The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 209 Thunderous Means

Lu Zixuan thought about it and answered:

"I can think of two ways. One is the civilian way, which is to reduce the killing and guide their faith to the right path. The other is for the government to divide them with interests and create conflicts among them."

Seeing that Lao Chen did not express any opinion, Lu Zixuan was about to explain the specific implementation steps of the two methods, but Lao Chen raised his hand to stop him.

"Well, I understand what you mean, but I don't agree with it. Both of your methods are only temporary solutions, not fundamental solutions. Even if they can be handled properly, can we guarantee that the next disaster will not occur again? Does the government have to keep focusing on small villages like this? How can the country develop and the nation progress?

Ultimately, it is because they have no respect for the country and the government.

A country needs the support of the people, but it only needs the majority, not all, do you understand?

Without an iron fist, how can there be reverence? Most of the current cadres do not engage in corruption, not because they have any lofty ideals, but because they are afraid.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, some people were sentenced to death for embezzling money and grain. Since then, how many cadres dared to openly cross this red line?

Whichever method you mentioned is good, but it only applies to an incident in this village. But we are facing a behavior of the whole society, so the method you mentioned is not suitable.

You can't scheme just for the sake of scheme, because that will only make your path narrower and narrower. You can gain benefits through schemes, but management requires obedience. Think about it carefully."

After saying this, Old Chen patted Lu Zixuan on the shoulder and left.

While Lu Zixuan was still guessing what methods Lao Chen would use, he had already returned from the province with an army full of armed troops, enough to form a company.

Old Chen called on Lu Zixuan and others, and led a large group to the village overnight. Without giving the village cadres a chance to talk to him, he ordered his men to rush towards the place where the dogs were barking.

At that time, few people in the countryside locked their doors, and most of the courtyard walls were made of fences, so it didn't take much effort to shut up the fierce barking of dogs, which suddenly turned into miserable howlings.

At the same time, all members were brought to the threshing ground, and those who fed the dogs were gathered in one place, while those who did not feed the dogs were gathered in another place.

After observing for a while, Old Chen ordered the county cadres who were cooperating in the operation to summon the two team leaders in charge of production in the village.

One of the team leaders asked confidently:

"Boss, what do you mean? Those dogs are the collective property of the team. They are used to prevent wild animals in the mountains and to protect the safety of all members. Why do you kill them directly? What if those wild animals come down the mountain to eat people and destroy crops?"

Without waiting for Lao Chen to reply, the deputy director of the county public security bureau who was in charge of coordinating the conversation spoke forcefully:

"Shut up. The government has its own intentions. If you don't know, don't make a fuss. If you say more, I will take you away."

Although the team leader kept silent, he could not hide the anger in his eyes.

"Come on, turn around and see the difference in the status of the team members."

Old Chen did not get angry because of the questioning. He just let the team leader observe for himself. Perhaps because he felt guilty or ashamed, he just lowered his head and said nothing.

Old Chen asked again in a calm voice:

"Can you explain to me why those of you who have dogs are all so healthy and happy, with all the old and young in the family, while those who don't have dogs are so weak and dying?"

The team leader replied unconvinced:

"There are fewer people because they are starving to death. What else can we do? We responded to the call of the commune and became self-sufficient. What's wrong with relying on dogs for hunting? We have to starve to death like them, without enough food."

Lao Chen continued to ask:

"There's nothing wrong with hunting, so why is it that some people starve to death while others can afford to keep dogs even though they both eat from the same communal pot?"

The team leader explained modestly:

"The dogs belong to us collectively. The team entrusted them to raise them. If they don't have enough food, they can't raise the dogs properly. If the dogs are not raised well, they can't hunt, and everyone will die.

Food must be given to them first, and this is what most members agree on. Those elderly and children who starved to death were the ones who saved their food for the young people in their families to eat.”

Old Chen was so angry at this ridiculous logic that he was speechless and began to tremble all over. Seeing this, Lu Zixuan immediately stepped forward to support him, took out a bottle of water to feed him water, and helped him to calm down.

After Lao Chen's complexion improved, Lu Zixuan finally made a suggestion:

"Then drag the dead dogs to the canteen, skin them and stew them. Let the hungry members have a good meal first, and then entrust the healthy dogs to the hungry families to feed. After a month, they can be rotated."

The team leader immediately objected:

"No, why should we let others eat our dog meat? If anyone wants to eat, it should be us. They can't even feed themselves, how can they feed..."

The team leader realized that he had said something wrong and fell silent instantly. Facing the half-smiley gazes of Lu Zixuan and Lao Chen, he stammered:

"I... I mean... it's because those big dogs are shy. Yes, those big dogs are used for hunting and are quite fierce. If they are not fed well, it would be bad if they get hurt."

"It's okay. No matter how fierce it is, it's just an animal. Beat it with a stick a few times and it won't dare to do anything. At worst, you can kill it and eat its meat, so that those animals won't know who's in charge here.

Since it is collective property, redistribution is normal and not against the rules.”

The fully recovered Old Chen said something meaningful and ordered:

"Fan Rong, take a few people to the village entrance to see who is shouting for help, and rescue that person first.

Then they checked every household, and those with serious injuries were carried on stretchers to the county hospital for treatment, while those without injuries were brought here.

Deputy Director Li, interrogate all the villagers carefully, and then arrest all the families who keep dogs and interrogate them one by one to make sure the facts are clear. "

……

After fighting all night, the situation in the village has been investigated clearly. No one was injured. Those who shouted for help were basically the only people in their families who had not starved to death. The course of events was not much different from what Lu Zixuan had expected.

The village was formerly called Shitou Village. Due to its small population, it was later changed to the first and second teams under the jurisdiction of Shitou Brigade. Also, because it is backed by Shitou Mountain and there are not many arable fields, there has been a tradition of hunting since ancient times.

In addition to hunting with bows and arrows and homemade guns, people also used some animal viscera as bait to make traps for hunting. However, since 59, prey has become increasingly scarce, hunting has been basically abandoned, and bait has become less and less.

It so happened that at that time a family in the village gave birth to a weak baby girl. They did not want to raise her and wanted to throw her into the mountains to fend for herself. However, a stranger stopped them and bought her with grain, saying that he could also buy other sick children at the same time.

It was not uncommon to quietly abandon a baby girl at this time, as most families in the village had done. However, it was rare to find someone willing to pay grain to buy her. The news spread throughout the village within an hour, and two families even brought their sick and weak baby girls to sell.

The two team leaders naturally got wind of the news and came over to check. After verifying their identities, they casually asked the reason for buying the sick girl.

Not only did the man not answer, he also asked to use the food to buy a dog. The two team leaders were delighted and agreed without asking for the reason.

After the transaction was completed, the man wanted to temporarily rent a thatched hut at the foot of the mountain on the grounds that he was willing to teach "advanced" hunting methods, and promised not to participate in the big pot meals and collective labor, which would harm the interests of the members. He would only go hunting in the mountains and was willing to hand over half of the prey to the village.

Originally, the members did not agree to let strangers stay temporarily, nor did they believe in any "advanced" methods. However, when this man handed in valuable prey twice in succession, they changed their attitude and asked for advice on the "advanced" methods.