Chapter 28 Section 28: Arithmetic Intelligence

The dictator at the breakfast table divided the human mind into two types, arithmetic intelligence and algebraic intelligence.He elaborated: "All economic and practical wisdom is an extension or variation of the mathematical formula 2+2=4. And for every philosophical statement, there is more generality of the formula a+b=c. characteristics." Now we look at the entire John Smith family, of course, of the type of mind that the dictator called "arithmetic intelligence."John Smith's father, John Smith Sr., who went by the pseudonym John Bull, tied his future to the simple 2+2=4 formula and came to China to sell his Manchester products.For the purpose of earning money, he gets along well with the Chinese John (40).Because of him and China John, they both understand and fully agree with the axiom of 2+2=4.But John Smith Jr., who now rules the British Empire, was different.He came to China, but his mind was full of a+b=c things that he didn't understand. He was no longer satisfied with selling Manchester products, and he also wanted to civilize the Chinese.Or, as they say, "spreading the Anglo-Saxon ideas".The result was a breakdown in the relationship between John Smith and John the Chinese.And to make matters worse, due to the influence of John Smith's Anglo-Saxon philosophy of a+b=c, Chinese John is no longer an honest and good customer of Manchester products.They ignored business and went to "Zhangyuan" to celebrate the constitution, and in fact became a group of crazy reformers.

Not long ago I tried to compile a handbook of Anglo-Saxon ideas, inspired by Simpson's (41) Remaking the Far East and some other books.The result is, so far, just something like this: What is the main goal of man? Man's chief aim is to honor the British Empire. do you believe in godYes, when I go to church. But when you're not in church, what do you believe in?I believe in profit, what brings me rewards. What is reasonable belief?Believe in being all for yourself. What are the legitimate reasons for working?Put money in your pocket. What is heaven? Paradise said that he could live in Baile Street and drive a convertible.

What is hell? Hell means failure. What is the perfect state of human beings?Mr. Hurd (42) works in China Customs. What is Blasphemy? To deny that Mr. Hurd is a man of great genius. What is the greatest evil?impede British trade. Why did God create 400 million Chinese? For the development of British trade. What are you praying for?thank God!We are not the same as the evil Russians and brutal Germans who want to carve up China. In China, who is the greatest disseminator of Anglo-Saxon ideas. Dr Morrison (43), Beijing correspondent for The Times.It would be wrong to say that the above is a true statement of the Anglo-Saxon philosophy.But no one who has diligently read Sinbotson will deny that the above is a fair statement of the Anglo-Saxon ideas propagated by Mr. Simpson, and by John Smith, who has read him.

The strangest thing is that this John Smith's Anglo-Saxon conception has actually worked out in China.Affected by this concept, the Johns in China are eager to realize the glory and glory of the Chinese Empire.The ancient Chinese literature of stereotyped essays is an empty but harmless thing.Foreign friends will see that the new Chinese literature clamoring to be established under the influence of John Smith's Anglo-Saxon ideas will be intolerable and dangerous.In the end, I'm afraid old John Smith will find it's not just the Manchester product that's going to kill him, and he'll be forced to spend another outlay to send a General Gordon (44) or Lord Keeziler to exterminate his old Friend Chinaman John, the Chinaman made insane by the influence of John Smith's Anglo-Saxon ideas.Of course, this is just off topic. (z-58)

Here, I would like to make it clear that this is the sensible Englishman.It seems to me a miracle that a foreigner who gets his gibberish from books about the Chinese, when he comes to China, can live in harmony with the Chinese with whom he has to deal.In this regard, I might as well give a typical example from Alexis Krauss's titled "The Far East: History and Its Problems" to illustrate.The book says: "The factor affecting all the problems of the Western powers in the Far East is how to identify the true essence of the Eastern spirit. Not only does the Eastern look at problems differently from the Westerner's standpoint, but his entire mode of thinking and reasoning is also different from the Westerner. That perception that's unique to Asians is the opposite of what we've given it."

In China, after reading the last sentence, an Englishman will say to his child when he needs a blank sheet of paper, if he follows the advice of the confused Mr. Claus: "Son, give me Bring a piece of black paper." I think, in order to protect the reputation of those foreigners who are practical in China, when they come to China and live with the Chinese, they should put aside those real things about the oriental spirit. Essential gibberish.In fact, I firmly believe that the foreigners who get on well with the Chinese are the ones who insist on 2+2=4, and discard John Smith and Mr. Krause's ideas about Eastern essence and Anglo-Saxon, that is, a+ People with this theory of b=c.Indeed, when one thinks of the old days, before Arthur Smith wrote "The Characteristics of the Chinese", the relationship between British company bosses or managers, such as Chatton, Matheson (45) and Chinese compradors (46) was like that Intimate, and passed down from generation to generation.When people still remember this, he asked, whether for Chinese or foreigners, what is the difference between Western businessmen who insist on 2+2=4 and Eastern essence theory and Anglo-Saxon concepts about a+b=c? Which is better, the clever John Smith? (z-56)