Chapter 163: See you along the way!
Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, in fact, many people know this truth. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info is not an easy thing to reach people's hearts. It is said that the common people are easy to fool, but they don't know that the common people can't stand being fooled the most.
Some things may be fooled for a while, but they will never be fooled for a lifetime. When many people in the liberated areas first came into contact with the Eighth Route Army, they all felt that the Eighth Route Army was carrying water and chopping firewood for them to repair their houses, which seemed more like a bit of a show.
But as time went on, every Eighth Route Army team that had visited the village would repeat this kind of thing. Many ordinary people know that the army that can persist in this kind of thing is indeed worthy of their support and support.
In addition, the policy of dividing land and land has been implemented by the democratic governments in the liberated areas one after another, which has also won the support of many people. As for the landlords of large landowners, they also dare not cooperate in this situation.
Those who take the initiative to cooperate may also be able to get some preferential policies from the government. If they refuse to cooperate, the newly formed democratic government will also impose land distribution policies. The more land there is, the heavier the corresponding taxes.
According to Ho Zhengdao's policy in Yulin, landlords who are willing to take the initiative to sell their land to the government can have priority in obtaining the right to take shares in factories and mines, and can also get some preferential treatment in terms of policies and taxes.
If the landlords refused to cooperate with the government's acquisition of land, the Eighth Route Army would not forcibly confiscate their fields. However, if the number of acres of land exceeds the per capita limit, heavy taxes will be levied. This kind of heavy taxation often leaves these landlords with no return. ’
In this case, as long as the landlord is not stupid, he knows that there is no benefit in doing it against the government. On the contrary, if it cooperates with the policies implemented by the government, it may be able to obtain more benefits and benefits.
At least many landlords in the liberated areas know that many landlords in Yulin have relied on their stake in government-supported factories to share much more wealth each year than they used to collect from farming.
At present, many of the shops in the counties and towns of the liberated areas are contracted by landlords who have changed their production. Relying on the support policies given by the government, the small life of these landlords is no worse than before.
Of course, everything cannot be absolute, and everyone can take care of it. For many landlords who are attached to the land, they are reluctant to give up the land even if they die, and they just want to hold the land in their own hands.
In the face of these diehards, He Zhengdao's attitude is also very simple, that is, ignore them. However, when it comes to collecting taxes every year, if you dare to refuse to pay the corresponding tax per acre, the government will also implement a strict compulsory policy.
If you don't want to do business, or you still want land, the government will also give you a choice. That is, let these landlords go to Suiyuan and other grassland areas, let them contract the fields, and become a farmer.
There is a lot of land here, so I'm afraid that no one will come to reclaim it. But for many landlords who have dealt with land all their lives, this is not an option. During the contract, they have the final say on the land.
Whether they plant their own or ask someone to be a tenant for them, the Eighth Route Army will not pay much attention to it. Moreover, the corresponding taxes will not be as strict as those implemented in other liberated areas. In general, it is also a profitable business.
It was precisely this diversified concept of governance that made many landlords slowly let go of their resistance to the Eighth Route Army. They also knew that as long as they abided by the policies of the Eighth Route Army, in fact, the Eighth Route Army was not as terrifying as they imagined.
On the other hand, some landlords living in the Kuomintang areas today continue to live in the past, surviving and profiting by exploiting tenants. However, at the time of the national crisis, the officials of the national control region also did not give them much preferential treatment.
Every once in a while, they asked for food and money, which also made their lives miserable. The only reason why they feel like they can survive is that they also have targets to bully, and that is the tenants who are poorer and more miserable than them.
The US military delegation that came all the way from Chongqing could see that the people living in the liberated areas of the Eighth Route Army were poorly dressed and did not seem to eat very well, even though they were poorly dressed than the people in the Kuomintang areas.
However, these US military deputies can see to some extent that the spiritual outlook of the people in the liberated areas seems to be more energetic than that of the people in the nationalized areas. The people here seem to be full of hope and hope for the future.
On the other hand, the people in the Kuomintang area saw more lifelessness and luxury. As for Chongqing, the current capital of Chongqing, there is a world of difference between the lives of the poor and the rich.
Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road!
This may also be appropriate to describe the life of ordinary people and officials in Chongqing today. Even though many people know that we are now in the most difficult period of the Anti-Japanese War, the quality of life of officials has not changed much.
On the other hand, in these Eighth Route Army, Major General Sam and his entourage can clearly see that when the guard regiment receives supplies along the way, the officers and soldiers eat the same things. To their surprise, the food of the delegation was significantly better.
And these fighters will often try to improve their food conditions as much as possible when they are resting. At least the U.S. military delegation, which had never seen these Eighth Route Army, would harass the civilian villages they passed by.
Even when they left the village where they were staying, the warriors would not accept the gifts of the villagers. Even when the delegation members are given extra meals, the chicken, duck and fish they buy will be bought with money, rather than snatched at will.
Even when the delegation communicated privately, many people felt that this unit was very special, and it was very different from the Chinese army they had known and seen before. Perhaps it is this difference that makes the Eighth Route Army have the current scale.
When entering Tongguan in Shaanxi, the delegation looked at the next means of transportation and also looked a little surprised. Even General Sam was a little curious and said, "Are these railways rebuilt by you later?" ”
On the way to Shaanxi, the delegation was more likely to travel by car. To their surprise, the condition of the roads in the liberated areas of the Eighth Route Army seemed to be better than they imagined, and many roads were built quite well.
But they really don't know much about the railway. After all, it was a time of war, and in order to destroy the transportation lines of the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army carried out large-scale destruction of many railways built in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.
But now after entering Tongguan, looking at the small train parked on the platform, the delegation was really a little surprised. In their opinion, it is not uncommon for Shaanxi to have a railway, but it is indeed surprising that the Eighth Route Army can use it.
Maintaining a railway line is not an easy task. And they all knew that the Japanese army would also bomb Shaanxi from time to time. Even if the frequency of bombing is not as frequent as the bombing of Chongqing.
But for such a railway, I am afraid that it is also the focus of the Japanese bombing. Now seeing that they can take a train to Xi'an, the delegation is really a little surprised. In their opinion, the railway is undoubtedly a bit of a technical thing!
'General Sam, this railroad was built in the early years. After our army took over the area, the damaged railroad was repaired and reinforced. At present, this railway is also one of the important transportation lines in our liberated areas.
From here, take a train to Xi'an, and the time is faster than a car. After arriving in Xi'an, we had to take a car to Yan'an. As for the railway to Yan'an, we are currently in the process of designing.
However, due to our current financial and technical problems, the construction of the railway has mostly stopped. However, the railway from Shanxi to Shaanxi is also being urgently repaired, and I believe that it should be opened to traffic again around the end of the year. ’
Listening to Xu Zhen's answer, a representative of the US military was also surprised: "Even if you have the job of building a railway, but where do you come from the rails?" As far as I know, at present, you Huaxia should not be able to produce high-standard rails, right? ”
'Yes! We don't have the capacity to produce rails for the time being, but we have demolished a lot of railroad tracks in the occupied areas before. With a little more effort, it's okay to use those tracks to repair the railroad. ’
In fact, Xu Zhen said this purely to fool people. Today, the steel mill in the Qinling Mountains is capable of producing rails for the railway. But Xu Zhen naturally wouldn't say such a thing to outsiders casually.
Repairing the railroad with the stolen rails sounds like it works. But for many U.S. military representatives, they find it a little incredible. After all, transporting these rails alone is not an easy task!
What's more, to repair a damaged railway, there is a lot of technology involved. But no matter what, at the moment, this railway, at least after they get on the train, the feeling of riding is still very good.
When Xu Zhen and his entourage arrived at Xi'an Railway Station, looking at the officers of the Eighth Route Army standing on the platform to greet them, Xu Zhen, who was in charge of protection, also felt a little surprised, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Good chief!" ”
Seeing Xu Zhen saluting this middle-aged Eighth Route Army dressed very ordinarily, Major General Sam and his entourage also felt a little curious. In their opinion, the military uniforms of the Eighth Route Army are indeed a little difficult to distinguish between generals and soldiers.
When Major General Sam stepped forward, Xu Zhencai introduced: "General Sam, this is General Zuo Quan, Chief of General Staff of our Eighth Route Army!" ”
'Hello, General Zuo! ’
learned that the middle-aged officer of the Eighth Route Army in front of him turned out to be the chief of the general staff of the Eighth Route Army, and Major General Sam also knew. In terms of military rank, the middle-aged man in front of him is also a lieutenant general, and this is still a lieutenant general awarded by the national government.
If you really want to go to the side of the national government, at least one general will not be able to run away from such a post. For this reason, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan waited on the platform to greet him, which also surprised Major General Sam and his entourage, and also felt that they had received a grand contact.
The most surprising thing for them is that Zuo Quan is also fluent in English. In fact, Zuo Quan, who once studied in the Soviet Union, also knows English. A simple exchange with the delegation would not be a problem.
And this once again made the US military delegation feel that the more they came into contact with these Eighth Route Army, the more they felt that this unit was really different!