Two lively happy events were held in a row, and the Spring Festival of Gengzi Year staggered. The villages under the occupation of the Mengshan army, leaving behind those families who have lost their relatives in the recent war, this year, there is still a festive atmosphere, especially those extremely poor households, without the difficulty of forcing debts at the end of the year, every family can make a meal of dumplings, and even eat a little meat. In the days leading up to the end of the year, the busiest thing is the mill in the village, where almost every family grinds a few catties of white flour, or steamed steamed buns, or uses them to make dumplings.

This is the change brought about by the arrival of the Mengshan Army. Thinking of the reduction of debts, I can work on my own land next year, and thinking that the water of the Chang River has been brought in, and the yield per mu will definitely increase. Next year should be better than this year, and most of the villagers are grateful to the Mengshan army, hoping that this disciplined army, which has almost never committed any crimes, will always be here.

Before the end of the year, Long Qian instructed the logistics department to go door-to-door to visit the families of military and martyrs, and send rice, flour, meat and money. In two battles against the Yizhou official army, dozens of peasant children were killed, dozens were wounded, and some were afraid that they would be disabled for life. Long Qian asked Song Jinguo to formulate different standards for condolences. For the families of the martyrs, Long Qian led the officers of the headquarters to visit from house to house, and sent his condolences and concern to them.

Chen Jiaya is the focus of Long Qian's go. Those villagers who died at the hands of Cai Chengxun's interspersed detachment also enjoyed the treatment of martyrs, and each household received five taels of silver, a bag of flour and two catties of meat. The meat was provided by Zhang Qianzhuang's rich man, because the troops also had to have a dinner, which was not enough, so Song Jinguo bought dozens of pigs and sheep from the villagers.

Chen Chao has really entered the role of the director of the autonomous committee since he had a long talk with Long Qian, and he has basically been with Long Qian in the past few days, arriving at Zhengjiazhuang early in the morning and coming back very late. followed Long Qian to comfort more than 20 families of "martyrs", Chen Jiaya's families were all gone, and Chen Chao posted some stored grain by himself. He also suggested that Long Qian should also give condolences to the particularly poor people. Long Qian agreed, but reminded Chen Chao that the number of households in this part should be smaller, because this area is relatively poor in general, and the villagers have very little surplus food, so they can't talk about wealth at all. There are too many people and they can't afford subsidies, so the troops must leave at least one month's rations at all times, and they also have to consider the problem of spring famine. It is not enough to rob the rich alone, because most of the rich households are actually experts in farming, and although they are landlords, they are also extremely thrifty and usually save money. The second is that you can't care about those lazy people, there are some lazy guys in any village, and their poverty is not worthy of sympathy.

Chen Chao was very interested in the words "military family" and "martyr family" created by Long Qian, and asked Long Qian if he wanted to wrap them up in the future. Long Qian said that the conditions for wrapping up are not met, and only the Mengshan army can create its own regime. This was also the first time that Long Qian clearly put forward the ambitions of the Mengshan Army. Chen Chao didn't feel shocked in his heart, but was a little down-to-earth.

Long Qian said, "It is still necessary to develop the economy, and the first step is to solve the grain problem, first through appropriate land reform, to eliminate the sharp contradictions in land ownership, and to strive to enable the villagers to have enough arable land to solve their own food rations." The second step is to build water conservancy projects, increase the yield per mu, and increase the ability to resist natural disasters. The third step is to improve varieties and fertilizers, and the purpose is to increase the yield per mu. The fourth step is to increase the local economic strength in accordance with local conditions, mainly to set up industry and commerce, such as the coal mine in Shiyuan, which has only been restored for more than two months, and the per capita income of Shiyuan Village is about four taels of silver, which is very remarkable. The locals know better than I do what else to do in the area. As the director of the autonomous committee, you should take the lead and use the time of the festival to gather the leading elements of the villages under the control of the Mengshan army, and everyone will sit together for a meal and make a good calculation. ”

Chen Chao smiled, "Have you made up your mind to stay here and not leave?" As soon as you're gone, everything will go back to the way it was before. ”

Long Qian Zhengse said, "This is the first base area we have jointly created, as long as the Mengshan Army is in one day, economic construction will not be relaxed." Only when people feel that their lives have changed for the better will they genuinely support us. Even if the troops leave, do not give up efforts to boost the economy. In the future, wherever the Mengshan Army fights, economic construction, the abolition of bad rules, and the building of civilization and progress must be carried out, and the issue of operations must be placed in the same important position. This New Year's party is mainly you, and I will attend. In addition to retreat-style economic research, the most important thing is to establish the management organization of each village, elect the village head, and clean up the public property. For example, the problem of extreme poverty that you raised and the problem of military families and martyrs that I raised can actually be solved by public property. If you do it well, you can also support the troops. ”

The stone ridge has indeed changed, the coal produced has sold well, and the village has made a small fortune. The coal kiln was originally controlled by a few people, but after the resumption of production, it was owned by the whole village. Because of the Mengshan army, the original kiln owner did not dare to speak up, which made the whole village benefit a lot, and Shiyuan Village became the envy of the surrounding villages.

"Okay, I'll discuss with Xiao Guanyu and the others, how about it be set on the third year of junior high school?"

"Good. I will definitely participate. Long Qian bowed his head and said, "Mr. Chen, there are some squires and landlords in several surrounding villages who are afraid that we have fled, and I have already let the wind out, if no one claims it, these lands will be used as public property." It is not the public property of a particular village, but the public property of the All-Autonomous Committee. According to preliminary statistics, there are as many as 2,400 acres of land. ”

"And what if they come back?"

"It's a different story to come back. However, all villages under the rule of the Mengshan Army must implement rent reduction and debt exemption, and they must care for and help the poorest. We must ensure that no one in the village starves to death or freezes to death. ”

"I'm afraid I don't have that authority." Chen Chao's heart was pounding. He is a somewhat simple person with the idea of equalizing the rich and the poor, and he longs to return to the legendary society of male farmers and women weaving, and there is no dispute with the world.

"Now we have more than a dozen villages in our hands, and there will be more in the future, and you have to think about reforming the Autonomous Committee, turning it from a "virtual" institution into an administrative body with a lot of real power, and all civil affairs must be managed. The number of members of the committee should be larger, and it should be attended by all the leading figures of the villages, not only the squires like you and Xiao Guanyu, but also the peasants like Cheng Daniu who firmly supported the Mengshan army. As for the composition of the personnel, it can be according to the three-three system, that is, the enlightened squire accounts for one-third, the poor peasants account for one-third, and the merchants, craftsmen and scholars account for one-third. ”

"I'm afraid I can't do it."

"If you don't do it, how do you know that you can't do it? You probably think those mud legs don't know anything but strength, right? How could they sit down with the squires? Confucius said that the people can make it, but they can't know it. I disapprove of that. Some people also explain that the people can make it, but they can't make it, and they know it. There is some truth to this. We want to break the status quo in the countryside through rural autonomy and find a new way. China is an agrarian society, and peasants are the main body of society, and if you want to do something, it is absolutely impossible to do something without understanding the countryside and reforming the countryside. There is a serious gap between the rich and the poor, there is a serious lack of water conservancy construction, and the situation of starving to death or going out to flee the famine in a disaster year can no longer continue. Shandong Yihequan, I think in addition to the invasion of foreign forces, breaking the original state of life, the most important thing is that the peasants really can't survive! The task of the autonomous committee is to reduce the antagonism between the rich and the poor, develop the rural economy, rural education, medical care, build water conservancy, improve production, increase the yield per mu, and gradually get rid of poverty."

"Retreat, what you said is excellent. However, if the status of the Mengshan Army is not resolved, everything is empty talk. ”

"How can it be empty talk? If the Mengshan Army wants to have a bright future, it will not be able to do without a stable base area. The success or failure of the base areas lies in the economy, and when the economy develops and the people's lives improve, they naturally sincerely support the Mengshan Army. Returning to the topic of the self-government committee, I said that I would accept more people, and not sit together and discuss everything. Rather, it is a hierarchical deliberation, and major matters should be discussed at a general meeting, and the principle of the minority obeying the majority should be implemented, and what the majority of people are unwilling to do is not done for the time being. If the majority of people agree to do it, do it. Specifically, we need to set up a council and elect three or five people. The Committee is the deliberative body and the Council is the executive body. The members of the council must be members of the committee, and they are the core. ”

"I'm afraid that I won't be able to pinch a piece__" Chen Chao muttered, "Those landlords who escaped, can they join the committee after they come back?" ”

"Yes. There are some fines to pay, though. This matter is not in a hurry, you can think about it first, or you can find someone to discuss it. Long Qian looked up at the gray sky, the clouds were very thick, and it seemed that it was about to snow, "Mr. Chen, I have a point to tell you, what we need to do is to adjust the production relations in the countryside. What are Production Relations? It's easy to say, it's a land allocation relationship. The core of the rural problem is land. To tell you the truth, we cleaned up Zheng Jing in Zhengjiazhuang and gave a revelation to the surrounding countryside, what enlightenment? It is to divide the landlord's land and eliminate the landlord. There are shortcomings in this method, and I have been doing research in this area, and I feel that most of the landlords do not adopt the method of cunning and plundering like Zheng Jing, but rely on diligence and relatively advanced production skills to get rich. Therefore, in Baiwei, Qiucun and other villages, as well as in Zhangqianzhuang, I did not use Zheng Jing's method anymore. In that way, for the whole countryside, it is actually a step backwards. However, without restricting the landlords, the peasants could not survive! How do you untie this dead knot? The key is to develop production so that overall income can increase. It's like having only one table of meals, and two tables of guests are coming, so instead of trying to adjust the meals of the diners, it is better to think of another table of meals. ”

"Like you digging a ditch?"

"Yes."

"Well, I kind of get it."

"The task of the autonomous committee is to consider digging ditches to divert water." Long Qian smiled.

Chen Chao has been busy until the end of the year, and he feels that this is the busiest day in recent years. It's busy, but it's fulfilling. Chen Chao has been thinking that if Long Qian is allowed to manage a county or even a state, with the backing of this powerful force in his hand, the people under his rule will definitely be able to live and work in peace and contentment. The way of heaven is to make up for what is lacking, and Chen Chao has always opposed Zheng Jing's approach. However, he was also worried that the Mengshan Army would like many rebels in previous dynasties and adopt the method of killing the rich and helping the poor to win people's hearts. And what Long Qian said was not simply distributing the existing wealth, but thinking about increasing the wealth, seemed to open a window in front of him.

Before the end of the year, several landlords in the surrounding villages who had fled due to Zheng Jing's change returned, and they had come back after hearing about the policy propaganda of the Mengshan army. Because the Mengshan army let the wind go, if they do not return, their land will be confiscated as ownerless land.

Long Qian did not pursue them more, but only asked the Autonomous Committee to draw up a punishment for them.

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