Jiang Cheng whispered to Jiang Jingguo, "In order to deceive others, we publicized that a wealthy businessman from Southeast Asia came to support Yan'an in the fight against Japan, so don't let anything slip. If the chairman of the committee finds out, it will be difficult to explain."
Jiang Jingguo nodded to express his understanding.
A group of people got into the car and drove towards the outskirts of the city. Jiang Jingguo looked at the numerous telephone poles on the road and couldn't help but ask, "Are the power facilities in our border area well constructed?"
Zhou Guansheng, who was sitting next to Jiang Jingguo, said, "As of last month, every town in our border area has been electrified, and 60% of the villages have been electrified. Of course, the most important electrical appliance in most homes is the light, and the electricity bill is very high. It's expensive, but only schools and hospitals will keep lights on. We have already enabled more than 80% of children under the age of 14 in border areas to study, and I believe that by the end of 2029, this level will reach 95%."
Jiang Jingguo took a breath. This data is simply unbelievable. Even in the wealthy Jiangsu, there is no such infrastructure, and this is still in the Yan'an area, which is famous for its poverty.
Jiang Jingguo looked out the window and suddenly realized that the road he was driving on was not an ordinary dirt road, but a cement road. Pedestrians could be seen all the time on the roadside. Most of these passers-by had ruddy faces, which were completely different from the people in the rear areas of the south. Jiang Jingguo couldn't help but be excited. I feel like I will see a lot of interesting things.
Looking at the southwest, Jiang Jingguo laughed, wondering what the Chairman's expression would be like if he knew he was actually in Yan'an.
--Chongqing
"Ah," Agent Jiang sneezed, shook his head and said to He Yingqin and others in front of him, "The plan you made is very good. You are pressing forward step by step. You have considered the reactions from all aspects. Don't worry if it takes a long time. After Ye Ting goes back, Is there any movement in the New Fourth Army?"
Dai Li shook his head and said, "The New Fourth Army has been developing northward during this period. It seems that the New Fourth Army has plans to merge with the Eighth Route Army. However, the New Fourth Army did not crowd out our troops like the Eighth Route Army. Most of their territory was taken from the Japanese army. or civilian armed forces voluntarily joined.”
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "If the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army successfully merge, then a large area from Shandong to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi will be invaded. What is their reason for going north?"
Dai Li said, "There's no reason. It's just that wherever there are Japanese troops, they are there."
Agent Jiang shook his head and pointed at Bai Chongxi in front of him. He Yingqin said, "This is to conquer the world. Okay, let's start acting according to the plan. I hope to see as soon as possible that there are no red parties in Jiangnan."
--Poland
"Bang bang" a train slowly drove to the west, and you could see slowly loading ores and coal on the train.
"There have been a lot of trains running from Sud to Germany recently," a railway worker said, looking at the smoke from the trains going away.
Another worker tightened the last screw hard and said, "It is said that Germany used things like machine tools to exchange for Soviet ore."
The trains went one after another, seemingly without end, and the trade volume between Sud and Germany increased rapidly this winter.
--Tokyo
"Welcome back, Ishihara-kun, Berlin and his team have gained a lot, haven't they?" Shunroku Hata greeted him standing outside the General Staff Headquarters.
Ishihara smiled and nodded, and said as he walked, "When I arrived in Berlin, I realized how far behind our imperial army was now. Maybe our navy can compete with Britain, France, the United States and other countries in terms of the advancement of battleships, and our army is even second-rate to Germany. The equipment of the troops is not even comparable."
Hideki Tojo hummed, "So we must strengthen cooperation with Germany. This time our diplomacy failed again. Germany and the Soviet Union have come together. According to the reliable information we have received, the trade between Germany and the Soviet Union
The volume has increased rapidly in the past few months. Germany obtained resources and minerals from the Soviet Union, while the Soviet Union obtained machinery and equipment from Germany... It would be great if we could also have these machinery and equipment."
Shunroku Hata shook his head and said, "The equipment of our Imperial Japanese Army is not bad, and His Majesty has approved our development plan for new weapons. All the major chaebols have arrived. Let's go in."
In the conference room, various Japanese military industrial companies such as Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, Fuji, and Panasonic were sitting on one side, while Ishihara Wanji and others were sitting on the other side.
Shunroku Hata looked at Ishihara Wanji. Ishihara nodded and said, "Gentlemen, the reason why I am so anxious to call everyone to come to the meeting is mainly because of the important changes I discovered during my inspection in Europe. Whether the military equipment of countries like Germany is...
Both the army and aircraft have far surpassed our empire. Therefore, the Ministry of War has to put forward new requirements for you. From the most basic clothing, rifles, and bullets to cannons, tanks, and fighter jets, we all have new requirements, and
We need to increase production.”
The Panasonic representative raised his hand and said, "This is not a problem. As long as you invest enough money and experiment enough times, you will always have a good product, but the problem is funding."
The Japanese yen continues to depreciate, which is good for our exports, but some of the machinery and raw materials we need have also become more expensive, so I hope the military can invest more funds."
Ishihara looked at Shunroku Hata, who said, "Don't worry about the funding issue. The empire has prepared to issue new national bonds to support the research and development of this weapon. The empire needs new tanks and new cannons to cope with the next battle. This time
, General Ishihara also specially bought some of the latest German tanks from Germany, so you can go out and have a look."
Everyone filed out and saw only a few tanks slowly driving out. One was a No. 3 tank, and another was a steamed bun tank. Jiang Cheng was unwilling to sell it to Ishihara Wan'er, so Ishihara thought.
The method colluded with several major powers and packaged together to purchase the minimum number of tanks set by Jiang Cheng. After all, for these countries with their own production capabilities, the main purpose of buying German tanks is to imitate and study them. This method is the most cost-effective for them, but the production process.
But no matter how they talked about it, Chen Nan didn't speak, and just said that he still needed to think about it.
Ishihara Kanji pointed at the two tanks and said, "What we have in front of us is not the best tank in Germany now, but it is the one that I think is most suitable for us. I hope that within two years, such a tank can reach mass production."
In addition, there are these new German-made weapons that I bought in Germany. I hope everyone can master the production techniques of these weapons as soon as possible.
A factory representative came out and said, "Others are fine, but this tank requires a lot of steel, and these automated weapons require a lot of ammunition. The empire does not have such large financial and material resources."
Ishihara squinted his eyes and looked southward and said, "Don't worry about these issues. Finding resources is the responsibility of the imperial army, not yours. You have only one responsibility. Master the production technology of these new weapons as soon as possible and prepare for the next war."
——Yan'an Iron and Steel Works
"Did you see it? Where else? They are all our newly built blast furnaces, and that one is called a converter, which is specially used for steelmaking. We don't have many large mines in the border areas, so the steel plants are no better than those in Shanxi." Ren Chi
He pointed at the blast furnace that was producing molten iron.
Jiang Jingguo said excitedly, "It's good, it's really good. I've never seen such a big steel factory behind us. This...is this really in China? Where do these come from?"
Ren Chi said, "We built it ourselves. The equipment was brought from Taiyuan during the first Taiyuan Battle. Chairman Yan at the time, that is, Yan Xishan, promised us all the equipment, and we brought it all back, relying on
These foundations, coupled with the equipment we requested from the Soviet Union and overseas, have been built in this way. But the most important thing is the support of the people. To be honest, Boss Jiang, I am actually from overseas. I have never seen
It’s such a united place.”
Jiang Jingguo smiled. He had stayed in the Soviet Union for a long time and knew how good the Red Party was at winning people's hearts.
Zhou Guansheng said, "It's not just steel plants. We in Yan'an also built our own arsenal. But what we are really proud of is that we successfully reduced rents and interest rates, implemented the three-three system, and established the anti-Japanese democratic united front. We also established compulsory education and medical care.
Insurance and other systems, the construction of these systems is what we are most proud of."
Jiang Jingguo followed everyone to the school. Although he was wearing shabby clothes, everyone's eyes were full of desire for knowledge, which was hard to see in other places.
Zhou Guansheng said, "I know that many people think that it is impossible for us to do well in China. Some people say that our nation has bad habits, some people say that it is the remnants of thousands of years of feudalism, and some people say that all officials want to be corrupt.
Being an official for thousands of miles is just for money, but if you don’t do it and I don’t do it, who will save our nation and country?”
Jiang Jingguo asked as he walked, "Mr. Zhou, actually I know that in Chongqing the Chairman is also trying to carry out movements like yours. The Chairman knows very well what is good and what is bad. Whether it is rent and interest reduction or industrial construction,
But why are they not as good as you?"
Zhou Guansheng thought for a while and said, "One is that although there are theoretical debates in our Red Party, what we have achieved is democracy within the party and independence outside the party, so our strength can be used in one place, and our representatives are different. The Red Party
It represents the people at the grassroots level. Most of our party members are from humble backgrounds. Do they have the fighting passion to break the old rules? However, your party is mainly composed of elites. They all come from the landlord class and the bourgeoisie and are vested.
Those with interests are naturally unwilling to reform and try new things. In fact...if the reform is successful and the cake becomes bigger, they can get more, but there are too few people who understand."
Jiang Jingguo thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, just like the Qing government, if they had really implemented a constitutional monarchy back then, maybe they would still be the Qing Dynasty now."
Zhou Guansheng narrowed his eyes slightly as he listened, and he understood that there was another meaning in Jiang Jingguo's words.
Jiang Jingguo asked again, "Mr. Zhou, does the Red Party have any magic weapon? It can develop so fast. Although I have been in the Soviet Union for many years, I am still somewhat lacking in theoretical study."
Zhou Guansheng smiled and said, "Chairman Mao said that party building, the united front and armed struggle are the three magic weapons of our party."
Jiang Jingguo asked, "How to say?"
Zhou Guansheng said, "First, party building means that we must continuously strengthen the party's ideological construction, organizational construction and style construction. People must continue to learn, and the same is true for the party. In fact, construction is about summing up experience and lessons. Every time we succeed or fail,
, will sum up their experience. From that wooden boat in the mist to today, we have changed a lot. We believe that only by building the party well, making the party's ideology and political line correct, and organizing a strong party, can it have combat effectiveness and achieve success.
The final victory.
Second, the united front, we have many enemies and are extremely powerful, and China’s international power is also very small, so we must win more people to join us. We believe that all those who want China to become rich and strong actually do
Anyone who is our friend can become our comrade. Especially the oppressed masses, they are the source of our strength.
Third, it is armed struggle. The enemy will not be defeated by books, but he can be defeated by bullets. Will the Japanese be defeated by a few books of Ma Zhe? No! We will reason with those who are reasonable, and those who are reasonable will be defeated by bullets.
If there are people with guns, we will also use guns against them."
Jiang Jingguo nodded and said, "I have been in the Soviet Union, I understand."
Late at night, Jiang Jingguo stood in the yard and thought. The inspections in the past few days had a great impact on him. He never expected that Yan'an had developed to what it is today, whether it was the development of infrastructure or the establishment of rural political power.
What he couldn't imagine, he felt deep fear. For the first time, he understood why Jiang Jie was so worried about the Yan'an Red Party. If he were in that position, he would probably be even more afraid.
Jiang Cheng walked in from a distance and said, "How are you? You've had a lot of feelings these days, right?"
Jiang Jingguo looked at Jiang Cheng, smiled and said, "Gu Quan, tell me, do you have a lot of business with Yan'an?"
Jiang Cheng looked at Jiang Jingguo and said after a long time, "There are quite a few. You know, the Red Party harvested a lot of gold in the south. When they came to the north, they attacked local tyrants and obtained a lot of antiques. Due to the blockade of the Chairman of the Generalissimo and the Japanese Army,
, they can’t use the money at all, so I will help them use it, and now I am their largest outsourcer.”
Jiang Jingguo nodded and said, "Thank you, thank you for telling the truth."
Jiang Cheng sat on a stool in the yard, took out a small bottle of wine and threw it to Jiang Jingguo and said, "Try it, Erguotou, it's quite powerful."
Jiang Jingguo took it, which was a small glass bottle of white wine. He twisted it open, took a slight sniff and said, "Good wine, Gu Quan...I'm scared."
Jiang Cheng and Jiang Jingguo had a drink and asked, "What are you afraid of?"
Jiang Jingguo said, "I suddenly didn't know what to do. You know? After returning to China, I thought, the Japanese are coming. I am a soldier, I am a Chinese. When I return to China, I will fight the Japanese.
I found a way to form a youth army and a youth league. I also launched the New Deal in Ganzhou. Have you seen the new atmosphere in Ganzhou... I thought that with my hard work, I would find a way to defeat Japan.
Man, actually to this day, I believe that I can lead the Youth Army to defeat the Japanese, but... But I have no confidence at all that I can defeat the Red Party, do you understand? I can't find the weakness of the Yan'an Red Party at all."
Jiang Cheng frowned and asked, "Defeat?"
Jiang Jingguo chuckled and said, "I am the son of Jiang Zhongguo. I know this better than anyone else. When I was arrested by Stalin in the Soviet Union and sent to a labor camp, I understood that no matter what I did, I was in the Red Party.
In the eyes of the world... he is just the son of Jiang Jie."