"Lack of labor?" Chai Qingguo questioned the telegraph operator in his office.

"There are no errors in the telegram we translated! Please trust us, chief! The telegraph operator directly pointed out Chai Qingguo's suspicions.

After letting the telegraph operator go back to work, Chai Qingguo couldn't help but shout at the chief of staff, "The base area now has a population of 200 million, and now there is a shortage of labor supply!" ”

Of course, the chief of staff couldn't follow Chai Qingguo to scold his mother, he said matter-of-factly: "Commander Chai, needless to say, five years ago, someone said that the war could be fought to this scale, do you believe it or not?" ”

Chai Qingguo was not really in a hurry to scold, he knew very well how big the scale of the battle was. Although the People's Party looks down on the old literati the most, the People's Party also pays close attention to culture and education. For example, poetry education in culture is one of them, and Xin Qiji's Yongyu Le Chai Qingguo also read it, and he was very touched by the sentence "swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger".

Theoretically, the People's Party could even organize a march from Guangxi, the southernmost part of the country, to the northeast, but in fact the latest batch of troops even included soldiers from Guangxi. Some of these comrades have already been incorporated into Puguanshui's troops, and it will not be long before these fighters, who have really traveled thousands of miles, will take part in the battle to advance to the northeast and even to Korea.

Chai Qingguo was disturbed by the consequences of the "insufficient labor supply" proposed by the central government. The consequence of this is that each region and each unit has to find a way to solve the problem on its own. If the central authorities say that they cannot solve the problem immediately, let alone expect the local government to solve the problem on a certain front on its own.

Of course, the chief of staff knew what the problem was, and he said in a deep voice: "I have already asked Comrade Li Runshi to come over to discuss this matter. It is hoped that he will no longer insist on dismissing the Beiyang prisoners and make use of this labor force as much as possible. ”

While he was talking, the guards came in to report that Comrade Li Runshi had arrived.

The matter is so urgent, all the politeness is waived. The chief of staff immediately began to introduce the situation, "The Jinghan line is saturated, and all locomotives and carriages have been incorporated into it. The canal has also been saturated, all sections of the canal have been dredged, and the capacity has reached the upper limit. All factories are running at full capacity, and all units of all military districts in the country, as long as they are not fighting, are engaged in various infrastructure projects. Especially in our Hebei Military Region, there may be only the remaining guard troops that have not been dispatched. All fighting in Hebei was the responsibility of the troops of the Northeast Military Region. Labor supply is insufficient. Therefore, we hope that Comrade Li Runshi can help him on the issue of Beiyang prisoners. ”

Li Runshi looked at the data and said after a long time: "I have also studied the party history materials and found a problem. In the early days of our People's Party, there was never a full-scale confrontation with the old system. ”

"Huh?" Chai Qingguo and the chief of staff were quite surprised by Li Runshi's evaluation, which was a bit too far off topic.

But Li Runshi didn't care at all, he continued: "Before we rose up to make a revolution, natural disasters had already destroyed the old order in the local area. So from the very beginning, we actually got a grasp of the local workforce. When it comes to the use of labor, we are never short of them. And from the very beginning, we have vigorously cultivated our own technical team and technical reserves. It can be said to be a rainy day. The result of my research was that we were already at our highest efficiency at that time, and it was simply impossible to do better. ”

Chai Qingguo and the chief of staff looked at Li Runshi with a look of slight disgust and even contempt. In fact, no one among the middle and senior cadres in the party will pat Chen Ke's sycophants. Everyone has long been accustomed to the state of good seeds, and either they can understand and implement Chen Ke's plan, or they can't understand Chen Ke's plan. The only thing for those comrades who cannot understand Chen Ke's plan is to learn and deepen their understanding through implementation. It's useless to pat yourself on the back. Li Runshi's words are suspected of being sycophants.

But Li Runshi didn't care about Chai Qingguo's vision at all, and he continued: "The process of expanding the base area is completely dependent on the resources provided by the system that was established at the beginning. In these new base areas, we have not been able to really take the initiative to bring the local masses into the revolutionary system, and we have not been able to bring into play the initiative of the masses. This has led to a high degree of dependence on the central base areas. This model can still work well in the face of these domestic enemies in Beiyang, and we are stretched thin in the face of the pressure brought about by the imperialist offensive......"

"Hum hap hum!" Chai Qingguo smiled. This kind of ill-intentioned laughter made Li Runshi a little stunned, and the chief of staff was a little scared. Chai Qingguo stared at Li Runshi closely, and various thoughts were rolling in his mind. This is not the first time Chai Qingguo has heard this, Chen Ke has said it, and there are several other senior party cadres who have said the same or similar things. Some people even quote the words of the "Theory of Contradiction" to criticize the new base areas for mechanically copying the policies of the old base areas.

…… The so-called metaphysical or vulgar evolutionary view of the universe is to see the world from an isolated, static and one-sided point of view. This cosmology sees everything in the world, all forms and kinds, as eternally isolated from each other and never changing. If there is a change, it is only an increase or decrease in the number and a change in the place. And the reason for this increase, decrease and change is not inside the thing but outside the thing, that is, due to the push of external forces......

…… Metaphysicians believe that the various things and properties of things in the world have been like this since they first existed. Later changes were merely quantitative expansions or contractions. They believe that a thing can only be produced repeatedly as the same thing, and cannot be transformed into another different thing......

…… Contrary to the metaphysical view of the universe, the materialist dialectical view of the universe advocates the study of the development of things from the inside of things, from the relationship between one thing and other things, that is, the development of things is regarded as the inevitable movement of things within things, and the movement of each thing is related to and affects other things around it. The fundamental reason for the development of things lies not in the outside of things but in the inside of things, and lies in the contradictions within things. There is this contradiction within everything, and therefore gives rise to the movement and development of things. This contradiction within things is the fundamental cause of the development of things, and the interconnection and mutual influence of one thing and other things is the second reason for the development of things. In this way, materialist dialectics is a powerful opposition to the metaphysical mechanical materialism and the exogenous or passive theory of vulgar evolution. It is clear that mere external causes can only cause the mechanical movement of things, i.e., the increase or decrease in the size and quantity of the range, and cannot explain why things are so different in nature and how they change from each other. In fact, even mechanical movement driven by external forces has to pass through the internal contradictions of things. The simple growth of plants and animals, the development of numbers, is mainly caused by internal contradictions. In the same way, the development of society is not primarily due to external causes but to internal causes. Many countries have the same geographical and climatic conditions, and their development is very different and uneven. In the same country, the geography and climate have not changed, but the society has changed greatly......

These theories sound very reasonable, but the comrades in the new base areas almost rejected these different opinions in the same words: "In practice, the old method is highly efficient, and the new method completely needs to be explored and made mistakes. ”

It is not an easy task for the comrades in the new regions to shirk their responsibilities, and it is by no means easy for the comrades in the new regions to quickly spread the revolution and to be confident of victory. Although the comrades in the new base areas themselves are not unaware that they have encountered countless new problems and need to be adjusted to these problems. However, neither time nor tasks allow for large-scale targeted adjustments.

The reason why Chai Qingguo laughed out loud with "bad intentions" was because Zhang Yu supported the "in-depth adjustment" of the existing base area policy. And Chai Qingguo has also heard that Li Runshi was strongly recommended by Zhang Yu himself, and he was also recognized by Pu Guanshui. Otherwise, even in the face of the extreme lack of outstanding cadres in the new base areas, it would not be the turn of a young man in his early twenties to occupy such a high position. When he followed Chen Ke to create the Anhui base area, he promoted young people very quickly, and he was only able to become the county magistrate and the secretary of the county party committee in his twenties.

"Then Comrade Li Runshi, how long do you think this adjustment will take?" Chai Qingguo asked.

Li Runshi replied: "A lot of research is needed now. ”

Chai Qingguo said with a smile: "Of course you can conduct research, but I need to fight the Japanese right now." I don't know if I still need to fight other foreign devils. When you're done researching, I'm afraid this battle will be over! There must be problems with the old methods, and the main point now is that the old methods will work well, support the war, and solve the problems. The new approach will create a large number of problems, and in the event of an impact on the war, no one can afford to take on this responsibility. ”

Li Runshi was silent for the time being, Chai Qingguo was by no means messing around, this truth was very easy to understand.

When the chief of staff saw this situation, he hurriedly began to play a round, "This issue is too big, let's talk about the problem of the prisoner of war camp first." ”

"No," Chai Qingguo waved his hand to express his opposition, "Since the central government has said that there is a shortage of labor, now all the old methods have exerted their power to the limit." We don't lack this amount of time right now. ”

Now the chief of staff was a little surprised, looking at Chai Qingguo's current appearance, he really didn't look like he wanted to make things difficult for Li Runshi. Could it be that Chai Qingguo really wants to make adjustments in Hebei?

"Comrade Li Runshi, do you have any way now?" Chai Qingguo then asked.

Li Runshi was silent for a while, and finally said: "First solve the Beiyang remnants of Shandong and liberate the whole of Shandong." After determining the strategic situation of Hebei and Shandong as a whole, we should fully mobilize the initiative of the masses. ”

"What kind of activation?" Chai Qingguo continued to ask.

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After Chai Qingguo and Li Runshi talked for a whole afternoon, he braved the snow to go to the front line to find Pu Guanshui in person, and when he saw Pu Guanshui's tired appearance, Chai Qingguo jokingly said: "Commander Pu, do you want me to take over your command?" ”

Pu Guanshui didn't even have the mood to joke, "You don't need to take over my command, just take over the logistics for me." ”

Chai Qingguo said with a smile: "The central government has called and told us that other base areas have entered a stage of labor shortage, and it is completely impossible for the logistics ceiling to increase. As long as you don't make excessive demands, there's nothing wrong with me taking over the logistics. ”

"What? Is it impossible for the logistical ceiling to grow? Pu Guanshui was stunned. What he needs now is unlimited logistics, and if the logistics can only maintain the status quo, Puguanshui will be difficult here. However, after thinking about it, the current situation is that the northern part of Hebei is actually under the control of the Northeast Military Region, and if the entire Hebei can be handed over to Chai Qingguo to be responsible, and only if it is a war, the pressure can be continuously reduced.

"Commander Chai, you make it clear to me, will you do something for me in logistics? I believe in you, so I really don't want to be behind it. Pu Guanshui asked.

Chai Qingguo smiled helplessly: "It's all from the war, what's the point of me making things difficult for you?" There will be no less to give, and what is cut is not yours will not be cut. ”

Pu Guanshui thought about it for a while, and finally nodded in agreement.

After reaching an agreement, Chai Qingguo asked about the situation in the last two days.

"The Japanese are now going crazy and trying to destroy our lines of communication, and we are resisting it. The engineers rushed to repair it. Now it's a war of attrition, and the string has to be tightened all the time. On the contrary, the battle was not so fierce. That's how bad it is without a navy. If you have a navy, you can completely stifle the Japanese. Now it's snowing, the Air Force can't be dispatched, and no one knows when the Japanese will appear. ”

"Huh?" Chai Qingguo was a little surprised, he thought that the battle would be in full swing, but he didn't expect the battle to have a bit of a taste of a war of attrition, "Then what are you going to do?" ”

"I am now hoping that the sky will be clear and that the Air Force will be able to dispatch reconnaissance in all directions. The second is to consider how to find a balance and seek the best configuration in terms of defense and mobility efficiency. The third is to find a way to let the troops rest. Now it is not only the headquarters that is so frightened three times a day, but the troops are also not well rested. Pu Guanshui replied.

"What do you mean, the Japanese have no plans for a full-scale invasion at the moment?" Chai Qingguo asked.

"People come from the sea, from the northeast to Shandong, and even to Lianyungang, a long front like this, we have to defend every place, and every place must be able to ensure that there are no problems. They are able to implement breakthroughs at any one point. Whether there is a plan for a full-scale invasion or not, we can't tell now. Pu Guanshui said as he stood in front of the map, and he pointed hard at the Northeast region, "The key point at the moment is to seize the Northeast." After seizing Tohoku and Korea, we were no longer afraid of what the Japanese did. As a strategic wing, North Korea is something that Japan cannot afford to ignore. Because we have crossed such a narrow strait, we can attack the Japanese mainland at any time. When the time comes, we will have a thousand ways to make the Japanese people restless. At that time, even if they could still launch an attack on China, it would only be a harassment war, and we really weren't afraid. ”

Chai Kyung-kook agrees with this, which is the real reason why the People's Party Military Commission was able to pass the costly strategy of liberating Korea. It was so far from North Korea at the beginning, and the conflict with Japan was not sharp enough. The closer the People's Party gets to Tohoku, the more intense Japan's performance becomes. In the eyes of the People's Party, this fierceness is precisely because the people have carried out the right strategy that Japan has completely felt the tremendous pressure. The more times like this, what is needed is to work to the end and achieve the goal. Rather than a weak compromise and concession.

"Don't worry, I will do my best to support you!" Chai Qingguo replied.

Although Pu Guanshui knew that logistics was the most difficult thing, he was really able to completely liberate himself from the terrible logistics work, and he also felt a lot easier. "Lao Chai, how can you have the confidence to take over the whole of Hebei?"

"If you don't have confidence, you have to do it, it's just a matter of time. Early death and early life, it is easier to die first and it is difficult to die later. So I just took it over and did it. In addition, since the central government has said that it is impossible to give more support, I think I am afraid that they will gradually reduce their support. ”

"Cutting support?" Pu Guan Shui is very puzzled.

"It's not that we want to reduce the total amount, but what we can solve on our own, the central government will cut the corresponding support. The total amount will not change. In this case, I would like to make an adjustment in Hebei to see if I can improve the local production capacity of Hebei. If it can be done, the center will be able to catch its breath. When we really apply, the central government will also be generous. Chai Qingguo explained his plan.

"What's wrong with the central government?" Pu Guanshui was very puzzled, he didn't have time to think about these problems at all. Listening to what Chai Qingguo said seemed to be very dangerous, Pu Guanshui also felt very surprised.

"What can go wrong with the central government? In addition to the lack of anything, the central government estimates that there are no other problems. Chai Qingguo said with a smile.

"It's okay," Pu Guanshui said, "Lao Chai, since you want the results to be logistical, I will send someone to hand over to you immediately." I'll just sleep for a while, I haven't slept well in the past few days. You take over the logistics, and I can sleep soundly. Thank you! ”

"It's not that we want to reduce the total amount, but what we can solve on our own, the central government will cut the corresponding support. The total amount will not change. In this case, I would like to make an adjustment in Hebei to see if I can improve the local production capacity of Hebei. If it can be done, the center will be able to catch its breath. When we really apply, the central government will also be generous. Chai Qingguo explained his plan.

"What's wrong with the central government?" Pu Guanshui was very puzzled, he didn't have time to think about these problems at all. Listening to what Chai Qingguo said seemed to be very dangerous, Pu Guanshui also felt very surprised.

"What can go wrong with the central government? In addition to the lack of anything, the central government estimates that there are no other problems. Chai Qingguo said with a smile.

"It's okay," Pu Guanshui said, "Lao Chai, since you want the results to be logistical, I will send someone to hand over to you immediately." I'll just sleep for a while, I haven't slept well in the past few days. You take over the logistics, and I can sleep soundly. Thank you! ”