Chapter 1134 The Empire is the Liberator (Second update, please subscribe)
"In fact, the people's minds are very simple, it's nothing more than luring them with benefits!"
In the land reform office, Yuan Tianxi said to the young civil servants in front of him.
"When the empire conquered Argentina, the situation it faced was much worse than here - after all, most people in Argentina are white, and even mixed-race people like the gauchos are rare, but so what?"
Yuan Tianxi smiled and pointed to the map behind him and said.
"The Pampas looks vast, but in fact, 90% of the land belongs to 1% of the people. What did the empire do back then? It was nothing more than implementing land reform and distributing large tracts of land to landless manor tenants. To them, what have we become from conquerors?"
"Liberator!"
The young man's answer made Yuan Tianxi smile and nodded. Looking at Si Yu, who was in his early twenties, he seemed to see himself back then.
He was one of the first civil servants when the empire was founded. He participated in the empire's first land reform. Although the empire had redistributed land in Peru before Argentina, distributing land belonging to the church and landowners to local people, the real land reform began in Argentina. It was the first truly scientific land reform.
By issuing decrees, confiscating land, and then redistributing it, millions of ordinary people with little or no land got large tracts of land. Of course, the real beneficiaries were the government and Chinese immigrants, who got 80% of the land. But even so, the Argentines who got the land were still grateful and became supporters of the imperial rule.
It was through these policies that the empire finally allowed all of them to truly integrate into the country. Even if some people were dissatisfied, they were only a very small minority.
Nodding at Si Yu, Yuan Tianxi encouraged.
"Go on."
"Liberators, this is a change in identity. If we don't implement land reform, then we are occupiers, occupying forces. Through land reform, we have successfully changed our identity! We are liberators who destroyed the old system and brought liberation to all tenants, not occupying forces,"
Looking at the director's encouraging eyes, Si Yu continued.
“By distributing land, we not only undermined the foundations of the local caudillo system, but we also made the beneficiaries supporters of imperial rule, who supported it in order to defend the land.”
Although his answer made Yuan Tianxi very satisfied, he still asked.
"What else?"
"besides?"
After a pause, Si Yu replied:
"Also, the land reform we are implementing in Peru and Bolivia will inevitably attract the attention of the whole world, especially the surrounding countries. In Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and other Central American countries, the people under the caudillo system are also paying attention to the policies implemented by the empire here. When we distribute the land of the caudillo chiefs to ordinary tenants, how can the local enlightened people and local people not yearn for the empire?"
After a pause, Si Yu continued.
"In this case, in the future, maybe one day when we go to war with them, when we enter there, the locals will most likely become supporters of the Empire's advance, just like... when we marched into Paraguay, all the Paraguayans stood on our side! In the future, we can also enter those countries as liberators and be welcomed by them!"
“That’s right!”
Yuan Tianxi said firmly,
“As you said, this matter seems to benefit only the people of Peru and Bolivia, but in fact, everything we promote here will spread throughout the world and throughout the Americas. All the people living under the Caudillo system will see hope because of the policies we promote, hope of getting rid of slavery! And this is why we came here!”
Looking at these young civil servants in this office, Yuan Tianxi said in a slightly excited tone.
"More than a decade ago, when the Land Reform Committee was established, His Majesty once said to us - Some people say that we conquered this land as conquerors. Are we conquerors? Never! We are liberators! Because not only did we not bring slavery to this land, but we also brought liberation to the people on this land, whether they were Spanish or Italian, white, European-Indian mixed, or Indian. Before we came, they were slaves under the Caudillo system, and under the rule of the empire, they were imperial citizens with equal status - the empire brought liberation, not conquest, and the freedom of modern civilized society, not the barbaric slavery under the old system..."
Such high-sounding words did come from the mouth of Emperor Zhu. A lie repeated 1,000 times becomes the truth, but what he said was not a lie, but the truth. The fact is that the empire has indeed brought freedom and equality, and has indeed changed the lives of many people and freed them from slavery. "So, gentlemen, please remember your mission and your identity!"
"Please rest assured, Director. We will never forget it!"
Yuan Tianxi was obviously satisfied with his subordinates' answers. He nodded and said.
"Okay, keep working. Remember, we are here to bring fairness and justice here!"
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"As of April, we have redistributed more than 3 million hectares of arable land and 20 million hectares of pasture in Peru, of which 2 million hectares of arable land and 13 million hectares of pasture were distributed to 157,000 landless and land-poor tenant farmers, benefiting 1.2 million tenant farmers. Another 1 million hectares of arable land and 7 million hectares of pasture were distributed to 67,000 soldiers stationed in Peru. In Bolivia..."
When listening to Qian Degong's report, Emperor Zhu just nodded slightly and said,
"I don't care about the details, but we must make good use of the weapon of land reform. This is the best help to consolidate the empire's rule in Peru. Our past successful experience has proved this."
After closing the memorial sent by Qian Degong, Emperor Zhu looked at him and said.
"Distributing land is the best way to make them accept the Empire's rule. First accept it, then support it. In the end, they will become the most staunch supporters of the Empire's rule. Of course, we must also do a good job of placing the soldiers. With them scattered around to maintain order, no one can shake the Empire's rule in the occupied areas!"
The rule of the empire is in the interests of the vast majority of people!
Especially in the rule of occupied territories, the interests of both the conquered and the conquerors were, to some extent, taken into account to the maximum extent.
Of course, this so-called maximization still requires taking care of our own people first. This is a basic principle.
"I understand."
"Prime Minister Qian, you have to remember one thing, we are not conquerors!"
Looking at Qian Degong, Emperor Zhu warned him again.
"We are liberators. Our occupation of Peru is not to conquer that land, but to liberate, to liberate the people on that land, so that everyone can live like us - happy, joyful and prosperous!"
(End of this chapter)
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