After broadcasting the ancient times live, I handed the system over to the state.

"As you can see from the Ming Dynasty's finances, initially they benefited the royal family and the lower classes, but there was also a middle class in society. By the time of Wanli, as you can see, there was the long-term antagonism between the emperor, his ministers, and the common people that I mentioned before."

"This antagonism has harmed the country and caused the three classes to become increasingly alienated. When faced with natural disasters or man-made calamities, they are unable to unite and fight together. In particular, the middle class often resorts to slogans or making random suggestions when problems arise."

"Zhang Juzheng tried to make a comeback halfway through, but after he left, the political situation collapsed and he died. To be honest, the power struggles among eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were not really class conflicts, because their power was granted by the emperor."

"The real struggle is between the royal family and the civil service class."

"Finance, to put it simply, is the distribution of social benefits. If the benefits are distributed to where they should go, the dynasty can continue to exist. If they go to places where they shouldn't go too much, a dynasty will begin to collapse."

"Actually, a wise man has already suggested a way to maintain a dynasty, and that is Yang Zhu from the Warring States period. You can go and take a look."

[Yang Zhu's words were quite progressive, but too difficult to put into practice, because human nature is greedy.]

[I looked it up, and I only vaguely understand it. The general idea is that in a society where everyone protects their own interests and doesn't harm the interests of others, that society will be harmonious and peaceful.]

[Don't say it, don't say it, I actually feel like I've figured something out.]

Protecting your own personal interests means not always giving in to others. Otherwise, what are the people who do the work after you supposed to do? Are they expected to also forgo their own interests? Isn't that sacrificing your own interests for the benefit of others? This kind of long-term charity will stifle enthusiasm.

[If it doesn't harm other people's interests, then it's even simpler; those who understand, understand.]

The Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods saw a flourishing of diverse ideas; it feels like most modern thought and philosophy can find their origins in our ancestors' teachings.

[Even the later distorted Confucianism, which even Confucius himself didn't recognize, has some merit.]

The mention of Yang Zhu on the screen has indeed piqued the interest of many.

For the ancients, such words seemed too extreme, but for the people of an era plagued by natural disasters and man-made calamities, with no end in sight, Yang Zhu's words resonated deeply with them.

……

"Unconsciously, we've already gone quite a bit over time. Just now, when we were discussing the financial issues of the Ming Dynasty, I only gave a brief overview based on my understanding. I couldn't go into too much depth. If we talk about the financial issues of different dynasties in the future, I might collect more information and have a more in-depth discussion."

It's already 1:40.

Zhu Qinggu also wanted to leave quickly, otherwise the school would become lively again at two o'clock, and people might come to the classroom.

That's all for today's live stream! See you next time!

Zhu Qinggu waved to them and quickly turned off the screen and ended the live stream.

Those who originally wanted to send comments through the sky screen were also somewhat helpless. They wanted to send more, but Zhu Qinggu turned off the sky screen too quickly, so much so that they didn't get to say what they wanted to say to future generations.

Zhu Qinggu hurriedly packed her things. As she went down the stairs, she saw people walking down the corridor. She was still a little nervous. Luckily, she slipped away quickly. Otherwise, it would have felt strange if someone had seen her muttering to herself on the screen during a live stream.

On her way back to the dorm, she picked up a package. Seeing so many packages, she realized it was Singles' Day, no wonder there were so many people and so many packages at the courier station.

Back in her dorm, she opened the package and realized it wasn't the one she had ordered.

A while ago, the live streaming website notified her that she had become a senior streamer and asked her to send gifts, so she filled in her address and then completely forgot about it.

Inside the package was a gift box. Inside the gift box, there was another small gift box wrapped in layers of packaging. It looked very exquisite.

Upon opening the gift box, a delicate gold bracelet appeared before her, along with a greeting card congratulating her on becoming a senior streamer.

She put on the bracelet and tried it on. For a moment, the tide hit her head, and she heard a ringing in her ears, but she was only slightly stunned before returning to normal.

She occasionally hears a sound like an electric current, somewhat like tinnitus. She even went to see a doctor before, who said it was normal.

She attributed the faint chirping to lack of rest and didn't pay much attention to it.

Looking at the bracelet on her wrist, she found it increasingly pleasing to the eye.

Zhang Xiaosheng took Wang Minghua out to watch the game, while Xu Lingfang went to the library to study as usual.

Zhu Qinggu felt that it was a bit inhumane to sleep here, but in the end he still dozed off for half an hour before getting up to do his homework and look up information.

The opening ceremony of the 08 Olympics was definitely edited. I was still young at the time and only saw it on TV. I didn't understand why the adults were so happy, or why my dad and uncle would always say that there would be cannons and airplanes in the future when they were drinking and eating snacks.

She still remembers the chubby boy next door saying that everything is better abroad.

It seems unbelievable to people today, but back then many people thought that everything foreign was better.

Having seen so much, Zhu Qinggu felt that his own country was the best, and he was also grateful to be Chinese.

Only when a country is prosperous and strong can its people stand tall and be proud of their own culture.

……

After adjusting the collected data several times, my phone vibrated a lot. It turned out to be a message from Zhang Xiaosheng, asking if I wanted to come watch the 100-meter final.

Zhu Qinggu saw the information about Liu Changchun that he had collected on the computer.

That is another generation's memory.

At that time, China had just established a connection with the International Olympic Committee and invited them to participate, but later the Ministry of Education issued an order not to participate.

It took a lot of twists and turns for Liu Changchun to participate in the competition. The puppet state of Manchukuo even tried to pressure him to participate as an athlete of Manchukuo.

Liu Changchun said, "If my conscience is still intact and my blood is still flowing, how can I forget my motherland and become a beast of burden for a puppet state!"

Finally, he represented China in a competition in the United States.

In a world dominated by white people, a weak nation and a Chinese face suddenly intruded, and instead of friendliness, they offered ridicule and mockery.

Therefore, when we encounter countries with similar experiences to ours at the current Olympics, we always offer them warmth and kindness.

Because we've been through it too.

Participating in such an international competition is not about winning, but simply about making a resounding impact on everyone—

This country still exists!!!