有人说:我们对于现代资本主义,知之太少。我叹为知言。举个我自己蔽于昔而不知今的例子说一说。 记得三年前,读到秦牧的《新加坡戏剧性的一天》。文中提及,有位新加坡工商界人士对秦牧说:“新加坡还有一个好处,我们这儿没有贪污。最少,贪污的事情,我们极少极少听到。这样,国家的资金就不会被装进私人腰包,而是可以集中到经济发展上去。”我读后的心情,宛似古代诗人听海客谈瀛洲时一样,又惊又疑。 我的惊疑并非没有根据。 40多年前,我有海外之游。据我所知,当时香港和新加坡的社会公害中,其一就是公职人员贪污 Some people say: We know too little about modern capitalism. I am astonished to know. Give me an example of what I have never seen before. I remember three years ago, read Qin Mu’s “Singapore’s dramatic day.” As mentioned in the article, a Singaporean businesspeople told Qin Mu: “Singapore has another advantage. We do not have any corruption here. We seldom hear such things at least, but we can seldom hear the country’s capital. Packed in a personal pockets, but can focus on economic development up. ”I read after the mood, like an ancient poet listening to the sea when guests talk about Yingzhou, the same surprise and suspicion. My surprise is not unfounded. I traveled overseas 40 years ago. As far as I know, one of the public hazards in Hong Kong and Singapore at that time was public officials’ corruption