"The brigade commander is here to work, too." The news spread like a gust of wind throughout the 359th Brigade of the Insurance Regiment. This was announced at a meeting of the soldiers' council. On the day of the Labor Army, the meetings of the soldiers' committees, which had been held intermittently, were officially resumed.

The soldiers' committees of the insurance regiment completely imitated the establishment of the Red Army in Jinggangshan, with soldiers' committees set up in brigades, regiments, battalions, and companies, and the officers were also soldiers' committees. The soldiers' meeting of the whole company elected 7 people as the executive committee of the company and 1 chairman. The battalion soldiers' committee is formed according to the number of people in the battalion according to one representative for every five people, and the battalion non-commissioned officer committee is elected with 11 to 13 people, and one person is elected as the chairman. According to the number of the whole group, one representative for every 10 people will organize the whole group representative meeting, and 17 to 19 people will be elected to organize the executive committee of the regiment, and one person will be elected as the chairman. The brigade organizes a brigade-wide representative meeting according to 30 to 50 people, elects 19 to 21 or 23 non-commissioned officers, and elects one person as the chairman, and the non-commissioned officer executive committee selects 5 to 7 members as standing committees. There is no organ of the Standing Committee, and the Standing Committee of the Corps has set up organs for the daily work of the Political Department, and the Standing Committee of the battalion has no organs.

Zhao Chengnian is a "veteran" and has also attended many meetings in the past few months. He knew that the duty of the soldiers' council was to make suggestions and questions about problems in the army. Although he was not promoted, Zhao Chengnian was already a representative of the soldiers' committee in the battalion and the chairman of the soldiers' committee in the company.

On the agenda for today's discussion is the issue of the riots that have taken place in the labor army. Why can't the most basic thing of queuing be strictly enforced?

When the soldiers' council was held, it was not a formal meeting, and everyone found a random place to sit. The environment is difficult now, and there are no stools in the camp. The soldiers of one battalion and one company simply surrounded the dormitory of the camp, centered on the Datongpu, and everyone stood or sit. The atmosphere is quite harmonious.

The convening of the soldiers' committee must be attended by members of the People's Party. The current battalion commander of the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion of the Insurance Regiment is Renichiro Kuroshima. As a Japanese, Kuroshima knew that his name was a little weird, so Chen Ke asked him to change his Chinese name to Kuroshima Ren. As a member of the BJP, he attended a meeting of the soldiers of the first company. At this time, Kuroshima Ren, like an ordinary soldier, casually found a place to stand by the grass hut that was used as a dormitory.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Kuroshima Ren said with a smile: "Comrades, at this meeting, I want to talk about the riots over the rice. ”

Many soldiers felt a little embarrassed when they heard about this riot, and most of them participated in the riots. According to the method that Chen Ke had said beforehand, the people of Heidao first smiled, "As for the matter of grabbing the team this time, it's not just that everyone is a little messy. This meat is delicious, and I want to be at the top of the queue and eat it early. ”

Hearing this, the warriors also burst into laughter. The awkward atmosphere was swept away.

Seeing that everyone's mood had calmed down, Kuroshima asked, "Do you have any opinions on the recent work?" Everyone is very tired from work, do you have any opinions or dissatisfaction with the requirements and practices of the troops? Are there any cadres who beat and scolded everyone, and are there any cadres who have a very bad attitude? ”

At the mention of this, the warriors' expressions were a little uncomfortable. Working so hard these days, the soldiers are full of resentment, and the cadres are also full of resentment. There is a resentment in everyone's chest, and this attitude will definitely not be better. Although there were no beatings, there were more people who were reprimanded. However, after all, this is one of the sources of soldiers of the Huai Army, and everyone knows that it is naturally indispensable to be beaten and scolded when you become a soldier. The insurance team is already very kind to everyone.

The meeting fell into a dull mood for the time being, and Hitoshi Kuroshima looked at the appearance of everyone wanting to speak and stopped, and waited patiently for the comrades to speak.

At this time, the representatives of the various soldiers' committees were under a lot of pressure, and the comrades around them looked at them one by one. Hopefully, they will be able to say the most crucial words. Zhao Chengnian obviously felt that he didn't know who was pushing him behind him, and it was not just one person.

At this moment, the two of them walked into the meeting circle inside the company. Kuroshima Ren's eyes were sharp, and he could see at a glance that it was Chen Ke and He Zudao. He hurriedly went over to salute. There were many veterans in a battalion and a company, and they immediately recognized the brigade commander Chen Ke. watched Chen Ke calmly return the military salute to Kuroshima Ren, and then waved to everyone. "Comrades, don't get up. Soldiers' meeting, I'm just like everyone else now. ”

Chen Ke's voice was loud, so the warriors who had already gotten up or half-got up sat back down. And some of the warriors who had been sitting wanted to get up. There was a rumbling sound on the Chase shop, and it took a while to restore order.

"Brigade commander, I am Zhao Chengnian, chairman of the Soldiers' Committee of the First Battalion and One Company." Zhao Chengnian finally squeezed out the crowd and stood in front of Chen Ke. He saluted and said loudly. For some reason, when he loudly said his identity as the chairman of the soldiers' committee, Zhao Chengnian had an indescribable sense of pride. Of course, perhaps saying his identity out loud can also make Zhao Chengnian feel confident to say the next words to Chen Ke.

Chen Ke stared at Zhao Chengnian for a moment, and then returned the military salute. "Hello, Comrade Zhao Chengnian."

"Brigadier Commander, I have a few questions to say." Zhao Chengnian's voice trembled slightly. Somehow, Chen Ke's calm eyes made Zhao Chengnian's heart a little empty. After all, in the face of such a big person, and the words to be said are so important, Zhao Chengnian suddenly felt a little dry.

"Say it, Comrade Zhao Chengnian." Chen Ke replied.

Zhao Chengnian felt even more cramped, Chen Ke's attitude was so serious and focused, and such attention made Zhao Chengnian suddenly worry about whether his words would be wrong. Will it lead to any undesirable results. The next thing he said, he couldn't say anything.

The eyes of all the officers and soldiers of the company were focused on Zhao Chengnian, and everyone was silent, and the humble venue was silent.

Swallowing his saliva, Zhao Chengnian finally spoke, and he said loudly: "Brigade commander, I want to ask when we can get our original land back." ”

The venue was quiet, everyone heard the question clearly, and almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief, like a gust of wind passing through the venue.

Chen Ke didn't get angry, he didn't even react at all. Still looked at Zhao Chengnian seriously, waiting for Zhao Chengnian's next words.

And Zhao Chengnian has also been released. In the past few days, there has been a discussion in the army about returning to their respective homes. There are various theories, some of them just want to go back to their homes, and some people have raised the question of what to do with the fact that many of the lands have no owners. The idea of taking advantage of the opportunity to grab a handful is extremely blic. Others wanted to redraw the ground altogether.

These discussions are private. Everyone has seen floods, but after this flood, there was a strong group that brought everyone together and led everyone through the flood. No such thing has ever happened before.

Every great calamity is accompanied by various evils. In fact, the number of people who are directly affected by the water is not very large, and most of the deaths are caused by the plague and hunger after the disaster. And most of the hatred is forged in the seizure of land after the disaster. The appearance of the insurance group allowed Fengtai County to maintain basic order after the flood. All the pain and sin of the past did not happen. However, both the soldiers of the insurance regiment and the victims surrounding the insurance regiment felt an inexplicable worry. For several months, they have become accustomed to the presence of insurance groups and have accepted the status of insurance groups. But where does the insurance group want to take everyone's future? This is something that no one understands.

Zhao Chengnian stared at Chen Ke, and everyone in the meeting stared at Chen Ke. This person once saved them in the big water, and this person once took them to kill Zhang Youliang, who was once famous in Fengtai County. Now everyone can stay in their homeland without having to leave their homes after the catastrophe, and they can stay in their homeland with food and clothing. Those who can live and are not sick or sick are gathered here because of this person. On top of that, the warriors probably didn't realize that they might have been expecting or even believing in their hearts that this person could bring them new hope.

The venue fell silent again, and Zhao Chengnian saw Chen Ke looking at him seriously and intently, waiting for him to continue. Such a demeanor made Zhao Chengnian feel one thing, no one had ever cared so much about himself and his words. Having never respected himself in this way, this young man was taken seriously for the first time, and by a big man who could lead thousands of people. An indescribable feeling suddenly came out of Zhao Chengnian's heart, it was a warm and sour feeling. At this moment, he suddenly forgot what he wanted to say.

"Comrade Zhao Chengnian, do you have anything else to say?" Chen Ke waited for a while before asking.

Hearing this, Zhao Chengnian sobered up from his emotion, "Brigade commander, I just want to ask about such a thing." ”

Chen Ke looked at the other fighters, and everyone's eyes were equally concerned, which was the common voice of everyone. Today, when the insurance group has basically controlled Fengtai County, this is the first major thing that everyone is so concerned about.

"Rest assured, everyone! These lands, our insurance group will preside over the distribution to everyone. Chen Ke said loudly.

"Oh!" Hearing this, almost everyone shouted from the heart. Chen Ke didn't mean to take the land for himself, and every soldier of the insurance regiment knew it, but when they heard Chen Ke personally promise it, everyone was still relieved.

"We'll re-divide the land in two years." Chen Ke continued.

As soon as these words came out, it greatly reduced the excitement of everyone just now. "Why two years, Brigadier Commander." Questioning voices rang out among the warriors.

"Comrades are all farming, in such a disaster year, everyone thinks that if you reclaim the land and cultivate it yourself, how long will it take to be the same as before?" Chen Ke asked.

The warriors were silent, they knew the answer. It is true that it will take two years to barely return to the level of a normal year.

"If everyone wants to divide the land, don't they all want to divide the land? If two years later, the entire land in Fengtai County is irrigated land, the land allocated to everyone is no longer scattered, but the entire watered land. Isn't that much stronger than before? Chen Ke shouted.

The soldiers were shocked by these words, and what Chen Ke told them far exceeded their expectations and imagination.

Chen Ke didn't leave everyone time to think nonsense, he then said: "If it's an ordinary year, that's it." It's a disaster year. Everyone is already poor and has nothing. Now there is only land left to plant. Since it's farming, why don't you get something better? Cultivating better land. Is everyone afraid of hard work and tiredness? Or are you afraid of something? ”

The fighters were silent. Everyone has deeply experienced the hard work of farming, natural disasters, taxes, and heavy pressure on them. It's a good day to be able to eat enough for a hard year and then make a little money. So hard work is not a problem, but if hard work is exchanged for worse days in the future, it is better to be the same as before.

"If I tell everybody, in the next two years. Everyone gets 70% of the harvest they plant. Do you want to do it? Chen Ke asked loudly.

"Shhh These words shocked the venue. Seventy percent? Many people think that they have heard it wrong. These local warriors have never received such a high percentage of the harvest since they were born.

And Chen Ke then dropped another bombshell, "Our insurance group will set up a money bank." The annual interest rate shall not exceed 8% per annum. Would you like to? ”

There was silence in the venue for a moment, and everyone looked at Chen Ke with a look of disbelief, and they also looked at each other. Everyone saw shock and a faint enthusiasm in each other's eyes. If it was half a year ago, Chen Ke would not have been able to make everyone believe in these words. What the fresh-keeping regiment has done in the past six months has unconsciously given the comrades confidence. Although they still don't believe what Chen Ke says. But there is something in many people's hearts that can't help but jump. They wished they could believe what Chen Ke said.

"If I tell everyone that I can't do all this at my own expense, but by everyone's hard work, believe it or not!" Chen Ke uttered the last question.

A person suddenly stood up in the middle of the crowd, and I saw that his face was tense, and he shouted in a trembling tone: "Brigade Commander Chen, I have always been very convinced of you. You're a character. I just want to hear from you what to do. If you can make it clear, I, I'll follow you when I'm dead! ”