Chapter 20: Awakened "Justice" (II)
"Shh~"
Greenlight made a gesture of "silence", and the probe added the characteristics of "secrecy" to this laboratory - this extraordinary ability of only 4 characters in the sequence could not hide Greenlight's real enemy, but the target he was guarding against was not George III, he had no reason to pay attention to this, he just didn't want to be exposed to the spirit world.
"It's more helpless." Greenlight replied with a wry smile.
"So you've really made your decision?"
"What?"
Audrey's turquoise eyes stared at Greenlet, asking him a little confused.
"I'm referring to your title, the Mariano family's wealth, honor, and...... Loyalty, do you really want to ignore them and throw yourself into the enemy country of Rune with nothing? ”
Greenlight was dumbfounded, shook his head and smiled:
"In my opinion, these things are meaningless."
"Because your life's pursuit is to be a high-ranking extraordinary?" In Audrey's mind, there are still a few friends' longing for the mysterious world, but at that time, Greenlet was not the one who yearned for the mysterious world the most.
Greenlight nodded, then shook her head again:
This is true for a small part of the reasons, but for the better reason:
"I know exactly what a better political system is and how to make ordinary people happier...... And this happens to overlap with my personal pursuits to a certain extent, and I have no reason to refuse. By contrast, Audrey, what you are talking about is so insignificant in comparison to my personal pursuits, or to what is right, to what is truly moral. ”
Audrey nodded as if she didn't understand:
"When you say 'more correct things', do you mean the liberation of the colonial areas of the Southern Continent? …… I've read some of your core essays. ”
"At the same time, the exploitation of ordinary people by asset owners is reduced to a certain extent."
Greenlight nodded with a smile and added, he originally wanted to say "complete elimination", but felt that this was too idealistic to be achieved for the time being, so he only described the stage goal.
"It's unimaginable."
Audrey's delicate features were full of obvious doubts, but she was very calm, not ashamed of her ignorance, and she humbly asked:
"That's exactly what I can't understand...... To be honest, after reading the corresponding information, I actually agree with your resistance to the suffering of the aborigines of the colonies. However, the word 'class oppression' ...... According to your description, Dad, and yourself, seem to be targets to be targeted? ”
Greenlight nodded, not retorting. Audrey continued, "The same is true of the factory owners, all the nobles?" Greenlight still just nodded. But what's wrong with them? Their assets, factories, and fiefs often come from gifts from their fathers, not from the 'exploitation' of ordinary people, as you say. ”
Greenlet laughed, and Audrey's knowledge of the circulation of wealth reminded him of an interesting conversation, so he asked, "And where did their father's estate come from?" ”
"Earlier ancestors, of course." Audrey didn't think twice. Greenlight was noncommittal, and continued to ask: "What about going back even further?" Audrey frowned, and after a while, she replied hesitantly, "Most of them were obtained from the Augustan family through military exploits when Rune was founded. ”
"Good!" Greenlight nodded approvingly: "Then you should know that the land in Augustus' hands was actually snatched by destroying the Trenthorst Empire...... What we are doing now is the same thing, the difference is that when we grab it, we will take it back to the state and not give it to individuals, who will only have the 'right to use', not 'ownership'. ”
"I don't think it's 'more just and right' to start a war and grab land...... And you seem to have strayed from the word 'exploitation'. Audrey grew more and more confused.
Greenlight smiled and pressed her hand, signaling Audrey to calm down, and then elaborated:
"The two are closely linked, and if only a part of the individuals own real estate, factories, and assets, then they are what I call the people who own the 'means of production', and the others are the 'proletarians'."
Audrey nodded, which did not exceed her understanding of the essays, and only heard Greenlet continue:
"Then, after that, can the people who have mastered the 'means of production' be hired to work for the 'proletarians' by way of employment? Just like Rune now.
"Moreover, the 'means of production' are in their hands, and the proletarians are subject to them, and it is difficult for them to survive without yielding to them, so it is up to them to decide how to distribute the goods produced by the labor of the 'proletarians' - that is, the bourgeoisie does not need labor, but in turn can control the products of labor...... And human greed has no bottom line, which leads to the holders of assets who will always hire the proletarians at the least cost, the cost of merely making them barely survive, and even if there are two or more proletarians who are struggling to survive and are about to starve to death, they can further reduce this price...... Now, do you still think it's fair and reasonable? ”
Audrey was dumbfounded, but she couldn't refute it, so she had to argue:
"Most asset owners aren't as evil as you say, are they?"
"It is true that capital is born evil, but capitalists are not necessarily, capitalists are human beings, and people are in a variety of ways. But this is related to the social environment and personal morality, and it is not controllable and cannot be expected...... There are always some less virtuous capitalists, and once there is social turmoil, it is conceivable that the moral standards of most capitalists will decline in order to ensure that they have priority in life...... The 'public ownership' we pursue can solve this problem to a certain extent, and can be regulated and controlled by the state as the main body, which is conducive to ensuring the survival of the people at the bottom." ”
After a pause, Greenlight glanced at Audrey, who was still innocent, and stopped talking.
"What do you want to say?"
Audrey, the new "hypnotist" in Sequence 6, easily read his thoughts, so she asked.
"Hehe, it's nothing, I just want to tell you, Audrey, just from the text, you probably can't really understand the suffering of the people at the bottom, and you think of many capitalists too kindly...... I guess you can easily take advantage of that 'Dream Walker' trait, right? Why don't you try to visit the East End? ”
Don't blame me for being cruel, this is the most real world.
This is a process that Audrey as an "audience" must go through, innocence is a precious thing, and the preciousness is precious, but kindness is not.
Audrey nodded thoughtfully.
"I think I need to confirm what you said...... In fact, I am looking for you in the name of 'justice' this time to join you and contribute to the 'anti-colonial oppression'. ”
"Huh?"
Greenlight was stunned for a moment, but Audrey explained very seriously:
"I didn't understand it before, and I really thought that it was an honor to conquer the natives of the Southern Continent, and I didn't see them as living people like me at all...... It wasn't until I read your arguments and read other sources to corroborate them that I realized that the essence of 'colonization' was actually 'plunder', that I learned about their suffering, and that although the human race was different, they were all flesh-and-blood human beings just like us. ”
I see......
Greenlet nodded secretly, Audrey was originally very kind, as long as she understood, then sympathy for the plight of the aborigines of the colony was inevitable, but it was a pity...... He shook his head:
"I'm sorry, I don't agree."
"Why? Do you think I'm useless? Her words were tingling, not without agitation.
Greenlight was unmoved:
"First, war is never a joke, I can't take you down this path, then I'm sorry Uncle Hall took pictures of me. Second, I still say the same thing, Audrey, you have never seen the dark side of this world, and you are far from really knowing it. In other words, although Audrey is indeed very smart, her thinking and ideas are still very immature.
Audrey stared at Greenlight tightly, pouting very impolitely, like a child angry with her parents.
"But I really think it's the most meaningful thing I know and the most I want to do."
In this regard, Greenlight nodded her head in approval, but remained unmoved, and stalemate for a few minutes, seeing that Greenlight was determined not to help herself, Audrey had no choice, so she had to put down this idea for the time being, and turned to talk about other things.
Greenlight breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't expect that the suggestion she had just made Audrey have given Audrey a way to grow quickly, although this process is not destined to be very comfortable.
The right path is there, and it is probably a fate that Audrey cannot refuse.
Because of her kindness at heart, this "righteous" lady has compassion and sympathy for ordinary people that Greenlight is far from matching.
(End of chapter)