Longmen Memoirs

Neither he nor Hogg thought it would be so easy. They underestimated the power of Sakaz civilians, and many people underestimated this power.

On January 1, after the Gele workers rioted to expel the lords and occupy the city, Su Enyang and Hogg temporarily hired a mercenary team from Mud Rock and organized a group of workers who were willing to join them. Spread had previously sneaked into Kebaril, and after learning from Grai's mistakes and enough lessons, their plan went more smoothly, so Crebar staged the same scene on the streets of Grai.

Unfortunately, the local lords escaped from Kribar with the assistance of the mercenary organization, which gave the neighboring Karibese adequate defenses, allowing them to make corresponding sacrifices and lose the opportunity to continue in Karibal. Bisset's plan to agitate the workers.

The huge mobile city approached the defense zone.

Su Enyang's young face looked more mature and steady than when he left the south and sneaked into the northern city, but his eyes were terrifyingly bright.

"Mr. Mudstone, do you know what I saw?" He asked the Mudstone beside him, spreading his arms as if he was embracing something fervently: "I see Kazdaele is on the right track."

At the end of the line of sight was the snow-capped land. There was no snow in the sky, but the cold wind was still biting.

Mud Rock did not answer. When the distant land warship appeared in Mud Rock's sight, the mercenary who had been wandering and surviving in the land of Kazdare for a long time suddenly became a little distracted.

Recalling the experience of the past few days, it seems as real as an illusory dream. Surrounded by workers, amidst the cheers and excitement of the workers, they raised their weapons as if they had won their own destiny. Fight.

Mudyan did not hate this emotion. On the contrary, she felt happy. However, after calming down, the unknown road ahead made this common Sakaz mercenary feel confused.

So how long can this victory last? She hopes it can last forever, but he also knows that after losing the goal of living, what reason do the workers, or the Sakaz people, have to continue to fight?

She can't find the direction, the Sakaz girl is thinking, but she is not good at being a leader or guide, but her experience tells her that the current victory is only temporary.

Mudrock's team lost their status as mercenaries. They were temporarily hired by the southern lords to become the commanders of Grai's newly formed city guard. However, after entering the city, the city has been neglected, and neither has Mudrock. I saw Her Highness Theresia that Su Enyang was talking about.

The enthusiasm of the workers has not faded away. They continue to work in the factory, but their dissatisfaction is still accumulating. Sooner or later, it will continue to explode, because no one points out the direction for this group of Sakaz workers who have wandered here, and no one tells them to survive. What should they strive for in the end.

As mercenaries who chose to help the workers on Grai Long Street, Mud Rock and her team won the respect and gratitude of the Grai people for their actions. This was something that had never happened in the past, because Sakaz mercenaries Even in Sakaz, mercenaries are not treated with much favor, mostly with cold eyes and contempt.

For a moment, the Sakaz girl had mixed feelings, but she couldn't help but feel happy.

Mu Yan felt that after their enthusiasm cooled down, sooner or later they would make the same mistakes as before, but she could no longer leave Grai as a mercenary. Perhaps, she still had a trace of luck in her heart.

Eager to be true as Su Enyang said, Kazdale could see his way forward.

Chen Mo came to Grai about a week later.

Chapter 99 On the development and limitations of the times

Babel soon received battle reports from the northeastern front.

Two small industrial mobile cities joined the southern front, and more detailed battle reports were sent from the front to the Tower of Babel headquarters one day later.

After Theresa saw the battle report jointly submitted by Su Enyang and Hogg, she looked at Chen Mo standing behind her in surprise.

Chen Mo was actually very confused, because he didn't expect that it was the doctor who had agreed to give supplies while promoting Theresia's kindness and contrasting with Tracy to win over people, but they only relied on a few people Two industrial cities were brought back.

To be honest, in Chen Mo's original plan, after the dissatisfaction in the three cities of Grai and Kribar accumulated, the Liaison Army once took this opportunity to cooperate with foreign forces to seize these cities, but they just came back and united. A large number of workers launched a Kazdaele version of a small-scale labor movement.

"Is this the power of workers you mentioned, Mr. Chen Mo? I didn't expect that Mr. Chen Mo, your theory could achieve such a great effect."

Is it big? In fact, it is not very big. After all, it is just a small industrial city. But it is undeniable that this is the first time that the Sakaz people of Kazdaele have spontaneously and gradually risen up to resist.

Chen Mo wanted to laugh and act mysterious, because he didn't expect it to turn out like this.

"To be honest, Your Highness, I did not expect this result." Chen Mo said: "But their power is far more than that. For a long time, many people have subconsciously ignored this part of the power, because no one has thought about this group of people. People in the factory will take up arms one day because of the oppression of life, but believe me, Your Highness, the potential and terror of this force are more than that."

Who would have thought that the oppressed serfs and workers would take up arms to resist their fate. After all, in the eyes of the great nobles and lords, they were just a group of cheap commodities that were damned and not yet fashionable.

The benefits that capital provides to people are often maintained at a reasonable balance point. They will not starve to death, and naturally there will be no excess.

"So what does Mr. Chen Mo want to tell me? Before I saw this report, I had been thinking about which direction Sakaz should go, but now this report has given me some inspiration." Theresia slowly said Put down the report: "The people of Sakaz should have their own will and choose their future by their own will, but when it comes to this, it is too far away."

"Cough..." Chen Mo coughed lightly. There seemed to be a kind of sadness hanging over Theresia's body, but now the sadness seemed to have faded a little.

Maybe she didn't really believe the theories Chen Mo said, but now there is some confirmation.

"Remote because no one has ever thought of trying it. Of course the nobles and lords will not do this because their class is naturally opposed to the people. They will not be willing to sacrifice their own interests to achieve the people's success. They have a monopoly on people's knowledge. , enterprising, and give the people a small amount of benefits in the hope that the people will accept their oppression and exploitation." Chen Mo said.

"But this is impossible, Your Highness. The main economic production methods and exchange methods in each historical era, as well as the inevitable social structures, are the foundation on which the political and spiritual history of that era is established, and only from this foundation Only in this era can this history be explained, but in this era, the mutual replacement of feudal lords and capitalists and the huge contradiction deliberately established between infected people and ordinary people have covered up the main contradiction of social development, but this contradiction will break out sooner or later. Because the history of human society is all a struggle between classes, that is, a history of struggle between the exploiting class and the exploited class, between the ruling class and the oppressed class. This history of struggle includes a series of developments, and in this land , has become a struggle between the infected, the oppressed, and the exploited against the feudal ruling class and the capitalist class.”

Chen Mo said slowly, and Theresia nodded seriously, making Chen Mo look like a teacher.

"Then……"

This scene reminded Chen Mo that he seemed to have said similar but different words to the same person somewhere in the past.

“In the past, the infected took on the main identity of the oppressed and exploited, and people also partly became part of the oppressor of the infected, but the development of capital was greedy, and without stable external pressure, The rate of decay of the ruling class is also eye-catching. Today, the interpenetration between capital and the ruling class is no longer enough to satisfy a group of infected people." Chen Mo breathed out softly, paused: "Facts This is the case, because the mobile city restricts the people's demands for resistance. It is like a huge cage, locking up most of the will to dare to fight. It allows this rotten social structure to continue, but it cannot continue forever. The contradiction The outbreak cannot be buried forever. If the entire society is not freed from all exploitation, oppression and class struggle once and for all, it is impossible to liberate ourselves and society from the enslavement of exploitation and domination."

“So the problems that are happening in Kazdaele are not just Kazdaele’s own problems.”

Theresia opened her mouth slightly, and her surprised eyes had changed. It was a shock of incredible surprise and great joy.

"These... are all your own thoughts, Mr. Chen Mo." She didn't even notice that her title had changed. "The ruling class, the capitalist class, the working class, the feudal class..."

If Chen Mo's words brought anything to Theresia, it was undoubtedly a bright light in the darkness, but she never realized that what she was pursuing was so close.

Chen Mo was stunned.

"Just think of it as what I thought of." Chen Mo said: "I saw a lot of things in Kazdale that I had never imagined before. I also had some conversations with the doctor. His words gave me a lot of inspiration. Maybe, Your Highness, actually the things in my mind are not all in line with the development of this social structure, but some things will not change no matter when and where, because no matter how the dynasties change, as long as people are governing, there will be corruption. and various problems. No one can avoid the occurrence of these problems. Therefore, when they erupt, all people have to do is to find ways to solve and alleviate social conflicts as much as possible. No matter what kind of theory it is, there will always be prerequisites for its birth. .”

Theresia calmed down and looked at Chen Mo standing next to her. This 17-year-old boy, the theory he said was even comparable to what most people have been pursuing but can't get.

Because there is an era standing behind him. He stands on the shoulders of countless giants and uses their theories to hone his own experience.

"So, Mr. Chen Mo..." Theresia solemnly put her hands in front of her. She looked at Chen Mo with respect and asked for advice: "In your opinion, how should this problem be solved?"

To be honest, Chen Mo had not expected the change in Theresa's attitude. Even when talking about the past history with Theresia, she was not so solemn.

"Your Highness is not afraid that I am a utopian socialist."

"Socialism, is this your theory, Mr. Chen Mo?" Theresa obviously missed the point: "Utopia, if it were before, I might have had this idea, but now it seems that I am the one Utopian, I now somewhat understand why you disagree with my theory. In fact, sometimes in my own opinion, my ideas are somewhat unrealistic."

"In Mr. Chen Mo's opinion, which class do I belong to, the ruling class or the feudal class?"

"That depends on how much sacrifice you can make for Sakaz, Your Highness." Chen Mo said.

"As Mr. Chen Mo said, the nobles and lords will not share their interests with the people, so this problem has never been solved."

"So I have a less mature idea." Chen Mo said, "This idea may bring changes to Sakaz, or it may lead Sakaz to a path I have never imagined."

"This idea is not based on my ideas, is it?"

"Correct."

"...Please tell me, Mr. Chen Mo."

"I am not your advisor, Your Highness."

"But we are friends, aren't we?" Theresa smiled.

The gentle afternoon sun【&

How old Theresia is, she can probably add a zero to Chen Mo's current age.

In fact, many major events recorded in history are not as solemn and serious as history depicts. Most of them are just the result of casual chats or quarrels.

"It is extremely difficult for your ideals to be realized, and it may even be impossible to realize them one day, but you can change your way, Your Highness." Chen Mo said: "In Kazdaele, countless people in this land listen to you Growing up with stories, you have created an inherent glorious image in the hearts of the people and lords for a long time, so the Sakaz people respect you and are willing to trust you, which is your greatest advantage."

"It is impossible for this land to be free from disputes. Even a small family will have conflicts over all kinds of trivial matters. Because we are all human beings, we can never avoid these. But also because we are human beings, we can't avoid those who have evil intentions in our hearts." At the same time, there will be goodness. It is difficult or easy to overthrow people's concepts. It depends on people's own attitudes and changes in the social environment." Chen Mo said: "Your Highness, assuming there is such a place, it is not It does not discriminate against infected people, it allows infected people to survive in its land, and it is willing to give respect and rights to infected people and ordinary people. Then ten or twenty years later, everything about it will become the inherent impression of most people, as if It is born like this, as if this is its history, like the freedom advocated by Colombia, or like the guns of Lateran."

"So, to realize your ideal, what you need is not the kindness and understanding in people's hearts, but a land where people with good intentions and trying to change this land can create a place for them to live, whether it is Infected people, or ordinary people, whether it is Sakaz or Rutland." Chen Mo said: "This may take ten or decades, but what you will gain is more than just a Tower of Babel; The support of countless people who dare to fight on this land is Sakaz's respect and following for you, and it is a flame that is enough to melt the cold frost and ice."

"And now that you have these things, the following of Sakaz, good reputation, and the support of the Tower of Babel and the southern lords, you are confident that you can support a war for Kazdaele to regain unity." Chen Mo Looking at Theresia, without waiting for her answer: "War is never the goal, Your Highness, but war is an indispensable way to achieve the goal. I am not asking you to pursue violence, but I think, Your Highness, only violence can Free people from the deep-rooted belief that only violence can maintain your rule and bring peace. I will not run away from it, and neither should you."

"In the past, you led Sakaz to resist foreigners. This was right and honorable." Chen Mo said: "But now, the unification of Sakaz and the suffering of the people still require you to lead them to win this battle against suffering. Rather than your ideals, Sakaz is the cornerstone of your ideals."

Theresia listened to Chen Mo's words. She didn't object, but she didn't agree either.

Chen Mo knew what she was worried about, worried about her body, and worried that the Tower of Babel that existed because of her would collapse because of her departure.

"Nothing is worse than now, Theresia." Chen Mo said: "Even if you are willing to maintain this gentle way of fighting, everything will still collapse when you leave, Saka. In the eyes of the world, Sakaz is still inferior to pigs and dogs, and Tracys’ reputation is not enough to lead the people of Sakaz. They are still suffering from war, and still live in suffering and separation. People know what they are doing. What, you can't place your expectations on anyone, and you shouldn't have such thoughts and pressures. You should do your own thing. No matter what outcome they face, the people of Sakaz will not let it happen. And blame you, because no one knows what suffering and loss feel like better than them. Sakaz is tired of sadness and war, but if, if the beginning of war will bring an end, then I think countless people will This trend is like a flock of ducks, and they didn’t die because of you.”

Chen Mo paused.

"...They are also doing it for themselves. Even without you, they will still be like this."

After several seconds, Theresia finally spoke.

She looked at Chen Mo's face and sighed softly, feeling regret and regret.

"Why are you not Sakaz, Mr. Chen Mo?"

"If I were Sakaz, Your Highness, I might already be in the camp of Tracys now." Chen Mo did not hide anything: "Because in my opinion, compared to you who are hesitant, Special Although Resis' approach is harsh, it is more suitable for today's Kazdaele. Whether it is to abandon it or use it in exchange for greater interests, it is always much better than today's civil strife. Every country will go through this process. I Remember I told you that when the social structure is forced to change, disagreements or interests will trigger civil strife in the country. But Your Highness, people will not forget this history, and the blood of the Sakaz people will not be forgotten in Saka. People will remember it and cherish it, because the soil in this land that has been nurtured by blood and corpses will be more fertile and can feed more people."

"Whether as a Sarkaz or as a ruler, you should not run away from this."

Theresia stared at Chen Mo, and her intuition told her that Chen Mo was encouraging her to push Kazdale into war, but she could not refute the words Chen Mo said because subconsciously she could distinguish right from wrong.

Maybe what Theresa should do now is to drive Chen Mo out of the Tower of Babel, because Chen Mo's remarks drove her further and further away from her original ideals, and at the same time, she began to have some wavering.

But Theresa didn't do it after all. Perhaps it was Chen Mo's words that moved them. Theresa had to admit that those words seemed to have magic power that made her want to believe them.

She actually knew very well what the Sakaz wanted, and she also knew that the Sakaz were not afraid of war, otherwise they would not have come to the Tower of Babel. She knew very well that she could launch another war to regain the throne, but she said What she was pursuing was not the throne. She looked further. He saw the bloodshed and sacrifice after the civil war. She also saw the death and separation of the soldiers, but she stopped moving forward because of this.

The fruit trees watered by blood are bitter. Sakaz has shed enough tears, but Sakaz was born for war. She is a merciful king, but kindness does not mean that she is not decisive enough.

She knew very well why the lords attached themselves to her, so she didn't know what kind of country the lords who came for this purpose would turn Kazdaele into after the war was over. This was what she had not done yet. reasons for the decision.

It wasn’t just her illness and resistance to the Civil War.

"What should I do?" Theresia asked. Logically speaking, a ruler should not ask such a childish question, but she stared directly into Chen Mo's eyes.

As if expecting Chen Mo to find a way to convince herself from her mind.

"Have you heard of constitutional monarchy and republic?" Chen Mo said.

The Butcher of Sarkaz took his first steps in Kazdare.

"The main reason why the lords and nobles of the Tower of Babel chose to attach themselves to you is not only because of your orthodox status and respect for you, but what they value more is interests. They have the same interests as the lords and military powers under Tresis. Their demands are nothing more than hoping to seize enough rights and territory for themselves in this war, and these are the prices that the losers need to pay, so after entering this war, they have no way out, even if Tracy Si is willing to accept surrenders who pay part of the price, but it is impossible for the nobles under his command to accept everyone in the entire south." Chen Mo said: "So, when someone starts to show signs of leaning toward Tracy, you don't need to take action. , those fearful and angry southern nobles will madly tear this guy into pieces, because they know very well that it is impossible for everyone to have a chance to escape, and they can only huddle together."

Theresa nodded.

"So it's a constitutional monarchy?" Theresa asked.

"Weaken the rights of some monarchs and transfer them to the parliament composed of cabinets and the president elected by the parliament, while the monarch only serves as the nominal supreme ruler of the country." Chen Mo explained: "Do you think that when you are willing to release this news and How will Tracys react when he signs the document with the southern nobles? How will those nobles react? Will Tracys let go of his power?"

Theresia thought carefully for a few seconds and shook her head.

"...He won't do that."

She seemed to have guessed something, her beautiful red eyes twinkling.Because even under the banner of Traces, there are some people who agree with Theresia's ideas, and if they take away the power in their hands, I'm afraid Traces won't even dare to sleep.

"The nobles who signed the document with you will be crazy to win this war. Because of those rights, Tresis can't promise anyone that they will invest everything in this war because they will gain from this war. You will get huge rights and the wealth of the lords under Tresis." Chen Mo said: "But there is no sacrifice for you, because the mercenaries and troops of the nobles belong to them, not to the Tower of Babel. And now you only have the title of King of Sakaz in name only. You don’t have to pay anything, and you will get the support of the entire south, and even some swaying neutrals.”

"But once the war is over, the lords and parliament, who have huge power, are no longer controllable by me, and their battles will become more tragic and darker."

"That's why the Republic came into existence." Chen Mo said. "The republican system of Kazdahir will stipulate that you will serve as the first Speaker and Chairman of the Military Council. After the war, you will serve as the No. 1 President of the Republic of Sarkozy for a four-year term, and subsequent presidents will be elected by parliamentary votes. , you will continue to retain the title of chairman of the Sakaz Military Council, and every lord who has contributed to the war will have seats and votes in the parliament."

"But since it is a republic, the national army must be unified. Sakaz's mercenaries will be selected to be incorporated into regular legions. As the highest military officer during the ruling war, Your Highness, with your reputation, I don't think you are incompetent. Gain the loyalty of the army during this period." Chen Mo said: "Your Highness, you should understand that the so-called honor and the reputation of the Senate are actually not worth mentioning in the face of interests. Although they had a huge influence on Kazdaele, contribution, but now they have become a hindrance to Kazdaele, and during your time as president, anything can happen, and I mean anything, like workers rioting, like marching for rights, and When the lords become parliamentarians and fight with each other for the rights of the parliament, without a strong enough army, everything can easily change."

Chen Mo said: "In my hometown, this is called boiling a frog in warm water."

Theresia couldn't help but laugh.

"What is a frog, an animal? So those lords and nobles are all frogs in your opinion?"

"Frogs are much more useful than them." Chen Mo said, at least frogs can eat pests.

"What about me, am I a frog too?" Theresa asked.

Chen Mo looked at Tracys and imagined the scene for a moment.

"If Your Highness were a frog, he would be a beautiful frog."

Of course it's still a frog.

Chen Mo continued:

"This is an attempt. While the parliamentary system brings enough error tolerance, it will also make the country's development fall into parliamentary struggles and stagnate. However, Kazdaele has been stagnant for many years, and now, even a little bit, it is moving towards Walk forward.”

"When you put down the responsibilities of the parliament, what you need to face is the army and the people, and the army also comes from here. Their demands are not much. No matter when and where, as long as you care about Sakaz, Sakaz also I won’t abandon you.”

Theresia looked at Chen Mo who said these words in surprise.

Now Chen Mo suddenly had another image in her eyes, one that was the same as the doctor but different.

A bad guy with bad intentions, he was trying to find ways to give the nobles a sweet spot while slowly trying to drain them away.

But she didn’t hate Chen Mo who said such things. Although his theories were unfamiliar to Theresia, they would not be repelled by Theresia, who was disgusted with conspiracy, because they were for Sakaz’s sake. .

"Mr. Chen Mo, I suddenly wonder if I have wronged you a bit by asking you to be my bodyguard. You really don't consider becoming my advisor."

"Let us win the war first, Your Highness. I cannot promise or guarantee that my idea will definitely lead Kazdaele to the path it should go."