The sun never sets

In addition, the Alliance Central Committee also funded the filming of some serious films and TV series, such as the Salt and Iron Conference in the Han Dynasty, the struggle between the Modern Text and Ancient Text schools of Confucian classics, etc.

However, the masses still like to watch the stories of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing fighting, and are not very interested in the causes and consequences of the Salt and Iron Conference and the content of the debate. The alliance has 850 million people, and as long as 1% of them are interested, it is also a very large number.

Through those historical films and TV shows, it is not difficult for people to draw a conclusion that many problems in modern society had already appeared in the Han Dynasty 2,000 years ago. Through the analysis of history, we can see what measures the government took at that time, why those measures were taken, how the policies were implemented, and what consequences they produced.

Use copper as a mirror to adjust your clothes and appearance; use history as a mirror to understand the rise and fall; use people as a mirror to understand gains and losses.

[People's Revolutionary League] Over the years, it naturally cultivated many people who identified with domestic culture and disapproved of Western civilization. When the war broke out again outside the Chinese cultural circle, there was more criticism of Western civilization within the alliance.

Then, the idea of "educating all people" emerged.

Since Western civilization has institutional flaws, the alliance should change this situation and establish a new order. The older generation has seen the Westerners dominate the world with their powerful ships and guns, but the younger generation has only seen the Western world indulging in killing each other. They do not have the same awe and fear of Western civilization as the older generation, and their ideas are much more radical.

Chapter 914: Weakness

Lin Yongchang does not agree to completely deny Western civilization. It is true that Western civilization has its inherent flaws, but Eastern civilization also has flaws. As the world's largest country, the People's Revolutionary League should have cultural confidence and use whatever is useful, without being bound by whether it is Western or Eastern.

The [People's Revolutionary League] is a super hodgepodge, with China as the main body. Japan, Southeast Asia and other places can be regarded as branches of Chinese culture. India can also have some relationship with Chinese culture. Russia, Hungary and other places belong completely to Western culture.

If we allow extreme ideas to spread, it will be harmful to the country. Some people are extremely pessimistic when things are difficult, but they become arrogant when things get a little better. These people are loud and like to sell their views in the media.

In fact, they can only represent the interests and ideas of a small number of people. Those who shout loud slogans are actually just some chatterboxes.

But then

On the other hand, those problems do exist. Integration is not something that can be achieved overnight. It takes two or three generations for the new generation to get used to it before it can be considered to be stabilized.

Therefore, even if there are some aftereffects, the policy of "standardizing the writing system and the railway tracks" must be implemented firmly. We should believe in the wisdom of future generations, but we cannot leave all the difficult problems to them.

The development situation of the [People's Revolutionary League] is very good, and there will be some problems from time to time, but no matter what, the [People's Revolutionary League] is much better than those countries that are deeply involved in war.

In 1939, the German army's "quick victory theory" once again failed. The combat effectiveness of the British and French Red Army exceeded the German army's expectations, and the number of troops exceeded the worst prediction of the German General Staff.

The total strength of the Red Army on the Western Front reached 400 million, which was very sufficient. Army divisions were sent to the battlefield one after another, fighting bloody battles with the German army on various battlefields. Barbed wire was pulled outside many cities, trenches and anti-tank trenches were dug, and bunkers were built at some important nodes, and anti-aircraft guns and infantry were deployed.

Since the German army used 88 anti-aircraft guns to attack tanks on the Belgian battlefield, the Red Army of the Workers' Syndicalists also learned this trick. In addition, the Red Army also buried mines in many places, some for infantry and some for tanks.

In a few months, the number of mines buried by the Red Army has reached 300 million. The battle on the front line is still fierce, and there is no sign of victory or defeat. The British and French forces have built fortresses and firing points in Paris, and deployed radars, large-caliber anti-aircraft guns and fighter planes.

The mobilization capacity of the syndicate was amazing. Eastern France was quickly armed, and trenches and air-raid shelters were dug everywhere. Even if the German army broke through the defense line of the British and French coalition forces, it would take time and manpower to gnaw those strong or weak fortresses.

In fact, what the German General Staff had to consider now was not breaking through the enemy's defense line and attacking Paris. They were more worried about the Red Army breaking through the defense line and killing all the way to Berlin.

The German High Command's battle plan was to mobilize 350 million troops to crush the enemy in the west in one fell swoop. After the battle, it was discovered that the intelligence collected before the war was very problematic. The General Staff did not expect the British and French coalition forces to have so many troops, nor did they expect the industrial syndicate to produce so many tanks.

The French Commune produced more than two thousand heavy tanks and more than eight thousand medium tanks in peacetime, as well as other light tanks, armored vehicles and trucks in numbers far exceeding that of Germany.

This is outrageous. Why build so many tanks in peacetime? Don't they know that high-tech weapons are updated very quickly? If they build so many heavy equipment, they will fall behind the times in a few years?

Also, where did the French get so much gasoline and diesel? Both the French Commune and the Syndicalist Britain had strong oil refining capabilities. As long as there was a continuous oil import, the French would not lack gasoline.

Obviously, the syndicate was preparing for war, so it produced a lot of weapons and equipment. As for oil, Britain discovered oil fields in the North Sea, and it can also be purchased from Central America, South America and other places. The most important thing is that it can buy oil from the [People's Revolutionary League].

The Human Innovation Alliance is the world's first industrial power and the largest country in the four realms. Except for a very few rare metals, it has all strategic resources. The crude oil production in Baku, Siberia and Southeast Asia not only supplies the needs of the alliance, but also can be exported in large quantities to Germany and the Industrial Syndicate.

The Anglo-French Alliance vigorously cut down on consumer goods, and the number of cars owned by the public was very small. Most of the oil consumption was in industry and the military. With oil provided by America, the North Sea and the People's Revolutionary League, the Anglo-French Alliance was not short of fuel.

Germany's fuel sources mainly come from three aspects. The first is Germany's coal-to-oil technology, the second comes from Romania's oil fields, and the third comes from the [People's Revolutionary League].

The People's Revolutionary League holds more than 40% of the shares in Romania's oil fields and has deployed a large number of bombers near Odessa. Its intentions are obvious.

German intelligence believed that if the People's Revolutionary League cut off the oil supply to Germany and used its influence to prevent Romania from sending oil to Germany, Germany could only hold out for a year at most. Without the oil supply, Germany's huge armored forces and motorized and mechanized forces would have to stop.

Therefore, the German army could only adopt the tactic of "quick victory". If it could not defeat the French Red Army in a short period of time, Germany would repeat the same mistakes.

The troops on the front lines were killing each other, and the rear was no longer safe. Both the Axis and the Syndicalists sent planes to bomb each other's industrial bases and transportation hubs, and sometimes even bomb each other's cities, causing heavy casualties.

In late April 1939, the Red Air Force's bomber fleet once again visited the Ruhr, dropping tens or hundreds of tons of bombs and causing more damage to the Ruhr industrial area.

Because a large number of heavy anti-aircraft guns and fighter planes were deployed in the Ruhr area, the bombing by the British and French air forces was very hasty, so the damage was not very serious. However, the gasoline solidification bombs and white phosphorus incendiary bombs dropped by the Red Air Force still killed and injured a large number of people and destroyed several important factories.

In early May, the British and French allies sent a large fleet of aircraft to bomb German tank factories, and at the same time sent an air force squadron to prepare to use new bombs to attack dams in the Ruhr area.

The Ruhr Industrial Area is a very important industrial area in Germany. Before the war, Germany

In order to provide enough water and electricity, three dams were built nearby, which played a very important role in the development of the Ruhr industrial area at that time. However, during the war, these dams also became the fatal weakness of the Ruhr industrial area.

Chapter 915: Stubborn

When the Three Gorges Dam was being built, Lin Yongchang, against all odds, set very high requirements for the dam, requiring it to be able to withstand an attack by a nuclear bomb. However, there were no nuclear bombs in the world at that time, so the requirement was that the dam must be able to withstand the explosion of a bomb with a TNT equivalent of at least 20,000 tons.

Because the requirements were too high, the entire Three Gorges Dam project was extremely expensive and took a long time to build. If the requirements could be lowered, the Three Gorges Dam project would have been completed long before the great floods in 35 and 33, and there would have been no need to mobilize so many people for flood control and rescue, which almost flooded Wuhan.

But then again, if the quality requirements were not so high, it would be hard to say whether the Three Gorges Dam could withstand the flood peaks like those in 33 and 35.

Some people did not take the threat of the Three Gorges Dam being able to withstand bombing seriously, believing that no one would be so cruel as to blow up the dam. The third son of the Wang family, Wang Jingwei, even published an article in the newspaper saying, "Western civilization emphasizes humanitarianism. The Red Cross was born from Western civilization and would never do such a thing as bombing water conservancy projects. The government authorities have raised the cost of the dam in the name of preventing bombing. I wonder if there is something fishy going on. Is someone using this as a way to make money?"

“Even if there is no corruption, is it worth spending so much manpower and financial resources to build the dam?”

The entire Three Gorges Project took more than ten years to build and cost tens of billions of dollars. This huge amount of money, if even a little bit of it leaks through one's fingers, would be enough to last a lifetime.

The third son of the Wang family did not dare to target Lin Yongchang, but tried to make a big news from other aspects. This matter was once a hot topic, and the central government sent a special investigation team to Hubei to audit the Three Gorges Project. Some problems were indeed found, but they were not big and were far from corruption. Because, in normal times, the central government was responsible for this huge project and would deal with any problems in normal times.

As for whether it was necessary to build the dam with the highest standards, the relevant government departments also responded. However, before the government departments responded, angry people organized a march. Workers and farmers rushed to the door of Mr. Wang's house and smashed the door and windows of the Wang family with rotten leaves and stones.

People living in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River live in fear every year during the flood season. If a flood occurs, it will not just be a matter of a few or a few hundred people drowning. Several provinces may become swamps and millions of people may be displaced.

And Mr. Wang San actually asked whether it was worth it?

Mr. Wang San was not discouraged even when he was thrown rotten vegetable leaves. He continued to post articles, claiming that "there will never be a bombing" and so on.

Before it happened, it was hard for others to refute it. Then, the air force of the trade union demonstrated to everyone what Western humanitarianism is.

A scientist was the first to realize the importance of the Ruhr Reservoir to Germany, so he wrote to the army, saying that he could bomb Germany's important industrial areas by blowing up the dam, thereby dealing a blow to Germany. This idea was appreciated by the army at the time, so the scientist was invited to join the army and conduct research with relevant personnel.

This task may seem simple, but it is very difficult to implement. First, the reservoir is very large, and it would take a lot of explosives to blow it up, but the aircraft at that time could not meet this condition.

Secondly, Germany also realized the importance of dams, and made very strict arrangements for these dams, sent heavy troops to guard them, and arranged anti-torpedo nets. After continuous exploration and thinking, the industrial group finally decided to develop a "bouncing bomb" that would bounce on the water surface in the form of a skipping stone, then sink to the bottom of the water to destroy the dam. After continuous experiments, the bomb was successfully developed.

The British Air Force then decided to launch an operation to blow up Germany's most important dam and attack their industrial areas. This operation was also called "Operation Punishment". After two months of training, dozens of pilots selected by the British and French Air Forces officially began the operation. This operation was unprecedented for anyone, so its success or failure was unknown.

After three bombings, the dam was still motionless. Just when the operation was about to fail, a perfect attack blew a hole in the dam, and then the bombers dropped bombs in one go, and the dam was successfully blown open. However, the gushing flood also caused the bombers to be swept into the water before they could react. In the end, all 19 bombers and 52 pilots sent by the French Commune Air Force were killed.

This action dealt a heavy blow to German industry. More than 200 military factories in the Ruhr industrial zone were engulfed by floods, and many nearby villages and towns were flooded. Many people lost their lives in their sleep. Since the dam also had the function of generating electricity, Germany's power supply also had great problems. The action of the Anglo-French alliance undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to Germany, but it also hit the international reputation of the trade unions.

Within the alliance, many people questioned the behavior of the trade union, but even more people could not accept it, believing that the trade union's bombing of the Ruhr Dam crossed the bottom line of humanity.

Actually, it’s the Alliance

Most people are too kind, and the war has already entered the era of total war. Once the war begins, we must do our utmost to destroy everything in the enemy country, including factories, railways, industry, agriculture, and population.

War is not about treating people to a meal, writing an article, or painting or embroidering. The most effective way to fight a war is to kill people, both those fighting on the front lines and the civilians producing goods in the rear. In the war of the total war era, no one can stay out of it.

After the Ruhr Dam was blown up, many people remembered Mr. Wang’s theism, and many newspapers called out to Mr. Wang, hoping that he would come out and respond.

The stubborn Mr. Wang San did respond, but not directly. He said it in a more tactful way, unlike a few years ago when he was full of criticism. Mr. Wang said that his main job was bridge design, and he might not have a deep understanding of things beyond his professional skills, so it was possible that there was a deviation in his understanding.

The response of the third son of the Wang family triggered waves of ridicule, and even affected the careers of several young people in the Wang family. Wang Jingwei joined the People's Party very early and was once appreciated by many central cadres, who believed that he was a rising star in the political arena.

Thirty years later, the rising star of the political arena at that time could not even hold a position in a central government department, let alone enter the decision-making circle of the People's Revolutionary League. Chen Tianhua, who was despised by Wang Jingwei at that time, has now become the chairman of the People's Revolutionary League.

Perhaps, Mr. Wang San's love of talking nonsense has something to do with his father's opportunities.

Chapter 916 Elderly Care

Wang Zhaoming is now the mayor of Chongqing. He holds a high position and is definitely a big shot. Chongqing, like Shanghai, Moscow and St. Petersburg, is a municipality directly under the central government. At the age of 56, Wang Zhaoming is able to become the mayor of Chongqing. He is very likely to be transferred back to the central government to take charge of a department after his term ends.

Of course, it is also possible to teach at a university, or take on administrative work or party work in a school.

Logically speaking, Wang Zhaoming's achievements are not low now, and 99% of his comrades in the party cannot compare with him. However, Wang Zhaoming joined the People's Party at the beginning of the century, when the People's Party had only liberated northern China.

Among those with the same qualifications as him, there are those who became presidents of the country, those who held real power in the central government, those who were governors of provinces, and those who were commanders of military regions. Compared with those people, Wang Zhaoming, who was "only" the mayor of Chongqing, seemed like an ordinary person.

Although he is already past the age of knowing the destiny, Wang Zhaoming still often feels resentful about his fate of not being recognized for his talent. When he was young, he was a young talent that everyone thought highly of, but he fell behind step by step and was left far behind by his former colleagues.

How did I end up in such a situation?

Wang Zhaoming sometimes thought about this problem. It was definitely not his fault. The problem must be with others! Mr. Wang believed that there were some people in the party who could not stand such an outstanding person like him and were always trying to trip him up. In addition, Wang Zhaoming believed that the biggest reason why he could not become the president of the country was his uncle Wang Hai.

When the People's Party was fighting the Eight-Nation Alliance, Wang Hai fled the north and returned to his hometown. He was considered unreliable by many old comrades in the party. Later, after finally becoming the Jingzhao Yin, Wang Hai was suspected of corruption and bribery and was placed under double supervision for a period of time during the rectification movement. Although he was released without conviction or expulsion from the party, he was transferred to the Geography Office and was not reappointed until his retirement.

The People's Revolutionary League has political review. If a direct relative or a collateral relative within three generations commits a crime, it may affect the individual's progress and future. Wang Hai has a history of running away and is suspected of corruption and bribery. In fact, many people know that Wang Hai really did those things, but he explained the problems very simply, so the central government did not hold him accountable, but let Wang Hai stay in a leisurely department.

After much thought, Wang Zhaoming believed that it was because of his uncle Wang Hai that he could only stay at the position of mayor of a municipality and could not go any further.

He was clearly standing at the center of power, and could have held power in his hands with just one hand, but he missed it. Wang Zhaoming was very unwilling to accept this. How was he inferior to Chen Tianhua, Yang Yuting, Guo Songling, etc.? If a villain like Xu Shuzheng could become the king of Australia, why couldn't he, Wang Zhaoming?

But he couldn't say these words, he couldn't say them, and he didn't dare to say them. After being a leading cadre for so many years, it's impossible that he didn't have any problems at all. If you look carefully, you can always find a lot of problems. So he could only complain when he was with his friends in private.

But now someone is pointing the finger at his son, and Wang Zhaoming can't stand it. But what Mr. Wang San said before was all printed in black and white in the newspaper, not just one issue, but also video footage. Mr. Wang San has been on many shows and made many weird remarks. In addition to speaking out against the Three Gorges Project, Mr. Wang San also said things like "the red line for cultivated land is unnecessary", "zero beyond ability", "raising prices to reduce inventory", "earning 30 yuan working during the summer vacation" and so on.

Wang Zhaoming was the mayor of Chongqing. He could only silence the local media in Chongqing, but he could not gag all newspapers and TV stations. His attempt to silence the media caused a lot of backlash. For a while, the mayor of Chongqing used administrative intervention to interfere with public opinion supervision, which was widely known.

There are discussions in all parts of the alliance about whether this practice is reasonable and legal.

Wang Zhaoming felt that he was being marginalized and felt very aggrieved when he was promoted from a central cadre to a mayor of a municipality directly under the central government. Local cadres also felt aggrieved, believing that the central government's parachuting cadres blocked the path of local cadres' promotion.

Moreover, many people think that Wang Zhaoming just feels good about himself. His so-called strong working ability is just that he can look at forms and documents. When it comes to dealing with those specific and complicated matters, Mr. Wang seems to be disorganized.

I don't know how many people are watching Wang Zhaoming, waiting for him to make a mistake so that they can bring him down. The higher you go, the fewer positions there are. Wang Zhaoming thinks the position of mayor of Chongqing is too low, but it is the dream of many people.

It is not surprising that the bombing of the Ruhr Dam by the British and French air forces led to some political struggles within the People's Revolutionary League. According to the principles of chaos theory, everything can be connected.

Wang Zhaoming had seen related introductions in the newspaper, but he never expected that he would one day become a character in the case.

Because of Mr. Wang San's outrageous remarks, many comrades in the party were dissatisfied with him, but no one cared about him for the sake of Wang Zhaoming. This led to Mr. Wang San going further and further on the outrageous path, and finally one day he hit a wall.

As everyone pushed the wall down, the relevant departments of the alliance investigated Mr. Wang San. It would have been fine if they hadn't investigated, but once they did, they found the problem. Mr. Wang San's outrageous remarks would have been fine, and accepting money from the foreign ministries of other countries would not have been a big problem, but there was something more serious.

The third son of the Wang family was invited to have tea and confessed a lot of things. The staff followed the clues and implicated Wang Zhaoming. Because the situation was serious, the situation was reported one level at a time, and the relevant reports were sent to the desks of Wang Hu, chairman of the Anti-Counterrevolutionary Committee, and Chen Tianhua, president of the country.

Wang Zhaoming is a founding member of the Party who has been a member for more than 30 years. Even if he has not made any contributions, he has worked hard over the past few decades. He is also friends with so many central cadres and has access to many state secrets. If we want him to cooperate with the investigation, we need the approval of the Central Political Bureau.

Chen Tianhua had nothing to say. He was always on the point, not the person. No matter who it was, as long as they violated the laws and regulations of the country, Comrade Chen Tianhua would be merciless. Wang Hu had even less to say. He had arrested many people of higher ranks than Wang Zhaoming.

After consulting with Lin Yongchang, Mr. Wang was arrested. Then, they found out that he had privately met with the French Commune ambassador, and was involved in the Moscow bombing a few years ago.

In addition, corruption, profiteering, feudal superstition, etc. were all involved, and even a murder case was involved. So Wang Zhaoming first left his job due to poor health, then became a criminal suspect in the dock, and then went to Qincheng to retire.

Chapter 917 Plan

After Wang Zhaoming was arrested, the Chen and Zhang families in Nanyang were affected. His wife came from a powerful family in Nanyang. With the help of Wang Zhaoming's power, she participated in shipping, oil mining and smelting businesses in Nanyang, and accumulated a huge amount of wealth over the years.

Now that Wang Zhaoming has fallen, those people will inevitably have to cough up some money, and those implicated will be invited to have tea by the disciplinary inspection department and the anti-counterrevolutionary committee. Some people honestly revealed what they knew, while others packed up their belongings and ran away.

The alliance is so vast and the population is so mobile that it is easy to find a place to hide. In those days, there were no cameras everywhere in the streets and alleys, and the files in various places were not connected to the Internet. With the help of caring people, it was easy to hide.

Some people confessed part of the facts and then chose to commit suicide.

It was not suicide by jumping off a building due to depression, nor was it the kind of suicide by being shot eight times in the back. Instead, he wrote a suicide note, made arrangements for his funeral arrangements, and while his family was waiting at the door, he committed suicide in the house with either a knife or a pistol.

Some people also committed suicide with a shotgun, putting the butt of the gun against the ground and inserting the muzzle into their mouths. With a "bang", their heads were blown off. However, only a minority of people chose to die this way. Very few people used knives, and only the Japanese liked to commit seppuku. Most people chose to commit suicide with a pistol, pointing it at the temple or putting it in the mouth, and died without any pain.

The Central Committee of the Alliance has filmed too many movies and TV series from the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, so that many places in China have popularized ideas such as "no disgrace to generals and ministers" and "bloodline revenge". This is not good, and legal workers don't like it very much, but the cultural department still goes its own way and doesn't care much about those people in the law department.

It is true that the law is the embodiment of the will of the ruling class, but not all those who work on the law have become the ruling class. The League conducts rectification movements from time to time, and the police system and the courts have always been the focus of rectification.

Lin Yongchang no longer paid much attention to the friction and conflicts between government departments, as that was something Comrade Chen Tianhua asked him to consider. Lin Yongchang now put more of his attention on military and scientific research, such as missiles and nuclear bombs.

In June 1939, Franco's Falange was completely defeated by the Red Army, lost all the cities on the Iberian Peninsula, and had to retreat to the southern African continent in a panic. In Morocco, Franco barely managed to hold his ground, but he no longer had the strength to counterattack.

Spain was not the most important place, but only a secondary battlefield that could not determine the outcome of the war between the Syndicalists and the Axis.

Lin Yongchang glanced at the relevant information for a few seconds, and then didn't pay much attention to it. He now had more important things to deal with.

On June 6, Lin Yongchang, some leading cadres of the Military Commission and the General Staff, as well as Comrade Chen Tianhua and some core leaders of government departments, secretly took a train to a small town in the Western Regions. After arriving at the place, everyone changed to a truck to go to the test site.

In Lop Nur, everything is ready.

The Alliance's first atomic bomb was carefully installed on a 102-meter-high iron tower. Below the tower, many fortifications and buildings were built according to the distance, and many tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, etc. were placed. They were arranged to verify the power of the atomic bomb.

The People's Revolutionary League had been carrying out the "Zhurong Project" for a long time. The rapid development of computers accelerated the progress of various scientific research projects, so the alliance had completed all calculations the year before last, and spent another two years to refine a large amount of enriched uranium, enough to assemble three atomic bombs, before preparing for the first atomic bomb explosion test.

The entire "Zhurong Project" cost more than 40 billion RMB, half of which was spent on the storage of enriched uranium. In order to separate the isotopes of uranium 235, thousands of special centrifuges need to be produced, which is not something that can be used by simply increasing the power of a washing machine.

So much money was spent just to make a bomb. The senior officials of the Military Commission and government departments who knew about this matter were somewhat suspicious. After Chen Tianhua became the President of the country, he knew nothing about the "Zhurong Plan" for a long time.

In addition to the Zhurong Project, the Alliance also has many secret projects codenamed "9xxx", which cost a large amount of money every year. During the audit, those projects were not allowed to be inquired, but with so much money invested every year, you have to know what they are used for, right?