Rebirth of the Flying Era

Chapter 1326 must be resolutely eradicated

Wakbushi stayed in Kuching for two days, and then took a boat east to Wenlai.

 The headquarters of the oil company is located there, so he, the director, naturally wanted to take a look.

And the Rockefeller family member was also there waiting for his reply.

In the past two years, the construction of Wenlai City has undergone tremendous changes due to oil. When Du Fei and Jie Jibu Shi established the oil company, they agreed that one-third of the entire oil company's profits must be invested in the city and surrounding infrastructure.

 Coupled with the low cost of local labor, it is possible to do big things with a small amount of money here.

The spacious streets, newly opened buses, the city’s power grid and tap water have made the development here faster than that of Kuching.

 Located in a luxury suite of an eleven-story petroleum hotel next to the headquarters of the oil company.

Walker Bushi had just settled down when he received an expected guest.

 Hyde Rockefeller is a middle-aged man with a slightly bald head and a slightly stout figure.

"Mistebushi, it's an honor to meet again." Hyde Rockefeller smiled and shook hands with Walker.

Although Walker also smiled, he was obviously not so enthusiastic: "Mr. Rockefeller, I am very sorry that I may disappoint you. Du refused to sell the shares."

Hit's straight-to-the-point words made Hyde's expression stiff for a moment, and then he recovered: "Can you tell me the specific situation?"

Walker shrugged, briefly recounted the situation of his meeting with Du Fei, and conveyed the meaning of Du Fei's reply at the same time.

At the end, he said: "You see, this is the situation. Our partners do not want a third party to intervene in the company. Although personally and our family are very willing to cooperate with Rockefeller, but... I have no choice."

The corners of Hyde's mouth tightened downwards, and the eyes on his fat face darkened. He was already angry in his heart.

He said in a deep voice: "Of course, Mistebushi, I understand your situation very well, but no one can easily refuse Rockefeller. I will let the Oriental know the real rules of the game."

 After finishing speaking, he stood up and left directly.

 Walker Bushi smiled and sent the other person out, curling his lips after he left.

His father told him more than once before, don't underestimate Du Fei, let alone flowers and fruits, they can create miracles.

Obviously Hyde Rockefeller did not realize this. This is not America, Africa, or the Middle East.

Thinking of this, he rolled his eyes and immediately sent a telegram to ask his father if he could inform Du Fei of the news.

Walker thought this was a favor that could be sold to Dufy.

Although his brain is not very good, he has received a spoon-fed elite education since he was a child, and because he grew up in Texas, he has a tough temperament. Even in aristocratic schools, no one dares to mess with him, and at most they talk behind his back.

And Walker is not really stupid, he just seems a little slower than others in his circle.

 He showed some cunning at this time.

However, the call back he received surprised him. Correctional Bushi did not agree, but asked him not to make small moves.

According to Jie Jie Bu Shi, the strength of our Bu Shi family is here. We entered the competition earlier than Locke Feile and are already in an invincible position. We can just watch them compete. There is no need to get involved. In the end, it doesn’t matter whether Du Fei or Locke Feile To gain the upper hand, one must rely on cloth stone.

 …

On the other side, Du Fei didn’t know yet, but Hyde Rockefeller was going to give him some color.

 The resettlement plan is being intensively implemented here in Kuching.

At the moment, he has mobilized all the resources at his disposal.

Various factories and workshops are working overtime to make tents. Dozens of bulldozers are being used to clear an open space with tanks near the harbor. Simple houses are being built as temporary settlements.

According to Du Fei's requirements, this temporary transfer resettlement area needs to accommodate at least 100,000 people.

This is not a small project. Just having 100,000 people go to the toilet is a big problem. If it is not solved properly, within a few days, the stench will fill the sky and diseases will become rampant.

Du Fei asked Lao Yang to personally take charge here.

 Since arriving in Nanyang, Lao Yang has found a way into his life and started a construction company.

In addition to Lao Yang, Chen Fangshi from the main government sent someone else to supervise to ensure that nothing went wrong.

 The other is to prepare seeds and receive agricultural machinery and tools shipped from China, especially heavy-duty tractors.

Without these big guys, it would be impossible to overturn the virgin forest to open up wasteland.

As for environmental protection, we can’t control that much at this time. All current principles are to serve 20 million people.

 The other thing is how to evacuate people after they enter the temporary resettlement site. ,

Although it was organized on a village-by-village basis when we came here, with a village secretary and a small team, there were also corresponding problems.

The people who came this time were quite complicated. They experienced trains, ships, and long journeys. They were physically and mentally exhausted. People's psychological endurance reached the limit.

 In this case, any disturbance may cause unexpected situations.

Originally, according to Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng's plan, in order to avoid accidents as much as possible, the area was drawn up in advance before people arrived. It was best to build some houses first so that people would not have to live in the open when they came. Although the climate conditions in Nanyang, even in the wild You won’t feel cold, but having a house will bring you a greater sense of security and belonging psychologically.

 However, after starting the actual operation, Du Fei quickly discovered a problem.

 With the resources they can mobilize at present, they simply cannot bring a population of tens of millions.

At present, Lin Tiansheng has slightly more troops, but at full count there are only about 100,000 troops, while Du Fei's side only has over 50,000 troops.

 The two sides combined are less than 200,000, which is less than 1% of the 20 million people.

Although the government can mobilize other resources, they are mostly a drop in the bucket. If we expect these people to get things done, the day lily will be cold.

However, Du Fei has no better way at the moment. He has no experience and old rules to follow, so he can only try to adapt to the situation.

Soon, the first boatload of victims arrived at the port of Kuching.

 Du Fei took it very seriously and came to the dock in person as soon as possible. Chen Fangshi and relevant officials were also there.

The ship that arrived was originally a mixed cargo ship with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons. There were more than 20,000 people on board. The cargo hold was simply modified and a high-power ventilation fan was installed. Otherwise, people would be suffocated to death.

As the cargo ship docked, troops immediately came to help. This time, the whole family moved in large and small packages, bringing all the belongings they could bring with them.

Let the troops go up, not only to help move things, but also to shock people's hearts and make people who have been holding back all the way on the ship calm down and not be impulsive.

The first person to get off the ship was a middle-aged man who was sweating profusely. He was the person in charge of the ship. His name was Shen Lianzhong. He had never been to Nanyang. He didn’t expect it to be so hot in this season.

He spoke with a strong Shaanxi Province accent. After being introduced, he was a cadre from the county. He had followed him from Shaanxi Province to here. The people who came on this boat were basically people from their county.

Du Fei shook hands with him: "Hello, Comrade Shen Lianzhong, I am Du Fei, the deputy leader of this operation team."

Relevant departments have already issued documents. Shen Lianzhong's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "Hello, Chief!"

Du Fei was not polite and asked about the situation on the way. But there was nothing wrong and they arrived smoothly all the way.

After Shen Lianzhong finished speaking, he said with some worry: "Chief, where are we going next? Please give me an idea, and I will tell the villagers when I go back to make them feel at ease."

Du Fei knew his difficulty: "Don't worry, everything has been arranged here. After getting off the ship, we will go to the temporary settlement to rest..."

But just halfway through, Shen Lianzhong had an idea and said: "Chief Du, how about I call all the forty-six village secretaries who came with me, and you tell them directly that you are the chief and have more authority than me. Please say something." The words are worth a hundred words to me."

Du Fei couldn't help but take another look at Shen Lianzhong. Although this guy was a bit cunning, he had to admit that he was quite quick-thinking.

 No wonder he was asked to follow a ship over there.

Du Fei nodded and said, "Okay, you go and call everyone over, and I'll talk to you together."

Shen Lianzhong immediately responded and ran back to the boat quickly.

Soon more than 40 people were brought off the boat, representing dozens of natural villages.

These people had different expressions, some were worried, some were suspicious, some were anxious... After Shen Lianzhong's introduction, all eyes fell on Du Fei.

 Unexpectedly, this young man turned out to be a senior leader.

Du Fei didn’t waste any time. He coughed and said loudly: “Comrades!”

His voice was so loud, and now he was exerting all his strength, as if he was using a loudspeaker: "I know that everyone is tired of traveling and traveling, and they have left their hometowns, and their hearts are not at ease, but please rest assured and trust our government. Now that we are here. , that is, when we arrived at our new home, we first went to the temporary resettlement site to rest. There were houses, tents, herbal tea, fruits, and food there. Everyone should eat and drink. Only when we are full of energy can we have the strength to build our new home... "

Everyone present was relieved when they heard that they had food, drink and a house.

Du Fei added: "Don't be downcast, go back and let the villagers sing. This is a new life, not a failure. I guarantee with my character that you will not regret coming here."

 With Du Fei's assurance and the trust in the government, the most important thing is that both feet have landed on the ground, which makes people feel at ease.

　　After sending these village secretaries back, after a while they started singing sparsely.

In this era, people don’t sing anything else. They are all inspiring military songs, catchy, easy to sing and listen to.

 Slowly, the singing became louder and more orderly, making the previously lifeless port atmosphere become lively.

There are only a limited number of trucks that come to pick up people, and most of them transport luggage, as well as the elderly and children.

Other men and women automatically formed a large queue, with a red flag waved in front of them, with the words XX county and XX village written on it.

 In a blink of an eye, the people from the village automatically gathered together to form two columns without anyone even shouting, showing strong organizational discipline.

 There was a busy but chaotic scene in the entire port.

This made many Nanyang locals dumbfounded. They did not expect this situation at all.

 In my previous imagination, it must have been chaotic and noisy, and there was no scene of crying for one’s father or mother at all.

Although it is hot in Kuching this season, it is almost the same as the summer in Shaanxi Province. In addition, people who arrived here did not have much reaction due to the preparation of rendan, Fengyoujing and other heat-relieving things in advance.

After arriving at the temporary resettlement site, hundreds of local Chinese medicine doctors had already prepared hundreds of pots of herbal tea to clear away heat and relieve summer heat. A lot of medicinal materials were added to it to prevent acclimatization.

 Each of the villages that migrated here has its own barefoot doctor, and they are fully prepared.

There were trains and ships along the way, and we were able to stay in a small space without any major problems, thanks to these barefoot doctors.

 In the afternoon, the large group of people finally arrived at the temporary settlement site.

 After drinking the herbal tea, which was not very good, I saw that the house allowed me to sleep soundly, and that the receptionists were all Huaguo people. Although their accents were different, they were all compatriots, which made me feel at ease.

 As for the fruits, those who came to the camp were specially distributed fruits. Although not a lot, they were given to each person, which was a small piece.

 But in their hometown, they have never eaten this kind of fruit. It would be good if they can only eat a piece of candy during the New Year and festivals.

 Sweet fruits with high sugar content can relieve people's mood and make people feel happy.

But they cannot stay here for long. Since it is called a temporary settlement, it is temporary.

 After only one day's rest, the first batch of more than 20,000 people who arrived here were sent to the real resettlement sites prepared for them in batches by village.

Here, some troops built several simple houses in advance and drilled water wells. More importantly, according to Du Fei's policy, the land was distributed according to the head of the population, with fifty acres for men, thirty acres for women, and ten acres for children. Five acres.

 In other words, a family of four with two children can be allocated one hundred acres of land as long as they arrive in Borneo.

 Because of this foundation, Du Fei dared to guarantee that he would accept 20 million people in Borneo.

The family's one hundred acres of land is the biggest ballast. For this hundred acres of land, even if they suffer some grievances and drag their family with them, traveling thousands of miles to a place they are unfamiliar with, it is enough for a farmer to have an optimistic outlook on the future. Life creates new hopes and expectations.

 Originally, Shaanxi Province and Henan Province were both places with many people and little land, especially Henan Province.

 Some families have several members and only have a few acres of land, which is divided among their heads. Each person only has a few acres of land.

 At home, the propaganda was also carried out in this way, and it was precisely because of this that people could be organized so smoothly and put on the train.

But in this way, it is equivalent to dividing one-third of Borneo.

According to 20 million people, 500 million acres of land would be needed to resettle them all, which is more than 200,000 square kilometers, and the entire Borneo is only more than 700,000 square kilometers.

Coupled with mountains, ravines, lakes, and rivers, these uncultivated lands are basically filled with arable land.

 But even so, things did not progress so smoothly.

 This is the first time for Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng, including the officials on both sides, to handle such a big situation.

 Everyone was in a hurry, and new problems soon arose.

 As subsequent ships arrive in more and faster numbers, this place is beginning to be overwhelmed.

 The original plan was for the troops to divide the area first, build some houses, and dig deep wells so that people could live there as long as they came. But as the number of people coming every day increased from 20,000 to 30,000 to a peak of over 100,000, both Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng felt that they were beyond their capabilities.

The people in front of us who were responsible for developing resettlement sites could not keep up with the progress of those coming from behind. This caused more people to pile up behind and unable to clear the way.

 Although Du Fei ordered the expansion of temporary resettlement sites during this period, this expansion was only a drop in the bucket.

 As population pressure increases, the situation in temporary resettlement sites begins to deteriorate, especially as the living density increases and sanitary conditions deteriorate.

 This has led to increasing pressure in the temporary resettlement sites.

Du Fei has realized that this will definitely not work. If more people accumulate in the temporary settlement, once a certain limit is exceeded, big problems will definitely occur.

 But at this moment, something happened.

At noon that day, Du Fei was busy when he suddenly received a call. His expression changed instantly: "I'll be there soon!"

 After saying that, he put down the phone with a bang and walked out quickly with an ugly face.

Just now, a fight broke out over a quarrel at the temporary resettlement site, resulting in a large-scale confrontation.

 Fortunately, the people maintaining order at the scene handled the situation promptly and no more serious consequences occurred. However, they only suppressed the situation but did not solve the problem.

This is what Du Fei is worried about. Once the situation gets out of control and causes large-scale casualties, it will be over.

Unexpectedly, he bumped into Lin Tiansheng as soon as he went out. He was startled: "Old Lin? Why are you here?"

Lin Tiansheng was also stunned, seeing that Du Fei was anxious: "Has something happened to you too?"

Du Fei felt a shiver in his heart. If the situation was like this for him, Lin Tiansheng would definitely not be better either.

Although Lin Tiansheng received a relatively small number of people, the infrastructure, financial and material resources were not as good as those of Du Fei, and the pressure he faced was not small at all.

Sure enough, after the two got in the car, they briefly talked and found that the situation was similar.

Lin Tiansheng had finished dealing with it and knew that it could not be delayed any longer, so he immediately flew over to discuss countermeasures with Du Fei.

 Both of them had serious expressions and were speechless for a while while sitting in the car.

 Until the car arrived at the temporary settlement site, I felt the solemn atmosphere here as soon as I got off the car.

In the square in the middle of the resettlement site, two distinct groups of people were confronting each other, each of them menacing. Some were holding sticks, while others were holding shovels and pickaxes...

Du Fei probably knew the reason, but that was not important anymore. It was just a pretext, an excuse to vent his emotions.

At this time, someone shouted: "The official is here!"

 In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng, but there was not much fear or apprehension. Instead, they seemed to have found a new target, and they rushed over.

The guard company that came with the two men immediately stepped forward to stop them, and in an instant they became a mess.

Du Fei frowned, mentally assessing the current situation and whether he needed to use an iron fist.

 In this situation, if there is no iron fist, chaos is likely to spread to the entire temporary settlement.

 If chaos breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.

However, just when Du Fei was about to give an order, Lin Tiansheng suddenly stood up, raised his hand high, and fired a shot.

 As soon as the gunfire rang out, the chaotic people were silent for a moment.

Lin Tiansheng immediately shouted: "I am Lin Tiansheng, tell me if you have anything to say."

Du Fei reacted very quickly and immediately understood Lin Tiansheng's intention. He was also anxious just now, and coupled with his background, he subconsciously did not think of this method.

 Now that he had reacted, he immediately stepped forward and echoed: "Folks, if you have any grievances you may express, if you have any demands you may make, please don't make a fuss!"

 Such as Lin Tiansheng's reputation is quite high, he was the one who stepped in to suppress problems that arose on his side before.

No matter how big a person's name is, it's useless if it can't solve the problem, so Lin Tiansheng suppressed the situation and immediately came to Du Fei to discuss it, but he didn't expect it to be useful here.

 But it really works, after all, after years of publicity.

In addition, these people either didn't want to do anything in the first place, or were forced to vent their emotions.

Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng personally comforted them for a while and promised to solve the problem, finally suppressing the situation.

 But the problem must be solved in the end. The root cause is that there are too many people in the temporary resettlement site. If they cannot be evacuated as soon as possible, no matter who comes next time, something will happen sooner or later.

 In another hour, another ship will arrive, and the situation will only become more and more difficult.

Coming out of the temporary settlement, Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng looked at each other. When they reached the edge, Du Fei took out a cigarette and handed one to Lin Tiansheng.

Lin Tiansheng took a sip and said, "Lao Du, what do you think we should do next? I can't hold on any longer."

Du Fei frowned and said in a deep voice: "Old Lin, it's definitely not possible to continue with the original method now. Before we can arrange things up front, the temporary settlement will have to be bombed first."

Du Fei doesn’t need to say this, Lin Tiansheng knows it in his heart.

 The question is what to do?

The two of them were silent for a while, until after finishing smoking a cigarette, Du Fei slammed the cigarette **** on the ground, as if he had made some kind of determination.

Lin Tiansheng's heart suddenly moved: "Do you have any idea?"

Du Fei pursed his lips tightly and said with some difficulty: "At this point, it is definitely not possible to rely on our strength anymore. Simply, Dayu controlled the water, and it is better to remove it than to block it."

Lin Tiansheng was shocked and understood what Du Fei meant: "Do you want to..." He looked at the noisy temporary settlement not far away: "Let them out?"

Du Fei nodded and said: "These people come from one village after another, and many of them are even from one county. The militiamen in the villages are not just decorations. You should know this better than me. Their combat effectiveness is no worse than that of the regular army. As long as you give them guns, We provide food, tractors, and seeds. But if you want to build a village and want land, go and do it yourself..."

Du Fei didn't say the last word "grab", but the meaning was already obvious, and Lin Tiansheng also understood it.

Lin Tiansheng frowned and looked at Du Fei.

 Obviously this is the best way to solve the problem, but once Pandora's box is opened, it will be difficult to put the devil back in.

If we really want to arm the militias in each village, it is difficult to predict what the final consequences will be.

 But it is certain that there will definitely be sequelae of strong folk customs. In addition, conflicts with local people will change from controllable to out of control.

Du Fei took a deep breath and said: "I can't worry about so much now. I have to obey the emergency. Apart from this, I can't think of any other better way." At this point, he looked at the temporary settlement point again: "Besides, we no longer have any How long will it take? In three days at most, there will be more than 300,000 people gathered here..."

Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng both knew what the consequences would be.

Du Fei was worried: "Look at the present first~ If we can't overcome the immediate difficulties, how can we talk about the future consequences. As for the issue of weapons, only light weapons and no heavy equipment will be issued."

Lin Tiansheng nodded, and the two reached an agreement on the general direction and quickly made decisions on the details.

Lin Tiansheng said: "Furthermore, each village must be planned well, and there must be no cannibalism."

Du Fei nodded: "This is the bottom line. In troubled times, heavy rules are used. Anyone who dares to step beyond the limit will be shot directly without mercy." Then Du Fei paused and continued: "Then we will immediately attack the Kingdom of Dayat and East Kaliman. Dan takes action.”

Lin Tian understood that if he really let go, the little chassis he and Du Fei had now wouldn't be enough.

 “Don’t worry, leave this to me.” Lin Tiansheng was full of confidence.

 After making the decision, both of them breathed a long sigh of relief, at least the immediate crisis could be resolved.

Two hours later, in the square in the middle of the temporary resettlement site, Du Fei called all the ninety-six village secretaries and seventeen commissioners from various counties who were currently here, and immediately announced the results of his and Lin Tiansheng's discussion.

Everyone present was stunned, not expecting Du Fei to suddenly announce this decision.

 Everyone’s reactions are also different, some are happy, some are worried, some are uneasy... But no matter what the reaction is, this decision will not change once it is made.

 No matter what the consequences are in the future, they will be borne jointly by Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng.

 As the meeting ended, the news quickly spread to the entire temporary settlement.

 Although it has caused some controversy, generally more people support it.

　　Once Du Fei promised to give them guns and bullets, this gave them the ability to defend themselves, and they would not panic if they had guns in their hands.

 One more thing, I am trapped in a temporary shelter these days. Although I have food and drink, there are more and more people and the conditions are getting worse. This is also before our eyes.

 Anyone with some foresight will understand that it will definitely not work to continue like this.

On the contrary, Du Fei made this decision, which relieved many worried people.

 Doing this is equivalent to breaking down a concentrated large conflict into many dispersed small conflicts. No matter what happens in the end, it will be better than the current concentrated outbreak of conflicts.

 However, there is another problem, that is, Du Fei does not have that many weapons in his hands.

Even if they are urgently transferred from the army, they will not be able to supply the supplies sent down here, and they must be obtained from the country.

But no matter what, early the next morning, the first batch of people who received weapons, a total of 14 villages and more than 8,500 people, left the temporary settlement site under the leadership of their guides.

By 4 p.m., a total of seven batches of more than 87,000 people had left the temporary resettlement site.

This greatly reduced the pressure on the temporary settlement. Even if five more ships arrived during the day, bringing more than 80,000 people, it was still the first time in these days that the number of people in the temporary settlement had decreased.

 Next, a large number of people left the next day.

 Weapons are distributed according to the standard of one platoon in each village, including at least three automatic rifles such as 56-charge or Aka 47, the others are semi-automatic or bolt-action rifles, plus two boxes of grenades.

With these weapons, you don’t have to be afraid whether you encounter unfriendly people or wild beasts in the virgin forest.

 However, to Du Fei's surprise, something unexpected happened.

 Just over half a month after the decision was made to launch the shooting, the situation has been improving.

 A large number of old-fashioned firearms that had been stored in the country were transported, and Huaguo also experienced the speed of air transportation for the first time.

 At the aircraft manufacturing plant, three Y-8s were produced during this period. They were originally planned to be converted into gunships, but they were urgently called up before they could be converted.

  A fully loaded airlift of 20 tons of supplies took less than four hours to take off from Guangzhou and land in Kuching. One plane flew back and forth twice a day, and more than 1,200 tons of guns and bullets were airlifted in just ten days.

 However, as the resettled villages extended further and further into Borneo, the more unexpected situations they encountered.

 Having superior firepower and professionally trained militiamen, they have no problem encountering anyone, including ordinary wild beasts.

There are no big cats in Borneo. The most dangerous ones are pythons and monitor lizards, which are basically all over with a sudden burst.

However, this day, Du Fei received a report that there was a situation in a village more than 150 kilometers southeast of Kuching.

This is already deep in Borneo, covered by primeval forests and sparsely populated.

 According to the plan, three villages are to be resettled nearby, and Sanhe Village from Shaanxi Province was the first to arrive.

Since there are no strict demarcation lines, the village secretary of Sanhe Village plans to choose a place with the best terrain to settle down.

Set up a temporary camp and go to a nearby mountaintop the next day to check out the terrain. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened.

The old village secretary and the two militiamen were gone forever!

The villagers immediately sent more people to look for him. Unexpectedly, when they entered the forest, several people were killed or injured. Those who survived were also frightened and said that there was something strange in the forest.

At this time, people from two other villages who were going to be resettled nearby also arrived. They were all surprised when they encountered this situation.

They had just arrived and were not familiar with the local situation. They heard that several people did not know whether they were alive or dead, so they did not dare to act rashly. They immediately contacted their superiors and dispatched regular troops.

This is also Du Fei's rule. When the villages below encounter difficulties that cannot be solved, they must contact them immediately for help, so as not to cause unnecessary casualties.

 After receiving the report, the nearby troops took it very seriously and immediately dispatched a company of people carrying 120mm heavy mortars and flamethrowers.

 However, when they arrived at the place, this force equipped with heavy firepower actually suffered heavy losses!

 Then the situation was reported to Du Fei.

Du Fei made a rough guess as soon as he heard the situation.

There are many secrets hidden in the primeval forests of Borneo. When he used missiles to attack Suharto, Du Fei encountered a black stone temple in the south of Borneo.

At that time, Du Fei felt that there was something hidden inside.

It's just that I had business at the time, so I didn't waste time and chose another place. In the end, I still reminded Lin Tiansheng and sent a heavy artillery company to bomb the temple.

The situation is probably the same this time, but the degree seems to be more serious than that of the temple located in the southwest corner of Borneo. It couldn't even handle the 120-caliber heavy mortar!

This kind of thing threatens the safety of people's lives and property, and is the dross of feudal superstition, which must be resolutely eradicated.

 (End of this chapter)