Chapter 87 Letter to Lin Boqu[1] Concerning Budget Issues

(June 13th and 15th, 1941) Mr. Lin: After reading the budget and final accounts, I will pay it back today. In such cases, please let me know at any time in the future. Although I can't share your worries, I can help you in terms of personnel adjustments. Today's discussion is about major political and personnel policies. With your consent, it will definitely be done in the future. Please pay attention to two points: (1) Any money that is necessary and unavoidable should be given generously so that the recipient can get what he wants.If the platform is going to collapse in the future, let him collapse (in fact, it will not collapse), and don't care about it at this time.The principle is the word "inevitable".Assistance is also included in this principle for the weak and minor parts. (2) Regardless of whether it is the central government, the army, or the local government, we should take care of everything and make overall arrangements for it.The military is not divided into the national army and the local army (the name is not established), and they are all coordinated.There is no military part in this budget, please add it in the future.Whether it is right or not, please make a decision.

And thanks to the old [2]. Mao Zedong night of june thirteenth In short, the development route is completely correct. Another statement: (1) Additional estimates are inevitable because pre-planning is impossible. For example, the funding of the "Liberation Daily" cannot be predicted before the publication of the newspaper is decided.Therefore, you can only increase the total reserve fee in your budget, and then spend it according to your needs (unavoidable). (2) It is not necessary to be sure that the border currency will only be maintained at 10 million, and it is better to plan for 15 million, which is less restrictive. (3) The self-reliance part should be included in the pre-calculation. For example, the Kangsheng Department [3] uses 57,000 yuan a month, only supports 12,000 yuan, and raises 45,000 yuan. This amount should also be included.About one-third of public expenditure, self-raised accounted for two-thirds.It would be impractical to leave such a component out of the precalculation.Therefore, it is necessary to have close contact with the actual situation of the party, government, and military departments, and understand their situation before they can calculate.Especially the army. (4) The theory that the circulation of commodity money is in direct proportion should not be insisted on. It should be estimated that many new conditions need to be studied in the future.If you persist too firmly, you will not be allowed in the future, which will damage your reputation.The above points, as far as I can feel, are considered in the book.

Mao Zedong June 15 Printed from manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Lin Boqu, then Chairman of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government. [2] Mr. Xie, referring to Xie Juezai, was then Deputy Secretary of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Party Secretary of the CPC Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government, and Secretary-General of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government. [3] Refers to the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China where Kang Sheng was the minister at that time.