14 Run a newspaper

Love is like an after-dinner dessert, it's delicious, but it doesn't have to be.

It only took a few minutes for Gastens to adjust his mentality. The path he chose was full of thorns, and even with the revolutionary theory of the earth and the knowledge of power equipment, there were still huge risks in starting a revolution in this magical world. In this case, Gastens doesn't have much emotion to give to feelings. Daisy is a good girl, but if she's not interesting to herself, Gastens doesn't feel like she needs to do anything deliberately. If fate makes the two of them spark love in the future, that's fine. But if not, then Daisy is also a very powerful help for Gastens at this stage.

It only took Gastens a short time to figure out the situation of the communist group organized by Daisy. This isn't the only communist group at Roseville University, Daisy alone knows no less than ten. Most of these groups are based on colleges or fellow villagers, and they have a great deal of randomness. They studied communism more out of the energetic and rebellious mentality of the students. As for how many people here are truly revolutionary-minded, Gastens is not optimistic.

"So, we should start a newspaper?"

The tall boy who spoke was Bradley Lanning, a sophomore at Roseville University's School of Natural Sciences, just like Daisy. He looked at Daisy's eyes with blazing eyes, and he had almost no opinion of his own on the group discussion, and everything was based on Daisy's horse. Gastens felt that this guy might be his rival.

"That's right! Communism is a very good theory, a theory that serves the working class and the peasant class, such a theory, we only read books in school, there is no point in discussing it, and in order for it to work, we must let more people know about it! ”

"But the school forbade us to discuss it publicly, let alone publish a newspaper, which requires the approval of the Cultural Affairs Agency!"

This time the opponent was called Karen Hasselhoff, an ordinary-looking boy with red hair and a modest family. His parents were both small burghers, not aristocrats.

"If we don't do what is forbidden in school, then why do we have this group? The school forbids it, so let's go and distribute it outside the school! Although the machine for printing newspapers is expensive, our school has a mechanical college, so we can make most of the parts by ourselves, and then find a way to buy the key parts. With inks and machines, we print ourselves, distribute ourselves, and decide for ourselves what we want to write in the newspaper! ”

Gastens had already figured out the plan. The Ankenrein Empire has not yet banned communist ideology, but there is certainly little opportunity to promote itself through regular publications. They needed an underground newspaper, a media that could connect students, workers, and even the serf class.

Gastens' proposal unsurprisingly piqued everyone's interest. His "Social Survey of the Working Class and the Peasant Class" Daisy immediately recommended it to the same group of classmates. As a legend who was still a serf, worked as a laborer, and used his knowledge of steam to enter the university, Gastens was a miracle in the eyes of his classmates. And miracles, in themselves, bring respect.

"I think that's a good idea," said Daisy, sitting in the front row of the classroom, fiddling with the pyroxene lamp in her hand. Her communist group met twice a week, and as the leader and initiator of the group, she had no resistance to Gastens, which also accelerated Gastens' control of the communist group.

"I think so, too, and it's kind of exciting to think about!"

As soon as Bradley Lanning saw Daisy's statement, he followed suit and voted in favor. These three people, together with the eager students, have basically finalized this matter. Gastens pushed a few more hesitant students to publish an article in their upcoming first issue of the newspaper, and he was thoroughly supported by all the students.

Once you get the support of your classmates, things are on the fast track. Students at Roseville University do not have a heavy academic load and have a lot of free time. And once these young people decide to do something, they are also very strong in execution. On the fifth day after the meeting, they had already finished with the printing machine, paper, ink, and wax board, and most of the students had even written articles for publication in the newspaper. They put the machine in a room that Gastens had rented near the school, and then they started discussing the most important things in the room.

The name of the newspaper.

"How about calling "Rose", the rose has thorns, and those who touch it are injured!"

Daisy was very active in this regard, and she was the first to make her own proposal, staring at Gastens intently, despite the heavy smell of ink and wax boards in the air.

"That's... What do I think of the name "Communist Pravda"? ”

Karen Hasselhoff raised her hand, a little hesitant. He wrote an article for the newspaper called "On Capital", which briefly summarized the basic content of the book "On Capital". Gastens looked at it carefully and wrote it very well.

"'Rose' is not bad...... But isn't "Horn" also good? Our newspapers will be like a trumpet, creating a new wave among the working class! Bradley, who has always been Daisy's first look, was a little hesitant this time, he didn't seem to like the name "Rose" very much.

"It's called "Fluorite", the glow-in-the-glow, which is the first light that lights up civilization."

Gastens here cites a legend from the Central Continent. Legend has it that the Second Great Demon Tide has just ended, the magic race has disappeared, the legendary creatures have all died, and the human beings who used to live under oppression have been freed, but have lost the ability to live. A society built on the magic of freedom is on the verge of collapse, and it was the first sage to discover that ordinary people could use pyroxene to save human society. According to legend, the first pyroxene discovered by the sages was called the Glowing Pyroxene.

After Gastens made this suggestion, he glanced at Daisy. Daisy glanced back at him, thought for a moment, and nodded, ""Fluorite is not bad, it's decided!" ”

The dozen or so people gathered around the room talked for a while, and then decided on the name. Daisy's prestige in the group is very high, and Gastens has a clear direction and goal of action, and the combined force of these two people is gradually formalizing this small organization that was originally just a ticket.

"The name is decided, which is the purpose of the newspaper and our purpose. Have you ever thought about what we are talking about communism, printing newspapers, and popularizing "On Capital"? Taking advantage of the newspaper's imminent trip to India, Gastens began to do psychological construction for his classmates.

"This ...... Build a working-class party, right? Like the Neglo Republic? ”

Bradley was a little unsure. It has been more than 200 years since Huni Hawari's On Capital was proposed, and almost all countries know that such a book exists. While everyone was amazed by the amazing foresight and theoretical ability of Master Havare, they were also trying to figure out how to put the knowledge of "On Capital" into practice. As far as the results stand, only the experience of the Neglo Republic has been considered a success, with the working class forming trade unions and then political parties, which now hold more than 10 per cent of the seats in the Neglo National Assembly, and are a political force to be reckoned with. Since Gastens asked about everyone's goals and directions, almost everyone thought of the country immediately.

"But our country doesn't even have a parliament, do you want to force His Majesty the Emperor to step down and change the state system?"

Gastens asked rhetorically, not loudly, but what he said caused everyone to let out a low exclamation. Gastens didn't wait for everyone to discuss and continued.

"Your establishment of communist cells and your decision to speak for the working class and the exploited is already great in itself. But do you know what it's like to go down this road? Changing a country's system is no small matter! ”

"The Negru Republic was also an imperial state before!"

"Their archmage asked the king to abdicate and change the country to a republic!"

"That's right, as long as you convince our Great Magister, it's not impossible to change the country!"

"So our newspaper should be seen by His Excellency the Archmage!"

The students gossiped, and Gastens was silent. Daisy glanced sideways at him, but didn't speak. It was Karen Hasselhoff, the red-haired boy who also studied "On Capital" in depth, who disagreed.

"I think that since 'On Capital' is a book by Master Havari, His Excellency Luke Brewster, who is also an archmage, must have read it. Since he has seen it, but he has not decided to implement a republic in our country, there must be some reason. ”

"Karen is right, now the Magister is big, what is the system of a country, the people of this country can't decide, and the king of this country can't decide, only the Magister has this power!" Daisy held a pen in her hand and looked around.

"But if they want to release strategic magic, they also need the support of the state, but I heard that the magister will definitely not be able to cope with the pyroxene and manpower consumed by the strategic magic array, so the king or the council also has checks and balances on the magister, right?"

"But the pyroxene has it, and the only one who can release magic is the Magister, and it is obvious that the influence of the Magister on the country is very huge, doesn't His Majesty also want to ask His Excellency Brewster questions?"

The students talked a lot, but the content had already deviated from the topic. Gastens coughed, interrupting the discussion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you think that the Magister is the final decision-maker of the country, so we should convince the Magister to change the system of the country and allow the working class to form its own party?"

Hearing this, the students looked at each other, but did not speak. In their own hearts, it seems that this matter is not so easy.

"So what's the use of us printing newspapers? These newspapers are not visible to Lord Brewster! ”

Someone complained angrily, but Gastens answered.

"Of course it works! You have also read "On Capital", and you also know that the working class is an exploited class. Why is it that the workers who produce the products, the clothes, the steam locomotives, the table lamps, the printing press, are always poor and hard, while the capitalists who do not work make a lot of money, eat fat and fat? ”

"It's surplus value!"

"It's exploitation!"

Although there was some interest in playing tickets, the students still had a good grasp of the theoretical knowledge, Gastens chuckled and continued.

"Do you think the working class knows that they are being exploited?"

Gastens's question got the students thinking. They paused to discuss and think about themselves, and after a while, someone spoke.

"They know, right? The capitalists are so rich that they themselves can only earn a meager wage, is this obvious? ”

But they don't know why! They don't think it's fair, but they can't tell why! And the book of Master Havari is to solve this most critical problem! Only by letting the workers know why they are being exploited can they fight for their rights and interests with confidence! This time it was Karen Hasselhoff who spoke, and Gastens found that although the child did not talk much, he always got to the point when it came to theoretical knowledge.

"Makes sense," Daisy nodded, "but I think Gastens is trying to ask, do the working class know why they are being exploited?" To put it more bluntly, do they know this set of theories of Master Havari? ”

"This ......"

The students fell into contemplation again, but this time they had much less time to think.

"I think some of them know, but most don't!"

"The workers of the Neglo Republic probably know it well!"

"But our country doesn't know! His Majesty the Emperor won't let this kind of thing get out! ”

"It's not just His Majesty the Emperor, Your Excellency the Great Magister probably wouldn't want to see the workers strike!"

"Yes, yes! So the workers of our country don't even know why they're being exploited! ”

Gastens knew that ideas and sparks needed to collide, and he didn't interfere with the discussion of his classmates, but only began to speak after everyone had found the answer for themselves.

"Yes, that's what I think, we're just a few students, we can't even fight against the school, how can we fight against the police, the emperor and the archmage? But the working class is different, now the market economy is very developed, and the country cannot do without the working class. If they realize that they are being exploited, if we can say that the serf class joins in, then an absolutely powerful force will be formed, which cannot be resisted! At that time, there will be no serfs to farm, no workers to make things, and where will those nobles, those people who are on high come to eat and drink? ”

Gastens said with some excitement as he stood up and waved the manuscript paper in his hand, "At that point, everyone will have to face up to this force, they must make concessions and compromises, and give the working class better treatment, more equality!" ”

The classmates sat or stood and watched Gastens . Their eyes went from doubt to clarity, and even with a hint of adoration. Gastens sat back down and continued.

"The working class and the serf class are like people locked up in a burning house, asleep and unaware of their situation. And Master Havare's book is the bell that wakes them up! It's just that the clock is now hidden by some people who don't want to wake them up. We have the opportunity and the ability to ring this bell and wake up the working class! Go get them out of this burning house! That's what we're for! That's what we're doing here! ”

"Bang Bang Bang-"

Daisy was the first to applaud, looking at Gastens with a dazzling light in her eyes. The students stood up, applauded, and looked at Gastens together. Gastens smiled embarrassedly, and waited for everyone to calm down before unfolding the manuscript in his hand.

"This is the editor's note I wrote for our "Fluorite", please give me some advice."

Daisy cautiously took Gastens and opened it, revealing the eye-catching title.

"The First Bell Rings".