After the meeting, Zheng Weiguo discussed with Li Zhenan and others about the construction of farmland and water conservancy in the base area. The base area is not very short of grain now, because there is a large amount of farmland to cultivate west of the Pinghan Railway controlled by the 33rd Division.

A lot of food was also captured in previous battles. For example, in the Taiyuan Military Station, I got an amazing amount of Japanese-style pickles, but unfortunately everyone couldn't get used to eating this thing, so they could only make it into bun stuffing for "forced consumption". Now I eat this in the morning and at night, and everyone is tired of eating it.

There will always be a day when the food that can be seized will be eaten. The main force of the 33rd Division, the local troops, and the miscellaneous armed forces in the western Hebei region all exceeded 25,000 people, and the mules and horses in the troops consumed at least 60,000 catties of grain every day.

Although there is a lot of cultivated land, most of it is on the periphery of the base areas, and almost all of the high-yield fields are in the plains. These areas were difficult to defend in the face of a large Japanese advance, and repeated attacks by the Japanese army would also cause great damage to agriculture. When the time comes, let alone feeding the troops, I'm afraid that even the villagers themselves will not be able to eat enough.

Li Zhen'an sighed and said, "Master, we all know what you said. But the question is, how can it be solved? ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Open up mountains and create fields!" ”

Li Zhenan was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "There is only a little land in the mountains, and even the mountain people themselves can't eat enough. In addition, in those places, drought and flooding are very serious, and landslides, mudslides and other disasters are also frequent. The last time we were going to build a reservoir, we had to give up because of the unstable terrain. ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "That's why we have to change, we want to transform all the hillsides into terraces!" ”

Li Zhenan said: "We have done terraces here before, but we need to invest a lot of manpower and material resources!" IMHO. You can't do it with your production and construction corps alone. ”

Zheng Weiguo once had great hopes for the Production and Construction Corps and the Engineering Construction Corps, but he gradually found that the enthusiasm of these soldiers or workers was not high. Later, the 129th Division sent some local cadres to help launch propaganda, and finally there was some improvement, but it can only be said that it is average, and it is far from being compared with the historical production and construction corps and railway engineering troops.

Wang Da smiled and said, "I said a long time ago, this method won't work!" Back then, we did it in Hubei, Henan, and Anhui, but it was not pleasing to the top and bottom, and a lot of manpower and material resources were wasted in vain. ”

Zheng Weiguo scolded with a smile: "Go, you don't give me much schadenfreude!" It seems that this path will not work for the time being. So I came up with another way! ”

Li Zhen'an, Wang Da and others asked in unison, "What way?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Organize the villagers to do it themselves!" ”

The two said in unison: "This is absolutely impossible." No one will do it! "In their opinion, if they are willing to do it, someone did it hundreds of years ago, so why be poor now?

Zheng Weiguo said: "What if all the renovated land belongs to the villagers? "Everyone knows the allure of land for farmers in this era. It's definitely a hundred trials.

Li Zhenan and Wang Da were shocked when they heard this. All of a sudden, he fell into deep thought. Zheng Weiguo believes that his previous vision has failed. The first is that the propaganda, organization, and management work has not kept up, and the second is people's selfishness. If you do more and do less, someone will definitely be lazy. There is the first one, there is the second, and everyone has become lazy after the last.

The production and construction corps of a certain Xinjiang can do anything to do it, because they are originally a well-disciplined army. The same is true of the railway engineers. But Zheng Weiguo's production corps does not have these conditions, unless he is willing to transfer the main force over to dig ditches and farm land.

Since this road doesn't work, I can only find another way - a village in agriculture! Now the family members have also been found, and if they want people, money, and money, tools, equipment, and materials can be supplied by the base area. Zheng Weiguo didn't believe it, if a certain village could do it, Ping'an County couldn't do it? Not only to do it, but also to do it better than a certain village!

Li Zhenan was a little surprised, and said, "Master, can this thing be done?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with certainty: "Yes! ”

As he spoke, two people came out of the door. One is a professor of architecture at a university in Peking with eyes; The other was wearing a white towel, black cloth shoes, and two eyes were bright, it was Chen Ronggui Chen Yingying who was invited from Xiyang.

Zheng Weiguo said: "Come, let me introduce you to you!" ”

Wang Da smiled: "No! These two are all celebrities from our place, this is Professor Cheng of Peking China University, and this is Chen Zhuangshi, who captured the devil alive. ”

Chen Ronggui smiled honestly, but Professor Cheng was a little embarrassed. Because although he is famous, he is not famous by his professional knowledge, but he has made a big ugly appearance as soon as he arrives at the base.

Professor Cheng was watching everyone work on the roadside when he saw a gluttonous donkey stealing buckwheat from the roadside. He wanted to warn everyone, but he didn't know either the donkey or the buckwheat, so he had to shout: "Oh no, no, animals eat plants!" ”

This shout was incredible, not to mention the farmers who cultivated the land, and even Professor Cheng's students burst out laughing. Since then, the military and civilians in the base area have spread the word of mouth, and he has become completely famous.

Zheng Weiguo said: "Okay, since everyone knows each other, I will directly talk about my plan. ”

His plan was to ask Professor Cheng (although he didn't know donkeys and buckwheat, but his professional field was not bad) to draw up a plan from the engineering point of view, and then Comrade Chen Ronggui led the team to construct it. The workers under him were all landless refugees who had been taken in by the base. Zheng Weiguo promised that all the newly built terraces would be owned by the villagers, so these people were very happy and decided to follow Chen Yingying.

As long as the construction of this village is successful, Zheng Weiguo will use this as a blueprint to carry out large-scale and large-scale replication, turning the mountainous area of western Hebei into a new granary in the base area behind enemy lines.

Li Zhen'an and the others were very fascinated after hearing this plan, because this is something that is unheard of in this era. Wang Da's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but say, "Master, leave this job to me!" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded appreciatively and said, "Okay, in the future, you will also serve as the commander-in-chief of the Production and Construction Corps as the executive deputy county magistrate, responsible for coordinating and handling relevant matters." Professor Cheng is the chief engineer, and any construction plan must be approved by him. As for the specific construction, Chen Zhuangshi will lead people! ”

The three of them glanced at each other and hurriedly agreed. Zheng Weiguo finally had an eyebrow when he saw this matter, and he also breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart. While things certainly won't be smooth sailing, it's better to lay the groundwork ahead of time than to sit back and eat.

From now on, in another year and three months, or even earlier, the Japanese army will re-besiege the southeast of Jin. As western Hebei is close to the Pinghan line, it will bear the brunt, and the peripheral bases may all fall. In the next three years, it will be the most difficult period for the base areas behind enemy lines, and food will become the lifeblood of whether the military and civilians can survive.

As long as there is a small success within a year, even if there are only a few hundred thousand catties of grain, it can greatly relieve the pressure on the base areas. If there is a small success in three years, the famine in four or two years and beyond will not be so terrible. At least not like in history, when you are so hungry that you can't sit up, you can only lie down and have a meeting.

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Okay! Then I wish you every success! You guys have a good talk together, I still have some things, let's go first. ”

In a few days, he will go to Tianjin. Feng Kun is developing well over there, and has already hoarded a lot of supplies, but there is no suitable channel, so he does not dare to transport them back. In addition, there are some more confidential matters that he needs to deal with personally. Therefore, he must seize the time to make proper arrangements for the affairs of the base area before leaving.

The next stop is Ping'an County Hope Primary School. The school was only built at the end of last year. The teachers are all cultural instructors hired by the 33rd Division, and they have to teach the children and the soldiers to learn culture. However, when the army was marching and fighting, many instructors were not physically fit, so they did not go with the team.

While Zheng Weiguo took the time to compile the art of war, he also sorted out the Chinese pinyin of his previous life. This thing was supposed to help the soldiers get rid of illiteracy quickly, so he decided to teach it to the cultural instructors first, and then let them popularize it.

It was a little late, and the school had already ended. The children were rushing back in groups, and some were imitating the soldiers, shouting one, two, one as they walked, and the fight was full of momentum.

The pillar said: "Master, these babies are all good soldiers. If you train from a young age, you will definitely not lose to the devil in the future! ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled and said, "I'd rather wait for them to grow up, when the devils have already been driven out of China." Let the flames of war be left to our generation! ”

The two walked while talking, and soon arrived at the school, but they didn't expect the teachers to be gone. Zheng Weiguo was a little helpless and said, "It's late, what can I do?" ”

The pillar said, "Why don't you go to the dormitory and look for it!" "Because there are many intellectuals who have come to the base areas, the base areas have built a number of new collective dormitories for them. Just in the north of Qiliba, sitting in the north and facing south, warm in winter and cool in summer, it is the best living community in this area.

Zheng Weiguo said: "Okay, try to get it done today, there will be a big mess tomorrow!" ”

After the two of them went, they found that it was not only teachers living here, but also talents from all walks of life, which was a talent apartment in the base. Since everyone hasn't been here for a long time, they are not familiar with each other, and it is troublesome to ask someone.

The pillar said, "Master, I know that Instructor Zhilan lives there, why don't we go to her first?" ”

Zheng Weiguo thought that this girl had learned English and should be able to learn it soon, so he said, "Okay, you lead the way!" The two soon came to a cave, and when they knocked on the door, they saw a young man they didn't know.

The young man obviously had just arrived, and he didn't even know Zheng Weiguo, and said, "Who are you looking for?" ”

The pillar said, "Let's come to Teacher Zhang Zhilan Zhang!" Didn't she live in this cave? Who are you? ”

When the young man heard Instructor Zhang, a trace of disdain flashed on his face, and he said, "Oh, you're talking about that traitor sister!" She's been expelled from school a long time ago, so look elsewhere! As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to close the door.

Zheng Weiguo and the others were taken aback, and hurriedly stopped and said, "When did this happen?" Where's that instructor now? ”

The young man said impatiently: "She is not a teacher now, I know where she went!" Don't block the door, I still have to prepare for class! ”

The two of them let go of their hands and looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a while. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )