"This book is good, but it's too verbose. After reading it for a long time, I found it useful and useless. I can't say the specifics. Anyway, I personally think that the Internationale is better. It's straight to the point. You can feel the power just by reading the words."
Munro's education level is not high and he cannot provide a very organized view. He only briefly talks about it based on his personal reading experience.
Verak expressed understanding on this point.
The problem of difficulty in disseminating "On Equality" was highlighted early in Lezein. After all, the people's cultural level was not high. It would be unrealistic to expect everyone to read "On Equality" thoroughly.
Therefore, "The Internationale" appeared in a timely manner. It was concise and to the point, and it was supplemented by deletions, especially parts of "On Equality", which finally began to make up for the deficiencies in communication.
"What about the Feminine Manifesto?" Verak asked.
In his opinion, for Munro, the most important thing is not "Equality" and "Internationale", but "Women's Manifesto".
Because what Monroe lacked the most was his ambiguity about the inequality of others. He only asked the government to respect his rights, but he never thought about whether he was doing the same thing as the government in dealing with others.
If he had read the "Women's Manifesto", learned about women's voices, and had different feelings, then Verak would feel that these works really had an effect on him.
"Look, what should I say..." Monroe bared his teeth, as if he had encountered something very difficult.
"Is there anything difficult to say? Do you think the things mentioned in it are correct?" Verak asked a very simple question that only required a few words to answer, "Do you think the divorce system should be established? Do you think it is very important?"
Should the rights of children born in wedlock be protected? Do you think hospitals should set up obstetrics wards for women to give birth? Do you think women should have equal rights to study and work? Do you think that after prejudice is put aside, can women be able to have sex with women?
Are men equally good and not just vassals?"
"It should." Monroe had no objection to this point. "It can be excellent."
Verak's dissatisfaction with Munroe slowed down a bit. He emphasized: "We are all human beings. We have different levels of intelligence, different bodies, and different personalities. This will indeed create a completely different life for us.
But it will not affect our personality, dignity, and basic rights as human beings."
"really."
"But this is what happened. We were oppressed, exploited, restricted in our freedom, and humiliated... It's not just the powerful people who are like this. We ourselves are also fighting among ourselves. For the sake of short-term selfish interests, because we are oppressed by others, we oppress more than ourselves.
Weaker people-" Verak paused and asked Monroe, "What do you think should have been?"
"should……"
"Speak from the heart. I want to hear your true thoughts, not the expectations in my mind." Verak reminded Monro before he could say anything.
Monroe didn't speak for a long time, smoking a cigarette, his eyes focused on something he couldn't see.
He guessed that he had thought about the problem that Verak mentioned, but it had to be decades ago, when he was a child. He forgot what he thought at that time, and the only impression left on him at that time seemed to be '
That's stupid.
But now, there is really a group of people fighting for "very stupid".
"I think... let's live together peacefully without so many conflicts." Monroe held it in for a long time, combining his current expectations with his childhood thoughts, "You don't have to work so long to have enough money to live.
For entertainment, if you do ordinary work, you won’t be looked down upon by those who are above you. If you are sick or injured, you don’t have to worry about not having enough money. You can go to the hospital with confidence and learn a lot..."
Perhaps because his heart was opened, Monroe, who was racking his brains and not knowing what to say, became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke.
Verak listened.
He felt that only if someone like Munro knew how the world should be, could he learn to compare it with the present and know what was wrong. Then he could correct his mistakes and move closer to his vision.
"...Probably these." When Monroe finished speaking, half of the cigarette had burned to the butt.
"Very good." Verak did not communicate with Monroe any more, giving Monroe more space to think independently. "Now that the cooperation has been initially decided, let's pick a time to have a meeting."
"We're available anytime."
Verak followed Keating's instructions: "Then let's have a meeting here at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Manchester City?"
"Well, this is the most suitable place." Verak said.
Monroe was just a little surprised that Verak would choose his own territory. There was no other problem, so he immediately agreed: "Okay, I will clean up this place then. By the way, it seems that you are not the main person in charge of your equality meeting."
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"Yes, Comrade Keating, who is the main person in charge of this plan and is also my teacher, will come with me tomorrow." There was no need to hide this matter, so Verak informed Monroe.
"Keating..." Monroe, a Brissey native who has lived in Dunman for a long time, is very familiar with the name "Keating". This name is much louder than the Equality Society. "Is it Robin Keating?"
"You know?"
"Is it really him?! He came out of prison?! And he became a member of your Equality Society?!" Monroe guessed casually, but he didn't expect it to be Keating. "He has assisted Ravel in power for so many years, and he was still the one who announced the
It is a diplomatic bridge between Lesi and Tun Muang, and those of us who have moved to Tun Muang know something about it."
Verak said "Yeah": "That's Robin Keating."
"It seems that we have made a profit from this cooperation." Monroe felt more at ease when he thought about having someone like Keating in charge. "It's no wonder you made such a big fuss over Lazerin."
"Why are you alone in the pub today?" Verak dropped the subject.
"Knowing that you were coming over, I specifically asked them not to come to the pub today." Monroe picked up "The Theory of Equality" again. "In addition, I wanted to create a quiet space so that I can smoke and drink while reading."
Verak was quite satisfied with the changes in Munro's reading in the past few days. He expected that after Munro had read them all and cooperated with them to launch the first shot of equality, he would see a greater change: "Okay, you can continue reading.
, I’m going back.”
"Okay, I will inform Lao Jin and Ruffalo later to meet here at ten o'clock tomorrow." Monroe was used to Verak's coming and going these few times.
After leaving the tavern, Verak took the car and rushed back to Mainline Street.
It was already half past ten when he came back. By this time, Keating and the others would have almost vacated the Quinn's Tavern, so after parking the car, he walked directly into the Quinn's Tavern without going back to the hotel.
Today, there is no sign in front of Quinn's Tavern that refuses entry to foreigners. Instead, there is a sign saying it is closed.
Walking into it, Verak found that it was empty, with wine and everything else there, and the layout was the same as before, but there were no people there, which was a huge difference from before.
And he happened to know the few people he was talking to.
"I'm back." Verak said in Dunman language.
Keating, Boss Xin, and Willow, who were sitting around a table and talking, all looked at him.
"Is the negotiation over there done?" Keating asked in front of Mr. Xin and Willow.
"We've discussed it. We'll have a meeting at ten o'clock tomorrow. What surprises me is that Monroe has taken into account the theory of equality this time. I'm looking forward to his future performance." Verak also sat down, "Where are you?
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"The tavern is vacated, Ive is setting up channels outside, and transportation can start tonight." Keating said, "Willow is very interested in the Equality Society after reading The Theory of Equality. We have just exchanged a lot about the Equality Society.
Regarding matters related to the matter, he wants to apply to join the Equality Association."
Verak grinned and stretched out his hand to Willow: "Welcome to join us."
Willow deliberately shaved off his mustache and looked energetic and handsome. He stretched out his two hands and held them tightly. His face was filled with the joy of finding a like-minded person: "Thank you."
"We need strong support from the local people to carry out our work here, so Comrade Willow will stay in the Old South for the time being to assist Sarah and Yves in developing the sub-station. When the conditions are suitable, he can go to Lezein to study."
Keating had made arrangements for Willow's work before Verak arrived.
"Okay, you can learn Bresci and work in Lezein in the future." Verak said to Willow.
Now in Willow's eyes, Lezein, the base of the Equality Society, is the holy place he yearns for infinitely: "I will learn Bresci as soon as possible."
"There will be many useful books in the future, such as the Internationale and the Women's Manifesto that Teacher Keating and I translated. You can read more after they are printed," Verak said.
"I told him this." Keating said with a smile.
"I've already said it, okay, I have nothing to add. If you have any questions, you can ask me at any time. In short, you are very welcome to join the Equality Society and work together for this great cause." Verak and Willow finished.
Shake hands.
Boss Xin listened to the conversation between the three people and said: "Everything that needs to be done is done. I'll take you to see the gold."
"Okay, let's go." Keating hasn't seen this gold for more than two years.
Verak followed a few others and got up and walked towards the wine cellar.
Although he didn't want to take this gold as his own, just seeing this gold worth 200 million gold grams or hundreds of billions of pounds with his own eyes would make him breathe heavily and his heart beat faster.
"Be careful." Boss Xin led the three of them into the wine cellar, which contained countless wine barrels and exuded a strong smell of wine.
The wine cellar did not take any special precautions because it contained gold. It looked ordinary and would not attract anyone's attention at all.
"All the gold is here." Boss Xin came to the side and lifted up the floor, which was difficult to notice. He revealed the tightly sealed and densely packed different barrels inside.
"Is it all sealed inside?" Keating came to the floor and looked inside.
Verak and Willow both walked over and looked at the wine barrels that looked normal.
"Well, there are hundreds of barrels stored underground. It will take a lot of effort for you to move them out." Mr. Xin said.
"Is that much?" Verak thought they were all packed together, maybe dozens of barrels at most.
"Do you know how much one cubic meter of this thing weighs?" Boss Xin asked Verak.
Verak knew that gold was very dense, but he didn't have much idea of how much it weighed: "How many tons?"
"Nearly twenty tons." Boss Xin lifted the wine barrel at his feet, "This barrel is five hundred kilograms, do you want to try it?"
"Can't lift it." Verak didn't ask for trouble. He was shocked that gold was so heavy.
Keating was as calm as ever, and just asked Boss Xin to open the camouflaged floor and take a look at the wine barrels and the approximate number of wine barrels, and then he felt confident: "Okay, I've also seen the gold, let's go back."
"Well, then Willow will stay and help you. I will take people back to the slaughterhouse." Boss Xin said as he walked.
"Okay, I'll contact you if anything happens." Keating said.
"Um."
The misunderstandings between the two have been eliminated, and now Willow has re-established a relationship because of gold. They may not be friends yet, but they are much better than they were a few decades ago when they had a disagreement and got into a fight.
Verak waited for Willow to close the floor again, and followed Keating and Boss Xin out.
"How does it feel to see so much gold?" Willow took the initiative to chat with Verak.
Verak smiled bitterly: "I didn't see anything, I just saw some tightly sealed wine barrels. To be honest, I didn't feel anything. If you put so much gold in front of me, I might not be able to walk.
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"Indeed." Willow was convinced. "When I learned a year ago that I had such a large amount of gold under my feet, I couldn't calm down for several days."
"You didn't think of taking it away directly? You can't spend this much money in ten lifetimes." Verak bent over and crawled out of the tavern.
Willow helped him at the end, and then climbed up the stairs: "I never thought that my father's advice was secondary at that time. What really stopped me from thinking about this was that the amount of gold was too large.
It gave me a deep sense of fear. I didn’t dare to move at all for fear of being discovered. I don’t know how my father managed to quietly save the gold and still remain normal in front of us.”
"Your father is very powerful." Verak, who learned about Wilson's life story from Keating and Mr. Xin, gave this evaluation, "He persevered in obscurity, which not many people can do."
"I also think he is very powerful and is my role model." Willow grabbed Verak's outstretched hand and stepped back to the ground.
"You want to build hospitals and schools in the future so that poor people can be doctors without worrying about treatment costs and enjoy the right to study, right?" Verak said.
"Yes, I didn't know what to do at first and had no clue, but now I feel I have a direction." Willow and Verak returned to the tavern table and sat down side by side.
Keating said goodbye to Boss Xin at the door of the tavern.
"Believe me, all this will come true." Verak described the future in his imagination to Willow. "When the new world arrives, you will become a very good doctor and save many people. When you are older, you will also
I will go to schools to teach students from poor backgrounds so that they can master survival and life-saving skills."
"What about you? What will you do when the new world comes?" Willow's eyes were bright.
Verak was stunned. He seemed to have not thought about what he would do in the future: "I...I don't know. Anyway, there will be so many opportunities by then, so I can do whatever I want."