1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

This time, there will be a complete break with the previous "election" work and the "Fourth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee" which had huge problems.

...Regarding the removal of Bo Gu, Chen Yun, Han Lianhui, Zhao Ziqi, Wang Ming, Shen Xianding, Xu Weisan, Wang Kequan, Zhang Wentian, Kang Sheng, and others from their positions as members or alternate members of the Central Committee..." (Note: Some of these individuals have already defected or are missing, but the CCP is either unaware of this or has not yet begun the formal process.)

Almost all of the above-mentioned people rose to power during the "illegal and non-compliant" Fourth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee and the subsequent orders of the "Provisional Central Committee." If the procedures were illegal and non-compliant, how could the results convince the public?

Therefore, these people must be removed from their Party positions, not to mention that there are quite a few traitors among them. Incidentally, this matter was first brought up by Zhang Wentian.

Including getting rid of himself.

"Now, please raise your hands and vote to remove the above-mentioned persons from their positions as members of the Central Committee and other party posts! First one! Bo Gu!" Everyone raised their hands loudly, and no one objected.

Bo Gu, looking pale and dejected, hesitated for a moment before also raising his hand. "Zhang Guotao!"

His problem had already been reported to the entire CCP leadership, so no one expressed any objections. "Wang Ming!"

Not to mention this person.

The process was quickly completed, and all 15 members and alternate members of the Central Committee elected after the Fourth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee were dismissed. Thus, the adverse impact of the meeting that Mif had forcibly convened was superficially eliminated.

Why "on the surface"?

Because the comrades who sacrificed their lives or left the party can never come back.

"Okay, please have the secretariat take notes. After the meeting, please have all participants sign for the records." Wu Hao glanced at Ma Shiwu, who was twiddling her fingers at the back, and sighed inwardly before continuing, "Next, we will add new members and alternate members to the Central Committee and elect the Seventh Central Committee!" "This meeting proposes the following individuals..."

The voting process of reading out names is omitted.

In short, the Seventh Central Committee elected 36 members and 16 alternate members of the Central Committee.

I won’t post the specific list to avoid being accused of padding the word count, but I will briefly talk about a few people who are a little "special".

Zhang Wentian and Chen Yun were both elected to the Central Committee (alternate). Their performance in the "test" administered by the S.H.I.P. was sufficient to merit them as Central Committee members (alternate). At Li Desheng's suggestion, Zhu Dezong, Peng Dehuai, and many other military personnel were also elected to the ranks of Central Committee members or alternate members.

The reasoning was that the military was one of the executors of political will. If even the military brass couldn't fully understand and participate in political discussions, how could they enforce political will? Furthermore, those like Yu Maohuai, who had clearly agreed to attend but hadn't yet arrived, or those who were simply too far away, like Luo Dengxian and Li Weihan, were elected in absentia. Zhang Wentian raised an objection to one individual's list:

"Comrade Wu Hao, may I ask why Comrade Zhao Ziqi is not included in the list?"

While not guaranteeing his election, at the very least, he was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee during the "Shanghai period." Even if he wasn't present, the lack of a backup list is a bit unacceptable. "Regarding Comrade Zhao Ziqi... he's currently carrying out other tasks and isn't suitable for inclusion. Please refrain from mentioning him in the future."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone knew Zhao Ziqi was carrying out some confidential mission. Without further ado, everyone celebrated the birth of the Seventh Central Committee with a round of applause. "Now, all Central Committee members, please take a seat in the front row and jointly elect a new Politburo!"

Now, everyone became even more solemn.

Compared with the somewhat "empty" Central Committee, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee is the power body that can truly determine the future direction of the CPC.

Just like the previous Politburo meetings, their decisions will be resolutely implemented unless they commit serious mistakes that the entire party and Moscow cannot tolerate.

Whether it was "Li Lisan's 'Left' adventurist error" or "Qu Qiubai's 'Left' blind activism error," as long as the Central Political Bureau passed a resolution, it must be implemented! What is "organizational discipline"?

This is called "organizational discipline"!

Therefore, we cannot afford to be careless.

As before, everyone first voted to remove the previous members or alternate members of the Central Political Bureau, and then entered the formal election stage.

After preliminary discussions, the current Central Political Bureau election will be conducted by secret ballot, electing six alternate members of the Central Political Bureau, seven members of the Central Political Bureau, three members of the Central Political Bureau Standing Committee, and one general secretary. Wu Hao explained the election rules in detail and said solemnly:

"Now, please write your name on the ballot paper independently, carefully, and after careful consideration... Please have the staff distribute the ballot papers..." About thirty minutes later, everyone had voted, and Wu Hao and others began counting the votes. Another ten minutes later, the results were in. Alternate members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee: Deng Zhongxia, Luo Dengxian, Deng Fa, Ren Bishi, Guan Xiangying, and Li Weihan;

Members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee: Wu Hao, Li Desheng, General Zhu, Xiang Yin, Wang Jiaxiang, Qu Qiubai, Li Lisan; Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee: Wu Hao, Li Desheng, Wang Jiaxiang;

The previous part was easy to explain, but the problem arose with the "General Secretary." Because Wu Hao and Li Desheng received exactly the same number of votes!

"this..."

Everyone was embarrassed.

If I had known, I wouldn't have had 36 Central Committee members.

How to do?

Another round?

Or should the members of the Central Political Bureau nominate him again? After a moment of silence, Li Desheng raised his hand:

"Comrades, I announce my withdrawal from the competition for the position of General Secretary." "Huh?"

Everyone was stunned, and Wu Hao stopped them, saying, "Comrade Desheng, there's no need..."

"No, I'm considering my personality and temper. I might not be suitable to be the party leader at the moment." Li Desheng raised his head slightly and said calmly:

"I will continue to hone myself and wait for the next election. If my comrades recognize my changes and performance, it won't be too late to run again then."

Hearing these words, UMP45 in the corner smiled like a Mark.

Even when he spoke of his "ambitions," he was so open and honest, so fearless. No wonder he always had open plans throughout his life.

This is how Zhang Guotao was handled;

This was the case with "On Protracted War"; the shelling of Kinmen; the anti-rightist and anti-corruption campaigns; and propaganda work.

The Cultural Revolution was also like this...

I haven't seen a human like this in years. Coming to this world was definitely worth it.

Since Li Desheng voluntarily withdrew from the competition, the new Central Political Bureau was completely elected; no one proposed to "report to the Communist International for approval";

It seems that everyone has forgotten about this matter.

133 What to do if you are short of salt, guns, or equipment? Contact the World Revolutionary Party

The composition of the new Politburo shows that cadres from the "Central Soviet Area" hold an absolute advantage. (This statement is actually incorrect, as the CCP's cadres have always been transferred around.)

It's obvious that all the Central Committee members made similar decisions after careful consideration. After all...

Everyone glanced at the woman at the back, then quietly retracted their envious gazes.

The Shihwa Revolutionary Party directly assisted the Central Soviet Area...

Even if Mark himself was reluctant to interfere too much with the CCP's internal decision-making, it's undeniable that the existence of the "World Revolutionary Party" itself was a huge influencing factor. Therefore, even Chen Yun and Zhang Wentian, who had previously served as members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and "Provisional Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee," did not vote for themselves.

The S.R.P.'s "raid" on Shanghai and subsequent failure to leave any support there clearly demonstrated their attitude towards the so-called "Shanghai Central Committee." This was something the CCP had to consider.

After the members of the Central Political Bureau were selected, it took some time to select the candidate for the Secretary of the Central Secretariat.

This time, Li Desheng was successfully elected as the first secretary of the Central Secretariat without any opposition.

His prestige and achievements were there. As long as he could control his temper, unite his comrades, and avoid causing even a good-tempered person like General Zhu to slam the table in anger, he would be the undisputed leader of the Communist Party of China. At this point, the entire leadership team of the Communist Party of China was almost complete, and they could legitimately begin to discuss some major issues.

The first question facing us is the future development path of the Communist Party of China.

In short, should we continue with the "attack major cities" strategy or take a different approach? Indeed, many high-ranking CCP leaders have not completely given up on the idea of ​​"attacking major cities." This has been true throughout history as well.

For example, after the disastrous defeat in the Ganzhou Campaign, do you think they realized their mistakes and changed their original policies? No.

In reality, Peng Dehuai and his colleagues, who returned from defeat, didn't consider this a mistake in their strategy. Instead, they considered their own forces insufficient and insisted on continuing to attack the major cities. Their reasons were complex, including the collapse of the Soviet economy, a miscalculation of enemy and our own strength, the influence of the Communist International, the Soviet example, and the demands of the Central Committee.

In short, historically, after some debate, the Red Army was divided into two after the Ganzhou Campaign. The Eastern Route Army led by Wu Hao, Li Desheng and others won the "Zhangzhou Victory", and it took more than a month to move all the spoils; but the Western Route Army that attacked Shangyou, Chongyi in Ganjiang River and Rucheng and Guidong in southern Hunan suffered successive defeats under the siege of the Kuomintang's superior forces.

Then, Bo Gu, who resolutely implemented Wang Ming's policies, came to the Central Soviet Area. Li Desheng, who had made such great contributions and proved the correctness of his own line, was "hidden" even more.

Human beings, unless they get hurt and bleed, will not easily realize their own problems;

Even if you realize it, turning your own understanding into action and then into everyone's understanding and action is an extremely long and difficult process;

The "gods" who stand at the bottom of history are always blaming this and insulting that. If we really put them in the position of martyrs, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have the courage to make up their minds to take a certain path. What about this time?

...we should concentrate our efforts on developing northeastern Jiangxi, where enemy rule is relatively weak, the Communist Party and the masses have a strong foundation, and the terrain is relatively favorable..." "...we should develop revolutionary war and strike against landlord armed forces in the vast areas east of the Gan River, west of the Fujian and Zhejiang coasts, south of the Yangtze River, and north of the Wuling Mountains..." Li Desheng took the stage and, as in history, expounded on the new strategic guidelines of the Red Army that he had formulated based on actual conditions;

As in history, his strategic approach was still not supported by the majority, and all the objections mentioned above were put forward;

Unlike in the past, this time, even when faced with opposition, he suppressed his temper, listened patiently to everyone's opinions, and then explained his position: "...The Soviet Union has a good industrial base and a large number of workers, so the strategy of relying on workers' riots and starting from the urban center is feasible;"

However, the situation in China is different. Aside from a few cities like Shanghai, which have a strong industrial base, the vast majority of the country remains a traditional rural area. Therefore, we should mobilize the power of the peasants..." "Each city, including Ganzhou, is highly dependent on the surrounding rural areas for basic supplies. As long as we cut off this supply, these cities will collapse without needing to be attacked."

"That's what I said: surround the cities from the countryside and seize power by force."

UMP45 then transmitted this scene to her agent in far-flung Tohoku via video, which then projected it onto a pristine white wall with her own eyes. Sure enough, using "moral blackmail" on the teacher worked.

As long as he's reminded that "if I don't control my temper and unite with my comrades, I will cause great losses to the Chinese Red Army, the Chinese people, and the Chinese Revolution," he'll control himself even if he's about to explode with rage. Teacher, teacher, please "evolve" into a teacher soon...

Because Li Desheng didn't lose his temper, the others, despite raising various objections, all appeared very calm:

...You mean we shouldn't follow the Soviet path of urbanism, but instead focus all our efforts on the vast rural areas?" "Yes."

Li Desheng pointed at the map and said:

"As long as we cut off this... this... and this, we can connect our base areas. Whether we take Ganzhou or not is no longer important. Therefore, I believe that the Red Army should start from Changting and Xinfeng and capture Longyan and Zhangzhou. Victory is certain..."

".…."

Everyone thought for a while and fell into deep thought.

If this is true as Li Desheng said, then it really doesn't matter whether Ganzhou fights or not, but...

"I admit that what you said makes sense, but we need industry and commerce in big cities. Without these things, the countryside alone cannot support the basic operations of the Soviet base area.

..Apart from anything else, what about the salt?”

Salt has been a serious problem that has existed for the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army since the Jinggangshan period, and is the most typical representative of the many scarce materials in the Soviet area.

On May 30, 1931, the Kuomintang promulgated a new "Salt Law" and established the Salt and Kerosene Administration in Nanchang, intensifying the economic blockade. As a result, the already high salt prices in the Soviet area soared again. According to Li Desheng's later "Changgang Township Investigation", in March 1931, refined salt was only one yuan and seven catties, but by March 1932 it had soared to one yuan per catty.

You know, at that time, a cow only cost about 30 yuan!

In the future, try to exchange 30 bags of refined salt for a cow. Even with that, there is no demand for it and you can’t buy it even with money.

The lack of salt resulted in the Central Soviet Area being filled with people with premature graying of hair, swollen faces, cold sweats, and even unsteady walks. How could we talk about construction and winning the war?

The situation was exacerbated by the implementation of overly "leftist" policies for a period of time, which led to the Central Soviet Area ceasing cooperation with private vendors and proactively cutting off trade with the White Areas. Forced into a corner, the Soviet Army and civilians were forced to come up with various solutions to alleviate the salt shortage.

For example, using radish water, dried peppers and other things instead of salt to cook;

For example, they sent troops to Fujian to launch the "Salt War", exchanging human lives for salt;

They even dug up saltpeter from toilets, cellars, and under coffins, and cooked the bitter, astringent, and poisonous saltpeter to eat!

Wu Hao's mother-in-law, Yang Zhende, was nearly crushed to death by a collapsed toilet wall while digging saltpeter soil, demonstrating the severity of the salt shortage at the time. Later, after the Soviet Area established the Ministry of National Economy and the Central Bureau of Foreign Trade, and began engaging in foreign trade, various "salt transportation techniques" were employed to obtain salt.

In the film "The Red Star," the scene where a man soaks a cotton coat in salt water, then dries it and wears it to avoid being searched is based on a historical martyr named Nie Huaizhuang. Incidentally, why did the Soviet area stop trade during that period?

The reason is that "vendors are exploiting the Soviet areas and their people on a large scale by selling goods at high prices." Is this true?

Yes, absolutely right, that is the fact.

Prohibiting exploitation is also a matter of principle in communism. However, reality does not allow you to rigidly adhere to so-called "principles." "Right" is problematic;

"Left" is good for the revolution? "This..."

After calm reflection, Li Desheng did understand to a certain extent why everyone was so eager to capture the big cities, and he became more tolerant and calmer. Besides the influence of the "leftist" line, it was also because if they didn't capture the big cities, they wouldn't be able to take the industrial base areas, and they would have no money, no salt, no cloth, no guns and ammunition.

In fact, in many cases, people simply consider things from different perspectives, with different priorities and heights, rather than a life-and-death struggle over a specific strategy. As long as someone mediates, they can often find common ground while reserving differences. This is also an important reason why Li Desheng is willing to control his temper.

Because we are all comrades, not enemies. Of course, the most important reason is...

"Comrade Ma Shiwu, do you have any solution for this problem?" Since you have already accepted their assistance, then don't be shy! Everyone looked at the girl, who smiled and nodded.

"Yes, we have reached a cooperation agreement with the manager of the Song family's company. They are willing to supply unlimited salt at a 'low price' of 1 yuan per catty, or a shipping fee of 10,000 yuan per trip.

You buy the salt yourself."

Ah, I won’t go into the details of how we talked about it.

Anyway, the glamorous, pampered, fat and big-eared manager has definitely not encountered any life threats or financial attacks.

The CCP members were so embarrassed that they had a deeper understanding of the saying "Money makes the world go round".

That’s the Song family, the family of Jiang’s damn wife.

The husband was desperately trying to block the salt supply to the Soviet area, while his wife's family was frantically supplying salt to the Soviet area. As long as there is money, salt is not a problem;

At least not until the deal between the two parties is exposed and stopped.

As for money, there was none in the Soviet area before, but now...

Thinking of the vast amount of supplies and equipment and millions of dollars stored in the cellar, everyone couldn't help but puff out their chests, feeling a sense of confidence. "What about the industrial equipment, guns and ammunition..."

"Aren't you already discussing a list of aid? We'll be responsible for the procurement, and then we can have the Song family's ships help transport it in..."

"Oh, by the way, Chen Jitang in Guangdong, you'd better send someone to talk to him. My suggestion is that you can consider giving him the sales rights of the tungsten mine in exchange for his support..."

....

...This guy is just a warlord. If you keep him well-fed, he won't mind cooperating with the Red Army. Procurement from him might be cheaper... If that doesn't work, let him compete with the Song family. Whoever offers the lowest price will be chosen..."

"Money? That's not a problem... In the future? That won't be a problem either. Well, money is the simplest thing. I can have it whenever I want..."

As a result, the strategy of sending troops to attack the relatively weak northeastern Jiangxi was successfully implemented.