bullyxtreme Chapter 160 The problem of the small bourgeoisie (please subscribe~)
Chapter 160 The problem of the small bourgeoisie (please subscribe~)
Chapter 160 The problem of the small bourgeoisie (please subscribe~)
The problem Li Wei discovered this time, to put it mildly, is a legal issue of whether these small shopkeepers and workshop owners should be arrested and sentenced.
On a larger scale, it is a policy issue of how leaders should treat small property owners in Zaan.
Going deeper, this can also be a question of whether or not private individuals are allowed to exist in the leader's base in the future.
These young, passionate and ideal cadres all believe that leaders can build Jannaism in Zaun in one step.
Therefore, the small property owners who represent private benzene should not continue to exist at all.
Even if these people may just open a small family workshop and a small shop, there are not many hired workers.They are still the enemy of the leaders.
"But at this stage, are the small property owners really the enemy?"
Li Wei started with this topic and started a discussion with everyone.
Because there are no farmers in Zaan, small property owners in Zaan probably refer to those small shopkeepers, small workshop owners, and small intellectuals, including skilled workers, alchemists, mechanical engineers, etc.
"And these small property owners can be roughly divided into three categories."
"The first category is those with surplus money, that is, through labor, production and management, in addition to self-sufficiency, they can still have a lot of surplus money."
There is money, and there is still money left over that can be used for investment, financial management, expanded reproduction, and the hope of making a fortune.
Such people naturally do not want to change the status quo.
Their economic status is close to that of the bourgeoisie, and they tend to stay on the sidelines and doubt the struggle of the leader; but they are not really the big bourgeoisie, and they will not hold too deep hostility towards the leader.
"People in this category are neither friends nor enemies."
"If we are hostile to them, they will be the enemy. If we try to win, they can be helpful."
It is not appropriate to say that Singed is such a person.
He has no hostility but no goodwill towards the leader, as long as the leader is willing to show kindness, he is willing to cooperate.
Most of the citizens of Piltover are also like this.They're not friends yet, but they can strive for it.
"And the second type of people are those who can be self-sufficient financially but don't have much money left."
These people also want to make a fortune with peace of mind, but objective conditions prevent them from making a fortune at all.
Life is better for them than most Zaunites, but there is no hope of getting better.
And the alchemy baron's oppression of the Zaun people can also be clearly reflected in these people.
Therefore, even though they dare not take part in sports rashly because of "a little wealth is easy", they still naturally have a good impression of leaders.
"These people can be friends."
Zeli's parents are almost this kind of people.
Although the Zac family is in a special situation, it can also be regarded as this type.
"There is also the last category, that is, people who used to live fairly well, but whose living standards have been declining."
Not to mention this kind of people.
What they are facing is economic deterioration, and even class decline, and of course they want to change the status quo urgently.
"They're definitely going to be friends."
Chuck, who was sold to the factory because of his mother's injury, can be regarded as this kind of person even though the situation is a bit extreme.
With these circumstances clarified, the answer is obvious:
"To engage in struggle is to make many friends and few enemies.
"For now, most of the small property owners can win, and they can all be friends of our Leaders Association."
"And everyone is also very clear that our publicity work to the local residents of Piltover has gradually opened up in the past few months - after learning and understanding, these small property owners are generally willing to stand on the side of the leaders .”
"However, if we now resort to brutal property deprivation, or even brutal physical destruction, of small property owners, we are destroying ourselves and pushing our potential friends towards our enemies."
Li Wei's long-winded explanation made many cadres think deeply.
But some people still questioned: "President Li Wei, I understand what you mean."
"But our ultimate goal is not to realize a Datong society, isn't it to eliminate private property? If we continue to allow these small business owners to exist, then"
His questions are very pointed.
Because the belief theory of the leaders encourages everyone to fight for the truth, and these leaders are all true believers.
So when there is a disagreement on the understanding of the truth, even if Li Wei is a respected chairman, they will not hide their true thoughts.
"You asked a good question." Li Wei was not afraid of debate.
This is exactly what he wants to make clear to everyone next, the next economic policy issue of the Leaders Association:
"After our base area is established, the first task is to deprive the bourgeoisie of the means of production, and through nationalization, transfer all means of production and circulation to the proletarian base area, the largest organization of the working class."
"There's nothing wrong with that."
"But it should be noted that what is meant here is not the expropriation of small-scale production, nor the expropriation of small handicrafts, but the deprivation of the means of production of the big bourgeoisie, bringing large-scale production into a new track, and stopping it in a new way."
To put it simply, it is to kill only big households like Takeda Saito, and not to eat small households that do small businesses.
One is to conduct a united front against the small property owners.
The second is that Li Wei doesn't want to, and also thinks that those small owners should not be bullied.
They just opened a small shop, a small tailor's shop, a small blacksmith's shop, or even just set up a small stall. They did their business according to their duties and did not commit any crimes.
The leader can only deprive these people of their property out of Janna's theoretical justice, not moral justice.
Killing the Alchemy Baron and his hawks and lackeys is naturally very satisfying.
However, the news of violence against a group of small business owners who have done nothing wrong is not good.
"We cannot ruin the reputation of the Leaders Association."
Yes, fame.Li Wei is very concerned about this.
Because there are indeed gods in Runeterra, the most valuable possession of the leader is the reputation of the goddess Janna.
With a good reputation, faith spreads quickly, and more people are willing to accept it, and Goddess Janna becomes stronger.
And the leader has been able to develop so rapidly recently because Goddess Janna is a kind god who has a strong mass base in Shuangcheng and is regarded as a guardian by people.
"The enemy is already trying to smear us."
"If we apply the same terror to the enemies of the big bourgeoisie against the large number of small proprietors and property owners in the Twin Cities, it may deal a devastating blow to our reputation."
These are all secondary.
The real problem is:
"Third, we are too short of grassroots cadres with firm beliefs and reliable capabilities."
"If we are in a hurry to wipe out the small owners now, will we have the ability to reorganize these scattered small productions?"
It's very simple.
Even though the small restaurants were confiscated, the people of Zaun still needed to eat.
The tailor shop was confiscated, and the people of Zaun still have the need to buy clothes.
These small industries have been confiscated. In order to meet the demand, the Leaders Association has to find a way to nationalize and reorganize these small industries.
If there is one less small store, the leader will have to open one more state-owned store.
So, here comes the problem.
Does the leader now have so many grassroots cadres?
"This requires not only a large number of grassroots cadres, but also grassroots cadres with firm beliefs and reliable capabilities."
When a state-owned store is handed over to a cadre, what he is given is not only responsibility, but also power.
If the person who holds this power does not have strong beliefs and lacks quality, then he uses this power to cause damage to the masses, which may be more serious than the profit and exploitation demanded by private stores.
This problem is difficult to solve on Earth.
But there is hope in Runeterra.
Because of the purity of Janna believers, there will always be the absolutely impartial and selfless goddess Janna to supervise.
Since there is such an ideal solution, why rush for a while?
If we are in a hurry to eliminate the small property owners without being able to organize a reliable small production system, it will only bring about chaos.
"In short, if we can do our best, we must be sure before we can do it."
"I've always said that we can't take too big a step, because it's easy to cause trouble if we take too big a step."
"So, until the Association of Leaders has a firm foothold in Runeterra, Janna's ideas are widely disseminated, and a sufficiently reliable grassroots cadre team is cultivated—we must allow the existence of these small bourgeoisie."
(End of this chapter)