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The real primitive priesthood is the real position
——Kang Youxian and Oriental Material Civilization
Author: Zeng Yi
Source: Author Author Authorized Confucian Network
Selected from the author’s “Republic and Monarch—Research on Early Political Thoughts in Kang Youwei”, Shanghai National Library, 2010 edition.

Kang Youyi believed that the East was in peace and peace. This judgment was not very important to its waiting relationship with the Eastern political system, but was important because of its yearning for material civilization. [1]
Nanhai went to Drumi Hong Kong in 1879 and Shanghai in 1882. The prosperity of the two places aroused his great interest in Western learning. He said, “I visited Drumi Hong Kong for a little while, and saw the magnificence of Western palaces, the holiness of the roads, and the strictness of the patrols. Then I realized that Westerners had a French style of governing the country, and they could not be viewed with the ancient barbarians.” “The prosperity of Shanghai has made it more important to know that Westerners have the foundation of governance. When I walked on a boat, I bought Western books to study. In November, I went home and talked about Western learning and began to see the past.” [2]
At this time, the South China Sea had not yet accepted the learning of the ram, nor did it understand the meaning of reform, and could not discuss the replacement of the Chinese specialized system with the Oriental People’s Main System. In this regard, the South China Sea, like most Chinese people today, connects the advantages of civilization with the prosperity of materials. As for those who advocate for the reform and opening up today, they waited for it, but they admired the superficial beauty of foreign urban construction and the single product of commercial goods.
19Inclusive amountAfter 2004, the South China Sea traveled to the country. Although it saw the ills of Eastern civilization, it was still full of Eastern civilization. [3] In 1907, Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo), which was full of flowers in the South China Sea, was fascinated by it, and called it “a big difference”:
A British man I said to Euro: Has the full Gallo been there? Not to be a gambler. …The full Gallo Palace room is the first, the full Gallo clothing is the first, the every meal is the first, the first for the joy, and the first for the women. I’m talking to Paris onlyLihua, and the unknown Garro. …When I traveled here, although I had told you, there were so many wonderful things about it. [4]
When I visited Xi, the South China Sea felt that “the mountains were withered, and there were few trees, and the colors were gray and light, or they were as bright as skin, and they were ignorant when they saw it, and they were absolutely tasteless”[5]. Looking at it from the South China Sea, civilization is prosperous, and the material quality is also prosperous. The South China Sea then cherished the shortcomings of China’s society and said: Since the Tang Dynasty, the city has been incomplete and the palaces and houses have been inseparable. The roads have not been cured, and the epidemics have followed each other, and people cannot live in peace with their lives. The 官网平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台平台� To stop the customs of the ugly country, it is not a matter of maintaining the common people! [6]
The South China Sea even simply regards the enjoyment of materials as an indicator of human civilization and progress. In 1908, when he traveled to Greece in the South China Sea, he said: Those who regard agriculture as their country must prefer the business; those who regard industry and commerce as their country must prefer luxury. The country must be established by agriculture, and the island of Haidao is easier to be industrial and commercial, which is also based on the necessity of the land. However, when human nature evolves, civilization must be regarded as a prevailing, and civilization must be represented by luxury and joy. …However, a gentleman enjoys his joy and profits. If he enjoys the same joy as the common people, he will be rich together. If he enjoys the common people, he can enjoy the beauty and even the literary world. However, the ultimate righteousness is not an extravagant. Today, thousands of countries are compared. If we regard the principle as a vulgarity, the truth is too high. The palaces and roads in China are not built, and the use of bitterness makes people laugh. Compared with wild animals, it is extremely difficult to cure! [7]
The country of farming is difficult to accumulate wealth and will not be able to regard extravagance as a custom. Therefore, Confucianism always advocates the country and believe that it is impossible to do so in order to govern the country and manage the family. However, the South China Sea praised the Confucian virtues of Confucianism:
Finance is a spring, and it uses flow as the Tao. If you still have money, you will be rich but not flowing, you will be rich but not refined, you will be suffocated but not open, you will be miserable but not happy, your government will be bad but not intoxicated, your public will be weak but not invigorated, your country will be scared but not strong. Confucius valued literature, not valued money. Shang Yan is the ink learning. Later Confucians were not good at reading this chapter and mistakenly believed that Confucius was arrogant and extravagant, so all the things that were beautiful were ugly. All the beauty of history is precious and virtue, and Chinese cultural relics are also like wildfires. [8]
And attacked the Song Confucians, saying: Since civilization has advanced, it is a worldly luxury, and civilization regards it as a utmost. The world is more civilized, but even extravagance is even more important. …The Gongyang calls Confucius the King of Wen, and the King of Civilization and Evolution, not those who value quality and regress. The Song Confucians’ lack of success in this meaning…it actually makes people’s sexual regression. Today, China’s civilization has not improved, and it is important to be closely related to it! [9]
Another attacked the Mo family, he said:
Mozi is very benevolent, but it’s too much. Zhuangzi thought that his way was too arrogant and he would lose his heart and not be able to fight the whole country, so he went to Wang Ran. Confucius regarded people as the way, so he regarded literature as the way, so he could do it by his way. [10]
Mozi advocated Zhang Jiao and love, and was indifferent, and was not the same as the previous kings. However, the way is very large and the cost is very much, which is the way of the Master. Although Zhuangzi was so capable, what would the whole country do? Yes. The reason why Mozi’s way is to defeat the truth is that his way is high and difficult to follow is not the meaning of Confucius’ doctrine of the mean, so Xunzi attacked him with great force. [11]
Mozi’s suffering in Taoism is so painful that his friends will not follow him. The same is true for the Baltic Path. All of them were unfortunately born in a strange world, with five troubles, and the Dharma of Giving and nourishing are too serious and too painful, and they cannot be relieved. Therefore, they have been discovered in the world to transcend the destruction. [12]
Confucius was the king of writing, and he advocated literature, and the South China Sea was directly equivalent to admiring material civilization. If so, China has only been equally rampant for thousands of years of civilization, and since it lacks the wealth of the West, it will not be as famous as civilization. The South China Sea uses material as a symbol of civilization. As for Marxism, it is also possible to imagine that future society will be a surge of material wealth. The South China Sea and Marxism are connected, and this is a certain end. [13]
Although, this statement in Nanhai actually comes from a misunderstanding of the literary meaning of the “Gongyang”. The Gongyang family often said that Confucius valued quality, but those who took it from Zhouwen were because of their prosperity and honor and inferiority. Today, the South China Sea uses material as its text, but it is different from the old discussion of “Gongyang”. Although, the characteristics of the South China Sea can also be seen.
The South China Sea even advocated, “The wife’s wish is not damaging, but the governance is not damaging” [14]. Westerners see evil as the power of history, which is almost the same. The Nanhai attacked the Confucian Confucians of Song Dynasty, which was actually due to the Mo family, not Confucius’s way:
Mozi was not happy, different from the people’s hearts, and the whole country was not strong. If he left the whole country, he would be far away from the king. The Song Dynasty was very strict in honor of ancient Taishu. Since the ancient pronunciation was not tested, it sa