Tomorrow's Ark, the journey of hardcore and ruthless people

Chapter 12 class!

"The armed force does not appear out of thin air, nor is it a national policy that is suddenly created after [-] days. It must be supported by the industrial system and even the entire society behind it."

Comand took a piece of chalk from the chalk box and weighed it in his hand.Scan the students in the classroom.Obviously, everyone has long been used to the inexplicable words popping out of his mouth.

The "cultural people" in the integration movement are all sitting here. They were all personnel who performed well in the armed workers' team when they went deep into the tundra. They are now political students in the army and outstanding performers in civil work.These people will be the backbone of future political workers and administration.

It may surprise many people, but the current overall consensus of the integration movement does include this: love of learning.

This may not be thought of by many people, but it really exists. Even though these guys still have the aura of "mud legs, nonsense, lice and feet soaked", they actually feel the lack of knowledge very deeply. The evil consequences of poverty are no less than material scarcity.Now that they have a chance, they suddenly absorb like sponges in the water.

For this class, the learning content includes current political hot spots, philosophical theories, cutting-edge science and technology, etc., but the most important ones are military theory and military technology.It was here that Tallulah systematically studied for the first time how to determine the direction of valleys, ridges, and rivers on a contour map, calculate slopes, and mark the situation between ourselves and the enemy on the map.

Now, Talula is still frowning, and Alina next to her is listening to her talk about Kelsey's problem.Patriot and Frost Star, who were military cadres, listened silently in the back row, with an old woman in between.

However, today's protagonists are not "plot characters".

Command cleared his throat, pressed his hands on the podium and said, "Students, we all know that the integration movement takes transforming Terra society as its mission.

"However, let's be clear. The current integration movement is 'supported' by the 113th Division of the People's Federation Extraterrestrial Corps. Most of the resources it obtains do not come from Terran society, but from the 113th Division. Although everyone We don’t feel that we are on a leash, but we can’t wait to rush to the northwest tundra and do something with the folks we met before.

"And the task of our class is to provide you with a complete political education, tell you 'how', and answer 'why' in the middle."

As Comand said, he had already written down several points one by one on the blackboard.

"The integration movement must follow the mass line, which I have said more than once; however, the masses are not born to follow us, and this I have said more than once.

"Yesterday we talked about how the basis of mass work is to allow the masses to obtain tangible and practical benefits, and discussed how to use these benefits to guide and mobilize the masses. Today, what we are going to talk about is how to work under the conditions of limited resources. We will quickly enable the people to obtain tangible and tangible benefits.”

Command and his scouts roamed the northwest tundra. In addition to collecting populations, they also had the task of conducting field surveys.Scouts from the People's Federation, the Social History Research Section of the 113th Division, and local comrades in the northwest tundra spent countless amounts of saliva, coffee, and paper before the rural policy draft of the integration movement began to take shape.

The current biggest feature of the Integration Movement is, of course, that it is tightly holding on to the golden fingers of the extraterrestrial corps...no, golden thighs...not right either, it can only be said to be a load-bearing column made of pure gold.Except for manpower, all resources are quite abundant.Therefore, the current rural grassroots system under consideration has a basic principle: to absorb as many farmers as possible.

Northwest tundra, but not Siberia; nor the North China Plain or the Loess Plateau.Just like the Ursus Empire is very similar but not Tsarist Russia, and has nothing to do with semi-colonial and semi-feudal countries; "this land" is not the earth either.

The current rural situation on the northwest tundra is a small-scale village commune where "everyone is equally poor".Tsarist Russia also had village communities.However, the village communities in the northwest tundra cannot be equated with those in Tsarist Russia.

Tsarist Russian village communities were generally established after the abolition of serfdom in Russian countryside from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.Livestock, agricultural implements, houses, and products are privately owned, but the land is controlled by the village community, and the land is redistributed among peasant households on a regular basis.Landlords are the “protectors” of the village community, responsible for supervising and maintaining order and security within their land, and have the right to replace the village head or other public officials, and have the right to propose to the village community to expel farmers until they are expelled from the village community.Without the permission of the landlord, the village community shall not change the form of crop rotation and reclaim vacant land.

——The village community in Tsarist Russia was a grassroots social production and administrative unit formed by the state through legal and administrative means after the serfdom reform.There are a large number of remnants of serfdom.

The Ursus Empire basically has no control over the northwest tundra, and only the picket team coming to scrape the land is not effective jurisdiction.The village community here is only formed by the farmers in the northwest tundra to help each other and ensure their survival under the harsh living and production environment.

——The villages in the northwestern tundra were only formed due to the huge pressure of survival. The advanced ones are small-scale peasant economies, while the backward ones are barely separated from the original public ownership, and have not yet "evolved" to the more advanced serfdom in other parts of Ursas system……

But on the other hand, as long as the problem of survival security can be solved, the absorption of population in the northwest tundra will generally not encounter too much resistance.

The expected work method of the integration movement is to organize the villages with the most serious survival crisis to gather together.A large market town will have 200 to 300 households. With the extremely high level of agricultural development and strong productivity of the People's Federation, it is not difficult for farmers in Bingcun Jitun to live a decent life.At the same time, an integration movement task force will be dispatched in the market town to establish a political institution, organize a militia, and at the same time station a regular army ranging from a platoon to a company.

In addition to residential areas, the market town will become a fortress, a stronghold for the integration movement to radiate its influence to the northwest tundra.Observe and report the enemy's situation, store food and ammunition, select locations for troops to camp, and store weapons and ammunition.

There is no need to be secretive, this is the idea of ​​​​the locust army establishing group tribalism in the Northeast and the US military establishing strategic villages in Annan.Although the locust army succeeded in suppressing the resistance, it caused a large number of farmers to die and flee, and they forever lost the support of the people.The US military's strategic villages in South Vietnam also gained notoriety and were not effective.

Regardless of the military effects, their actions will cause extremely acute conflicts over people's livelihood, because farmers are forced to leave their land, and the strategic villages themselves do not have enough production and living materials to provide them.When farmers lose their livelihood and live in poverty, can they not choose to flee or even rebel?

But the situation in the northwest tundra is completely different - the harsh living environment has reduced the psychological expectations of tundra farmers to "just survive", and they also have the great advantage of a vast land and sparsely populated areas.At the same time, the Integrated Movement regime also has the 113th Division, a cheating device that can directly modify the game code level.

For example, the 113th Division of the People's Federation's Foreign Army Corps used synthetic grain factories and automated high-efficiency planting factories to provide sufficient feed grains and staple grains, which made it almost unnecessary for the integration movement to take anything away from farmers.

You must know that in the Russian Civil War, one of the important reasons why the Bolsheviks implemented such an extreme policy of collecting surplus food was that in the face of huge military pressure, a huge army was needed, and at the same time, vital cities and factories had to be supplied. It is bound to face a heavy food shortage.

The integration movement not only does not need to collect grain, but also releases grain.This is not a publicity show, but the food production capacity of the 113th Division can indeed easily feed the population of the entire northwest tundra.Another example is the agricultural machinery team, agricultural technicians, chemical fertilizers and agricultural tools from the People's Federation to assist the market town to open up wasteland, improve production and build water conservancy.Like free tents and subsidized modular quick-build houses... With sufficient resources, the integration movement of choosing the silver bullet offensive hardly caused any dissatisfaction, and reconfigured the distribution of settlements in the entire northwest tundra according to their own needs. It also turned the population here into citizens of the base area under its own rule.

After the harvest, due to the increase in output, farmers will have surplus grain for sale in addition to next year's grain preparation. This grain will be purchased by the market towns and then enter the circulation system of the integration movement regime.When farmers have extra money, they usually save it to fight risks.However, market towns can provide livestock and even farm machinery, issue low-interest and interest-free loans, and organize mutual aid groups to help sick farmers produce.

As a result, farmers' desire to save money for emergencies is greatly reduced, and the purchasing power converted from this money is greatly improved.At this time, the supply and marketing cooperatives established in the market towns showed their value. The farmers consumed the products, and the surplus money in their hands entered the economic circulation of the integration movement itself.

An effective cycle is thus formed.

"In general, compared with the military and administrative organizations that are out of production, economic work can achieve considerable benefits with less investment. We can make the lives of the local people significantly better, win people's hearts, and incorporate the population into Under our effective jurisdiction. Of course, this is only a part of the entire economic system. The factory of the 113th Division of the People’s Federation of Extraterrestrial Corps cannot always be interfered with by products such as steel hoes. The integration movement faces the rapidly expanding market, and it must be done as soon as possible. Organizing local factories, building your own industrial worker groups. That's for the next class."

Someone raised his hand: "I have a question."

Comand nodded: "Speak, dear Vladimir Ilyich."

The middle-aged man was the son of a minor civil servant, but he published a lot of radical affirmative and revolutionary speeches in the newspaper, and was sentenced to exile by the Ursus Empire government; The beautiful and charming educated girl even has her hairline moved because of obtaining a lawyer's license and preparing for graduation exams in prison.But he insisted on becoming the central executive member of the integration movement in the election.

This person said: "Even so, what does this have to do with the 113th Division of the People's Federation of Extraterrestrial Corps? Since the Extraterrestrial Corps believes that population is the most precious resource, why not bring as much of the population as possible under its jurisdiction as soon as possible Woolen cloth?"

Command smiled, as always, it was a subtle smile when he saw Ulyanov, which made everyone feel strange.

"Comrade Ulyanov." Command put away his sudden digression and answered seriously, "Population is the most important resource, but this does not mean that all kinds of people are meaningful.

"The social operation of the People's Federation is a high degree of division of labor. The requirements for people at different levels and in different industries are different, complex and difficult. Whether it is the people living in serfdom, primitive villages or mobile cities, their quality is not enough. To become the citizens that the People's Federation needs.

"In addition to assisting us in promoting the modernization of Terra, the political power led by the integration movement can also organize, mobilize, and change people. Transforming people themselves is one of the most important aspects of social change. This issue, in This is intuitively reflected in the current environment: transformation has not yet reached the stage of cultural level and professional skills. What is needed now is to win people to agree with our views and stand on our side.

"When foreign hands complete revolutionary acts against the oppressors and then distribute the results, the masses themselves basically do not directly participate in revolutionary acts, and cannot cultivate a real revolutionary consciousness to overthrow the exploiting classes. Under the influence of orthodoxy and other old ideas, I sympathized with them.

“Unless the awakened people themselves, under the guidance of the vanguard, use their own votes to decide disputes over the merger of villages and settlements, take up arms to fight the enemy, and personally participate in the public trials of pickets and tax collectors, this cannot be accomplished ideologically. Real change.”

Ulyanov looked at Comand with meaningful eyes, and then nodded.

At this time, the last central executive member of the integration movement raised his hand and asked a question.

He is a political student in the army, and he is also a melancholic handsome guy who can write poetry—but he is relatively short.This all-god-defying divinity graduate of a shoemaker's family was arrested for bank robbery (in the center of the city, on the same square as the city hall and garrison headquarters!) in order to finance a revolutionary organization of paralegals. exile; forced to organize a riot of infected slave labor in the Ursus military-run mine.He raised his hand: "Okay, Comrade General Political Commissar, we have tried our best to imagine the blueprint of Terra drawn by the People's Federation. All of this is very beautiful. But the problem is that you seem to want to not afford so much responsibility?"

Command still smiled: "Good question, Joseph Vissarionovich. I would like to ask you, Comrade Djugashvili, are you so eager to find a father? You want us to interfere, we But he never wants to go in by himself.”

The whole place was silent.

Comand leaned forward to support the podium with both hands, and scanned the audience: "In the history we have recorded, there are two big countries that have dominated the entire era. One of them seems to have a special talent when choosing followers in various countries. , can always pick the most reactionary, the most backward, and the most antagonistic group in that country. Although the military technology and armed forces of this country are world-class, the armed forces of small countries often fall into political isolation and become Clown-like existence.

"Another country... foreign aid is not considered an economic account at all, only a political account. It is like throwing away money after taking resource dividends and having no idea how to spend it. It does not pay attention to changing the economic structure of the recipient country, but only pays attention to changing the economic structure of the recipient country. Blood transfusion does not produce blood; the recipients cannot stand on their own feet and can only continue to ask for assistance, and this country does not dare to cut off the aid, because once it is cut off, the recipient country will fall directly to the previous country.

"With such lessons learned, we understand one thing: society needs to organize production, and if social reform fails to establish another effective cycle system for organizing production, it will fail.

"If social reform forcibly grants new production relations and living standards that exceed natural resources and productivity, then how can we make up for the huge gap between high consumption and low output in social operations? Anyway, our 113th Division of the Foreign Corps can't afford it. No matter how big we are, we are only civilizations developed in the natural environment. We have not yet reached the point of arrogance when we bleed to nature. However, to be honest, the prosperity of the northwestern tundra base area can simultaneously achieve high consumption and The only reason for the high accumulation is us. Because the 113th division is constantly investing here.

Comand raised his voice: "We never hide anything. We told you clearly from the very beginning: It's okay to talk about feelings at other times, but don't talk about feelings when talking about money. It hurts money. We have given you a lot of things, such as High-quality products, outstanding knowledge and talents, mutually acceptable quotations and secure financing channels. You will have to pay back these things in the future, but this will not be until you have a sustainable development of hematopoietic ability with our help—— We hope to reach a mutually acceptable result between the overall development of the recipient and our own long-term profitability.

"Equality and mutual benefit, win-win cooperation, sounds absurd. But this is after we have the force and superior productivity that can guarantee our own security, and we have given up short-term high-intensity squeezing for longer-term interests. This is not our morality, but It is we who think that this is practical pragmatism—the purest pragmatism is not practical, just like idealism that is not combined with reality can only be used for thinking.

"Don't be too grateful to us, we are just doing business; however, we do not engage in robbery, we are only doing business. We will not treat you as our own, nor do we expect you to treat us as your own. We will not ask for You bear the responsibilities of "ourselves"; but we can first be friendly strangers, cooperate with each other based on interests and morality, slowly become friends and build trust through win-win successes, and finally become ourselves. human step."

Comand nodded to the audience full of different expressions: "That's it."

At this time, Talula suddenly asked directly without raising her hand: "Comrade General Political Commissar, why are you telling us this? Isn't the duty of the students in our class to be responsible for inspiring the soldiers on the front line and responsible for administrative work in the villages and towns? We just need to know How to conduct political mobilization for the soldiers, and how to be a good village clerk?"

Command smiled and shook his head: "Comrade Tallulah, I want to create a new world, and I want more people to choose to join the ranks of building a new world. What we need most is to choose to agree with the way of life we ​​describe after calm thinking. and mindset people.

"People are the most precious resource, do you understand? This certainly applies to everyone. My expectation for you is that all of you here will go to a strange place alone in the future. After one year, you can make that place full of people." A supporter of the integration movement.”

There was a murmur among the students, and someone asked: "Is this possible?"

"We have achieved more 'impossibles'." Comand replied, "Remember, knowledge is power, and you must use it well. Well, this is the end of today's class. Let me say one more thing by the way, comrades, someone There are unexpected problems and headaches in my work. I want to say that the problems that arise in practice can only be solved reasonably by the grassroots organizations that face the problems and discuss with the masses in practice. Without local grassroots organizations from the township, it is difficult to solve The real problem of local characteristics - so there is your integration movement.

"Only when the arduous, complicated, and difficult work of suppressing bandits and people's livelihood can be done well at the lowest level, and it seems that there is no major achievement, can the integration movement take root in the jurisdiction and have real vitality."

People from the northwest tundra, from the city, and from outside were all silent, looking thoughtful.

PS1:

I recently saw an impressive Soviet joke-style black humor:

"After we leave, they will build schools and hospitals for you, and raise your wages. This is not because of their conscience, nor because they have become good people, but because we have been here."

"Thank you, can you go now?"

Really worth pondering.

PS2:

The rose buds are already blooming

touching the violet flower

Lily wakes up from dream

Nodding and smiling in the breeze

skylark soaring in the clouds

Chirping and singing

And the joyful nightingale

is singing in a low voice

— Believe it or not, it was written by a young Stalin...

PS3: It's hopeless to test the waters this week.I wondered if the beginning of this book is not much better than the old book, and these days it’s 5k+ every day, why are the clicks and the number of words almost the same...

Chapter 13 Suddenly

"From the thousand poor peasants, homeless and guerrillas we gathered from the tundra with great painstaking efforts; today we lead hundreds of villages and towns, covering almost the entire population of the Northwest tundra, and eradicating all Usa The Sri Lankan government forces and most of the gangs. The integration movement has made some achievements and has also tempered itself.”

Kelsey listened to Comand's eloquent talk, and followed the Central Executive Committee members of the integration movement into the cafeteria.

Although the name sounds very loud, but considering the area and population managed by the five members of the Central Executive Committee, it can only be said that this is a county leadership team—not to mention the top [-] counties, even a county-level city is not enough, it is more like a poor It is suitable for difficult places where there are many people.

"With advanced mining and smelting technology, we have officially handed over more source stones to the Ursas Empire government in the name of the Ursas military-administered mine than in the past when this place was really under the control of the empire, so the strangeness here is Ignored by the Ursus Empire."

With advanced agricultural technology, the Northwest Tundra Base Area quickly became self-sufficient in staple food on the barren Northwest Tundra.We grow red wheat and sugar beets on the open farmland in the leeward valleys and sunny slopes of the hills, grow various new vegetables from the People's Federation in greenhouses and greenhouses, and grow mushrooms in the cellar.So we have the dishes that are pretty good now: the cooks calmly use big spoons to pour mashed potatoes, brown bread, potato stewed beef, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, green vegetables and tofu into the stainless steel plates, and ladle borscht into the soup bowls. Soup.

Comand continued to say without turning his head: "Of course, we don't expect this situation to continue, because no matter how internal conflicts, corruption, and power struggles the nobles, military leaders, and bureaucrats of the Ursus Empire, they also know that they are Everything depends on this militaristic empire. Therefore, the most important thing is to build yourself well..."

Tallulah silently poked Commander on the shoulder. The general political commissar turned around and saw Kelsey already holding a plate and eating.

"... Serve." Commander waved his hand with a dark face.

Afterwards, the central executive committee members who were sitting on the table watched with interest as Kelsey swept away everything on the dinner plate in an elegant yet fast manner.

"Your Excellency has the least objection to our side should be the level of food." Comand shook his head slightly.

Kelsey gracefully wiped her mouth with a handkerchief: "Sorry, I made you laugh. Kazdel's agricultural level is really... hard to describe."

"However, the Integrated Movement is an organization that is remarkable in terms of theoretical level, organizational construction, and rules and regulations. No matter how high your vision is, you won't even refuse to give such an evaluation, right?" Commander continued. .

"You can turn your self-esteem up a bit, I don't think it's boasting."

Command nodded: "Very good. I have to say one more thing. Comrade Tallulah once responded to this point. You seem to think there is something wrong with our busy behavior in the village?"

"No, it's hard to get support if you don't do this... It's just that you have invested too much resources in this kind of thing. I personally doubt that you can't get what you deserve." Kelsey replied.