Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

In addition to the Supervisory Committee, Dong Biwu will also cooperate with Marshal Nie to establish a Political and Legal Committee.

Therefore, Nie Shuai is very busy at the moment. So one is in Yi County and the other is in Beijing. The distance is not that far, but it is not easy to meet.

"This matter was handled well."

Marshal Nie was tired, and so was Wei Hongjun.

With the change of government, everyone was busy. Everyone was juggling multiple roles, constantly on the go. Wei Hongjun was only in his early thirties, a time of abundant energy. But the workload was so overwhelming that his body was already feeling exhausted.

But there is no way.

This is the case now.

Marshal Nie said, "Comrade Gao Gang is being a bit aggressive this time.

But he is a member of the Politburo after all, and he's made great achievements in Northeast China. He'll be joining the central government in a few years. So, it's best not to clash with him for the time being. If you clash with him, many people won't care about the reason and will think you're young and impulsive. Giving in now will actually benefit you."

Marshal Nie was angry with Gao Gang.

Gao Gang's treatment of Wei Hongjun and the North China Bureau was a slap in the face of Marshal Nie.

But Coach Nie never thought of having a head-on conflict with Gao Gang.

It wasn't because Marshal Nie was afraid of Gao Gang, but because the timing was not right. This was because Gao Gang had made outstanding achievements in the development of industry and agriculture in the Northeast. Among the four Politburo members who went to the Northeast Bureau, Zhang Wentian's development was obviously not as good as the others, and he was about to fall behind. If it weren't for Gao Gang's strong support, Zhang Wentian wouldn't even be able to get the position of deputy secretary of the Northeast Bureau during this reorganization of the Northeast Bureau. Among the other three, Chen Yun, as the secretary of the Northeast Bureau, had a clear momentum in returning to the central government. After all, in the Northeast, Chen Yun made contributions both militarily and politically. So the first thing he did after returning to the central government was to set up the Finance and Economics Committee. The power of the country's economic construction and development was in the hands of Chen Yun. Even Comrade Xiuyang, who was currently formulating economic policies, could not ignore Chen Yun.

Peng Zhen had been very active during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, rising to the position of Alternate Secretary of the Secretariat at the Seventh National Congress. However, during his two years in Northeast China, he repeatedly made mistakes in the overall strategy for the development of the Northeast Liberated Areas. He made few achievements in rural work, especially in land reform in Northeast China.

What embarrassed Peng Zhen the most was that she was outperformed by Gao Gang in her urban work, where she was best. Gao Gang had performed very well in the industry and agriculture of Northeast China.

As a result, although Peng Zhen was promoted to the central government, his position in the Finance and Economics Committee was no longer as active as before.

So Gao Gang is now in a period of great momentum.

The chairman and his team were very satisfied with Gao Gang's ability. Nie Shuai was a man who knew how to judge the situation.

"Commander, don't worry."

Wei Hongjun didn't bother with Gao Gang for a while.

There is still a long time.

"You're usually very calm. I'm just worried that you might not be able to handle the anger.

"Commander, no. Unless it involves some issues of principle. Otherwise, as long as it is good for the development of North China and the national economic construction, I will not care about some problems in the cooperation."

"it is good."

Marshal Nie was very satisfied with Wei Hongjun's attitude.

Sometimes not fighting is fighting.

Wei Hongjun appeared to have suffered a loss this time, but the Central Committee quickly compensated him. Presiding over work as Deputy Secretary of the North China Bureau was a completely different matter than presiding over work as Acting Secretary.

Marshal Nie came personally this time, not only to convey the Central Committee's orders, but also to discuss some matters with Wei Hongjun. So, he said, "Hongjun, you know I'm currently establishing a Political and Legal Committee. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security are top priorities. I've already discussed with the Chairman and others the plan to relocate the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security of the North China People's Government. From there, we'll establish the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security for the new government. Simply establishing the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security wouldn't be a big problem, but if we want to expand these departments nationwide, we're seriously short on personnel."

"Commander, as we liberate more and more areas, the shortage of personnel will definitely become more and more serious."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

This is inevitable.

It wasn't a big deal right now. Once the south was conquered, the central government would have to mobilize over 100,000 cadres to go south. By then, the North China Bureau would inevitably become a top priority, and tens of thousands of cadres would also need to be transferred south.

"So I have an idea and I'd like to ask for your opinion."

Marshal Nie is also very cautious when talking to Wei Hongjun.

Although the two had been superiors and subordinates for many years and had a good personal relationship, and Marshal Nie was also Wei Hongjun's mentor, Wei Hongjun was now a senior Party leader and had begun to develop his own political ideas. Therefore, Marshal Nie would pay attention to many aspects.

"I wonder if the North China Bureau could organize a large-scale short-term training program of about six months. One goal would be to train a large number of public security personnel with a basic understanding of public security work, and the other would be to train a large number of personnel suitable for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After the founding of New China, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will undoubtedly have to conduct large-scale population surveys, disaster relief work in rural and urban areas, and arrangements for martyr compensation and disabled soldiers. This will require a large number of staff."

Chapter 746 The Role of the North China Bureau

"Commander, what scale are you talking about?"

"It would be best if we could train around 20,000 to 30,000 people within a year."

Hearing what Marshal Nie said, Wei Hongjun frowned.

No wonder Marshal Nie said he wanted to discuss with Wei Hongjun instead of giving orders directly.

That’s quite a lot.

Due to a shortage of cadres, the North China Bureau is constantly training new ones. Short-term training courses and other cadre training schools are now ubiquitous. Many military-to-civilian cadres also receive extensive short-term training before transferring to local civilian jobs.

However, this is the first time that public security and civil affairs cadres have been trained on such a large scale.

Training so many staff members needed by the Public Security Department and the Ministry of Internal Affairs within a year is no small task. How much resources will the North China Bureau need to invest to complete this task?

How much energy will this involve?

The cadres in the North China Bureau are already multitasking, each one busier than the last. If we train more cadres on a large scale, the bureau's cadres will be even busier, and other work will be affected.

That's why Wei Hongjun pondered this. Since it was Marshal Nie who had spoken, it was hard for him to refuse. Marshal Nie was currently in charge of establishing the Political and Legal Committee within the Central Committee. As a longtime subordinate and comrade-in-arms, Wei Hongjun should have given his full support. If even the North China Bureau didn't support Marshal Nie, how could he continue to work smoothly within the Central Committee?

Marshal Nie saw Wei Hongjun frowning in thought and said with a smile, "Why, are you in trouble? Can't the North China Bureau complete it?"

"No."

Wei Hongjun shook his head and said, "If we really want to accomplish it, it's not impossible. We have experience in training the necessary cadres on a large scale in a short period of time. However, training cadres on such a large scale would require the North China Bureau to mobilize a large amount of manpower and material resources. I'm worried that it would affect the development of other areas of the North China Bureau."

Marshal Nie nodded.

Marshal Nie was the secretary of the North China Bureau after all.

Although he had been transferred to the central government, Marshal Nie still held the position of Secretary of the North China Bureau. Therefore, the North China Bureau would periodically send reports to Marshal Nie. Important matters still required Marshal Nie's signature. Therefore, Marshal Nie knew that Wei Hongjun had been working with other officials in the North China Bureau to formulate a number of plans.

But if what Nie Shuai said happens, it will affect these plans.

"Hongjun, what is the most important task of our North China Bureau at present?

Wei Hongjun was stunned.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Commander, after the Battle of Peiping-Tianjin and the Battle of Taiyuan, there have been no large-scale wars in North China. Even if there were occasional battles, they were all our troops encircling and suppressing defeated Nationalist soldiers, stragglers, bandits, and the like. The scale of the battles was very small, and they couldn't even be considered wars. At the last Rural Work Conference and the Last Urban Work Conference, the Central Committee determined that the main task for our liberated areas, where there wasn't much fighting, was to restore the national economy. Therefore, our North China Bureau has been committed to restoring the economy that was affected by the war. This is our most important task at this stage."

"I've read your report. It's very factual and the plan is very well-made. But I think you've overlooked one point.

Wei Hongjun looked at Marshal Nie.

Although Wei Hongjun had historical memories, he never underestimated the first generation of leaders like Marshal Nie. They were truly the heroes who relied on their own abilities to overcome the difficult journey and ultimately establish New China. They were among the smartest and most capable people of their time.

Wei Hongjun needs to keep learning from them.

Marshal Nie said, "Overthrow Chiang Kai-shek and establish a new China. With our victory on the battlefield, many parts of our country are currently experiencing a transition of power. The old regime has been overthrown, but the new regime has not yet been fully established. Under such circumstances, restoring the national economy is not so easy. The most important task at this time is to strengthen our new regime and stabilize social order. Only with a normal social order can we restore our national economy. Therefore, the construction of the regime is the top priority at this stage."

Wei Hongjun didn't say anything.

But I agree with what Marshal Nie said.

In the transition from the old to the new regime, overthrowing the old one is important, but establishing a new one is equally important. The CCP must be able to destroy the old world and build a new one.

Only when the new regime is successfully established can social order be stabilized and the national economy be restored and developed. However, these problems mainly occurred in the newly liberated areas. For example, in the North China Bureau, most of the liberated areas were old bases and old liberated areas that had been developed since the Anti-Japanese War.

Even though there are some problems, the construction of the new regime has been done very well and social order has almost been restored.

So there is no problem in this regard.

Marshal Nie continued, "Red Army, although you are only a cadre of the North China Bureau now, your future will not be limited to the North China Bureau. Therefore, your vision cannot be limited to North China. You must have a global perspective, you must look at all of China, and look at problems from a higher perspective. Our North China Bureau must not only focus on the problems of North China, but also have a higher and more accurate positioning. Before the establishment of the North China Bureau, I said that our Jincha would become the most relied upon and most important revolutionary rear base of the Central Committee. What does this rear base refer to? Does it mean providing logistics for the frontline troops? Does it mean providing more manpower for the front lines?"

"We also need to send cadres to the newly liberated areas.

Wei Hongjun instantly understood what Marshal Nie meant.

Marshal Nie had discussed this issue with Jin-Cha-Ji cadres as early as the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. After Wei Hongjun led his troops to resolve the threat posed by Fu Zuoyi, Nie's ideas were further refined. He envisioned turning Jin-Cha-Ji into the rear base of the Chinese revolution. This would provide logistical supplies for the revolution, supply troops to the front lines, manufacture weapons and ammunition, and ultimately, train the necessary cadres.

It was under Marshal Nie's strategic thinking that Wei Hongjun proposed to develop higher education, which received Marshal Nie's full support.

"Correct."

Marshal Nie nodded.

"If North China wants to become the rear base of the revolution, then North China must become a true revolutionary center. If we want to become the revolutionary center, then we must not only raise the logistical supplies we can provide to the front-line troops, but also provide them with more qualified soldiers.

More importantly, we must train batches of revolutionary cadres in North China to go to the newly liberated areas and help them establish new regimes. The newly liberated areas currently need tens of thousands of cadres. However, the North China Bureau is the only one capable of training cadres on a large scale and has the experience in this area. The Northeast Bureau is far behind us in this regard."

Wei Hongjun had not expected Marshal Nie to place such a high value on North China. Marshal Nie even defined North China as the center of the revolution.

However, Wei Hongjun also understood what Marshal Nie meant.

Marshal Nie wanted to make North China the cradle of revolution, using it as a platform to train a large number of cadres. Historically, the largest number of cadres migrated south from the Northeast and Shandong Liberated Areas. While North China also saw a significant number of cadres migrate south, they were not as numerous as those from the Northeast and Shandong regions. This is related to the relatively weak and aggressive nature of North China during the early stages of the Liberation War.

It's different now.

Since the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Jin-Cha-Ji region has enjoyed a stable rear area. Chahar, in particular, remained unaffected by the conflict from its later stages. This provides a very solid foundation. In comparison, the PLA's time in Northeast China is much shorter. From the establishment of the Ji-Re-Cha and Ji-Re-Liao military regions to the establishment of the Northeast base area, it has only been three and a half years. From the establishment of the Northeast Bureau and the large-scale development of the Northeast base area to the present, it has been only three years.

Northeast China is currently facing a severe shortage of cadres and is unable to send tens of thousands of cadres southward, as was the case in 49.

Wei Hongjun became serious.

Start thinking.

Marshal Nie did not urge Wei Hongjun.

Marshal Nie's greatest strength in the Central Committee came from the Jin-Cha-Ji region, which he had built during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. This region was Nie's base. Yang Quanwu and Wei Hongjun were representatives of this region, with Yang Quanwu leading the Fifth Field Army in combat while Wei Hongjun was stationed in North China.

As long as there are no problems with Yang Quanwu and Wei Hongjun, we can fully support Marshal Nie.

Of course, what Marshal Nie wanted was for Yang Quanwu and Wei Hongjun to be able to handle matters independently, rather than for them to simply carry out whatever orders Marshal Nie gave them. Such cadres would not support Marshal Nie's current development.

After a while, Wei Hongjun slowly nodded.

I agree with Marshal Nie's idea.

The North China Bureau shouldn't just focus on its own territory. The Chinese revolution hasn't yet succeeded, and North China still needs to play its role as the cradle of revolution. Previously, North China supported the surrounding liberated areas, and in the future, North China will also support the newly liberated areas in the south.

Especially the areas that the Fifth Field Army will occupy in the future.

A large number of cadres are definitely needed.

At the founding of the People's Republic of China, local lords were formidable. Each field army occupied several provinces, forming its own territories. For a long time thereafter, the Military Commission appointed commanders and political commissars from within these military regions. Even provincial leaders within the provinces controlled by these field armies were not blindly transferred from outside the region. This was because the central government had to consider the Shantou factor.

The Fifth Field Army was the force that went out from North China.

After they liberated the southern provinces, most cities would initially establish military control committees, and the cadres needed for the military control committees would all be support cadres from the original liberated areas.

Because it won’t be messy.

The Fourth Field Army's territory was Northeast China, responsible for sending cadres south. The Fifth Field Army's territory was North China, responsible for sending cadres south. The field army from whichever region it originated would accept the cadres selected from that region.