1953, Gu Jiegang was with his wife and children.
Lei Wenjing Text/Picture
During the Republic of China, Gu Jiegang was one of the scholars who had a significant influence in both academic circles and society. He became famous early. He just entered the academic community and was promoted from assistant professor to full professor. He also wrote a lot. He was often called "universal" and "encyclopedia-style scholar". His early suspicious thoughts led to an academic boom in China. Gu Jiegang felt a little worried about such academic reputation. He once told his friend Qian Mu that his heart was very clear, "It was because of the early age and the new academic atmosphere was just beginning to open, so he suddenly gained a reputation." He also listed the academic achievements of several disciples as a reference, saying that their current level has surpassed his back then, but he has never been valued as he had before. Gu Jiegang's character is already very humble. With this layer of golden light, he treats people more humble. When he was in the Laijiayuan in Chengdu, his director actually called his colleagues and students in the institute "Mr." and his low-keyness was inconsistent with his academic reputation.
Gu Jiegang, who practices calligraphy,
A casual chat
was mistaken for historical research
No matter how low-key he is, there is something that makes people from all walks of life tease him, which makes him embarrassed.
This incident was caused by his explanation of the word "Yu" in Dayu when discussing ancient history in 1923. He quoted the exegesis of the character in "Shuowen Jiezi": "Yu is an insect, a pictographic image, and a beast's feet trampled the ground" to suspect that Yu may be an animal in ancient mythology. In his opinion, "This is a common thing in the totem society, not surprising", but some people joked that "Gu Jiegang said that Dayu is a worm", which often attracts laughter from everyone. With Gu Jiegang's generous personality, he would not get angry about this matter. He always had an inclusive attitude towards different academic opinions. He believes that the hard work of different views can better enhance academic prosperity and facilitate exploration of historical truth.
But when I was in Chengdu, someone made a "joke" for him, but this joke became big. It was a night in 1941. The National Government Education Deputy Director Gu Yuxiu went to visit. The two were fellow townsmen and family members, and the host and guest had a happy conversation. During this period, Gu Yuxiu asked him, "Can Yu's birthday be taken??" Gu Jiegang replied before he thought about it, "Yu is a mythical figure, and there is no need to have someone else, so why did he get his birthday?" In fact, this is the conclusion, and there is no need to say it anymore, but Gu Jiegang added, "However, in Song, Li, Mao, Wen and other places where the Qiang people live in western Sichuan, they regard June 6 as Yu's birthday, and the sacrifices and prayers are very lively, which is seen in the local chronicles." After saying this, Gu Yuxiu was happy, and he might have come to verify Yu's birthday. But Gu Jiegang didn't understand it, so he did not warn the customer not to use this.
In fact, Gu Yuxiu is also a great scholar. His knowledge of poetry, music and drama is exactly not very good at history. What Gu Jiegang did not expect happened. Not long after, the National Government, who accompanied Chongqing, was going to hold "Engineer's Day" on June 6. Gu Jiegang, who was in Chengdu, read this news in the newspaper. There was also an article written by a key member of the Kuomintang. The article said: "Dayu's flood control was the first thing in the history of my country's engineering. Now Yu's birthday has been tested by Mr. Gu Jiegang, which is June 6, so we set this day as Engineer's Day."
Gu No matter how big the mind is, he cannot tolerate such a rash act. Later, he said helplessly: "Yu was born on June 6. It is a legend of the Qiang people. Just look through the local chronicles and you can know. Why do you need my research? Isn't this fooling me?"
The famous female writer Zhang Ailing said, "It's time to be famous." But Gu Jiegang's story tells future generations that reputation is sometimes a double-edged sword, which can bring some convenience to yourself and also put yourself in a passive state. Gu Jiegang has a deep understanding of this point. He summarized in his later years: "My life was a false reputation that misled me. The people who won me up did not really have talent for me, but because I am famous, I want to add a flower to their cake."
Gu Jiegang and Zhang Jingqiu took a photo in their later years.
Economic mind
Planning books to make money
Hand once served as the director of the Museum of Xiehe University of XihuaxiZheng Dekun is a student of Gu Jiegang at Yanjing University . He has a close relationship with Gu Jiegang. Before and after the War of Resistance Against Japan, both of them had left academic traces in Xihuaxiba , but they did not meet in www. When Gu Jiegang came to Chengdu, Zheng Dekun had already gone to study in the UK; but when Zheng Dekun returned from studying abroad, Gu Jiegang had already left Rong. During the days between the two of them, the two of them flew continuously. The 23 letters and letters written by Gu Jiegang to Zheng Dekun are now preserved in the archives of Sichuan University. The letter conveys academic information about the "Ancient History Discussion" school and reveals another secret of Gu Jiegang. In addition to academics, there are two other words in his mind - economy.
Gu Jiegang received the national currency of Zheng Dekun for 1,000 yuan.
Gu Jiegang's understanding of the economy is concentrated in this sentence in the letter on July 28, 1933: "I often feel that in history and geography, there are ways to save the country and all the ways to make money... Money is a must. With money, you can make your personal life stable without changing your career. Only with money can you go to society without rushing to do anything. Therefore, we must first try to make money, that is, to get money to cultivate your studies and experience, and shoulder the responsibility of saving the country." The "art of making money" mentioned here is to suggest that Zheng Dekun write an applicable and popular "General History of China", and he himself writes another "General History of China". In addition to inventing each other in terms of knowledge, he can also draw royalties. He said confidently: "Only ten thousand copies sold per year, all kinds of careers can be carried out gradually in the future." The compilation of the "Chinese History and Geographical Map Collection", Zheng Dekun and Gu Jiegang are collaborators, drawn by Wu Zhishun, and proofread by Tan Qixiang and EDIT. There is a saying in the letter:
"I received 200 yuan in remittances a few days ago. I received support from this. It is very helpful for drawing maps. Wu Zhishunjun has a salary increase of 5 yuan from July... In the future, the map will be published and the sales will be prosperous, and it can also be divided into several royalties."
"The map is proofread by brother Tan Qixiang, but unfortunately he did it too late... I planned to instruct Wu Zhishunjun to enter the city... On the one hand, I can urge Tan Jun to quickly school, and on the other hand, it is convenient to modify it, and the family and meals will be paid by us. What do you think?"
"As long as you are good at promoting, it will not be difficult to sell well; and "Yanjing Journal" can also issue a special account, which can charge some royalties."
For the first-time Yugong Society and "Yugong Bimonthly", he repeatedly asked Zheng Dekun to devote himself to developing members and soliciting fixed households. The letter instructed:
"There are now 300 fixed households. If everyone can work hard, each member will have five fixed households, and the printing fee will be fine."
"We owe the printing fee now about 1,000 yuan, which is a large amount, but the distribution of 200 members is only five yuan per person... I don't want you too many... I just want a fox's armpit."
can see that "salary raise", "urge", "dividing royalties", "payment of houses", "can charge some royalties", and "good promotion" and snowball-like promotion styles. What is the difference between the master of the Yugong Society and the current publishers in terms of operation?
Gu Jiegang’s letter to Zheng Dekun.
has a good income
Annual salary exceeds 300,000 yuan
However, Gu's skills to make money are far more than one or two books. In addition to being a teacher, he presided over the participation of the Yugong Society and the "Yugong Bimonthly" that were well-known at that time, as well as the Technical Observation Society, Liming Middle School, Popular Reading Book Editing and Publication Society, and Jingshan Bookstore. He considered these seemingly non-interrelated organizations. The letter written in 1934 reflects this: "We have also taken a Dawn Middle School in the city... It has been advertised now... so we have a number of schools. First, we compile textbooks based on the experimental results, contact the middle school scholars of Yan University graduates, and ask them to sell them. On the one hand, we compiled a set of the best middle school textbooks based on the academic environment of Ping to lead students. Second, since this place is in the countryside, we can focus on rural work, students engage in farming, and conduct rural educational activities. Third, we can develop basic members of the technical observation society to achieve the ideal of everyone having their own abilities."
The cultural ambition behind Gu Jiegang's money is comparable to ordinary publishers. But he doesn't do a loss-making business, and he is also very happy to make money. "The school seal office is the first business in our society, and he has made a profit of 2,000 yuan in the past year. This department was launched in the first year, and the cost was very high. If it could be done, it would be known in the second year..." He would not let go of any opportunity to make money. In 1937, he said to Zheng Dekun: "Now, those who are seeking scholarships for the US Governor's Grotto are 3,000 yuan a year. I have asked the middle school staff to request it. "
The important way to make money is to buy stocks and be a shareholder, which may be indispensable to him. He once warned Zheng Dekun: "Brother joining the publishing company and intends to think it's fast, but now the stock collection is urgent. Please accept this letter and send the share capital to Susu Street Jincheng Bank Manager Xu Fu De to collect it and convert it into a lot. "He also clearly saw the ups and downs of the stock: "The current depreciation of the fiat currency is very serious. The shareholders here are willing to set the capital of 10 million yuan last year, but today it must be 20 million yuan."
In November 11943, Gu Jiegang founded the Great China Book Company. Regarding the future development of publishing, he ambitions to Zheng Dekun, who is in Chengdu: "If Chengdu can use his brother's power to increase the share capital, it is especially fortunate. I hope my brother will work hard to make this company the first publisher in China. "Until 1954, Gu Jiegang was still the general manager of the Great China Library and the Great China Picture Club. His emphasis on the economy seems to be tolerating the green mountains and rivers.
Someone has a rough count of Gu Jiegang's income during the Republic of China : "In 1935, Gu was 42 years old and was a researcher at the history of the Peking Institute of Research Institute. His monthly salary was 400 yuan. He was still a professor of history at Yenching University. He received a half salary of 160 yuan and a monthly income of 560 yuan. It is approximately RMB 20,000 today. With his writings and editing income, his annual income exceeds 10,000 yuan (about 300,000-400,000 yuan today) and entered the ranks of "cultural ten thousand yuan households". "
Zheng Dekun from West China University of Xiehe.
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Economic mind
Planning books to make money
Hand once served as the director of the Museum of Xiehe University of XihuaxiZheng Dekun is a student of Gu Jiegang at Yanjing University . He has a close relationship with Gu Jiegang. Before and after the War of Resistance Against Japan, both of them had left academic traces in Xihuaxiba , but they did not meet in www. When Gu Jiegang came to Chengdu, Zheng Dekun had already gone to study in the UK; but when Zheng Dekun returned from studying abroad, Gu Jiegang had already left Rong. During the days between the two of them, the two of them flew continuously. The 23 letters and letters written by Gu Jiegang to Zheng Dekun are now preserved in the archives of Sichuan University. The letter conveys academic information about the "Ancient History Discussion" school and reveals another secret of Gu Jiegang. In addition to academics, there are two other words in his mind - economy.
Gu Jiegang received the national currency of Zheng Dekun for 1,000 yuan.
Gu Jiegang's understanding of the economy is concentrated in this sentence in the letter on July 28, 1933: "I often feel that in history and geography, there are ways to save the country and all the ways to make money... Money is a must. With money, you can make your personal life stable without changing your career. Only with money can you go to society without rushing to do anything. Therefore, we must first try to make money, that is, to get money to cultivate your studies and experience, and shoulder the responsibility of saving the country." The "art of making money" mentioned here is to suggest that Zheng Dekun write an applicable and popular "General History of China", and he himself writes another "General History of China". In addition to inventing each other in terms of knowledge, he can also draw royalties. He said confidently: "Only ten thousand copies sold per year, all kinds of careers can be carried out gradually in the future." The compilation of the "Chinese History and Geographical Map Collection", Zheng Dekun and Gu Jiegang are collaborators, drawn by Wu Zhishun, and proofread by Tan Qixiang and EDIT. There is a saying in the letter:
"I received 200 yuan in remittances a few days ago. I received support from this. It is very helpful for drawing maps. Wu Zhishunjun has a salary increase of 5 yuan from July... In the future, the map will be published and the sales will be prosperous, and it can also be divided into several royalties."
"The map is proofread by brother Tan Qixiang, but unfortunately he did it too late... I planned to instruct Wu Zhishunjun to enter the city... On the one hand, I can urge Tan Jun to quickly school, and on the other hand, it is convenient to modify it, and the family and meals will be paid by us. What do you think?"
"As long as you are good at promoting, it will not be difficult to sell well; and "Yanjing Journal" can also issue a special account, which can charge some royalties."
For the first-time Yugong Society and "Yugong Bimonthly", he repeatedly asked Zheng Dekun to devote himself to developing members and soliciting fixed households. The letter instructed:
"There are now 300 fixed households. If everyone can work hard, each member will have five fixed households, and the printing fee will be fine."
"We owe the printing fee now about 1,000 yuan, which is a large amount, but the distribution of 200 members is only five yuan per person... I don't want you too many... I just want a fox's armpit."
can see that "salary raise", "urge", "dividing royalties", "payment of houses", "can charge some royalties", and "good promotion" and snowball-like promotion styles. What is the difference between the master of the Yugong Society and the current publishers in terms of operation?
Gu Jiegang’s letter to Zheng Dekun.
has a good income
Annual salary exceeds 300,000 yuan
However, Gu's skills to make money are far more than one or two books. In addition to being a teacher, he presided over the participation of the Yugong Society and the "Yugong Bimonthly" that were well-known at that time, as well as the Technical Observation Society, Liming Middle School, Popular Reading Book Editing and Publication Society, and Jingshan Bookstore. He considered these seemingly non-interrelated organizations. The letter written in 1934 reflects this: "We have also taken a Dawn Middle School in the city... It has been advertised now... so we have a number of schools. First, we compile textbooks based on the experimental results, contact the middle school scholars of Yan University graduates, and ask them to sell them. On the one hand, we compiled a set of the best middle school textbooks based on the academic environment of Ping to lead students. Second, since this place is in the countryside, we can focus on rural work, students engage in farming, and conduct rural educational activities. Third, we can develop basic members of the technical observation society to achieve the ideal of everyone having their own abilities."
The cultural ambition behind Gu Jiegang's money is comparable to ordinary publishers. But he doesn't do a loss-making business, and he is also very happy to make money. "The school seal office is the first business in our society, and he has made a profit of 2,000 yuan in the past year. This department was launched in the first year, and the cost was very high. If it could be done, it would be known in the second year..." He would not let go of any opportunity to make money. In 1937, he said to Zheng Dekun: "Now, those who are seeking scholarships for the US Governor's Grotto are 3,000 yuan a year. I have asked the middle school staff to request it. "
The important way to make money is to buy stocks and be a shareholder, which may be indispensable to him. He once warned Zheng Dekun: "Brother joining the publishing company and intends to think it's fast, but now the stock collection is urgent. Please accept this letter and send the share capital to Susu Street Jincheng Bank Manager Xu Fu De to collect it and convert it into a lot. "He also clearly saw the ups and downs of the stock: "The current depreciation of the fiat currency is very serious. The shareholders here are willing to set the capital of 10 million yuan last year, but today it must be 20 million yuan."
In November 11943, Gu Jiegang founded the Great China Book Company. Regarding the future development of publishing, he ambitions to Zheng Dekun, who is in Chengdu: "If Chengdu can use his brother's power to increase the share capital, it is especially fortunate. I hope my brother will work hard to make this company the first publisher in China. "Until 1954, Gu Jiegang was still the general manager of the Great China Library and the Great China Picture Club. His emphasis on the economy seems to be tolerating the green mountains and rivers.
Someone has a rough count of Gu Jiegang's income during the Republic of China : "In 1935, Gu was 42 years old and was a researcher at the history of the Peking Institute of Research Institute. His monthly salary was 400 yuan. He was still a professor of history at Yenching University. He received a half salary of 160 yuan and a monthly income of 560 yuan. It is approximately RMB 20,000 today. With his writings and editing income, his annual income exceeds 10,000 yuan (about 300,000-400,000 yuan today) and entered the ranks of "cultural ten thousand yuan households". "
Zheng Dekun from West China University of Xiehe.
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