German Red Prince

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"Comrades, fellow workers, you are all aware of the current situation. It is quite difficult for our Party to develop in today's society. Communism is a monstrous threat in most European countries, and in Germany it is a topic that cannot be touched at all."

"However, comrades, the establishment of the French Commune has demonstrated the correctness of Marxism and the superiority of the socialist system. Our Party must take action. This is the birthplace of Marx. We must fulfill our mentor's ideals, liberate the people of Germany, liberate the people of the world, and let the proletariat break the chains of the old world!"

"Therefore, although our party cannot develop in Germany now, we can change our approach and secretly strengthen our power in a legal way, so that when the time is right, we can unleash amazing power."

"Comrade Thorne, how exactly should we proceed?" a union representative asked Thorne.

"How exactly should we proceed?"

Thorne pulled out his previously written plan for establishing a party and began to explain his proposal.

"First of all, it must be clear that the core of our brand-new political party must be loyal veteran party members and union representatives with outstanding qualities, so that the party will not be corrupted."

"Our new political party was founded on the basis of the Darmstadt General Labor Union and is composed of the Labor Committee, trade unions, cooperative organizations and socialist groups."

"The highest authority of our political party is the National Congress, or NPC for short. The National Committee of the Party is the highest standing body."

"This political party consists of a chairman, parliamentary groups, external organizations, and a headquarters. The party's organizational structure is divided into a central executive committee, regional committees, constituency committees, and grassroots clubs. Its political activity bodies include the party group, the National People's Congress, and the National Executive Committee."

"There are three ways for members of this party to join: individual members, trade union group members, and members of cooperative and socialist groups. We can recruit members through these three methods. If these members pass the assessment, we can also recruit them into the Communist Party of Germany."

"In order to win the support of the majority, the policies advocated by our party must be broad. We must advocate independent labor representation, make the socialization of the means of production, distribution and exchange our goal, and advocate gender equality and political equality."

"This is a brand new political party, so at this stage we don't need to be too radical in our policies. In order to participate in the parliamentary elections smoothly, we need to make some concessions for the time being."

"The party's program should be relatively moderate. It cannot be based on radical violent revolution; the party's proposition is to promote moderate reform policies."

"Promote nationalization, establish a welfare state that can protect the interests of the majority, and advance policies that benefit the vast majority of people, such as public housing, employee welfare, unemployment relief, vulnerable groups, social security, and civic education, to increase social welfare and promote social equity."

Thorne outlined the general framework of this political party: a moderate left-leaning political party, similar to the vast majority of political parties in the Kingdom of the Rhine, leaning towards the direction of the Social Democratic Party.

This is also the political leaning of most political parties in the Kingdom of the Rhine, and this type of party can indeed exert a certain influence.

"The Kingdom Special Meeting is currently underway, Dr. Goebbels. The reason I had you come all the way from Berlin is precisely for this matter."

"You've worked in Berlin for a while and have ample political experience. So, after discussion, we decided to appoint you as the party chairman to help the party gain more support. Can you do it?"

"Rest assured, Your Highness Thorne, I guarantee the mission will be accomplished."

Goebbels smiled. Publicity? Wasn't that his forte?

"By the way, Your Highness Thorne, what is the name of this brand-new political party?"

"What's your name?" Thorne thought for a moment and gave his answer.

"Let's call it the Labor Socialist Party."

Early access edition of the new book (1000-word sample reading)

The new book has been titled "Red Star Shines in 1962" and will likely be released in July or August if all goes well. Of course, things will change if something unexpected happens.

The format of the next book might be a bit strange. In the novel, "Red Star Shines in 1962" is a novel written by the protagonist after he travels through time, but it can still be read in our time. That means your book review might even be seen by the Chairman and others in the novel! (￣▽￣～)~

If you have any regrets that you'd like to make up for, feel free to share them in the comments section of the new book; I might write them down.

The next book's storyline is TNO Spark, which is not part of the normal history of this timeline. If you haven't seen it before, you can search for the storyline on Baidu. (。ò ? ó。)

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To be honest, it would be a lie to say that Lin Haowen wasn't nervous about meeting the first great man of New China.

After being reported through various levels, the matter of time travel quickly received a response: the bigwigs in the central government wanted to meet this young man from the 21st century in another time and space in person.

Although Xinjiang's area is smaller than the 9.6 million square kilometers of the new China in their timeline, it has just as many problems.

Lin Haowen's transmigration is indeed a rare occurrence, but now that he has transmigrated, he can't just suddenly run away.

Compared to Lin Haowen, there are many other things to deal with. The People's Government has only been in Xinjiang for a few years and has not yet taken root. This stage is also a "life-or-death" moment.

The Ma Clique army in the east, with the support of the Japanese, could attack at any time. Xinjiang itself is also plagued by a host of problems: East Turkestan terrorists, extremist Islamic organizations, reactionary landlords and imams, and peasants who have not yet been liberated. These issues are clearly far more important than Lin Haowen.

However, Lin Haowen didn't dare to complain at all. Meeting a great man was the dream of countless people in later generations. What was wrong with making him wait a while?

Besides, he needed to adjust his state of mind. Lin Haowen was sure that he wasn't this nervous when he pounced on that armed assailant.

He turned around in front of the mirror, patted his pants, and straightened his clothes. The shoes looked old no matter how he wiped them, and he couldn't get them clean. Lin Haowen couldn't help but want to curse.

Just as I was putting on my hat in front of the mirror for the best I've ever looked, there was a knock on the door. A young man walked in; judging from his attire, he was probably a security guard or something similar.

"Comrade Lin Haowen, the Chairman and the others have arrived. You may come over now. Follow me."

"OK, all right."

Lin Haowen wiped the sweat from his palms. The last time he was this nervous was when he was secretly playing on the computer. His father was checking the temperature of the computer screen, and Lin Haowen, who was only a teenager at the time, was standing to the side with his heart pounding in his throat.

After taking a deep breath, Lin Haowen followed the guard towards the reception room.

"Oh, it really is a little baby."

Lin Haowen followed behind the guard without daring to look up, afraid that he wouldn't be able to accept the shock if he did, until that familiar yet unfamiliar voice rang out.

In later years, Lin Haowen also watched many TV series about Chairman Mao, but in those TV series, Chairman Mao's voice was mostly in Mandarin.

Although Gu Yue is the most convincing actor to portray Chairman Mao in later generations, his Hunan dialect is not good, and his dubbing differs somewhat from the historical version.

Now that Lin Haowen is here, he can truly hear the voice of a great man. The Chairman speaks very softly, as if he is joking with someone. His Shaoshan dialect makes Lin Haowen feel very close to him.

"Chairman Mao, hello...!"

Lin Haowen was clearly too nervous. Although he had rehearsed many times before coming, he still couldn't control himself when he arrived on site and made a fool of himself.

"Hahaha."

Lin Haowen's slip of the tongue immediately enlivened the atmosphere, causing the three bigwigs sitting in front to burst into laughter.

"Young comrade, don't be nervous. Find a seat and don't act like we're interrogating a criminal here."

The chairman, with a cigarette between his fingers, raised his head and smiled as he pointed out a seat to Lin Haowen, appearing very approachable.

“That’s right, Comrade Lin, there’s no need to be nervous. Our Chairman won’t get angry easily unless you take away the braised pork he’s been hiding all night,” Premier Zhou said with a smile.

"Hey, Enlai, the guests have just arrived, why are you bringing up my shortcomings in front of outsiders right away?" the Chairman asked, feigning some anger.

"Hey Mao, Enlai, you two calm down and stop arguing. What kind of talk is it to keep leaving our guests hanging?" General Zhu waved his hand at the two men, then looked at Lin Haowen.

"Young man, are you really from the future?"

It has to be said that a big shot is a big shot. He knows how to read the situation. He could clearly see that Lin Haowen was a little nervous just now, and even scared him into saying the wrong thing.

After Premier Zhou and his colleagues spoke, the atmosphere became much more lively, and Lin Haowen felt less nervous.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief Zhu, but to be specific, I traveled here from the future in another timeline."

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243. Youth Reserve Force

How can a political party or a country effectively unite the power of youth?

As a force in society as a whole, youth are the most vibrant force in a country. If a country wants to truly develop, it must find ways to unite its youth.

As the most revolutionary force in society, only by truly uniting them could we achieve victory in the revolution later.

Thorne created the Komsomol at this stage for the same reason: the revolution needed fresh blood, and if these young people didn't fight for it themselves, others would win them over.

At this age, they think less, but when something happens, they really go for it. However, you can't unite young people indiscriminately. You can't just recruit them all at once and then sit in the office and give orders at will. If you do that, it won't be long before these young people overthrow you.

Young people have few conservative ideas and are highly motivated to revolution. If they are given the right inspiration, they will dare to resist even the most autocratic tyranny.

However, they also have some shortcomings. As the old saying goes, "A scholar's rebellion will not succeed in three years." Many young people lack political and social experience. When doing things, they may be somewhat presumptuous and their perceptions may be rather stubborn. They may think that if something is not good, it must be bad, and they do not have a deep understanding of some theories and practices.

Problems should be addressed. The Communist Youth League, which Thorne proposed, was designed to address this issue of youth ideology. It can unite workers, farmers, and of course, the vast number of young people.

The methods are actually quite similar. The Party has so many cadres and committee members with rich political experience who have been working at the grassroots level for a long time and are very skilled at uniting the broad proletariat.

Thorne invited these people to form the leadership of the Communist Youth League, so that they could apply the vivid and practical political education they were conducting among the masses to the vast number of young people, and give them a true account of the problems that were happening in society at the moment, and work with them to study solutions to these problems, so as to gradually enlighten and awaken the young people.

Darmstadt was Thorne's center of power, and he started recruiting his first members from there. In fact, Darmstadt was almost becoming a den of "rebels".

The Stasi headquarters, the Gestapo headquarters, the General Labor Union, and the Rhineland branch of the Communist Party of Germany are all located here. Soon, the headquarters of the Socialist Labor Party and the Free German Youth will also be here. He is accumulating more and more bargaining chips.

When the leadership of the Communist Youth League was being established, Thorne and the other committee members said that the future Party organization must work with the Youth League organization to study how to give full play to the power of young people, and that the implementation of various policies should not be rigid or inflexible. Young people are different from ordinary people and should not be treated like ordinary people, thus erasing their characteristics.

Of course, these party cadres have rich political experience, which is very important for young people. Thorne also considered having responsible party cadres lead these new members to participate in various activities, since practice is the only way to learn.

I remember seeing a picture in my past life. Back then, East Germany had established a Young Pioneers tank brigade. The mini tanks driven by the children operated almost exactly like real tanks, and could even fire small-caliber shells. Unfortunately, they were all destroyed when Germany reunified.

Thinking back to his past life, all the reports said that young people were lazy and unambitious. Although Thorne was a member of the Youth League, he only found out he was a member when he paid his membership fee. If he could play something like this, who would be addicted to their phone? Isn't driving a tank more interesting than playing on a phone?

Therefore, in addition to continuing to cooperate with the central work of the Party, the Youth League should also have independent projects suitable for the characteristics of young people. In the future East Germany, we should consider the needs of young people, care about their growth, take full account of their various aspects, and cultivate a new generation of German youth.

Williams and his group were among the first batch of Komsomol members selected after careful consideration. As a reserve force and backup for the revolution, Thorne attached great importance to the selection of these members. Therefore, the first batch of Komsomol members was limited to about one thousand people, all of whom were selected from Darmstadt.

These first batch of Communist Youth League members may participate in various tasks of the Party later. As the Communist Youth League continues to expand, this group of people will be the elite of the elite, and for a long time, they will become the soul of the Communist Youth League.

Hello, fellow young friends.

The men wearing red badges inside the office greeted Williams and his group with smiles.

"Dear young friends, we are representatives of the Free German Youth, and we are here to introduce this organization to you."

"The Free German Youth is a subordinate organization under the leadership of the Socialist Workers' Party (SPD). Its main function is to recruit progressive youth groups. Let me first talk about this political party. The SPD is led by trade unions and is a political party and organization that works for the interests of the vast majority of people."

"The Free German Youth is the reserve force and backup for our party. In the Youth League, we advocate democracy, equality, justice and freedom. Our organization aims to cultivate outstanding young people and provide them with the necessary knowledge, skills and resources so that these young people can better serve society."

"At the same time, in order to help young people better understand this political party and our organization, we will also help you understand the current social situation and learn more relevant knowledge through various means."

"We welcome all young people who are willing to change this society, advance historical progress, and build a better future to join our big family. Of course, if you still have any questions, you can consider it for now. There is no need to rush. You have all passed the review and are qualified to join the Youth League. We welcome you at any time."

“After listening to our explanation, you may not understand what the Socialist Labor Party is. Those of you here are probably all children of workers. If you are not clear, you can go back and ask your fathers about whose interests our Socialist Labor Party represents. It’s not too late to join after you have thought it through.”

“If you agree to join, I will take you to a place in a little while, where you will understand better what joining the Free German Youth means.”

After listening to the explanations from several people, Williams roughly understood what they meant. He had never heard of the Free Youth of Germany and the Socialist Labour Party before; they must be a newly formed political party group.

However, if it's a union-related event, then it should be the Darmstadt General Union. Since its establishment, the lives of the workers have improved considerably, and Williams has truly felt the changes that the General Union has brought to his family's life.

Since it was formed on the basis of the General Labor Union, Williams joined without hesitation, after all, becoming a great worker was his next goal.

244. Recruiting Party Members

"Sizzle-sizzle-sizzle-"

The factory bell rang, and hearing it, the workers knew it was time to turn off the noisy machines and get off their posts.

Old William wiped the oil off his face, turned off the machine, and, like the other workers, got off his post, rubbed his sore neck, and walked towards the communal canteen.

Old William was a man who couldn't sit still. Back then, he was bedridden every day because of illness, and those days were worse than death for him. Seeing his children getting up early and working late every day doing things that shouldn't be done at their age, Old William felt heartbroken.

Williams was always very careful when he went out, but old William could hear everything clearly. Every day when he heard Williams tiptoeing downstairs and dragging his heavy steps down at night, old William felt his heart was bleeding, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

Fortunately, the kingdom sent people to Darmstadt to make changes and relocate many people. Their lives gradually improved after that. After a long period of treatment by doctors, old William's tuberculosis gradually improved and his health gradually recovered.

As mentioned before, old William is a restless person, so once he recovered, he couldn't stay still for a moment and had to find a job. The burden of life couldn't be entirely on his children's shoulders.

With the help of many parties, old William successfully found a job at the Rhein Machinery Factory. After the restructuring, the workload is now within his acceptable range. At least it's not like before, when they wanted to give you no rest at all. Now, with the supervision of the General Labor Union, no one dares to do that.

At the same time, the workers now have much better benefits and treatment than before. At first, old William was even a little unaccustomed to it, after all, he had never "enjoyed" this kind of life before. He never expected that one day their working hours would actually be only eight hours.

With more time off, there are more things to do. Although you can't go to the workers' club while working in the factory, the factory has its own facilities and places for workers to relax and learn.

After the reforms, the factory also adopted democratic management methods, and the workers and managers had equal status in the factory. There were also special people to supervise, and if the workers were dissatisfied with anything, they could point it out immediately. The factory now was very different from the sweatshops of the past.

Similarly, workers can raise any good ideas they have at any time. Under this system, the factory's production efficiency is indeed much higher than before.

The factory now has a communal canteen. Although it charges a fee, the prices are not very expensive and are within the workers' budget. After getting their meals, Old William also took a few bottles of Fanta soda.

Having a bottle of soda when you're tired from work is really refreshing. He also thought of his children back home. Life is gradually getting better now, and they don't have to suffer so much anymore. The food at the factory is quite cheap, and he can buy some things to take back for his children to try.

The factory used to feel like a cold, impersonal place to Old William. He had no feelings for it and rarely interacted with others. Everyone was busy working, mechanically repeating the same actions. People were close to each other, yet seemed very far apart.

Things are different now. Watching his coworkers discussing various issues while eating, Old William felt particularly at ease for some reason. In the past, he would try to do as little work as possible, but now almost everyone is full of energy and discusses and solves problems together.

Now they are living, breathing people, not alienated tools. Old William has also developed an affection for the factory; it is now his second home. The others feel the same way, almost all of them treating it as their second home.

"Fellow workers, listen to me."

After lunch, there was a break time, during which many people would relax, read books, play cards, or something similar. However, most people would gather around the radio to listen to stories. In this era before television was widespread, these were the workers' main forms of entertainment.

"Fellow workers, listen to me, I have a new announcement to make."

Holman rushed in from outside. He had been transferred to a different job recently. Now, Holman was mainly responsible for liaison between the factory and the general labor union. Just now, they had finished discussing the formation of the Labor Socialist Party, and the notice was sent from the general labor union to all the factories.