Chapter 138: Labor Reform

There is an old saying that in ten rooms there must be loyalty and righteousness, which means that among ten people, there must be one good person. If there is an exception, then expand the base to one hundred. If one hundred is an exception, expand to one thousand.

There were so many slave owners and gentry in Western Xia, there must be good people, right? Moreover, women and children generally don't have the opportunity to do evil. At most, they punish servants. Of course, noble women and children who beat people to death must be executed. The rule that murder must be paid for with life cannot be broken.

For the remaining gentry class who had no human lives on their hands and were relatively enlightened, Guo Jing decided to give them a chance for labor reform.

Let these feudal remnants cultivate labor concepts, correct their own bad habits, master certain labor skills, be able to support themselves through their own hard work, and become laborers who contribute to socialist modernization.

For those who actively complete labor and perform well, the People's Government will reduce their sentences according to their performance and release them early. The most suitable labor for these people is naturally teaching.

Future industrialization requires a large number of people who can read and count. The situation where the entire Western Xia is illiterate like now is absolutely not allowed. Letting these people teach the masses to read is a win-win situation.

As for those who are unwilling, it is not forced. Teaching work is not willing to do, stepping on sewing machines, repairing roads, repairing water conservancy facilities, can't they do all these?

Heizi was enlightened by the detained labor reform prisoners. Heizi didn't like the look in his eyes when he looked at him. That expression of completely facing him with his nostrils made him very uncomfortable.

Because the People's Government implemented a policy of ethnic equality, it also allowed and even encouraged labor reform prisoners to tell the culture and history of their own ethnic group, and labor reform prisoners were also very willing to tell these.

Talking about the history and culture of Western Xia was endless. The founding monarch of Western Xia, Li Li Yuanhao, was told over and over again in their mouths.

From his youth, "round face and high bridge of the nose", "tall stature", "likes to wear long sleeves and red clothes, wears black crowns, and carries bows and arrows". After the Song Dynasty border commander Cao Wei saw his portrait, he couldn't help but praise: "A true hero. If Deming dies, this son will definitely be a disaster for China!"

The ambition of the hegemon after growing up and the later great military achievements. At the age of 24, Li Li Yuanhao began to show his edge. He was ordered by his father Li Deming to attack Ganzhou. He adopted surprise tactics. Before the Uighur Khan had time to discuss with the nine prime ministers how to mobilize troops, Ganzhou was broken. After taking Ganzhou, on the way back, he adopted the tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, sending surprise troops to attack Xiliang. The success of the surprise attack on Gan and Liang not only allowed the Dangxiang people's power to develop to the Hexi Corridor but also won huge reputation for the young Li Li Yuanhao. Li Li Yuanhao was crowned Crown Prince for his merits.

After succeeding to the throne, he recovered the Uighurs in the north and raided the Tubo in the west. In July, Li Li Yuanhao took "Gua, He, and Su States". In October, "completely broke the various Qiang of Lanzhou". Although the attack on Tubo was not satisfactory, it controlled the entire Hexi area.

In the following year, he changed the era name and proclaimed himself emperor, changed the country name to Great Xia, called the Great Song "Eastern Dynasty", and lived as "Western Dynasty", no longer claiming to be a subject to the Great Song.

In two years, Western Xia launched three major battles against the Great Song: the Battle of Sanchuankou, the Battle of Haoshuichuan, and the Battle of Dingchuanzhai. These three major battles, one a year, all ended in the defeat of the Song army.

The high-spirited Li Li Yuanhao even let out a roar: "I want to personally reach the Wei River and directly occupy Chang'an."

After the peace talks between Song and Xia, the Liao Emperor personally led three routes of troops, 100,000 elite soldiers, to crusade against Western Xia. Li Li Yuanhao avoided his edge, lured the enemy deep, and in the Battle of Ordos River Bend, let the Liao army suffer a crushing defeat.

After finishing the literary and military achievements of Li Li Yuanhao, the labor reform prisoner looked proudly at the students under the stage. Presumably, after listening to his teachings, these people would definitely be convinced. Although these people were rough, the legend of the Martial Emperor would definitely make them yearn for it.

"That, teacher, let me ask, the Martial Emperor is so powerful, just like a god. At that time, could everyone in Western Xia eat their fill of flour cakes?" The person who raised his hand scratched his head and asked embarrassedly.

The labor reform prisoner heard the student's question, and his chest began to heave violently. He told these great achievements, but these people only thought about whether they were full or not.

However, before he could answer, someone under the stage sneered: "Mokeduo, you are just extra. Let you eat your fill? Do you think Li Li Yuanhao is Standing Committee Member Guo? He can't even keep our poor people from starving to death. Li Li Yuanhao's ability is far worse than Standing Committee Member Guo. Standing Committee Member Guo can let us eat our fill all the time, and eat better and better. Li Li Yuanhao can't catch up even with a horse."

The labor reform prisoner stared wide-eyed at the person who spoke. Before the rebellious words could come out, someone else opened their mouth under the ground.

"Banruomao, what you said is insulting. Does Li Li Yuanhao, this feudal monarch, deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Standing Committee Member Guo, this proletarian leader? He only knows how to consider how to exploit us poor people, and doesn't consider letting us eat our fill at all. How can this be compared? The high and low are judged, okay?"

The labor reform prisoner only felt that his heart was wantonly trampled on.

"Morality can't be compared, and ability can't be compared either. Standing Committee Member Guo started from scratch and unified Mongolia in a few years and occupied the entire Western Xia territory. This is also fortunate that Li Li Yuanhao was not born in this era. Otherwise, he should stand on the trial stage and accept our trial." The person under the stage just finished complaining and found that the teacher who was going to enlighten them fainted on the podium.

In the end, these three people who disturbed the classroom order were punished and required to write a 1,000-word review. This matter was the responsibility of the enlightenment teacher who taught them.

The labor reform prisoner woke up and knew that he had to open a small stove for the three students who fainted him. His heart was about to break. If it were in the past, these three people dared to speak like this, he would definitely let the officials catch them and put them in prison. How could he suffer this kind of grievance?

All his efforts were fed to the dogs. The literary and military achievements of the Martial Emperor were not as important as eating their fill in their eyes?

Heizi thought of this every time and couldn't help but smile. Afterward, he also checked Li Li Yuanhao's deeds. After checking, Heizi felt that Li Li Yuanhao's morality, let alone compared with Standing Committee Member Guo, was insulting to him compared with himself. He had no face to force his daughter-in-law no matter what.

That Li Li Yuanhao was so shameless, he treated his own son like this, let alone a small commoner like him. No wonder they suffered so much before. That Li Li Yuanhao was not a good person at all.

The life of the past six months was something he didn't even dare to dream of being so beautiful, but these things really happened to him.

From being poor to having cattle and land at home, from an illiterate who didn't understand anything to an educated person, such a big change happened in just half a year.

Of course, what made him most proud was that he became a glorious soldier in the Revolutionary Army. For this goal, he finished his work during the day and took time to study hard at night so that he could pass the cultural examination of the Revolutionary Army.

I remember when I passed the test and joined the army, people from ten miles and eight villages came to see them off. At that moment, he felt so beautiful in his heart. In the past, even their army commanders were not so popular. ===== CHAPTER 139 =====