Although Fengchenglun's weather radar forecast accurately predicted the landing time of the typhoon, the onset of natural disasters is unavoidable.
Typhoon No. 1 in 1631 landed in Qiongshan County the next day. The wind force when the typhoon landed had weakened to Level 10, but the accompanying heavy rain caused serious damage to Qiongshan County. Although the Qiongshan County Office passed the Qiongshan County
The Shan County Government issued a warning of an approaching typhoon, but the backward communication methods and the low administrative efficiency of traditional society made this notice not effective enough.[..com]
The Nandu River flooded, and people were displaced. Countless livestock and fields were lost. Under the dual effects of typhoons and floods, most of the crops that were expected to be harvested in the summer were lost, and for a time, people were everywhere.
"We have to fight floods and provide disaster relief again," Liu Muzhou, deputy civil affairs committee member, said in annoyance. He felt that the pressure was too great. On the one hand, the executive committee issued a high-cost food purchase plan, and on the other hand, there was a sudden natural disaster.
The non-agricultural population has increased significantly, and the massive influx of immigrants has caused a population boom, which has frequently made the planning institute's grain reserves urgent. In order to ensure food security, the Executive Committee also requires that this summer grain collection should "exploit potential" as much as possible. After all, grains are imported from Vietnam and Siam.
Not only does it cost money, it also involves increasingly tight transportation capacity.
In contrast, the Hainan Island area that has been controlled will make a greater contribution to Operation Engine. Ma Qianzhu repeatedly emphasized the procurement work at the "1631 Grain Procurement Work Conference": "All difficulties must be overcome, especially
We must obey the warm and affectionate tone of the petty bourgeoisie, abandon all meaningless pity, and make ensuring food supply our top priority."
In the Lingao area, driven by scientific farming through scientific and technological demonstrations by Qingzhang Tianmu and Tiandihui, grain output has increased considerably. Especially in the farms directly under the jurisdiction of the Agricultural Committee, due to careful care and large amounts of fertilizer input, the output is higher than that of "Tiandi".
The yield per mu of "demonstration households" is 50% to 1% higher than that of ordinary farmers. They can supply relatively more grain. But the situation in other counties is not so good. Qiongshan, Danzhou,
Chengmai and Wenchang, the four agricultural counties on Hainan Island, have basically completed the measurement of acres. They are the areas where the Civil Affairs People's Committee has made great efforts to extract grain. In particular, Qiongshan County is the largest grain-producing area on Hainan Island, and now there is such a
In the event of typhoons and floods, the food that can be collected will probably be used as relief food.
Liu Muzhou knew at the grain work meeting that the executive committee had great expectations for this "grain shipment", but the problem of natural disasters had to be solved, so he went to see Ma Qianxu and submitted his proposal
Disaster Relief Plan Disaster relief is an important means to win over the people. We cannot turn a blind eye to it.
Liu Muzhou's disaster relief plan is quite satisfactory: in accordance with the consistent thinking of the executive committee, the relief will be "relief for work". Anyway, there is a need for labor everywhere in Lingao, so there is no need to worry about having no work for the victims. After the water recedes, they will lend seeds to the victims and carry out the project.
Seed and reseed.
As for the summer tax, of course it can only be reduced or reduced based on the accommodation status.
After Ma Qianzhu read his report, he asked: "Did you participate in the Lingao disaster relief work the year before last?"
"No." Liu Muzhou didn't know why he asked this, thinking that he should first take out the report at that time and read it before writing the report.
"You'd better take a look first," Ma Qianzhu said. "There are a lot of useful experiences in it. Sometimes, disadvantages will turn into advantages, and losses on one side will turn into gains on the other."
Liu Muzhou didn't know how to read this dialectic. He hurriedly left and went out to read the report from that year. After reading a few pages, he suddenly realized:
It turns out that we are going to engage in land buyback!
The so-called land buyback is, to put it bluntly, taking advantage of the desperation of the victims to buy farmers' land with food at low prices. When Lingao was hit by a typhoon, the Agricultural Committee relied on this method to amass an amount of farmland equivalent to the entire county.
98 area.
Liu Muzhou couldn't help but secretly thought: The Governor is really an iron-blooded industrialist party. This clearly shows that the farmers must be caught up in the chariot of industrialization and collectivization. There is not even a transitional stage of land reform.
He asked Wu Nanhai and Ye Yuming to discuss disaster relief matters. Because it involved land repurchase, they had a close relationship with the Committee of Agriculture. It was very important to cooperate with them on the specific operation.
Ye Yuming's suggestion is not only not to provide relief, but also to collect grain as usual.
"This will force more farmers and landlords to go bankrupt completely." Ye Yuming participated in the land clearing work in Qiongshan, Wenchang and other places in the past few months. She is very dissatisfied with the local agricultural conditions. Generally speaking, Qiongshan County
The agricultural production environment and conditions are much better than those in Lingao, but the yield per unit mu is very limited. It is far from achieving its due productivity.
Wu Nanhai moved a little uneasily: "Isn't this suitable? Although I also agree with intensive land management, but isn't it a bit...too...not good-looking?"
Ye Yuming said: "Never mind it, anyway, Qiongshan is a newly liberated area. We just use this opportunity to cleanse all local classes..." He said generously, "In the long run, we should eliminate the homesteaders."
as the ultimate goal.”
"Eliminate small farmers?!" Wu Nanhai and others were a little surprised.
"Yes, the ultimate goal is the complete secondary differentiation of the countryside." Ye Yuming stood up and turned around a few times, "People who are capable and skilled will evolve into farmers of intensive farms.
Those who are incompetent must be completely transformed into the proletariat and become workers, industrial workers or agricultural workers..."
The yeoman farmers, including small and medium-sized landowners with little land, were the cornerstone of the stability of the dynasty in the Middle Ages. They were the main source of national taxes and soldiers. The army composed of yeoman farmers has always been the most effective in the dynasty's army. In any era when there were a large number of yeoman farmers, there were often
The most prosperous period of the dynasty.
But the economic location of small farmers.
Their position was extremely unstable, and under the double oppression of taxes and military service, their bankruptcy accelerated. Once the dynasty entered a stable period and the land began to be merged and concentrated, the number of small farmers would gradually decrease, and the dynasty would enter a period of decline.
Until a new upheaval prompted the redistribution of land.
The general idea of the Senate's rural policy is "land centralization". The future crossing country does not need a large number of self-cultivators, but there are two major factions in the attitude towards the self-cultivators: the "elimination faction" and the "support faction".
Generally speaking, the voice of the support faction is not loud, and the voice of the elimination faction is gradually gaining the upper hand. Because both Wen and Ma have a strong interest in intensive land management and population control. Of course, the details are slightly different, Ma Qian
Wang's agricultural ambition was a complete collective farm, while Wen Desi's rural blueprint was a "standard village" with completely fixed land and population.
"Homeowner farmers are still of great value in newly developed areas and border areas." Liu Muzhou coughed and interrupted, "Let's talk about the disaster relief itself first, and we will talk about the future later."
Wu Nanhai said: "I have a plan..."
The streets outside Qiongshan County have been filled with flood victims who have fled from four townships. The heavy rain brought by the typhoon has just ended, and the local rainy season has begun again. The pouring heavy rain has caused flooding in the Nandu River and nearby rivers.
Refugees from all over the country are flocking to the city. After the disaster in the countryside, the city is their only hope for survival.
In the past few days, thousands of refugees have poured in outside Qiongshan County. They have taken shelter with the elderly and young wherever they can to avoid the rain: temples, eaves and even under big trees. As long as the terrain is slightly higher,
It was crowded with people. However, many people still had to lie down in the mud and let the rain pour down.
In order to prevent the hungry people from rioting, most of the city gates in Qiongshan County have been closed, leaving only the east gate open. The Qiongzhou prefect in Qiongshan County, the Qiongshan County magistrate was at a loss. Since the people from He Town evacuated this place,
The local decision maker is the "Director of the County Office" who is stationed by the Australians in the city. As for the prefect, county magistrate and other officials in the county, although they are still officials in name, they actually have nothing to do with it. They are just waiting for this.
They were just filing some official documents. But even so, they were very satisfied that at least they were not forced to die in the city. The bandits even continued to pay them some living expenses to allow them to maintain a relatively decent life. Everyone was holding on to their wives and got through this life peacefully.
The thought of just running away.
The former highest official in the city, Guangdong Zuo Shenzheng Branch Guard Hainan Road Zhao Ruyi, had not dared to leave his post without permission since the remnants of his army were defeated and returned to the mainland, but he did not want to deal with the Australians for fear of tarnishing his official reputation, so he stayed at the Branch Guard Yamen
He closed his doors to guests, saw no one except a few gentry, and lived a life of self-imprisonment.
The director of the Qiongshan County Office of the Senate stationed in Qiongshan is called Liu Xiang, and he is not the one who jumps over the hurdles. This Liu Xiang is a fat man and a programmer, so he has strong logical thinking skills and is eloquent. However, these "stunts" were not used in the initial construction boom.
He was of no use. Eager to get ahead, he signed up when the Organization Department was recruiting local cadres, and soon he got the title of director of the Qiongshan County Resident Office.
Being a "county magistrate" in Daming County in the 17th century was not an enviable thing. Compared with Lingao, where living facilities have become large-scale, even Qiongshan County is a dirty place. Although Qiongshan County
It is the capital county of this prefecture, but it has a large population, many officials, and many gentry. At that time, not counting He Rubin's thousands of defeated soldiers waiting to be repatriated, and Tang Yunwen's more than a thousand people who were stationed in Haikou not far from the county seat.
In the city, the director of the Qiongshan County Office faces the most complex environment among the counties. Therefore, the team assigned to him is also quite strong. Not only are there more experienced naturalized cadres, but there are also a number of elders to assist him in his work.