Crimson Dawn

Chapter 113

The People's Party has many meetings, and now there are three regular meetings a week.And before major actions, there are inevitable meetings.So Shang Yuan and Chen Ke are both "long-time venues", but the landlords have no such experience at all.Without a political party, there would be no meeting. Although the landlords were forcibly gathered together, these landlords were suspicious. Faced with strong pressure, they would temporarily "consensus" out of class instinct. When the pressure became less, their respective When the pursuit of goals is different, the landlords immediately show a completely alienated situation.

"My sages, I have something to do for the time being, and I won't be back until an hour. Let's talk first, and explain the matter of the People's Congress clearly. I will be back in an hour." Shang Yuan said.After finishing speaking, he was not too polite, got up and left with Chen Ke.Leave a group of stunned landowners in the conference room.

The landlords didn't know what kind of mystery Shang Yuan and Chen Ke were making. They watched Shang Yuan and Chen Ke leave the meeting room, and then heard Chen Ke say outside: "It's so hot, roll up the mat."

Following this order, the straw mat that served as the wall was rolled up.I saw dozens of soldiers from the insurance regiment standing outside the meeting room.The summer sunlight shines through the wooden frame, making the already bright meeting room even brighter.The landlords were all dumbfounded. Ren Qiying once said that Chen Ke might "throw a bowl as a sign" and rush into dozens of people to shoot the landlords with knives and guns.Chen Ke also said, "With a single shout, dozens of people can rush in." But the landlords really didn't believe it until they saw with their own eyes that the dozens of soldiers outside rolled up their straw mats and showed their figures. Only then did they realize that the words "throwing a bowl for a sign" are true.After the soldiers rolled up their mats, they left around the conference room and returned to their posts.A group of landlords were left in the house and ignored.

One of the important skills to provoke the enemy's conflict is "to boldly let the enemy join forces".Although cooperation is achieved through communication, conflicts also arise from communication.Now Chen Ke and the others have successfully planted a lot of things among the landlords, and now they need to let the landlords ferment and argue.Chen Ke and Shang Yuan can leave the stage temporarily.

"Wen Qing, do you think there is no problem with this? If the landlords can't come to an agreement in the end, wouldn't we have to work harder?" Shang Yuan is still not very confident in letting the landlords discuss freely.

"Brother Wangshan, we have already sent people to enclose the land. The results of the discussion among the landlords are completely meaningless. We actually left them here just for convenience." Chen Ke laughed.Anyway, the large-scale scrambling for planting and forced harvesting has already begun. Whether the landlords agree or disagree, the insurance group will not have any discussions with the landlords.

The two did not stay in the military camp of the insurance regiment, but went directly to the county government.The distance between the two places is only a few hundred meters, and it is not too far to walk.

"Wen Qing, is this a revolution? Seize the old power and let the new government take over?" Shang Yuan was not very confident.

"Brother Wangshan, you have to know one thing. We use an industrialized model to engage in agriculture. The labor intensity and the total amount of labor of the farmers are far from what they used to be. They are far more laborious than before. " Chen Ke spoke from his heart, so there was no hint of a joke in his expression.

"How do you say that?" Shang Yuan asked puzzled.These days, Shang Yuan has shown outstanding performance in administrative work.But Shang Yuan was born in an agricultural society after all, and still cannot understand the characteristics of agriculture in the industrialized era.

"How big do the landlords have to be to build an irrigation system? And the irrigation systems built by the landlords can't go out of the village. If they go out of the village, it's someone else's land. Do you think they will give it to others at a lower price?" Chen Ke didn't want to say So he understands that what he needs now is a comrade who can understand him. It seems easy to give orders, but in practice, he has to face all kinds of troubles.Only comrades who can understand Chen Ke's thinking can be alone.Chen Ke is now working hard to find comrades who can do this.

"It also makes sense. Wen Qing, although my family has a few mu or thousands of mu of land, it is absolutely impossible for my family to repair water conservancy. Landlords are competing for water sources and good land that already exists. If it is just To build a new land, you don’t even need to think about it. Absolutely don’t do it.” Shang Yuan really understands people, and what he said is completely right.

Chen Ke was very happy, and he said excitedly: "So, this time we can't let the landlords lead this matter. It's not that they don't want to do it, but they can't do it at all. Now such a large site, 10,000+ mu of land, Which landowner can consider these lands as a whole? And, do they have the guts to manage these lands well? Without a strong armed force, if you manage 10,000+ mu well, it is a piece of fat, and everyone wants to eat it. Humph Hmph. We, the People's Party, and our insurance group have to sort out these places, and no one wants to take a dime of these places."

"Yeah!" Shang Yuan didn't answer this question, he just nodded vigorously.Landlords in this era, you can have thousands of acres of land, which is "fat" in the eyes of various forces, and everyone wants to come to you to cut a knife.It's not how the landlords have so much enthusiasm for official career.If there are no children of official background to support the appearance, the life of the big landlords will not be easy.Moreover, Shang Yuan, who was born as a descendant of a landlord, really wanted to try the taste of managing 10,000+ mu of land.To be honest, Shang Yuan really never thought of getting any profit from this 10,000+ mu of land.As long as he can personally operate an operation of this scale, Shang Yuan will be satisfied.

Chen Ke can understand Shang Yuan's thoughts very well. He has a friend in the 21st century who is the descendant of the Mou family in Shandong.The Mou's Manor of the Mou family in Shandong is currently one of the largest and best-preserved feudal landlord manors in China. It was built in the first year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty. It has more than 500 real estate properties, 12 acres of land, and 480 acres of mountains. More than 2 halls and pavilions are preserved, covering an area of ​​more than [-] square meters.Mou's Manor has a rich history and culture.And this friend once discussed with Chen Ke the reasons for the prosperity of the Mou family, because the Mou family has produced hundreds of Jinshi in the past, and has always had enough power and influence in the court.This can last for hundreds of years.

The Mou family donated all their land to the government after liberation, and the head of their family can clearly see the situation.Facing a superpower like the Party, they have no intention of resisting at all.But Shang Yuan's family obviously does not have such a scale. He is looking forward to personally operating a large farm of 10,000+ mu of land. Although he doesn't say it, the excitement in his expression has already revealed his thoughts.

"Brother Wangshan, do you know the difference between an industrial country and an agricultural country?" Chen Ke asked.

"Wen Qing, as you said, it's a matter of how well the machinery is used." Shang Yuan replied.Chen Ke mentioned the significance of establishing an industrial country many times in the meeting of the People's Party.This is not Chen Ke's foresight, but a summary made by many of Chen Ke's "Maoist" friends.Since the founding of New China, the rural labor force has been in a situation of continuous "blood loss".Although life expectancy increased, the rural labor force seemed to "expand" in the first 30 years.Compared with the rural population growth, the urban population is increasing rapidly.This increase in population is not the result of the self-reproduction of urban populations.It is the result of the city's continuous "drawing blood" from the countryside and arranging a large number of laborers to move into the city.

Especially in the post-Republic 30 years, with the substantial improvement in the education level of the labor force and the rapid improvement of the quality of the labor force, it is not too difficult for the rural labor force to find a job after entering the city.Even in "sweat" factories, there are still enough job opportunities.Compared with the "flesh and blood factories" of the 21st century, the sweatshops of the [-]st century are like heaven.

Industrial countries are able to provide machinery and equipment to invest in the agricultural field. Although the rural labor force continues to "lose blood" and the labor intensity and total labor volume in rural areas continue to increase, the development of machinery has effectively solved the "labor" gap in the middle.Chen Ke conducted a simple survey of rural areas in Henan. Although most of the rural farmers in Henan are women and the elderly, there are combined machinery for sowing and harvesting, and every household has tractors and other machinery for other farming operations.Not only the use of machinery, but also the change of technology is more obvious. Chen Ke saw in the countryside that the situation of "flood watering" (that is, the traditional watering into the ground, with large water consumption and low efficiency) is decreasing. The scale of sprinkler irrigation is bigger and bigger.

The popularization of mechanical equipment and agricultural technology has greatly improved rural production efficiency and reduced the demand for "absolute labor force".The total amount of labor in the countryside has increased many times.

But now it is 1906. Although Chen Ke is well aware of the changes in agriculture, he cannot conjure up these mechanical equipment out of thin air.Not to mention the supporting agricultural technology, Chen Ke can only adopt the model of the first 30 years, which is the "water conservancy is a battle of ten thousand people" that has been publicized countless times, and "water conservancy is a battle of ten thousand people".

"So what do we need to do now? What is the most important thing?" Shang Yuan asked.Ever since he met Chen Ke, Shang Yuan felt that Chen Ke possessed "foresight and insight" beyond his own reach.Shang Yuan is not a very ambitious person. Like other bureaucrats of his time, Shang Yuan does not think there is any shame in following the "Ming Zhu".Following the strong and striving wholeheartedly to build a strong China is the common thinking of intellectuals and bureaucrats like Shang Yuan.The hostility of these bureaucrats to the "revolution" is easy to say, because until now, among the "revolutionaries", there has not been a "Master" who can make these bureaucrats look up to them.After meeting Chen Ke, reading Chen Ke's book, and listening to Chen Ke talk about the blueprint of "industrialized China" in the future, Shang Yuan felt that he had met a "Ming Master" worthy of allegiance.If it wasn't for such a mentality, it would be unthinkable for Shang Yuan, who is in his 30s, to be inferior to Chen Ke, who is in his 20s.

Chen Ke didn't think too much about Shang Yuan's mental activities, he was now full of his own thoughts, "Brother Wang Shan, we must turn to one person now, that is Bu Guanshui in Anqing. If we want to do agriculture, we need to build For water conservancy facilities, the 10,000+ mu of land has just been flooded. The drainage system must be installed, and the irrigation system must also be installed in the future. To do these, surveying and mapping are required. I can’t figure out where the terrain is high and where it is low. The system must be a big joke. I have already sent people to Anqing, and asked Comrade Bu Guanshui to bring relevant technical personnel to our Fengtai County as soon as possible. And we don’t have to let Comrade Bu Guanshui bring people, and we also need to Organize your own surveying and mapping team, and quickly select enough manpower to learn surveying and mapping. This is also necessary for marching and fighting.”

"Where do we find the people who do our own surveying and mapping? This has to be undertaken by those with some cultural roots. Although the landlords can elect people's representatives, the old guys have no future. We have to choose from among the little guys. Select people. Those young people may not like their father's life style. Pulling them into our team can also make the landlords less afraid to fight against us. Anyway, their children have followed us, on the one hand, it makes them feel We will not be cruel to them. And the landlord may not be willing to kill relatives righteously, is it?" Chen Ke said with a smile.

After hearing this, Shang Yuan nodded.In essence, Shang Yuan is not someone who "helps those in need".As a landlord and bureaucrat, the people died when they died, and Shang Yuan didn't even have much sympathy.What Shang Yuan is loyal to is "the government of the People's Party", and the policy of the People's Party government is to save the people, so Shang Yuan does his best to save the people.In Shang Yuan's mind, the interests of the People's Party are the first, and other considerations come second.

The two entered the county government office, where several people were already waiting for them.Seeing Shang Yuan and Chen Ke coming in, they all stood up and said respectfully: "Master County Magistrate, you are here."

Shang Yuan and Chen Ke sat down in the upper seat, and then Shang Yuan made them sit down.Then he asked: "Tell me, have you thought about it?"

Chapter 113

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