Chapter 1240: Will He Be the Führer?
Among the leaders of the Republic of Poland and the International Workingmen's Association, the most idle, and the most disappointed, is definitely Mikhail Brown, the current Vice-President of the Republic and Vice-President of the International Workingmen's Association. Bakunin. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 infoThe greatest credit for the establishment of the Republic of Poland was definitely Bakunin, which is why he was able to serve as the vice president of Poland as a Russian. However, the ruling Polish Red Party did not feel comfortable with him, a rebel, running the country, but listened to Marx's suggestion and invited Engels from China to be the Minister of Economy and President of the National Agricultural Cooperatives -- a position that was almost the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland!
At that time, Bakunin really wanted to sit in this position himself, and he also had in his head a whole set of plans for the development of Polish industry...... It's definitely not Engels who is doing this now, relying on farming to produce butter or something, when will Poland have the strength to support Russia? Now Russia's reform of abolishing serfdom has achieved some success, the domestic contradictions have eased somewhat, and the seizure of Constantinople has nominally restored the Eastern Roman Empire, leaving a part of the Russian people intoxicated with illusory power. This allowed the already precarious tsarist rule to settle down again - Russia had missed a perfect opportunity! When will Russia become a prosperous socialist country, like Poland today?
By this time the carriage had entered Polish land, a flat field that looked like a tabletop. The fields were divided into boxy patches of 10 to 15 acres each, which belonged to a Polish peasant family and was distributed according to the population, very evenly. The Polish Agricultural Cooperatives also provided low-interest loans to farmers who had been allocated land to help them buy farm tools, seeds and horses. There was even a contract for the purchase of agricultural products to guide the farmers in the crops they grow - now Engels wanted to make the Polish Agricultural Cooperative the largest supplier of dairy products (margarine, natural butter, cheese, condensed milk, yogurt, toffee, etc.) in Europe, so oil and fodder crops would be the focus of the farmers' cultivation. Starting next year, some family farms will be converted to pastures...... In short, everything is developing so well that it will not take a few years for Engels to make all 5 million Poles rich.
Bakunin looked at the Polish village in the distance with smoke rising from it, but he thought of Russia, which was still under the tyrannical rule of the Tsar. That's the real vast and rich land! Not only is there fertile farmland, but it is also rich in resources, and the situation is quite open, and the land is vast and people-oriented, and once it is built, it will be the most powerful country in the world. But now, because of the Tsar's incompetence, he has been reduced to the point of being bullied by the barbaric yellow race. It's a shame to think about!
He sighed, took his mind back from his homeland, leaned on the back of the carriage seat, looked at the three Americans in front of him, and said with a smile: "We will soon arrive in Warsaw, Poland is a very small country, although it is doing well, but it is a small country after all, and it cannot be compared with the United States and Russia." He shrugged his shoulders and showed a helpless look, "It's a pity that socialism first triumphed in such a small country, and all Poland can do now is to let the world see a development model that is different from capitalism." Hopefully, after learning about this model, you can find a way to save the United States. ”
"Can Socialism Solve America's Heavy Foreign Debt?" Henry. Bush was the first to ask.
Bakunin shook his head and asked, "But why does the United States want to repay those unfair debts?" Could it be that Britain will send an army to occupy the United States because the United States refuses to repay its debts? As I remember, the Federation still has more than 1 million troops! ”
"However, if the United States defaults on its debts, Britain may cut off the United States' foreign trade, so that the United States will not be able to obtain enough gold and silver to stabilize the currency." Henry. Bush said what he had wholesaled from American newspapers. It turns out that the people of the United States of America have also seriously considered the possibility of defaulting on their debts......
"Poland also doesn't have much gold and silver, and the zloty (Polish currency) is not strong?" Bakunin smiled, "Actually, zloty is not exchanged for currency, cannot be exchanged for gold and silver. But the state has in its hands the food necessary for the inhabitants of the cities, it controls the state's finances to prohibit all speculation in currency, and it controls imports and exports. The industrial products that are most needed by the country and the people can be purchased through the export of grain...... In this way, the peasants and townspeople were able to buy the necessary things in the shops with the zloty, and the zloty continued to be strong without the support of gold and silver reserves. According to Mr. Engels, the basis of money is production, not gold and silver, and the monetary system prepared for gold and silver is bound to collapse in the coming decades. ”
Engels' view is very remarkable. Because he has been at the top level of Daming's economic management for a long time, he has first-hand information. Of course, we can see the contradiction between rapid productivity growth and slow growth in the supply of gold and silver...... Although through the operation of central banks, countries have magnified their gold and silver reserves several times. However, in the long run, if we insist on pegging money supply to gold and silver, then the contradiction between overproduction and underinflation in the international arena will still exist and develop, and it will trigger one crisis after another. In the end, either the whole of capitalism will be destroyed, or the international gold and silver standard system will collapse.
"But the U.S. needs an international market, and if Britain cuts off trade, the U.S. economy can't sustain." Henry. Bush still speaks about economics in American newspapers. Zolg and Weidemeyer, who were sitting next to him, shook their heads slightly, this Bush almost did not understand economics at all, and he knew nothing about the principles of socialism, and the questions he asked were somewhat imbecile.
Bakunin waved his hand and explained with a smile: "Mr. Engels doesn't think so, he thinks that the United States is a self-sufficient economy, unlike Poland, the United States is large enough. There is abundant iron ore, coal mines, forests and land. It's not that the United States doesn't have resources, it doesn't have industrial production or agricultural production capacity, it's that there is no demand, but demand can be created by the government. The United States can completely consume the products of American industry, especially heavy industry, through large-scale government investment and construction...... Under socialism, this is perfectly feasible. The specific method, when we arrive in Warsaw, let Mr. Engels personally introduce it. ”
"So that's ...... Henry. Bush thought to himself that if the United States achieves socialism, it should now invest in the steel, military, shipbuilding, and chemical industries on a large scale, and at the same time it should build railroads on a large scale, expand cities to stimulate employment, and maintain a large army and navy...... These are all things that the resources and industry of the United States can support, and it turns out that what the United States lacks now is only currency!
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"Dear Albert, do you think the Americans can get that many pounds? If they don't come out yet, will it create another financial crisis? ”
At this time, in a palatial hall of Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria of England was enjoying afternoon tea with her husband. Having just mobilized her influence to facilitate the passage of the Anglo-American Regents Act and the Russell Plan, the Empress suddenly felt a little less confident about the future prospects.
"They haven't come out yet." Prince Albert sipped Indian black tea and said calmly, "Unless we can invest in the United States and Canada on a large scale...... And encourage immigrants to settle there, so that they will bring enough demand and investment to the United States. I guess that's what we need to push for next, and now that we've done the first step, that's a great start. ”
"Albert, are you still thinking about moving the capital to Toronto?" Queen Victoria lowered her voice, "I have promised the parliamentarians that the question of moving the capital to the New World will not be considered at any time!" ”
Prince Albert smiled and looked at his wife: "My dear, this is a long process, maybe you need to think about this when Edward becomes emperor, right?" ”r1152