"The wealthy man from the east of the village is back. He was appointed as the village chief by the county government. He also brought a village protection team of more than ten people, each with a gun!"
"The rich man Gong will definitely take back the land assigned to us by the Eighth Route Army when he comes back..."
When everyone in the village received the news, the two guards brought back by the rich man Gong began to take action in the village!
"Everyone gathered at the entrance of the village in the morning to welcome back Chief Gong. Chief Gong also brought back the government's new tax policy. Everyone must be present, otherwise this year's grain tax will increase by 10%!"
As soon as the news spread, everyone became more sure of the rumors they heard in the morning!
"What should the head of the family do? Our family relies on the few acres of land allocated to us by the Eighth Route Army."
"Last year, the Eighth Route Army was in trouble and all public rations were reduced or exempted. Then I worked for the Eighth Route Army from time to time. Not only did I take care of the food, but I also exchanged for some food. I finally saved some food at home. Now that the rich man is back, those acres of land will definitely be taken back.
Go, are we going to be their tenants again and live a miserable life with one meal and no next meal?"
The middle-aged man frowned and did not think of any solution. He was a good farmer, but he obviously had no way or ability to solve such a big problem in front of him!
The same conversation took place in the homes of most people in the village. Although they were very reluctant, the reputation of the rich man Gong was deeply ingrained in their hearts and they went there involuntarily!
The result was just as they imagined. There were more than a dozen gunmen supporting him. Rich Man Gong was as arrogant as ever. The first thing he did was to announce that he would take back all the land belonging to the Gong family in the village.
As for the second thing, it is to increase grain taxes and grain rents!
In the words of the rich man Gong, when he fled with the Jinsui Army for several years, he did not ask anyone to collect the rent or food tax for a grain of grain. Now that the Jinsui Army has fought back, he must make up for the lost grain!
The whole village, with a population of more than 500, suddenly exploded!
Taking back all the land that originally belonged to the Gong family will directly mean that more than 60% of the people in the village will lose all their land and become tenants of the Gong family again.
The remaining 30% of the people will also lose at least half of their land!
As for the last 10% of the people, their land has not been lost.
But the high proportion of grain tax just announced by the palace rich man is absolutely unbearable for them!
Even if they use the base fertilizer taught to them by the Eighth Route Army this year to further increase their grain production, the grain left after paying the grain tax will only be enough to keep them alive!
Compared with Gongtou Village under the control of the Eighth Route Army, it can be said that there is a world of difference!
Under the rule of the Eighth Route Army, ordinary people with increasingly strong democratic consciousness shouted against it on the spot.
However, there are more than a dozen gunmen supporting the rich man Gong, and all opposition is useless.
In order to serve as a warning to the monkeys, a young man who had been a guerrilla was directly pointed at by two gunmen with rifles and severely injured!
"I'm telling you, don't expect the Eighth Route Army to come back and support you. Southwest Shanxi is now dominated by the Jinsui Army. The Eighth Route Army can't even control itself, let alone you pariahs!"
"Be obedient and grow food and pay the tax, otherwise the government will definitely punish you severely!"
At the new regiment headquarters outside Linfen City, Wang Ping received the news immediately.
The deputy commander-in-chief could see the purpose of the Jinsui Army at a glance: "Wang Ping, Yan Laoxi is worthy of being Yan Laoxi. By controlling the people and levying a very high proportion of grain tax, the people have no extra food to support us and destroy our Eighth Route Army."
The foundation of it!”
"Our Eighth Route Army is the fish, and the people are the water. Once the fish leaves the water, it will not survive. Yan Laoxi was smarter this time and knew how to prescribe the right medicine!"
"Wang Ping, Yan Laoxi has taken action now, how do you plan to fight back!"
"This is the base area that our Eighth Route Army captured from the Japanese. There must be only one government, the anti-Japanese government in the base area!"
"As for the officials sent by Yan Laoxi, force them to leave or make them lose their credibility. If the people don't believe them or listen to them, then their existence will be in vain. Not only will it not affect the operation of the anti-Japanese government in the base area, but it will also
It will make the common people more convinced of our anti-Japanese democratic government!"
"Yan Laoxi did give the right medicine this time, but he also played a dirty trick!"
"The people in the base area have just lived a good life for two years under the leadership of the anti-Japanese democratic government. Now they are asked to go back to live a miserable life without another meal. Isn't this a clear push to push the people towards our Eighth Route Army?"
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"How to do it specifically!" the deputy commander asked with approval.
"Besiege the officials sent by Yan Laoxi!" Wang Ping answered directly.
"As for the gunmen and escorts who came down with those officials, they neither belong to the Shanxi-Sui Army nor have regular army establishment. Even if they are killed, they will not be able to undermine the united front!"
"However, since they are all Chinese, we will not kill them, we will only disarm them!"
"That's inappropriate!" the boss, who rarely expresses his opinions here, objected.
"Yan Laoxi is not a fool. He wants to solve this problem very easily. As long as these people are given some militia formations, Wang Ping sending troops to attack them is equivalent to attacking the Jinsui Army. Wang Ping will still label him as undermining the united front.
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"Please rest assured, chief, I have thought about this issue and I guarantee there will be no problem!"
"Some time ago we were able to form a garrison and ask the Jinsui Army for severance pay. Today we can also form a village protection team to protect the village!"
"All operations are completed by the militia guerrillas we formed in each village!"
"But the guerrilla team needs to be renamed, called the Village Protection Team. It will be formed spontaneously by the village to protect the village and the land!"
"As for those officials, doesn't Yan Laoxi want to destroy the foundation of our Eighth Route Army by controlling the people? If he wants to control the people, he must win over the people!"
"Last year there was a severe drought in the base area, coupled with the Japanese invasion of the base area, the people must have no food left in their homes."
"It's still half a year until the autumn harvest. As the local emperor of Shanxi Province and the father-in-law of the people, Yan Laoxi should help the victims and provide food rations to the people!"
"Let the guerrillas in each village organize ordinary people to surround those officials. When will the government give them food and when will the ordinary people recognize them?"
"If they don't agree, they can't go anywhere!"
"And our troops can't be idle, keep an eye on the Jinsui Army garrison in the base area. If the Jinsui Army plans to use force against the people, then don't blame us, the Eighth Route Army, for being rude!"
"At that time, in addition to using knives and guns, and not killing people, all other methods can be used. I will defeat those Jinsui troops who are rushing to use force against the common people!"
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