Yes, there is no regulation that landlords cannot join the farmers' association." Peng Fentian changed his attitude: "However, whether you can become a leader must be elected by all members."

"I agree with this." Zhuang Jihua nodded in agreement, then turned to Liu Zhenen and said: "No rules can lead to a circumstance. The farmers' association also has the rules of the farmers' association. If the old senior wants to..., you must go through the election of the farmers' association members."

Liu Zhenen nodded slowly after thinking about it. Liu Hu became anxious: "Dad, you can't be so cheap."

Zhuang Jihua smiled and shook his head slightly. Liu Hu was far inferior to his father. Liu Zhenen was very smart and knew that it was impossible not to agree to reduce rent and interest rates today. Since he had to agree, he took the opportunity to seek some benefits, and the benefits he had achieved were still very great.

"No, Chief Zhuang just said it clearly, what's so bad about reducing rent and interest rates to benefit the hometown?" Liu Zhenen scolded Liu Hu lightly.

"Senior, Zhuang is deeply impressed by his righteousness." This sentence is half true and half false. Although he has known each other for a very short time, Zhuang Jihua still highly appreciates Liu Zhenen's skillfulness and flexibility, but what measures he will take next still need to be observed.

"Zhuang Wenge, why do you accept these landlords joining the association?" Gong Xiuhua was still very angry. Her pink face was frosty and her eyes were sharp.

"Student Gong, I want to ask the other way around, why can't I accept the landlords joining the association?" Zhuang Jihua asked back.

"The landlords will not really agree with the agricultural movement. The purpose of their association is to destroy the agricultural movement." Gong Zhuhua pointed out Liu Zhenen's purpose directly, but Peng Fentian did not speak, but just observed Zhuang Jihua calmly.

"Well," Zhuang Jihua thought for a long time before he said slowly: "I also think that the entry of senior Liu to the association has certain obstacles to the development of the agricultural dynamics, but I don't think this is a bad thing." He raised his hand to stop Gong Zhuhua, and the latter was excitedly prepared to refute: "Please listen to me that if China wants to be strong, society must be transformed, and the burden on farmers must be reduced. But how to transform society? Storm-like, gradual-speed, what kind of good is it?"

Speaking of this, Zhuang Jihua looked at the people in the living room, and Peng Fentian asked: "What is the storm and rain, and what is the gradual progressive approach?"

"A storm is to defeat everything and eliminate everything. Social transformation is the reallocation of social interests to achieve a reasonable balance. Since the May Fourth Movement, the people have been advocating democracy. But no one has ever realized how democracy is to do in daily work and life. In fact, democracy is very simple, which is to allow all parties to safeguard their own interests under the permission of the rules. Take the farmers' association as an example. Not allowing landlords to join the farmers' association is worried that they will use traditional local power to seize the leadership of the farmers' association to achieve the goal of safeguarding their own interests. In fact, this worry is wrong, and it is even more amazing to refuse landlords to join the association. The essence of democracy is checks and balances. Using rules, organizational structures, and elections to checks and balances. For example, Senior Liu, after joining the association, not only did he not reduce rent and interest, but he would increase rent and taxes. Do you think the members would agree? Will they also let him take leadership positions?"

Zhuang Jihua talked in the living room, and a pair of beautiful eyes outside the living room followed his figure in the living room.

"If the president can decide everything, it means that the organizational structure is unreasonable. Because both Brother Peng and Senior Liu may make mistakes. It is wrong to prevent landlords from joining the club. It is natural for landlords to safeguard their interests after joining the club, and it is natural for farmers to fight for interests. When the two reach a balance and compromise, society can make progress slowly."

"Slow progress? China needs rapid progress." Gong Xiuhua raised objections.

"Social transformation is a slow process. We are all pursuing China's strength. But can China become stronger overnight? It may be counterproductive if it is eager to achieve success. Moreover, mass movements also need to be restricted, because the masses are often blind. When I was in Haifeng, I heard the farmers calling Peng Pai to be the emperor, and they could live a good life." Zhuang Jihua said this and shook his head with a wry smile: "There is a saying in the Internationale that there has never been a savior, so Master Gong, you are not a savior, and you can't be a savior. But the masses like to have a savior, such as the farmers in Haifeng, who regard Peng Pai as a savior."

"So you think that landlords can restrict farmers from entering the farming association, which means you are blind." Peng Fentian interrupted, feeling that he had grasped Zhuang Jihua's central idea.

"Yes." Zhuang Jihua admitted.

"But the landlords have traditional power in the local area, and many farmers are afraid that they can gain leadership soon. In this way, the nature of the farmer association may change." Peng Fentian pointed out the key to the problem.

Only then did Liu Hu understand his father's thoughts, but now that has been seen through by others, is that okay? He couldn't help but put his eyes on Zhuang Jihua, hoping that he could withstand it.

"Brother Peng asked this question well. Let me tell you slowly." Zhuang Jihua felt that the issue of Peng's land distribution shows the internal understanding of this issue, and his real purpose was to restrict the extremes in the mainland: "Cultivating society is a huge land project. How big is China? It is expensive to be together.

What should we do if there are not enough cadres? Unity. Revolution is not simply absorption. Since farmers can be absorbed into the revolutionary camp, landlords can be absorbed into the revolutionary camp; cadres can be brought from farmers or from enlightened landlords, as long as they accept the current rules. Brother Peng’s concern is actually the concern of the party, and there is no need to be restricted through organizational structure.”

Peng Fentian is now interested. There are not many big landlords like the Liu family in rural Guangdong, but more are small and medium-sized landlords and rich peasants. Rich peasants usually plant part of them and rent out part of them. According to the party's regulations, these people cannot join the peasant association; but these people have a great influence in the local area, and in rural China, ethnic groups are generally divided into ethnic groups. Taking Liutang Town as an example, the residents of the town are generally three major families: Liu, Lin, and Yang. The patriarchs of these families are all landlords. If these people fail to join the peasant association, they use the power of the family to resist the peasant association, which has caused great obstacles to the development of the peasant association. If the landlords can be solved by joining the peasant association and the landlords are restricted, it is a clever strategy.

"For example, the leadership of the farmers' association can be divided into two parts, part is decision-making power, part is censorship power, and part is divided into several parts. For example, the landlord can hold 1/3 of the power, the farmers can hold 1/3 of the power, and the rest can be intellectuals or handicraftsmen in towns. Any decision must be supported by more than half of the people, so that the excesses or blindness of either party can be restricted in a democratic way."

"This is the separation of powers in the United States." Peng Fentian asked calmly.

"Whether the separation of powers or the separation of powers is essentially a constraint. The contradiction between the master and the tenant is an internal contradiction, and it cannot be simply suppressed." Zhuang Jihua said.

Liu Zhenen talked them in the living room without any scruples about how to both restrict and use him. He couldn't help but feel annoyed, but he could not helpless. He understood Zhuang Jihua's idea. He was a little angry at first, but then he thought that although this move could not allow him to completely control the Farmers Association, he could also control part of the power and not be slaughtered. Therefore, he gradually calmed down and accepted the result in his heart.

"It's okay to reduce rent and interest rates, but how much is reduced and how much is reduced, you can't decide." Liu Zhenen decided to fight back, and he really couldn't stand the two of them as if they were left alone.

Zhuang Jihua made a gesture and asked Peng Fentian to answer. He sat back in his position and picked up the teacup to drink water. He did not intend to interrupt such specific matters.

"How much does Mr. Liu think are appropriate?" Peng Fentian stopped Gong Xiuhua and Xia Yanglin and asked.

"The land rent is collected for 40% and the interest is collected for 20%." Liu Zhenen said.

"No," Peng Fentian refused, but he did not close the door to negotiations: "40% is too high, 20% of the annual interest rate is acceptable."

"I'm talking about the moonlight." Liu Zhenen corrected.

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The two sides were going back and forth, Xia Yanglin and Gong Xiuhua interjected one after another, but Liu Hu rarely interjected, all relying on Liu Zhenen alone. In the end, the two sides finally reached an agreement: the land rent is charged up to 30%, and the interest is calculated at 20% of the annual interest, and Liu Zhenen can join the Farmers Association. The last one is Peng Fentian's bold attempt, but he had no choice, because Zhuang Jihua exposed the Kuomintang's regulations that no landlords could not join the Farmers Association. Once it was spread, the landlords would apply to join the Farmers Association in groups. If the Farmers Association forcibly refuses, it would inevitably lead to the Kuomintang's intervention and suspicion, which would have a bad impact on Qingxin's work.

After the agreement was reached, Liu Zhenen's face was always tight, and Zeng Kuoqing, Liu Kan and others did not interrupt. Although Zeng Kuoqing was very excited at the beginning, he actually didn't know what to do. When he came, Zhuang Jihua would enrich them and read more and talk less, and it would be better not to speak.

When he entered the Liu family compound, Zeng Kuang thought that Zhuang Jihua would support the farmers' association one-sidedly, but Zhuang Jihua adopted a reconciliation attitude. When he found that the farmers' association was mainly the leader, he felt a dilemma. If he advanced, he would become supportive and retreat. He could not accept the practices of landlords and old money. When Zhuang Jihua gradually reconciled the interests of both sides, especially when Zhuang Jihua proposed to restrict mass movements, he understood why Zhuang Jihua asked them to read more and talk less.

Liu Kan, Qiu Qingquan, Yang Yinzhi, Zhong Bin and Zeng Kuoqing had similar attitudes. They were all backbones of the Sun Society and were not interested in supporting **. However, they were from rural areas and had some understanding of the rural situation. Therefore, they agreed to reduce the burden on farmers, reduce land rents, and reduce usury. Therefore, they also decided to just listen to Zhuang Jihua's, and ignore the others.
Chapter completed!