Chapter 202 Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains 6

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[202] Ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains to open up a new face (6)

Li Hongzao, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was immediately taken to the nearest third division headquarters after being put down outside the city. After learning about Li Hongzao's intention, Hu Guangting sent a telegram to ask Yao Fan.

"Report, Hu Guangting, the head of the Third Division, called, and Li Hongzao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, came out of the Forbidden City to request peace talks."

Yao Fan sighed: "Notice Hu Guangting, don't wait any longer, attack immediately, dispel the other party's fantasy, do not bombard, and minimize damage to buildings."

Hu Guangting didn't expect to receive a call back so soon. Looking at the message, he smiled and said, "The chairman said, attack! Don't use cannons, immediately inform the front troops to blow up the gate! All commandos are ready!"

With a loud noise, the gray sand rolled, and the north gate of the Forbidden City was blown up. The soldiers who served as commandos flocked in and killed the sky for a moment.

Li Hongzao, who was detained at the foot of Jingshan, was shocked and asked the revolutionary army around him in a panic: "Why haven't you believed it yet!"

The soldier ignored the first-class man in front of him, but looked enviously at his comrades-in-arms who kept rushing into the gate in the distance...

On the evening of June 13, Hu Guangting finally called to inform the base camp that the Forbidden City had been completely occupied.

A week later, Yao Fan led the First Army Command and the General Staff to Beijing.

Yao Fan's arrival was top secret. In order to prevent someone from secretly planning the assassination, Yao Fan quietly entered Beijing at dawn.

According to Yao Fan's request, Zhongnanhai has been cleaned up as the office of the central government and the residence of senior leaders.

Despite the fatigue of the journey, Yao Fan held a meeting immediately after arriving in Beijing.

Yao Fan said at the meeting: "North China has a large population. We should carry out land reform in rural areas as soon as possible to provide soldiers and military personnel and military personnel for this stage of military expansion. The whole army will strive to expand to 20 army groups within two months, with a scale of 300,000 people."

Li Hainiu nodded and said, "In two months, we will complete such a large-scale military expansion and training. From the perspective of the training venue and garrison conditions, it is certain. Beijing Fengtai Battalion and Tianjin Small Station, as well as the camps stationed in the Green Camp, can be stationed for training. All units must strictly abide by the new recruit training regulations designated by the chairman. , strictly train, standardize internal affairs, study hard, and improve the level.

Li Jun said: "At present, the land reform is proceeding very smoothly. After the investigation of Beijing's Da Neifu, the palace, the residence of the prince of Manqing and the residence of the Eight Banners. In addition to countless treasures and antiques, a total of more than 30 million taels of silver and nearly one million taels of gold have been raised. Our army now needs more than 15,000 taels of pay a month, and our army, regardless of officers and soldiers, uniformly pays food subsidies to each army according to one or two per person. In this way, the monthly pay money and various expenses of a group of troops can reach more than 51,000 taels. The expansion of the army into 20 armies means that the monthly expenditure of combat troops alone is as high as 1 million taels, and it will cost 13 million taels a year!"

Li Hainiu said, "Previously, we got about 50 million taels of stolen money from landlords in the land reform in various places, that is to say, the silver reserves of our army are enough for six years of spending of 20 army groups."

Li Jun said, "This money can't be used for military expenses, but also needs to establish political power, run schools, run hospitals, train cadres, and build factories. Therefore, I think the land reform in the whole North China region is urgent. I estimate that after the land reform in North China is completed, it should be possible to raise the least. 50 million taels of silver.

Liu Jinbao said: "At present, Beijing is under military management, but it is still very stable. Land reform has provided us with a large number of grain reserves, and there is no problem with winter food in Beijing and Tianjin. At present, there are more than 10,000 prisoners of eight flags in the capital, and there are many princes and nobles in it. According to the instructions of the chairman, these people give half a catty of coarse grain every day and are incorporated into the labor camp to participate in road repair work.

Yao Fan said solemnly, "Now we only hold Zhili and Shandong in our hands and look at China. This is just a palm-size place. Therefore, the preparation for the founding of the People's Republic of China should not be too hasty. We should take our time. We should carefully select qualified cadres and build a new platform. We can't learn from Li Zicheng. When we enter Beijing, we will think that I am the first in the world and finally fall into a homeless dog.

If we Chinese socialist workers do not completely liberate China, we will not build a country!

I think it is more appropriate for us to call it a commune now. In addition to the Shandong People's Revolutionary Commune, we will add Hebei People's Revolutionary Commune, Beijing People's Revolutionary Commune and Tianjin People's Revolutionary Commune. In short, take the province as a unit to liberate a province and set up a People's Revolutionary Commune. The province is set up according to the county, state and level. The establishment of communes must ensure the people's democracy of regimes at all levels, especially in rural areas, and adhere to the leadership of farmers' associations and village committees.

Local governments at all levels must establish an idea that the focus of rural work at this stage is on drought relief, and we should organize and mobilize all the masses to carry out drought-resistant water conservancy construction. Of course, the central government will also reduce or even cancel 15% of the public grain payable in those areas with severe drought.

In the past, the reason why the Qing government starved everywhere in the disaster year was that even if the court exempted money and grain in the disaster area, the landlords would never let go of land rent, and corrupt officials would never stop collecting harsh taxes, which led to farmers being deprived of all food and wealth in the year of the disaster, and there was only one dead end.

Communes at all levels must not levy any harsh taxes, and the funds will all rely on public grain. If the funds are difficult in the disaster year, you can ask for central subsidies.

At present, the grass-roots supply and marketing cooperatives are developing rapidly and establishing, which is a good momentum. The domestic sales of goods reported there are soaring every day. China's rural population is large, and the poor and rich farmers who are divided into fields and floating wealth now have a certain primary consumption capacity. I looked at the sales report and found that they mainly spent money on cloth, which shows that our textile industry is very good.

The customs in North China are now in our hands, and most of the grassroots personnel are retained, and the senior management will gradually clean up and implement the post-autumn accounts. Although the customs still follow the low tariffs set by the Qing government, because the sales of our own goods, especially cloth, have soared, the current import volume has been greatly reduced, and foreign merchants are now mainly shipping overseas goods to the south for sale. At present, the customs in the south are not in our hands, nor do they have the command of the Qing government. This part of the money will definitely be greedy, and the taxes in various places will be completely intercepted by the local government. When the governors in the south have money, they will definitely pull up their own arms and bargain with us in the intention of dividing one side.

So at present, we have to fight drought and armed struggle with the other. The task is very difficult.

Everyone nodded repeatedly and agreed with Yao Fan's view.

Yao Fan arranged the work and said, "Next, the work in Beijing will enter the second stage. For the enlightened gentry, as long as he does not talk disorderly, we will not touch him. For the old bureaucrat, unless he is a famous corrupt official, he will not touch him. However, any Beijing official from outside the liberated area is not allowed to return to his hometown. Anyone who sneaks away will be shot.

Li Hongzhang sent me a proposal, hoping that I would immediately organize a government according to his suggestion. He recommended many officials and even suggested a government framework. We will not use his framework, but we can publicize that our government structure is based on his suggestions, and we always have to give face to people. At home.

As for the officials he recommended, I don't think it's appropriate. It's a little like killing donkeys, but it should also be screened before using it. Those with a bad reputation must not be used. As for how to use it, there is also a particularity. In a word, the military system must not allow them to enter. I think civil affairs is very suitable, but these people cannot be held in full positions. They can only serve as deputy positions and let them assist us in our work. These people should be supervised well, and those who talk nonsense and make small moves should be dismissed immediately.

At present, Tianjin and even the entire liberated area are still suitable for military management and government management under military management, so that we have the right to kill. We can quickly deal with it with powerful means immediately after a problem, pull a batch, fight a batch, and kill a batch. There is no problem that cannot be solved.

At present, it is necessary to establish a public security system in major cities as soon as possible. This work still depends on the army to complete. There are only 15 foreign patrol houses in the Shanghai Concession, which can bombard the whole concession. Our public security system can also completely do it. Beijing is now such a small scale, and it is not great to use 100 people for public security. It is enough for the team to set up police stations in various urban areas. The police will issue bicycles to facilitate patrols. At present, guns will be distributed. In the future, when the country is stable, there is no need to carry guns with them.

At present, the task of the communication and intelligence system is very heavy. Our agent network should be vigorously established to closely monitor foreigners in China. For foreign businessmen, any visas must be specially approved, and no foreigners are allowed to freely travel around in mainland China, especially Japanese. According to the information we have, The Japanese Ministry of War is currently mapping a map of the whole of China, and its heart can be killed. After these people are caught, they will be severely interrogated, and the General Staff will decide whether to make a secret decision or a public judgment.

At present, diplomatic work can be handed over to Li Hongzhang. With our support, I believe that Lao Li will not lose to diplomats from any country.

From morning to afternoon, Yao Fan and his subordinates discussed dry mouth and tried to arrange all aspects in place.

After the meeting in the afternoon, Yao Fan just wanted to take a break and received a report from Liu Jinbao, who was appointed as the director of the Beijing Military Administration Commission. British envoy to China, Witoma, asked for a meeting.

Yao Fan said decisively, "What did he want me for? Tell him to talk to Li Hongzhang.

Liu Jinbao said, "Witoma refused to leave at Prince Xian's Palace where the Military Management Committee is located. He must come to you face to face. He also threatened that if you don't see him, you will bear all the consequences."

Yao Fan thought for a moment and said, "The foreigner who was killed by the army before was British, and Witoma came to find the scene. Li Hongzhang, the old fox, is still shrinking in Tianjin, probably waiting for me to beg him to come to Beijing to calm things."

Liu Jinbao said, "It's probably for us to lose money."

Yao Fan laughed and said, "You are mentally prepared. I think you're right. It's here to blackmail. In 1861, when the British were attacked in Japan, Japan was forced to compensate 10,000 pounds for each dead and injured."

Liu Jinbao quickly calculated and frowned, "If we killed and injured more than 30 foreigners, wouldn't Witoma claim more than 300,000 pounds? That's more than a million taels of silver! Is the life of a foreigner so valuable?

Yao Fan said, "It's worth nothing. If you die in the UK, it's more than two or three hundred pounds. Besides, how old are the British in China's civil war? Why do you interfere? At present, Yixin is hiding in the British embassy and refuses to come out. The officials who went with Yixin and the Minister of the Interior in charge of funding are now confessing in the intelligence department, saying that Yixin has brought 500,000 taels of silver and ten cars of antiques, just to ask the British to stand out. Witoma wants to interfere in China's internal affairs, but there is no door.

Liu Jinbao said, "Then I'll send someone to drive him back to the embassy area and don't allow him to come out to cause trouble again."

Yao Fan smiled and said, "No, it's okay for me to have a meeting. I made it clear to him so that he wouldn't have to calculate all day. In addition, please make an appointment with the German minister Baland for me. Since I have arrived in Beijing, I always have to give an explanation to the Germans.