Chapter 1172: Low Profile, Socialism in Poland

There was a faint dull thunder in the clouds, and it was rainy in Warsaw in July. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 infoThis article was first published by The sky was overcast, and although it was noon, the light was very dim, as if dusk had arrived.

In the stormy weather, the streets of Warsaw, which had been bustling for months, finally quieted down, with no guns, no shouts of killing, and no endless parades and celebrations. With the arrival of the rainy season, the atmosphere of revolution has gradually dissipated, and the city has finally returned to its former calm and tranquility.

However, this peace has not come without a price after all. The streets were littered with bullet marks and buildings that had been damaged by shells and bombs, and the road was full of potholes. Almost all the shops and factories were closed, and only a small number of ration points opened by the Polish Provisional Government contained the most urgently needed food for the citizens of Warsaw, but not in large quantities, and there were long queues in front of each of them.

But the faces of those who lined up in long lines and endured shortages and unemployment were all filled with happy smiles. The present difficulties are only the necessary price to be paid for freedom, democracy, and independence - what each nation seeks is different, and in the eyes of the blacks of the Texas Free Zone, these Poles are the greatest fools, and they have to trade their blood and lives for the freedom to starve. But there is this wrong idea in the minds of the Poles: I would rather die than be free. For more than 100 years, this nation has been resisting the general trend of national integration, and I don't know how much blood has been shed for this......

In the midst of the wind and rain and the cheerful atmosphere, a horse-drawn carriage galloped down the street. Gallop towards your destination, Warsaw Castle.

Obviously, I can't even eat enough. I'm so happy. I really don't know what their brains think? Looking at the Poles waiting in a long line to receive relief food, the passengers in the carriage thought to themselves. I really don't know how long such a country can last? Maybe the Russians will fight back in the blink of an eye, right? As the ambassador to Poland, I really don't know if I can be the end of the year.

The passenger was a Chinese, who looked to be less than thirty years old, with short Western-style hair, but wore a dark red official uniform—the standard official uniform of the Daming civil official has also been improved several times to make it more concise and fitting. It is also more simple, and it is not the same style as the magnanimity and luxury of the former Ming. This Ming civil official is Zhang Zhidong, the Ming ambassador to the Kingdom of Prussia, and now there is a temporary concurrent ambassador to Poland. Today is the time to go to Warsaw Castle to present credentials to the Polish Provisional Government, and by the way to discuss the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty.

Speaking of which, the fate of this Red Poland seems to be very different from that of Red Russia in another time and space. Although it is also surrounded by capitalist countries, it is not subject to much hostility. Negotiations are now under way with the three capitalist powers, including the Kingdom of Prussia, the French and Roman Empires, and the Ming Empire, for the establishment of diplomatic relations and for joint defense. Nor did anyone seem to be organizing the intervention forces to destroy the nascent socialist regime.

When Zhang Zhidong's carriage arrived at Warsaw Castle, Duke Valewski, the foreign minister of France and the Roman Empire, was having a friendly meeting with the leaders of the Polish Provisional Government, Padelevski, Gilaire and Bakunin. The current Polish Provisional Government was led by a Central Committee consisting of three of them.

As soon as Zhang Zhidong arrived, these four people quickly greeted him.

"Mr. Zhang, I guess you brought good news, didn't you?" Valewski and Zhang Zhidong know each other well. The diplomat, who graduated from the University of Jesso, also served as consul general in Lyon and met Valewski frequently. So as soon as Valewski saw Zhang Zhidong, he smiled and asked in French.

"You're like a god." Zhang Zhidong also replied with a smile in French. Then I was invited into a luxuriously decorated conference room by the owner here. "The good news is that there are some, but before that, I also want to know something about Poland, which is what the Ming Emperor meant."

"Excuse me." Padelevsky also asked in French. French was probably the second language of the Polish revolutionaries, and France and Poland have historically been very friendly, and most of these unwilling Poles went into exile in France after the fall of Poland.

"What the Ming Emperor wanted to know was the social system of the Republic of Poland and the economic system that it was going to adopt."

"That's it?" Padelevsky replied with a smile, "I already know the answer to His Majesty China, isn't he a friend of Mr. Marx and Mr. Engels?" His tone was slightly relaxed, "However, speaking of which, the whole world seems to be very concerned about these two issues now. ”

"Yes, everyone fears that certain institutions of the Republic of Poland will affect their own stability." Duke Valewski nodded and agreed. "The Emperor of France asked me the same question."

Judging by his present expression, it is clear that the Polish revolutionary's answer was satisfactory.

"The Republic of Poland is, of course, a democratic, socialist republic." Bakunin nodded and took the question.

"Will the Republic of Poland abolish private property?" Zhang Zhidong then asked again.

"No, private ownership will not be abolished." "But we will adopt some kind of model of agricultural cooperation, and before the first general elections in the Republic of Poland, the Red Party will formulate the relevant policies and announce them." ”

Yes, Bakunin was not Lenin after all, and was not radical enough to abolish private property at once. And this is Poland after all, and he is always a guest as a Russian. If you pursue a policy that is too radical, you will not be driven away by the Poles.

"In the city, I want to ...... Small private ownership will also continue, and smaller-scale production, such as small shops, small factories, and handicraft workshops, can only be undertaken by private individuals, and the government will not be able to control so much. But large factories, banks and railways must be state-owned and can only be invested by the state. In Poland, there is no such giant private consortium as the royal consortium, and the Polish capitalists cannot afford to invest in big industry and railways. In addition, Poland's foreign trade must also be controlled by the state. ”

The method that Bakunin is talking about now is actually sent by Engels to Poland by telegram. Specifically, it is to restrict large private ownership, retain small private ownership, and the state to help the peasants by means of cooperativeization. Engels was not a nerd who was locked up in his study and didn't listen to what was going on outside the window. He has managed the world's largest monopoly syndicate! Of course, he knows how complicated it is to be a business!

To be honest, it is not easy for capitalists to exploit two money, even if the current economic development of the Ming Dynasty is so fast, there are dozens of bankrupt capitalists who jump into the Huangpu River and the Qinhuai River every year! is the royal consortium itself, which has done a lot of loss-making transactions in the past ten years.

If the Polish Provisional Government wanted Engels to manage all industry and commerce, the great god, who knew that business was not doing well, would not come to Poland to ask for hardship.

"So, what about foreign investment? What would you do about the property of a foreign company or individual who owns an investment in Poland? ”

"Of course, in accordance with the regulations of the Republic of Poland." Bakunin said with a smile, "I can't say the specific situation, when our Minister of Economy, Mr. Engels, takes office, he will explain, okay?" ”

"Well, I don't have any problems anymore." Zhang Zhidong nodded and took out the national credentials that had been prepared a long time ago......

The answer of the Poles is satisfactory - socialism is not a term that makes the capitalist countries tremble in the present era, the key depends on what is under the banner of socialism? The socialist private ownership of small lands and the cooperativeization of agriculture in Poland were the same things that Napoleon III had to defend in France and Italy. And the private ownership of small industry and commerce, and the nationalization of large industry and commerce are not remarkable, which is what Russia is doing now, and the royal consortium and the industrial consortium of the Ming Dynasty are actually similar to state-owned. As for democracy and freedom, it is not right, but this right was won by the Polish people at the gunfire of the Russians...... The situation in Poland is similar to that of the Kingdom of California, where the survival of the country depends entirely on the fighting and sacrifice of its citizens. (To be continued.) )