Chapter 31 Rules
There are many challenges to the work of the Central Special Branch, and the unity of internal opinions is only the most basic of the many tasks that must be accomplished.
In his letters to Lorraine, Dussaint repeatedly referred to the importance of "internal democracy". An organization should, of course, ensure that its internal members share the same views on certain important matters to the greatest extent possible. It is only when a broad consensus is maintained that an organization can maintain "unity" to the greatest extent possible without civil strife.
This "consensus" is a consequence of "internal democracy".
Probably because of the Chinese character in his bones, Dusander does not like to bring sharp contradictions directly to the table to quarrel and argue. He prefers to reach a consensus with others in private and then announce it in public – that is, on the table. That's how Dusand approached the problem himself, and that's what he suggested to Lorraine.
Of course, it is impossible for Lorraine, who is in charge of the entire Central Special Branch, to communicate with all the members of the Central Special Branch alone before this meeting. But it's not a problem to communicate with the head of each BFIPU in advance.
Although it is a bit troublesome to do, it is still an indispensable task - internal democracy is not about subordinating all members to the same idea, nor is it about finding a golden mean that everyone can accept among a million ideas. Internal democracy is to first form a unified understanding within the country through various methods. This "various methods" can be moved by emotion and reason, or it can be issued with new documents to study...... In short, it is a relatively "gentle" method.
Some, on the other hand, do not believe that conflicts of opinion can be resolved by gentle means. When the "opinion" is based on faith, the solution they can think of seems to be suddenly narrow and confined to one.
Elimination by force.
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Archbishop Gutiérrez is walking the streets of Albín. Since receiving Toussand's permission to "preach liberation theology in Upper Albin," he has never ridden in a car or steam carriage sent by Toussand.
For a bishop who believes that "God's mercy" should be returned to "man," any move that would turn himself and his people away is inappropriate. The clergy are the embodiment of God's mercy on earth, and if they are far away from the people, how can they spread God's mercy to those who are already living in suffering?
In this way, Archbishop Gutiérrez rejected the kindness of Dussand's car, and also refused the personal guard sent by Nusar Aika.
"I'm neither a public servant nor an agent of Aika." The archbishop, who had had been stained with the blood of many ordinary people, now looked particularly compassionate, "Your wages come from the taxes paid by the people, and such money should be used in a more appropriate place, not to protect the safety of me, a sinner." ”
Despite the Archbishop's refusal to be protected, Dussander eventually instructed Lady Tamara to arrange for the Archbishop to be accompanied by several guards who would follow the archbishop's covert actions.
Gutierrez himself did not deserve protection, but Dussart was counting on the theological expertise to bring more of the people of Newsar together with his theological ideas.
Dussandism can certainly be a very good ideology to use to unite people. But the main groups of users of this ideology are still relatively limited in Newsal. It is a very effective tool, but it is not the kind that everyone can accept.
Dussandism is essentially a materialist dialectical philosophical thought, coupled with the study of some primitive economic and political systems. Without the prefix of "dialectic", it can only end up in the dust of history like other short-lived materialisms. However, "dialectic" and the cognition of "truth" have given this dialectical materialism unprecedented vitality.
There is absolute truth in the world, but human beings are limited by the level of science and technology and cognitive ability, and can only get infinitely close to the absolute truth.
Therefore, when society changes, materialist dialectics can always understand that this does not mean that all previous cognitions are wrong, but that with the advancement of technology and cognitive ability, people are getting closer to absolute truth.
But not everyone has such an "understanding". Human beings are inert, and this inertia is expressed in many people as "unwillingness to renew their cognition". In adulthood, many people will hold on to their own worldview, outlook on life and values. Then brutally reject everything that does not conform to their own cognition.
Dialectical materialism is not for everyone, at least not for Nyusar, who is unemployed in prenatal education per capita. The unrealistic imposition of pushing everyone to accept dialectical materialism is typical of dogmatism and empiricism. The core concept of dialectical materialism is only one -- concrete analysis of specific problems.
According to this theory, Dussart can be very unkind to declare that any guy who claims to be "the strictest Dussanist" is not a Dussandist.
But no matter how funny Dussandian's sneer may be, he has a very skinny reality in front of him – that Dussandism, as an ideology, is too sophisticated for the vast majority of Neusar. They have no interest in whether the world is material or conscious, and they have difficulty understanding what is going on in a spiral or the universality of contradictions. This methodology is more suitable for those who have already received a considerable degree of education.
It only takes a little thinking for these people to see the striking rationality and forward-looking nature of Dussandism.
But in Newsar, the level of education is still far from adequate.
If Dussart had been given twenty or thirty years, perhaps more than half of the people in the whole of Newsart would have been able to spontaneously become Dussandist comrades, but he did not have that much time. An imperial attack could come at any moment, and Newsal is as weak as a newborn lamb in this dangerous universe.
For Newsal to develop rapidly, an ideology that can become the consensus of the vast majority of the population is essential. The prerequisite for nationalism is history, and education is still a must to understand history.
Therefore, the only one who can come in handy right now is Gutierrez.
In order to protect the archbishop, who is now most handy, Dussander really has some headaches. The value of the archbishop dictates that he needs to be protected, but the archbishop's actions make it necessary for him to be in close proximity to the population. This conflict in the middle is not only a headache for Dussand, but also for the other Aika agents.
Everyone said that according to the archbishop's way of doing things, it was probably a matter of time before something happened. But...... No one could have imagined that it was not the Eles who did it.
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Archbishop Gutiérrez celebrates daily mass in the Basilica of San Sal. Since the Holocaust, there have been very few people who have come to church for Mass. But after Archbishop Gutiérrez criticized the previous church behavior in public several times, and pointed the finger at the emperor like Dussand, the faithful began to enter the cathedral again to pray.
Although the flow of people is only about one-tenth of what it was before, it is still a valuable start.
The Mass is divided into three parts, the first part is the recitation of the holy scriptures, and the second part is the leading prayer of the faithful. There was nothing wrong with either part, but by the time of the third part, "Speeches by the Clergy," something went awry.
Archbishop Gutierrez was speaking on the stage about "God loves the world, but the royal family has stolen this fraternity", when several young men in black robes suddenly stood up in the audience. They shouted at the stage, accusing Gutierrez of being a damn heretic.
Such accusations and insults are not new. The archbishop walked around the street and met at least seven young priests who pointed at his nose and cursed. But this time there was something "different", one of them scolded hoarsely and emotionally, and he scolded angrily while shedding tears, "You damned heretic, repent, repent! ”
Such a commotion of course attracted the attention of the Eka agents who were lurking among the believers, who were seated in scattered locations and a little further away from the pulpit in order not to be recognized by the archbishop. No sooner had they gotten up to go over and invite the young priests out than the most agitated young man rushed towards Gutierrez.
Underneath his robes were two tubes of explosives for mining ore.
However, the young man still overestimated the burning time of the explosive fuse. He had already pulled the explosive tube in his chest before rushing towards Gutierrez. As soon as he ran two steps, the explosives exploded, blowing him and his companions to pieces.
The wooden chair was shattered by a massive blast wave, and then turned into fragments that increased its lethality. Numerous fragments flew in all directions, four of which hit Gutierrez.
Gutierrez, who had been seriously injured only half a year ago, could not lie down in time to avoid the attack, and by the time the Ekka agents, who had finally recovered, rushed forward, Archbishop Gutierrez had fallen on his back and unconscious.
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After learning that Gutierrez was seriously injured and unconscious, Dussander directly smashed half of his office.
Even in the process of smashing things to vent his anger, Dussander kept reminding himself that this was Nyusart, and there was no X-ray security scanner or anything like that. But it still didn't make him feel a hint of peace, on the contrary, the more Dussander thought about it, the more annoyed he became.
He didn't have much to do to strengthen Newsar, and he was lucky to find one Gutierrez. However, the archbishop was seriously injured by several unreasonable religious terrorists, a reality that was really difficult for Dussaint to accept.
"Fuck it, damn it, fuck it!" In his office, Dussander vented his emotions with the national insult he had given more than ten years ago, kicking the chair that had fallen apart and shouting, "Someone! ”
Brigadier General Philip, who was pretending to be deaf and dumb outside the door, immediately regained his hearing, and he straightened his neckline at the closed door, then knocked on the door three times, and reported in a very high tone, "I'm Philip, I'm in." ”
"The tank regiment and the three infantry battalions stationed in Albin were all dispatched to surround the seminary." Dussander said angrily, "All those in the seminary are not allowed to go out, and if anyone dares to trespass on the blockade, they will be shot on the spot!" ”
Philip refused Dussand's order without any hesitation, "If it's a military operation, I need Lieutenant General Horn's order to do this." ”
Dussaint suddenly stopped talking. He turned his head and stared at Philip like a tiger who chose to devour people.
Philip has seen many powerful politicians, as well as many marquis and even dukes. But it was the first time he had faced this kind of cold, angry look in his eyes, as if he was about to announce his death in the next second.
"I can't even command the army? Whose orders do your troops obey? Dussaint asked coldly and slowly, "You'd better use your brain before you speak." ”
"Your Excellency the Consul." Philip was sweating as if a tap had been turned on on his head, and he had begun to regret that he had been too active in standing at the door of Dussand, but he still bowed his head and said, "According to the order signed by you and the Council of Newsal, before any military deployment of Newsard, the commander should be jointly ordered by the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the People's Military Council, in this case, Lieutenant General Horn. If you order us to lock down one of the two remaining universities in Newsal, you should first order Lieutenant General Horn. ”
As if to show his loyalty, Philip quickened his voice and explained, "I can get the troops out first, assemble around the seminary, and move as soon as I get the official orders......"
Dussaint suddenly closed his eyes, and after a few seconds, Dussand, who opened his eyes again, looked much calmer.
"You're doing a great job." Dussaint picked up a crooked stool from the ground and tried to sit down, while a sweaty Philip quickly grabbed a stool from the door and handed it over.
After saying "thank you", Dussander sat down on his own, then ripped off the tie on his collar and rested for a few seconds before saying, "Act according to the rules, be disciplined, there is nothing wrong with you refusing my direct orders - it is the right thing to do." ”
"All you need to do is give orders to Lieutenant General Horn." Philip couldn't tell for a moment whether Dussart was angry or genuinely boasting about himself, so he proposed, "The KPA will not hesitate to carry out all your orders." ”
"The impact of openly besieging universities is too bad." Dussander shook his head, "Call Ms. Tamara in, and conduct at least one thorough review of the seminary to get those hopeless guys out." ”
Philip turned around and left the room, while Dussander lowered his head and rubbed his face vigorously with his hands.
He silently reminded himself that you are now the supreme ruler of more than 200 million people, and you can't do things with your own momentary anger - using the army is a very serious matter, you must think about the consequences first!
If even Dussander himself didn't care about the orders he had signed, he sent troops at will...... Could Horn or other high-ranking generals also treat the army as their own personal force and send it at will?
Although the rejection of the order still made Dussander feel a little uncomfortable, he still had to admit that Philip's reminder was very timely.
Just when Dussander was sullen, a somewhat familiar old man's voice suddenly came from the door, "Your Excellency the Great Consul, are you free now?" I have something I would like to talk to you about. ”
Dussaint turned his head to look at the door, and Benedict II looked at Dussand, shirtless, with his coat in his arms, surrounded by several nervous Aika agents.