There is an old Chinese saying: If you are backward, you will be beaten. In fact, this sentence is a bitter lesson learned from the humiliating reality story of China's modern and contemporary history, but in China's modern and contemporary history, not all people are ignorant and ignorant, but there are a large number of new knowledge representatives, driving the people to move towards a new society. In this part of Sichuan, there is a historical figure in China's modern history, who is called the first person in Sichuan Province to open his eyes to the world, and he is Song Yuren.
Born in 1857 in Sichuan, China, Song Yuren was one of the early representatives of new ideas in China. Due to the decay and incompetence of the government in the late Qing Dynasty at that time, the social background at that time was also a large number of intellectuals who guided the Chinese people to hold a series of industrial movements to save the country, and in this social background, Song Yuren also responded to the call, not only supported everyone to set up factories, but also took the lead in establishing a series of industrial companies, and the scope of operation was also close to the lives of the Chinese people at that time.
For example, glass, candles, medicinal herbs, kerosene, etc., Song Yuren was one of the important representative figures among the industrial and national salvation merchants in Sichuan Province at that time. In addition to making slight achievements in the economic field, Song Yuren also actively put up a banner in the ideological and cultural aspects to encourage everyone to move towards a new era. In 1897, Song Yuren founded a magazine called Yu Bao.
The original intention of this newspaper was not that Song Yuren wanted to make a profit, but that every article published in this newspaper had a certain patriotism, in order to promote some ideological views of the progress of the new era and encourage the ideological emancipation of a large part of the audience in Sichuan at that time.
In 1894, Song Yuren sent a mission to Europe on behalf of China' image, but during his visit to Europe, he not only studied in depth with European countries, but also exchanged cultural, economic and social conditions with each other. It also brought back a series of advanced political ideologies, so this also promoted the propaganda of the idea of striving for strength advocated by Song Yuren in the later Restoration and Reform Law.
In 1898, Song Yuren also suggested that Empress Dowager Cixi should adopt a policy of surprise attack on Japan, because Japan at that time could only take a series of military actions that were quick and decisive, and if the results could not be seen quickly in the process of aggression, then the Japanese people would inevitably cause panic. In the situation of internal and external troubles, Japan's situation will also be self-conscious, so at this time the government can have more time to progress, and then kill Japan by surprise.
However, Empress Dowager Cixi was not satisfied with Song Yuren's suggestion, but instead adhered to the previous compromise policy and repeatedly made concessions to the international powers. However, in this incident, Song Yuren was also struck down by the conservative faction led by Empress Dowager Cixi, and since then he has withdrawn from the political arena and has not asked any political affairs of the late Qing government. With a patriotic heart, in fact, whether the country is rich or strong or in danger, a patriotic heart will appear incomparably precious.
But if the path of patriotism is hindered by a series of powerful forces, in fact, such patriotism will always turn into a disappointment. Song Yuren's story is also like this, but the revelations left by Song Yuren to future generations are often more spiritual, and Mr. Song Yuren, who is known as the first person to open his eyes to the world, also warns future generations that they should not forget the true meaning of the development of the times.