Chapter 32: Yao Peng

  Yao Peng

  Yao Peng saw the situation and knew he had misspoken, so he hastily explained with a flushed face: "It's mainly just to help a group of fellow film photography enthusiasts develop some film for fun, they said it was just shooting scenes that aren't too tiring."

  Guan Shan really can't imagine the scene of Yao Peng playing Cosplay with white hair, and can only stupidly say: "Old brother, you're now playing so high-end, I don't know if you're cosplaying anime characters or cosplaying revolutionary model operas from before?"

  Yao Pengxing said excitedly: "Ancient costume..."

  Before Yao Peng finished speaking, Yao Fan hastily said: "Dad, it's getting late, let's hurry up and move the machine."

  "Right, right, almost forgot what's important. Move the machine, move the machine." Yao Peng hurriedly said.

  Then Yao Fan took out 20,000 yuan from his bag and handed it over to Guan Shan. After a lot of trouble, Yao Peng and Yao Fan finally transported the film enlarger back home with a moving company's truck. After Guan Shan finished testing it on site and left, he reminded Yao Peng to come visit him often and bring some of his cosplay works. Guan Shan said that when the time comes, he will definitely put Yao Peng's works in the most conspicuous place in the photo studio window.

  After Guan Shan left, Yao Peng started to get busy. The horizontal and vertical machines had been debugged, the developer had been added, and he was eager to start printing the photos taken by Yao Fan.

  "Dad, you've taken over my room as a printing space, so I'll have to go sleep in a hotel tonight?"

  "What's the big deal? It's not like they're dismantling your bed or anything. Can't you just make do for now?"

  Besides, your mom is busy buying a house now. When the time comes to move into a bigger one, this equipment can occupy a separate room." Yao Peng was dreaming of having his own independent darkroom so that he could show off in front of fellow photography enthusiasts.

  "Hey dad, what's going on with the company I asked you to take care of?" Yao Fang said with a bitter smile, shaking his head.

  Yao Peng continued to fiddle with the machine: "I've asked Uncle Wu to go and get the license, we can't set up the company until the license is issued."

  Yao Feng hurriedly said: "This is also too slow, can't you just set up the framework first?"

  Yao Peng looked at the manual and said slowly, "It's just a matter of converting a few books into traditional characters. In your absence, I spent several days rushing back to the archives and it's already done. Our archives have software that can convert PDFs to text format, then change the font, layout, and insert pictures, very convenient. This is much more cost-effective than hiring university students, isn't it?"

  Yao Feng highly praised the old man's private use of public goods, asking: "Have you reviewed the draft? Is there any flaw? If it is taken to 1875, will it cause trouble?"

  Yao Peng opened the film compartment of the printer, carefully loaded the film and closed the device before looking up and said seriously: "I and your mother reviewed it overnight, there is no flaw, but whether it will cause trouble, I'm not sure."

  Be careful, Yao Fang, don't stir up a hornet's nest! Those "A History of Britain", "A History of France", "A History of Germany", "The Cambridge Economic History of Europe" and "The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medieval Europe" are still relatively harmless, after all they're history books and economics textbooks.

  But books like "A History of Western Philosophy", "The Wealth of Nations", "The Complete Works of Hegel", "The Complete Works of Kant" and "The Complete Works of Goethe" are a bit taboo.

  As for the kind of "Complete Works of Marx" you want, which only collects Marx's works before 1875, it is even more problematic. Such explosive ideas; prophetic prophecies; eagle-eyed insights; and his belief in using violence to sweep away all the garbage in the spiritual world of humanity, plus the means he proposed for the unity of the global proletariat...

  In short, if there is a ruler in the Qing government who can understand this, I'm afraid he will be scared to death and you will also be sued!

  And also the numerous works of those French Revolution figures you urgently need, such as Montesquieu's "The Spirit of Laws", Voltaire's "Philosophical Letters", Buffon's "Natural History", and the works of Rousseau, Diderot, etc. These are all very impactful, once someone reads them, they will be out of flavor, no matter how you punish them!

  As for the literary works you want, such as "The Complete Works of Shakespeare", "The Complete Works of Cervantes" and "Schiller's Complete Works", they are more like exotic imports, so there shouldn't be any major issues.

  Manman, why don't you take some literary and historical books back with you instead? Relatively speaking, the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal ideas in these things are more subtle, unlike other books that directly confront feudalism and imperialism.

  After finishing speaking, Yao Peng adjusted his glasses and began setting device parameters according to Guan Shan's manual, developing the film.

  Yao Fangan thought for a moment, feeling that Yao Peng's idea was still steady and mature. If he started the process of popularizing Marxism now, distributing red science books such as "The Communist Manifesto", "The Theory of Surplus Value", "Critique of the Gotha Program" and "The Poverty of Philosophy" everywhere, it might not have any effect.

  Suddenly, Yao Peng said: "Fan Fan, I've already figured it out, you're going to rebel."

  Yao Wenhao smiled dryly, neither denying nor confirming.

  "In 1875 China, what was most needed was still an enlightenment movement." - Yao Wenyuan.

  Yao Peng pressed the start button and turned around, saying: "What you said is not wrong. In that ignorant era of 1875, talking about ideologies was just empty talk. What society needed most at that time was to quickly break free from feudalism. Whatever modern social path we take next, it can greatly liberate productivity and increase social freedom."

  In short, what 1875 needed was a Napoleon.

  Yao Fandao: "Dad, what you said is not entirely correct. You should know that among all Western capitalist countries, only France carried out large-scale land redistribution and equal allocation during the Great Revolution and Napoleon era. That was the most thorough and equal period of land redistribution in French history! After sending a large number of feudal lords and nobles to the guillotine, countless soldiers who received land as a result stood under Napoleon's banner and fought alongside him until the very end, sweeping the revolutionary wave across Europe and thoroughly shaking the imperial foundations of Europe. It was precisely because Napoleon's soldiers were peasants who had received land that they had exceptional combat effectiveness!"

  Even MacArthur, after World War II to solve Japan's unrest, forcibly carried out land reform and implemented the "self-cultivation" policy. In the land reform order issued at the end of 1945, the US military forcibly redeemed the land of those super landlords in Japan, stipulating that individuals could not own more than one million square meters of land, which is about 15 mu, or approximately 2.5 acres. The excess land was uniformly "redeemed" at a price as low as cabbage, because the price was so low it was like robbery, and many super landlords committed suicide as a result. This move allowed Japanese farmers to own their own land and decisively established US control over Japan. Without the support of the peasants, various forces in Japan, regardless of left or right, could not find soldiers, and no one was willing to follow them in rebellion, so they had to behave themselves.

  The US then implemented this land reform policy in South Korea, and Taiwan also hastily carried out land reform under the state of being a dying dog. Only then did the Americans stabilize their East Asian base.

  Yao Peng smiled and said, "That's exactly what I mean. As long as you understand, it's fine. This doctrine is something that ordinary people can't see or touch in the early stages of a revolution. What ordinary people really care about are actual policies. A policy is good if it can both increase productivity and benefit ordinary people. If a policy only increases productivity but benefits only a small number of ruling class, then it's an unfair class oppression policy. If a policy can't even increase productivity, then it's completely rubbish and doesn't need to be implemented at all."

  Taizu said long ago that the problem of the Chinese revolution is the land issue, and the essence of the Chinese revolution is the land revolution. As for the path thereafter, it depends on which one can enable China to independently complete its national rejuvenation, leading the world, we choose that path. Obviously, you want to choose a path with the most cohesive force, capable of resisting armed invasion and economic aggression ambitions. This is also what history has proven, the most suitable development path for China. There is only one answer!

  Yao Fanzhen smiled and changed the subject, saying: "Dad, did you take those books to be printed?"

  "They were printed at the printing factory next to your mother's school, that factory usually helps universities print materials and papers, and also prints and copies various books, without caring about things like book numbers, really bold."

  Yao Fansheng smiled and said: "Don't small printing factories all operate like this? Otherwise, how would they make money?"

  Yao Peng saw sheet after sheet of film emerging from the developing machine, hot and steaming, and excitedly shouted: "It's out! It's out! The photos are out!"

  Next was Yao Fang's 'tour guide' time. He tirelessly introduced to Yao Peng one by one the people, places, objects and scenery in the photos. Yao Peng looked at them with great enthusiasm, almost as if he wanted to dance with joy!

  "Oh my, I really want to scan it and post it online, this is first-hand material about the Qing dynasty! And it's in color!"

  Yao Cong was startled and quickly stopped Lao Ye's wild and fanciful dreams.

  "Dad, for all these single photos, can you help me print two more copies each? I'll take them to 1875 to give as gifts."

  "This isn't easy, son? Now you know the benefits of having a color enlarger at home, right? This money wasn't spent in vain, was it?" Yao Peng was extremely pleased.

  It wasn't long before Yao's mother returned home, and as soon as she entered the door, she couldn't stop raving about the house she had seen today. However, Yao Fang didn't seem very interested in this.

  "Mom, you decide on this one yourself, I don't understand."

  Yao Fang opened his computer and started implementing his own procurement plan.

  In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed. Yao Feng brought his newly purchased goods to the warehouse he rented on the north mountain and implemented the crossing. When Yao's parents reopened the warehouse door, the storage area was empty, and the warehouse was also empty. Yao Feng had taken all the goods away.