After sending off visitors to the British Navy on the first day, the "Free Trade" began to open to the French diaspora on the second day. And after the end of the opening of the day. The London Businessman newspaper suddenly reported a big news.

"According to the information we learned from the French Ministry of Foreign Trade, the 'Free Trade' steam cruiser may be a shelf commodity at the next Pakistan Trade Fair, and this visit is actually with the meaning of sales. In addition, after the completion of the visit to the UK, the 'Free Trade Number' will continue to visit other countries......"

The British also had a lot of speculation about the purpose of the French maneuver in advance. But most people felt that it was a French demonstration against the British. Many wondered if the French were planning to make some kind of moth out of Ireland or somewhere else. Now it seems that the French do not mean this at all, the French ......

"The French are really crazy about money, aren't they?" The butcher crooked his mouth and said, "The French are really ...... As long as you're willing to give money, they're even willing to sell you a noose to hang themselves. ”

"You're right, butcher," said Fagin Old Avenue, who had just returned from Ireland to Old Fagin Lane, "but when you look at this question, your vision is still a little smaller. The French love money, but they also have a big heart, and they don't just want to sell a few boats. The purpose of doing so is actually to demonstrate. ”

"What are you demonstrating?" Buck asked, "Is it possible that France and England are going to war again?" ”

"The French don't want to, so they want to use this way to make it clear to the British government how much to lose for Britain if there is a war between the two countries. In fact, if you think about who is good for peace, you will know who wants peace. ”

"It's a shame." Buck said.

"Buck, don't put your hopes in these kinds of things. In the final analysis, the liberation of the British people depends on itself. First and foremost, it is important to make the people aware of their own power. ”

"The power of the people?"

"Yes, the power of the people. This is the most important thing I learned during this trip to France and Ireland. You see, the people in the French government today are also very money-loving. Honestly, it's in most people's nature to love money, and there's not much to blame for that. But the French government would not dare to drive the peasants from their land and send them to factories with a three- to four-year reprieve, as the British did.

The land in France is far more fertile and warm than in England, and it naturally produces more food, and in France, I saw that the government set aside funds to build canals and install electric pumps for those farmers, and for this reason the price of copper has risen a lot throughout Europe. France's agricultural tax is the lowest in Europe, and the French peasants grow fertile land, with no nobles collecting rent, and the state taxes are small - not even enough to build water facilities for them. Why did the French government treat the French peasants so kindly, even to the French peasants? ”

"Why?" Buck said.

"Because they've shown their strength." "In the French Revolutionary Wars, most of the soldiers came from the countryside and were peasants. They formed a collective in the army, and even after recovery, they still had close ties with each other. These demobilized soldiers organized the peasants of France. Therefore, if the French government wants to do anything that is detrimental to their interests, these people have fought and rebelled. God knows what they're up to. Therefore, the French government not only did not dare to oppress them, but even tried to curry favor with them.

Also, you know I've been in Ireland for a long time, and the situation there confirms that. ”

"Boss Fagin, tell us a little bit about Ireland." Said the butcher.

"Well, well, I'll tell you about it, you know, since the peace between Britain and France, the British government has also signed a ceasefire agreement with the Irish resistance, but this agreement is actually ......"

A temporary ceasefire was reached between the British Governor-General in Ireland and the rebels. The large-scale clashes between the two sides have stopped, but this does not mean that the two sides have really achieved peace. Small-scale friction happens almost all the time.

In the "non-policing zone", the base of the United Irish Union, preparations for war were almost never slackened. Prior to this, the Irish Independence Army's armament came partly from French aid and partly from the capture of British troops in battle. But now, the Irish Independence Army has one more source of weapons - homemade.

The United Irish Federation recognises that the current peace may not be reliable. Whenever possible, the British will make a comeback. After the armistice was signed, the aid from France gradually decreased, which is normal, because the aid costs a lot of money, and now there is no imminent danger, so the aid will gradually decrease.

"'Revolution and independence are, in the final analysis, our own business, and we cannot count on the French for everything. The French are our friends, and our friendship with the French is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea. But we can't count on friends for everything. If a person expects friends for everything, he will not do anything. So what do we call such people? Are we going to call this man-made waste? Our comrades in the Federation cannot be such a waste. These are the words of the Federation's president, Russell, to their fighters. So during this period of time, they insisted on self-reliance and even built their own arsenal. Fagin introduced.

"Their arsenal? A group of peasants, who also built an arsenal? Iron Fang wondered, "What can they produce?" ”

"Some simple but effective weapons, like mines or something. More importantly, though, they have stockpiled a lot of supplies during this time, and they are constantly strengthening their organization. Strengthening organization is the most fundamental secret.

Butcher, Buck, Iron Fang, you know, the most important thing I learned in France, in Ireland, is that there has to be an organization, there has to be a broad organization, in order to gather strength, to fight for the interests of our people. I decided that we were going to reorganize our organization, to expand it, and first of all to bring in the workers in the neighborhood. ”

"And then?" The butcher asked.

"Then the trade unions that we organized came forward to make demands on behalf of the workers against the guys who ran the factories, and then of course there was a struggle, a non-violent struggle on the surface and a struggle with which we were more familiar on the surface. First of all, we should not aim too big, but start small, but where the workers can feel......"

"Well, you're the boss, you call it up." Buck said, "So what's the name of this new gang?" ”

"We do need a new name." Fagin said, "Well, we preach the true gospel of God, the gospel of salvation, of liberation. Let's call it a 'Christian Bottom Meeting.'" These days, I have been in France and have discussed doctrinal issues with some clergy. I feel like I'm one step closer to understanding God's will. ”

"Tell us about it, boss." Said the butcher.

"Well, in Toulon I met a priest named Torres who had participated in the Revolution. He talked to me, and he mentioned his experiences in the Revolution. I asked him: 'What do you think of the Revolution in France?' He replied to me: 'The Great Revolution is God's will, God's corrective of the Church that has strayed from the way of salvation.' So he told me a story.

A forty-year-old woman, who could look as old as seventy, came to him after Mass and said sadly: "Father, I did not confess before Holy Communion. ”

"How did you get here, my child?" He asked her.

"Father," she replied, "I am late, arriving only when you have already begun to distribute the Eucharist. for for three days I had nothing to eat but water; I'm dying of hunger. When I saw you distributing the Eucharist, distributing that little piece of white bread, I went to Holy Communion just to eat that little bread. ”

With tears in his eyes, he remembered Jesus' words: 'My flesh (bread) is the food of truth...... and he that eateth me shall live because of me. ’

That night, in prayer, he received a new revelation. He said:

Man is created in the image and likeness of God, and the voice of the poor to live is the voice of God, and God is not the God of death, but the Lord of life who can hear the voice of God's people. The judgment of history is the final judgment, and what is done to the poor and the humble is what is done to Jesus, and the Savior that Christians believe in is present in these faces distorted by poverty. Christians cannot remain indifferent to such history. The theology that meditates on the mysteries of heaven in a quiet college must die, and the theology must put its feet on the ground, take up the cross of history, and fight for the lives and liberation of the poor. This is the Messianic redemption. Salvation is liberation. ’

In his view, the church has made a series of mistakes that have led it to deviate more and more from the path of Jesus. So God is going to correct it with the Great Revolution, with blood and fire.

He told me: 'This kind of history should not be missed, and to miss it means to miss out on God's revelation and to miss the opportunity to become a true Christian.' ’

I think this kind of thinking, this kind of interpretation of the Bible, is very good, very useful. Father Torres sent me a copy of his Bible reading notes. There's a lot of his thoughts on the Bible. In the future, we will use this theology to mobilize and organize the workers. ”