Coming out of Zhou Yi's courtyard, across the weeping flower gate is the main courtyard of the Zheng family, which is still the headquarters of the Mengshan Army. There are five rooms in the main house, three of which are used as war rooms for the staff office, and sand tables and maps are arranged. The west room is inhabited by the staff officers, the east room is the kitchen and dining room, and the south room is inhabited by guards, and a confinement room is set up in the next room.

The confinement room is now closed to Jiang Yun. Long Qian glanced towards the south room, a guard with a gun on his back was pacing at the door of the confinement room, and when he saw Long Qian, he immediately stood upright. Long Qian withdrew his desire to talk to Jiang Yun and turned into his bedroom and study.

Within five minutes of returning to the house, Xiao Xue came to report that Master Chen Zhuang had asked to see him, and Long Qian let out an "oh", "Please come to him." He thought that Chen Chao must have told him about the rape. Since marrying Chen Shu, the number of times he has met Chen Chao has decreased.

"Mr. Chen," Long Qian, who was standing on the steps of the main house, saw Chen Chao coming in through the east door accompanied by Ding Xiaofu, and called softly.

"You're back...... Shu'er was coming, but I didn't let me. When she heard about that incident, she was very worried. Chen Chao came into the room and sat behind Long Qian's desk, "Think back, you are too careless." ”

Long Qian made tea for Chen Chao, "My life is big." It's fine. Let's not talk about that. Yes, in the past. It's been a long time since I've played chess, so let's have a game? As he spoke, he squatted down and took out a chessboard carved from under the desk, and pulled out a chess piece made of shells from the drawer.

"The owner of the chess set was a leader of the calf, and I shot him, that is, the time of sixteen people at a time. The quality is not bad, even for war. I guess I'm a chess fan. Sometimes I think that if I had left him alive, maybe I wouldn't have been able to beat him on the chessboard......"

Chen Chao stared at the chessboard, and the nineteen vertical and horizontal lines were worn out and some could not be seen clearly, indicating that this chessboard had been used for a long time, and perhaps the bandit leader who was shot was also snatched from someone else.

The lifespan of the utensils is actually more than that of people...... The most vulnerable is the human being, who is the leader of all things.

Long Qian pushed the sunspot to Chen Chao. Holding black first is a chess game, and Chen Chao is now Long Qian's elder, so it is a bit rude. But Chen Chao's chess strength is at least one or more than him, and Zhibai has no hope of winning at all.

"Reflection. You're not going to pursue it? Chen Chao didn't care about Long Qian's actions. Twist up a sunspot and tap it on the star in the upper right corner without thinking.

"No, you have to find out. It feels so bad to have a gun in the back of the head. Long Qian replied to the small eyes in the lower left corner, "But I doubt it." The leaker is not from my army at all. Zhilu said that there are many people who go to Yixian. Even the villagers of your Chenjiaya know it. When I set off that day. I also met the old brother at the gate of the village, and he asked me where to go......"

"I don't know about this." Chen Chao was stunned, and the hand holding the chess piece hung in the air. I can't imagine that Chen Gouyu will tell the truth.

"Of course not him. Mr. Yue Zhi, "Since the relationship with Chen Shu was confirmed, Long Qian did not change his title, and it is not easy to change, "Do you think there are classes or strata in society?" ”

Chen Chao dropped the chess pieces and thought for a moment, "Of course." ”

"So, what class do you belong to?"

"This, how do you know the Tao?"

"A few decades ago, two Germans came up with a doctrine that, to put it simply, divided man into proletarians and propertied people. Chen Gouyu must be a proletarian, and you are a propertied person. Extending this doctrine to China, it can be roughly divided into bureaucrats, large landlords or big capitalists, small landlords or small merchants, yeoman farmers, hired farmers or hired laborers. ”

"That's it...... It's kind of interesting......" Chen Chao touched his chin, "Then I'm a small landlord class, right?" ”

"Almost. Zheng Jing was definitely a big landlord class. Since there are classes, there are struggles between classes, and this is the root cause of all kinds of contradictions in society. If we want to achieve the kind of harmony that our ancients said, we must abolish classes. ”

Datong? Chen Chao couldn't help but groan, "'The journey of the avenue is also the world's public.'" Select talents and abilities, and emphasize faith and harmony. Therefore a man does not kiss his own kinsman, nor does he have only his son. So that the old have the end, the strong have use, and the young have growth. The poor, the widowed, the lonely, the lonely, the disabled, and the sick are all supported. Men have a share, and women have a home. If you abandon the goods, you don't have to hide them yourself. The power of evil does not come from the body, and it does not have to be for oneself. It is because of the plot that it is closed and does not prosper, and the theft and thieves do not do it. Therefore, the outside door is not closed, it is for Datong. 'Abolishing classes can lead to great harmony?' How many people are going to be killed? ”

The world of Datong described in the Confucian classics is the dream of almost all scholars, but Chen Chao is the first time he has heard of Datong being achieved in this way.

"You misunderstood. The elimination of a class is not the same as the elimination of the people of that class. Classes are created because of the economic base. Just like if you have land, you are a landlord. Zheng Jing's land was confiscated, so he was naturally not a landlord. ”

"Then there is only one class left after the worst, no, it's not called a class?"

"Yes. Everyone is equal, according to their needs. ”

"On-demand?"

"It's what you need, and society will give you."

"Can't do it! Isn't this nonsense? Where does wealth come from? I just need to get something for nothing, can I be satisfied? Besides, how can everyone be equal? You are rebuilding a dynasty, don't you need officials? The class you are talking about still exists! That's just what the stone book says, 'Mess up your party and stop him from appearing'!" ”

Long Qian smiled slightly, this self-conscious, righteous scholar was sharp-minded, "Let's not talk about whether people will be equal." Let's start with distribution according to need, the German thinks that when people regard labor as the first need for survival, it may be realized. ”

"How can work be the first need for survival? Isn't this nonsense? I have only heard of people who are lazy and lazy, and I have not heard of people who regard work as pleasure. Chen Chao was stunned, "Where did you hear these crooked theories?" ”

"Whether it is a fallacy or not needs to be examined. In fact, there are people in the Tessie countries who have done similar experiments, and they call it utopia. In that state, everyone works fairly, and wealth is shared. ”

"Is there such a place?" Chen Chao couldn't help but be curious, and even felt that Long Qian was making up a story.

"Yes, not one."

"The result?" Chen Chao came to be interested.

"Failed. I can't do it anymore. ”

"That's it. Do you want to try? Three-year-old dolls know they can't do it. Even if everyone works. Spare no effort. There's always a difference between superior and inferior, right? If I were to go farming, three would not be as good as Chen Sanyi! Wouldn't it be unfair if the harvest was distributed fairly? ”

"Well said. So the German said that the road should be taken step by step, and the first thing to do is to eliminate the propertied people, which he called the 'expropriators', and then implement the distribution according to work. ”

"What do you mean by a dispossessor?"

"Just like you, the dispossessor. For you do not work, but you have to collect the rent out of thin air. This is the deprivation of someone else's labor. Therefore, the wealth that the expropriators deprive the laborers of is to be taken back from the hands of the expropriators. This is the dispossession of the dispossessor. In other words, the elimination of the propertied classes. Long Qian explained like a tongue twister.

"This is just nonsense. The land belongs to me, and it is not natural for him to cultivate my field and pay rent? Chen Chao became angry.

"Don't get excited. But the class theory. There is indeed a majestic force. It is enough to cleanse a world of the old world. You saw it too. I confiscated Zheng Jing's land and gave half of it to the landless peasants in Zhengjiazhuang, what kind of scene did I get in exchange. ”

"These practices. Did you premeditate? Chen Chao did not completely support Long Qian's "land reform" in Zhengjiazhuang, but fortunately he ended it later. In Baiwei, Zhangqian and other villages, a relatively mild method of rent reduction and interest reduction was adopted. The squires were dissatisfied, but acceptable.

"Yes. Zheng Cheng wanted to kill me because I deprived him of what he thought was legal and reasonable property. If I don't return the Zheng family's property to him for a day, he won't swallow this breath. The reason why some people in the base area reported to Zheng Jingwen was nothing more than this. That's why I said that Chen Gouyu won't report the news. ”

"Are you saying that the person who murdered you was the person next to Zheng Jing?"

"What do you think?"

"Then, Jiang Yun caught it right? Why did you let it go? Is it because you are worried about the instability of the army? ”

"Joke! Do you think the troops will rebel? Long Qian shook his head and replied to himself, "No." Never! All I was worried about was that I didn't want to go that way. ”

Unconsciously, there were more than a dozen chess pieces scattered on the chessboard, and the minds of the two people were not on the chess, Chen Chao's original intention was to visit Long Qian, who had escaped death, but he talked about something distant and mysterious, if you don't want to go that way, you have to wait until you are qualified to choose, right?

"Think back, will this time lead to conflicts with the government?" Chen Chao changed the subject.

"Hehe, it seems that I am already a member of the imperial court. Let me tell you, the salt transport made Zhang Lianfen and the Wu prefect jointly sign an excerpt to sue the Yizhou soldiers. Ning Shijun is now in Taiyuan, maybe it will help him. As for the conflict, it won't."

"If, as you wish, you force out the officials and troops of Yizhou and Yanzhou, and your soldiers take over the two states, what are you going to do?" Ning Shijun went to the court to mediate, but did not hide it from Chen Chao.

"Expanding the army and training troops is one thing, and the more important thing is developing industry and commerce. No work, no wealth, no business, no life. I went to Yixian to find someone to discuss the construction of the railway. That Zhang Lianfen is a solid person, and he has long planned to build the small railway from Zaozhuang to Taierzhuang by the canal to transport coal out of Lu. The imperial court had approved it, and the negotiations with the Germans were about the same, all that was needed was money. I happen to have some spare money in my hand and am ready to invest in it and start a new company. It's not appropriate for me to come forward, and if you think about it, you are the only one who can represent me. Become a director and oversee the operation of the new company. Relying on coal mines, we can do a lot of business. ”

"The court doesn't pay you, where did you get the money? Didn't Zhang Lianfen have any doubts? Besides, I don't understand. ”

"I said, of course, that it was raised by the local gentry. As for saying that you don't know how to run an industry, you can learn if you don't know how to do a good job, and if you want to do a good job in Lunan, you have to take this road. In fact, you can contact your friends, like Xiao Guanyu and Shen Wuxi, these people have more or less spare money in their hands, so they might as well gather together to set up a factory. I asked David to go back to China to do the same thing, and when David comes back, we will set up a number of industries, such as power plants, ironworks, textile factories, match factories, pharmaceutical factories, and so on. Without industry, there is no way to raise soldiers, and the people will not get rich__"

"Easier said than done__"

"Only by transferring the surplus labor force from the countryside to industry and commerce will the people become rich. It's good to have a full stomach just by farming. In addition, I would like to conduct a large-scale, detailed socio-economic survey. ”

"Investigate what?"

"There's a lot of content. Population, land. Commerce, industry, minerals, transportation, water conservancy, all want to investigate. Only by figuring out the situation can we run an industry without losing money. Even if it's agriculture, we should also figure out what we are suitable for planting here, right? For example, it is not cost-effective to grow cotton, but it is not cost-effective to always grow grain. Cotton is used for deep processing. For example, the line of defense weaves cloth to make ready-to-wear. Profits are definitely stronger than farming. Another example is planting rapeseed and squeezing oil to sell, which is also better than farming. ”

Chen Chao stared at Long Qian, "The truth is good. Let's not talk about whether cotton thread, cloth and oil can be sold. No more farming. What to eat? ”

"Buy food. What a simple thing. Grow food if it is suitable for growing food. If it is suitable for growing cash crops, cash crops will be planted. Let's set up factories and turn peasants into workers. Paid every month, don't they have money in their hands? When it comes to farming, there are also knowledgeable, there are so many varieties, what is suitable for planting, how to plant, all of them are university questions. Don't look at some people who have planted the land all their lives, just knowing how to water and fertilize, but they don't necessarily know what their land is more suitable for. Isn't it? ”

"Reflect on what you're thinking about every day."

The two were chatting, and Xiao Xue came in again, "Commander, Qu Zhiyong is back." ”

"Qu Zhiyong?" Long Qian didn't remember who it was for a while.

"Last year we fought in Beijing. He and Zheng Xiaomao accompanied Luo Xiucai to the west, was it your order? ”

Long Qian slapped his head, "Hey! The little song of the sixth team. What about Luo Xiucai? Also back? ”

"No, he's coming back alone." Ding Xiaofu said.

"Where are the people? Bring him quickly. ”

Qu Zhiyong is a veteran of Mengshan, who was wounded in the spring in Zhaojialou, did not go with the main force of the Mengshan army, and stayed in the base area. Chen Chao arranged for Luo Tongxiu to go to Dunhuang according to Long Qian's letter, and Feng Guozhu selected Qu Zhiyong and Zheng Xiaomao to escort Luo Xiucai to the west, which was a year younger.

"Commander, I'm finally seeing you again." Qu Zhiyong, who was in the dust, came into the house and gave Long Qian a military salute neatly.

"Good brother, I'm glad I suffered." Long Qian stepped forward and hugged Qu Zhiyong fiercely, "How's the situation?" Let's talk about it. ”

"Well, this is Luo Xiucai's letter. I didn't know that our brigade had already returned__" Qu Zhiyong took out a letter from his arms.

After reading the letter brought back by Qu Zhiyong and listening to Qu Zhiyong's narration, Long Qian and Chen Chao finally knew the whereabouts and encounters of the three people who had lost contact for nearly a year. Things in Dunhuang went relatively smoothly, they went all the way to find Sanwei Mountain, the Wang Taoist who guarded the grottoes did have their own people, the Tibetan scripture cave had already been discovered by the Wang Taoist, and reported to the local county government, but no one paid attention. Luo Tongxiu successfully established a friendship with Wang Daoshi, Luo was different from the illiterate Wang Daoshi, who had read those scrolls and realized the value of them. Gave Wang Daoist 1,000 taels of silver, which is considered to have taken over the "management power" of the grottoes from Wang Daoshi, and now Wang Daoist has left Dunhuang, and it is said that he is going back to his hometown in Hubei. After Daoist Wang left, Luo Xiucai discussed with Qu Zhiyong and Zheng Xiaomao, spent money to hire people to repair the dilapidated temples and caves, and drilled into the caves every day to appreciate and study those scrolls, and enjoyed it. After a month, I was afraid that my family would be worried, so I sent Qu Zhiyong back, and brought a few rolls of rolls that Luo Xiucai picked out.

"Didn't I let him seal them all up?" Long Qian asked anxiously.

"Most of it was sealed, and some of it was sorted out. Commander, you don't know what to do, it's all about to collapse, and it's not in a good place__"

Qu Zhiyong took out a bundle of things wrapped in black cloth from his baggage, and Chen Chao hurriedly took it.

"Those are extremely valuable relics! Of course you don't understand. Even Luo Xiucai may not know the value of Lu Dao. Hey, hey," Long Qian turned around and poured water for Qu Zhiyong, "How did the local government and the people react to your takeover of the grotto?" ”

"There's a fart reaction!" Qu Zhiyong took the cup and drank the water in a big gulp, "I can't even see a ghost." Luo Xiucai went to the county seat, and Xiao Mao accompanied him. The dog officer accepted the gift and didn't care about anything. ”

"Ah, think back, you see, it's all ancient poems, I've never seen __" Seeing the volume, Chen Chao couldn't put it down. After all, he was a person who was strictly trained under the imperial examination system, and his writing skills were not first-class but also quite skilled, and he immediately realized the value of it, "It's really a priceless treasure." ”

"Brother Yong, you have made a great contribution. I'm going to give you credit! I also have to send someone to protect the grotto__" Long Qian took the scroll and looked at it a few times, and carefully placed it on the desk.

"What help does it have for our Mengshan Army? These books are worth a lot of money? Qu Zhiyong came over to take a look.

"Worth the money! It's so valuable! But it's not for our Mengshan army, but for our country and our descendants! By the way, Lao Luo has a family letter, right? In this way, you accompany Mr. Chen to Luo Xiucai's house, and hurry up to report the safety of our Xiucai lady. By the way, Xiao Mao is from Zhengjiazhuang, and he also sued his family. Long Qian said to Chen Chao with a smile.

This is natural, as Luo Tongxiu's friend, it is natural to report this good news to his family, Chen Chao responded, "Good thing, I'll go." However, think back, you should__" Chen Chao tried hard to swallow half of the words into his stomach, and followed Qu Zhiyong out. (To be continued......)