Chapter 377: The Determined One (14)

"It is the productive forces that drive the development of society, why were we in Portugal so strong back then? Because we have a strong maritime industry, and the maritime industry has led to the great development of our shipbuilding industry, processing industry, science and technology. At that time, the people had jobs and incomes. Those great navigators opened up trade routes and brought our goods abroad. Let our people earn money. But if we put aside the superficial factor of money, what we see is that Portugal at that time was able to produce products that other countries could not produce, and had the technology that other countries did not have. John 61 Farrell spoke his opinion to the people, but he was deposed and thrown out of the court, but he was not supported in the court. John 61 Farrell felt a kind of resentment in his chest, something that he did not vomit and was unhappy.

"I think some of you have been hungry and some have not. So what I want to ask is, when everyone is starving, it's probably when you don't have a job and no income, right? John 61 Farrell asked as he turned to the crowd.

The masses did not understand the profound historical knowledge of John 61 Farrell at first, and the latter question of hunger in the belly was understood as soon as they heard it, and the masses expressed themselves without thinking, "That's right! That's right! ”

"If you want to be a worker, you can go to work in a factory. As long as you work, even if the factory is not running well, everyone can always get a share of bread, are you willing? John 61 Farrell asked aloud.

"Yes! Absolutely! The crowd replied immediately.

"If you want to farm and become farmers, and you don't have to pay agricultural taxes, are you willing?" John 61 Farrell continued to ask.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ What are you kidding this gentleman?! Where in the world can there be such a good thing! A member of the crowd closer to the circle laughed. John 61 Farrell was dressed in a dress that could go to the king's wake ceremony, and the people around him could naturally see that he was not ordinary. That's why the crowd didn't dare to make a mistake.

Before John 61 Farrell could respond, the speaker, who had been clamoring for the overthrow of the king and the establishment of a republic, shouted with a half-red, half-white face: "This man is a communist!" What he said was all the fallacies and heresies of the Communist Party! ”

When this voice went down, the onlookers were shocked. The Communists, the deadly demons, the enemies of the Church, the great enemies of Europe. Those who are keen to go to church often listen to the priests who say that if they listen to the demagoguery of the Communists, they will probably go to purgatory. When it comes to the whereabouts of the Holy Soul after death, believers are certainly not unnervous, and some are even frightened to take a step back.

"The Communist Party...... Hehe! John 61 Farrell was so amused by this that he almost burst out laughing. In the end, however, he held back a smile and said in as calm a voice as possible: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you think the Times is a Communist newspaper?" If you haven't read it, you've at least heard of it, right? ”

A few people seemed to have read The Times, but many more had bewildered expressions. John 61 Farrell had to explain a little, "It was an English newspaper, and it was the oldest newspaper in Europe. Everything I said was a policy that China was implementing, and it was clearly written in the November 15 issue of The Times. It's not hard to find in Lisbon, so if you don't want to pay for it, look for it in the library's newspaper reading room. Probably can be found. ”

Telling the truth naturally has its power, and even if the masses do not believe what John 61 Farrell said, they instinctively feel that John 61 Farrell is telling the truth. Then the masses are even more confused, the people can actually have no worries about food and clothing? Give bread and food when there is no money to give? If this is true, is there really such a benevolent monarch and state in the world?

After some propaganda to the people, John 61 Farrell felt that his mood was also cathartic. As for these people, if they are willing to read the Times, they will naturally know the truth of the matter. If they hadn't looked, John 61 Farrell wouldn't have been able to convince those people even if he had spoken out.

Jumping off the broken stool, John 61 Farrell squeezed out of the crowd and walked away.

It wasn't cold in Lisbon at the end of November, and John 61 Farrell, dressed in formal attire, didn't feel the slightest chill. When he got home, he found that his driver hadn't driven back, which made him feel weird. The driver drove, he walked, but came back earlier on foot.

Entering the gate, John 61 Farrell found that his butler had not shown up either. Before John 61 Farrell could figure out what was going on, two big men suddenly popped out from behind the door. They cooperate tacitly and move accurately. At the same time that John 61 Farrell was cured, a cloth with a strange smell soon covered John 61 Farrell's mouth and nose. Moments later, John 61 Farrell lost consciousness.

The two big men quickly moved their hands, and the housekeepers, servants, and drivers who were put down were all dragged out and placed in various positions. John 61 Farrell was carried into the bedroom. The two of them quickly sprinkled the burning oil on the crowd, and then turned on the gas canister in the kitchen.

With all this ready, the two big men left through the back door. Not long after, a violent explosion erupted inside the John 61 Farrell house, and all the windows exploded violently from the inside out. Pedestrians on the side of the road were knocked to the ground by the tremendous force of the impact, and the house of the John 61 Farrell family was soon burned to a striking torch.

In a safe place from here, a car is parked in a place where you can watch the scene well. John 61 Farrell's fiancΓ©e Isabelle's best friend and the man they had last met in the cafΓ© were sitting in the car. Seeing the burning house, the man picked up the flask and took a sip. After drinking, he said to Isabel's best friend, "Is it because Farrell didn't take a fancy to you that you want to do this to him?" ”

Isabel's best friend sneered, "How could it be." Aren't you the ones who decide to do it and do it yourself? And what does it have to do with me. ”

After saying that, Isabel's best friend put away her smile and sighed: "That child is so pitiful, in fact, I really want to be the stepmother of that little girl." ”

The man didn't say anything, he didn't care about killing men at all, and killing adults was also within the scope of his heart. But when it comes to a little girl who is still in the cradle, he really just wants to forget it as soon as possible. However, as long as you think about this kind of thing, it will be so easy to forget it. In order to get rid of this negative emotion, the man simply asked Isabel's best friend, "Where are you going now?" ”

"Of course, I'm waiting for Isabel to know the news and then go and comfort her." The girlfriend said calmly.

"Oh? Do you also feel uneasy? There was a hint of sarcasm in the man's tone.

"Nope." Isabel's best friend took out a pack of elongated cigarettes made from Mozambican tobacco, smoked one and lit it, and after taking a puff, she said with an indescribable mixture of indifference and enthusiasm: "I want to see her sadness from the nearest distance." ”

The man was a little frightened at this moment, he felt that this woman was so terrifying, much more terrible than most men he had ever seen. So he reluctantly said, "Do you want me to drive you home?" You can't just run to comfort anyone without meeting anyone. ”

"Okay." Isabel's best friend nodded in agreement. The man breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it was really good for him to be able to get rid of this snake-like woman as soon as possible.

John 61 Farrell's family had an accident and the news that the whole family had been killed in flames due to an explosion caused by a leak from a gas tank did not cause much of a stir in Portuguese society. There was no intersection between a high-ranking minister and the people, and the rate of emigration was even lower, and the vast majority of Portuguese people never knew who the Minister of Commerce and Industry was. What's more, at this time, when the king of Portugal died, who would care about the life and death of a minister of industry and commerce.

However, the Chinese intelligence services took the matter very seriously, and after investigation, the Chinese intelligence services soon discovered some suspicious problems. However, due to the inability to use force effectively in Portugal, it can only be suspicious. This matter soon spread to China, and since it was about Britain and China's possible large-scale access to the North Atlantic and the South Atlantic, the matter was still at the level of the Military Commission.

"Let's do our best to get in touch with those in Portugal who want to regain Brazil. John 61 Farrell was by no means alone, and even if he was the core leader or the main promoter, he was not necessarily the only Portuguese willing to take Brazil. Weeser habitually follows the idea that the people he identifies with make history. If only John 61 Farrell in the whole of Portugal supported the capture of Brazil, Weese thought he would have to give up.

Regarding the UK, Weeser expressed his opinion, "The reason why the UK is so anxious must be because they want to suppress all kinds of things that are unfavorable to them as soon as possible. If they are beaten in southern Africa, then Europe will jump up and make a British rebellion, and Britain will be in a dilemma, and it will not be able to sustain it. ”

"Can a bunch of natives, a small number of Boers, defeat the British in southern Africa?" Nguyen disagrees.

"I think the British Army is rotten, and everyone thinks they can still fight, that's just the stereotype that everyone has had about the British Army for decades. Whether you can fight or not, everyone will wait and see. Weeser still made a prediction about the future. In the Boer War in history, the British fought extremely humiliatingly. Using several times the number of adult men in the Boer country, building artillery towers, building railroads, digging long trenches, and pulling barbed wire, the British won by their absolute superiority in strength and material far superior to the Boers.

Any army that is well-trained and well-equipped will always be able to show considerable strength when defending the homeland and the country. However, when expanding to the outside world, there is no way to use defending the country as a standard, and if the troops cannot be made to think that they can also benefit from it, the combat effectiveness of the troops is very limited.

Nguyen Hee Ho didn't mean to argue with Wei Ze, what Wei Ze said sounded strange, but Nguyen Xi Hao himself was not clear about the situation in Africa.

After solving these problems, Weeser began to make preparations for the trip. He was going to inspect the front line and the rear in the winter when there was no war between China and the United States, and since the British had suppressed Portugal by thunderous means, Weeser could also take advantage of such a gap to cheer up the officers and soldiers on the front line. There are many things that His Majesty the Emperor talks about and local officials talk about, and the effect is completely different.