Ignoring Old Tie Tou, Gu Yunyang rode his bicycle towards the commune.
The commune cadres didn't look too good today.
Gu Yunyang's heart sank.
Although many things have been seen in later history.
But when faced with the reality, it's a different thought.
That heavy feeling made him feel a weight on his shoulders.
During the meeting, Hao Jianshe first talked about the double harvest: "We must get this done quickly."
When it's time to hand over the grain, we'll use the same proportion as last year, adding fifty jin per mu.
"What?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire office was filled with such sounds.
The yield per mu was originally only four or five hundred jin, and suddenly it increased by fifty jin?
It's important to know that the current proportion of public grain is quite high.
The amount and proportion of grain delivered to the state varied depending on the region and year.
Generally speaking, public grain is the portion of state-owned land that farmers cultivate and hand over to the state free of charge.
The surplus grain was the portion sold to the state according to regulations after all public grain had been paid.
The ratio of public grain to surplus grain was approximately 25% for public grain and 15% for surplus grain, totaling 40%.
The portion that must be paid is originally 25%, which is about 100 jin per mu.
Now, if we add fifty pounds directly, wouldn't that be half again as much?
As for the surplus grain?
In previous years, the Red Flag Brigade gritted its teeth and paid up, hoping to get some money back in return.
Therefore, the brigade didn't have much refined grain; they relied on sweet potatoes and potatoes to get by.
After being sent to the countryside, the educated youth received subsidies mainly consisting of these two types of grain.
Now we have to pay an extra 50 jin, which is 37.5%.
That means one-third of the grain had to be handed over.
There wasn't much grain left, not even enough to buy it for money.
After the autumn harvest, there wasn't enough grain to distribute, and there wasn't enough money to distribute during the New Year.
Everyone's hearts sank down.
A battalion commander asked, "Secretary Hao, it's not that we're unwilling to pay. Look, the typhoon that hit a few days ago already caused serious damage. Even with emergency measures, the amount we have to pay is still at least a third less than last year. How can we possibly afford to pay more grain this year?"
"Yes, Secretary Hao. Many of our production brigades are running out of food. We're just waiting for the summer harvest so we can get a share. Now we have to pay an extra 50 jin per mu, which we simply can't afford."
"That's right, the higher-ups don't even consider our difficulties. They're not giving us a way to survive."
Several captains shouted the same thing.
Zhou Zhigang sat there, looking rather composed.
He felt somewhat happy; in the past, this pressure would have been on him.
Hao Jianshe will be under less pressure.
But now he doesn't dare to do anything himself, and he has given all the basic rights to Hao Jianshe.
Correspondingly, the pressure is transferred to them.
This is what is meant by "misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and blessing may be a misfortune in disguise."
Hao Jianshe's face darkened, but after thinking for a moment, he forced a smile and said, "This is a regulation from above, comrades."
It's not that we insist on doing this, but there's a severe drought in the Central Plains region, and their crops have basically failed. People are already starving to death, and many are eating tree bark and gnawing on tree roots.
If we really can't survive, then as the saying goes, when one place is in trouble, help comes from all sides.
We are all part of this country; are we really going to watch them starve to death?
Hao Jianshe was also helpless.
They had no choice but to make the arrangements because of the pressure from above.
In addition, the situation over there is indeed troublesome. If we don't resolve it, are we really going to watch them starve to death?
Let's save as many as we can.
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