Fengxian Jiangshan

Chapter 169 Militia

The Qing Dynasty abdicated, the government of the Republic of China promised to give preferential treatment to the royal family of the Qing Dynasty, the little Puyi continued to live in Beijing, and the property of the Eight Banners nobles was also greatly preserved.

Moreover, the three provinces in the Northeast were the land where the Manchus were prosperous. Many Manchus had always worried that they would be driven out of the Central Plains by the Han people. Therefore, they purchased real estate outside the customs, stored gold and silver, and built manors as a way out.

Zhang Tinglan asked his subordinates to search around the house with the list given by Pu Wei. As the search deepened, the results they found became more and more surprising.Take Xiuyan as an example, most of the most famous jade mines are in the hands of Manchu aristocrats, among which Yikuang, Prince Qing of the former Qing Dynasty held the largest share, accounting for more than half.

This old guy was famous for being greedy and stupid in the official circles of the late Qing Dynasty, but the reality is often beyond people's estimates. The old guy's hand is longer than imagined, and he gets more things.

In addition, the biggest landlord in Xiuyan is Bi Shun, who took the lead in besieging the county. He is known as Bi Qiye. He controls more than [-]% of the land in the county and is the number one landlord. There are as many as five manors alone.Of course, Xiuyan is still relatively remote. Apart from jade mines, there are not many special products. In other areas, the wealth of the Eight Banners nobles is even more astonishing.

"Humble words, the commander-in-chief has ordered a comprehensive search of Fengtian according to the list. There is too much oil and water in it. Not only the commander-in-chief, but also Wu Datongu even ran back from Chifeng to Taonan. Confiscated!"

Zhang Tinglan was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "Lingge, in such a remote place as Taonan, are there still people from the Eight Banners interested?"

"Of course, they claim to build a country by riding and shooting. It's not surprising to have some horse farms, and besides the Eight Banners, there are also Mongolian princes. They also have horse farms in that area. Who can miss this opportunity to make a fortune? Not only Wu Junsheng, but also Feng Delin, who had been at odds with the commander-in-chief, also joined in, he ransacked the homes of the Eight Banners in Jinzhou and Guangning, and made a fortune."

In fact, many Mongolian princes also joined the Clan Socialist Party. Babu Zhabu, who was killed by Zhang Tinglan, was a member of the Clan Socialist Party. There were also many Mongolian princes in the list that Zhang Tinglan asked Pu Wei to confess to.It's just that Fengtian's forces can't go deep into Mongolia, so we can only let these Mongolian princes go first, and concentrate our efforts to take down the Eight Banners nobles.

The leaders of Fengjun's army were all bandits, and they were familiar with this kind of business of ransacking their homes and exterminating their families, and they did it with ease.What's more, when Shanqi and Shengyun were captured.I have already done it once, but at that time Lao Zhang was not the master of Fengtian.Therefore, it is inevitable to get in the way.

Things are completely different now.Lao Zhang is the justifiable governor of Fengtian, and he also has Wang Yongjiang as his assistant. After Lao Wang came to power, the first banner he played was to clear Zhang Tianmu, and he did not hesitate to go to war with the entire landlord class in order to solve Fengtian's financial crisis.

But no matter how well Qingzhang Tianmu did.It's not as refreshing as directly confiscating the land and property. The nobles of the Eight Banners are the largest landlord class in Fengtian. They have been involved in the case of treason, and the confiscation of the land is a matter of course.The collected land is divided equally among the landless tenant farmers.

Changing from sharecroppers to self-cultivators all of a sudden, they pay more taxes and their spending power has also increased. This is a huge good thing for Fengtian's economy, and it can also alleviate financial difficulties.

Seeing this kind of benefit, Wang Yongjiang put the case at the top of the list and brought together Qingzhang Tianmu and the investigation of the case. Even the Manchu landlords who were not involved should obey the orders of the Qingzhang Bureau honestly. , Report the amount of land truthfully, otherwise you will be labeled as a traitor at any time and go to prison to eat corned buns. No one can bear this.

Of course, as long as these people are obedient, Wang Yongjiang will not make things difficult for them. After all, everyone understands the principle of catching the big and letting go of the small, so the main energy is still on those big fish. After a severe blow, who told them to have the fattest money.

"Humble words, in just a few days, the commander-in-chief's stolen wealth has exceeded 500 million yuan, and the number of real estate and fields is even more countless. Now Wang Minyuan is probably very happy. With these Money, Fengtian’s financial gap has been made up, and there is still a lot of surplus.”

"It's a bit small. I estimate that the floating wealth of these people is more than 2000 million. They have been parasites for two to three hundred years, and the accumulation in their hands is definitely more than a few million!"

"It's true that it's more than a few million, but most of the people have deposited their money in foreign banks. We don't know the exact amount, and those well-informed guys either went to Manchuria Railway, or went to Luda , and those who went directly to Beijing, all we can get are land and houses.”

"You can't let them go so cheaply. I think this kind of thing should be done as a long-term task. First, put these guys on the wanted list. As soon as they show up from their hiding places, we will catch them." , and then torture them severely, and never let them go until their bone marrow oil is squeezed out."

When Yang Yuting heard this, he gave Zhang Tinglan two thumbs up. In fact, Zhang Zuolin and Wang Yongjiang ransacked their homes with the intention of just grabbing a ticket, in order to overcome the current difficulties.Who knew that Zhang Tinglan would treat this kind of thing as a long-term business. I am afraid that in the future, these Eight Banners nobles will have a guillotine hanging on their heads, and they will fall down at any time. Most of them will be restless and terrified day and night.

"Zhuoyan, aren't you afraid that people will say you're evil when you do this?"

"What are you afraid of? After the Manchus entered the customs, they didn't do production. They were parasites. The land and wealth they accumulated were not theirs at all, but the blood and tears of the Han people. They took it from their hands, and we built factories, repaired railways, and developed armaments. These are all good things that benefit the country and the people. We are actually helping the gang of Eight Banners nobles to atone for their sins."

"Zhuoyan, now I understand that the commander-in-chief is really discerning!"

"Niger, what do you mean?"

"The commander-in-chief just delivered an order to appoint Zhang Zhuoyan as the investigation envoy in southern Liaoning to be responsible for investigating the family property of the Manchu nobles involved in the case. Not only Xiuyan, but also Yingkou, Haicheng, Zhuanghe, Dandong, Fengcheng and other places belong to you. Never mind, what the commander-in-chief means is to let you squeeze out all the wealth of the Eight Banners disciples."

In fact, it is only a one-sentence thing to talk about cleaning up, but it is very difficult to operate. Take the land as an example, the cultivated land developed by Fengtian is about 4000 million mu.Among them, the nobles of the Eight Banners occupy more than 2000 million mu, which is the most fertile area, which is more than half of the total.

In southern Liaoning and other places, there are at least several million mu of land. If you want to figure out all of these, you need to do a lot of work, not even a few months, or even a year.And it also involves follow-up matters. Even if the land is confiscated, how to solve it next will be a trouble.

Due to the large amount of land, it is impossible to simply distribute it to the common people.Lao Zhang appointed Zhang Tinglan as the investigation envoy, in fact, he wanted to use his flexible mind to maximize the value of these lands and explore other areas of Fengtian.

Of course, this is just one purpose. In addition, Lao Zhang also let Zhang Tinglan lay down a foundation in southern Liaoning.Form a restriction on Ma Longtan.The Zongsha Party has so many armed forces here that it even tried to attack the county seat.Restoration of Manchukuo.As a result, Ma Longtan didn't notice at all, which was serious dereliction of duty.

As the guardian envoy of Dongbian Road, he has a great responsibility. Lao Zhang just happened to be able to stretch his hand in, and Zhang Tinglan was like a wedge, straight into Liaonan.Lao Zhang's control range can also be greatly expanded.

And there is an even more important point. In southern Liaoning, not only the Zong-Socialist Party is causing trouble, but also the Revolutionary Party is also making trouble, and the danger is no less than that of the Zong-Socialist Party.The Eight Banners are a bunch of idiots.However, among the revolutionary party, dragons and snakes are mixed, and there are many talents who have studied in Japan, and their slogans are also more provocative, so they should not be underestimated.

Southern Liaoning is next to Lushun and Dalian, the strongholds of the Japanese, and the local situation is complicated. I am afraid that only Zhang Tinglan can handle this situation.

Take this quick extermination of the Zongshe Party as an example, Zhang Tinglan did it perfectly. In less than a day, all the Zongshe Party's armed forces inside and outside the county were wiped out. The sectarian social parties in the south almost wiped out all of them, and they also had conclusive evidence to turn the matter into an iron case.

The efficiency is high and the speed is fast, which can be called lightning. The Zongsha Party is a dog raised by the Japanese. If they want to maim them, the Japanese will never sit idly by.But this time Fengjun's action was too fast, and the armed forces of two to 3000 people didn't even make a fuss, and it was over.

When the Japanese reacted, Feng Jun had already started to search the property of these old and young people from the Qing Dynasty. The Japanese could only try their best to protect some important people, but the property of these guys was also lost.

The Japanese also stepped forward to put pressure on Fengtian, accusing Lao Zhang of his barbaric behavior, and even threatened to use force. Of course, they would not tolerate the loss of a dog like this.

But Zhang Tinglan was also prepared. He asked Pu Wei to explain the collusion with the Japanese, and then he disclosed these materials to European and American newspapers.Now that the United States, Britain and other countries are all in trouble, the Japanese can demarcate their sphere of influence in the Northeast, but they must not allow Japan to blatantly split China. If this continues, the Northeast will become a Japanese colony.

The United States, in particular, was furious. They issued a serious warning to Japan, not allowing them to break the balance in the Pacific Ocean. If they insist on going their own way, they will bear the consequences.

Facing the sudden diplomatic pressure, the Japanese also panicked, and had no energy to manage these nobles of the Eight Banners, so they could only let the Fengjun fish their meat.Seeing such a good dog being slaughtered and skinned by the Fengjun, and then thrown into a pot to cook, Zhang Zuolin drank the delicious dog meat soup, but the Japanese were bleeding from their hearts. Years of hard work were in vain.

After Zhang Tinglan got the appointment, he carefully considered the current situation and discussed it with Yang Yuting.

"Mr. Linge, the main task of us coming to southern Liaoning is to wipe out the rebellion of the Revolutionary Party. Originally, I wanted to deliberately use a loophole to lure the snake out of the hole and wipe out the Revolutionary Party in one fell swoop. But the Socialist Party came out first. I think we It is better to change the strategy, instead of luring the snake out of the hole, but knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, in the name of hunting down the Zongsha Party, beating the revolutionary party, forcing them to gather in Zhuanghe, and then eradicating them in one fell swoop, eliminating the two major cancers in southern Liaoning. "

"Zhuo Yan's idea is good, but I'm still a little worried. We don't have enough troops. This time we only brought one regiment, less than 3000 people. If we want to control the place, we have to deal with the Revolutionary Party and guard against the Japanese. Man, how many nails have been hammered all over his body?"

Zhang Tinglan smiled and said, "Lin Ge, I have long thought of a way, that is to use the militia to control the place. This time we have confiscated so much land and distributed it to the common people. We can't let them get something for nothing?"

Yang Yuting nodded: "Indeed, if you give it to the common people for nothing, they don't know how to cherish it. The commander-in-chief asked you to be the envoy of the investigation, in fact, he wanted to find a better way to use the land."

"I'm going to refer to the disaster relief method formulated for the Liaoyang victims, let all the people work for five years, pay the government the funds for buying the land, and then the land will belong to them. The ransom can be paid not only with food, but also with working hours. Being a militia is also an option, and the working hours of the militia are double that of ordinary workers, how do you think ordinary people will choose?” (To be continued..)

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