Yang Zhen, who was drunk, woke up early the next morning, rubbing his head that had a headache because of a hangover and couldn't help moaning. remembered that he had forgotten about drinking last night and even had to discuss some things with Li Yanping alone, and couldn't help but secretly say: "This drinking is excessive, and it is really delaying things." ”

Yang Zhen, who seemed a little sluggish because of his hangover, remembered that he had delayed what he wanted to talk to Li Yanping about because of drunkenness last night, and hurriedly wiped his face with cold water. After feeling more sober, he asked Xiaohuzi to find Li Yanping by the way when he went to have breakfast.

The amount of alcohol consumed by Li Yanping, who is a typical Kanto man, is obviously much better than Yang Zhen, who is actually from the Northeast inside and out. Although he didn't drink less last night, he even drank more than Yang Zhen. When they met, their spirits were much better than Yang Zhen's.

Yang Zhen, who drank millet porridge all night and felt much more comfortable in his stomach, looked at Li Yanping, who didn't know what important things he had come to find himself in such an early morning, and looked a little confused: "Political commissar, cadres at all levels will rush back in the afternoon to participate in the meeting of cadres above the regiment level held by the military region. ”

"After the meeting, we have to talk to our respective cadres separately, and we don't have much time in a day. Tomorrow I will go to the front line with Lao Guo again, survey the terrain, and run outside for a long time. That's why I've come to you early in the morning, and I want to discuss something with you. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen looked at Li Yanping in front of him and said, "Political commissar, I have an idea. You see, this time we have seized a large amount of Japanese counterfeit funds in Jiamusi, and the current financial situation has been alleviated to a certain extent. Although it cannot be said to have been completely alleviated, it is much better than the previous tight situation. ”

"I want to establish a number of centralized boarding schools in the various detachments of the Production and Construction Corps and in the counties on the basis of the Puppet Manchurian Jiamusi Normal School and the schools at all levels in the counties, and implement the universal compulsory education system in the base areas."

"Let the political department of the military region formulate a rule that all school-age children must be enrolled in school. All study expenses and living expenses are to be borne by the military region. If parents refuse to enroll their children in school, they will bear certain responsibilities and will be subject to certain penalties such as fines. ”

"Originally, this matter should be carried out by the local government, but now that the Northeast Working Committee has just been established, and the local government is still in the stage of consolidation, there is no strength or energy to implement this matter. I think it is better for the military region to carry it out, and when the time is right, it will be handed over to the Northeast Bureau. ”

"There are also several provision nurseries and full boarding schools. The children of the cadres and soldiers of the army were all taken into custody and taken care of by people in a unified manner. There are also the children of martyrs, especially the children of local martyrs who joined the army, all of which are collected and raised by the military region. and the orphans in the base area, all of them must also be put away. We have only one policy, which is not to let a school-age child out of school. ”

"With the gradual stabilization of the shape and the expansion of the base area, more and more of our cadres will start families. Although it was a war period, it must not be delayed even for future generations. The younger ones go to nursery school, and the older ones go to school. We cannot allow the offspring of these revolutionaries to be left unattended. ”

"This has several advantages, one is that it can stabilize the morale of the army, so that cadres and soldiers have no worries when fighting in front. Second, when the subsistence allowance is insufficient, the burden on the families of cadres can also be reduced. Third, it also avoids allowing the enemy to take advantage of the situation and attack our family members when we have no choice but to do so. ”

These things were suddenly remembered by Yang Zhen last night when he lamented the heavy burden of Li Yanping's family life. Chen Bo also mentioned this matter to him, and asked him to put away the children of cadres and soldiers according to the model of Yan'an Nursery School. The first is to let cadres and soldiers fight with peace of mind and not worry about the safety of their children. The second is also to take good care of these revolutionary descendants and avoid the situation that they have no one to support them and live on the streets because of the sacrifice of their parents. ”

It's just that the war is busy, and although he thinks it makes sense, Yang Zhen hasn't bothered to think about it carefully. But in later generations, he who had watched the classic movie "Ah, Cradle" had some impressions of what Chen Bo said, and it happened that this time he simply solved it together, and it can be regarded as solving a worry about the cadres who have started a family.

As for the implementation of the universal compulsory education system in the base area, Yang Zhen had already thought about it long before launching the Jiamusi Campaign. Centennial plan, education-oriented. The implementation of universal compulsory compulsory education and the change of the knowledge structure of the entire society are important matters that benefit the country and the people.

Even the invaders of the Japanese, in order to win the hearts of the people, still knew that they could not even be inferior to those two-legged brutes by establishing a large number of so-called national schools in the territory of the puppet Manchurians.

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen looked at Li Yanping and said with some emotion: "Political commissar, I know that doing so will cause a huge financial burden to the base area, but these are all descendants." It is true that a national war of liberation is going on, but it will end one day. ”

"After the war, the country still needs to be built by people. Those of us who have taken the barrel of a gun for half a lifetime, or even a lifetime. It may be okay to fight a war, but it is still necessary to carry out construction with a large number of intellectuals. We can't fight the world right away, and we can rule the world right away. ”

"Education starts from the baby, which is the foundation of a country. We are under a little more pressure now, but after the war is over in the future, our new China will still need a large number of professionals in various fields to build it. The implementation of a universal compulsory compulsory education system for the whole people, fundamentally changing the people's knowledge structure, and improving the cultural literacy of the whole nation are major events as important as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to save the country. ”

originally thought that Yang Zhen was in a hurry to find himself for something important, but after hearing Yang Zhen finish saying his thoughts, Li Yanping, who was relieved in his heart, did not answer him immediately, but pondered for a long time before saying: "Commander, I understand your idea." The implementation of a universal compulsory education system is a major matter that benefits the country and the people. ”

"Is it just that doing that, right for us right now? You have to know that according to your plan, this amount of money is almost a huge amount of money. Can we afford it now? ”

Regarding Li Yanping's worries, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "Political commissar, I am not only the commander of the Jidong Military Region, but also the second secretary of the Jidong Provincial Party Committee. Although I, the second secretary, am only a retreat secretary, I still have to do what needs to be done. It is true that the war is overwhelming now, but my comrade brother, the matter of education is a century-old project that cannot be delayed. ”

"At present, almost all primary and secondary schools in the base area have been suspended, and a large number of students are now basically unable to go to school. In the previous stage, there were many wars, and we were unable to solve them. But now that the situation has improved, the problem of students not attending school must be solved in a short period of time, and it must not be delayed any longer......"

"We are responsible to the people and to future generations. We are the people's army, we are the people's party, and we represent the interests of the people. If we can't even solve such a trivial matter as the return of students to school, how can we talk about claiming to represent the people? The resumption of classes for students should be regarded as a matter of the utmost importance as the expansion of the armed forces and the formation of the production and construction corps. And in terms of financial resources, priority should be given. ”

"These students are the future of our motherland, and our motherland will depend on them to build in the future. From building the country in the future to building our base areas, we all need educated and knowledgeable talents. Could it be that our anti-Japanese coalition forces are not even as good as the little devils and those traitors of the puppet Manchurians? No matter how stressful it is, we have to get it done. Even if the subsistence allowance for all single cadres is suspended, it must be done well. If the money is not enough, it will be deducted from me first. ”

Yang Zhen's resoluteness made Li Yanping slightly stunned. It's not that he doesn't understand the importance of education, but under the current situation where the war is overwhelming, it is still not advisable to rush too much about education. After all, the military region simply does not have the financial resources to ensure the construction of such a large number of schools.

But seeing that Yang Zhen's attitude was so resolute, Li Yanping pondered for a while and said, "Commander, do you think this is okay. Schools for the children of military units and the bereaved families of martyrs may be set up by military regions. You're right, this is a major matter involving the stability of the military's heart. They are the families and survivors of the troops, and the troops have the right, responsibility and obligation to manage them. ”

"As for the proposed Production and Construction Corps and local compulsory education schools, it is better for the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast Working Committee to come forward. Our military region can fully cooperate with it in terms of manpower and material resources. In particular, in terms of financial resources, it can even be fully financed by the military region. ”

"Didn't you transfer some of the funds seized in Jiamusi to the newly established Northeast Working Committee? I think it is possible to make a budget and add to it the funds that the military district is going to invest. By doing so, we can effectively assist the Northeast Working Committee in taking advantage of this starting point to quickly open up the work situation, and we can also avoid the criticism of the military for interfering in local administration. ”

"Each county in the base area has ready-made primary schools and national middle schools that can be used, and there are also a large number of teachers who can use it. We only need to select some Chinese teachers, replace Japanese teachers, and expand some dormitories and canteens. There is also a stock of cement in the Xingshan fortress, and the infrastructure can be undertaken by the engineering regiment of the military region. ”

"As for the schools needed by the Production and Construction Corps, it is too early to form them. We have not yet started to resettle, and the production and construction corps has not even formed a shelf, and some of them are only part of the wasteland that has been reclaimed and the houses that have been pre-built. I think it can be like this, complete the migration of a detachment, and form one. In this way, even if all the expenses are borne by the military region, there is no need to invest too much at one time. Investing in batches can at least give us a sigh of relief. ”

"We can make a budget, calculate how much money we need to invest each year, and set aside a part of the funds and gold in advance to build up a reserve, which will be gradually accumulated later. In this way, we can invest one by one, which avoids the lack of follow-up funds. It also avoided a single investment that would be too large, which would put tremendous pressure on the military region's already poor finances. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yanping smiled bitterly: "In fact, in terms of the entire investment, the investment of funds at one time should not be too large. The initial investment is mainly the renovation and expansion of the school building, which has the foundation and will not cost too much. One is the teacher's salary, if we pay it according to the standard of the puppet Manchurian, it should be the most expensive consumption. ”

"Actually, the real pressure is on the grain. There are more than one million people in the base area, and the number of people of school-going age, including both men and women, must be at least about 100,000. If all the rations are covered, the food consumed this year will not be less than half of the needs of our expanded troops. ”

"It turns out that these children are at home, and they can't consume us. But after this package, I'm afraid the pressure will increase greatly. Especially when these children are growing up, they must not only eat well, but also eat well. Do you think it's possible to make each student pay a part of the food every month as a symbolic living expenses? Even if it is one or twenty pounds per person, we will cover all the non-staple food. Families living in extreme poverty can be certified by the local government and the tuition fee is free of charge. ”

Li Yanping's idea is very much in line with reality, and it can also avoid putting too much pressure on the financial affairs of the military region. But Yang Zhen disagreed: "Political commissar, most of the schools set up by the puppet Manchurians in various counties are now set up in cities and towns. And we don't have air superiority, and schools are populated places. ”

"If, in future operations, the Japanese army carries out indiscriminate bombing of the base areas as it did at the beginning of this campaign, there will be relatively large casualties. Students have no knowledge of air defense, and a single bomb can cause hundreds of casualties. We can't afford to take that risk. ”

"Moreover, the Jiangnan region will become a battlefield for our army and the Japanese army for a long time to come. All schools in Jiangnan, including Jiamusi, must move north in the shortest possible time. The new school building should be built with vegetation cover, preferably in a mountainous area. Although the transportation is inconvenient, it ensures the safety of teachers and students. ”

"In addition, we try to centralize the schools as much as possible, which can effectively facilitate our management. You should take the time to talk to the comrades of the Northeast Working Committee about this matter, you are brothers, and this matter should not be difficult to handle.

"As for the food needed, be served. First of all, it will be allocated from the grain reserves of the military region. Allocate as much as you need. Starting next year, several gold mines managed by the military region will take out 500 taels a year from their output as special funds for education. ”

Yang Zhen partially vetoed the construction that he had gradually invested, and Li Yanping could only smile helplessly: "Commander, now that the Xiajiang area has begun to freeze, it is impossible to build a school building." If the school resumes, the original school building will be used temporarily. In my opinion, let the children in the base area use the original school building to resume classes first, and as for the construction of the school building, we will wait for the construction of the school building next year. ”

"As for centralized boarding, I think it's like this, children in the countryside pay ten catties of food every month, which is not enough to make up for the military region, and three meals a day are covered. Moreover, the Japanese army is now imposing a strict blockade on us, and this grain cannot be sold, and the people have a lot of surplus grain in their hands. I think that according to the living standard in the northeast, there should be no problem with ten catties of grain per month. ”

"As for the children in the city, they don't have to pay for food, but they only have a lunch. Go home for dinner in the morning and evening, and re-plan according to the situation after the school moves as a whole. In addition, except for orphans and martyrs, students who need accommodation are exempt from a miscellaneous fee, but they bring their own clothes. This will partially alleviate our financial constraints, so that we can save money and focus on building a new school building in the coming year. ”

"Commander, I can understand your feelings, but this kind of thing is not urgent, and it can only be done in the same way. We are now solving the problem of the children's classes first, and we are gradually trying to find ways to raise funds to solve the rest. As for my brother, I'll talk to him. He is now discussing some matters with the commander-in-chief in Luobei, and I think he will arrive in Xingshan in two days at the latest. You'll see you when the time comes. My brother has told me several times. ”

Although he was still a little dissatisfied, Yang Zhen also knew. Li Yanping is right, it is indeed impossible to build a new school building at the moment, and his previous words are indeed a bit arbitrary. Students living in rural areas pay 10 catties of grain a month, which is not a burden for the common people. According to this figure, the tuition fee is much lower than the so-called national school stipulated by the puppet Manchurians. Thinking of this, for Li Yanping's new idea, Yang Zhen finally nodded and agreed