Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

After the Planning Commission was established, it was learning how to formulate economic plans from Soviet advisers. The central government meant that the Planning Commission should formulate the first five-year plan before the Eighth National Congress and the First National People's Congress in 1952.

So each department is even busier.

It is necessary to further understand and integrate the industries that you manage.

In 1948, China's cotton yarn production was only about 39 tons, which was far from enough to meet domestic demand.

The people's basic needs are food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Clothing ranks first, demonstrating the importance of the textile industry. China's current textile industry primarily produces natural fibers, with chemical fibers almost negligible.

So cotton is one of the very important raw materials.

Currently, most of China's cotton cultivation is in northern China, mainly in Hebei, Henan, and Shandong. Because the northern region was liberated as early as the beginning of 1948, cotton cultivation has recovered quite well.

The train ride was quite long, and Wei Hongjun and Zeng Shan discussed the development of the textile industry.

"The Ministry of Textile Industry's next plan is to increase cotton planting areas in Jiangsu, Hubei, Shanxi and other provinces. We strive to increase my country's cotton production to over 3000 million dan within five years.

Wei Hongjun looked through the report from the Ministry of Textile Industry and nodded.

The central government attaches great importance to the textile industry.

In 1949 alone, eight large cotton textile mills were newly built, and printing and dyeing mills, wool spinning mills, linen spinning mills, silk mills, and chemical fiber mills were also built and expanded. The investment in 8 alone amounted to tens of millions.

"However, no matter how much cotton production increases, it is still far from enough compared to domestic demand. Besides, my country has not yet completely solved the problem of food and clothing, and eating is still the most important thing. The increase in cotton planting area will reduce the area of ​​grain planting. Therefore, the cotton planting area

There is a limit to the increase in volume.

Since the establishment of the Ministry of Textile Industry, Zeng Shan has been studying the development issues of the textile industry.

After a year, Zeng Shan has a better understanding of the textile industry.

Zeng Shan negotiated with the Ministry of Agriculture several times to increase cotton planting area. However, the Ministry's stance was clear: grain cultivation was paramount. Therefore, they could only allow a limited increase in cotton planting.

This has already told the Ministry of Textile Industry that there is a limit to the growth of cotton production.

Wei Hongjun nodded.

This is not only true for the textile industry, but for everything else. Natural products always fall behind human needs. Just like tung oil, rubber, and pig bristles, which were once very popular in the world, if we only rely on natural production, we will never be able to keep up with the demand of industry.

The development of the industry. So later on, these things began to be chemically synthesized and produced on a large scale industrially.

Zeng Shan continued: "So if my country's textile industry is to develop rapidly and meet the needs of the people, it still needs to develop chemical fibers. As for synthetic fibers, my country is currently a country with a serious shortage of oil and cannot develop synthetic fibers in a short period of time.

On the one hand, we can develop man-made fibers now. However, from a future perspective, if we want to achieve significant development in our textile industry, we still need to develop synthetic fibers.

Wei Hongjun did not immediately comment.

If synthetic fibers are to develop rapidly, the first things to develop are the petroleum and chemical industries.

But the foundation of China's oil industry is very poor.

There was no mature oil team. Although the Soviet aid project also included some oil industry-related things, it would still take some time to cultivate enough oil talents.

Wei Hongjun hopes to go to Daqing Oilfield and Shengli Oilfield to mine tomorrow.

But this is simply impossible.

If you rush things, you won't get what you want. Even if the Daqing and Shengli oil fields were discovered, what would they do? China currently doesn't have enough technicians and skilled workers to buy oil refining equipment from the Soviet Union.

Even if the oil industry is cobbled together and developed, it will be lame.

Wei Hongjun still hoped to maintain stability and use the Yumen Oil Base to train a group of oil technicians and oil engineering teams. This included this time of cooperation with the Soviet Union to train personnel needed by the oil industry. He would use two or three years, or three or four years to train personnel on a large scale, and then

Then there will be an oil battle.

To develop large oil fields such as Daqing Oilfield and Shengli Oilfield.

"Minister Zeng, we can take it step by step. Don't worry about the chemical fiber issue. The Ministry of Textile Industry can first prepare talent. At the same time, we can also send people to understand the current development of the chemical fiber industry in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, including European and American countries. We can also contact the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

We need to establish trading companies with more exposure to these industries. Once the domestic situation is ready, we can purchase the necessary machinery and equipment. We would rather have people wait for machines than have machines wait for people.

"Ah."

Zeng Shan nodded.

It is easy to say that humans wait for machines, but it is not that easy to do.

After all, if you already have machinery and equipment and a factory, investing money in training personnel is easy to say. However, if you don't even see the machinery and don't know if you can set up a factory, investing money in training technicians may not be understood by everyone.

At present, the thinking of many cadres is still at the most basic level, or they have not yet emerged from the agricultural society.

They don't understand industrial thinking.

There is no shortage of such cadres in the textile industry.

Now with Wei Hongjun's support, many things are much easier to handle.

After stopping in Tianjin and Jinan to spread the message of the "Three Antis Movement," they arrived in Shanghai. Zhan Tong personally came to pick up Wei Hongjun, and Zeng Shan had his own work. Zeng Shan had already worked in East China for a long time and was more familiar with the region than Wei Hongjun, so he didn't need Wei Hongjun to worry about him.

"Vice Premier Wei, welcome to Shanghai to guide our work."

"Director Zhan, you really embarrass me."

"Hahaha."

The two are old comrades-in-arms.

So Zhan Tong made a joke and hugged Wei Hongjun.

"Director Zhan, we haven't seen each other for two years."

“We haven’t seen each other since the Second Session of the 11th Central Committee.

Zhan Tong missed the days in Jin-Cha-Ji very much.

At that time in Jin-Cha-Ji, Zhan Tong was the director of the political department of the military region and worked with Marshal Nie. It was also because of his work achievements in Jin-Cha-Ji that Zhan Tong was recognized by the Central Committee. He was first transferred to the Central Committee to serve as the deputy director of the General Political Department of the Military Commission, the head of the Organization Department of the Military Commission, and the head of the Propaganda Department. Later, he was transferred to Shandong.

He served as deputy political commissar of the Shandong Military Region and worked with Marshal Luo. At the end of the Anti-Japanese War, he was deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the New Fourth Army and the Shandong Military Region.

After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Zhan Tong served as deputy secretary and standing committee member of the East China Bureau, deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the East China Military Region. After Rao Shushi was transferred to the Central Committee, Zhan Tong began to serve as the third secretary of the East China Bureau, deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the East China Military Region, and director of the propaganda department of the East China Bureau.

Minister, Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee. His current rank is very high.

Wei Hongjun was also a political cadre, and when he was in Jin-Cha-Ji, he had a lot of work to do with the political director Zhan Tong, so the two of them had a lot of contact in Jin-Cha-Ji.

Zhan Tong was also impressed.

Back then, he was the director of the Political Department of the First Red Army Corps and the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. At that time, Wei Hongjun was just a small battalion-level cadre, but a decade later, Wei Hongjun was already an alternate member of the Politburo and a high-ranking vice premier of the State Council.

Zhan Tong was still very happy that Wei Hongjun came this time.

"Mr. Chen was originally going to come here in person. But because of loan issues, he is currently in a meeting with representatives of Shanghai's industrial and commercial circles, so he can't come to pick you up in person.

"Where can we get Mr. Chen to come over?"

Wei Hongjun shook his head.

Although Wei Hongjun currently holds a higher position within the Party than General Chen, he would never dare to act arrogantly in front of a cadre of General Chen's seniority. If Wei Hongjun did act arrogantly in front of General Chen, many cadres would immediately think that Wei Hongjun was ignorant of his own limitations.

"Director Zhan, how is the 'Three Antis Movement' going in East China?"

Zhan Tong is currently the third secretary of the East China Bureau.

He is also the Minister of Propaganda of the East China Bureau.

Therefore, he was the person in charge of the "Three Antis Movement" in the East China Bureau. In fact, since the Northeast Bureau launched the "Three Antis Movement" and received high praise from the Central Committee, all local central bureaus have carried out similar party rectifications.

Precisely because it had already been launched nationwide, the Central Committee decided that the Secretariat would lead the nationwide "Three Antis Movement."

Central cadres were also sent to various places to guide the "Three Antis Movement".

"Things are going well so far. By the way, Comrade Ke Qingshi is presiding over the Zhabei District cadre management meeting. How about we go and take a look?"

If other central leaders had come, Zhan Tong would definitely not have acted like this.

But Zhan Tong and Wei Hongjun are very familiar with each other.

Wei Hongjun is not a person who procrastinates in doing things.

"Of course."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

Ke Qingshi is an old party member, a real old cadre. He was a party member in 1922 and worked in Anhui in his early years. During the Great Revolution, he was the secretary of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee. Wei Hongjun and Ke Qingshi knew each other because Ke Qingshi came to Jinchaji from the Central Committee to work at the end of the Anti-Japanese War and worked under Wei Hongjun.

Working.

We worked together for three years.

In 1948, he was transferred from the North China Bureau to the East China Bureau.

He is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the East China Bureau and Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee.

Because he was a member of the Standing Committee of the East China Bureau, he was also one of the leaders of the "Three Antis Movement" of the East China Bureau. Wei Hongjun's motorcade went directly to Zhabei, and with Shu Tong in front, they entered the venue very smoothly.

The layout of this venue is very different.

There were officials from the East China Bureau responsible for the "Three Antis Movement," along with some members of democratic parties and quite a few reporters. Ke Qingshi's hair was a little messy, with many strands standing up.

Ke Qingshi saw Wei Hongjun and Shu Tong on the stage.

But he didn't care.

Continue to conduct your own meetings.

Announce the results of the handling.

"I protest. You Communists are destroying bridges. When you took over Shanghai, I helped you, and you promised to keep my rank and salary. Now you want to arrest me. You have no credibility."

When someone below heard his name, he immediately stood up and shouted loudly.

Wei Hongjun sat aside.

I understand that these should be retained old government employees.

Ke Qingshi said: "We, the Communist Party, retain the old government staff, not to let you embezzle and accept bribes, to let you continue to be masters, and to ride on the heads of the people and do whatever you want. I reiterate here that the Communist Party is a party that serves the people, and the new China is the people's government.

A government is not a government for bureaucrats. If you don't understand this, if you don't treat the people as your own parents, brothers, and sisters, then you are not the kind of worker we want in New China. We, the Communist Party, will destroy such people.

Wei Hongjun had long known that Ke Qingshi was a cadre with a very tough character.

Now it seems more decisive than imagined.

Ke Qingshi continued: "Before this meeting today, someone came to me and hoped that the matter would be handled internally and that their name would not be made public. What I want to say is that we Communists are aboveboard and have nothing to hide. Right is right, wrong is wrong, and wrong is wrong.

We must be brave enough to admit our mistakes. Some of our Party members and cadres, relying on their seniority and great achievements, looked for connections and channels before the meeting, hoping to be spared. I would say that such Party members and cadres have lost their revolutionary faith and are no longer qualified Party members. I am here on behalf of

The East China Bureau stated that if you do not recognize your mistakes, then no matter how senior you are or how great your contributions are, you will be expelled from the party.