Chapter 520 - Agricultural Reform (2)
It didn't take long for Eder to sign off with Prime Minister Karaturi, and the bill on the deepening reform of agriculture was issued nationwide.
This bill mainly focuses on several points, the first is to subsidize the purchase of modern agricultural machinery, according to the price of 5%-15% of the subsidy.
Second, encourage peasants to move to the cities. The government will already train new farmers in the skills to help them find jobs in the cities more quickly.
Third, we should speed up the industrialization of agriculture so that Romanian agriculture can be more adapted to modernization.
The first and third points are good, and the second point is aimed at the actual beneficiaries of these lands. Therefore, after the promulgation of the bill, quite a commotion arose in the territory of the former Russia.
The government's bills are about increasing the cost of these land beneficiaries. No one will give money and not be bothered, so the private tandem is also going on.
As a well-known figure in Western Ukraine, Morakov's family came to many people. As the prime minister of the Ukrainian government for a short time, Molakov, who also served as a minister in the Romanian government, returned to his hometown in Vinnytsia because he did not want to continue to serve in the government. When he returned to his hometown, he was also very influential in the local area, and the mayor and other dignitaries also visited his home from time to time. Therefore, if these people want to find a leader who serves the public, they will naturally find him.
"Mr. Morakov, the government is pushing us to a dead end. Originally, those mud legs were a little restless before, but now the introduction of this bill has made them even more restless, and more than a dozen families on my land have left their land and moved away during this time, and if this goes on for a long time, there will be no one to grow food on the land. If there is no food, there will be no famine, and this is a big deal. Mr. Morakov, as a capable person, you must make the harm clear to the government. ”
A well-dressed fat man was talking about the dangers of the bill in front of Morakov. At this moment, he was like a veteran patriot, and he was uneasy and crying out from the bottom of his heart about the possible endangerment of national security.
If it weren't for Morakov's familiarity with this man, he might have been able to do it.
This Mr. Robokov has a large area of land southwest of Vinnytsia, and the big landlord can earn millions of lei just by selling grain, which is much more nourishing than those factory owners who are busy before and after, otherwise how could he be so broad-hearted and fat.
And Roberkov's words also attracted other approvals.
"It's the same in my family, there are still several farmers who have moved away. The day before yesterday I went into the city and saw a farmer who had been working in my house before, and he dared not even say hello to me. ”
"It's not the same in my family, and now these farmers are like uncles. If the Tsar were still around, see that I don't reward him with a whip. ”
This sentence quieted the scene for a moment, the Tsarist period is a taboo topic in what is now Western Ukraine. They are here to find a way out, not to demonstrate to the government. Don't look at the current Bucharest government and peace, you must know that for them everything is not to talk about the Tsarist era. And this era has long passed, and there will be no return.
And Morakov, hearing such remarks, immediately turned a bad face. Just as he was about to have a seizure, someone suddenly scolded. "Pomerkel, are you drinking too much vodka, don't talk nonsense."
The same Mr. Pomerkel, who knew that he had said the wrong thing, quickly took the words. "I'm sorry, I drank two more drinks on the road today, and I was a little unconscious."
"I don't know if you're here to visit Mr. Morakov, but you're still drinking on the way."
"It's just that it's too disrespectful to Morakov."
In the midst of the people's mouthful of condemnation, Pomerkel's remarks changed from dissatisfaction with the government to disrespect for Molakov, and it seems that this Mr. Pomerkel is very popular.
As for the owner of this place, Morakov watched from the sidelines, watching the farce end.
"I know your difficulties, but you also have to think about the government's difficulties."
After hearing Morakov begin to speak, everyone present fell silent. "I know that everyone has lost something because of this bill, and I am the same. But you must also see that the restraint of the peasants to the land is not in keeping with the development of the times at present. ”
Morakov said, observing the men's expressions. Seeing that many people were still a little unconvinced, he continued. "I don't know if you've ever been to Western Europe and other places to see the agriculture there."
Seeing that no one answered, he knew that even if these people went, they would probably linger in the bustling big city, so he had to continue to talk.
"Western Europe is more scattered than we are, but its agriculture uses more machinery than we do. In the old territory of the government, the use of agricultural machinery was also very frequent. I've calculated that farming machinery is more cost-effective than using manpower because it's much more efficient. Why don't we take this opportunity to purchase agricultural machinery to replace storage and manpower? ”
"But it costs a lot of money, and the old territory of the previous government was mainly replaced by a large amount of money from the export of grain during the war."
Morakov was not angry that someone interjected to give an opinion. "Isn't it true that if you don't make some money first, you won't be able to switch to mechanical farming?"
After speaking, he began to take stock of the families of the people present. "As far as I know, Monsieur Bobokov earns millions of lei a year from the sale of grain, don't you have enough money for mechanical farming?"
Roberkov, who was named by him, said with some embarrassment. "Usually the cost is a bit large, but it is still a little difficult to replace it with mechanical farming."
"I can't see it, you buy less expensive daily necessities, I believe there is enough money to replace it with machinery to farm. Also, if you are nice to those farmers, they will not move away so quickly. ”
In the face of Morakov's merciless pointing out his problems, Rabokov could only play dumb.
"Even though we bought those farm machines, we didn't know how to use them."
Someone interjected excitedly.
"I got the news that the government will send special personnel to each city and county to guide, and you only need to send someone who is smarter to study. As for how to plow, sow and harvest, I don't think any of you here want to do it yourself. ”
Morakov's words drew laughter. Everyone is a decent person, and the rough work of going down to the field is left to those mud legs, and they have more important things to do.
Morakov dismissed the men's intentions in a few words, but he was not going to pass up this opportunity. In his view, the agrarian reform bill is an opportunity for the family to flourish.
Molakov continued. "I don't know if you have noticed the word industrialization in the bill."
The expressions on the faces of the people present who look at me and me mean that they are not paying attention to it. This had to be explained by him. "Industrialization, which means that the state's support for agricultural development, will also be market-oriented and economical. That is, we need to make more money. ”
The word "making money" immediately attracted everyone's interest, only to see someone asking. "So what can we do to industrialize?"
Morakov waited for this sentence, only to see him explain. "First of all, we need to join forces to implement large-scale specialization in agricultural production. In the past, our model of handing over land to farmers was not suitable for industrialization, and in the future, we need to hire well-known agricultural experts and scholars to guide the cultivation and production of land. This is industrialization. ”
He didn't say a word. That is, they are the big landowners who unite, and the other yeoman farmers have no way to compete with them, so they can only eat their leftovers. Even if they were cruel, these yeoman farmers would not even be able to eat the scraps, and of course they would not do such a discrediting thing with his reputation.
None of the people present were stupid, and knew that since Molakov proposed it, he naturally wanted to take the lead in this matter. However, he is the only one who is famous and serves the public. So after a little whispered deliberation, someone spoke. "I propose that Morakov lead us in the implementation of this industrialization."
"I agree."
"I'll reconsider."
“……”
Seeing that things were going smoothly as he expected, Morakov did not shirk. "Since everyone agrees, let's discuss how much land each family can give for this. But let's say it first, it's not bad to spend a lot of money on this, and everyone should think clearly before making a decision. ”
So a group of people started to discuss how much land to take out to implement industrialization.
And the end result is that the land management of Vinnitsa has taken out a total of 6,428 hectares of land to implement this industrialization, which is not a lot, you must know that the first time is more or less just a trial. On the other hand, these people are all big landowners.