Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Then there is North China.

North China was established because the Eighth Route Army was very powerful during the Anti-Japanese War. Zhangjiakou was first liberated, and then a large number of industries developed in the Jin-Cha-Ji region, with Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua as the centers. Then, North China became a gathering place for talent.

The central government also moved to North China, so North China's industry recovered the fastest.

East China, headed by Shanghai, is China's wealthiest region. Since the late Qing Dynasty, it has been the most developed region for light industry. China's labor movement began in Shanghai. Shanghai boasts numerous factories, a large workforce, and high-quality workers.

"I think the Central Committee and the East China Bureau have problems with their current development ideas for East China." Wei Hongjun looked at Ke Qingshi.

This guy really dares to say anything. Although Ke Qingshi's current rank is not low, he is a cadre with political stains and is at a political low point. A cadre like him, if he takes a wrong step or says the wrong thing, is likely to fall to the bottom of the political trough again. But look at what he said now.

He actually directly accused the Central Committee and the East China Bureau.

Wei Hongjun could only say that Ke Qingshi lived up to the nickname "Weird Ke".

Ke Qingshi continued, "Although the central government currently attaches importance to East China, it's only because it's China's most economically developed region. However, there's no real emphasis on East China's development, and no plans whatsoever. This includes the East China Bureau. In the eyes of the central government and the East China Bureau, East China, being located on the coast, is a relatively dangerous place. They worry that if war breaks out, the coastal areas will be vulnerable to attack. Therefore, there's no comprehensive development plan for the coastal areas. But this is wrong; it's like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. We can't afford to worry about this and that and not develop the coastal areas, wasting their geographical, economic, and educational advantages."

Wei Hongjun didn't say anything.

Instead, he was thinking about what Ke Qingshi said. East China Bureau? Coastal?

At present, the central government has not yet fully clarified China's industrial development plan, and the coastal areas have indeed been somewhat neglected. Historically, the development of China's coastal areas, and even the industrial development of East China, began after the Eighth National Congress.

At the Eighth National Congress, Chairman Mao, in his famous "On the Ten Major Relationships," reached a conclusion on the relationship between coastal and inland industries. He believed that the atomic bomb was already over our heads and would fall in a few seconds. This situation is probably not in line with the facts, and it is wrong to adopt a negative attitude towards coastal industries based on this.

This completely changed the situation at the time where many within the Party were afraid of the impact of the war on coastal areas and therefore did not dare to develop coastal industries. The great development of Shanghai is inseparable from the Chairman's conclusion.

Ke Qingshi was also a contributor to the great development of Shanghai's industry.

"Comrade Wei Hongjun, why are the cadres in our East China Bureau so trembling with fear at the voices of those capitalists? It's because they don't have any plans for East China's economic development; they're taking a step-by-step approach. They're taking a passive attitude toward East China's economy. They simply want to maintain the current situation, not truly develop East China. With such a flawed overall development strategy, how can East China's economy, especially its industry, possibly develop?"

"So what do you think?"

"We must boldly pursue development. Even without central government support, East China possesses a strong foundation and sufficient capital for self-sufficiency. The East China Bureau's current thinking is muddled, with limited resources invested in capitalists hoping they would help stabilize the East China economy. The result is that these capitalists are becoming increasingly arrogant, while the East China Bureau itself is squandering limited resources and its control over East China is weakening. It can be said that in its current work, the East China Bureau is prioritizing Shanghai's industry more for maintenance than for development. This is a major mistake, squandering East China's strengths and wasting precious time."

Ke Qingshi suddenly stopped, squatted, picked up a stone, and drew a few lines on the ground. He said, "Some of Shanghai's ordinary factories now have the potential to expand abroad. Provinces like Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui would certainly be very willing to accept these factories. Poor provinces like Anhui are particularly in need of industrial resources, making them perfect for the relocation of some of Shanghai's industries. Shanghai has a unique advantage in this regard and can help Anhui develop. Shanghai should leverage its capital, industrial technology, workers, and numerous universities to develop advanced, sophisticated, and cutting-edge technology, becoming a bridgehead for Chinese industry. We should develop industries directly controlled by our government and overwhelm many current private enterprises. Only when the scale of our state-owned enterprises far exceeds that of private enterprises can we truly control East China. Our East China leaders no longer need to ignore the vast working class in order to please capitalists."

Ke Qingshi became more and more excited as he spoke.

Wei Hongjun nodded slightly.

No wonder Ke Qingshi had a period of great significance in history. His ability is beyond reproach.

His vision for East China's development coincided with that of the Chairman himself. History has proven Ke Qingshi's vision for East China to be correct. As China's wealthiest region, East China possesses the inherent strength to develop itself compared to other regions. Throughout China, East China, and especially Shanghai, was the only region to have developed light industry to a significant scale. With the accumulated capital and technology, it was poised to continue developing other industries.

During Ke Qingshi's tenure as Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary, Shanghai experienced rapid development, particularly in industry. This marked the end of the previous period of sluggish industrial development. "Comrade Ke Qingshi, you should write a report on this and discuss it with the East China Bureau."

“The leaders of the East China Bureau cannot see any trend in this regard.”

The relationship between Ke Qingshi and the East China Bureau leadership was strained. Ke Qingshi preferred working in North China. During his time working in Shijiazhuang and Baoding, he was relatively satisfied with the leadership there. Although Yang Quanwu had a domineering work style, he did not suppress subordinates when the general direction was aligned. He even respected their opinions and would not suppress a cadre with a bad temper like Ke Qingshi.

Later, working under Wei Hongjun and Mao Zemin was even more enjoyable. But it was different after arriving in East China.

Ke Qingshi believed that there were too many problems with the East China Bureau's cadres, including some of its key leaders, who were overly concerned about local influence when it came to policy. Speaking of East China Bureau cadres, Ke Qingshi stood up angrily.

Then he said, "Shanghai's glamorous world has so many cadres caught up in it. Look at many of our cadres. After arriving in a big city like Shanghai, their minds are full of pleasure. They're always thinking about men and women going dancing."

Wei Hongjun didn't expect Ke Qingshi to suddenly start complaining about the East China Bureau cadres. Men and women dancing?

Is this ballroom dancing?

Ballroom dancing is actually quite common among officials these days. Even in Beijing, since things stabilized, there are now dedicated ballroom dance venues. Wei Hongjun wasn't particularly fond of it, so he didn't go very often.

But it has already become popular in Beijing.

After this visit to Shanghai, Wei Hongjun discovered that the situation in Shanghai was the same. But Ke Qingshi could tell at a glance that he was very dissatisfied with this.

Of course, there are many cadres in the party who are dissatisfied with this, but they cannot change the general trend.

Ke Qingshi continued his rant, "Comrade Wei Hongjun, look at those cadres in Shanghai. They're all calling for secretaries, and they're all calling for women. It's just nonsense. During our revolution, secretarial work was done by men, and they did a great job. Now, I don't know what these cadres are thinking. They're all choosing women as their secretaries, and they're not afraid of anything happening. I think some cadres are becoming more and more cunning, trying to emulate the officials of the old society."

"With a female secretary?"

"It's all trendy now. If this happened in Jiangsu, I would remove every cadre like this. I told the cadres there directly at the meeting when I took office as Jiangsu Provincial Party Secretary. I don't care what happens elsewhere, but in Jiangsu, no cadre will be allowed to have a female secretary."

Listening to Ke Qingshi's complaints, Wei Hongjun frowned.

Wei Hongjun hadn't really observed this aspect carefully, but it was indeed extremely inappropriate. Female secretary?

Even after the 21st century, male leaders wouldn't have female secretaries, fearing rumors. I never imagined that after the founding of New China, cadres would actually have female secretaries. Wei Hongjun almost cursed.

It seems that the Central Committee's decision to carry out a three-year internal party rectification campaign is indeed very necessary. Otherwise, there would be real chaos.

Just look at it, it's only been a little over a year since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Party members and cadres are engaging in corruption and bribery, becoming obsessed with appearances, housing, seniority, and achievements, divorcing their wives to marry foreign students, and even providing themselves with female secretaries. The speed of this decline is simply beyond imagination.

After a few complaints, Ke Qingshi said, "Comrade Wei Hongjun, you are a cadre from the Central Committee. The Central Committee must take care of these matters and must make great efforts to do so. If you don't properly rectify these bad habits, there will be big problems in the future."

"Ah."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

Wei Hongjun was not in a position to interfere too much in the internal affairs of the East China Bureau.

But Wei Hongjun listened completely to the question of Party rectification. So he said, "The Central Committee should issue some regulations to regulate government workers in this regard. Comrade Ke Qingshi, please list all the issues in this regard. I will submit them to the Central Committee when I return."

"it is good."

813 Central Committee Meeting

Wei Hongjun stayed in Shanghai for nearly fifty days.

I also took time to visit some nearby big cities, such as Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Anqing, to see how the "Three Antis Movement" was progressing there.

Whenever he discovered any problems, he would immediately discuss them with Zhan Tong, Ke Qingshi, and Zeng Xisheng. Ultimately, the East China Bureau's "Three Antis" campaign was still the responsibility of the bureau itself. Of course, he would also occasionally discuss East China's development issues with General Chen and Tan Zhenlin.

Wei Hongjun is also concerned about the current problems arising from the establishment of trade unions in private enterprises in East China. Some private business owners dislike unions, suppress them, and even exclude them. Others, including former labor activists, have used their former activism tactics within their own enterprises after establishing unions, severely impacting production and operations. Of course, some unions, after establishing unions, have attempted to replace the previous management and run the business. These situations are numerous and complex. Wei Hongjun has carefully documented the situations he has observed and the subsequent adjustments that have taken place.

At night, Wei Hongjun sorted out the problems recorded during the day.

—Think while organizing.

After compiling one copy, I would write a report to the Central Committee.

It wasn't until early July that Wei Hongjun returned to Beijing. Upon his return, he first reported to the Secretariat on the current status of the East China Bureau's "Three Antis Movement." Wei Hongjun wasn't the only one to return. Other Secretariat secretaries who had been dispatched to the localities to oversee the "Three Antis Movement" also gradually returned to Beijing.

Start reporting on the situation in various places.

Wei Hongjun had to organize his work report in East China while dealing with some things that he had not been able to deal with during this period.

The current State Council has become a huge behemoth.

As the highest administrative organ in the country, it is completely different from the State Council which was just established a year ago. A year ago, many ministries and commissions in the State Council were made-up teams, and some of the newly established ministries and commissions had only ten

Several staff members.

But a year later, the various agencies of the current central ministries and commissions have become increasingly complete.

Just like the Forestry and Reclamation Department.

At the beginning there were only about ten people, but now the entire Forestry and Reclamation Department has about a hundred staff members.

Especially since the central government began to consolidate power, the workload of central government ministries and commissions has increased several times compared to a year ago. Therefore, the Finance and Economics Committee has a new deputy director, Zeng Shan, Minister of the Ministry of Textile Industry.

When Wei Hongjun was not in Beijing, Zeng Shan took over the work of the Finance and Economics Committee on his behalf.

As for other aspects of the work, the work of the Central Organization Committee was handled by An Ziwen, Zhang Dingcheng, and Yang Xiufeng. The work of the North China Military Region was also arranged. But now that Wei Hongjun has returned, these tasks have been handled by An Ziwen, Zhang Dingcheng, and Yang Xiufeng.

The work needs to be sorted out.

About a week after returning to Beijing, the Central Committee held a meeting.

The Chairman of the Central Committee, six Vice Chairmen, and General Secretary of the Central Committee Gao Gang attended the meeting.

Wei Hongjun attended the meeting.

Wei Hongjun was involved in this meeting. After arriving in East China, Wei Hongjun submitted numerous reports to the Central Committee over the next fifty days, many of which addressed new issues.

The Central Committee was alarmed several times.

For example, the trade union issue raised by Wei Hongjun. After the Central Committee meeting, Comrade Xiu Yang was given full responsibility for trade union issues. The Central Committee dispatched cadres to conduct research in cities across the country to assess the current state of trade union development. The Central Committee requested Comrade Xiu Yang to quickly come up with a plan that would balance production and workers' interests. Essentially, this meant that Comrade Xiu Yang was asked to quickly determine the status of trade unions during the period of economic development in New China.

After returning to the Central Committee this time, Wei Hongjun sorted out the issues raised by Ke Qingshi and submitted them to the Central Committee.

That's why this meeting took place.

"Comrade Wei Hongjun, everyone has read the report you and Comrade Ke Qingshi wrote. The various problems currently emerging among government employees will become an important part of this Party rectification. Do you have anything else to add?"

Comrade Xiuyang asked Wei Hongjun.

Wei Hongjun immediately said, "Leaders, since we've just been liberated, there are all sorts of currents of thought from the central government to the local governments. Take the idea of ​​leaders having female secretaries, for example. Some people think it's inappropriate. But some leaders think it's fine, believing that many people haven't gotten over their feudal ideologies and are still stuck in the strict separation of sex. But I think this is typical sophistry. If a leader goes out to work with a female secretary, how will people view him? Does that mean male secretaries can't do their jobs? This behavior must change. Comrade Ke Qingshi directly established a rule in Jiangsu: male leaders are absolutely not allowed to have female secretaries. I think this is a very good rule."

"It's not just that. When I was in East China, I visited many grassroots organizations and saw a serious drinking problem. Our cadres drank during the day and at night. It's fine if you drink at home, but if you show up to work drunk, that's a serious problem. How can you handle things when you're completely drunk? After returning from East China, I also conducted a brief investigation in various provinces and the North China Military Region in North China. I found that drinking is a serious problem among cadres, both at the local level and in the military. I don't think this is a good thing. At the very least, drinking at noon should be prohibited. We should have some restrictions in this area as well."

"So many problems are currently occurring because the central government hasn't established a code of conduct for government employees to regulate their behavior. I believe we should use this 'Three Antis' campaign, this opportunity to rectify the Party, not only to establish rules within the Party, but also to establish a code of conduct for government employees to follow, clarifying what they can and cannot do."

Killing without teaching is called cruelty; not warning and watching for the consequences is called violence.

This is a statement from the Analects of Confucius.

Later, some people based on Confucius' words and Xunzi's words changed it to "punishing someone without teaching is called cruelty, and punishing someone without teaching is called the kingly way." In the end, it means the same thing.

That is, you must make the other party understand where they are wrong, first tell them what they can and cannot do. Then, if they do not obey, punish them. Party members, cadres, and government officials in New China are currently at this stage.

Wartime has its own rules.

But now is a peaceful time, and many cadres are at a loss as to what to do. This turnaround has not been made.

At this time, the central government needs to issue various codes as soon as possible to let our party members, cadres and government workers know what they can and cannot do. First, educate them, and then punish them if they don't obey.

"That makes sense." The chairman nodded.

He said: "The most important thing about our Party rectification work is not to kill our Party members and cadres with one blow, but to educate them and set rules for them."

The Chairman first glanced at Ren Peiguo.

But thinking of Ren Peiguo's health, he turned to look at the commander-in-chief and said, "Boss, I think you still need to be responsible for this matter. Not only our party members and cadres, but also those government workers, need to be given rules that they should abide by."

The Commander-in-Chief is currently in charge of party discipline. He is well-suited to take charge of this matter.

The commander-in-chief nodded.

He said: "Comrade Rong Zhen and Comrade Dong Biwu, please cooperate with me to complete this task together." The others nodded.

Comrade Xiuyang then spoke up: "Comrade Wei Hongjun, do you agree with Comrade Ke Qingshi's report on coastal industrial development?" "Overall, I agree with Comrade Ke Qingshi's ideas."

Wei Hongjun knew that Comrade Xiuyang and Comrade Ke Qingshi had a personal feud during the Yan'an Rectification Movement. After all, Ke Qingshi's wife had committed suicide by jumping into a well.

After Ke Qingshi arrived in North China, due to his outstanding work ability, Bo Shuchun, then Second Secretary of the North China Bureau and in charge of its work, wanted to have him appointed as a member of the bureau. Comrade Xiuyang firmly opposed this, but Bo Shuchun remained unyielding and insisted on appointing Ke Qingshi. Ultimately, Ke Qingshi became a member of the bureau.