Chapter 30: Dominance (8)

Hugging the head of the rat, there are no other four words that are more in line with the actions of those who are surrounded in the middle at this time, and all eight people are injured.

Fortunately, those small citizens outside were fanatical and not long-lasting, and they did not have the courage to completely smash the old world, and at the same time they expected the big families in the north and the old political forces to give them happiness, after all, there were still county guards in the middle, and some people who seemed to represent the rights of the republic, so they were only injured and did not shoot.

Witnessing all this, he understood that the situation was out of control, and he also understood that although the people behind the fanning the flames had different purposes, they were all familiar with such provocative methods.

Soon, the various characters in the middle of it began to make their declarations, which drew bursts of cheers.

"The council doesn't care if we live or die! We want to elect the representatives of the council at the bottom! ”

"Men over the age of twenty should have a ticket!"

"We need to choose people who can really speak for us!"

"Re-elect the council!"

"We're going to write down our request and go to the capital to petition! The king of the capital doesn't know about our suffering, because the members of the old council are bastards! ”

"Elect the leader of the Spinning Guild! No matter how bad it was before, at least there was still a mouthful of soup left! ”

"Smash the machine! Smash the big workshop! Smash the bank! Burn the bills! Abolish interest! Stipulate the maximum price of food! ”

The increasingly agitated crowd began to act more violently, and these gathered people were already the most affected small producers, who had reasons for anger and a right to live and dignity.

It's just that no matter how fierce they are here, can they really get such support in the entire Fujian City when they go out of the square?

Perhaps, but that would require the rest of the class to be unorganized.

Yes, that's because there is a part of it that all walks of life want.

Definitely not, because there are some organizations that are strongly opposed.

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At a time when there was a commotion in front of the council hall, the central party headquarters of the Mexican Party was also busy, and the situation was still unclear for the time being, but some preparations were imperative.

Outside, a large number of core pickets and members of the Young Outlining had barricaded, and muskets had been distributed, but orders were given not to shoot without an order, including restraint in the event of an attack.

Inside, the argument continued, and even the arguing people forgot to extinguish the oil lamps that were no longer needed, and from time to time there was the sound of the table slapping.

This is not the first time that the members of the Interim Committee on Emergencies have dealt with emergencies, but this time is a little different.

The ideas are clear, but there are differences on how to do it.

Some saw it as an opportunity to join forces with the angry citizens to come to some change and be part of the uprising. If some favorable conditions can be obtained for the employee, some principles can be appropriately waived.

Others see this as not an opportunity, more like a trap, and now the task is not to unite, but to compete for dominance of the whole thing while maintaining independence. It would be best if some changes could be obtained, but the bottom line must be adhered to, and it is better to offend these angry citizens than to compromise with these people without a bottom line.

Not only did people come in and out, but they sorted out and passed on some of the events that had happened in the city, some of the programs of the insurrectionists, and the propaganda content of street politics.

With each new letter, the discussion became less noisy, and by the time the lamp was about to be useful again, the situation seemed to become clear.

The situation on the outside has not improved at all in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of the members of the Provisional Committee of the Mexican Party, the problem is very clear.

Seeing that the time was not early, everyone who had stayed up for a day and a night had red eyes and started the first vote.

"Comrades, that's basically the way it is now. It's hard to say what it might turn out to be. The most important thing now is to maintain order in Mincheng and not give any other force an excuse to stretch out their hands. ”

"If something big happens, in the name of protecting Mincheng or maintaining order, sending thousands of soldiers will be very disadvantageous. It's not that it can be sent now, but in the future, it will be an excuse that the order in Mincheng cannot be maintained, although there are many excuses, but we must now try our best to block this excuse that may be used. ”

"Since Yuanshan has chosen us to help maintain order, it proves that he doesn't want Mincheng to be reached in by others, and he also hopes that the matter of Mincheng can be solved with as little bloodshed as possible. We are not saying that he has a good heart, but that it is good for him to shed less blood, and that he needs fame, and that's what we can do with it. ”

"Therefore, I propose to organize key members to patrol overnight and maintain order at night. Don't let anyone take advantage of the situation and make things more complicated at night. Don't shoot, if anyone makes trouble, arrest them, we have enough people. ”

"The factory owners and the big workshop owners are probably scared enough, and they will support us in maintaining order at this time. Scare them with small producers, but not too much, lest their butts sit on the side of the big families and the old rights – we have to prove that sometimes we just do it, and we don't need to go over there. It's hard to say whether it will be crooked in the future for the time being, but at least we can delay the time for them to be crooked. ”

"The backbone forces of Nan'an should also be organized as soon as possible and enter Mincheng to strengthen their strength. He took the letter from the distant mountains and told the mine owners that the matter was requested by the county guard, and that the damage caused was also paid by the county treasury. It's the same with the mining area, send someone to organize it immediately, the sooner the better. ”

"The young people on the periphery of our organization in the school should also be organized, and don't give those people the opportunity to confuse and publicize."

"Chen Jian prepared a lot of funds for the organization before leaving, and we also hoarded a lot of food before, this time we must do our best to maintain order in Mincheng. Do you have any other comments or opinions? ”

The red-eyed speaker looked around, and there was a humane person on the other side: "The question now is how to deal with emergencies?" We can't command at any time, and we can't wait for the outcome of the discussion on our side to make a decision in advance. So we have to have a plan and an outline. ”

Another said: "Yes." Our forces in Mincheng are enough to maintain order, and when those people from Nan'an and the mining area come over, there will be no problem in controlling Mincheng. But now the people who smashed the machines are extremely dissatisfied with us, and we are standing in front of the big workshop, what is the matter? Are we the watchdogs of those people? Let the people of the various workshops and factories organize themselves. The reason is simple: the hired workers of the big workshops have nothing, they do not have the tools and capital to buy raw materials of the small producers, and they must rely on hydraulic machinery to work if they want to work, so they also have to defend their right to work. If something happens, it will not tarnish the reputation of our party. ”

"I disagree. Since the reason is very clear, we don't have to hide it. It is true that if something goes wrong, it can lead to resentment, but there is also an opportunity in danger, and if we want to take control of this incident, we must stand up clearly. Now it's clear that someone is behind it, and it's not like we can solve it by hiding, they will always find an excuse if they want to. ”

Seeing that the controversy was about to begin again, someone knocked on the table to calm the impatience of the crowd for a while, and said in a slow and logical tone: "Now it seems that there are only two groups of people who are most eager to support this uprising. A wave of agricultural workers or bankrupt peasants who came from the countryside to the cities, as well as the lowest urban workers who already had nothing; The other part is the bankrupt small craftsmen in the city. ”

"To be clear, these are two strata, and they are only temporarily revolting together. Moreover, the leaders are the citizen class, and those at the bottom are only responsible for contributing, so are the demands of the leaders those at the bottom? ”

"Judging from their demands, the chaos is terrible, and they don't have a complete program at all. The only concept and demand that can perfectly meet the needs of these two groups of people is too radical to be implemented, and it is estimated that some people behind the scenes do not have the courage to do so - do they really dare to shout the slogan of no government, no law, complete freedom of family labor, equal division of land and all village communities, small countries and widows? Now it seems that they do not dare, they are afraid, or rather compromised, hoping for the alms of those old rights in the north, and even vainly trying to return to the old times or even more old, retro. ”

"The problem is that it's impossible, it's all about the wood. The most uproar today is the bankrupt weavers and some small craftsmen in the city, but do they want what they want, those who have come from the countryside and those who have nothing at the bottom? Conversely, what those who want nothing, are the things that those who want small craftsmen? ”

"Unless they are a little more radical and demand complete freedom, the union of the villages and communities of their small country and widows, they cannot have a unanimous demand."

"The way we came up was to build county-owned factories to accommodate those people by digging canals and building roads. But in the same way, this approach is not attractive to the small handicraftsmen of the small townspeople, but to the unemployed who have nothing at the bottom. ”

"Let these delicate little citizens help realize the demands of those bankrupt peasants, help them go to the countryside to distribute land, and fight against those big landowners, do you think those exquisite little citizens will go?"

"This is the crux of the matter, since those people behind the scenes have put us together today, can't we return them and divide these people? Unite those who have nothing with us, rather than trying to unite everyone. ”

"We can force those people to take a stand! They are forced to take a stand on the land issue, on the bankrupt displaced people, on the resettlement of the unemployed at the bottom of the list, who have nothing. Let these delicate small producers identify with public ownership, and let these delicate small producers help people who have nothing to do with them to fight for their interests...... Do you think they'll agree? ”

"Don't forget, what the small producers of assets and private tools did during the revolt of the Bombers decades ago."

"First of all, I worked with the Bullet Workers to get the conditions they wanted, and when the Bullet Workers wanted to go further, they sold these lowest-level Bullet Workers. During the crackdown, the flower workers asked for help from these people, but after receiving the promise of the owner of the large workshop to keep the conditions unchanged, these people directly dismantled the barricades and exposed the back. After so many years, they are still like this, they will never change, they are as delicate as porcelain bottles, and they will never dare to touch the whole old world with themselves, let alone fight for the future of everyone. ”

"So, we're going to get the word out about our idea of going to the bottom of the county factories that have nothing to offer. Then, those people continue to make a fuss, and after the fuss is over, they force those people to take a stand - if they form a new council, we can participate, then we can also be radical, and even fundamentally change the land system, anyway, we have always been radical, everyone knows. Those at the bottom will definitely support it, and then we will force those small producers and small citizens to support it? If not, then the bottom will understand who to follow. ”

"We are in charge of radicalization, those small producers and small citizens are in charge of opposition, they are radical? We are more radical than they shout, and then they themselves will be so frightened that they will reveal their true nature, so that we can seize the lead in this matter, and thus win the county factories and the small progressive tax by advancing and retreating, and save them by the way. ”

"If you don't advance or retreat, there is no way to solve this matter. Although they put us together today and stabbed us in the back, after all, everyone was in the same spirit, and sooner or later they will be reduced to people who have nothing but spare labor, which can be regarded as a good thing. ”