The New Year is the biggest festival for Chinese people. People in a busy year are busier than usual to prepare New Year’s goods. Although there are not many New Year’s goods available, it is a rare joy for poor people to eat more than two more bites of food during the New Year.

Duan Guoxue and Huang Mu were helping to make rice cakes at his home. Huang Mu's words last time made the company take the initiative. Duan Guoxue also noticed that he had long ignored the construction of intelligence agencies. He used to think that these students were too young and were not competent for many tasks that needed to be kept secret and secret. However, after this time Duan Guoxue discovered that after more than a year of brainwashing and training, many children have already possessed considerable awareness and discipline, which reminded Duan Guoxue of the brave and fearless young heroes in later generations. Although it is still a very naive thing to put them directly on the intelligence front, their influence on the family has a great effect.

Nowadays, many families who send their children to school have already treated Duan Guoxue and his Xingmin Company as their benefactors. They not only tried their best to provide convenience and help in all aspects, but even when the bandits attacked last time, many families came to support the situation with muskets, hoes, shovels, and the grand scene moved Duan Guoxue. At this time, Duan Guoxue deeply felt what it means to be a fish-water relationship and the results of his own foundation construction.

Since the local landlords gave Duan Guoxue such a good name to deal with them in this attack, Duan Guoxue would never miss it. After taking on a series of big hats to help the enemy, Duan Guoxue took advantage of the situation to deal with a large number of landlords in just one week. Although a considerable part of them had nothing to do with this attack, they also took care of them with the operation of those who are interested. Duan Guoxue will not leave the root of the disaster for himself to cause trouble in the future. After the recycled land was redistributed to landless farmers, it even set off a frenzy of supporting Duan Guoxue and Xingmin Company.

"Principal, you are tired. This work is very difficult. Let me do it." Huang Mu smiled and said to Duan Guoxue who was holding the water.

"Don't say, this job is tiring enough." Duan Guoxue put down Chongmu and took the water bowl and said. The sweat on his forehead proved how tiring the work just now was.

"I have told the principal that this job is tiring, and principal, you are going to come."

"Huahuo, this is not something I haven't done before, I think it's fun." Duan Guoxue smiled, wiping the sweat on his forehead. Although he had seen some customs and habits in the southwest in travel films in later generations, he has been here for two years and can now go deep into the homes of ordinary people to experience it. Many customs and folk customs that cannot be seen in later generations made Duan Guoxue feel novel and the reason why technology has caused many folk customs to disappear.

Just rushing rice to the interesting thing now, it looks fun but really a tiring job. With a tiring job like a rice mill, no one will do it anymore. Now Gan Fulin and his friends will wear a homemade ethnic clothing made by their mothers for a year to two years. This is sold in the market at a high price in later generations. However, when large-scale looms and sewing machines easily turn cotton, silk and even chemical materials into finished clothing, handmade clothing can only appear in the tourism souvenir market.

After working for a day, when night fell, Duan Guoxue and Huang Mu's family sat around the fire pit for dinner. Although the food was not much, they were sufficient. The local rice wine and sweet potato wine were lifted up one by one and poured into everyone's stomach. Because the new rice harvest this year solved the problem of food and clothing for next year, and a few days ago, they divided the two new acres of land. Huang Mu's excellent grades in the school and received a scholarship. Huang Mu's family seemed particularly excited and frequently poured wine for the village head who brought great benefits to his family to show his respect for him.

"Uncle Huang, everyone, I really can't drink anymore. I have other business tasks tomorrow, so I can't drink with everyone." Seeing more and more neighbors and relatives around the fire pit toast frequently, Duan Guoxue had to take out the last official card to set up the wine. But this trick didn't seem to work, and the wine continued to toast to Duan Guoxue.

"Don't let the commander-in-chief be drunk anymore. If you get drunk and miss the business tomorrow, it will be bad for the commander-in-chief to investigate and deal with it at that time." At this time, Huang Mu's brother, Huang Lin, the only wounded man in the militia during this attack, said to his relatives and friends.

With Huang Lin's persuasion, everyone stopped drinking, but changed the topic and began to discuss plans for next year. After all, I suddenly divided up more fields and disrupted the plans of many people.

"Uncle Huang, are there enough people to farm in the spring next year?" Although Duan Guoxue was a little confused by the toast, he did not forget to interrupt and ask.

"In the past, all the families rented some land from Huang Laocai's family to grow. If you want to say that the manpower was basically enough, just when you grab the double, the manpower was tighter and there were fewer oxen." The oldest elder of the Huang family said with a smile.

"Have you all got the land for this time?"

"Everyone has been divided, and all have been divided. In the past, Huang Laocai has a lot of land, and everyone has less land, so he has to rent land to plant. It would be better to have a better harvest in the year when the harvest is better. If the harvest is not good, he still has to fill out the harvest in his own fields. At that time, no family had to tighten their belts and live a tight life. Like in the past few years, the county had to collect 100 kilograms of military food per household. My family was so poor that they couldn't take it out. In order to save food, they drowned my grandson who had just turned one year old." As Mr. Huang said, he recalled the poor days in the past few years, and two lines of turbid tears fell on the ground.

Hearing this, the originally lively room suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of firewood burning and the low sighs in the fire pit.

"The old Huang family at the village head could not afford the rent and military food. The 5-year-old grandson was taken to sell for money by Huang Laocai. The eldest granddaughter was taken to Huang Laocai's house as a maid. Huang Laocai's wife broke his hand because he broke several bowls and basins. The son of the old Huang family went to judge the matter, but was beaten by evil and died a few days after he came back. The old Huang head vomited blood and collapsed on the bed in anger. It was pitiful that the family is now supported by his daughter-in-law. And the one at the end of the village..." Huang Lin stroked the scar on his forehead. This was the memorial left to him by the landlord's family in childhood, telling him one by one.

"Commander-in-chief, I heard you say in the militia that to get rid of this kind of life, we need to rely on our hands to create and work, but why do we work hard for a year but in the end we can't even solve the problem of food and clothing??"

“Exploitation, because there is exploitation.”

“Exploitation? What is exploitation?”

"The word exploitation means to get something for nothing, and it means to use some compulsory means to obtain the fruits of labor that do not belong to them." Looking at the unknown masses, Duan Guoxue took a sip of tea and sobered up and said slowly.

"First of all, what we need to talk about from the root is this social system. In your opinion, what should the county magistrate do in this government, that is, a township chief like me?"

"County Magistrate Duan is a good official. You lead us to plant new rice and divide the fields. It is better than any official in the past." Mr. Huang suddenly said something.

"Huohuo, thank you for your praise from Mr. Huang, but Mr. Huang said just now that I am better than the previous officials, but have you noticed that there are so many officials like me? It can be said that there are very few, almost none. Where did the harvest you get when you work hard every year? They all go to the pockets of landlords, old wealth, gentry and county magistrates. Why does it fall into their pockets? Because they have guns and power? Just like what Huang Mu said just now, why did the landlords interrupt the hand of their granddaughter? They killed the son of the Huang family but no one cared about it. The murderer has been at ease? In the final analysis, there is still something wrong with the current social system."

"The workers hand over the fruits of labor to the landlord because it is understandable that they rented the landlord's land, but regardless of whether the harvest is good or bad, they must pay more than half of the harvest. The workers hand over the fruits of labor to the state to accept the protection of the state. But when the interests of workers are violated, just like an unreasonable land lease contract and the eldest granddaughter and the son of the old Huang family are beaten to death, the state cannot protect the interests of workers, but instead collude with the landlords to continue to harm the people. What is this reason! What society is this!"

Duan Guoxue became more and more excited and louder. In later generations, although he could also see officials colluding with the underworld and unscrupulous investors doing things that are harmful to the truth in their respective media, they are a minority after all, and most of them are still doing things secretly. But in this era, he saw with his own eyes that he had to do too many outrageous sins in public and publicly doing too many outrageous crimes. Duan Guoxue was tolerant and endure because he did not have enough ability and strength to change this society that squeezed the people from his bones. But now, Duan Guoxue is preparing to start attacking this cannibal society.

"Commander-in-chief, tell me what we should do!" Huang Lin and Huang Mu received more education. In their hearts, Duan Guoxue's words are correct, and what Duan Guoxue has to do is correct.

"We want to build a fair society where the farmer has his own fields, the laborer has his own food, and the wrong person has his own punishment. Simply put, the farmer who plows has his own fields, and the laborer must have his own rewards. Those who make mistakes and break the law must have corresponding punishments. Everyone is equal and everyone helps and respects each other."

"Captain Duan, are there any landlords?" A voice came from the corner.

"Yes! If you have too much land in your family and can't grow it yourself, you can rent it to others to plant it, so you are considered a landlord. However, land rent requires a reasonable and fair standard range. Land with good geology and high harvest can be collected higher rents, but land rents with poor geology and low harvests must of course be reduced."

"Then how can we ensure this fair and reasonable standard?" The voice sounded again.

"This question is good." Duan Guoxue tried hard to find the person who spoke, but the dim light and the numerous villagers made him unable to find the person who spoke and asked questions.

"The issue just now is about the law. First of all, the law that is enacted and enforced is unfair. There is a saying in the old saying that the emperor violates the law and the common people. Unfortunately, this sentence has never been realized. However, everyone is equal before our law. No matter who breaks the law, even the nobles and ordinary people, as long as who breaks the law and who kills people, those who should pay will have to pay as much as possible. Those who should go to jail must go to jail, and those who should be beheaded must be beheaded!"

"What about the officials? Are you still riding on the heads of ordinary people and acting like a mighty?" Duan Guoxue found the person who spoke with this voice. This was a middle-aged man in a gray Zhongshan suit. His popular appearance made him not stand out in the crowd. Only his bright eyes reflected his differences from others.

"This question is better!" Duan Guoxue gave a thumbs up to the middle-aged man who repeatedly asked key questions. He must talk to this person carefully later, maybe he is a capable talent.

"What do you rely on to be an official to eat? What do you rely on to live? It is not the tax paid by the people's food. Since the people's money is collected, they must do things for the people and seek profit for the people. From this point of view, the people who serve as officials are not the people's parents, but the people's children. Why should children rely on their parents to support them but still ride on their heads to be arrogant and do good deeds? In my opinion, the people who serve as officials are not the people's parents, but the people's public servants! They must work hard for the people and work for the people's better lives!"

"Bow, BOOM, BOOM." The applause sounded warmly. From the eagerly anticipated expressions among the people around him, Duan Guoxue's speech was successful, and from the smile that the middle-aged man showed that this person was satisfied with his answer.
Chapter completed!