Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 653 Grassroots Construction
However, there seems to be signs of changes in the Li family.Only then did Huang Tingkun remember that Li Xiaopeng hadn't talked much with him about how to deal with the gangsters since a few days ago.Moreover, the Li family has always had a mysterious atmosphere these days, and he only realized now that the Li family was hooking up with the Kun thief.

After a while, Li Xiaopeng came over to say nothing.Only now did Huang Tingkun have the opportunity to inquire about the arrival of the Kun thief.

Li Xiaopeng told him in a low voice, a few days ago, just after the news of the defeat of the army in Chengmai came, there was chaos inside the Li family.Because Li Xiaopeng and Huang Tikun colluded together, the elders in the family knew something about the two secretly dealing with the Australians.Now I hear the news of the official army's defeat.He strictly ordered not to get involved in this matter.

Li Xiaopeng himself was scared out of his wits, and immediately burned a copy of "Manhuazhai Notes" written in his hand. "Manhuazhai" was the name of Li Xiaopeng's study.This book was originally a notebook he secretly wrote about the arrival of the Kun bandits, administration, establishment, legends, etc., and various wild talk materials.Li Xiaopeng originally planned to publish it after the Kun thief had escaped, and it could be considered as a fulfillment of his wish to write a book—to avoid being secretly called "dung son" all the time.

Two days ago, Xiong Buyou, the leader of the Kun bandits stationed in the county, suddenly brought someone to visit his home.

"What do you think he came here for?" Li Xiaopeng was actually a little complacent, and made a fool of himself.

"Why did Xiong Ni come here?"

"Brother Huang! Don't say the word Xiong Ni again!" Li Xiaopeng said seriously, "If you use your tongue, you may be in danger!"

Huang Tingkun didn't bother to investigate his change of attitude, so he hurriedly asked Kun what happened when he came to Li's house.

"You can't even think of it! The gangsters want to set up a 'County Advisory Bureau' in the city, and every village in the county will send people to serve as committee members. In the future, the committee members of the County Advisory Bureau will have the right to intervene in various matters in the county. There are four places in this county, and the Li family has one."

Not only did he have one member, but Xiong Buyou told him very clearly that the county office planned to let the Li family serve as the deacon of the "County Advisory Bureau" to oversee the daily affairs of the overall situation.

Li Xiaopeng's grandfather, Li Sunqian, was a "dung tyrant" because he was rich but notorious. Now that he can be a deacon of the County Counseling Bureau, his status is far stronger than before.

"I see!" Huang Tikun nodded.This move was sudden and a bit unprepared.What is the use of this "County Advisory Bureau"?In a daze, Li Xiaopeng said again: "This is somewhat similar to the Taizu of this dynasty who set up Shenming Pavilions in various counties."

"So it's the place where the elders, elders and gentry of the whole county discuss their affairs together?"

Li Xiaopeng said: "That's right, that's what Australians say. They even say that this is a 'public opinion organization' or something."

"Is this 'County Advisory Bureau' led by the county government?" Huang Ting had to point out the key point to him, and he warned in a low voice, "This is a fake job!"

"Brother Huang!" Li Xiaopeng said disapprovingly, "This is just a place for county residents to discuss matters, not a government office for Australians, at most it is half-official and half-people, how can it be considered a pseudo-job?"

Huang Tinkun was speechless, the matter of the wealthy gentry at both ends of the head is really not a big deal in the local area.Even if one day the imperial army really had to fight back, it would be nothing more than extorting some money.This group of gentry has been excluded from the overall situation of the county government for the past two years. Now the Australians suddenly opened a small hole, and the officers and soldiers suffered another unprecedented defeat. went up.

Thinking about the Huangjiazhai, I'm afraid he won't be able to escape, his father can't be a "committee", and this job will probably fall on his own head.

Huang Tikun's eyes suddenly brightened. Originally, he wanted to go deep into the inside of the thieves to find out their reality. Didn't he have a great opportunity now?Thinking of this, he suddenly became excited, and he didn't even care about whether he was a fake job or not.Immediately pulled Li Xiaopeng to discuss the details.

Li Xiaopeng was very proud that his grandfather was going to be a deacon. In fact, he had already flattered Xiong Buyou a lot in the hall just now, saying that Chief Xiong was "majestic and heroic", and praised Xiong Buyou as a little bit in the world. He has forgotten all the words and deeds he said and did when he and Huang Tingkun wanted to "crusade against the Kun bandits" more than half a month ago.

He talked about the specific situation with Huang Tikun, saying that the County Advisory Bureau is based on villages. As long as it is not a village under the commune under the jurisdiction of the Australians, any village with more than [-] households must publicly recommend one. The committee members go to the county counseling bureau.

"What if there are less than fifty households?" Huang Tingkun felt strange, this condition was a bit harsh.Although the local villages in Lingao are generally relatively large due to banditry, there are also quite a few small villages with a few or more than a dozen families.

Li Xiaopeng was not very interested in this issue. He said, "I don't know about that, brother. But I heard that Australians are doing immigration within the county, collecting villages and dividing households. Anyone who is willing to migrate to a designated place and merge into a large village can enjoy a lot. Special treatment..."

Then Huang Tikun asked Li Sigong about going to Fangcaodi to study. Li Xiaopeng did not deny that this was the Li family's way of showing goodwill to the Australians.

"My younger brother is not material for studying, why don't you send him to learn some practical knowledge, which will benefit our Li family in the future." He said it openly, but Huang Tikun knew that the fourth son of Li and his mother were not happy in the Li family. The humblest person in the house——Li Sigongzi's mother was born as a servant girl, and she has long since fallen out of favor. Now even the dignified slaves in the mansion speak more effectively than them.This child is obviously a character sacrificed by the Li family.

"I don't know what are the requirements for going to Fangcaodi to study in Australia?" Huang Tingkun also had a similar idea, but he was not married yet and had no son, let alone a bastard.The eldest brother also only has one son and one daughter, and he is young and ignorant, so he definitely can't send him to Fangcaodi to learn something about Australia.He plans to send his companion Huang Ping to study.Huang Ping could barely be considered a distant relative of his family.

"There is no requirement. As long as you are willing to go." Li Xiaopeng said enthusiastically, "You just have to pay for your own tuition and food. It's not expensive. In addition, you live on campus, and you can't go home except for holidays."

"It's as strict as some famous academies on the mainland."

"Why not!" Li Xiaopeng said casually, "I heard that they taught a lot, but it was useless."

In his opinion, knowledge that cannot pass the exam is useless.But Huang Tingkun didn't think so anymore.He thought that the Kun bandits relied on their untestable knowledge to defeat the officers and soldiers and occupy Lingao.

Xiong Buyou and Tang Tang, who had just been assigned to him as a clerk in the county office, walked out of the gate of Li's house together.Tang Tang was surrounded by onlookers in the flower hall. People from the Li family, from the old man to the most humble watchman, all sneaked a look. Behind the screen, groups of people crowded to see " The female relatives of "female Australians" -- from old ladies and wives to old mothers and maidservants.

Female Australians are not too rare in Lingao, but Tang Tang is the first one to come face to face in the county.No wonder everyone in the Li family worked so hard.Look at her inexplicably.

The Li family commented on the glasses on her nose, the curly hair she had permed with tongs, and her figure.The consensus of the Li family was that the Australian woman was too tall and strong.Her permed hair was mistaken for natural curly hair.

"Why are they looking at me like this... It's weird." Tang Tang complained, "Goosebumps are all up."

Xiong Buyou replied casually: "Curious. When a woman is the leader, everyone regards it as a diorama. You see, as soon as Du Wen goes out, the aborigines on the street all pay attention."

"How can I compare with Du Wen, who is now the vanguard of the government going to the countryside..."

"You can go." Xiong Buyou didn't like this girl at all—he thought she was a bit squeamish. Not to mention, all the female veterans basically had their hair cut short, and the most beautiful ones just cut their hair Just leave it a little longer.Tang Tang still has waist-length hair, not to mention, and even burned it with tongs.She never wore training clothes or uniforms in Bairen City, she only wore the clothes she brought, and Xiong Buyou noticed that she was still putting on makeup!Even if it's just simple makeup like lipstick and eyebrow pencil.

Tang Tang didn't take it seriously: "I can't do it, it's too hard to go to the countryside. I can't stand it for a few weeks like her and Dong Weiwei. Not to mention that it's inconvenient to take a bath."

Xiong Buyou laughed: "Then you still need to do civil affairs work? To do civil affairs is to go to the countryside. No wonder Liu Muzhou had to ask you to take charge of the work of the County Advisory Bureau. The county is still a city anyway."

"It's okay. I'm not so squeamish." Tang Tang didn't care about the insinuation in his words or didn't hear it at all. "Ma Dugong said that civil affairs work is our core work and we have won the support of the people." Only then can we gain a foothold in this time and space and build an industrialized society..."

"You admire the Duke very much."

"It's okay." Tang Tang nodded, "I admire him very much, his writing is so good, and his thinking is so profound..." The girl's face was flushed, "Don't you worship him? "

Xiong Buyou didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why should I worship him? He is not handsome."

"But he has a good temperament! The temperament of a man..." Tang Tang said shyly, "Fortunately, he doesn't have a wife."

Xiong Buyou couldn't appreciate the goodness of Ma Qianju's temperament at all.Deliberately said: "He doesn't have a wife, but he will have a life secretary soon."

Tang Tang sighed: "This is a man's shortcoming... Forget it, I can bear this."

Xiong Buyou was completely defeated, he simply stopped talking and smoked a cigarette by himself.Lingao County is a blue zone, and their guards followed five or six steps behind them.Although it was dark and there was no one on the street, they were quite safe.

"The work of the County Counseling Bureau that you will be in charge of is very important, because almost all of them are big households, but there are few basic people." Xiong Buyou said in a low voice, "The big households of the gentry and gentry are the objects that must be cooperated and restricted. At this stage, we We must cooperate with them. In the long run, the big households who are unwilling to accept the new system we have arranged for them will all be eliminated..."

Tang Tang asked: "Is this what you mean by understanding, transforming, and eliminating?"

"Basically correct." Xiong Buyou praised her. This girl's understanding is not bad. "The problems we face are very complicated and cannot be explained clearly in a few words. All in all, we need to find partners who are in line with our long-term interests and promote their transformation. "

The big gentry are the stratum in the rural grassroots that are both independent and hold the administrative and economic power at the grassroots level.The time-traveling group wants to transform the social structure and economic environment of the countryside, relying on them and destroying them at the same time.This is the consensus of the Senate.

The so-called eradication is not simply annihilation of the body, but the use of social and economic means to promote their transformation.From a simple tenant landlord to an operating landlord, including transformation into an industrial and commercial person.This class has huge financial resources, and most of them can accumulate wealth and have certain management capabilities. As long as they are properly guided, they can be transformed quite quickly.The elders hope that the local big landlords can be transformed into the first generation of private capitalists, and the wealth buried in the soil can be turned into real funds that can be circulated.

"Yes, Duke Du gave us a special speech at the meeting." She took out a small notebook as she spoke:
"...Our task at this stage is to unite all the forces that can be united, and build up the regime at the most basic level as soon as possible, so that every village has cadres, police, and political institutions..."

"That's right, are you very careful in the meeting?" Xiong Buyou praised casually, thinking that this girl is really caring, and she doesn't look like an embroidered pillow.Lao Xiong has always believed that whether a person has the ability is not a big problem, the key is whether he is willing to do something with his heart.

According to the plan of the Civil Affairs Committee, taking advantage of the opportunity of the change of people's sentiments after the Chengmai victory, infiltrating and accepting the county-level government in other counties, while in Lingao, fully implementing the activities of the government going to the countryside.

Now that they have improved the basic political power of each village under the commune system, the next step is to build political power for other villages in the county.Du Wen and Dong Weiwei's efforts to send government to the countryside in the Shisancun area have achieved results, and the village-level government has been fully established.

Regarding how to build a village-level political power, the Government Administration Council and the Senate have held several special seminars.The final designed village-level government is a replica of the model of the old time and space, but some changes have been made according to the situation of this time and space.

The Council of Government Affairs roughly determined that the county is the basic unit for crossing the country in the future, and below the county is composed of three levels of government—county, commune, and standard village.

Among them, the standard village is the most basic political institution.The communes are responsible for directly leading and controlling each village.Most of the administrative affairs will be issued and completed through the commune.

Generally speaking, each village has a village head, and under the village head there is a village committee. The village committee is composed of three standing committee members: the production team leader, the women's team leader and the militia team leader.These four “village-level cadres” are not paid, but are subsidized.The candidates for these four "village-level cadres" are directly appointed by the higher-level departments, and they can be from the village or from other villages.

Village cadres do not adopt the electoral system, and the elders believe that it is meaningless to adopt the electoral system at this stage. Farmers know little about the new thing of elections, do not understand the power in their hands, and do not understand the meaning of public office.It is easy to cause the power of the village level to be stolen.

"...Farmers are generally not willing to stand out. This is a characteristic of rural democracy," Fang Jinghan, who has done many social surveys and field research, expressed his views at the seminar. loss, and a fear of being ridiculed.”

Judging from historical experience, if village elections are adopted without any guidance, many so-called "capable people" who love to stand out will occupy the positions of village cadres. By means of intimidation or deception, villagers are forced to elect them to public office.This is a common grassroots malady in the old time and space.

According to Du Wen's experience in the Shisancun area, it is the most appropriate way for the work team to take over the village administration, initially establish the basic organization of the village, and then gradually select and train cadres from activists.Not only can the exact situation of each individual be examined, but it also provides a demonstration in the establishment of grassroots organizations and administration, avoiding the assumption of implementation by low-level village cadres.

In addition to village cadres, each village has a resident policeman.The resident police are not from the village, and are assigned by the county police department.Once the resident police are appointed, they will bring their family members to settle down in the local area.The resident police are not under the command of the village committee, but directly under the leadership of the higher-level police department.He is a real public official.

Finally, each village also has a "village representative," officially called a member of the County Advisory Bureau.Commissioners are also appointed rather than elected.Its duty is to go to the county to attend the meeting of the County Advisory Bureau every month.It directly reflects the situation in the village and the demands of the villagers.He was also selected by the task force, not elected.Members of the County Counseling Bureau are not public officials, nor are they entitled to job allowances.

According to the design of the People's Committee for Civil Affairs, the County Advisory Bureau is not a public opinion organization in the true sense. It is not a county assembly, but a platform for the rural elite to express their views and explain the rural situation.Its members only enjoy certain social honors and do not enjoy actual political power.They have the right to express their opinions and opinions, and provide various opinions and suggestions, and at the same time provide a channel for supervising village administration.But that's all.

In this way, the vertical management of the three lines of village-level political power is formed. First of all, mutual restraint is carried out from the system, which prevents the village head from monopolizing power alone or colluding with the village committee.

"Can't they collude with each other?" someone questioned.

"Of course, but under this system, it will become costly to monopolize the power of village administration through collusion among all parties. So much so that the corruption gains that can be obtained from controlling a village cannot make up for the expenses required for such collusion." Responsible organization organization The director of the organization department said clearly.

(End of this chapter)