Chapter 508: Speak upright
The generals nodded in agreement, although for them, it is indeed very intense, and it is inevitable that they will be physically exhausted if they attack non-stop, but when they think of the brothers who were encircled and suppressed in Henan, their spirits suddenly returned, and they were eager to try.
"General, we can now be regarded as occupying the entire Huizhou force, and we can fight against Xiang Yu and them, shouldn't we be famous and give us a resounding name?" Liu Bang proposed.
"Aren't we called the People's Liberation Army? What else do you need a name? Li Da asked.
"You really don't have a brain, although we are called the People's Liberation Army, it is just an army, but who is in charge of this army, and what organization it belongs to should have our own identity, right? That's why everyone else has to call us bandits, and we can't have a loud organization name ourselves, and of course others look down on us. Liu Bang said.
The other generals realized the importance of the name of an organization, and indeed they have made a qualitative leap from the Flying Tiger Army to the People's Liberation Army, but without an organization, no matter how strong the army is, it can only be a ragtag army. Everyone was lost in thought, hoping to come up with a name that was both sounding and realistic and worthy of their PLA title.
"We originally formed this army in order to liberate the people from the dire situation, in order to fight Xiang Yu and then attack the Khitan, so that Southern Chu can return to its former sovereign status. But I hear you all mean that you want to re-establish a dynasty, how can this be done, so that we will not be like them again? He took the people into his own hands, and made them our appendages to work for us. Xiao He retorted.
"Xiao He, why are you so upright, this is too ugly, what do you mean that we also treat the people as our accessories to work for us, we have done so many good things for the people, aren't you also doing it yourself! We have established a new regime so that the people can live under our protection, not to mention a captive in a city occupied by bandits. Liu Bang enlightened.
It has only been a little more than a month since he came to Nanchu, but he is already a general who is about to own a country? This change is really too big, and the Supreme Treasure is a little difficult to accept. Although he is also an ambitious person, he can't make him the king and become the next Xiang Yu. He had a bold idea, since the line they were taking was already drifting towards socialism, why bother going all the way to the black, and directly let this feudal society realize socialism.
The reason why Supreme Treasure does not want the people to experience capitalism is because he knows that the current people have not been tempted by money, their character is still very simple, and they do not have those complicated business concepts, and this time is the easiest time to realize this utopian country. When agriculture and industry developed, the common people became rich, and they hated men and returned to this simple social relationship.
Therefore, the Supreme Treasure is ready to give it a bold try, he believes that the virtues of the people at that time were all influenced by Confucianism, and they were very benevolent, righteous and moral rather than mercenary. It is under this natural condition that the people accept the new social mentality, and the new socialist country with Nanchu characteristics will allow the people to live a happy life, and Supreme Treasure firmly believes this.
"What Liu Bang said is not wrong, and the problem pointed out by Xiao He is not reasonable, the question itself is not whether we should establish our own organization and our own country. The question is what kind of government we should build, and that's critical. Now I dare to say that most of the people in our Huizhou territory, except for those fish that have slipped through the net that we have not paid attention to, have been allocated land by us, and they no longer have to be oppressed by the landlords, and everyone's life has become more free and happier. That's what we want to see, but I don't want to change our mind because we built the same dynasty as before. So my idea is to create a form of state called the People's Republic. Supreme Treasure presented his bold idea to everyone.
"People's Republic? I've seen and heard the unheard! General, is it still considered a country? Lu Xiaoyu asked.
"Of course, this is not only a country, but also a country where the people are the masters of their own affairs, where every citizen has their own say. Just as we elected generals before, each of our people has the power to choose who will be the leader. Each leader uses his actions and words to impress the people, so that they can vote for themselves, and the person with the highest number of votes in the end is the new leader of the republic and not the current emperor above the tens of thousands. He is just like us ordinary people, but he has more power to exercise big events, and he has the obligation to let the people live a happy life. Supreme Treasure said.
"I know that General, you are learning the Zen system from Yao Shunyu!" Xiao He suddenly realized.
"The kid has a very high level of understanding, but this is much more rigorous than the Zen concession system, and it is a decision made by every people. I don't know if you have any other opinions or additions to this idea I proposed, and as for the name, it will be called Yanhuang People's Republic! Who told us to be all descendants of Yan and Huang? It is also a country where the people are the masters of the country, so it is very suitable to take the name of this republic, I don't know if the generals have other ideas. Supreme Treasure asked. The reason why he came up with this name is too simple, because he is a talent cultivated by the republic, and now it is a bit of a tribute to choose another name like this here.
"The name General is so good, the Yanhuang People's Republic is simply too apt, isn't this what we are talking about? It's much better than what South Chu and West Chu listen to. Liu Bang exclaimed, and the other generals also raised their hands in favor of the birth of this new country name.
"Xiao He, you print the leaflets again, and post them in various county towns under the pretext, saying that the People's Liberation Army unanimously agreed after consultation that the people of Huizhou under our protection will be members of our Yanhuang People's Republic from now on. If they think the name is good, they will hang a red flag in front of their homes, and if they think the name is not good, they will hang a green flag in front of their homes, and I will see if there are more people who support or oppose this name, and then if everyone has no opinion, they will decide to use this name. Supreme Treasure instructed Xiao He.
"General, your method is really amazing! I'm going to print and post! Xiao He ran out in a hurry.