I Became A Hidden Powerhouse Of The British Empire [EN]: Chapter 427

A debate is a forum for exchanging opinions, and it must adhere to established rules and etiquette.

Especially for high-ranking officials representing a nation, mutual respect and adherence to strict procedures were considered essential.

To be utterly defeated and then to ‘scram’ [leave quickly and unceremoniously], is a scenario that originally seemed impossible.

But our red revolutionaries casually pull off that amazing feat.

However, since they overturned the board as they pleased, the responsibility for dealing with the aftermath now rests entirely with them.

As expected, Fredericksburg, abandoned by Engels and the Southern figures without a backward glance, transformed into a celebration praising the victory of capitalism.

“Professor Marx! Please, I implore you to give a lecture in our France as well!”

“Everyone, please keep order. If you are to come and lecture, it is only natural that our Prussia comes first. Why else would I have come all the way to America as an observer? Professor Marx, why don’t we just set the schedule right here and now?”

“Before you return to Europe, how about giving a lecture here in the United States? I will arrange the schedule for you, and if you attend Congress and give a speech, it will be a great stimulus to the members of Congress and citizens of the United States. After all, it’s close enough to walk to D.C. [Washington, D.C.] from here…”

Suddenly, he became a popular figure?

America is watching, France is courting, and Prussia is on tenterhooks.

The impact of silencing Engels with a single debate and making him run away with his tail between his legs was so strong that all the dignitaries of the world began to cling to him as if they had made a promise.

The reporters alone were extremely excited, sending telegrams like crazy or rushing to the nearest port, saying they would return to Europe immediately.

In just a few days, what happened this time will be spread all over Europe and the American continent.

The main character is, of course, Marx.

-The true intellectual of this era who defeated Engels!

-A genius ahead of his time!

-A prophet who foresaw the future even before the American Civil War!

Just take a seemingly great modifier and attach it, and it becomes a word praising Marx.

Of course, the media in Canada and Great Britain did not fail to mention that the book that drove the decisive wedge in this debate came out as a result of my insight.

In addition, the heartwarming story that Marx was able to become a professor at the university and conduct research to his heart’s content thanks to my generous support was also about to spread, so what a heartwarming ending this is.

Strictly speaking, Marx did not really like the current capitalism.

According to Marx, today’s capitalism is still an incomplete system that has not escaped the structure of capitalists exploiting workers.

However, the communism he desires is an ideal that can only be established when this capitalism is perfectly completed, so it is necessary to make capitalism mature and improve even one day faster.

This was the belief deeply rooted in his heart, and he knew very well that it was better not to reveal it.

If you hide your true feelings and say nice things to develop society, you will be praised and money will come in, so why bother revealing your rebellious spirit?

This dramatic compromise was possible because Marx liked money.

In the original history, he was a super superstar who drove both fans and haters crazy to the point of paralyzing their brains, so his influence will only grow even more in the future.

The capitalist camp will try to use Marx as a symbol to break down communism, and Marx will use that to present the ideal direction of development he is thinking of.

In a way, wouldn’t this also be a win-win situation?

“I have a lecture schedule at the university, so I can’t leave my seat for that long, but it’s not polite to refuse a request from the President or Prime Minister, so I will accept it. First, I will give a speech in D.C., return to Europe, and then visit other countries in order, is that okay?”

“When you come to Europe, please be sure to stop by Prussia first. It’s not like we don’t know each other, and you know that I tried to say only good things to you in this debate, right? If you come and say a word, you can easily break down the communists crawling around in Prussia.”

“I will definitely visit because of our past relationship.”

“Professor! Please come to our France next time. As you know, there is the International [The International Workingmen’s Association, an early socialist organization], a gathering place for those communists, in Paris. If you give them a scolding, it will be a great help.”

The old Communist Demon Marx unleashed the Demon Death Beam, and all the fake communists turned to ashes and scattered.

In the festive atmosphere that was almost like a victory celebration party, Marx eventually set a performance schedule to tour the United States and Europe.

“What do you think?”

“Isn’t it a very gratifying sight?”

Lincoln, who had been watching all this with a happy expression, took a sip of wine.

“No matter what the South says, now that they have turned tail and run away, they are as good as defeated. And now, if we return to Washington with Professor Marx, the symbol of victory, my third term will be virtually confirmed.”

“That’s only natural. Congratulations on your election in advance. I hope we can continue to maintain a good relationship like this in the future.”

“Are you saying that? But now that the South has been completely defeated and run away, their disintegration is only a matter of time, right? What does Your Majesty think?”

“Well, it would be nice if they disintegrated, but will they really?”

From my point of view, communism in Europe and the South is practically over, but there is no guarantee that the end that Lincoln thinks of is the same as mine.

There is no possibility that the communists in the South will all disappear or admit that they were wrong just because the South is over now!

The International in Europe is likely to be dissolved, and the momentum of extreme communists is likely to be broken, but it is impossible for them to all disappear in an instant.

Even in the 21st century, there are people who believe in the flat earth theory or the geocentric theory, so how can deep-rooted ideologies suddenly disappear?

However, Engels will no longer be portrayed as a great thinker and revolutionary like in the past, and attempts to instigate people with it will no longer work.

In addition, the South may clash with those who are trying to get rid of Engels and those who still want to protect Engels, and unexpectedly, one side may use this situation to increase their power even more.

What is certain is that even if the power of the South grows further or a hopeless country like Russia collapses, there will be no communist regime?

This alone has achieved all of the initial goals.

In Lincoln’s case, he may have a hopeful observation that they will collapse as they are because he wants to completely swallow the South, but I don’t know.

“Even if they have no roots, I heard that the position of Secretary-General is elected by the council, so I think they will kick Engels out by voting as soon as he returns.”

If they can vote, that would be the case.

But will Engels let them vote?

I told Bakunin to promise him the position of Secretary-General, but maybe it will be possible not now, but in the very distant future.

Of course, Bakunin must be alive until then.

* * *

A confident debate to establish the prestige of the Secretary-General.

Engels showed an unprecedented disgrace of getting up from his seat in the middle of the debate and running away to Richmond, failing to establish his prestige.

An ugly move that does not suit the reputation of the greatest communist thinker in history.

Still, Engels, who returned to the capital, began to fully demonstrate his true colors as the best revolutionary.

Thud! Crack!

“You reactionary bastards! Where are you sticking your necks out?”

“Ugh, you, you guys! What are you doing?”

“Look at them not understanding the situation and wagging their mouths? Send this bastard to the labor camp!”

“What the hell are you doing! I am a member of the council···.”

“You were happy to sell the country when you were a member of the council? If you resist, break all of your heads, you traitorous reactionary bastards!”

How to avoid the collapse of the system due to the defeat of the debate?

Just strike first before the collapse comes.

“Arrest Anthony, a member of the council, on suspicion of selling information to the North to harm Comrade Secretary-General!”

“What, are you guys crazy? Arresting a current member of the council?”

“You sold the country, but you still think you can act like a member of the council? Drag them all out!”

Until now, Engels had tried to maintain power while adhering to at least minimal rules, but now he was in a situation where he could not afford to be picky about means and methods.

If the Standing Committee formally impeaches him, he will have to step down and resign.

However, if you change your mind and throw them in jail before the vote even begins, impeachment will not be established, right?

The reason why he hadn’t done this before was that if he used this method, all the images that Engels had built up until now would collapse.

He, who had criticized the evil capitalists and powerful people who oppressed the workers.

To maintain power, he even branded his comrades who had worked together as traitors, which his last remaining conscience did not allow.

Besides, at that time, the Standing Committee members were united as one, so it was impossible to touch them rashly.

But now the situation was different.

As a result of the debate, which ended in a virtually disastrous defeat, Engels and his bodyguards suddenly attacked them before the Standing Committee could unify their opinions.

Here, some sided with Engels out of fear that the South might completely collapse if things continued this way.

They thought that it would be better to maintain the country even if it went to a dictatorship system rather than seeing the ideology of communism itself being pushed back, even if it meant that the Secretary-General alone would be ruined.

Even Bakunin, fearing that Engels might run wild, turned north to the United States as soon as he left Fredericksburg, not south.

Strictly speaking, this was the worst move that gave up external expansion.

Because it was nothing more than a futile struggle to maintain their power by not refuting the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the system in the debate and covering their eyes and ears.

In the debate, Marx criticized the dogmatism of using dialectical materialism for their own power, but instead of refuting this, they are taking the lead in creating exemplary cases.

Who would shout for a communist revolution after seeing the revolutionary country, which boasted of being a great socialist country, become so messed up?

This was nothing more than selling the future for their own benefit, but the runaway train with broken brakes did not reduce its speed and only accelerated further.

Moreover, surprisingly, those who had been indoctrinated with this dogmatism for several years positively evaluated Engels’ actions.

“It seems like the country is finally getting back to normal.”

“That’s right. They’ve caught all the guys who were slandering and sabotaging Comrade Secretary-General, so let’s just keep going like this, right?”

“Tsk tsk tsk, the level of those who even presented fabricated evidence to win the debate is all like that. If possible, I wish they would build more concentration camps. Put all those who slander Comrade Secretary-General in there.”

“That’s a good idea! Let’s go ask Comrade Secretary-General to build additional camps right away!”

The land of communists who called themselves the paradise of workers and brought great shock to the world.

Engels, who built the world’s first socialist revolutionary state, was now living in this world faster than anyone else, pursuing a one-party dictatorship for the first time in the world.