Chapter 25 Investigate and report the situation of grain requisition, spring plowing and disaster relief in southern Jiangsu truthfully

(May 12, 1950) Comrade Soseki[1] also told Zihui[2]: Reported on May 9th. (1) Liu Ruilong and Tan Qilong[3] can arrive at the Central Committee on May 20. (2) Chen Pixian [4] may not come, but please ask Comrade Chen Pixian to explain the deviation and correction of grain requisition in southern Jiangsu, how to solve the problem of grain, seeds, and fertilizers during spring plowing, and the current situation of spring plowing in southern Jiangsu, disaster situation and relief in southern Jiangsu Regarding this question, I will send a more detailed report with specific content to the Central Committee and send it by telegram in order to reply to Huang Yanpei[5] (Huang Yanpei's report on the situation in southern Jiangsu and the remedial measures have been sent to you. Please copy. published by Chen Pixian).If the materials are insufficient, they must be investigated and studied, and can be prepared and sent before June 10.Pay special attention to investigating the situation in the three counties of Chuansha, Nanhui and Fengxian.According to Huang Yanpei, there are 200,000 disaster victims in these three counties. Not only will the food requisition not be reduced or exempted, but heavy requisitions will be required. As a result, the farmers in the three counties have no seeds, no fertilizer, and insufficient food. According to the spirit of seeking truth from facts, if there is something, say yes, if there is nothing, then say nothing, if it is true, if it is not, then it is not, find out one by one, and add analysis and report. (3) Don't do your April report.

Mao Zedong May 12 Printed from manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Shushi, that is, Rao Shushi, was the first secretary of the East China Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time. [2] Zihui, that is, Deng Zihui, was the third secretary of the Central South Bureau of the CPC Central Committee at that time. [3] Liu Ruilong (1910-1988), a native of Nantong County (now Tongzhou City), Jiangsu Province, was the secretary of the Rural Work Committee of the East China Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time.Tan Qilong, born in 1914 in Yongxin, Jiangxi Province, was the deputy secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time.

[4] Chen Pixian (1916-1995), born in Shanghang, Fujian.At that time, he was the secretary of the Southern Jiangsu District Committee of the Communist Party of China. [5] Huang Yanpei (1878-1965), born in Chuansha, Jiangsu (incorporated into Shanghai Pudong New Area in 1993).The main person in charge of the China Democratic Construction Association.At that time, he was a member of the Central People's Government and a vice-premier of the Government Administration Council.