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Volume 2: Strange Place Chapter 30: How Much Do You Know About the Past (5)

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    Yu Zhe never thought that Kongba was Li Zhuang's pseudonym. When he was a child, he liked the boss Kongba very much and often went to his craft shop.  Although Kongba is a businessman, he is respected by others. He only takes orders with technical content. There is not much business in the store and he does not hire any assistants. He is the boss and assistant and lives a leisurely life.  Such people have existed in the Kingdom of Lunt for a long time, and they are not unique.  After he went to Emeo, his studies were very heavy, and the number of times he went to the craft store was greatly reduced. He didn't even know when the craft store closed.  The two have been together for more than ten years. It can be said that Li Zhuang has watched him grow up, and he never imagined that the two of them would still have this fate.  He didn't know it, but he probably did it on purpose.

    "Ancestor, why did you live across from my house for so long?" Lord Piddy asked impatiently as soon as he returned from the bathroom.

    Li Zhuang smiled and said: "I am a lonely old man, so of course I have to live close to the descendants so that I can feel the warmth of the family. In fact, I am Sai Ming's teacher and taught him for three years. Your brother is much smarter than you, and he has a good mouth.  Sweet, very good at coaxing people, and never paid for anything she took from me.¡±

    Yu Zhe suddenly realized, "I always felt that there was something wrong with Zexi. It turns out that it was your ancestor who taught him bad things."

    The old man was overjoyed, "Can you blame me for this? Sai Ming's age, circle, hobbies and specialties are all different from yours, so his way of thinking is naturally different."

    Yu Zhe stuck out his tongue. What the old man said made sense, but he didn't think about it carefully before. He was very busy every day and didn't know much about the lives of his younger brothers and sisters.

    "How old are you and you still stick out your tongue," Walikama said, "I never do such little tricks."

    Yu Zhe retorted, "I was only 54 years old when I came out of Tabos. I slept all the way to the mountain star, so I can't count it in my age. Lunt people can live to be 1,500 years old. Although there is no fixed standard for adulthood, it is generally based on  The age for starting a family is based on the age, and nowadays very few people start a family before the age of 70, so technically I am still a minor."

    Handsome boy Vali was speechless, "How do you look like a minor? Lunt people do things in a mess, and the standard of adulthood is actually floating."

    Getli interrupted, "The flexible regulations of the Kingdom of Lunt should be related to the overall operating mechanism of society and the constitution of the race. Although the Lunt people have a long lifespan, most people do not live to be 1,500 years old. I have checked the historical books and found that the Lunt people  There was no war during the longest period of their lifespan, and they generally started families very late."

    Li Zhuang praised: "Smart, the flexible regulations of the Kingdom of Lunt are the reason why you said it."

    Valikama showed no sign of depression and turned to ask another question, "Ancestor, what is the lifespan of the Weitai family?"

    Li Zhuang pondered for a moment, "The physique of the Wei Tai family is related to my modified body. There are many uncertain parameters. After statistics from the family management committee, it was found that pure blood descendants are generally between 450 and 550 earth years old. The two countries of Min'an and Anhui are  The lifespan of the system is relatively low, about 350 to 400 Earth years. In addition to being far distant from my modified body, it is mainly caused by living habits. There are not many things that can be changed about the lifespan of Earthlings. If it is completely overturned, it will be lost.  The advantages of the race become another species. There is no perfect life, and people on earth do not need to live too long, otherwise they will simply destroy themselves."

    Walikama was immediately elated, "I was only 52 years old when I came out of Tabos. I still have a lot of time to kill, and there is no need to rush to start a family."

    Ge Teli hesitated to speak, but Yu Zhe had no scruples, "Ancestor, how long can you live?"

    Li Zhuang said with a smile: "I am still a big man. I have stayed in Tabos for more than 20 years and I have eaten a lot of good food, but I don't have much time to live. I called all the four generations of Guotai Minan and the descendants of the earth to come over.  I just hope to see it before I die, finalize the basic pattern, and deal with some troubles caused by me."

    The three descendants said in unison, "Our ancestors have a strong spirit and there will be no problem in living another hundred years."

    Li Zhuang chuckled, "I thought so too, but it's impossible. The God of Death has already issued a summons, and I can feel that time is running out. You may think what I say is very mysterious, but you will naturally realize it when you are old. Soul  Pure people have a strong premonition of death, and the time I came out of the earth and entered my deep sleep were both the result of my premonition."

    Walikama and Yu Zhe looked at each other, and both felt that it was inconsistent with their previous reasoning. They wanted to ask, but they didn't know where to start.

    The old man saw their doubts and explained, "Everyone thinks I'm scheming, but that's not true. I'm a system engineer. In my eyes, methods are just technical solutions to suppress system chaos and improve system operation efficiency.  They are the by-products of my research, not because I like to play tricks. The fact that I can live so long and rarely get sick is related to this kind of thinking. Everyone has different hobbies. I really like tinkering and other work, not only  It's about repairing machines. When I said I was the number one repairman on earth, it was just a metaphor. Within United Technologies,The department has a complete confidentiality system, and I don¡¯t speak much. People outside the inner circle don¡¯t know much about me, let alone the outside world.  "

    Yu Zhe was surprised and turned to the judgments he and other visitors made during the visit to the Wesson Memorial Hall, including some taboo topics.  Walikama and Getli winked at him desperately, but Lord Piddy kept talking as if he didn't notice.

    The old man listened without saying a word, the expression on his face never changed, calm and natural, as if what the big man said had nothing to do with him.  Yu Zhe's mouth went dry as he spoke, and he lost track of time. It wasn't until Walikama coughed twice that he realized what was going on. He picked up the important things first, and finally picked up the Tehuk juice and drank it all in one gulp.

    "Is it over?" Li Zhuang asked.

    Yu Zhe nodded, "That's all. There are too many questions, so I might as well ask them all together."

    The old man did not answer immediately. The expression on his face began to change, as if he was immersed in distant memories. It took him a long time to speak, "It's a long story. Lisa's mother Sophia is of Russian descent, and her grandmother Isabel is French."

    The three audience members fainted immediately. Who was following whom?  And who is Lisa?

    Li Zhuang smiled and said: "Don't think that my article is not on topic. Saiduo asked too many questions. I think it is better to restore the original history and you can judge the rest for yourself. Lisa is the nickname of my wife Elizabeth. In informal situations  That¡¯s what our relationship circle calls us.¡±

    The audience yelled, and Yu Zhe said, "You continue."

    The old man picked up the cup and took a sip of water, and reorganized his thoughts before speaking, "You can't understand the chaos before. Compared with the era I lived in, the chaos is not much different now. At that time, the earth's materials were not abundant, and there were  There are more than 200 countries and regions and more than 2,000 ethnic groups. Discrimination is ubiquitous, various ideas compete frequently, and conflicts occur from time to time. China is particularly chaotic, and there is no escape. I met my mother Lin Wan Ning when she went to the countryside.  My father Li Tian"

    "What does going to the countryside mean?" Yu Zhe asked.

    The old man said: "Just remember it first and check it out later. These are old antiques. Don't interrupt."

    Yu Zhe had no choice but to stop.  The old man continued, "I am the second child in the family. My elder brother died in a drowning accident. Because of my strange hobbies and courage, my parents thought I had a mental problem. I raised a third child and was fined. My father went out to work and had an accident at home.  From then on, I fell into crisis. After my mother passed away due to overwork, I gave up my studies and went out to work to support my frail sister."

    Yu Zhe couldn't bear it anymore, "Ancestor, how can you be fined for giving birth to a child? This is against human ethics. You can use other means to curb population growth."

    The old man was amused, "I guess you all don't know about such a weird policy. Let me briefly explain the original situation to you."

    He said it was simple, but the old man talked more and more, and even systematically talked about the situation outside China. Finally, he concluded, "There are historical reasons for the introduction of this policy. On the surface, it is perfect, but the actual implementation effect is completely opposite. On the contrary, it cultivates  They have created a group of parasites who are not weak in power. If they cannot control the upper levels, they can have as many children as they want; if they cannot control the lower levels, they will not be afraid of boiling water and will not give up until they achieve their goals. Some couples even have five or six children.  They can be called superborn guerrillas. The only limitation is the middle class, the main creators of social wealth. Many senior intellectuals and bosses have only one child. As a result, the intellectual structure of society has changed, affecting the sustainable development of the nation. Ridiculous  Yes, they also say that if family planning is not implemented, China will be overcrowded. Industrial pollution will lead to an increase in girls. Due to the lack of social security, rural families need boys. Blindly criticizing the traditional concept of having more children and more blessings seems to shirk responsibility. China is  A treasure land with a strong carrying capacity, overpopulation is a false proposition for China."

    "But you seem to be the kind of person who has many children and many blessings." Walikama said.

    Li Zhuang shook his head, "Lisa and I originally planned to have a maximum of three children. It was just right. There were few people on both sides. With the addition of twins, it became four. Lisa pays attention to body shape and cannot have many children. I also  I don¡¯t want to see her turn into a yellow-faced woman. The situation changes faster than people think, and I have become the target of public criticism for no reason. The performance of the four children was average when they were young. I was worried that they would not be able to protect themselves in the future, so I participated in the program of my friend Sun Guobao  The eugenics and eugenics project uses probability to control randomness.¡±

    "There is no research purpose?" Yu Zhe asked.

    The old man laughed loudly, "I'm not a real robot. How can I let go of killing three birds with one stone? There is no inevitable conflict between research and family ties, just grasp the bottom line. Some people insist on making a clear distinction. In my case,  It seems to be purely boring. Every supervisor and core employee of United Technologies Corporation is the subject of my research, including the circle of friends, and family members are naturally impossible to let go. I have been pretending for a long time, except for the inner circle, others think I am very good.  Rigid and serious analysis. Don¡¯t be fooled.??I'm crazy, it's just a professional habit.  "

    "But Elizabeth said you were crazy." Yu Zhe told the story he had heard before.

    Li Zhuang said: "The topic has turned to the part I talked about at the beginning. When I was young, I was a complete pragmatist. I liked to ponder and had strong self-control. The establishment of Wesson Technology was just my professional habit of finding loopholes.  It¡¯s just a function and has nothing to do with nationalism. Liu Jing is prettier and smarter than Lisa, but I still chose Lisa without hesitation because she not only meets my aesthetic standards and has feelings, but can also provide a wider range of benefits for my career.  space. Talking about patriotism without strength is boring. My contribution to the Chinese nation is far greater than those who think I must follow the prescribed pattern. They are just a group of frogs in the well or hypocrites wearing noble masks. There are two general principles of Murphy's Law that I have always  Remember, firstly, don¡¯t try to teach a cow to sing, as this will not only lead to no results, but will also make the cow unhappy; secondly, don¡¯t quarrel with a fool, otherwise others will not be able to figure out who is the fool. I used to always argue with people  Argument, then sudden sobriety.¡±

    The old man took a sip of water and continued, "Theory is theory, engineering is engineering, there are hundreds of people, all kinds of people, the reasons for the formation of personalities and habits are very complex, there is no fixed behavior pattern. Some cows have value, the reason why I put Weisen Technology  Being built in China means maximizing the use of China's human resources and accumulating strength. If you have money and talent, you will have leverage, otherwise you will not be able to hold down the headquarters. I have always been fair in doing business. As long as these people don't go out of their way, the rewards I give will be worthy of theirs.  Pay. Of course, most of the employees of Weisen Technology are not real talents, they are just pretending to be smart. I don¡¯t care, as long as they meet my standards. Take Zhou Qisen as an example, this person is extremely shrewd.  A little bit idealistic, but I know he is a principled person and I know what he needs. Zhang Kai's situation is much more complicated. Before I got acquainted with him, I thought he was a time bomb and couldn't see through it at all.  Master his character. This man's ability to withstand stress is not strong and he is easily tempted, but the wonderful thing is that his wife is very strong, and the couple's partnership partially makes up for his shortcomings. As United Technologies develops and grows, his weaknesses will  disappeared because no one could afford to give him a bargaining chip. We had always been in a cooperative relationship before Zhou Qisen stepped down as president. We were both very smart and could only cooperate. I never thought about suppressing him. After he concentrated on research, our  The relationship actually got closer. Zhang Kai surrendered to me when Weizhou was founded. Before that, he had been making small moves to leave a way out. He was very smart, and his little moves were within the scope of what I could accept. We officially became friends and it was he who decided to take over.  After the Director of the Safety Committee.¡±

    The three audience members were all dazed. Walikama said: "You mean there is a problem at the United Technologies headquarters? Or there is something wrong with your family?"

    Li Zhuang said: "There is a problem with the headquarters. Before Wilson Technology moved, it was mainly yellow people. The headquarters was almost all white. There is a cultural conflict between China and Australia. The family problem is not big, but it is not small. There are nearly 200 people in the core circle of the Wilson family.  , have extensive connections, these people are both strong support and objects of vigilance, because if I am assassinated, Wilson Technology will most likely be completely absorbed by United Technologies, and my property and technology will become the possession of the Wilson family.  As far as the family is concerned, the four children are very young and will definitely follow Lisa and will not return to China in the future. I only have one younger sister, the family is sparse and the circle is not large, and Lisa¡¯s grandfather  Mr. Wilson has a long life, many brothers and sisters, and a large number of elites in the family. My father-in-law¡¯s handsome brother-in-law, Bray Sterling, is the president of an important logistics group, and his cousin, Randolph Carter, is the president of a strategic subsidiary, the agricultural group. Both of them are in the same family.  A master waiting for me. From the time of the "House Arrest Case" to the establishment of Weizhou, it was the most dangerous period for me. Not only did the outside world want my life, but there were also people inside who wanted my life. The former wanted to eliminate Weisen  Technology freak, the latter wants to seize the fruits of victory. I have been pretending to be deaf and mute for a long time in order to maintain the stability of the company, and it is really hard to suppress. However, Lisa is not clear-headed in some aspects, and is always mediating in the middle. I can¡¯t say anything.  .¡±

    "What about the massive aid you gave to China? Why don't they appreciate the debt collection?" Yu Zhe asked.

    Li Zhuang said: "China is my root. I am very traditional in some aspects, but strictly speaking, I only have feelings for my hometown and the places where I have stayed. The other things are incidental. My abilities are limited, and it is impossible to do it in every province and region.  Take care of it, my hometown is inland, and I can¡¯t get there without aiding the provinces and regions along the route. Most of the company¡¯s partners and relationship circles are on the coast, so we must keep them stable and kill two birds with one stone. As for why I don¡¯t appreciate it, Lisa thinks I¡¯m out of my mind.  Water, actually not, I have known this truth for a long time. Society is a system, there are no real innocents, the system is chaotic, everyone is responsible. If you have studied political science, you will know the birth, development and destruction of political power  In various models, almost all people are unconsciously maintaining the system to prevent their own interests from being damaged. In an abnormal social system, most of those who curse corrupt officialsThey all want to become corrupt officials, which can be said to be envy, jealousy and hatred.  Similar regimes are actually using violence and strict security and coordination to create a large number of patients with mild or severe Stockholm syndrome. All previous campaigns are aimed at destroying clear-minded and disobedient people.  My family is a victim. The wrongdoer has his own fault, and the debtor has his own owner. I was angry at that time, so I used the power of the collective to achieve my own goals. I can't get nothing in return.  I don¡¯t need everyone¡¯s approval, it¡¯s enough to have some people¡¯s approval.  It kills two birds with one stone again. Without oil and water, I am not willing to use my brain.  "

    The old man revealed his secret as he spoke, and the three descendants laughed bitterly together. The elders said that the ancestor was very shrewd and calculated accurately, and he really lived up to his reputation.

    "You only answered half of my first question." Yu Zhe forced himself to bring up the old topic again.

    The old man smiled half-heartedly, "Lisa said that long-distance relationships are very risky, and I think so. She lived in Port Hedland when she was a child, was raised by her grandmother Isabel, and did not return to Broome until she was in middle school. Isabel is French, that is  The current French ethnic group in the Federation. Mother Sophia¡¯s grandfather is Russian. Lisa¡¯s ancestry is relatively complicated, and her education is somewhat different from that of ordinary Australians. French culture is very peculiar, and the Russian, French and Chinese ethnic groups have something in common.  There are three reasons why we can talk: First, it is a common topic. Her family education is complicated. I have many foreign friends due to professional reasons, so I can talk about everything. Second, I have a little money, and I can talk about everything.  Up, she is very beautiful, with a good figure and strong athletic ability. Thirdly, I believe in intuition, and she also believes that I am instinct-driven, and she is young. Little girls are easy to deceive, so I tried my best to correct my shortcomings and successfully caught her  After we got to know each other better, she found that I was a weirdo and boring, and I found that she was a pseudo-Christian, deeply influenced by her grandma, with a bad temper, and was neither virtuous nor gentle. I adhere to traditional Chinese culture  , she always confronted me, saying that China was lagging behind for no reason and that there was nothing to be proud of. The decades that our husband and wife got along were a history of competing with each other. She was defeated by me in the end. I sadly found that she had a slight Stockholm  Syndrome. Every time I see her for the first time, I wonder what kind of tricks she will play instead of being passionate. Our family life is kept secret and no one knows, so a heart-to-heart conspiracy is impossible.  successful."

    The three audience members were dumbfounded, and Getri asked cautiously: "Don't you think this kind of family life is abnormal?"

    The old man laughed loudly, "Every couple has their own way of living. Later I stopped pretending, but she thought I was wrong and that I was a clone. In fact, we got along quite happily. Forget it, talking about family life to an unmarried person is pure.  I'm bored, so I continue with the topic. United Technologies is getting bigger and bigger, and I spend most of my time researching and controlling the company. The children spend more time with their mother and are greatly influenced by their mother. The grandchildren appear.  Later, Lisa often took them around to play. She liked children, but she didn¡¯t know how to teach them, and many of them were taught bad things by her. I knew that precise control was not effective on people, and I was too lazy to correct it. After I lived in seclusion, my energy declined.  I'm so bad that I don't have time to pay attention to family affairs. Besides, I believe that children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. There are too many of them and I don't want to take care of them. Wesson Technology's system has a big side effect, which will exclude excessive forces in order to maintain the system.  stability. Many of my grandchildren went out of their way. I told my children about it, but most of them didn¡¯t take it seriously, which led to the subsequent damage.¡±

    "But it is entirely possible for the adopted son group and the hidden forces to support us. Why don't they support us?" Yu Zhe asked.

    Li Zhuang sighed, "Hidden forces are to ensure the stability of Wesson Technology. I can't let external forces break up my hard work. I'm not a god. Only such a request can make them do their best. The adopted son's relationship with Australia is not good.  The family has forgotten my instructions and got involved with other forces in Australia, completely losing its transcendent status. If the adopted son family helps, the East African Federation will easily be swallowed up by Australia. Everyone has the instinct to protect themselves. I am their benefactor.  , but not the descendants. It's not that they didn't repay their kindness. When the enemy went too far, the adopted son line and the hidden forces all came to help, otherwise the Li family would completely disappear. I didn't know how many people I killed back then, and the descendants are lying in the place I worked so hard to manage.  In the Garden of Eden, I thought I was a god, but I didn¡¯t expect that even the Garden of Eden would be demolished. After the peak, there is endless loneliness, which is applicable to any force. In fact, it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in the story of that year. The attitudes of many people within Wesson Technology  They are all subtle, helping and holding back at the same time, and there are not a few descendants who die in confusion. This is because they don¡¯t know the price of restraint. If they stretch their hands too long, they can easily be cut off. Others are not puppets, and people get along with each other.  It is the most complicated, inequalities can be seen everywhere, the enemy of an enemy may not be a friend, the enemy of a friend may not be an enemy, and causality cannot be applied to sociology.¡±

    Walikama suddenly said: "This is what you said about history being a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone, right?"

    ? ?Zhuang nodded, "Take this matter as an example. Different people have different visions. Conspiracy theorists think that I am paranoid and mentally ill. Descendants who have lost their descendants will scold their adopted sons for being ungrateful, or both.  In short. There is only one basic historical fact about this matter. The Li family was severely damaged during the civil strife in Wesson Technology. Some of the descendants survived, but the others are unreliable. In the eyes of the descendants, it was an attack launched by the enemy. The specifics are debatable. Maybe it was an internal attack.  The fight was caused by foreign enemies being exploited."

    "Have you been to many places?" Yu Zhe asked.

    Li Zhuang smiled and said, "After I woke up, I first went to Rasma for a while to see the Wei and Tai series. Then I went to Tabos to see the Wei and Guo series. I found that both Cat and Tai series were quite interesting, so I went  The capital of the Gordinans, the star Caroponi, finally returned to the mountain star. There are still some places that are not convenient to talk about for the time being, but will be discussed later. Most of them are private matters, and a small part are official matters. You can go back and check the basic context, and it will be easy to deduce.  from."

    The old man decided to keep it a secret. Yu Zhe did not pursue him, but instead asked about the descendants of the earth, "Old Ancestor, you still have a large number of descendants over there in Yifu."

    Li Zhuang said: "I decided to turn off the galaxy camouflage system, and then sent a signal to them to find it on their own. The post-war reconstruction of Shantou Star will take a while, and it should be almost complete by the time they arrive. Of course, the main purpose is to take a look  The true technical level of the Federation, and the second is to see their sincerity. Okay, that¡¯s all for today, you guys go back to the Rocker Hotel to rest early.¡±

    The old man gave the ejection order, and the three audience members felt a little tired, so they grabbed a bunch of food and drinks and left.  After leaving the ancestral temple, we set foot on the stone road. After walking less than five kilometers, we found a group of descendants of the earth whispering to each other on the roadside.  They seemed to be waiting on purpose, not knowing who came up with the idea. The person who came up with the idea knew Li Zhuang's character very well.
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