Chapter 480 The finances of the forbidden area are also in difficulty

When Itagaki Seishiro retreated with the devils, the vanguard army had already followed closely behind their heels, occupied Tongchuan and other places, and went north to the Yijun area, almost advancing to Huangling. For the territory he got from the devil, Meng Xiang occupied a peace of mind. In addition, the local people are also willing not to collect taxes, and the vanguard army who is also paid a minimum allowance stays.

The land around the red forbidden area was occupied by the vanguard army, and the measures of ten acres of tax exemption and subsistence allowance for the landless were continuously implemented, which attracted some people in the red forbidden area to also vote.

At this time, Lao Jiang had already cut off the food and salary of some other forces, and the lives of some forces were also in difficulty. At this time, with the comparison of subsistence allowance, it is naturally more attractive. At first, some people thought that the vanguard army was coming, and even Lao Jiang thought that the vanguard army would quickly annex these areas, but the vanguard army stopped.

Of course, in order to dispel some of the doubts of others, Meng Xiang still sent people to negotiate with the Red Party, mainly peaceful coexistence, mutual exchange, free movement of personnel, no illegal prohibition, and freedom of belief.

The Red Party also did not understand the intentions of the vanguard, but there was nothing wrong with these provisions of peaceful coexistence, and the rest did not seem to be too risky. In these aspects, Meng Xiang also eliminated some restrictive provisions proposed by Tang Yaoshi and others, which seemed to be more beneficial to people in the red forbidden zone. And so in the end, this contract of friendly coexistence was signed.

"See, I'm pure!" Meng Xiang waved the contract in his hand at Xiaohua and smiled easily.

This contract is indeed fair, without a trace of difficulty, and it belongs to the contract signed by two parties on an equal footing. However, don't forget that at this time, the strength of the two sides is not on the same level.

The phrase peaceful coexistence is nonsense, Meng Xiang feels that his every move is being scored by the base, otherwise where can he distinguish these exploits? Naturally, he would not take the initiative to violate the restrictions of the base, but he would find trouble with others. Although it's not a big problem if it's not something he deliberately arranged, some of his subordinates' achievements must also be counted on his head, and if he doesn't make trouble, he will be restricted.

Meng Xiang's horizons have expanded to the outside at this time, and naturally he will not be limited to fighting with others on such a small territory. So this one can be ignored.

Communicate with each other, this one is urgently needed by the Red Party, and Hu Zongnan has also carried out economic activities on them before, making things in the forbidden area extremely scarce. As soon as the vanguard army was released, it immediately became a large market. Of course, this transaction after the opening of the market is not free, but requires money as an equivalent exchange.

As long as money can penetrate into the place, people's hearts will be infected by profits. People can grit their teeth and be frugal in order to cultivate virtue in difficult situations, but in the face of the colorful material world, most people are easily lost.

What is the revolution for, most of the people think that they want to live a good life. When the good days on the territory of the vanguard army were displayed in front of everyone, this choice was naturally placed in front of them at the same time.

This is where the free movement of people comes into play. Even political-prisoners on the list of the central government can walk freely on the territory of the vanguard army. Freedom of speech of parties in the joint theater of operations will not be interfered with by imposition. It was through this article that many young people, who were full of the desire to save the workers and peasants, went to various places to give speeches, to agitate, and to propagate Sovietism. As long as it is not a violation of the relevant laws, the Vanguard generally does not care about it.

Their enthusiasm and encouragement also need the recognition of the people. For those who do not have outsiders, they will not be able to enjoy the benefits of the joint theater, and even if they join the joint theater, then they will have to act in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the theater. If you don't work all day, you will only get the minimum guarantees, and the freedom of belief will allow the choice to return from the collective organization to the hands of the individual.

In the joint theater of operations, there are also their own trade unions, as well as related trade union bills. Workers have one vote per person, no representatives, and most of them are elected by universal suffrage.

They have labor protections such as maximum working hours and minimum wage, and they also have a minimum allowance to rely on, and if they are not satisfied, they can fire their bosses at any time. Under such a policy, they are not very interested in the struggle of certain doctrines. In later European and American countries, the decline of some doctrines was also related to the improvement of welfare in the Western world and the protection of various rights and interests. Some high-welfare states are more like good cats that catch mice.

With 200,000 clones at hand, the instability in various places has also eased considerably. At this time, I am naturally not afraid of others tossing again. As long as the upward channel of the polity is unimpeded, there are a few cultural people who are willing to take the risk of tossing. Although there are no such obvious political prisoners in the joint theater, some criminal regulations and economic constraints can suppress some bad signs.

The vanguard army opened the way with its subsistence allowance and strong economic strength, and there was a huge army to rely on as a backrest, a big hat for universal suffrage, and it was invincible to expand outward, and if it were not for the red forbidden area, it would have been smoothed out by the vanguard army long ago. However, this is enough for others to worry about.

"It's not going to go on like this. Finances are getting tighter. Some people began to complain early on, "Fiscal spending is getting bigger and bigger, but fiscal revenue is getting smaller and smaller." ”

"We must advocate a hard and simple style, which is our magic weapon for victory!" The superior instructed.

And so a hard and unpretentious movement began. Anything that looks a little luxurious is forbidden.

"This piece of soap, you better not give it away. You know, this is a luxury. Now is not the time. Zhao Sili glanced at the small wooden box opened by Tuesday Bo, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Haiyan said she liked the soap." Tuesday Bo hesitated with some embarrassment.

"Isn't there still soap, and it's not that it can't be used. For the sake of a better tomorrow in the base areas, can't we endure this little suffering? When we came here from Beiping, the journey was even more difficult than this time. Didn't they all make it through? Didn't Haiyan change her name because of Gorky's article? She wouldn't mind. Zhao Sili sighed and touched his pocket. There was only one Victory cigarette left in his pocket. I don't know if I'll be able to get it again.

There are a lot of big smoking guns in the army, and all kinds of cigarettes produced by the vanguard army are affordable and taste good, which naturally attracts many people. But the annual tobacco trade is staggering, and even with a dedicated department to control it, it's a huge expense. This makes tobacco control a major aspect as well.

"Do you still have cigarettes?" Zhao Sili couldn't help but ask Tuesday Bodao, who was still frowning. Tuesday Bo often interacts with the outside world, and some cigarettes are also normal.

"Mine is all handed in." Tuesday Bo, who doesn't smoke much, responded to the call and took the lead in handing over the extravagant things on his body.

"No wonder!" Zhao Sili muttered.

"What?" Tuesday Bo seems to have heard the word privilege.

"Nothing!" Zhao Sili hurriedly clarified and changed the topic: "I mean, dry tobacco is not bad. We have our own tobacco, so it's more convenient to find a roll like a piece of paper. ”

"Paper will also need to be saved in the future." Tuesday Bo suddenly thought of something and said, "The number of pen, ink, paper, and inkstones must be controlled, and the office unit has begun to save." ”

"It's okay to roll it up with leaves, I've smoked it!" Zhao Sili smiled reluctantly.

"Tobacco will also be controlled in the future." Tuesday Wave stereotyped.

"Aren't we planting some tobacco on the ground?" Some other plants flashed through Zhao Sili's mind, but he immediately hid those things deep in his mind.

"Some people are not very conscious, and our people are still doing their work." Tuesday Bo said casually.

Zhao Sili immediately understood what was going on. He knew that the financial constraints in the base areas were one thing, and the financial revenues were getting smaller and smaller. In the past, the situation around us was similar, and the people's taxes were the same for everyone. However, at this time, compared with the policy of the vanguard army, the tax exemption of ten acres of land per household is naturally much better than other policies. Do not suffer from widowhood, but suffer from unevenness. I pay more taxes than others, and I enjoy less than others, and no one wants to do this. As a result, people in some places began to resist and not pay taxes.

Not only tobacco, but also some grains and the like are not paid. There were also clamoring to welcome the vanguard in. If it weren't for the fact that the vanguard army never got involved in the forbidden area, I am afraid that there would have been chaos long ago.

"Are they all some people?" Zhao Sili suddenly felt bored in his heart, pinched out the last Shengli brand cigarette, and poked it at the corner of his mouth, but after touching it for a long time, he didn't find a match. Where is the box of matches made in Jinan? I remember that there were two more. He looked around and saw that Zhou Bo was still holding the small wooden box, carefully examining it through the light from the only small window in the cave, and couldn't help but say in a stern tone: "You have to pay attention to some influences!" ”

Tuesday Bo hurriedly stood up, and couldn't help but blush a little.

"Comrade Haiyan often appears in front of the leaders, so naturally he can't take the lead in using soap, that will have a bad impact!" Zhao Sili lowered his breath and persuaded him.

"I see!" After sitting for a while, he went out under the pretext of looking at the new documents from Soviet Russia.

"I still have two matches, why can't I find them?" Zhao Sili looked at his distant figure and couldn't help muttering again.

The vanguard still adopted a policy of non-interference, which quickly unified the atmosphere of hardship and simplicity in the Red Exclusion Zone. But some things are essential, such as ammunition for the training of various troops. These are indispensable. The troops have to maintain a minimum of functioning.

In the past, you could still grab a little from the puppet army and the Japanese, but at this time, there are all vanguard troops around, and there are no devils and puppet troops anymore, who should I rob?

The Pioneer Army's punishment for this armed robbery on its territory is very severe, and the same criminal syndicate behavior similar to that of robbing banks and large households is also very strictly controlled. The action is also very timely, so whether it is arms or extra money to rob the rich and help the poor, it will not work.

The Vanguard also sells arms to foreign countries. It's just that the price has also begun to increase with the start of the European competition. The corresponding arms expenditure is large. And the growing number of troops in the exclusion zone has also led to a sharp increase in military spending.

"That's not the way to go! Now that the door has been opened, it is difficult to close it again. There are too many examples around, and the people have opinions first. We need a better way to deal with this crisis. "In a cave, meetings on this issue go on all the time.

"The people in the base area have opinions about the price of our salt." Someone took the lead in firing the artillery, "Our salt is not as good as the vanguard army, and the price is indeed a lot more expensive, no wonder the common people do not approve of it." ”

He was talking about the monopoly of salt, which is one of the main revenues in the exclusion zone. However, in the face of the vanguard army's large-scale dumping of refined salt across the country, not only could their salt not be sold, but even the salt in Sichuan in the national control area was also affected.

The vanguard army controlled the production of salt in Huaibei, Shandong, Bohai Bay and other regions, and it is said that salt production also began in Qinghai. With the introduction of machine work and a new way of drying salt, the salt produced by the vanguard army suddenly brought down the price and improved the quality a lot.

Even though the salt industry was regulated in some places, the Vanguard Army had already rolled out a huge sales network. Directly driving the plane to smuggle salt, no one can stop this. Even if the salt of the vanguard army is a little cheaper than others, the common people can perceive it, and with the fact that they are of the best quality, they are naturally hot sellers. Especially in the forbidden area, it is surrounded by the territory of the vanguard army, and even if people let go of the same monopoly salt industry, they will not be able to sell much. The profit is thin, it is better to toss back and forth.

Fortunately, it can also control all kinds of monopoly sales on the ground, so that some income, but the price gap also makes the people unhappy. Although the base is not allowed to take the initiative to attack, but the propaganda facts, this base does not care at all. The Vanguard's ever-growing propaganda tools allow every citizen to hear the facts they can hear.

With those real contrasts, it is natural that some people are not satisfied.

"If the price of salt is lowered, our finances will be even more difficult." Someone said. There is also a large item of fur, which is purchased by the Pioneer Army, but the surrounding territory is controlled by the Pioneer Army, and there are not many furs in the restricted area.

"There are also fewer donations from all over the world." Someone said. At this time, the forbidden area is no longer the front line of the Anti-Japanese War, the devils have been eliminated, and the puppet army is gone, so it can only be regarded as the rear.

Finances are a big problem. No matter what form of government, without financial support, it is still a castle in the air. Not everyone can be a saint and can not worry about food and clothing.

"We should be in touch with Moscow a little more." Someone said.

But more people were silent, and at this time there was also a storm in Soviet Russia. Trotsky, at the instigation of whom, led the Fourth International everywhere, which led to a new upheaval in the already quiet political situation in Soviet Russia. The vanguard army even directly invited all the forces of Soviet Russia in other places. And the border was tightened, so that the contact with Soviet Russia was broken.

"Moscow has promised to send a sum of money that will ease our situation." Someone finally spoke. With the rise of the vanguard army and the retreat of the Central Army, Soviet Russia paid more attention to the forbidden area.

"In the end, it's up to us!" Someone said, "If there are situations where we can't beat them, let's get into their stomachs and become one of them." ”

As soon as he spoke, there was silence again. At the beginning, some people in various localities who were unable to settle their own food and salary problems infiltrated the vanguard army and other forces. Those who dissolve in other forces are better to say, but those who have entered the vanguard are undergoing some changes.

In the vanguard army, there is no talk of doctrine, only patriotism, the duty of a soldier. Coupled with various benefits and benefits, and smooth military merit channels, this melting pot is constantly changing everyone. In addition, the vanguard army's joint theater does not pursue political parties, and their development direction is clearer and more realistic, which makes some unexpected situations arise.

Therefore, at this time, everyone also thought that it was not a good way for the army to integrate into the vanguard army, unless it was a person with a high political consciousness, and it was necessary to ensure that the team was not separated and not mixed. But this is difficult, and when the boot camp is trained, some changes have already been made. After the soldiers were exposed to high welfare and high treatment, the rear automatically began to change. This, combined with the delineation of the establishment, also makes it almost impossible to maintain full independence. The vanguard is not a fool, and it has to spend a lot of money to feed your team. Once it is divided and doped, even if you are in a high position, you can't control the bottom.

The great man had not spoken, and he had already keenly sensed that the vanguard army did not have much hostility towards them. Otherwise, there may be some friction at any time to attack them. But there is not much goodwill either, not ally-style. However, at the moment, it seems that the military security issue around the vanguard army is the least worrying at this time.

He was thinking about other issues, the financial problem was a difficult problem, and the issue of the banner was even more of a big problem.

At this time, except for the three eastern provinces in the north, there is no longer too much threat from devils. All that remains to consider is the direction of the team's development. In the forbidden area, if it continues like this, you can only sit and wait. You have to get out.

Naturally, you can't go to the national control area, you can only go to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War and look for good opportunities.

There were two paths in front of them, one to the northeast. The Northeast region is rich in resources, with factory machinery and the support of Soviet Russia nearby. But the disadvantages are also obvious. At this time, the puppet Manchurians were in power, the Japanese puppet army was too strong, the support of the people was poor, and there was a lot of interference from Soviet Russia. It's not necessarily a good place.

The other is to go south. The remnants of the vanguard army and the central army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, coupled with the dense Japanese puppet army, are not suitable for development. The Japanese army in the coastal areas is relatively strong, and it is not suitable to directly shake its edge.

"Jiangxi?" His mind suddenly thought of the junction of Jiangxi and Hunan.