The Heroic Age of the Late Qing Dynasty

"It's not just about my agreement. As long as it's for the better completion of our liberation cause, I will support it."

Zhang Yinghao turned to Luo Zelin and said, "Zelin, since the intelligence department is developing so rapidly, your Organization Department must keep up. Wherever our Party members are, there should be our Party organization. We cannot allow our Party members to leave the Party organization. Your Organization Department must follow wherever they are."

"Chairman, we are also following the Party Constitution. For example, where there are five or more Party members, we set up a committee. We do this."

Zhang Yinghao nodded and said, "Your Organization Department must clarify the family background of party members and their family background. It's also best to understand the past experiences of party members to prevent bad people from entering our ranks."

"it is good."

Zhang Yinghao suddenly remembered the severe drought in the north, which was definitely the best place to develop our organization. He continued, "Oh right, let's find someone to go to. The drought is also severe there now, and the people are suffering. We have some people from the north who we brought over from there last year. In the future, our team will definitely be based in the north. We don't have the strength right now, but we can start the necessary work now." I plan to have Comrade Zhao Liang from 007 lead the team. He's originally from Shaanxi. Let him go to Hanzhong to develop our forces first. Your organization department should also organize the comrades in the northwest and send a notice together with the comrades who went to the Dabie Mountains. The intelligence organization department should also submit all the intelligence they have collected from the north."

"Yes, sir. Anything else?"

"Haha, there is indeed one more thing. The reason why you followed me into the mountains in the first place was probably because your families were bullied. Now that we have the power, it's time for you to go back and visit your hometown."

"Haha, Chairman, regarding this matter, when we were fighting the landlords, the Qian who should have returned to Yun had already returned. He had already avenged his grievances and taken revenge."

"Okay, then my promise has been fulfilled. I plan to call a meeting of our committee members tomorrow, around 10 o'clock in the morning. Just remember to come and attend. Some of the comrades going to Dabie Mountain and Hanzhong may need some time to complete the work handover and organization and complete the work transfer. Those comrades may not be able to come until later.

They will come to you and you can arrange for them to study.”

"Okay, Chairman. I'll go and get some personnel now." "Well, thank you for your hard work."

"This is what we should do."

"Okay, when you get back, do this work immediately. Let's get our comrades ready and then we can set off."

Zhang Yinghao stood up and shook hands with Luo Zelin and Li Tianqiao, who then turned and headed back. Zhang Yinghao's decision to send someone to Hanzhong was a spur-of-the-moment decision, a tactical move. As for whether it would prove effective in the future, Zhang Yinghao felt it would. After all, Sichuan's geographical location limited her options, so there was no harm in making some arrangements now.

The next morning, after everyone in the state capital arrived at the meeting place, Zhang Yinghao announced his decision to send two small forces to Dabie Mountains and Hanzhong respectively.

"Chairman, isn't dividing our forces weakening our strength here? We already feel short-handed."

"Yeah, we're already short-staffed."

"I understand the difficulties everyone is talking about, and I don't plan to send a large number of people out. I'm just sending two teams, each consisting of 20 to 30 armed forces, and calling back our local comrades. Our Organization Department will find a way to make up for the lost manpower. Everyone should know that our current base area is engaged in relatively large-scale operations, namely suppressing bandits, and has not experienced any major battles. More importantly, we will continue to be short of manpower for decades to come. We lack a vast amount of talent, which is inevitable. So we don't just feel short of manpower now, but we will feel short of talent for decades to come."

"Chairman, why did you choose these two places?"

"This question touches on a fundamental point. Several of our comrades have been to Shaanxi. Last year, there was a severe drought there, leaving many starving and exchanging their children for food. The conflicts there are extremely acute now, so it's a perfect place for our comrades to develop and establish a base. Everyone should understand this: where the struggle is fiercest, it's more suitable for us to develop. Where the masses are facing the greatest hardship, that's where our progressive Party members should appear. We should lead them in their struggle and lead them to a better life."

“Is it the same in the Dabie Mountains?”

"I'm not sure if there's a drought in the Dabie Mountains right now, but look at Sichuan, known as the 'Land of Abundance,' and it's in such a mess. And the Dabie Mountains are known for having seven mountains, two rivers, and one part of farmland. There's not much arable land, and everyone has to dig for food in the mountains, so you can imagine the poverty there."

I wonder if you've ever considered this: in southern China, including Sichuan, as long as there's some farmland, people won't starve unless there's a severe natural or man-made disaster. But you have to understand that in Shaanxi and further north, even if there's farmland, even the slightest abnormal weather can lead to famine. Therefore, these two areas are the best places for us to deploy a small number of comrades to establish bases. Of course, I believe our comrades can achieve great results in any location. Think about it: we actually only face three options in the future.

"Which three?"

"First, we must march north. Cao Cao once said, 'Once you have obtained Long, you will look to Shu.' The reverse is also true: if you have obtained Shu, you will look to Long. Therefore, Hanzhong is the base of advance that we must obtain."

After that, Zhang Yinghao reiterated Sichuan's geographical location and the situation it faced, and once again explained to his comrades the dangers of not simply occupying Sichuan. He then said, "So we must have a forward base. The second way out is to go along the Yangtze River, but this route is the most dangerous because it could be interfered with by foreigners at any time, and the Qing Dynasty could also use warships to stop us at any time.

Third, I don’t need to explain the transportation conditions in Yunnan and Guizhou, right? Our comrades in Chongqing have worked hard enough, and a large number of people who have fled from Yunnan and Guizhou to Chongqing have joined us. Comrades can go and communicate with them, and they will know what Yunnan and Guizhou are like.

Therefore, we must now establish our presence in the Central Plains and Northwest regions as soon as possible. Once we unleash our full power, we will undoubtedly disrupt the entire empire. The sooner we unify the world, the less oppression the people will endure from the Qing Dynasty and the exploitation of the landlords. If we weren't so desperately short of manpower here and the committee members couldn't leave, I would have sent committee-level comrades along. However, this is currently unavailable, so we can only send a small force to lay the groundwork. When the time is right, we will dispatch committee-level cadres to lead the revolution.

Also, yesterday I met a woman on the street. What was she doing? She was kneeling on the ground selling her daughter. I think this situation isn't just in this state capital, it's happening all over China. I don't blame anyone, but we need to find a way to ensure these homeless people don't have a place to stay. Especially those children, they are the future of our country and our nation. We have an obligation to provide them with an education and enable them to study hard. Everyone, please share your thoughts."

"Um, Chairman, let me tell you, this discussion is a bit confusing!"

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Hearing this, everyone laughed. Of course, many comrades laughed in good faith, while some comrades were just trying to make a fuss. Zhang Yinghao also smiled helplessly.

"Confused? You just want to be lazy, right? Okay, let me tell you my plan, and we can discuss it. Here's my plan: our organization has one principle: no work, no food. So for those who are able to work and willing to farm, let's find a way to give them some land, and then organize them into cooperatives, so they can become self-reliant."

“Yeah, that’s a good idea…”

Ahem, Zhang Yinghao said in a more serious tone: "But, but, I don't recommend this method for everyone. Why? It's because we are now building a large number of factories, and we will continue to build factories in the future. So where do the workers for these factories come from? They come from the countryside. So we introduce some jobs to these people. For example, I introduced the woman yesterday to a textile factory, and her daughter can study nearby. If there is really no factory job introduction in the local area, if they are male comrades, then they can be assigned to build bridges and roads, and at the same time, they can be given cultural education, but they must be given food to eat. In our base area, as long as they are workers, there should be no starvation to death.

If there are women who would like to start a family, our comrades here, especially Comrade Li Guihong from the Women's Federation, must take on this responsibility and introduce them to local single men, especially our injured and recovering soldiers. For these soldiers, as long as they are willing, we can still help them start a family.

If these women comrades are not willing to start a family for the time being, we can find them jobs and help them do things within their capabilities. But I want to emphasize again that no matter who they are, as long as they follow us, they are our comrades or friends, so we must provide them with the necessary cultural education.

Finally, I plan to establish an education and national salvation fund to provide for the placement of women and children. Temporarily, we will use a portion of the funds we seized from our campaign against the landlords to specifically serve these women and children. Does anyone have any opinions or suggestions?

"Chairman, who should be responsible for this matter?"

"This candidate must be voted on by a show of hands! As for the candidate, all of us committee members can nominate anyone, as long as they're suitable. Of course, this candidate must know some math and have a certain level of literacy, otherwise even keeping accounts will be a problem. Does anyone have any candidates?"

At this time, everyone was looking at each other, there were many people, but there were really few suitable candidates. At this time, there was no question of seniority at all, because the suitable person was just the tallest among the short ones.

After waiting for a while, no one nominated anyone. Zhang Yinghao didn't want to waste time like this, so he said, "I handled this matter with Comrade Chen Xueer yesterday. At that time, I wanted Comrade Chen Xueer to be responsible for this matter. Now, I will nominate Comrade Chen Xueer. If anyone has a nomination, please put it forward. Let's discuss it together!"

Since Zhang Yinghao had said so, no one raised any objections. After all, no one was familiar with the specifics of the foundation. Most importantly, they had plenty of work to do and didn't have the energy to take on another burden. So, the resolution was simply passed.

"Since everyone agrees that Comrade Chen Xueer should do this, then the Organization Department can assign her a few assistants. If we can get this done as soon as possible, perhaps we can help a few more people."

Arranging deputies is now a routine matter. Every place has a large number of deputies. This is to cultivate talents for expansion, and everyone has no objection.

A meeting was over. Zhang Yinghao was now a veteran of conferences and he valued the conference as a tool more and more. In his previous life, Zhang Yinghao had no chance to

I presided over a large meeting alone. However, I also attended quite a few meetings. Now that I have organized so many meetings myself, I understand the importance of meetings.

There was a saying in a past life: The more taxes the KMT collects, the more meetings the GC holds. But what exactly are meetings for? Zhang Yinghao felt that at least 99.9% of people didn't clearly know the answer. In his past life, Zhang Yinghao attended so many meetings, but few of them were successful.

After Zhang Yinghao realized the importance of meetings, he reflected on them and realized that his most successful meetings were the several dismissal meetings he held before the end of elementary school. Born in rural China, Zhang Yinghao attended the Hope Primary School in his town. Everyone in the neighborhood attended there, so there weren't many students living far away. The school didn't offer student accommodation. Every day after school, they would gather in a uniform, one-village-per-team formation on the playground.

There's actually no particular meaning to lining up after school; it's just a way for children from the same village to go home together, so they can look out for each other and feel safer. So, after everyone assembles, the teacher usually gives a few words of caution, reminding them not to go swimming or play around on the way home.

But why was Zhang Yinghao so impressed by this dismissal meeting at elementary school? It's because, aside from the points mentioned above, the teachers there generally don't say anything else. They either dismiss everyone immediately or go back through everything that needs to be said, like vaccinations, parent-teacher conferences, and what needs to be brought to school.

The teacher standing above knew that the students were anxious to get home, and that elementary school students didn't have the energy to memorize so much. If they were to lecture at great length, the key points they had mentioned earlier might be forgotten by the end. So Zhang Yinghao still vividly remembers that concise meeting from elementary school.

As he grew older, Zhang Yinghao attended more and more meetings. These meetings were often dominated by a leader who rambled on and on, seemingly unable to demonstrate his competence for hours without speaking. Some leaders would say, "I'll just say a few words," but would end up talking for half an hour or an hour, leaving no one to know what they had said. Others would launch into a barrage of criticism, and so on. Few meetings truly addressed their purpose.

Why do we hold meetings? Meetings have only one purpose: to solve problems. Whether it's a long or short meeting, a brainstorming or practical meeting, a morning or afternoon meeting, the purpose of a meeting is to solve problems.

Why do many people feel that meetings are a waste of time? It's because the person leading the meeting doesn't understand the purpose of the meeting, and when the meeting is held, they don't get to the point, making everyone impatient. Why is this so? Because they don't hold meetings to solve problems. The worst part is, they hold meetings just for the sake of holding meetings, without understanding why they're even being held.

Many meetings raise issues but offer no solutions, failing to grasp the core contradictions and instead evading the issue. These meetings become lifeless. Some meetings are meant to summarize lessons learned, but instead of summarizing them or providing examples of lessons learned, or even providing solutions, they simply engage in criticism. Some meetings are meant to unify thinking, but fail to articulate common goals and interests, nor to outline actionable steps. How can this unify thinking?

Is an organization mature? Is an organization combat-ready? Is an organization cohesive? You just need to look at the content and atmosphere of their meetings.

When an organization encounters a problem and needs to hold a meeting to solve it, if the meeting is repeatedly delayed or adjourned before a solution to the problem is proposed, then the organization has no fighting power and cohesion, and is a sign of immaturity.

A truly combat-ready and cohesive organization will not adjourn until a problem is solved. A meeting will last three days. If the problem still cannot be solved, it will last ten days. If the problem still cannot be solved, it will last for two weeks, and so on until it is solved. If a problem truly cannot be solved for the time being, steps will be taken to resolve it.

Meetings are ubiquitous throughout history, both in China and abroad. Ancient China has held meetings since the earliest recorded history. The Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties already had fixed forms of court meetings, and every dynasty in China has held this form of morning court meeting, as has foreign countries.

Similarly, the success or failure of many meetings determined the fate of the state. For example, in 81 BC, General Huo Guang, acting in the name of Emperor Zhao, ordered Prime Minister Tian Qianqiu and Imperial Censor Sang Hongyang to convene over 60 "virtuous" and "literary" figures for a large-scale policy discussion.

The purpose of this meeting was to "generally discuss the political gains and losses" and to conduct a comprehensive summary and debate on various policies during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, especially the salt and iron monopoly policy. This was the famous "Salt and Iron Conference" in history.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, he relied heavily on the great financier Sang Hongyang, implemented a salt and iron monopoly, took back the power to mint coins, established the "Pinghuai" and "Junshu" systems, and combined with the "Gao Min" and "Suan Min" methods, which greatly increased the court's income, weakened and hit the economic power of large industrialists and feudal lords, and strengthened the economic foundation of the central government. Emperor Wu of Han took advantage of this favorable condition to weaken the princes internally, attack the Xiongnu in the north, and connect with the Western Regions in the west, greatly consolidating the centralization of power and promoting the development of a unified multi-ethnic country.

In modern times, there are countless famous conferences, such as the August 7th Conference of 1927, the Gutian Conference of 1929, the Wayaobao Conference of 1935, and the Zunyi Conference. There are also the National Land Conference of the Communist Party of China of 1947, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China of 1953, the Lushan Conference of 1959, the 7,000-person Conference of 1962, the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China of 1978, and the National People's Congress held every five years...

There were the Cairo Conference, the Tehran Conference, the Yalta Conference, the Potsdam Conference... These conferences were so famous because they solved one problem after another.

Therefore, the quality of an organization's meetings determines its future. No matter how strong an individual's abilities are, without the support of the organization, they are nothing more than a minor undertaking. Therefore, as a leader, you must be experienced in meetings, be able to sit still, and understand how to conduct meetings and the purpose of the meetings.

Zhang Yinghao now attaches great importance to meetings. Every meeting must have a meeting record, which means there must be a secretary at the meeting. Moreover, in Zhang Yinghao's design, since democratic centralism is to be implemented, meeting records are indispensable.

This is why Zhang Yinghao usually asks his colleagues to take turns speaking during meetings, as long as time permits. This is part of democracy; after democracy, it's a matter of voting or consolidating opinions. Therefore, as the meeting's chairperson, Zhang Yinghao must clearly define his objectives; otherwise, the convener will inevitably be put in a passive position.

Zhang Yinghao couldn't be completely certain of the outcome of the discussion, but the content of the discussion was Zhang Yinghao's authority as the convener. Since realizing the importance of the meeting, the results of every meeting Zhang Yinghao convened have always been within his expectations, so many things in the base area are now proceeding according to Zhang Yinghao's predictions.

Zhang Yinghao no longer worries about the things feudal leaders feared, such as rebellion, disobedience, or hypocrisy. Why? Because he relies on the powerful weapon of openness. That means making his policies public, avoiding secret meetings, keeping records of all meetings, and pursuing open schemes rather than conspiracies. As long as he openly unites his comrades and represents their interests, Zhang Yinghao has no worries.

Many things, if discussed openly or at public meetings, will be dismissed as selfish. Those who pursue their own agendas are usually small, private groups. Why are the people's eyes sharp? It's because the interests of small groups can't simultaneously accommodate the interests of the masses. These individuals cannot represent the interests of the masses. While they may be able to deceive the masses for a short time, or even some over a long period, they will ultimately be abandoned by the masses.

What Zhang Yinghao needed to do now was to promote cultural education in his base as much as possible, while also promoting and learning his own ideas. He also temporarily prohibited the promotion of other people's ideas. If anyone else's ideas appeared now, Zhang Yinghao would definitely beat them to death with a stick.

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Zhang Yinghao wasn't unsure of his own propaganda, because for the time being, there was nothing more advanced than what he was proposing. The ideology of his propaganda must be coherent and unbroken. Furthermore, with the country currently impoverished and weak, Zhang Yinghao didn't have the energy to debate which ideology was superior. Of course, Zhang Yinghao also knew that he couldn't compete with many scholars of his time in debate.

The most important thing is that the cultural level of his comrades is too low, and it is very difficult for them to understand what Zhang Yinghao is saying now. If other people come to promote other ideas, it means that other people's crops will inevitably grow in his own fields, which Zhang Yinghao cannot tolerate for the time being.

Zhang Yinghao also understood the correctness of dialectical materialism and historical materialism. Therefore, he was certain that Marxism would become the Party's guiding ideology in the future. However, Zhang Yinghao was now very clear that China had independently chosen Marxism, not that it had spontaneously emerged.

Therefore, Marxism must be localized in China. Only by combining it with China's national conditions can a true, practical, and up-to-date Marxist theory emerge.

In his previous life, Zhang Yinghao also did some research on the history of the Party. Mao Zedong Thought - the theory and practice of Chinese communism, not only in the context of various domestic and foreign

The enemy is engaged in revolutionary struggle, and at the same time it is an opportunity to fight against various errors within the party, such as Wang Yi's thought - Chen Duxiu's doctrine, Li Lisan's line, and later the left line, right line, etc.

Growing up in the struggle of principle against the tendency of the line, dogmatism, empiricism, etc.

and developed.

In other words, in previous lives, Mao Zedong Thought was the only correct path chosen after having tried all the wrong paths. Only those who have experienced it can understand the suffering involved.

Why is it said that the ideology of propaganda must be consistent? Because once it is separated, ideological problems will cause ideological confusion.

Once the guiding ideology is in disarray, everything else comes to an end. This is also Gao Shi's sharp point: no matter what problems the Cultural Revolution caused, it certainly determined its nature.

The most important thing is to know that there is no problem with the thought. Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the Three Represents and the Scientific Outlook on Development are all

It's something that's been passed down through the generations while also keeping pace with the times. In contrast, in the Soviet Union, Khrushchev completely repudiated Stalin in a secret report, and he never rehabilitated him. Khrushchev himself was incapable of developing a comprehensive ideological system, suggesting a gap in his thinking. With everything at this point, it would be a miracle if the country didn't face problems.

Where do you come from? Where are you going? In this whole journey, time should be uninterrupted, so it must be a continuous process. The Soviet Union completely denied Stalin, which means it did not adhere to historical materialism. Khrushchev was not a complete starting point, nor did he have the ability to completely start a new one. Therefore, many problems of the Soviet Union included

The collapse was doomed when Khrushchev completely denied Stalin.

After the meeting, Zhang Yinghao asked the correspondent to call Xueer over, and at the same time notified the comrades from the Women's Federation and other departments to come together to discuss the matter.

I am very concerned about this, after all, it concerns many core educational issues - the future of these children.

After Xue'er, Chen Guiying, and other comrades arrived, Zhang Yinghao asked them to sit down, poured them each a glass of water, and then said, "We've already voted to approve this fund. Let me tell you, this fund is established for homeless women and children. So your responsibility is to help those women and children whose families have been broken up."

"Yes, Chairman."

"You can discuss the specifics among yourselves. I won't interfere. But we must use these funds squeezed out of our teeth wisely. All expenditures must be recorded to facilitate public oversight."

"Chairman, how much is this fund?"

"We don't have much money right now, so you need to research the expenses upfront, roughly how many people we need to rescue and how much it will cost, and write a report so we can prepare in advance. One more thing, you should know that this fund isn't a welfare benefit; it's just a name you use to help those people. So, to increase efficiency, you must contact organizations like the trade union and the farmers' association as soon as possible, and get the rescued people to factories or schools in a timely manner. You can't let them just sit there and eat for free at the shelter."

There's another, most important thing: introducing gay men to women who are looking to start new families. This can't be delayed. So, your most important task right now is to contact these departments, seek cooperation, and coordinate with each other to ensure the timely absorption of the incoming recipients. Do you have any questions?"

“Chairman, where is this office located?”

"Well... let's register this fund under the name of the Women's Federation. You can go to your office to discuss with the comrades of the Women's Federation. I won't interfere with the specific details. I think I will give you 2,000 yuan as start-up capital for the time being. You can report any expenses to Xue'er. Go back and investigate as soon as possible and make a rescue report and plan.

Come, I'll come over to approve it. Okay, that's all for now. The relevant personnel organization department will cooperate with you. I hope you can achieve results as soon as possible."

"Okay, Chairman, let's go back first!"

"Um!"

After handling this matter, Zhang Yinghao breathed a sigh of relief. For those born in the 21st century, it was inevitable that they would feel compassion for the world. Zhang Yinghao could only save as many as he could, as he was powerless outside the base.

Zhang Yinghao took two sips of tea and read the reports written by his comrades for a while. Suddenly, he remembered the matter of expansion, so he hurriedly asked the messenger to call Zhao Liang and Li Tong.

Zhao Liang was a very young comrade, and he was the one who met Zhang Yinghao when he went to Mogao Grottoes.

Comrade brought back from Shaanxi. It can be said that he participated in most of Zhang Jianmeng's actions. Shaanxi produced swordsmen, and Zhao Liang was influenced by them since he was a child and practiced a good set of force. Many people died of accidents, and Zhao Liang was young, so Zhang Yinghao was able to take advantage of it. However, because of his young age, he had a strong learning ability, and now he is also Zhang

One of the comrades that Yinghao likes very much.

Going out to establish a new base meant they wouldn't be back for long, and the responsibility was immense. Their departure was considered the first step in establishing the stronghold, so Zhang Yinghao attached great importance to it. Whether they could successfully establish a stronghold or return in disgrace, these two leaders were crucial.

For Zhang Yinghao now, as long as they can gain a firm foothold, it will be considered as meeting Zhang Yinghao's minimum intention. Of course, if they can seize the opportunity to make progress, that would be even better, so Zhang Yinghao has high hopes for them.

"Report!"

"Come in."

"Oh, it's Comrade Li Tong and Comrade Zhao Liang."

At this time, Li Tong and Zhao Liang saluted at the same time: "Chairman, Li Tong (Zhao Liang) comes to report."

"Well, not bad, not bad. You have a bit of a military temperament. Put your hands down. Come, sit down, let's sit down and talk."

"Yes."

After seeing the two of them sitting down with their backs straight, Zhang Yinghao nodded with satisfaction. They really looked a bit like the People's Liberation Army of later generations.

"Would you like tea or water, comrades?" "Tea."

"boiling water."