blood feud

After Zhang Yushu briefed some situations, she immediately changed the subject: "The most urgent thing now is that winter is coming. After investigating the surrounding areas of Pyongyang, it was found that the coal mines and iron mines here are very shallow, and all of them are open-pit mining."

"However, the little devil transported all the high-quality anthracite coal mined, and the rest was used for railway transportation and the little devil's own coal. The common people have no guarantee for winter."

"The most urgent thing now is food and coal. Otherwise, many people will freeze to death and starve to death this winter. This is not good for us to gain a foothold here, and no one will believe what we say in the future."

Bai Shujie looked at the logistics minister Qiu Shufen and the deputy director Geng Lianbiao, and then said: "Shufen, Shi Liancheng reported that 13 tons of grain, salt, and cooking oil have been shipped back, and other troops have also made some money. The resources you have now how many?"

Qiu Shufen nodded and said, "In addition to Shi Liancheng's first division which used 127 ships to transport 10 tons of grain, the second division of Chen Jie used trains to transport all the materials along the railway from Anton to Lianshanguan. came back."

"Among them, there are 23 tons of grain. This should be the autumn grain collected by the little devil this year, and it has not had time to transport it away. Wei Chong swept the warehouses of Yingkou and Dashiqiao Railway Stations, and brought back 3 tons of grain. The sum of the three , we now have 36 tons of grain. Is this a lot? Just the opposite!"

"All the items we confiscated in the occupied area were not included. Why? Because we want to stabilize the prices here! For example, food, after we came here, we only executed the big landlords of Toyo Takusho Co., Ltd. around the railway , collected 22 tons of grain. Can we move now? No!"

"We now have 15 regular troops, 3.7 new recruits, 4.1 captives, and more than 6000 technical personnel and skilled workers. That's nearly 21 people. There are nearly 25 people, and a total of [-] people must be prepared."

"Based on one catty of grain per person per day, we need 25 catties a day. However, one catty per person is not enough for our troops, skilled workers, and technicians. We should calculate it as two catties, so we need 50 catties of grain a day. That’s 25 tons, that’s 10 tons a year.”

"According to the balance reserved for two years, we can use up to 10 to 12 tons of food. According to the results of Zhang Yushu's investigation, the population of the surrounding towns we occupied has exceeded 200 million. I'm talking about towns , not including rural areas.”

"Even if one person donates half a catty of grain every day, one million catties, or 100 tons, is needed a day, which is 500 tons a year. Not only must people not starve to death now, but we also have to leave seeds for next spring, right?"

"So, we have to find another way. Otherwise, our food can only last for one year, and there will be no natural disasters. Even if we don't consider the local people, once our 25 people have no food, it is hopeless!"

"The key problem is that the northern part of the Korean peninsula is mostly mountainous, and the northeastern region has many deep and narrow valleys, while most of the coastal plains are in the western region, and most of them are mountains and hills. The western railway is suitable for growing food. The limited land along the line, the arable land area is only 11% of the arable land area of ​​the land area."

"The per capita arable land is about 0.8 mu, and the agricultural products include rice, corn, vegetables, wheat, barley, rapeseed, sugar beet, millet, sorghum, soybean and tobacco. In addition to the impact of the typhoon on the west coast, the intrusion of sea water has caused the farmland to be salinized. Due to the serious lack of Fertilizers change soil quality and yields are severely constrained."

"From this analysis, according to the current cultivation level of the farmers here, even if God blesses the harvest, they can barely support themselves, let alone provide sufficient military rations. Regarding the agricultural structure of the Korean peninsula, it is now our biggest problem Yes. It can be saved for a while, but it cannot be saved forever. I hope everyone will quickly plan a strategy."

Most of the people here are girls, and a few bachelors have fought with Bai Shujie since they were young, so they don't know what farming is all about.

The questions raised by Qiu Shufen were like listening to the scriptures among the participants.So in the end, I turned my attention to Bai Shujie to see what the omniscient commander-in-chief has to offer.

In fact, Bai Shujie had never farmed land, so he was also full of hair, so he tentatively asked: "How is the animal husbandry here?"

"The number of people engaged in breeding is very small!" Zhang Yushu looked at the information in his hand and said: "Through holding a symposium with existing officials, they said that the local people have no food for humans, so how can it be possible to feed livestock? All livestock can eat Yes, it’s all for people to eat.”

Bai Shujie nodded: "How many small cargo ships did Shi Liancheng and the others snatch back?"

装备部长裴翠云接口说道：“四个港口、四家造船厂，一共弄回来719条船，现在都停在平壤南面的大同江面上。300吨以下的小船有33艘，300—500吨的有385艘。”

"That's fine!" Bai Shujie already had a preliminary idea: "Because of the exploitation of the little devils, the common people can no longer survive, so they have to carry out production to save themselves."

"We need to start from multiple aspects: first, change the diet. Immediately search for all fishermen, and then organize a collective fishing company. The government provides boats and free fuel for half a year, and the harvest is divided in half."

"Fishermen get half of the harvest, except for their own consumption, and the surplus may be exchanged for food, oil, salt and other living materials at the grain department. If there is no fishing net, the government immediately organizes the hemp spinning factory to supply hemp thread and weave fishing nets."

"Secondly, set up the Animal Husbandry Bureau to widely purchase breeding pigs, chickens, rabbits, cattle, and sheep. The disabled horses and pack horses of our troops can also be contributed to vigorously promote animal husbandry. This must be widely publicized, because the development of animal husbandry In order to provide the fertilizers needed by crops. At the same time, increasing the amount of meat eaten can also reduce food consumption.”

"Third, vigorously promote the use of slope wasteland by farmers to plant green fodder for farming. The government will reduce or exempt farmers' income from land tax for one year. From the second year onwards, a tax rate of one out of ten will be implemented."

"Fourth, set up a bone meal company to purchase various bones and process phosphate fertilizers. Fine bone meal can also be sold as a non-staple food to improve people's calcium intake."

"Fifth, prepare our own bank and prepare to issue our own currency in order to straighten out the tax order. As for the reserve fund, we will take out the gold and gold bars in the army's reserves for emergency."

"Sixth, encourage everyone to engage in processing industry and commercial trade, promote mutual exchange of supplies, increase market circulation capacity, invigorate the market economy, and fundamentally reverse the current passive situation."

"Seventh, immediately rectify the factories and mines that have been taken back from the little devils, and resume production as soon as possible. Especially the three major coal mines around Pyongyang must be put into operation immediately. The wages of the workers should be settled with grain according to the current market conditions to solve the problem of workers' food. .The current salary standard is calculated based on 5 catties of rice per worker per day."

"Eighth, work for relief. We need to build docks, expand the airport, build roads and railways, build fortifications, and build a certain number of office spaces. These contents can call farmers to work. The calculation standard is 4 catties of rice per person per day .Considering the actual difficulties of the family, everyone can withdraw one month's food in advance."

"Ninth, carry out a census in the occupied areas and dig out the landlords and rich peasants. Anyone who hoards and hoards will be sentenced to death! All the food collected will be used to relieve the victims. Remember, in front of our eyes, there is no need for nobles trained by little devils , you don’t need capitalists trained by little devils, let alone landlords trained by little devils!”

After Bai Shujie finished explaining the basic principles and working methods of the agricultural issue, he soon mentioned the industrial issue: "We have brought back a lot of industrial equipment, such as shipbuilding equipment, and we will expand the shipyard in Pyongyang. Second, we will bring The ordnance equipment that comes over must be quickly built and equipped with workshops and put into production.”

"We won't manufacture very large warships, but I have learned that the Pyongyang Shipyard can manufacture 3000-ton cargo ships. Now, we have looted a large number of steam turbines and are preparing to manufacture our own cruisers."

"Although I have no technology and no blueprints. However, we can pull the cruiser Feilong and the destroyer Suncheon into the dock for reverse design. To put it bluntly, the big deal is to dismantle all the three warships that were snatched back, and draw each part. Draw out the drawing, and then re-weld it!"

"The quality may not be good at the beginning, but it can still be used as a mobile turret, right? The more than 6000 technicians we brought in, they can be seen by the little devils, and they should still have two brushes."

"There is no need to dismantle the warship!" Pei Cuiyun immediately interrupted: "The sister ship of the Qinren Ship is being built in the Dalian Shipyard, and all the drawings are available. Not to mention anything else, I have the blueprints for the 25-ton and 34-ton gunboats here. They are all complete, and the drawings of the 3000-ton freighter are also complete."

"You're wrong!" Bai Shujie shook his head: "Freighters are flat-bottomed boats, and they can't increase their speed. Destroyers are completely different from shallow water ships like Qinren ships, and the shapes of their hulls are different. Our steam turbines are limited. Once installed Go up and be able to play a role.”

"Besides, until the final desperate time, the three warships will not be able to participate in the battle, just complete the task of training sailors. Only through dismantling and remembering personnel can they understand the essence and progress. We must focus on the future, Instead of looking at a little thing in front of you."

"Because of this, our iron and steel mills must immediately resume production. In particular, it must be emphasized that the millions of tons of coking coal brought in by the little devil from our northeast, even if it freezes to death, it is not allowed to move anywhere! Because that’s what makes coke, and without coke, there’s no steel. Without steel, we can’t do anything.”

Pei Cuiyun then asked: "How to build the arsenal and hangar?"

"Dig the cave!" Bai Shujie did not hesitate at all: "We have tens of thousands of captives, but we have no materials, so we let them dig the cave. At the same time, we must ensure the coal supply of the thermal power plant and ensure that there will be no shortage of electricity. It was snatched back by Shi Liancheng." Two sets of generator sets are assigned to the aviation division for backup. The other is for the arsenal to have two sets for backup.”

"Our fuel is limited, so we must use as little gasoline and diesel as possible for non-military power. Gasoline and diesel are for aircraft and armored vehicles, and heavy fuel is for warships. For other ships, steam turbines Start, all the fuel turbines stop."

"Cuiyun, you have to remember one thing. We are very rich in coal here, and the cost of open-pit mining is very low. Therefore, the equipment for producing gas was snatched back last time, and the factory must be built and installed as soon as possible. Although gas can produce poisonous gas bombs, but it can also be used by cars."

After all, what happens next, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.