Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Chen Gongbo didn't know why the commander-in-chief was angry, but he still shrank his neck reflexively, not daring to speak any more.

Instead, Chen Shao stood up unconsciously and said, "But Commander, this land problem has plagued our country for not a year or two, how can we solve it?"

Wang Zhenyu: "There was no way to solve it before. Aren't we doing industry now? I think we have a solution."

Chen Shao was stunned: "What does this industry have to do with this land?"

Wang Zhenyu: "All of you do the math, are industrial products or agricultural products more valuable? Are industrial products more profitable or agricultural products more profitable? Why has our country been unable to get out of the vicious cycle of ups and downs? In order to strengthen the regime’s effective control over the people, the agriculture, industry and commerce industry has been using various measures to tie a large number of people to the land, and it is considered illegal to make a living other than farming and being an official. For example, businessmen are not allowed to be officials. , For example, all people have to be guided in and out, and every person has to have a household registration. The idea of ​​official standard kills people, comrades?"

Chen Shao didn't seem to agree with it: "If there is no household registration system, wouldn't the world be in chaos? Businessmen are treacherous by nature, how can the world be governed by the public, if businessmen can be officials, how can the world not be in chaos?"

As soon as Chen Shao said this, both Zhou Zhiyun and Ye Zuwen's faces became very ugly. These two were serious businessmen before they became officials, and they had been businessmen for generations.Chen Shao's approach is almost equivalent to pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey, which is a bit like pointing at Sang and scolding Huai.However, Chen Shao has a bad habit of not paying attention to the surrounding situation when he talks.

Wang Zhenyu saw it, and he quickly interrupted Chen Shao: "It's wrong to say that, Comrade Chen Shao. Why are businessmen cunning? There is no guarantee of political status. When an official is in power, he is a piece of fat that anyone can bite into. If he is not cunning If you don’t get tired of your teeth, can you survive this day? Besides, businessmen are smart and good at housekeeping. Our big China is not allowed to be managed by people who are smart and good at housekeeping. Why should we let a bunch of people who are good at prodigals manage their shit? No. Take a look at Director Zhou and Director Ye. Aren’t they two businessmen who are in charge of local government affairs in Hunan and Guangxi? Take a look at how their family has been doing in the past two years?”

Having said that, I understand that although Chen Shao is a member of Wang Xuemen, he is not stupid or stupid. He immediately realized that there was something wrong with his previous words. Shrinking, then nodded to Wang Zhenyu, sat down as if discouraged.

Wang Zhenyu was also happy in his heart. Chen Shao is a person who is very devoted to any situation. He has always had such a characteristic. It is quite cute to think about it: "I am here to make things happen. I believe that our Comrade Chen Shao treats our Ye Boss, Boss Zhou has no objection."

Now that the commander-in-chief came out to save face, Ye Zuwen and Zhou Zhiyun had no choice but to laugh about it, and the topic continued.

"Since the fundamental issue of the land reform in history has been placed, there are only two roads ahead of us. One is to distribute the land according to the traditional method, and then the people will breed from generation to generation, and the official administration will continue. , Land annexation intensifies, the rich have endless fields, and the poor have no land to stand on. And we estimate that we will be dead by then, and we will be flooded, and our children and grandchildren will find an old tree with a crooked neck just like Emperor Chongzhen. I can hang myself to death. This time I went to Beijing and made a special trip to Jingshan, and the old tree with a crooked neck was still there, looking at us..."

Everyone was sweating profusely from Wang Zhenyu's words, it was too infiltrating, Wang Zhenyu shouldn't be a commander in chief, he should be a storyteller, and the story about ghosts blowing lanterns is the best.

Zhou Zhiyun was silent for a while and said, "Then, what about the second way, Commander?"

Wang Zhenyu smiled slightly: "The second way is a bit tricky. Although there are ready-made examples, it is not easy to do it. Because the concept that the land is the only one is too deep-rooted in our country. In a word, it is difficult!"

Ye Zuwen suddenly became interested, and his own daughter was upbeat, and gave birth to two children for Wang Zhenyu in one go.Although it is now the Republic of China, the constitution of this power is still unclear. Some say it is hereditary and some say it is elected.But Ye Zuwen lived in the Qing Dynasty for 40 years after all. In his opinion, the emperor is gone, but hereditary inheritance is hard to avoid. After all, this old Chinese can see through everything except his own children and grandchildren. Something.Therefore, he reckoned that his son-in-law's legacy would still be passed on to his grandson in the future, so he was very interested in how to avoid the monstrous flood after his death: "Wen Zheng, no matter whether it is difficult or not, you should first speak out and listen. If it’s difficult, let’s discuss it together, there are always more solutions than difficulties, right!”

Zhou Zhiyun also echoed: "Yes, Commander, is it difficult or not, you should speak up first. We big guys help you, no matter how big the problem is, it can always be solved."

Wang Zhenyu nodded with satisfaction and said: "The second way is to change the current rural and agricultural structure. As for what it will look like, you can just look at the United States. Our goal is to finally turn agriculture into an industry and farmers into To become a profession, and then bring a large amount of surplus labor from the countryside to the city, let them become industrial workers, and let them live freely in this land. But this difficulty is obvious. Do you know what the current situation in the countryside is? Why are farmers tied to the land? I entrusted Minister Zeng Qizeng to do a more in-depth investigation, and the conclusion surprised me. In fact, in China, there are three reasons why farmers are tied to the land. The one I mentioned earlier The official position and the Physiocraticism are the first reason; the second reason is the clan power controlled by the feudal clan forces. This thing is very powerful. Don’t underestimate it. Why is the government and gentry co-governing outside the county seat? It is because of this link. The [-] Revolution was such a commotion, the emperor was driven away, but Confucianism and feudal clan power were still operating there as usual. The structure of the whole society was not How much has been changed, but now it has reached the point where it cannot be done without reform. If we do not break up the small-scale peasant economy, and do not lift the shackles of the land on the labor force, we will not be able to develop our modern industry, and we will not be able to unify the country or even become a new power. But After thousands of years of development, feudal clan power and Confucian culture have long been entangled with each other, and we cannot suppress it with a single administrative order. And we must be soberly aware that this feudal clan power and our past administrative The power is different, the foundation of others is based on our Chinese people’s awe of our ancestors, so this thing is not easy to deal with, one is not good, and the common people not only don’t think that you are fighting for their personal freedom and independence of personality , On the contrary, I feel that you are disrespecting his ancestors. This is the same as that religious fanatic, so although we have to carry out land reform now, we must also pay attention to this detail, otherwise I guess it will not only reform To fail, we would also disappear into the long river of history after a lot of civil strife."

After hearing Wang Zhenyu's words, Ye Zuwen, Zhou Zhiyun and everyone present couldn't help frowning.Friends of later generations may not be able to imagine the strength of the feudal family power in this era, and they do not understand the sacred significance of the eldest son of the house to a family.Since Confucianism proposed the system of patriarchal inheritance, this inheritance system has become the only standard for the distribution of family interests. This standard is more sacred and inviolable than Western private property and Muslim Allah.

And these patriarchs also bound the men, women and children around the family as much as possible through the clan power. After all, there are many people and strength, and the fight for land and water among the clans often requires fists rather than laws.But a big disadvantage of this approach came out. The patriarch became the local emperor in this small area. It’s fine to be nice to his own clansmen. .Once the total amount of benefits is insufficient, they will trick these clansmen to fight with other clans to obtain benefits. This is one of the main reasons why there have been endless fighting in vast rural areas for thousands of years.

Now, Wang Zhenyu's land reform is directly aimed at the landlord and the patriarch, but the difference between the two is not big. In many places, the patriarch and the landlord are often the same person, if not the same person, most of them are close relatives.

Moreover, Zhou Zhiyun also has a piece of information in his hand, that is, most of the young officers of the Youth Army, many new members of the National Socialist Party, and many government officials, most of them come from such families.There is no way, the poor who can study in this era are really rare, there are only a handful of them, so mobilizing clan power and land is likely to lead to internal instability, which cannot be ignored.

But fortunately, Wang Zhenyu has thought of these sufferings: "Everyone, don't panic, don't be afraid, we are not Li Zicheng, we are not Hong Xiuquan, we don't bother to do things like killing people, seizing property, and prostitution. Our reform is It is necessary, but it has to be divided into three steps. The first step is to solve the land problem. In the name of the party and the local government, the work team will be sent down to see if there is a good way to replace the land in the hands of the landlord. Unified planning, redistribution, and spending less if you can; the second step is to do the work of those enlightened landlords and gentlemen who are not too stubborn. Starting with their children who work here, they take the lead in giving compensation for their political status, and follow up with economic benefits. However, in the future, legal disputes must be handled through the judiciary. This principle must be adhered to; the third step is For those who are stubborn, the truth must be explained clearly, let the local security forces cooperate, pick a few who are happy, those who should be decapitated, those who should be imprisoned, in short, our goal must be achieved, and our goal It will definitely be achieved. In the end, I just hope that through this land reform, we can train three to five thousand grassroots workers. If we really want to expand the territory in the future, these people will be the basic strength for us to consolidate the new territory in the future..."