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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 548 The Charm of Honda

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    July 21, 1918 9:25 Allied Forces Headquarters Samara

    "Why are only 30,000 Soviet prisoners of war willing to be repatriated to Soviet Russia? In addition to the problems of your Soviet itself, it is also because the policies of the Volga Federation are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Let¡¯s not talk about the land issue. Russia  It is an agricultural country that has not yet fully completed industrialization. Farmers are the country¡¯s bread and butter and the majority. In 1916, the total population of Tsarist Russia was nearly 180 million, of which at least 140 million were farmers!¡±

    ¡°The Soviet Union¡¯s policy is to exploit the scissor gap between workers and peasants to exploit and expropriate farmers¡¯ income without compensation. The grain monopoly itself is a last resort to ensure food supply during wartime and difficult times. But you don¡¯t even give farmers a chance, and you directly engage in surplus grain.  Collection system!

    "And our Volga Federation is just like Western Siberia. On the basis of respecting the legal private rights of all citizens, the land policies we implement are the "Land Management Measures" and the "375 Rent Reduction Regulations."

    ¡°First, the Volga Federal Land Management Measures stipulate that each farmer can own no more than forty acres of self-owned farmland, and the excess will be redeemed by the government. Landless farmers can lease land from the government for farming, and the government will provide seeds.  , farm tools and livestock, if the leased land has been cultivated for five years, the property rights will belong to the individual farmers! Don¡¯t think that forty acres of land is too little. After calculation and statistics, forty acres of land can be cultivated by a healthy prime farmer!  upper limit"

    ¡°Second, for landlords and rich peasants, due to historical reasons, the land they own greatly exceeds the upper limit of forty acres per capita. In addition to the excess part being redeemed by the government based on the average market price of the previous year, the land they own is four acres per capita.  Land within ten acres can still be farmed by tenant farmers.

    Landless farmers, whether they lease land from the government for farming, or rent land from other landlords, rich peasants or even middle peasants, are protected by the "375 Rent Reduction Regulations", which means that tenant farmers pay land rent every year.  , including grain and agricultural products, shall not exceed 37.5% of the actual harvest of grain and agricultural products that year. This is the last line of defense for the government to protect the interests of farmers!  "

    "Thirdly, the Volga federal government has announced that it will implement a grain monopoly throughout the federal territory, but at the same time exempt all farmers from paying rent for three years. The 37.5% can be waived within three years, leaving all to farmers so that they can recover and improve.  Live your own life and rebuild the economic order in the countryside!¡±

    "The so-called grain monopoly means that farmers' grain can only be sold to grain purchase points designated by the government, and the grain purchase price will be determined by the government with reference to the market price of the previous year and the crop and grain output of this year. Different regions will have a 3%  floating space!¡±

    "At the same time, in order to avoid potential losses to farmers' interests caused by fluctuations in market grain prices, farmers can exchange all or part of their grain for government-issued grain exchange coupons during grain purchases. In this way, whether grain prices are rising or falling, farmers can  You can use grain exchange coupons to exchange for grain from the government¡¯s grain depot at any time! This protects the interests of farmers to the greatest extent!¡±

    "Of course, some of you may ask, what should we do about the urban residents and the working class? The farmers are living a good life, but the working class will starve to death? Of course not, the second supporting measure of the Volga federal government to implement the grain monopoly,  That is, all non-agricultural populations, such as government civil servants, school teachers, staff of scientific research institutes, workers in factories, store clerks, including permanent residents in cities, will have part of their wages directly exchanged for grain.  Pay with coupons!¡±

    ¡°The working class does not have to worry about bread. The wages paid by the government include grain exchange coupons that can be exchanged for large grains from grain stores. Moreover, on the basis of protecting the interests of rural areas and farmers, the Volga Federation also attaches great importance to the interests of the working class and the citizen class.

    In the wage and salary standards set by the federal government, every worker is protected by the 8-hour work system, and there is a subsidy for overtime. Moreover, the number of food vouchers included in the salary will ensure that every worker will receive enough food after working for one day.  The food needs of a family of six for one day!  "

    "A family of six?! So many!" There was a burst of exclamation in the conference room, and many political commissars from the working class couldn't help shouting. In their opinion, this is simply the treatment and promise of paradise on earth, no  A few people feel that it is impossible to achieve it at all. Where can the government get so much food?

    "It's a family of six. The calculation is based on a worker family in the Volga Federation. There are one parent, two underage children and a couple. As long as one of the couple can work for eight hours, they can use  The food stamps received were converted into food to feed such a large family!

    If this is not the case, what is the difference between us and you?  In the factories in Petrograd and Moscow, your workers work overtime day and night, and the bread they get in exchange may not be enough to feed a family of four. With two children, life is hard to live by, let alone??Speaking of supporting two more old people!  "

    "In addition, now is the age of war when the world is in chaos. The soldiers of the Volga Federation will receive higher treatment than ordinary people, because they will shed blood and sacrifice on the battlefield to fight for the living space of the people on this land.  The Volga Federation, like Western Siberia, will implement the military-first policy of integrating military and political affairs under the wartime management system, and soldiers will receive the highest treatment, the highest honor, and the highest protection!"

    Wang Geng stopped, put out the cigar butt in his hand, took a sip of tea from his tea cup, glanced at the stunned group of senior Soviet generals in the conference room, and then said,

    "The army is the cornerstone of political power and the guarantee of victory. In war years, the army is the steel wall that defends the country. In peace times, the army is the mainstay of country construction. The treatment of soldiers of the Volga Federation will not be lower than that of the Allied Powers, including China, Britain, the United States, and France*  By human standards, a soldier¡¯s salary can allow a family of eight to live a well-to-do life, and if a soldier dies for the country, he or she will be posthumously recognized as a federal martyr!¡±

    ¡°The government¡¯s pension to the families of martyrs will enable their spouses to support a family of five by relying only on the monthly pension for martyrs, and the state will bear the education and living expenses of the martyrs¡¯ orphans until they reach adulthood, and their children are martyrs.  The lonely old people will also protect their lives until they die."

    "Furthermore, the reward system of the Volga Federal Army, in addition to medals and medals, also includes the award of land. Every time a federal soldier obtains a third-level bronze victory medal, he or she can receive ten acres of high-quality land as a food estate.  Every time you get a second-level victory silver medal, you can get 20 acres of high-quality land as a food fief, and every time you get a first-level victory gold medal, you can get thirty acres of high-quality land as a food fief!  "

    "Food? Does the ownership of the land belong to the federal government, but the rent received by the government on this land belongs to the owner of the land?" Lezhevsky couldn't help shouting!

    "That's it. This land itself is not subject to the limit of forty acres of land per capita in the "Land Management Measures". Lezhevsky, if you have the ability, you can get ten first-class gold medals of victory from the Volga Federation.  , you have three hundred acres of land, which can be inherited by your spouse and children for one generation, but it cannot be transferred or sold!" Wang Geng nodded.

    "What does it mean to inherit a generation?" Ehe couldn't help but ask. The crowd in the conference room was full of emotions. It was obvious that the bright prospects painted by the Volga Federal Government had deceived these senior Soviet generals into feeling a little overwhelmed.  The meaning of shelf.

    "The meaning of inheriting one generation is that the land you earned through military merit can be inherited by your son or daughter once, but after your son or daughter dies, the land will be taken back by the federal government!" Wang Geng explained patiently  .

    "Why can't it be passed on from generation to generation?" Slavin finally couldn't help but also spoke.

    "Because the Volga Federation encourages each generation of young people to create a better future by relying on their own struggle and enterprising spirit, instead of lying on the merits of their parents and being fooled by idle playboys!" Wang Geng said sternly, but he was actually laughing secretly in his heart. Damn, the government  If we don¡¯t take back the land, there won¡¯t be any land left to distribute to the people behind us in fifty years!

    "That makes sense. Slavin, if you live to be 100 years old and your children live to be 100 years old, this land in your family will not see another owner for 200 years!"  Jiepin couldn't help but joke about Slavin.

    There was a burst of cheerful laughter in the small conference room. Except for Ma Xin, who was still embarrassed for a while, everyone else was in high spirits.

    Slowly, the Soviet Red Army generals in the room were completely defeated by Wang Geng's picture. Many people were thinking that it would be a pity that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces should not be the head of state to engage in politics and economy.  A soldier is simply the patron saint of soldiers all over the world. If the army in this era can have such treatment, wouldn't it be like Napoleon who could almost conquer Europe?

    "Comrade Maxin, everyone, the conditions of the Volga federal government are still very difficult. Now it has to feed 7.4 million people and hundreds of thousands of troops on this land. The burden on the government is very heavy, but I believe that if people with insight can join  With us, the future will only be better than the present, not worse. I know you are from Simbirsk, but it doesn't matter. You are all soldiers who were nurtured by the mother river of Volga!

    The Volga Federation implements a complete policy of equality for all ethnic groups. Whether it is the army or governments at all levels, they are appointed and promoted according to their ability. Of course, there is a lot of waste to be done now, and the legal and supervisory assessment mechanisms have not yet been established. When we wait for it  After the war is over, when the people gain peace, I believe we will lead the people on this land to create a beautiful home together!  "

    "Everyone, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, these are what I want to say today.We can discuss it first. As for the safety of the family members on the other side, please rest assured. Although Moscow hates us to the core, they still dare not offend us. The Volga federal government wants to return hundreds of people and their family members from the Cheka concentration camp.  You can take the train to Syzran on the other side at noon today!  "

    "Except for Comrade Ma Xin, the family members of all of you here have also arrived together. You will be reunited with your family members this afternoon! I will go out for a while, and when I come back, it will be the time for you to make a choice!" Wang  Geng's last words made all the Soviet and Russian generals present overjoyed, but they seemed to push Ma Xin into the abyss!
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