After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated, first of all, to achieve military cooperation, which was conducive to promoting the further development of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the development of the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. However, due to the restrictions on the establishment of the Kuomintang army, the establishment of divisions in the two armies led by ***, namely the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, was strictly restricted. In order to strengthen the party's leadership and the strength of our army, the division has set up brigades.

The establishment of the brigade is not attractive and inconspicuous, and it can be developed quietly and secretly, and the name of the brigade is greater than the division. There is also the establishment of regiments under the brigade. Taking the 5th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the Independent Brigade of the New Fourth Army as an example, in fact, its military strength is greater than that of the division, and the 115th Division, called the division, is actually much more numerous than the 2nd and 3rd armies of the Kuomintang.

Beginning in 1943, the Japanese army had shifted to the defensive on all fronts in the Pacific theater. In order to consolidate the occupied areas, the Japanese invaders vainly attempted to turn China into a rear base in the Pacific Theater, and intensified their "sweeping" and "encroachment" on our anti-Japanese base areas. The Kuomintang diehards cooperated with the Japanese army in blockading and besieging our base areas.

Therefore, under the enemy's, pseudo-puppet, and stubborn flanking attacks, our army's economic supply is very difficult.

In accordance with the strategic plan of the Party Central Committee, in April 43, the 5th Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army were ordered to merge and form the Binhai Naval District. Chen Shiyu served as commander, Fu Zhuting served as political commissar (after Fu Zhuting's death, he was succeeded by founding general Tang Liang), He Yixiang served as chief of staff, Lai Keke served as director of the Political Department, Cai Changfeng served as director of the Logistics Department, Peng Xianlun served as political commissar of the Logistics Department, Li Yuan and Li Shengping served as deputy ministers of the Logistics Department, Huang Hu was also the Minister of Health, and Cao Siming served as the director of the Political Department of the Logistics Department.

In addition, the Logistics Department consists of accounting, cashier, quartermaster, clothing, military industry, ordnance, transportation, equipment, production, trade, general military station, and the Ministry of Health.

The Binhai Naval Region has three military subdivisions under its jurisdiction, which are under the dual leadership of the 115th Division and the Shandong Military Region. In accordance with the strategic intent of the CPC Central Committee, the main task of the military region is to consolidate the construction and establishment of base areas, to build the coastal areas into a reliable rear and support for extensive guerrilla warfare, and to prepare for an all-out counteroffensive and post-war period.

Due to the enemy's continuous "encroachment," "blockade," "sweep," and "embargo" on the base areas, since its establishment, the Coastal Naval District has always shouldered the dual tasks of fighting on the one hand, striking at the Japanese, the puppeteers, and the stubborn, and countering the "sweeps." The burden on the logistics department is particularly heavy.

From 1942 to 43 years, Comrade ** successively published such works as "Economic and Financial Problems in the Anti-Japanese Period," "Rent Reduction, Production and Support for Government in Base Areas," and "Organizing," which clearly defined the basic program for our army to build base areas and carry out the large-scale production campaign, and pointed out that self-reliance and self-sufficiency in production are the fundamental ways for our army and people to overcome economic difficulties.

Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, Ren Bishi, and other central leading comrades personally participated in the large-scale production movement in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, which greatly encouraged the commanders and fighters' determination to build the coastal area well.

In order to smash the enemy's "sweep" and defend the construction base areas, the Party Committee of the Logistics Department of the Binhai Naval District, in accordance with the instructions of the Party Committee of the Military Region and in light of the specific situation in the coastal areas, after several discussions and studies, formulated five basic tasks for building the base areas and ensuring the supply of troops:

1. Broaden financial resources, invigorate the economy, raise funds, and provide funds; 2. Develop munitions production to achieve basic self-sufficiency in munitions; 3. Construction of military factories; Fourth, build hospitals, develop medical and health services, train medical and health personnel, and ensure the health of military personnel; Fifth, we should develop the transportation lines of military stations and strengthen the work of sending troops forward and transporting them backward.

Without funding, it is difficult for the troops to survive. Without funding, the troops have nothing to do. In light of the financial and economic situation of the troops at that time, it was first necessary to overcome the difficulties in funding and focus on economic income.

As the saying goes, "the mountains eat the mountains, and the sea eats the sea". The Binhai Naval District is bordered by the Yellow Sea in the east, and has unique conditions for drying salt, and Lu salt is famous throughout the country, and the local people and the organs of the 115th Division also use salt drying as a source of income.

The logistics department of the Binhai Naval District first found a way to dry salt and worked hard for several months, but in the end, due to insufficient preparation, eagerness to find financial resources, lack of technology and experience, and hasty launch, resulting in failure. At that time, when the troops were in extreme shortage of funds and materials, and the troops were in a hurry to wait for money and materials, the first method of raising funds failed in the initial trial, and Cai Changfeng felt a heavy burden and great pressure.

"Eat a trench, grow a wisdom". The Logistics Department of the Binhai Naval District summed up the lessons of the salt drying problem and carefully analyzed it again. Do you want to continue to dry the salt and try again? Cai Changfeng thoroughly investigated the purchase, sale, production and transportation of the entire salt market, and after careful study and analysis, he reported to Commander Chen: "Chief, if you continue to dry salt, even if it is successful, how will the sales be?" How big is the economic benefit? I have no bottom in my heart. ”

"This ...... Then you can do it! My old Chen still said the same sentence - the credit for success is yours, and the responsibility for failure is borne by me. Chen Shiyu said cheering up his subordinates.

After in-depth and careful investigation, Cai Changfeng understood the local salt market, land and sea transportation, various ways to engage in local production and business, and other financial resources and market conditions, comprehensively considered, weighed the pros and cons, analyzed and compared, and made a decisive decision to give up drying salt, immediately changed the direction, found another way, and changed to Shanghai maritime trade.

For the sake of prudence, Cai Changfeng first sent people to negotiate and contact overseas trading firms in Shandong and northern Jiangsu, and first found out the situation. With the consent of the military region and with the vigorous assistance of the local government, Cai Changfeng first chose a runner who lived in Rizhao and had a deep relationship with Shanghai and was also engaged in transportation.

In order to make the business stable and avoid mistakes, Cai Changfeng and the businessman also reached several oral gentlemen's agreements: first, the logistics cadres of the Eighth Route Army sent to accompany the ship and do business do not reveal their identities, and they all use the identity of the boss, the little boss, and the buddy as a cover, but live with the boss; Second, the boss is responsible for all external entertainment, and the risk is borne by him; The third is to ensure that the boss will not suffer a loss in terms of economy, and the space occupied by the goods, taxes and necessary gift expenses will be shared by the two companies, and the profits will be shared equally by the two companies.

With the approval of the party committee of the military region, the maritime trade of the Binhai Naval District, which was directly led by Cai Changfeng, soon began.

Cai Changfeng opened two trading firms in Shijiusuo and Taoluo Town, which were actually the logistics departments of the military region under the cover of local firms, to purchase peanut oil, soybean oil, leather, peanuts, red dates, fish, shrimp, crabs, dried shellfish, and other local products at market prices, and then ship them to Shanghai for sale after screening, sorting, and packaging.

At the beginning, the logistics department did not go to people, and the merchants transported and sold on behalf of the merchants, and tried twice, and the economic benefits were good.

Later, Cai Changfeng successively decided that Comrades Dong Jinliang, Shao Zhuquan, and Wang Tao, cadres with more experience in foreign trade in the logistics department, would go to Shanghai with the ship to take charge of sales and procurement. The logistics department of the Binhai Naval Region is stationed more than 400 nautical miles from Shanghai, and if the sea weather is good and smooth, it can run round and forth every month on average, the capital turnover is relatively fast, the economic returns are good, and trade has been invigorated, creating a new road for the military region to open up a wide range of financial resources, and improving the supply of materials to the troops in distress.

The maritime trade of the Binhai Naval Region in Shandong and northern Jiangsu, which Cai Changfeng was directly responsible for, persisted until the final victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and provided part of the funds and a certain material base for the construction of the troops and the base areas, and in particular, solved the sources of materials that could not be solved at all within the scope of the base areas, such as medical equipment, medicines, telecommunications equipment, and all kinds of military and civilian materials that were extremely scarce.

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