Instructions to the Jia County Party Committee[1]

(October 1947)

Nationwide victory is not far off. It won’t take five years; three years will be about enough. Only by resolving the land problem universally and thoroughly can we obtain the most basic conditions for defeating all enemies. Responsible comrades must lead the masses in carrying out land reform well, doing a good job in supporting the front, and making even greater contributions to overthrowing Chiang Kai-shek and liberating all of China.

[1] This was an instruction given by Mao Zedong to the responsible comrades of the Jia County Party Committee after hearing their report on the land reform situation.