Uncle Ma believed that the development of social productive forces brought about changes in production relations. The final victory of public ownership was based on the fact that private ownership had completely become an obstacle to social development. In the end, the developed capitalist countries all over the world broke out in a socialist revolution. In other words, although the poor and exploited labor class was propertyless, it certainly did not belong to the proletariat in Uncle Ma's theory. In the period of the socialist revolution, the proletariat was by no means an underfed class, but a more rational, stronger, and disciplined class than the bourgeoisie.
As a historical materialist, Uncle Ma did not like to look at the world from the perspective of good or bad people. The class nature in industrial society itself determined the personal position. There were individuals who betrayed the class, but there were no classes that betrayed the interests. This had little to do with personal character. Therefore, in the "Declaration of Freedom", Uncle Ma used most of the space to attack various "pseudo-socialist" manifestations. These people, who seemed to be "anti-capitalist" to the current social problems based on personal pain, were actually wolves in sheep's clothing.
Uncle Ma's evaluation of the emperor of China, Vézé, gradually became negative. For other people, it might be described as "lack of class awareness", but Vézé obviously did not have this problem. In China's junior high school textbooks, it was said that "the state is a tool of class rule". The person who took the lead in compiling such textbooks could not have a superficial understanding of class.
One could not look at the problem from the perspective of historical materialism. Instead, historical materialism was used as a tool, and the existence of class was used as a condition. No matter how one looked at it, this kind of person looked like a genuine evil villain. The British newspapers had no reason to speak well of China. Coupled with the previous efforts of the Spanish, Vézé's various attempts to invade and expand were magnified, and the image of a calm, cruel, wise, and ruthless Emperor of the East was successfully created.
Uncle Ma hoped that his theory could help the proletariat achieve liberation, but whether the proletariat would be liberated or not seemed to be in the indefinite future. On the contrary, the ruling class picked up the weapon of historical materialism and began to serve themselves. In a sense, Uncle Ma had to admit that this belonged to the category of great progress. No matter how powerful Vézé was, he could not change the economic crisis. At that time, how would the emperor standing at the peak of power in the East deal with it? Uncle Ma was full of curiosity.
He was not afraid that things would get out of hand. Uncle Ma could watch the economic crisis erupt in China from afar from Europe, and he was prepared to conduct research on this to perfect his knowledge system. Vézé did not have such feelings. After the economic crisis, Vézé had to clean up the mess. Uncle Ma's opinion of the Chinese leader was getting lower and lower, and he was under a lot of pressure.
"Take care of Manchu Qing and restore our traditional territory!" Vézé ordered the Northern Command.
The content of the Northern Command's response was a little "out of place". Vézé, who grew up in Dalian, was relatively familiar with the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, so Vézé simply marked the route of the railway. The Northern Command reported to Vézé that the survey work had been completed and construction of the railway could begin immediately. Moreover, the survey of the railway from Beijing to Zhangjiakou was progressing well. It was estimated that the survey would be completed in 1869 and construction would begin.
"Do you want to march after the railway is completed?" Vézé sent a telegram back.
The Northern Command's reply was very simple. "We request for the Commander-in-Chief to come and take charge of the work in the north."
What kind of earth-shattering thing had happened to make the Northern Command make such a request? Vézé felt that there were many problems, so big that the Northern Command did not dare to report it to the Military Commission. Now that things had come to this, Wei Ze felt that the news would not be able to be concealed. He asked the government, and Premier Bi Qingshan also told Vézé about the situation. There was resistance from the people in the four northern provinces. The Liberation Army had also wiped out civilian armed forces before, but this was the first time they faced resistance from the masses.
Being opposed by the entire lower class of society was something that had never happened before. Even in Guangxi, where the people were tough and full of fortresses, the Liberation Army still managed to subdue them. Coupled with the immigration policy, Guangxi's society could be said to be brand new. When they took over the four northern provinces, it was also like a hot knife through butter. The enemies on the battlefield were swept clean, but after taking over the four northern provinces, they encountered strong resistance. This was very surprising.
Bi Qingshan said a little resentfully, "Commander-in-Chief, we used to think that you were too impatient when you wanted to go north. Now, the comrades in the Northern Command are regretting it. Our government can't solve the problem and can only say that we'll do our best. But almost a year has passed, and the government's work is limited. If you had gone north earlier, it would be completely different! "
Vézé thought to himself, Nonsense! How can the north and the south be the same?! There were not many locals in the Liberation Army. People in this era could not have any trust in outsiders. It was even more impossible for northerners to trust southerners who had fought their way here through the army.
However, Vézé now felt that he was being forced to do something beyond his abilities. The early stage of the Five-Year Plan was in full swing, and it would officially appear in 1859 half a year later. There were so many things to do at this stage that Vézé really did not dare to leave. In a sense, the Five-Year Plan was completely the product of Vézé's mind. The party, government, and army were just following it. Now that Vézé had left, how could he still carry out the Five-Year Plan?
After thinking about it repeatedly, Vézé finally made a decision. "I'm going to Beijing to take charge for a few months. I'll be back before the Third Conference. "
Now that he was going there for two months, he could at least figure out what was going on there. The specific matters could be resolved after the Third Conference. If the situation in the four northern provinces remained unresolved, Vézé would not feel at ease.
Taking a warship from Nanjing to the vicinity of Shanghai, Vézé looked at the scaffolding in the distance and all kinds of buildings rising from the ground. He only felt very happy. Shanghai was no longer a ten-mile ocean field, and it was no longer a place for foreign gangsters who were known as "adventurers" to make money. This city, as an important industrial and commercial city in China, had a brand new future.
Leaving Shanghai and sailing to the sea, Vézé stood at the bow of the ship and smelled the familiar smell of the sea breeze. He felt even more comfortable. Vézé missed this smell. He was used to going to the sea by boat since he was a child. At that time, he thought that he would have to deal with the sea for the rest of his life. Although too many changes had taken place later, the sea was undoubtedly Vézé's starting point. Now that Vézé wanted to create China, it was already expanding its territory through the sea. In the future, more territories would become a part of China. Returning to his starting point, he felt that all his worries had been put aside, and he enjoyed the feeling of relaxation.
After only enjoying it for two days, the warship Vézé took arrived in Tianjin. To Vézé's surprise, the construction of the railway had already begun. At least, the railway at Tianjin Port had been completed. This railway would start from Tianjin Port and go all the way to Beijing South Railway Station.
After disembarking from the ship, the political commissar of the Northern Command, Ruan Xihao, and the others were already waiting at the dock to welcome them. Everyone disembarked from the warship and took a small boat from Tianjin to Beijing. Tianjin was known as the end of the nine rivers. At this time, there were still boats passing through the heavily silted river. The smell was different from the smell on the sea. The smell in the small river was obviously much stronger.
"Commander-in-chief, the current situation in Hebei is completely beyond our imagination." Ruan Xihao frankly admitted the problems he had encountered.
At this time, the population of Hebei was about 10 million. Not long ago, more than a million Manchus and their loyal vassals had either left or died, leaving a large amount of land vacant. The confiscated Imperial Plantations and the family lands of various Hebei officials were all very good lands. Ruan Xihao and the others felt that when they had marched into Beijing, they had not encountered any resistance from the people. Now that the Manchu Qing had been uprooted from Hebei, there would not be any problems. Land reform was the top priority of the Liberation Army, so the army immediately began land reform.
Things were far more complicated than they had imagined. The local land reform had encountered a new problem. At this stage, the majority of the peasants were watching with folded arms, and the landlords and gentry were either passive or active in resisting. No one showed any signs of obedience. It was not that the army had not considered this possibility. However, when the Liberation Army swept through the south, the resisters were very obvious. After the resisters were eliminated, it was very easy to carry out the land reform. In the whole of Hebei, the main form of resistance was non-cooperation. The new land boundaries drawn by the task force during the day were destroyed at night. People were sent to guard them, and the peasants who had been allocated land did not dare to go to their territories.
The result of the Northern Command's discussion was to establish their authority locally and let the people everywhere see the existence of the Liberation Army. Because of the lack of cavalry, the mobility of the troops determined whether or not they could effectively enforce their rule in Hebei. In terms of mobility, the backbone of the railway transportation was far better than the cavalry. More importantly, one could imagine the deterrent effect of the huge train rumbling past. At least in the southern areas where the train had already been established, the attitude of the people toward the Liberation Army had changed greatly.
After hearing this talk about conquering the world immediately and ruling the world immediately, Vézé was not unhappy. If they were counting on the military to rule the country, they had to be prepared to face this kind of thinking.
"I am very much in favor of sending troops to various places to let the people know of the existence of our army. As for the rest, I do not agree, "Vézé replied.
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