After finalizing the content of the cooperation, Scrooge was relatively idle. After preparing a speech to accept the title of academician, Scrooge, who had nothing to do, decided to go out for a walk. You can't go to London and you've never been on the streets. Now Scrooge is no longer the poor man who couldn't even pay for the carriage, so he took Pluto, rented a carriage, and began to circle around the city of London.

London Bridge or something in the previous life Scrooge has been there, and now I revisit the old place to see, and it is not much different from what I saw in the previous life, but it is just a little old. It's not surprising that things from the 19th century look older than those of the 21st century, because in this era, the income from tourism is still negligible, so there is no incentive to take good care of it. In addition, the London shrouded in darkness in this era is not known to be dirty many times dirty compared to the London of the 21st century, which has been deindustrialized. Every day, a large amount of soot falls on the Tower of London, and the entire Tower of London becomes gray and certainly looks much older than the Tower of London in the 21st century.

Leaving London Bridge, the coachman asked Scrooge where he planned to go. Scrooge asked him if there was anything else worth seeing nearby. So the coachman mentioned Hyde Park and the nearby London Library.

"The Library of London?" Hearing the name, Scrooge suddenly remembered a great giant who, if there were no accidents, should be reading in the London library right now. He is the greatest thinker of our time, and no other thinker in the history of mankind has changed the world so profoundly as he did. Scrooge had studied many of his theories in his previous life. It's just that Scrooge didn't realize the greatness of these theories at that time, and even despised them as deceptive brainwashing for a time. It was only after crossing over to this era and becoming a member of the class that this theory was to be defeated that Scrooge gradually felt the greatness of this theory. In fact, Scrooge's analysis of history and the economic situation has benefited from this great theory. It is precisely this theory that reveals the law of the development of human society and the law of capital operation, which is shrouded in complex social and economic phenomena and complicated ideologies. According to this understanding, Scrooge was able to firmly grasp the mainstream of the times and make a fortune. It was only at this time that Scrooge deeply felt what a loss it was for him not to study these theories seriously enough.

"Would you like to go to the Library of London and ask this great man for advice?" Scrooge thought that in terms of class status, Marx, who was bent on overthrowing the rule of the bourgeoisie and establishing a society free from class oppression, was definitely the public enemy of the capitalists. Even Scrooge, while acknowledging the greatness of his theories on the one hand, would be more than happy to see such an outcome if he could make his theories and their influence disappear completely in this society on the premise that he could understand his theories.

However, this was no longer possible, and with the publication of the Communist Manifesto in 1848, the influence of this idea could not be eliminated. In this case, understanding it and mastering it can at least allow you to stand higher and see farther in the competition with other bourgeoisie. In that case, why not visit him and ask him for advice? Even for a relatively alternative capitalist like Scrooge, whose profits come more from higher productivity per unit of time than from longer hours of labor and higher labor intensity, the resistance of the proletariat will, in a sense, even put him in an advantageous position over other bourgeoisie in the competition.

"'The capitalists will sell us the nooses that hang them.'" Who said that? How does it make so sense? "Now, for example, after thinking about the benefits of the communist movement to me, I want to secretly contribute money to support it." Well, capitalists who are not willing to sell the noose that hangs themselves are not real capitalists! ”

With this in mind, Scrooge said to the coachman, "Go to the Library of London." ”

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In his previous life, when Scrooge came to London for a tour, he also visited the London Library, and he also went to see the place where Karl 61 Marx read books here. So finding Karl Marx was not a difficult task for Scrooge. There weren't too many people in the library now, so Scrooge walked straight to that place. Sure enough, in the position he remembered, he saw the familiar beard.

After a little hesitation, Scrooge stepped forward and sat down in his seat next to Marx. But Marx was too busy taking notes to notice Scrooge's approach.

"Are you Mr. Karl Marx?" Although it was very rude to disturb someone to read, Scrooge knew that if she didn't disturb some Mr. Marx, Marx would probably not notice that there was such a person as Scrooge around him until the library closed.

"Huh? Yes, it's me. Marx looked up from his contemplation and looked at Scrooge with a little surprise, "But, you are ......"

Scrooge hurriedly introduced himself: "My name is Scrooge, Scrooge 61 MacDonald. I've read some of your books, so I have some questions I want to ask you. ”

At the beginning, Marx regarded Scrooge as a revolutionary youth with progressive ideas, although judging by Scrooge's clothes, he should have been a person of bourgeois origin, but he was born into the exploiting class, but in the end he embarked on the road of fighting for the liberation of the proletariat. His best friend, Engels, is a prime example. However, he immediately realized that the man's name seemed familiar. So he asked, "Is it Mr. Scrooge 61 Mr. MacDonald, who discovered the principle of bacterial healing?" ”

"Yes." Scrooge replied that the great revolutionary mentor also knew about himself, which made Scrooge a little proud. And he didn't blush because his so-called achievements were actually plagiarized, which fully shows that Scrooge is indeed a brazen guy.

"Ah, I have some questions about the natural sciences that I would like to ask you." Marx said that as a philosopher, Marx paid far more attention to the development of natural sciences than ordinary philosophers.

"But this is a library, and it's not appropriate to talk here that would disturb others. If you don't mind, let me finish this excerpt and we'll talk about it in Hyde Park. Marx said to Scrooge.

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After finishing the excerpts, Marx stood up, returned the borrowed books to their original places, and then took his notebook and left the London Library with Scrooge, walking towards Hyde Park. At this time, Scrooge noticed that one of them immediately stood up and walked out with them.

"Mr. Marx, do you recognize that man? He seemed to be following us. Scrooge said.

"Oh, that's a Prussian agent. Ever since I was expelled from Prussia, he has followed me from Germany to Paris and then to London. Marx said.

The library is located within easy reach of Hyde Park. After a few minutes of walking, they arrived at Hyde Park. The two of them found a bench in a secluded place and sat down. Pluto stood aside, staring warily at the Prussian agent who was still following them.

"Mr. MacDonald, what's your problem?" Marx did not exchange pleasantries with Scrooge, but went straight to the point.

"It's about the question of surplus value." Scrooge said......

Marx answered some of Scrooge's questions very seriously. At the same time, he asked Scrooge a lot of questions about the natural sciences, especially chemistry, and he also asked Scrooge about some socio-economic aspects of the United States. Scrooge also answered truthfully. In such discussions, time flies exceptionally fast. In the blink of an eye, the sun was already in the west.

"Receiving Mr. Marx's guidance today is the biggest takeaway from my visit to London." Scrooge expressed his gratitude to Marx.

"I also learned a lot from you today and also learned about the economic situation in North America." Karl Marx said, "If it weren't for the chaos at home, I would have invited you to my house, and we could have discussed things all night." ”

Scrooge knew that Marx was very poor. If it weren't for the constant financial support of Engels, he would not have been able to complete so many remarkable works.

"Mr. Marx," said Scrooge, "I have heard that your life in London is difficult. You know, I'm not a big capitalist. So although logically and logically, I think what you said makes sense, and even correct. But I disagree with your vision from the bottom of my heart. Still, I'm willing to give you a little money to finance it, so that you can complete the theories that make us capitalists both fearful and angry. In addition, I feel that the resistance of the workers today is too fragmentary, and the goals they are pursuing are still too small. I think the proletarians of the world should 'unite,' as the Communist Manifesto says. Therefore, it is very necessary to set up an organization to connect and direct the revolution of the proletariat. I would also like to donate to this. ”

Marx looked at Scrooge and suddenly smiled: "You want to use the revolution of the working class to fight your competitors." But aren't you worried that the militant working class will overthrow the entire social system on which you depend? ”

"I've never worried about that. Anyway, I certainly wasn't the first to be unlucky in such a revolution. "I've heard that capitalists who are unwilling to sell their hanged nooses are not real capitalists!" ”

Scrooge didn't have the idea of bribing Marx with money and making him his little brother like those middle school boys in the novel. He knew it wasn't going to work. Scrooge believed that, with Marx's influence and talent, if he had been bent on getting rich, he would have done so long ago. A person who has studied politics and economics so deeply, as long as he wants to, can always find a way to make a fortune. And he is still so poor, which can only show one point, that is, Marx was able to effectively resist the temptation of money. A person like him, who is not only extremely intelligent, but also has noble sentiments and a firm will, cannot be bought.