Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1379 He Jian (Thirteen)

On October 1664, 10, the Spaniard's special envoy, Balboa, got a copy of the secret agreement with the double seals of the Executive Committee and the Government Council, and signed the name of the Communist Party of China, and carefully locked it in the into a box, hurried to Buenos Aires by boat, and prepared to return to Spain on a silver ship from there—his mission had been completed, and there was no need to stay in the New World, so he returned as soon as possible. Come to King Philip, God knows what will happen to Iberia next moment.

After the Spaniards left, although the agreement known as the "Oriental Secret Treaty" had not yet been activated, the people on the east coast who felt encouraged did not intend to waste time.Under the instruction of the Executive Committee, the Government Affairs Council selected a large number of cadres from the freshmen of Dayuhe Cadre Training School, Dayuhe Youth Cadre School and Bingtuanbao, and sent them to Shancha in Hejian area on October 10th. , Ganyi County (just a few months after its establishment, the 15nd county-level administrative unit in the country), fully took over the government agencies at all levels in the two counties, and at the same time moved some veteran families from the mainland to the countryside, competing with the clans in the countryside for the grassroots Power, the Hejian area was suddenly in chaos - many people did not expect that the government would take over here, they just did not expect this day to come so soon, they always thought that in this piece of Spanish land, they could always continue It's been 52 years, but who knows that this is just wishful thinking, the court has extended its "magic claws" here so quickly, the Spartians are too weak these days!

The Ming clans and Italian families in Shancha and Ganyi counties lamented again and again, but Chen Kechen, who is in charge of the development of Yiying in the northern part of Hejian, was relieved. At the table banquet, three or five confidantes were invited over to chat and laugh happily, so uncomfortable.

"Major Chen, the central government has made such a big move this time, and transferred so many cadres to Hejian at once. What is the reason? Don't the Spaniards have any objections?" A middle-aged cadre opened a bottle of Hezhong Daqu , After filling everyone with wine, he asked suspiciously: "Although most of the Spaniards here have been bought by us, it is too eye-catching to establish a county system and appoint officials here with such a high profile. What do the Spaniards think?" Is it okay to pretend not to see it? Just like that shit Colonel Camara and General Portillo, they must report to their superiors, right? Otherwise, King Philip of Madrid will find out, and each of these people will be investigated for dereliction of duty , and the Spanish government will inevitably take corresponding measures at that time..."

"Yeah, this is too abnormal!" A middle-aged official with a hideous scar on his face also echoed: "Not only so many cadres have come, but even the East Coast Construction Company, Northwest Reclamation Bank, and United Industrial Credit Bank Enterprises such as the Inland River Transportation Company, the National Reserve Grain Depot, and the State-owned Department Store have flocked here. I heard that many new immigrants will come and set up a few new settlements in the south. It’s so big that we can’t believe it.”

With these two people taking the lead, several other people also stood up to express their opinions, expressing that they could not understand the intention of the higher-ups this time. Could it be that their pioneering and reclamation activities in the river can be done aboveboard?If this is the case, everyone is really drunk, because it shows that the Executive Committee has fully planned to tear itself apart from the Spaniards, and it might be another war.

"What are you arguing about?" Chen Ke put the thick glass wine glass on the table, and said helplessly: "Actually, I don't know why? The officials who came to handover are also at a loss. Vice Premier Qi didn't say anything, which is strange! But don't make a fuss, isn't it because the executive committee has set the tone and stopped hiding it, and wants to renovate and develop the Hejian area? This is for us It’s actually a good thing, definitely a good thing, and it means that everyone’s opportunities have come. In the future, if any new counties are to be established in the south, even if people are transferred from the local area, there must still be a considerable number of cadres who will come from Shancha, Shancha, etc. We have been transferred from Yi County, after all, we have worked here for many years and are more familiar with the environment. So, everyone, do your best, and your future will definitely not be bad."

Everyone loves what Chen Ke said. After all, isn't what everyone pursues after working hard is fame and fortune?Therefore, the atmosphere at the wine table became extremely lively for a while. Everyone drank and guessed, and only gave up after eating two sheep.At this time, Chen Ke was still wondering if the executive committee had reached an agreement with the Spaniards to let those Catholics sell Hejian directly?He felt that this matter was extremely possible, but he knew that it could not be confirmed in the short term and could only be guessed.

On October 10, an official document from the higher authorities was sent to Shancha County, requiring Chen Ke to immediately select capable cadres and military police to go deep into the grassroots and rural areas to promote the law of the East Coast Republic of China.Chen Ke, who heard about this matter, knew that it was difficult to handle, but he also knew that it had to be done, so he immediately sent someone to invite Captain Fu Lei, who was in charge of the security of the entire northern part of Hejian. Partners discuss it.

"Things are a bit troublesome, you still have to be careful!" It was also the first time I heard that Captain Fu Lei frowned at this time and said: "Many places in the Hejian area have been neglected in recent years, and there is a lot of reclaimed land in the area. Especially It is in those villages where clans live together, many people are often staking land, taking a large piece of land into their arms, and then farming, grazing, logging, fishing, and beekeeping on it, so uncomfortable. After a long time, they I am afraid that I have already recorded this piece of land in my own account, and I have long forgotten the red line of our country's personal land of [-] acres. This time, the implementation of the law, land policy is the top priority, and the backlash is bound to be quite small. Small, you have to be careful."

In fact, when the Executive Committee first encouraged cross-border reclamation in the Hejian area, how many pioneers did not know the upper limit of [-] acres of privately owned land?It’s just that there is no one in the Hejian area, the land is fertile, and the water source and sunlight are sufficient, so everyone is working hard to reclaim wasteland, although in terms of total output, it may not be more than those who only cultivate [-] acres or less. But don’t people like to be greedy and seek perfection?So much land is our own, even if the yield per unit area is lower and the cultivation is not in place, but I feel comfortable in my heart.

Therefore, over time, more and more land was owned by the pioneers in the Hejian area.For example, some people who own hundreds of acres of land are actually unable to farm at all. Without steam plows, harvesters, and seeders, most of his land is left uncultivated. Maybe he just scattered some seeds indiscriminately, and the harvest is not necessarily good. There are more people than those who honestly implement the three-crop rotation system and focus on managing their own [-] mu of land (maybe some are not as good), but this does not prevent them from occupying land crazily.In many villages in the countryside of Hejian, there is basically no public land. Almost every piece of land is owned by an owner. People who are used to the large amount of public land in the local countryside are not used to it when they first arrive. It's the landlord.

However, after being in the wild for so long, it seems that the local people are really determined to govern this place well, and put a curse on those lawless people. The full implementation of local laws is the first step.Chen Ke and Fu Lei have been working in the Hejian area for quite a long time, so they know that in this matter, other things are easy to talk about, but the land policy is difficult to handle. No way, they still have to be soldiers of the garrison Otherwise, they might not be able to convince those people at all.

Thinking of this, Chen Ke simply took out a 1633 flintlock pistol from the drawer, wiped it with a cloth, and said, "Who are the people in the Hejian area? I think you and I both know. The Italian laborers who fled during the Southwest Railway, the clan forces of the Ming Dynasty who lived together in groups, and the miserable serfs and hunters who came from the Russian countryside. I have an obligation to help them correct some misunderstandings. Many of these people have not paid a penny of tax so far, but they are ashamed to occupy such a huge land. Starting from the county office, you happen to have a squadron of garrison troops stationed here, let them all gather, first follow us to the countryside to measure the land and register, this is bound to be a difficult game."

Fu Lei nodded silently, and then went back to the barracks outside the city to recruit people.

On October 10, Chen Ke and Fu Lei, who brought more than 13 soldiers, headed towards some villages on the outskirts of Shancha Town without haste.These are the places where the first batch of immigrants in the county gathered and settled down. The population is already quite large, and the area of ​​land expanded outward is also extremely considerable.Chen "Xianzun" and Fu "Xianwei" arrived with more than 200 "officers and soldiers", which surprised the immigrants from the southern Zhejiang of the Ming Dynasty, and then panicked, thinking that the superiors were "extorting" military supplies again.

Of course, things were much worse than they had imagined. When Chen Ke sent someone to read the document from the superior in public, these people were not surprised, and they were all filled with righteous indignation. Looking at Daming's breakthroughs and offerings, it's average.Isn’t it true that seizing people’s land (ahem, although most of these lands are still barren...), leading beasts to eat people, is no different from rushing to sacrifice!It can be said that if it weren't for the rifles held by the soldiers of the garrison at this time, it is estimated that these foolish men and women in the countryside would have swarmed and fought Chen Ke and Fu Lei.

But they still dare not!They still can't do the thing of killing officials and rebelling!What's more, there wasn't even a single acquaintance among the officers and soldiers of the garrison who came with me (now I regret not sending my sons to join the army...), if I did something out of the ordinary, if I didn't keep them all, I would be killed on the spot - at worst They will also be exiled to overseas colonies-so after being angry for a while at first, each of them softened their attitudes.

Chen Ke has dealt with these guys since the first day he came to Hejian. He didn't seem to know that they had given in, so he greeted them. Several officials behind him immediately stepped forward and brought some surveyors over. Measure and register land.During the period, people kept asking with shy faces if they could "purchase" all these lands with money. This made Chen Ke a little surprised. The co-authors of these rural farmers have some family backgrounds, and they still have money to buy land. I really underestimated them. up.

Chen Ke naturally rejected the requests of these people, and patiently explained to them: Originally, the government only distributed five acres of free land to each person, and the remaining 25 acres had to be redeemed by the farmers themselves, which would give them a measure The land is directly allocated [-] acres per person, which is already a great deal, so don't be greedy and want to take more.

Besides, in such a sparsely populated place like Hejian, although the land is fertile and the climate is good, both cash crops and food crops can get good yields, but the problem is that you have enough agricultural machinery and manpower to sow the seeds , Harvest it?I'm afraid it doesn't exist!Doesn't that mean that the development level of most of the land is actually extremely low, and the output is very low?What's more, the East Coast Republic of China now has a real estate tax that is "disgusting". You occupy so much land, but you can't get enough output from it. Isn't that a fool?Paying taxes can make you lose to grandma's house, right?

Under such a situation of coercion, lure and reasonableness, Chen Ke finally suppressed this group of farmers who were ready to move, and carried out the matter of re-measurement and division of land.As for how to arrange the newly vacated land, hey, he, Mr. Chen, has received news that the State Development Bureau will transfer back from the Far East the [-] officers and soldiers of the First Division and the Second Division of the Shandong New Army (including family members. Tens of thousands of people) were scattered and resettled in these places, and mixed with these clan diehards—with these servant army officers and soldiers who had fought in battle, seen blood, and had some organizational strength as neighbors, they probably would not be able to find out How big is the wave?Just let these two groups of guys monitor and restrain each other, don't worry!

And after talking about measuring the land, Chen Ke didn't forget to mention the tax system of our Great East Coast to these people.Business tax, deed tax, customs duty and so on have nothing to do with them. As farmers in the countryside, their main concern is movable property tax and real property tax (these two are also a big problem in tax collection, and there are not a few people who are in arrears for two or three years), In addition, you need to pay consumption tax when you buy things in the country market, but this kind of tax has always been difficult to supervise and collect, so Chen Ke only briefly mentioned it and did not go into details. The focus is still on movable property tax and real property tax Above these two big heads.

There is no doubt that these pioneer immigrants are extremely resistant to paying taxes, because they have not been in the habit of paying taxes since the first day they came here, and they are not even willing to pay for raising funds to support the soldiers of the garrison. You still count on them Actively pay taxes?But they are not fools, and they also understand that today is different from the past. The county lord brought soldiers to the countryside, and made it clear that he came to establish new rules. We had to discuss it, so everyone was a little downcast.

However, they were downcast, while Chen Ke and the others felt secretly refreshed.Without him, now that the local laws and tax system are being implemented, it seems that the Executive Committee is quite determined to annex the Hejian area as a whole, and this is naturally extremely beneficial to Chen, who has been rooted here for a long time.

(End of this chapter)