Fengxian Jiangshan

"Mr. Yongjiang, in my opinion, the three eastern provinces are vast and sparsely populated, and there are countless wastelands that can be used. The land problem is not urgent, and we still have a lot of room for maneuver. Therefore, we can use economic means to adjust the gains and losses of interests, and at the same time organize farmers. Open up wasteland and build a large number of water conservancy facilities. On the one hand, formulate laws to limit land rent and support industry and commerce. Although the adjustment of interest levers allows funds to flow to industry and commerce, when the time is right, the land problem will be solved in one fell swoop.”

"Zhuoyan, if you want to organize these victims to open up wasteland, you are planning to realize this idea." Wang Yongjiang said with a smile: "Your idea has always been good, but you think about it simply, and you can adjust it based on your interests. Let landlords relax their pursuit of land? This is your wishful thinking. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shanxi merchants and Huizhou merchants have held large sums of wealth. They can earn hundreds of thousands of silver by doing business, but they still spend a lot of money in the end. Do you need a few pennies to buy land and keep a few thousand taels of land rent?"

Accumulate money at the end and guard the family with the foundation.The power of tradition is so powerful that it has penetrated deep into the bone marrow. Even if the income from the land is small, there will be a large number of businessmen flocking to it.Even in later generations, it is no longer possible to buy land. Isn’t the Chinese still keen on real estate? This is also a manifestation of the obsession with land.

Zhang Tinglan had also thought about this issue at first, thinking that it was only driven by profit.It will be a matter of course, and the landlord will be successful in giving up the land.Hear what Wang Yongjiang said.It is really taken for granted that the power of tradition is often difficult to reverse.

"Mr. Yongjiang, when we establish and reclaim wasteland, we might as well refer to the western farm model and use a new management method, so that the output is more and the cost is lower. We use the new farm model to fight against the landlord's tenancy model. Farmers Making more money and having more dignity on our side will naturally force the landlords to change, or become a farm model as well. Or be eliminated.”

Wang Yongjiang thought for a while and said with a smile: "This method is to force the landlords to change, and it can cultivate a new class of farmers. As long as they are strong enough, they will automatically confront and compete with the landlords. Let's do it again. No matter what, the resistance will be much smaller. Zhuoyan, the victims of this disaster are entrusted to you, you must create a farm model, and Fengtian will transform the countryside on a large scale in the future, you are the touchstone."

Farmers and landlords both depend on the land for their livelihood, but there is an essential difference between the two. Farmers are produced under industrial conditions. They need to manage the land, organize farmers to produce, and find land for their products. To put it simply, the farmer is a special factory owner, and the peasants on the farm are a special industrial worker.

Landlords, on the other hand, just handed over the land to the tenant farmers, and they didn't care about anything, but in the end, collecting land rent was more like a usurer.It is clear at a glance who can promote social progress. The three eastern provinces have vast land, mostly plains, and have the conditions to build farms, so Zhang Tinglan is full of confidence in her plan.

After Wang Yongjiang arrived in Liaoyang this time, he also thought about many things. He was not just solving a civil uprising, but to find out the problems in the countryside, and then find out the solution. After talking with Zhang Tinglan for a while, Wang Yongjiang Yongjiang felt that he finally had some ideas.

"Zhuoyan, let's take a look at the disaster victims first. If you want to buy them, you need them to be willing."

Zhang Tinglan and Wang Yongjiang went to the temporary resettlement site outside Liaoyang City, where nearly [-] victims gathered.After Zhang Tinglan came to this world, she has been living in the prosperous Fengtian, and she has not had a deep feeling for the poverty and backwardness of this era.

But what he saw now shocked him completely. There were victims in ragged clothes everywhere. Broken clothes hung on the bony skeletons. Their bodies were thin and thin. It seemed that only skin was bones, without a trace of flesh, and their dark faces. There is no expression, and it seems that he doesn't care about anything.

Only when a gust of cold wind blows, these people will tremble uncontrollably. When the snow falls, many of them are still barefoot and wearing single clothes. The children shiver in the arms of adults cowering in fear.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Tinglan believed in her own judgment even more. If she just gave away porridge, most of these people would starve to death.Therefore, the porridge shed throughout the ages is not to relieve the victims, but to prevent the victims from rioting, just like putting a pacifier in the mouth of a child, it is a placebo.

Zhang Tinglan and the others arrived at noon, and when it was time to distribute food, dozens of large iron pots not far away were steaming, and the fragrance of rice wafted over.After these victims smelled the fragrance, their eyes finally showed a hint of expression. Some struggled to stand up, wanting to go and line up.

At this time, several carriages came from Liaoyang, and when they arrived at the porridge shed, baskets of white flour steamed buns were transported out of the carriages and piled up like small hill buns. The victims finally lost control They haven't seen white flour steamed buns for many days, and everyone ran to the porridge shed, struggling to grab the steamed buns.

The soldiers responsible for maintaining order saw that the victims seemed to be going crazy, so they unceremoniously waved their whips and beat the victims.

"Listen up, all of you are in line. Everyone has a share! If you rush around again, you will be starved to death!"

These soldiers managed to calm the emotions of the victims, and the porridge shed had already begun to distribute food. Each victim could get a bowl of thick sorghum rice porridge, a white flour steamed bun, and even a piece of pickled radish.Even in good times, these poor peasants cannot often eat white noodles, let alone such times.

As a result, the eyes of the victims who received the food were blinded, and the big white steamed buns were about the size of a fist, fluffy and soft.The aroma can't help drilling into the nostrils.After getting it, the victims began to eat it in big mouthfuls. Some even bit off half of a steamed bun and rolled their eyes so much that they could only drink a few mouthfuls of porridge and send it to their stomachs.Seeing such a funny scene, other disaster victims did not laugh at them.On the contrary, I am envious.If it were me, I'm afraid I could swallow the whole steamed bun.

Zhang Tinglan also went to the porridge shed, and personally distributed porridge and steamed buns to the victims: "Everyone, don't worry, take your time. There is enough porridge and steamed buns. There will be meat buns in the city later. Maybe it will be later." Make porridge, and you can still eat steamed stuffed buns!"

These victims even felt like they were stunned by happiness. In the past, they were very lucky to be able to drink a mouthful of porridge.Now there are not only porridge, but also steamed buns, and even meat buns. Isn’t this the Chinese New Year!

The victims looked at Zhang Tinglan with a trace of respect. They also knew that after this young man brought people to Liaoyang, the food distributed to them became better and better. Good man, great savior.

Not only the victims, but even Chu Mingyuan, who came with Zhang Tinglan, began to admire the young man's deeds.

Zhang Tinglan and Zhang Zuolin finalized the disaster relief plan, and then he brought a recovery team to Liaoyang to assist Wang Yongjiang.At the beginning, Chu Mingyuan and the others were four student representatives. Huang Sheng was locked up with his second uncle Huang Guan because he participated in inciting the student parade.

When the other two student representatives saw that they had been expelled from school, they were also discouraged. They went home one after another, trying to find a way out.Only Chu Mingyuan came to Liaoyang with the aftermath team. He wanted to see the truth of the civil uprising for himself.

For a long time, his teachers have said that the government is unreliable, but he found that the teachers are also unreliable. Perhaps only these disaster victims in this world can't tell lies.After arriving in Liaoyang, Chu Mingyuan followed Zhang Tinglan to help the victims. He was holding a big spoon to serve the victims porridge.

Scoop up the thickest and hottest porridge from the bottom of the pot, and slowly pour it into the bowls of the victims. After working for more than an hour, the number of victims finally decreased, and Chu Mingyuan was finally able to rest for a while .

"Mr. Zhang, I asked the victims of the disaster, and it turned out that you were all lying. After they were hit by the disaster, the landlord asked them for rent, and the government also asked them for various exorbitant taxes. It can be seen that your land tax reduction and exemption is also wrong."

Zhang Tinglan nodded with a smile: "Student Chu, this world has never been a simple dichotomy between black and white. You can see this is very good. If you are willing to take action to change social injustice and help those victims, that would be even better. .”

Zhang Tinglan gathered the victims who had enough food and drink, surrounded the city with a simple loudspeaker, and said to all the victims: "Today we transported steamed buns three times from the city, and there are [-] to [-] steamed buns. There is no one left, and according to the regulations, you can only take one each. The reason for such a large amount of discrepancy is very simple, that is, many people have received it twice, or even three times, and many of you still have steamed buns hidden in your arms. "

After Zhang Tinglan said this, many victims unconsciously lowered their heads and looked into their arms, fearing that the steamed buns would be snatched away again.

"You may be wondering why you received extra steamed buns, but we didn't stop them. The reason is simple. The food is not paid by us, but by yourself. Whether you grab it or not, it is your own thing, and we have nothing to do with it. It doesn't matter at all."

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Everyone knows that it's snowing now, and you are short of food and clothing. If this continues, a large number of people will freeze and starve to death in one winter. How many people can survive the winter?" Well. In addition, the government’s financial resources are very limited, and it can’t build houses for you, and it can’t provide you with cotton clothes, but it can’t just watch everyone starve to death. So I thought of a way, which is to mortgage you to the bank and get a loan from the bank. Let me get a loan to help you through the winter, and when spring comes next year, you will use your own hands to reclaim wasteland, grow food, and work hard to get this loan!"

While speaking, Zhang Tinglan asked people to send some samples of the contract for the victims to have a look.

"As long as you sign this contract, you will not only be able to eat white flour and steamed buns, but also get cotton-padded clothes. In addition, we will help you build a nest so that you can survive this winter. But for the next five years, you will all have to work hard. , if there is any relaxation, the punishment will be very harsh, you can make your fingerprints after you think about it!"

Chapter 129 Proclaiming Emperor

In fact, the vast majority of the victims are illiterate, and they are not very clear about this contract, but they understand one thing. As long as they sign this contract, they can get food, clothing, and a place to live, so they can live. this winter.As for the five-year labor, everyone doesn't care. Even if you don't sign the contract, don't you still have to work every day? Is there still time to rest?

Therefore, many ordinary people are clamoring to sign this contract. Zhang Tinglan is not in a hurry. He knows that a successful system must consider various aspects. First of all, the share of the loan must be implemented in everyone's head, otherwise If the big guys share the burden, it will cause the problem of eating from the big pot, and there will be no enthusiasm for work.

In addition, the work that each person can do is different, and it must be distributed reasonably, which not only ensures fairness, but also stimulates enthusiasm for work. In addition, although it is a five-year contract, Zhang Tinglan did not stipulate the year. If someone does more work, the performance is better. , the contract can be terminated in advance and the land can be obtained. If not, the contract period must be extended. These are all things that must be done in a specific contract.

Now that she has been widely recognized by the victims, Zhang Tinglan took action to divide all the victims into villages.Each village organizes a labor group, and then the villagers elect a group leader who has prestige, can not only manage, but also lead everyone to work.

Of course, when selecting the team leader, Zhang Tinglan also had to send someone down to check, so as to avoid selecting some village bandits and tyrants.At the same time, strict investigations must be carried out to clean up the rogues and hooligans among the victims.

Since it is based on work, it is to use farmers as workers, requiring them to be uniform and obey orders. These unreliable people must be cleared out.Of course, Zhang Tinglan didn't beat him to death with a stick.Instead, they were given a chance, and these people were also organized into a group individually.If they perform well, they will enjoy the same treatment as ordinary disaster victims. If they do not perform well, they will be kicked out and left to fend for themselves.

This is the cruelty of the capital age, do not support idlers!As long as you work, you can survive, and if you don't work, you can only die.

The total number of victims exceeded 8, and it took five days just to group them into groups, and some villages had too few people.Several villages were merged together.Among the victims are some special occupations, such as blacksmiths, veterinarians, shopkeepers, carpenters, masons, etc. They can already be regarded as professionals. They don't need to open up wasteland like others, but they also have their own division of labor.

Wang Yongjiang also personally directed and coordinated.He is not only to relieve these victims, but also to find an efficient way of disaster relief.It will also be promoted in the future.After the new organization was finally established.Management became easier, and Zhang Tinglan gathered all the elected team leaders together.

"Everyone, the common people chose you because they hope that you will lead them through the disaster year. We will also send special evaluation personnel. If your work performance is poor, you will be dismissed. Of course, you have done a good job. You can receive an extra salary, which is also one of our principles in the future. If you do a good job, you will be rewarded. If you don’t do well in punishment, no one will be an exception, so please put away the laziness and freedom in the past, and be more energetic!"

There is a huge difference between the industrial era and the agricultural era. In a society where men farm and women weave, the pace of life of ordinary people is very slow, and they are very comfortable in good times. They can eat whatever they want, and take holidays when they want.In the industrial age, it is completely different. Even things like childbirth have to be planned in advance.

It can be said that industrialization is undergoing a reborn, Nirvana-like transformation. This transformation is not a one-step step into heaven, but with unforgettable pain. These victims will experience the torment from the agricultural age to the industrial age.

"Everyone, I have divided the total amount of the loan according to the population of each group. In the future, you will all have a debt on your head. I hope everyone can work hard to pay off the debt as soon as possible and regain freedom."

Zhang Tinglan asked people to send the list of debts, as well as interest, etc. to more than 300 team leaders. On average, each team had to bear a loan share of 8000 oceans. The total amount to be repaid exceeds [-] yuan.

This group of honest farmers has never seen so much money in their life. If it is spread equally to each family, there will be almost two or three hundred yuan owed. This is almost an astronomical figure. If you don't use your brain well, you won't even think about paying it off within five years.

"Sir, do we work every day, or do we have free time? Many of our team can weave baskets. Can we make some money so that we can lighten our burden?"

After Zhang Tinglan heard this, there was a smug smile on his face. This group of people has already figured out how to make money. This is a good start. Only by being good at searching can you find business opportunities. This group of farmers is under the pressure of debt. , had to think of more ways.

As the saying goes, if you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be successful. The Chinese people are actually a very smart group. As long as they have the right conditions, they can burst out with infinite imagination.

"Your future work will be mainly divided into three parts. The first part is to reclaim farmland, the second part is to build water conservancy, and these two parts will be completed collectively. The third part is to plant crops. This is completely entrusted to each of your groups. You are the members of the group. We don’t care whether we work together or distribute to each household, as long as we pay enough grain to repay the loan every year, we’ll be fine.”

"Sir, can we cultivate a little more by ourselves?"

"If you think it's a good deal, it's totally fine. As long as you complete the task, you can spend the rest of your time on your own. But I want to explain that after five years, if you can repay the loan, the wasteland you opened up will be yours. But the land you opened up without permission is not included in the allocation, only the area we delineated will be allocated. That is to say, the additional land you opened up is not protected, and if we need that piece of land, we will occupy it for free!"

All the team leaders were thinking deeply, and Zhang Tinglan continued: "In the first two years of land reclamation, the grain output was relatively low, so I can only leave rations for you, and the rest must be handed in. After the third year, Every year you can keep some more food. In addition, from next year, we will give out a little money to each group. You can also use the money to start a small workshop, weaving, oil pressing, in short, you decide on your own. It is at your disposal, but there is a premise that the accounts must be reviewed, and your income also belongs to all team members, not the team leader himself!"

What Zhang Tinglan said was only a general idea, and there were many specific details that needed to be explained clearly to the team leaders.