Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

After liberation, some military districts' military and political cadre schools merged with local schools to form new cadre schools. However, even after the establishment of the new cadre schools, these schools were still managed by the local military districts.

Now that the Central Military Commission is reducing the military, it's preparing to separate these schools from the military and hand them over to local governments. The higher-level ones will become universities, while the lower-level ones will be technical secondary schools and junior colleges.

Even most of the technical schools will be separated and become local technical schools.

Then there's the hospital.

There are currently numerous military hospitals under the control of the entire military region. For example, when the Fourth Field Army moved south, they took with them 20,000 Japanese medical personnel of various kinds. Together with the medical personnel of the field army, the total number reached 60,000 to 70,000.

After the Fourth Field Army became the Central South Military Region, they took advantage of their large medical staff and established hospitals everywhere. Wherever there were troops stationed, a hospital was established.

The situation was similar for other field armies.

After the liberation of some areas, they even poached medical staff from local hospitals and made them military medical staff. Later, they used them to establish military hospitals. As a result, there are now an astonishing number of military hospitals across the country.

The army itself felt that there were too many hospitals, so each military region later organized its own hospitals, moving these hospitals from being controlled by individual units to being directly controlled by the military region.

During wartime, controlling so many hospitals was not a problem. Warfare was paramount, and with so many casualties on the battlefield, controlling so many military hospitals was normal. But now that the war is over, the military still controls so many hospitals, sparking widespread resentment among local governments. They believe that the entire country is currently short of medical personnel, and having so many in the military's hands is detrimental to local development.

Therefore, hospitals became a key topic of discussion at the Military Commission's disarmament conference, and the final outcome was that two-thirds of military hospitals would be separated and transferred to local governments.

The first disarmaments were that simple.

There's not much pressure. If we strip out all the messy departments of the military, we can easily reach 100 million people.

After signing the armistice agreement, Wei Hongjun stayed in North Korea for a while.

The main purpose is to understand the current situation of the various volunteer army units.

After receiving the notice from the Military Commission, he and Deng Guo developed a plan for the return of the volunteer troops. Xiahou Wen also arrived in North Korea at this time to discuss with Deng Guo the subsequent placement of the various units in the Shenyang Military Region. This was outside Wei Hongjun's scope of work, so he did not interfere. He also discussed with Yang Dezhi the deployment and logistical support of the volunteer troops remaining in North Korea. Only after completing these tasks did Wei Hongjun return to China.

But he did not return to Beijing directly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wei Hongjun plans to investigate the rural conditions in Northeast China and the agricultural reclamation situation in the Great Northern Wilderness.

"The roads here are well built."

It's only been two years.

When Wei Hongjun brought He Weizhong to the Great Northern Wilderness two years ago, the roads here were still quite difficult to navigate. But this time, they could travel by jeep. He Weizhong said, "This road was built by the Shenyang Military Region's Independent Sixth Division."

"The Sixth Independent Division?"

"Yes. Although the Independent Sixth Division is still under the Shenyang Military Region, they and the Independent Fifth Division are both participating in the land reclamation campaign. Together, they have reclaimed 127 million mu (approximately 69 million acres) of land, with mu planted this year. This is the area."

He Weizhong pointed it out to Wei Hongjun on the map.

"Ok.

It is a good thing that the Shenyang Military Region troops are participating in land reclamation.

But this was different from what Wei Hongjun had in mind. He had previously held a special meeting to discuss the ownership of agricultural reclamation projects. He planned to place all agricultural reclamation projects under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agricultural Reclamation Development Commission.

But now the Shenyang Military Region troops have reclaimed so much land.

Wei Hongjun smiled and said, "Since the Shenyang Military Region sent two independent divisions to participate in the reclamation, it's not Wei Hongjun's fault. Wei Hongjun wants these two independent divisions."

Wei Hongjun looked at the map and asked, "What's going on here?"

"Secretary Wei, this area was allocated to Comrade Lei Jiabin. His oil engineering corps is currently constructing the Liaohe Oilfield. There are nearly 50,000 of them in Northeast China, and many of their families have also moved here. Comrade Lei Jiabin wants to build a farm for the oil engineering corps here."

Farming is truly a talent of the Chinese people.

Never forget to farm wherever you go.

While Lei Jiabin was in charge of the Liaohe Oil Campaign and the construction of the Liaohe Oilfield, he also did not forget to reclaim wasteland and cultivate the land.

These matters will need to be coordinated in the future. It seems that a dedicated agricultural reclamation department should be established. Otherwise, even though He Weizhong serves as the director of the Agricultural Reclamation Development Committee, his qualifications are too inexperienced.

It is impossible to suppress these local military regions and powerful departments.

The Shenyang Military Region and the Petroleum Corps obviously did not consider handing over the agricultural reclamation to the Agricultural Reclamation Development Committee.

"How many acres of farmland are you responsible for now?"

"Ever since the Rural Work Committee decided to develop the Great Northern Wilderness, Heilongjiang transferred Jinsha Farm and Yong'an Farm to us in 1950, in accordance with its orders. Together with the General Logistics Department's Mudanjiang Military Horse Farm and other ranches, a total of 14 farms were transferred to us. Last year, the public security system transferred nine more farms, including Mishan and Qingshan Farms, and the Youth Farm established by the Mudanjiang Youth Reclamation Team. These farms have a total of 9 employees, including their families, totaling 3 people, and 7.7 tractors."

"After we took over, we sent two additional divisions of production and construction troops to these farms. By 1951, the cultivated land area had increased from approximately 110 million mu to over 260 million mu, and within a year and a half, 150 million mu was reclaimed. Last year, we planted 107.6 million mu and harvested 63 million jin of grain and beans. So far this year, we have reclaimed 327 mu, and we now own 189 million mu of cultivated land. This year, we have planted 3 million mu, and we expect to harvest around 32 million jin of grain and beans. In addition to reclaiming and cultivating land, we have also built 200 square meters of housing, constructed over 240 kilometers of roads, installed over 72 kilometers of power lines, and completed water conservancy projects with a capacity of over cubic meters."

“These are all developed on the basis of our original farm.”

Wei Hongjun looked at the map and nodded.

They simply added two divisions of production and construction troops with about 200 people, and reclaimed more than million mu of land within two years.

The results are still very good.

Furthermore, since the land has just been reclaimed, it's impossible to grow crops entirely. Furthermore, the grain yield in the Northeast is already low, so research is needed to develop seeds suitable for the Northeast's climate. Once improved varieties are developed, coupled with improved water conservancy facilities, yields could increase severalfold.

"Over the past two years, we've focused on reclaiming wasteland east of Jiamusi, including the northeastern and southeastern regions. Most of the resources allocated to our Land Reclamation Development Commission have been invested here. Following Secretary Wei's principle of simultaneously reclaiming wasteland, producing, building, accumulating, and expanding, we've established 17 farms and pastures here over the past two years. We have over 490 million mu of grassland and pasture, 240 million mu of arable land, and 1477 tractors. This year's sown area is relatively small, only around 40 mu. However, next year's sown area will reach 100 million mu. Currently, we can support the farm and ranch staff, and starting next year, we'll be able to deliver commercial grain."

"it is good."

Wei Hongjun looked at the data and nodded.

In the past two years, Beidahuang's performance has been very outstanding.

The Korean War is over, and now it's time to truly develop the Great Northern Wilderness on a large scale. Currently, the Military Commission is disarming the military, mobilizing 100,000 troops to enter the Great Northern Wilderness. Together with their families, the population here will increase rapidly.

Development speed will also be accelerated.

Before the Ninth National Congress in 1957, it should have been no problem to develop 2000 million mu of arable land in the Great Northern Wilderness. By then, the cultivated area could have exceeded 1000 million mu. The grain produced in the Great Northern Wilderness could have fed five to six million people.

"We shouldn't just focus on speed; we must also pay attention to quality, and we must develop agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, and fisheries in a comprehensive manner. This place has excellent natural conditions and is very suitable for developing animal husbandry, forestry, and fisheries. We can't just focus on farming; we need to develop it in all aspects."

"Yes."

"You've received notice recently that pig farming is being encouraged nationwide. With so many family members following you on your farms, we need to find work for them. It's a good idea for each farm to establish a few or a dozen pig farms, but they shouldn't be too large. We have no experience with large-scale pig farms, and we lack the technical expertise. So, start with a dozen or so small farms. This way, from your 40 farms, you can establish three or four hundred small farms. See how it works first. Once you gain experience, you can establish more farms and expand their scale. As the scale of the farms here continues to expand, so too will the staff. In addition to small farms, you can also encourage the families of farm employees to raise one or two pigs at home. You can then purchase pork and pig manure at a certain price to boost the enthusiasm of the families of the farm troops."

"Secretary Wei, we will make overall plans for this."

"I know you have many difficulties. Please bring up a few and I'll see if there are any I can solve."

Since I'm here, of course I have to help solve some problems.

Wei Hongjun hopes that in ten years, Beidahuang will be able to provide the state with 1.5 million to 2 million jin of grain annually, as well as to million jin of soybeans. Currently, soybean exports are a major agricultural commodity.

Therefore, we attach great importance to the development of the Great Northern Wilderness.

"Secretary Wei, now that the Korean War is over, can we share some of the trucks the army has?"

There is a shortage of cars all over the country now.

The total number of vehicles, large and small, was less than 20. The military had the largest number of vehicles, accounting for almost 90% of them. To support the Korean War, China imported 80000 trucks from the Soviet Union.

Other units are jealous.

Previously, because of the war, other units could not say anything. Now that the Korean War is over, all units are watching these trucks in the hands of the army.

Wei Hongjun nodded and said, "I'll find a way. I can't guarantee too much, but allocating a few hundred trucks to you should be no problem."

"Thank you, Secretary Wei."

A few hundred cars are enough to satisfy He Weizhong.

However, such opportunities are rare, so He Weizhong continued, "Also, our farm is very short of tractors. As we continue to develop the Great Northern Wilderness, we will need even more tractors. Can you find a way to increase the number of tractors for us?"

"Don't some other state-owned farms in Northeast China have a lot of tractors?"

"Yes."

He Weizhong nodded and said, "In the early days of the People's Republic of China, we purchased a large number of tractors from the Soviet Union and distributed them to various farms in Northeast China. However, those state-owned farms are currently under the jurisdiction of the State Farm Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture. Furthermore, although the imported tractors seemed numerous at the time, there were many state-owned farms in Northeast China. Therefore, after they were distributed to the various farms, the number of tractors per farm was very limited. More importantly, several thousand of the imported tractors were directly intercepted by Commander Wang Zhen in Xinjiang, and now they have become tractors of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Therefore, it is very difficult to obtain tractors from the state-owned farms in Northeast China. Tractors are also precious to them."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

The speed of land reclamation differed significantly between those with and without tractors. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, over 20000 tractors were imported from the Soviet Union. Wang Zhen was the fastest, acquiring thousands of them in Xinjiang.

The remaining tractors were divided among state farms in North China and Northeast China.

It might seem like a large number, but there were simply too many state-owned farms in North and Northeast China. There were hundreds of them, large and small, including military farms. So each farm received very little. Because there were so few, each tractor was a treasure on the farm, and no one could afford to give it away.

Now that the Great Northern Wilderness is undergoing large-scale development, a large number of tractors are urgently needed.

Wei Hongjun thought for a moment and said, "When I get back, I'll discuss this with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Trade to see if there's a way to import a few thousand tractors from the Soviet Union. You guys should get through this first. The tractor factory in Luoyang has almost installed all the machinery and equipment. In a year or two, we'll have our own tractors."

"Yes."

Wei Hongjun spent several days looking around at the agricultural reclamation situation here.

He and He Weizhong discussed some of the disciplines and organizational structures of the agricultural reclamation system. However, Wei Hongjun soon received a call from Beijing, requesting his return to convene a Politburo meeting. The Chairman was planning to leave Beijing for a three-month research trip south before the First National People's Congress.

Therefore, a Politburo meeting was called to discuss the arrangements for central government work after the Chairman's departure. Essentially, it was a discussion about who among the central leadership would be responsible for day-to-day work after the Chairman's departure. After receiving the call, Wei Hongjun, pressed for time, traveled to Harbin and then flew back to Beijing.

Without even taking a breath, he attended the Politburo meeting.

"I think it would be a better idea for several vice-chairmen of the Central Committee to take turns presiding over the work of the Central Committee."

903 The Battle for the South 2

In fact, there have been several precedents of arranging the central work after the Chairman left.

And the procedures are similar.

At the Politburo meeting, someone was designated to handle the day-to-day work of the Central Committee. However, this wasn't ancient times. In ancient times, after the emperor personally led an army, he would leave the crown prince behind to oversee the country.

That was because of the inconvenience of transportation and communication. What happened in the capital had to be resolved in the capital. If it was not resolved in the capital, it would take who knows how many days to be delivered to the emperor.

Therefore, the crown prince must be left in the capital to govern the country.

But it's different now.

Transportation is infinitely better than it was in the past, and so are communications. If there's anything important, the Chairman can be telegraphed or even called directly. If the matter is truly urgent and requires the Chairman's return for a meeting, then with current transportation conditions, the Chairman can return to Beijing quickly. Therefore, matters truly crucial to the central government's grand strategy still require the Chairman's final decision.

Whether the Chairman was in Chongqing in 45 or in Moscow in 48 and 49, telegrams between the Chairman and the Central Committee were constant.

But after all, the central government has a lot of trivial matters to deal with.

The sheer volume of documents processed daily is innumerable. Therefore, a designated central leader has always been required to oversee daily operations. Previous instances of this were relatively straightforward, with Comrade Xiuyang presiding over the central government's daily work. This has become a central practice.

Everyone gradually got used to it.

As long as the Chairman was away, everyone had grown accustomed to Comrade Xiuyang presiding over the work of the Central Committee. Wei Hongjun shared this sentiment when he returned to Beijing. This was something the entire Party had tacitly agreed to since the Seventh National Congress.

So this time the chairman didn't think much about it.

The Chairman's decision to travel south for research was a rather sudden one. He did have the idea of ​​doing so; after all, he hadn't done so in the provinces since the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, he had originally planned to decide on a date after the conclusion of the first National People's Congress.

However, the sharp drop in the number of live pigs this time also shocked the chairman.