History has always been interactive, and Chen Ke deeply felt this. As a time-traveler, Chen Ke originally thought that he had nothing to learn from this era. But Chen Ke later realized that he was wrong. If all he had done before was to promote the revolution, but after the revolution was launched, Chen Ke gradually found that his understanding of the revolution was very naïve. Because Chen Ke believed that revolution was a process, but he personally started the revolution, Chen Ke discovered that the essence of revolution is "progress".

The traverser itself may mean superiority over this era, but if the traverser himself does not pursue "progress", the revolution still does not find the right direction. That simply means the passive advance of society, and the active depravity of the traverser himself.

It was the comrades who made Chen Ke realize this, and while the cadres of the People's Party learned from Chen Ke and gradually realized the need for "progress", they also taught Chen Ke a profound lesson. Although Chen Ke has always said that society is progressing, he subconsciously thinks in his heart that he can be an exception. Until these comrades made Chen Ke understand that everyone has to keep improving.

With this understanding, Chen Ke no longer regarded Zhang Xun simply as a "laggard" or a "reactionary". Compared with the feudal system of feudal power division in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Zhang Xun's attempt to establish the political power of the gentry to participate in politics can be said to be a great progress. But when the trumpet of the people's revolution sounded, this progress was somewhat insignificant. It has even become a stumbling block to the great progress of the people's revolution. However, this does not negate the progress of the gentry class represented by Zhang Xun. Even if this progress is against the BJP, progress is progress.

If the gentry were really able to organize, Chen Ke didn't have the idea of beating them to death with a stick, "General Zhang, I suggest you go back and discuss with the gentry you have united, what do you want." I think open and honest negotiations are a good choice. What do you think? ”

Zhang Xun laughed self-deprecatingly: "Since Brother Chen said so, how to deal with us, I think you have a verdict in your heart, right?" ”

"What I said, General Zhang may not believe it." Chen Ke sold a little bit of a pass.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that in terms of the current situation in Jiangxi, Brother Chen has already presided over the overall situation. We are stubbornly resisting, what else is there to dare not hear? "Zhang Xun is very straightforward.

Chen Ke is also very straightforward, "Land reform must be done, whether the gentry support it or not, we are all determined to do it." When General Zhang and the gentry talked about this, there was no need to hide this. ”

Zhang Xun's face became ugly, but this was something he already knew. For the sake of land reform, Zhang Xun has talked with He Zudao many times, and He Zudao also has this firm attitude.

Chen Ke did not want Zhang Xun to have any misunderstanding, and he added: "Land reform is land reform. What our People's Party wants is that everyone can have land to plant, the gentry must have land to plant, and the people must also have land to plant, and we do not accept the displacement of the common people to be precarious. General Zhang stood on the side of the gentry and felt pitiful for the gentry. We, the People's Party, stand on the side of the people, and we feel that the people are even more pitiful. If the gentry and landlords must oppose the land reform, we should arrest and kill them, and we will never be soft-hearted. ”

He Zudao had long propagated the land reform policy in Jiangxi, and the land reform was not to deprive the gentry completely, but for everyone to have land to plant. Moreover, the People's Party promised that it would only divide the land and not deprive the floating wealth. That is, it was the land that was divided, not the property of the gentry. The People's Party did not move at all for the sale of cattle, farm implements, gold and silver treasures from the family, and the shops that were opened. This kind of clear statement is also the reason why many gentry dare to persist until now. In their opinion, the BJP has not yet reached the point of "rebellion among the people".

Zhang Xun listened silently with a dark face, he thought that Chen Ke's attitude would be different from He Zudao, if it was the Manchu Qing Dynasty, then there would definitely be someone singing red face and someone singing white face. He never expected that the People's Party had only one face and one attitude. What He Zudao and Chen Ke said was not even a few words. The meaning is even more indistinguishable.

"General Zhang, if the gentry are willing to take the initiative to accept the land reform, we have a basis for further talks, if not, they can do it themselves." Chen Ke gave a clear answer.

Zhang Xun continued to nod slightly with a dark face, "What Chairman Chen said as long as you don't want land and money, but is it true?" ”

Chen Ke smiled: "Have we ever said anything else here?" Or have you really deprived other people of their money? Of course, if you rob someone else's property, we have to get back what you have robbed. This has nothing to do with land reform. This is a civil case. ”

When Grandpa Mao formulated the land reform policy, he did not advocate depriving the landlord of his floating wealth. Moreover, the party's experience in those years was limited, and many policies and plans were problematic. Later reflections on post-liberation agricultural policies and large-scale land reform included many reviews. Land reform is certainly right, but the pressure back then was too great, and agricultural science and technology services and industrial feedback were not able to do it. In terms of policy, it is slightly ahead of the curve, and the overall land reform can score 85 points, and there is still a gap between 100 points.

Chen Ke thought that as a traverser, he might be able to achieve 95 points, but now his attitude is very simple, as long as he can implement the land reform that has been formulated. Don't say 85 points, it's good to be able to score 80 points.

Zhang Xun has little understanding of modern justice, and he can't tell the difference between criminal cases and civil cases. However, after getting Chen Ke's assurance, Zhang Xun calmed down a little in his heart. Land is the lifeblood, and the landlords of the People's Party's land policy are not deprived of their essence. They were also given the same share of land as the rest of the people. "Then I'll go back and discuss with the other gentry first. But I wonder how long Chairman Chen will stay in Jiangxi? ”

"It's hard to say about this, anyway, the sooner the result of the discussion, the better." Chen Ke gave an answer that was not an answer.

As soon as Zhang Xun left, Chen Ke immediately convened a new party school meeting. Jiangxi is under military management, so the military academy study of the army has replaced the study of the party school. The formal pure party school model is not suitable in Jiangxi.

Chen Ke's first straight question at the party school was, "Comrades, why does the constitution of our People's Party define us as the revolutionary vanguard of the broad masses of working people?" ”

He Zudao's political education seems to be in place, and the party members of the army answered extremely correctly. "Because our People's Party is one of the broad masses of the working masses! We ourselves are laborers. ”

With this consensus, party school education will be much easier. In the education of the Hubei Party School, this issue was repeatedly discussed, and it was only then that the concept of the People's Party itself as a laborer was established. This is the most basic concept, and if the BJP separates itself from the broad masses of the working people, the results will be devastating.

He Zudao propagated the party's theory quite consistently, and the cadres in the army had a very profound understanding of land reform. Land reform is not about equalizing the ownership of land, but about the rational use of land as a means of production. Nationalization of land does not refer to the ownership of land, but to the redistribution of land use rights. After guaranteeing the land use rights of the people who are willing to farm, the other land is owned by the state, and it has the right to develop and use it.

In terms of land planning and use, the political work system led by He Zudao really makes Chen Ke feel amazing. On the key question of "why not let the people take the lead in land development and use rights?" comrades, everyone realized that this practice was "unscientific, unfair, and unreliable."

The understanding of land among party members and cadres in the military is better than that of a considerable number of civil affairs cadres, which really makes Chen Ke feel gratified. At the time of liberation, due to the lack of clarity in the land policy, New China was directly built into the world's largest "small agricultural bourgeoisie". Each peasant has his own means of production, and with the level of agricultural productivity at that time, the village directly has great power. As soon as there is a problem at the local grassroots level, it directly triggers many problems. Chen Ke's land reform has weakened the autonomy of the local grassroots to the limit. With the exception of the land allocated to the peasants, the rest was borne by various state-owned enterprises. In fact, this is quite similar to the later policies of migrant workers in various places. It's just that now farmers don't have to travel thousands of miles to other places, they can work directly next to their hometowns.

Chen Ke has never been a revolutionary idealist, he is more realistic. The purpose of forming large state-owned farms or enterprises is to obtain maximum tax revenue and materials. Collecting taxes from house to house, the masses have always had great opinions. It also increases local conflicts, and it is much easier to collect food directly from the big farms. In addition, large farms can also be used as bases for improved seeds, as well as leaders in popularizing agricultural technology. Farmers, even for their own sake, try to learn more advanced techniques. And the big farm is also a good demonstration unit.

Someone in the party school raised these questions, and Chen Ke informed the comrades of the policy without concealment. "Instead of spending a lot of hard work to transform every masses, it is better to let the masses realize the advantages and benefits of socialized large-scale production. This is the inevitable direction of social development, the agrarian society of men and women weaving looks beautiful, but this social model is destined to be replaced by an industrial society that is more complex and looks more contradictory. This is the inevitability of the development of productive forces. This is definitely not accidental. ”

Chen Ke said above, and the comrades brushed up and recorded it bit by bit. And questions are constantly being asked. So how far do we want to explain it to the masses? If we directly say that we want to completely overthrow the small-scale peasant economy, the masses may not be able to accept it. ”

"We should not use a critical attitude to talk about policies to the masses, but we should use the perspective of development to explain policies to the masses." Chen Ke replied, "There is a problem in Hubei's land reform, and some people think that our land reform is a traditional kind of good governance. After discussion, it became clear that this was a misunderstanding. Under the condition that the productivity remains at a certain level, the so-called good governance is only the government taking less. The people take a little more. But the little more things that the people take cannot fundamentally solve the problems faced by the people. Moreover, the government takes less, which has a great impact on the government's necessary expenditures. And comrades, what I am proposing now is a very idealized model, which does not include the exploitation in the middle. It is the government that collects taxes directly from the people. If you count the intermediate exploitation, you will face even more ridiculous results. The government thinks it is doing good governance, but in fact the middle class collects a penny from the masses. And there will be more. ”

He Zudao had organized quite effective political training, and the issue of taxation was a top priority. For the greasy in taxation, He Zudao made a lot of cases and captured tax officials, and organized everyone to study and study.

Any government has to provide spending for various departments, not to mention internal consumption, and good governance means cutting a lot of government spending, which is a fatal thing for government departments, especially for middle and low-level personnel. Cutting off some kind of tax burden means a huge income adjustment and personnel adjustment. It's not a big mess, but it's unusual.

Seeing that the comrades had understood the problem, Chen Ke continued: "So what we need to do now is not good governance, but to develop the productive forces. If the level of productivity is doubled, it means that people's income and tax revenue will grow in tandem. The people have the financial resources to solve the problems they face, and the government has the financial resources to assume the responsibilities that the government should bear. That's why we want to bring down the system of exploitation. This is because the system of exploitation does not achieve maximum efficiency in the development of the productive forces of society. For example, in the silk industry, the demand for silk market is very large, and if it cannot be scaled, it will not be able to have the greatest benefits. Under the old-style exploitation system, it is simply impossible to scale up. How much lack of virtue do the landlords have to do to gather enough large-scale land? And even if the landlords have this scale, the government has taken a fancy to such a big piece of fat. In the end, the government squandered all the money they had gotten. The result of countless blood and tears tragedies was born. It is always the people who shed blood and tears. As long as the system of exploitation exists, the people will never be able to turn over. ”

The economic development of the base area is good, and a considerable number of party members are from the old base area in Anhui, and they are very clear about the situation in their families. Their relatives have land to plant, and there are still many jobs to do, and these employment opportunities are all opened to the masses, and life in the base areas is much better than before. After the overthrow of the old system, the new life of the broad masses of working people can be seen by all. This is more effective than any propaganda.

Chen Ke's voice was sonorous and powerful, "Land reform is not a simple economic measure, nor is it a simple propaganda to judge good people and bad people. In this land reform, we must also determine the core program of our People's Party, who is the ruling class in the base areas, that is, the alliance of the broad masses of workers. The new system is to serve the workers, to serve the Union. Of course, the working masses do not understand the current situation. Many workers do not have enough knowledge of the new country and the new system that they have never seen before. This is not surprising. The recognition of anything new requires a process. Therefore, we, the People's Party, the revolutionary vanguard of the workers' league, must stand up, undertake the glorious task of leading this great people's revolution, undertake the sacrifices that the revolution will have to pay, and accept all kinds of hardships encountered in the course of the revolution, and even suffer grievances. This is the situation that comrades are destined to face when they take the oath under the party flag. This is the common cause of all our party members. ”

The party members in the audience immediately responded with warm applause, Chen Ke waved his hand in the air, and the applause immediately stopped. "Comrades, the purpose of our meeting is to get the job done. And not a tribute to the leadership. If I give me a round of applause every time I say something, are you here for a meeting or for a round of applause? I'm going to make a rule now that you are not allowed to applaud during the meeting. What do you think? ”

Hearing this, there was a burst of good-natured laughter in the room.

Compared with the serious and lively meeting of the People's Party, the meeting held by Zhang Xun was much more gloomy. Many gentry in Nanchang City have joined Zhang Xun's organization. Hearing that Zhang Xun had called a meeting, these people all ran over. Zhang Xun recounted the process of today's meeting with Chen Ke, chairman of the People's Party, and immediately the voice of the gentry was filled with tears. "Lord Zhang, it seems that the People's Party must divide this land! My family only has a few acres of land, how can my family live if the land is divided? ”

It was Zhang Zishan who spoke, and he was also a very distant relative of Zhang Xun. Zhang Xun glanced at Zhang Zishan with a look of hatred for iron and steel. Zhang Zishan's family has hundreds of acres of land, which is not a few acres of land at all. And his family is also quite rich and well-fed, and he is not the type who can't survive at all.

The rest of the gentry were silent, but the attitude of the BJP remained the same. This was unbelievable to the gentry. Before that, they also exhausted all means, such as sending money, food, relationships, and women. Unexpectedly, this group of young people of the People's Party was not moved at all. On the contrary, there are a few newly promoted local cadres in the People's Party, and they have recently received something. Just when these people wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, the People's Party publicly announced the expulsion of these people. The reason is clear: these people were expelled from the BJP because they took bribes.

From that time on, the cadres of the People's Party regarded the local gentry as beasts of prey, and refused to deal with them. And those Anhui cadres who are still responsible for dealing with the gentry, although they are young, are not in the oil and salt. But when they saw ordinary people, these people were polite and thoughtful, and they dealt with it easily. Such an organization could not but fill the gentry with fear.

Now I thought that the attitude of the chairman of the People's Party would be slightly different from that of He Zudao, so that the gentry would be able to look for opportunities. Unexpectedly, what the chairman of the People's Party said was completely consistent with the lower-level cadres of the People's Party, and there was no chance to sow discord in the end. Everyone looked at Zhang Xun pitifully, hoping that this figure who had seen the world could come up with a way for the gentry in Jiangxi.

Zhang Xun was also extremely confused in his heart. The officialdom of the People's Party was very different from that of the Manchus, and all the customs of the Manchu officialdom were of no use to the People's Party. If you want to find opportunities that you can take advantage of, I'm afraid it will take a long time. However, the People's Party is in full swing to implement land reform, not to mention whether it can find loopholes that can be exploited. I'm afraid that the loophole has not been found by then, and Jiangxi's land reform has been completed first.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xun pursed his lips, and the two thick beards trembled. The gentry thought that Zhang Xun had come up with a solution, and their faces showed a look of hope.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think that we will not be able to change the mind of the People's Party in the short term." Zhang Xun spit out this sentence with difficulty.

Hearing this, many of the gentry collapsed on their seats like deflated balls, and some began to cry. Some of the gentry, though still able to maintain their composure, looked like a double-beaten eggplant.

"There's no reason, there's no reason!" Zhang Zishan howled and cried, "The People's Party, a group of dog thieves, this is not going to let people live!" ”

After crying for a while, Zhang Zishan suddenly stood up and shouted, "Everyone, we can't live anyway, let's just fight with these dog thieves of the People's Party." Kill one is enough, kill two and earn one! ”

Zhang Xun was already in turmoil, and he couldn't help it anymore when he was stimulated by Zhang Zishan's words. Slammed the table, and Zhang Xunteng stood up. "Zhang Zishan, if you are willing to die, then die yourself. If you go out of this door, we will not know you. You want to die, and everyone doesn't want to bury you yet! ”