Yang Zhen took out a report from the stack of thick reports piled up on the table, handed it to Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun, and said: "This is the report on the cracking of the hidden enemy fake radio station in Jiamusi, which was jointly reported by the Security Department and the Intelligence Department of the Military Region yesterday, as well as the interrogation records. Judging from the results of the interrogation, the situation is very shocking. ”

"Some cadres in our troops even have the audacity to take advantage of the regulations of the headquarters allowing troops to do business to openly and brazenly escort smuggling activities, and some people openly participate in smuggling activities. Two high-ranking cadres, including the deputy commander and chief of staff of the Hejiang Military Region's No. 4 sub-district, and the director of logistics, were actually involved in smuggling activities at the same time. ”

"Not only was he involved in smuggling, but the logistics minister was also secretly involved in opium trafficking, using his power to mobilize troop cars to transport opium and drugs in order to evade inspections along the way. The intelligence department of the Japanese army was able to transport the radio station, together with a small gasoline generator, as well as some guns and ammunition, to Jiamusi and hide it in broad daylight, avoiding the heavy inspections along the line of our army. ”

"We even use the gasoline that has been drained from our troops as a power source to send and receive messages. and the use of the commercial houses of the Fourth Division in Jiamusi as a cover to carry out sabotage activities. These people not only corrupted themselves, but also dragged the county captains, a county party secretary, two county magistrates, and several public security bureau chiefs into the water in several counties under their jurisdiction. ”

"And similar problems have arisen not only in one Hejiang No. 4 Division, but also in other units, especially in various military subdivisions on the front. Compared with the field troops, which are in a better situation, the situation of some local troops is particularly severe. ”

"A logistics chief of the Dong'an Military Sub-district colluded with the secretaries of the county party committees of several counties under the jurisdiction of the sub-district to privately dig coal mines in the name of increasing military spending, and took advantage of his so-called geographical advantages to smuggle a large amount of coal and gold into the Japanese-occupied areas and the Soviet Union. They are very capable of smuggling routes, and they even drive into North Korea. ”

"A considerable part of the coal they smuggled out even became coal for the Kiyotsu Iron and Steel Plant in Japan. I really didn't expect that our cadres would have such ability. We actually let the Japanese use our high-efficiency industrial coal, and after it was combined into steel, it was made into weapons and fell on our heads. Really capable, with wrists. ”

"In addition to coal, a large amount of grain, sugar, medicines, furs, and traditional Chinese medicine were smuggled into the Soviet Union and Japanese-occupied areas. In addition, from the Soviet side and the enemy-occupied areas, we smuggled gasoline, kerosene, cotton cloth, narcotics, cigarettes, all kinds of alcohol, cosmetics, seafood, and a series of daily necessities and medicines that we currently strictly control. ”

"The Ministry of Security confiscated hundreds of kilograms of dried seafood from one of his residences, of which sea cucumbers alone were worth tens of thousands of yuan. In addition, there are thousands of precious skins worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, including tiger skins, leopard skins, sable skins, and more than 300 catties of precious Chinese medicinal materials such as tiger bones and musk. The delivery address on these things that have been packed is actually written in Beiping and Moscow. ”

Except for a small part of the huge profits he obtained, most of the rest was swallowed by him. This person not only has many houses in Jiamusi and Mudanjiang, but even occupies an extremely luxurious villa with decoration in Dong'an Street. There was even a North Korean woman and a local so-called top prostitute as mistresses. Because of his eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling and smoking, he was called the Minister of the Five Drugs by the local people. ”

"These two districts are the two most problematic districts at present. As for the other main divisions and various sub-divisions, it is already a relatively light act compared to the forced buying and selling, not paying back the raw materials owed to the common people, and even conniving at the owners of brothels and gambling houses that have been banned, reopening them secretly, and acting as a protective umbrella for them and drawing red from them. ”

"Smuggling, drug trafficking, and even privately covering prostitutes and gambling, living a corrupt life, and keeping mistresses, is this still the people's army in our mouth? It has simply become an underworld in Shanghai Tang and Beiping City, and it is not even as good as the puppet army in some aspects. It's only been a long time since I've been in the city, and there are so many problems. ”

"This situation not only corrodes our combat effectiveness, but also corrupts our strict discipline. It has also caused great losses to our own economy, which is not weak. The Dong'an Army sub-district alone smuggled coal to the Soviet Union at low prices and smuggled gold into the Japanese-occupied areas, causing losses of several million yuan to the base areas. ”

"And this series of problems that have arisen in our own ourselves is not only the danger to the combat effectiveness of the troops. Moreover, it created quite convenient conditions for the Japanese puppets to infiltrate our army and win over our cadres to go into the water to spy on our army's intelligence for them. And corrupted a considerable part of the cadres of our army. It has also affected the image of our troops, as well as the prestige of our troops among the people. ”

"This kind of atmosphere must be stopped, and if we don't solve the problem, our troops will be completely rotten. The first step in eradicating this phenomenon began with the strict prohibition of military business. All troops, whether field armies or local troops, are to hand over all their own businesses and enterprises, except for their own farms and breeding farms, to the localities, and not a single one is allowed to remain. All units are no longer allowed to set up internal guest houses. ”

"Under the condition that the logistics department of the military region does not affect its original work, it will dispatch a group of financial personnel as much as possible to work with the political department to carry out financial clean-up of these enterprises together with the Northeast Bureau. As for the problems, one case should be discovered, one case should be investigated, and all parties who violate the law and discipline should be dealt with strictly as long as the evidence is conclusive. If you are qualified to be shot, you must not show mercy to your subordinates. Killing one person at this time can warn and protect a large number of people. ”

In fact, the danger brought about by the army's business is already clear to Yang Zhen in later generations. However, helplessly, the funds of the army were extremely tight before. Only basic food, military uniforms, and other basic daily necessities can be allocated to the troops, and only a part of the non-staple food can be guaranteed. Even the allowances for cadres and soldiers are paid from time to time.

In order to make up for the shortage of funds, after strictly stipulating the trades in which the troops are not allowed to participate, the troops below are appropriately allowed to do some business in order to make up for the shortage of funds issued by the higher authorities. Yang Zhen originally thought that he had carried out strict regulations and restrictions, and that strict management of the industries engaged in by various troops could effectively reduce the danger.

As a result, I didn't expect that there was still a problem. Even some problems are quite strict. Embezzlement, corruption, corruption in life. The money earned by some units engaged in business did not improve the living standards of the troops, but on the contrary, most of it went into their own pockets.

If this situation is not curbed in a timely manner, it will corrode the combat effectiveness of the troops little by little. Therefore, this time, Yang Zhen really made up his mind to completely solve the problem of the army's business and completely stop this trend from the source. Serious illness requires a strong doctor, and you must not have a headache.

Putting down the materials in his hand, Li Yanping nodded slightly in response to Yang Zhen's statement and said, "I support your decision, the clean up that should be cleaned up, and the transfer of all the things that should be handed over." As for the problems that arise, the parties involved should be sentenced to the sentencing, and those who should be killed must not be merciful. If this culture is allowed to continue, there will be big problems for our troops. ”

"In this matter, I don't think there is any need to hold a standing committee of the military region, just make a decision for the three of us. When I returned, I handed over to the Political Affairs Department and the Logistics Department, and dispatched a group of personnel to immediately stationed in various military subdivisions and production and construction corps to carry out the clean-up and accounting. The army must have the appearance of an army, and for our highly disciplined army, this situation cannot arise. ”

"Originally, the military region lacked financial resources, so it could only allocate the most basic living expenses and rations, and some other materials could only be raised by the troops below. Therefore, the troops were allowed to set up some pots, food factories, farms, shops, and carriage and horse shops to raise some funds. But now, some of our cadres have already made this kind of thing very serious. ”

"If we don't deal with the problem but blindly tolerate it, we will pay a very heavy price. If our army did not fail on the battlefield, but fell in the glamour, then we, the high-ranking cadres, will become the sinners of history. ”

Since Yang Zhen and Li Yanping have both expressed their positions, there is no difference of opinion on Guo Bingxun, who originally believed that the army should go out to fight in wartime and train in peacetime, and that engaging in commercial activities would not only cause a decline in combat effectiveness, but also affect the stability of the army.

As a pure soldier, Guo Bingxun originally disapproved of the army's participation in business activities. In his opinion, this will cause instability within the troops, and at the same time, it will also affect the combat effectiveness of the troops.

It's just that the situation of the troops at that time was so difficult that sometimes it was even impossible to maintain the basic survival of the troops. In order to ensure the funding of the troops, he had no choice but to agree. But he was always worried about the situation, and even a little repulsed. This time, Yang Zhen resolutely wanted to ban the army's participation in business, and he naturally raised his hands and feet in favor.

Seeing that the two partners had no different opinions, Yang Zhen nodded and said, "As for this matter, it starts with me first." Again, I will not be involved in the construction of base areas in the future, except for some industrial construction issues. All economic work and other matters were handed over to the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast People's Government. ”

Looking at the expressions of the two people after listening to his last words, Yang Zhen smiled slightly and said: "The economic construction of the base area is the work of the local government, and it is also the main work of the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast People's Government in the future. At present, although our organizational structure is still somewhat unsound, the general framework is complete, and they still need to grasp the overall situation of local work. ”

"And now that the big shelves in all aspects have been put up, there isn't much to help me with. I am a soldier, and I must abide by my duty, and it is better not to meddle too much in local affairs. In the future, in terms of the introduction of non-military equipment, it is better to focus the rest of the work on the Northeast Bureau. Too much overstepping is sometimes annoying. ”

"As the economy of the base areas gradually stabilizes, and the great development that is about to begin, I think the central government will send competent people to take over. The central government still has talented people who are good at economic management. And it's much stronger than me, who can't even count half a scoop of water. ”

"Professional things still need to be done by professional talents. I'm a frizzy person, with a bad temper, and when I can't be distracted too much, I'm going to meddle in the work of the place, which is to delay big things. Since we are demanding that the troops completely withdraw from local work and stop doing business, then I, the commander of the military region, should take the lead. ”

"At the same time, with the official implementation of the Lend-Lease Act by the Americans, there will be a considerable improvement in the equipment of our troops. I also have to calm down and study military issues, adjust our strategy and tactics according to the changes in the situation, and we cannot continue to do our business in this way. Soldiers, war is our real stage. As for what kind of economy to engage in, isn't that off-topic? ”