Zhang Xun himself also cried loudly, hearing the death of Cixi and Guangxu, Zhang Xun and the governor of Liangjiang Duanfang and the governor of Jiangnan at that time Wang Youhong cried loudly, hundreds of people cried together, and they didn't think there was anything wrong. That's for others to cry, try to cry as loud as possible, just cry appropriately.

However, when a group of old men lamented and cried for themselves, Zhang Xun felt a strong unhappiness. In this weeping lies despair. It's okay to sob, it's okay to cry loudly. all gave Zhang Xun an extremely gloomy feeling. Crying brings not release, but a more helpless depression.

Zhang Xun himself was not a landlord, and his sense of land was not as strong as that of the gentry. Clearing his throat, Zhang Xun said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the People's Party is powerful, and it is not possible to raise troops to fight for the time being......

"What about the imperial court? What did the court do? Immediately, a gentry questioned.

The question was so well asked that some people perked up, while others looked at the person who asked it with disgust.

Some of the gentry have already begun to refute, "When the imperial court is here, there is still nothing to do with the People's Party." Now you let Yuan Shikai send troops? This simply can't be done. ”

"If the People's Party is destroyed, Yuan Shikai will be able to become the emperor. I am willing to write a letter to Yuan Shikai, as long as he can destroy the People's Party and keep my family's land. I would rather recommend Yuan Shikai as emperor before and after the saddle. A gentry shouted impassionedly.

The stakes seemed to be very high, and there were already gentry frowning suspiciously. It stands to reason that in order to be an emperor, many people should not care about any risks, and the risk of killing the head is obviously more tempting than the benefits of being an emperor.

Immediately, a "smart" gentry expanded their thinking, "Doesn't anyone in the People's Party want to be emperor?" ”

If there is someone in the People's Party who is willing to be emperor, as long as this person is willing to protect the vested interests of the landlords and gentry, the landlords and gentry do not care to support this person to ascend to the "supreme throne" at such a critical juncture.

Listening to the fantasies of these landlords and gentry who were completely dirty, Zhang Xun's originally depressed mood added to the greasy taste. Do these gentry think that they can command the world by naming themselves emperors? It's really that simple, how could the Qing Dynasty have fallen to such a point. The world still thinks that the little emperor in the Manchu court is the real emperor. But so what? There was Yuan Shikai's dictatorship inside, and the People's Party rebelled outside. Even the emperor, who is recognized by everyone, is no different from ordinary people if he cannot effectively exercise his orders. Or maybe the title of emperor brought him greater danger and trouble.

Fortunately, there are gentry who understand things, and He Fangwei has been silent with a gloomy face, and in the nonsense of the gentry jumping off the wall, He Fangwei couldn't hold back anymore, he got up and said: "Everyone, since Lord Zhang has made clear the plans of the People's Party. It's useless for us to make such a mess now. Let's take a closer look at what to do. ”

"The land is gone, what else do you need to deal with?" Someone tried to maintain order, and immediately someone attacked, Zhang Zishan took the lead in saying. Looking at the way he gritted his teeth, it seemed that He Fangwei was the great enemy of the People's Party.

There were also some old and serious people among the gentry, and some people hesitantly asked: "Will the People's Party really scare us, but in fact it is just trying to make more money?" ”

"We have already killed so many gentry, how can this People's Party scare us. Let's go and send money, find a way, and when we got it is different. Zhang Zishan's words were quick and urgent, "Ladies and gentlemen, the People's Party will never give up with us, and in today's situation, either they die or we die." ”

"The door is there, go out and die yourself." He Fangwei couldn't help Zhang Zishan anymore.

"What are you talking about?!" Zhang Zishan immediately forced He Fangwei over.

He Fangwei also stared at Zhang Zishan without showing weakness. Just when the conflict was about to break out, Zhang Xun couldn't hold back any longer, he slammed the table, "Let's gather together to find a way to survive, whoever leads everyone to death will go by himself." If you stay here, tell me what to say dead or alive, I, Zhang Xun, am the first to refuse! ”

Zhang Zishan was drunk like this, which can be regarded as a stop. He staggered to find a chair and sat down, holding his head in his hands and not saying a word.

"Mr. He, you go on." Zhang Xun said.

He Fangwei glanced at everyone, and he said loudly: "Everyone, we have been together for several months, and we have been here for so long. What can be said has long been said to be rotten. I'd like to say a few things that I haven't said before, so let's hear them first. ”

The gentry were able to discuss almost the same thing, and everyone was completely out of options. He Fangwei is from a good background, and he can be regarded as a local figure. Since he wanted to say a few words that were "not listening", everyone also wanted to see what new way He Fang was going to propose. Everyone sat down one after another, and He Fangwei was the only one standing in the room.

"My He family is not prosperous, and there are only twenty or thirty people in the family. I don't want to make a fuss about this. I am a coward as a mouse, and I am distressed when I take my land. But ask yourself, as long as I am left a way to live, I am still willing to live. ”

This is true, and many gentry have a wry smile on their faces when they hear it. It was because everyone was afraid of death, and the People's Party did not show an attitude of extermination, that the gentry dared to gather together to discuss countermeasures. If the People's Party indiscriminately kills all the gentry and seizes the land. They have long since chosen to run away with their families, where do they still have the courage to hold a meeting here.

"I congratulate someone who thinks the name of the People's Party is very good, and you know who they are with as soon as you hear it. We have been scolding the people for breaking the rules these days, and in my opinion, it is a violation of the rules we have set. We have suffered losses, and of course we don't want to. However, as far as the people are concerned, they will definitely be willing to follow the People's Party after they have gained benefits. ”

Zhang Zishan heard He Fangwei actually talk about the good of the People's Party, and he retorted: "We have never bullied the people on weekdays, and even presided over the justice of the township, and we have always done a lot of good things in the past few decades." Why are we not as good as the new BJP? ”

He Fangwei immediately replied: "The People's Party only collects 30% of the tax, when did we only collect 30% of the land rent?" Moreover, this 30% tax is the tax paid in full, and when was the tax paid by the people every year even with the land rent? The people are not stupid, if the BJP can really fulfill its promises, why don't they follow the BJP? ”

Before Zhang Zishan was about to continue his argument, an old man with a gray beard interjected and asked, "He Juren, what do you think should be done now?" ”

"From the point of view of someone I He, I don't have to worry about running out of firewood to stay in Qingshan. They want land, so we might as well donate it. The People's Party is a newcomer to Jiangxi and will certainly need local support. Let's not ask for anything else, just find an official and a half-time job to work for the People's Party. Since the BJP can collect such a low tax, but there are so many people who never loot, there must be a means for them to make a living. However, I think these people will definitely do a lot of things badly, and if the People's Party does the opposite, the people will naturally know who is good and who is bad. At that time, we naturally had the opportunity. If the People's Party can really sit in the world with such a little tax, then people should sit. Let's be convinced. ”

Everyone never expected that He Fangwei would come up with such a method of comprehensive surrender. Most of them froze.

Zhang Xun patted the table lightly, "I agree with what Mr. He said. As everyone knows, the People's Party started in northern Anhui. Northern Anhui is very strong, and there are many enclosures. There were hundreds of guns in each of the enclosures. Have you heard that there are still these people in northern Anhui? Brother, when I was the governor of Jiangnan, I also knew some news. There is not a single enclosure left in northern Anhui, and it has been wiped out by the People's Party. Those dolls have always been polite on the surface, but they are very vicious. Whoever resists, they never leave a mouth alive. Hard resistance is a way out. Looking at their current appearance, land reform is absolutely necessary to carry out to the end. Anhui has undergone land reform, Hubei has undergone land reform, and northern Jiangsu has also undergone land reform, and Jiangxi will definitely not fail to carry out land reform. If we can't bear it, let's see what the People's Party wants to do. ”

Even Zhang Xun said this, and the gentry were all deflated. What else can they do without land? Even if you mix up with the People's Party, it is an errand life. There are tens of thousands of people's parties in Jiangxi alone, and it is their turn to speak out.

He Fangwei continued: "Everyone, we are all good gentlemen. Ping Suri presided over justice in the township, and sometimes the natural disaster was too great, but the imperial court still insisted on collecting taxes, and everyone also took out some of their own money and food to deal with the government for the township. The support of the people is the foundation of our life. Now we are at a loss, isn't it because the People's Party has pulled the people down to their side? If we resist here to the death, we will only be broken by the People's Party. Only by safeguarding the livelihood of the people of Jiangxi and safeguarding the morality of Jiangxi can we speak with weight. The People's Party has killed so many people, but it has never dared to touch us, isn't it also because we have not lost money? ”

"When did the People's Party speak reason?" Zhang Zishan asked mockingly.

"When did the government reason?" He Fangwei replied with a sneer.

"At least the government won't do any land reform!" Zhang Zishan did not back down.

He Fangwei sneered loudly, "Haha, that's because the government let us feed it, and the officials themselves have land." Of course, they won't do any land reform. Does the People's Party want a penny from us? It's been a year, has the People's Party collected taxes in areas where there has been no land reform? People have never taken a penny from us, so why should they do things for us? ”

"He doesn't recruit business taxes?" Zhang Zishan still refused to give in.

"Let's say in good conscience, is the BJP's business tax revenue more than before, or less than before?" He Fangwei already had a somewhat disdainful attitude towards Zhang Zishan, "All the gold and harsh donations are gone, the business tax is just once, and the bandits on the road have also been wiped out. If they have fulfilled their official duties, they should collect this money. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Zishan finally understood, he pointed at He Fangwei, his arms were trembling, "You, you really treat the People's Party as an official government?" ”

He Fangwei replied categorically, "That's right! I'm just going to look at the People's Party as an official government now! ”

There was a hum, and a commotion erupted among the gentry. This was the first time that anyone had been willing to recognize the official status of the BJP, and before that, the gentry had only regarded the BJP as a group of young bandits and had never really recognized the idea of the BJP's political power. Now that someone has pierced this layer of window paper, the gentry can no longer deceive themselves.

He Fangwei's statement caused a great shock among the gentry, when the issue became that he would seek his position in a cooperative manner under the rule of the BJP. The situation has changed, and the argument has finally found a more reliable direction. The gentry, who were originally at a loss, whether they supported or opposed, saw the core problem of the moment.

In the following two months, some gentry chose to withdraw, but some gentry enthusiastically joined in, and some chose to join after quitting. There are even a few people who come in and leave. The scope of influence has spread from Nanchang to the whole of Jiangxi.

After discussing with some sensible gentry, He Fangwei set up a "Ganjiang Society" with Zhang Xun as the president, and the Ganjiang Association was mainly to "safeguard the public rights of the people in Jiangxi and support the rights and interests of the people". In the selection of members, He Fangwei is very smart, and the headline of the Ganjiang Club is to support the management of the Jiangxi government. It is clear that it will not confront the BJP head-on.

Because of this provision, it aroused clear support and strong opposition from the Jiangxi gentry and academic circles. Opponents said that "He Fangwei has no shame and betrays Jiangxi's interests in exchange for the safety of one person and one party." ”

Supporters believe that "creating chaos will not help, but will cause chaos in Jiangxi and the people will suffer." ”

Anyway, whether it is supporters or opponents, they are all literati. The literati were very enthusiastic about such things, and there were all kinds of strange theories. With the "Ganjiang Society" in front of Zhuyu, dozens of self-funded political parties in various localities, such as the "Jiangxi Society," the "Jiangxi Revolutionary Party," the "Datong Society," and even the "Baoqing Party," have also emerged one after another. For a time, Jiangxi could be described as "full of political parties" and "a strong democratic atmosphere".

The BJP didn't care what they said, with Chen Ke in charge, the discussion went straight to the point. Now that the enemy has been organized, what should the work of the BJP be done?

The comrades headed by Hua Xiongmao borrowed the old wisdom of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to define the personality of these "political parties": "This group of chaotic parties is pure nonsense!" ”

He Zudao also felt a little headache, "After the enemy is organized, it is really a little troublesome. ”

These days, Ganjiang will directly find He Zudao to discuss land reform cooperation. Their goal is very clear, they want to cooperate to seek a half-official position. As the chairman, Zhang Xun actually asked the People's Party how it planned to form the Jiangxi local council as a "constitutional vanguard." I can't help but say that this really hit the soft underbelly of the People's Party. Jiangxi's military management was originally because there were not so many cadres who came to Jiangxi to launch land reform. The model of martial law had to be adopted.

Without Zhang Xun's intervention, the People's Party would have been able to gradually implement land reform under military control, and initially swallow Jiangxi within a year or two through the mode of control of key points and encroachment in various places. But all of a sudden, so many political parties popped up, each with its own slogan, but all of them were mainly local. And they have a common enemy, the People's Party, and in many policies, these people dare to make nonsense. For example, "no taxes will be collected for three years after taking office", "everyone will pay money after coming to power", and "the old will be supported and the young will be supported". Being able to muddy the waters accomplishes the purpose of these people,

"Let's call it cocooning!" Hua Xiongmao said indignantly. The People's Party's military-run government announced to Jiangxi the People's Party's Provisional Constitution, which was in fact a reduced version of the Anhui Constitution. The "freedom of speech" section stipulates the right to assemble, organize, process, and demonstrate, and various political parties have been released.

Since the beginning of the Anhui base area, although Chen Ke has made many temporary compromises with reality, the goal of the one-party dictatorship of the People's Party has not changed. It is the unanimous view of the party to realize a new China of the workers' alliance on the basis of the land reform policy. Party politics is not on Chen's radar at all. Everyone never expected that in Jiangxi, which is under military control, there would be signs of party politics.

"Chairman Chen, what the hell should I do?" Hua Xiongmao asked.

Chen Ke didn't expect the situation to change to this extent at first. At the time of Chen Ke's birth, the world's three major powers that really had the power to destroy the world were "China, the United States and the Soviet Union", and after the end of the Soviet Union, Russia's party politics dragged Mao Xiong to the abyss of great decay. It was not until Putin came to power that the situation was maintained.

The countries that play this kind of N-party politics are all big countries that do not have global influence. Of the five permanent members, four are two-party politics dominated by one party or wearing the same pants. France also borrowed the idea of the previous colonial era, and even the miniaturization technology of hydrogen bombs and nuclear weapons was exchanged for China. It was okay to fight small African countries, but after World War II, the servant army sent by France in Korea was bloodied by China, and annihilated by the Vietnamese under Chinese command in Indochina. In Africa, even Algeria across the sea can be lost. Britain won the Falklands War.

Leaving aside the theory of clouds and mountains and fog covers, just looking at the results, no one who plays multi-party politics can become a big country. Chen Ke naturally didn't want to make this kind of ending in the base. Now, however, a certain degree of multi-party politics is inevitable. Faced with this new situation, Chen Ke was originally going to lay out countermeasures, but in the process of learning about these political parties, Chen Ke found an interesting thing.

Many "political parties" have risen and fallen, forming parties today and dissolving tomorrow. It's not an adjective, it's a fact. And more political parties are the rich people's "addiction to death" playhouse. spent a lot of money to gather a group of people to announce the formation of the party. Eat and drink for a few days, and when we talk about things, no one is involved immediately. The last few backbones felt bored, and they announced their disbandment. Those that were able to hold out for more than two months were all political parties with local financial support.

So to Hua Xiongmao's inquiry, Chen Ke's answer was very simple, "Don't care what they do, let's insist on land reform." "Land reform can not only improve grassroots organizations, but also determine state-owned land at this stage. The real source of the BJP's wealth comes from state-owned land.