Chapter 234: Cash-for-Work (Asking for Subscriptions, Monthly Passes, Asking for Various !! ）

Although the Kwantung Army and the North China Front continued to bomb the defense areas of the 40th Army, they still could not stop the enthusiasm of the military and civilians in Chahar and Suiyuan to build their homeland. Due to the extreme shortage of grain in the entire base area in 38 years, although it is the golden autumn season, many ordinary people have no overnight food at home.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Feng signed an order led by the Chahar Provincial Government and closely coordinated by the six major departments to implement a large-scale cash-for-work plan throughout the Suicha area. After deliberations among various departments, it was decided to start the construction of two major blocks: military facilities and infrastructure, with the government contributing money and grain, and the common people contributing their efforts to build a number of large projects.

In the military sector, airports, pillboxes, air-raid shelters and urban defense facilities are mainly built, and the infrastructure is mainly road traffic, municipal engineering, schools and hospitals and other public facilities. With the issuance of the provincial government's order, the government departments began to get busy, and the people rejoiced.

Originally, due to the Japanese attack, the time for farming was missed, and now all parts of the country are in a state of lack of crops, and not only the citizens in the cities have no food to eat, but even the people in the countryside who farm the land have nothing to eat, and almost everyone thinks about the dangerous situation they will face next. With the harsh winter climate in the northern region of Israel, no one is confident that they will survive this winter.

But when the government notices were quickly posted on all the streets and alleys of the entire Chasui area, everyone was boiling, and they saw hope for life.

Jining. Da No. 6 Village, Pingdiquan Town.

"Third aunt, you better take it back. You still have two little cubs at home, and we can still make it through! A young woman with a withered face said to another, a pale woman.

The white-faced woman coughed lightly twice and said, "Qiuyue, the situation of your family, the third aunt still doesn't know what to do, the little dog also said to the big cow yesterday that your family only eats one meal a day, and the little dog said that it has not been a long time since he had a full meal." Although there are not many stick noodles, even if it is a little bit of heart from the third aunt. ”

"Third aunt, your family's land is also barren this year, so let's keep it for yourself. Ohira went into the mountains a few days ago. When he comes back, our mother and mother will have something to eat. Qiu Yue whispered.

"In these days, it is so easy to hunt prey, and people are about to turn the mountains upside down, not to mention wild animals. Even the edible vegetables are almost dug up. You hold this stick noodle. Your third uncle has been out of the city since before Gu Yu to do odd jobs. I can earn a little every month, and I can barely find half a mouthful of food for the three of us. The third aunt sighed and said.

As he was talking, an eleven or twelve-year-old half-year-old boy ran over and shouted, "Mother." Mother, my father is back, go back and have a look. ”

"Da Niu, didn't your father just come back the day before yesterday, why did he come back again?" The third aunt hurriedly asked.

"Mother, my father said that the government in the city recruits workers, and a person is given 5 catties of food and shelter every day, and he comes back to tell the uncle and uncle in the village." Da Niu said loudly.

"Niu'er, is that what your father really said?" Qiu Yue's eyes lit up and she hurriedly asked.

"That's what my dad said."

"Okay, third aunt, I'll call Daping back and let him follow the third uncle into the city to work." Qiu Yue cried with joy

The news that the government was going to recruit people blew like a gust of wind, and suddenly the city was full of people, and at first people were worried that the government would not be able to recruit fewer people, but soon people saw the courage of the government departments. Those who come do not refuse, and for every thousand people, a few officials and masters take them to receive a project, and how many count.

What makes these people happiest is that the "wages" are settled every day, although a person only has 5 catties of grain a day, but the government gives them all fine grain. As soon as they change the fine grains they receive and exchange them with grain stores, they can get coarse grains ranging from 9 catties to 12 catties, and if they change yam (potatoes) or sweet potatoes, they can even exchange them for 20 catties.

In these years, there is nothing more precious than food, as the saying goes, the family has surplus food and does not panic. As the common people of the counties and the small citizens who had no income were gathered, the originally chaotic law and order suddenly improved, and the prestige of the government became more and more popular.

Especially if there are soldiers in the family, or the families of martyrs, the government still has certain discounts in remuneration. Ordinary people are 5 catties of coarse grain a day, and military martyrs are 8 catties. As soon as this policy came out, it immediately triggered a wave of enthusiasm for joining the army in the Suicha area.

In September, it was a crisp autumn in Saibei, and millions of people and hundreds of thousands of militiamen set off a labor boom. The completion of the No. 2 Middle School of Xinghe County, the completion of the No. 3 Health Center of Zhangjiakou, the completion of the No. 3 Middle School of Datong, and the completion of the Baotou Airport were all over the country.

The biggest change is still Baotou, because it is close to Suixi, the combat radius of the Japanese army cannot reach here, so Baotou has become the safest place for the 40th Group Army.

Every day, more than 300,000 people in Baotou are working hard, and large-scale projects such as cement plants, steel plants, power plants, coal mines, iron mines, and reservoirs are completed and put into operation, making Baotou change more and more.

Under Chen Feng's auspices, the construction of a two-lane cement road from Baotou to Outer Mongolia was also underway, a two-lane cement road that runs from Baotou through Damaoqi and then directly to Outer Mongolia. The road was mainly to facilitate contact with the Soviet Union, and Chen Feng intended to complete it in half a year.

At the same time as the vigorous construction in the area under his jurisdiction began, Chen Feng was also planning how to retaliate against the Japanese army, and thousands of Japanese fighters came to Saibei every day, and the damage caused to the construction of the defense area was immeasurable. Although Chen Feng set up the 2nd Air Defense Division and the 3rd Air Defense Division on the basis of the Air Defense Division, the total number of these three divisions was only 30,000 people, and the armament and equipment they were equipped with were only a few thousand antiaircraft machine guns.

At Chen Feng's repeated requests, Stalin finally agreed to send a batch of heavy bombers. According to the agreement between Stalin and Chen Feng, the Soviet Union would provide 300 fighters for the 40th Army within six months, half of which would be fighters and half of the bombers, and the delivery time would be within six months.

But now that the Japanese army is aggressive, Chen Feng really has no time to sit back and wait for half a year, so Chen Feng personally sent a sincere telegram to Stalin, hoping that the Soviet Union can deliver the batch of 150 bombers to the 40th Army as soon as possible, and Chen Feng ordered 300 TB-3 heavy bombers from the Soviet Union at a price of $150,000 each.

To be honest, $150,000 to buy a TB-3 heavy bomber with average performance is not very cost-effective, and it can be said that the price is indeed a bit tricky. Even the most advanced fighter in the United States, the P38, now costs only $100,000, and the performance of the TB-3 is much worse than that of the P38, which is not worth the price at all.

But now the United States, Britain, France and other countries are very resistant to selling weapons to China, even if Chen Feng is trading penicillin. At this time, the United States was a sick tiger, and the 100,000 army was no match for Japan at all, and Roosevelt did not want to offend Japan so hard that Japan would retaliate at all costs. Therefore, the US Government not only refused to sell Chen Feng's fighter planes and tanks, but was also unwilling to sell even light weapons such as guns and ammunition to China, and was only willing to provide industrial equipment to China.

On 1 October, the first batch of 150 TB-3 heavy bombers successfully landed at Guisui Airport, and a week later, another 250 heavy bombers arrived in Guisui, along with 350 Soviet Air Force volunteers, so that the Air Force of the 40th Army had 230 fighters, 400 heavy bombers, and 10 trainers, totaling 640 fighters.

With the gradual strengthening of air power, a revenge plan that Chen Feng had planned for a long time was finally implemented.

On October 8, Chen Feng held a military meeting at the Northern Air Force Headquarters in Guisui, and in addition to all the senior officers of the Northern Air Force attending the meeting, Kang Ze, a hardcore confidant of Lao Chiang, was also invited to the Air Force Headquarters.

It's been almost half a year since he worked in Saibei, Kang Ze has become accustomed to life in Saibei, and the originally imagined dragon fight has not happened. Since he became vice chairman of Chahar Province, the 40th Group Army has been fighting against the Japanese army, Chen Feng has not cared about him at all, and all the big and small affairs in Chahar Province have been handled by Old Man Chen, him and Deng Xiaoping. Although there are often disagreements between the three parties on some matters, they can always be resolved satisfactorily after the most difficult time.

Kang Ze felt very happy to work here, neither the Chen family nor the Turkish Communist Party seemed to be as bad as he imagined, and any order issued by the Chahar provincial government seemed to be a good policy for the country and the people. In half a year, 336 schools were built in Chahar Province, ranging from one or two turf houses to large schools that could accommodate hundreds of students at the same time. In addition, hundreds of health stations have been set up in various counties and districts of Chahar Province, so that people can be treated in a timely manner for any disease.

There are no big smoke houses, no brothels, no casinos, some are just schools, factories and hospitals, there is no corruption here, and some are just clean on their sleeves. Although Kang Ze was still unhappy with Chen Feng, a guy who hindered the reunification of the party-state, he could not but admire the various policies implemented by Chen Feng in the northern region and the effects brought about by such policies.

Something, Kang Ze was also thinking, if he wasn't a half-hearted warlord, how good it would be, the real pillar of the country. After half a year of understanding, Kang Ze finally has a very clear understanding of the 40th Group Army, more than 300,000 elite regular troops, 200,000 militia troops, coupled with the strong combat effectiveness of the 40th Group Army and the rich financial resources of the Chen family, what makes Kang Ze feel suffocated the most is Chen Feng's huge personal prestige in the northern Saibei region, and it is really not easy for the party-state to make this young man surrender. (To be continued......)