Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"Deputy Director Wei, after seeing this information, you should know how critical the current forestry situation in our country is." "Yes."

Liang Xi is very old.

I am already sixty-four years old, and will be sixty-five in another year.

According to the consensus reached at the Second Session of the Seventh Central Committee, the Ministry of Labor Retirement Law would officially take effect as soon as the First National People's Congress convened and passed it. In Liang Xi's case, he would have to retire at 65. Fortunately, the First National People's Congress was still under consideration and preparation. Even though Liang Xi was already 64, he would be 65 in six months.

But full of energy.

Everyone was busy these days, and Wei Hongjun, who was only in his thirties, felt very tired. But Liang Xi was different.

Despite his age, he is still as energetic as a young person. His face looks radiant at first glance.

It was already late at night, but Liang Xi kept Wei Hongjun and began to discuss the work of the Forest Reclamation Department with him. He gave Wei Hongjun a report on the current state of China's forestry. However, this was not a difficult task for Liang Xi.

Liang Xi was a renowned forestry expert. He graduated from the Forestry Department of the Faculty of Agriculture at Tokyo Imperial University in 1916. In 1923, he went to the Tarenta Forestry School in Germany (now the Forestry Department of the University of Dresden) to study forest product manufacturing chemistry. In 1927, he taught at the National Beijing Agricultural University. In 1933, he became a professor in the Forestry Department of the College of Agriculture at Central University, a position he holds to this day.

It was precisely because of Liang Xi's resume that Wu Hao nominated Liang Xi for the position of Minister of Forestry and Reclamation. He was a true, pure scholar.

Not so many ideas.

Since he has been appointed as the Minister of Forestry and Reclamation, he must work diligently for China's forestry.

"Mr. Liang, I've been fighting in North China and have witnessed this situation firsthand. The forests in Chahar, Rehe, Shanxi, and Hebei are severely damaged. Many mountains are now bare. Firewood prices are rising in many parts of North China. For many people, fuel for cooking takes up a significant portion of their household expenses."

"That's it."

Liang Xi said, "Deputy Director Wei, we absolutely cannot ignore the current state of our country's forestry. There will be many areas of our country that will require timber for future construction. There's also the unavoidable fuel problem. If this continues, many parts of our country will slowly become desertified, encroaching on our arable land."

"Yes." Wei Hongjun's attitude was very good.

After all, Liang Xi, the man across from him, was a forestry expert in his sixties. Wei Hongjun respected Liang Xi, a practical intellectual, both for his knowledge and his age. Liang Xi wasn't surprised by Wei Hongjun's age.

Because the CCP had many young cadres. And during the Xinhai Revolution, a large number of governors, commanders, and division commanders on the Tongmenghui side were also young people in their twenties and thirties.

So Liang Xi doesn't care about Wei Hongjun's age.

Liang Xi wondered if Wei Hongjun would listen to his advice. He continued, "But forestry development isn't as simple as planting trees as people think. It's a complete, systematic project. What kind of trees or grasses should be planted in what kind of places, and what kind of soil is suitable for what kind of trees, is all scientifically determined. From seedling cultivation to planting, disease control, fire prevention, and so on, professional knowledge is required."

Liang Xi looked at Wei Hongjun as he spoke.

Because Liang Xi knew that Wei Hongjun was a cadre trained in the army.

The Eighth Route Army and the People's Liberation Army have long been ridiculed as "mud-legged troops." It's well known that many PLA cadres have low levels of education. Liang Xi worried that military cadres like Wei Hongjun, who only knew how to fight, had no understanding of, and no respect for, these technical skills.

Wei Hongjun didn't notice Liang Xi's little thought. Listening to Liang Xi's words, he nodded and said: "The development of anything in the world has its objective laws. This is how we lead troops to fight."

This is true for farmers cultivating the land, and it certainly applies to forestry development. We all need to discover the inherent laws, master them, and put them to use.”

"Correct."

Liang Xi was delighted when he heard Wei Hongjun's words. This wasn't some uneducated, unsophisticated cadre.

So Liang Xi said happily, "Our country has almost no forestry foundation. But if we want to develop forestry on a large scale in the future, we will need a large number of people with forestry knowledge. Currently, some forestry majors in Chinese universities are affiliated with agricultural colleges. Many universities only train a few students each year. Many Chinese universities currently train students by selecting the best and cultivating elites. Students trained in this way do very well because the schools have invested a lot of effort. But the number is too small to meet the forestry talent needs of the new China. I have heard that the Communist Party of China is very good at training cadres. The universities you run train thousands or even tens of thousands of students at a time. I believe this is the direction of education in the new China."

"Mr. Liang, what do you mean?"

What we need now is a large number of skilled forestry professionals, not just a handful of top forestry experts. Forestry technicians who only need three or four years of study to master basic forestry expertise can then be deployed to various locations to help develop forestry. To quickly cultivate the large number of forestry professionals needed by New China, we must abandon the university training model of decades past. I propose that we quickly consolidate forestry programs from various universities to form dedicated forestry universities. We should pool our national resources and expand enrollment. Furthermore, we should quickly establish specialized forestry colleges and universities. The Ministry of Forestry and Reclamation has only just been established, and much other work is still underway. However, I believe the establishment of these universities presents a particularly opportune opportunity.

After Liang Xi finished speaking, he looked at Wei Hongjun expectantly.

He was truly devoted to the forestry of New China and he hoped to gain Wei Hongjun's support. Wei Hongjun liked dealing with people like Liang Xi.

So he said, "Mr. Liang, I fully support your idea. After the founding ceremony, I will arrange to discuss this matter with Mr. Guo, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Higher Education, and finalize it as soon as possible. It would be best if it were completed within this year to establish the specialized forestry university that Mr. Liang mentioned."

"it is good."

Liang Xi was very happy.

Liang Xi has considered how to cultivate forestry talents.

After all, he is a university professor and has a good understanding of universities during the Republican era. China's universities have not yet had the time to learn from the Soviet Union and establish specialized universities as they did in the past.

But Liang Xi had already understood that the best way to cultivate forestry talent on a large scale in a short period of time was to establish a specialized forestry university. Furthermore, he had to abandon the model of universities during the Republican era, which had very few students. Some of the best universities during the Republican era enrolled dozens, sometimes even hundreds, of students a year.

The teaching quality of this model is quite good.

After all, it is an elite model.

But Liang Xi knew that such a university was not what the new China needed. The talent needed to build a new China was numbering in the hundreds of thousands or even millions. So, even if the quality of teaching declined, large-scale, standardized talent training was still necessary. Liang Xi didn't expect Wei Hongjun to agree with his idea so immediately.

Seeing Liang Xi was very happy, Wei Hongjun said, "Mr. Liang, there is one more thing I want to consult." "Deputy Director Wei, please go ahead."

"I heard that someone in Hainan has successfully tried to plant rubber trees. Does this mean that we can plant rubber on a large scale in Hainan and other places?" People like Liang Xi are easy to deal with, and they are indeed easy to deal with.

However, there are also many aspects of this kind of scholar that are difficult to deal with. They tend to be stubborn and stubborn. Liang Xi is currently serving as the Minister of Forestry and Reclamation, and although Wei Hongjun is in charge of the department, there are still many things that cannot be done without Liang Xi. If Liang Xi disagrees, a lot of trouble will arise.

Rubber planting is the responsibility of the Ministry of Forestry and Reclamation.

Historically, the Ministry of Forestry and Reclamation spearheaded the development of Hainan's rubber industry, and the current situation is still very good.

Historically, the Korean War broke out just days after the People's Liberation Army liberated Hainan Island. Sino-US relations then plummeted, even impacting the importation of Southeast Asian banana seeds into China. Many overseas Chinese at the time could only import banana seeds surreptitiously. Now is a good time.

Liang Xi is not a person who talks big.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'm not an expert on rubber planting, but I do have some knowledge of it. Logically speaking, since someone has successfully planted rubber trees in Hainan, it means that it's entirely possible to plant rubber trees in Hainan."

"Mr. Liang, rubber is a strategic material indispensable to modern industry. Once we successfully cultivate it, not only will our country be able to use it, but we can also export it and earn foreign exchange. This is especially true for countries in the socialist bloc, led by the Soviet Union, which don't produce rubber. We currently have a large loan from the Soviet Union. If we can successfully cultivate rubber, we can use it to repay our debts. Therefore, my idea is that you, the Forestry and Reclamation Department, should consider this matter. Then, I will contact the Central China Bureau and the South China Branch to discuss how to develop the rubber industry in Hainan."

"That's no problem." Liang Xi nodded.

Wei Hongjun then said, "Mr. Liang, in the next few days, please write a plan for the establishment of a forestry university, including forestry colleges and technical secondary schools. Also, regarding the development of the rubber industry in Hainan, you should also make a plan. After the founding ceremony, we will discuss it in detail."

Chapter 763 Centralization and Localism

1948 5 Month 1 Day.

Beijing is much cleaner now than it was just after liberation. Within less than a year, both the military and Beijing citizens participated in cleaning up Beijing's garbage, giving the city a completely new look in every aspect.

Wei Hongjun arrived at the scene at around four in the morning.

I'm afraid of making mistakes.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhensheng, Han Wei, and others were very capable people. Many things were arranged perfectly. The founding ceremony was scheduled for the afternoon. Around 56: PM, members of the Central People's Government set out en masse, exiting Zhongnanhai's East Gate by car and heading to Tiananmen Square to attend the ceremony.

Of course Wei Hongjun was not there.

Because Wei Hongjun was at the scene at that time.

Over 30 military and civilians gathered at Tiananmen Square for the founding ceremony. The Chairman, Vice Chairman, and members of the Central People's Government, along with some invited attendees—about 90 people—attended Tiananmen Square.

At this time, the atmosphere in the entire Tiananmen Square had reached its peak.

It’s true.

During the Xinhai Revolution, many believed that overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and establishing a republic would make China prosperous and powerful. Many Chinese intellectuals held such naive ideas. As for what a republic actually was, virtually no one knew.

Unfortunately, they were all wrong, and extremely wrong.

Although the Xinhai Revolution overthrew the Qing Dynasty, it also opened Pandora's box. Amidst the chaos, all sorts of ambitious individuals emerged, and China plunged into decades of warlordism.

Many people in later generations talked about the small number of casualties in the warlords' melee, and even expressed how graceful those warlords were.

But they never opened their eyes to the suffering that warlordism brought to the Chinese people. To support their armies, those warlords could only plunder the local areas. Taxes were so numerous that they were not collected until decades later.

It can be said that the warlords' infighting made life miserable for the people of China.

Unfortunately, many people put themselves in the shoes of warlords instead of ordinary civilians. Therefore, they only see the fun of warlords and fail to see the suffering of the common people.

situation.

After the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Second Liberation War, China finally welcomed peace. For the soldiers and civilians in Beijing, peace was their greatest longing. The longing for peace among those who have experienced war is something that later generations cannot understand, and this extends beyond ordinary people.

Many businessmen and landlords who disliked the CCP were deeply impressed and supported the CCP's ability to end the war, as this was something everyone had been hoping for for many years.

So when they saw the Chairman and others, everyone cheered.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Boqu, Secretary-General of the Central People's Government, announced the official start of the founding ceremony.

Amid the cheers of 300,000 soldiers and civilians, Chairman Mao uttered the classic words in his distinctive Hunan accent: "Comrades, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China is established today."

The Chairman then read out the "Announcement of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China".

The main purpose is to prove the legitimacy of New China.

First, ever since the reactionary Kuomintang government under Chiang Kai-shek betrayed the motherland, colluded with imperialism, and launched a counter-revolutionary war, the people of the country have been plunged into dire straits. Fortunately, thanks to the support of the entire nation, our People's Liberation Army, fearlessly and heroically fighting to defend the motherland's sovereignty, to protect the people's lives and property, to alleviate their suffering, and to fight for their rights, was able to annihilate the reactionary army and overthrow the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang government. Now, the People's Liberation War has achieved fundamental victory, and the vast majority of the people have been liberated.

On this basis, the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, composed of representatives of all democratic parties, people's organizations, the People's Liberation Army, various regions, ethnic groups, overseas Chinese and other patriotic democratic elements, has been convened. Representing the will of the people of the whole country, it has formulated the Organization Law of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China and elected a new Central People's Government.

The Chairman then announced the list of personnel for the new Central People's Government.

Starting with the chairman and vice-chairmen, the list of members of the new Central People's Government will be announced together.

After this set of procedures, the military parade will begin.

As the commander-in-chief of the military parade, Wei Hongjun accompanied the commander-in-chief to review the troops of the three armed forces.

This time the parade includes troops from the navy, air force and three services.

The navy and air force are currently very weak. The main forces are the army. This parade selected a total of one infantry division, two infantry regiments, one cavalry division, one artillery division, and one armored division.

One infantry division was selected by the North China Military Region, and the two infantry regiments were selected from the Northeast and Shandong forces respectively.

Some representative troops were selected.

The cavalry division came from the former cavalry column of the North China Military Region.

The artillery division also came from the North China troops, and the armored division was composed of two armored regiments, one from the Northeast and the other from North China. Finally, the armored division was temporarily formed to participate in this parade.

Overall, the troops participating in this parade are mainly from North China.

This was definitely not nepotism on the part of Wei Hongjun, who deliberately left this good opportunity to the North China troops. Rather, the main forces were currently heading south, and it was impossible to withdraw troops from other places to participate in the parade in the short term.

Not that much time.

The easiest way is to directly transfer troops from North China.

Besides, the quality of the troops in North China was quite good. For this parade, Wei Hongjun specially transferred Li Qingchuan, the deputy commander and chief of staff from the Public Security Command of the North China Military Region, to train these troops.

Fighting a war and holding a military parade are two different things.

The military parade should be beautiful.

Li Qingchuan is absolutely top-notch in this regard.

In terms of regularization of troops, Li Qingchuan was the first in the North China Military Region.

After reviewing the troops, Commander-in-Chief Zhu returned to the rostrum on the city wall and read out the "Order of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Headquarters." The most important content of the order was: "Resolutely implement all orders of the Central People's Government and the great people's leader, the Communist Party of China, quickly eliminate the remnants of the Kuomintang reactionary army, liberate all unliberated territories, and at the same time eliminate bandits and all other counter-revolutionary gangs and suppress all their resistance and disruptive acts.