Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

After all, the troops are meant to fight.

It's impossible for all the troops in the North China Military Region to become farmers. Wei Hongjun nodded.

He understood Tang Jie's concerns. So he said, "The Chairman said that our army now has three major tasks. One is to liberate the remaining territory, one is to suppress bandits, and the last is production and construction. Production and construction are important, but they are not the only work of the army. Our North China Military Region is currently not at war, but that doesn't mean our troops have to change their equipment and work on the land.

Wei Hongjun felt something was wrong.

So I opened the notebook and recorded this incident.

After all, there is no war in North China. All troops are involved in production and construction, and the only thing that can be affected is troop training. But what about other military regions?

They have war missions. If, like the North China Military Region, production and construction are prioritized, what about other tasks?

Lei Jiabin, commander of the Chahar Military Region, who was sitting below, said, "Comrade, there's nothing wrong with troops participating in production and construction, but we shouldn't do it blindly. At the beginning, many of our troops participated in production and construction without any preparation. They didn't even check that the joint production workers were ready, and they asked our platoons to participate in brigade production and construction. Furthermore, many of our soldiers are veterans, and they treat farming as fighting. They just randomly allocated a piece of land and asked it to be reclaimed without any preparation or planning. Isn't this embarrassing for our soldiers? Even during the Great Production Movement during the War of Resistance, we didn't act so blindly."

"Is there such a thing?" "Yes."

Lei Jiabin had been with Wei Hongjun since 1937, when the unit was still an independent detachment. So he had no qualms.

Many cadres in Jin-Cha-Ji participated in the "Great Production Movement" during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

However, as field troops were later formed, many troops gradually forgot about the Great Production Movement. Many cadres became purely combat cadres. Now, when they were asked to engage in production, various problems frequently arose.

Lei Jiabin said directly, "The Chairman's call for our troops to engage in production and construction is a good thing, but we can't do it blindly without a plan. Just as we can't fight blindly, production and construction should also be carried out in a planned and step-by-step manner. But since the Chairman and the Military Commission called for it, our troops have rushed into production and construction."

Wei Hongjun didn't know whether he should laugh or cry.

The troops' enthusiasm for production is very high.

This is a good thing.

Everyone wants to reclaim wasteland and cultivate the land with their own hands, not burdening the country. While this enthusiasm is good, it needs to be harnessed effectively. It's not the right thing to do if enthusiasm is aroused and you just rush forward recklessly.

Passion alone without the right approach is a waste of fiery passion. This is not the right way to fight a war.

Without the correct fighting style, no matter how brave the soldiers are, they will not be able to win the battle. "We have also encountered such a situation."

Huang Hao, the commander of the Rehe Military Region, said: "Everyone was very enthusiastic at the beginning. However, many troops were engaged in production and construction as if they were going to fight, so much so that deserters appeared. Commander, our North China Military Region is a model military region.

Even during the most difficult period of the Anti-Japanese War,

There have been countless desertion incidents. But surprisingly, it was after the founding of New China that our army saw a large number of deserters.

"Deserter? What's the specific reason?"

The workload was too heavy, and the management was lax. After the troops participated in production and construction, the management of the troops gradually became less strict. Besides, many families have been allocated land now, and it is better to go home and farm the land than to farm in the army. As a result, deserters appeared. "Wei Hongjun frowned.

Things are more serious than we imagined.

Once a person relaxes, it's not easy to get them to tense up again. This is especially true for the military. Once the troops relax, it takes an unknown amount of time to get back to their original state. Wei Hongjun looked at Li Zhimin and said, "Comrade Zhimin, what do you think?"

Commander, the current situation must change. Production and construction must be emphasized, but troop construction cannot be relaxed. Production and construction cannot be blindly pursued, and troop construction cannot be left behind. Therefore, my opinion is that the troops should be divided into combat troops and production troops, and the two types of troops should not be mixed. Combat troops must always be prepared for battle, and peacetime training must be absolutely rigorous. Production troops should prioritize production and construction, but troop construction cannot be neglected. After all, the Production and Construction Corps is also a troop, and management cannot be lax. However, although the Production and Construction Corps is a troop, it still must abide by the laws of production. Therefore, the cadres managing the Production and Construction Corps must understand this aspect. We cannot send a cadre who is good at fighting but does not understand production."

Li Zhimin is also reflecting and summarizing the problems that have occurred in the military region during this period.

He is a political cadre.

He has a lot of ideas about the construction of the army and the use of cadres. Wei Hongjun nodded.

Fighting and production are indeed different. Finding cadres who are both capable of fighting and producing is not easy. Many cadres who excel in fighting only perform mediocrely when assigned to production and construction. Therefore, the key is to use cadres.

“What do other comrades think?”

"I think what Deputy Political Commissar Li said makes sense." Long Daoquan, director of the Political Department of the North China Military Region, spoke.

He said, "Combat troops and production troops shouldn't be confused; they should be separated. The current situation is that all combat troops are thrown into production, but they're not doing a good job of production. As a result, neither area is performing well." "Then we should set up a dedicated production unit, while the other troops continue training to ensure combat effectiveness isn't compromised."

"Yes."

"Do you all agree?" Wei Hongjun looked at everyone. Everyone nodded.

Since the army launched the Great Production Movement, the problem has become extremely serious. However, this was a call from the Chairman and an order from the Military Commission, so many people viewed it as a political task. Therefore, the only way to report it was to Wei Hongjun, and then through him to the higher authorities.

Wei Hongjun thought for a moment and said, "Comrade Wang Zhao."

"Commander."

Wang Zhao, the political director of the Engineering Corps, immediately raised his hand. Wang Zhao was young, only 31 years old.

His face is round, and his eyes are invisible when he smiles. But don’t be fooled by his age and youth. He looks like Maitreya Buddha, but he is a newspaper character. When Pingshan County was in the White Terror period, 18-year-old Wang Zhaoyong took on the heavy responsibility of

In just two years, Pingshan County developed

Pingshan County later became the most important anti-Japanese base in Jinchayi. Even the 700th Division later developed the Yinan Anti-Japanese Base thanks to the foundation laid by Wang Zhao.

Later, Wang Zhao followed Wang Zhizhi to manage Shijiazhuang for a period of time.

It’s just that the army needs cadres, so I have always been in the army.

Comrades, many of us come from military backgrounds and are good at fighting. But this production and construction is different from fighting. I think Comrade Wang Zhao is a good person. I would like to propose that Comrade Wang Zhao be appointed commander of the Production and Construction Corps, responsible for the North China Military Region.

production and construction work.”

"I support Comrade Wang Zhao."

"I support it too."

"He was originally a local cadre and understands these things." Everyone nodded in agreement.

In fact, many cadres in the North China Military Region were unwilling to take over this job. They all came from a background of leading troops in battle, and now few were willing to take on production. Everyone was happier than anyone else that Wang Zhao could take on this responsibility. Wei Hongjun looked at Wang Zhao and said, "Comrade Wang Zhao, what do you think?"

"I will obey the organization's arrangements." "Okay."

Wei Hongjun didn't expect that such a big thing would happen in the North China Military Region in just a few months.

Wei Hongjun continued, "As for the division of combat and production and construction forces, Comrades Tang Jie, Li Zhimin, Han Wei, Long Daoquan, and Wang Zhao will form a leading group to discuss and formulate a plan. They will then share the plan with the provincial military command headquarters and submit it to me for review."

"Yes."

Chapter 796 The Third Session of the Seventh Central Committee

After the North China Military Region meeting, Wei Hongjun wrote a very detailed report based on the data submitted by the military region cadres.

He summarized several issues that had arisen during the North China Military Region's production and construction during this period, including the adjustments that had subsequently been made. He then submitted the report to the Military Commission. Marshal Nie was currently in charge of the day-to-day operations of the Military Commission.

Marshal Nie is very politically savvy.

He was able to balance the various factions, preventing major conflicts between them. His balancing skills were exceptional. In this respect, Marshal Nie's approach was similar to that of the Prime Minister. He was able to effectively bridge conflicts between the various factions. This was how Marshal Nie built the Jin-Cha-Ji region.

Unfortunately, Marshal Nie suffered two devastating defeats in history: the Japanese May Day mopping-up campaign, which resulted in the loss of the Hebei-Central Military Region, and the Jining-Zhangjiakou Campaign, which resulted in the loss of Zhangjiakou. As a result, the Jin-Cha-Ji region, which had been so hard-won, completely collapsed. Without these two devastating defeats, Marshal Nie, with his exceptional political skills, could have maintained the Jin-Cha-Ji banner.

However, although Marshal Nie has strong political skills, he is not the kind of cadre who likes to act on his own.

He currently oversees the day-to-day work of the Military Commission, and can easily handle everyday matters. However, when faced with a more serious matter, he doesn't make decisions on his own. Instead, he reports to the Central Committee, effectively reporting to the Chairman. Marshal Nie is very clear-headed in this regard.

He understood that the central government was currently extremely sensitive to "separatism." "Local separatism stemming from local protectionism, and central separatism stemming from the separation of Party and government," were the current Chairman's biggest headaches. Therefore, Marshal Nie understood better than anyone what should be done.

Whether it was the work of the Political and Legal Committee in the State Council or the work of the Military Commission, in addition to his daily affairs, he would quickly report any important work to the Central Committee.

Write down your own opinions and let the chairman judge.

Compared to Marshal Nie who would report everything to the central government, many ministries and commissions of the central government and the State Council currently handle all their work internally.

Don't report it at all.

This is why the Chairman trusted Marshal Nie. Ever since the time of the Jin-Cha-Ji region, Marshal Nie had diligently implemented the central government's policies. Even now, at the Central Committee, he was still diligent and dedicated, never disobeying the Central Committee on any matter. Wei Hongjun's report concerned only matters related to the North China Military Region.

But Marshal Nie was the cadre who developed the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region.

It is clear that since such a thing happened in the North China Military Region, it is definitely not a problem of the North China Military Region alone. Speaking of revolutionary history, cadre sedimentation, cadre style, and military discipline, North China is among the best in all aspects.

But now that the North China Military Region had encountered such problems, Marshal Nie believed that the situation in other military regions would not be much better. So Marshal Nie immediately compiled reports from other military regions and sent telegrams to several other military regions to share the situation. He then compiled all of them into a report and submitted it to the Chairman.

After reading it, the Chairman issued a directive: "We must promptly correct the deviations in military production. We have concentrated our efforts on production, neglecting combat missions; we have insufficiently prepared production tools, unclear production plans, and excessive workloads; we have neglected troop development and relaxed political education, leading to desertions; and we have failed to accurately understand the great significance of military production in increasing national wealth and alleviating the burden on the people, and have only one-sidedly emphasized its role in the troops."

The Chairman asked Marshal Nie to send telegrams to various military regions in the name of the Military Commission.

Let them adjust the production and construction of the troops.

At the same time, the Chairman highly praised the North China Military Region for identifying problems, summarizing experiences, and dividing the troops into production and construction troops and combat troops. He asked Fu Qiutao to take full responsibility for this matter.

Fu Qiutao was in charge of the demobilization and resettlement of the troops. The Chairman's message was that they could follow the example of the North China Military Region and establish specialized production and construction units. They could be transformed into production and construction corps, participating in national construction. On January 1949, 1, the Military Commission issued the "Correcting Problems in the Production and Construction of the Troops," the "Draft Opinions on the Participation of PLA Troops in Production and Construction in 21," and the "Draft Proposal on the Establishment of a Production and Construction Corps."

After the Chinese New Year, the Central Committee began to prepare for the Third Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Convened on February 1949, 2.

The meeting was attended by 36 members of the Central Committee, 27 alternate members of the Central Committee, and 64 leaders of central ministries and commissions, local central bureaus, and local regions. The meeting began with the Chairman's report.

The first section of the report was titled "Struggle for a Fundamental Improvement of the Nation's Financial and Economic Situation." In his report, the Chairman stated that while the financial and economic situation in our country had begun to improve, it was not yet a fundamental improvement. Achieving a fundamental improvement in the financial and economic situation would require about three years and the creation of three conditions: the completion of land reform, the rational adjustment of existing industry and commerce, and a substantial reduction in the expenditures of state institutions.

Only when these three conditions are met can the national finances truly improve.

The second topic is "not attacking on all fronts." Our work should focus on the principal contradiction, resolving it as the core, while coordinating efforts to resolve secondary contradictions. This is not to attack on all fronts and resolve all contradictions at once. Furthermore, we must not make enemies on all sides.

We must firmly rely on the worker-peasant alliance, unite with the middle peasants, the petty intellectuals, and the national bourgeoisie, thoroughly overthrow imperialism and bureaucratic capitalism, and completely destroy the feudal landlord class. Attacking on all sides will make too many enemies and easily cause unrest throughout the country. We must learn to unite with friends and isolate enemies.

The third topic was "Accepting Soviet Industrial Aid and Boldly Learning from Soviet Experience." The Chairman stated that starting in 1949, large-scale Soviet-aided industrial projects entered China, bringing both opportunities and challenges, as this was at odds with the original central government's vision.

After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the Central Committee defined China as entering the stage of the New Democratic Revolution. The Central Committee also considered the appropriate development approach during this period. In essence, the Central Committee's approach was to prioritize the development of capitalism for a period of time, or rather, to develop capital for a period of time. Once China had a certain level of capital, socialist construction could then be pursued.

But things change fast.

Cooperation with the Soviet Union progressed very quickly.

It was so fast that even the central government was not prepared. But could the central government give up such a good opportunity? Of course it was impossible to give up. Although the industrial projects assisted by the Soviet Union were not as many as the 156 projects in history, they also included minerals, steel,

Industrial projects such as chemical, automobile, power plants, etc.

If successful, China will have its own industrial base.

Although it is only a very ordinary industrial base, it is an industrial leap for China. The rest are military industrial projects.

Can the central government do without it?

Of course not. But the central government also knows that it is not easy to complete these projects. Not to mention the huge amount of loans from the Soviet Union, how much money will the central government have to invest just to build these projects? According to the preliminary plan of the Planning Commission,

According to calculations, the central government's fiscal expenditure in 1949 would be

This is double the amount in 1948. This is mainly due to the rapid increase in investment in industrial construction.

China has no experience in such large-scale industrial construction.

That's why the Chairman specifically addressed this issue at the meeting. He also knew that there were varying attitudes toward Soviet experts, and Wei Hongjun specifically held a meeting with the department heads under his charge to discuss this matter.

Then I made a report to the central government.

It was only after reading the report that the Chairman realized the ambivalent attitude of his cadres toward Soviet experts. This is why he specifically proposed the slogan "Boldly learn from Soviet experience" at the National Party Conference. The Chairman's report on these three topics alone lasted over three hours.