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"Other than a few areas north of Yong Xing City, the troops have already visited all the villages and towns in the other directions of Yong Xing City. The people have bought a lot of salt, and the sale of salt is very low. The people have bought a lot of salt, and the sale of salt is very low. The iron farming tools are out of stock, and we have to wait for the rear to ship them over. However, matches, oil lamps with glass covers, and lamp oil are selling very well. Cigarettes and pocket watches are also selling very well. This was not something we had thought of before. Until now, we have earned half a year's military expenses … "
The Second Regiment's accountant reported the latest results of the "economic war" to the Party Committee. The comrades at the Party Committee were all very happy. The army had a lot of economic benefits from implementing the policies of the higher Party Committee. Not to mention the acceptance of the local people of the army. At first, the local people had no choice but to do business with the Liberation Army under the threat of force. After a few months, the Liberation Army went to various villages and towns to do business. The people were no longer afraid of the Liberation Army, and they even dared to put forward some lists of goods they wanted to buy.
Of course, everyone came from peasant families. Just by looking at the situation in Southeast Guangxi, they knew that the people in these poor places had limited money. Even if the local merchants in Hunan were willing to do business here with high lijin, the price and quality of the goods they sold would no longer be accepted by the people here.
"The military said that 60% of the money will be turned over, and 40% will be kept in the army. As for these accounts, they need to be supervised by the soldiers' committee, "Political Commissar Zhou Jinguo said.
As soon as he said this, the members of the Party Committee were happy. Hearing the order of the soldiers' committee supervision, they immediately shouted, "Political Commissar, let's divide the money."
There were also representatives of the soldiers' committee at the Party Committee meeting. The soldiers' committee only had three functions. First, they could report cases of officers beating soldiers and insulting the soldiers' character. Second, they could supervise when paying the soldiers to prevent them from eating without pay. Third, they could cooperate with the work of the education department and conduct some vocational training for the soldiers' favorite jobs. After the recovery, more and more factories were built. Some of the soldiers did not want to serve in the army for a long time. From the factory's point of view, the retired soldiers were very disciplined and had a high degree of approval of the government. They were much better than the local workers. The factory naturally hoped to recruit veterans to work in the factory, so pre-training was very necessary.
Vézé fully supported transparent management, which could curb the feudal hierarchy. Of course, when Vézé established the Soldiers' Committee, he specifically stated that the authority was the Party Committee. Although the Soldiers' Committee had a large number of members, it was not an authority. Instead, it was a supervisory body that helped the Party Committee smoothly implement the decisions of the Party Committee. To put it more bluntly, the soldiers' committee helped the party committee supervise the professional soldiers. The Soldiers' Council was not the body that gave orders. Moreover, in terms of military command, soldiers must obey their superiors. Party committee meetings were not allowed to directly influence military command, not to mention the soldiers committee.
As a political commissar, he naturally had to learn about the system. Zhou Jinguo himself was a professional soldier, so he could understand this very well. From a purely personal point of view, he was more inclined to be a professional soldier. Zhou Jinguo could clearly sense the vague trend of the soldiers wanting to use the soldiers' committee to fight against the officers.
Seeing that the Soldiers' Committee was so active, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. But when he thought about it carefully, the Soldiers' Committee itself had the right to speak on financial issues, so he couldn't directly refute it. Moreover, although the representatives of the Soldiers' Committee took the lead, the other comrades all hoped to divide the money earned from this "economic war." He didn't want to refuse. After discussion, the Party Committee decided to divide the money.
After discussing this issue, the next issue was political propaganda. Ever since the army began to strengthen the education of land reform, through the efforts of the Party Committee, everyone gradually understood the real reason why there was a storm of rebellions in various places. After settling the internal theoretical discussion, the army's current work was on the level of theoretical implementation. In other words, they had to carry out theoretical propaganda among the local people, especially among the people in enemy-occupied areas. When the people in enemy-occupied areas understood that there was a "problem with the way of the world," and who could change the way of the world, even if they didn't immediately support it, at least they wouldn't be willing to defect to the Manchu Qing and then fight to the death with the Liberation Army.
In places like Guidong, there were many anti-Qing forces, and Tian Di Hui had a lot of influence here. Shi Dakai had passed through here when he entered Hunan from Jiangxi. Later, most of Shi Dakai's troops left Shi Dakai's leadership, and some went to Jiangxi to rejoin Li Xiucheng and Li Shixian's subordinates who were waiting in Jiangxi. There was also a unit of the American Flag Army from Guangdong that merged with the local Tian Di Hui in Guidong. This unit had been fighting in Fujian and Jiangxi. Recently, the war was not going well, so they turned west and returned to the Guidong area. This group of people was now near Yongxing, and the other side had also sent an envoy, intending to "cooperate" with the Liberation Army.
The Liberation Army, as an organization with a core and a General Staff Department system, had always been relatively xenophobic, and people didn't trust this group of people. So Zhou Jinguo received a mission to negotiate with this American Flag Army. If he could explain to them the truth of revolution, that would be the best. Even if he couldn't convince them, he would do his best to make the upper echelons of the army understand the huge gap between the two sides. In the shortest time possible, he would determine friend and foe. If this American Flag Army had completely degenerated into a group of bandits, the Liberation Army believed that it was necessary to eliminate them.
So after discussion by the Party Committee, the work of propagating the truth of revolution among the local people in Yongxing was carried out by the Party Committee. As the envoy, Zhou Jinguo went to make contact with the American Flag Army.
On April 29th, Zhou Jinguo arrived at Seven Mile Town, where the American Flag Army was located. This was a small town with only about two hundred families. After the American Flag Army occupied this place, they built some residences. It was now gradually entering the rainy season. Although it had rained a few times, the air in this place was filled with the unique temperature of a human settlement.
This was the first time Zhou Jinguo had entered the camp of another rebel army. He smelled the odor of people who hadn't bathed or washed their clothes for a long time. Only then did he understand the significance of the Liberation Army's "patriotic hygiene campaign." When they were stationed, they had to wash their faces, feet, teeth, and clothes every day. It was indeed a very troublesome thing. But after getting used to this kind of army, and then joining a group of troops who didn't pay attention to personal hygiene, they realized that once they got rid of many things, it was difficult to get used to.
As a greeting gift, Zhou Jinguo gave each of the leaders a carton of cigarettes. After a simple demonstration, the leaders of the Flower Flag Army quickly began to spit out clouds and mist.
The two leaders were Li Hongzhao and Zheng Qiao. They were all heroes of the underworld from Guangdong. Most of the other leaders were from Guangdong, and some were from Hunan.
Zhou Jinguo and the others were all wearing the olive-green uniforms of the Liberation Army. The leaders of the American Flag Army had all kinds of clothes. The Great Leader was wearing a dirty silk robe, and the people below him were wearing cloth robes. There were even some people wearing military uniforms seized from the Qing army. Of course, these military uniforms had been modified, so they wouldn't be mistaken in battle.
Li Hongzhao, the leader of the American Flag Army, looked quite gloomy, especially his eyes, which looked as fierce as a wolf. But when he spoke, his voice was still calm. "Brother, I don't know if you're willing to work with us. If you're willing, we can divide Hunan. "
After listening to this unreliable content, Zhou Jinguo smiled. "Brothers, I have something to say to you. It's a long story, please listen slowly. "
After the opening remarks, Zhou Jinguo paused for a moment. Seeing that no one objected, he continued, "In this world, farming is bound to be poor. We poor people can't study and take the imperial examinations to get rid of our status. Natural disasters and man-made disasters can kill us at any time. And if we rebel, we can at least fight for food. We can eat our fill and not starve to death. I don't know if you think so, but I joined the Military Governor Of Vaize's team for this reason. "
Judging from the expressions of the leaders of the American Flag Army, everyone agreed with Zhou Jinguo's point of view. And Zhou Jinguo continued. This was the reflection on the rebellion that the Party Committee finally came up with. Those who had the ability to rebel, those who didn't rob from the government or the rich families. These people were rebelling. Those who didn't have the ability could only rob the common people and become bandits. Whether it was rebellion or banditry, in short, it was all about using force to obtain food and property to survive.
The restored Viceroy's Office led by the Military Governor Of Vaize relied on establishing a new system and operating the new system so that people could rely on their own labor to survive, and live better and better. The Liberation Army didn't rob Manchu Qing or rob the common people for a living, but by liberating the common people from the old system and letting them live a better life under the new system. So the restoration of the Viceroy's Office was no longer a rebellion, but a revolution!
Just as Zhou Jinguo said earlier, his speech was indeed longer. Among the leaders, the team leaders were getting a little impatient as they listened. On the other hand, the other leaders with lower ranks were listening more seriously. This was in line with the original judgment of the Shi Department.
When Zhou Jinguo roughly finished talking about the difference between revolution and rebellion in the Liberation Army, Li Hongzhao still said with a gloomy expression, "I won't say whether what Brother Zhou said is right or wrong. I just want to ask, is the Liberation Army willing to occupy Hunan with us?"
The Liberation Army had once forcefully rectified the mountain chieftain doctrine and localism. Many of the officers and soldiers who had been eliminated in the rectification were actually quite capable. Although what they usually said was not as straightforward as Li Hongzhao, the content was actually the same. In the words of the Military Governor Of Vaize, it was: "I have my territory, and I call the shots in my territory."
Hearing this, Zhou Jinguo was no longer interested in the upper echelons of the Hua Qi Army. The Liberation Army's attitude towards these people was to avoid them, let alone accept them into the ranks of the Liberation Army.
Zhou Jinguo said with a smile, "I wonder how Chief Li is going to divide Hunan."
Although he said he wanted to cooperate, in fact, Zhou Jinguo was basically in a state of despair about cooperation.
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