Thousands of sparks

Chapter 173 Rules
The work of the Central Special Branch is facing many challenges, and uniting internal opinions is only the most basic of many tasks that must be completed.

Dussande mentioned the importance of "internal democracy" several times in his letters to Lorraine.An organization, of course, should ensure that its members hold the same views on certain important matters to the greatest extent possible.Only when consensus is broadly maintained, can an organization maintain "unity" to the greatest extent without civil strife.

This "consensus" is a result of "internal democracy".

Probably because of the Chinese character in his bones, Du Sande doesn't like to bring sharp contradictions directly to the table to quarrel and argue.He prefers to come to an agreement with others in private and announce it in public—that is, on the stage.That's how Dussande himself handled things, 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 members of the Central Special Branch before this meeting.But it is not a problem to communicate with the head of each intelligence team in advance.

Although it is a bit troublesome to do this, it is still an indispensable job-internal democracy does not mean that all internal members obey the same idea, nor does it mean finding a mean that everyone can accept among the chaotic 100 million ideas way.Internal democracy is to first form a unified understanding internally through various methods.This "various methods" can be based on emotion and understanding, or it can be to issue new documents to learn... In short, it is a relatively "gentle" method.

Some people, on the other hand, do not think that conflicts of opinion can be resolved by gentle means.When the "opinion" is based on belief, the solutions they can think of seem to be suddenly narrow and limited to one.

Elimination by force.

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Archbishop Gutierrez walks the streets of Haut-Albin.He never rode in a car or steam carriage sent by Dusande since he had obtained permission from Dusande "to preach the theology of liberation in Upper Albyn".

For a bishop who believes that the "mercy of God" should be returned to "men", any move that would alienate himself and his people is inappropriate.The clergy are the embodiment of God's benevolence on earth. If they are far away from the people, how can they spread God's benevolence to these people who are already living in suffering?

In this way, Archbishop Gutierrez rejected Dusand's kindness to send a car, and also rejected the personal guard sent by Niusal Aika.

"I am neither a public servant nor an agent of Aika." The archbishop, whose hands have been stained with the blood of countless ordinary people, looks extremely compassionate now, "Your wages come from the taxes paid by the people, such money It should be used in a more appropriate place, not to protect the safety of me, a sinner."

Although His Excellency the archbishop refused close protection, Dusand finally instructed Ms. Tamara to arrange several guards for the archbishop who would follow the archbishop in covert operations.

Gutierrez himself thought that he did not deserve to be protected, but Dusand was counting on this man with unique insights in the field of theology to be able to do good deeds and use the formed theological thought to unite more people in Nuxal.

Dusandism can certainly be a very good ideology to unite people.However, the main user group of this ideology is still relatively limited in Newsale.It's a very effective tool, but not one that is acceptable to everyone.

In essence, Dusandism is actually a kind of materialist dialectical philosophical thought, coupled with the result of research on some primitive economic and political systems.If there is no "dialectic" as a prefix, it can only be reduced to dust in history like other short-lived materialism.But "dialectics" and the cognition of "truth" give this dialectical materialism unprecedented vitality.

There is absolute truth in the world, but human beings are limited by their technological level and cognitive ability, so they can only approach the absolute truth infinitely.

Therefore, when society changes, materialist dialectics can always understand - this does not mean that the previous cognition is wrong, but that with the advancement of technology and cognitive ability, people are closer to the absolute truth That's all.

But not everyone can have such "knowledge".Human beings are lazy, and this kind of inertia is expressed in many people as "unwilling to update their cognition".After adulthood, many people will hold their own formed world outlook, outlook on life and values.Then rudely reject everything that does not conform to your cognition.

Dialectical materialism is not suitable for everyone, at least not for Newsail, where the per capita prenatal education fails.It is unrealistic to force everyone to accept dialectical materialism, which is typical dogmatism and empiricism.The core concept of dialectical materialism is just one—concrete analysis of specific problems.

According to this theory, Dusande can declare very unkindly that anyone who claims to be "the strictest Dusandeist" is not a Dusandeist.

But no matter how funny Dusande's sneer about Dusandism is, what is before him is a very skinny reality - as an ideology, Dusandism is too much for the vast majority of Newsea people. Advanced.They have no interest in whether the world is material or conscious, and they have difficulty understanding what things develop in a spiral state or the universality of contradictions, etc.This method of understanding things is more suitable for those who have received a considerable degree of education.

These people need only think a little bit to see the astonishing rationality and forward-lookingness of Dussandism.

But in Newsail, the level of education people receive is far from adequate.

If Dusande could be given 30 to [-] years, perhaps more than half of the people in Newsail could spontaneously become comrades of Dusandeism, but he doesn't have that much time.The empire's attack could come at any time, and Nusaar was as weak as a newborn lamb in this dangerous universe.

For Newsale to develop rapidly, an ideology that can become the consensus of the vast majority of people is essential.The prerequisite for nationalism is history, and to understand history, education is still a must.

Therefore, Gutierrez is the only one who can come in handy now.

In order to protect the archbishop who is most useful now, Dusande really has some headaches.The value of the archbishop determines that he needs to be protected, but the actions of the archbishop have caused him to have close contact with the people.The conflict in the middle not only caused Dusande a headache, but also other Aika agents had a headache to death.

Everyone said that according to the archbishop's way of doing things, it would be a matter of time before something happened.But... no one could have imagined that it wasn't the Ayre Party who did it.

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Archbishop Gutierrez performed the daily Mass in the San Sal Cathedral.Since the Holocaust, there have been very few people attending mass in church.But after Archbishop Gutierrez criticized the previous church behavior in public several times, and pointed the finger at the emperor like Dusande, believers gradually began to enter the cathedral to pray again.

Although the flow of people is only about one-tenth compared to before, it is still a rare start.

The mass activity is divided into three parts. The first part is to read the scriptures, and the second part is to lead believers to pray together.There is nothing wrong with these two parts, but when it comes to the third part, "The Clergy Speech", something goes wrong.

When Archbishop Gutierrez was speaking on the stage, "God loves the world, but the royal family stole this fraternity", several young people in black robes suddenly stood up from the audience.They yelled curses at the stage, accusing Gutierrez of being a damned heretic.

Such accusations and insults are not new.Walking the streets, the archbishop met at least seven young theologians pointing and cursing at him.But this time the encounter was a little "different". One of them scolded hoarsely and emotionally. He cursed angrily while weeping, "You damn heretic, repent, repent!"

Such disturbances of course attracted the attention of the Aika agents lurking among the believers who were listening to the lecture. In order not to be recognized by the archbishop, the agents sat in scattered positions and were a little far away from the podium.As soon as they got up and were about to invite the young theologians out, the most emotional young man rushed towards Gutierrez.

Under his robe, there are two tubes of explosives for mining ore.

However, the young man overestimated the burning time of the explosive fuze.He had already pulled the tube of dynamite on his chest before rushing towards Gutierrez.Just two steps away, the dynamite exploded, blowing him and his companions to pieces.

The wooden chair was shattered by the huge shock wave, and then turned into fragments that increased the lethality.Countless fragments flew in all directions, four of which hit Gutierrez.

Gutierrez, who was seriously injured half a year ago, failed to get down in time to escape the attack. After recovering with difficulty, the Aika agents rushed forward. Archbishop Gutierrez had already fallen on his back, unconscious. .

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After learning that Gutierrez was seriously injured and unconscious, Dusand directly smashed half of his office.

Even in the process of smashing things to vent his anger, Dusand kept reminding himself-this is Newsail, there is no such thing as an X-ray security machine to use.But this still couldn't make him feel a little calm. On the contrary, the more Dusand thought about it, the more annoyed he became.

There aren't many things he can use to enhance Nusal, and it would be lucky to find a Gutierrez.However, the archbishop was seriously injured by several religious terrorists, and this reality was really hard for Dusand to accept.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" Dusande vented his emotions with the national curse of more than ten years ago in his office, and he kicked the broken body chair, and shouted, "Come on!"

Philip, the Brigadier General of the People's Army who was guarding the door pretending to be deaf and dumb, immediately recovered his hearing. Facing the closed door, he adjusted his neckline first, then knocked on the door three times, and reported in a high tone, "I am Philip. , I came in."

"The tank regiment and three infantry battalions stationed in Albin were all dispatched to surround the seminary." Dusand said angrily, "Everyone in the seminary is not allowed to go out, and some people dare to trespass and blockade me." Line, shoot on the spot!"

Philip refused Dusand's order without any hesitation, "If it's a military operation, I need Lieutenant General Horn's order to do it."

Dusande suddenly fell silent.He turned his head and stared at Philip, like a tiger that chooses to eat someone.

Philip had seen many high-ranking statesmen, and many marquises and even dukes.But it was really the first time for him to face such cold, angry eyes, as if he was about to declare his death in the next second.

"I can't even command the army anymore? Whose orders does your army obey?" Dusande asked coldly and slowly, "You better use your brain before you speak."

"Your Excellency the Consul." Philip was sweating as if a faucet had been turned on on his head. He had already begun to regret that he was too active standing by the door of Dusand, but he still bowed his head and said, "According to you and the Newsail Council A co-signed order, prior to any military deployment in Niusal, the commander should have a joint order from the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the People's Military Council - in this case you and Lieutenant General Horn - to act. If you order us to lock down one of the two remaining universities in Newsail, you should order Lieutenant General Horne first."

As if to show his loyalty, Philip speeded up and explained, "I can let the troops go first and gather around the seminary. Once I get the official order, I can act immediately..."

Dusande suddenly closed his eyes, and after a few seconds, Dusande opened his eyes again, looking much calmer.

"You did a good job." Dusande lifted a slightly crooked stool from the ground and tried to sit down, while Philip, who was sweating profusely, quickly grabbed a stool from the door and handed it over.

After saying "thank you", Dusande sat down by himself, then pulled off the tie on his collar and rested for a few seconds, then said, "Act in accordance with the regulations and strictly observe discipline. There is nothing wrong with you refusing my direct orders—this is The right thing to do."

"You just need to give orders to Lieutenant General Horn." Philip couldn't tell for a moment whether Dusande was angry or really boasting about himself, so he suggested, "The People's Army will carry out your orders without hesitation." All orders."

"The impact of blatantly besieging the university is too bad." Dusand shook his head, "Call Ms. Tamara in, at least conduct a thorough review of the seminary, and drive out those hopeless guys."

Philip stepped back and left the room, while Dusande lowered his head and rubbed his face vigorously with both hands.

He silently reminded himself that you are now the supreme ruler of more than 2 million people, and you can't act on your own momentary anger - using the army is a very serious matter, you must first think about the consequences!

If even Dusand himself doesn't care about the orders he has signed and dispatches troops at will... Then Horn or other senior generals, can they also treat the troops as their own personal force and dispatch them at will?
Although the fact that the order was rejected still made Du Sande feel a little uncomfortable, he still had to admit that Philip's reminder was very timely.

Just when Dusand was depressed, a familiar old man's voice suddenly came from the door, "Your Excellency, Grand Consul, are you free now? I have something I would like to talk to you about."

Dusande turned his head to look at the door. Surrounded by several nervous Aika agents, Benedict II was shirtless, holding his coat in his arms, and looked at Dusande with a peaceful expression.

(End of this chapter)