The barracks of the insurance regiment are very large, relying on the open space near the wharf, which is enough for dozens of acres. The playground is naturally large enough. Chen Ke and Chai Qingguo were talking far away from others, and they didn't have to worry about being eavesdropped.

"Qingguo, I know you're working hard. I also know that you are complaining, too. This is not enough for me, because I should talk to you more about my heart, and I should tell you what our future will look like. If you do it with such a stuffy head, everyone will definitely not be satisfied. Chen Ke's words were very sincere, this was not his politeness, but as the negotiations with the landlords got closer and closer to the goal, Chen Ke already had the certainty of initially completing the construction of the base area. At this time, Chen Ke finally thought that he could talk to his comrades about how the real revolution should go.

Chai Qingguo had a headache as soon as he heard about the meeting, and there were so many meetings of the People's Party, so he had to hold meetings to arrange work, sum up work, mobilize the masses, boost morale, and hold meetings on big things. If it is just to assign tasks, the most uncomfortable thing is political study, just talking about things that sound reasonable, but in fact are completely out of shape as soon as they are done. Those gossip is a pit and a pit, making people feel that the clouds and mountains are foggy.

"Wenqing, instead of having a meeting, it's better to add more meat to everyone. By the way, our pig farm should be about the same now, and now there are many complaints, you might as well carry a few pigs to the troops to eat in a meeting. That's better than anything else. Chai Qingguo said.

"Haha, hit the idea on the pig farm. Tell me honestly, did you discuss it with Hua Xiongmao, he said so to me, and you said it too. Chen Ke laughed.

Chai Qingguo actually just said casually that in his rebel experience, the most morale-boosting thing was eating meat and drinking wine. Every time before going to war, it must be a good meal of wine and meat. Especially those henchmen, they should be entertained well. The People's Party and the Insurance Corps acted in the opposite direction, and the food of the party members and cadres was no different from that of the soldiers. In addition, it is now a disaster year, and the food is clear soup and little water, and everyone must have no oil and water in their stomachs. A few days ago, there wasn't much labor in it, and everyone could still withstand it. Now that he has suddenly started to work hard, the labor intensity is so great, the soldiers' bodies really can't stand it. One by one sweating, it was all false sweat.

"Wenqing, in the busy farming season, the landlord entertains short-term workers, and there is always wine and meat, and if there is no wine and meat, short-term workers will not give you a good job. You can't even hire a part-time worker. We are now busier than the farms, and according to the soldiers, this is to use people to death. This is everyone thinking that you have the grace to save your life, and thinking that we can so that everyone can have land to plant. Everyone doesn't want to leave their hometown, and there is always a hope for land. This did not disperse. Wen Qing, when I was in the countryside, I had never seen so much work and such heavy work. Seriously, I've never seen so many people do such heavy work together. Chai Qingguo just kept talking. Although at first he wanted to come and tell Chen Ke that he was leaving. But when it came to work, Chai Qingguo couldn't help but open the conversation. The hardships of these days and the difficulties encountered in his work make it difficult for him to let go without talking. As for whether Chen Ke will be like before, hearing everyone say that he is tired and will criticize education, Chai Qingguo doesn't care at all. It's a big deal that Chen Ke drove himself away, and Chai Qingguo must pour out the bitter water in his stomach.

Chen Ke was not angry, he listened with a very solemn expression. Chai Qingguo said that the soldiers were rolling in the muddy water one by one like mud monkeys, the sun was basking on the top, the water was steaming below, and the weak soldiers fainted in the muddy water as they did it. There are also people who accidentally fall on a wooden branch in the water and poke a hole in their bodies. Hearing this, Chen Ke's face was solemn and he sighed.

Chai Qingguo saw that Chen Ke was moved, and his momentum was even more vigorous, and he pointed his fingers and said loudly: "Wenqing, the soil in the south is different from the soil in our north, it is much sticky. The water is soaked through, and you can't dig much of it with a spade. The engineering guys are messing around. A man digs a three-meter trench a day. One meter and five deep, one meter wide, it is good for a person to dig one meter and five long in a day. Do you know how many hoes we have to break in a day? Other comrades work very hard, but how much more can these comrades do if they take the lead? Everyone can do it for so many days, just talking. It's fun to do the job or do it. If you continue like this, if you do it for another five days, you will definitely mutiny. And not only that, some party members and cadres actually play what kind of illness. Who the is the rule, you can't work when you're sick. A few old platoon commanders actually said that they were sick and wanted to ask for leave. I told them at the time that they would work for me before they were tired of dying there. This kind of thing can't start like this. There are no rules! ”

Hearing this, Chen Ke felt a kind of vigilance in his heart, but his face did not change in the slightest. In fact, when making the plan, Chen Ke had already calculated this maximum working time. What is needed now is to complete the hardest and most tiring work in a short period of time, that is, the project of draining the water. As long as the drainage can be accelerated, other work will not be so tiring. And the question raised by Chai Qingguo sounded a wake-up call for Chen Ke. Although Chen Ke carefully calculated the people's enthusiasm for self-help through production, he really did not expect that such a high-intensity labor would be so lethal to labor enthusiasm.

Thinking of this, Chen Ke took advantage of Chai Qingguo's words to be a little tired and interjected when he was temporarily interrupted, "Qingguo, you are really hard. I salute you. ”

After speaking, Chen Ke stood up and gave a serious military salute to Chai Qingguo. Naturally, the People's Party will not have any kneeling salutes, let alone a thousand salutes, and military salutes are the most formal salutes that military cadres can perform. More than half of the members of the People's Party are now in the military, and everyone knows the meaning of the military salute. Although he was full of complaints, he felt that he had been wronged, and the authority in his hand was trampled on by many small fish and shrimp, and he even had the idea of leaving. But Chai Qingguo couldn't help but feel moved when he saw Chen Ke, the leader whose status was above him, saluting him seriously.

After Chen Ke put down his arm, he said to Chai Qingguo sincerely: "Qingguo, you must know that I have high expectations for you. In our party, you are from a real common people's background, and you know best what the people want. I'm glad you came to tell me this this time. I want you to go back and do something. When you go back, tell your comrades that tomorrow you will arrange a condolence visit to the labor army. We'll carry a few pigs over. Within two days, I will also go there and work together. It's not about pretending, but I will work with everyone, eat together, live together, and work as much as my comrades do, I will do as much work as I want. Finally, I will also give you an explanation of why everyone is working so hard these days, and what will everyone get after such hard work. You're going to do this for me. ”

After some venting, the stuffiness in Chai Qingguo's chest finally dissipated a lot. Chen Ke's words made Chai Qingguo get another promise. The thought that originally wanted to leave had already flown out of the clouds. "Then you have to hurry, Wen Qing. As it is now, it won't last a few days. ”

"I know. I won't let you down. Chen Ke replied seriously.

"Then I'll go first." Chai Qingguo said.

"Is the pass open?" Chen Ke asked.

"It's on."

"One more thing, write me the names of the cadres who want to take sick leave." Chen Ke said coldly.

"Ugh!" Chai Qingguo didn't expect that he would be angry and say something for a while, and Chen Ke cared so much. This is an eye medicine behind the scenes, and it can't be said in the rivers and lakes. The People's Party has big rules, and these people will definitely not have any good results. If it is known that he did it, his reputation will be ruined. "Those guys were really sick, and I scolded them, and they continued to work. Forget it. ”

Chen Ke thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's okay." Let's do it first. As a regimental-level cadre, you must pay attention to the hygiene of your comrades. Don't drink dirty water, don't defecate in the open, and always wash your hands before eating. ”

"I know this, platoon leaders and squad leaders have to recite this set of rules every day. They are very strict. ”

"Okay, you're busy with work, so let's go back quickly. I'm going to arrange these things now. After Chen Ke finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to Chai Qingguo, and the two shook their palms, and Chai Qingguo couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

"The blisters on my hands hurt." Chen Ke said with a smile.

"No, these bubbles are nothing." Chai Qingguo also smiled.

"This bubble will not bubble again after two layers. I'm going to blister and blister with everyone right away. Don't worry, as a brigade commander, everyone has become a bubble soldier, and I have to blister on my hands. ”

"Alas!" If others say so, Chai Qingguo will listen to it as a joke, but Chen Kesu does what he says, although Chai Qingguo feels that it is not a big deal, but he is still a little comfortable in his heart.

After the two said goodbye, Chen Ke did not go back to the conference room directly, he slowly stomped in the barracks. Chai Qingguo said such a thing, Chen Ke really didn't know whether it was good or bad. Chen Ke has little experience in rural life, that is, he can distinguish between wheat seedlings and leeks. I know what everyday vegetables look like, whether they are on the vine or underground. Rural work is really not Chen Ke's forte. Most of the backbone members of the People's Party had the experience of going to the countryside to conduct a social survey last year, and without that preparation, it is estimated that the contingent would have collapsed by now.

How serious is the situation? Chen Ke was worried. Recently, he has been engaged in military and political affairs, and it has been at least half a month since the last time he visited military families and civilians. Moreover, the Fengyang flower drum in Anhui is very popular, and ordinary people can sing a few paragraphs themselves. Chen Ke doesn't think that the "pop songs" of the 21st century have any appeal to the people, and he will not show his ugliness.

Revolution is not a game, you can practice "micro-exercises" at the beginning, and the workers and peasants in the game will not have any emotions, and they will do as much work as they eat. In reality, there is no such thing. Thinking of this, Chen Ke suddenly remembered one more thing, why did Chai Qingguo suddenly come to say this? These are indeed problems, but other comrades don't say it, but Chai Qingguo is concerned, why is this? What kind of situation is behind what Chai Qingguo said?

Chen Ke absolutely didn't believe that he had any royal spirit, and if he could open his mouth, everyone would throw himself to the ground, and then abandon everything and sacrifice his life and death for the revolution. Moreover, his own concept is purely a castle in the air, and how to combine this concept with this era requires Chen Ke to conform to the era of 1906, rather than to let this era conform to Chen Ke's command. So even now, Chen Ke doesn't dare to popularize his true ideas in the whole party. History is a big river, and a person can only conform to the torrent of history, and it is impossible to move against history. Chen Ke is now in Fengtai County to use the existing situation to create a "water flow" in the county, so that everyone can be driven by this trickle.

Human biological instinct is self-interested, and if there is any altruistic behavior in society, it is the result of the game of social interests. Taking Chen Ke as an example, the original reason why he believed in ** was only that the materialist philosophy made Chen Ke feel that he could achieve the liberation of his own heart. Rather than having any passion and love for the ** itself.

Thinking of this, he already somewhat understood the purpose of Chai Qingguo's trip. The hard work is weakening not only the mood of the people and the fighters, but also the cohesion of the party. Whatever the purpose, the original idea of the party members was to come to revolution and not to suffer. They wanted to put their lives into practice through revolution. In this sense, Chen Kecai is the "most revolutionary" person in the People's Party, and even in the whole of China. Others have revolutionized simply out of dissatisfaction with a certain part of China in 1906, or out of hope for some kind of foreseeable future. Chen Ke's thought is a complete negation of 1906 China, and the "future" that Chen Ke can see is far away a hundred years later.

Thinking of this, Chen Ke sighed and said to himself: "Or I'm out of the crowd." I think you can endure dozens of days of hard work, but now I don't think that's the case at all. ”

After talking to himself, Chen Ke could only smile bitterly. He soon freed himself from this self-criticism and moved his thinking to a more practical level.

When I was thinking about it, I heard someone shouting from behind, "Mr. Chen, what are you thinking?" ”

Chen Ke turned his head to look, but it was Hu Xingzhi who walked over quite freely. Looking at the meeting room, there was an obvious temporary adjournment for everyone to rest. The landlords either sat in their seats in the house, or went to the toilet, or came out in small groups and talked in low voices.