Seeing Li Hao's sullen expression, Wang Hong continued: "There is one more important point!"
"The Japanese can steal the food and run away, but we can't."
"If we, the Eighth Route Army, watch the people starve to death because there is no food, then our military morale and the morale of the people will be devastated, and everyone will no longer believe in and support our Eighth Route Army!"
"The common people are water, and our Eighth Route Army is fish. Once we lose the support of the common people, our Eighth Route Army will become a fish out of water and will not survive long!"
Just now, it was Wang Hong who was comforting Li Hao. After hearing that the Japs would carry out armed raids for grain after the autumn harvest, Wang Hong couldn't calm down. In turn, it was Li Hao's turn to comfort Wang Hong.
"Instructor, you don't have to worry too much!" Li Hao thought for a moment and replied.
"The Japs can be armed to snatch food, but our independent battalion also has troops. It's not that we don't have the power to fight back. We can definitely be armed to protect food!"
"If you want to take the food away from our independent battalion, then you have to ask if our independent battalion agrees!"
Wang Hong suddenly felt relieved, his eyes lit up and he asked: "Batalion Commander, have you already thought of a solution?"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Before the devil takes action, any method is useless!"
"But I am confident that I can protect the base. Even if the food is robbed, I will take it back intact, and I will make the Japanese pay the price with blood!"
"I will take care of this matter, and I will ensure that the Japanese's armed food-grabbing operation will be defeated!"
Wang Hong immediately said: "Then we will stick to the old method. You will be in charge of the front line and I will be in charge of the rear area!"
At this moment, something big suddenly popped into Li Hao's mind.
If I remember correctly, in two years there will be a large-scale drought in North China that lasts for nearly three years.
During this period, the Eighth Route Army put forward the slogan of self-sufficiency and self-reliance. It also carried out large-scale efforts to streamline troops and streamline administration in both military and political circles to reduce pressure on the base areas.
Despite this, those years were still when the Eighth Route Army was at its weakest and developing at its slowest.
Not only did they have to face severe logistical pressure, but they also had to be constantly on guard against Japanese and puppet troops raiding the base area.
Although they survived in the end, the entire base also paid a heavy price.
Now that I am here, I can shout the slogan of self-sufficiency two years in advance.
Li Hao believed that after having accumulated strength in the past two years, the Eighth Route Army would definitely be under much less pressure when it faced a severe drought.
However, it is absolutely impossible to completely solve this problem.
Because even if I tell everyone now that there will be a severe drought in North China in two years and that we must start hoarding food from now on, everyone will not believe it. Maybe they will call me a lunatic and shake the morale of the military and the people!
Since you can't change the overall situation, you can only do your best to change the situation around you, plan ahead, take precautions in advance, minimize losses, and support neighboring troops at critical moments.
Thinking of this, Li Hao immediately asked: "Instructor, how much money is there in the account of our independent battalion department now!"
Wang Hong still had a solemn expression just now, but when he mentioned this, his solemn expression was immediately replaced by a smile!
"The daily output of the sweet potato flour factory has exceeded 30,000 kilograms. The profit in the first month is considered to be our independent operation, and a total of 1,650 yuan was recorded!"
"In the next three months or so, we divided a total of 1,800 pieces into the ocean!"
"The pig farm has not yet been put into production, and the chicken farm also started to make a profit a month ago. So far, the total has been divided into 400 yuan!"
"After deducting the consumption of the troops during this period, we still have 2,500 yuan in our account!"
Li Hao thought for a while and then made a decision: "Just make sure there is always a thousand yuan in reserve in the battalion's account, and take out all the remaining yuan. After the autumn harvest is over, we will start to purchase grain on a large scale from the people!"
"All the profit sharing from now on will be used to buy food, as much as you have!"
"In a moment, I will arrange for the reconnaissance platoon and the commando team to go into the mountains to find a drier cave to store food. If we can't find it, we will dig it ourselves and hide all the food we bought in the cave. We guarantee that it will not spoil for three years!"
Wang Hong opened his mouth and looked shocked.
After reacting, he stared at Li Hao and asked: "Batalion Commander, are you crazy?"
"I don't even know what to do with the 5 million kilograms of public grain, but you still want to buy grain!"
"Although food is very important in troubled times, there is no need to buy so much!"
"Even if we save more grain just in case, we can eat half of the five million kilograms of grain and save half. There is no need to buy any more!"
Li Hao couldn't explain the severe drought, and there was no reason to convince the instructor.
Even if you tell the instructor that you came from time travel, the instructor won't believe it.
After thinking for a long time, Li Hao only thought of a way to use his prestige in the independent camp to act arbitrarily, even if the instructors regarded him as a madman.
He shook his head and refused to Wang Hong directly: "No, two and a half million kilograms of grain is too little!"
"From now on, we must save 10 million kilograms of grain within two years!"
"Impossible!" Wang Hong refused without thinking.
"We can save 2.5 million jins of grain this year. Even if we replace all the harvested sweet potatoes with white flour next year, we will have 4 million jins of grain left every day. This can only be achieved without increasing the strength of our independent battalion!
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"Even so, there is still 3.5 million jins short of 10 million jins!"
"According to the current price of food, it costs at least 70,000 yuan to buy it!"
"There is only so much land in Lingqiu, and we have to feed so many people. Even if we buy all the extra grain in Lingqiu, we still won't have 3.5 million kilograms!"
The expression on Li Hao's face did not change at all, he was still as determined as ever: "If you can't buy it in Lingqiu, just buy it from surrounding counties!"
"There is also southwestern Shanxi, which is now the territory of the Jinsui Army. I heard that the grain harvest there will also be bumper this year. If the grain harvest is bumper, the price of grain will fall. We can purchase grain on a large scale through Yan Youjin's line!"
"Every time his transportation team comes to transport sweet potato flour, they come empty-handed. They also bring the grain over and earn some price difference. I believe Yan Youjin will definitely agree!"
"As for Dayang, let me forget it. Even if our share is not 70,000 yuan in two years, it won't be much different!"
"And there is not only one way to buy these 3.5 million kilograms of grain, we can also steal it from the Japanese!"
"There are so many Japanese and puppet troops in Lingqiu. If we can't get food from our base area, we can only rely on supplies from surrounding counties. If the food wants to enter the county, it must pass through our base area!"
"As the old saying goes, I opened this road. If we want to pass on from now on and leave money to buy the road, so much food passes under our noses, we must be able to grab some!"
"This matter is settled. Instructor, you have to believe me. Even if you still refuse in your heart, you must carry out the order. Just treat me as the battalion commander and act arbitrarily!"
"In addition, 10 million catties of grain is just my minimum goal. If possible, I can store 15 million catties of grain, or even 20 million catties of grain. The more, the better!"
Wang Hong stared at Li Hao for a long time.
The serious expression made him realize that the battalion commander in front of him was not joking.
As an instructor, he had veto power on certain decisions, but he chose to compromise.
The four words "arbitrary" have shown the battalion commander's resolute attitude on this matter. If he still refuses, he will not give the battalion commander face and stand directly against the battalion commander.
The prestige of the battalion commander in the Independence Camp was so great that he single-handedly led the entire Independence Camp, making him an almost mythical existence.
If you break up with the battalion commander and don't have the battalion commander's support, then you will be in name only in the independent camp and you won't be able to stay at all.
Thinking of this, Wang Hong made a decisive decision: "Okay, since you are so determined, battalion commander, then I will go crazy with you once too!"
"After the autumn harvest is over, I will start buying food according to your order!"
Li Hao nodded and continued the order: "In addition, there is one more thing to do before the autumn harvest: immediately mobilize the people to secretly build cellars in their own yards to store grain! There is too much grain, and it is too troublesome to move it. It is best to hide it underground. This way.
When the little devils come into the village to sweep us away, the guerrillas can quickly move the people and clear the country, leaving the Japanese and puppet troops in vain!"
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