Temporary workers in the war

Liu Heiqi was beaten to death! !

One stone caused a thousand waves, first the brave people around, and then the good news quickly spread to other villages, and the scene appeared in front of Feng Quan like a movie he had seen before crossing.The people happily stood by the side of the road to watch...  

In April of the Gregorian calendar, it should still be spring according to the lunar calendar. The mountainous area of ​​southern Shandong is still very cold, and there are still thin ice floating on the surface of small rivers.Even though the weather was cold, it still couldn't stop the common people. After hearing the news, they walked out of the house one after another.Small mountain villages are boiling up!Men and women, old and young, rushed to the village to meet the mixed coalition forces formed by the Zhongtiaoshan Independence Regiment and the Han Fuju Department.

"Bosses have distributed food!!"

"What kind of horse? There is such a good thing!!"

Not only did the coalition forces not apportion taxes, they forcibly confiscated strong men, and even distributed food! !

The gentry from each village and village came forward, and each household sent a man to line up in an orderly manner to receive bags of grain.The local people who have no more scruples are very welcome and grateful to this coalition army. Every time the troops arrive in a village, they are warmly welcomed by the masses. The women in the village put peanuts, melon seeds and eggs on wooden plates and give them to their friends. , and stopped the troops, and they were not allowed to leave until they had finished eating.The old man wanted to bring the troops to his home for a sit-down, and the aunt brought peanuts and melon seeds...

Military and civilian fish and water!Tan eating pot oar bird! !

How sincere is that kindness, how unpretentious is that smile, the young ones are like brothers and sisters, and the old ones are like kind parents.This is the people's army. With such an army and common people, what is there to be invincible? The magic horse Liu Heiqi and Liu Baiqi are nothing! !

"dong dong dong"

"Clang Clang"

The sound of gongs and drums, crackling, crisp and violent firecrackers followed, and pieces of pungent white smoke came out. It was a joyous and peaceful scene. The friends of the independent group have long been used to it. The department is a little restless.

"It's the new year in the first month, and I drove the pigs and sheep out of the house. Pigs, sheep, where to send them, and give them to relatives...".There were deafening cheers everywhere: "Welcome! Welcome! Warmly welcome!!"

Sitting on tall horses, Feng Quan and Han Fuju frequently bowed their hands to the common people, looked left and right, and saw the enthusiastic faces and bright smiles of the common people everywhere.Under the strict requirements of Feng Quan and Han Fuju, the coalition forces were not allowed to accept every needle and thread from the common people. It was understandable to eat peanuts and melon seeds, eggs, especially pigs, cattle and sheep. Just kidding, that was the hope of the common people for a year.

The coalition forces finally squeezed out from the crowd and came to the wide official road. Feng Quan and Han Fuju made a total calculation. The coalition forces were divided into 30 detachments and sent to various places to suppress bandits. Small-scale bandits were dealt with by each detachment by itself. The bigger ones are joint operations.

In Linyi City, Feng Quan and Han Fuju ate and drank a lot. After drinking and eating, Feng Quan proposed to say goodbye, and Han Fuju left Linyi with Feng Quan.Sending you off for thousands of miles, there is always a farewell. Han Fuju, the chairman of Shandong Province, sent Feng Quan off for more than ten miles. Feng Quan cupped his hands at Han Fuju and said loudly: "Brother Xiang Fang, don't send me off again. That godly horse, I'm going to Southwest Shandong I went to find my roots in a small mountain village in Jiaxiang County, Jining City, I read the family tree in the United States, and it said that I have a close relationship with the Feng family there, so farewell!!"

"Ah? There are other things like this! Now, I'll call the magistrate of Jiaxiang and ask him to wait for you in this village, which town and which village?"

"Phoenix Mountain Village, ** Town!"

"Okay, brother, my military and political affairs are urgent, so I won't accompany you, brother, see you by fate!"

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The conditions in the Zhongtiaoshan base are so good. There are heating in winter and fans in summer. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. It must be much better than the hometown. In 1933, more than 80 years later, Feng Quan remembered that his grandfather once said that he was doing well at that time. After several generations of hard work, the family bought a few acres of Susukida. , but at least the problem of food and clothing can be solved.

Feng Quan summed it up, there are grandma, grandpa, underage grandpa, grandpa, and third grandpa in the old house, a total of five people, including the people and furniture, three Dodge military trucks should be able to hold them.So I kept 12 friends by my side, and drove 3 cars to my hometown.

The hometown feeling is even more timid. In Linyi and Zaozhuang, Feng Quan can still see successful people in suits and leather shoes in twos and threes.However, after walking through the official roads that do not match the name and are full of potholes, there are simple earthen houses everywhere, and the common people are all wearing long robes and mandarin jackets and distinctive trousers with a very large crotch.

During the period of the Republic of China, male superiority and inferiority were still very serious. Along the narrow roads, you can vaguely see some old ladies with bound feet walking, swaying and shaking, which is very interesting.

Driving on the small dirt road in the countryside that was even more bumpy, Feng Quan saw more scenes that could only be seen on movies and TV before the crossing. The marriage was carried by a horse and a sedan chair, and the little donkey was leading the little donkey; Those who visit relatives at their natal family; those who play circuses in villages and alleys; those who beg along the road; those who carry bamboo baskets to pick up livestock manure;

Whenever he encounters a crowded crowd, Feng Quan consciously stops to give way, joking, this is all from the generation of grandpas and grandmas, don't give in to science birds!Even so, the common people were still very scared, and their curious eyes kept glancing at the rare cars.

Finally arrived at the border of Jiaxiang, the county magistrate Zhang was notified by the chairman of Shandong Province, and had been waiting for a long time on horseback.Don't ride the horse, get in the car. When you see County Magistrate Zhang, Feng Quan politely invites him to get in the car. The county magistrate Zhang, who knows Feng Quan's details, postpones it several times before sitting with Feng Quan.

Being idle and bored, Feng Quan asked County Magistrate Zhang, who is familiar with the people's conditions, to introduce the situation in Jiaxiang's countryside.Only then did I realize that, in fact, from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Republic of China, the general trend of changes in rural land rights in China was not more and more concentrated, but more and more dispersed; the number of large landlords was not more and more, but less and less.By the Ming and Qing dynasties, the big landlords in rural China had basically disappeared; in the Republic of China, the trend of "increasingly scattered" rural land continued.Once the big landlords disappeared, the land property was scattered among the hands of the owner farmers and small and medium-sized owners.

Among them, there are only two landlords occupying more than 23 mu of land in Jiaxiang County, and the largest landlord in 0 villages occupies no more than [-] mu of land.However, the scattered situation of land in ** Town is even more serious. According to the land records of Jiaxiang County, the largest landowners in various places occupy less than [-] mu of land.

The main reason is the surge in population, which makes land annexation more and more difficult, and the soil for producing big landlords is no longer available.The government also allowed the free sale and purchase of land. Land annexation was not very intense, but gradually slowed down.Large landlords have almost disappeared from the rivers and lakes, and the average size of land occupied by landlords is not getting bigger and bigger, but getting smaller and smaller.

The middle-level landlords barely make ends meet, and there are many usury lenders, many of whom have sold their land to do business in counties and cities.The small landowners who stayed in the countryside were gradually declining, and they themselves were often oppressed by usury.

"This year, almost all of the mortgage loans from farmers and Xinhua and Bank of China are targeted at landlords, and none of the borrowed money is invested in agriculture. Most of the loans are used for repayment of debts, pledges and various consumption matters."

County Magistrate Zhang continued to babble, Feng Quan was taken aback when he heard that, what the hell!Even small and medium-sized landlords are generally bankrupt, the countryside is really in decline! !It's not easy to mess with, but Feng Quan is a little happy in his heart. He just took this opportunity to let the grandfather's family go to the Zhongtiaoshan base!

"Actually, if you want me to say that the country is still so poor after the Republic of China, there are three main reasons:

First, industry and commerce are extremely underdeveloped, and countless surplus rural laborers can only be trapped on the land with no other way out;

Second, affected by the economic impact of advanced Western countries, the rough main and sideline businesses in the Chinese countryside are unable to compete with them;

Third, political turmoil, warlords fighting, natural disasters and so on, and, hehehe, the burden on the common people is a bit too heavy. "

It seems that this county magistrate Zhang is also a little self-aware, but he is just a grassroots official, and Feng Quan is too lazy to have the same knowledge as him. He is probably a little bit involuntary in the Jianghu.

Although it was hundreds of miles from Linyi to Jiaxiang County in Jining, the road conditions were bad and the speed was slow, Feng Quan arrived at the destination smoothly.Looking up, this small mountain village is much smaller than later generations. The whole small mountain village is surrounded by tall city walls, probably to prevent bandits from making trouble.On the tall city wall, there are still twos and threes holding singles and old guns on guard.

Whether they were running or riding horses, the entourage of the county magistrate Zhang had already entered the village through the not-so-wide gate, and successfully found the boss of Fenghuang Mountain Village.

"Clang Clang"

"Clang Clang"

With the sound of clear and melodious gongs, a man in a long robe and mandarin jacket wearing glasses came out and cupped his hands, "Welcome County Magistrate Zhang. I am Chief Shi Bao of this village. Who is this?"

"This is Feng Quan, the head of the Zhongtiaoshan Independent Regiment and the commander of the bandit suppression in North China. This time, Commander Feng came to Shandong to suppress bandits. Liu Heiqi from Linyi has heard of it. He was led by Commander Feng yesterday. The 3000 strong men under his command died, and Liu Hei's seven troops were wiped out!!"

Hearing the words of County Magistrate Zhang, Chief Shi Bao was stunned, what the hell!So awesome, but I don't know it.But he still bowed his hands politely to Feng Quan, and Feng Quan returned the salute with a smile.

"Officer Feng came here, and the second reason is to find the roots, so lead us to Feng Xun's house in your village!"

Shi Baochang led the way, crossing the narrow stone road from the west gate of the small mountain village, a large group of people walked gracefully, and more and more people gathered around, many of them were talking in low voices, and children were running around Going to play.Getting closer and closer to his hometown, Feng Quan's mood became more and more excited, more and more excited, finally arrived!

"Tuk Tuk Tuk"

A middle-aged man with a melon cap and a goatee opened the door following the sound. Seeing so many people at his door, seeing this posture, even Chief Shi Bao was respectful. The person who came must be a high-ranking official. Violate the civil law or something?

The middle-aged man cupped his hands towards Feng Quan, who was in the middle position, and said timidly, "Boss, who are you looking for?"

Looking at the grandfather who died young in front of him, and before crossing, he had only seen the portrait on the incense altar at his home, Feng Quan's eyes were involuntarily wet, and he wiped away the disappointing tears, Feng Quan did not take the words , but said: "The dragon and the tiger will meet, and the universe will last forever!"

The middle-aged man was even more puzzled, and replied involuntarily: "Yongbao knows Xiqi, Dexun Xingjianchang! Hey, why does the boss know my family tree?"