After the meeting, the cadres dispersed and returned to the station to rest. Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan agreed to rest in the morning and convene a joint meeting of the Shandong Bureau and the Shandong Military Region in the afternoon to study the issue of army expansion on a special topic.

After breaking up with Luo Ronghuan, Liu Yimin habitually followed Tang Xingying to his home, but was resolutely rejected by Tang Xingying. Looking at Tang Xingying's face full of tears and eyes full of pleading, Liu Yimin had to honestly return to the residence of the division headquarters, that is, the room where Otaka Kamizo was hidden.

Only now, Liu Yimin can be regarded as really knowing Tang Xingying, and he is annoyed, lying on the bed in the dormitory of the division headquarters and sighing, and he can't come back to his senses for a long time.

After lying down for a while, I couldn't sleep, and my mind was full of Tang Xingying's shadows: one moment was the female Red Army who fell behind on Miaoling Road on a snowy night, one moment was the daughter of the hotel owner who captured the enemy's leading company commander in Qingxi Town, one moment was the female soldier with tears in her eyes on the upper floor of Yibin Daguan and angry with Zhao Xiaoman, and one moment was the affectionate child who fed herself with a small bowl in front of the hospital bed after the assassination in Chengdu. Later, it became more and more out of control, the graceful and luxurious Tang Xingying who disguised Deng Xihou's cousin in Hanyang Town, Tang Xingying of the Huangsi Village Land Reform Work Team, Tang Xingying who was like a fairy at the wedding, Tang Xingying who went north to northern Shaanxi to offer incense and pray in front of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, Tang Xingying who hugged He'er and leaned on the door waiting for her to go home, tied He'er to the north and jumped across Jinpu Road with Chen Meisheng in his arms.

Liu Yimin was like losing his soul, lying motionless on the bed, looking at the ceiling with demented eyes, and couldn't help humming the little song sung by Hu Fei after the death of Li Lingsu in Jin Yong's novel "Flying Fox Gaiden": "The little sister treats her lover - deep affection, you don't lose your sister - a relationship, when you meet her - you have to treat her well, when you don't see her - you have to hang in your heart seventeen or eighteen times a day!" ”

Humming and humming, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and even his desire to see Ni Hua faded.

In the afternoon, Liu Yizhi convened a joint meeting of the Shandong Bureau and the Shandong Military Region to study the issue of army expansion.

At the meeting, Liu Yimin proposed to support 1,000 38 large covers, 3,000 79 rifles and 20 heavy machine guns, 100 light machine guns, and 20 grenadiers to the 115th Division, the First Division, the 120th Division, and the 129th Division, and 200,000 oceans for the 115th Division, 115th Division, 120th Division, and 129th Division, so as to solve the difficulties they faced.

Wu Zheng, commander of the logistics headquarters who attended the meeting, pondered for a while and asked whether it was possible to give more money and less guns in view of the imminent large-scale expansion of our army. The money can not only be given to silver dollars, but also to fiat currency and yen, like the 129th division, you can take silver dollars, fiat currency, and yen to northern Henan to buy grain. The amount can also be varied, 500,000 yuan per division. You can also hand over all the money to the central government, and the central government will go to Henan, Hubei, Ningxia, and Qinghai occupied by the central government to buy grain, and distribute it uniformly after transporting it back.

Luo Ronghuan said that since the division commander proposed it, it must have been approved by the central authorities and notified to all divisions, and weapons and money must be given. Shanxi has always been at the forefront of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and our army and the Japanese army have repeatedly fought over each other, and the price paid by several main divisions to persist in and expand the base area and expand the scale of the main force under such difficult circumstances is greater than the price we have paid. In particular, Shanxi has been implementing the clear field of the wall, the common people are unable to produce and live normally, the main grain production area is in Jinnan, where is the Japanese army and the first control area. At present, the issue of food, weapons and ammunition is the most important task for our army in Shanxi. If we do not consider the large-scale expansion of our army, we should hand over all the weapons, ammunition, and funds captured in the Jiaoji Road Campaign to the central authorities.

Guo Hongtao said: Our army in Shanxi not only undertakes the combat mission in Shanxi, but also undertakes the task of defending Shaanxi. Strengthening the strength of our army in Shanxi is tantamount to strengthening the defense force of the Shaanxi base area, which is our home, and we must ensure that nothing goes wrong. However, considering the matching of ammunition, is it possible to leave 1,000 38 covers and replace them all with domestic 79 rifles.

Li Yu pointed out that the Shandong base area is in ruins, and the government's work is far from being on the right track. Due to the devastation of the war, Shandong's already weak industry and commerce were basically shut down and needed a recovery period. Only the southeastern part of Shandong began to have taxes, and mainly commercial retail taxes, the amount was very small. Elsewhere, taxes are essentially zero so far. In the short term, the government can only rely on Bohai Bank to borrow money, and it is impossible to achieve a balance between revenue and expenditure. Since we want to develop the economy, education, public health, science and technology, and transportation in the base areas, this factor cannot be ignored. On the other hand, the money and property seized from Tianjin, Qingdao, and Jinan are basically used as the equity capital of the Bohai Bank, and all the materials are controlled by the logistics headquarters; the good point is that the troops do not ask the government for military expenses, and the bad point is that the government does not have its own funds, and it is very difficult to carry out some work. Can you allocate a sum of money to the Shandong Anti-Japanese Senate to maintain government expenditures at all levels. When the situation stabilizes, it will be returned from the tax revenue.

Seeing that Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan did not express their position, Li Yu said again: "Don't say anything else, education alone will cost a lot of money." The main reason is that primary and secondary school teachers can implement the supply system, and the first branch of Kang University belongs to the military system, which is also a supply system. However, Shandong University cannot implement the supply system, and the professors who are ready to be hired have to pay salaries and have to buy teaching equipment, and these expenses must be paid. A professor's monthly salary is at least 200 yuan, and the highest salary can even reach 5 or 600 yuan. In addition to the expenditure on primary and secondary schools, not to mention the construction of new ones, it is a large expense to restore the original level of education before the war. ”

Liu Yimin spoke: "The weapons and money to support the divisions in Shanxi cannot be less, according to the standard of 500,000 yuan per division." The division added 100,000 yuan more, but they had no military salaries and relied entirely on the supply of the Shaanxi base area, and now the Shaanxi base area cannot keep up with the supply of front-line troops due to the relief of the Sichuan disaster area. Shanxi is a bitter and scorched area, we eat white flour, rice, corn, sweet potatoes, the proportion of fine grains is higher than coarse grains, they are coarse grains than fine grains, and even coarse grains cannot be guaranteed in difficult times. They are all the Eighth Route Army under the leadership of the party, they are all old troops, and their contributions to the revolution are greater than ours. Besides, the suffering is also temporary, as long as we survive this winter and the beginning of next spring, and wait for the 800-mile Qinchuan summer grain harvest next year, the supply of troops will improve. In addition, 1,000 38 large covers can not be less, and the performance of Japanese rifles is much better than the 79 rifles we have eliminated. If you don't consider expanding the army, it's a one-color 38 big cover. Besides, the divisions also have to support a part of our old Red Army, which is the most precious. This amount is basically okay, according to the price in the early years of the Republic of China, 100,000 oceans can equip an infantry division. Now is the period of the Anti-Japanese War, prices have risen, there is no place to buy guns, and there is no place to buy food, so the problem is serious. Give more, so that a few divisions can be a little more relaxed. I have already thought about the weapons gap after the expansion, one is captured in battle, and the other is made by us. This comrade does not need to worry".

In response to Li Yu's question, Liu Yimin replied: "Comrade Li Yu's question is very real, and it is indeed necessary to allocate some funds to the government. However, there are financial and institutional issues involved, and the money spent is not a small amount. These are the war years, and big investments cannot and cannot be had. War comes first, development comes second. If you can't win, all development is empty talk. All the government's revenues and expenditures must be carried out around ensuring the needs of the war. For example, to build roads, the first thing is to ensure military needs, and the second is to ensure the needs of trade routes. Another example is medical and health care, which should be grasped with both hands, with one hand grasping the army's field rescue and post-treatment and the other hand grasping the recovery and development of private medical institutions. The same is true of education, first of all, we should pay attention to the training of cadres and military education, then we should focus on basic education, with emphasis on resuming primary and secondary education, and third, it will be the turn of university education. The same is true of industry, it is impossible to run a large-scale factory, it can only be small-scale and easy to conceal, and the larger it is built, the greater the burden, and the greater the losses of the little devils when they bomb. We must be clear about this. ”

Thinking that economic work is easy to breed, we must guard against the slightest, and if we want to put an end to it, we must work the financial and economic system and supervision. Liu Yimin continued: "After capturing Tianjin, Qingdao and Jinan, we have captured a lot of money and have a certain economic strength. Because of this, we established Bohai Bank. Comrades, the capital of the Bohai Bank is very large, much larger than that of the United Bank established by the Japanese puppet. How to properly manage and make good use of this money and make Bohai Bank a financial backing for the economic development and military struggle in Shandong's base areas is a very big topic. In the past, our army's base area was small and it was in a state of lack of money for a long time, and all the problems were solved by returning all the seizures to the public. Not anymore, such a large base area has industry, commerce, agriculture, transportation, culture, education, health, and all kinds of things. The party, government, and military are supply-oriented, but commerce, industry, and agriculture are not good, so we have to act according to economic laws, and we must engage in cost accounting, calculate input and output, and pursue profits. Otherwise, it will not be conducive to sustainable development and will become a mess. ”

This was a meeting to study the expansion of the army, and as soon as Wu Zheng, who was in charge of logistics, and Li Yu, who was in charge of government work, attended and spoke, money and the economy were inevitably involved.

As for the government expenditure mentioned by Li Yu, Liu Yimin said: "In the past, we did not have government expenditure, and the military and government were not separated, and they ate on the stove. But there is a problem here, that is, local cadres and local armed forces do not have allowances, and they do not even have food money. It's okay to say that the main force will fight if it wins, and if it can't win, it will leave. As soon as he made a strategic shift, he jumped behind enemy lines. After a big victory, a big capture, the troops can also fight tooth sacrifices. However, our local cadres, county brigades, and district squads were not allowed to leave, and they stayed behind to persist in the struggle, suffering heavy casualties and sacrifices, but they did not even have a military uniform. They are more difficult than the main one! In particular, the families of local cadres and local armed cadres and fighters are all local, and some of them still need to support their families, so they must not let their comrades shed blood and sacrifice to fight devils, and their wives and children have to flee the famine and ask for food, right? In the future, this piece will be made up, and it will have to be issued with military uniforms, allowances, and vegetable money like the main force. ”

Hearing Liu Yimin say this, Li Yu, Guo Hongtao, and Zhu Rui all raised their hands and asked to speak. Liu Yimin waved his hand to stop them and continued: "In the future, the materials and funds captured by our army in combat will be mainly used for the development of the military industry and make up for the lack of government military spending. The government should implement a budgetary system for its annual revenue and expenditure, and it is necessary to study clearly what money is spent and how it is spent. The budget plan must be jointly reviewed and approved by the Shandong Bureau, the Shandong Provincial Military Region and the Senate of the Shandong Anti-Japanese Government. Military expenditures are included in the government budget, mainly including grain, allowances, and so on. Other things such as education, public health, transportation, and the construction of water conservancy facilities should be included in the budget. Our army has a glorious tradition, that is, ******, military, and economic, and the soldiers of each company are clear about their expenses. This tradition must be carried forward in the work of the government, and the amount of income and expenditure, where and by whom, must be made public and subject to supervision. This supervision is all-encompassing, and every soldier and every fellow villager in the base area has the right to supervise the districts, counties, special offices, and provinces. The aim is to put an end to corruption***. I remember that Political Commissar Luo told me that in 1931, the Soviet Government of Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province, set up a complaint box to accept the supervision of the people. It is written on the complaint box that the organs of the Soviet government and the economy have violated the Soviet program, policy and present tasks, deviated from the interests of the workers and peasants, and committed corruption, waste, bureaucratic corruption, or passive sabotage, and all Soviet citizens have the right to file a complaint with the Accusation Bureau. Since we were born in the Red Army, we should carry forward the traditions of the Red Army. Comrades must bear this in mind. ”

As for the issue of allocating funds to the government, Liu Yimin replied: "This year's situation is exceptional, and although we have expanded our base areas, we are surrounded by strong enemies, and it is very likely that we will have to implement the strategy of retreating in great strides during the war, and the tax revenue in the base areas cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, I have agreed to allocate a special amount of funds from Bohai Bank to the government, and the specific amount will be studied and agreed upon by the political commissars and comrades. Among the materials and equipment seized by the Logistics Command from Tianjin and Qingdao, all civilian factories and equipment were handed over to the Senate of the Shandong Anti-Japanese Government, and factories were built in hidden locations in the Yimeng Mountains to resume production. All general goods are sold to enrich the base market. ”

Luo Ronghuan felt that Liu Yimin's most valuable thing was the concept of the overall situation, and he never frowned when he supported the fraternal troops, and he paid great attention to absorbing the backbone from the main forces of the Red Army, and tried to increase the proportion of the old Red Army who taught the instructor. Therefore, after Liu Yimin finished speaking, Luo Ronghuan said: "What the division commander talked about is the guiding principle for the work of the government and the economy of the base area in the future. After the meeting, with reference to the practice of the Shaanxi base area, we studied and promulgated the management methods for various undertakings in the Shandong base area, so that the government's work can be put on the right track as soon as possible. That's all for this question, commander. Hurry up and talk about the expansion of the army. ”

Liu Yimin said: "The chairman said that in consideration of the impact problem, the main force of our army in Shandong will temporarily maintain its current scale, and will not add new numbers, nor will there be division-level formations, and more local armed forces will be expanded. I considered an opinion and put it forward for everyone to study together. 1. After the eight main brigades are replenished, the brigade will directly subordinate the artillery regiment, antiaircraft artillery battalion, heavy machine gun battalion, cavalry battalion, engineer battalion, baggage battalion, communications battalion, guard battalion, reconnaissance company, medical company, and field hospital, and will have jurisdiction over three infantry regiments, and three infantry battalions directly under the regiment will be under the jurisdiction of the fire support battalion, cavalry company, engineer company, baggage company, communications company, and guard company. Among them, the regimental fire support battalion is a reinforced battalion, with two infantry artillery companies, an antiaircraft machine gun company, a heavy machine gun company, and a flying thunder artillery company. Each infantry battalion consists of a fire support company, a communications platoon and three infantry companies, of which the fire support company consists of two mortar platoons, one heavy machine gun platoon and one bazooka platoon. The company has a company commander, an instructor, a deputy company commander, and a deputy instructor, and has jurisdiction over three infantry platoons, a fire support platoon, and a cooking class, and the company headquarters has another clerk, a cultural instructor, three hygienists, a newspaper operator, and two correspondents, including 32 fire support platoons, 1 chief and deputy platoon commander, 6 pack horses, two grenadier squads, two grenadier canisters per squad, and 10 people; a heavy machine gun squad, equipped with two heavy machine guns, with a strength of 10 people; A bazooka squad with two bazookas and a staff of 10 people. The infantry platoon consists of three infantry squads and one fire support squad. Among them, the fire support squad has 16 people, with a principal and deputy squad leader, a machine gun group of 6 people, equipped with a modified heavy machine gun that can shoot at the air, a grenadier group of 4 people, equipped with a grenadier, and a bazooka group of 4 people, equipped with a bazooka. The infantry squad has a squad leader and a deputy squad leader, equipped with two Bayi automatic rifles; a machine gun crew of two people, equipped with a light machine gun; Three combat groups, the leader is equipped with an automatic rifle or submachine gun, and the other two fighters are rifle shooters, equipped with a 38 cover. In this way, our main brigade has 13 people per squad, 57 people per platoon, 224 people per company, about 800 people per battalion, 3,500 people per regiment, 15,000 people in one brigade, and eight brigades are 120,000 field troops. Plus our heavy firepower units, armored troops, and cavalry units, hehe, what is the 1st Division, 2nd Division, 5th Division, 6th Division, and Guards Division, Lao Tzu wants them to be wiped out one by one! ”

Liu Yimin was a little self-absorbed when he said he was proud, took a sip of the water cup, and then said again: "Second, on the basis of the new formation of the eight main brigades, join the formation and training detachment of the formation and training headquarters, recruit new soldiers, and expand into the new 1st Brigade, the new 2nd Brigade, the new 3rd Brigade, the new 4th Brigade, the new 5th Brigade, the new 6th Brigade, the new 7th Brigade, and the new 8th Brigade. 2. On the basis of the supplementary regiments of the eight main brigades, join the 115th Division, the 120th Division, the 129th Division, the First Division, the Garrison Division, and the Security Division to support our six Red Army battalions, recruit new soldiers, and expand them into the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Brigades. Each brigade of the above two numbers is uniformly equipped with cadres by the eight main brigades, all of which are organized according to the three-three system, and all are equipped with Japanese-style equipment. That is, each brigade has three infantry regiments, equipped with an engineer company, a communications company, a guard company, a fire support battalion, and a baggage battalion. The total strength is about 9,000 people. Each main brigade is responsible for training and command. In the future, when the time is ripe, we will change all our eight main brigades to division-level formations, with a total strength of 33,000 to 35,000 in each division, which is equivalent to a group army. ”