"Do you, the Eighth Route Army, keep your word? Really distribute those lands to us for free, and only hand over 30 kilograms of grain for each acre of land every year. The rest of the grain is all our own!" A young man among the villagers stood bravely.
He stood up and asked.
They had all heard of the Eighth Route Army and knew that they were powerful at fighting the Japanese.
But I never thought that the Eighth Route Army would be so kind to the people. Compared with the Jinsui Army and the Central Army that we have encountered before, their attitude towards the poor people was completely opposite.
Not only did they not bully everyone and use various excuses to share the public grain, but they also distributed everyone's land for free and reduced the proportion of public grain. Such an army was simply unheard of.
"The Eighth Route Army keeps its word, and we can give everyone evidence when the time comes!" the cadre replied with certainty.
After thinking for a while, he continued: "According to our understanding, there are nearly 600 people in Laoshu Village. The traitor Zhang Da has annexed more than 1,800 acres of fertile land. One person can get an average of three acres of land. One person in the village counts.
, as long as we can find five households and prove that the per capita land area of the family is less than three acres, we can find our Eighth Route Army to make up for it. The extra money, as long as it is obtained through legitimate means, belongs to whomever it belongs to, our Eighth Route Army will never
Robbery by force!"
"As for the folks who don't have land at home, each person, regardless of gender, age or child, will be given three acres of land!"
"In addition, in order to protect the land that we are about to receive from being taken away by the Japanese and puppet troops, and to protect everyone from being oppressed by the Japanese and puppet troops, we decided to form a guerrilla team of thirty people in the village to protect the village!"
"The guerrillas are non-working troops and generally do not perform combat missions. They are only responsible for patrolling and guarding the village to prevent Japanese puppet troops and spies from sneak attacks on everyone!"
"Train when you are free, go home and do things when you are busy, and take turns patrolling around the village to protect everyone's safety!"
"In order to encourage everyone to join the guerrillas and protect the village, all fighters who join the guerrillas can receive a subsidy of ten kilograms of grain per month!"
"At the same time, we also support everyone to join our Eighth Route Army and directly join the main force to fight the Japanese!"
"As long as there are relatives in the family who join the Eighth Route Army, each family can be exempted from the levy of 200 kilograms of rations per year. If a relative dies on the battlefield, counting from the date of death, the levy of 200 kilograms of rations will be exempted every year..."
"In addition, there is another reward. For those who voluntarily sign up to join the Eighth Route Army, their family members can receive two acres of land for free. If a loved one dies on the battlefield, their family members can also receive another two acres of land, all free of charge!"
If you join the Eighth Route Army, you will be exempted from the tax of 200 kilograms of rations of grain every year. The income from the two acres of land after excluding the rations of grain every year will add up to at least 400 kilograms of grain, and maybe even 500 kilograms. It can completely support one person.
More importantly, there is one less mouth to eat in the family.
This is equivalent to an increase in income and a decrease in consumption.
If things go on like this, the family will definitely have more and more food, and their conditions will become less and less.
Even if you don’t dare to sacrifice your luck, it’s okay. With two hundred kilograms of grain and a total income of four acres of land, it will definitely be no problem to harvest seven to eight hundred kilograms of grain per year. It will definitely be enough to support the family and the elderly.
Many young people with many brothers and sisters in the crowd were interested and looked thoughtful.
Of course, more people want to join the guerrillas.
It's not dangerous, and there's also food. Although it's not much, for ordinary people who don't even have enough to eat, it's already a blessing.
Seeing that the threshing floor is getting more and more lively, everyone is discussing what they just said.
The cadre standing on the table smiled. He could feel everyone's hearts moving. The only thing short of money now was a fuse. As long as someone took the initiative to stand up, others would definitely follow suit and come in droves.
Thinking of this, the cadre continued to speak.
"Folks, in addition to land, we also seized a large amount of grain from the Zhang family compound."
"I know that these grains are exploited by big traitors from everyone, and everyone is at the end of their lives. So our Eighth Route Army decided to distribute the grains and return the grains to everyone!"
"In order to ensure fairness, we also calculate on a per-capita basis. Each person in the family is counted as one, and each person gets thirty kilograms of grain! If you decide to join the guerrillas, you will receive an additional thirty kilograms! If you decide to join the Eighth Route Army and join the main force, you can
Receive an extra 100 kilograms of grain at one time!"
The cadre's words undoubtedly touched everyone's heart.
Winter has just passed, spring plowing has not yet begun, and the Japanese have asked everyone twice to apportion food. Everyone who usually survives by eating wild vegetables will not be able to survive this year no matter what.
The food distributed by the independent camp is not much, but for everyone, if you save it, you can eat it for at least two months, which can definitely be called life-saving food!
Joining the Eighth Route Army is even more amazing. You will receive an extra 100 kilograms of grain, and you can also save on your own rations.
If we save a little on food, and add in the food that the independent camp distributed today, it will be enough for the family to feed them for four months, and there will definitely be no problem until this year's autumn harvest.
In order to keep their families alive, many young people who had just been excited had now secretly made up their minds that in order to keep their families alive, they would join the Eighth Route Army no matter what!
"Old Li, what are you doing standing still? It's your family's turn to receive food!" Uncle Zhou, who assisted the Independent Battalion in distributing food, shouted from a distance.
He has great prestige in the village, so it is perfect for him to judge how much food each household should share.
Li Shanhu has not yet recovered from the shock.
He experienced too many things this morning. Sometimes he was worried and frightened, and sometimes he was overjoyed. The ups and downs were so ups and downs that most people really couldn't stand it.
Seeing Uncle Zhou looking at him with a smile on his face, Li Shanhu suddenly reacted: "Uncle Zhou, I'm coming over now!"
After saying that, he shouted to his family members who were still in a daze behind him: "What are you still doing in a daze? Come with me to get food!"
As soon as he walked to the table, Uncle Zhou introduced to the two Eighth Route Army soldiers behind the table: "This is Li Shanhu. There are six people in his family, an old man, two sons, and a daughter. According to regulations, they should be divided into 180 kilograms.
Grain, sixty catties of millet, one hundred and twenty catties of whole grains!"
Without any suspicion, the two soldiers quickly packed three bags of grain and delivered them to Li Shanhu.
In the dilapidated thatched house of the Li family, several people were shocked when they saw bags full of millet and whole grains. You looked at me and I looked at you. They didn't react to the surprise for a long time.
"Master, pinch me with your hand. Not only did the Eighth Route Army not allocate food to us, they also distributed food and fields to us. Am I dreaming? When I wake up from the dream, all this food will be gone!" the wife hesitated and said.
Li Shanhu did not take action and answered with certainty: "It's all true."
"I heard that the Eighth Route Army is our own army, dedicated to conquering the world for us poor people. Now it seems that these rumors are true. The Eighth Route Army is really our own army!"
"Hurry up and cook. Today we have millet porridge and corn pancakes for lunch. After eating wild vegetables for so long, it's time to make up for it, otherwise everyone's health will definitely collapse!"
The wife obviously knew the family's wealth better, so she hesitated and replied: "It's better not to waste too much. With these grains, it will be no problem to save a province until the autumn harvest, so we still need to add wild vegetables to the corn pancakes!"
Li Shanhu said nothing and agreed by default.
At this moment, the boss suddenly said: "Father...Mom, I want to join the Eighth Route Army!"
"By joining the Eighth Route Army, you will receive one hundred kilograms of grain and two acres of more land, so that my second brother and my little sister will not have to go hungry in the future, and they can also eat corn pancakes without wild vegetables every day!"
"No!" The wife refused without thinking.
"In war, people will die. I can't let you die!"
Li Shanhu said nothing with a sullen face. No one knew what he was thinking.
The boss replied firmly: "Mother, I think the Eighth Route Army was right just now. Only if we join the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese and protect everyone can the land and food distributed to us by the Eighth Route Army truly belong to us!"
"If no one joins the army to protect everyone, when the little devils and those big traitors come back, they will definitely take the land back. By then, everyone will continue to be oppressed and hungry, and may even starve to death!"
"My joining the Eighth Route Army is worth it even if I die on the battlefield. My family can save two hundred kilograms of grain every year. With the income from a total of four acres of land, my family can harvest at least seven hundred kilograms more grain every year. With grain, my second brother can
You can marry a wife and continue to pass on the family lineage to our Li family!"
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