Since the last time Zhuang Jihua explicitly asked the Einsatzgruppen to abandon the armor protection system, Kang Ze launched an operation, and as soon as Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Yucheng, he went to ask for a meeting, but to his disappointment, Chiang Kai-shek did not clearly express his support for him.

Compared with Kang Ze's nervousness, Zhuang Jihua's mood was more relaxed, even if Chiang Kai-shek wanted to implement the armor protection system, he would have thought of a countermeasure, after all, the resources he now held in his hands were much stronger than Kang Ze.

"Sichuan is different from Jiangxi," Chiang Kai-shek's words made Kang Ze's heart fall as soon as he spoke, because all the people sitting here were Chiang Kai-shek's descendants, so he spoke with less consideration: "The central government's control over Sichuan is far less than Jiangxi, so the Jiangxi model cannot be copied to Sichuan, and the success of the Yucheng model is what Liu Xiang and they have seen with their own eyes, so the resistance to the implementation of the Yucheng model will be much smaller, and Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou are also easy to accept." ”

Speaking of which, Chiang Kai-shek looked at Kang Ze again, and saw that the other party looked very disappointed, and a little unbearable, after all, Kang Ze made great contributions to him in Jiangxi, and he was different from Deng Wenyi and He Jinhan, and always maintained a simple Whampoa style: "Of course, the Jiangxi model is not completely abandoned, Zhaomin, you have a good discussion with the Cultural Revolution and combine the advantages of the two." ”

Zhuang Jihua immediately forced a sentence: "Don't worry, principal, after the special team is assigned to the development team, I will definitely discuss it with Zhaomin." ”

Kang Ze was very unhappy, the Einsatzgruppen put on Yang Yongtai's small shoes as soon as it was established, and it was easy to wait for Yang Yongtai to leave, and he could only play a role when he read and commanded, but this entry into Sichuan had to be commanded by Zhuang Jihua, Zhuang Jihua did not approve of the implementation of the armor protection system, and he must be given small shoes to wear, Kang Ze was unwilling.

"Principal, the scope of the Einsatzgruppen should be in the whole of Sichuan, not just in Yucheng." Kang Ze's subtext is very clear, since Yucheng is not allowed to do it, he can go to other places in Sichuan.

"Zhaomin, didn't the principal say that Sichuan is different from Jiangxi, and the central government's control over Sichuan is very weak, will Liu Xiang support the Einsatzgruppen?" Zhuang Jihua reminded.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Kang Ze's stubborn eyes and felt a little difficult to deal with, he looked up at the other people in the conference room and asked, "What are your opinions?" ”

"In the past three years, the strategy implemented by the Cultural Revolution in Chongqing has been very successful, and it has not caused major social unrest, but the results have been very good, and I thought it could be implemented throughout Sichuan." He replied that he had always disagreed with the Jiangxi model, which killed too many people and destroyed social production first and then built, and the social turmoil caused during this period was very strong.

"The Einsatzgruppen's actions outside of Chongqing can be decided by the Einsatzgruppen themselves, and within Yucheng, the Cultural Revolution is in charge." Lin Wei's proposal was simple, but Zhuang Jihua was a little dissatisfied, which would make him lose control of the Einsatzgruppen.

"Principal," Teng Jie said, standing up, "the experience of Yucheng shows that it is feasible to promote the suppression of bandits through development, and in order to implement the Yucheng method throughout Sichuan, we have trained a large number of cadres, and the county magistrate and the head secretary of the party department in each county have been trained at the base and have been trained in the Yucheng model. ”

"Junfu is right," Li Zhilong also agreed: "From last year to now, we have been making preparations for annexing the whole of Sichuan, and the steps we have determined are to put the party and government before the army, and our success in Yucheng has had a great impact on Liu Xiang, Yang Sen, and Deng Xihou, and they have all sent people to Yucheng to investigate, if another set is announced now, will this cause their doubts?" ”

Although Li Zhilong used uncertain words, his tone clearly expressed his judgment. Zhuang Jihua understood that although Li Zhilong's words were more direct, they were also more impressive to Chiang Kai-shek.

Sure enough, Chiang Kai-shek hesitated and annexed the whole of Sichuan, this temptation was too great, and he slowly asked Zhuang Jihua: "How sure do you grasp this strategy?" ”

"Sixty percent," Zhuang Jihua said, "Party affairs have actually been grasped in the hands of Feng Yi, Director Yang presided over the government affairs training class, and in fact has grasped the county magistrates of various counties, and the Sichuan Development Corporation has pinched their economic lifeline in their hands." The next thing to do is to implement the power of government affairs and party affairs, and the way is to implement the Yucheng model, through this process, bypass the Sichuan Provincial Political Axe, set aside Liu Xiang, the provincial chairman, and grasp the grassroots power in his hands. ”

Kang Ze felt bitter in his heart, this is Zhuang Jihua's own advantage, he can grasp the party, government and army, but he can't, except for party affairs, he is not very proficient.

Yang Yongtai said slowly: "You can't be too hasty with Sichuan, Liu Xiang's attitude is still unclear, and the conditions are not yet mature, it is better to let the special team try it first, and then change back to the Yucheng model, of course, the sixteen counties of Yucheng will not move for the time being." ”

Kang Ze didn't expect that Yang Yongtai would actually come out to help him, which surprised him very much. Zhuang Jihua was also surprised, although he never regarded Yang Yongtai as his own, but after all, the two sides have been working together in Yucheng for almost a year, so they should not disagree with him at this critical moment.

Chiang Kai-shek understood what Yang Yongtai meant, and his loyal staff tactfully reminded him to pay attention to the balance of his majesty and not let either side sit on the throne.

"Okay, that's it," Chiang Kai-shek immediately accepted Yang Yongtai's advice: "Any measures within the scope of Yucheng, the Einsatzgruppen will listen to the Cultural Revolution, but in other places, the Einsatzgruppen can decide on their own, however, Zhaomin, the strategic village should not be implemented for the time being, and if the local government implements the Yucheng method, you must not forcibly interfere." ”

What kind of decision is this, not only Zhuang Jihua but also Yang Yongtai felt incomprehensible, on the one hand, he tied Zhuang Jihua's hands and feet and confined him to the Yucheng area; On the other hand, Kang Ze's hands and feet were tied, and he was not allowed to interfere with the local implementation of the Yucheng model, which opened a gap for Zhuang Jihua.

Zhuang Jihua and Kang Ze made a gesture of wanting to speak at the same time, but Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't say it anymore, Sichuan is different from Jiangxi, and forcibly implementing it may cause Liu Xiang and them to oppose it, and the compulsory surname measures should be used sparingly." Social reform is a big problem, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi engaged in the militia system in Guangxi, and the whole province of Guangxi is a soldier; Yan Xishan is also engaged in village autonomy in Shanxi, Han Fuqu is experimenting with rural construction in Shandong, and Chen Guofu is rectifying Jiangsu. All localities are carrying out social reforms, and I hope that you will cooperate sincerely and achieve results in Sichuan as soon as possible. ”

At this time, Zhuang Jihua and Kang Ze couldn't say anything, they had no choice but to accept this flawed arrangement. However, Kang Ze's sense of loss is stronger, because these loopholes are more beneficial to Zhuang Jihua.

After Chiang Kai-shek's arrangements in Yucheng were completed, he flew to Guiyang to supervise the battle and personally urged all units to encircle and suppress the Central Red Army in northern Guizhou. Soon after Chiang Kai-shek left, Kang Ze led three special forces to northern Sichuan, leaving Yucheng to Zhuang Jihua, who was helpless about this.

In early April, Zhuang Jihua and Yang Yongtai held a work meeting of the county magistrates and work teams of 16 counties in Yucheng to begin to make arrangements for rent and interest reductions. According to his arrangement, the whole rent and interest reduction is divided into three steps:

The first step of publicity and deployment, the duration of one month, the participants for the county political axe and its subordinate administrative organs and work teams, the county magistrate urged the township mayors, must be the municipal axe decision to publicize the decision to each peasant household, the task force to organize the propaganda team to the township and village to carry out publicity.

The second step of implementation, stipulating that all land rent shall not exceed 40%, and the annual interest shall not exceed 20%, otherwise it will be considered illegal, and the wheat harvest in the Yucheng area will be at the end of May.

The third step is to prohibit landlords from repossessing land due to rent reduction and interest reduction, so as to protect the peasants' right to cultivate land, and landlords have no right to unconditionally recover land.

In the fourth step of review, the county government axe and the county task force will send someone to review the implementation.

Fifth, those who collect additional peasants' land rent without permission shall be punished and punished one by one, and the penalty shall be ten times that of one percent for private collection, and fifty times the fine for two percent of the land rent, and another one month of detention; Thirty percent of the family property was confiscated, and the landlord was imprisoned for two years.

In order to ensure the implementation of the policy, Zhuang Jihua unabashedly revealed his murderous intent, and he announced at the meeting that in order to ensure the implementation of rent and interest reductions, the deployment of the escort force would be adjusted, and 16 counties would be stationed in each county, and a standing militia company would be formed in the town military service center, and a militia group would be formed in the village.

"The municipal axe does not collect taxes, it is to give profits to the peasants, and these landlords dare to raise the rent to eighty percent, which is simply a loss of conscience!" Zhuang Jihua scolded murderously at the meeting: "Lao Tzu will dig out their hearts to see if they are black or red!" ”

Zhuang Jihua put on a red face, Yang Yongtai pretended to be white, he still said as kindly as always: "Everyone, we know that this matter is difficult to do, but don't be afraid, there is a municipal axe to support you, do it boldly, no matter what background they have behind them, you have to deal with it boldly, and we can take care of anything for you." ”

After the decision of the municipal axe was announced in the newspaper, the news media, which had been discussed for several months, immediately followed the trend, greatly reported on the measures of the municipal axe, and unanimously praised it.

But it was not for nothing that opposition, the gentry in the countryside gathered together to gnash their teeth and curse, but their voices could only be the voices of the corners, the newspapers of Yucheng and its sixteen counties had long been controlled, and at this moment the propaganda departments were opening their eyes to strictly control all opposition voices.

The work team on rent and interest reduction organized by the working group went from house to house to read out the order of the municipal axe, schools in various localities also mobilized, teachers explained the policy of rent and interest reduction in class, and the town's propaganda team rehearsed a program of rent and interest reduction, which was staged in every rush (i.e., the market in the north), and the literary and artistic workers also made up some slips, and for a while the streets and alleys were singing "rent and interest reduction is good, and people's livelihood has improved,......

The militia groups in the township and town military service centers were all mobilized, and the excited peasants painted slogans in support of rent and interest reduction all over the village and outside the village. Zhuang Jihua's offensive was overwhelming.

When the propaganda of rent and interest reduction was at its peak, in April, the Red Fourth Front Army forcibly crossed the Jialing River and launched an offensive to the northwest of Sichuan.

The war in northwest Sichuan is tense, but Zhuang Jihua is extremely excited, and the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, which has been under construction for two years, has been opened to traffic! For the Sichuan people, this is the first major event after the establishment of the Republic of China!

The spring of 1935 was a spring of war and hope! It is also destined to be an extraordinary spring!

(To be continued)