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The Rise of China in the Rebirth of the Republic of China 5200 Volume 2 570 Killing the Chicken to Scare the Monkey

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    Killing chickens to scare monkeys

    ¡°Bang¡­¡± A crisp sound of broken porcelain sounded in the main hall of a compound covering an area of ??dozens of acres outside Shijiazhuang City.

    Afterwards, a slightly old and angry voice sounded in the lobby: "What does the government want to do, what does the National Defense Force want to do, do they really want to push us gentry to a dead end"

    Speaking of the old man in front of him who is over 60 years old, he has to return to the Qing Dynasty before the founding of the Republic of China.

    Because of your policy of buying and selling officials in the late Qing Dynasty, the old man named Hou Guowen in front of you spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy a prefect who was in short supply when he exhausted his family resources.

    As the saying goes, "One year to clear the prefecture is worth one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver."

    He Guowen, who served as prefect until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, relied on his ability to make money.  Not only did he get back all the money he spent to buy the official position, but he also saved the entire Hou family an unprecedented amount of wealth.

    Outside Shijiazhuang City, there are more than 200,000 acres of fertile land, all owned by Hou Guowen.

    There are at least twenty shops in Shijiazhuang City belonging to Hou Guowen

    These shops alone can bring Hou Guowen a huge fortune of millions every year, not to mention the land rent income that 200,000 acres of fertile land brings to him every year.

    Therefore, after decades of development, although Hou Guowen cannot be called "as rich as any country", he is definitely ranked among the top richest people in the entire Hebei Province.

    With so much property and land, it was absolutely necessary to maintain a large number of servants and nursing homes in the chaotic Republic of China where bandits were insulting.

    After the founding of the Republic of China, one of my sons was very lucky to serve as the commander of the Beiyang Army.

    With the help of my son.  A large number of weapons and equipment were purchased from the army, plus a large number of military instructors sent back by his son.  The arrogant Hou Guowen directly organized the guards in his hands into an infantry regiment.  Not only are they equipped with rifles and machine guns, they are also equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars.

    ???????????????????????? The group that looked after Hou Guowen¡¯s home and nursing home had invisibly become the largest local force around Shijiazhuang.

    Coupled with Hou Guowen¡¯s obvious assets and land, he is the gentry with the largest number of this generation.

    Hou Guowen, who had a large army, became the representative of the gentry in this area. If something happened, the gentry from hundreds of miles around would gather at Hou Guowen's house to discuss countermeasures.

    At this moment, the reason why Hou Guowen was furious in front of a room full of guests regardless of his image was for no other reason.  It was a tax payment notice that the local government had just sent to Hou Guowen.

    Because Hou Guowen has a total of 200,000 acres of fertile land under his name, according to the latest "stepped tax" policy issued by the coalition government, Hou Guowen has to pay a total of 40 million kilograms of grain tax to the coalition government, which is a full 120 acres when converted into oceans.  Wan Dayang.

    You must know that out of the 200,000 acres of fertile land under his name, excluding the rations left for tenant farmers, he would be grateful if he could only have 30 million kilograms of grain left.  But the coalition government directly asked him to pay a grain tax of 40 million kilograms of grain.  My own income is not enough to pay the taxes on these fields. Isn¡¯t this the fate of Hou Guowen

    Therefore, after receiving the tax payment notice, Hou Guowen began to get furious at home, and immediately invited all the surrounding gentry to discuss countermeasures.

    The middle-aged man who was sitting first at the bottom stood up first.

    He hugged Hou Guowen.  After showing respect, he said: "Mr. Hou, my family only has 10,000 acres of land, and we don't have any other shops. We live on the rent of 10,000 acres of land. And now, the government actually wants me to pay two million kilograms of grain tax. I want to  You know, my annual rent income from 10,000 acres of land is less than two million kilograms of grain. Aren¡¯t the National Defense Forces pushing me to a dead end?"

    "Mr. Li is right, the National Defense Force is trying to force us gentry to a dead end"

    Just when everyone was looking angry and complaining to each other, Mr. Zhong, who had been a Jinshi in the Qing Dynasty and had a great reputation in the local area, suddenly spoke.

    "Everyone be quiet. The government's intentions are clear to us as long as we think about it seriously. We just refused to implement the 'land reform' just promulgated by the government, and the government increased taxes on us. Isn't this obvious?"

    Hearing this, everyone closed their mouths and said nothing.

    Finally, Mr. Zhong, who had just spoken, once again broke the atmosphere in the lobby.

    He said to Hou Guowen: "Mr. Hou, whether we can keep the land in our hands depends on this time. I hope that Mr. Hou can lead everyone to advance and retreat together and oppose the tax policy just promulgated by the government."

    At Mr. Zhong¡¯s reminder, dozens of gentry, big and small, quickly turned their attention to Hou Guowen.

    Because, of all the people here, only HouGuowen holds the most land.  If the government really collects taxes and grain from everyone in accordance with this tax policy, the one who will undoubtedly suffer the most is Hou Guowen, who sits at the head of the lobby.

    Therefore, everyone seemed to have reached an agreement and said in unison to Hou Guowen: "Mr. Hou, we all listen to you. We will do whatever you say, and we will advance and retreat together"

    Hou Guowen, who already knew the government's ultimate goal, quickly exuded a trace of ruthlessness on his face.

    With a satisfied look on his face, he promised everyone: "Okay, since everyone thinks highly of me, Hou, I will take up this important task and lead everyone to advance and retreat together to fight against the government's tax policy specifically targeting us gentry."

    "If the government really ignores our public opinion and resolutely implements their tax policy, then the thousands of people and guns in my hands are not vegetarian. At worst, it will be a dead end."

    Seeing that everyone¡¯s nervous hearts relaxed a lot, Hou Guowen¡¯s face suddenly became energetic.

    He continued loudly: "Since everyone listens to me, let me tell you my first thought. After everyone goes back, everyone will wait and see what happens. Don't do anything illegal during this period, and don't let the government come to us.  Opportunity for trouble.¡±

    China¡¯s thousands of years of history tells us that the human heart is an elusive thing.

    Just when Hou Guowen looked high-spirited and wanted to continue to show off.  A harsh voice suddenly sounded in the lobby.

    "Mr. Hou, please forgive me for being rude. We, the Wang family, have always been law-abiding people. We have never done anything to resist the government. The tens of thousands of acres of farmland in our family have been accumulated bit by bit through hard work for generations.  I don¡¯t have the guts to confront the government. Therefore, I am here to withdraw from this action on behalf of our Wang family. In addition, I will keep today¡¯s matter a secret and will not reveal it at all"

    As soon as he finished speaking, an angry curse sounded in the lobby.

    "You're arrogant, you don't have a chance to speak here yet. Besides, it's not your turn to make the decision in the Wang family. Let your father come over and talk to us"

    Facing the lobby, there were constant curses one after another.  Wang Xuebin, who once went to university, did not explain.

    After hugging everyone with a smile on his face, he walked out of the lobby under everyone's dumbfounded gaze.

    At the same time, several other young representatives in the lobby who came to attend the meeting on behalf of their families followed closely behind. They hugged everyone and walked out of the lobby quickly, imagining that everyone would express their position.

    Faced with the sudden change in front of him, Hou Guowen was filled with anger.  but.  He didn't show it, and still pretended to be indifferent.

    "Don't worry about them, everyone has their own ambitions. After their land is taken away by the government, they will have time to regret it Let's continue. Now let me talk about my second step of thinking"

    After several young people left the Hou family, they unknowingly gathered around Wang Xuebin, who was the first to leave.

    A young man in a Chinese tunic suit first asked: "Young Master Wang, we have always listened to you, and you are the only one who has attended university and has been abroad. Tell us who you are.  What do you think? Why did you suddenly fall out with the Hou family? I think what Mr. Hou said is right? "

    "You know. The Hou family is the largest gentry of our generation. You are not afraid that they will give you little shoes to wear in the future."

    With a disdainful smile on his lips, Wang Xuebin sneered at everyone: "Give me little shoes to wear Haha, do you think the Hou family still has this chance?"

    Seeing the sudden puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, Wang Xuebin explained: "You all know the invincible National Defense Forces, right? The National Defense Forces can even defeat the Soviets and Japanese, not to mention the more than 2,000 guns of the Hou family.  "

    "I know this" The young master of the Li family beside him suddenly interjected.

    "One time I was out and happened to encounter the National Defense Forces training. Didn't you see that there were thousands of National Defense Forces, and everyone was carrying a gun that I had never seen before. I heard people say that this kind of gun can be like  Continuous fire like a machine gun.¡±

    "Also, the mortars provided by the Hou family as treasures are equipped with six for every two hundred people in the National Defense Forces."

    "A regiment of the National Defense Forces is equipped with countless mortars. It is also equipped with at least fifty cannons with barrels thicker than the mouth of a bowl. It looks particularly scary"

    Just as everyone's faces slowly showed expressions of shock, an older young man suddenly asked: "Young Master Wang, do you mean that once Mr. Hou forces the government into a panic, the government will use the army to enforce the law?"  The tax policy just promulgated"

    "However, the government is not afraid of using the army toRegret caused local chaos and large-scale bloody conflicts.  You know, this is not a matter of dozens of people, but a matter of thousands, or even tens of thousands of people.  "

    Wang Xuebin said with a firm tone after a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth again.

    "In my opinion, large-scale bloody conflicts may not happen, but killing chickens to scare monkeys will definitely happen? Don't even think about it. In the past few years since the establishment of the National Defense Dilemma, have you ever seen who the National Defense Dilemma compromised?  What's more, the servants guarding the hospital in front of me are not even considered an army."

    Hearing this, everyone¡¯s foreheads immediately showed beads of sweat.

    Facing Wang Xuebin with lingering fear, he sighed: "Master Wang, I understand. Maybe the government at this moment is waiting for Mr. Hou to resist the tax, and then it will have reason to eliminate more than 2,000 guns in Mr. Hou's hands in one fell swoop."

    "If it weren't for you, we people would be completely in trouble today. It's really too dangerous I don't know what Mr. Wang plans to do in the future. After all, the current land tax is so high that we can't bear it?"

    Wang said with confidence: "Support the government's 'land reform', exchange all the land in your hands for the ocean, and then build a cement factory with the help of the government."

    "The current government is carrying out large-scale infrastructure construction in various places. As long as we can produce cement, we will definitely have no worries about sales. I have studied the cement industry for several months. I can say with certainty that as long as we invest one million oceans.  All costs can be recovered within two years at the latest. Any money earned next will be our net profit."

    "Of course, if you brothers are interested, believe me, Wang Xuebin, you can also use money to invest in shares. I guarantee that the money you make every year from building a factory will definitely be more than the money you make from guarding the land."

    As soon as Wang Xuebin finished speaking, the eldest son of the Li family, who had the best relationship with Wang Xuebin, spoke in support: "I believe what Wang Xuebin said. I will invest 200,000 yuan on behalf of the Li family. After I return, I will ask my father to go to the county government to hand over everything."  Land, change the gates to do business and build factories"

    As young people, they are very receptive to new ideas.

    Although there were only three people who finally decided to jointly build a cement plant with Wang Xuebin.  However, the remaining few people have their own ideas for making money.  For example, Li Jinming, the oldest among them all, has some research on agriculture.  The first thing that comes to mind when hearing the words "opening a factory" is the chemical fertilizers that are currently popular throughout North China.

    In his eyes, if the effect of chemical fertilizers on increasing agricultural production is as good as what government propagandists say.  So.  You can invest huge sums of money to build a small fertilizer plant.  By then, the profits earned will definitely far exceed the field rent.

    A few days later, Vice Chairman Mo Bin, who is located in Shijiazhuang, received the land deeds from these companies that they had voluntarily handed over, and asked the government to provide them with technical guidance on opening factories.

    ¡°Anything, once you get started, it will become very easy later.

    so.  Mo Bin directly used himself to the greatest extent possible to support these people in establishing factories.

    Not only does it provide them with the land they need to build factories free of charge, but it also introduces them to relevant industrial personnel to help them establish factories as soon as possible and set an example.

    A week goes by in a blink of an eye, except for a few big investors who came in a few days.  In the following days, no landowners took the initiative to ask the government to redeem their land.

    After glancing at the subordinates sitting in front of him.  Mo Bin had already made a decision in his heart.

    He ordered everyone with a gloomy look: "Since these people are ignorant of current affairs, don't blame the government for not giving them face Immediately give all the landlords and gentry who have not paid taxes or redeemed their land."  The ticket. It's still one week. If you still don't cooperate after one week, then don't blame me, Mo Bin, for trying to scare the monkeys and talking to them with guns and bullets"

    At the same time that the government began to issue fines, Vice Chairman Mo Bin came to the National Defense Forces Garrison Command Headquarters in Shijiazhuang City, which is the Third Army Headquarters.

    Facing his old acquaintance Luo Qiyuan, Commander of the Third Army, Mo Bin did not hide anything and said straight to the point: "Commander Luo, you should know about the rampant local armed forces in North China. I came here this time to help the Third Army."  , severely attack the armed forces in these places, and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys"

    Luo Qiyuan responded very readily: "Vice Chairman Mo, please rest assured. I have received an order from the Generalissimo more than a week ago, and I have the right to cooperate with you to wipe out the local armed forces in North China. Therefore, as long as Vice Chairman Mo issues an order, we guarantee to send troops"

    After finishing speaking, he looked at Mo Bin and asked with interest: "Vice Chairman Mo, I don't know what the chicken in killing the chicken to scare the monkey you mentioned is"

    "The Hou family is fifty miles north of Shijiazhuang" Mo Bin took the blame for this matter without even thinking about it.The culprit was revealed.

    "The Hou familyI know this Hou family" Luo Qiyuan's eyes lit up and he said.

    "As far as I know, although the Hou family is not a wealthy family, its wealth is definitely beyond our imagination. Otherwise, he would not be able to support more than 2,000 people with his own income."

    After saying that, he smiled at Mo Bin and said: "If Chairman Mo, you were talking about someone else, I, Luo Qiyuan, would still think that you look down on our Third Army too much and let our Third Army use its machete to kill. Since it is now the Hou family and the Hou family  There are more than 2,000 people in captivity, so our Third Army will take on this task"

    "There are currently two regiments garrisoned in Shijiazhuang, namely the Military Guard Regiment and the 031 Regiment. I immediately ordered the first and second battalions of the guard regiment to replenish ammunition and prepare for battle. Once I receive your order to attack, the two guards  The battalion will surround the Hou family as soon as possible and destroy it"

    The Guard Regiment directly under the Military Headquarters is, needless to say, the most elite field infantry regiment of the Third Army.

    Using 2,000 elites to fight against 2,000 landlords with almost no actual combat experience is definitely in line with what Luo Qiyuan just said, killing a chicken with a sledgehammer.

    Being able to send such an elite team to cooperate with his actions is enough to show that Luo Qiyuan attaches great importance to this matter and supports him.

    Mo Bin, who quickly showed a relaxed smile on his face, said with gratitude: "Thank you, Commander Luo, for your support. I believe that with the cooperation of the army, the coalition government will be able to complete the land reform in North China in the shortest time, eliminate all local armed forces, and return  Tens of millions of people in North China will have a bright future."

    At this moment, facing the 12 million ocean fine issued by the government, Hou Guowen had a bad feeling in his heart.  However, when he thought that after he paid the fine, the entire family property would shrink by half, Hou Guowen's worry was invisibly replaced by determination.

    At the same time, I secretly warned myself in my heart: "The money at home is all earned with hard work. Even if I die, I can't take it out"

    Of course, as an old man who once served as a prefect, Hou Guowen would not be so stupid as not to make any preparations.

    Frequently contacted all surrounding landowners and gentry, asking everyone to be prepared to resist taxation by force.  Directly order more than 2,000 armed servants to enforce martial law around dozens of miles around Hou's home 24 hours a day to prevent accidents.
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