This is a tea house, which is divided into several areas, including the traditional Chinese tea art area and the Japanese tea ceremony area. [`Novel`]

When we entered this tea house, Tanaka smiled and asked me, "Has Mr. Feng been to Japan?"

I smiled and shook my head, "I haven't been there yet. I think there will be opportunities in the future."

Tanaka nodded, "Mr. Feng's words always give people a sense of hope. After our successful cooperation this time, Mr. Feng will have more opportunities to go to Japan."[

I found that this Japanese man is very strict. When I was in their company, he always called me "Mayor Feng", but after arriving here, he started to call me "Mr. Feng". He made a clear distinction between work and life. However, in his words

But it showed the narrow side of his heart.

I have done some research on the Japanese nation. Especially recently, I have read a lot of information about the country Japan, because we are going to cooperate with Japan next.

The emphasis on the battlefield is to "know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger." The same must be true in the shopping mall.

The Japanese nation is fundamentally a derivative of the Chinese nation. They fundamentally do not have their own national culture or sense of belonging, so they often deceive themselves and others by calling themselves the Empire of Japan.

This name of the Great Japanese Empire also reflects the cultural inferiority of the Japanese from one aspect. We Chinese can proudly say that we are the descendants of the dragon, and we can trace the history back hundreds of thousands of years. The Japanese

Well, by the Han Dynasty, it had become China's "Han Japanese Nu State", and by the Qin Dynasty, it had become the descendants of Xu Fu's thousand boys and girls. In the future, even the Japanese would not be able to tell where they came from.

.Even the Bushido spirit that they talk about so much is just an alienation of traditional Chinese morality. In other words, it is an alienation of the Chinese culture of "king, king, minister, minister, father, father and son". From its roots

Look, we can still find many similarities.

Japan has a deep connection with China in history. It can be said to be a branch of the Department of Chinese Culture, and Japan has been learning from China. In modern times, China declined, and Japan was also humiliated, but it is precisely because Japan is not the mainstream of the Department of Chinese Culture.

It is a branch that makes it easy for foreign culture to spread over. China also carried out the "Westernization Movement" and the "Reform Reform", but they failed because the profound power of Chinese culture for thousands of years is difficult for foreign cultures to defeat.

Moreover, Chinese culture has been digesting foreign culture for thousands of years. Japan’s cultural skills are shallower than China’s, so it is easier for foreign culture to take root, and Japanese culture itself does not have the ability to digest Western culture, so it “de-Asian”

"Enter Europe" was successful.

In modern times, Japan has surpassed other Asian countries since the Meiji Restoration. Therefore, in the minds of Japanese people, Chinese culture has become a symbol of backwardness. In order to show their advancement, they are eager to draw a clear line with other countries. Because they have the deepest connection with China,

China has become the target of Japan's modern rejection and vilification, so they call us Chinese "China people", which means that only Japan is worthy of being called the center of Asian civilization. This psychological characteristic of the Japanese determines

They only obey and respect the strong, and they often have excessive self-esteem and believe that the Yamato nation is the best nation in the world. Therefore, the Japanese do not respect everyone from the bottom of their hearts. If the Americans had not defeated them completely, they would have also

Americans will not be looked down upon.

Due to Japan's unique geographical features, no matter how little Japan brags and looks down on others, it is an indisputable fact that the vast Pacific Ocean is visible as soon as you step out. The geographical features of poor resources and narrow territory determine Japan's geographical and cultural features. As a country,

The survival and development of a nation depends on natural resources, so the Japanese have always been hard-working, crisis-conscious and aggressive. Historically, Japan has been an aggressive country. The vassal Hideyoshi wanted to occupy

Korea, occupying the resources of the mainland. In modern times, China, with its vast territory and abundant resources, has inevitably become the object of Japan's scorn for a long time. Therefore, regardless of whether there is the "September 18th" incident or not, it is only a matter of time for Japan to send troops to China. But Japan is too small.

They underestimated the power of the Chinese people and overestimated their own abilities. They wanted to destroy China and wanted to establish a so-called "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere", which ultimately led to their own consequences. However, after the war, Japan did not have to worry because of the support of the United States.

In the face of external threats, all resources were used to develop the economy and achieve a new take-off of the economy. On the one hand, this is related to the diligence and discipline of the Japanese, but on the other hand, it also shows that the Japanese make decisions when they have no choice.

Therefore, they must devote all their efforts to economic construction. If they want to develop, they must continue to learn from advanced countries and have a strong ability to absorb and imitate.

We know that imitation is much faster than development. Japan developed rapidly in the process of imitating and learning from Western developed countries. Of course, after Japan developed itself, it also began its own innovation. Especially

In modern times, Japan has become the second largest economic power in the world, and Japan's competitiveness in the world is second to none. At this time, the Japanese people's self-esteem, which has been suppressed for decades, has risen again, and even some European countries are not looked down upon.

, began to actively participate in international affairs, and used economic strength as a springboard to move towards a political power. In Asia, the Japanese do not take people from other Asian countries seriously.

The U.S. occupation of Japan after the war brought a series of American ideas and culture to Japan. The roots of traditional Chinese culture, the branches of European culture, and the leaves of American culture grew and blended together on Japan, a tree in the Pacific Ocean.

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The Japanese are so conscientious in their work that they have to wash the dishes seven times in a restaurant. A Chinese international student took a trick and only washed them three times. As a result, the international student could no longer find a job and had to leave Japan. This is not surprising. Japanese Hotel

The foreman gave a cleaning demonstration when training Chinese employees. After cleaning the toilet, he took a glass of water and drank it, saying: "Clean according to this standard!"

It is said that when Japanese watch sports games, tens of thousands of people leave without leaving a cigarette butt, a piece of paper, or a trace of phlegm on the ground. This is well known to the world. In fact, it is nothing. A professor from Capital Normal University in Japan

I once experienced a traffic jam. The scene was enough to shock the whole world: on the road from Izu Peninsula to Tokyo, tens of thousands of cars were lined up one after another for more than 100 kilometers. At that time, almost all the cars were going back to Tokyo.

, the right side of the road is blocked into a long queue. There is a sidewalk on the left side. If you drive to the left, you can go straight to Tokyo. But there is not a single car to cut into the empty down road to overtake, and there is a traffic jam of more than 100 kilometers.

There was not a single traffic policeman on the road to maintain order. For nearly ten hours, the traffic moved step by step, foot by foot, quietly, and not a single honking was heard.

"They actually resolved this traffic jam that stretched for more than a hundred kilometers! Such a stoic, orderly and united nation is really respectable and terrifying!" Our professor was greatly shocked by this.

It is also said that in the decades after the war in Japan, the lights in many office buildings were still on at 11 o'clock at night, and office workers were working overtime as compensation. This was just a trivial matter.

In the 1970s, it was discovered that there were still Japanese soldiers hiding in the deep mountains and old forests of Southeast Asia who refused to surrender. You know, it was almost 30 years after the end of World War II! That was shocking.

The persistence of the Japanese is amazing. Among them are the "China Desert Japan Greening Cooperation Team" who have been volunteering to plant two million trees in the desert of Inner Mongolia for ten years; there is the "Father of International Students" who has been helping Chinese students for twenty years;

There are craftsmen who work with their heads up for ten consecutive hours without going to the toilet once in between; there are food developers who eat instant noodles for two years in order to develop bowl-shaped noodles, and finally lose their appetite; there are people who have been obliged to fight for the invasion of China for eight consecutive years.

Lawyers who were victims of the Japanese army and collapsed in court after winning the lawsuit; elderly couples who were ashamed to receive relief funds and would rather starve to death...

The evil side of the Japanese is even more chilling.

Cultivated by the militaristic system, Japanese soldiers lost their humanity. During World War II, they committed heinous crimes against people of all countries and owed heavy blood debts. When they were defeated, several Japanese soldiers surrendered, committed suicide, or all died in battle, which is also sad.

Pityful.

In the Battle of Saipan, 120,000 U.S. troops supported by the powerful navy and air force attacked the 30,000 Japanese troops who were trapped alone. The Japanese troops fought until only 3,000 people were left, and then these 3,000 troops charged at the U.S. troops. They stumbled, and some of them held on.

Wearing crutches, some wearing bandages, in addition to missing arms and legs, some were also blinded; they took off their helmets, tied white ribbons on their heads, and carried machine guns and swords, and some just held them tied to bamboo poles.

Bayonets, some even with bare hands, swarmed toward the U.S. military positions. Those seriously wounded who did not have the strength to charge exploded the grenades on their bodies. At the same time as the Japanese army made the final charge, the Japanese people on Saipan also began a large-scale

They committed suicide. They either jumped off the cliff, or parents held their children, and families walked into the sea... It is said that the entire sea was filled with Japanese corpses at that time. The U.S. military converted tanks into propaganda vehicles and shouted everywhere

: We won’t hurt you! However, the basic effect of these calls was that more than 10,000 Japanese people died of suicide in Saipan. In the Battle of Saipan, the US combat troops were very scared at first, and then confused them, and later

It made them hate it, but in the end it made many American soldiers express sincere pity. The horrific pain the Japanese soldiers suffered in the cave and their desperate and desperate attacks made American soldiers remember the motto "Don't forget Pearl Harbor" more and more.

It became increasingly difficult. Some American soldiers burst into tears because of this: "The Japanese... why... do they... commit suicide like this?" [

At the end of the Anti-Japanese War, General Li Mo'an, commander-in-chief of the 32nd Group Army of the Kuomintang, was responsible for the surrender of the Japanese troops in the Chinese theater. As a Chinese soldier who had participated in the Anti-Japanese War and still remembered the bloody atrocities of the Japanese army, Li Mo'an had a complicated mood.

On the one hand, he was gnashing his teeth and resenting it. On the other hand, as he surrendered, Li Mo'an gradually added his sigh:

On their way back home, the captured Japanese soldiers always walked in regular formations without any disorder, and no accidents occurred. When disarming, the Japanese army wiped all weapons including heavy machine guns, vehicles and self-worn weapons clean, and removed their personnel.

Horses, weapons, medicine, clothing, bags, vehicles and other materials are registered in a register with clear numbers, which makes people feel that it is more like going through the handover procedures than surrendering.

Li Mo'an later wrote in his memoirs: I am still deeply impressed by everything that happened at that time, and I feel it quite deeply. Through the detail of the Japanese army handing over weapons, we can see that the Japanese army's usual military management and training are strict, and from this we can also see that

I was impressed by the spiritual outlook of a nation. At that time, I thought that their discipline was so strict and their actions were so consistent. If the leadership is correct in the future, it will be a country that can unleash its maximum potential."

Someone has made a summary of the Japanese character. Japanese people attach great importance to etiquette. Basic etiquette such as hello, thank you, and goodbye are surprisingly popular in Japan. Etiquette such as dining, meetings, and business are even more common.

; The loyalty of the Japanese is very high. Although Japan is a multi-party country, no one's loyalty to the emperor is unquestionable. The Japanese act extremely seriously. Right is right and wrong is wrong. They basically do not look for objective opinions.

Reasons to excuse themselves; in addition, Japanese people are generally quite extreme. As long as they believe that something is bad, they can hardly be expected to change it, of course, let alone the right wing. But if he realizes that he

If he makes a mistake, he will apologize without hesitation.

What Tanaka said to me just now already shows the narrow-minded side of his character. Even though he has been in China for many years and even though he is familiar with Chinese culture, he can never get rid of the narrow-mindedness in his heart.

Most of us Chinese would never talk like him.

I smiled and said: "Mr. Tanaka, we got to know each other today, and we have a lot of sincerity with each other. I called you sir when I was in your company, which shows that you and I feel like old friends at first sight. So.

, we will definitely become very good friends. So, even if there are some problems in our project cooperation, it will not affect our friendship, right? Friendship is a thing between two people and should be related to everything else.

It's all off. We Chinese have always treated friendship and material things separately, because we follow a pure, pure and simple emotion. So, even if you go back to Japan to work in the future, as long as I have time

I will visit you if I have the opportunity. At the same time, I also hope that you can come to our Jiangnan Province as a guest from time to time. Of course, I even hope that you can come to our Jiangnan Province to take up the post, and I think this possibility is very high.

.Do you think so?"

He was startled for a moment, then looked at me, "Mr. Feng, I find that you are different from other Chinese people."

I immediately told him seriously, "No, most of us Chinese are just like me."

He immediately laughed and said, "Mr. Feng is very good at talking. I heard that you are the son-in-law of the richest man in Jiangnan Province. It is a pity that you join politics. Mr. Feng, if you are interested, our company can hire you to work in our company with a high salary."

I always felt that there was a whole set of sexual things in this Japanese person’s words, so I had to be on guard at all times. I smiled and said: “Many of your country’s prime ministers have experience in business.

Didn’t they all go into politics later on? I am very indifferent to money, but I hope that I can do more for the country and the people. We Chinese have a humorous saying: A man must do two things in his life

The first thing I have to do is to serve the country, and the second thing is to listen to my wife when I get home."

He laughed.

Then, he took us into the Japanese tea art area.

The waiters here are all in Japanese attire, mostly female waiters, wearing kimonos. They also speak Japanese that I can’t understand. But I feel that their accents have a strong Chinese flavor. I feel immediately moved.

Laugh: Obviously, these are actually Chinese waiters.

I have a feeling of disgust towards the Japanese in my heart. This is because of World War II. The education I received since I was a child has subconsciously produced such feelings in me. In fact, I know it myself, and I come here with such feelings.

Contact with Japanese people will definitely affect future work. I also know very well that in fact, many contemporary Japanese people are relatively friendly to China, not to mention that the Japanese in front of me is purely for business.

He was cooperating with us. So I tried my best to suppress the abnormal emotions in my heart and tried my best to face the Japanese with a friendly attitude.

At the same time, I felt that the Japanese named Tanaka was also secretly observing me in his heart, because he was too familiar with China and knew that many Chinese people had a kind of hostility towards Japan as a country.

Therefore, I am more cautious. I know one thing completely: from now on and in the future, my contact with the Japanese will not only be about economic cooperation, but may also involve political issues. Because of my current status

They are officials, and the words and deeds of officials represent the attitude of some local governments towards the Japanese.

The waiter took us into a room. The waiter knelt down and opened the door of the room. Although I know this is also a kind of Japanese etiquette, I thought in my heart that she is Chinese and works here every day.
To be continued...