Chapter 58 Autumn Harvest (5)
Two days earlier than in previous years, the harvest was all over. Village chief Zhang Qingshan obviously felt that this year was not as tiring as last year. This was not just about sharpening the sickle. In order to make it easier for everyone to work, the village followed the instructions in the cadre training class
The procedures provided provide more care for those who go to the fields. Whether it is the support of farm tools or the help of nurseries, it saves everyone a lot of worry.
Zhang Qingshan did not relax. After harvesting, there was still drying and threshing. He was still very busy. Moreover, the town tax collector Han Haitao also began to prepare to start collecting taxes in the village.
Han Haitao left a good impression on Zhang Qingshan. This cadre from the city was cleanly dressed, did not cause trouble in the village, and did not talk. The matter of delivering food to the village nursery in the town probably had something to do with Han Haitao.
.The old men and women who looked after the children said that the children would go to bed after they were full and would not cause trouble. Tax collector Han Haitao really helped.
In accordance with the town's request, six cadres in the village summoned the villagers to hold a study meeting with the tax collector to fully understand the new tax policy. However, Captain Li, one of the three militia captains, led the patrol and was unable to participate.
Han Haitao did not make any pretense and fully explained the current tax situation in less than ten sentences.
"He Governor only collects one kind of tax in the village, which is the food tax. He charges 30%, and the remaining 70% belongs to everyone. Excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes are not collected. But when building reservoirs, building schools, building courtyards in the village, etc.
To sum up, the government will provide food to everyone when they go out to work in the village. When you work in the village, you should discuss it with the village cadres."
After hearing this, the tenants were happy. The landlords' rent was 40%, which was already higher than the tax set by Governor He. Moreover, the tenants' head tax and other taxes were never less. If only 30% tax was collected
, everyone's life is really better.
More importantly, Governor He made it clear. The tenants do not have to pay rent to the landlord this year, they only have to pay taxes to the government. After paying the taxes, the grain will belong to the tenants. Immediately, some tenants stood up and shouted: "Now can we
You can't go to my house to collect taxes. If you don't want to move, I will send you the food first."
Zhang Qingshan was amused. It seemed that these tenants wanted to take advantage of the government officials' presence to get things done. This way they didn't have to worry about the landlords turning their backs and refusing to admit their debt after the government officials left.
The tax collector asked the villagers to sit down first, and asked six cadres to stand beside him with a serious look, and then continued: "Folks, we elect cadres to implement government policies. Whoever comes to the village to ask for tax collection in the future
, everyone comes to find the cadres and deal with them together. If the cadres can't deal with it, they go to the town to find the cadres of the town government. Our cadres are not the Baojia of the past and will not impose all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, because every one of our cadres
, you can receive a piece of ocean and 20 pounds of sorghum noodles from the government every month..."
The villagers sighed unconsciously. 20 kilograms of sorghum noodles are enough for one person to eat for a month. As for a piece of ocean, it is really not a small amount for ordinary villagers.
Zhang Qingshan heard about this in the training class and was looking forward to it very much. When he heard the announcement, most of his worries disappeared.
The tax commissioner took out six yuan from his pocket and distributed it to the six people in public. He also took out receipts and asked them to write receipts.
Holding the pen, Zhang Qingshan felt that his hands were shaking. According to the government, he can get one ocean every month. That is twelve oceans a year. For Zhang Qingshan, this number is really unimaginable.
Just thinking.
The tax policy had been explained, and the villagers saw that Zhang Qingshan and others had openly taken money from the government, and confirmed that the village cadres were really from the government. That night, someone came to visit Zhang Qingshan's house, and they were local tenants.
When they met, the tenant didn't even exchange greetings and asked straight to the point: "Brother Qingshan, when will we start dividing the land?"
Zhang Qingshan replied confidently: "The government has said that we will start allocating the land after the autumn harvest. Everyone should finish harvesting the grain."
In the Siping Government, officials He Rui and Wu Youping were having a meeting. Lu Daoming, the current deputy director of the Water Conservancy Bureau, was wearing a short coat worn by ordinary people and said with a dusty look on his face: "Supervisor, when allocating land, you must pay attention to irrigation issues. Leave it aside.
Rivers and channels.”
When Wu Youping heard this, he couldn't help complaining, "Director Lu said this earlier. Now some villages have started working."
Lu Daoming was not unhappy because of Wu Youping's words. Instead, he sighed: "It's really my fault. I really didn't expect that the governor would do this."
At this time, the cadres looked a little unhappy. He Rui was the first to laugh and said: "Doesn't Director Lu support the distribution of land?"
"Of course I support it. The life of the common people is too hard." Lu Daoming sighed. After speaking, Lu Daoming asked again: "Warlord, I think you want to build a large-scale state-owned farm. Why is this?"
"The main purpose of dividing land among the common people is to eliminate social conflicts. Director Wu studied in the United States and has seen American farms. China has very little cultivated land, and the population is four to five times that of the United States. Allocating all land to farmers will also
It cannot reach the level of the United States. In this case, there is no need to consider copying American methods."
Lu Daoming recalled the vast plains of the United States and nodded slightly. However, he still felt that the vast plains of the Northeast were not necessarily inferior to the Great Plains of the United States.
He Rui continued to explain: "The other thing is the social production mode. The small-scale peasant economy talks about self-sufficiency. It will do what it can provide itself and try not to trade. If China wants to become strong, it must achieve industrialization. And industrialization
It is a model with very frequent transactions and universal requirements for various parts and components. It is naturally different from, and even contradicts, the small-scale farmer economy. So large farms should be our direction."
Lu Daoming thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with this idea. However, Lu Daoming really admired He Rui for being so decisive.
At this time, Wu Youping asked: "Overseer, reclaiming land requires a lot of labor. And a lot of the land is raw land. I'm afraid the harvest will not be good in the first year."
"It all depends on how many agricultural tools can be used during development. Plowing the land deeply enough and fertilizing enough can improve production. To accumulate fertilizer, we have to rely on raising livestock. How well is our green fodder processing site prepared?"
Wu Youping said with some displeasure in his tone, "Warlord, let's buy sheep from the border of the Mongolian tribes in the west. I don't know what the tribes there think, but the price they charge is not low. I think they want to take advantage of us."
"No matter what the tribe thinks, we don't have to follow their ideas. Business is business, and we can't let them buy and sell by force. We will send people to the tribes further away to buy livestock, and make it clear to those tribes when we go. Early spring sheep,
Autumn sheep. As long as their price is reasonable, we will accept them all if they come to us."
After finishing speaking, He Rui said to Xu Chengfeng and others who attended the meeting: "Bandits are rampant in various places after autumn. Cattle and sheep need to be fattened, and bandits also want to steal things for the winter. We will never let go of bandits! We need to start preparing for battle.
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Chapter completed!