“Once upon a time, some people in this mountainous area grew opium poppies and processed opium, which caused a large number of mountain people to become addicted to opium. As a result, bandits and bullies were rampant, and the mountain people were impoverished, without food and clothing. Facts have proved that these opium

It did not bring blessings to the mountain people, but disaster."

"In fact, our land contains many treasures, coal is one of them, as well as iron ore, stone building materials, forests, etc. As long as everyone is diligent and brave, build roads, mine, reclaim land, develop animal husbandry, etc.,

Our days are like sesame seeds blooming higher and higher."

"In order to free the mountain people from the sea of ​​misery, we carried out a large-scale campaign to suppress bandits and clear out rural areas throughout the territory, followed by land reform. To this end, many people sacrificed their young lives. I propose that on the first day of the year,

With a glass of wine, let us pay tribute to those heroes who sacrificed their lives to build a beautiful homeland!"

As he spoke, Chen Tianhua raised the wine glass to his head with both hands.

Everyone stood up suddenly again, raised the wine glasses above their heads, and followed Chen Tianhua, pouring the wine slowly on the ground.

"I would like to toast everyone here with this second glass of wine at the end of the year!" The waiter poured the wine, and Chen Tianhua picked up the glass and laughed loudly.

"Oh, we are so virtuous and capable, but we dare not be worthy of it!"

"..."

There were noisy sighs below, and these people were often the local tyrants and gentry.

"Dear gentlemen and fellow countrymen, under the orders of the Yamen of our autonomous region, you know the general situation, consider the overall situation, contribute money and efforts, and have no hesitation in assisting the garrison to suppress bandits and assisting the Yamen in clearing the countryside and carrying out land reform. Such righteousness, this second glass of wine, you

Well deserved!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Tianhua raised his neck and drank the whole drink.

Most of the people sitting in front were civil and military officials from the yamen. Naturally, they laughed and drank from the glass of wine along with their lord.

Many gentry in the back seat looked at the wine in their glasses and smiled helplessly, thinking to themselves: How about not contributing money and effort? If they cooperated like this, they would have been tied up and put on the execution ground, and their heads would have fallen to the ground.

All these expressions could be seen by Chen Tianhua, who was standing at the top. He put down his wine glass and said with a smile:

"In the past two days, many squires must have been very uneasy! They think that I, Chen Tianhua, am a night owl who comes into the house with no good intentions. At the end of the year, I must have some ideas for you, haha..."

Everyone heard Chen Tianhua laughing out loud at the end, looking quite smug, and everyone's face changed color.

Maya, this change of face is like turning the page in a book, why is it so fast?

The hall suddenly became noisy.

"We don't dare to do that to the Governor!"

"Your Excellency, it is a blessing for us to invite you to a banquet. Who dares to make such unreasonable suspicions will be punished by death!"

"..."

Chen Tianhua waved his hand, signaling for everyone to calm down, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have invited everyone here tonight just to understand everyone's feelings.

Eliminate doubts, so that everyone can feel at ease and have a good New Year. In the coming year, they will listen to the yamen's orders, work hard, and get rich together, so that all the people can live a good life."

“Previously, the autonomous region’s yamen mainly dealt with the bullies who forced the mountain people to grow opium poppies and process opium, and in recent years have made meat for the common people, bandits who committed blood debts, and some wealthy businessmen and evil gentry who did not abide by the law, secretly hid guns and opium, etc., and the yamen garrison implemented

It is necessary to chop off their heads and confiscate their property according to the law. If we do not kill them, it will not make the people angry or deter them."

"As for those law-abiding and polite squires and landlords, has the government ever touched a hair on them? Not to mention the distance, these are Meishan Town and Huaikan Town. You can visit and see how they are living now.

How are they doing? Now in the two towns plus the villages below, how are the families living in the mountains doing? I won’t say, you can just visit, seeing is believing.”

Chen Tianhua's eloquence was not limited to words, and he spoke in a coherent manner and all of them were new words. Everyone couldn't help but nod in approval after hearing this.

"In the Meiguang Autonomous Region, opium poppy and opium will not be allowed to exist in the future. People are strictly prohibited from smoking opium. Hiding opium privately will be punishable by death! Robbery and robbery and bullying of men and women will not be allowed. Everyone can obtain legal income through labor.

Let’s all live and work in peace and contentment.”

"Today I will make it clear to everyone from the bottom of my heart that none of the money confiscated over the years has gone into private pockets. Of course, including the governor, all the money has been deposited in the Fengzhong Bank vault and is managed by the Yamen Finance Office.

Except for military expenditures, all this money is used for infrastructure construction and people's livelihood projects in the entire autonomous region. This is called taking from the people and using it for the people."

"In addition, starting next year, the autonomous region government is preparing to issue a series of policies and regulations to encourage everyone to invest in building factories and industries, establish rural cooperatives, and build trading companies. The government will provide certain preferential subsidies!"

Preferential subsidies?

Everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Did they hear it wrong? Could such a good thing happen?

I have never heard of the Qing Dynasty’s Yamen subsidizing money!

Chen Tianhua took a breath and continued to explain:

"Please don't misunderstand. The so-called preferential subsidies are not distributed by the yamen to everyone. Instead, they introduce a series of preferential policies. For example, entities that have been established for three years before opening will be given preferential tax treatment. In terms of working capital credit, they can be given by

Yamen guarantees, please ask Fengzhong Bank to provide support, etc."

After such an explanation, everyone felt confident and relaxed, and whispers and laughter began to be heard in the hall.

"Everyone knows that the autonomous region's government agencies have been reformed, and all subordinate government offices have been turned into functional bureaus. The governor discussed with several directors of the Political Affairs Committee to establish another private investment and trade bureau. As soon as everyone heard the name, they knew that this

What does the bureau do? As the name suggests, of course it is investment and business."

"The Private Investment and Trade Bureau is a government-run and privately run agency. The director, assistant directors, and actual commissioners are all elected by everyone sitting here. Let people you trust lead you. You can also do business with the outside world in the name of the government yamen.

, we will protect everyone, and whoever dares to bully you, the autonomous region’s government and the garrison will seek justice for you."

As soon as this statement came out, there was chaos in the hall, and everyone started talking.

This is the first time I have heard about the government, supervision and private affairs in mountainous areas where there is little information, and many local tycoons have never tried it.

However, the government-supervised private affairs mentioned by Chen Tianhua and the government-supervised private affairs advocated by the Qing government have the same terminology, but their connotations are completely different.

The government-supervised private affairs he requested was for the yamen to change the style of being an official and becoming a master, and actually do practical things for industrial and commercial households, provide services and guarantees, rather than pretending to be a sheep's head and selling a dog's meat.
Chapter completed!