Feng Yunshan remembered that the People's Party of later generations also went step by step to the countryside to divide the land, and it was necessary for him to think about the process and follow suit. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

When the People's Party was originally in Jinggangshan, it also carried out the elimination of all exploitation, confiscated all land, and infringed on the interests of ordinary peasants who owned land.

Later, during the anti-Japanese period, in order to unite all the forces that could be united, the People's Party even allowed the landlords to exist and implemented a land policy of reducing rents and interest rates. In general, the government rent will be reduced by 25% according to the original rent amount in accordance with the principle of 25% rent reduction; Interest has also been reduced to the extent that social lending relations allow.

At the beginning, this policy was implemented, which lightened the peasants' burdens, improved the peasants' livelihood, aroused the peasants' enthusiasm for resisting Japanese aggression, and won over the majority of the landlords to stand on their side, at least there was no large-scale opposition to the landlords.

Feng Yunshan thought that at that time, the strength of the People's Party was still very weak, and if it was like himself now, not only to eradicate all the landlords, but also to confiscate all the land of the rich peasants and squires, and even to distribute the land of their ordinary peasants to others, as the local native said, it would inevitably attract their opposition. Perhaps, the BJP will not survive that difficult time.

It is precisely because they have correctly judged the situation and adopted a land policy that is tailored to local conditions and in line with the times that they will win the support of the greatest number of people.

It was not until the army became strong and could control the whole country that the policy of reducing rents and interest was changed to a policy of confiscating landlords' land and distributing it to the peasants.

But until the end, all the land of the kulaks and middle peasants was not completely confiscated. Instead, they relied on the poor peasants, united with the middle peasants, and eliminated the landlords step by step and separately.

Thinking of this, Feng Yunshan couldn't help but sigh. I still have no experience, and I don't have a background in politics!

However, this rebellion of the natives, which did not cause major losses, reminded themselves that it was a good thing!

Through the analysis of the process of change in the land policy of the People's Party in later generations, Feng Yunshan has grasped the most crucial point. It dawned on him that this was the case!

Why is land reform necessary and what is the purpose of the land policy? To put it bluntly, it is to crack down on a group of people and win over a group of people. In the end, the ultimate goal is to consolidate one's rule.

In formulating a land policy on our own, we must win over the largest number of people who will help us the most.

Moreover, no policy is immutable, nor can it be rigidly copied, but must be adapted to local conditions and conform to this era.

At this stage, there is no need to divide all the land in one fell swoop, as long as it follows the rent and interest reduction policy of later generations, it is enough to make those tenants who are burdened with high land rents extremely supportive of themselves. Moreover, the neutral squires and wealthy families would not be forced to the side of the Manchus.

Later, when the time is ripe, it is really not possible to guide these squires to industry and commerce, and these landlords and squires will be slaughtered at that time.

And for those officials and gentry who were close to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as well as the big landlords who did evil, they did not have to be polite, and directly cut the grass and eradicated the roots. First, to deter this part of the squires who are neutral, and secondly, no matter how they are treated, it will not win their support for themselves, it is better to slaughter them directly, and the benefits can be obtained the most, otherwise, for the military families who participate in the captive army, where will the land to be granted come from?

Thinking of this, Feng Yunshan suddenly made a decision! This time, Feng Yunshan, who completely controlled Liangguang, showed his fangs.

A few days later, many squires and merchants from Guangzhou, Zhaoqing, Huizhou, Shaozhou, and Wuzhou, which were relatively close to the city of Guangzhou, and even the newly occupied Chaozhou, Qiongzhou, Leizhou, and Gaozhou prefectures, were half-invited and half-compulsorily brought to the Chengdong campus in Guangzhou.

Zheng Ji is a native of Qiaomei Village, Shuangshui Township, Xinhui, Guangzhou.

He studied the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, and he was versatile, able to write and write poetry, and was good at painting and studying medicine, which can be described as an all-rounder, but because of this, he tried and failed, so he was determined to pursue a career and concentrate on being a famous and rich squire.

He is a chivalrous man by nature, squandering money and righteousness, being kind and benevolent, and helping the poor, so he is very prestigious in the Shuangshui area of Xinhui.

His family has nearly 200 acres of fertile land, and he can be described as a large landowner in Xinhui, but he also runs the salt industry, has the skill of manipulation, and goes in and out of Juqi, and after paying the salt salary, he actually makes a huge profit, which is several times more than the profit of the land rent.

However, recently he heard rumors that after Liangguang was occupied by the holy king in the square city, it was a major blow to a land like him, and those who had land had to be confiscated and distributed to the landless Hakka people. So, he was a little frightened, and wondered whether to sell half of the field. But considering that these fields were all left to him by the ancestors of the Zheng family, he still sold them easily if he was unwilling at the last moment.

This time, Zheng Ji personally escorted a boatload of coarse salt to Guangzhou City, but unfortunately, the captured army was also invited to the eastern campus of the city, saying that it was a squire representing Xinhui and listening to the "policy propaganda meeting" held by the Holy King.

Zheng Ji and his two men were searched all over their bodies, and after proving that they were not carrying weapons, when they were led to the school yard by a captive soldier, the entire school yard was already crowded.

Zheng Ji looked around, just the squire and retinue who were invited over like him were afraid that there were no less than four or five thousand people.

Everyone sat on the ground, and Guangdong, in early spring, did not feel cold.

Without waiting too much, the "policy briefing" began directly.

I saw a majestic man with a yellow silk scarf on his head and a dragon yellow satin robe on a high platform, standing in front of the stage, with dozens of guards beside him. Zheng Ji guessed that presumably, that majestic man was the Holy King.

"Fellow villagers of Liangguang, my compatriots of the Han nationality!" As the Holy King on the stage opened his mouth, dozens of guards next to him shouted in unison, and it turned out that dozens of people shouted at the same time to spread the sound throughout the school.

"A few days ago, a group of rebels in Zhaoqing Mansion and Guangzhou Prefecture, lured by the slanderous words of the Manchu Tartars, organized local Tuyong and regimental training to attack Guangzhou City, in a vain attempt to subvert the power of our Holy King's Mansion over Liangguang, and have now been defeated by the people and the captive army under the rule of our Palace, and their conspiracy has been completely smashed!"

"Because of the instigation of these thieves, more than 40,000 people from the Turen Township of Guangfu were instigated to attack the Hakka people, slaughtering 13 Hakka villages and killing 7,630 ordinary Hakka people. He also attacked Heshan City, Jiujiang Fort, Longjiang Fort and Foshan Town, killing 1,320 captives and civilians, and his crime was unforgivable! ”

"Next, this king declares that these thieves and leaders who are trying to rebel and restore the rule of the Manchu Tartars, most of whom are local officials and squires and regimental leaders who are desperately following the Manchu Tartars, a total of 1,356, will be sentenced to capital punishment and executed immediately!"

Hush! Thousands of squires in the entire school field suddenly gasped! empathizes, those on the stage are all local squires with the same identity as them. This is a naked killing of chickens and monkeys, no, it should be a murderous and terrifying thing!

Zheng Ji also felt a chill in his heart. This Holy King seems to be a ruthless person! He actually beheaded more than 1,300 people at once.

Immediately afterwards, from a large camp on the side, thousands of captives escorted out a group of Tuyong leaders and squires who were tied up behind their backs and sentenced to death.

"Ah, it's the rich man Xu in Heshan County! This rich man, who is ruthless and mean, could not have imagined that he would participate in the rebellion. ”

"Yes, isn't he next to Li Yuanwai outside Heshan City, Li Yuanwai seems to have a younger brother who is doing a Taoist platform in Zhili, no wonder he will help the Manchu government."

Zheng Ji heard the whispers of a group of squires in his ears. No matter what, the rabbit died and the fox was sad, looking at the cadres who were also squires and were sentenced to capital punishment, Zheng Ji couldn't stand it in his heart.

But he saw a cadre of soldiers drawn out of the crowd of squires a hundred and thirty-five men, and quickly placed them on the school yard by the wall.

The hands and feet of the prisoners were tied, their mouths were gagged with rags, their eyes widened in horror, and they howled dryly. Many were even so frightened that they fell to their knees and begged for mercy.

However, no one paid any attention.

A group of squires who were watching felt uncomfortable for a while.

Zheng Ji was also panicked.

Then, nearly 300 soldiers of the captive army, armed with foreign guns, stood fifty paces away from the prisoners, half-crouched down, picked up foreign guns, and waited for them.

At this time, a general-like person with a red scarf on his head shouted: "Prepare ....... release!" ”

I saw the foreign guns in the hands of the 300 soldiers of the captive army, banging one after another, and a burst of smoke filled the air.

With a burst of screams, Zheng Ji saw that a cadre of criminals leaning against the city wall fell to the ground one after another. Only then did he realize that the captives were not executed by beheading, but were shot with foreign guns.

The worst thing was that more than 30 of the prisoners did not die after being shot twice, and struggled and wailed on the ground. With a wave of the red scarf general's hand, dozens of people armed with shotguns stepped forward, each with a nervous look to make up for a shot, and all these prisoners died.

The squires who were watching all widened their eyes. These soldiers are so cruel. In particular, when I saw the one hundred and thirty-five living people just now, after just a single gunshot, they fell to the ground and became a corpse, and everyone couldn't help but feel chills in their hearts, and they were afraid of the very majestic Holy King on the stage.

Immediately after that, there was a second batch.

This time, another group of soldiers from the captive army were replaced, also with foreign guns, shooting and killing a group of prisoners.

It took nearly an hour for all the prisoners to be killed. After that, the ox carts that were taken to the captives to carry grain were all transported.

A gong and drum sounded and woke up the onlookers from the shock just now.

Yes, no one has ever seen the simultaneous execution of thousands of criminals. In the past, the execution of prisoners in the provincial capital was also at the entrance of the vegetable market, and a few dozen people at a time were already up to the sky. How can there be thousands of people at a time like today.

Can it not be shocking? Human life is so short and fragile. For a while, in addition to the chill in their hearts and a little unsteady, everyone also had a feeling that life was not enough. (To be continued.) )