Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

“The government can purchase coal from the Kailuan Coal Mine, but the use of this money must be supervised by our representatives stationed at the factory.

This money can only be used to pay workers' wages and debts. Kailuan Coal Mine is not allowed to use it for other purposes, and especially not for Kailuan Coal Mine management to pocket this money. When it comes to paying workers' wages, the priority will be frontline workers and engineers.

Although there were many rumors, the work of the North China Bureau and the North China People's Government continued to proceed in an orderly manner.

Wei Hongjun's main task was to restore the industrial and agricultural economy of North China, and the coal industry was Wei Hongjun's biggest concern at the moment.

Since taking charge of the daily work of the North China People's Government, Wei Hongjun has been suppressing the Kailuan Coal Mine.

Those British people want to make money?

Wei Hongjun wouldn't give them that chance. Kailuan Coal Mine was losing money daily, and the losses were so severe that even the British couldn't bear them. Ever since the workers at Kailuan Coal Mine began demanding their wages, representatives from the North China Military Region and the North China People's Government had been stationed at the mine. The North China Military Region sent in military representatives stationed at the factory, stating that Kailuan Coal Mine was a vital factory and its safety must be protected. Therefore, a security department was established directly at the mine. The representatives stationed at the factory by the North China People's Government were to oversee Kailuan Coal Mine's finances.

British businessmen must never be allowed to transfer funds from the Kailuan Coal Mine.

The representative of the North China People's Government stationed at the factory has asked British merchants to transfer the Kailuan Coal Mine's deposits in foreign banks to the Bank of China, and asked the British side to use these deposits to quickly resolve the Kailuan Coal Mine's debts.

But how could the British side agree?

The Kailuan Coal Mine is now a bottomless pit.

Although the money deposited in foreign banks is Kailuan Coal Mine's money, it is not enough to cover the current debt of Kailuan Coal Mine. This money was saved when Kailuan Coal Mine was profitable in the past.

Wei Hongjun actually didn't expect to get the money back.

Wei Hongjun was just putting pressure on the British side.

They were given a deadline to settle Kailuan Coal Mine's debts. If they failed to do so, Kailuan Coal Mine would be insolvent and the government would have to take over Kailuan Coal Mine and settle its debts.

In fact, it is a disguised expulsion of the British.

The British also had no desire to remain in China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was a Marxist party, inherently hostile to capitalism, and British businessmen therefore distrusted it. They wanted to make a last-ditch effort, so they asked the government to purchase coal from the Kailuan Coal Mine. But how could Wei Hongjun grant them this opportunity?

The coal from Kailuan Coal Mine needs to be purchased.

However, the use of this money must be supervised by the factory representative.

"Tell the British representatives that the government will give them another two weeks.

Kailuan Coal Mine's foreign deposits must be transferred to resolve its current debt. If the British side does not transfer this money within two weeks, the government will use Kailuan Coal Mine's own assets to settle these debts. Furthermore, our dispatched personnel must carefully study the situation at Kailuan Coal Mine, actively engage with its technicians and workers, and take full control of the mine. If the British withdraw, Kailuan Coal Mine will undergo renovations, and normal production at Kailuan Coal Mine must not be disrupted.

"Yes."

Xu Daben nodded and said, "Deputy Secretary Wei, don't worry. The workers and technicians at Kailuan Coal Mine are very supportive of us. We have already begun planning the renovation plan for Kailuan Coal Mine. Once we take over Kailuan Coal Mine, it will definitely not affect the renovation of the old mine and normal production.

"That's good."

Xu Daben continued, "Deputy Secretary Wei, after the machinery and equipment from the Soviet Union arrives, which coal mines will they be used in?

The Chinese delegation achieved great results in its negotiations with the Soviet Union.

Especially for second-hand machinery and equipment.

The Soviet Union agreed to pull out a batch of machinery and equipment from its warehouse and sell them to China at a low price. The first batch of machinery and equipment alone was worth

The Ministry of Coal Industry has not yet been established.

If the Ministry of Coal Industry is established in the future, Xu Daben will definitely be an important cadre of the Ministry of Coal Industry. After the establishment of the North China Bureau, he served as the Deputy Minister of the Enterprise Department and was fully responsible for the development of the coal industry in North China.

Xu Daben said, "Deputy Secretary Wei, my suggestion is to expand and strengthen the Kailuan and Datong Coal Mines, which already have a solid foundation. Scale is crucial in industry. Kailuan Coal Mine, in particular, should have no problem achieving an annual output exceeding 10 million tons within three years after restructuring and then expanding the mine, using a large number of machines and equipment to increase productivity."

Wei Hongjun thought about it.

"In this case, all our coal talents in North China will be concentrated in Datong Coal Mine and Kailuan Coal Mine. Will this affect the transformation of other coal mines?"

"Deputy Secretary Wei, there will be some impact, but it won't be too significant. Furthermore, our coal mines in the future can no longer be the small, hand-digger-style mines of the past. We must move towards large-scale, mechanized coal mining. It just so happens that we've imported a large amount of coal mining machinery from the Soviet Union to transform Datong and Kailuan mines into mechanized coal mining. We can also use this opportunity to train technicians in this field and have our workers learn mechanized coal mining. Once the mechanization transformation of Datong and Kailuan mines is successful, we can support other coal mines and help them transform their older mines."

"Ah."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

He said, "You take the lead on this matter. If you need someone, just write a report and I will support you in principle."

Wei Hongjun paused and said, "One more thing. Your Enterprise Department should quickly merge some of the machinery processing plants in North China, and then cooperate with major universities in North China to establish a coal machinery factory. After the coal industry machinery and equipment from the Soviet Union are brought over, your Enterprise Department should strive to copy a batch. my country's future industrial development will require billions of coal. If we can manufacture coal industry machinery and equipment ourselves, it will have a huge impact on the development of our coal industry."

"Our current industrial foundation is weak, especially in the equipment manufacturing sector. So what we need now is to focus our efforts on key breakthroughs! Start by imitating the simple ones. Your Ministry of Enterprises needs to take the lead at this time."

"Yes.

Xu Daben nodded.

China's machinery industry is poor.

But that's not to say there's nothing. Previously, there was no one organizing these forces. Now that the Ministry of Enterprise has been established, by pooling these forces, we can accomplish many things that were previously impossible.

Historically, the Taiyuan Mining Machinery Factory, Datong Mining Bureau, and Zhangjiakou Coal Machinery Factory successfully copied small coal cutters and scraper conveyors in 1951 and 1952. By 1953 and 1954, some coal mines had begun using domestically produced coal mining machinery and equipment, achieving simple mechanized coal mining.

Imitation machinery and equipment is the path China must take.

After finishing the discussion on coal, Wei Hongjun turned and said, "Comrade Yao Yilin, have you read this report? Do you have any measures?"

"Deputy Secretary Wei, this isn't just happening in Beijing; it's happening in Tianjin too. Everyone thinks riding rickshaws is bad behavior. Some cadres did ride rickshaws after entering the city, but they were immediately criticized. As a result, our Party members and cadres uniformly refused to ride rickshaws, and rumors quickly spread that we were going to arrest those who rode rickshaws. As a result, no one in the entire city dared to ride a rickshaw. We're currently in contact with the rickshaw companies and are working out a solution."

Yao Yilin explained immediately.

Because the Beijing rickshaw company submitted a report to the North China People's Government.

I hope the North China People’s Government will solve the survival problem of rickshaw pullers.

Since the liberation of Beijing, Tianjin, and other cities, rickshaw pullers' incomes have plummeted. Of course, this isn't just a problem for rickshaw shops. People are using the situation of rickshaw shops to judge the CCP's future policies.

Now is the time of regime change and the most chaotic time.

All kinds of gossip are flying everywhere.

Behind the scenes were Kuomintang spies and the remnants of the old regime who fanned the flames.

Wei Hongjun doesn't like this kind of procrastination.

Some rumors need to be directly dispelled. They're worried that riding rickshaws will be treated differently by the new government. So the new government needs to debunk these rumors.

He said directly, "Until we have developed a plan to relocate these rickshaw drivers, we cannot cut off their livelihood. Don't overthink it, just use the most direct approach. Have the Peking and Tianjin Military Control Commissions send a few representatives to drive rickshaws around the city's busiest areas. Then have all the major newspapers report on it."

"Yes."

Ding-ling-ling

"I'm Wei Hongjun."

"Deputy Secretary Wei, the machinery and equipment imported from the Soviet Union were intercepted by the Northeast Bureau after entering the Northeast."

Chapter 742 Cooperation with the Northeast Bureau

The Northeast Bureau stopped the import of machinery and equipment from the Soviet Union.

That batch of machinery and equipment originally belonged to the North China Bureau.

But the Northeast Bureau ordered the train to be stopped in Shenyang. After receiving this news, Wei Hongjun was very angry.

But there is no way.

Wei Hongjun couldn't complain to the Central Committee about this matter.

What would happen if that happened?

While the Northeast Bureau's actions were unethical, it would have been embarrassing for Wei Hongjun had he taken the Northeast Bureau to court in the central government. Not only would Wei Hongjun be humiliated, but the conflict with the Northeast Bureau would have intensified. Furthermore, while the CCP places great emphasis on discipline, such incidents of interception are not uncommon.

Don't even mention intercepting these supplies.

Historically, local military control commissions frequently intercepted cadres heading south. Because the People's Liberation Army advanced rapidly southward, liberating cities so quickly, many military control commissions were ill-prepared and severely short of cadres after taking over those cities. Consequently, they turned their attention to cadres heading south. Given the circumstances at the time, the only resource capable of providing a large number of cadres in a short period of time was batches of those heading south.

Although the cadres who went south had different destinations and organizational structures.

But it still couldn't stop the interception from happening.

Therefore, in history, local governments have frequently engaged in lawsuits over the ownership of cadres who moved south.

Now the Northeast Bureau has seized the North China Bureau's machinery and equipment. The North China Bureau's attempts to contact the Northeast Bureau have proven futile. The cadres of the North China and Northeast Bureaus have deep ties, and many are old comrades.

But it didn't work either.

The person who had stopped this shipment of machinery and equipment wasn't a lower-level cadre, but Gao Gang, the newly appointed Secretary of the Northeast Bureau. Without his order, the equipment wouldn't have been shipped. Furthermore, what made the North China Bureau even more nervous was that Gao Gang wasn't just going to stop this shipment. According to rumors circulating within the Northeast Bureau, Gao Gang was planning to continue stopping machinery and equipment imported from the Soviet Union. This was unacceptable.

Wei Hongjun first called Gao Gang, then took a train across Shanhaiguan to Shenyang. Accompanying Wei Hongjun this time were Yang Xiufeng, Vice Chairman of the North China People's Government, and Xu Daben, Deputy Minister of the Enterprise Department of the North China People's Government.

Gao Gang was very polite.

When Wei Hongjun arrived in Shenyang, Gao Gang led Li Fuchun, He Kequan, Xia Houwen, Li Shiping, Lin Dafeng and other comrades to receive Wei Hongjun. It can be said that they gave Wei Hongjun a lot of face.

Former Northeast Bureau Secretary Chen Yun and Deputy Secretary Peng Zhen were transferred to the Central Committee. After Marshal Lin, Marshal Luo and others led the Fourth Field Army into the pass, Gao Gang became Secretary of the Northeast Bureau, and Li Fuchun and Zhang Wentian became Deputy Secretaries.

Xia Houwen also successfully entered the Northeast Bureau, serving as a member of the Northeast Bureau, a member of the Northeast People's Government, and the director of the Political Department of the Northeast Military Region. As the commander and political commissar of the Northeast Detachment sent to the Northeast by the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region, Xia Houwen made great contributions to the development of the Northeast base area. He then served as the commander and political commissar of the West Manchuria Military Region, served as the secretary of the West Manchuria Branch of the Northeast Bureau, and this time as a member of the Northeast Bureau. His promotion speed within the party and the army was very fast.

Li Shiping currently serves as a member of the Northeast People's Government and mayor of Shenyang, and Lin Dafeng serves as vice minister of the Northeast People's Government's Ministry of Industry. All three are senior cadres in Northeast China who emerged from the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region.

The reason why Gao Gang brought them together this time was to tell Wei Hongjun that he was sincere.

Wei Hongjun greeted Gao Gang, Li Fuchun, and He Kequan, and spoke a few words to his old comrades Xia Houwen, Li Shiping, and Lin Dafeng. Then he followed Gao Gang into the conference room.

"Secretary Gao, what you did was not authentic."

Wei Hongjun directly blamed Gao Gang.

Wei Hongjun and the North China Bureau had been waiting for this batch of mining machinery for a long time. Wu Hao had led the Chinese delegation in the Soviet Union for a month, and if we counted from the time Wang Jiaxiang left, it would have been more than forty days.

This is how this kind of cooperation came about.

These mining machines and equipment were secondhand in the Soviet Union. Examples included coal cutters and scraper conveyors, all of which were taken from German coal mines. The Soviets kept some to assess their technical capabilities. As for the equipment itself, the Soviets were not particularly interested. With their own comprehensive mining machinery production capabilities, they had no need for secondhand equipment.

But for China, these are all very good things.

Compared to the most primitive method of miners using explosives and shovels to dig coal and then carry it on their shoulders, the use of these machines and equipment to mechanize coal mines has greatly improved productivity and output has also increased rapidly.

All the local mining bureaus under the North China People's Government had already installed these machines. Xu Daben was even planning to expand the Datong and Kailuan Coal Mines, turning them into large mines with an output of over 10,000 tons.

At this time, the Northeast Bureau stopped the train and seized these machines and equipment. Wei Hongjun naturally expressed his dissatisfaction.

"It's all for the revolution. Actually, we in Northeast China need these machines and equipment more, as we are the major coal producers in Northeast China.

Gao Gang didn't feel embarrassed at all, but instead spoke with confidence.

Some officials in the Northeast Bureau felt embarrassed because Gao Gang's actions were really embarrassing. Gao Gang was a member of the Political Bureau, the new Secretary of the Northeast Bureau, Chairman of the Northeast People's Government, Commander and Political Commissar of the Northeast Military Region, and the top leader of the Party, government, and military in the Northeast Bureau.

These are no ordinary princes.

But he actually ordered to intercept.

It's totally inconsistent with Gao Gang's identity.