Rebirth of the Military Industry Power of the Anti-Japanese War

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It turns out that although Zhang Fang led his army to garrison in Luoyang, it was not considered his own territory. Therefore, although Zhang Fang's army was a motley crew, the military salary was all funded by the government. If he really wanted to expand the army privately, the salary of the officers and soldiers below would definitely shrink.

, it would be strange if everyone didn’t rebel, after all, prestige cannot be eaten as food...

Not to mention these old armies, even the Red Army without military pay would not be able to survive if it was too poor. And Henan, at least during the Republic of China, was definitely not a good land, and the land of the Fourth War was undefendable.

, the country is densely populated and prone to disasters, so it is not unusually difficult to develop the economy.

"Looking at it now, perhaps the historical evaluation of Commander Tang is not entirely fair. After all, he had a very bad reputation when he was stationed in Henan, and Henan was already the most chaotic and poorest country in the country even before he came.

One of the provinces. In wealthy provinces like Jiangsu and Zhejiang, even if the officials are a little corrupt, the people can still afford it. But in Henan, where the living conditions are extremely harsh, as long as the officials are a little corrupt, even if the officials are honest but incompetent, they will not be able to survive.

People would starve to death on a large scale, so Tang Enbo’s evil deeds were infinitely magnified..." Hu Weidong couldn't help but sigh. He naturally knew that in history, even after liberation, Henan's economy had always been in the lower reaches of the country.

, it can be seen how difficult it is to develop Henan's economy?

However, the difficulties faced by Hu Weidong were much smaller than those of later generations Jiao Yulu and Zhang Qinli (Jiao Yulu's assistant and successor). First, the Huayuankou embankment breach had not yet occurred. In addition to more disasters in Henan, the soil quality was not bad; second, the

With some valuable experience in governing Henan in later generations, such as "diverting the Yellow River to irrigate silt"; thirdly, the 15th Red Army captured a lot of money in previous battles and had abundant funds and materials, but the base areas did not expand blindly.

According to the 19 counties in western Henan except Luoyang and Mengjin County, it has temporarily stopped. With more money and less land, it will naturally be much easier to develop the economy. In addition, there is another very important point, that is

The situation in Henan is already extremely bad. As long as Hu Weidong makes some achievements, the people will be grateful. And with the support and support of the people, the work will naturally become better and better. When the people get benefits, they will naturally become more supportive. This

A virtuous cycle is formed...

During the Agrarian Revolution, every time the Red Army conquered a new territory, the first thing they had to do was land reform. However, the situation in Henan was different from that in other regions. After decades of chaos, the large landowners who occupied a larger area fled to death.

people fled, so the problem of land annexation is not serious. What really makes the local people miserable are four main problems - harsh governance and corrupt officials, wars and disasters, banditry, and disasters year after year.

The first problem was basically solved as soon as the Red Army arrived. Although there are good and bad cadres among the Red Party cadres, at least in terms of corruption, the average level is definitely much better than the current Kuomintang. And in terms of various policies (especially

(It is the military service system), at least for the farmers who make up the majority of the population, it is much better than the government's...

The second question refers to the fact that Henan was the main battlefield of the warlords' melee, and all the people in the province suffered greatly. According to incomplete statistics, during the Central Plains War alone, more than 2 million people in Henan died in the war.

However, the terrain of the Soviet Area in Western Henan is very special. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also has convenient transportation. It has both military and economic value. This is why Luoyang has been able to become the imperial capital again and again in history. Although it is more dangerous than Yanshan

, the mountains around Luoyang can only be regarded as hills, but the construction of permanent fortifications at key points, or even just civil fortifications, are enough to make the Soviet area in western Henan impregnable. Even if the main force of the Japs comes in the future, it will be difficult to get past the thunder pool, and those who have no power can

Hu Weidong would not touch the dangerous and defendable plain areas until he had enough strength. Of course, Luoyang, which was surrounded by the Soviet area, was an exception. There was no reason not to eat the meat in the bowl, but now was not the right time.

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The third question has been discussed in detail before, so I won’t talk nonsense anymore...

The fourth issue is the top priority. The yellow flood zone has not yet appeared. The most common disasters in Henan are mainly floods, droughts and locust plagues secondary to droughts. The reason why floods and droughts occur frequently is firstly because of climate problems.

For example, precipitation in western Henan has always been low, so droughts are common. Secondly, because Henan's current farmland water conservancy construction is basically zero, so in the future, too much or too little precipitation, which is not considered a disaster at all, will lead to reduced field production or even no harvests.

.As for the more harmful locust plague, on the one hand, it is because of frequent droughts, and on the other hand, it is because farmers lack pesticides and various knowledge to prevent and control locust plagues, which causes frequent disasters.

There is nothing Hu Weidong can do about the climate, but he knows a little bit about farmland water conservancy construction, and the technical content of this kind of thing is actually not high (because due to the impending Anti-Japanese War, water-saving irrigation cannot be done for the time being, and canal irrigation has been practiced in China for more than two thousand years.

It will be done soon.) As long as the government can come forward to organize farmers, it is not difficult to do a good job, and organizing the masses is exactly what the Red Party is good at but the Kuomintang is not good at, even if it is a slightly more troublesome "diversion of the Yellow River for irrigation and siltation"

", it just consumes more labor and time. As for the prevention of locust plagues and other pests and diseases, Hu Weidong asked the "new factory" of the Gongxian Arsenal that originally produced poison gas to trial-produce several pesticides that he thought were efficient, low-toxic, and low-residue.

Organize farmers to raise more poultry, and at the same time prohibit the killing of various birds, frogs and other beneficial organisms to play a role in biological control. These later had very good results...

In addition, Hu Weidong also organized teachers and students from the Department of Biology of Zhejiang University to go to the countryside regularly and irregularly to popularize basic agricultural science and technology knowledge to farmers. In addition, the phosphate fertilizer plant and potash fertilizer plant in the Soviet Area were put into operation one after another, which ushered in the 36th anniversary of the Soviet Area in Western Henan.

A bumper harvest that had not been seen in decades. However, considering the impending Anti-Japanese War and the terrible famine in the Central Plains in 1942 (at least 3 million people starved to death in Henan alone), Hu Weidong never stopped purchasing grain.

Although agriculture has rapidly recovered and developed, Henan's population is too dense. In 1935, the per capita cultivated land was only a little over 2 acres. Even with intensive farming in pursuit of total output, there is a serious surplus of agricultural labor. After all, even if cattle are used for farming, the yield will not be affected.

Under the premise, a skilled and strong labor force is enough to cultivate 30 acres of single-crop fields or 15 acres of multi-crop fields. In order to utilize these idle labor forces, Hu Weidong engaged in rural cooperativeization (Note 1) and militia construction.

At the same time, a large number of young and middle-aged farmers are recruited to work in industrial and mining enterprises or to build public projects. In addition, military buildings with low confidentiality levels are also completed by these "migrant workers", making full use of the idle rural labor force and accelerating various construction projects.

At the same time, it has invisibly strengthened the ranks of industrial workers, and its impact has been far-reaching...

Note 1: This step is necessary for farmers to get rid of the small producer mentality of each household. Moreover, during the Republic of China when there was a serious shortage of water conservancy facilities and years of wars led to an imbalance in the age and gender structure of the population, cooperatives played an important role in disaster prevention, reduction and relief.

It is of great benefit to the elderly, weak, women and children, as long as it is not overdone.

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