A woman said: "Company commander, you have put clothes on us, how can the quilt factory make money?" ”

Xia Yuan said with a smile: "The original intention of the quilt factory is not to make money, but to attract businessmen and develop the economy. ”

The vast majority of quilt factories are for the Red Army team, and the production of these clothes is more for the purpose of taking them out and selling, but how to sell them is a problem, after all, in the current troubled times, self-employed people who have no power and power are easily oppressed by landlords and county lords, rather than taking the risk of taking the county seat to be peeped at by the wicked, it is better to know the development of oneself, open a trade area in the countryside, and naturally there will be businessmen coming.

The clothes are almost the same as the cargo pants in his memory, and with the jacket-style top, it is a little handsome.

I just don't know how these clothes sell here.

Xia Yuan asked the women, "What do you think of these clothes?" ”

The women opened their mouths and said, "This dress is beautiful, I have never seen such a beautiful dress, but it is too expensive, and we can't afford this fabric." ”

Xia Yuan smiled and said: "Hey, these clothes can be divided into prices according to the material, such as this dress, the fabric is good, the price is expensive, when the time comes, let's get some clothes of ordinary materials, everyone can buy their favorite clothes according to the materials they like." ”

He turned his head and said to Li Qingming: "Give priority to the families of the Red Army in this batch of clothes, after all, the soldiers who joined the Red Army have suffered a lot recently, and the troops should give feedback to the families of the Red Army soldiers. ”

Li Qingming nodded: "Company commander, I'll arrange it, you can rest assured that this matter will be done, and I will definitely handle it." ”

Xia Yuan nodded: "Recently, you have to run more, the peasant association is spreading around, Old Man Li said that they contacted the respected old people in several villages and invited them to visit Nianping Village, and after the visit, they agreed to join the peasant association, and the feedback from these areas should always be paid attention to." ”

A few days ago, the Red Army base area was successfully established, and the development of the peasant association was on the right track, Xia Yuan decided to let the peasant association begin to spread to the outside world, radiating to several surrounding villages, and a group of important members of the peasant association such as Mr. Li went to several other villages, invited some respected old people in the village, and invited them to visit Nianping Village.

Visit the quilt factory and breeding farm in Nianping Village, and see the life of the villagers in Nianping Village.

Nianping Village has truly realized that the peasants are the masters of their own affairs, and every household has also been allocated their own land.

During the visit, Xia Yuan took this opportunity to open a meeting of the peasant association, at which various taxes were set in front of the old people in the village.

"Regarding the formulation of taxation, the Red Army plans to adopt a progressive tax, and the commercial progressive tax will only pay the tax if the annual profit is more than 200 silver dollars, and the initial tax rate is only 2%, and then with the gradual increase in profit growth, the same is true for grain, and no tax will be charged for each family's annual harvest of less than 400 catties, 1% will be collected within 1,000 catties, 8% will be collected for 1,500 catties, and then 16.5% will be collected upwards."

Such a tax can be said to be very low, especially in the output that does not meet the standard is not taxed at all, which is simply incredible for the members of the peasant association, this time period, can reach 1,500 catties is very few, and reach only 1% within 1,000 catties.

Many of them even thought they had misheard, rubbed their ears in disbelief, and some even asked: "Lian Chang Xia, do we really have to follow such a way of paying taxes?" The grain output in our fields can rarely reach more than 1,000 catties, and there are very few more than 400 catties, which is actually the fact that the Red Army cannot even collect taxes. ”

Everyone really cared about the Red Army, and remembered in their hearts that the Red Army was kind to them, and they said:

"Company Commander Xia, collect a little tax, otherwise what will the Red Army soldiers eat."

"That's right! We were willing to pay taxes to our comrades in the Red Army, and we wanted to collect a little. ”

Everyone, you say a word, I say a word, the old people from other villages who came to visit around them only felt incredible about this scene, for them, not collecting taxes is simply God's manifestation, but the people of Nianping Village actually want the Red Army to collect taxes, it is unbelievable.

They turned their heads to look at each other, wondering why the villagers of Nianping Village were scrambling to ask the Red Army to collect their taxes, and some people seemed to have guessed it, saying: "The Red Army's tax is the lowest tax my family has ever seen, and no tax is collected below 400 catties, and the landlords of our village will confiscate all your grain, not to mention 400 catties, even 400 catties." ”

They understood why the villagers of Nianping Village were like this, and it was precisely because the Red Army was kind to everyone that the villagers of Nianping Village remembered the goodness of the Red Army and would rather pay taxes than give food to the Red Army soldiers, so that the Red Army soldiers could have something to eat.

Immediately after these people from other villages began to wonder what kind of army the Red Army really was.

They didn't expect that they could only look for it through the Red Army uniform Xia Yuan was wearing and the red five-pointed star on his hat, but they found that this was an army they had never seen before.

The ultra-low taxes, coupled with the changes in Nianping Village, made the people in other villages remember the peasant association and the Red Army in Nianping Village in their hearts, and after the meeting, they rushed to ask the villagers of Nianping Village if they needed to pay money to join the peasant association.

Old Man Li smiled and said, "Pay for it? What's the money? The peasant associations were specially established by the Red Army for everyone, whether you have money or not, as long as you are a peasant who does your duty, you can join the peasant association, and the peasant association is to unite everyone to fight against the landlords! ”

They asked, "The landlord has a gun, so what's the use of having more of us?" ”

Old man Li said: "What do they have guns, we have the Red Army!" Not only the Red Army, but also the militia regiments, composed of large groups, if the landlords dare to come, we will drive them away! ”

The villagers of Nianping Village said with a smile on their faces: "No, now that there are comrades of the Red Army, the landlords want to stand on their heads and pee on their heads, they have to weigh and weigh." ”

After these people from other villages came, they could also clearly see the changes in Nianping Village, and they also expected that the changes in Nianping Village could affect their village, and on the way back, everyone had a heart.

The changes in Nianping Village have deeply shocked them.

The establishment of a peasant association in their village was also an inevitable event.

After coming out of the quilt factory, Xia Yuan went to see the village again, which was actually a simple sheepfold and cowshed, and the sheep and cattle were herded by the families in Nianping Village, and the family was released for a day, which was the fairest.

"This sheep grows so fast, it was only big when it was bought, and now it has grown so big."

Seeing that everything in Nianping Village is thriving, Xia Yuan showed a satisfied smile on his face, all of this was created by him, I believe that if the Red Army team where the predecessor was located saw the current life of the people in Nianping Village, it would be very gratifying, isn't this the goal of their struggle and efforts.

"Company Commander Xia!"

A group of children and five or six old people came over, and after greeting Xia Yuan, they opened the gate of the fence and drove the cattle and sheep inside to the mountain, and there was an enclosure enclosed by bamboo as a fence on the mountain, which was also a breeding farm, and they wanted to drive these cattle and sheep to the enclosure on the mountain for stocking.

Xia Yuan said: "I'll follow everyone, just experience sheep herding and cattle herding." ”

An old man in the village said: "What can I do, these sheep and cows are pooping everywhere, dirty and dead, you can't go with them, these things are done by us." ”

Xia Yuan said with a smile: "Hey, our Red Army says that everyone is equal, no matter what status, they all have the right and obligation to herd cattle and sheep, and the pulled by cattle and sheep is a natural fertilizer, and after the pulled by cattle is dry, it can be burned as firewood." ”

He took a whip and said, "Let's go." ”

The old people in the village are no longer stubborn, and the people in the village say that Xia Yuan doesn't have the shelf of the official master at all, but now look, the people in the village are right, the commander of the Xia company really doesn't have the shelf of the official master.

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Zhou Jiwang traveled all the way through the mountains and rivers, and inquired about the news of Nianping Village when he met people, and finally heard the news of Nianping Village in a village.

On this day, he was walking in a village, passing by two old farmers sitting in the shade of a tree talking to each other, and vaguely heard the news of Nianping Village from the mouths of the two people.

"Uncle, did you just mention Nianping Village? Do you know where Nianping Village is? Zhou Jiwang could barely suppress the excitement in his heart, and ran over to ask.

An old farmer with a white beard mentioned Nianping Village and seemed very happy: "Nianping Village, you know, I just came back from Nianping Village, Nianping Village is good, after the Red Army went, established a peasant association, drove out the landlords, and the Red Army also distributed land to everyone, and it won't be long before the Red Army came, and it was our turn to live a good life." ”

The old farmer beside him said: "We are now looking forward to the Red Army coming, dividing the land and fighting the landlords." ”

Zhou Jiwang's eyes were bright, and he said excitedly: "Is all this true?" ”

The white-bearded old farmer said, "You little doll, can we still lie to you?" Nianping Village has changed a lot now, you can go to Nianping Village to have a look. ”

The old farmer beside him said, "Are you going to Nianping Village?" ”

Zhou Jiwang nodded: "Yes, my father and my mother were killed by the landlord of our village, the landlord is rampant in our village, bullying men and women, I want to go to Nianping Village to find the Red Army, join the Red Army, and return to our village in the future to defeat the landlord." ”

The white-bearded old farmer smiled and said: "It's good to join the Red Army, after returning from Nianping Village, I have discussed with my son to send my grandson to the Red Army, which is a team for the people, let my grandson join the Red Army team, help more people, and then our happy life will come." ”

The old farmer beside the white-bearded man said, "You, when the time comes, call my grandson to a piece." ”

"Hahaha, okay, the Red Army is coming, and we will have our own land."

Zhou Jiwang asked, "Uncle, aren't you afraid?" ”

The white-bearded old farmer smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? What's there to be afraid of, let's just die a rotten life, and if we die, we will die, and we don't have to waste the food at home. Besides, so many people sent their children to the ranks of the Red Army, and they were not afraid? You've been bullied by the landlord for so long that you've all forgotten what it's like to stand. The people of Nianping Village, with the help of the Red Army, have already stood up, aren't they afraid? ”

The old white-bearded farmer looked very open, and he said, "They are more afraid of kneeling than they are afraid." ”

Zhou Jiwang thought for a moment, and the old farmer beside the white beard said: "If you want to avenge your parents, joining the Red Army is the right way, if you are afraid, don't embark on this road, we can see it, this road has to be done against the White Army, the White Army protects the landlords, and the Red Army defeats the landlords, but who is good to us, we all know in our hearts." ”

His voice was a little deep: "Those children are very young, can we not know, if the Bai Army finds them, they will definitely not let them go, so ah, they are fighting with their lives, so what is there to be afraid of." ”

Zhou Jiwang admired the two open-minded old men, and at the same time joined the Red Army more firmly in his heart. After thanking the old farmer who told him the news, Zhou Jiwang, who was carrying his bags, stood on the top of the mountain, staring at the rolling mountains in the distance, and resolutely walked in the direction of Nianping Village.

Passing by a river, I drank some water in the ditch, took out the dough cake given by Mrs. Zheng, carefully broke a part, put it in my mouth and chewed it carefully, even the broken dregs did not let go, licked it into my mouth with my tongue, and then found some edible wild vegetables in the grass by the river, took it to the river and put it in my mouth to chew after simple treatment, and drank some water to swallow the residue in my mouth into my stomach.

I felt a slight feeling of fullness in my stomach, so I continued to walk into the mountains.

After walking for more than two hours, a village located in the middle of the mountains appeared in his field of vision, the village was scattered with high and low tiles, and in the distance, he could see the figures of people working in the fields scattered around the high and low tiles.

"This is what the Red Army calls Nianping Village."

After going down the mountain and soon entering the village, Zhou Jiwang found that this village was significantly different from Laohe Village, which was oppressed and exploited by the landlords, and there was a feeling when it rained, and the whole village was lifeless and without a trace of vitality.

The village in front of him was full of villagers working in the fields, children playing in the streets, and he saw a group of people his age wearing blue military uniforms and hats with five-pointed red stars embedded on their heads, climbing ladders to help the villagers build houses.

A few younger children came driving a herd of cattle and sheep, and there were a lot of cattle and sheep, fifty or sixty.

The children were followed by several old men, and among the crowd there was a very young-looking young man with a whip in his hand, laughing all the way, and greeting the villagers on the side of the road from time to time, and they drove the cattle and sheep up the mountain.

(End of chapter)