Chapter 988 Contradictions under the rationing system
Before Salinchkin announced that he would accept questions about the potato harvest, he was mentally prepared.
The so-called municipal committee meeting for the operation is basically a gathering of several major officials to discuss. In the current situation, increasing food rations for civilians has been elevated to a "political issue." The "doers" headed by Lyudbalev are very
They had experience in governing at the grassroots level, but the opposition of these people made it difficult for Salinchkin to stand alone. To continue to insist on the original rationing system was really a kind of dogmatism that was not in line with reality.
On the morning of May 8, he obtained the grain statistics of the canteen's own fields. The results were shocking and greatly changed his attitude.
Kavitsky, the mayor of the Blacksmith Village, made the most pointed remarks in many meetings. He was an upright man. After taking over from Liguschkov as the village chief, he no longer managed the hundreds of people in the old Blacksmith Village.
, but a huge group of villagers with a total population of more than 20,000. In a sense, as a village chief, he performs the duties of a small city mayor.
The Blacksmith Village is currently the largest producer of munitions in the Guerrilla Republic. It also has the largest area of farmland and most of the warehouses. Kavitsky is responsible for these tasks. He turns pressure into motivation and manages daily work in an orderly manner.
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He always goes to the grassroots level and is well aware of the living conditions of the people who fled under the rule.
Now that Salinchkin was talking about the potato harvest, Kavitsky stood up with his right hand raised.
His question was very simple and very pointed: "Dear Comrade Secretary, as the head of Blacksmith Village, I have only one simple desire, which is to improve the people's food rations! I have every reason to prove that my desire is a top priority! We can no longer do it
Delayed!"
Kavitsky mentioned the imbalance in the distribution of supplies, that is, the food of the soldiers has always been very good, but when food began to be scarce, ordinary villagers had to tighten their belts. "We ate all the potatoes last month. In order to
To ensure the survival of everyone, the villagers also began to eat bread! But according to the agreement, after the potato harvest, the supply of bread to the villagers will be interrupted!
Now that there are fresh potatoes, there is nothing wrong with ordinary villagers eating them, but one kilogram per person per day is too little! Even with mushrooms and the occasional catch, this amount of food is not enough to keep people energetic.
The exchange voucher system we are using now is to encourage villagers to actively produce. However, the superiors have kept the exchange quota very low. The villagers are working hard in the workshops, but cannot exchange for more food. This also dampens their enthusiasm! Moreover, go first
The exchange coupons in circulation have also lost their meaning.
In my opinion, the unity of the military and civilians requires not only ideological work, but also real materials. Only if they can have enough to eat will they follow us unswervingly.
Under such circumstances, we cannot overly hope that they will work hard to produce munitions to supply soldiers out of hatred for the invaders and take no fear of risks. They need more food to have more physical strength to participate in production!
When they see our soldiers eating cans and bread, they are eating very limited potatoes. They are hungry to produce supplies, thinking about the soldiers' canned beef, and slackness will definitely occur! There are even some people who
Because of hunger, he resorted to desperate theft.
Therefore, I hope that superiors can give more consideration to the general public, and it is urgent to increase food rations!"
Kavitsky's speech stirred up waves. Representatives of the village chiefs of Black Earth Village and Catfish Village raised their hands and stood up. They unanimously supported Kavitsky's remarks.
Salinchkin didn't speak for the time being. The corners of his mouth were slightly curled, and his eyes glanced at Yang Mingzhi intentionally or unintentionally.
From Yang Mingzhi's perspective, this man seemed to want him to stand up and speak out.
After a few seconds of silence, Salinchkin finally spoke: "Comrade Kavitsky said it very well! At yesterday's meeting, the vast majority of the comrades of the municipal party committee supported increasing the ration, and those who opposed it
Comrade (that is, Salinchkin himself) still believes that the situation should remain unchanged.
The reason why it remains unchanged is because Novgomel has been developing like this for a year. The food ration can be adjusted slightly at most. After all, our food must be limited to supply soldiers. This is the national policy promulgated by the leader and the Supreme Soviet! As the Soviet Union
As part of a guerrilla republic, the leader's orders must be implemented.
For practical needs, we must also maintain sufficient food reserves. Please note that our population has been increasing rapidly. We must ensure that there is enough food to feed the increasing population.
I also think that the current rationing system has made a large number of people hungry for a long time. It’s okay to be hungry now. At least we are still alive. No one can tell what will happen next. Even if Novgomel encounters a major danger, at least we still have
Food, by that time, even if everyone is in a state of semi-starvation, people can still survive."
Yang Mingzhi estimated that Salinchkin's discussion also presented Stalin's order and was also talking about his helplessness.
The current Soviet Union is indeed very helpless. The main grain-producing areas and half of the population are occupied by Germany. Especially the loss of Ukraine, the granary, is undoubtedly a critical blow to Soviet agriculture. Between the survival of the country and the interests of ordinary people, the Soviet Union decisively chose
The former.
Yang Mingzhi believes that it is absolutely inevitable for villagers to privately criticize the current rationing system. The best way to make everyone feel at ease is to fill their bellies.
Salinchkin deliberately coughed twice and looked at Yang Mingzhi in the audience: "Comrades! Comrade Berekov took the lead in proposing the concept of production self-rescue, which enabled Novgomel to successfully survive the last winter!
I think that as the Minister of Defense of the Guerrilla Republic and the commander of the 63rd Army, he will definitely be able to make pertinent suggestions!"
Yang Mingzhi was stunned and muttered to himself: "You old guy, you just gave me the ball. Then you don't blame me for being rude."
It is understandable that Commissioner Stalin resolutely implemented Stalin's orders, but labeling him as "doctrinaire" becomes a bit boring.
Yang Mingzhi stood up proudly and faced the crowd, and announced in a loud voice: "I support Comrade Kavitsky's desire! I think we should increase the food ration limit on a large scale!"
As the top officer of the army, a legitimate general of the Soviet Union, a recipient of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and with those illustrious military exploits, Yang Mingzhi’s prestige in the Guerrilla Republic can be said to surpass everyone else!
Salinchkin's heart skipped a beat. He had already calculated that if Berekov supported it, he would have to obey the majority. Now that he really supported it, he felt really unhappy.
Yang Mingzhi's words have just begun, and what follows is even more shocking: "Since our Comrade Salinchkin estimates that the total potato output before winter is as high as 200,000 tons, in fact, because of our persistent large-scale cultivation,
This number will be higher. We actually already have a large amount of food, and we can also obtain other food sources through mushroom picking, animal husbandry, fishing, and even looting German warehouses, so food will inevitably be very abundant."
At this point, he could pause, causing everyone to turn their attention to him.
"I believe that the food ration must be increased three times! That is, ordinary villagers, regardless of whether they are men or women, as long as they are adults participating in production work, will receive three kilograms of potatoes for completing the rated tasks. The excess tasks will increase the ration in proportion. For those who do not participate in labor at all
Villagers get one kilogram of potatoes every day."
While talking, Yang Mingzhi also deliberately gave Salinchkin a wink.
This made Salinchkin have to think carefully. It seems that Berekov has made a compromise plan, that is, the food ration is conditionally increased. Only those who participate in work and have tasks every day can get more
High food rationing and no work are still the old methods.
After thinking about it, after Yang Mingzhi finished speaking, Salinchkin couldn't help but applaud: "Very good! Very good! More work, more gain, less work, less gain, your method is a good one..."