Chapter 783: Rebellion, we are professional! (Please give me a monthly ticket, double the last day!)

London was still foggy in the early morning, and a taxi carriage ran over the wet stone road in South Kensington. In the carriage, Ma Baocai whispered in a Hunan official language: "Wansheng, the revolutionaries in Europe have already agreed with our 'Warring States Theory'. We also discussed the situation in Europe together. I think this battle between France, Pu, and Austria will be fought within three years!"

Hu Wansheng tightened his tweed coat tightly and unconsciously squeezed the briefcase in his arms: "President Ma, do you think they can really succeed? The army of European powers is no better than the Qing army!"

Ma Baocai took out his pipe from his arms, but did not light the fire, but frowned and said, "But the revolutionaries in Europe are better than us back then. They have factories, railways, and military talents. The most important thing is that they are now in the chaotic times of the Warring States Period!"

The carriage turned a corner, and the wheels rolled through the puddle and splashed mud spots. Hu Wansheng looked at the blurry street scene outside the window: "But I haven't even fought, so I followed the team a few times."

"But you came from the Army Officer's School and the Army University!" Ma Baocai interrupted him, "Rebellion requires not only to be able to shoot guns, but also to be able to use his brain. Look at the Karl and Friedrich's Heavenly Master, aren't they also scholars?" He paused, "Is the plan ready?"

Hu Wansheng nodded and patted his bag: "I have prepared the plan. I just don't know if these European comrades can accept our method."

Bai Siwen's mansion was hidden in the mansions in South Kensington - it looked like it was not a revolutionary area. Ma Bao did not let the carriage stop directly at the door of the Bai family, but got out of the carriage from a distance, took Hu Wansheng around two streets before stopping in front of a red brick house. He raised his hand and knocked on the black door three times, paused, and knocked twice again.

The door opened a crack, and Bai Siwen's face showed up: "It's just right, they just arrived." As he said that, he invited the two visitors into the room, closed the door, and said: "Come with me, they are all in the study."

The study room was on the third floor. When Hu Wansheng followed him upstairs, he heard a fierce quarrel coming from the building. When he pushed the door open, he saw a Russian man with beard slamming the table and shouting: "What secret work! The revolution must be open and upright!"

"Mr. Bakunin, please calm down." A gray-haired Frenchman said in English, "Is the lesson of 1848 not enough?"

The room was filled with smoke, and Hu Wansheng coughed because of choking. Everyone turned their heads. Bai Siwen quickly introduced: "This is Mr. Hu Wansheng, the son of General Hu Yihuang of Taiping Kingdom, who participated in the Jintian Uprising. This is Mr. Moore, Mr. Friedrich, Mr. Bakuning, and Mr. Vallan of France."

Bakuning looked up and down at Hu Wansheng: "So young? Have you really participated in the Jintian Uprising?"

Ma Bao took a step forward: "When the Jintian Uprising, my kingdom of heaven was a man, woman, young and old, and all ten-year-old children had to join the Boy Scouts. Wan Sheng was a Boy Soldier, who followed the team from Guangxi to Tianjing."

Hu Wansheng has never been on the battlefield. After all, his father is Hu Yihuang, and he is also considered the "original shareholder" of the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Now there are teenage children in Poland fighting." Hu Wansheng quickly changed the subject.

"Hmph!" Bakuning sneered, "The most revolutionary person in Poland is the Tsar! He liberated the serfs in Poland, and the Polish nobles now call him Alexander and show off!"

Bai Siwen's study was very large, with Chinese-style decoration inside. There were several maps spread out on a desk, and marked with red and blue pencils. Moore asked everyone to sit down: "We are discussing the possible direction of the war between the three countries of France, Pu and Austria."

Friedrich, known as the "General", pointed to the map and said: "The railway network in Prussia is twice as dense as France, and the mobilization speed will be much faster."

"What's even more terrifying is that the French feels good!" Vallan said in English with a strong French accent, worriedly, "They think France has a larger population than Prussia and Austria, and they have a Napoleon."

Bakunin sneered: "Napoleon's ability to fight is not very good, but he is very warlike. France's war has never stopped over the years and has been wasting its national strength! So we believe that unless France can join forces with Austria to fight Prussia, there is a high possibility of France's defeat!"

Moore added: "The French people, especially the Paris people, have a long revolutionary tradition. Once Napoleon III was defeated, his empire was likely to be overthrown by the uprising of the Paris people, and this is our opportunity, we want."

"Please wait," Hu Wansheng suddenly interrupted: "Have you discussed this matter publicly at the International Workers Association's conference?"

The room suddenly became quiet. Ma Bao smiled: "How can it be discussed publicly? There are no more than ten people who know about it now."

"Rebellion must be kept confidential!" Hu Wansheng said seriously, "If you don't plan to do it in a secret way, you will be harmed. Before the Jintian Uprising, the Qing Dynasty was kept in the dark."

"Well said!" Moore slapped the table, "We suffered this loss in Cologne in 1848."

Bakuning was a little dissatisfied: "What is the revolution that hides? If you want to do it, do it openly! Only in this way can you mobilize to the maximum extent!"

Hu Wansheng glanced at the Russian revolutionary, then opened his bag and took out two documents: "I prepared two plans. One is to establish the 'European Workers Volunteer Soldiers Committee' to recruit people who participated in the Polish uprising and send them to the United States to fight and train troops in the name of supporting the abolitionist in the north of the United States."

"The other is to set up a trading company to provide barbed wire, multiple guns to the north of the United States, and exchange them for oil and wheat. It can not only make money to support the revolution, but also hoard materials."

Bakuning caught the documents and read them: "Let the revolutionaries join the army for the capitalists? Absurdity! The revolution should immediately abolish all state machines and establish a free commune!"

Moore frowned: "Comrade Bakuning, your anarchist proposition will only make the working class bleed. Isn't the lesson of the 1848 revolution enough?"

"That's because they are not determined enough!" Bakuning stood up excitedly, "Revolution is to completely destroy the old system and immediately establish a free society with anarchy and statelessness!"

Friedrich knocked on the table: "Please be realistic. Without a strict organization, nothing can be done."

"Organization?" Bakuning looked disdainful, "Revolution should spread freely like wildfire!"

Hu Wansheng and Ma Baocai looked at each other. Ma Baocai cleared his throat: "In our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the 'God Worship Society' was originally under the banner of the 'God Worship Society', and the regime was established after the Yong'an Prefecture was captured. If all the claims were expressed at the beginning, no one would dare to follow!"

French workers leader Valland agreed: "When workers in Lyon went on strike last year, they first used the slogan of 'fighting for reasonable wages' and only made political demands when the time was right."

Bakuning was so angry that his beard shook: "Compromise! It's all compromise!"

Moore sighed: "Comrade Bakuning, your enthusiasm is worthy of respect, but revolution is not a romantic adventure."

The atmosphere in the room was a little nervous for a moment. Bai Siwen quickly smoothed out: "Everyone, we are all for the same goal. Why not listen to Mr. Hu's detailed plan first?"

Hu Wansheng unveiled his plan: "First of all, the Volunteer Soldiers Committee can"

"I oppose any form of military organization!" Bakuning interrupted again, "The revolution should rely on the spontaneous arming of the people!"

Friedrich couldn't help but retort: ​​"Spontaneous? Just like the Paris workers in 1848, they used a shotgun to fight against the regular army? Bakunin, you are asking the working class to die!"

"That's better than you study revolutionaries!" Bakuning slapped the table, "When I was exiled in Siberia, I saw the spontaneous resistance of the peasants!"

Moore said calmly: "What? Then? It was slaughtered by the Tsar's army like harvesting wheat."

"Mr. Bakuning," Ma Baocai said slowly at this time, "Have you been to China?"

Bakuning was stunned for a moment: "No."

"I have seen the uprising of the Tiandihui in Hunan." Ma Baocai said, "They were very brave, but they were not organized and were quickly suppressed. Later, the Taiping Army's uprising was organized and disciplined to succeed."

Vallan nodded and agreed: "The Poles' uprisings continued, but they always failed. The reason for this is the lack of organization. The rebels often fought on their own."

Bakuning clenched his fists and loosened it: "Then how do you think we should organize it? Do you have iron-blooded discipline like the Prussians?"

"Of course not," Moore said, "has both discipline and respect for the working people."

The debate lasted for two full hours. Bakuning sometimes refuted fiercely, sometimes silent. Hu Wansheng observed that whenever he talked about specific experiences in workers' struggles, a keen light flashed in the eyes of the Russian revolutionary.

As noon approached, Bakuning finally sighed: "Okay, I will keep my opinion for the time being, but I am willing to go to Poland to recruit volunteer soldiers in person."

Moore smiled with relief: "Okay, this is a pragmatic decision."

Friedrich added: "But remember the principle of confidentiality. We should not expose our ultimate goal too early."

"I know, I know," Bakuning waved impatiently, "You Germans are so rigid. In fact, I am still the official of the Alaska country of Natalia's Grand Duke!"

It turns out that his attitude towards the principle of confidentiality is also very flexible, which is related to his own safety, and this secret must be protected!

Frenchman Vallan expressed his willingness to assist Bakunin: "I have friends in Poland, so I can go with you."

Bai Siwen suggested in a timely manner: "Then I'll be responsible for the trading company. I'm now engaged in trade with the United States and set up a warehouse in Liverpool."

His current trade with the United States is mainly done with slave owners in the south, and Xianfeng helped to build a bridge. However, for the sake of revolution, he can also trade with the north at the same time. Revolution must be flexible!

It was already afternoon when the meeting ended. When we walked out of Baiswen's mansion, the fog in London had dissipated. Hu Wansheng took a deep breath of fresh air and finally felt like he was doing something big.

"President Ma, where are we going next?" Hu Wansheng asked Ma Baocai beside him.

"First go back to the embassy and then prepare to go to Buckingham Palace to meet the queen." Ma Baocai said leisurely, "What we do in Europe cannot be completely hidden from the eyes and ears of the British. We must have cover. Intervening in the American Civil War and supporting the Americans to kill each other is our cover."
Chapter completed!