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Zhou Jincai, who believed that "Military Governor Wei not letting everyone be a landlord was not letting everyone live a good life," was locked up. After ordering Zhou Jincai to be taken away, the division commander called for a meeting of all the officers above the level of company commander. In the meeting, he yelled at the brigade commanders, regimental commanders, and battalion commanders, "We must kill Zhou Jincai as a warning to others! Those who don't listen to you will not be spared! "
Zhou Jinguo was furious that Zhou Jincai called him a snitch. Seeing the division commander gnashing his teeth, Zhou Jinguo felt a little uneasy. It wasn't that the Liberation Army hadn't killed their own people before. After the military trial of the Liberation Army, the final verdict was made public. Because the Liberation Army had never been defeated in a battle, there were very few cases of desertion on the battlefield, and very few people died because of battlefield discipline. More than half of those who were executed were corrupt members of various ranks in the military. The rest were mostly those who had incited regional conflicts and incited others to fight. As a result, lives were lost in group fights.
Soldiers fought with their lives on the battlefield, and comrades had to rely on each other. Therefore, the officers and soldiers were very supportive of killing this group of corrupt criminals and those who encouraged others to stir up trouble. Get rid of mountain-chief-ism and localism. No one really understood this principle. But when it came to kicking out those troublemakers from the army, even if they were unwilling to take the initiative, no one did anything to stop them. As a matter of fact, after clearing out this group of people, peace immediately returned to the army.
Like the majority of the soldiers, Zhou Jinguo welcomed the comforting environment that appeared after all kinds of bastards were eliminated. However, the fierce attitude of the division commander, as well as the response of the brigade commander and the others, made Zhou Jinguo feel extremely uneasy. Of course, Zhou Jinguo was extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Jincai's fierce criticism of Vézé. However, this did not mean that Zhou Jinguo had no objections to the current policy. According to what the division commander had said, the commander-in-chief would not let off anyone who dared to rebel. In that case, life in the army would not be easy. The comfortable days that he had obtained with great difficulty would probably become even more unbearable than before.
"This time, when I sent Zhou Jincai here, he was yelling. I was angry, so I slapped him a few times." Political Commissar Chen Yaoguang said.
Upon hearing this, the division commander's eyebrows shot up. Looking at his expression, he probably wanted to say that Zhou Jincai deserved the beating. Before the division commander could say "well done", the division political commissar hurriedly interrupted, "there is a reason for this. Don't do it again!" Seeing that the Division Political Commissar didn't want to make it worse, even though Zhou Jinguo had been wronged, he felt much better. What he wanted the most now was not to make the matter bigger, but to calm it down. The comfortable days in the army had only passed for a few months, so there was no need to go through any more trouble.
Although the meeting didn't last long, Zhou Jinguo felt that it was extremely long. Listening to the words "severely punish" and "not let go", Zhou Jinguo only hoped that this incomparably torturous meeting would end soon.
Before the end of the meeting, the division commander asked each unit to strictly investigate the traitors in the army. When they returned to the battalion headquarters, Zhou Jinguo immediately discussed with the Political Commissar what to do. Zhou Jinguo said, "Political Commissar, do you think there are people you are dissatisfied with? I think there are many. If that's all, I don't think it's right to arrest people. "
Political Commissar Chen Yaoguang glared at Zhou Jinguo. "Listening to you, it's for nothing that I hit Zhou Jincai?"
"No, no! That's not what I meant! " Zhou Jinguo quickly waved his hand and shook his head. "Political Commissar, you hit Zhou Jincai because he was talking nonsense and said that I was a snitch. I can't stand this accusation. But hitting him doesn't mean that you should arrest people like this! Who doesn't want to be a landlord … "
"I don't want to be a landlord!" Chen Yaoguang replied bluntly. "None of the landlords in my family are good people. Especially after joining the army, I realized how bad they are. I don't want to be a landlord at all! "
This was the first time Zhou Jinguo knew where Chen Yaoguang's firm political stand came from. He was stunned for a moment before he quickly said, "Fine! Fine! Political Commissar, you don't want to be a landlord. You are a good person. But you are the Political Commissar, and they are just soldiers. You say that it's wrong for the battalion commander and his people to think this way. I think it's fine. But what do the soldiers think? You can't be so calculative with them! "
Chen Yaoguang said angrily, "Battalion Commander Zhou, why did you accuse me first? When did I ever argue with the soldiers? "
Hearing Chen Yaoguang say this, Zhou Jinguo finally let out a sigh of relief. "As long as you don't talk about the soldiers, that's fine!"
Chen Yaoguang snorted. "But we must carry out the policy of dividing the land. If the soldiers don't understand, we have to make it clear. But if there are any officers who oppose the land reform, we can't let them go! "
"Okay! Okay! "Zhou Jinguo agreed. As long as they didn't punish the soldiers, this matter would be easy to handle. There weren't many people in Zhou Jinguo's battalion who really opposed the land reform, and those people were all soldiers. Zhou Jinguo was very confident in the officers.
The next afternoon, the division commander called for another meeting. Zhou Jinguo could see that the division commander's expression was very ugly. Just as he was feeling uneasy and unsure what the division commander was going to ask for, he heard the division commander say gloomily, "The commander-in-chief has ordered that the land policy is a matter for the comrades to discuss among themselves. These problems must be solved by reasoning. As for those who oppose it, not a single person can be killed. Unless they openly oppose the Liberation Army's actions, try not to arrest those who only verbally oppose it. You have to use reasoning to solve the problem. "
Although he didn't say anything, Zhou Jinguo pressed his hand against his chest and said in his heart, "Thank God!" Knowing that Zhou Jincai wouldn't die, Zhou Jinguo felt much better. Of course, as for Zhou Jincai's arrest, Zhou Jinguo felt completely justified. He deserved to be arrested for inciting distrust of the Military Governor Of Vaize.
"The Military Governor Of Vaize is really a god. He got the news so quickly." Although Zhou Jinguo knew about the existence of wired telegrams, he still sincerely liked Vézé's sharp reaction.
Meanwhile, Vézé, who was especially admired by his subordinates, was in the middle of a central meeting. As for the land reform, he had always thought that it wasn't a big deal. The upper echelons of the Restoration Society were all "old revolutionaries." Because they were born as ordinary farmers, they were very supportive of the land reform. At least, they had never opposed the land reform. After receiving the telegram, Vézé found that the situation in the Fourth Army was a bit beyond his imagination. Therefore, Vézé sent Shen Xin to the Fourth Army to solve the problem. Vézé himself held a meeting to carefully find out the upper echelons' bottom line.
"We have no opinion on the land reform." The central committee members expressed one after another.
"In other words, no one wants to be a landlord and act like a tyrant?" Vézé asked with a smile.
"We know. Even if we want to do that, you won't agree to it. If you don't agree to it, we won't think about it. "The Minister of Commerce, Levis, answered very straightforwardly. This answer caused a burst of laughter from the central committee members. It seemed that everyone had the same idea.
With such a "humorous" subordinate, Vézé smiled bitterly and shook his head. "We've talked about the land issue many times. Why are there revolts everywhere now? It's because with the current population and land in China, one person can't even get two mu of land. One person can't get two mu of land. Even if the land is evenly distributed, it's still not enough to eat in a year without famine. Needless to say, most of the land is in the hands of the landlords. Why are we revolting? Isn't it because we don't have enough to eat? "
This group of high-ranking comrades did not come from prominent backgrounds, and a considerable number of them had the experience of going hungry before. The main reason why they could still agree with Vézé on the land issue was that they hated the old land system to the bone.
Seeing that no one had any intention of objecting, Vézé asked, "Is there anyone who objects to our land policy now? If there is, please raise your hand."
Everyone looked at each other, but no one raised their hand. Vézé waited for a few minutes before continuing, "This morning, I received a telegram from a comrade in the Fourth Army. He said that a comrade in the army is opposed to the land system and me. He made a big fuss, so the army arrested him and prepared to shoot him. See what I mean. I told the army that on these issues, we won't kill anyone and most of them will not be arrested. I didn't say much to the army, but I wanted to say a few more words to us old comrades. The coup in Tianjing must not repeat itself here. We are comrades, and that means we are like-minded. If we have different opinions, we can discuss it. If we really can't accept it, we can leave. But we must not kill each other. "
At the mention of the coup in Tianjing, everyone's expression changed. However, that was five or six years ago, and there were not many people in the Liberation Army who had experienced the bloodshed in Tianjing. Everyone could understand what Vézé wanted to say, but they did not react too much to Vézé's example. Levis even said with a smile, "Commander in Chief, recently, many brothers who were persuaded to leave the army are thinking of ways to return to the army. After leaving the army, the thing they are not used to the most is that they can't eat rice every day. Commander in Chief, the rations of our army are no worse than those of any rich family in Guangdong. Don't be fooled by how fearless they seem when they cause trouble, but if they really can't eat rice, you will immediately know that their lives are much better. Even if those people don't know, we do. "
"Reminiscing about bitterness and sweetness?" Vézé used to look down on such political means, but the words of the Minister of Commerce, Levis, made Vézé realize the importance of "comparison." For people in the 21st century, eating rice as their staple food was indeed one of the most basic needs of life. Therefore, Vézé only had one requirement for the army to eat rice: 20% of their daily staple food must be coarse grains. The army did not understand the meaning of vitamins, but Vézé was very clear about it. He did not expect that this would become the most attractive part of the army.
It seemed that as long as the supply of rice could be guaranteed, the emotions of the army could be stabilized. Vézé was only sure of this point. He quickly retracted his thoughts and brought up something that he did not dare to be sure of. "Comrades, I can only tell you that if you want to make a fundamental change in life and make some progress in industrial construction, it will still take another 15 to 20 years. In these 15 to 20 years, everyone will have to work hard and grit their teeth. I don't believe it when I say that everyone is following me to conquer the world just to endure hardships. Now, I want to ask everyone a question. Can you believe me? You will grit your teeth and work hard. If you can't ask for immediate rewards, will you endure until then? Everyone, speak up boldly. We have to make this clear for everyone's future. "
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