Huang Laotu is an ordinary tenant farmer in Renqiu Daqiu Town. His family has been a tenant of the landlord Huang Gen's family for generations. If you ask what Huang Laotu's wish is in this life, it is undoubtedly to own a piece of land of his own.
Huang Laotu had a dream last night. In the dream, he was stumbled by something. When he got up, he saw that it was a nugget of gold. This was a good sign. He was so happy that he had been absent-minded in his work all morning. At noon While drinking porridge, he was thinking about what this dream meant. Two foreign students walked into his house.
The two foreign students were from the Political Affairs Brigade of the Military Cadet Brigade. In order not to cause any bad influence, they did not wear military uniforms. After the two entered the house politely, they verified the identities of the Huanglao native tenant farmers and took out their A title deed and a contract come,
Huang Laotu was illiterate, but through the narratives of two foreign students, he realized that his dream last night had come true.
The Government Affairs Brigade is a newly established department of the Cadet Brigade. Many of them are fresh graduates who have not even participated in recruit training. They were recently recruited by Chu Tiange, Chen Shichang and others. With the "Business-based Farming" plan With the development of the army, Ouyang Yun thought of Song Zheyuan's plan to select local cadres from the student brigade, and felt that this was a good opportunity to spread the branches of the student brigade to Hebei, so he set up a special political affairs brigade to recruit old students. They mainly used soldiers, supplemented by some newly recruited students, and let them take charge of land reform first. This subtly made them stand on the same front as the student brigade.
In the land reform planned by Ouyang Yun, due to financial issues, the land will not be given away for free. Instead, the land will be signed with the farmers by converting a small amount of harvest every year, and the land will be returned in 5, 10, or 15 years depending on the situation of each household. After the term is up, the land belongs to the farmers. At that time, they only need to pay 5%-15% of the agricultural tax, and the rest is completely at their own disposal. Since the land rented by the landlord must pay at least 30% or even 50% of the land every year, Harvest, and the grain output at this time is too low. For example, one acre of wheat can only produce two to three hundred catties in a good year, and even less in a disaster year. Therefore, the Xuebing Brigade's move has had a huge impact on farmers. is predictable,
Huang Laotu was not a fool. He naturally knew that this was a pie that fell from the sky, so he hurriedly signed it. However, since most of the land in the hands of the Xuebing Brigade was in sparsely populated hilly areas, or in low-lying areas of Baiyangdian, it was difficult to cultivate it. It's more laborious, so not everyone is as enthusiastic as Huang Laotu.
More than sixty trainees from the Government Affairs Brigade, working in pairs, under the leadership of Chen Zheliang (Chen Zheliang is now the acting captain of the Government Affairs Brigade), traveled throughout the pilot town of Daqiu, but only signed out more than 3,000 acres of land.
Although this is related to the quality of the land, Ouyang Yun still overestimates the policy of "using business to support agriculture", or underestimates the importance that landlords and wealthy people attach to land. Businessmen are quite cooperative, for fear of acquisition. If the land is of poor quality, you cannot get additional equity. But the problem is that the land that the wealthy landlords are willing to sell is either relatively poor or relatively remote. Even if there are businessmen who have obtained good land through various means and connections. , the quantity was too small to arouse the enthusiasm of the farmers. Ouyang Yun listened to the advice of Gu Lianyun, Jiang Shuren and others, but did not dare to take overly drastic measures, so he had to accept this reality and take his time.
The reason why Liu Zheliang was placed in the political affairs brigade was that Ouyang Yun could not find anyone to appoint. Among the countless cadres in the military training brigade, Li Tieshu, Ji Xingwen, Guo Biao and others were responsible for the reorganization and training of the army. Chen Shichang and others Because people hold positions such as battalion commanders, they can't escape. Chu Tiange is responsible for recruiting female soldiers to form a medical company, which is quite smooth. However, he was recently sent to Yidong to contact the Yidong Special Police Column, and Liu Zheliang followed. Although Ouyang Yun's performance for a period of time was not outstanding, he was definitely well-behaved and was known for being prudent in doing things. It was just right for him to handle relatively sensitive matters such as "land reform."
In the evening of that day, all the students in the political affairs brigade held a regular meeting after they returned to the station. Liu Zheliang saw that everyone was frowning. Thinking of his gains today, he knew that he had not completed many tasks, and he was very anxious. He said: "The deadline given to us by the host is two weeks. Now it seems that we may not be able to complete it in two months. What should we do?"
Deputy captain Jinbao took out a long map and looked at it and said: "Liangpo and Shuiwei are really remote, and the land conditions are very special. The old farmers also said the situation is very objective. If you plant too much, you will not be able to grow." The manpower is too busy, but if there are not enough seeds, it is not cost-effective for them."
"Then why don't they buy cattle?" said a soldier.
Jinbao looked at him and smiled, and said: "Do you know how much a cow costs? There is also an iron plowshare. These tenant farmers don't even have enough to eat, so how can they have the spare money to buy these?"
Liu Zheliang thought for a while and said: "If one family can't do it, then several families should join forces."
Jin Bao's eyes lit up and he said: "This is a good idea, just like when we were in school, a few people contributed money to improve the food." Then he looked at Liu Zheliang and said: "Captain, you are still smart."
Liu Zheliang blushed, but he was a little proud. He felt that he had not insulted the training of the host. He said modestly: "I learned this from the host."
The students felt strange and asked, "How can I learn these things by following the Brigade?"
"The way you think about problems is very special. In the words of Adjutant Gu, you think about problems from a different angle."
"To put it another way, Captain, is it true that Brigadier is only 21 years old?" In the minds of the students, young Ouyang Yun is a mysterious figure. Everyone is curious and a little awed about him. Now that he is involved On the topic of "Ouyang Yun", everyone couldn't help but pricked up their ears, trying to get some stories about Ouyang Yun from Liu Zheliang's mouth.
Liu Zheliang had always been proud of Ouyang Yun. When he saw everyone looking at him, his face flushed with excitement and he began to narrate the glorious deeds of the hotel. He did not feel it himself, and followed Ouyang. During this period of time, Yun's eloquence has greatly improved.
When Liu Zheliang was giving full play to his eloquence, there was a knock on the door outside, and at the same time a very familiar voice came: "Can I come in?" Angrily, he went to open the door. When he opened the door, he saw Ouyang Yun, Gu Lianyun, and Bai Liusu standing at the door. He took the lead in saluting Ouyang Yun with a military salute: "Report to the brigade, all the cadets of the Government Affairs Brigade are holding a regular meeting, please give instructions." Then he continued. Salute to the two women respectively,
The students were listening to Ouyang Yun's deeds. Now the hero appeared in front of them. They all followed suit and stood up to salute.
Ouyang Yun returned the military salute to everyone, inspected everyone, and said with a smile: "Everyone has been working hard recently."
Liu Zheliang said with a face of shame: "Master, I have betrayed your trust. The land reform is not going smoothly."
Patting him on the shoulder, Ouyang Yun said with a smile: "I don't blame you for this. Objectively speaking, everyone seems a little discouraged. Why, they are all intimidated by the difficulties."
Everyone laughed, and Liu Zheliang said: "You are here just in time, sir. We have an idea and we would like to ask you to come up with it..." He first analyzed the difficulties currently faced by land reform, and then gave a solution.
Ouyang Yun's eyes straightened out as soon as he heard this, and he said, "Hey, no, no, this cooperative has just appeared on the stage of Chinese history. It is a standard product of socialism." He said, "Okay, this is a good idea. Whoever came up with it, I will take credit for him."
Jinbao said: "It's Captain Liu."
Liu Zheliang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's everyone's wisdom."
Ouyang Yun looked at him, smiled approvingly and said: "Zheliang, that's right, you are like a captain. This matter has been settled. You will be responsible for the specific operations. Just change the name and call it a cooperative. You go and talk to the old farmers." Let’s discuss how many households are suitable for a cooperative. Remember, you are the guide and must play the role of notary. Make the cooperative’s articles of association more detailed to prevent wrangling in the future. In addition, if the farmers Money is really tight. Do you think you can cooperate with Dadao Finance Company and lend them some money at low interest or even no interest? The repayment method can be more flexible, including food, cash, and labor..." He said little With a little effort, this cooperative immediately became more feasible.
This made Liu Zheliang even more confident and said firmly: "Please rest assured, sir, and promise to complete the task."
Ouyang Yun came to the Government Affairs Brigade precisely to learn about land reform. He originally thought that driven by profits, businessmen would promote "business-based agriculture" with tenfold enthusiasm. Unexpectedly, this was not possible because of the quality of the land. This policy is difficult to promote. Now that the government affairs brigade has come up with such a method, it is undoubtedly the right medicine and hits the key point. My somewhat irritable mood suddenly became happy, and I even hummed a ditty on the way back. It was the song "Today" I’m so happy”,
Gu Lianyun hadn't seen him so happy for a long time and asked, "So happy."
"That's right, agriculture is the foundation of a country."
"Listening to your tone, why do you want to be a local emperor?"
Ouyang Yun smiled and suddenly said to Bai Liusu: "Liusu, I heard that your two sisters have signed up to join the medical company."
Bai Liusu nodded: "Well, they came to see me the day before yesterday." Under the dim street light, she glanced at Gu Lianyun and whispered: "Sister Meiren specifically asked about you."
"Really?" Ouyang Yun noticed her gaze, couldn't help but look at Gu Lianyun, and then changed the subject: "Lianyun, what were you talking about with Lao Li yesterday afternoon."
Gu Lianyun was shocked in his heart. He kept a calm expression on his face and said with a smile: "Why, I just talked to Lao Li for a few words, and now I'm jealous."
Ouyang Yun snorted and said, "I'm jealous. You two usually don't deal with each other very well. Now you are suddenly so close. It's just a bit strange."
Li Tieshu has always had a prejudice against Gu Lianyun. This can be seen from the fact that he insists on putting Liu Zheliang between her and Ouyang Yun. The two people almost never talk when they meet, and they only nod at most. Yesterday, they actually After staying together in the training ground of the military camp for nearly a quarter of an hour, it was no wonder that Ouyang Yun felt strange.