In late October, Ouyang Jian and Lin Yifan, director of the Institute of Metallurgy and Mineral Resources, went to Xingzi County, and this time they went to Xingzi County to meet with Herman. Herman sent a telegram from Shanghai stating that he had set off for Xingzi County via Poyang Lake. At present, the domestic situation is stabilizing, and after the Kuomintang liaison group arrived in Ruijin, after urgent consultations between the two sides, an armistice agreement was preliminarily reached. First, to tentatively establish the areas of de facto military control of the two sides and maintain the status quo, second, to cease all hostilities, and third, to lift the blockade by land, water, and sea transport and to promote free trade and commerce. Fourth, formal negotiations between the KMT and the CCP are scheduled to begin in the middle of next year. Fifth, the Communist Party sent a liaison group to Nanjing to facilitate timely communication between the two sides. Due to internal reasons in the Kuomintang, the negotiations were not destined to be smooth sailing.

After the signing of the armistice agreement between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the center of the Central Committee quickly shifted to the economic construction of the Soviet area. According to Ouyang Jian's suggestion, in the future, Jiujiang will form a base with Yunshui County as the center to build an arsenal enterprise and an industrial zone, so Ouyang Jian's energy will be turned to economic construction. On the way, Ouyang Jian seized the opportunity to teach Lin Yifan face-to-face: "Lin Gong, according to the information I have learned, at present, German ordnance enterprises are in urgent need of manganese ore, as long as the manganese ore samples are shipped to Germany for sale and there is no problem in signing the purchase contract. Therefore, we need to prepare well in advance so as not to be in a hurry. "At present, all parties need money, and the Soviet district government cannot provide funds, so Ouyang Jian must find his own way.

Lin Gongdao: "After the Red Army captured the east, I sent people to inspect the Jingdezhen mining area, where the manganese deposits are shallow and easy to mine, but the reserves are not much, but there is no problem in mining for decades. At present, the manganese ore area of Jingdezhen has been fully put into production, according to your requirements, we quickly installed the manganese ore selection equipment, and planned to transport the manganese ore through Duchang County after the selection. After repeated surveys, the manganese ore reserves in the mountainous areas of the western part of Jiujiang are small and scattered, and we are mainly selected at present. However, in bulk trade with Germany, it may be difficult to guarantee the supply of selected manganese ore. ”

Ouyang Jian said: "Hunan's manganese ore reserves are very rich, and the national government does not attach importance to manganese ore at present. As far as I know, Daoxian County, Yongzhou, Hunan Province has the richest manganese ore reserves, and there are two large mining areas. In addition, small manganese ore in central Hunan is widely distributed and has a long history of mining. In the next step, you send someone to negotiate the purchase of manganese ore, mobilize the power of the private sector, as long as the price is right, the private sector will take action, and the purchase of manganese ore in large quantities is not a big problem. It is recommended to establish a manganese ore selection field in Ganzhou, and use the waterway to transport it to the wharf of Xingzi County in the future. "Good idea, I'll do it right away!"

Ouyang Jian continued: "At present, money is needed in all aspects, and we must find ways to make money. The next step is to set up a gold army to find gold mines, and you will organize people to focus on exploring Wannian County in the east of Nanchang, which is very rich in gold reserves, and it is urgent to open up financial resources now. The Jiujiang area had bumper grain harvests year after year, but rice was not suitable for storage, so I instructed Mao Zetan to sell rice to the north and then buy wheat and hoard it in large quantities. At present, the Central Committee has begun to build a war readiness project in the Jinggangshan area, and the war-readiness project in Jinggangshan is mainly to store grain. If the conditions are met, I will import grain from abroad. Wartime food is the main thing. ”

Ouyang Jian and Lin Yifan talked all the way and soon arrived at Xingzi County. Outside the county gate, Luo Ronghuan, Su Yu, He Long and others came out to greet them when they heard the news, and they did not wait to greet each other. In the afternoon of the same day, Herman docked at the Xingzi County Pier on a customer ship. After the armistice agreement was initialed, the Red Star Fleet cleared the mines that flowed from Poyang Lake to the Yangtze River estuary, resumed water traffic, and water transportation in Poyang Lake began to be busy again. Herman got off the ship and said happily: "General Ouyang, I have ordered a German freighter, everything is ready and only the east wind is owed, how are you doing here?" "Let's go, I'll take you to see the purchased pig hair, the pig hair is in the dock warehouse in front, and the manganese ore sample is also in the warehouse."

That night, Ouyang Jian gave Herman a banquet. During the banquet, Ouyang Jian said: "This time you return to Germany, first of all, use the money from the sale of pig hair to buy related equipment and instruments. In addition, there is a long-term supply contract for manganese ore in the German Ordnance Industry, and I am in urgent need of talent here, so you need to recruit a group of specialists to come back with the ship. We offer preferential salaries for those recruited, and I promise that. "General Ouyang, please rest assured that I will not let you down." That evening, the first batch of pig hair and a ton of manganese ore samples were loaded onto the cargo ship, and Hermann set off early the next morning.

Money can make ghosts grind, and after sending Herman away, Ouyang Jian simply listened to the reports of Su Yu, Luo Ronghuan, and He Long. then instructed Luo Ronghuan, Su Yu, and He Long. At present, the focus of the task is economic construction, and all departments of the 5 th Army Corps are required to arrange troops in a planned way to participate in the construction of combat readiness projects on the basis of ensuring military training, with the aim of saving money. On the third day, Ouyang Jian said goodbye to the three of them and went to De'an County, this time to negotiate with Zhou An, president of the De'an Chamber of Commerce. At present, Zhou'an is nominally a private business, but in fact, the transaction is carried out by the Jiujiang District Government. As for not revealing his identity, it was Ouyang Jian who did it on purpose.

In the future, trade in various places in the name of the Soviet zone will certainly be subject to checks and balances from the side of the Nationalist Government, and the use of non-governmental trade will play a role in concealing people's eyes. At present, the development of the base areas is in urgent need of funds, and with the lifting of the blockade of land and water transportation, the top priority at the moment is to transport the industrial products and daily necessities produced in the base areas to other provinces for sale. Ouyang Jian and Zhou An had a drink with Zhou An in the Zhou Mansion that night, "The commander has a lot of opportunities, if there is no important matter, he will not come to my small temple as a guest." Zhou An's cunning eyes clearly guessed Ouyang Jian's intention to come this time.

"Boss Zhou Bingxue is smart, and now we have signed an armistice agreement with the Nationalist Government, so our focus must quickly shift to the economic construction of the base area. Now that the blockade of land and water routes has been lifted, we must quickly expand our trade and trade and sell the industrial products and daily necessities we produce. "Commander, I've stockpiled a large amount of goods, just waiting for your order." "Your task is to transport the materials produced in the base area and bring in the materials we need. As for how to sell in other provinces, you don't have to worry about it. At present, Gao Guoying's trading company has set up branches in Nanjing and Shanghai, you can hand over the goods to him, and your task is to transport. ”

"From now on, you will be directly under the leadership of Gao Guoying, and he will be fully responsible for all transactions. At present, all walks of life are in urgent need of funds, we must open up financial resources, and the next step is to open branches in Changsha and Guangzhou, I am afraid you will not be so idle. "Commander, this family business belongs to the Soviet District Government, and I am worried that I will not be able to live up to your trust." "I know your ability, at the moment the Soviet government provides us with limited funds, and I must put pressure on you. As long as the current difficulties are overcome, the development of the base area will usher in a blowout......" "Please rest assured, commander, that the contemptible people will not let you down." ”