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ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS IN THE ANTI-JAPANESE WAR
policy. In addition, because agriculture was disrupted both before
and after the revolution, the base was very weak and hindered
growth. The Central Committee corrected the “left” policy and thus
put an end to the peasants’ tendency to fear developing production.
The peasants were then willing to buy more implements, and the
rich peasants dared to take on tenants [an huozi] and long-term labourers
[gu changgong]. The milder policies restored confidence
and helped the extension of production. At the same time the high
price for grain and the great profit in subsidiary undertakings stimulated
the peasants’ zeal to produce, and made agriculture develop
rapidly. This laid the basis for the levy of 200,000 tan of grain tax
and 26 million jin of hay tax in 1941.
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(2) Calls were made for the development of production. The
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Production Mobilization Conference for cadres held by the Central
Committee (1939), the Second Party Congress of the Border Region
(1939), the first meeting of the Border Region Council (1941) and
the First Agricultural Exhibition, all called for the development of
production. These calls played a major role in promoting growth.
They first aroused the cadres, and then through them penetrated
deeply to the masses, mobilizing men, women, old, young, and even
loafers [er liuzi] to take part in production. They increased the labour
force, and finally destroyed the peasants’ fear of developing
production. Thus the NOT amount of new FOR land opened up in 1939 was
more than 1 million mou, and real imports of livestock were also
greatest in that year.
(3) The immigration COMMERCIAL
policy. A major reason for the enlargement
of cultivated land by 2,350,000 mou in the past four years has been
that those regions with large amounts of land have absorbed large
numbers of immigrants, and increased their population. For example,
in 1937 Yanan (including DISTRIBUTION
Yanan city) only had a population of 34,000.
Now its population is roughly 70,000. Because of this, cultivated
land in this county has increased from around 300,000 mou to
roughly 700,000 mou. In 1936 Ansai only had a population of about
20,000. Now it has a population of more than 40,000. Ganquan
originally had about 8,000 people. Now it has more than 14,000.
In 1939 Yanchang only had a population of 25,000. Now it has more
than 32,000. Yanchuan had the least amount of uncultivated land,
but between 1938 and the present its population has increased by
over 10,000. Huachi only had a population of 35,000 in 1938. Now
it has a population of more than 40,000. Other places such as Baoan,
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