"Li Gong, are you there?" After giving Chief of Staff He some advice, the two of them came to Li Yan's door again.
"Just come in. The door isn't closed." After the two of them entered the house, Li Yan closed the document and looked at the two of them.
"Why? What do you two want to ask this time?”
"Look at what you're saying. We're here mainly to tell you that Yan 'an has already made a decision regarding your appointment.”Secretary Zhu paused for a moment, but realized that Li Yan did not stand up like the others. Considering that Li Yan had lived in the United States before, he might not know much about etiquette in China, Secretary Zhu did not dwell on this small matter.
"Yan 'an has already decided that you will be the industrial commissioner of the Shandong base. We hope that you can join the Shandong Military and Political Committee. You can deploy the personnel and materials in Shandong to a certain extent, and the Shandong column and the 115th Division stationed in Shandong will listen to your suggestions to a certain extent.”Secretary Zhu was shocked by the decision. The Shandong base was the largest and most complete base in the Tang Dynasty. It had the largest number of people and workers among the many bases.
Don't look at how pitiful he was to Chief of Staff He yesterday. The entire Shandong base could only reload and produce 8000 rounds of ammunition per month. However, this output was currently the largest among all the bases under Yan 'an. Take the Taihang Mountain base where Commander Zhu Yun and the Chief of Staff of the Left Power were located for example.
The Huangya Cave Munitions Factory, which Director Zhu called the " Pearl of the Palm ", could only reload about 2,000 rounds of ammunition per month. Even production was difficult. Perhaps the production of grenades would be a little higher, but the quality of grenades could only be cursed. It was normal for them to explode in half.
However, the quality of the grenades produced by the Shandong base was among the best in the entire Eighth Route Army. At present, the best grenades on the Chinese market were made in Japan. They were small and easy to use. After that, there were foreign products, including German and American products. The power was indescribable, but it was too big and couldn't be thrown far.
After that, there were the goods from Chongqing and Shanxi. Although they were small, their power was not good. After that, the Shandong goods were acceptable in size, but their power was too small. After that, it was too powerful. It could explode, but in most cases, it wouldn't kill people. It was just the power to burn people's faces.
Finally, there were all kinds of small workshops. It was hard to say when those things would explode. They might even explode in their hands. It could be said that the firearms in Shandong were the best in quality in the entire Eighth Route Army.
Moreover, there were gold mines in Shandong. Zhaoyuan, a subsidiary of the Shandong base, had been producing gold since ancient times. The Jiaodong Gold Work Committee of the Jiaodong base could hand over about 100 kilograms of gold every month. After deducting the 20 kilograms of gold that the Shandong revolutionary base needed to consume every month, they could hand over 80 kilograms of gold every month to Yan 'an. This was currently the most important source of funds for Yan' an.
For this gold, the people of Jiaodong had to pay a great price. Ever since the devils occupied Zhaoyuan in February last year, they had strengthened their supervision of Zhaoyuan Gold Mine and occupied the main mining Kuangqu of Zhaoyuan, Linglong Gold Mine.
A squadron of regular soldiers was stationed near the Linglong Gold Mine. They even built blockhouses around the Kuangqu, connected the power grid, and set up a gold inspection team. All the hidden ores were confiscated, and the hidden workers were shot. If any pro-Chinese were found among the miners, they would also be killed without mercy.
It could be said that every gram of gold was hidden in the hair, shoes, and even pants of the workers. Every gram of gold was stained with the blood, tears, and tears of the workers.
There was also the population. Shandong had been a province with a large population since ancient times. At present, the population controlled by the entire Shandong base area had reached more than 12 million, and the number of people who were released from work had reached more than 80,000. For example, the Shandong Brigade led by Commander Zhao Fang currently had about 40,000 people.
Since the beginning of February, the third reorganization of the army had begun, strengthening the construction of the "nine transformations", namely, the regularisation of the main force corps, the establishment of local armed forces, the organization of guerrilla forces, the unitization of self-defense groups, the absolute leadership of the party, the tenacity of combat effectiveness, the enthusiasm of action, the hardship of life, and the strictness of discipline.
The goal of this reorganization was to train all levels of military officers in a planned way to learn basic political and military knowledge and guerrilla warfare strategies and tactics, improve the quality of commanders at all levels, and increase the number of party members to more than 30% of the total number. It could be seen that after the reorganization, the combat strength of the Shandong column would be greatly improved, and its combat strength would reach a brigade of the 105th division.
Such a good situation could be said to be unprecedented in the entire Eighth Route Army. In order to get Li Yan's help, Yan 'an could be said to have made great determination and courage.
"Looks like I passed the interview.”Li Yan smiled at the two of them and continued. "But in my opinion, the interview is a two-way process. Therefore, before I join your regime, I have some questions that I need to understand. What do you think?”
"Of course, in fact, we have no secrets from you in the entire Shandong base. After all, if we hide anything from you, it may affect your work to a certain extent.”
In Secretary Luo's opinion, Li Yan's problem was just money and guns. In fact, this was what he had done last night and this morning. Although the conditions in the enemy base were tough, they could still take out something if they gritted their teeth.
In addition, Yan 'an had agreed to retain a portion of the monthly funds in the morning's secret message. In total, the Shandong base could provide 20 kilograms of funds per month. The armed forces, including the 105th Division and the Shandong Regiment, as well as the guerrilla detachment, amounted to about 70,000 soldiers. This force was one of the best in every base.
"First of all, can you change the way you address me? I'm not a damn noble or a nouveau riche. I'm just an engineer. It's really not suitable for you to address me like this.”
Speaking of which, ever since he came to China, the thing that Li Yan could not stand the most was the way he addressed him. Whether it was in Shanghai or Shandong, whether it was the gang members or the two officials in front of him, they all addressed him as 'you' and 'you'.
God had mercy on him. No one had ever called him that in America, let alone at home. Although his family was well-off, he didn't even have a helper, let alone a butler or servant. Even his mother, who only knew how to make toast, had never said that she wanted to hire any helpers.
In fact, in the black market in Texas, there were still black people trading when he was young, not to mention during the Great Recession. Not only were there black people and Mexican people, but there were also white people of all ages and skin colors. A person was not even worth half a cow.
His four brothers and one sister had never expressed any opinions on this matter. However, in China, it was as if everyone was sold to their own home. It was really too uncomfortable.
"This is just a small problem. In fact, the matter of addressing is just a small matter. We just have to change it.”
After hearing Li Yan's request, the two of them heaved a sigh of relief. In fact, it was quite difficult for a stranger who was younger than them to call him that all day long. The two of them agreed with this matter, so Secretary Zhu did not express any objections.
"Also, may I know your names? Although I've met and talked to Old Zhu since I came here the day before yesterday, considering that you will definitely be examined when you come into contact with strangers at the beginning, according to what you said just now, I have personally passed your examination.”
Although he had entered the stage of review after coming to Shandong, Li Yan still appreciated Yan 'an's work attitude. At least it was much better than the Jiang government in Chongqing.
After all, the Jiang government had disappeared after receiving a cargo of arms that he had brought with him. When he went to look for the previous staff, he was told that he had returned to Chongqing and left him alone in the Shanghai Peace Hotel where he was staying at that time.
Three weeks ago, he asked the Navy Intelligence Bureau to contact the Comintern and let the Comintern contact Yan 'an. In just two days, he was taken to the train to Shandong. After arriving in Shandong, it was obvious that two senior officials from Shandong had a conversation with him and arranged his work within two days.
This kind of attitude and efficiency could be considered excellent in the United States. The only criticism was the traffic. It was only 700 kilometers from Shanghai to Jinan, Shandong, but it took him nearly two weeks to walk.
This was unimaginable in the United States. Whether it was when he was in charge of the New Mexico mine or Ford's New Mexico branch, he was near Peralta, New Mexico. The Peralta branch was about 500 kilometers away from his home, Shebranka, Texas.
On the other hand, he could go home every weekend to help with the family's ranch and harvest the grass. But here, the distance had only increased by half, but the time had increased to two weeks. From this, his workload would definitely increase.
" Of course, my name is Zhu Huan. I used to work as the head of the Organization Department in the Northern Bureau of Yan 'an. I came to Shandong last year and took up the post of Secretary of the Shandong Military and Political Committee. And this is..." Secretary Zhu was interrupted by Chief of Staff He before he could finish speaking.
"Old Zhu, I can say it myself. I haven't said anything since I entered the house.”After saying this, he turned to Li Yan and Chief of Staff He.
I am He Zu Dao. I am now the Chief of Staff of the 105th Division. At the same time, I am also an executive member of the Shandong Military and Political Committee. We will be colleagues in the future.”Chief of Staff He extended his right hand to Li Yan as he introduced his colleagues.
"I've heard of you. When I was in Shanghai, I read in the newspaper that you commanded the troops and won a few battles with me.”
After shaking hands with Chief of Staff He, Li Yan ignored what Chief of Staff He wanted to say and spoke again.
"In addition, I want to know how much electricity is generated in the Shandong base area, how many power plants there are, how much thermal power accounts for, how much water and electricity accounts for, how many workers there are in the power plant, how many workers there are in each power plant, and who are the leaders in charge of electricity, and who are the main managers of each power plant.”
"Uh, this question, uh, we'll talk about it later. Why don't we go back to the base first? After all, we're in the enemy's territory now.”Hearing this question, Secretary Zhu and Chief of Staff He looked at each other. They were all extremely embarrassed. After all, to be honest, they couldn't say that the electricity generation was close to zero. They didn't dare to lie. After all, Li Yan was a senior engineer. If they asked, they would be exposed. They could only plan to let this matter pass and bring Li Yan to the base first.
"What about the steel production? How many steel factories are there? How many blast furnaces, how many furnaces, how many steel rolling production lines, and how many steel workers were used?”
"Uh, let's go back first. Li Gong, let's go back and talk about these problems.”Chief of Staff He couldn't take it anymore. After all, the feeling of being whipped was really uncomfortable. He couldn't just tell him that there was no steel factory, right? The steel in the base was all made by hand. He could only help Secretary Zhu to stall Li Yan.
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