Alan sat down next to Katarina, and he noticed that there was a string of olive branches on her chest, the symbol of the Young American Party.

Later, there was another speaker on the ideal state, where class and exploitation were completely eliminated, where everyone was completely equal, and officials were elected, rather than the aristocratic families at the top of the empire who monopolized most of the official appointments, as is now the case. Private ownership is the root of all evils, and those nobles and capitalists are extracting the blood and sweat of the laborers, and they must be completely eliminated.

It was clear that the speaker did not have a deep understanding of the subject, but Caterina listened attentively with respect, and her face was full of reverence. It was clear that the young people who attended the meeting had not been given the same full historical or philosophical education as Allen, and were very lacking in judgment and critical skills. They enthusiastically accept this new ideal without considering how achievable it is.

After a long discussion after the presentation, the students began to disperse.

"Where do you live? Let me send you, Kapiline. Alan looked at Caterina and called her name by tweed.

"Qingzhou Street, I live with Theresia."

"Oh, it's a long way from here."

They came out of the meeting place and walked silently for a while. Then Alan suddenly spoke: "You're nineteen now, aren't you?" ”

"I'll be nineteen years old in November." Caterina said.

"Do you know Gapoti well?" There was a hint of jealousy in Alan's words. He was not happy to talk about these empty young people, but after following Professor Klein, he was influenced by the professor's wise and quiet attitude towards life, and believed that people should try to adapt to society rather than make it conform to them.

Just like when the rabbis of Utah abandoned the traditional habit of not eating pork, revised their teachings, and were recognized as a legitimate sect by the Tang Empire.

An individual's faith is subject to the law.

These young people, apparently ambitious, hope to achieve their personal political aspirations by changing the current social order. Alan and Caterina quarrel over this, and Caterina's sect seems to be behind the young people's actions.

"So what? We have clergy in our organization, and they often publish articles in the newspapers. Why not? The mission of the priesthood is to guide the whole world to higher ideals and goals, so what else does this organization want to do? In the final analysis, this is not only a political issue, but also a social and moral issue. If all people enjoy equality and freedom, and if they all become conscientious citizens, then no one can enslave them. ”

"No one is enslaving whom...... This society is not completely just, and relatively speaking, I hope that under the law and order, it will slowly develop in the direction that people expect. And the confrontation and violence they advocate, and this kind of interference in politics, is the opposite of sectarian beliefs. ”

Caterina frowned when she heard this, "It seems to me, Alan, that your logic is a little confused. Why can't a priest teach a doctrine that has a political aspect? Of all the revolutionaries, the greatest is the Son himself. ”

"Ah, is it? I think it was the missionaries who were unwilling to give up their secular power in Europe. ”

"It's clearly a personal point of view." Caterina looked at him bluntly, and after a pause, she continued, "We'd better not talk about it, because when you do, you're always prejudiced against Utahs. ”

"Probably, I don't really like it anyway. We should learn to think for ourselves, and they talk too much about fantasy and assumptions, but from the beginning to the end, they don't tell us exactly what we should do. Alan sighed and ended the unpleasant topic, "Catherine, dear, how are you going to celebrate your birthday?" ”

"Let's talk about it then...... I've arrived at the place. Good night, dear! She stood in the doorway, shook his hand gently, and then let go and ran into the house.

Alan bent down from the steps to pick up the olive branch that had fallen from her chest.

This thing was a symbol of peace in the legends of the ancient Greeks and Romans, is that really the case?!

……

Ling Wencha strode through the rattling slipway of the Royal Shipyard in Trieste to the parking lot, ready to drive home. The living quarters of the Qinzhou Naval Base have to climb over a green hill, not far from the Navy Shipyard.

Two of the four old "Green Ridge-class" battle cruisers attached to the Ninth Fleet were modernized and refitted at shipyards in Qinzhou and Beihai, and Vice Admiral Chen Shiying, commander of the fleet, took good care of him and knew that his home was still in Qinzhou, so he was sent as a representative of the fleet to supervise the renovation project at the shipyard.

At this time, Fan Wensheng walked over with a newspaper in his hand and a straight military uniform: "Hey, Lao Ling, can I take your car home?" ”

Ling Wencha squinted at the other party: "Wensheng, what are you wearing such a dress?" It's a shipyard. ”

Fan Wensheng put his five fingers in his hair and straightened them back, "I don't want to be like this either, there is a destroyer officially entering service today, it's not impossible." He shrugged his shoulders, and then without waiting for Ling Wencha to agree, he pulled the car door and sat in the co-pilot's seat. Did you know that Hu Chengzhi is here today. ”

Ling Wencha held the steering wheel in his left hand, twisted the key, and started the car, "Oh, are you okay?" I haven't seen him in a long time. ”

"The guy rose to the rank of general, and now the commander of the 3rd Cruiser, and the destroyer that had just entered service was under him." Fan Wensheng said, "If you want to be transferred to a big ship to be the captain, he should have a way." ”

Ling Wencha's eyes lit up: "When he was in the torpedo boat unit, he was our boss, and he should be promoted to general, besides, his uncle is the commander of the Luoyang garrison, and he is the emperor's cronies." ”

The car drove onto a narrow asphalt road in the mountains, Fan Wensheng glanced at the newspaper in his hand and suddenly said: "It says that two railways are going to be built across South America, and it seems that the water transfer project that has been talked about for a long time to transfer fresh water from the Beihai Lake from the Mongolian plateau to the arid steppes north of the Hetao is being demonstrated." ”

Beihai Lake is the largest freshwater lake in the world, and there have been such rumors over the years as the place where Su Wu shepherded sheep. Ling Wencha's expression was very calm after listening: "What we need now is stability, the entire economy is recovering, and nothing major will happen in a short period of time." In the long run, however, such a huge diversion project is likely. In order to stimulate the economy, the Imperial Navy proposed a package of shipbuilding plans. ”

"Great!" Fan Wensheng's big eyes flashed with excitement. "If the navy is greatly expanded, it seems that I can also hope to get a big ship." The armored cruiser Lianzhou, of which he had been deputy captain, had been decommissioned four years earlier, and he had had had enough time on shore and was desperate to return to the sea.

Of course, almost all naval officers want to become captains because that's the fastest way to get promoted.

But this is not easy, there are many wolves in the navy, and many people are staring at the duties on the ship.

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