In order to ensure that the land acquirers have the real right to use the land, the Xinmin County Government issued an order saying that once any landowner (landlord) who obstructs or conceals the land reform law is discovered, his excess land income will be confiscated, and a fine of not less than 3~10 times the unit price of the amount of land incurred and at least not less than 100 yuan will be imposed, which will be accumulated since the second half of 1916. For those who violently resist and confiscate a large amount of land, it is serious, and once reported, they will be punished with heavy fines up to capital punishment, and at the same time, the family property will be confiscated.

As soon as the decree came out, the whole county shook.

The origin of County Magistrate Xiao Zhang is known to everyone. Everyone doesn't know much about his past, after all, he has been living in his hometown or the provincial capital of Fengtian. However, during this period of time, the county magistrate Xiao Zhang succeeded in suppressing bandits with the student army, and it is said that the blood was flowing and the heads were rolling, so naturally people were still a little afraid of his decree, and it was not harmful to the vast majority of people.

In order to solve the worries of the enlisted soldiers, Zhang Hanqing even issued a decree: all the families of the soldiers in the army can get 5 acres of middle and upper land provided by the local government free of charge, and there is no need to pay taxes during the service. This measure not only strengthened the enthusiasm of the people in Northeast China to join the army, but also made the status of military personnel unprecedentedly improved.

Hundreds of land reform propaganda teams organized by Zhang Hanqing went through villages and households to convey the policy to the grassroots level. The vast numbers of landless peasants wholeheartedly supported this decree of the government. Although the initial tax was higher, the land reform decree made it clear that the peasants only had a single tax of "land tax", which was not as direct and attractive as this high tax rate compared to the previous harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

Everyone has land to plant, and the land has income to hand over to the government, which will greatly change the trend of transferring the land in the northeast to the mainstream of the earth, and will enable the people to truly understand the role of the government. Zhang Hanqing did not dare to say that he was the savior, but he wholeheartedly recognized the naïve thinking that "the tiller has his land". There have been countless peasant uprisings in history, but they have won nothing more than their own two acres of thin land. The government has promoted the aspirations of the peasants, and the peasants naturally have a favorable opinion of the government, which is actually a simple thing that countless politicians have tried their best to but cannot do in this era.

Along with the "Xinmin Land Reform", another major historical change is the implementation of "guaranteed production to households". In essence, this policy is to guarantee to the peasants: on the basis of the land they own, the peasants who have the spare capacity are encouraged to contract the surplus land in the locality, and the state does not interfere in their cultivation, but only levies agricultural taxes (paying grain or currency) at the same price as the local agricultural products ---- grain income in the current year, so as to encourage land reclamation.

Some bandits and homeless people who had been forced to go to Yangshan on the border of Ji Bong and Mongol returned to their hometowns one after another under the attraction of the land reform policy, and the government also did what it said and distributed land free of charge in accordance with regulations. Not only that, but for those who are really poor, the government also sells seeds on credit.

The landless people and the enslaved tenants saw hope, and when they heard the news, they also had a conscience when they heard the news, because there were not many people who were determined to be kings. In the long run, not only will the government and the people benefit greatly, but it will also be beneficial to social stability.

But the landlords, especially the big ones, could not tolerate such a policy. These figures, who have always had some relationship with the big and small bureaucrats in Fengtian and even with Zhang Zuolin, resolutely resisted the land reform movement in full swing such as Zhang Hanqing.

Hu Chai Stick is not surnamed Hu, but surnamed Huang, ranking third, and his ancestor was originally a refugee from Linzi, Shandong. When his ancestor led a family to Kanto, he was born on a simple bed built by a row of Hu Chai sticks, so his nickname was Hu Chai Bangzi. However, in his generation, he was very good, not only did he run several shops, but he also had a great reputation in the provincial capital of Fengtian, and even the gold jewelry used in Zhang Hanqing's marriage was bought in the shop owned by his eldest brother.

In traditional Chinese thought, the first thing the common people did when they made a fortune was not how to expand reproduction, but how to buy land on a large scale. He is also fair, and the land he has purchased can also be disposed of according to the market, and he is also very influential in the countryside, known as Huang Sanye, nicknamed Huang Dashanren. However, no matter how good a person is, if he accumulates more land, it will inevitably affect the passage of government decrees.

Counting up, there are thousands of acres of land under his name, and in Sandaogangzi Township, the land reform along the way has encountered great difficulties.

Zhang Hanqing is still very interested in being able to win the Xinmin land reform pilot project and personally preside over it, and the great plan of life and the great cause of rejuvenating the country must start here, so he set the tone early: The Xinmin land reform must be successful! Of course, he is not fighting alone, and the Guards Brigade is his strongest reliance! With force and the fame of the young marshal, he completely wants the Buddha to block ** and God to block and kill the gods!

So on his one-acre and three-point land, there are really not many people who dare to touch it, like Huang Sanye, who is not unsupportive, but he has a saying: "I have this land is the hard-earned family property of my father and son for two generations, and I have never bullied my neighbors in buying and selling, and I often help the poor in disaster years." If these fields were not bought by my Huang family, sooner or later they would have to be sold to others by the children of those losers. For so many years, my Huang family has never paid less than a cent of land tax. The public took my land like this, and I didn't accept it! ”

What he said was the truth, and the working group and the propaganda group also asked many locals, and they were full of praise for Huang Sanye. For such an "enlightened" squire, the working group also made a difficulty. Let's talk about the background, there is no one behind this Huang Sanye: the vice president of the Fengtian Chamber of Commerce is his eldest brother; The director of the Fengtian Civil Affairs Department is his second brother; He himself is also the head of Sandaogangzi Township, and he has never had any evil deeds, and his family members have an inextricable network of relationships with the provincial and county seats. For no reason, the land was forcibly requisitioned because of an order from Zhang Hanqing, which was a bit of a bully, and it was also inconsistent with the original intention of Zhang Hanqing's policy of uniting industry and commerce.

So it was inevitable that the work here would come to a standstill. Seeing that Huang Sanye was standing, some other landlords also took advantage of the momentum and resolutely disagreed with the land distribution. For a time, the land reform movement in Sandaogangzi lagged behind.

In this regard, Zhang Hanqing complained quite a little: The people who carry out the decree have too many scruples, which is one of the main reasons why the government decree has not been realized for a long time, and it also buries the seeds of vacillation, private change and even distortion of the decree. To put it mildly, this is a challenge to his fledgling exercise of power, and it is related to his prestige.

How to make the administrative staff loyal to their duties instead of being intimidated by difficulties, Zhang Hanqing personally visited Sandaogang and made on-site criticism and mobilization and encouragement meetings for the working group stationed here. The young marshal came in person, and he was murderous.

"I know that you are facing some difficulties now, you also have a lot of scruples, and you also think that you are all villagers, and you are all acquaintances when you go up, so you are afraid of backlash, chaos, and some top-down relationships, but you are not afraid that the decree will not be implemented, and you are not afraid of my disappointment, which is really unreasonable!

Xinmin's land reform has been approved by the Fengtian Provincial Government, and Xinmin is used as a pilot to play a role in leading from point to point. In the future, not only Xinmin, not only Fengtian, but also the whole of Northeast China and the whole of China will implement such a policy. Why?

Let the people have something to eat! To fulfill our promise of 'the tiller has his land'! Our government is for the broad masses of the people, not for a small group of people. Now it seems that the implementation of this policy may involve the interests of a small number of people, but it is worth it. From the government's point of view, this is necessary, and what we want is a society that reduces the polarization between the rich and the poor; From a developmental point of view, this is a necessary pain. In the future, when the land income is distributed, the income from these lands will definitely be higher than the current one. Whether they see it or not, the decree must be followed.

As for dissatisfaction and backlash, there is no doubt that as long as it is a policy, there will always be some people's interests that are not fully reflected. When we arrange for your working group to go to the countryside, we must make things clear, let the vast majority of the people support this policy, and let a small number of landlords who do not support or even resist this policy realize that it will be beneficial in the future to take the initiative to cooperate with the work of the government. If you are negative or pull the back legs of the government, you will be punished with it!

As for the backlash or rebellion, I have a word first, and I will deal with it according to the law first! It is necessary to crack down on any forces that commit crimes against the wind severely, quickly, and strictly, and to catch a number of typical ones, and to fight flies but even more to pull a few tigers, so that there will be deterrence, influence, and a great impetus for the development of this sport!

Of course, we must also carry out our work strategically, convince people with reason, salute first and then soldiers, and try our best to achieve the implementation of government decrees by peaceful means. For landlords who feel that their interests have been violated, they are allowed to go to court and the court will adjudicate them. ”

As soon as the words changed, Zhang Hanqing was full of murderous aura, after all, he was killing in the pile of dead people, and his aura was powerful: "Your task is to immediately solve the problems encountered in your work, and you must not give up your duties for any reason or excuse!" ”

As an example of killing chickens and monkeys, Zhang Hanqing decisively ordered the working group: "Tell the Huang family an ultimatum and give them three days to complete the delivery of the account books, distribution and land deeds of the surplus land, otherwise the working group will implement our decree and give due punishment according to the regulations!" ”

This time, Huang Sanye was beaten by frost, and the Huang family was also on the verge of mourning. The working group made them understand that this time it was really real! Huang Sanye had the intention to block Zhang Hanqing through his own network, but he was not in a hurry; He didn't dare to make a big move, who knew if this young marshal was eyeing his family and wanted them to be a model?