Reborn in 1976, teach him how to be an official

"This will lead to a very serious problem, which is the lack of necessary discernment of foreign ideas and cultures."

"We often talk about the idea of ​​critical acceptance, discarding the dross and retaining the essence. While theoretically correct, the criteria for determining what constitutes dross and what constitutes essence are crucial."

"You mean, a standard imposed by the state?"

Xu Qidi frowned slightly and asked.

"Yes!"

Liu Hongyi answered without hesitation.

"this point is very important."

"Our country has such a large population and such a vast territory that even within China, we can't reach a unified standard for understanding many things. If it were left to the public to judge the essence and dregs of foreign cultures, it would be extremely difficult. There would be no unified standard either."

"But I think that's actually the fundamental problem, the foundational problem."

"For such a large country with such a large population, if there are no unified standards on some fundamental issues and the public is allowed to play their own game, it will easily get out of control. This will cause a rift in public opinion and artificially create contradictions and confrontations."

"For example, nowadays, whenever democracy and freedom are mentioned, it seems that these are terms exclusive to the West. Everyone agrees that the West has explored democracy and freedom in greater depth than we have."

"Some people have even begun advocating so-called absolute democracy and freedom, which is extremely dangerous."

"In reality, absolute democracy and freedom do not exist and cannot exist in any country or at any time in the world. Democracy and freedom are both relative."

“Confucius said, ‘At seventy, one can follow one’s heart’s desire without transgressing the rules.’”

"This not exceeding the rules refers to relative freedom."

"Translated into modern language, it means anything is allowed unless prohibited by law."

"Anything is allowed unless prohibited by law..."

Xu Wenxin muttered softly, her eyes sparkling, and she made no secret of her admiration for Liu Hongyi.

"Yeah yeah……"

Xu Qidi also said with emotion.

"We used to be too strict. We didn't allow this or that. Now it's time to liberate our minds and loosen up everyone's constraints."

Liu Hongyi was depressed for a moment.

Sir, that's not what I meant...

Although he had never dealt directly with Xu Qidi before, he was very familiar with his governance philosophy. Simply put, Xu Qidi belonged to the "striking forward" faction, whose governance philosophy was to loosen up a little, loosen up some more, give them freedom, give them more freedom!

It should be said that the starting point is very good.

To quote a very literary and vulgar sentence: Why are there always tears in my eyes? Because I love this land deeply.

This sentence is very suitable for Xu Qidi.

He really wants to be better to the people.

"Yes, Secretary Xu, we should indeed liberate our minds... However, necessary review and restraint are also indispensable. We must be extremely vigilant against cultural intrusion from the Western bourgeois world."

"Beware of them using the banner of democracy and freedom to instill values ​​and worldviews. This is a major issue that will affect generations."

"I have always believed that any new policy or new attempt should be approached with caution. We should first conduct pilot projects and move forward in spirals, taking a few steps, stopping, observing, and reorganizing before moving forward."

“Don’t floor the accelerator!”

Liu Hongyi is trying his best to help Xu Qidi avoid the final outcome of the original time and space.

But it is obvious that Xu Qidi is not the kind of person who can be easily persuaded.

With his current status and position, he definitely has his own persistence.

In other words: all great people are actually stubborn.

This is why, throughout history, monarchs who were good at accepting advice were able to achieve good reputations. Take Emperor Taizong of Tang, for example. He was able to accept advice, but he repeatedly tolerated Wei Zheng and even wanted to kill this "country bumpkin" several times.

It can be seen that deep down, it is extremely difficult to accept advice.