Анна Каренина

Chapter 27

           Now,bytheabolitionofserfdomwehavebeendeprivedofourauthority;andsoourhusbandry,whereithadbeenraisedtoahighlevel,isboundtosinktothemostsavageprimitivecondition.That’showIseeit.”

           “Butwhyso?Ifit’srational,you’llbeabletokeepupthesamesystemwithhiredlabor,”saidSviazhsky.

           “We’venopoweroverthem.WithwhomamIgoingtoworkthesystem,allowmetoask?”

           “Thereitisthelaborforcethechiefelementinagriculture,”thoughtLevin.

           “Withlaborers.”

           “Thelaborerswon’tworkwell,andwon’tworkwithgoodimplements.Ourlaborercandonothingbutgetdrunklikeapig,andwhenhe’sdrunkheruinseverythingyougivehim.Hemakesthehorsesillwithtoomuchwater,cutsgoodharness,bartersthetiresofthewheelsfordrink,dropsbitsofironintothethrashingmachine,soastobreakit.Heloathesthesightofanythingthat’snotafterhisfashion.Andthat’showitisthewholelevelofhusbandryhasfallen.Landsgoneoutofcultivation,overgrownwithweeds,ordividedamongthepeasants,andwheremillionsofbushelswereraisedyougetahundredthousand;thewealthofthecountryhasdecreased.Ifthesamethinghadbeendone,butwithcarethat....”

           Andheproceededtounfoldhisownschemeofemancipationbymeansofwhichthesedrawbacksmighthavebeenavoided.

Содержание книги
Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 567 из 1375