Chapter 676: Democratic politics

The worst situation in Zhao State is the workers and the miners. Their situation is extremely miserable. Such tragedies happen every day. Some literary works have even begun to intervene and put them in novels.

Novels such as "Pleading", "A Miner", "The Hole" and so on all describe the miserable life of Zhao Guo's miners from the side, although these novels are not very popular. In Qin, the best sellers are romantic love stories about the rich or the middle class, but the appearance of these novels has shown the prevalence of this phenomenon to varying degrees.

The intimidation of the mine owner is extremely inhumane. Cut off their sources of income, or directly threaten the lives of their children, and so on. Even in direct violations of the law, the wealthy power of the mine owners and the power of the aristocratic government naturally went together, and the two jointly forced the working class directly to the edge of the cliff. The life of the workers has been much worse than before.

Under threats and intimidation, some workers had to return to work, while others insisted on resisting. But these resistances appear to be weak, or vulnerable, in order to resist such resistance. Zhao Guo gave birth to the first workers' organization. Generation Land Coal Miners Union. The organization actively contacted other miners to unite to form a general strike, or organized actions to crack down on the illegal behavior of the mine owners. These actions effectively curbed the illegal activities of the mine owners. Because the miners themselves organized the armed forces. This balance of power temporarily enters a balance in some areas.

The emergence of this kind of workers' organizations soon began to spread, and a large number of workers' organizations began to appear in fragments in the generation area. These workers' organizations were not only primitive trade union organizations, but also a kind of private armed forces. Regardless of the circumstances, the two major strata in the country of Zhao have basically formed. Moreover, both classes have begun to seek their own armed forces for this purpose. This poses a great hidden danger to social security.

Qin's intelligence department and news reporters also noticed this. On the other hand, Shangwen urgently convened a meeting dedicated to solving the Zhao Guo issue. The content of the meeting is how to put forward a reasonable proposal to interfere in Zhao's internal affairs. This is a kind of demand for Qin State to penetrate from the economic field to the political field.

"I think we should pay attention to these workers' organizations in the country of Zhao, as well as the mine owners who oppose them." Feng Jie attended the meeting as an intelligence consultant.

"En. Yes, keep talking." Shang Wen thought this was a good starting point. So he nodded to continue speaking.

"I think that there are two new classes in the Zhao country. They are the miners and the mine owners. The mine owners are dependent on the noble power of the Zhao country, and the two use each other. They hold most of the wealth of the Zhao country. Especially the mine owners. Although the mine owners have money, they have no power. The status is very bad. The nobles look down on those people. But the mine owners think that the nobles are useless. They only ask for money. There is a contradiction between the two, but they can temporarily balance . I think we might as well take advantage of this situation.” Feng Jie said, summing up his views.

"En." Shang Wen just nodded. Then write down this thought in your notebook with a pen.

"I think this is my opinion." Feng Jie is not a professional politician after all, he is just an intelligence consultant. Although he has dabbled in politics, he cannot fully understand the political situation for the time being.

"Who has anything to add?" Shang Wen asked.

The person attending the meeting did not speak.

"Well, the time is almost the same. Since everyone has nothing to add, we might as well leave the meeting to think about it." Shang Wen himself has no good ideas. A simple meeting can last up to half an hour. Shangwen thinks that the half-hour meeting is the longest. Because human attention is very limited. Qin’s medical scientists also made such a suggestion that usually people’s attention can be concentrated within fifteen minutes. After fifteen minutes, the transfer began slowly. Think of other things. Qin is a country that emphasizes efficiency. Since there are such medical recommendations in medicine, Qin’s general meeting time is usually within fifteen minutes. Some are as short as five minutes. Stock investors also give standards for this. If a company's meeting lasts for more than half an hour, then under normal circumstances, they will not buy the stock. The reason is that their efficiency is too low. In the case of such fierce competition in Qin, they don't even cherish time, so this company has no future.

But at the end of the meeting, Fan Zeng put forward an unexpected plan.

"How about this. We can propose Zhao Guo to hold a general election for the prime minister. Just like Qin Guo." Fan Zeng said. Shang Wen looked at Fan Zeng in surprise. This is really the first time this is mentioned. Especially this kind of democratic politics.

The advantage of democratic politics is that. If a country is stable and has a solid legal foundation. The foundation of democratic politics is deep. But if such a foundation does not exist. On the contrary, if it is introduced rashly. It will cause unnecessary trouble for yourself. Obviously, Fan Zeng, who is good at conspiracy and subversive methods, has already thought of this layer.

Shang Wen's idea is just the opposite. He believes that this move is a good tool for balancing civil rights and royal power. Especially the good practice of promoting the local democratic political tradition of Zhao country.

"Well, this idea is good." Shang Wen affirmed Fan Zeng's proposal. Shangwen himself probably doesn't know. In the future, democratic politics will become a favorable banner for Qin to interfere in the politics of other countries. In particular, the State of Qin himself took the lead in advertised itself as a democratic country. Then use it to promote democratic politics. Take advantage of the banner of democratic politics to use various means to participate in the political activities of other countries. In particular, the State of Qin has mastered some of the financial power and the public opinion orientation of the mainstream media. This advantage will further increase Qin's influence.

Then Qin State began to draft such documents. With the gathering of various soft powers of Qin State. Especially after the economic development of the six countries is strengthened. Qin's desire to control the six countries became stronger. But the actual situation is that Qin's actual control is not as good as before. In the past, Qin could rely on military means to achieve the purpose of political control. But with the Qin State's military forces moving westward and northward. Qin's power declined again. So Qin urgently needs a new method to replace that kind of military force.

The emergence of democratic politics exactly meets Qin's requirements. Especially Qin's various strengths are in advantage. Democratic politics is the first step of Qin's political interference. It is also a very important step. Qin State is more than just economic control. There is also political penetration. This invisible trick has a killing effect.