New World 1620

The climate in North America in June is pleasant, the wheat waves are rolling on the farm, the fruits and vegetables are green, the humid air and bright sunshine are catalyzing the upcoming harvest.

On the shore of the southernmost tip of Manhattan Island, two elderly people, two small stools, two cups of tea, and a parasol are engaged in a fishing game.

The chairman of the community committee, Liu Mingjun, and an old man who was almost sixty years of age both quietly looked at the fishing line not far away, without speaking.

There seemed to be some movement, and Liu Mingjun's serious and serious old face suddenly showed joy, and he quickly took up the line, but the water surface just swayed for a while, and there was nothing on the raised fishing rod.

"Haha, Brother Liu still can't hold his breath!" The other old man chuckled, put the fishing rod in his hand into the crevice of the rock beside him, and picked up the teacup beside him to drink tea leisurely.

"Brother Zhong, didn't the ancients often say that Jiang Taigong was fishing, and those who wished to take the bait? It seems that people are smart now, and less people are willing to take the bait." Liu Mingjun tilted his head, mocking himself helplessly.

"Mr. Jiang Taigong is the king of Zhou Wen who wants to catch the world. Who do you want to catch, Brother Liu?" The old man called Brother Zhong held the tea under his tongue for a while, then drank it slowly, showing a happy smile , "I didn't expect that we drank tea for most of our lives, and one day we would import tea powder from Europe."

Zhong Jinshan, 64 years old this year, used to be a law professor at a famous university in the south coast. During a family trip, he traveled through time and space with the tour group.The sudden occurrence of the catastrophe caused Zhong Jinshan's wife, Huang Nian, to be crushed under the rubble. When he was rescued, both of his legs were severely fractured. Their daughter and son-in-law both died, leaving only a granddaughter, Lu, who was less than 10 years old. plum.

"Old Zhong, to be honest, I guess Xiao Zheng and Xiao Qi have invited you many times. You are the only one who really understands the law in this community committee. Those young people are too impetuous, and many people's ideas are a bit..."

Liu Mingjun put down his fishing rod and looked at the river bend in the south.At the end of the line of sight, the once again bountiful whaling ship Mermaid is slowly approaching through the waterway between Governors Island and Brooklyn.

"Old Liu, you also know that my wife injured his leg in this catastrophe, and now he can only sit in a wheelchair...Xiaomei and her parents..." Speaking of this, the expression of the old man with gray temples darkened a lot, but immediately Calm was restored.

"Yeah, so what our old bones can do now is to give these children and their descendants a good explanation." Liu Mingjun nodded, still with a hint of overtones in his words.

"Old Liu, I understand what you mean, but because of this, we have to listen to young people's ideas, what kind of future they want, and we know what to do." Zhong Jinshan hesitated for a moment thoughtfully Finally, he sighed.

"I think you must have read the letter yesterday. It was given to me by that kid Su Zining before he left the community. I was hesitant to show it to you before... This kid is stable and capable, and he can take on big things, but after all He is still too young and easily influenced by many things around him..." Liu Mingjun continued to dig deeper into the topic, his eyes fixed on the old jurist in front of him, "Do you think what Xiao Su said makes sense?"

"This little Su...he should represent the ideas of some people in the entire community. Old Liu, we have all come through many turbulences. What kind of people base does a country need to be considered a promising country? nation?"

Zhong Jinshan's expression gradually became serious, and he pointed in the direction of the Brooklyn industrial area in the southeast.

"Young people are using their hands and knowledge to create a new world. I am afraid that the most worrying thing in their fiery hearts is not hunger and difficulties, but..."

As he spoke, he pointed to his heart.

"Well, Xinxin, they are afraid that one day, their efforts will still be overwhelmed by history, and they will still go back to the path they resisted. The contrast between the education they have received and the reality of society makes them easy to suspect."

Liu Mingjun nodded vigorously, agreeing with what Zhong Jinshan said, although it was a bit vague, but to the point.

"This is also one of the things that Xiao Su especially emphasized in the letter." Zhong Jinshan saw that the other party agreed with his opening sentence, so he continued, "Since that Xiao Yan had a quarrel, including you and me, everyone is actually talking about it. Thinking about one thing, what path are we going to take in the future?"

"In faraway Asia, the Ming Dynasty, the centralized empire under the rule of feudal emperors, is obviously not the country we want, but our inner nation and history complex, more or less harbors a dream of reversing history and revitalizing China. Now, in In the hearts of young people, in our hearts, this dream may be more real than ever. But we have too many things that hinder the realization of this dream. They are anxious, impatient, and even want to break the can..."

Zhong Jinshan's words made Liu Mingjun faintly feel that the other party was implying something.

"Old Zhong, I understand what you said!" Liu Mingjun quickly interrupted the other party's words, with an extremely solemn expression, "You are an old jurist, and I am an old policeman. Logically speaking, we are all determined to maintain the order and integrity of this community. Stable people, if there were no people like Xiao Zheng and Xiao Qi who stepped forward, it would be hard to say that the group would collapse after the catastrophe.”

"Therefore, great governance is necessary after a catastrophe. I completely agree with all the management methods adopted by the community committees, but this management method is only continuing a social rule that we think is familiar and effective. It may lead our community to follow This old rule is back to the old way."

Zhong Jinshan picked up his teacup and stared blankly at the east, with a kind of worry in his eyes.

"However, the Western set of things may not work! All day for some selfish things, making troubles at home and abroad!" The old policeman stood up angrily again, with his hands folded in front of his chest, his eyes sharp, "National conditions, I still want to talk about national conditions. We have revolutionized for so many years, and the common people work hard. What are they looking forward to? Isn't everyone equal in food and clothing?!"

"That's right, it's the same from our older generation to us, and then to Xiao Zheng and others. But in fact, is everyone fed and fed, is everyone equal? ​​Who will guarantee that in the future everyone will still have enough food and clothing, and everyone will still be What about equality?"

Zhong Jinshan refused to give in, and shook his head with a wry smile.

Liu Mingjun was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Good old Zhong, at the end of the day, you are still the same as that little Su, worried about the injustice of the law and the injustice of the society!"

"The law does not care about injustice, it represents a kind of order and restraint that must be recognized by everyone. The social injustice caused by the injustice of the law is not the law itself, but the problem of the fit between the system, people, and the law." Zhong Jinshan He waved his hands embarrassingly, but his tone was more serious than before, "The system is the basis for ensuring the effective implementation of the law, and confirms the customizing and enforcement rules of the law; people are not only the object of the law, but also the creator and implementer of the law; The law is the product of the system and people, and it is a common contract of interpersonal relationships. If the rules are not fair, then the law enforcement and legislation will be unfair, and if the law enforcement and legislation are unfair, the law will be false and will be misinterpreted arbitrarily.”

After listening to Zhong Jinshan's explanation, Liu Mingjun, an old man who had been a policeman for most of his life, also remained silent.

"Old Liu, Xiao Zheng and the others did nothing wrong, but they must know that what they do can only be done for a period of time, not as a rule for a lifetime! If we are going to build a country, what is missing is not what to use The law, but the rules must be established first, and then discuss who will do it and who will take care of it.”

After finishing speaking, Zhong Jinshan lifted his teacup, walked back with the fishing rod in hand.In the distance, an old woman is sitting in a wheelchair, with three children standing behind her.

"Grandpa..."

"Grandpa Zhong..."

The old woman in the wooden wheelchair didn't say anything, but touched her wife's arm with a kind smile, but the three children behind her all called Zhong Jinshan different names.

If anyone is around at this time, they will definitely feel strange about this new family of five.

Except for his biological granddaughter Lu Mei, the other two children are actually of European and American descent.

Bruno Luther, an 8-year-old boy of Chinese-German mixed race, joined a tour group with his parents. As a result, his father died on the spot when the catastrophe occurred.

The blond-haired Tang Hanna, 11 years old, formerly from Los Angeles, California, lived in China for a long time with her father, who was a travel writer.

The two old people who lost their children were the first batch of residents to take the initiative to adopt orphans in the community welfare home. Seeing the two lonely boys and girls of foreign descent, the two old people decisively chose to adopt.

Today, the two foreign children are living harmoniously with their granddaughter Lu Mei. The three children are surrounded by the two old people every day, which makes the old people feel very gratified.

"Old Zhong, is it that Lao Liu is still calling you to join the community committee as a member of the judiciary?"

Being pushed by the family in a wheelchair along the river bank to return to the land in the Manhattan community, my wife, who was a university biology lecturer, turned around and asked with a smile.

"It's not just as simple as serving as a judicial committee member. Lao Liu and the others plan to organize people to discuss the matter of nation-building..." Zhong Jinshan smiled wryly and shook his head with self-deprecation, "Rules are hard to establish, and nation-building is not easy..."

"Jianguo?"

Old Man Huang Nian was taken aback for a moment, as if he was also surprised.

"Well, it's time to give these children a firm belief in life, we can't always be like this..."

The topic gradually turned to the children, and the family of five walked slowly like this.