"Yes, there is no rule that says that landlords are not allowed to join peasant associations." After all, Peng Fentian was experienced and immediately changed his attitude: "However, whether you can be a leader or not must be elected by all members. ”

"I agree." Zhuang Jihua nodded in agreement, then turned to Liu Zhenen and said: "There are no rules, there is no circle, the peasant association also has the rules of the peasant association, and the old-timers want to lead the peasant association must be elected by the members of the peasant association." ”

Liu Zhenen nodded slowly after thinking about it, Liu Hu was anxious: "Abba, you can't cheap them like this." ”

Zhuang Jihua smiled and shook his head slightly, this Liu Hu is too far from his father, Liu Zhenen is very shrewd, and knows that it is impossible not to agree to rent and interest reduction today, since he must agree, then take the opportunity to seek some benefits, and the benefits he has obtained are still very large.

"Nonsense, Chief Zhuang just said clearly, rent reduction and interest reduction for the benefit of the township, what's so bad." Liu Zhenen lightly scolded Liu Hu.

"The righteousness of the old-timers, Zhuang deeply admires." This is a half-truth, although the time of acquaintance is very short, Zhuang Jihua still appreciates this Liu Zhenen's old spicy flexibility, but what measures he will take next still needs to be observed.

"Zhuang Wenge, why do you want to accept these landlords into the union." Gong Xiuhua is still very angry, her face is frosty, and her eyes are sharp.

"Classmate Gong, I want to ask in turn, why can't you accept the landlord to join the union?" Zhuang Jihua asked rhetorically.

"The landlords would not really approve of the peasant movement, and the purpose of their membership was to undermine the peasant movement." Gong Xiuhua directly pointed out Liu Zhenen's purpose, but Peng Fentian did not speak, but just calmly observed Zhuang Jihua.

"Well," Zhuang Jihua pondered for a long time before he said slowly: "I also think that the entry of senior Liu will hinder the development of the peasant movement, but I don't think this is a bad thing. He raised his hand to stop the palace embroidery, and the latter's face was excited and ready to retort: "Please listen to me, if China wants to be strong, society must be transformed, and the burden on the peasants must be reduced." But how to transform society, stormy, step-by-step, which is good? ”

Speaking of this, Zhuang Jihua looked at the people in the living room, and Peng Fentian asked: "What is the storm style, and what is the step-by-step method?" ”

"A storm is to bring down everything, to sweep everything away. Social transformation is the redistribution of social benefits in order to achieve a reasonable balance. Since May Fourth, the people have been advocating open cooking, but no one has ever realized how to make it in normal work and life, in fact, it is very simple, that is, under the permission of the rules, all parties are allowed to protect their own interests. Taking peasant associations as an example, the reason for not allowing landlords to join peasant associations is that they are worried that they will use their traditional local power to seize the leadership of peasant associations in order to achieve their own goals of safeguarding their own interests. In fact, this kind of worry is wrong, and the refusal of the landlord to join the union is even more [***]. The essence of Ming Cook is checks and balances, using rules, organizational structure, and elections to check and balance. For example, after he joined the club, not only did he not reduce rent and interest, but increased taxes, do you say that members will agree? Will he still be put in a leadership position? ”

Zhuang Jihua was talking eloquently in the living room, and a pair of beautiful eyes outside the living room followed his figure in the living room.

"If the president can decide everything, it is that the organizational structure is unreasonable, because both Brother Peng and Liu seniors can make mistakes. It is wrong not to allow the landlords to join the union, and it is natural for the landlords to safeguard their interests after joining the union, and it is also natural for the peasants to strive for their interests. ”

"Slow progress? What China needs is rapid progress. Gong Xiuhua objected.

"Social transformation is a slow process, we are all pursuing China to be strong, but can China become strong overnight? Rushing things can backfire. Moreover, the mass movement also needs to be restrained, because the masses are blind in many cases, and when I was in Haifeng, I heard those peasants shouting that Peng Pai would be the emperor, and they would be able to live a good life. Zhuang Jihua said this, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "There is a saying in the Internationale that there has never been a savior, so classmate Gong, you are not a savior, and you can't be a savior." But the masses like to have a savior, such as Haifeng farmers, who regard Peng Pai as a savior. ”

"So you think that the landlords' entry into the peasant associations can restrain the peasants, which is what you call blindness." Peng Fentian interjected, feeling that he had captured Zhuang Jihua's central idea.

"Yes." Zhuang Jihua admitted.

"But the landlords had traditional power at the local level, and many peasants were afraid of them, and they were able to take leadership very quickly. In this way, the surname of the peasant association may change. Peng Fentian pointed out the crux of the problem.

Only then did Liu Hu understand his Abba's thoughts, but now that he has been seen through by others, is that okay? He couldn't help but pin his eyes on Zhuang Jihua again, hoping that he could withstand it.

"Brother Peng is a good question. Listen to me slowly. Zhuang Jihua felt that Peng Fentian's problem illustrated the understanding of this problem within [***], and his real purpose was to restrain the radicals within [***]: "Transforming society is a huge project, how big is China, and there are not enough cadres in both parties, what should we do?" Unite. Revolution is not simply to bring down, but to absorb. Since the peasants could be absorbed into the revolutionary camp, the landlords could also be absorbed into the revolutionary camp; Cadres could come from among the peasants or from the enlightened landlords, as long as they accepted the rules in force. Brother Peng's worries are actually your party's worries, but they are not necessary, and they can be restrained by the organizational structure. ”

Peng Fentian was interested now, because there were not many big landlords like the Liu family in rural Guangdong, but more small and medium-sized landlords and rich peasants, and the rich peasants generally planted part of their own land and rented out part of it, and according to the party's regulations, these people were not allowed to join the peasant associations; But these people have a lot of influence at the local level, and rural China is generally divided by ethnic groups, such as Liutang Town, where the inhabitants are generally three families: Liu, Lin, and Yang. The patriarchs of these families were all landlords, and when these people failed to join the peasant associations, they turned to use the power of their families to resist the peasant associations, which caused great obstacles to the development of the peasant associations. If it can solve the problem that the landlords join the peasant associations and the landlords are restricted, then it is a clever strategy.

For example, the leadership of the peasant union can be divided into two parts, one is the decision-making power and the other is the review power, and the other can be divided into several parts, for example, the landlord can hold 1/3 of the power, the peasants can hold the other 1/3, and the rest can be intellectuals or handicraftsmen in the township. Any decision must be approved by a majority of the people before it can be implemented, so that the excesses or blindness of either side can be limited in an open way. ”

"This is the separation of powers in the United States." Peng Fentian asked calmly.

"Whether it is the separation of powers or the separation of powers, the essence is a constraint. The contradiction between the master and tenant is an internal contradiction and cannot be simply suppressed. Zhuang Jihua said.

Liu Zhenen talked about how to restrict and use himself in the living room without any scruples, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed in his heart, but he was helpless, he understood Zhuang Jihua's idea, he was a little annoyed at first, but after thinking about it, although this move could not allow him to completely control the peasant union, but he could also control part of the power, so that he would not be slaughtered by others, so he gradually calmed down and accepted this result in his heart.

"It's okay to reduce rent and interest rates, but it's up to you to decide how much to reduce and how much to reduce." Liu Zhenen decided to fight back, he really couldn't stand the two of them being around.

Zhuang Jihua made a gesture and asked Peng Fentian to answer, he sat back in his place, picked up the teacup and drank water, he didn't plan to intervene in this specific matter.

"How much does Mr. Liu think is appropriate?" Peng Fentian stopped Gong Xiuhua and Xia Yanglin asked.

"The land rent is 40%, and the interest is 20%." Liu Zhenen said.

"No," Peng Fentian didn't do, but he didn't close the door to negotiations: "Forty percent is too high, and 20% annual interest is acceptable." ”

"I'm talking about monthly interest." Liu Zhenen corrected.

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The two sides come and go, Xia Yanglin and Gong Xiuhua interject one after another, but Liu Hu rarely interjects, and it is all up to Liu Zhenen to make the decision. In the end, the two sides finally reached an agreement: the land rent will be collected at a maximum of 30%, the interest will be calculated at 20% per year, and Liu Zhenen can join the peasant association. The last article was Peng Fentian's bold attempt, but he couldn't help it, because Zhuang Jihua exposed the Kuomintang's rule that no landlords could not join the peasant association, once it spread, then the landlords would apply to join the peasant association en masse, if the peasant union forcibly refused, it would inevitably cause the Kuomintang to interfere and suspect, and have a bad impact on the work of Qingxin in the future.

After the agreement was reached, Liu Zhenen's tense face bloomed with a smile, Zeng Kuoqing and Liu Kan and others did not interject, although Zeng Kuoqing was very excited at the beginning, in fact, he didn't know what to do, when he came, Zhuang Jihua enriched them to see more and talk less, it was better not to speak.

When he entered the Liu family's compound, Zeng Guangqing thought that Zhuang Jihua would support the peasant association one-sidedly, but he didn't expect Zhuang Jihua to adopt a conciliatory attitude, and when he found that the peasant association was mainly [***] leader, he also felt a dilemma. It was only when Zhuang Jihua gradually reconciled the interests of the two sides, especially when Zhuang Jihua proposed to restrict the mass movement, that he understood why Zhuang Jihua asked them to see more and talk less.

Liu Kan, Qiu Qingquan, Yang Yinzhi, and Zhong Bin have the same attitude as Zeng Guangqing, they are all the backbone of the Sun Society, and they are not interested in supporting [***], but they themselves were born in the countryside and have some understanding of the situation in the countryside, so they are in favor of reducing the burden on farmers, reducing land rent, and reducing usury, so they also decided to only listen to Zhuang Jihua and do nothing else.

After the agreement was reached, the peasants who were waiting outside dispersed, but Liu Zhenen invited Zhuang Jihua, Peng Fentian and others to stay and eat to eliminate the suspicion. Only then did Zhuang Jihua see the demeanor of the big landlords in the rural areas of the Republic of China.

(To be continued)