Chapter 631: Divide the interests and destroy yourself if you dont attack.
Whenever the political power changes, it represents a division of interests. The Eighth Route Army's entry into Heze this time is different from the previous changes within the ruling class. The interests involved are deeper. This represents the interests controlled by the two classes.
Reintegration and division of production means.
In the past, the victors within the class quickly grew up on the corpses of the losers and became the new rulers. But now, although the peasant class has an advantage in numbers, its actual strength and cohesion are far inferior to the local landlord class.
In this way, the Eighth Route Army needs to carry out macro-control.
The method adopted by Zhou Weihan was also very simple. Since several leading traitors of the puppet government in Heze County had been killed, the troops sent to various towns and rural areas concentrated their efforts and began to search the assets of many traitors, big and small, scattered in various places.
The means of production in the hands of the traitors were obviously unable to meet the needs of the common people. After that, large-scale land reform was needed in the Heze area to reorganize the means of production.
Where do the means of production come from? They can only be taken from the die-hards, or even let the centrists and supporters give up some of their interests.
"Mr. Lang, are you sure there is no Heze Autonomous Committee in Heze City?" Zhou Weihan asked again with an intriguing expression on his face, and threw the pamphlet on the table in front of Lang Mingren: "If there is no, then there is none.
, then take a look at this again!”
When Lang Mingren saw Zhou Weihan staring at it, he couldn't help but trembled in his heart. He opened the pamphlet and saw that his name was at the top of the list. The following content was exactly what he proposed in the secret meeting.
His proposal to welcome the Japanese back to Heze was clearly displayed on it. Lang Mingren shrank and slumped in his chair: "Sir, this is nothing. The little Japanese has a sworn hatred with me. I
When I see a little devil, I want to drink his blood and eat his flesh!"
"How could it be? How could it be?"
The group of people behind him were not much better. They were all sitting on pins and needles, regretting why they had listened to Lang Mingren's lies and jumped into this pit of fire.
Lang Mingren was an ambitious man, but he was just a little stupid. Some wealthy and knowledgeable people in Heze City had sold their properties and moved south with their families long before the Japs came.
After the little devil arrived, some people took the initiative to climb on the little devil's lap, and Lang Mingren's reaction was a step slower.
This time, he thought he saw an opportunity and placed his treasure on the Japanese. He jumped up and down in Heze City, connecting left and right, but he did not act secretly, allowing Zhou Weihan to seize the opportunity and take advantage of it to attack.
While Zhou Weihan was dealing with a group of wealthy squire families, Li Yunlong personally led troops to surround the houses of seven wealthy families headed by Lang Mingren.
At the same time, the properties in the countryside of these seven large families who were secretly connected with the Japs were also confiscated and sealed up by the army.
Zhou Weihan ignored Lang Mingren and did not ask anyone to take his gang members away. Instead, he directly expressed his attitude: "Everyone, from now on, there can only be one government in the Heze area, and that is the three parties that support the Anti-Japanese United Front."
Three systems of democratic government!”
"I believe you all know the policies of our Eighth Route Army. As long as they are patriotic and support the united front, they can participate in the preparation of the democratic government after popular elections, and they can also participate in the future land reform.
middle!"
"Is this true?" Everyone reacted fiercely.
"Of course it's true!"
"Your Excellency, Yan Sixiang, is willing to support the Eighth Route Army in preparing to establish a democratic government!" the leader of the neutral faction said immediately.
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The neutral faction was originally unwilling to have entanglements with the Eighth Route Army, fearing that they would be liquidated by the Japanese and Chinese troops in the future, but they decisively stepped forward when they saw the obvious benefits.
Popular elections are naturally conducted by people, and these large households have deep roots in the local area and close ties between township and ethnic groups. Not to mention people from the same township and ethnicity, there are also not a few tenants under them.
"Comrade Zhou, we welcome the Eighth Route Army, support your army in preparing to establish a democratic government, and have heard of your army's land reform policy. I would like to express my stance here. We will fully support your army's work in Heze from now on."
!" Mr. Dong Jinglun said proactively.
"When I was buried up to my neck in the old loess, I thought I would never see the river return to the hands of the Chinese. Who would have thought that your army would actually knock it down. The fields in the countryside are of no use, and most of them are lost."
It can be separated, and I can guarantee here that we will fully support the Eighth Route Army!"
"That's great. Thank you for your support, sir!" Zhou Weihan stood up and held the old gentleman's hands and said.
Mr. Dong and the six or seven big businessmen behind him also had some considerations why they supported the Eighth Route Army so much.
Firstly, it was recognition of the Eighth Route Army's recapture of Heze. Secondly, even the wealthy gentry in Heze had a hard time under the rule of the Japs. Their lives were at risk at any time, and they were also exploited.
In contrast, it would be better to distribute farmland in the countryside, which can be regarded as supporting the work of the Eighth Route Army.
Seeing that he had won the support of the neutralists and supportive factions present, Zhou Weihan stopped hiding and said bluntly: "Everyone, now our Eighth Route Army has a total of more than 10,000 people and has gone deep into various towns in Heze to conduct investigations!"
"The first step is to investigate those traitors who have connections with the Japs. The bully gentry who have been working for the Japs before, who have harmed the common people and have taken care of people's lives, are temporarily detained until a democratic government is established. They will be put on public trial and all will be punished."
Severe punishment!"
"The second step is that we will have a dedicated person take the lead and form a temporary land reform committee within three days. The autumn harvest is around the corner. We must do a good job in land reform now. When the food is in the hands of the people, they will naturally support the democratic government!"
"Everyone is highly respected in Heze and is familiar with the local situation. You can participate in the work of the Land Reform Committee and provide some information that we do not know. The properties of the traitors and bully gentry will be confiscated and distributed to the local landless people.
, the poor people living in poverty, solve their life problems!"
As soon as Zhou Weihan said this, Lang Mingren and others immediately changed their expressions, and the eyes of some die-hards who followed also flickered.
What these die-hards value most is the property in the countryside. One of them said: "Comrade Zhou, can those who have committed meritorious deeds be treated leniently?"
"Of course you can. The premise is that you are not a traitor and you have no blood debt on your hands!"
"I reported that Lang Mingren has repeatedly advocated contacting the little devil, but the little devil and I have a hatred of the country and the family. How could I agree!"
"Yes, I prove it!"
The die-hards talked about it and immediately exposed the traitorous behavior of Lang Mingren and others.
Unsatisfied, the person who first exposed the incident transferred his firepower to the same camp.
"Qin Deneng, he fell in love with a girl from a family last year and ruined the girl's family alive, with blood on his hands!"
