Fengxian Jiangshan

"Mingyuan, have you ever thought about it? With the development of the farm, the common people gradually have money in their hands. What do they want next?"

"House!" Chu Mingyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said loudly: "That's right, in fact, all farms have already started to push out last year's nests and replace them with simple adobe houses. house."

"That's right, building a house requires bricks, tiles, wood, pots, pans, and all kinds of furniture. You can use your thoughts on this. In addition, everyone may need to buy cattle. Speaking of which, we still have a large shortage of livestock. Many farms still rely on people to pull the plow sticks, which is definitely not a long-term solution!"

"Mr. Zhang means that we can sell farm cattle?"

"Here, let me reveal a new policy to everyone." Wang Yongjiang said: "Yu Shuai contacted Zhang Xun, the patrol envoy of Mengjiang, and the two sides should exchange information. With preferential taxation, you can go to Rehe to buy cattle and horses, which is also a way of making money!"

After listening to what Wang Yongjiang and Zhang Tinglan said.Chu Mingyuan and the common people present suddenly felt enlightened. It turns out that there are still many ways to make money, but they just didn't think of it before.

A delighted smile appeared on Chu Mingyuan's face: "Mr. Zhang, listening to what you say is better than studying for ten years. With these new ways, we are confident that our income will double next year, and all the villagers will replace them with big tile-roofed houses." !"

"Mingyuan, you are being conservative again this time. I will teach you a secret of doing business!" Zhang Tinglan said with a smile, "The secret is loans! Don't look at me investing in a lot of industries, but actually calculate it. My account Assets are absolutely negative. If you want to set up a factory, don’t be afraid to owe money, and don’t rush to repay the loan. If you don’t have the capital, why sell the land. These lands are actually the way out for the villagers. It’s everyone’s peace of mind. , you can rent it out. I believe there will be people in the surrounding farms willing to do more!"

"Mr. Zhang, is this okay?"

"Of course there is no problem. Changing the tenancy model and starting a farm is to encourage everyone to operate freely. As long as the obligations stipulated in the contract can be fulfilled, there is nothing wrong with it."

"Then I will issue a military order. It will be doubled!"

After some conversation, Chu Mingyuan had an idea, and Zhang Tinglan and Wang Yongjiang also gained a lot. Chinese people have never lacked creativity.As long as they are given the right conditions, they can display their powerful abilities. Under the rigid tenancy system in the past, it has indeed greatly suppressed the performance of farmers!

They walked around the farm again, Chu Mingyuan pointed to a row of clean and tidy houses, and said to everyone: "This is the primary school we built, and the children from the surrounding farms also come to attend classes."

A row of classrooms is the size of five houses, all of which are brick and tile structures, which are much better than the surrounding houses. There is also a special small playground in front, which is extraordinarily flat, with basketball racks erected on both sides, which is not far behind the farm primary schools of later generations. big.

"Knowing what is the most important thing is very good. If children want to change their destiny, they can only rely on knowledge. Mingyuan knows how to run a school, which is very good!"

"Mr. Zhang, I didn't introduce the school to you because I wanted to show my merits. It's just that the school is a bit difficult now. Apart from me, there is almost no one else who can be a teacher, especially in mathematics and physics. You Shouldn't you help solve the teacher's problem!"

"This is a difficult problem for the entire province. We are stepping up efforts to train all kinds of talents, and the normal schools are also vigorously enrolling students. There will be improvement in two or three years, but for the time being, you have to find a way to make more money and hire teachers with high salaries. , Mingyuan, don’t you have so many classmates, you didn’t think about hiring a few?”

As soon as the school was mentioned, Chu Mingyuan showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, and said a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Zhang, I always have some worries about the past, and I am like this, I am afraid that my classmates also look down on me." !"

"Take it!" Zhang Tinglan casually took out a piece of paper from the bag and stuffed it into Chu Mingyuan's hand.

"Student Chu, your diploma is here!"

Chu Mingyuan was expelled from his student status because of the parade, which has actually become a wound in his heart. Now he can only fill it up by being busy, but he has not really forgotten it. Now when he sees the graduation certificate, his heart is agitated , Suddenly the eye circles were a little red.

"Hold it carefully. I'm planning to ask you to give a report to the students in the new year. When the time comes, let them know what attitude they should have when they really do things!"

"When Zhuoyan came here, I especially helped you apply. After a good experience, you can stabilize here. I suggest that you finish college and gain more knowledge. If you are interested in working in the government in the future, come to me. !” Wang Yongjiang also said with a smile.

"Mr. Tie Kan, you are blatantly poaching, I am going to let Mingyuan go to the reclamation hall, and help me settle the immigrants!"

When Chu Mingyuan saw that the two big men were vying for him, a strong sense of self-confidence surged in his heart. Everything is false, and only the real ability is real, and he can be recognized everywhere.Looking back on my original view, it was ridiculous. I thought that going to the streets was doing something, that was saving the country and the people. Now it seems that doing so can't even save myself, and its usefulness is really limited!

After leaving Chu Mingyuan's farm, I visited a few more and found that although everyone's results were not as amazing as Chu Mingyuan's, they all overpaid their loans. Both Wang Yongjiang and Zhang Tinglan were very excited.

After walking for a whole day, Zhou Xinyao finally woke up, and said to Zhang Tinglan with a smile, "Zhuoyan, aren't you running a farm? Why don't you study farming and talk about business experience instead? Isn't this just selling dog meat?"

"This is not right. The core of running a farm is to complete the reshuffle of the countryside. Everyone first forms a farm, and everyone's survival is guaranteed. Then everyone can explore their own way. Those with business acumen can do business and are willing to work. Yes, you can work as workers. After all these people are differentiated, there will actually be a large number of farming experts in the farm, and they will be able to get more land and make better use of their strengths, which is to make the best of their talents."

"It's nice to say, you're not afraid that if all the farmers go to work to earn money, there will be no one to farm the land?"

"Of course I'm not afraid!" Zhang Tinglan laughed loudly: "How many people and refugees are there in the customs? As long as there is a gap in the labor force, immigrants will make up for it. I'm sitting on the Diaoyutai, so I can sit back and relax!"

5 Chapter Sixty

"Mr. Tie Kan, did you stay up all night yesterday?"

"Well, the data in Liaoyang is exciting, and we must sort it out quickly. We resettled a total of 40 disaster victims. Based on the calculation of five acres of land per person, we allocated a total of 20 acres of land. As a result, the people opened up nearly 7000 acres of land , the average yield per mu is about [-] catties, and if each person keeps about [-] percent of the rations, it can provide more than [-] million catties of commercial grain, which is not a small amount!"

Since it is a farm, in the final analysis, it is still necessary to ensure the supply of food. The leg of agriculture must be strengthened. According to the current production calculation, the farm is more than [-]% higher than the lease model, and the farm will not be like those landowners. Instead of hiding all the land rent collected, the grain should be put on the market and turned into commodities, so that the grain supply on the market will greatly increase.

This is where farms have an advantage over landlords. Landlords have put themselves in opposition to farmers. Therefore, they must hoard a large amount of surplus grain, feed their thugs, and maintain their status by force. The grain that can be sold in their hands is actually Very limited, they prefer to store the grain in the granary, piled up like small hills, so that they can rest assured, what's more, even the silver is buried in the ground, and they are reluctant to take it out.

"Mr. Tiekan, I also asked. The weather this year is not good. There was a period of drought. As a result, the farm survived the difficult period by building water conservancy. Landlords don't care about agricultural production, and tenant farmers don't have this. As a result, droughts have generally occurred, and production has been reduced a lot, and the gap between the two sides has been widened!"

"There are real examples in front of us, and the two will be judged. I think that next year, a large number of tenant farmers will abandon their landlords and switch to the farm model. We must do a good job in guiding them!"

Wang Yongjiang originally needed three to five years to show results, but the result was within one year.He couldn't help but lament the power of the advanced production model.In particular, tenant farmers suffered from drought this year, and next year some people will definitely be unable to survive. A large number of farmers on the verge of bankruptcy will definitely look forward to setting up farms. This is almost an inevitable trend, and it is also a result that the Fengtian government hopes to see.

"Mr. Tie Kan, seeing the situation in front of me, I can't help thinking of Wang Anshi's Qingmiao Qian in the Northern Song Dynasty!"

Wang Yongjiang carefully studied the gains and losses of the past dynasties, and he is no stranger to the Qingmiao Law, so he said: "The Qingmiao money was originally loaned to the common people when it was in short supply. Wang Anshi also obtained a virtuous policy to prevent them from going bankrupt at the local level at first. After he took power, he was eager to promote it across the country, which resulted in complaints. It was originally a loan for farmers. In the end, even citizens had to be forcibly apportioned, which is extremely absurd.”

Speaking of which.Wang Yongjiang smiled and said: "Zhuoyan mentioned Wang Anshi at this time. There must be a deep meaning!"

"It doesn't really mean much. The situation in different places is very different. The promotion of farms in the three eastern provinces has achieved results. If it is put in the customs, I am afraid that the world will be in chaos, and even the three eastern provinces. The interior is not exactly the same. If you want a policy to really benefit To put it into practice, the first thing is to study the characteristics of each place and prescribe the right medicine. The second thing is to have suitable executives. Take Wang Anshi’s reform as an example, relying on a decaying bureaucratic system and a few opportunists who are eager for quick success. It is the implementation of any law that will become a law that harms the people."

"That's right, a bunch of crooked-mouthed monks can't recite good scriptures! What does the clumsy words mean to select suitable officials?"

"With this idea, you must have a large number of suitable talents to run a farm. Otherwise, I am worried that there will be problems when it is promoted on a large scale!"

Wang Yongjiang nodded approvingly. This is Zhang Tinglan's strength. He can find a way when others have no other way. To go one step ahead is what is called visionary.

"Mr. Tiekan, I also know that Fengtian generally lacks suitable grassroots officials. Therefore, I suggest that farmers with management experience and flexible minds be given certain training and then take a special examination. Enter the system of civil servants, and be evaluated and promoted like other officials!"

At this time, Zhang Tinglan raised the key issue of selecting officials, and Wang Yongjiang couldn't help but think carefully. Since the Republic of China, he has followed the example of the great powers and implemented the civil service examination system. At present, there are two main forces in the officialdom. One is to pass the examination to enter the officialdom. These newcomers generally have a high level of knowledge and even have experience studying abroad.The second force is the old officials left by the former Qing Dynasty. Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was subjugated, this group of people not only did not get laid off, but lived a more comfortable life.

The old bureaucrats had a lot of problems, so I don’t need to go into details, and the newcomers who passed the exams couldn’t stand up to scrutiny. In fact, this is also a tragedy of the Republic of China.

Because education is not popular enough, most of those who can study are from very wealthy families, and their circles are relatively small and intertwined with each other. Whatever these people do, they stand on the standpoint of their own class and only care about fighting for their own interests. This is why old and new bureaucrats are the same.

Zhang Tinglan now proposes to select officials from farms. In other words, let officials with peasant backgrounds enter the officialdom in large numbers to add fresh blood. These officials from peasant backgrounds will speak from the standpoint of the majority of peasants. The original pattern.

How shrewd Wang Yongjiang is, he immediately saw through Zhang Tinglan's mind. He thought for a while, and then asked: "Zhuoyan, are these peasants qualified for the duties of officials? I'm afraid their education level is not good!"

"Culture and ability are not completely equal. Some people don't have many books, but they have great talents, such as our commander-in-chief. On the contrary, the more people read, the worse their brains are. In addition, I think other methods can be used to make up for it. For example, from now on, we will promote literacy campaigns in various farms, and even Fengtian, so that everyone can read and write!"

Zhang Tinglan has already carried out a literacy campaign in the army, allowing soldiers to read and write, and the effect has been very satisfactory. It is imminent to expand this campaign to the entire three northeastern provinces.

In later generations, Zhang Tinglan also paid attention to the industrial countries developed after World War II. When the industries of these countries started rapidly, there was an important indicator, that is, the literacy rate should reach more than 70.00%, and the illiteracy rate should be less than [-]%. This means entering the industrial age , the minimum population quality requirement.

Obviously, there are not even [-]% literate people in the three eastern provinces. If you refer to the slow development of education, it will be too slow, and large-scale literacy has become an inevitable choice.

Wang Yongjiang thought carefully about Zhang Tinglan's words. He knew very well that large-scale literacy was actually changing the social structure and had an unparalleled impact.There is a legend in ancient times that after Cangjie created characters, it rained millet in the sky and ghosts cried at night!This explains the importance of knowledge.

Over the past dynasties in China, limited by the economic level, the power to read and write has fallen into the hands of a few people. These people have mastered the bureaucratic system, mastered the right to speak, and become the upper class of society. The whole society inevitably presents a pattern of polarization. , the poor have no place to stand, and the rich have fields.Moreover, in order to protect their own interests, a small number of top people will ignore the interests of the country and become moths.

And once the large-scale literacy campaign is pushed away, knowledge enters the homes of ordinary people, and the people at the bottom can also get access to knowledge. They may not be as good as those rich people, but they are worse than the large number, and they will completely destroy the original upper class. break in.

"Humble words, whether it is literacy or the election of officials among peasants, it is a matter of great influence, and it will inevitably attract strong backlash from all parties. I am afraid that the voice of opposition will definitely not be small!"

"That can't be tolerated. If you want to develop the three eastern provinces, it is imperative to improve the quality of the people. No one can stop it. God blocks and kills gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas!"