The shovel dug open the ground, making all kinds of sounds after colliding with hard objects. The excavated soil was sifted by the black man next to him with a basket. The large stones had long been moved away, and the small gravel was also picked out. The obtained soil was mixed with the earthworm feces and backfilled into the rectangular pit dug out by the excavation.
These newly built lands weren't just one or two plots. About a hundred acres of land in the city of Pretoria had been turned into vegetable gardens. Needless to say, cabbage had already begun to grow. Tomatoes, eggplants, cabbage, cucumbers, loofah, some of these vegetables had already sprouted, and some had begun to be built.
Lieutenant Zhong Liang, with a scarf around his neck, led a group of black brothers to push a rack cart. The rack cart was filled with a large amount of worm feces. He originally thought that the worm feces should be stinky. He didn't expect that the mixture of human feces, various fallen plant leaves, grass, and soil, after being digested by the earthworms into granular worm feces, not only did it not have the slightest stench, but when it touched the nose, it actually had an indescribable refreshing smell of plants.
Then Lieutenant Zhong Liang's genes as the successor of an agricultural country couldn't help but become active, giving him the impulse of 'if I can be a farmer on this vast land, it's not bad'.
When he led a group of black men to transport the latest batch of worm feces under the scorching summer heat of South Africa in March, and after completing the soil improvement. The lieutenant first ran to take a shower, then returned to his residence to continue writing.
"… productivity is the driving force of social development. At the party committee meeting the day before yesterday, everyone talked about the recent events and basic theories. When the head of the East African administrative region told us that in order to defend Pretoria for a long time, the problem we faced was not the food that arrived every certain period of time. As long as there is a strong guard force, food can always be transported in. The problem lies in the vitamin supplements of vegetables. Vegetables are not easy to store, and domestic battles rely on canned food. There is probably no hope of Africa providing enough canned food, so we need to grow our own. Therefore, the army escorted agricultural experts … "
"… planes can do reconnaissance, we all know that. For more than a month, planes have taken on the task of dropping vegetable seeds here, which is really beyond our expectations … "
While recording the latest feeling, Lieutenant Zhong Liang suddenly had a kind of doubt in his heart. Was he really facing a war now? When he first arrived in Africa, he still felt that it was a terrifying wilderness. Everything was too far away from the civilization that China represented. The food, the residences, and the behaviors of the Africans were different from the Chinese. The people who were more similar to the Chinese were probably the Portuguese people from Mozambique that Lieutenant Zhong Liang had come into contact with. When the Gem Wine Group dealt with the Portuguese, Zhong Liang felt that those people were the most similar group of people.
Now, he was leading the black brothers in labor. Although he had a lot of dissatisfaction with the black brothers, the black brothers who were driven by the military just didn't understand agriculture. They were actually quite good at farm work. This kind of reclamation work only required the accumulation of labor, and the military organization's discipline ensured that the Black Brotherhood would provide the required labor. As long as Zhong Liang, as the manager, didn't have unrealistic fantasies about his brothers' labor, the overall effect wouldn't be too bad.
Recalling the experience of storing cabbages and cabbages with his parents and neighbors in the winter, Zhong Liang couldn't help but smile. Who would have thought that these daily activities could be used in war? The Boers outside the city had strong field combat ability. They were all good at riding and came and went like the wind. When dismounted, they could make full use of the terrain. Although they weren't as systematic as the infantry combat techniques of the Liberation Army, they were still an opponent. Therefore, the Zulu army chose to defend, first attracting the Boers to the vicinity of Pretoria, and then fighting the Boers when winter came.
Thinking of the decisive battle, Lieutenant Zhong Liang suddenly remembered the teacher's words during his speech training. "Don't worry about the expressions of the audience below. Just think of the people below as cabbages and you're talking to a bunch of cabbages."
At this time, Zhong Liang didn't want to give a speech to anyone. He just felt that when winter came, would the cabbages in the garden be harvested more, or the heads on the battlefield be harvested more? This was a tiring question to think about.
After his own recording, Zhong Liang went to eat dinner. After a busy day, he should have eaten more at night, but when he thought of vegetables, Zhong Liang found that he was no longer interested in the same food. It was just rice, cassava porridge, and vitamin supplements of raisins and dried fruits. Including canned meat from Madagascar. These things were not for taste. From the knowledge learned in military school, the purpose of these things was to supplement nutrition and eliminate hunger. Not only did it have nothing to do with food, but it was also useless for relieving tension.
It seemed that Zhong Liang wasn't the only one with this idea. All the people eating looked at it with no interest. The Black brothers liked to be noisy, but now they were very disciplined and kept quiet. After finishing his food, Lieutenant Zhong Liang washed the dishes and went to the party meeting.
When the army sent in the vegetable experts, they also sent in the political commissar. While the East African administrative region was reorganizing the army, it was also improving the party committee system. The Restoration Party required that as long as there were three party members, a party meeting should be established. There were fifty Chinese in the Zulu army, including twelve party members. Not only the twelve party members, but all fifty Chinese people attended the meeting. The Black brothers and the Chinese people did not speak the same language, so everyone preferred to chat with the Chinese people instead of trying to communicate with the Black brothers.
The initial content of the meeting was usually to study the organization's documents, but the comrades in the encirclement didn't have this condition. Therefore, it became a direct discussion of the latest problems of the various departments and answers to each other. Zhong Liang originally thought that the new political commissar was so skilled and unnecessary. He didn't expect that after more than a month of implementation, he would gradually get used to doing this.
Everyone in the army was only responsible for a small part of the work, and the content of informing each other could give everyone an idea of the operation of the entire army. For example, when the combat units at the front line encountered logistics problems, they would, of course, instinctively scold the logistics personnel. However, after the front line department and logistics held a meeting together to discuss the specific problems, Zhong Liang found that the logistics department was not lazy, nor was it deliberately not working. The situation at the front line changed rapidly, and the frontline troops felt that the content they needed the most was constantly changing.
It was normal to think that every new idea they had needed the logistics to complete as quickly as possible. But it was not normal to really think that this idea could be realized immediately. After many discussions at the party committee meeting, although everyone still felt that 'it was normal to have self-centered ideas', everyone finally admitted that such ideas were not normal in the operation of the army.
Zhong Liang had a deep impression of this matter because self-centered thinking was not only about logistics, but also not only in the work of the army. Zhong Liang found that most of the time, he looked at the world with this attitude. The reason why he didn't feel it so strongly in other places was because he felt that he had contributed a lot when fighting on the front line, so he was qualified to speak loudly.
After getting this feeling, Zhong Liang felt that he had grown a lot. The problems that had troubled him for a long time in the past were solved at the party meeting. It also made him feel a lot better about the party meeting.
When it was Zhong Liang's turn to speak, Zhong Liang talked about the relationship between his productivity and vegetable farming. He didn't simply praise the high level of vegetable farming in China, nor did he simply praise the high level of China's experts. He spoke from the perspective of operating costs. The encirclement needed vegetables to provide more comprehensive nutrition to ensure more efficiency in the battle. In order to achieve this goal, the radio provided information and intelligence, and the air force provided vegetable seeds. Therefore, the whole thing seemed to be just a matter of a few telegrams, but in fact, it represented the productivity that China had.
After hearing this, the political commissar's face lit up. He was originally only ordered to organize the construction of the party. He had taken enough courses, received enough training, and had some training experience. The political commissar's ability was only that. However, after some of the party committee activities here, he was often moved by the content of the discussion. For example, Zhong Liang's views were actually straight to the point.
Therefore, the political commissar couldn't help but say with excitement, "Productivity refers to the power that occurs in the production process of material materials when workers with a certain amount of production experience and labor skills combine with the production materials they use. In other words, it is the ability of human beings to conquer and transform the natural world in the production process and obtain material materials that suit their needs. It is the relationship between human beings and nature in the production process. And the strength of our country is our production relations. The country forces everyone to study and through the Compulsory Education Law, everyone is forced to receive education. And this education itself is a huge investment. For example, our teacher Weng has been studying in an agricultural school for many years. If it was before liberation, these years of study would be enough for a child to be a father. Teacher Weng, can you explain the situation to everyone? "
Teacher Weng was a vegetable expert. He had a tanned face and was used to wearing a straw hat. Naturally, he didn't need to wear such a big thing during the meeting. After taking off the hat, his hair still couldn't recover from the state of being pressed flat. Therefore, his appearance was a bit comical. Of course, no one would laugh at this agricultural technician because of this. A comrade who grew vegetables dared to enter the encirclement. Just this courage alone made the group of soldiers admire him.
Teacher Weng scratched his flattened hair and said with some embarrassment, "Back then, our school time was short. Four years of elementary school, three years of middle school, three years of high school. Three years of university. That adds up to only 13 years. But our school still has two years of internship, so it adds up to 15 years. It's not quite the same as the current school. "
When talking about the recent school system, everyone immediately became interested, especially the comrades who had children at home. "Now, it is said that primary school will become five years. After finishing, it will be 16 years. Children go to school at six years old, at least 22 years old when they graduate. At 22 years old, they would already have a few children in the countryside. "
"Even when Teacher Weng started school at five years old, he would be 20 years old when he graduated. Oh right, Teacher Weng, did you set a marriage age when you got married? "
"Not to mention the normal age, just these 16 years of school life in the countryside should be the age to have children."
"Now, it's not just boys who get married late, it's the same for girls. My sister still wants to go to graduate school after going to university. She also said that she wants to take the PhD exam. If she keeps going like this, she will probably not graduate until she is 30 years old. Go to school and get married at the same time. Go to school for the rest of your life! "
"It's the same in the factory. There is a saying in the factory that women are used as men, and men are used as animals. Now there is a new work organization model. I heard that a coal shoveler can shovel ten tons of coal a day. It's scary just hearing about it. "
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Just by listening to the discussion of the people in the meeting, people might think that they were not in a battlefield, but a group of people chatting on the street after dinner. It was impossible to tell that they were in a war. Perhaps it was precisely because they were in a war that these people were not willing to discuss the war outside. Soldiers understood war, so soldiers who had experienced war did not like it.
After everyone talked for a while, the political commissar felt that he could not let this group of people continue to discuss without reins. The political commissar asked his comrades to quiet down first, then said, "The current changes prove that the previous simple model has undergone a major change. Before I came this time, the party committee discussed the 'incremental economy' and 'stock economy' article proposed by the Military Governor Vaize. The article said that in our era of industrialization, all kinds of products needed by the people will be bought by more and more people. Just like the radio in the past. At that time, people's half a month's salary was only enough to buy one radio, but this did not stop people from buying radios. There are more and more radios, and this is called incremental economy. Now, every family has a radio, and there are more and more types of radios, and the price is getting lower and lower. Does anyone think that it is strange? "
Hearing this, the group of comrades also felt that there was such a problem. In the past, they heard from their parents that buying a radio required half a month's salary, or even a month's salary. After they joined the army, they could buy more than five radios with a month's salary. Whether it was the weight or the clarity of listening, today's radios were much better than the radios of the past. The group of comrades looked at the political commissar, hoping that the political commissar could explain the problem.
"Because the demand for radios in society has reached its peak, and the radio manufacturers themselves have to produce them every day. There are now a lot of people in a family who have two or three radios. And in the future, one radio per person will be the limit. Even if a person has two radios, would anyone want to listen to the content of both radios at the same time? "The political commissar explained with a smile.
Everyone felt that it made sense, but they did not understand what this had to do with the so-called stock and incremental economy. The political commissar also pulled the topic back. He explained, "The incremental economy refers to the stage where demand is constantly increasing. For example, the Zulu people have not yet reached the point where everyone has a rifle. From no rifle to everyone having a rifle, this is the incremental economy. At this time, as long as the product can be produced, it can be sold. But the incremental economy is different. Everyone has a rifle and a radio. When you buy a new one, either the old one is completely broken, or the new one is much better than the old one. We have to replace the rifle every once in a while. This is the stock economy. Without a new rifle, it will not delay the war. But with a new rifle, the war will be better. These two processes are suitable for most social situations. "
After hearing this, Zhong Liang quickly said, "Let's solve the problem first, then solve the problem, okay?"
After saying this, some people nodded repeatedly, feeling that Zhong Liang had said what was on everyone's mind. Of course, there were also people who looked at Zhong Liang with slightly jealous eyes. They felt that this guy had stolen the limelight and made them feel unhappy.
Of course, the political commissar did not care about this. He nodded with satisfaction. "Let's go back to the previous topic. Why is the level of productivity high? It is because we have solved the problem of whether or not. We are solving the problem of whether or not. We have planes and telegrams. A few telegrams and a few flights can send the vegetable seeds and earthworms we need to the front line from thousands of miles away. And we can lead these black brothers to produce earthworm manure, improve the soil, grow vegetables, and even look forward to a bumper harvest. I do not mean to look down on the black brothers, but we must say that if they only work on their own, they will not be able to do this on the front line. Therefore, the training of cadres is a very important job. "
"Training cadres is to train a group of leaders who have mastered advanced productivity?" Zhong Liang felt that this meeting was very good. In the past, he also knew that he had to study well and get good grades in order to have a chance to be appreciated by his superiors and have a chance to climb up. After this discussion, he found that his level of understanding of this issue had improved a lot. At least he felt that when the war was over, at least he had some confidence to try to be a village chief in a black village or something. Before the war, there had been such propaganda in the army, but there had been very few responses. No one wanted to go to a black village to be a village chief. Faced with a group of black brothers who did not speak the same language, no one knew what to do.
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