"The villain's name is Zhang Xingjiao, and he was originally a boy." The man shook his head and knelt on the ground. Guo Yi and the others did not apply their own concept of equality to these prisoners, and the unequal pressure was beneficial to them.
"A virgin?" Mu Min frowned, "A virgin? He practices boy skills?"
Xiong Buyou almost didn't laugh: "He's a Tongsheng, a scholar who didn't pass the exam."
Everyone took a closer look at this man. Although he was in rags and had a dark complexion, his hands and feet were not thick. He was not a man from a poor background.
Zhang Xingjiao saw some of their smiles and sighed self-deprecatingly: "The villain is unable to study, which makes the deputy men laugh. My family is originally aboriginal here. We have been farming for several generations and have several acres of land passed down from our ancestors. There is a big man named Gou in the village. , because there were several wealthy families in the clan who could talk to the bookkeepers in the yamen, and they became tyrannical in the village. My father was angry, so he sent me to study in the hope that I could gain fame and support the family without being influenced by his family. Bullying. But the villain is useless and he keeps failing the exam."
He probably felt embarrassed, and his face turned red: "Studying requires money. My family sold several acres of land, and the family was already a little tight. The family's cattle suddenly died. Everyone said that it was the Gou family's work. , we had neither evidence nor the power to file a lawsuit with him. My father was angry and anxious, and fell seriously ill. The farmer had no money left, so he had no choice but to sell the remaining four acres of land with a written agreement. It could have been sold for a few more bucks, but the Gou family, relying on their familiarity with the clerk in the Yamen, forcibly prevented other large households from buying the land. The land price was severely reduced, and the money they got from selling the land was not as good as usual. half……"
"Forced buying and selling." Mu Min nodded sympathetically.
"The land was sold, but when my father found out about it, he became even more angry. After a few months of delay, all the money was spent and no one was alive -" Zhang Xingjiao wiped his tears, "That's not all, the Gou family could be so bad-hearted. , colluded with the master in charge of money and food in the yamen, and never transferred the four acres of money and food. My land has been sold, and I still have to pay money and food every summer and autumn. How can there be such an unreasonable thing in the world? "
Is there such a thing? Several people were surprised. This was a very common thing in the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, where production was reduced to grain storage: the land was sold, but the tax burden was not heavy, and the buyer did not have to pay taxes and grain. Often farmers are forced to flee after losing their land.
"In recent years, the money and food provided by the imperial court have been extremely heavy, and the Liao's salary has also been added. This is very difficult for a small family like mine! The villain went to the buyer and asked why he didn't transfer the money and food? It was clearly written in the document. The head of the Gou family said I have already told the senior officials in the yamen who are in charge of money and food that he has nothing to do with the money and food not being transferred. I went to the city a few times, but I was scolded by the senior officials, saying that I was a troublesome person."
There was silence in the tent. The prisoners sitting on the ground waiting to be heard were deeply moved by what he told. Most of them had grievances of one kind or another. Listening to his miserable words, some shed tears silently, while others bit their lips and thought. Thinking about his own experiences, he felt resentful and resentful.
"The land sold was forced to pay money and grain. Once the deadline for collecting the grain came, the government officials would go to the countryside to arrest people with summons, water and fire sticks, iron chains, and handcuffs, like wolves and tigers. As soon as they arrived at home, There is no room for explanation. He beats people when he sees them, smashes pots and bowls when he sees them. He takes the villain to the county and chases him. Every three days, he beats the villain until his body is completely bruised. He also has to shackle the public... He is not going to survive. Fortunately, a few of my classmates who were studying at the county school were spared a small life by asking for guidance, instruction and intercession. Back home, the Gou family colluded with the policemen to kill the villain on their behalf. In the name of tax and grain, he intimidated the villain and took away some of the homestead and graves of the villain's family with money and real deeds. Unfortunately, all the graves of my family's ancestors were dug up by him..." At this point, he made a fool of himself. On the ground, the crying continued.
This time he was going to fight. Because he had nothing to gain and no family property, the big families in the village felt that it didn't matter if this man died, so they forcibly tied him up with three other people and sent him to the city to serve as a civilian. , he was originally on the way to attack Bo Pu, but he was caught because he was too weak to run fast.
I asked a few more people who wanted to join the gang, and it turned out that the story was similar. They were all people who were forced to live by the powerful government, and everyone had a blood feud. Everyone sympathized with them after hearing this.
"This matter should be reported to the Executive Committee." Mu Min wiped her red eyes, "The people are suffering too much, we must carry out land reform!"
Guo Yi also felt sympathy in his heart, but he was not interested in land reform. He also expressed his sympathy for Mu Min's lament to avoid being said to be cold-blooded, but he did not say a word about land reform - who knows the leader What a thought! Newcomers should be more careful with their words. But he had an idea based on this matter. This idea, combined with what he heard from Shaozong today about the content of the post-war review meeting of the Executive Committee last night, he felt that it had a high probability of being adopted.
"Attacking big players?" Wen Desi looked at Xiao Zishan with some surprise.
"Well," Xiao Zishan nodded, "To be precise, they are attacking local tyrants and evil gentry."
"Zishan, we discussed at that time not to engage in land reform."
"If we don't carry out land reform, we will attack the big households. To put it bluntly, we will do what is right for heaven, robbing the rich and giving to the poor." Xiao Zishan took out a few pages of paper, "This is Guo Yi's suggestion and some of the things he obtained during the prisoner interrogation. Materials. Use the information obtained during the prisoner interrogation to attack a group of large households with public anger. First, it can win over the people and warn the stubborn people not to confront us; second, it can obtain a large amount of food and supplies."
These pages record the information provided by the captives about the large households with bad records, including population, defense, fields, property, etc. They are very detailed. Some even include pigs and cows at home, and where gold and silver may be hidden. It's simply a thorough guide to heists. Travelers can easily make a fortune by following the pictures.
Naturally, the so-called robbing the rich and giving to the poor has mainly been to help one's own poverty since ancient times. But this set of things is extremely attractive to ordinary people. Although the ordinary people do not actually get a lot of benefits, subverting the daily order that oppresses them and knocking those who are above them to the ground is still a problem for many people. Full of temptation.
The Executive Committee held discussions and the proposal received strong support from a group of activists. For moderates, the original "hunting" is to randomly search for attack targets, which is likely to kill some people who should not be killed, harm the interests of a group of people who should not be harmed, and lay hidden dangers for future administrative construction. Using this method After the plan, the "hunting" plan can become more targeted, coupled with slogans that can attract and agitate the people: "hoeing the poor to bring peace to the good, robbing the rich and giving to the poor." It simply has the finishing touch. Both parties were satisfied and looked at classmate Guo Yi in a new light.
"We really need to visit a few large households to replenish supplies." Wu Nanhai, as the person in charge of the agriculture and food department, lowered his voice and told everyone, "Originally, I wanted to remind you of the food problem."
He opened a notebook: "We reserve rice and flour at the rate of 1 kilogram per person per day for 6o days. The total reserve is 35 tons. After D-Day, most people actually reserve 6oo- 8oo grams of ration, because we can ration more protein and fat, including canned food, food and sea fish, which reduces the demand for carbohydrates. In this way, the daily consumption of food is 35o kilograms, so the food consumption is less than expected. The reserve is better than expected It can last about 15 days longer. But this number does not include prisoners.
"Wude reported that the number of prisoners given to me today is 138. Based on the ration of 300 grams per person per day - if they are to do heavy physical work, this ration is actually not enough - starting from tomorrow, they will consume more than 300 grams per day. 40 kilograms of grain, this is not a small number, we must open up sources of grain as soon as possible."
"Where is our own food planting plan?" Xiao Zishan knew that Wu Nanhai's agricultural team had brought countless essences of modern agriculture.
"We didn't have manpower in the past, but now we have more captives, it's easier to handle. Hainan can harvest three crops a year in the 21st century. But now it's the Little Ice Age, and I don't know how cold it is in Hainan. I have to ask the captives before I can decide what to plant." .”
"I remember it snowed in Hainan during the Ming Dynasty."
"This should be a special case, but the temperature is definitely a few degrees lower. It's okay to harvest twice a year. I hope to allocate more prisoners to me. To be honest, I don't feel comfortable with homeboys farming..."
Xiao Zishan wrote down his request in his notebook.
"There is also salt, which must be found as soon as possible or produced by ourselves. The agriculture group has a ton of salt, which is enough for now, but now it is consumed very quickly because of the need to make many pickled products. Other departments also have needs and have applied to the agriculture group. , which makes it very difficult for me to handle.”
"Salt is not difficult to produce, right? I remember that Hainan was one of the first places in China to carry out large-scale salt production. There are many salt farms along the Beibu Gulf and Qiongzhou Strait."
"Construction of a salt farm must start as soon as possible."
"It's easy to say," Wang Luobin said confidently, "When I was a child in Guangxi, I often went to the salt fields on the seaside to play, and I know how to dry it." He frowned, "But drying salt is a hard life, and it's all mechanized production. , in terms of manpower, the labor force is not enough right now.”
"No need to bother, we can go grab it..." Yu Eshui opened a book, "According to the county records, there is an official salt farm on the Ma Niao Peninsula not far from us, and I think the salt there is enough for us. "
"Go grab salt. The chemical industry department needs this very much. Get some manpower."
"Let's sort out what projects we need to meet. Then we'll talk about how to allocate manpower."
