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Text Chapter 516 The Problem of Winter Clothes

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    Moreover, Yang Zhen knew very well that this year to next year was the most difficult period for the entire anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines. Frequent natural disasters, coupled with the man-made disasters caused by the Japanese and puppet troops' uninterrupted raids, caused the base areas behind enemy lines, especially the North China base area, to fall into chaos.  Great dilemma.

    As for the funds, Yang Zhen judged that they were probably asking for aid from the major base areas in North China. The Anti-Japanese Alliance had already provided the central government with a sum of US dollars. There was no shortage of funds in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. The central government even used the US dollars to redeem the funds.  A large number of professors and students were detained on the way to the northeast.

    For the upper echelons of the national army, as well as those middle- and lower-level officers who know the goods, the US dollar is far more lethal than legal currency, and even the ocean is much larger. Use this dollar to open a path under the tight siege of hundreds of thousands of troops in Chongqing.  The possibility of smuggling channels is still relatively high.

    At the same time, enough legal currency and cash can be exchanged in Chongqing. Enough cotton can be smuggled from the cotton-rich Guanzhong Plain and Longdong area of ??Gansu Province. Coupled with the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region's lint production of one million kilograms this year, it is enough to meet the needs of the people.  The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region¡¯s own needs.

    Although Chongqing's blockade of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia is quite strict, it is not extremely strict. As long as there is money to open the way, there are still many loopholes that can be exploited. However, whether the difference can be met through smuggling alone is another matter.  There are issues that need to be considered, but the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, which currently has relatively sufficient financial resources, will not be too embarrassed.

    However, foreign exchange like the U.S. dollar is hard currency in the rear area. In occupied areas, it may not be easy for traders. For those traders, even if they earn U.S. dollars, they have nowhere to spend it, whether they are smugglers or merchants.  The puppet soldiers who took advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune were regarded as gold and oceans, even opium and legal tender.

    This problem must be solved. Since the troops within the customs cannot solve it by themselves, then the Anti-Japanese Alliance will solve it. Again, although each base area fights independently most of the time, the entire army, whether inside or outside the customs,  , it¡¯s all just a game of chess. Without chariots, horses and cannons, how can we play this game of chess?

    However, although Yang Zhen made up his mind, he did not immediately answer Li Yanping's words. Instead, he pondered for a moment and said: "Commander-in-Chief and Chairman Li, do you have any thoughts or suggestions on this request from the central government? After all, they are in charge of the local area.  They need to know much more about the supplies needed for the entire North Manchu base area to survive the winter this year.¡±

    In response to Yang Zhen's rhetorical question, Li Yanping, who had participated in the study of this issue as a representative of the military region, replied without thinking: "What the commander-in-chief and my brother mean is to use the 6,000 taels we have saved this year to repay the loan to the Soviet Union  The gold and the only two million silver dollars currently in stock were all handed over to the central government and we didn¡¯t keep a penny.¡±

    "At the same time, allocate a batch of ginseng, high-end furs, and other relatively valuable Northeastern specialties, as well as all opium stocks, and hand them over to the central government for use as part of the activity funds. In many areas within the customs, opium is also a kind of hard currency, and even  It¡¯s easier to use than fiat currency.¡±

    "As for the issue of cotton, they are also hesitating whether to explain to the central government the difficulties we have here. Cotton must be provided, but they hope that the central government will consider the actual situation in the Northeast and reduce some of the quantity. After all, we are not just a few hundred thousand troops.  We need to change our clothes, and the people in the base areas also need winter clothes.¡±

    "Based on the current total population and actual needs in the base area, they believe that 200,000 kilograms can still be supported. Any more will probably affect the livelihood of the people in the base area. After all, it is different from North China and North China, which can still get some cotton.  Compared with northern Shaanxi, Northeast China is really far away from the cotton production areas.¡±

    After listening to the opinions of the commander-in-chief and Li Yanlu, Yang Zhen stood up and paced for a long time before raising his head and saying: "My opinion is that the gold and silver coins should be handled according to the opinions of the commander-in-chief and Chairman Li, but the amount of cotton handed over to the central government cannot be  If it is reduced, we will increase it by another 200,000 jins as appropriate.¡±

    "However, considering our own difficulties, I suggest that we adopt the method of walking on many legs. Once I tell Zhang Zhenhua, we will do our best to dig out the inventory base and look at the actual quantity of cotton and winter clothing in our hands, as well as the amount of equipment that the troops changed at the beginning of last spring.  How much cotton is left in your old winter clothes that can be reused?¡±

    "Last winter, our army spent most of its time resting and recuperating. The number and scale of battles were not large. The loss of cotton-padded clothes should not be huge. Even if the surface of the winter clothes has been worn, some of the cotton in it should still be used.  Recycling and making winter clothes don¡¯t necessarily require new cotton. As long as the warmth is ensured, I think this year¡¯s winter clothes can be used with some old cotton.¡±

    "At the same time, we need to dig out the number of Japanese winter clothes and military coats captured in our hands. If the number can meet the needs, then there will be no need to fight against the enemy or the enemy for the second-line garrison troops, as well as the staff of major agencies, aviation ground support and other non-front-line operations."Other personnel can be distributed with part of the captured Japanese winter clothes. If the quantity of cotton shoes is sufficient, all captured Japanese cotton boots can be used.  "

    "Second, make some appropriate adjustments to the original procurement plan. If the amount of grain in stock in our hands is still sufficient, we can allocate a batch of grain and meat products to exchange some cotton with the Soviet Union. Although after the Battle of Kiev, the Soviet Union  The main grain producing area has been lost, but Central Asia, the main cotton producing area, is still firmly in their hands."

    "It has been a common practice for us to exchange grain for cotton. I think this issue is not something that cannot be discussed with the Soviet Union. I think the business of exchanging 30,000 to 40,000 tons of wheat for 10,000 tons of lint can still be done. Throw it away.  The Soviets in Ukraine are not short of cotton, they are short of food. Their cotton production in Central Asia is still quite large. Is this exchange a win-win situation? "

    "Three ministers, Peng Ding, coordinated with the United States and asked the Americans to order and transport the 3,000 tons of cotton originally imported in early December to the end of this month as much as possible. If possible, we can ask the U.S. military delegation in Northeast China to  Help us urge American orderers to deliver goods in advance and coordinate our transportation issues through the Soviet Union.¡±

    "Fourth: Taking advantage of the relatively large number of sheep in the base area, especially the relatively large sheep output in Hung Yen Province, the original Puppet Manchuria Province, sheepskin is used to make some winter clothing while ensuring the thermal insulation performance. The Soviet army is now equipped with sheepskin as winter clothing.  I don¡¯t think making pea coats is inappropriate for us Chinese.¡±

    "Due to geography and climate, the woolen textile industry in Harbin, Jiamusi, and Qiqihar that we currently control still has a fairly basic foundation, and the output of woolen goods is still quite large. Various woolen uniforms required by the Japanese Kwantung Army, as well as winter clothing,  Not a large part of it is produced in these places, and when our troops make winter clothes, they naturally don¡¯t use those fine and high-end materials.¡±

    "The production process is simple, and Russian-style duffle coats can save raw materials and labor hours. Although it is a bit bulkier, its warmth retention is quite good. Although the Chinese are not used to wearing Russian-style duffle coats, but at the moment, they are not used to it.  Can replace part of the cotton.¡±

    "Even though coarse wool cannot meet the needs of the entire army, we can use Harbin's wool spinning industry to make a large amount of wool to make some coarse wool and distribute some sweaters to the troops. Then the thickness of the cotton clothes can be reduced and the amount of cotton can be saved.  Part of it.¡±

    "In addition, if we can find enough duck down to make winter clothes, even cotton-padded clothes can be completely eliminated. Americans can use duck down to make sleeping bags and short winter jackets. Why can't we? The climate in Alaska is even colder than that in the Northeast. Add a duffle coat  I don¡¯t think a thick woolen sweater, a sheepskin coat, or a duck down winter coat is any worse than cotton in terms of warmth, but based on the number of ducks raised in the area, it¡¯s still quite large.¡±

    "In this way, we only need to issue a pair of thick cotton trousers, cotton gloves, cotton hats, and cotton shoes to the troops. Even if we can raise enough dog skins, the cotton hats can be completely replaced by the traditional Northeast dog skin hats. In the past, the Northeast  The military can use dog skins to make dog skin hats as winter clothes, but why can¡¯t they be used here?¡±

    "In fact, during the resumption of Xuan'an province, and last year we increased the number of sheep in the base area by a large amount, we do not have any substitutes in the base area now. Although our base area does not produce cotton, the output of sheepskin and wool is still quite large.  ¡±

    ¡°Last year, when we did not recover the puppet Hung Yen provinces, we exported tens of thousands of tons of wool and hundreds of thousands of sheepskins to the Soviet Union to repay debts. But this year, as we gradually recovered the Mongolian inhabited areas, our output of wool and sheepskin has increased.  There should be a big increase last year.¡±

    "Even if the output of sheepskin and wool in our base area is insufficient, the output of sheep in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region is also very large. Can we propose to the central government to use cotton to exchange some sheepskin and wool with them? Besides, there is no need for wool.  If we have to mechanize production, we can launch a mass movement and carry out hand spinning in large quantities.¡±

    "Our troops stationed in the northernmost Mohe and Heihe areas, in order to increase the warmth of winter clothing for cadres and soldiers, didn't they distribute a batch of sheepskin coats last year? Why can we only rely on cotton for the production of winter clothing now? If we  If livestock products can be used as much as possible, a considerable amount of cotton can be saved for people¡¯s livelihood.¡±

    "In this way, we can not only ensure that the lives of the people in the base area are not affected, but also ensure that the troops are re-equipped and meet the needs of the central government. Again, as long as we think more about it, we need to find some channels and methods to solve the problem.  It¡¯s better than difficult.¡±

    ¡°Although our needs are also very large, as long as we think carefully, we canThere are still ways to solve the problem. Now the central government's large-scale production movement is booming. I think that after the most difficult period of this year, the situation next year will undergo a fundamental change.  "

    "The Central Committee knows our situation. If the Central Committee speaks at this time, it means that they have encountered extreme difficulties that are greater than ours. Otherwise, the Central Committee's character will not open its mouth. You go back and talk to the Commander-in-Chief.  Chairman Li discussed it and said that my opinion is to fully meet all the needs of the central government, and the supply of cotton should be increased as appropriate. "

    "The output of lint cotton in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region this year is only one million kilograms. After processing this million kilograms of lint cotton, even if you add in the amount of smuggling and purchasing, it can only barely meet the needs of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region  There are so many central agencies, schools and troops concentrated in Yongbyon District, and one million kilograms of lint is not enough, and it is simply unable to meet the needs of other base areas. "

    "In addition to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region itself, which needs a large amount of foreign cotton to supplement local consumption, there are also so many troops in various base areas in Shanxi, Hebei, and Shanxi-Suiyuan who need to change their uniforms. Even if we provide all-clean cotton, it will still cost 500,000 kilograms.  The number is obviously too small. "This book was first published on 17K Novel Network, and you can read the original content immediately!
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