From Chief to Ball

Someone frowned and said, "What if they get rid of us and raise money to continue to maintain the stability of those unemployed?"

Chen Jian laughed and said: "In that case, isn't it something worth celebrating to exchange our lives for many people to survive, a revolution, and a little foundation for the future? If it becomes a practice in this way, it can be considered It is a good thing to lay the groundwork for future excesses. If such a practice is formed, they can bleed once and twice, will they bleed a third time? When the third time comes, they will think about letting the farmers and small citizens To share, if they dare to push their base into dissatisfaction, our surviving seeds will have the opportunity to burn this spark of dissatisfaction into a monstrous flame. Our propaganda has already exposed this possibility in advance , So if they really want to do that, doesn’t it prove their hypocrisy and greed? Propaganda and public opinion are very important, fortunately we have regained the initiative now.”

"Fear of the unknown future, dissatisfaction with the known reality. In the capital, we have to use dissatisfaction to fight fear. In Mincheng, we have to use the future to fight the fear that has come. The conditions in these two places are different. "

Chapter 52 Statement

After the statement that day, the Mexican party organization in the capital took action at the fastest speed.

On the one hand, it was an overwhelming and meaningless pleading for the people, based on the propaganda within the boundaries and rules at this time; A cash-for-work operation of repairing bridges, repairing roads and digging canals.

Those meaningless propaganda won sympathizers, won some opponents to neutrality, and won some dissatisfied people to support.

And the actions of those raised funds to invest in repairing bridges and roads, which do not seem to have much profit, also organized tens of thousands of unemployed people in the capital city and refugees who poured into the city to work.

Even if someone got involved, for fear that the Mexican party would instigate something inside, the Mexican party only publicized it in the capital, not among these unemployed workers, at least not for the time being.

Everything he did was just an overt conspiracy, without any conspiracy, and he didn't need the support of these people. He only needed these people to rely on them in order to maintain a somewhat dignified existence in exchange for labor.

With the sudden injection of obviously unreasonable capital, some of the grievances accumulated in the capital seemed to have suddenly dissipated. The unemployed who were starving and cold waiting for relief found a job in a few days where they could make a living and the employer had a good reputation. Work.

Sometimes there are not enough tools, but it is better to let these people draw lines with lime, move stones with empty hands, or even sit there and listen to people explaining how to dig stones... But the wages are still paid, and even in the early stage, they can be paid every day to maintain some people. life.

The smithy in the capital city received orders for thousands of silver coins, and the sound of tinkling irons continued to rush to make all kinds of normal tools; before the voyage, the workshop that had monopolized the mirror making and cement calcination in the capital city, now It can also provide enough crude calcined cement for use; quarries and brick workshops outside the city are gradually becoming active.

All of this is an illusion, because it is impossible for the money to be invested in this direction normally, but it is invested in for a special purpose, and the situation of the Mo party and others is getting safer day by day.

With the passage of time, more and more news from Min County reached here, and the situation has exceeded the expectations of the reactionary forces.

They were in the capital, and they couldn't think of the situation in Mincheng, nor did they take into account the blood-sucking ability of the party's monopoly on technology over the years, nor did they consider that the bourgeoisie in Mincheng had grown up, and the party, which had a clear progressive and reactionary program, was On their side formed a short-lived alliance.

After receiving all kinds of favorable news about Mincheng, Chen Jian and many people in the capital finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although there were many things that were wrong or even naive, they were right in the general direction.

With the previous questioning and those words that originally wanted to use the small handicraft industry in Mincheng to fulfill the reactionary will and support the wishes of the citizens, it is not easy to take it back at this time.

But what happened in Mincheng also aroused enough vigilance, from borrowing votes to advance to achieve reactionary regression, and began to mainly guard against votes to advance, and the purpose changed from reactionary to conservative and unchanged.To some behind the scenes, certain indulgent advances in political power were a means, not an end, to a reactionary end, but when the means could backfire, the essence was revealed at once.

From the initial questioning of Chen Jianzhi's disapproval of the Chinese people's opinions, it turned into fundamentally arguing that the Chinese people are not enough to manage themselves, and that a traditional moral force and traditional values ​​must be needed to maintain stability.

This shift is ridiculous, but still fools a lot of people because different people are speaking twice.

But in fact, it is only the mouth that speaks, and the head behind it is a close relative, but because of the difference in the mouth, many people mistakenly think that they are two people.

Things like Mincheng are very troublesome to solve, they are far away and involve many forces, and many loopholes have been created before.Chen Jian understands that this year cannot be solved. Soldiers cannot fly over in an instant, nor can they grow directly from the ground, and many things still need to be negotiated behind the scenes.

Even though letters and petitions loyal to the Republic from the new council in Mincheng were sent to the capital, and even though the entire incident had been defined as a resolved civil uprising rather than a rebellion, many people in the capital were still uneasy. People who invest in buying stocks are beginning to hesitate.

There are different news coming out every day, all kinds of gossips are spreading all over the city, the branch of the Mexican Party in the capital is also under surveillance, and it is said that a lot of soldiers have begun to increase the number of soldiers on the side of the coastal defense city to carry out a series of inspections on people who come and go by boat. series of checks.

Those who are really powerful in the capital are in a hurry every day, and they are not of the same mind. Different people have different demands, and the particularity of Mincheng is difficult to solve, and there is no direct relationship between them. It affects the interests of some people, and on the contrary, there are still some people who have close contacts with those in Mincheng.

Mincheng did not leave an excuse for independence or rebellion, neither killed officials nor declared independence, nor caused too serious bloodshed, and quickly resolved internal problems, which does not sound like a big deal thing.

The end of the new year is approaching, and there is a lot of tax to be paid, and I arrived in the capital smoothly from Min County.

Those people on the street who were deliberately using it to cause trouble for Chen Jian did not discuss this matter anymore. It seemed that those behind the scene had finally reached an agreement, or maybe it was just because they did not have the strength to completely solve the problem in Mincheng at this time, or more likely There are demands from all parties.

After all, the winners are the capitalists, not the lower class, but the suppression of conservative trends has caused some people's ambitions to not be realized.If the radical faction such as the land equalization right at the bottom wins, I am afraid that when the news comes, they will immediately prepare to suppress, raise funds, and recruit soldiers.

It is impossible for Chen Jian and others to know what kind of controversy happened and how the various forces in the capital competed.

But before the New Year, there was finally more reliable news.

Regarding the matter in Mincheng, the discussion gradually faded away, and the conclusion was basically given: it was just a civil uprising that simply smashed machines.

The national issue of what is the crime of smashing the machine will not be discussed for the time being, and it will be resolved by the councils of each county.

All issues will be discussed six years later when the National People's Congress is held. Not only this matter, but also many new issues that have not been encountered before will be resolved six years later.

Six years later, is a special time period.

It is the day when Nanyang Company's monopoly franchise expires, and it is also the day when the ownership subscription of Nanyang Company's incomplete equity must be resolved.

Similarly, it is also a time for a basic army to retrain and arm the most useful yeoman cavalry.

And most importantly - it was the transition period of power.

At that time, not only will this matter be resolved, but many other matters will also be resolved, including many overall policies.

Is it going to be conservative in an all-round way and maintain traditional tinkering?Is it going backwards and reactionary in an all-round way, completely cutting off the impact of any new things?Or is it expanding externally in terms of policy, and making some spontaneous or forced changes?

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the upper-level forces have different voices on this issue.

It is undeniable that each family has something to maintain, but with the deepening of many new things, the focus of interests is also different.But after all, there are still some who hope to make a series of reforms to adapt to the new era.

Six years is a long time, and those who have read "Global Insights" also understand that the world is changing rapidly, and many things that Chen Jian exaggerated filled their hearts with different pride.

Therefore, it is impossible to wait for these six years. Different interest groups will use all means to win conditions that are favorable to them, especially for those who believe that the world is no longer just a republic but the entire planet.

Just after the new year, many people who were hesitant before are finally relieved.

Because Chen Jian was invited by some people to the power center of the Republic, and some people who participated in the circumnavigation of the world went with him.

During the [-]-day discussion, outsiders did not get any information. There were not many people who were qualified to participate in the discussion, and none of the participants revealed any information.

But after Chen Jian came out, he immediately told most of the people in the capital who liked to talk about state affairs the general result with practical actions-in his personal capacity, he hosted a banquet for the representatives of the United Provinces of the Netherlands stationed in the capital.

At this time, there are no envoys stationed between the two countries, and the reason for Chen Jian's banquet is also a very reasonable personal reason. During his voyage around the world, he only stopped in the Netherlands in Europe, and the people sent here by the Netherlands were here. Hague has seen.

The people from the Netherlands also met Chen Jian in various personal identities.Including the personal letters of the Morris administration, the letters of the Great Speaker, and the Attorney-General's letters. These people Chen Jian also had contacts with when he was in The Hague, which obviously makes sense.

Chen Jian's official identity has expired after landing after the circumnavigation of the world, and internally there are different opinions on whether to participate in the European issue. Therefore, it is most appropriate for him, a person with an unofficial identity, to come forward as a representative of some people.

At the same time, the preparatory committee of the newly listed "Minerals, Metallurgy and Infrastructure Investment Joint Company" also hosted a banquet in the name of the company for the rest of the European representatives stationed here, including some people from Sweden, a poor country in the north of Europe.

In the last year of the Spanish-Dutch War, the Holland's fusiliers marched in columns to block the gap before the slow movement of the Spanish phalanx, supported by rapid artillery in the name of mercenaries, which led to the defeat of Spinola.

That battle did not determine the final outcome of the two sides, but it had a huge impact.Maurice's army was not Dutch, but mercenaries, and a large number of foreign soldiers and some nobles inevitably brought back what happened on the battlefield, including Gustav's distant cousin who served in Maurice's army.

Years later, the effects are finally starting to show.

Chapter 53 Imperialism ([-])

Before Chen Jian met with the representatives of the Netherlands, representatives of the Nanyang Company's board of directors also arrived in the capital.

They need to seek the help of some people and the support of political forces, but at the same time stick to the bottom line of the company's capital distribution instead of being robbed by unlimited power. The closely related white-glove businessmen became the people Nanyang Company desperately wanted to contact.

Even though Chen Jian withdrew his shares, at such a juncture, the representatives of Nanyang Company's board of directors still approached Chen Jian, hoping that Chen Jian could consider the interests of Nanyang Company.