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"Let me emphasize this once more. You've only ever seen businessmen. When it comes to trading, you think of businessmen. An industrial country and a businessman are two different things. In an industrial country, the entire society has to be included in the social trading system. This doesn't mean that everyone in society goes into business! "Wei Ze explained seriously on the stage.
Some of the people in the class were deep in thought, while others were at a loss. This class made everyone's eyes light up, because Vézé had indeed explained many things that they didn't understand before. For example, why the people of Guangxi were braver and better at fighting than the people of Jiangzhe? The reason was simple. Guangxi's environment was harsh, and its productivity was underdeveloped. If they couldn't rely on force to protect their existing means of production and expand their own, they wouldn't be able to live. The so-called productivity determines the relations of production. This was something that couldn't be clearer. The comrades had traveled far and wide, been to too many places, and seen too many terrains, people, and customs. "Productivity" could explain all of this.
As for fighting the local tyrants and dividing the land, as outsiders, the members were basically farmers and small producers. After the Liberation Army killed the local people who openly opposed them, they had already begun to confiscate their property. The farmers were given land and began to operate in a cooperative mode. This was the situation that the small producers looked forward to. The rebellion was aimed at a life without worry after the rebellion was successful. Most people were very supportive of this, and even the minority who didn't support it dared not openly oppose it.
However, the comrades could understand what they had seen, but they really couldn't imagine an unknown future based on the unknown things that Vézé described. For example, the "social trading" that existed in the semi-real world was something that no one had any concept of. This was a new world where people sold their daily necessities with money. It was very different from the self-sufficient small peasant society that everyone was used to. For the farmers, buying everything was a way of life that only the prodigal would adopt. The orthodox way of life of the small peasant society, which was recognized by everyone, was to produce oneself, and only buy a few things. If it wasn't for the fact that the Manchu Qing only wanted silver as a tax, no one would actually buy anything at all.
However, the Military Governor Wei of Vézé, whom everyone admired, made such a bold prediction. No one knew if they should believe it or not. Seeing how exhausted Vézé was, no one wanted to question him anymore. Instead, they fell silent. Shen Xin's family had this kind of lifestyle. They lived on a small amount of capital and bought everything. Although he didn't quite understand Vézé's prophecy, he didn't think that it was impossible. He did not want Vézé to waste his breath on this matter, so he raised his hand and asked, "Military Governor Wei, when will such an era appear?"
Vézé answered straightforwardly, "According to my plan, a portion of people will enter this era every three years. In ten years at most, the Guangdong and Guangxi provinces would be forced to enter such a society. If you promote the industrial development according to the plan, you will be the first to experience this era. A few days ago, the technicians from the US and UK arrived in Guangdong. I have already sent people to build an ironmaking plant in Shaoguan. In a few months, the ironmaking plant might be able to start initial production. In a year or two, when we can start producing iron, you will be able to experience what industrialization means. "
Shen Xin got a clear answer, indicating that he had no problem, so he sat down. Just when the people in the Party School did not know what to say, Vézé waved his hand, "Comrade Pang Congcong, do you have any questions?"
Pang Congcong was the only woman in the meeting. She was from Wuchang, and after the Taiping army conquered Wuchang, she was forced to go to Tianjing City. Tianjing City was short of food, so the old, weak, women and children were sent out of the city to "feed themselves". Pang Congcong had no choice but to return to Wuchang on foot. She was stopped by Vézé's troops opposite Anqing. At that time, Pang Congcong was starving, so she asked to join Vézé's troops. She was first assigned to the logistics military uniform factory. Later, she did well in her studies and was sent back to the military uniform factory after off-the-job training. She was known for her ability to arrange work reasonably. The production efficiency of the workshop she led was much higher than the other workshops. Later, she was recommended to study in the military school because of her "military merits". She was a model worker, and was specially picked by Vézé. She did not speak much in the study class, so when she asked a question, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Pang Congcong was not tall, and had a round baby face. She looked like a cute boy. She did not care about the gazes gathered around her. She just stared at Vézé and asked, "Military Governor Wei, you always use symbolic events to talk about the nodes of social change in class. So what is the recent symbolic event of industrial society that you mentioned?"
This question was obviously to Vézé's liking. His expression relaxed. "I have to explain first. There are two kinds of symbolic events. One is deliberately created, and the other is formed after it happens. What we have to do is the former. We have to actively promote these changes. In the near future, there will probably be three symbolic events in Guangdong. The first is that the raw silk production system will gradually absorb all the raw silk producers in the Pearl River Delta. The second is that all the farmers will be able to buy iron farming tools at an extremely low price. The third is that we have invested in the steam mill, which will make all the mills in the Pearl River Delta go bankrupt. There will definitely be people who will not adapt to this change. There will definitely be people who will complain, and even fight to the death. However, whether it is us who promote these changes, or the people who cooperate with us, we will all make money from it. We will have to rely on the benefits brought about by these changes. "
After listening to Vézé's words, a considerable number of people in the meeting could not help but grin. These three symbolic events sounded really unreliable. Because to achieve these, the entire Guangdong must be under the absolute control of the Restored Governor's Office. How many people in the Liberation Army? Even if the army was expanded to 100,000 people, it would not be able to manage the place so effectively. Not to mention the iron farming tools, they could also be sold to the local areas by long-distance transportation. Whether it was raw silk or the mill, there must be people stationed in the local areas. And what Vézé said was clear. The Restored Governor's Office would not only achieve these things, but also make money. No matter how he looked at it, it was unrealistic. Shen Xin also felt that Vézé's words were too far-fetched, but he did not want to say anything disheartening now. So Shen Xin stared at Pang Congcong, wanting to see what this female Restoration Society member would say next.
"Then what should we do? What should we do to achieve this goal?" Pang Congcong asked.
"This … this is too good at talking!" Shen Xin could not help but praise her in his heart. Pang Congcong's words were actually the attitude that Vézé wanted everyone to express. He had told everyone so many things and described a magical and absurd future to them. Vézé's goal was to make everyone believe in him and unswervingly carry out Vézé's orders.
After seeing the Liberation Army's weapons and training, Shen Xin was completely sure that Vézé was not a fraud like Hong Xiuquan or Heavenly King Hong. He would take the initiative to carry out what he had promised. Although these things seemed so puzzling now, there was no guarantee that they would become a reality as Vézé said in the end!
So Shen Xin could not help but raise his hand. Seeing that Vézé signaled him to stand up and speak, Shen Xin stood up immediately. "Military Governor Wei, I am willing to follow you. I am willing to follow the path you have set. Now, please point out a path for us to walk. As long as you give the order, no matter how difficult it is, we can persevere. But please tell me clearly what to do. Let me think, I really can't think of anything! "
This passionate and generous statement was clear, and the request was equally clear. Shen Xin expressed that he was convinced and obeyed, but Vézé did not expect Shen Xin to open up a path by himself. Shen Xin could faithfully carry out Vézé's orders, but it was impossible for him to find a way to carry them out according to Vézé's theory.
However, Shen Xin believed that this was the purpose of Vézé's meeting. Even if it was pitch-black in front of them, they could still follow Vézé and walk to their destination with their heads down.
Everyone present was a smart person, and they were all capable people. With Pang Congcong and Shen Xin taking the lead, the others raised their hands one after another. Seeing that there were too many people who raised their hands, they simply stood up and said, "We are willing to follow Military Governor Wei!" "Wherever Military Governor Wei points, we will fight!"
Vézé did not expect these people to really understand industrial society right now. He only hoped that these comrades would unconditionally persevere until they saw tangible results. To establish an industrial system required a lot of hard work, but even more so, it required a persevering attitude. According to Vézé's investigation, the gap between China and the rest of the world was relatively small. Through the captured Guangdong government documents and the data provided by the British, Vézé found that even after the first Crow War, the British trade volume other than tobacco was very small. Even with the tobacco trade, the British still bought more from China and sold less to China.
This situation meant that Vézé had too many industries he could intervene in, and he could make a lot of money through very low-level industrial capabilities. From the point of view of a political leader, Vézé coldly believed that it was impossible for his subordinates to reach the level of communist fighters in a short period of time. If these people could not rebel in their entire lives, it meant that they were extremely self-aware.
However, Vézé did not despair because of this. Pushing China into the industrial era, making China the world's top industrial country, this in itself was a kind of revolution. It was a great revolution that could turn the world upside down!
Right now, what Vézé needed was for everyone to be able to follow his lead. This was merely a seemingly simple request!
"Strengthen discipline, and the revolution is invincible!" Vézé wrote this sentence on the blackboard. "Next, we need to discuss our organizational structure. This structure must be democratic centralism!"
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