Mu Yuan bluntly pointed out: "In many places in Suyan, there are generally obstacles to the vast number of poor peasants and lower-middle peasants from taking the road of collectivization. The bourgeoisie within the party echoes with the capitalist forces in society and often pours cold water on the masses. This article is written just for such a situation. The author denounced the capitalist roaders with great anger and supported the poor peasants."

Li Runshi praised: "Although there are right-wing opportunists everywhere who want to stop the trend, the trend can never be stopped. Socialism is advancing everywhere, leaving all stumbling blocks behind."

Ling Qianzao later said in a talk about agricultural mutual aid at the Guangdong Provincial Committee meeting: "If socialism does not occupy the rural positions, capitalism will. Can we take neither the capitalist nor the socialist road? The capitalist road can certainly increase production, but it will bring suffering to 500 million poor and lower-middle peasants, and the time will be very long and the cost will be extremely heavy. Of course, we choose to take the socialist road, this is determined.

But now, there is a small group of people who are going against the Central Committee with Secretary Mu and General Li as the core. For example, Li Weilin was advanced and made outstanding contributions during the revolutionary war. But now, he actually proclaims the theory that "exploitation is meritorious" and believes that moderate exploitation is reasonable. What does this mean?

There is no such thing as moderate or inappropriate exploitation. The essence of exploitation is the ownership of the means of production, and the question of who the proletarian regime belongs to. Under the system of ownership by all the people, the means of production belong to the entire proletariat. Do the proletariat work for the purpose of exploiting themselves? The essence of his so-called moderate exploitation is to restore capitalism step by step and let the capitalists exploit the proletariat step by step.

There is also Chen Xiuquan, who believes that party members can take the lead in hiring and exploitation, and make party members rich peasants. What does he want to do? Does he want to make the party of the proletariat a party of rich peasants and capitalists?

And there was Jiang Daoli, who produced a report that wanted to negate the general direction of agricultural collectivization and declared the so-called "Four Freedoms," which wanted to give farmers the freedom to borrow, rent, hire workers, and trade. In fact, he wanted to establish private ownership. Once private ownership was established, socialism would be impossible and the only option would be capitalism, which was exactly what they wanted.

Secretary Mu said that class struggle still exists within the party and that there are capitalist people in power. I think these people are the ones!

We must not let these people succeed. The road of agricultural collectivization, the road of socialism, is our only road, and it is also the only road that can truly liberate 500 million poor peasants! "

As the central government's spiritual instructions were conveyed, Su Yan quickly launched an unprecedented anti-rightist movement across the country, starting with criticizing Jiang and Chen.

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Even if many people could not see clearly before, they should now gradually see clearly what the situation is like for capitalist party members who are meritorious in exploitation.

Dark Forest: Liberating the Three Body: Chapter 207: From the Old Society to Land Reform, and then to the Establishment of Collective Ownership

In the old society, farmers in Suyan lived a miserable life.

Poor and helpless Dongfang Cha is one of the tens of thousands of poor peasants in Shanxi Province. His fate is a microcosm of the common experience of more than 400 million poor peasants in Suyan.

In the old society before liberation, Dongfang Cha's family was extremely poor. His family only had a small piece of rented land with poor soil. They planted a few corns and sweet potatoes on the land, which barely supported the livelihood of his family.

Every day, Dongfang Cha is busy in the fields at dawn. He works tirelessly from early morning to dusk, bending over to cultivate, fertilize, weed, and carry water. His work never stops. When the weather is hot, sweat drips from his forehead into the soil. His hands are covered with calluses, and there is still a hint of dirt in the cracks on his fingertips.

However, Oriental Tea's efforts had little reward in this barren land.

The climate in western Shanxi is harsh, with drought and little rain all year round. Dongfang Cha often looked up at the sky, hoping for a rain to save his life, but the sky was always so ruthless. Sometimes, there was no rain for several months, and the corn seedlings dried up and uprooted. When the rain finally fell, it was often a torrential rain, and the sweet potatoes in the field were soaked and rotten into mud. In the end, there was very little food to harvest.

At this time, Dongfangcha had no choice but to go to the landlord to borrow grain. But the borrowed grain not only had to be repaid, but also had to be paid with high interest.

As soon as the autumn harvest came, the landlords' lackeys would appear in the village like ghosts, staring at every poor peasant with a sneer.

Seeing that Dongfangcha couldn't pay the rent, they sneered and threatened: "Can't pay the rent this year? Then don't even think about planting on our land next year!"

Such a brief threat made Dongfang Cha's face suddenly pale, and his whole body seemed to be drained away. He stood there with a stiff back and sweat dripping down his forehead.

If they can’t farm and they have no land, then his family will starve to death!

Dongfang Cha was a family of three. His old mother died because of illness and they had no money to treat her illness. His old father was still working in the fields in his sixties and seventies, until one day he could no longer stand up and died of exhaustion in the fields.

And now, it's his turn!

In the end, Dongfang Cha lowered his head, and like countless oppressed poor peasants, he gave up his last struggle and signed the landlord's indenture, completely becoming the landlord's tenant slave, working his entire life in exchange for barely enough porridge to survive and a tattered straw mat to sleep on.

The days passed in endless labor and oppression. Dongfang Cha thought that his fate would be forever locked in that indenture, until that day came - the victory of the revolutionary war, and Su Yan's clarion call for land reform spread across the country!

Dongfang Cha still remembers that day, the sun was shining brightly, illuminating the entire village.

The open space in the village was crowded with men, women, young and old, all with anxiety written all over their faces, not knowing what these "officials" who suddenly arrived were up to. Someone whispered, "Which unlucky guy is going to be forced to work this time?"

But the "official" standing on the high platform did not seem like the arrogant yamen runners or gentry in the village on weekdays.

He was dressed simply, with a determined look on his face and waving documents in his hands.

As this "official" - a cadre from the Farmers' Association - spoke, the noise in the entire square suddenly died down.

"Listen up, folks! The whole country has been liberated, and Secretary Mu has sent us here to distribute land to the folks!

The landlords' land has all belonged to us poor people! From now on, we will cultivate our own land and no longer work like slaves for the landlords! "

These words exploded over the village like thunder, striking everyone's heart.

Dongfang Cha listened, his head buzzing, he could hardly believe what he heard. The landlord's land? To give it to these slaves who sold themselves?

Then, several landlords and gentry who had been ferocious in the past were tied up and brought onto the stage. They had completely lost their former ferocious appearance, and their faces were pale and they were trembling all over.

Seeing the dog-like behavior of these masters who once treated him like a dog, Dongfang Cha felt as if the pain and humiliation that had been pent up in his heart for many years had suddenly found an outlet. The endless exploitation, insults, beatings and scolding were like thorns in his heart, which suddenly shot out with the outburst of emotions at this moment and turned into a raging fire in the friction!

Deafening roars erupted from the crowd. The villagers rushed forward together. Many of them clenched their fists, and some even raised their hoes in anger, staring at the culprits who had oppressed them and destroyed their families, wishing they could beat these people to death with a single hoe.

Dongfang Cha couldn't help but move forward with the crowd, his eyes burning with years of suppressed hatred.

"These lands were earned with our blood and sweat!!" He clenched his fists and muttered to himself.

Following the announcement of the Farmers’ Association cadres, the landlords’ land was confiscated piece by piece, registered, and redistributed to the poor farmers in the village.

Dongfang Cha stood in the crowd, watching all this proceeding in an orderly manner, his heart surging with unprecedented hope and strength.

When his name was read on the list of households to be allocated land, Dongfang Cha's heart seemed to stop for a moment. He was so excited that his eyes were sore and his palms were sweating. It was not until someone patted him on the shoulder that he came back to his senses from the shock.

"Dongfang Cha, go and claim your territory!" the neighbor urged.

He seemed to be pulled back to reality and walked forward mechanically. The cadre of the Farmers' Association handed him a land allocation list, and several acres of fertile land were allocated to him.

At this moment, his hands trembled slightly, as if the thin piece of paper was surprisingly heavy in his hands.

The few acres of land before him were once wealth that he had never dared to dream of!

He held the piece of paper tightly in both hands, as if he was afraid that this fantastic good luck would disappear if he was not careful.

"Is this...really mine?" He murmured to himself, afraid that he had heard wrongly, afraid that all this was just a dream, and when he woke up he would find that everything was still as cruel as before.

The villagers around him patted his shoulders one after another. They were also very happy because they were given land. They urged him: "Dongfangcha, go and take a look. The land is very good!"

Dongfang Cha walked mechanically to the few acres of land that were allocated to him. He stood on the ridge of the field, looking at the soft yellow soil that had been plowed. Tears suddenly blurred his vision.

He couldn't help it, so he knelt on the ground and scooped up a handful of soil with both hands. The soil was warm and real, so heavy that he felt the happiness at this moment was so heavy.

"This land is ours!" He choked up and tears fell. This was a miracle he had never dared to hope for in his life, and today, it was right in front of him! !

Years of hard labor, endless exploitation, endless humiliation and endurance seemed to be released at this moment. He no longer had to bear the shackles of oppression, was no longer a slave of the landlord, but a master standing on his own land!

The revolutionary war and land reform finally rescued him and the 400 million poor and lower-middle peasants across the country from slavery and oppression.

But for them, the life changes did not stop there.

With the deepening of socialist construction and the gradual development of the rural collectivization movement, the life of Oriental Tea has also ushered in a new turning point.

At first, facing the propaganda of the farmers' association cadres, Dongfang Cha had some concerns. He was worried that the cooperative would be a means for him to lose his land and return to the hard life in the past.

However, the farmer's association cadre patiently explained to him: "This is the policy set by Secretary Mu. He is doing this for your own good and will not harm you."

"I believe Secretary Mu."

Dongfang Cha said.

In his eyes, the "Secretary Mu" mentioned by the cadres is the "honest official" who helped 400 million farmers to rise up!

He was willing to believe Secretary Mu, even if he was really cheated, he would accept it!

Subsequently, Dongfang Tea joined the village’s agricultural production cooperative.

Soon after, Dongfang Tea's doubts gradually dissipated.

Every morning, Dongfang Cha and other members gather on the collective farmland of the cooperative, ready to start a day's work.

The morning sun shines through the mist onto the earth, and the breeze blows across the fields, bringing a touch of freshness. The iron plow makes a dull roar in the fertile soil, and the plowshare cuts deeply through the soil, bringing a piece of renovated land. The hoe gleams in the sun, shining with golden light, and the crisp sound is intertwined with the laughter of the members.

The cooperative brings together the farm tools, seeds and other resources of each household for unified management and allocation. Everyone works together in the fields, turning the original scattered individual actions into an orderly collective action.

Everyone has a clear division of labor. Some are responsible for turning the soil, some are responsible for sowing, and some are responsible for fertilizing. Everyone cooperates well and is very motivated. Unlike the hard work of fighting alone in the past, the work that once made people feel heavy is now broken down into simple processes and completed by each person. Everyone's work has become much easier.

With the collective strength, each task can be completed efficiently, and everyone can help each other and share experiences and skills.

Dongfang Tea discussed farming methods with fellow villagers, and they learned from and supported each other.

The sense of isolation and helplessness when working as an individual entrepreneur and the fear about the future have been completely alleviated with the advancement of collective cooperation.

When it came time for the autumn harvest, the cooperative calculated the contributions of each household and distributed grain to each household. Dongfang Cha no longer had to worry about food rations or drought or floods leading to reduced grain production and the whole family starving to death.

The cooperative's ability to resist risks is much stronger than his alone.

In the second year, the cooperative used part of the first year's accumulation to open a night school for members to learn cultural knowledge. Although Dongfangcha is old, he still participates enthusiastically. He learned to write his own name and even do simple accounting.

He would tell everyone he met: "I never thought I would be able to go to school in this life. This is all thanks to Secretary Mu and the Party!"

Seeing how effective the cooperative was, farmers who had originally been resistant and unwilling to hand over their land gradually changed their attitudes toward the cooperative and joined it.

As the number of members increased, the scale of the cooperative continued to expand. One advanced cooperative after another, like blooming flowers, gradually blossomed in rural areas across Su Yan's country.

With the widespread establishment of advanced cooperatives, a collective ownership economy was established in rural areas.

Dark Forest: Liberating the Three Body: Chapter 208 From Advanced Communes to Large Communes, and From Large Communes to Rural Communes

A large number of "revolutionary veterans" such as Jiang Daoli, Chen Xiuquan, and Li Weilin were dismissed from their posts and sent to the grassroots level for labor reform.

This anti-rightist movement, which began with criticizing Jiang and Chen, was simply viewed by some as a political struggle to "eliminate dissidents." This is an attempt to understand a movement that concerns the fate of the entire country from the narrow perspective of power struggle.

In fact, from the perspective of class struggle, this movement was not just a power struggle between individuals, but a fundamental struggle between the class representatives of the proletariat and the class representatives of the bourgeoisie within the party over whether Su Yan should take the socialist road or the capitalist road.

At the end of 1926, Suyan's agricultural collectivization work entered a critical stage. After three stages of development, namely mutual aid groups, primary cooperatives and advanced cooperatives, 96.3% of farmers in the country had joined cooperatives, and the establishment of a collective ownership economy had been initially realized. This historic progress marked an important step for Suyan towards socialism.

Many people therefore think that communism is not far away. In another ten or twenty years, Su Yan will be able to enter communism and realize "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."

However, Mu Yuan pointed out at the meeting to deploy the campaign to criticize the rightists that although on the surface the collective ownership economy in rural areas had been established, it was actually still in a very fragile state.

This fragility is reflected in two aspects: first, agricultural production has not been mechanized and is basically at the level of manual production; second, rural industry has not been established and the alliance between workers and peasants is not yet consolidated enough.

Under such circumstances, the collective economy in rural areas has the possibility of moving forward and further consolidating in the process of development, or it has the possibility of retreating and directly regressing to the time before the collectivization movement was launched.

If the bourgeoisie within the Party are allowed to seize power and control the power of the state apparatus, the latter will become a reality. Cooperatives across the country will be forcibly dissolved, land will be redistributed to individuals, private ownership of the means of production will be revived, and the tragedy of "working hard for thirty years, only to be back to the days before liberation" will occur, and the achievements of the socialist revolution will be destroyed in an instant.

Li Runshi spoke afterwards and further emphasized Mu Yuan's point of view. He pointed out that the rural collective ownership economy can only be consolidated in the process of development, and rural industrialization and agricultural mechanization are the future and direction of the development of the collective ownership economy.

This meeting once again affirmed the general direction of Suyan's agricultural development, which is to unswervingly promote agricultural collectivization.

At the same time, the meeting further proposed two key tasks of agricultural collectivization: agricultural mechanization and rural industrialization.

Mu and Li believed that only in this way could the three major differences be gradually eliminated, namely, the difference between workers and peasants, the difference between urban and rural areas, and the difference between mental labor and physical labor.

After the meeting, the campaign to criticize the rightists was quickly launched across the country. Slogans with high morale were hung everywhere, and slogans echoed in the streets. The upsurge of the campaign swept through cities and villages. Many local cadres were regarded as "rightists" who took the capitalist road because of their past corruption and pursuit of personal interests, and became the targets of mass condemnation.

In the countryside, the in-depth development of the campaign to criticize the rightists brought about a fresh wind of anti-corruption and anti-bureaucracy. Farmers saw those cadres who abused their power for personal gain being criticized and dismissed, and felt that their voices that had been ignored in the past were finally heard. The realization of their simple sense of justice brought them strong spiritual encouragement, and this spiritual strength quickly transformed into great enthusiasm for the cooperative movement.

At the same time, in terms of objective conditions, the requirements of farmland water conservancy construction force farmers in different regions to cooperate with each other, and many large-scale infrastructure construction projects require the collective strength of multiple communities in different regions to complete.

The construction of irrigation systems, reservoirs, and drought and flood-proof harvest projects all required the coordination of thousands of farmers. The original cooperatives began to break down their original divisions and unite to jointly complete these large-scale construction projects.

When both spiritual and material conditions are met at the same time, the form of agricultural production organization is quietly brewing a major change.

In many areas across the country, based on the advanced cooperatives, larger "big cooperatives" with more than a thousand households have been tried out.

With historical experience as a lesson, Li Runshi attached great importance to the development of these "big communities".

The Xinyan Society quoted a recent speech of his in a report entitled "Under the Banner of Communism."

"Comrade Li Runshi said that our direction should be to gradually and orderly organize industry (industry), agriculture (agriculture), commerce (exchange), education (culture and education), and the military (militia) into a large commune, thus forming the basic unit of our country.

This is exactly the concrete practice of the two measures proposed by Marx and Engels in the Manifesto: "Combining agriculture and industry to gradually eliminate the contradiction between town and country" and "Combining education with material production" in Soviet socialist construction! "

Dark Forest: Liberating the Three Body: Chapter 209: Integration of Government and Society, People's Commune

On the eve of the enlarged meeting of the Secretariat, Li Runshi decided to personally go to the rural areas of three provinces in eastern Shanxi, northern Vietnam and Vietnam for a week-long investigation.

One of the important contents of his research was the progress and problems involved in merging and establishing large cooperatives in various places.

Wang Chunjiang and He Qing accompanied him on the investigation.

He first came to Xu Shui County in the Bac Nhat Hanh Province. Xu Shui County innovatively implemented the measures of "militarization of organization, combat-oriented actions, and collectivization of life". The lives of the members were in order, and industrial and agricultural production were in good order.

He highly approves of Xushui County's practice: "This is a very good approach."

Afterwards, he went to Xinxiang, Xiangcheng, Shangqiu and other places in Vietnam Province to see the cultivation of cotton fields and grain fields, and also carefully inspected the operation of community-run industries, nurseries, nursing homes and public canteens. From time to time, he would stop to have a cordial conversation with the members and ask about their lives and production. He Qing accompanied him to record and explained the local financial situation to Li Runshi, and opened the account book to explain the accounting data.

At the Qiliying People's Commune in Xinxiang, Li Runshi saw the sign of the People's Commune and nodded in approval.

"People's Commune, this is a good name."

He continued his journey and arrived in Jindong Province. The secretary of Jindong Province, Shi Leiyi, reported that Beiyuan Township in Shangqiu County was preparing to set up a large farm.

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