If the contradictions between the landlords and the common people are acute because of their class position, there are also profound contradictions between the landlord class. Chen Ke is a firm believer in this. As soon as the external pressure disappears, the internal struggle of the landlords will become sharp and profound. If the landlord class in China does not have a class consciousness, it is impossible for them to have a real political consensus. Of course, even if they have any political consensus, it is limited to the level of productivity and cannot form any real power.

After the death of Yuan Datou, China was plunged into a situation of warlord warfare. At most, the landlord class oppressed the people, and the warlords were able to slaughter the landlords at will. So after having his own armed forces, Chen Ke didn't care too much about the opposition of the landlords. The reason why he did not turn his face directly, but adopted the method of division and persuasion, was simply because there was a more powerful enemy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The "united front" is to unite the forces that can be united to the greatest extent possible, and strive to make the various factions within the enemy choose the greatest neutral position in the struggle, so that the maximum benefit can be obtained by "cracking down on stubbornness" at the lowest cost.

In fact, as Chen Ke expected, as soon as Shang Yuan threw out the contradictions between the landlords, the landlords attending the meeting were no longer united. Zhang Pinggui's ambivalent feelings with Lu Youlian were intensified. Although Zhang Pinggui was very clear about Shang Yuan's intention to provoke, the hostility from his heart still could not be overcome. And Lu Youlian also has no good attitude towards Zhang Pinggui. Even if Zhang Pinggui wanted to ease the hostility, there was no way.

Shang Yuan struck while the iron was hot and said: "The conflict between you is already like this, if there is no charter. Let's think about the tens of thousands of people who have not eaten or drunk to make a fuss, what will be the situation? In my words, the official in Fengtai Township wants to protect the territory and the people, if you want the official to suppress the people who are about to starve to death, then don't even think about it. We must always talk about yin virtue in our work. can save tens of thousands of people, this yin virtue to keep you safe, to keep your descendants safe, it must be no problem. But if someone starves to death, and everyone sees Hades after they die, Hades asks, how do you explain? ”

Shang Yuan didn't believe in Hades at all, but most of these landlords did. What's more, the form is stronger than the people now, even if Shang Yuan doesn't speak for the people now, but the insurance group clearly won't speak for the landlords.

The so-called "red face and white face", this is a common means to guide the situation. Ren Qiying assigned the task of red face, which seemed to be from the perspective of the landlord, but in fact he was completely fueling the troubles. Shang Yuan said this, Ren Qiying naturally knew how to continue, "Lord County Commander, you are the official, we are the people." As the saying goes, the people don't fight with the officials. No matter how we fight, we lose. Moreover, Mr. Chen Ke now has thousands of soldiers in his hands, and we can't fight it. You say you want a constitution, but we don't believe it. ”

In fact, the biggest characteristic of the landlords is that they will compromise in the face of power, and Ren Qiying said this, which shows the fundamental thoughts of the landlords. In China, there is simply nothing that guarantees the interests of the landlords. The government and the landlords are not of the same mind.

"Lord Prefectural, Mr. Chen Ke. We're the kind of people we have now, and you either have the power or the soldiers. We can't fight you at all, so what you say, we seem to have to listen to something. So if you force it, we can't do it, but if you want us to be convinced, you can't just talk about it. "It was Liu Jinxue who spoke, his nickname was Sigouzi, he had read some books, but he was not admitted to Xiucai. In the investigation report of the People's Party, this gentleman is very enthusiastic about his career. Always want to speculate on the camp.

According to the investigation data, Shang Yuan can probably guess what Liu Jinxue means, "What is called constitutionalism, is that everyone discusses everyone's affairs together." I mean, let's engage a people*. Elect representatives to discuss important matters. Let's choose this conference. ”

"Lord Prefectural, you're kidding. Now the people are following the insurance group, let everyone choose, and the people who are elected must be the members of the insurance group. We can't choose it. This doesn't work, this doesn't work. Liu Jinxue hurriedly said. After hearing this, the landlords nodded one after another, although they were very unkind to Liu Jinxue Liu Sigou's style of drilling camps on weekdays, but now when it comes to the matter of setting order, Liu Sigou is very insightful.

"Yes, yes. Whatever representatives are elected now, they must all be selected by the insurance group. If we can't choose any of them, we might as well not choose any. The landlords agreed.

Liu Jinxue listened to everyone's support and was very happy in his heart. Since he was sensible, he has never received so much support from so many "famous" landlords, although this is an urgent situation, the landlords have to support themselves, but this little name four dogs Liu Jinxue landlord is like eating honey in his heart, and his face also shows a proud look.

"What do you mean, then, that if you can't speak in this people*, you will definitely not agree?" Shang Yuan asked.

"This ......" Liu Jinxue couldn't continue. Although it is true that the landlords mean this, whether it is constitutional or the people*, they must have a voice and leadership. But Liu Jinxue has been in camp for so long, and he knows that it is okay to think about it this way, and he really hopes that such things can be realized, that is, dream talk. After hearing Shang Yuan put this out, Liu Jinxue knew that he definitely couldn't answer like this.

Looking at Shang Yuan and Chen Ke's sneering looks, Liu Jinxue knew that he couldn't be offended. But turning his head to look at the surrounding landlords looking at him with an eager look, Liu Jinxue suddenly felt that he had been forced to a very embarrassing point. He said this because he wanted to find a career for himself, and he said this involuntarily. Although he didn't know what this "people's representative" meant, Liu Jinxue intuitively knew that this was a position of power, and this position could be obtained now without being appointed by the government. But with Shang Yuan and Chen Ke in front of him, and the landlords in the back, he found that he was as powerless as a clown jumping off the beam.

Just when Liu Jinxue was feeling in a dilemma, Liu Yixuan, the landlord beside him, spoke, "Lord County Commander, if you choose a representative, there must be a rule, who can choose and who can't." You've got to get a point. Let's hear it first. ”

Liu Yixuan, like Liu Jinxue, the landlord, has always been very keen on the errand of being able to mix with the government, and seeing Liu Jinxue jump out, Liu Yixuan couldn't help but speak.

Shang Yuan smiled slightly, finally someone took the bait, this is a good thing. Originally, the insurance group asked Ren Qiying to act as this kind of "red face" and lead the meeting to the distance set by the People's Party, but I didn't expect someone to volunteer, but it was more relaxed. Shang Yuan couldn't help but glance at Chen Ke, before this meeting, Chen Ke told Shang Yuan that in the atmosphere of northern Anhui, hoping to be able to "be an official" is an important trend, as long as the bait of "Xu Guan" is thrown, someone will definitely jump out. Shang Yuan actually didn't believe it, but he didn't expect it to be really expected by Chen Ke. This foresight made Shang Yuan admire it very much.

Since someone voluntarily jumped out, Shang Yuan naturally moved forward according to the plan that the People's Party had said so far, "As the saying goes, Tiangang is thirty-six, and I think it is more appropriate to elect thirty-six people's representatives." The workers, peasants, soldiers, and businessmen on the ground, plus this government, I think that six representatives from all walks of life will be elected. What do you think? ”

As soon as this plan came out, the landlords attending the meeting were surprised, they really didn't expect Shang Yuan to dare to delegate power so much. "Worker" is a workshop, "farmer" is a farmer, needless to say, it must be an insurance group, "learning" is a scholar, and "business" is a businessman. As for the government, it must be someone arranged by the county order Shangyuan. In such a rough calculation, among the landlords, there are people who open workshops, farm land, study, and do business. At most, the "peasants", "soldiers" and "official mansions" were occupied by Shang Yuan and the insurance group, and the landlords of the other three were very confident in electing their own people.

Just when the landlords felt that they were very likely to have an advantage, Shang Yuan once again threw out a "bombshell": "Since Liu Jinxue and Mr. Liu Yixuan are well aware of the righteousness, it is not convenient for our government to occupy six people, as long as everyone agrees to establish the people*, our government will take out two positions for Mr. Liu Jinxue and Mr. Yixuan." ”

As soon as he finished saying this, the conference room immediately exploded with a buzz. Liu Jinxue and Yi Xuan had a surprise intersection, just because they echoed Shang Yuan's words, they would be able to find two positions in this "people*" in the future, what an opportunity this is. Other landlords couldn't imagine that Shang Yuan could be so "enlightened", and they were all moved.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this official should consider you. Now that the natural disaster is so violent, there is definitely nothing we can do about it. But there are tens of thousands of hungry people outside, these people are in danger of making trouble, can we withstand it? Having formed this people*, there are people to talk about, there are rules, and the officials can give an account to these people. Mr. Chen Ke is good to explain to the people, isn't it? Shang Yuan continued his work of persuasion.

"Lord County Commander, what you are planning is nothing more than our land, whether this people* can be built or not, you will definitely use our land. Girl, I just want to ask one thing, who is this land lent to. Whether it is lent to the government or to the people. Or is it Mr. Chen, who lent it to the insurance group? I can't tell you about this matter, but the girl doesn't dare to try to represent the people. If the ancestral land is gone, if the girl is dead, how can she explain to the ancestors underground? Ren Qiying spoke. These words were like a bucket of cold water, poured on the fiery hearts of the landlords, and calmed them down.

"Miss Ren said it well, and the official doesn't dare to make his own decisions, but the official wants to ask, who do you want to lend this land to?" Shang Yuan asked loudly.

The landlords looked at each other, and this was a big problem. Exactly to whom it is lent is a question. Without waiting for them to speak, they heard Chen Ke say: "I don't have any opinion on who you lend this land to. It's best to lend us the insurance group. If it doesn't lend us an insurance corps, it doesn't matter if it lends it to the government, it doesn't matter if it lends it to the people's congress, but I have to explain that our insurance corps has to be responsible for the distribution of land. If there is anything in the future, we must let our insurance team come forward. If you can't agree to my terms, there's nothing else to talk about. ”

Hearing Chen Ke's tough attitude, the landlords immediately lost their minds. Liu Yixuan boldly asked, "Mr. Chen Ke, if this land is lent out, can you pay us back?" What if you don't? ”

"Mr. Liu, what does our insurance group want your land for? Can you tell me? Chen Ke frowned and asked with a puzzled look.

"This ......, your insurance group said that they borrowed our land for the people to plant." Liu Yixuan replied cautiously.

Chen Ke lined up the table and said in a slightly aggrieved voice, "That's right." We don't want your land. Our insurance group told the people that we took the land for the people to plant, and the grain we grew was for the people to eat. We are not taking your land now, but we are going to take all the land for the natural calamities. But it is not only your land that has been borrowed, but also the land of the people. What do we want your land to do? If we want to take your land, why should we do so much? We deceived the people into supporting us, and as a result, we robbed your land, and everyone is from the village, and we do this, and the people support you locals? Or do you support us outsiders? I must support you locals. But if we are treacherous, the people will never admit it. You'll have to figure this out. ”

Hearing Chen Ke say this, the landlords realized that the insurance group did not only want to take the landlord's land, but also the peasants' land. Knowing this fact, the landlords finally breathed a sigh of relief. If this is the case, if the insurance group is treacherous, it will not only be opposed by the landlords, but the people will definitely not spare the insurance group. The landlords were relieved one by one, and everyone looked left and right. Although I can't be completely reassured, I finally don't feel like I'm going to suffer a catastrophe anymore.

"Since Mr. Chen Ke said so, I will believe it, girl." Ren Qiying said with a smile, "But the girl also knows a little respect, girl, I am willing to lend the land to the government and let the Lord Shangyuan County Order preside over this matter." Is that possible?