Chairman Mao and Jiang Cheng came to Fenghuang Mountain together. They only saw the craters after the explosion and the black smoke that had not dissipated. The rubble after the houses were blown up was flying everywhere. The soldiers were clearing the rubble for
Rescue comrades buried in houses.
"Chairman, please get out of here. There is a big bomb in Comrade ****'s house and it will explode at any time." When the soldiers who were clearing the rubble saw Chairman Mao approaching, they quickly grabbed Chairman Mao to prevent him from moving forward.
Walk.
"How is Comrade ****?" Chairman Mao said quickly after hearing this.
"Chairman, there is nothing serious about me. Are you okay?" **** with a bandage on his head came over from behind and said, touching the bandage on his head and smiling, "It was just a hit."
"What's going on inside?" Jiang Cheng asked curiously.
When **** saw it was Jiang Cheng, he pointed with a smile and said, "It's 203. I'm lucky. A dumb bomb fell from the sky. Otherwise, I would have gone to see Marx."
Jiang Cheng wanted to go in, but Chairman Mao grabbed him and said, "Xiao Jiang, wait until the experts come to see it."
Jiang Cheng nodded and waited for a while, only to see a middle-aged uncle covered in dirt come out and said, "It's a real dud, don't worry." Then he found Chairman Mao and others. The uncle laughed and said, "Chairman
He's here too. The devil has brought us the raw materials. I saw that the bomb weighs 250 kilograms, and all the explosives inside can be taken out and used."
Chairman Mao smiled and said, "Okay, let's use it as dye to make clothes and give some compensation to the injured people."
Chairman Mao turned back to **** and said, "Immediately go and count our losses. Are there any industrial losses? Are there any industrial areas that have been discovered?"
After **** saluted and left, Chairman Mao said to Xiao Wang, "Let Comrade Kenong come to see me immediately."
Xiao Wang left quickly immediately.
Jiang Cheng asked, "Chairman, what's wrong?"
Chairman Mao pointed to Phoenix Mountain and said, "Look, Phoenix Mountain is the focus of bombing. You can see that the Japanese are well prepared."
Jiang Cheng understood immediately. Chairman Mao meant that the bombing was directed by a spy, and the spy knew very well about Yan'an. No wonder Li Kenong was sent.
Chairman Mao looked at the chaotic scene and said, "Xiao Jiang, go and take a look at the warehouse. I don't know if the Japanese know where it is. I'm going home. I don't know how your sister He is doing."
Jiang Cheng nodded and went to the warehouse. Along the way, he saw many large holes that were blown out, as well as soldiers who were putting out fires, and civilians who were killed by the bombing were sitting next to the collapsed houses and crying.
women.
Jiang Cheng's hands squeezed tighter and tighter, and soon he arrived at the warehouse and saw Huang Biao arranging something.
Jiang Cheng asked, "Huang Biao, what are you doing?"
Huang Biao turned around and saw it was Jiang Cheng, and quickly said, "Master, are you okay? Isn't this a disguise?"
Jiang Cheng pointed at the warehouse and said, "This is a big cave dwelling. Once you hide it, no one will blow up a mountain of earth. Are you okay here?"
Huang Biao shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's fine."
Jiang Cheng felt relieved now.
Chairman Mao on the other side was calming the masses and boosting morale while walking quickly towards the cave dwelling where he lived. He walked faster and faster. Finally, he saw Chairman Mao running into his compound quickly and shouting everywhere.
"Yuanyuan! Yuanyuan! Yuanyuan, where are you?"
No one in the entire cave responded to him, and even the guards were missing. Chairman Mao was surprised to see a huge hole in the middle of the yard, which had been blown up by a bomb. Chairman Mao shook his whole body, then gritted his teeth and stood still.
At this time, Xiao Wang, who had been left behind by him, ran over. Seeing that Chairman Mao, who had never been panicked before, had a hint of panic in his eyes, he quickly said, "Chairman, have you forgotten? There is an emergency shelter near our place."
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Chairman Mao then patted his head and said, "I forgot, I forgot. Let's go quickly." After saying this, he ran over without waiting for Xiao Wang.
Halfway through, Chairman Mao saw a group of people walking this way while talking, and the leader was none other than Sister He.
Chairman Mao hugged Sister He tightly and murmured, "You scared me to death, you scared me to death."
Sister He looked at the people around her sheepishly, patted her hands and said, "What's wrong with you?"
Chairman Mao said embarrassedly, "Didn't I feel worried when I saw you were gone? I thought, haha, it's okay."
Chairman Mao then let her go, turned around and said, "Yan'an City is in chaos now. Go to work if you have nothing to do, and try to appease the emotions of the masses and lesbians." After that, he and the panting Xiao Wang walked down the mountain again.
go.
Sister He looked at Chairman Mao leaving with a complicated look, not knowing what she was thinking.
Of course Sister He understands why Chairman Mao behaved like this. During the Long March, she was injured by enemy bombing because she was organizing the wounded without concealment. She was injured in 17 places and almost died. Afterwards, Chairman Mao was extremely nervous when she found out.
, this bombing probably reminded him of the scene at that time.
When night came, kerosene lamps were lit in the cave dwelling. Jiang Cheng sat in the corner. Chairman Mao asked, "How is it? Are the statistics ready?"
Lin Boqu stood up and said, "After statistics, our industrial areas are well hidden and have not been discovered by the Japanese and have not suffered any damage. However, Yan'an County was severely bombed and Fenghuang Mountain also suffered a lot of damage. Fortunately,
All the main leaders were not injured. According to current statistics, 214 people died and 184 were injured, including 28 cadres of our party and 39 soldiers. 396 public houses, 4 street buildings, 3 stone archways, and 2 stone caves were destroyed.
352 houses were destroyed, 37 livestock were killed, and 64,000 kilograms of grain were destroyed.
Chairman Mao Zou Mei said, "Why are the losses so great? Is the evacuation work not done well?"
Lin Boqu shook his head and said, "This time, more than a hundred enemy planes came and dropped more than 1,000 bombs. Since we have no air defense force, the losses are relatively large, but it should be noted that our biggest losses are houses, and the human casualties can be said to be
It’s relatively small.”
Chairman Mao shook his head and said, "It's no small matter. I feel sorry for the death or injury of a common person, especially our cadres, most of whom have been tried and tested for a long time and cannot afford to lose."
**** stood up and said, "In addition to people, the property losses this time are probably more than 100,000 yuan. In particular, a granary was hit and caught fire, and the food loss was huge."
Chairman Mao nodded and said, "We must try our best to provide certain subsidies to the people. Our food is very precious. We must consider transferring food supplies to more concealed places. The Japanese aircraft bombing will not be the last. Government comrades must continue to mobilize our
The people should make preparations for the air raid and try to let the new comrades live in cave dwellings, which will be safer."
Soon, the meeting ended. Chairman Mao said to Jiang Cheng, "Xiao Jiang, do you have any ideas about the air force?"
Jiang Cheng thought for a while and said, "I have also considered the issue of the Air Force. Our pilots can first go to Germany and the United States for training. There are many aviation clubs there. In fact, the requirements for aircraft in this era are not high. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can get one or two
A capable air force can be built in a year. As for aircraft, I have to say that the Japanese aircraft are still very good at this period. I am going to go to Hyundai first to see if there is any way."
Chairman Mao nodded and said, "As long as you have an idea, what about the ground crew?"
Jiang Cheng scratched his head and said, "Ground service is more troublesome. Pilots only need to fly. There are many types of ground service, such as sanitation and security, which are easy to train. But ordnance, aviation materials, fuel, and military supplies all need to be extremely professional."
Knowledge, Chairman, airplanes are actually very valuable. They need to be inspected and repaired every time they fly. We don’t seem to have many people who can repair airplanes."
Although many talents have been recruited from all over the world, there are very few people in the aviation field. And there are even fewer workers who can repair aircraft.
Chairman Mao thought for a while and said, "Well, can you get some airplanes or design drawings from later generations? Even if they can't fly, it'll be fine. You have to believe in the strength of our workers and want them to do their own research. I don't believe it. Foreign countries
Man can even create things, so why can’t we cultivate them?”
Jiang Cheng thought that this was also a way, and nodded in agreement.
Chairman Mao continued, "Speaking of this, I remembered a telegram from the International Aid Committee to China, saying that an international medical team would come to Yan'an. News from the International Red Party included Bethune and other outstanding doctors.
, I remember you said to him, you can meet with him then. In addition, although the penicillin and other drugs you provided are very good, there are still many medical equipment in short supply. I asked someone to make a list, and the base area is now in short supply of these.
Something."
When Jiang Cheng heard about the base area, he immediately asked curiously, "Chairman, how is the development of the base area going now?"
Chairman Mao took a puff of cigarette and said, "You can go and see this. It will definitely be more exciting than the things you will see in later generations, but it will also be much more boring than you imagine."
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but be fascinated by the base area that was currently under construction.
If Lin Sanhu knew what Jiang Cheng was thinking at this time, he would definitely ask Jiang Cheng to come over and see for himself. Lin Sanhu only felt an unusual pain in his head. Faced with such a scene, it would be better for him to command the troops and fight the Japanese.
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Lin Sanhu looked at the dozens of men dressed as farmers in front of him. Most of these men were older, and a few young ones also had delicate skin. It was obvious at a glance that they came from a wealthy family.
"Commander Lin, if you want to fight the Japanese, we support it. If you want us to pay taxes, we have nothing to say. Although there are Japanese in the city now, we all think that we are Chinese, and it is only natural to support the Chinese troops in fighting."
The old man in Sujiashiro said slowly, "However, when tenants rent our fields, how much we charge is our own business. There has been no reason to force us for thousands of years. If they feel that we charge
If there are more, they can just not rent our land. Since they are willing to rent, it is a matter of fighting or suffering. Is there any problem with this kind of thing?"
Another young junior also said, "What's more, as far as I know, neither Chairman Yan nor Chairman Chiang has given such an order, nor has there been any instruction for your army to collect taxes on your behalf."
Lin Sanhu looked at the people in front of him. These were all landlords and squires from various villages. Lin Sanhu summoned them this time to discuss tax issues.
People in later generations only know about the guerrilla warfare in the anti-Japanese base areas to fight the Japanese, but the money for the war is the same at all times. Although the Red Party army mainly engages in guerrilla warfare and relies on captured weapons and equipment, it still needs uniforms and food.
The money confiscated by the Japanese is far from enough. It mainly depends on tax collection.
There is a saying that goes, "The white party has more taxes, and the red party will have more taxes." Although they know it, most people have no real feelings about this sentence. In fact, there are a lot of taxes in China in later generations. Personal income has personal income tax.
Enterprises have corporate income tax, and specific operations include business tax and value-added tax. Some countries believe that industries that need to be controlled will have consumption tax. To be more detailed, there will be additional taxes on turnover tax, but in general, it is relatively simple. During the Republic of China,
The tax law can make anyone faint. In the early years of the Republic of China, following the system of the Qing Dynasty, there were furnaces, dental shops, pawn shops, deed papers, liquor taxes, cattle taxes, business donations, paper donations, plaster donation, clear plaster license donations, and liquor licenses.
Various taxes and surcharges such as cigarette license donation, tobacco and alcohol sales donation, slaughter tax, vegetable and cattle donation, etc. After that, Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi carried out tax reform and set all tax items as business tax and corporate income tax, with the highest being 60% and the lowest being
5%, of which the business tax on grain and flour is 25%.
In addition, the land tax also started to imitate the Qing Dynasty, with land and ding taxes as the main tax. Later, during the warlord separatist period, there was no permanent tax, and taxes were added and withheld at will, and even the additional tax exceeded two or three times of the main tax. The central government
He and the province are also in trouble. In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), the Nanjing government announced that land tax should be attributed to local (provincial) income. The national tax rate was recommended to be about 14%, but at that time each province was in the hands of its own warlords, and their respective
The tax rates are also varied and most of them far exceed the standard.
Many people in later generations say that the tax revenue of the Republic of China was collected after 70 years. There is actually a misunderstanding in this, because the tax rate in many provinces can often reach around 30% due to the provincial surcharge. It is impossible to collect taxes at this rate for 70 years. In fact, 70 years
It is calculated based on the national tax. By the way, it is worth mentioning that the Qing Dynasty's prescribed tax rate was 3%. Of course, the regulations are regulations, and the actual collection is another matter.
At this time, Lin Sanhu followed the instructions of the central government and gave the agricultural tax based on the border area's "Those who receive less than 350 kilograms of grain per person throughout the year are exempted from the tax; those who receive more than 350 kilograms of grain are subject to a minimum tax rate of 1% and a maximum tax rate of 7%."
Landowners who rent out land and rely on rent collection are taxed at 1% if the amount of rented grain per person is less than 300 kilograms, and double the tax rate according to the tax rate table for more than 300 kilograms; tenants are levied at half the rate according to the tax rate table."
Both landlords and farmers welcome such a tax rate, but when it comes to asking landlords to reduce rents and interest rates, no one is willing.
In fact, the rent reduction and interest rate reduction are not much. According to the regulations, in principle, the original rent before the war must be reduced by 25%; the loan relationship before the war is recognized, but the annual interest shall generally not exceed one and a half cents. If the debtor pays interest
If the interest payment has exceeded twice the original amount, the principal and interest payment will be stopped. If the interest payment has exceeded twice the original amount, the principal and interest payment will be stopped, and the original loan relationship will be deemed to be extinguished.
But such conditions were not acceptable to the landowners and gentry at this time.
Lin Sanhu stood up helplessly. He was extremely nostalgic for the Jinggangshan period. He could just knock down these local tyrants and evil gentry. There was no need for such work.
Seeing that Lin Sanhu was a little impatient, Luo Ronghuan said, "Folks, I know it is difficult for everyone to accept it suddenly, but think about it, who feeds whom? Is it the common people, the tenants, who feed you, or you, the common people?"
Tenants, I know, some people may say that if I hadn’t given the land to you mud-legged farmers, they would have starved to death. But think about it again, what would your fields be used for without us mud-legged farmers?
What? Let the grass grow? Besides, our tax rate is very low, even if the rent and interest are reduced, it won’t make it difficult for everyone, right?”
A middle-aged chubby landowner said, "To put it simply, the Japanese came to collect taxes, Chairman Yan sent people to collect taxes, and you also came to collect taxes. Can our taxes be lowered? Some of you have guns, and none of us can."
We can’t afford to be offended. If we reduce rent and interest, we really won’t have to live anymore.”
Suddenly, everyone shouted, as if they had been greatly wronged.
Lin Sanhu slammed the table and said, "If the Japanese dare to come, I will prevent them from going back! This is the land of the Chinese. Anyone who dares to pay taxes and tribute to the Japanese is a traitor and a lackey!"
This sentence shocked everyone. The old man stood up and said to the chubby landlord, "Fat Wang, you have to remember which country your father is talking about. I will not pay the devil's tax, Mr. Lin.
We will go back and consider this reduction in rent and interest, but if we really reduce it and pay taxes for you, you have to fight the devils, otherwise, I will just feed the dogs, and at least I can look after the home and care for the home."
Lin Sanhu thought for a while and said, "Well, it's also winter now. Let's wait until next autumn to see whether our Red Party can resist the Japanese and whether it can fight the Japanese. Is your tax payment worth it?"
