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Shen Xin never knew that there was someone in the world who could explain the truth so clearly. It was neither the great truth in the books of the saints, nor the extremely simple truth among ordinary people.
Vézé explained the four levels of reaction of the landlord class to the revolution. The landlord class was not afraid of revolution, and any turmoil was an object of hostility to the landlord class. In response to the different reactions of the landlord class, Vézé proposed four different stages.
1. Admit the existence of the landlord class, but use the power of the government to slightly suppress the landlord class from "paying taxes".
2. Admit the existence of the landlord class, and the government cut off part of the landlord class's "rent and interest reduction".
3. Do not admit the existence of the landlord class, and the government combined with the oppressed people to implement "beating the local tyrants and dividing the land".
4. Do not admit the existence of the landlord class, and the government implemented the policy of nationalization of the land.
In the first stage, the landlord class would certainly react, but because the old system was not completely destroyed, the resistance was limited. From the second stage, the resistance would gradually enter the scope of class struggle, and the landlord class's resistance would become more and more intense.
Vézé concluded by saying, "It doesn't matter whether you remember it or not. But there is one thing you must remember, after the interests of the landlord class are damaged, they will not be willing to wait here. They will also choose to resist. So if anyone thinks that this operation will not be resisted by the landlord, then you may as well say that I allow them to leave the team! "
After confirming that the landlord class would choose to resist, Vézé began to talk about the current system in China.
Regardless of whether the others understood, Shen Xin understood what the system was. The system was the same no matter where it was. Whether it was Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong or Guangxi, as long as it was China's private land system, landlords and farmers were the same.
On this point, Vézé's team included people from all over the country. As long as they talked about the things around them, they could prove that landlords were different based on personal reasons, but not based on the system.
Those who could be selected for the task force were not fools. Shen Xin understood Vézé's plan. He wanted everyone to establish two basic points. The first was that the landlord class would resist, and the second was just what kind of people the landlord class was.
After confirming these two points, Vézé raised his own opinion.
"The landlord class will definitely want to resist and pay the taxes, but after the Qing bandits were defeated by us, the landlord class can't rely on the armed forces of the Qing bandits, so they can only rely on their own regiments. In the Luzhou region, we've already dealt with more than ten people who formed groups to train. Their properties have already been confiscated and their entire families have been annihilated. Those who don't dare to form a training team can only rely on the masses and public opinion if they want to fight against us. "Vézé spoke passionately. Shen Xin's eyes lit up as he listened.
"Everyone! We must kill those landlords who refuse to pay their taxes. But we need to let the people in the areas we control know that if the landlords resist and pay their taxes, we will treat them like this. After all, the landlords were locals. If they wanted to organize armed forces, they would naturally rely on the poor. The proportion of landlords' families in the regiments is very small. If the people know our criteria for killing the landlords, do you think the people will voluntarily come out and work for the landlords? "
"The landlords will definitely choose to use deceptive methods to tell the people that we will bully the people more than we bully the landlords. And now, we need to tell the people that we only bully the landlords, not the people, and even help the people. As long as we can spread the word to this point, we will fight for the position of the masses and public opinion. Then, no matter how treacherous and daring the landlords are, they won't be a problem! "
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After listening to Vézé's spittle fly as he described the plan of action, Shen Xin was completely impressed by Vézé. Although he was only eighteen this year, Shen Xin had heard countless times from his mother about how her relatives robbed Shen Xin's father's property after he passed away. They bribed the local authorities to suppress Shen Xin's mother's family, and in the end, they successfully robbed the property.
Vézé's method was not innovative, but it was not robbery either. In the Manchu Qing era, Vézé only let the landlords continue to pay the taxes that should have been paid. And in any case, Vézé still let the landlords pay more taxes, which was already an unheard of act of justice.
After the unity of thought, it was time for ideological mobilization. The content of the mobilization really moved Shen Xin, because the monthly salary and travel expenses totaled four taels of silver. With twelve taels of silver, it would be enough for Shen Xin and his mother to live on for a year. For an eighteen -year-old Anqing youth without any backing, this amount of money was extremely attractive.
The ideological mobilization described the terrible consequences that would befall them if they could not complete the task. The fear of failure undoubtedly stimulated the work force's enthusiasm.
Originally, Shen Xin thought that this was the end and that it was time for everyone to set off. He did not expect that this was just the beginning. Vézé ordered everyone to start training. What methods should these work teams use to meet fellow countrymen of different ages and genders?
Wei Ze had also invited some local hired flower drum troupes and theatrical troupes. These people had traveled extensively, and their specialty was to quickly attract the attention of various places. This was what Vézé and his team needed to do. Since the beginning of May 1853, Vézé's army began to split into small teams to carry out propaganda work in the local areas. The main force also began to carry out armed demonstrations to deter the local areas.
But this was only the first round of training. This was the second round of training. It was also the most important propaganda before the implementation of the tax on grain. Through the first propaganda, the local areas had been "mobilized". Now, Vézé relied on propaganda to divide the local forces.
Shen Xin finally knew where his responsibility lay. It was clearly stated in the meeting that the Taiping army would not attack the common people. This time, they were going to subdue the landlords and gentry. Those who refused to pay taxes to the Taiping army would be forced by the Taiping army to hand over their lives. With the experience of being bullied by the government, Shen Xin had no enthusiasm for supporting the landlords and gentry. If there were no landlords and gentry, especially without the Shen family, Shen Xin would still be a young master.
The four-day training passed quickly, but Shen Xin still had a question in her mind. Why was his uniform different from the others?
In addition to the standing collar and buttoned lapels, most of the uniforms had collar, shoulder, and arm badges. But Shen Xin's uniform did not have these three things. Among the propaganda team, Shen Xin looked very different.
"Captain, why don't I have collar, shoulder, and arm badges?" Shen Xin asked the propaganda team leader, Wu Qilu.
"You are not a soldier. How can you have a collar?" Wu Qilu laughed.
It was the first time Shen Xin heard this. He said doubtfully, "We are all in the same team. Why can't I have the same collar?"
Wu Qilu shook his head. "The military uniform is not for jokes. You are a soldier if you wear a collar. If you are walking together and suddenly encounter an enemy attack, you will be an ordinary civilian without a collar. You will be protected by the army. If you secretly wear a collar, you will think that you are fooling others. But everyone says, 'Charge forward,' and you have to charge at the enemy. If you don't charge, you will be executed according to the battlefield rules. You will be beheaded. "
As soon as he heard that he would be beheaded, Shen Xin immediately dispelled the idea of getting the same collar as the soldiers. He still had to take care of his mother. He could not die at this time.
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