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    "Here comes another one/./"

    "What's wrong with this?"

    "What's the matter? It's a big deal! We lent money and forced the owner to sell his daughter to pay back. When he got the money, he said he was young and took away the owner's land. When someone wanted to file a complaint, they sent people to block the road and pushed the complainant directly down the mountain.  !¡±

    "Hiss is it true or false?"

    "Can it be fake? You didn't see it. As soon as the victim appeared in the court, he was so scared that he was shaking like chaff, and the judge immediately sentenced him to death!"

    "Son of a bitch! The vice president did the right thing, this kind of person should have been killed long ago!"

    "Yes, I also support the vice president! He is the one who speaks for us people."

    The early summer of 1918 was definitely a far-reaching one. When Cheng Cheng¡¯s murderer was arrested and revealed to be those who were behind it, a few frustrated landowners, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces suddenly became violently turbulent.  Thousands of landowners, gentry and officials who colluded with them were implicated. Among them were not only Republicans and Democrats, but also National Socialist officials who had defected to them in previous years.  But this time Yang Qiu had made up his mind, so all the black sheep in the Jiangsu and Anhui official circles were wiped out in one go!  The Ministry of Justice even used special trains to transport suspects to Nanjing. The temporary special court set up at the foot of Purple Mountain held trials day and night, attracting tens of thousands of people to watch every day.

    When evidences were presented one by one, the gentry who used to roam the countryside with great arrogance began to tremble, and the officials who colluded with them became even more pale-faced.  As the trial progressed and reporters added fuel to the fire, the dark side of the local government was fully exposed to the world.  It was only then that many people living in the city discovered that remote and conservative areas had reached such an appalling level that they not only turned a deaf ear to the central government's decrees, but also colluded with groups to farm land, openly lowering rents and secretly collecting fees, and engaged in excessive corruption and bribery.  , private loan sharking to make huge profits, and one of them was even found to have colluded with the Japanese to secretly sell prohibited resources. He is really a traitor with a dark heart!  Each incident not only shocked the country, but also became the hottest topic after dinner.  It also shocked the entire officialdom of the Republic of China!  Those who had done something wrong were restless and anxious every day. No one expected that Yang Qiu's attack would be so cruel and direct, and even they themselves had forgotten some of the evidence.  It can actually be turned out!  Even those who have never done such a thing secretly warned themselves to check whether their family members had done anything secretly from themselves during this period, for fear that after burning down Jiangsu and Anhui, the fire would later find out about their own province, so  Do prevention first.

    And at this time!  Congressman, Republican leader, and one of the leaders of the Reform Movement of 1898 known to everyone in the world, Liang Qichao took the lead in submitting a high-profile proposal to impeach Vice President Yang Qiu.  The rabbit died and the fox was so sad that it actually attracted many congressmen from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, and even launched a signature campaign among the gentry.  The impeachment was launched for abuse of power, violation of the Constitution, unauthorized use of the military, and disregard for human life.  This impeachment bill is absolutely explosive. Ever since Yang Qiu started, no one has dared to challenge this young man's authority so directly. Some people were watching, some were laughing secretly, and of course more people were directly scolding the impeachment party.  As the arguments between the two sides became more and more intense, they began to directly abuse each other on many matters.  This trend also spread to the people.  Especially in the two provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui, there was an uproar. The gentry and landowners in many places were afraid of losing their fields, so they gathered in groups to protest. The national society and the rapidly growing peasant associations also stood firmly behind Yang Qiu.  Launched a strike movement in Jiangsu and Anhui.

    Since the land lease parties were unable to reach a new farming lease agreement, weeds began to appear in many fields that had completed spring plowing.  On one side are the landowners and gentry who are gritting their teeth and would rather keep their fields abandoned, while on the other are the farmers who hope to receive fair and just treatment but also hope to return to their familiar fields as soon as possible.  So at this point, no one knows how it will end.

    Early in the morning, Tiger Karis was waiting at the door with a camera.  As a reporter for Time Magazine, with the help of Hangel, he finally got the opportunity to interview and follow Yang Qiu to participate in today's congressional vote.  As a reporter for a political weekly, he knew what today meant to this young man born in the Far East.  Although everyone knows that there is absolutely no chance that the impeachment vote will pass, if the opposition obtains a larger number of votes in favor, it will definitely be a big blow to his political career and prestige.

    So how will he resolve this crisis today?  He gained the trust with an overwhelming vote to continue implementing his reforms.  Or another situation?  The door opened, and the guards who were waiting sternly escorted the young man out of the door. Tigerkaris raised the camera and pointed it at him, and found that there was no tension on his face, and he kissed the two of them easily.  Madam Tiger is a little envious, while this country is gradually gaining recognition from the West.  It seems that they have forgotten to change the feudal polygamous marriage system.

    "Your Excellency Karis, why don't you come with us?"

    After Tiger woke up from his envious reverie, Yang Qiu had already gotten into the car and greeted him.??.  When he followed him into the carriage, looking at Yang Qiu who seemed not to know that today was a fateful day, he finally couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency, Vice President, aren't you worried?"

    "What are you worried about? Failure No! I won't fail! This is not confidence, they gave me confidence!" Yang Qiu pointed out the window.  Only then did Tiger realize that both sides of the road leading from here to the Capitol had been quietly filled with people.  Among them were members of the National Socialist Party, radical young people from the Youth Association, farmers led by Hao Chongwen who came all the way from northern Jiangsu, and Yang Qiu¡¯s supporters from all over the country!  The sincere and eager faces, the eyes that became bright after being sentenced to regain their freedom!  Is it fifty thousand or one hundred thousand?  Or half a million?  !  No one knows how many people poured into Nanjing today. Along the way, Tiger could see Yang Qiu supporters wearing different clothes, wearing badges, waving national flags and then flooding the entire city.  If this scene happened in the United States, he would not be surprised if it happened anywhere in Europe, but this is China!  In a country that was ignorant and feudal a few years ago and didn't even know what it was like to be a republic, there was such a massive demonstration of supporters!  Is this a joke from God?  He suddenly remembered the photos of China he had seen when he was a child. The Chinese people in those photos, without exception, had dull eyes and numb expressions. At that time, his impression of China was that of a "puppet country."  But today he realized that the Chinese are actually not numb. They also have great enthusiasm for politics and the same curiosity about the world as Americans. It's just that the previous rulers regarded them as "puppetes"!  And all these changes are all because of the person next to me who controlled that unprecedented and great constitutional lawsuit, and because of that statement that has spread throughout the world.

    ¡°All compatriots who are imprisoned in China are free!¡±

    This sentence.  Overturn the boulder weighing on the hearts of forty million people!  Hundreds of years after the Qing government entered the customs, they finally once again wanted to be recognized as free citizens by the state!  At this moment, Tiger even thought of Abraham Lincoln and Washington!  It reminds me of the scenes of revelry and earth-shattering shouts when the slaves were emancipated during the Civil War.

    With this realization, the car arrived at the Congress Building. This brand-new building donated by two major industrial groups, Hanyang and Chongqing, was just put into use at the end of last year.  It is now one of the largest and most beautiful buildings in Nanjing.  But it didn't give Tiger any sense of grandeur, because he suddenly thought of something.  Yang Qiu is going to accept the impeachment vote against him by dissidents in the parliament building donated by his company today. Is this considered dramatic?  If he fails, will he be so angry that he demolishes the building?

    After the two got off the car and walked into the building, the noisy venue instantly fell silent due to his appearance. The impeachment faction headed by Liang Qichao stared at him with a chilling look.  But just after the gavel struck for the meeting.  Before they could react, Yang Qiu suddenly stood up: "Before voting on my impeachment, please allow me to say a few words." After saluting Li Yuanhong, Tang Shaoyi and the Speaker and getting their consent, Yang Qiu asked Kuang Xukun  Made a gesture.  The latter quickly brought in boxes of documents that had been prepared, and then distributed them to each congressman.

    "What's this?"

    "Chengcheng Bill?"

    "No, look here, it should be the Land Reform Bill."

    Everyone opened the thick draft and whispered.  I don¡¯t understand why Yang Qiu suddenly submitted a new bill at this time, so the eyes gradually focused on him again.  Yang Qiu picked up a draft of the land reform law and slowly walked to the center of the podium.  As the only reporter present, Tiger took Kuang Xukun, who acted as a temporary translator, to the front and squatted down to adjust the camera lens.

    The young man in the camera was no longer as relaxed as before. His face was full of solemn concern for the country and the people. He rolled up his sleeves slightly and scanned the audience with the draft in his hand: "I brought this, but it was brought by a  Drafted by an ordinary teacher who fell in a despicable assassination! He originally called this bill "Draft of China's Land Reform Proposals". In order to commemorate his immortality, I temporarily changed this draft to his name. He was only 1  A 26-year-old young teacher! He went from a private school in Ya'an, Sichuan to Chengdu Normal School, and then from the Normal School to Harvard University in the United States to study business administration and literature! After returning to China, he did not choose to go into politics. He did not choose to do business, but went to Xuzhou to teach.  Educate people! For more than a year, he not only completed his work well, but also spent half of his salary to buy school supplies to support students from poor families. Originally, he could not be involved in this dispute, but he was afraid that his students would be affected by land and land disputes.  I couldn't continue studying. So I wrote this recommendation.

    I don¡¯t think there is any need to say who he is. Today, let us all put aside our political identities and forget our respective political parties, and take a look at a young teacher¡¯s vision for the future of this country.  He is not extreme, nor does he hate anyone who owns land, so in the first article, he acknowledges the land owner¡¯s ownership rights to the land!  But he also saw?After seeing the negative consequences of land centralization and seeing how difficult it was for most citizens to even have food and drink, he put forward eight suggestions.

    First, cancel all old leases and replace them with standard land contract contracts promulgated by the Republic of China government, resolve unequal treatment between owners and cultivators in an equal manner similar to workers' labor contracts, and make it clear that the lease period shall not be less than thirty years.  , the rent shall not be higher than 20% of the land income, and the rent shall not be increased in any way during the lease period and other measures to ensure and protect the rights and interests of land contract cultivators from being infringed, and at the same time, the land lessor  Introduce land value-added tax.

    Second, establish a farmer mutual aid association to help low-income farmer families achieve mutual assistance and love in terms of technology, resources, and finance, and break the current need for farmers to rely too much on various types of high private loans to purchase seeds and develop land.  We request the central government and the central bank to tilt their policies toward farmers' associations, introduce high-quality seeds from abroad, and establish a national agricultural laboratory to achieve the great strides in national agriculture to support industry, commerce, and population growth.

    Third, those who own excessive land will be subject to a land tenure tax based on the size of the land. The upper limit is 1,000 acres per household for paddy fields and 2,000 acres per household for dry fields. For those who own excessive land, a % of the value of the expropriated land will be levied every year.  Five as tax¡­.

    Fourth, barren mountains and wastelands should be maintained under government trusteeship.  Promote afforestation to protect water and soil.  The state must conserve the water and soil near all major rivers and lakes across the country, and prohibit all artificial land reclamation and destruction of water and soil!  It is prohibited to raise goats and other animals north of the Yangtze River that can eat turf and tree roots and harm the vegetation!

    Fifth, the state has the right to automatically take back ownership of land that has an owner but has been deserted for more than one year (inclusive).  and make use of it.

    Sixth, establish a national public rental system, in which the central government takes back land through market purchases and then contracts it to those who have no land.  Publicly leased land is subject to payment of grain in lieu of taxes. After 15 years of continuous cultivation in paddy fields and 10 years in dry fields, cultivators will automatically enjoy ownership of the land.  This will not only solve the living situation of the landless people.  It can also increase the amount of grain reserves in the national treasury, and at the same time further improve the gap between the current state farms and private land, forming a three-pronged model of state-owned farms, private land and public leased land in the future.

    Seventh, use the "Immigration and Land Law" to speed up immigration to the vast and sparsely populated Northeast and Northwest. It is recommended that a total of 30 to 40 million people be immigrated to the Northeast from the four provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong and Hebei, and from Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi and  Sichuan has immigrated 20 million people to Gansu, Ningxia, and Xinjiang, and it is also recommended to promote the cultivation of cold-resistant cotton, soybeans, highland barley, wheat, sugar beet and other crops in the northwest.  At the same time, it is recommended that the central government redivide Xinjiang into three provinces to facilitate management and utilize as much land as possible.  And carry out large-scale farmland garrison and develop the western region to ensure the security of the country's borders

    Eighth, establish a land administration bureau directly under the central government.  Conduct large-scale surveys of mountains, rivers, land, and rivers across the country, carry out unified and effective management, organize the expansion of the scale of wasteland use, develop emerging technologies to utilize mountains and wastelands, and prohibit any local government from abusing land without full authorization  .  "

    In the slow voice, some people's faces began to change color.  The first article of this draft seems to protect the rights and interests of landowners, but the following articles are all about restricting and hoarding land.  It¡¯s fine if the rent is less, but the land tenure tax is directly directed to the big landowners with more land!  What's more, the clause that the state will automatically take back the wasteland after one year is simply supporting the farmers' association that is currently on strike!  Tens of millions of acres of land are under cultivation, and it is impossible for the landlords alone to complete the cultivation.  Once the time limit is reached and it is ruled to be intentionally abandoned, I am afraid that not even the roots of the grass will be recovered!

    The faces of Liang Qichao and other impeachment factions became even darker. A good impeachment vote was ruined by a sudden appearance of the land reform law. They were so angry that they wanted to stand up.  At this moment, two sharp glances from the podium made them tremble.  A sneer flashed across Yang Qiu's lips, and his voice suddenly became high-pitched as he put down the draft: "I know! Today some people initiated an impeachment vote of no confidence in me! I don't care. This is your right, and Congress has the power to supervise us.  The rights of government workers! What I want to say is that each of youshould think about this draft before voting, think about the dead Cheng Cheng, and think about the young people and compatriots outside who have a negative impact on the country.  Envision, trust in the government!

    As members of Congress, what you have to consider is not a certain class, but the future of this country!  It is the future of the nation!  You are the most elite group of people in this country. At your level, what is the use of money, wealth and land?  !  If you are short of money, then I suggest you buy the stocks of the company under my name, Yang Qiu. I guarantee that you will double the stock in three years.  Why are you staring at the land and why are you fighting for it with those farmers who are down and out and don¡¯t have enough to eat?  Times have changed, and it is time to break away from the land mentality that has bound the nation for thousands of years!  Looking around the world, every world power hasHaving solved the problem of land distribution, why do we still have to tie our own hands?  !  "

    Yang Qiu waved his hand vigorously, and his voice spread to every corner with the cooperation of Tiger Carlos who kept pressing the shutter: "I am very happy. Someone impeached me, which shows that democracy has taken another step forward. I will not  Block any impeachment motion, but I hope that this draft will also be voted on at the same time as the impeachment! Why am I so anxious? Because while we are talking, our people are starving and they don¡¯t want to talk anymore.  wait!"

    "Please voteI will accept any result and am ready to resign from all positions!" Yang Qiu said the last sentence heavily, and then quickly returned to his seat.  At that moment, the entire audience was silent. Even Liang Qichao, who initiated the impeachment, did not expect that Yang Qiu would suddenly forcibly tie land reform and his impeachment together!  In this way, opposing him has become opposing land reform. To put it more seriously, it means directly opposing the determination of the central government to reform, opposing the hundreds of thousands of citizens outside who are eagerly waiting for the results, and opposing the 40 million citizens who have gained freedom!

    Originally, the impeachment he initiated could not be successful when the National Socialist Congress controlled 80% of the seats. It was just an opportunity to build momentum. Now Yang Qiu not only dropped the harsh words that he was ready to resign, but also forcibly tied it to the new bill!  Who else dares to stand up now?  At that moment, Liang Qichao was shaking all over Was this considered political kidnapping?  !

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