Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

That's counted in tens of thousands.

The central government has deployed so many cadres to the Northeast, but it still lacks them. Because the Northeast is so vast and unfamiliar, much of the work has to be done from scratch. Chen Yun and Peng Zhen's problems may seem problematic, but they're primarily due to a shortage of cadres. If there were sufficient cadres, why would they argue with each other? Some cadres could stay to manage the cities, while others could go to the countryside to establish bases, without delaying either.

The problem is a shortage of cadres.

That's why there are disagreements.

The chairman thought for a moment and said, "Then we can only ask for help."

"Help someone?"

"Tell me, where is the base where our Eighth Route Army has the most experience in managing factories and cities?

"Jin-Cha-Ji."

"Yes, it's Jin-Cha-Ji. Comrade Wei Hongjun established the Chanan Industrial School six or seven years ago, and a few years ago, he began having our cadres take turns learning industrial knowledge. Although Comrade Wei Hongjun himself said that this was the most basic industrial knowledge, it was at least a foundation compared to many cadres in other military regions who didn't even know what industry was. In addition, Jin-Cha-Ji has trained a group of urban cadres during its management of Zhangjiakou over the years. Let Jin-Cha-Ji bear some of the burden and transfer urban and industrial cadres to support the Northeast."

The Chairman was truly very satisfied with Jin-Cha-Ji.

A true model base.

Not to mention the performance in the Anti-Japanese War, how many people did Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei support when the Northeast Base was established? Up to now, the main force alone has sent 100,000 people to the Northeast, and a large number of local cadres have also entered the Northeast.

"According to my idea, I will send a telegram back to Yan'an. Tell Comrade Peng Zhen not to worry, the Central Committee will quickly deploy more cadres to the Northeast. Also, send a telegram to Comrade Luo Ronghuan, urging the troops and cadres of the Shandong Military Region to speed up their entry into the Northeast. All Shandong Military Region troops heading to the Northeast must be in place within a month. As for the telegram to Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, I will write it myself.

Zhangjiakou.

Meeting of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau.

Nie Shuai, secretary of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau; Liu Huafu, Wu Lanfu, Luo Qirong, and Zhou Bin, deputy secretaries; Zhao Zhensheng, Du Liqing, and Wei Hongjun, committee members. Because the situation in Hebei was currently unstable, Yang Quanwu was in charge of the overall situation in Hebei and did not attend this meeting of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau.

The Chairman personally wrote a telegram to Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei.

He spoke of the current difficulties in Northeast China and hoped that Jin-Cha-Ji could provide assistance. The Chairman hoped that Jin-Cha-Ji could transfer urban and industrial cadres to Northeast China to take over some cities in Northeast China.

And the number is not just one or two, the requirement is that Jincha should provide at least 1000 cadres.

Although Jin-Cha-Ji was powerful, it could not bear to be exploited like this. Jin-Cha-Ji had already sent batches of cadres to the Northeast.

"Everyone, let's talk."

Everyone looked at Liu Huafu intentionally or unintentionally.

Because the central government wanted to transfer urban and industrial cadres from Jin-Cha-Ji. Currently, nearly half of the urban and industrial cadres in Jin-Cha-Ji were affiliated with the local party led by Liu Huafu.

They have the most cadres.

But Liu Huafu hesitated.

To be frank, cadres like Liu Huafu had their roots in North China. They were a group of cadres developed during the early years of Comrade Xiuyang's restoration of the North China Party organization. Jin-Cha-Ji was originally the territory of these North China cadres.

Unfortunately, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the troops of Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei fought too well.

Military cadres were promoted one after another.

Marshal Nie quickly rose to become the top leader of the Party, government, and military in Jin-Cha-Ji. Later, Yang Quanwu emerged as a member of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau and deputy commander of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. Later, Wei Hongjun emerged as a member of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau. He is now a member of the Standing Committee of the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau and deputy political commissar of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

Moreover, each of these military party cadres is more arrogant than the other.

They were the top leaders of the Party, government, and military in their respective bases, not only firmly controlling the military's power but also the arrangements of the local governments in their bases. As a result, the local parties in the bases of these second-level military regions were no longer local parties, but more like military parties.

Therefore, in the past two years, local party cadres in Jin-Cha-Ji have become increasingly destitute under the dominance of the military.

At present in Jin-Cha-Ji, Liu Huafu already has few cadres under his command.

The army was strong enough to send 100,000 troops to the Northeast, but it could still recover. But the local cadres around Liu Huafu were not.

Not that many.

If he really sent so many people to the Northeast, then he would really be a commander without troops in Jin-Cha-Ji. Therefore, Liu Huafu has not expressed his position.

Liu Huafu didn't say anything and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

No one knew what to say.

Wei Hongjun then spoke up, "Commander, the Northeast is seriously short of cadres. Now that the Central Committee has spoken, we must support it no matter what. If the Commander agrees, our Jirecha Military Region is willing to transfer a group of cadres to the Northeast."

“Who are you going to send into the Northeast?”

"Comrade Li Shiping, Director of the Logistics Department of the Ji-Re-Cha Military Region. Although he used to be in propaganda, he has been working in logistics for many years and has gradually become familiar with logistics work. After the 8th Column captured Xuanhua, Comrade Li Shiping was responsible for handling Xuanhua's daily work. When we captured Zhangjiakou, Comrade Li Shiping served as Deputy Director of the Zhangjiakou Military Control Commission.

He is primarily responsible for the daily work of the Military Control Commission, particularly its engagement with various factions in Zhangjiakou. While there are still many shortcomings, he is very experienced in handling daily urban affairs. I understand that the conditions in the cities of Northeast China are different from those in Zhangjiakou. However, I believe Comrade Li Shiping can adapt.

In Chahar, Wei Hongjun allowed more cadres to gain exposure to urban work and industrial knowledge. Although these were not in-depth knowledge, Wei Hongjun had always consciously cultivated cadres in this area.

Just like Li Shiping.

He started out as a teacher, a cadre involved in student movements. It was only by chance that he, along with the Eighth Column, soared to prominence. If he had followed his own abilities and followed the established rules, he would never have reached his current position.

But he has improved rapidly in recent years.

After all, he had many opportunities that other cadres didn't have. There were many things other cadres hadn't experienced and didn't know how to handle. But Li Shiping had seen them and handled them personally, so he was more experienced and capable than many cadres in this regard.

So after the Zhangjiakou Military Control Commission was established, Wei Hongjun appointed Li Shiping as deputy director. Li Shiping's main job was to handle the daily management of the Military Control Commission, doing work similar to that of a government secretary-general.

It was still very successful.

Later, when Wei Hongjun had other work, Li Shiping took over the work of the Zhangjiakou Military Control Commission. Having served as deputy director of the Military Control Commission in Zhangjiakou for half a year, he had a good understanding of the city's operations.

So Wei Hongjun recommended Li Shiping to go to the Northeast.

His current presence in the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region was of little use. Zhao Lu had already assumed full responsibility for the region's logistics. Several key cities in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, such as Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua, were currently under the personal responsibility of Comrade Liu Huafu.

Considering Li Shiping's future, it is a good idea for him to go to the Northeast.

If he could serve in a Northeastern city and understand the operations of those industrial cities, it would be of great benefit to Li Shiping's future development. With Li Shiping's current rank, even if he couldn't become the mayor of major cities like Changchun, Shenyang, and Harbin, he could still become the mayor of other industrial cities like Fushun and Anshan.

Good for his future.

"Any more?"

"Comrade Gao Weinong, a scholar who returned from studying abroad, has been in charge of the Trade Department since joining the Eighth Column. He is thoroughly familiar with the management of trade in the Jin-Cha-Ji region and the formation of major trading companies. Later, as Deputy Director of the Zhangjiakou Military Control Commission, he was primarily responsible for the restoration of Zhangjiakou's industry and commerce. In this regard, he performed a great deal of meticulous work with remarkable success. In a short period of time, he restored prosperity to Zhangjiakou's market, and restored the vitality of industrial and commercial owners of all sizes. The cities of Northeast China definitely need cadres like Gao Weinong who are familiar with industry and commerce."

Wei Hongjun was really sincere in recommending the cadres from the former 8th Column.

Jin-Cha-Ji was now beginning to organize its own field armies. The original trading companies needed to change, no longer functioning like they did during the Anti-Japanese War. The current Jin-Cha trading companies were gradually becoming more like the supply and marketing cooperatives of post-liberation China.

Although Gao Weinong was transferred to work in the military region.

But after all, it is not as casual as in the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region.

Northeast China was in need of cadres, and Gao Weinong, a highly educated businessman and university professor, came to the Eighth Column and personally established its trade department, building its trade system. Of course, this trade system more closely resembled the supply and marketing cooperative model.

He can be said to be a cadre who has both theory and practice.

It’s just right for working in the Northeast.

Marshal Nie nodded.

The situation was originally very awkward, but Wei Hongjun's words gave Marshal Nie a way out. So Marshal Nie continued to look at Wei Hongjun. Wei Hongjun did not stop and continued: "There is also Comrade Lin Dafeng. This comrade used to work in military transport and worked as a gun tester in the Taiyuan Arsenal established by Yan Xishan. The arsenal of our Eighth Column was established bit by bit from scratch by Comrade Lin Dafeng. Including those factories of the Eighth Column, they were all established and developed by Comrade Lin Dafeng. Later, after the Eighth Column conquered Xuanhua, Comrade Lin Dafeng was fully responsible for taking over the large and small factories in Xuanhua. Although there were some problems in the acceptance process, the acceptance of these factories was still very smooth overall. At that time, we were in short supply of cadres and technical personnel. In order to take over the factory smoothly and to enable normal production, Comrade Lin Dafeng wanted to. We devised many strategies, including selecting some of the original factory managers to continue managing the factory and allowing some Japanese technicians to remain. Later, we were responsible for establishing a factory security department, educating and mobilizing factory workers to form a union, and participating in factory management and supervision. We did an excellent job in all aspects. The large factories we took over, especially the steel mills, were all Japanese-owned. Yet, we took over without any major problems. I've heard that cities in Northeast China have numerous coal, steel, power, and machinery plants, and if the officials taking over aren't careful, major problems could arise. Comrade Lin Dafeng has the experience and ability to take over these factories.

At this time, Zhao Zhensheng said, "Comrade Wei Hongjun, the Central Committee wants us to send 1000 people.

"Leader, you can listen to me continue."

Wei Hongjun said, "Cities in the Northeast have now established military control committees. They're currently short on cadres, surely because they can't take over those departments and factories on a large scale. So, we should dispatch cadres to address this issue. Although I've only been in the Northeast for two months, I've read information about various cities there. Take Shenyang, for example. It's an industrial city, and the surrounding areas like Anshan, Fushun, Benxi, and Tieling are rife with factories, many of which are important coal mining bases. How to take over these factories and keep them running smoothly is their biggest headache. We have experience in this area. We can dispatch cadres who have taken over factories. We have cadres who participated in the initial factory takeover, as well as worker cadres trained during the process."

They know how to organize workers, how to establish security departments in factories, and how to keep factories running smoothly. Currently, we have so many factories in Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua that we can easily mobilize hundreds of people by drawing on the cadres who originally took over the factories and the worker cadres trained during the process.

Furthermore, the Northeast has many factories, so there must be a wealth of talent there. The current problem in the Northeast is how to build trust between our military control committee and the factory workers. We will dispatch the cadres who initially took over the factories to identify those personnel in the Northeast factories."

"That's not enough."

Marshal Nie spoke.

Wei Hongjun smiled and said, "Commander, in addition to accepting factory cadres, we also have city cadres. What are city cadres? They are not just the highest administrative body of the city, but also so many departments that need to be taken over. We in Jinchayi are the most experienced in this area, because we have accepted cities and managed them. We will classify them into categories and select dozens of people from each department, so we can gather hundreds of thousands of troops in an instant.

Why did the status of Jin-Cha-Ji be greatly improved after it conquered Zhangjiakou?

That's why.

Jin-Cha-Ji officially took over and governed cities.

Even if the abilities of Jinchayi's cadres were no different from those of other base areas, the fact that one had worked in a city and managed urban departments, and the other had never worked in a city, would immediately lead to a difference in their understanding of urban work.

Because Jin-Cha-Ji had managed cities such as Zhangjiakou, Jining, and Xuanhua, it had many cadres that could be transferred.

Marshal Nie nodded slightly after hearing Wei Hongjun's words.

Indeed.

Marshal Nie had previously been troubled, believing 1000 cadres was too many. But after Wei Hongjun explained it clearly, Marshal Nie suddenly understood. Indeed, if you were to constantly exploit the wool from one source, there would definitely not be enough cadres, both urban and industrial.

But if you draw people from various departments, then this problem will immediately not be a problem.

When the Zhangjiakou Military Control Commission was established, it already had about ten subordinate departments. After the Jin-Cha-Ji Central Bureau and the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region arrived in Zhangjiakou, the number of departments in Zhangjiakou increased.

However, Marshal Nie still looked up to Wei Hongjun.

The Eighth Column is a rising star.

Many of the Eighth Column's cadres originally had very little experience. However, as the Eighth Column rose in prominence, their ranks within the Party and the military rose rapidly. Unexpectedly, the Eighth Column, which initially plundered cadres, now boasts an astonishing cadre reserve.

Although Wei Hongjun said that cadres were drawn from various departments in Zhangjiakou and factories in Xuanhua.

However, because Zhangjiakou was captured by the Eighth Column, and the factories in Xuanhua were all taken over by the Eighth Column, this area was filled with cadres from the Eighth Column. However, Marshal Nie also understood that it was precisely because the Wei Hongjun had begun to reserve cadres early on that they were able to confidently transfer so many cadres now. After all, although the Cha'nan Cadre School was at most a technical school in later generations, it was still very useful in this era.

A large number of technical personnel and industrial cadres have been trained.

"Okay. Hongjun, you'll be responsible for this matter."

"Yes."

Chapter 640 Foreign Trade

Soon, Jin-Cha-Ji selected cadres to go to the Northeast.

From this moment on, Li Shiping, Gao Weinong, and Lin Dafeng left Jin-Cha-Ji and officially entered the Northeast, becoming cadres in the Northeast. Their route to the Northeast was to take a train to Changping, then from Changping to Jixian, and finally enter the Northeast through Shanhaiguan from the Ji-Re-Liao Military Region.

Following them were 1000 cadres drawn from various departments and factories in Jin-Cha-Ji.

After this matter was completed, Wei's Hongjun's work became less hectic. After the disastrous defeat at Zhuozi, Fu Zuoyi withdrew from Guisui and retreated to Baotou. The negotiations between the KMT and the CCP gave Fu Zuoyi some breathing space. He used this opportunity to rapidly reorganize his troops and restore the strength of his own forces. As long as Fu Zuoyi did not move in the Suiyuan region, there would be no rival for the Jin-Cha-Ji region.

So Wei Hongjun took the time to find Zhou Bin.

Wei Hongjun was actually quite curious about Zhou Bin. Zhou Bin was a revolutionary economist. Born in the countryside, with little education, he had been using an abacus to run small businesses since childhood. It was surprising that such a cadre would grow up to become a prominent economist for our Party.

During the Red Army era, he made significant contributions to stabilizing prices and the currency in the Soviet areas, including trade. Even Sheng Shicai praised him highly in history. This was due to his assistance to Sheng Shicai in streamlining finance and fiscal affairs in Xinjiang, which he managed in a truly orderly manner.