Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

This is what Wei Hongjun cares about.

Does the central government want him to leave the army and do local work?

"Your Yirecha Military Region is currently focused on destroying the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe. The Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe are completely trapped and don't have much to do. This is a good time to establish the university you mentioned. Once the fighting starts, you won't have time.

Marshal Nie spoke and reassured Wei Hongjun.

This time it was just a temporary transfer, and Wei Hongjun was not asked to leave the army.

Luo Qirong looked at Wei Hongjun and said with a smile, "Why, you've never done this kind of work before and you don't have confidence? You were personally nominated by the Chairman."

"I'm a little worried, I haven't even looked at the university entrance. But since the organization has given me this mission, I will definitely complete it successfully."

It was a foregone conclusion, and Wei Hongjun did not refuse.

Besides, Wei Hongjun is also willing to try various jobs. He has done work in the Party, government, and military, and has done a decent job in each. Since the Central Committee has named him, Wei Hongjun has no problem accepting the position.

Establishing a university is also a new attempt for Wei Hongjun.

Besides, although this kind of work of setting up a department or a university is tiring, it is also the easiest way to expand your network.

Of course, Wei Hongjun couldn't just start without anything. So he immediately said, "Commander, Director Luo, since you've put me in charge of this task, I hope the Central Committee will give me some authority."

"Go ahead."

"I need to have the power to mobilize cadres throughout the entire military region.

Nie Shuai and Luo Qirong both smiled.

Marshal Nie then said directly, "I cannot promise you this. If you can convince the leaders of the lower military regions, you can transfer their cadres. As long as the lower military regions agree, the Central Bureau will approve it."

But if you cannot convince the military regions below, we will not forcibly transfer cadres.

A bad start.

Wei Hongjun understood the difficulties faced by Marshal Nie and his men.

The current second-level military region is completely different from the former Jin-Cha-Ji military sub-district.

Power has been greatly enhanced.

Normally, Marshal Nie does not interfere much in the work of the second-level military regions below.

Therefore, without a strong reason, General Nie would not arbitrarily transfer cadres from the lower military regions. This would easily lead to conflicts between the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and the lower-level military regions. Marshal Nie was not a particularly strong-willed leader.

Marshal Nie's most significant role in the Jin-Cha-Ji region was to constantly draw troops from the First Division to support the development of other military divisions. This was due to the close rapport between Marshal Nie and Yang Quanwu. Marshal Nie trusted Yang Quanwu, empowered him, and allowed him to develop freely within the First Division. Any cadres who disagreed with Yang Quanwu were often appeased and subsequently transferred out of the First Division by Marshal Nie himself.

The rapidly developing First Division provided Marshal Nie with a steady supply of main forces. This operation had a very good result. With the First Division providing a steady supply of main forces to the Jin-Cha-Ji region, the powerful Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was established.

Apart from withdrawing troops from the First Division and the Eighth Column, Marshal Nie was still very gentle towards other military divisions.

Wei Hongjun was prepared for Marshal Nie's refusal. Now that Marshal Nie had refused, his next request was reasonable. Wei Hongjun said bluntly, "Then I don't want the power to transfer cadres. But I do want the right to review the cadre files of the military district. Aside from the former Eighth Column cadres, I'm not very familiar with the other cadres in the military district. So I need to review the files and find the cadres I need. As for whether I can convince their military district to release them, that's my business."

"That's fine. If you want to review the files of military cadres, go directly to Director Luo. If you want to review the information of local cadres, go directly to Comrade Zhao Zhensheng."

Wei Hongjun had been working in the 8th Column and was not familiar with cadres from other military regions.

Marshal Nie understands this.

For military cadres, Luo Qirong was in charge of the Political Department, which had full authority. For local cadres, Zhao Zhensheng, a member of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Committee and head of the Organization Department, was fully responsible. As long as these two departments supported Wei Hongjun's work, accessing the archives would not be difficult.

"I also want all schools in the entire military region, including some temporary training institutions, to unconditionally accept my deployment."

Marshal Nie was silent.

After thinking for a while, he asked Luo Qirong, "Comrade Qirong, what do you think?"

"I think this is a good idea. Originally, the purpose of establishing a university this time was to merge the schools of the military regions and sub-districts.

"Ah."

Marshal Nie nodded and looked at Wei Hongjun and said, "I can agree to this. I can also give you the authority to adjust all the schools in the military region. But how to arrange those school cadres is your business.

If there are any problems with cadre arrangements or if something goes wrong, it will be your responsibility."

"Yes."

This is like having an imperial sword.

However, Wei Hongjun also knew that this imperial sword could not be used casually. Even Marshal Nie himself would not easily interfere in the affairs of the lower military regions. How could Wei Hongjun make adjustments at will just because he had the imperial sword in his hand?

In the end, Wei Hongjun had to go and coordinate personally.

Marshal Nie continued to sit there after seeing Wei Hongjun nod.

So he asked, "Do you have anything else to do?"

"Commander, you've put me in charge of this. You can't leave me alone. I've been fighting in the military for so many years and have never run a university. I don't even know what a university looks like. Now that I'm in charge of setting up a university, you should at least give me some elite soldiers and generals."

"Tell me, who do you want?"

Marshal Nie also understood that Wei Hongjun could not be a commander without troops.

Although Wei Hongjun was a member of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Committee, he was different from his fellow military alumni, Yang Quanwu and Deng Guo. Although Yang Quanwu had been stationed in the First Division and later served as commander of the newly established Hebei-Central Military Region, his experience and military achievements were impressive, and within Jin-Cha-Ji, he was Marshal Nie's most beloved general. Therefore, he was worthy of being at the helm of the Jin-Cha-Ji region, and even if others disliked him, they would still give him some respect.

Deng Guo was a party member from the Great Revolution, with extensive experience. More importantly, however, Deng Guo was a man of character and a leader who could unite people. With only a few exceptions, all the cadres who had worked with him gave him a thumbs-up. Therefore, he could accomplish anything more easily than Yang Quanwu.

But Wei Hongjun was different. He had always been in the 8th Column and was a rising cadre in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region.

In fact, he did not have a close relationship with many cadres in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, and we were not even familiar with each other.

Now that he was suddenly in charge of such a task, it would take a long time just to sort out the relationships within the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. Therefore, Wei Hongjun still needed to be assigned some cadres who were familiar with both the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and the various secondary military regions below it.

"Commander, Comrade Sun Yi has not returned since he went to Yan'an. I wonder if the Central Bureau can send a telegram to Yan'an to ask Comrade Sun Yi to return early and cooperate with me to complete this task."

Although Wei Hongjun knew history, he had never run a school.

Before, Wei Hongjun only gave lip service to the school run by the Eighth Column.

Moreover, those schools were all short-term training courses, completely different from regular universities. Therefore, Wei Hongjun needed the cooperation of people familiar with running schools.

Wei Hongjun had his eyes on Sun Yi, the former principal of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military and Political Cadre School.

Of course, Wei Hongjun was drawn to him not only because of his experience in running schools. Another reason was that Sun Yi had served as deputy chief of staff and chief of staff of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, as well as chief of staff of the Ji-Zhong Military Region. He was familiar with the cadres of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and many of the cadres of the second-level military regions below it.

He served as the principal of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military and Political Cadre School for many years, so his students were well-known all over the country. This would make it easier for him to get things done in the future.

Sun Yi currently has no position in Jin-Cha-Ji.

After Sun Yi went to Yan'an in 1943, he stayed there. It would probably take some time for him to return to Jin-Cha-Ji. Once he returned to Jin-Cha-Ji and got a position, it would be even more difficult to get him to run a school with me.

"You are a good picker."

Marshal Nie's original idea was to wait for Sun Yi to return and then send him to the Ji Zhong Military Region to serve as deputy commander to assist Yang Quanwu.

Unexpectedly, Wei Hongjun fell in love with him.

Marshal Nie nodded and said, "I can agree to this. I will send a telegram to Yan'an.

"I need someone else."

"Who?"

"Comrade Sui Twelve, Deputy Minister of the Military Industry Department of the Military Region."

"can."

Marshal Nie agreed readily.

Sui Shier was currently considered a treasured member of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Industry Department. Most of the students he had trained were currently employed by the department. Since Wei Hongjun had proposed opening an industrial school, it was only natural to transfer Sui Shier to the department.

After saying this, Wei Hongjun said nothing.

Seeing that Wei Hongjun was silent and unwilling to leave, Marshal Nie asked again, "Why, is there anything else?

Wei Hongjun looked at Marshal Nie and spread his hands and said, "Commander, where is the venue and money?

This is also the top priority.

Upon hearing Wei Hongjun's words, Marshal Nie said bluntly, "You'll have to find a venue yourself. We don't have the money. But we can give you 50,000 kilograms of millet first. The rest will be distributed gradually depending on the level of your school."

Wei Hongjun smiled bitterly.

I guess I am the poorest person in history to run a university.

We had to find the venue ourselves, and the funding was only 50,000 kilograms of millet.

However, Wei Hongjun was not one to back down when faced with difficulties, so he said, "Commander, Director Luo, I'll be leaving first.

"We are waiting for your good news."

After Wei Hongjun left, Marshal Nie said to Luo Qirong, "Director Luo, I'm not sure if I can complete the mission.

"Comrade Wei Hongjun is not a boaster."

"Ah."

Chapter 599 Sui Twelve's Suggestion

"How did you catch me?"

Sui Twelve was helpless.

After Wei Hongjun returned to the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region to hand over his work, he came to Zhangjiakou and immediately found Sui Twelve. At this time, everyone in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region already knew that Jin-Cha-Ji was going to open several universities.

Wei Hongjun had no time to waste.

Wei Hongjun estimated that it would take three to five months to complete all the preliminary work for the university, because by then, if Hitler surrendered, the Soviet Red Army would increase the number of troops in the Far East.

That was also the best opportunity for the Eighth Route Army to expand into the Northeast on a large scale.

The Jirecha Military Region and the Jireliao Military Region are so close to the Northeast. Once the Central Committee decides to send a large force to the Northeast for development, then Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun will definitely be needed to lead the main force of the Yirecha Military Region into the Northeast.

So I don’t have much time.

After returning to Zhangjiakou, Wei Hongjun immediately pulled Sui Twelve into his temporary office. Although the two had a significant age gap, they were close friends. Ever since Sui Twelve had joined the Eighth Column during the Jidong Uprising, the two had shared similar ideas in many areas. Despite the fact that one was a university professor who had studied in the United States and the other was a peasant-born Eighth Route Army general, their collaboration over the years had been very enjoyable.

But after seeing Wei Hongjun, Sui Twelve immediately complained.

Looking at Wei Hongjun, he said, "Do you know what people are saying outside now?"

"say what?"

"People say the military region wants to establish a university just to streamline its military and government."

Wei Hongjun was stunned. Leng was surprised and asked, "How does this relate to streamlining the military and government?"

Marshal Nie and the leaders of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Committee were concerned that opening universities would increase the burden on the military region. They worried that the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region would not be able to support these universities. However, the rumors outside were completely different.