From Rent and Interest Reduction to the “May Fourth” Directive: Rent Reduction and the Settling of Accounts during the Transitional Period – A Study Centered on Guo County in the Jin-Sui Border Region
Historical case analysis demonstrates shifting land rights among rural strata in Guo County, highlighting essential transitional pathways toward broader land reform.
Key Points
Settling of accounts yielded a shift toward stability in the middle and equality at both ends, securing essential productive resources for local peasants across rural villages.
Historical analysis of village-level records examines the implementation of rent reduction policies alongside the distribution of settlement fruits among various rural strata.
Dual economic and political liberation bolstered production enthusiasm and military enlistment, generating practical experience that guided subsequent land reform policies.