Chapter 988: Contradictions under the Rationing System
Before Salinchkin announced that he was accepting questions about the potato harvest, he was mentally prepared. Burn? Wen Xiao? Say? ?? ???.? r?a n?ena`com
The so-called meeting of the municipal party committee for the operation is basically a meeting of several principal officials getting together to discuss. In its current form, increasing food rations for civilians has become a "political issue". The "doers" led by Lyudbalev have a lot of experience in governing the grassroots, and their opposition makes it difficult for Salinchkin to stand alone, and it is really a kind of dogmatism that does not fit in with reality to insist on the original rationing system.
On the morning of May 8, he obtained the statistics of the grain for his own use in the big canteen, and the results were shocking and greatly changed his attitude.
The head of the blacksmith village, Kavitsky, was the most poignant speaker at many meetings, and after succeeding Rygushkov as village chief, he was no longer in charge of 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 head, he is indeed the mayor of a small city.
The blacksmith village is the largest producer of munitions in the current guerrilla republic, and also has the largest area of farmland and most of the warehouses. Kavitsky is in charge of all of this, and he turns pressure into motivation and keeps his daily work organized.
He always went down to the grassroots level, and he also knew the living conditions of the people who fled under his rule.
Now that Salinchkin had spoken about the potato harvest, Kavitsky stood up with his right hand raised.
His question was very simple and very sharp: "Respected comrade secretary, as the head of the blacksmith village, I have only one simple desire, that is, to increase the food ration of the people!" I have good reason to justify my craving for the urgency! We can't afford to delay any longer! ”
Kavitzky referred to the imbalance in the distribution of supplies, namely that the food for the soldiers had always been good, and when food began to be scarce, the villagers had to tighten their belts. "We ran out of potatoes last month, and the villagers started eating bread to keep everyone alive! 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, it is understandable for ordinary villagers to eat them, but one kilogram per person per day is too little! Even with mushrooms and the occasional catch, that's not enough to keep you energized.
Now we are using the voucher system, which is to encourage the villagers to actively produce, but the higher authorities have kept the exchange quota very low, and the villagers are working hard in the workshop, but they cannot exchange for more food, which also dampens their enthusiasm! Moreover, the exchange vouchers that circulated in advance have lost their meaning.
In my opinion, the unity of the military and the people is not only about ideological work, but also about real materials. Only when they can eat enough will they unswervingly follow us.
In this case, we cannot overly hope that they will desperately produce munitions for the military in the spirit of hatred for the aggressor, and go to the risk of fearlessness. They need more food to have more physical strength to participate in production!
When they saw that our servicemen were eating canned food and bread, they were eating very limited potatoes. They are hungry to produce supplies, and they think that the soldiers are canned beef, and passivity and sabotage will definitely occur! There have even been people who have gone out of their way to steal because of hunger.
Therefore, I hope that the higher authorities will give more consideration to the general public, and that it is urgent to increase food rations! ”
Kavitsky's speech stirred up a thousand waves, and the representatives of the village chiefs of Heitu Village and Catfish Village raised their hands one after another, and they unanimously supported Kavitsky's remarks.
Salinchin didn't speak for the time being, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes glanced at Yang Mingzhi intentionally or unintentionally.
In Yang Mingzhi's view, this man seems to be hoping that he will stand up and speak fairly.
After a few seconds of silence, Salinchkin finally spoke: "Comrade Kavetsky said it very well! At yesterday's meeting, the overwhelming majority of the comrades of the city party committee were in favor of raising the ration, and the comrades who opposed it (that is, Salinchkin himself) still thought that it would remain unchanged.
The reason why it remains unchanged is that Novgomel has been developing in this way for a year, and the food ration can be slightly increased at most, after all, our food must be limited to the soldiers, this is the state policy promulgated by the leader and the Supreme Soviet! As part of the Soviet Union, the partisan republics had to carry out the orders of their leaders.
We must also maintain adequate food reserves due to the needs of reality, and note that our population has been increasing rapidly. We must ensure that there is enough food to feed the growing population.
I also feel that the current rationing system has caused a large number of people to go hungry for a long time, and it is okay to be hungry now, at least we are alive, and no one can say for sure what will happen next. Even if Novgomel is in serious danger, we will at least have food, and by that time, even if everyone is semi-starved, people will still be able to survive. ”
Yang Mingzhi estimated that Salinchkin's remarks put Stalin's orders on the table, and he was still 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 the granary Ukraine, which 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 indispensable for villagers to abuse the current ration system in private, and that the best way to reassure everyone is to fill their stomachs.
Salinchkin coughed twice deliberately, and his eyes were aimed at Yang Mingzhi in the audience: "Comrades! Comrade Berekov took the lead in putting forward the concept of self-help in production, which enabled Novgomel to 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 for a moment, and muttered to himself in his heart: "You old guy, you can be regarded as giving me the ball." That's why you're welcome. ”
It is understandable that Commissioner Stalin resolutely carried out Stalin's orders, and it became somewhat boring to label him "dogmatic".
Yang Mingzhi stood up arrogantly and faced the audience, and announced in a loud voice: "I support Comrade Kavitzky's desire!" I think we should raise the ration ceiling on a massive scale! ”
As the supreme commander of the army, the legitimate general of the Soviet Union, the status of the recipient of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and those outstanding military exploits, Yang Mingzhi's prestige in the guerrilla republic can be said to overshadow everyone!
Salinchkin chuckled in his heart, he had long calculated that if Berekov supported it, he would be a minority and obey the majority. Now that he really supports it, it's really a little unhappy.
Yang Mingzhi's words have just begun, and the next words are even more astonishing: "Since our Comrade Salinchin estimated that the total potato output before winter would be as high as 200,000 tons, in fact, because of our persistent large-scale reclamation and planting, this figure will be even higher. We actually already have a lot of food, and we can get other food sources by means of mushroom picking, animal husbandry, fishing, and even looting German warehouses, so food will be very abundant. ”
At this point, he could pause and provoke everyone's eyes to be projected.
"I think the food ration must be tripled! That is, ordinary villagers, regardless of gender, as long as they are adults participating in production and labor, will receive three kilograms of potatoes for completing the assigned task, and the amount of excess tasks will be increased according to the proportion. For villagers who do not participate in labor at all, one kilogram of potatoes is given every day. ”
As he spoke, Yang Mingzhi also deliberately gave Salinchin a look.
This made Salinchkin have to think carefully, and it seems that Berekov has made a compromise plan, that is, the food ration is conditionally increased, and only those who participate in the work and have tasks every day can get a higher food ration, and it is still the old way to do not work.
Thinking about it, after Yang Mingzhi finished speaking, Salinchin couldn't help but applaud: "Very good!" Very good! More work, more, less work, your solution is a good way......"