"Now one person can farm a square kilometer of land, one person can raise hundreds of cows, and one person can transport land that hundreds of people couldn't transport in the past. Most importantly, we can now produce industrial products that couldn't be produced in the past. This! This is the development of productivity. "The Secretary explained to the Hungarian crowd.
It was originally a church, but during the Revolutionary War, the nobles' priests fled to Austria, and it became a primary school for a period of time. With the emergence of boarding schools, those parents who were unable to take care of their children because of the development of productivity sent their children to boarding schools in town. The former church became an agricultural training site. In addition to training in agricultural techniques, ideological education was also conducted. For example, under the guidance of Chairman Zhou Shuren, the basic concepts of socialism were taught.
Hungary had a population of only 30 million, and about 1 million Party members. The number of Party Secretaries was enough to educate everyone. Moreover, Hungary adopted a squatting system. For a country with a small population, the government didn't need too many people. The middle and upper levels of Hungary had to go to the grassroots every year. For example, the lecturer was a member of the Central Committee.
"Then why do we feel that it's getting harder and harder? Raising 200 cows won't earn you more than raising 100 cows, "an old farmer asked. He wore a medal belt, which was something that military families could wear. The medal belt gave him a lot of confidence.
The Secretary's expression changed when he heard the question. However, the Central Committee member was knowledgeable, and more importantly, he didn't think that this kind of question was lawless. The Central Committee members had seen too many problems, and they had gradually agreed with Zhou Shuren's point of view. The first thing to solve a problem was to recognize that there was a problem, and this required exposing the problem instead of covering it up. The Secretary replied, "Because the state takes away some of the money through taxation. Compulsory education doesn't require money from everyone. Building railways and roads doesn't require money from everyone. Building factories and forming armies doesn't require money from everyone. The money enters everyone's hands through taxation. One of the powers of the National People's Congress is to audit calculations and financial expenditures. If everyone wants to know how much money is collected, how much is spent, and how the tax system is formulated, you can go to the National People's Congress. "
"… It's too much!" the old man muttered.
"Then you can make a request during the National People's Congress." The Secretary laughed.
"But I don't have the final say. There are so many of them. Once they vote, they won't listen to what I say. "The old man continued to mutter.
Many of the people attending the meeting looked at the old man with disgust. The former secretary simply rolled his eyes and didn't even bother to look at the old man. There were many people who thought that their votes were worth ten thousand votes from others. In fact, everyone would have such a thought. However, it was rare to see someone as stubborn as this old man, and it almost caused public indignation.
"Then you should think more about how to cooperate with everyone. If you can bring more benefits to everyone, your request will naturally be considered by everyone." The Central Committee members had seen such people before, and they knew that criticizing them would have a negative effect. Therefore, it was better to guide them in a positive way in public. This guidance was not aimed at the old man, but at the rest of the crowd.
At the end of the meeting, the local secretary sighed to the Central Committee members, "Comrades from the Central Committee are indeed different. If it were me, I would have reprimanded that old man long ago."
"It's just that we've encountered more problems. If we want to solve them, we can't rely on quarreling and scolding. Also, since that old man wants his son to join the army, I think he wants to raise his status. If we can guide him, it might not be a bad thing. "The Central Committee member replied.
The local secretary shook his head. "Don't talk about this. Many comrades in the local areas said that he was so annoying when he didn't have any status. If he was allowed to have some status, everyone's lives would be even more difficult!"
The Central Committee members had indeed seen such people. In fact, the Central Committee had specifically discussed this during internal training. These people in the agricultural era freely accepted feudal ideas, and their value system was constructed in accordance with feudal values. If they were to use the ideas of the industrial era to construct the world, it would be tantamount to destroying their own worldview, values, and outlook on life. This was far more difficult than destroying these people's bodies. Therefore, they could only guide them and not force them. Actual work had proven that if they were to really take it seriously, it would be like a tit for a tat.
Hopefully, the old man's son would be able to accept new ideas in the army and become a person of the new era. The Central Committee members could only look forward to it optimistically.
The old man's son was undergoing training in the army like the other recruits. Although Russia announced that it would join Romania in declaring war against Hungary, it would take time for the Russian troops to be transported to the war. After all, Russia had experienced two wars, and they didn't think that they could defeat Hungary with just two or three hundred thousand people on the border. The Hungarian Red Army seized every second to strengthen its military strength.
As Hungary's opponent, Russia was also very busy at this time. The Chief of Staff had to clean up the mess of the Minister of War. The "battle plan" mentioned by the Minister of War was only a simple idea, not a detailed military plan. There were many things that needed to be done to make this plan work.
The Russian military officers were monopolized by the nobles, so the junior staff might have a powerful background. Under such circumstances, the staff officers gave them a list with all kinds of optional questions. The Chief of Staff wasn't angry. He was already so angry that he didn't have the energy to be angry. Moreover, this kind of multiple-choice question itself was the best the staff could do. The Chief of Staff felt that the Minister of War could make things difficult for the Minister of War.
To the Chief of Staff's surprise, the Minister of War took the stack of forms and left after saying "I'll solve it". In the end, the Chief of Staff was confused.
Three days later, the Chief of Staff felt that the Minister of War was stalling. It was the Chief of Staff's job to make a plan. When His Majesty the Emperor asked for a plan, the Minister of War could just say "the Chief of Staff didn't give it to me" and push the problem away. Therefore, he went to see the Minister of War and forced him to reply quickly. However, the Minister of War's answer was "the Minister of War is not here".
The Chief of Staff went to the Minister of War twice in a row. The third time, he planned to wait in the Minister of War's office. No matter what, he had to wait until the Minister of War appeared. To the Chief of Staff's surprise, the Minister of War appeared. When he appeared, he was still holding the stack of multiple-choice questions. Before the Chief of Staff could get angry, the Minister of War handed the questions to the Chief of Staff. Looking at the Chief of Staff's shocked expression, the Minister of War smiled proudly and said, "I've made up my mind!"
The Chief of Staff flipped through the content from beginning to end. When he saw that every option had been done, it aroused his real doubts. Each of these multiple-choice questions needed to be carefully considered. It was too urgent to solve so much content in three days. He didn't expect the Minister of War to work so hard.
Ignoring the Chief of Staff's surprise, the Minister of War said earnestly, "Take it. With this, the battle plan can be completed. I believe I will definitely succeed. "After saying that, he stretched his body and walked away with satisfaction.
Looking at the Minister of War's back, the Chief of Staff was very suspicious. This old guy looked haggard. It seemed like he really put in a lot of effort. How did this guy get these results? Did he get them from the bed of the most popular socialite in St. Petersburg recently? While thinking, the Chief of Staff subconsciously took the document and gently tapped his chin. It was a habitual and unconscious action, but it made the Chief of Staff smell a special herbal aroma. It was the unique smell of several herbs mixed together. The Chief of Staff remembered the last time he smelled this smell was when he attended a psychic meeting held by a very famous fortune-teller in the suburbs of St. Petersburg.
"This old thing actually decided the battle plan by fortune-teller?" The Chief of Staff was shocked. He never thought he would encounter something like this in his lifetime.
But after a moment, he calmed down. The Tsar had the demon monk Rasputin by his side. The nobles of Russia were very interested in all kinds of occult and fortune-teller. Most importantly, relying on the Minister of War to come up with a reliable battle plan would take six months or even a year. It might not even be possible in this lifetime. Finding a famous fortune-teller that everyone thought was reliable was indeed the best solution the Minister of War could come up with. The fortune-teller's business was booming. He charged a high price and had to pay gold and silver coins to answer every question. From this perspective, the Minister of War really tried his best to come up with so many answers in three days!
With the answers to the multiple-choice questions, the battle plan was complete. After the General Staff Headquarters turned the battle plan into a blueprint, some routes seemed inexplicable. Some routes seemed very delicate. This surprised the Chief of Staff of Russia. He didn't expect these choices to actually be useful.
The plan was quickly sent to the commanders of each unit. The commanders of each unit received the supplies and began to command their troops to set off according to the plan. On the 15th of April, the war in the truest sense of the word began. There was still some time before the war of the century.
The Russians were mobilizing, and the Hungarians were rushing to produce equipment and train the troops. In the Balkans, the "Balkan Alliance" formed by Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro started the war. At the same time, Italy also started the war against Turkey. The Italian army didn't have a land border with Turkey. Their goal was to seize the remaining territories of the Osman Empire in North Africa, Tripoli and Tania.
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