"We must beat the imperial devils out of China!"

"Fight and fight, do the British devils think that our People's Party is the Manchu government?"

"Aren't they those wrecked boats? I took the death squad to blow up the broken ship with mines! ”

The Hubei Provincial Party Committee was full of excitement, and after Chen Ke informed the Party Committee of the negotiation process with the British, the young cadres of the Party Committee were all blown up.

The naval guns of the British were able to hit the steel mills and arsenals. It would be a great loss for the BJP's core industrial base to be shelled in such a round-the-way manner. Everybody knows that. Just because they knew, the comrades became even more annoyed and angry.

The People's Party has long made some military plans, and the People's Party has always found it very tricky in its foreign relations. Only after 1949 was China able to stand up in the face of foreign devils. Especially after the Korean War, foreigners really gave up their intention to attack China from land. The rising Yankees have not been able to bargain in North Korea, let alone other countries. But before 1949, China was a piece of ass. The gringos were intimidated, and the Manchu and Republic governments surrendered on their knees.

The BJP is an organization that has been created, and if it is not possible to reach a consensus within the party organization on this matter, even if the issue is resolved peacefully, there will be great enthusiasm for consultation. Moreover, Chen Ke believes that at this stage, it is necessary for comrades to open their eyes and look at problems from a global perspective. This conflict alone is not a big deal at all. In a commercial negotiation, the British used warships to carry out meaningless threats, which can already be said to be the British themselves showing cowardice. In this sense, the BJP has achieved great success.

However, the comrades obviously lack an understanding of the world situation in this era, and the cowardice in everyone's hearts is only afraid that compared with the British, it is also half a pound and eight taels. The more we understand the significance of Wuhan to the People's Party, and the more we understand the significance of Hanyang Iron and Steel to the People's Party, the more profound the comrades' cowardice becomes.

This invective did not last long, and the comrades saw that Chen Ke was not in a hurry to sit in the chairman's position, and they also felt a lot of confidence in their hearts. It was Chen Ke who negotiated with the British, and since Chen Ke was not afraid, then the People's Party would certainly not suffer a loss in this negotiation.

"Chairman Chen, what do you think about this?" Lu Huitian asked.

"How is the land reform work in southern Hubei going?" Chen Ke asked rhetorically.

"It's basically implemented, and the resistance is big and small. By next year, it should be about the same. Lu Huitian replied. After saying this, he asked again, "What does this have to do with the Wuhan incident?" ”

Lu Huitian's question speaks to the hearts of comrades, what is the relationship between Hubei's land reform and the confrontation in Wuhan?

"No matter how good the British are's naval guns, let's talk more to him, he can fight 30 kilometers and 60 miles. The 60 miles along both sides of the Yangtze River occupy a large amount of base territory. And everyone has also been trained by Comrade Yan Fu, how many shells can be loaded on such a ship? How much effect can it make? How much does it cost such a boat to cruise around the Yangtze River? Everybody knows that. Chen Ke said with a smile.

"But our steel mill can't stand such a beating. That's tens of millions of dollars. The comrades' answer looked very pragmatic.

Chen Ke asked rhetorically: "When we don't have these factory equipment, aren't we still revolutionary?" And many of the new factories were outside the range of the British's naval guns. The Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant is likely to lose. However, as long as our army is not defeated, other factories will not be lost. ”

"Isn't that because we don't want to lose the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant?" By the time the comrades said this, their cowardice had been greatly reduced.

"Comrades, our People's Party has always been fighting wars with the aim of war. So what do you think the British are for if they go to war with us? Chen Ke continued.

"Seize our base!"

"Loot our factory!"

"Divide China!"

One after another, the general views of the various revolutionary parties of this era popped up. Chen Ke couldn't help but smile after hearing this, "Everyone give me a serious face, let's have a party meeting." Speaking from the heart, what do you think? ”

Seeing Chen Ke's attitude so upright, the comrades laughed. In fact, everyone really doesn't know what the British want to do, and the People's Party has long been preparing militarily. Perhaps the caliber of artillery in the base area is not enough to break through the armor of the British warships, but it is also possible to sink the British warships in the Yangtze River and use mines.

What's more, the British concession could not be held by naval guns at all. If the People's Party really had the intention of fighting the British, the British would no longer be able to gain a foothold in Wuhan. British warships should not even think of entering the Yangtze River basin in the future.

"Chairman Chen, what do you think the British want to do?" Lu Huitian still didn't want a war, and he thought that Chen Ke really didn't want a war either.

"I think the British are thinking too much, and if they want to, they still want to annex China. It doesn't matter what they think, what matters is whether our comrades in the People's Party take us too lightly and cheaply. Can we ourselves look at the problem realistically? In this matter, we can neither commit left-leaning adventurism nor right-leaning capitulationism. ”

Hearing Chen Ke talk about "right-leaning capitulationism", Lu Huitian's face became a little solemn. Recently he has been more sensitive to the word. As long as someone mentions it, it is easy for him to wonder if someone is hinting at something.

Chen Ke couldn't take care of Lu Huitian's personal thoughts, he said: "What is called left-leaning risk, is to encounter problems, do not analyze what are the main contradictions and secondary contradictions, regardless of the specific situation, just think that there is an ultimate truth, and then recklessly admit death and act recklessly." For example, this time the British warship came, and everyone knows that the British are here to bully us. Everyone thinks that from our point of view, they shouldn't bully us. So my brain was hot and I hit the British devils! This is called intensifying the conflict, and it is not solving the problem. ”

After finishing speaking, Chen Ke glanced around the comrades of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, and the comrades who had just shouted that they were going to fight to the death with the British lowered their heads in shame. At present, even if the comrades in the party cannot accept Chen Ke's views in their hearts, no one dares to contradict Chen Ke.

"Right-leaning capitulationism means that when encountering social contradictions, they cannot grasp the main contradictions and secondary contradictions, and they do not say that they can solve problems through progress, but they think that social progress is too fast. They adopted a capitulationist view of maintaining the status quo by prioritizing the resolution of secondary contradictions. Don't dare to fight, don't dare to push. Hopefully things will work out on their own. If the British are persecuted, we will admit the British dominance and obediently listen to the British, this is right-leaning capitulationism. ”

Since no one in the Hubei Provincial Party Committee had yet proposed a compromise with the British, everyone's reaction to Chen Ke's remarks was relatively small.

"Why do I say that people take themselves too lightly and cheaply, because the comrades do not understand one thing, what position we are in, and what position the British are in. So this time, I would like to talk to you about the issue of the "Theory of Contradiction". ”

"The Theory of Contradiction" is one of the core pillars of Grandpa Mao's philosophical thought, which is not only a philosophical issue, but also a worldview issue. It's more of a matter of life. Whether or not to admit the eternal existence of contradictions determines whether a person is a metaphysical or a true materialist. Chen Ke believes that he always hoped that the world could be in some kind of fixed order, which is the standard expression of not believing that contradictions exist forever. This is also the reason why Chen Ke has been failing in the 21st century. The world is evolving, and with each step of development, the contradictions are constantly changing. How can a person who is always forced to react, but cannot take the initiative to face the contradictions of reality, succeed?

The so-called "fate" is the inevitability of contradictions. You can't avoid it.

"I have also said that the core of empire is internal exploitation and external plunder. There is also a contradiction in this matter of foreign plunder. From the point of view of the British, there were successes and failures in the plunder. That's a contradiction. Contradictions manifest themselves in many ways, from bargaining to violent warfare. Before we expanded our base to Hubei, there was no contradiction between us and the British. Comrades have always wondered why I have no interest in attacking Wuhan by force. Because as long as we intervene in Wuhan, whether we want to or not, we will inevitably have a conflict with the British. ”

The comrades listened silently, they once disagreed with Chen Ke's strategic considerations, but Chen Ke firmly controlled the army, and everyone had no reason to oppose it. It wasn't until they entered Hubei that everyone really felt that it was easy to fight the world, but it was difficult to sit in the world. Because the expansion of the base areas is not a simple expansion of the original contradictions, and more new contradictions appear in front of the comrades at a speed that is completely unimaginable, then everyone realizes that they are not ideologically prepared at all.

"We entered Hubei in the form of disaster relief, because natural disasters were already the biggest contradiction at that time. Contradictions in society have taken a very secondary position in most areas. And our class position is on the side of the people. In the face of natural disasters, there is no contradiction between us and the people, and we must work with the people to resolve the contradiction of natural disasters. With the support of the people, we got Hubei. ”

"The development of things is like this, when we eliminate a contradiction, we face a new contradiction. Since we entered Hubei and eliminated the old system, the old system did not exist, and the contradictions between the people and the old system did not exist. Then the contradiction between our People's Party and the imperial system arose. This is the inevitability of the contradiction. This is also the inevitability of the contradiction between us and the British this time. ”

"The British have never changed their attitude towards Wuhan, and they want to get the most economic benefits from Hubei. We want to ensure the maximum economic interests of our base areas. This contradiction will persist until one of the contradictory parties disappears. I firmly believe that the British will definitely disappear from the Hubei base area. However, they won't disappear now. Moreover, there are contradictions and conflicts between interests, and if we look at the Wuhan area, it is life and death. But looking at the overall policy of the British towards Asia, there will be a big difference. If we look at the attitude of the British towards world trade, there will be a different situation. If you only look at the external plundering of the British, that is a kind of perspective, and if you look at the internal exploitation of the British as a whole, you will find that the situation is likely to be completely different. We're going to break it down today. ”

Chen Ke was only more aware of the direction of Britain in this era than the British themselves, and later books on the decline of Britain were everywhere on the Internet. This is also a classic case. Before and after World War I, the British no longer wanted to trade in excess of the supermarket, but tried to expand the trade quota. The British ruling class has benefited enormously from the British-dominated trading system. As for the life and death of the people at home, this is not at all on the minds of the British ruling class. Before the advent of the Soviet Union, what did the life and death of the working masses in Europe and the United States have to do with the ruling class? Russian Maozi was once called the "European gendarme", not because Russian Maozi was above the European countries, but because there was a revolution in European countries, and the ruling class gave Maozi money, and Maozi helped to suppress it.

So what the British want is the trade volume, just because the base area looks very weak, and the British feel that if they are scared with warships, the base area will give in if they are afraid. The reality was that the People's Party, which had carried out the people's revolution, already had a strength that the British could not shake, and it was the People's Party, not the British, who dominated the situation in Wuhan. A lot of the BJP's cards are useless right now. The British have now used the last resort militarily, this is the last resort of the British, let the British let go and intensify the contradictions to the level of war, they themselves do not dare.

After listening to Chen Ke's full set of analysis, he figured out the key to the current situation, and the young cadre was even more furious, "Damn, the British dare to scare us!" ”

However, most of the comrades were not so excited, and everyone's faces were bright. Knowing that it is impossible for the British to even jump over the wall and start a war, everyone naturally has nothing to be afraid of.

Seeing the excited looks of the comrades, Chen Ke hurriedly emphasized, "Comrades, if you seek peace through struggle, you will survive peacefully, and if you seek peace through compromise, you will die peacefully." The British did not dare to fight with us, and that was because we were fully prepared for military struggle. If it were not for us taking the line of the people's revolution, if it were not for us standing with the broad masses of the people. The British have already called. The British are not afraid of us, they are afraid of the tens of millions of people organized under the new system. Therefore, the land reform work must be done well and implemented. This is the only foundation of our People's Party. ”

If Lu Huitian was only facing the landlords and gentry, he would still be a little unconvinced by Chen Ke's strong land reform policy. However, after the conflict of interests between the British and the base area, Chen Ke explained the ins and outs thoroughly, and Lu Hui was naively convinced. If we take the whole world into view, many of the original seemingly big contradictions become very insignificant.

"Chairman Chen, we will step up efforts to solve the problem of land reform." Lu Huitian replied.

Not only Lu Huitian, but also several comrades of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee who were originally more supportive of more moderate land reform also expressed their willingness to speed up land reform.

Chen Kezhen was helpless, and it was really easy to change from right-leaning capitulationism to left-leaning adventurism. He hurriedly said: "Comrades, the contradiction between us and the British is not the main contradiction in the base areas now, our main contradiction is the issue of land reform. The attitude of land reform must be firm, and this must be carried out. However, when I was in Hubei, I felt that many of the comrades' meticulous practices were correct. I didn't know enough about the grassroots level, and I made the mistake of being aggressive. Don't treat the British as a dish, they're really nothing. Only by doing a good job in land reform can we have everything. Don't rush it. ”

After the approval of the left and the right, the right will be followed by the left. When Chen Ke looked at Mao Xuan, he felt that Grandpa Mao took turns to approve on the left and right. Many people think that Grandpa Mao is playing power. Now Chen Ke understands where Grandpa Mao has the energy to play power. If we grasp the situation of the party, we will be exhausted if we can carry out the work in a realistic manner, regardless of whether it is left or right. is not tired at all by engaging in power tricks like Cixi.

After unifying the issue within the party, the British invited Chen Ke to negotiate again. Chen Ke felt that he had no worries, so he no longer shirked and started a new round of trade negotiations with the British.

In the face of Chen Ke, translator Yan Fu, and entourage representative Xie Mingxian, the British Yankee's attitude was still very firm, and the British representative still wanted Chen Ke to hand over the process of soda ash, but the British gave Chen Ke a pig urine bubble this time, "Britain is willing to recognize Chen Ke's status as a belligerent and is willing to establish official relations with the People's Party." ”

After saying this, the British representative looked arrogantly at Chen Ke, the "leader of the People's Party." As he expected, Chen Ke had a heartfelt smile on his face. However, the firm answer was the exact opposite of what the British representative thought: "I refuse." ”

Chen Kexiao's happiness is not because of the conditions put forward by the British, but because Britain, a European-stirring stick who is good at playing "European equilibrium", actually plays this trick on himself. Chen Ke thought to himself, "Do you think I don't know your reputation as a-stirring stick?" ”

Yuan Shikai Beiyang will definitely overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, at most another year, after the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the People's Party will automatically be able to obtain a legal status. Now that the terms of the British have been agreed, there are many variables in the agreement between Chen Ke and Yuan Shikai. Thinking of this, Chen Ke had already decided to send a representative to talk to Yuan Shikai, don't let the foreign devil fisherman benefit.

It took a while for the British representative to regain his composure, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Chen, you don't seem to care about your illegal status at all. This puzzled me. ”

In the face of the dissatisfaction of the British representatives, Chen Ke did not care at all, but threw out a new proposal from the People's Party, "Soda ash is a big deal, but what if we sign a trade agreement with your country with Southeast Asia?" For example, we guarantee to import a certain amount of goods from Southeast Asia every year, and of course, we also export a certain amount of goods to Southeast Asia. You don't think such an agreement will satisfy everyone. ”

Upon hearing this suggestion, the British representative immediately threw away the so-called "recognition of belligerent status" and said, "Can you elaborate on it in more detail?" ”

Chen's suggestion was for the BJP to strike a quota trade deal with the British. For example, 20 million taels of goods are imported from Southeast Asia every year, and 20 million taels of goods are also exported to Southeast Asia. Each subsequent year will increase by 5% compared to the previous year's trade volume.

For the BJP, Southeast Asia is a big market, and the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia desperately need a political force to support them. And the BJP also needs spices, rubber, and metal mines from Southeast Asia. Once this agreement is reached, the BJP can also rely on this line and truly project its forces into Southeast Asia. Opening up access to a region is of great significance to the BJP. What's more, the People's Party has long tried to intervene in the Chinese community in Southeast Asia. The political and economic implications for this are not just a newly opened region. In addition to trying to use Southeast Asian materials and funds, the BJP can also effectively reduce Japan's market in Southeast Asia.

Japan's export industry is now mainly aimed at the silk industry in the United States, and once the People's Party hits the Japanese market in China and Southeast Asia, Japan's life will not be so easy. And for the Japanese market, which is booming now, the People's Party's heavy chemical products can definitely sell very well. It is only a matter of time before the contradictions between the People's Party and Japan break out in an all-round way, and there is no difference between an early and a late layout. It must be said that it is even better for the contradiction to erupt early.

For the British representative, this was too unexpected a deal. The British actually dominated the colonial system in Asia, and France and the Netherlands were both British followers. If this trade agreement in Southeast Asia can be reached, the British can make a big profit from it. Compared with such profits, soda ash trading is somewhat insignificant.

"Will this affect the trade balance agreement that we have now?" The representative of the United Kingdom was very concerned about that.

"We also have a trade balance with Southeast Asia, and our trade with the UK is not affected by this. Since you think we've made more money, there's no problem, we just spend the money. It doesn't make sense for us to save a bunch of foreign currency. "Chen Ke is very open. If we can build an industrialized China before World War II, we will be able to reap unparalleled benefits. It's not a small amount of money at all.

Not even in World War II, in World War I, the Entente countries made large purchases from all over the world in order to achieve victory. Even Japan can go from being a debtor country to a creditor country. For China, with a vast trading area and an abundance of cheap raw materials, there is much left for the first large-scale infrastructure construction that is unprecedented in investment.

So not to mention trading with the European-stirring stick Britain, or trading with the devil, Chen Ke will not hesitate to go up to negotiate.

The British delegates were skeptical of the suggestion of Chen Ke, the leader of the rebels, and all this was something that the British could only dream of. The Chinese market, which they couldn't open with guns, is now suddenly completely open. Although the BJP clearly has its own agendas, it is also trying to establish its own industrial centers. However, this can only show that this mysterious Chinese young man has a clear enough understanding. Among the many Westernists in China, he can be regarded as an outstanding figure.

The British attitude towards the Far East was to maintain the status quo and maintain the dominance of the British. The BJP's current industrial power is interesting, but only interesting. There are many talented chemists in the UK, and Chen Ke is not an existence that can make Britain feel terrible. Moreover, if this representative himself can negotiate this cooperation, he can make a big profit from it as long as he lays out in Southeast Asia in advance.

So no matter how strange he may think, the British representative has decided to try to push the deal forward.