"...Like a sponge absorbing water, the knowledge in 'The Communist Manifesto' has an irresistible attraction for us. In two weeks, I conducted many studies, discussions and speeches with many comrades, each of whom published Regarding my own opinions and questions about this manifesto, there is more and more light in this dark vault, and the gold becomes more and more obvious in front of us. But even so, there are still many questions waiting for us to answer in this manifesto. Solve it, especially the title inside.”
"communist."
Trotsky tapped the podium to signal the audience to pay attention.
"This is a new word, a word that has never appeared in the world of Terra. I once searched for an explanation of this word on the Internet, but all I got was search engine advertisements. Maybe it has already appeared somewhere in the world. This is a novel word, but we don’t know it, so we can only figure out its meaning ourselves.”
"I've discussed the meaning of the word with many people, and of all the possible outcomes, 'co-production' seems to be the most reasonable answer. But this raises a new set of questions - co-production of what? Knowledge? ? Ideas? Or goods?"
"Today, when I was preparing my speech and about to go out, I suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and a new explanation of communist appeared in my mind. As I said at the beginning, because of this belated inspiration, I myself was late to the party.”
"When many people see the content in the manifesto, they will feel that the Communist Party is more like a labor union than a party, because the main component of this party is the proletariat, the vast number of lower-level workers. So when we understand communalist, we naturally has been substituted into the minds of workers, and they have selectively forgotten the fact that this is actually a political party. The supporters of a political party are not just workers. It should have the support of the broad masses of the people and practitioners from all walks of life. Only in this way can it Think of it as a political party, not a civil society organization."
"Then the communist is also obvious. What we jointly produce is not just commodities and ideas, but everything, everything that serves the people. Similarly, in this production process, there are no privileged classes such as aristocrats and capitalists. Everyone Likewise, with joint production and distribution according to demand, there will never be a situation where one person controls more than half of the market's resources. This is also the world that this manifesto aims to achieve, a world where everyone is equal and has no privileges."
"Although there are many mistakes in the declaration, the ideas contained in it are extremely valuable, which is why it attracts us. Today, I will share my views on Chapter 2."
"..."
Looking at Trotsky who was eloquent on the podium, Valentine opened the copy of The Communist Manifesto in his hand. He had read this manifesto a long time ago, but at that time he read it purely out of curiosity. He glanced at ten lines and skimmed them hastily. After so long, he had long forgotten the content inside. Today, he happened to take advantage of this Time to read it again.
The secret lock has left, after getting the result that this stronghold has nothing to do with the integration movement. She was not interested in these boring ideas and quickly found an excuse to go to the bathroom and left the room. Xing Yihuang also relaxed her body, leaning on the back of the chair and turning the pages of the manifesto slowly like Valentine, but judging from her expression, she didn't seem to understand the meaning at all.
this is normal.
This manifesto is a reprinted version of the manifesto that Valentine gave to Trotsky, and some words in it are completely unchanged. For people in the Terran world, it is really difficult for them to understand "proletariat", "bourgeoisie" and "communism". It is no wonder that Trotsky and his gang have such negative opinions on "communism" This word has been discussed and discussed so many times.
For a book that proposes new ideas, every word in it should be understood correctly, rather than swallowed wholeheartedly.
When he saw the contents of the manifesto again, Valentine felt that Marx and Engels deserved to be called great men, and that The Communist Manifesto deserved to be the most influential book on earth.
When he was in high school, Valentine's political performance was not good because the content written in it was really difficult to understand. When reciting those knowledge points, he would often appear like flipping through the Magellan book, reciting Medivh, and taking the Columbus exam. mistake. Although he knew every word that made up the knowledge point, when these words were combined into a sentence, Valentine felt like a capitalist who was hung up by the proletarians and was in great pain, with tears of sorrow on his face.
Knowledge, the noble proletarian, defeated Valentine, the heinous and lazy capitalist, and forced him to undergo labor reform.
Then there is the never-ending rote learning.
However, the contents of this manifesto are very easy to understand. Valentine did not experience any of the embarrassing situations mentioned above. He could understand every sentence and paragraph in it and knew what the two great men wanted to express. It's like reading a vernacular novel.
This is probably related to the sufficiently detailed explanation in the declaration. Although the declaration contains a lot of content, the idea it wants to express can be summarized in a few sentences: the people at the bottom are oppressed by the capitalists, the gap between rich and poor is getting wider and wider, and our efforts and rewards are completely There is no equality. The world's resources are in the hands of a few people. Now we must unite to overthrow this unreasonable social system and build a world where everyone can live happily.
The ultimate short version is: proletarians of the world, unite!
Of course, a single word cannot unite the proletarians of the world. Humans are creatures that seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If you want them to do something, you must let them understand the benefits you will get by doing it and the disadvantages you will get if you don't do it. These two things talk about Once they understand it, they are willing to do those things, and the content in The Communist Manifesto is about this.
So what did the proletarians do after figuring out the pros and cons? They launched proletarian revolutions one after another and established socialist countries one after another, allowing vampires all over the world to see the great power of the proletariat. Although some socialist countries later went astray and failed, leaving their mark on history forever, some countries are still standing in the world, and have not been eroded by capitalism, and their strength is getting stronger and stronger. , showing the power of the proletariat to the entire capitalist world. Every second of her existence tells the world the greatness of The Communist Manifesto, and everyone will always remember this red manifesto.
A book, a thought, appeared in the darkness. From then on, light shone on this land, and legends were born one after another.
————————So what about the light of the world of Terra? ————————
When Valentine recovered from the declaration, Trotsky's speech had ended, and he was already standing in the middle of the crowd discussing new knowledge with the audience. Valentine closed the declaration and put it in his hand, waiting for the other party to end the discussion.
The sky was already dark, and the LED lights in the room were becoming increasingly dazzling. Valentine touched his belly and thought about which restaurant he should go to for dinner at night. After arriving at Longmen, he had not eaten any meals outside except for the noodles. If nothing unexpected happened today, he could have a full meal outside.
The discussion ended quickly, and it seemed that these people also noticed the time. After the audience had left, Trotsky walked up to Valentine.
"Two new comrades, it is already very late and today's party is over. But if you have any questions, I will still be happy to answer them. Of course, this book can be taken back, but it needs to be kept carefully. It is best Don’t let the Longmen officials find out that they are always wary of new ideas.”
Looking at Trotsky, who had already grown a beard, Valentine pointed at his face: "Don't you recognize me?"
Trotsky was stunned and shook his head slightly.
"Give me a hint, Chernobog, Howler, Vaivan." Valentine pinched the blue horn on his head.
"Wait, you are..." Trotsky frowned slightly, but quickly reacted and held Valentine's right hand tightly with both hands: "You are Mr. Valentine, the one who took me into the new world. Lead the way!"
Looking at the excited expression on the bear's face, Valentine showed a grinning smile to show friendship.
Next time you shake hands with an Ursusian, be sure to say don't use too much force...
"You don't need to be the leader. I'll push you into a pit of fire." Valentin shook his right hand and signaled to Xing Yihuang to leave. "Yihuang, please go back first. I have something to say with this gentleman. I won't be able to go home until very late."
Xing Yihuang just stood beside him, without moving, looking at Valentine, as if asking are you sure?
"No one in the slums can threaten my safety...you know my Origin Stone skills."
After a lot of talking, Xing Yihuang finally left. Valentine and Trotsky walked side by side on the narrow streets of the slum. Under the dim light of the street lights, their backs looked like an interracial couple.
Although Valentin took off his wig, his clothes were still women's.
"I didn't expect to see you again." Trotsky raised his head and looked at the moon at night, filled with emotion.
"That day the Integration Movement invaded, the entire Chi city turned into hell, and huge fire dragons flew in the sky. For the first time, I felt a sense of despair."
"At that time, I thought you died in the defensive battle..."
He scratched his ears awkwardly.
"I thought you were still the same policeman, but I didn't expect that you have become an intellectual now."
Valentin tugged on Trotsky's sleeve and led him to a restaurant. The environment in the restaurant is quite clean, and Valentine is very satisfied. He ordered a few dishes and took Trotsky to sit at a table in a remote corner.
"Let's talk about the declaration."
Valentin didn't want to continue to recall the past. He didn't have much interaction with Trotsky, only a one-time encounter.
"Oh, I have so many questions about this..."
Looking at Trotsky who had entered student mode, Valentine made a stop gesture.
"My understanding of this book may not be as deep as yours. In fact, I have only read the Declaration twice, and I just opened it for the second time."
Trotsky was stunned, and the hand holding the notebook and pen stopped in mid-air. After a few seconds, he put the notebook and pen back into his bag, his eyes full of confusion.
As he said at the beginning, Trotsky regarded Valentine as a leader and a pioneer who brought him new ideas. Naturally, he also imagined Valentine as a scholar with his own unique insights into the Manifesto. , maybe even the author of the manifesto himself.
Although Valentin was a gang boss when he gave Trotsky the Manifesto, he had nothing to do with the proletariat.
"I know this sounds...unbelievable," Valentine tilted his head, raised his right hand slightly and hung it in the air, frowning slightly, as if he was trying to organize his words.
"But when I gave you that manifesto, I was really motivated. At that time, I thought you should be very interested in this new idea, so I gave you The Communist Manifesto without considering what might happen later."
Let’s simply summarize Valentine’s behavior at that time in one word: do.
He escaped from Rhine Life and brought a powerful girl with him. Although he encountered an ambush in Colombia, he was still able to solve it through Jiao Zhengyu's power. Later, he went to Chernobog and accomplished his initial goal without much effort. For a time, he thought he was dreaming.
From Columbia to Chernobog, he had never encountered a major setback. Buttermore's time with Valentine could be said to have been a perfect solution. It had been a smooth journey, so smooth that it made him doubt himself.
Then he drifted off, as could be seen in the defense of the integrated movement in Chernobog.
Jiao Zhengyu's comments to him at the time were very true: He did nothing and recruited a bunch of cannon fodder.
Valentin was also in this state when he gave Trotsky the Manifesto. At that time, all he was thinking about were novels about developing new societies in other worlds in his previous life, and he was also influenced by these novels. The influence gave the truth a pile of red books. When he met this victim of the Checheng government, Valentin felt that he should be a good missionary target, so he also gave him a manifesto.
Everyone knows what happened next.
And Valentin also guessed it right. Trotsky really fell in love with this book and hungrily absorbed the knowledge in it every day. Even when he fled to Longmen, he did not forget to spread new ideas to others and also Successfully attracted a group of like-minded comrades.
But at this time, Valentine was no longer as frivolous and thoughtless as before, and he also regretted giving Trotsky a declaration.
Isn’t it good to promote new ideas in another world?
OK, of course. No one wants to become a hero who will be remembered throughout the ages, provided that you can successfully complete the revolution and establish a socialist country in another world.
But it's obvious that Valentine can't do it, at least Valentine can't do it now. And by giving Trotsky the manifesto, he himself became dangerous.
This world is really like the modern times of the earth. People are living in dire straits, but the nobles and capitalists are throwing banquets, and the resources of society are in the hands of a few people. These people crazily squeeze the value of the people at the bottom, and do not hesitate to drain the last drop of blood from their bodies. Under this kind of darkness, rebellious sparks will definitely appear, and they have already appeared. The book in the hands of Truth is proof of this.
But resistance means bloodshed, and the emergence of new ideas means the end of the old era. Those nobles and capitalists will never be willing to see the people awaken. They will never give up persecuting anyone related to the new ideas, and will even I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go.
Valentine's behavior of passing on new ideas is a declaration of war against this decadent old era. Originally, his only enemies were the integration movement and natural disasters, but now there is another potential enemy: a country.
Moreover, launching a revolution in this world is definitely more difficult than a proletarian revolution on earth.
"Can you tell me what you want to do in the future?" Valentine stirred the noodles in the bowl with chopsticks, staring at Trotsky in front of him.
"I want to return to Ursus and preach new ideas there." Trotsky's tone was very sure, as if he had already done so.
"What about Longmen? Just ignore the comrades you won over?"
"Actually, I had no idea of developing a new party in Longmen at the beginning. Those comrades were basically teachers in a school." Trotsky took a sip of water.
"That school is nearby, and I am now a teacher there. Fortunately, I have not forgotten the knowledge I learned in high school. The requirements for recruiting teachers in slum schools are also very loose. After all, few intellectuals are willing to work in slums. teaching."
“One day, a teacher saw the manifesto and expressed interest in the contents. As a result, the spread became wider and wider, more and more people knew about the manifesto, and we also had a regular gathering place.”
"They will interpret the knowledge in the declaration for themselves. One day in the future I will come back with new ideas and successful results."
This is probably why Dark Lock can join them. Trotsky didn't want to develop here, so the review of personnel was not strict. If someone wanted to listen, it would be fine, as long as it had nothing to do with those guys in the uptown area.
"Do you really want to promote new ideas in Ursus? Do you know how dangerous this is?" Valentine frowned.
"Usus has now become a pile of rotten wood. She needs a fire to ignite her and regain her life. Countless people of Ursus live in darkness, but those nobles still stay in their luxurious villas regardless of their life or death. The contradiction between classes is becoming more and more intense. A country that has lost the support of its people will not survive long. I can’t see the bright future of Ursus now, only endless darkness.”
"Maybe one day in the future, Ursus will have died in the invasion of other countries before we start the revolution. To avoid this happening, the faster the proletarian revolution, the better."
The sooner the better.
Valentine repeated these four words in his mind and shook his head slightly.
He saw in Trotsky a shadow of his own past, the one who was eager for success.
"There are many mistakes in the declaration that you should know, but there is one situation that is not included in the declaration. It may determine the key to your revolution."
"What?"
Looking at Trotsky's puzzled face, Valentine slowly took a mouthful of noodles and tapped the table with his left index finger.
"Infected."
