and donate money to them, but this absolutely does not mean that I will ask the government to provide any help to those people. Generosity is never sympathy, Miss."
Mr. Zhu asked, looking at the girl's clothes.
"Since you sympathize with them so much, are you willing to donate your property to help them? For example, donate your property to social welfare organizations. Just like this set of clothes on your body, maybe it can help hundreds or even thousands of people..."
Without waiting for Zhu Xianhai to finish, the girl spoke directly.
"You are a cold-blooded animal with a heart of stone..."
When the girl turned away in anger, Zhu Xianhai asked again.
"Hey, miss, would you like to donate your property to help those people?"
That's it...
After the girl left, Zhu Xianhai stared at the statue of the Goddess of Reflection in the distance and couldn't help muttering in his heart.
"This is reflection...your mother...reflects like this?"
At this moment, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but feel a little worried - would there be such a saintly bitch in the empire?
The reason why he is so worried is that Zhu Xianhai knows very well that in this world, the most destructive thing is never nuclear weapons, but virgin bitches!
The sanctimonious bitches may seem to be just individuals, but those guys use the so-called "moral high ground" as a pretext to spend money on others. What they are destroying are the basic operating rules of society. Their morals may be noble, but their behavior is the most selfish.
The woman just now was so similar to the virgin bitch from another world...Empire, is there room for virgin bitches in the current empire?
At this moment, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but feel a little worried...
"You are just worrying about nothing!"
Suddenly, Zhu Xianhai muttered to himself with some self-mockery.
Now you are just an ordinary citizen, why bother to think about these things?
"Instead of thinking about these things, why not think about life first? After all, I have worked hard all my life, shouldn't I enjoy life now..."
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