Fengtai Prefecture is no different from ordinary large cities in Japan in terms of its popularity. It's just that the roads in Fengtai County are more wide, and the brick houses have replaced the wooden houses of Japan. And compared to the clutter of various things in Japan, it is more of a planned masculinity. The wide roads hardened by cinders, the green belts on both sides of the road, the parks in the county, and the rest areas in the community. This made Kita Yihui feel extremely uncomfortable. It must be said that this is a city designed entirely by people, not by people, as is the case in Japan.

"Umegawa-kun, these announcements ......" Kita Ikki passed by the large bulletin board in front of the courthouse and saw several execution notices in a large pile of announcements. The paper is already a little yellowed, and it seems that the time is not short. It's a bit eye-catching in the row of posted notices.

"The legal system is implemented in the base areas, and our trials here are open, especially those involving public affairs, and they must be tried publicly. Civil cases are in the courts, and everyone can go and observe. Umegawa replied.

"Public trial? Is there a public trial in the near future? ”

"Not recently, but last summer I killed a batch." At the mention of this, Umegawa Kamiyoshi's attitude became a little vicious. During the flood season of 1910, counter-revolutionaries tried to burst the levee when the flood came, and at that time there were people coming and going on the levee, and the men who tried to break the levee were quickly discovered because of their strange behavior. As soon as they were interrogated, they were recruited. That mass execution was a long-standing topic in many parts of Anhui in 1910. Umegawa was in charge of agriculture, and once the embankment broke, the hard work of the agricultural department was in vain. He especially hated them.

Kita Ikki was shocked when he heard this, and he couldn't quite imagine how much hatred those who participated in the breaking of the levee really had for the BJP. "Why?" Kita Ikki asked.

"Hate the new government!" Umekawa replied angrily. Several of the guys who were found were arrested by the police, but they didn't die at the time. After the water subsided, the crowd quickly got the news. So the crowd working the embankment immediately blew up the camp, and the young men rushed back and dragged the families of these guys to the embankment. Inside the embankment is the rushing river, and outside the embankment is 10,000 acres of fertile land. The people's property is there, and once the levee really breaks, the year's harvest and family property will be wiped out. Except for a few children as young as four or five years old who were snatched out by local cadres, the others were all beaten to death on the embankment by the masses.

The matter did not end there, and the gang of people who tried to break the embankment often engaged in tandem, and many of the tandem people did not make it to the embankment. After the water receded, local cadres and angry local people dragged them out and tortured them, and the gang also recruited. They admitted to knowing about it. In China, "knowing about this" is tantamount to complicit, and if they knew that someone was going to rebel and did not do so, the People's Party would spare their lives. But knowing that someone is going to break the embankment and not doing so is not a crime against the BJP, but against the people.

The masses of the people were resolute in their determination to put all these people to death. There was also a small number of people within the BJP who opposed the execution, and a small number of comrades could not screw most of them, and in the end these "unreported" guys were executed as accomplices. The only good thing is that it didn't directly harm the family.

There is nothing to say about this kind of large-scale execution. He could not quite imagine such a situation, and according to Japanese custom, a threat in a high position would say, "I don't know what will happen in the future." This is a ventriloquist unique to Japan. Under the rule of the People's Party, it seems that there is no such situation as Japan.

"Tens of thousands of people gathered and demanded the execution of a group of people, and it was really fierce to watch." Speaking of this, Umegawa Kamiyoshi is also a little high-spirited and solemn. After all, he is not Chinese, and although he also has a hatred for those people, Umegawa is still shocked by this situation that is completely different from Japan.

Kita Kazuki's eyes were full of envy and longing, and Japan did not have such tens of thousands of people demanding to preside over a righteous rally. Instead of tens of thousands, hundreds of people gather together, and it will become a rice riot. The Japanese masses instinctively developed towards smashing and looting. It's not that the Japanese masses have no rules, and if they can gather hundreds of people, they have reached the point where they can't bear it.

A careful reading of these notices revealed that most of them were not executions. To Bei Yihui's great surprise, there was actually a notice to deal with the corruption crimes of officials in the base area. His eyes widened, and Bei Yihui pointed to three notices, "This ......, this ......, is this true?" ”

Umegawa said proudly: "Of course it's true, the People's Party has never been soft on the black sheep. If you are short of money, you can bring it up. It is okay to borrow money from the organization, or to organize donations from comrades. Embezzlement of public funds is a crime against the organization and the people. ”

"But there are still people who take money from others to help arrange work...... "Bei Yihui doesn't know how to describe it, although this person has not been sentenced, but the public notice is fiercely criticized for this matter, and this person has been expelled from the government department. This kind of thing is definitely not a wrong thing for Kita Ikki, but the People's Party and Kita Ikki seem to have very different views.

"The organization department has never been soft on this kind of thing, and this is a major violation of organizational discipline. The government recruits people, which is open every year, voluntary registration, open selection, and capable people. Spend some money to blend in with the team, where is there such a thing, this is not a donation. Umegawa is still very satisfied with these things.

"Isn't the People's Party afraid of chaos?" Kita Ikki is particularly concerned about this kind of thing. It was difficult for the Japanese revolutionaries to gain the support of the mainstream of society, because although the mainstream of society had many grievances, compared with the social chaos, the mainstream of society was on the side of the chaebol and the government. This harsh method of the People's Party is completely the ideal of Kita Kazuki.

"Beijun, have you noticed a single thing. All the punishments of the BJP are aimed at one type of person. It is the one who disturbs the order of labor. No matter what your background or status is, if you disturb the order of labor and damage the social order, you will definitely be punished. One thing I really learned from the BJP is that the state is an instrument of class rule. In the base areas, the ruling class is the broad masses of laborers. The system of base areas is designed to safeguard the interests of the working people, the ruling class. In Japan, on the other hand, state institutions safeguard the interests of the exploiters at the top. This is the essential difference between the two sides. ”

"Please teach Umegawa-kun."

After the implementation of the land reform, the People's Party can finally carry out all-round political discussions on the basis of the basic equality of the means of production in society. The relationship between "labor" and "means of production", the definition of the working masses, and finally the distribution of social goods. Transactions, including administrative costs, which were previously only passed on by word of mouth among the supreme rulers, were all open to the BJP and the masses. This caused a full-blown earthquake in the base. When the simple and complex system of state operation is finally unfolded before everyone's eyes, no one can easily adapt to it.

However, at this time, Chairman Chen Ke put forward a convincing explanation, "The operation of all societies and organizations revolves around the core of life. We have to eat, clothe, and use every day, so everyone has to work, and everyone has to participate in the mass production of society. No one can avoid it. ”

It does not talk about the kingdom of heaven on earth, nor does it talk about the ultimate ideal. Chen Ke only talked about labor and the distribution of the fruits of labor. Every mass can recognize this simple relationship. Even the "administrative costs" of state power that does not participate in actual production, which is the most likely part of the conflict, is acceptable to everyone whether they are happy or not.

"In our agricultural sector, it's about how much effort you put in, how much food you can grow. If you don't want to dig deeper, you can compare it to a gourd. If you are willing to delve into the reasons, you can go to study specifically. Training is available in the agricultural sector. We in the agricultural sector feel that there is an endless job to be done at all times. The peasants have more grain, and they are more happy to pay the 30 percent agricultural tax. ”

"How do the people accept the administrative costs?" Kita Ikki is particularly interested in how the base area is promoted.

"Calculate the effort. Taxes, transportation, and the amount of labor involved in each link. In particular, the administration is also the same people as the people, and they also have to rest. With such a calculation, the masses think that it is very good to eat public meals, and they can't do a lot of technology, and they can't afford the hardship. And if you make a mistake, you have to be punished. Everyone is afraid of it too. The people of China are really very different from Japan. Since they can't do it, the Chinese people will calmly accept that they can't do it. ”

"Chairman Chen believes that absolute egalitarianism and fairness are two completely different things. The Chinese people can understand this truth. When the time comes for those who say that it is unfair, there is not a single one who does not listen to the unfair. Our emphasis is on labor, labor, labor. For example, if the land is leveled, the water must have a certain angle of inclination, if you can't do it, you can't do it. This scientific attitude must be adhered to, and there is no human feeling to speak of it. It's useless to talk about human feelings, and it is impossible for water to flow backwards. If there is no tilt angle, the rain field will be flooded. This is not our deliberate attempt to make things difficult for the masses. ”

"Don't you talk about revolution?" Kita Yihui was extremely puzzled.

"The first phase of the agrarian revolution has now been completed. The development of productive forces and the popularization of science are revolutions at the present stage. Umegawa replied with a sonorous force. He likes this kind of revolution without risk very much, and he has no opinion on the continuation of this revolution for the rest of his life. After the People's Party enacted laws, established systems, and clarified discipline, and brought the revolution into the track of construction, Umegawa Kamiyoshi became the most staunch "revolutionary".

This kind of revolution in the production of the workers is very different from the revolution demanded by Kita Ikki, and although it is full of admiration for the People's Party, Kita Ikki is concerned with how to overthrow the current Japanese government, "So who is in charge of military operations among our Japanese comrades?" ”

"It's Comrade Ren Kuroshima. But he's in Jiangxi now. Umegawa replied regretfully.

"What is Chairman Chen Ke's view of the Japanese Revolution?"

"At this stage, it is the construction of base areas, and it is really on the agenda, but I am afraid that it will be after the liberation of the whole of China. Since we want to integrate into the revolutionary ranks, it is not easy to talk about such things. Umegawa replied.

Kita Yihui nodded slightly, this is a problem, if the Japanese comrades shout about the Japanese revolution all day long, there is obviously no way to get mixed up in the People's Party, he asked another question, "What does the People's Party think of other political parties?" ”

"It's an organizational thing, I'm only in charge of agriculture and nothing else." Umegawa replied very simply. There have been so many lectures on organizational discipline in the party school, and Umegawa really doesn't know what the attitude of the People's Party towards other political parties is.

If it was Song Jiaoren, he wouldn't have asked that. The attitude of the BJP has been fully made clear there, that is, it refuses to cooperate. The People's Party obviously does not like to use any words, and the last time Song Jiaoren was Sun Yat-sen's messenger, Chen Ke had clearly informed him that he would never cooperate at the political level.

That being the case, the people of the Huaxing Association were in a dilemma as to how many weapons and supplies they could ask for from the People's Party. How valuable Huaxing will be to the People's Party means how much support the People's Party will give. Tao Chengzhang of the Restoration Society clearly announced that he would leave the League, and the reason was that Tao Chengzhang asked Sun Yat-sen for funds to launch an uprising, but Sun Yat-sen refused. Now the BJP is even more desperate, and it does not even give the opportunity to cooperate nominally. At least back then, the League tried its best to pull the Restoration Society into the group.

"Five thousand quick guns, one hundred thousand taels of silver, and two hundred thousand stone of grain. It's almost enough for us to defeat the Manchu lackeys in Hunan. A comrade handed a simple list to Song Jiaoren.

Song Jiaoren is not optimistic at all, this number can theoretically meet the needs of the Huaxing Society. But it's just theoretical, and even if it is really calculated, even if it increases tenfold, Huaxing will not be enough. Most importantly, this list does not list the bullets that Huaxing will need most.

When I was in Shanghai, one tael of silver could buy about fifty rounds of ammunition. In Hunan, the price has reached a level where one tael of silver and ten rounds of ammunition are basically unavailable. The key to restraining the Huaxing will fight is already all kinds of bullets. Huaxinghui's guns are varied, and the loading methods range from front-loading smoothbore guns loaded with gunpowder and guns, to paper shell bullets, to metal bullets, which are really everything. Compared with the unified standard weapons of the Hunan New Army, it is indeed very backward.

Fortunately, the People's Party occupied Hubei, and the Hunan New Army cut off the source of bullets, which gave Huaxing a chance. If it can get enough supplements, Huaxing will have the confidence to defeat the Hubei New Army.

"Let's first write down the needs of how to use these materials." Song Jiaoren said.

"What's the use of writing so clearly, it's just to let the People's Party know what we are. I don't think so. ”

"Yes, even if it is clearly written, the People's Party may not give it, it is better to give them an understanding at one time."

The comrades of the Huaxing Association are very high-spirited. However, Song Jiaoren understands that this is just everyone's unwillingness to make these plans. Every time he really makes a plan, the difficult situation he faces makes Huaxing feel that life is worse than death. Moreover, there were still some people from the Yue Wang Association among the backbone of the Huaxing Society, and they vigorously spread opposition to the People's Party in the Huaxing Society, which was one of the reasons why the Huaxing Society never tried to cooperate with the People's Party.

"If you are really willing to cooperate with us, you will naturally cooperate. What should be given to us will be given. If you don't want to cooperate, you won't give it if you say it. ”

The attitude of the comrades of the Huaxing Association is also quite firm, especially after hearing from Hu Hanmin that Chen Ke and Song Jiaoren fell out in public, the attitude of the Huaxing Association has become even firmer. Revolutionaries are all young people, and young people always refuse to show weakness.

"The BJP doesn't see rabbits and eagles, and we can't provide them with any benefits now. I think Mr. Hu is right, let's not count on the People's Party. ”

If it was just to discuss the attitude of the People's Party, Song Jiaoren would still be able to accept it, and as soon as he heard that Hu Hanmin was pulled out, Song Jiaoren became unhappy. Hu Hanmin has a fierce temperament, which is very similar to Sun Yat-sen in a sense. Sun Yat-sen wanted to be the president of the Republic of China, while Hu Hanmin thought he was the most revolutionary. This attitude is actually very intolerable.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since we have come to ask for the People's Party, we will sincerely ask for something. Let me just ask, if we have the current power of the People's Party, and the People's Party asks to come to our door, will we give them anything? ”

Everyone was silent for a moment, and finally someone spoke, "Give some, but definitely not too much." ”

Song Jiaoren glanced at the comrades, and then said, "Yes, what we ask for is to give such a little." At least we want them to give. Now go to someone else, who will give us weapons and ammunition? Just the list of the people is enough, and how to use it is written clearly. Plus add ammunition to me. ”

Chen Ke was discussing the next step of the work with the Anhui Provincial Party Committee, and Song Jiaoren asked to see Chen Ke. As a sign of sincerity, he also sent in a list. After the comrades of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee circulated the list, many people already sneered.

When the People's Party first started, it didn't have so many weapons and supplies, but Huaxing really had the courage to open this mouth.

"Is Chairman Chen ready to give or not?" Qi Huishen asked. The quantity does not need to be considered at all, it is absolutely impossible. And the key is whether to give or not.

"Huaxing will make such a fuss in Hunan, and there is nothing wrong with adding some variables. What do you think? Chen Ke gave his own cold calculation. He had no hope at all, and for the People's Party, the interest was only in the fact that the Huaxing Society would be able to cause chaos to others.

"But how long will Huaxing be able to hold out? Don't give something today, tomorrow they'll be finished, you can't help but guard against it. Zhang Yu replied.

"After all, they have persisted for so long, and now even if the mountains and rivers are exhausted, there are still three catties of nails in the rotten ship. It is impossible to say that the cross will completely collapse all at once. Maybe this will help them. Chen Ke replied.

Zhang Yu picked up the list and looked at it again, including gunpowder, lead, and many things were written upside down in detail, and it seemed that he really put his heart into it. The most important thing is that Huaxing will actually write a general method on how to receive supplies. It is to let the People's Party transport to the border and settle with Huaxing. It really looks a little bit presentable.

"Does Chairman Chen really have no requirements for them?" Zhang Yu asked.

Chen Ke shook his head, he read Balzac's books when he was young, and was deeply impressed by a sentence in "The Loan Shark": "I find that every time I try to lend money to others so that they can live a better life, I find that the money always pushes those people into the abyss." ”

The tangible harvest is the wealth, but the intangible harvest is the valuable experience gained after completing the complete process. The People's Party's greatest emphasis on "having a beginning and an end" is not the pursuit of so-called "excellent qualities", but if a person cannot recognize the beginning and the end, he will not know what to do next time.

So large-scale aid, if the donor simply has no experience to match it, is an act of poisoning. Chen Ke still respects Song Jiaoren a lot, and he doesn't want to hurt him like this. Faced with Zhang Yu's question, Chen Ke replied: "I don't have any requirements for them. Comrade Zhang Yu, make a list of assistance. ”

Zhang Yu will definitely make the aid figure very low, Chen Ke believes this.