I Became A Hidden Powerhouse Of The British Empire [EN]: Chapter 426

< The Communist Civil War (9) >

Just look at the reactions around me; you can easily guess how embarrassing this situation is.

Clearly, we held a ‘find the culprit’ contest to find the original owner, but suddenly it’s like saying the original owner doesn’t matter. How absurd is that?

Not only Engels but Bakunin also looked at me with an absurd gaze, and I was making an equally absurd expression.

This is Marx’s sudden action, and it has nothing to do with me!

And since James Gee contacted Bakunin anyway, there wasn’t a single line about me directly, so even if that bastard tries to drag me down with him, I won’t be affected at all.

Of course, this debate made those who believed it was all about singling out Secretary-General Engels feel chills down their spines.

“Wait! Isn’t this story completely unrelated to the topic at hand!”

“Why is that? The Secretary-General also agreed to the proposal to assess the understanding of the theory. Criticism, verification, and acceptance are essential processes for understanding something. How can you establish a theory without going through such processes?”

“…That’s true, but…”

I thought I understood the theory better than anyone else, but it was like digging my own grave.

It’s only natural that Engels, who is stuck in the communism of the past, cannot keep up with Marx’s way of thinking, which has already moved one step further.

In fact, Marx’s criticism isn’t in an absolute realm that doesn’t allow even refutation.

Even in the 21st century, the labor theory of value and dialectical materialism weren’t completely discarded as outdated relics.

It may be a bit of a misnomer to describe it as alternative medicine, but even if it isn’t completely mainstream, many views considered it valuable as a non-mainstream perspective.

If you build up a defense logic in that direction and consider the entire process of modern economics and world history, the labor theory of value isn’t completely meaningless.

Immediately, if you deviate from the increasingly modernized Western society, there are plenty of societies where the labor theory of value is more readily accepted.

However, such a rebuttal is impossible with the current level of communists.

Originally, a debate between real scholars requires knowing the enemy and knowing yourself, but Engels doesn’t know the enemy’s logic.

On the other hand, Marx knows Engelsism more than Engels and has considered its theoretical limitations, so how can he be a match?

“Shall we criticize dialectical materialism [a philosophical approach to reality positing that every thesis creates its own antithesis, leading to a synthesis] a little? When I created this concept, I wanted to understand the development of history as an entity. In fact, a communist society was rather natural in the primitive communal society where human history first began. Well, even if we put that aside, interpreting the stages of historical development materialistically was an interesting attempt, and I think it was definitely valuable. In fact, even now that I am criticizing my own work, I don’t think the historical view seen through dialectical materialism itself is wrong.”

“You said it was a product of the old era earlier, so haven’t your words changed?”

“To be precise, it would be more accurate to say that the ideology that was dogmatized using this was a failure. The belief that human society will eventually reach a communist society hasn’t changed even now. But in order to do that, human productivity must be perfectly completed, and the value of matter must be equal. But the ideology armed with Engelsism is now applying this to real politics and making their ideology an infallible dogmatism. This will inevitably lead to the emergence of absolute power that excludes the intervention of other ideologies and parties.”

Engels tried to criticize it as nonsense, but he couldn’t open his mouth because that’s how the South was actually flowing.

In fact, the forces trying to make the Secretary-General an absolute power in the South showed a movement to define criticism itself as a reactionary act, since the infallible Communist Party is the absolute truth.

If Bakunin and the Standing Committee had moved even a little later, such a system might have been completed.

Engels, who couldn’t come up with anything to refute logically right now, rolled his eyes around and began to appeal to those around him, not Marx.

“Clearly, Professor Marx’s criticism is poignant and painful. But in the end, any field of study develops by receiving criticism and responding to it. Professor Marx’s criticism may seem right at first glance, but Engelsism will also develop to overcome its contradictions. Even capitalism is subtly accepting our arguments. Even the labor law was initially criticized as something that only communists would say, but is there any country that doesn’t apply it now?”

“Of course, various attempts will follow to overcome the current criticism. But the problem is that the Secretary-General cannot present an answer at this place.”

“It is a mistake if I was ashamed to have completed the theory and believed it was perfect. Yes, I humbly admit it. But that is only the product of Professor Marx’s additional research. I was focused on announcing the theory, preparing for the revolution, and running the country, while Professor Marx has been researching my theory for the past several years and finding criticisms, but even so, it cannot be concluded that all of his claims are true.”

He’s determined to become a mudfish now [someone who avoids commitment or taking a clear stance]. Okay, if winning is impossible, I have to avoid a KO [knockout].

Marx’s words may be correct now, but the communist ideology will develop further anyway, so I don’t know about the future.

Marx’s high level of understanding is invalid because he only did research in the laboratory while he was struggling with the revolution.

That’s roughly what he’s saying, but the former may be a valid means as a mental victory, but unfortunately, the latter is not.

Rather, I was waiting for him to subtly change his words like this.

“Secretary-General Engels continues to add assumptions to assumptions and is not properly refuting the current suspicions. But I can definitely present evidence that his claims are wrong.”

The last resort that had been prepared since Engels left London.

Marx bowed his head to me and asked in a polite tone.

“Your Majesty, please allow me to excerpt some of the books I wrote in the past at your request.”

“If it’s a book I wrote at my request, is it that one?”

“Yes. If you look at ‘The End of Colonial Economy’, you can all see that the part I mentioned now is described.”

“The End of Colonial Economy? Was there such a book?”

‘The End of Colonial Economy’ – doesn’t the name itself seem unusual?

Even in the audience, who had been silent until now, a commotion began to be heard.

It was inevitable that it was an unfamiliar name to the reporters who had thoroughly examined Marx’s books ahead of this debate.

This is one of Marx’s masterpieces that fundamentally revised the direction of the British Empire’s colonial policy, but it wasn’t open to the public.

Of course, most people, including Engels, seemed unable to understand Marx’s words, probably because it was a confidential document that only the Prime Minister and ministers were allowed to read.

“I brought it with me after receiving a request in advance, but does that mean that there is evidence to support Professor Marx’s claim here?”

“Yes. Most of you may not know, but that book was written under the influence of Your Majesty’s insight into the times. I feel that Your Majesty’s insight, which inspired me to do even more elaborate research, is amazing.”

Natural surprise worship was good.

As Marx said, this book was written at my suggestion, so my share is by no means small.

“The content of the book itself is confidential, but if we only disclose the part requested by Professor Marx, there shouldn’t be any problem. Where is the part where the professor’s claim is written?”

“It’s exactly from page 76 to page 94.”

“I’ll take a look first.”

I flipped through the book and nodded with a smile of conviction.

“It’s definitely there. The content that Professor Marx mentioned earlier is written almost exactly as it is.”

When I subtly showed the relevant part to Bismarck next to me, his eyes were filled with astonishment.

“Really. Then it seems important to know when this book was published… Your Majesty, when exactly was this book written?”

“It was just before the outbreak of the war between the North and the South [American Civil War, 1861-1865]. You can see the year marked here. And it’s all organized in the confidential documents of the home country, so I can’t lie about this in the first place.”

“The North-South War… If it was before the outbreak of the American War, isn’t it before Engelsism was even made public?”

“It was a long time ago. I know it was before Secretary-General Engels left the British Empire, isn’t it?”

Engels’ expression, who wasn’t even aware of the existence of this book, hardened.

If the contents criticizing and supplementing the core contents of Engelsism were in the book even before Engelsism was announced…

Logically, it is clear without having to think about whose words are more credible now.

“Secretary-General Engels said that he didn’t have time to study while he was working as a revolutionary, but what should I do? I had already completed this book before Secretary-General Engels even founded the International [International Workingmen’s Association, a socialist organization]. In other words, from the time the Secretary-General scraped my past data and announced it under the name of Engelsism, the theory was already a past theory that had been self-criticized and improved in my mind.”

Engels, realizing that the reason why this book wasn’t disclosed from the beginning and that the entire process of this debate was the result of a thoroughly designed plan, closed his eyes for a moment with his chin resting on his hand.

If it was before the Civil War, when Engels was rolling around in London, and if the analysis and criticism of Engelsism had already been completed at this time, there is no excuse for this.

Still, it isn’t entirely impossible to insist that he is the original author, but how many people in the world would believe those words?

‘Our Secretary-General can’t lose! This is all a conspiracy of vicious capitalists!’ I think there would be almost no one except those who hypnotize themselves.

The only way Engels can choose in this situation is…

“I can’t stand it anymore! I tried to attend the debate with generosity, but what is this excessive political maneuvering and insult! Where did you jackals dare to doubt me!”

“…Secretary-General, are you giving up the debate?”

“What do you mean give up! This is a trap! You dirty slaves of capital! Did you think I wouldn’t know your intentions? I have figured out all of your intentions to lure me into a pre-planned trap and humiliate me! There is no reason to put up with this ugly play anymore!”

Engels slammed the table and stood up, then left the room as if fleeing, escorted by the guards, without looking back.

He was stripped naked in a cash-out match and ran away shamefully.

At first glance, it seems like he chose the worst method, but that was the best choice Engels could make right now.

If he continued to stay here and continue the debate, he would only see a future of being completely *털리는* [a Korean slang term meaning to be thoroughly defeated or humiliated], so what choice would he have but to run away?

Bakunin, who was looking back and forth between Engels and me, hurriedly got up from his seat and followed Engels, scurrying away.

The historical debate that heated up the world ended with the unprecedented result of a complete rout of the opposing side.