The BJP has a large number of meetings, and now it meets three times a week. And before the big action, there is the inevitable meeting. Therefore, Shang Yuan and Chen Ke are both "long-standing venues", but the landlords have no such experience at all. There is no meeting without a political party, and although the landlords are forcibly gathered together, these landlords are suspicious, and in the face of strong pressure, they will temporarily have a "consensus" out of class instinct, and when the pressure becomes less and their goals are different, the landlords immediately become completely detached.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this official has something to do for the time being, and it will take an hour to come back. Let's talk first, and explain the affairs of the people this time. The officer will be back in an hour. Shang Yuan said. After saying that, he didn't say much politeness, and got up and left with Chen Ke. Leave a group of stunned landlords in the conference room.

The landlords didn't know what kind of trouble Shang Yuan and Chen Ke were making, they watched Shang Yuan and Chen Ke leave the conference room, and then heard Chen Ke say outside: "It's so hot, roll up the mat." ”

With this command, the straw mat that served as a wall was rolled up. I saw dozens of soldiers of the insurance regiment standing outside the conference room. The summer sunlight shines through the wooden frame, brightening the already bright meeting room. The landlords were dumbfounded one by one, Ren Qiying once said that Chen Ke might "break the bowl for the number", and rushed into dozens of people to use knives and guns against the landlords. Chen Ke also said, "If you shout yourself, you can rush in dozens of people." But the landlords really didn't believe it, and it wasn't until they saw the dozens of soldiers outside rolling up straw mats and revealing their figures that they knew that what they said was true. The soldiers rolled up their mats and left the area around the conference room, returning to their posts. Leaving a group of landlords in the house and left unattended.

One of the important techniques for inciting contradictions among the enemy is to boldly let the enemy connect with each other. Of course, cooperation is reached in exchanges, and contradictions are also generated in exchanges. Now Chen Ke and the others have successfully planted a lot of things among the landlords, and now they need to let the landlords ferment and quarrel on their own. Chen Ke and Shang Yuan can leave the stage temporarily.

"Wen Qing, do you think this is really no problem? If the landlords can't reach a result in the end, won't we have to make more effort? Shang Yuan is still not very confident in allowing the landlords to discuss freely.

"Brother Wangshan, we have already sent someone to enclose the land. The outcome of the discussions among the landlords was completely meaningless. We're just keeping them here for convenience. Chen Ke said with a smile. Anyway, the large-scale grabbing of seeds and forced harvests has begun, and whether the landlords agree or disagree, the insurance group will not have any discussion with the landlords.

The two did not stay in the barracks of the insurance regiment, but went directly to the direction of the county yamen. The two places are only a few hundred meters apart, and it is not far to walk.

"Wenqing, is this a revolution? Seize the old power and put it in the hands of the new government? "Shang Yuan is not very confident.

"Brother Wangshan, you have to know one thing, we are engaged in agriculture in an industrialized mode, and the labor intensity and total labor of the peasants are far from being lazy and lazy before. It's a lot harder than before. Chen Ke said what he said from his heart, so there was no joke in his expression.

"What do you mean by that?" Shang Yuan asked puzzled. These days, Shang Yuan has shown outstanding performance in administrative work. However, Shang Yuan came from an agrarian society after all, and still could not understand the characteristics of agriculture in the era of industrialization.

"How big does it take for a landlord to build an irrigation system? Moreover, the irrigation system built by the landlords could not leave the village. Out of the village is someone else's land, do you think they are willing to give it to others cheaply? Chen Ke didn't want to say it so clearly, what he needed now was to be able to understand his comrades, it seemed easy to give orders, but in practice, he would have to face all kinds of troubles. Only comrades who can understand Chen Ke's train of thought can take charge on their own. Chen Ke is now trying to find comrades who can do this.

"It also makes sense. Wenqing, although my family also has a few acres of land, thousands of acres, but it is absolutely impossible for my family to repair water conservancy. The landlords are competing with each other for water and for the good land that already exists. If you just want to build a new land, you don't have to think about it. Absolutely not. "Shang Yuan really understands people, and what he said is completely right.

Chen Ke was very happy, and he said excitedly: "So, this time we can't let the landlords lead this matter." It's not that they don't want to do it, it's that they simply can't. Now such a large territory, more than 100,000 acres of land, which landlord can consider these lands as a whole? Moreover, do they have the guts to run these lands well? Without a strong armed force, if you manage more than 100,000 acres well, it will be a piece of fat, and everyone wants to take a bite. Hum. We, the People's Party, and our insurance group must sort out these lands, and no one wants to touch any of them. ”

"Hmm!" Shang Yuan didn't answer the question, he just nodded very highly. Landlords in this era, you can have thousands of acres of land, which is the "fat" in the eyes of various forces, and everyone wants to come to you to cut a knife. It's not that the landlords are so enthusiastic about their careers. If there were no children from official backgrounds to support the façade, the life of the big landlords would not be easy. And born as a descendant of a landlord, Shang Yuan also wants to really try the taste of running more than 100,000 acres of land. Seriously, Shang Yuan really didn't want to get the slightest benefit from these hundreds of thousands of acres of land. As long as he can personally operate an operation of this scale, Shang Yuan will feel satisfied.

Chen Ke understands Shang Yuan's thoughts very well, and he has a friend in the 21st century, who is the heir of the Mu family in Shandong. Shandong Mou's manor is currently China's largest, one of the most complete feudal landlord manors, it was founded in the first year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, with more than 5,500 pieces of real estate, 60,000 acres of land, 120,000 acres of mountains, now preserve more than 480 halls and pavilions, covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters. Mou's Manor is rich in history and culture. And this friend once discussed with Chen Ke the reason for the prosperity of the Mu family, because the Mu family has produced hundreds of jinshi in the past dynasties, and has always had enough power and influence in the imperial court. This is what will last for hundreds of years.

The Mu family donated all their land to the government after liberation, and the head of their family could see the form very clearly. In the face of such a superpower as the party, they did not have the slightest idea of resistance. But Shang Yuanjia obviously does not have such a scale, he is looking forward to being able to personally operate a large farm of more than 100,000 acres, although he doesn't say it, but the excitement in his expression has already revealed his thoughts.

"Brother Wangshan, do you know the difference between an industrial country and an agricultural country?" Chen Ke asked.

"Wen Qing, you have talked about it, it is a matter of the degree of use of machinery." Shang Yuan replied. Chen Ke repeatedly mentioned the significance of building an industrial nation at the meetings of the People's Party. This is not Chen Ke's foresight, but a summary made by many of Chen Ke's "Maoist" friends. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the rural areas have been in a situation of continuous "blood loss" of labor. Although life expectancy has increased, the rural labor force appears to have "swelled" in the first three decades. Compared with the population growth in rural areas, the population in urban areas is increasing rapidly. This increase in population is not the result of urban populations multiplying on their own. Rather, it is the result of the continuous "blood drawing" of the cities from the countryside and the arrangement of a large number of laborers to the cities.

Especially in the 30 years after the republic, with the substantial improvement in the education level of the labor force and the rapid improvement in the quality of the labor force, it is not too difficult for the rural labor force to find a job after moving to the cities. Even in the "sweatshop" factory, there are still enough employment opportunities. And the sweatshops of the 21st century, compared to the "flesh factory" of the 20th century, are already a heavenly existence.

The industrial country is able to provide machinery and equipment into the agricultural field, although the rural labor force continues to "lose blood", the rural labor intensity and total labor continue to increase, but the development of the degree of machinery effectively solves the "labor" gap in the middle. Chen Ke had a brief survey of Henan's rural areas, and although most of the people in Henan's rural areas are now engaged in farming, there are combined machinery for sowing and harvesting, and every household has tractors and other machinery for other farming operations. Not only the use of machinery, but also the change in technology is more obvious, Chen Ke has seen in the countryside that the situation of "flood watering" - (that is, the traditional watering into the field, which uses a lot of water and is inefficient) - is decreasing, and the scale of sprinkler irrigation is getting bigger and bigger.

The popularization of machinery and equipment and agricultural technology has greatly improved the productivity of rural areas and reduced the demand for "absolute labor force". The total amount of labor in the rural areas has increased many times.

But it was 1906, and although Chen Ke was well aware of the changes in agriculture, he could not conjure up these machines out of thin air. Not to mention the matching agricultural technology, Chen Ke can only adopt the model of the first 30 years, that is, the "water conservancy 10,000 people battle" and "water conservancy is a 10,000 people battle" that have been publicized countless times.

So what do we need to do now? What's the most important thing? Shang Yuan asked. Ever since he met Chen Ke, Shang Yuan felt that Chen Ke had a "visionary" that he couldn't reach. Shang Yuan was not a very ambitious person, and like other bureaucrats of his time, Shang Yuan did not think that there was any shame in following the "Ming Master". Following the strong and wholeheartedly striving to build a strong China is the common idea of intellectuals and bureaucrats like Shang Yuan. The hostility of these bureaucrats towards the "revolution" is simple to say, because up to now there has not been a "master" among the "revolutionaries" who can make these bureaucrats look at it. After meeting Chen Ke, reading Chen Ke's book, and listening to Chen Ke's blueprint for the future of "industrialized China", Shang Yuan felt that he had met a "Ming Lord" worthy of his loyalty. If it weren't for such a mentality, letting Shang Yuan, who was in his thirties, succumb to Chen Ke, who was in his twenties, would be something that he couldn't even think about.

Chen Ke didn't think much about Shang Yuan's mental activities, he was now full of his own thoughts, "Brother Wangshan, we must turn to one person now, that is, Bu Guanshui in Anqing." If we want to engage in agriculture, we must build water conservancy facilities, and these more than 100,000 acres of land have just passed the flood. The drainage system must be built, and the irrigation system will also be built in the future. To do this, there must be surveying and mapping. If you can't figure out where the terrain is high and where it's low, the irrigation system that has been built must be a big joke. I have already sent someone to Anqing and asked Comrade Bu Guanshui to bring relevant technical personnel to our Fengtai County as soon as possible. Moreover, we not only have to let Comrade Bu Guanshui bring people here, but we also have to organize our own surveying and mapping team and quickly select enough manpower to study surveying and mapping. This is also necessary for marching and fighting. ”

"Where did we get the people who did the surveying and mapping ourselves? This has to be borne by those who have some cultural roots. Although the landlords can elect the people's representatives, the old guys have no future, and we have to choose people from among the little ones. Those young people don't necessarily like their way of life. Bringing them into our ranks will also make the landlords less likely to oppose us. Thankfully, their children followed us, on the one hand, to make them feel that we would not be cruel to them. And the landlord may not be willing to kill his relatives in righteousness. Chen Ke said with a smile.

Hearing this, Shang Yuan nodded. Shang Yuan is not a person who "helps the needy" at all. As a landlord and bureaucrat, the people died when they died, and Shang Yuan didn't even have any sympathy. Shang Yuan was loyal to the "People's Party government", and the policy of the People's Party government was to save the people, so Shang Yuan did his best to save the people. In Shang Yuan's mind, the interests of the People's Party are the first and second, and there are other considerations second.

The two entered the county office, and there were already several people waiting for the two of them here. Seeing Shang Yuan and Chen Ke coming in, several people stood up and said respectfully, "Lord County Commander, you are here." ”

Shang Yuan and Chen Ke sat down on the upper seat, and then Shang Yuan let a few sit down. Then he asked, "Tell me, have you thought about it?" ”