1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"Please ask the clerk to announce the court rules!"

The clerk on the left immediately stood up and began to read out some rules such as "No noise, no storming the court, no threatening or assaulting the judges";

After reading this paragraph, the clerk ordered the bailiff to bring the plaintiff (prosecutor) and defendant to the stage. After confirming their identities and informing them of their basic litigation rights, he requested the presiding judge, He Shuheng, to open the court session.

Not to mention the subsequent procedures, just the moment the solemn regulations at the beginning were read out, the people below immediately quieted down.

why?

An indescribable yet inexplicably powerful feeling of being a "regular army" came over me.

The domestic and foreign representatives who attended the conference and the intellectuals who sneaked to Nanchang felt this even more deeply.

The CCP's system has similarities and differences with what they know, but it is obviously more complete and comprehensive.

Has the CCP's legal system construction reached this point? This is completely different from what the KMT says!

This almost completely changed many people's impression of the CCP and the Chinese people as "barbaric and ignorant", and broke the Kuomintang's long-standing blockade of public opinion.

Forget the Republic of China. Many foreigners who come to Nanchang still remember the Shen Ru incident as the root of China's rule of law.

(The reporter was beaten to death by Empress Dowager Cixi for reporting on the secret agreement between the Qing court and Russia. The beating lasted for two hours, and the bones and flesh were broken and blood and flesh flew everywhere. It was extremely tragic.)

(The West angrily criticized the Qing court as "barbarians" and began to refuse to hand over any criminals to the other side, forcing the Qing court to agree to use the defense lawyer system)

(By the way, the first defense lawyer to obtain a lawyer's license during the Republic of China was named Cao Ye. Yes, that is Cao Rulin, who signed the "Twenty-One Demands" and was severely criticized as a "traitor.")

Everyone on and off the stage was discussing quietly, and even Litvinov and Cunningham began to whisper to each other:

"...The court process is slightly different from ours in the United States, but generally the same..."

"Similar to us... but a little more complicated..."

"Perhaps this is because they want to popularize legal knowledge in this country? Look, they've started explaining the meaning of every term again..."

"Hmm... I see... But they didn't hire a defense lawyer for the defendant..." "That's a loophole... Maybe they don't know the concept of litigation defense yet?"

Just as everyone was thinking this, the clerk announced:

"Due to the current shortage of defense attorneys and the lack of lawyers willing to defend defendant Jenny and others, our court will provide defense attorneys for the defendants to protect their legitimate rights and interests..."

Then, they explained to the people what a "defense lawyer" was. The audience was immediately in an uproar, with endless curses:

"Isn't this a lawyer?"

"How could there be a lawyer willing to defend... defend... speak well of such a scum?" "You have lost your conscience!"

“How much dirty money have you taken?!”

The overwhelming criticism made the young lawyer, who had changed his career midway, pale, but remembering his brief learning experience with Comrade Ma Shiwu, he gritted his teeth, strode forward, and stood in front of dozens of defendants.

Fortunately, after the presiding judge ordered silence, the clerk briefly explained to the people what the "defense system" was, explaining that defense lawyers were not bad people, but were just there to prevent wrongful convictions and so on.

Then, the audience quickly quieted down again.

Seeing this scene, Litvinov couldn't help but ask Wu Hao next to him:

"Are you Chinese people so talented? Can you even understand this?"

In the Soviet Union, not only ordinary people, but even many people in the judicial community believed that defense lawyers were bastards who spoke well of criminals and were insects that violated organizational discipline.

Therefore, as early as 1917, the Soviet Union abolished the defense lawyer system through legislation and replaced it with the "Legal Protector Association", which was later gradually changed to the "local Soviets electing defense lawyers to form defense lawyer associations" system;

The changes here are very complicated and I will not go into detail here, but in short, Soviet lawyers are now basically under the complete control of the judiciary and their presence is quite weak;

There are many cases where people were beaten by the masses for defending criminals or punished by the organization for refusing to defend them.

"No, it's not that the Chinese people are talented. It's just that we have fully followed the mass line and done a lot of extra work, so the people are willing to trust us."

Wu Hao raised his chin slightly:

"As for the defense lawyer system, we are still exploring it, trying to combine the Soviet system with the European and American systems to find the path that best suits us."

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Litvinov narrowed his eyes.

He understood Wu Hao's extremely obscure subtext:

We, the Chinese Communist Party, will no longer blindly follow your Soviet instructions as before. We will find our own way. You can provide advice, but you cannot take over the command.

what?

You say we are disobedient?

Don't slander me, I didn't say that! Tsk...cunning Wu Hao.

Damn the World Revolutionary Party, it has given the CCP a new source of support...

Litvinov was at a loss for words after Wu Hao responded to his arrogance. Coninghan and Borinan asked with interest:

"Why don't you adopt our country's mature system in its entirety? You know, the Soviet Union was established less than 20 years ago, and in many aspects...hahaha..."

The two of them also vaguely heard the hidden meaning and were happy to see the Soviets suffer a defeat.

If the Chinese Communist Party could be used to attack the Soviet Union, the bigwigs in the country would probably be very happy.

Wu Hao bowed slightly again:

"I'm sorry, although the European and American systems are mature, they are ultimately not suitable for us. For example, the European and American defense lawyer systems have huge hidden dangers."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"We've studied the European and American systems. As long as you have money and can hire a team of eloquent lawyers, you can easily escape even the most serious crimes. This doesn't align with our principles."

What kind of hidden danger is this? Ke Bo and the others shook their heads.

The minds of these communists are truly incomprehensible. Isn't it good to have money?

If you take over this country in the future, you will definitely be the richest and most powerful!

If the law does not serve you, who will it serve?

Could it be that these are poor people whose clothes are ragged? It's really confusing.

Regardless of the indignation of those on the stage, the trial proceeded normally. It was obvious that with the perpetrators caught red-handed, even the most perfect procedures were merely a formality.

Faced with solid evidence, the monks who had been detained and interrogated for many days were unable to utter a single useful rebuttal. They could only keep emphasizing their foreign status or mumbling prayers to God.

However, since the CCP chose to hold a public trial and invited the entire nation to participate, how could it possibly abandon the sentencing for these inexplicable reasons?

Therefore, the entire trial process seemed very formal, but the trial process seemed very boring, as the prosecution was simply unilaterally crushing the defendant.

The only bright spot was the defense lawyer's defense of the innocence of Sister Bernadetta, who was the first to come forward to report the case, and the ordinary staff of the outer hospital.

This time, the people finally understood what the CCP meant. In short, it can be summed up in four words: "Say what you mean." Guilty is guilt, not guilty is not guilty; murder is murder, rape is rape;

You will not be convicted of murder just because you clearly committed rape, nor will you be implicated as an "accomplice" just because you clearly did not know about the crime.

Ordinary people did not understand those high-sounding legal terms, but they felt something from this trial that was extremely rare during the Republic of China period:

Sense of social security.

It turns out that not all those in power act recklessly.

The three words "obey rules" seem simple, but it is extremely difficult to do so.

However, once this is achieved, it will have the same effect as Shang Yang's "pillars at the city gate", greatly increasing the public's trust in the government.

As for the various people from all over the country who came to Nanchang to visit, they also felt this clearly and were thinking of all kinds of ideas in their minds.

Perhaps, this CCP is not just a flash-in-the-pan local warlord, but actually possesses the confidence, magnanimity, and strength to seize the world?

At least, after being in Nanchang for so long, we haven't seen anything like "corruption and bribery," "prostitution," "murder and arson," "rape and murder," "drug abuse and loan sharking," or "communism and wife sharing," right?

This time, people's hearts are still slowly shifting, but it is no longer simply because of a military victory like the "Wuhan Victory".

Public trial?

No, this is a propaganda conference.

357 Will Capitalists Accept Common Prosperity?

A trial lasted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but no one at the public trial seemed tired. Everyone was very excited and did not stop discussing even after the trial was declared over.

Although the people were generally dissatisfied with the fact that not all criminals were skinned alive on the spot and that at most a few "insignificant" accomplices were shot, most of them could understand the CCP's dilemma.

After all, the "Letter from Ms. Field" had been published in every newspaper available, and its contents were being circulated around the world:

Those who have committed unforgivable crimes can be tried, sentenced, and executed by the CCP, but the CCP is asked to wait. After Ms. Field takes office as US President, she will immediately visit China and personally supervise the execution together with the CCP.

To be honest, the fact that Americans are willing to take a step back and let the CCP "try, judge, and kill" is already incredible to ordinary people.

That's a real American!

It's been so many years since I've seen foreigners so subservient to a Chinese power! Did the (KMT) government say anything after the Shanghai incident broke out?

Not only did they not dare to say a word, they even didn't dare to accept the foreigners captured by the foreigners, and could only send them to the concessions to be imprisoned!

Look at the CCP again!

He tried the criminals as soon as he said he would try them, and he executed them as soon as he said he would do it. It was so clean, neat, and decisive! After calming down and thinking about it carefully, it seemed that waiting for Chuntian to come and supervise the execution in person would be more "satisfying" than just skinning these criminals alive right away.

The (incoming) president of the United States has already "compromised" to this extent. I heard that the girl is a beautiful one, but he doesn't even give her a little face. It's really unacceptable.

Only a few "old masters" who came specially expressed regret. If this continued, the old ancestral craft would slowly be lost.

But, forget it, the craftsmanship of our ancestors is lost! Today, we men can finally hold our heads high and hold our heads high!

When He Shuheng brought down the gavel and sentenced dozens of criminals, led by the abbot of Nanchang Monastery, who participated in the murder of the baby, to death or fixed-term imprisonment, and deprivation of political rights for life, cheers that almost broke the sky rang out at the scene.

When He Shuheng proposed that "due to the great public outrage, with the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, a referendum should be held to decide on the method of death penalty, including skinning alive," many people cheered and began to nod automatically:

"Ah, this is the standard of democracy..."

No one, including those foreigners who claim to be civilized, finds it cruel or thinks that the CCP abuses lynching, even though they know what the punishment of "skinning alive" is.

Before I even entered the customs, a great scholar was debating for me.jpg

The initial plan of the CPC Central Committee fully achieved the expected results.

The announcement of the death penalty for foreigners attracted attention. A large number of curious people came to Nanchang to attend the conference and observe the CCP's management and the Red Army's military discipline in Nanchang. They developed a favorable impression of the CCP and gained a deeper understanding of it. They then began to identify like-minded people.

In this way, the CPC successfully broke the Kuomintang reactionaries' blockade of public opinion, and the forces of sympathy and support for the CPC will surely increase gradually.

While it is certainly important to try criminals and ensure they receive the punishment they deserve, it is also important to take the opportunity to convey the concept of the rule of law to the public.

However, it is more important to show the real CCP to the whole of China and even the world through this trial and to publicize the CCP’s ideas and image.

Therefore, after the public trial concluded in an atmosphere of jubilation, the CCP immediately, as previously arranged, invited Litvinov and other important guests to a dinner at the Nanchang Municipal Government to facilitate more in-depth exchanges among all parties.

Almost all senior leaders were present and warmly entertained these guests who came from afar and had different emotions towards the Communist Party of China, such as goodwill or curiosity. For a while, the atmosphere was lively and bustling with people drinking and chatting.

"...Mr. Chen, on behalf of the Communist Party of China, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks to you."

Walking to a table at the back, Wu Hao raised his glass and clinked it lightly with a middle-aged man in a suit, about 50 years old, and said humbly:

"I have prepared a simple banquet to offer my respects to you, my dear students, with simple tea and rice as a token of my appreciation. I hope you will forgive me for the poor hospitality."

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A young man next to "Mr. Chen" couldn't help but glance at the table full of food again, muttering in his heart;

Well, it is indeed "plain food";

Compared to the red steaks that everyone eats on a daily basis, the best dish on each table in this "state banquet" was just a Nanchang three-cup chicken, and the wine was the most common local Huadiao wine. The other dishes were not worth mentioning.

However, "Mr. Chen" didn't seem to mind at all, and even seemed very happy for some reason:

"Mr. Zhou, you are so polite. I am very happy to be invited by your party to come to Nanchang to witness such a grand event and see what your party has done. Very happy!"

Mr. Chen, Tan Kah Kee.

There is no need to mention his deeds. He organized fundraising and fully supported the War of Resistance. After visiting Chongqing and Yan'an successively in history, he began to gradually abandon the Kuomintang and invest heavily in the Communist Party.

So why so early this time?

The reason lies in the "Zhangzhou Campaign" launched by the Chinese Communist Party some time ago.

Because the Red Army captured Zhangzhou City at lightning speed, Chen Jiageng's employees at the local shoe company were unable to escape in time;

(Historically, they all ran away. The Red Army soldiers who needed shoes couldn't find anyone, so they had to leave IOUs and notices as per custom. As a result, Chen thought the CCP was playing both a whore and a chastity, which greatly damaged his impression of the CCP.)

(It was not until he read Red Star Over China that Chen discovered that the man who led the army to capture Zhangzhou was not who he thought.)

I thought Zhangzhou would be plundered, but unexpectedly, the CCP did not commit any crime after entering Zhangzhou. There was no rape or looting as I had imagined, and they did not confiscate his family's property!

(The standards for not harming even a single person are completely different between the Republican Party and the warlords. The former truly demands not harming even a single person, while the latter is "as long as I don't kill people indiscriminately, I'm not harming even a single person.")