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Because of the battle with the militia from Foshan, the troops had used a large number of explosive bombs during the battle. Nearly 2,000 people from Foshan were killed and more than 1,000 were injured. The Second Army immediately stopped resting and began to advance north to seize the cities of Guangdong. The objective of the troops was Fenshui Pass. Guarding this place would cut off the vital transportation links between Fujian and Guangdong.
The First Army sent a small force to attack Jiangmen and other places, while the main force began to carry out armed demonstrations in the villages around Guangzhou. The Guangdong Land Issue Office under the Political Department flipped through the information to determine the land issue in Guangdong. At the same time, it began to establish a tax system.
Of course, there was another unspoken reason why the First Army's main force was moving around Guangzhou. The army wanted to negotiate with Heaven and Earth Hui. There was no room for two tigers on one mountain. Vézé's troops had occupied Guangzhou like a ferocious dragon crossing the river. Naturally, it was impossible for him to accept that there was a force in Guangdong that could compete with the restored Viceroy's Office. As for Manchu Qing's forces in Guangdong, the Liberation Army could solve them by force. For a local bully like the Heaven and Earth Association, they couldn't do this.
During the meeting, Vézé was still a little worried that his brothers might place too much importance on friendship. After all, there were quite a few brothers from Tian Di Hui in his team. If they were inclined to Guangdong Tian Di Hui, the matter would inevitably become thorny.
He didn't expect that as soon as the meeting started, each and every one of his brethren would come up with ideas and suggestions on how to make Tian Di Hui lower its head to the restored military governor's mansion. Even Luo Dagang expressed that right now he and Tian Di Hui must decide who is superior and who is inferior.
Vézé was naturally relieved that the internal opinions were so unified. "Everyone, we've brought up the matter of land distribution. Guangxi had more people and less land, and it was the same in Guangdong. If they could not divide the land, if they could not divide the food, Guangdong, this place, would certainly starve to death every day. The Heaven and Earth Society revolted because the common people could not live on. This is what I think, we don't need to worry about those Tian Di Hui's upper echelons, as long as we can come up with a way to let the common people live and work in peace and contentment, those who followed Tian Di Hui in rebellion will definitely go home. As long as no one goes with them, we can make them into a circle, and they will be a circle. If you pinch them to be a square, they are a square! "
"We're new here. The people in Guangdong might not listen to us!" Luo Dagang couldn't help but ask.
"Let me discuss something with my brothers first. What do you think of this land?" Vézé asked.
"Land?" This question was beyond the imagination of the brothers. Everyone looked at each other in dismay, feeling somewhat puzzled.
"Do you think farmers or landlords should eat grain?" Vézé put the core of the question on the table.
The core generals of the Regained Viceroy's Office looked at each other a few times. None of them were born as big landowners, and they were forced to rebel by the world. This problem was not difficult for them. "Of course, farmers should eat grain," everyone said one after another.
At least, until now, these backbones had not directly turned from the peasants to the new class of landlords. This fact made Vézé feel relieved. As long as everyone agreed that the farmers should eat grain, the land revolution could begin with the nationalization of the land. For the people of China in the 21st century, if they wanted to make money, they had to rely on industry.
History had long proved that the foundation of industry was land reform. In England sheep ate people, in France the French Revolution, not to mention the United States, there were all sorts of laws regulating the cultivation of the land, and even in Russia there was a great deal of centralized management of the land. Different countries had different paths, but they all had one thing in common: the small-scale peasant economy was crushed. Land existed as a means of production and a part of socialized mass production.
China had a large population and little land, so the key point was land reform. After the country controlled the countryside through land reform, it forced the countryside into the path of industrialization. With the large population and little land in Guangdong, land reform would at most give the people food to eat. In order to earn money, they had to work in factories during the slack season. Without land reform, they could only be squeezed dry by the cruel accumulation in the early stages of industrialization. Of course, Vézé didn't want to end up like this.
However, Vézé didn't think he could immediately carry out the land reform in history. He didn't have that many loyal communist soldiers under him. Forcibly carrying out something that seemed advanced might not end well. There was Wang Mang, and there was the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing. With Yang Xiuqing's talent, ability, and prestige, he had offended a large number of people just by carrying out the centralization of power. Even after Vézé understood the inevitability of the Tianjing incident, he heartlessly abandoned Yang Xiuqing.
Vézé, as the current commander-in-chief of the restored military office, had to represent the interests of most of his brothers in order to obtain their support. The current land issue was the same. Vézé first had to turn his brothers into vested interests of the industrial and commercial class before they became the representatives of the big landlord class. If these people couldn't become the representatives of industrialization, they were destined to become big landlords. For example, when Vézé saw that Yang Xiuqing didn't have the ability to complete the centralization of power during the Taiping Rebellion, he immediately implemented the independence of his troops.
"Then how do we divide the land?" Wei Changrong immediately asked.
Vézé hurriedly replied, "If we kill the landlords, the commoners won't know that we want the farmers to have food to eat. They will think that we want to seize their land. At that time, as long as they have land, they will fight with us. Even if we kill all the people who resist in the end, how many people will be left in Guangdong? I think at most half. "
"Then what should we do?" Wei Changrong didn't expect Vézé to oppose the division of land.
"One step at a time. First, suppress the militias. Haven't I already asked the troops to send letters to the leaders of the militias around Guangdong, asking them to meet with us here? Up until now, these militias are smart and haven't dared to make a move on the people we sent. However, there will definitely be people who don't have eyes. Whoever dares to make a move on our messengers, we won't let them off. "Vézé said.
"That's too slow!" Wei Changrong said impatiently.
Vézé waved his hand. "It's not slow. Let's send another batch of messengers to tell the people around Guangzhou to come and discuss this year's grain collection. Also, tell them that forming a militia must be registered. Anyone who forms a militia must pay a militia tax to us. Not only do we need to let these people know about this, but we also need to let the commoners in the vicinity know about it. "
"Brilliant!" Wei Changrong didn't understand Vézé's idea at all. Bi Qingshan immediately praised him.
The senior officials of the Martial Governor's Office thought for a while. Sooner or later, everyone began to understand what Vézé was trying to do.
Luo Dagang praised, "This is raising taxes on those who can form militias and forcing them to rebel!"
Chief of Staff Hu Chenghe also praised, "Those who want to rebel will naturally think that their swords are sharp and can fight with us. Those who don't want to rebel will have to pay a militia tax. If they can't handle this tax, even if they can't completely dissolve the militia, they will still be greatly reduced in size. "
Ruan Xihao praised, "This is aimed at the big landlords and powerful people in the area. If they don't rebel, they will disband."
After everyone's discussion, they had a rough idea of the purpose and result of the policy. Vézé emphasized the main point again. "This matter must be publicized. Wherever our troops go, we must let the commoners know about this. The commoners aren't stupid. They will naturally understand who we want to deal with. If they don't understand and must stand with the big landlords and powerful people, then we don't need to be polite to them! "
After all, this was the initial stage of the organization. They were very efficient and daring to fight. After Vézé came up with a solution to the problem, the Martial Governor's Office immediately began to plan. Regarding the inevitable military conflict, the troops did not have the slightest fear. Everyone had killed their way here and had just fought against the militia, so they were naturally full of confidence.
After arranging the work, the General Staff Headquarters and the Guangdong Land Affairs Office jointly discussed the matter. Vézé started another very important matter. He had already officially contacted the British Embassy in Guangzhou and requested for both sides to meet to discuss the current problem.
The British had already replied and the embassy had officially sent a representative to negotiate with Vézé.
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