In the recent public redemption of Shiwan Town, nearly 1,000 hectares of land were redeemed, and more than 300 large and small landowners have since lost the land that their ancestors relied on for their livelihood.

The proportion of cultivated land faced by the Ming Dynasty was slightly different from that of the original plane - the proportion of large landowners with 500 mu or more was slightly higher.

This is because the wars and turmoil in the same period of history are likely to cause landowners to die for various reasons, and it is difficult to ensure the stable accumulation or inheritance of land, so land rights are relatively scattered.

At that time, the survey reports of centrists, including centrists, showed that in the provinces south of the Yangtze River, the number of landlords was about 4~5%, and they owned 25%~40% of the land.

At the same time, there were quite a few small landlords with only a few dozen acres of land, and even because of the vague definition, some rich peasants were classified as small landlords.

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The overall stable situation in the Ming Dynasty has actually made the land more concentrated, and small landlords are relatively rare, and most of the landlords have hundreds of acres of land.

The results of the imperial court's investigation showed that the rich peasants and middle peasants had a certain amount of consumption power, but the poor peasants and hired peasants were naturally quite low.

Land was bought from the landlords and given to these semi-yeoman and tenant farmers, so that these families were upgraded to yeoman peasants, so that in addition to food and clothing, idle labor could also go to the city to work.

As long as the person is freed from the original bondage, everything will be activated.

Two sidecar motorcycles and a few bicycles slowly stopped on the side of the dirt road in the countryside, and the two high-spirited officials did not touch the ground, and just casually announced the land distribution method in the body.

“…… That's pretty much it, see. ”

Subsequently, a roll of notices was handed over.

People gathered together and rummaged through the notices to find out how many acres of land each family had been allocated and where they were located.

It soon became unusual – most of these acres were in remote areas and were not very fertile.

In the Ming Dynasty, the acres of land were generally divided into upper, middle and lower three classes according to the type and fertility, and each class was divided into three levels, so there were a total of nine kinds - upper, upper, lower, middle, and middle......

Although the landlords would try their best to select good land when they acquired and annexed land, they would eventually annex some ordinary land, and even if it was good land, its fertility would decline after years of cultivation.

So the peasants present were not happy, and someone hurriedly asked: "Poor master, why is this pure land of some inferiority, and it is so far away, I am afraid that it will take more than an hour to go back and forth." ”

However, the two officials didn't take this seriously, and just replied nonchalantly: "This is divided by the county, and it has nothing to do with us, so let's just go into the city and get the title deed done by myself in a few days." ”

With that, they left, and the motorcycle drove abruptly and dusty, followed by a few other bikers who pedaled the pedals.

Something like this is not unusual, and people have heard of it in the past, and they have heard that the people who have been allocated land complain about the treachery of the officials, who drag it out without giving money, and who have been dragging it out for a long time.

Originally, everyone was still happy in the past two months, thinking that this good thing of dividing the field was finally their turn, but they didn't expect the rumors to be true.

Everyone has no spare money to spare, so how can they be willing to take out that little money for emergency relief?

The peasants, who were supposed to benefit, were disappointed, and the landlords, who had suffered relatively much from the policy, were equally annoyed.

The forced acquisition of land is already resistant, not to mention that the greedy guys have to deduct some of it.

Originally, in order to appease the landlords who had been forcibly bought the land, the actual guiding measures for the public redemption policy of land per mu required that the landlords be paid at a price of 15 to 20 percent higher than the local market price.

However, after the money has been deducted from various levels, the actual payment is often lower than the market price.

In this way, both the landlords and the peasants were dissatisfied, and it inevitably led to resentment.

However, after all, the government is powerful, and the theory of going to the door to make trouble generally has no results, either prevarication or a little compensation.

But...... There will always be exceptions.

The people of Shiwan Town were not happy to accept this wretchedness, and some people even took the lead in saying that this was unfair and that they must ask for an explanation.

So the next day, hundreds of peasant households helped the old and the young into the city, and hundreds of people gathered at the gate of the county government to watch and shout.

Although the peasants were unarmed, more than a dozen patrol officers from the nearby patrol department police station were still facing the enemy, constantly scolding and admonishing them to disperse quickly.

In Hengshan County, local officials shrugged off the peasants' suspicions.

A few days ago, in order to cope with the joint protest of the angry landlords, the county government reluctantly allocated an extra sum of money to them, so the officials are now very unhappy.

"Diao Min! Insatiable, there is such a good thing for nothing and I am not satisfied, today I want to change the land, tomorrow is it to add a few more acres? ”

"Indeed, it should not be indulged."

"Why don't you disperse them? It's not a matter of gathering at the door of the government office like this, it's not convenient to do things. ”

The officials of Hengshan County didn't want to pay attention to these white-eyed wolves who seemed to them to have nothing to do and couldn't be fed, so they called out several times in succession and asked the inspection department to send someone to disperse them.

The local Yi'an army also received instructions and transferred a platoon of soldiers to the scene to suppress the formation.

After all, the county seat was the home of the local government, and the peasants who came to protest naturally could not hold on, and soon dispersed under both soft and hard measures.

However, the dissatisfaction will not be eliminated by this, but only a temporary backlog of force due to the situation.

So two days later, when several officials who had gone to the countryside to do errands passed through Shiwan Town, people who had been waiting on the side of the dirt road for a long time rushed up.

Doubts arose, and in the face of the aggressive peasants, the three officials and their attendants were shocked, and good words were useless.

"Anyway, we have to have an explanation, you errand boys are staring at the little money in our pockets all day long!"

Seeing that the anger of the people was about to be attacked by the crowd, a clerk suddenly patted the shoulder of the driver next to him and shouted: "Hurry up!" ”

The engine of this sidecar motorcycle suddenly roared, and people subconsciously dodged, and the car rushed out of the encirclement with a snort.

There were shouts and scolding from behind him, but it seemed that he had escaped?

As for the colleagues who are still trapped inside, then I'm sorry, just now it was a mud bodhisattva who crossed the river and couldn't protect himself.

This Hengshan County household clerk breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly vowed never to come to the ghost place of Shiwan Town in the future.

But at this moment, a ditch suddenly appeared in front of it, and the panicked motorcycle rushed out and fell into the river, splashing a large cloud of water......

It is also in the past few days that the changes in the situation in Europe have triggered one major change after another.

The attempts of the Siberian Defense Forces to capture Izhevsk and plunder the armaments and machinery were frustrated, and the lack of heavy weapons proved to be fatal in this era.

At the same time, the cavalry is really overwhelmed.

In the face of the defense line built by the local army and civilians, the expeditionary force with only a few artillery pieces was completely immovable, and the most useful thing for the brutal frontal assault was to consume the defenders' bullets in addition to leaving a corpse.

However, Izhevsk, the city of arms, can easily produce hundreds of thousands, if not millions of rounds of various types of ammunition, in a day.

The 12th Cavalry Brigade attempted to outflank the northwest of Izhevsk, but was met by the tank forces of the local defenders.

In the face of more than 20 BT-5 light tanks that were on a rampage and extremely fast, these cavalry units stationed in Siberia all the year round could not be defeated or escaped, and were killed all over the field by tank guns and machine guns, and finally recognized the cruel reality.

According to the telegram sent back by the Ming envoy to Yekaterinburg, the expeditionary force of more than 8,000 men was eventually withdrawn with less than 4,000 men, with 2,000 casualties and a large number of defeated troops being captured.

Want to take advantage of the fire if you are not well prepared? This is a loss-making deal.

Zhou Changfeng was about to go to the emperor's place for routine business at the moment, and when he passed through the Qianqing Gate, two colleagues in charge of internal affairs who passed by were muttering as they walked.

It seems to be saying that something happened in a county in Hunan? A clerk who ran errands was attacked by the people and died? Even the local Yi'an army was dispatched?

"Really?" Zhou Changfeng stopped them and asked in surprise: "It's only summer, and the local area will definitely not be hungry...... When did my people become so bold and courageous? ”

One of them was helpless and replied, "Uh...... Zhou waits for the edict, how dare you talk about such a thing. ”

Zhou Changfeng was silent for a few seconds, and finally held back a few words, "Congratulations." ”

It is quite rare to dare to fight without survival and safety.

Then, as always, he came to the east room of the Zhaoren Hall, pacing in place and waiting to be summoned.

The place where the emperor works will definitely be specially soundproofed, but the Zhaoren Hall is not an office in essence, but Zhu Lingjing personally wants to manage the government here.

Therefore, if you listen carefully outside the door, you can hear the sound inside, especially the female voice is often more penetrating.

“…… So whose fault is this? You don't know? You still can't figure out the cause and effect from what you have handled, how can it be reasonable, how many of the court officials are useful? Return, reorganize. ”

Suddenly, the left waiter of the Ministry of Works, who looked lost, pushed open the door and walked out, but he tripped over the threshold and almost fell.

Zhou Changfeng, who was waiting at the door, was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to take a hand, and the middle-aged man thanked him awkwardly and left in a hurry.

Zhou couldn't help but feel a little proud, although Zhu Lingjing, a woman, spoke ugly, but she had never been reprimanded so straightforwardly like just now.

What does this mean? This shows that he is conscientious and does not leak, so that people can't find faults.

“…… This is the conclusion of the General Staff, and your Majesty, I am personally of the same opinion, that the British would probably dare to do it in order to avoid the worst of the situation. ”

"Can this signature be scribbled any more? The seal is also stamped crookedly. Zhu Lingjing said lightly without raising her head.

Perimeter Wind: ???

No, who is wrong today?

After a short silence, Zhu Lingjing looked at her fingernails and said, "Then according to this argument, how much damage can the British Navy inflict on the French fleet in the harbor?" Can't the shore artillery keep the British from attacking? ”

Zhou Changfeng stretched out his index finger and pointed upward, "Your Majesty, don't forget the plane ......"

Zhu Lingjing pretended to say "yes" casually, and then said calmly: "If this development continues, the main force of the French warships will not be able to surrender, and the British can guard the homeland with peace of mind and wait for the situation to change." ”

She looked out the window and muttered for a few seconds, "Hmm...... It is necessary to finalize the Imperial Council, and it should not be delayed any longer. ”

Historically, faced with a similar situation, the British carried out the famous "Operation Ballista" - forcing the French navy not to be used by the Germans, and to solve it by force if necessary.

On July 3, 40, the Royal Navy's H Fleet arrived outside the French naval base in North Africa, Port Mirskbil, and carrier-based aircraft took off from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal to block the port with airdrops, and then the H Fleet issued an ultimatum demanding that the French make an immediate choice.

First, to leave the port and fight together with the British army;

second, to leave the port and sail to the British-controlled port and surrender the battleship;

Third, leave the port and sail to North America, and hand over the warship to the United States for safekeeping.

The French ignored it and sent a telegram calling for help, after which the British fleet officially opened fire.

The battle continued into the evening, when four French battleships were sunk or heavily damaged, and only the Strasbourg cruiser and several destroyers escaped with the advantage of speed.

The worst outcome considered by the British at that time was that if the main force of the French fleet was captured by the Germans, it would directly affect the balance of power in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and thus lead to a drastic change in the entire European theater.

In order to put an end to this bad result at all, the British took a more "safe" action, and the ballista operation went quite smoothly, anyway, it was the French who cut off their wrists, and they all surrendered, and their flesh and heart did not hurt.

Considering the influence of the German Society today, the British must only be more fearful, and a replica of the Ballista operation is probably a sure thing.

To be honest, Zhou Changfeng once thought about whether to try to remind the French, but in the end he gave up.

If the French navy did merge with the workers' navy, it would be unforeseen to cause some unforeseen changes, and it would be bad if the United States shelved its plans to enter Europe.

After the last imperial meeting was over, the Ming monarch and ministers have not finalized when it will be held for the second time.

Although the military department is eager to try, the various factions in the DPRK and China have tacitly reached a consensus -- the current is not the best strategic window period, so let's wait and see for a while.

At 14:27 on June 17, Washington time, the passenger plane carrying the British envoy landed steadily on the runway of the airport.

A neatly arranged military band played "God Save the King," and among the Americans who came to greet them were several generals in addition to important government officials.

Vice Admiral Sir Edward Collins stepped down the gangway, gave a standard military salute, and shook hands with the dignitaries and generals present in turn.

"Welcome to America!"

Compared with the delegation that had already arrived more than half a month ago, although Edward, who had made a special trip this time, also served as a lobbyist, he was mainly here to lobby the US military circles.

The German Workers' Navy now has more than 160 submarines in service, and is increasing at an astonishing rate of 12 to 15 submarines being completed every month.

The French Navy defected to the French Navy at the beginning of the month, and so far two submarines and a destroyer have defected to the so-called democratic commune.

If this continues, the Atlantic route is in jeopardy!

(End of chapter)