These five fighters are considered to have fallen, but there are still many fighters who want to return to their hometowns. It is easy to say that urban soldiers return to the towns anyway, and rural soldiers can only return to the countryside. The resettlement of later generations may not be satisfactory, let alone this era.

"Lao Li, is the money ready?" Guo Yuanchuan thought of this question. Li Weiming smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, the accountant and cashier of the brigade will set off with us tomorrow." Guo Yuanchuan mentioned that this money was the chestnut transportation cost paid by Li Zhendong. The part that should be handed over according to the regulations. It could have been handed in together at the end of the month, but with the shipping costs coming back these days, the cash is getting more and more day by day. The total number has exceeded 40,000, and it just so happens that two people are going to the military region for a meeting to study, so they will pay part of the money first. It is also possible to report on the relevant situation, although the military region says that it does not matter, the lower levels still need to report the situation in a timely manner.

Since the troops helped Xiaodong transport chestnuts, Guo Yuanchuan and Li Weiming have been greatly relieved. This freight is extrabudgetary income. The big head must belong to the higher-level department, and Guo Yuanchuan and Li Weiming's stations can only get a very small part, but this very small part is enough to alleviate the dilemma of the station.

Therefore, the next day, the two people went straight to the military region with the finances, and in the afternoon, when the financial personnel handed over the money to the military region, they caused an alarm.

As early as a few years ago, the Central Military Commission issued a document: All public institutions that have the conditions must gradually implement enterprise management, and units that cannot be changed to enterprise management must be used on a lump sum basis according to the approved budget. Guest houses should be reorganized, management personnel should be streamlined, and room utilization rates should be increased. Guest houses at and above the provincial military district level should gradually implement enterprise management.

All factories, farms, and horse farms throughout the army must strive to increase production, reduce consumption, reduce costs, and increase income, and turn over enterprise profits and production profits in a timely manner.

All levels should actively organize extra-budgetary fund revenues. According to the regulations, those that should be handed over must be handed over in full, and they must not be misappropriated. All kinds of materials to support the localities and all kinds of equipment and facilities used by local units should recover the costs in accordance with the relevant regulations. Li Zhendong directly offered high-priced freight, breaking tradition and setting a precedent, allowing the military to directly participate in business.

Public and operating expenses at all levels should be reduced by 20 percent. All units must carry out a serious clean-up and rectification of the cars, and all the oversized vehicles should be sealed on the spot.

On 5 December 1981, Document No. 11 was issued: In accordance with the spirit of the central authorities in reducing military expenditures, in 1982, all military regions and arms of the armed forces will reduce the standard of operational expenses of the four ministries by 12 percent and implement them at 88 percent.

From the content of the above documents, you can see how difficult the current situation of the troops is. The first is to save itself from production, and the second is to reduce expenditures.

Just a few numbers. The basic standard of public and miscellaneous expenses is 0.3 yuan per person for cadres, soldiers, and workers, which is the standard per month. There is also a unit subsidy standard: the troops stationed on the island, the coastal defense scattered duty company, including the radar station, the observation station, the searchlight station, etc., the monthly subsidy standard for each person is 5 cents. Independent border battalions and regiments are involved in the fighting, and the monthly standard for each person is 7 dimes.

If the training of cadres and soldiers of the army meets the standard of full training, the training fee per person per month is 0.18 yuan. 90 days of training for infantry and 120 days for technical soldiers.

For a company with less than 60 personnel, the monthly miscellaneous expenses for the entire company are 5 yuan. 20 yuan for the independent battalion headquarters, 200 yuan for the regiment headquarters, 600 yuan for the division headquarters, 1,000 yuan for the military headquarters [such as a certain base of the Second Artillery], 3,000 yuan for the provincial military region of the division, 3,400 yuan for the provincial military region [Haishi, Jinshi, Luda Garrison District, Nanhai Military Region, etc.]. So what is the standard of the eleven major military regions of China? The military region headquarters is 7,000 yuan, and the military region's political department and logistics department are 5,000 yuan.

There are also special expenses. Regiment-level units are 50 yuan per month [including, regiment-level scientific research institutes, repair institutes, training ranges, health and epidemic prevention teams, prevention and inspection institutes of military regions with more than 200 people, regiment-level art troupes and sports teams with more than 200 people, regiment-level units of the three bureaus of the military region with more than 200 people, communication terminals, observation stations of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, urban work sections of the three departments and three bureaus, etc.] 300 yuan for the division headquarters, 600 yuan for the military headquarters, 1,000 yuan for the provincial military districts, 1,200 yuan for the provincial military districts, and the headquarters and political departments of the eleven military regions. The logistics department is 1500 yuan.

It is said that intelligence is the top priority, and it is absolutely indispensable. The standard monthly intelligence operating expenses of the reconnaissance section of the division of the field unit are 50 yuan, and the standard of the military reconnaissance department is 100 yuan. Border and coastal defense troops: 5 yuan a month for general observation posts, 15 yuan for key observation posts, 40 yuan for amphibious reconnaissance teams, 60 yuan for regiment-level reconnaissance units, 100 yuan for division-level reconnaissance sections, and 180 yuan for army-level reconnaissance offices.

If none of this is intuitive, there's a statistic here. The military districts of the border defense provinces have a large number of troops, the tasks of the struggle against the enemy are heavy, the supply conditions are poor, and many places are still in a state of war. For the Yunnan, Hei, and Gui provincial military regions, these three localities will receive a special annual subsidy of 80,000 yuan for mobile expenses and 20,000 yuan per quarter, according to the level of the provincial military districts that supply field army divisions.

To what extent was the economy of the troops in this era? It's all about saving and saving. However, such a large military region has a vast territory and a large number of personnel, and no matter how economical you try, it is indispensable to use it. Stretching their salaries and making ends meet is the current situation of the troops.

Pay the money? The personnel of the Second Finance Section of the Military Region do not understand, and you are not a production unit, so what kind of money do you pay? Guo Yuanchuan's garrison is a purely expendable military unit, and it is indispensable to deal with the financial affairs of the military region every month, such as salaries, official expenses, operating expenses, equipment maintenance and management expenses, reserve expenses, training funds, etc., gasoline and accessories belong to the logistics and materials section. The financial staff of the Second Section of the Military Region disagreed, how much can you pay?

When the two financial personnel of the garrison put the big bag of money on the table, the financial personnel of the second section were all shocked, not that everyone has never seen so much money, there is a lot of money, and it is all from the top down, but because you are a non-production unit and hand over so much money from the bottom up! The financial staff immediately reported to the section chief, and the financial chief of the second section came, and when he saw this scene, he didn't ask anything, so let's order the money first! It took a lot of time, and after counting the numbers, nearly 40,000 yuan in cash.

After counting the money, the section chief called the two resident finances to his office, and after some careful inquiry, he knew the reason for the matter. "That's the case, I know. Now you go to the guest house and rest first, and I'll report. It is estimated that I will find out more about you again," the section chief and Yan Yuese explained to the two financial personnel of the garrison.

After receiving the report from his subordinates, the chief of the financial department in charge of finance of the military region personally verified the situation and confirmed the situation before reporting the matter to the higher authorities.