Jiang Cheng and his party quickly crossed the Dalao Mountain and arrived at the area controlled by the Red Party. Yu Qiaqing sighed, "Xiao Jiang, I risk my life to accompany you this time. If I have any shortcomings, you must help me."
To take care of Shanshan and Zhimin, it’s best to let them go abroad.”
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Mr. Yu, it's not such an exaggeration. Aren't the Red Party members also human beings? They're not from a dragon's pool or a tiger's den. Look, you don't look like a barefoot god of wealth anymore."
Xing Yonghao and Bashun, who were sitting in the front seat, looked at each other and smiled. Xing Yonghao said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yu, if something really happens, we are still here."
At this time, we were almost arriving in Yan'an. Jiang Cheng saw a village on the roadside. Jiang Cheng said, "Old Yu, why don't we go and see the countryside under the rule of the Red Party first? Most of our country is rural.
Whether we can handle rural issues well or not is the key to whether our country can handle it well."
Yu Qiaqing nodded and said, "Okay, just be careful when you get out of the car. I am your accountant, don't be too polite to me."
Jiang Cheng sincerely hopes to get Yu Qiaqing and others to fully support him in assisting the Red Party. After all, he has too few manpower in this era, and he will still need their help to purchase supplies in Europe and the United States.
Jiang Cheng and his group got out of the car, leaving only Xing Yonghao looking at the car. In the Republic of China, if you left a car in the suburbs, you might only be left with a screw when you come back.
Entering the village, they found that no one was in every house. Jiang Cheng and Yu Qiaqing couldn't help but wonder, where have all these people gone? Suddenly, they heard a noise in the distance. Jiang Cheng and others followed the sound and saw
A square was densely packed with people. There was a platform in the middle, on which sat several soldiers wearing somewhat torn military uniforms. A soldier who looked to be in his early 20s was saying something.
Jiang Cheng and others listened for a while and then understood that they were promoting the latest article "The Mission of the Chinese Red Party during the Anti-Japanese War" published by the Central Committee of the Red Party.
The article proposed to "use legislation and other appropriate methods to solve the land problem", which made Yu Qiaqing and Jiang Cheng confused. Soon someone asked for them. A man wearing a turban asked, "Platoon Leader Zhang,
What does this mean? Please explain it to us, I don’t understand it.”
The soldier smiled and replied, "What this means is that in the past, our land reform was to confiscate the land owned by landlords and distribute it to our poor people. Now we no longer do this, we have to change it."
The meaning of this was finally explained, and the people below were all in an uproar. What? The landlords won’t fight anymore? Will the land be confiscated? What will happen to the land we divided?
Someone immediately asked this question.
Platoon leader Zhang explained, "Everyone knows that the pace of Japanese aggression is approaching. Now our resistance to Japan is our top priority, and resistance to Japan is a matter for our entire nation. This does not distinguish between poor peasants and rich peasants. Therefore, in order to unite,
For all those who are determined to resist Japan, our Party Central Committee has decided not to confiscate the land of landlords, but to use other methods to make decisions for us ordinary people."
At this time, a little old man wearing shabby clothes came out, raised the table and asked, "What about my land? Will my land be returned to me?" Several young men next to him couldn't help it.
Stop, a young man who looked to be in his twenties said with a cry, "Dad, go back quickly, Platoon Leader Zhang, my dad is not very smart, don't worry about it."
Yu Qiaqing whispered to Jiang Cheng, "Look, what they've forced people into."
Jiang Cheng waved his hand to continue reading.
Platoon leader Zhang also waved his hand to signal the soldiers behind him not to be impulsive, and continued, "According to the instructions of the Party Central Committee, we are old people using old methods and newcomers using new methods. The originally confiscated land will not be returned. Zhao Laosan, you just
Don't think about your land anymore. Your family has been doing tyranny here for decades. Although there is no major evil, there are still many small crimes. Those fields are used to atone for sins."
When he heard that he still couldn't get it back, the little old man collapsed on the ground and cried loudly, but the surrounding villagers started to smile.
"I just said that the Red Party must help us people and will not let us suffer."
"I was scared to death just now. This farming certificate was issued only a short time ago, and I thought it was going to be gone."
"What are you thinking, old woman? The Red Army is our own team, will it still turn against us?"
"This Zhao Laosan has never changed his evil intentions. He still wants to be the landlord and exploit us. Hmph, we need to keep a closer eye on him in the future."
At this time, a man in his thirties also stood up and said, "Platoon leader Zhang has told everyone the spirit of the Party Central Committee. Don't panic. The Party Central Committee will definitely help you. Just farm and produce with peace of mind.
Zhao Laosan, don’t cry. Aren’t we allotted fields to your family now? You work hard and work hard, and you still have enough to eat. Think about the good things you did back then. The big ones come in and the small ones go out. Now
Do you know that your suffering is atonement for the people?"
This big man was probably the new mayor of this village. The little old man said that he retreated.
The big man shouted again, "Since everyone knows the situation, stop listening and talking nonsense, go all out in production, and fight against Japan and save the country!"
The villagers below all shouted, "Go all out to produce, resist Japan and save the country!"
When Yu Qiaqing saw that it was almost done, he took Jiang Cheng away. When passing by the entrance of the village, he saw a closed house, and there were bursts of painful screams from inside.
Yu Qiaqing hurriedly said as if he had seen a treasure, "Listen, there must be people persecuted by the Red Party here."
Bashun smiled and pushed Yu Qiaqing and said, "Mr. Yu, look at the words on the door. I know the word "quit smoking."
Yu Qiaqing took a look and saw that it said a smoking cessation center.
At this time, a voice came from behind: "Don't move, who are you, and what are you looking at?"
When Jiang Cheng turned around, he saw Platoon Leader Zhang and others.
Platoon leader Zhang raised his gun and asked, "I wonder where these gentlemen are from and what they do?"
Jiang Cheng replied, "My name is Gu Quan. We are pharmaceutical merchants from the south. We are going to Yan'an to see if there is any suitable business. This is not because we are thirsty and look around to see if there is water, but we can't find anyone anywhere. This is not
, I heard someone’s voice inside, so I took a look.”
When Platoon Leader Zhang heard that it was actually a drug dealer, he quickly put down his gun and asked, "Are you a drug dealer? Do you have any evidence?"
Jiang Cheng took out a bottle of penicillin from his arms and threw it over and said, "Have you seen it? Penicillin!"
Platoon Leader Zhang actually saw this penicillin at the division headquarters and said quickly, "You are really a drug dealer. That's great. Our Red Army is short of these medicines like yours."
Yu Qiaqing interjected, "Sir, what's going on with your smoking cessation center? Why is it so miserable inside?"
Platoon Leader Zhang sighed, waved his hand and asked the soldiers to open the room. When he walked in, he saw seven or eight people tied to the bed inside.
Platoon Leader Zhang said, "The land in our place is barren, but there are a lot of smokers. These are the smokers in this village. Look, there are men and women, old and young, and many of them are from the same family."
Main labor force, this big smoke is too harmful. Our Red Army will never allow the big smoke that has harmed us for so many years to continue to harm our people. Therefore, every village in our red zone has a smoking cessation center."
Yu Qiaqing asked, "Are these people forced?"
A man probably recovered and overheard the conversation and said, "We are voluntary. I smoked so much that my mother hanged herself. This time I have a chance to be a new person. I won't leave until I quit smoking and die."
Several other people also said weakly, "Yes, I won't go out until I die."
Platoon leader Zhang said, "Every day we send people to encourage and reason with them. People are all reasonable people. Once they have been talked through, they will cooperate with us in our work."
Jiang Cheng saw that Platoon Leader Zhang spoke clearly and eloquently, not like an ordinary soldier, so he asked, "Platoon Leader Li, are you Red Army soldiers so eloquent? Have you read a book?"
When Platoon Leader Zhang heard this, he felt a little embarrassed and said, "We in the Red Army have calligraphy classes, but these are all said by my political commissar."
Yu Qiaqing didn't want to stay for a long time, so he tugged on Jiang Cheng's clothes. Jiang Cheng understood clearly and said, "Then Platoon Commander Zhang, can we just leave like this?"
Platoon Commander Zhang had not met a drug dealer in Yan'an for so long. Now he finally met one. Of course he wanted to drag him back. When the time comes, let alone the company commander, even the division commander would have to praise him for a job well done. You must know that the current Red Army
The lack of medicines is indescribable. Many wounded people use herbal medicines and even grass ash to treat their illnesses.
But he wanted to leave, and he couldn't force him to stay, so he said, "I'm afraid you don't know the way, so why don't I go with you."
Jiang Cheng saw that Platoon Leader Zhang was thinking about his medicine, so he said, "Don't be impatient. We are going to discuss medicine sales with your leader this time. If the negotiation is successful, will there be no medicine for you?"
"
Platoon Leader Zhang was a little embarrassed when he saw that his idea was exposed, so he said, "I didn't bring any money, so I was afraid that others would buy all your medicines?"
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "How about we give you some medicine on credit."
Platoon Leader Zhang said solemnly, "Our army is disciplined and we will never take advantage of the masses. If we don't have money, we will never take credit."
Yu Qiaqing saw that Platoon Leader Zhang clearly wanted to buy medicine, but he didn't dare to buy it because he didn't have any money. He was now dressed like a merchant. It seemed that what this Red Army soldier said might be true. When he thought about his future as a soldier,
Neither making trouble nor taking things for free, Yu Qiaqing immediately felt a lot more friendly to the Red Army.
Jiang Cheng said, "I want to find your leader, preferably someone with a higher level, who can negotiate business with us. I don't know how to find him?"
Platoon leader Zhang was just a platoon leader, so he didn't know how to contact the leader directly, so he said, "Our army reports to all levels. How about this? I'll take you to our military headquarters and talk to our commander directly." Zhang
The platoon leader thought to himself. In this way, he would not only help these businessmen, but also lead them to his own army. This would kill two birds with one stone.
Jiang Cheng thought it would be nice to meet the military commander, so he agreed.
After leaving the village, Platoon Leader Zhang saw the car and the drugs on the back seat. He immediately no longer doubted that Jiang Cheng and others were drug dealers. If they were spies, the money would be too high. He took them to the military headquarters.
Go.
——Headquarters of the First Army Corps of the Red Army
At this time, most of the mid-level and senior commanders and fighters of the Red Army were not in their own units, but were training in rotation at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. At this time, the commander of the First Army Corps, **, was the president of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, Luo Ruiqing was the director of education, and Liu Yalou was the director.
Minister of Training, Yang Zhi became Minister of School Affairs. The person in charge of the First Corps at this time was Political Commissar Nie Rongzhen.
When Nie Rongzhen heard that there were drug merchants, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Because of the White Party's blockade, not to mention drugs, even grain merchants could rarely appear here. Although it has been relaxed a lot recently, due to the long-term malicious propaganda, people coming from the south
There are still very few merchants. Nie Rongzhen said with a smile, "This little soldier has made great contributions. If he is really a drug merchant, he will really solve our urgent need."
Wei Zuzhen, who was still the section chief of the Security Department at this time, also laughed and said, "Commissar Nie is right, but we can't take it lightly. A drug dealer suddenly came. I always feel that it is not normal."
Nie Rongzhen smiled and said, "As a section chief, you are still very responsible, don't worry, let's take a look and talk about it."
After Jiang Cheng entered the military camp, he felt like it was a refugee camp. Although it was very clean, most of the soldiers patrolling in and out were wearing tattered clothes. Since it was the north, even though it was early May, they were still wearing cotton-padded clothes, but most of them were wearing cotton-padded clothes.
Some of the soldiers' clothes are in different colors, with patches on top of patches, and they carry more cold weapons than weapons. This is still the First Army! The famous army of the People's Liberation Army, I really can't imagine that the equipment of other armies will be the same.
what does it look like.
Looking at such a scene, Yu Qiaqing couldn't help but said, "It is this kind of troops that has given Chairman Chiang Kai-shek a headache for so many years? How is this possible?"
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Let's take our time to find the mystery."
Passing by the training ground at this time, it happened that although the Red Army had poor equipment and tattered uniforms, they were meticulous in training and their military posture was improved. Due to the Red Army's desire for medicine at this time, Jiang Cheng, a medicine merchant, was treated as a distinguished guest and was treated as a superior.
After drinking peanut tea, and seeing the way the gatekeeper's eyes widened when he saw the peanuts, he knew that these peanuts were already a very valuable snack for the Red Army at this time.
After waiting for a while, a soldier wearing a relatively good military uniform came over with the support of several soldiers. The soldier was close to 180cm tall. He may have been a little thin due to long-term food shortage. His eyes were narrow and narrow. He saw Jiang Cheng sitting as host and guest.
He quickly stretched out his hand and said, "This is Boss Gu, I have admired you for a long time."
Jiang Cheng also quickly thanked him and said, "I don't know what to call the general."
The soldier smiled and said, "I, Nie Rongzhen."
Hearing that the person opposite was actually Nie Rongzhen, one of the top ten marshals, Jiang Cheng immediately stood in awe. Jiang Cheng kept cheering himself up. Now, any pinky soldier in the Yan'an army will be a general for future generations. He must get used to it.
Nie Rongzhen said straight to the point, "I heard that Boss Gu has a lot of medicines in his hands?"
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, I brought thousands of penicillins and a lot of sulfonamides."
Nie Rongzhen's hands trembled when he heard that it was penicillin. This penicillin is hard to buy for a lot of money. I heard that it can only be exchanged for precious metals such as gold. The Red Army also sent people to buy it secretly. Unfortunately, it was too expensive and they only dared to buy it in small quantities.
purchase.
After Nie Rongzhen knew it was penicillin, he understood that this matter was not something he could decide. If nothing else, even this price was beyond the reach of his first army, so he said, "Boss Gu is so capable, but this business
It’s a bit big, I wonder how much Boss Gu wants? I will report it to the central government and let the people from the central government talk to you. Our First Army Corps, haha, we really don’t have the money.”
After hearing this, Yu Qiaqing couldn't help but be curious. It sounds like this First Army Corps should be the main force of the Red Army. Although these thousands of penicillins are indeed expensive, it shouldn't be that even the main army can't afford this money. He couldn't help but ask, "I don't know how expensive it is."
How about military expenses?”
Nie Rongzhen said sheepishly, "Our Red Army is the army of the common people, and this is a barren land. The land used by the local tyrants has been distributed to the common people. To be honest, the money is really not much. We, as soldiers, only fight."
At that time, the food allowance for a day was only ten cents."
At that time, the price of grain was one yuan, thirteen to sixteen kilograms, and one dime was about one and a half kilograms of rice. In modern times, it is about 4-7 yuan. In other words, when the Red Army was at war, one person had the most money to eat for one day.
They only had less than seven yuan in modern times, and their daily training was even less. These are soldiers, and they usually undergo strict training. It can be said that life is extremely difficult, but this is already a relatively wealthy period for the Red Army.
Jiang Cheng quickly said, "Mr. Nie, ahem, don't be anxious, Political Commissar Nie. This is just our first business, but we are very worried about the business environment here in Yan'an. We have heard a lot from your Red Army in the south.
Bad words."
Nie Rongzhen waved his hand and said with a smile, "That's all the malicious propaganda of their White Party. Our Red Party is not a man-eating devil. On the contrary, you should have seen the White Party's troops in the south buying and selling by force and taking advantage of others by force. That's the real thing."
There must be quite a few.”
Jiang Cheng looked at Yu Qiaqing and said, "Well, can Political Commissar Nie send someone to take us around so that we can see what Yan'an is like under the governance of your Red Party?"
Nie Rongzhen smiled and said, "It seems that Boss Gu is very interested in our Red Army. Well, I also hope that Boss Gu can do more publicity to our Red Army after he returns. In this way, Wei Zuzhen!"
"Here!" A sturdy soldier stood up from behind Nie Rongzhen.
"You accompany Boss Gu and his entourage to walk around and look around. As long as it's not a confidential place, they can look wherever they want. Do you understand?" Nie Rongzhen said seriously.
Wei Zuzhen said loudly, "Promise to complete the task."
Jiang Cheng and his party were sitting in the car, with Wei Zuzhen and Bashun sitting in the front row. Jiang Cheng said, "Let's go to the city gate to have a look."
Yu Qiaqing also nodded secretly. The city gate was a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and it was easiest to see something.
On the other side, Nie Rongzhen ran to the central station at the foot of Phoenix Mountain. After thinking about it, he felt that Gu Quan's origins should not be simple, and he could not just be a pharmaceutical merchant.
When Li Kenong heard Nie Rongzhen talking about such a strange drug dealer, he took off his glasses and thought about it while touching the temples. Suddenly he clapped his hands and laughed and said, "Our rich man is here!"
Nie Rongzhen asked strangely, "Zetian, is this Gu Quan one of ours?"
Li Kenong smiled and shook his head and said, "Not yet, but I think it will be soon. This matter is very important. I will report it to the chairman immediately."
Nie Rongzhen said anxiously, "Don't keep trying to find fault. Who is he?"
Li Kenong shook his head and said, "Buddha said, don't talk about it. The chairman still needs to make a decision on this matter. Just wait patiently."
When Mao Yongzhi heard Li Kenong's report, his eyes widened and he said in surprise, "You mean, that Weihua Company secretly sent someone to find us?"
Li Kenong nodded and said, "They haven't come to you yet, but I'm looking soon. Chairman, in my opinion, Weihua Company is probably interested in our Red Party. They are observing us. It seems that our Chairman Chiang Kai-shek
What good thing have you done again?"
Mao Yongzhi took a puff of cigarette and nodded and said, "Our transportation captain is still very conscientious. We have all reconciled and he still comes to send things. It won't work if we don't accept it. Since they want to see it, let them see it boldly and thoroughly."
Let them completely see the gap between us and the White Party. Vice Chairman Zhou was right what he said last time, we don’t have to do anything, Chiang Kai-shek will naturally push all the people with lofty ideals to come to us."
