《 Wénmíng xiǎoshǐ 》 fěngcì le nàxiē jiè " wéixīn " shēngguān-fācái de rén.
A Short History of Civilization mocks people who used "reform" to get promoted and rich.
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history
Serialized in 1903–1905 by 李宝嘉 (1867–1906), also known as 李伯元, the author of 官场现形记. Its 60 chapters, set after the Boxer crisis of 1900, show officials, students and self-styled reformers cashing in on "new learning" and Western ways.
usage
文明 here is "civilization" in the sense of Western-style modernity, which the novel mocks, and 小史 "a short history" is an ironic, modest title.
