The large conference room of the People's Party covers an area of nearly 100 square meters, with more than 30 pillars supporting simple wooden beams, and the outside is made of straw mats as walls, and straw mats can be hung between each wooden beams to divide the rooms as needed. Because of the general meeting of the landlords, all the straw mats were rolled and tied up with ropes, and the whole space was completely connected. In the empty conference room, only Chen Ke and Shang Yuan sat face to face.

The two had been talking for a while, and the mustard between each other was completely non-existent. And the topic has also slid from personal point of view to work.

"Brother Wangshan, do you have any thoughts on the way to select cadres?" Chen Ke hesitated when he asked this, because such a big issue as the selection of cadres determines the future direction of the People's Party. Although the BJP claims to rely on the majority to set its direction. However, Chen Ke did not want to make the slightest concession on the party's basic program. He has decided that he will be able to take the helm of the direction of the BJP no matter what.

Shang Yuan didn't care about Chen Ke's "leadership position". China's political tradition is to have someone to act as a leader, and Chen Ke's position has been won by his performance all along, and Shang Yuan has no intention of replacing him now, and a person as smart as him knows very well that now is definitely not the time to do this. The pointless seizure of power only leads to a dog-eat-.

"Wenqing must have a charter, I'll listen to it first." Shang Yuan said indifferently. One of the reasons why he didn't agree with Chen Ke's ability in the past was that Chen Ke didn't pay much attention to other words at that time. True Confucian believers like Shang Yuan understand one thing in their personal practice, how can you accept other people's opinions when your own heart is full of things. As the saying goes, the prime minister can hold the boat in his belly. To put it more elegantly, it is "humble as a valley". Shang Yuan is thirty-four years old, almost ten years older than Chen Ke. Chen Ke has seen a lot of young people who are twenty-four or five years old and full of revolution. The little thing in the bellies of these young men was nothing more than Er'er. But that ** is endless. Shang Yuan hated Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party the most, and this was the reason.

The reason why Shang Yuan was able to accept Chen Ke at the beginning was because Chen Ke talked about a road that although it was not very reliable, it could be regarded as going deep into the grassroots and really carrying out revolution. On this path, Chen Ke only emphasized class contradictions and advocated the development of "productive forces" through the construction of a new social system, rather than labeling certain people as "counter-revolutionaries" and believing that if these people were eliminated, the revolution would be successful. If Chen Ke is also full of revolutionary truths, he is just trying to ascend to the throne of power for himself. Shang Yuan had already kicked Chen Ke away.

Since Chen Ke wants to put forward a comprehensive party building work, as Chen Ke's subordinate, Shang Yuan will listen to Chen Ke's opinions first according to his own personal cultivation habits.

"The law is on the top, and it is in the middle. The law is in the middle, and it is under the bottom. What is the party's philosophy? It's about building a new world. Chen Ke continued.

Shang Yuan is one of the few party members in the People's Party who has really discussed ** with Chen Ke, and he is not very interested in **. But what Chen Ke said was the truth of party building, and he didn't refute it, but just continued to listen.

"But how can the people's party members have ** consciousness, I am not very confident." Chen Ke spoke his heart.

Hearing this, Shang Yuan just smiled indifferently, "Wen Qing, you are just afraid of the dead, afraid that so many people we have worked so hard to pull out will die, and you can run." As far as I think, you don't have to worry about that. Enlightenment is something that cannot be seen or touched, but what people with enlightenment will do, we all know. We set the rules, and those who can do it will be promoted and commended, and those who can't be criticized and educated. The rewards and punishments are clear, and the comrades will really understand what learning is. ”

Although he knew that Shang Yuan was right, Chen Ke couldn't help but sigh: "This kind of elimination is a bit too cruel. ”

Shang Yuan didn't care about Chen Ke's sigh at all, he said with a serious expression: "Wen Qing, why do you think everyone has followed you until now?" Because you have two advantages, one is to lead by example, and the other is to be strict. I won't praise you for your example. The reason for being strict is that you are never gullible, and you do everything yourself. Comrades actually don't know what to do, but after you did it yourself, you set an example and set the rules. In the future, this kind of thing will be done. I really didn't expect our revolution to go so far. With the scale of tens of thousands of people now, you can't experience everything. So if you want to promote cadres now, I think it's right. Even if you are not ready to promote cadres now, I will bring it up. Since you want to promote cadres, you must have the heart to let them do wrong things. There are no two saints. If you want them to be innocent in everything, then you are not all surpassing the saints. It's illogical. ”

Chen Ke's sanity was convinced, or he knew it for a long time. But his feelings were unacceptable. Shang Yuan may not know how cruel the road ahead will be, and what great sacrifices will be made. But Chen Ke knew that the data recorded in the history of the party coldly expounded this fact. And the cruel truth is that the more loyal the party members, the more they will sacrifice, the sooner they will die.

In 1906, if the party organization could be close to the strength of the party led by Grandpa Mao back then, it could be said that there were no opponents at all. Chen Ke believes that the gap between China and the world has been completely widened to an almost irreparable level, after the completion of the second industrial revolution. The advent and popularization of electricity and the internal combustion engine greatly developed productivity. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the gap between China and the steam-powered industrial countries was not too large. Even the Red Army, which was armed with very backward weapons, could not be defeated by the foreign powers in the internal battle to defend the homeland and defend the country. But after the Second Industrial Revolution, the gap between China and the rest of the world was completely widened, and the Eighth Route Army had to rely on infantry tactics that were far superior to its opponents in order to resist the invaders at great cost.

As a traverser, Chen Ke believed that he could effectively develop China's industry and allow the army to master advanced infantry tactics. China's losses will be small. But even so, these early party members, as well as those outstanding party members who have worked hard to develop, will inevitably have to pay the price with their own lives. At this stage, Chen Ke could not emotionally accept the sacrifice of these people under any circumstances.

"Do you have any questions?" Shang Yuan saw that Chen Ke didn't speak, and asked.

Chen Ke let out a rare sigh for the third time, "Brother Wangshan, let's do it." Can I entrust you with the first draft of these specific requirements? I have to go to the labor army, and I can't spare time for the time being. ”

"I can write the original draft of the civil regulations, but I don't understand the things of the army. Those parts of the manuscript have to be written by you yourself. Shang Yuan replied very seriously.

"Okay, I'll go and prepare for the labor army. I will hold a meeting in Yuezhangji and come up with the manuscript within ten days. ”

"I'm ten days too."

Shang Yuan and Chen Ke had no intention of continuing to chat, and determined the work arrangement. Just go about your own thing.

After the news that Brigade Commander Chen was coming to the labor army was brought back to the army by Chai Qingguo, it spread at an extremely fast speed. There are many artists in Anhui, and everyone has heard of "rewarding the three armies" from various literary and artistic channels. That night, the atmosphere of the troops was very excited, and the soldiers were very much looking forward to tomorrow's reward.

Zhao Chengnian, as an ordinary soldier of the first regiment, listened to the excited discussion of his comrades in the camp, but he was a little apprehensive in his heart. He is the son of an ordinary tenant farmer in Yue Zhangji, both parents are there, a younger brother and a younger sister. His family actually has two acres of land, but the five of them can't support themselves on these two acres of land. So his family simply gave the land to others, and then planted the land for others himself. For such small families with very little land. At least some harvest is from the land that is tenant out, and there is also some harvest from planting land for others.

When the People's Party was still in Shanghai, this social characteristic was discovered in the social survey conducted in the name of the Huangpu Publishing House. The BJP report commented on this: "It is not that these peasants are unwilling to cultivate their own land while renting other people's land. Rather, it is because the rural land presents a scattered layout. Two acres of land may be divided into four or five places, which are far apart. It is very difficult for an ordinary family to cultivate these fields at the same time and take care of them at the same time. Therefore, there is a peculiar situation in which the landlords also share the land, and the poor peasants also share the land. ”

And Zhao Chengnian's heart was uneasy that his family's title deed was damaged in the flood. After the floods, all the ridges were gone. It is simply impossible to get your land back accurately. In this case, they should have relied on the prestige of the clan elders, but after this kind of catastrophe, those clan elders must have considered the interests of their own families first. If it's a big family, it's better to say it, the Zhao family is a small family in the local area, and it is impossible to compete with those big families. I won't have much to get back from my own land. If you can't beat people in a fight, what's the use of fighting to the death.

When the boat of the insurance group came to rescue people, Zhao Chengnian's father lost the title deed because he was in the water. Already ready to commit suicide by throwing himself into the water. They also fell into the water with a fighter from an insurance regiment. Fortunately, the insurance regiment protected the soldiers in place, and everyone had ropes attached to their waists, and finally rescued both of them. The fleet of the insurance group sent the rescued people to Yue Zhangji, but Zhang Youliang refused to leave the rescued people, and the insurance group had to take them back to the county.

Anyway, the Zhao family is not a powerful figure in Yue Zhangji, and when the insurance group brought them back, they recognized it. As soon as Zhao Chengnian heard that the insurance group was recruiting, he joined with his younger brother Zhao Chengri without hesitation. In this day and age, there are people who have the power to do so. The purpose of joining the insurance group is very simple, "leaning on the big tree to enjoy the shade", the insurance group is full of people, as long as he works hard and gets appreciated, he will have some backers to return to his home in the future.

Therefore, the Zhao brothers worked very hard in the insurance group, which made them feel fortunate that although the leaders of the insurance group were not very approachable, they never bullied people. The most important thing is that everyone works harder, but they always let them eat. However, Zhao Chengnian is very unaccustomed to something, and even a little worried, that is, what the soldiers of the insurance regiment eat, and what the leaders also eat, there is no legendary appearance of the leaders eating meat and drinking wine and being happy. This shows that the insurance group is not so rich, and if it is not rich, it will be difficult to last long. It seems that this insurance group may not be the backer of the future.

But later, when Zhao Chengnian saw that the "Baili Hou" of Fengtai County, Shangyuan County, and the insurance group were in a group, this was a relief. At the local level, the county order is the king's law, and the county order is heaven in a word. With the support of Shangyuan County, your own land will definitely be able to solve it. People have hope, which is naturally very different, and Zhao Chengnian works even harder. However, Zhao Chengnian's younger brother Zhao Chengri was a little lazy. I don't work very hard, but I prefer to get close to the cadres in the army. The political commissar of the army is He Zudao, he just doesn't eat this. Several times reprimanded Zhao Chengri for not working seriously. This Zhao Chengri's hot face was attached to the cold ass. The whole person is completely slack.

When the insurance regiment attacked Yue Zhangji, Zhao Chengnian followed the large army and did not catch up with the hard battle. Kill Zhang Youliang, and the insurance group will occupy Yue Zhangji. Then came the major reshuffling of the troops, on the one hand, the insurance regiment greatly expanded the army, and on the other hand, cleared some people out of the ranks. Among these people is Cho Seung-il. Maybe he was implicated with his younger brother, according to Zhao Chengri's performance, he should be a squad leader. But no, he's still an ordinary fighter.

This time, the insurance group reclaimed the famine, and saw that no matter whose land was occupied first, they didn't mention anything about the division of land. This made Zhao Chengnian twisted. What exactly does an insurance group do? Zhao Chengnian knew that many soldiers complained about this, which is also the reason why the morale in the army has fluctuated recently. Although the cadres of the army have said it over and over again, it will take a long time to divide the land, and it is necessary to spend time on the land distribution and not to rush to plant and harvest. Everyone understands this principle in their hearts, but understanding this principle does not mean that they can accept it.

Hearing that Brigade Commander Chen Ke was coming to the Labor Army, Zhao Chengnian felt that he should ask the brigade commander what to do with this place. There have also been a few months in the insurance regiment, although the work is hard, and the work of the soldiers' committee is not very timely. But after attending so many meetings, Zhao Chengnian dared to speak in public. He had seen Brigade Commander Chen Ke, such a tall and big young man, who looked very imposing. Although he is very fierce when he works, he is a very easy-going person on weekdays. Zhao Chengnian hoped in his heart that Brigadier Chen Ke would be able to uphold justice. But he really wanted to beg Brigade Commander Chen Ke, and Zhao Chengnian was scared again.

In a state of anxiety, Zhao Chengnian heard the troops blow the lights-out horn. Platoon commanders, squad leaders began to assemble their troops, and then took them to sleep. Now the troops are considered semi-camped. The ground was wet, and there was no way to build the earthen walls, that is, simple straw huts, often covered with grass on broken wooden boards, and everyone slept like this.

Although he still wanted to think about it more, the daytime work was too heavy, and Zhao Chengnian's mind suddenly went blank, and he fell asleep.