"Pillar, go, follow me to the Executive Department." After sending General Feng Zhanhai away, Zheng Weiguo was ready to talk to Professor Yang in person. Speaking of which, they haven't communicated together for a long time. This is not a good phenomenon, after all, during the war years, the military and the government were not separated, and they had to cooperate with each other in order to survive.

The pillar sighed, and hurriedly notified the internal guard force to urgently transfer a guard squad, and asked several soldiers in civilian clothes to go outside to reconnoiter in advance.

In the past, the security measures were not so strict. When he first arrived in Jizhong, Zheng Weiguo usually took two guards with him when he went out. Sometimes, in order to "check the people's feelings", they don't even bring anyone. His subordinates knew about his skills, but they didn't pay much attention to it.

But some time ago, when Commander Meng of the Second Army Division was inspecting a certain place, he was suddenly assassinated by assassins. At that time, the situation was very dangerous, and if it weren't for the desperate rescue of the guards around him, I was afraid that the assassins would have succeeded. This incident made the authorities in Jizhong frightened, and they hurriedly strengthened the security work of the main leaders. Like Zheng Weiguo and others, they are even more airtight, and they can't wait to put them in an iron box.

The group quickly walked to the corner of the street, and Zheng Weiguo suddenly stopped. Thinking that he had discovered something, the pillar was startled, and hurriedly shouted: "There is a situation, quickly, protect the commander!" ”

The soldiers hurriedly formed a human wall to surround Zheng Weiguo in the middle, and looked around vigilantly. They clutched the submachine gun in their hands, the safety had been opened, the index finger of their right hand was on the trigger, and they were ready to fire at the slightest suspicion. The surrounding crowd was also frightened and fled in all directions, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

Zheng Weiguo was shocked and angry, he didn't expect that someone would just assassinate him, the supreme military commander in Jizhong, on the street in broad daylight. What's even more infuriating and embarrassing is that the killer actually sneaked into Lixian County. What is Lixian? That is the residence of the military and political authorities in Jizhong, Zheng Weiguo's lair!

"Pillar, where is the killer?" Zheng Weiguo asked sharply, a fierce look flashed in his eyes. The enemy's rampant intent completely aroused his killing intent, and he was eager to pull out the other party and break the corpse into pieces.

The pillar was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "General seat, didn't you find it?" I saw that you stopped abruptly just now, and I thought ......"

Zheng Weiguo couldn't cry or laugh, and said angrily: "You think it's a fart, I want to ask which direction to go to the Executive Office!" Speaking of which, this is the first time Zheng Weiguo has gone to the office. In the past, Professor Yang came to the headquarters to look for him. Therefore, the chairman of the dignified Jizhong Military Political Commissar did not know the location of the executive office.

The pillar said embarrassedly, "Huh? Then he lowered his head in shame, and longed to find a crack in the ground to get into. But it's no wonder that he is not the only reason why the assassination of Commander Meng has made everyone a little nervous, and they can't help but get nervous whenever there is a stir.

(Note: The assassination of Commander Meng is a true story in history.) It's not made up by the mountain people. The rampant nature of the Japanese puppet spies at that time can be seen. ）

Just arrived outside the Executive Office. Professor Yang was rushing out with a large number of security personnel in a murderous manner. Seeing Zheng Weiguo standing outside the door safe and sound, he was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly asked, "Commander." Heard you were in distress on the way? Did the assassin catch it? ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said embarrassedly: "I'm just scaring myself, how can there be any assassin?" ”

Professor Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Oh, that's good, that's good!" However, the Japanese puppet spies were so rampant during this period that they dared to attack our local cadres in broad daylight, which brought great panic to the masses. Hmph, in my opinion, it won't work if you don't clean it up. ”

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly asked, "Then how are you going to clean it up?" ”

Professor Yang stretched out his hand and said, "Let's talk inside, this is the first time the commander has come to me!" ”

Zheng Weiguo was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Professor, this is my mistake, I should have come and walked around earlier." ”

Professor Yang comforted: "Hey, you can't be blamed for this. There's been so much going on lately that I can't even keep myself busy. ”

While talking, the two came to the living room and sat down separately. Zheng Weiguo looked around and found that the conditions were much worse than his own headquarters. Well, the cadres of this period really have nothing to say in terms of honesty and dedication!

Professor Yang was a dignified member of the party, and he didn't have a soldier, so he still made tea for Zheng Weiguo and them with his own hands. Then he took out a document from the filing cabinet and handed it to Zheng Weiguo. Written on the document is a shocking line of red letters - the action plan for the work of three clearances and three investigations.

Zheng Weiguo asked curiously while watching: "Professor Yang, what do you mean by this three-clearing and three-check work?" ”

Professor Yang explained: "The work of the three clean-ups is to clean up the brothels, opium parlors and casinos in the base areas; The work of the three investigations is to search for bandits, Japanese puppet spies, and suspicious persons. ”

Well, speaking of which, this Sanqing work was first proposed by Political Commissar Cheng, because the Japanese female spy infiltrated a brothel to seduce senior military and political officials in Jizhong and deceive confidential information. This made Political Commissar Cheng feel very annoyed, believing that these places were hiding dirt and dirt, providing convenience for the enemy to lurk and endangering the security of the base area, and he vigorously built to remove them.

After this opinion was fed back to the Executive Office, it was quickly supported by the members of the Executive Department. In addition to the reasons mentioned by Political Commissar Cheng, there is another unspeakable but very real reason - that is, money!

In particular, after the 53rd Army went north, the clothing, food, shelter and transportation of tens of thousands of troops were all pressed on the shoulders of the people in central Hebei. Combined with the transfer of funds to various units of the Eighth Route Army, each county had to feed more than 5,000 people on average. Although Jizhong is wealthy, it has no other income except farming, and it is indeed very difficult to rely on agricultural taxes alone.

This kind of pressure has forced the members of the executive office to keep their eyes open to find money, so where is the richest place in Ji? Undoubtedly, brothels, casinos, and opium parlors.

Let's start with brothels. Since ancient times, the industry has been known for its profiteering. According to incomplete statistics in 2010, the total annual income of the sex industry reached an astonishing 900 billion yuan, four times that of the state-supported tourism industry. This is still illegal, and does not count the related industries that are pulled.

What's more, the industry is not affected by the economy and war. Will the great powers intervene, will China perish? The industry doesn't care about that. When the economy booms, the pornography industry booms; When the economy is in recession, it doubles down. Times are changing, but the original needs remain the same. Isn't there a saying, the merchant girl doesn't know the hatred of the country, and she sings the backyard flowers across the river.

Speaking of casinos, the gambling industry involved is also one of the oldest profiteering industries. Although it is not the "steel demand" of the industry, it is not inferior in terms of profit-making, and the annual inflow of overseas funds is as high as 600 billion yuan. The last is the opium parlor, that is, the drug industry. This is one of the two most lucrative industries in the world, along with the arms trade. In terms of profit, you can imagine it.

Zheng Huzi has been very poor recently. After all, there are so many people under his command. Even if everyone sits still every day, people eat and chew, it will cost an astronomical sum. If there is a war, for example, this time the 63rd Army will go to Jidong. The daily consumption is even more incredible.

"Ugh. Professor Yang. How much of the money you get from this Sanqing work can be used as military expenses? Zheng Weiguo hesitated, but decided to make his words clear. Because of such a large sum of money. There must be a lot of people who are worried about it. Yan'an, the Northern Bureau, and the departments of the Eighth Route Army, where is there no shortage of money? If it's too late, I'm afraid that there will be no share of the 41st Army.

Professor Yang was not ambiguous, he smiled and said, "This is not certain, we don't know how much money we can confiscate." Moreover, after the seizure of these illegal establishments, the placement of prostitutes and the education and rehabilitation of gamblers and drug addicts cost a lot of money. These two things have a bearing on the internal stability of the base areas and cannot be avoided. ”

Zheng Weiguo secretly cursed the old fox in his heart, and asked again: "Then how are you going to check?" ”

Professor Yang pointed with a smile and said, "Well, isn't it all written on it?" ”

Zheng Weiguo took a closer look and found that he mainly relied on the local government and the Public Security Bureau to implement it, so he said to Professor Yang: "In my opinion, there are some problems with your plan, and it must be changed!" ”

Professor Yang had always admired Zheng Weiguo's ability, and asked nervously, "What's the problem?" ”

Zheng Weiguo explained: "First, the confidentiality is not enough, the personnel you arranged are all from the local area, and they are inextricably linked with the bosses and practitioners of the pornography, gambling and drug industry......

Professor Yang interjected: "Uh, I believe in our cadre comrades......"

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said: "Human nature is the most unreliable thing, as long as one person leaks the news, it may lead to failure." For example, in the Jidong Riot, the comrades of the underground party made the secrecy measures so strict, but they were exposed in advance. Not to mention anything else, as long as those bosses transfer valuables in advance, it will bring us great losses. ”

Professor Yang nodded thoughtfully and said, "Well, that's good! "It is very risky to order such an operation, so it is absolutely impossible to allow the bamboo basket to be empty. To put it bluntly, a toad has to pinch out his pee!

Zheng Weiguo saw that his words had an effect, and struck while the iron was hot, and said: "It's not just a matter of confidentiality, but also the second point, the execution is not enough!" How many days have the county public security bureaus been established? How many personnel and equipment are there? Do you have any experience in action? It's good to let these black-hearted bosses transfer their belongings, but if they can't control the situation and cause riots......"

Professor Yang was taken aback, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, after all, people who dared to do these businesses were a bit of an underworld. The family energy that people have saved for most of their lives is politely handed over to you? Dream about it, it's good not to pull the flag and rebel.

"Commander, what do you say to do?" Professor Yang finally couldn't bear it anymore and had to ask Zheng Huzi for help.

"Mobilize the army, and it's the main force to do it! The main force is abundant, and there is no contact with the locality, so it can definitely achieve a thunderous blow and capture it in one net! Zheng Weiguo finally threw out his bait.

Professor Yang was stunned for a moment and said, "Eh, the main force? Is this appropriate? ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "What's inappropriate? And it can also help me test and run in the troops. "In peacetime, the army cannot be used casually, but in war years there is no such taboo. Especially during the Anti-Japanese War, any action can be infinitely elevated to the height of patriotism. Who dares to jump out against it, a traitor's hat can't crush you!

Professor Yang was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Then I will support Commander Xie Xie on behalf of the Executive Agency." ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "It's all a family, you don't need to be polite." However, I made it clear in advance that half of the seized property must be given to the 41st Army. All the opium is ours. ”

Opium was when it was important hard currency. It can be used to sell puppet armies and cash out in enemy-occupied areas. Moreover, morphine, an important extract of opium, was the most effective painkiller at that time, and the consumption was huge.

Professor Yang came to his senses, angry and funny, and said, "Okay, after a long time, it turns out that the commander is waiting here to calculate me!" Well, but this matter is really inseparable from the help of the army, and I have no choice but to sign this alliance under the city. ”

Zheng Weiguo said happily: "That's good." Professor Yang, let me know in advance when you will arrange it. Our 41st Army is on standby at any time. "Speaking of which. He remembered the purpose of this trip and hurriedly said, "Professor Yang, in addition to this matter, I still have something to discuss with you. ”

Professor Yang said with a smile: "I know that the commander of the Dao is going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. There must be something going on today. Go ahead. What actions do you need to co-operate? ”

At present, the focus of the work of the Executive Department is basically revolving around the military. For example, in order to cope with the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression, the armament work and the "artificial mountain" project. These two tasks have almost squeezed out the material and manpower in Jizhong, if it were not for the anti-Japanese righteousness, the common people would have to point their noses and scold their mothers.

Fortunately, the officials of the Executive Office led by Professor Yang are outstanding. In addition, the GC Party's excellent mobilization and organization ability fully mobilized the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the masses of the people, and made the army and the people in the base areas extremely united. Otherwise, without waiting for the devils to sweep away, internal contradictions will be enough to drag down the base area.

Zheng Weiguo smiled and said, "Don't worry, there won't be any big projects for the time being." Even if there is, it will be handled by the army itself, and it will not increase the burden on the masses. ”

Professor Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Commander, if there is any major national defense project, don't blame me for not cooperating. It's really too much of a burden on the folks. If the common people are crushed, who else can we rely on? ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, the burden of the villagers during this time is really too great. When the farm is busy, troops can be dispatched to help with some farm work, and we guarantee to be on call. ”

Professor Yang hurriedly said, "Don't! The governments of several counties sent telegrams complaining that they must not let the troops of the 41st Group Army help in the future. What kind of help is this? It's clearly a troublemaker! ”

Zheng Weiguo was not embarrassed when he heard this. In fact, the soldiers did not deliberately make trouble, but the officers and men of the Northeast Army had not worked for many years, and there were some differences between planting and harvesting in the Northeast and North China, so there were many foreign appearances in the "people-loving activities". This is also one of the reasons why the 53rd Army and the 63rd Army rarely help the common people to work.

"Well, Professor Yang, let's be honest, I'm here today to solve this problem." Zheng Weiguo took the opportunity to give him a detailed account of the situation of the 63rd Army. In fact, the situation faced by the 63rd Army, the 97th Army and the 53rd Army did not encounter it less, but it was not so obvious.

This is a very serious hidden danger within the base area. If the 41st Group Army is unable to integrate into the base areas for a long time, contradictions accumulate day by day, and perhaps one day they will part ways.

Professor Yang quickly realized the seriousness of the problem and hurriedly said, "Commander, how do you need our administration to cooperate?" He also explained: "We have not discriminated against the 53rd Army and the 63rd Army in terms of propaganda and supply, but the villagers have a natural antagonism and distrust of the old army. If the commander can transform it into a new type of army, I think the folks will accept them. ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "This is the problem. How to transform an old army? For military administrators, indoctrination and training are the most important means. But at the same time, should we still use our actions to influence them? These soldiers are not our enemies, they are all sons and daughters of China, just like our soldiers, and even their composition is similar, and there are many class feelings and national feelings. ”

"Some time ago, the army demobilized a group of veterans and disabled servicemen. These soldiers have fought for the country for many years and deserve respect and honor. However, some local governments have taken it as a problem, which is very wrong. Demobilized soldiers are not beggars and should not be given a cold shoulder by the government. ”

Professor Yang nodded with a heavy heart, and said apologetically: "Commander, you are right to remind you, our administrative department has indeed not done enough work in this regard. Some comrades' working methods were simple and rude, which hurt the feelings of the officers and men. ”

He also said with emotion: "If we want to absorb an old army, it is not possible to look on coldly, we should be more active, more active, and more enthusiastic, so that the officers and men can truly feel the warmth of the people, feel the charm of the new army and the shortcomings of the old army......

Uh, well, those are Professor Yang's specialties. Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Yes, education is your old job, so I won't do anything about it." It is very likely that the 63rd Army will go to eastern Hebei, and it is hoped that the work of sending warmth to the Executive Department can be carried out as soon as possible. Also, tomorrow I want to go with you to the 63rd Army. ”

Professor Yang nodded hurriedly and said, "Well, this is no problem, we should have talked to the soldiers face to face a long time ago." ”

The next day, Zheng Weiguo and Professor Yang made a special trip to the 63rd Army garrison and visited a number of grassroots companies. Soon after, the local government also organized the masses to comfort the army, and gave the heroes of the battle saffron and certificates. Although the money was not spent, the soldiers were deeply moved, because this was a treatment they had never enjoyed since joining the army.

At the same time, the military also organized a group to report on the heroic deeds of the soldiers in the base areas, and publicized the heroic deeds of the soldiers in various counties in the base areas. These real-life and touching stories provoked a great response in the base area and greatly changed their perception of the army.

The villagers suddenly discovered that the young man who had helped him carry water and broke the stretcher had been injured more than a dozen times and killed eight devils. I've been looking for heroes, but I didn't expect heroes to be by my side.

The Northern Bureau realized the value and immediately made a report to Yan'an. After Taizu learned of this, he personally instructed to promote the "Jizhong model" to all base areas, and widely publicized it to the rear through mouthpieces such as "Xinhua Daily". This move greatly stimulated the patriotic enthusiasm of the people and established a good image of the armed forces behind enemy lines, including the 18th Group Army and the 41st Group Army.

However, at the same time, the mighty Jidong Riot was finally staged. With the sound of a gunshot in Gangbeizhuang in Luanxian County, the vast land in eastern Hebei was ignited like a powder keg, and the battle quickly spread to more than ten counties. The sound of guns and roars resounded in every inch of eastern Hebei...... (To be continued......)

PS: During this time, I mainly wrote about the construction of the base area, which seemed a little dull. However, some questions are not explained clearly, and it will be very troublesome to explain later. For example, why did the Northeast Army fight side by side with the Eighth Road, how the Military Commission tolerated the activities of the Eighth Route in Jizhong, and the game between the Kuomintang, the Communist Party, and Japan, so please give the mountain people a little more time. If you want to see the plot of the war, it is not far away, because there is a battle to be fought next.