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In Yecheng, the traditional political center of Hebei, the boats coming along the canal are filled with people of all kinds. Judging from their clothes, there are workers, farmers, and intellectuals wearing glasses. They all wear clothes made of linen and have curious looks on their faces as they look at this prosperous metropolis. The towering skyscrapers are something that many people in the past could not have imagined.

There were many people waiting at the canal dock. They were civil servants from the Yecheng provincial court. They came under the orders of the provincial governor to pick up these very respected people in the new government.

It's not because of how powerful they are or any special talents, but simply because most of the people on these ships are model workers. They work diligently in factories and have novel ideas in the fields. Some are students, actively developing members, preaching policies, and there are scientific and technological personnel who create new technologies. These people who might never have met in the past are now on the same boat.

At this moment, the Mohist Party has changed its name to the Ming Party, which means the future is bright and the road ahead is clear.

The person who came to greet the Ming Party was the third in command of the Yecheng civil government, but to some extent, he was not inferior to the top leader, because he was the party whip responsible for supervising the top leader in the state-level administration of Yecheng. At the same time, he was also the president of the Yecheng Workers and Peasants United Court. The Workers and Peasants United Court was responsible for electing all officials in Yecheng, including the party leader and the party whip. Of course, the party leader and the party whip must first be internally nominated, and the United Court has the veto power.

The party leader is first, in charge of some personnel appointments and dismissals, and the study and theoretical guidance within the party. The political leader is second, in charge of economic development and the operation of various government departments, just like the prime minister. The party whip is third, responsible for internal supervision and propaganda of the general direction. These are the three giants of each local administration, also known as the troika. But they still have to unite around the party leader, so at every level, the selection of the party leader is the top priority, and it must be someone who is well versed in theory and can connect with reality.

The people who came to Yecheng at this moment were the members of the first National United Court after the formal establishment of the Republic. Yecheng is now the temporary capital. They all came here to hold a meeting, and naturally they will move to Luoyang in the future.

"Welcome all comrades to Yecheng."

Peng Jiahui stepped forward, bowed and smiled. She had short hair, which looked very neat and tidy. She was also quite special among the people around her. The reason for this was that she had participated in a flood rescue operation before, but found that her hair was too troublesome and not conducive to work. She also remembered that when she was in the factory, she often needed to wrap her hair, so she just cut it directly, which saved a lot of trouble.

On the way here, someone had already told them not to kneel down and kowtow. The officials of the Ming Party were not the dignitaries of the past. The Ming Party wanted to break the old system, so they only kowtowed to the dead. (Some readers may be dissatisfied, so I wrote this as a compromise. We are close to the northeast, which is different from the southern part of Hebei. The revolution was more thorough. According to our rules, we don’t kowtow when visiting graves. We only bow. As for kowtowing to the living, I will be laughed at if I say this, so I won’t write about kowtowing.)
Under the Ming Party, all the people, regardless of their past identities, have completely stood up!
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There were several people sitting in the Yecheng government office. They were not members of Yecheng's civil government but from the central government. The upcoming conference was the most important event at the moment.

"The congress will be attended by workers, farmers, students, scientists, mathematicians, and a very small number of historians. Through this congress, we will be able to announce to everyone what kind of party we are. No matter how much we say, it is not as good as holding such a grand meeting."

The party leader laughed loudly as he spoke, sounding extremely happy.

Luo Qingyun also smiled and said: "Comrade Ziwu said it well. The cause we are doing is unprecedented. We do not rely on anyone, but only rely on everyone's hands and brains, as well as the trace of fairness and justice hidden in everyone's heart, to create such a magnificent cause.

This is a miracle, but also not a miracle. I was also feudal once, and this was destined."

Luo Qingyun's words made everyone in the room laugh even louder.

The reason for this is that in the midst of the Hebei military offensive, Luoyang had already moved its capital to Jingzhou, fearing that the Hebei army would go directly south to capture Luoyang. It was said that running to Jingzhou was not enough, and they had to run further south.

After all, the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides was too big. When the weapons and equipment of both sides were similar, Hebei easily suppressed the opponent without a single defeat, creating various war miracles. It was so powerful that it was simply outrageous. Under the cover of planes and artillery, the world's most powerful army appeared.

The reason for all this is very simple -

"Although Yecheng is holding a meeting, the land reform and other work cannot be stopped. Those who have blood debts on their bodies must be resolutely attacked and severely punished."

That's why.

In the past, during the establishment and continuation of every dynasty, many "wise men", "local celebrities" and "families" came to seek refuge and, by providing support, gained certain benefits in the new dynasty. By uniting these people, a new dynasty could be established and maintained as long as possible.

But it is not the case in the Zhuxia Workers and Peasants Republic, nor in the Ming Party. From the very beginning, especially after Luo Qingyun thoroughly simplified the party constitution, the Ming Party completely excluded these people. In Luo Qingyun's words, "We want to build a pure and combative political party. The first thing is to maintain internal purity. We cannot allow those rotten meat to be integrated. We would rather shed more blood and wait longer for victory than fight against those rotten meat for the next fifty or a hundred years. They can only be reactionaries, reactionaries who are defeated by us, and they can never become our comrades."

Under this guiding ideology, the Ming Party naturally had some difficulties in the early days, but after gaining momentum, these cadres, almost all of whom came from the grassroots, quickly burst out with tremendous fighting power. Every new comrade who joined could be trusted without worrying about whether he had any family missions.

In the process of conquering Hebei Province, every time the Ming Party arrived at a county town, they basically killed people according to the genealogy of the local big families. Of course, it was not the Ming Party who did it, but they held a public trial. Anyone who had a blood debt on his hands would be shot directly. Those who had no blood debt, if they had committed a crime, would have their means of production confiscated and they would also compensate the people. As for those who had not even committed a crime, they would be released and become ordinary people. However, due to regulations, the descendants of those who were publicly tried would not be able to join the Ming Party within five direct generations.

Under such trial conditions, there were basically not many people who did not have blood on their hands, so it was not wrong to kill them according to the family tree. However, this was already quite merciful. At least they were not killed completely, and many people were given the opportunity to start a new life, allowing them to re-participate in labor and become self-reliant. Except for not being able to join the Ming Party, there was no discrimination against others.

However, there is another way to remove this restriction, which is to become a martyr. After becoming a martyr, the martyr's descendants will not be implicated by the previous consequences.

All the former aristocratic families in Hebei Province were basically wiped out under this purge. Only a few remained, such as some related to the Luo family. However, this was not because they used backdoors, but because they had no blood debts or any other problems. Even so, all the land and factories were confiscated. This was the report made by Luo Qingyun himself at the party meeting, which was to "ignore status, act impartially, and all means of production belong to the workers and peasants."

Of course, what were confiscated were means of production, such as gold, gems, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, which could not be used for production. As long as they were not obtained illegally, the Ming Party would naturally not confiscate them and would allow them to remain. In a society based on public ownership, these things only had attached value and could not be used to enslave others.

"Land reform and factory reform have been almost completed. The economic foundation of the Republic has been laid very solidly. Our current problem is that there are not enough members in the party, which is not conducive to our future work. With our current strength, I think we can unify the east within three years at most. At that time, where can we find so many comrades with excellent theories and abilities?"

Comrade He Weiwei, the second most important person in the Ming Party and the political leader known as the chief steward of the Ming Party, is the most anxious about this. "If we only talk about the political leaders of various places, I do have quite a few candidates, but most of them are only good at practical matters and not so good at theory. It's okay to let them lead the economic recovery work of a region, but I'm not at ease letting them lead the party affairs. Comrade Ziwu and Comrade Qingyun also think so."

The room fell silent for a moment. This was indeed a big problem. Luo Qingyun thought for a long time and then said, "In this case, I have two ideas.

We can be more relaxed about the political heads of each province, prefecture, and county. We don't necessarily have to find people who are well versed in theory. Our current local comrades are basically elites trained in recent years. I think they can be released to serve as party leaders and whips in various places. As for the political heads, we can use some talented people inside or outside the party.

As long as the party leader and the party whip are actively playing their roles, I think there will be no problem. In this process, let the party leader and the party whip actively tap local talents and enrich our talent team. As long as we strictly control the quality and keep the party pure, we will have an invincible team. Other civil servants can be replaced at any time. "

The most important ability of a political leader to lead the government is to do things and be able to implement the party's resolutions. Other things can be put aside, but Luo Qingyun's proposal is still shocking, mainly because it is different from what Luo Qingyun said before, but because it was he who said it, everyone still fell into deep thought. From a certain point of view, this is also a temporary solution. With the enrichment of the talent pool in the future, when the Ming Party has hundreds of thousands of members, there will be no need to worry about these problems.

Luo Qingyun went on to say: "Another way is to transfer some comrades back from the army. We have many outstanding comrades in the army, and they can also participate in local construction."

In the country of the Ming Party, if there is a place with the highest concentration of members, it must be the army. There are branches at every grassroots level, and democratic meetings are held every once in a while. They firmly oppose all warlord habits of the old-style army and unfair and unjust systems, and promote equality between officers and soldiers, as well as various studies. This is also the source of the army's combat effectiveness.

Soldiers are an important source of Ming Party members. Many soldiers have proved their awareness and loyalty in blood and fire. In their continuous learning life, they have acquired profound theoretical and practical levels. Most of them come from poor backgrounds. These people are all excellent seedlings.

So Luo Qingyun proposed to second personnel from the army.

"Comrade Qingyun's words make sense, but at present we should ensure the combat effectiveness of the army. It is not appropriate to make large-scale structural adjustments to the army. Moreover, in the process of expanding the army in the future, we will also need the current army as support, which is somewhat inappropriate.

I think it is better to follow the first method. As long as the workers and peasants stand on our side, we don’t have to worry about the people’s country being changed because of a few people.”

Luo Qingyun also felt that the first method was better and nodded, "Then let's do it according to the first method. There is one more thing. Many comrades from Europe in our party said that there has been a trend in Europe. The local workers and peasants hope to establish a republic for workers and peasants. They hope to return to Europe to guide the local uprising."

The books written by Luo Qingyun in Qin Province naturally spread all over Europe. It was normal for someone to take this path.

Upon hearing this, party leader Gu Ziwu smiled and said, "This is a good thing. The more like-minded people there are, the less pressure we will face. This will allow the world to be filled with our flags faster."

He Weiwei heard something else, especially since she knew the Luo family better, and immediately said, "Comrade Qingyun is worried that the comrades in other provinces who want to establish a republic may cause division."

Luo Qingyun nodded, and the others suddenly realized that, yes, this was a problem. If there were other republics in the world, wouldn’t there be many countries in the world in the future? They were keenly aware that this was definitely not a good thing.

"But if that is the autonomous will of the local workers and peasants, how can we interfere? That is not what we should do. We established it for the welfare of the workers and peasants, not like the emperors and generals of the past who did these things for a wider territory and greater achievements."

"But we are supposed to replace the current government, so we should own all the land we have now. If that's the case, then anyone who wants to re-establish a republic is dividing our land, which is an idea that shouldn't exist."

“But the emergence of this kind of thought must have its realistic basis, and we should not ignore this realistic basis and forcefully promote our thoughts. Then what is the difference between us and those people of the old times?

The flag above our heads is red.

I will fight anyone who makes it white."

Several people at the top level of the Ming Party had differences during the discussion, but such differences were quite normal; everyone just sat down and discussed it together.

Gu Ziwu's theoretical level is quite profound. After hearing this, he had some ideas. At this moment, he looked at Luo Qingyun and saw that Luo Qingyun was also in deep thought, so he said: "It is normal for Europe to have such thoughts. They joined the Tang Dynasty and became provinces not long ago, so they have these thoughts internally.

But we all know that this is not quite right. Strengthening this sense of identity will harm the future of the country. We must unite the whole world under one banner.

But we must also see that racial differences exist objectively. We use ideology to replace ancestral consciousness, which is something that can accommodate everyone. We should be tolerant in small aspects, so that we can demonstrate our excellence.

My idea is to send outstanding members from our party to those independent provinces to lead the local process and establish a membership selected according to our strict rules.

In this way, even if a republic is established, it can only be considered semi-independent. We can establish an alliance between the Ming parties and absorb their members selected by our rules. This will not only respect local consciousness, but also actually complete the local annexation without going through war.

And, if their liquidation isn’t thorough enough, isn’t it a good thing that we can still go back in and do another screening without any harm?

Comrades, at any time, do not forget the color of the flag above our heads. There are some things we cannot do. Once it deteriorates, Comrade Qingyun is watching us. Comrade Ren'an just said that we must fight to the death. "

There was another burst of laughter in the room.

"I don't think there's anything to worry about. Comrade Qingyun said that many of the Luo family's disciples are in Europe, and they are all theoretical masters."

Zhang Ren'an smiled helplessly and shook his head, but his eyes were full of determination. He was not joking.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then a figure walked in and said, "Dear leaders, representatives from all over the world have entered the venue."

"Are all the comrades here?"

Hearing this, several people stood up immediately and said, "Let's go and meet the comrades who support our Ming Party. They are the foundation for our Ming Party to get to where it is today."

(End of this chapter)