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ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS IN THE ANTI-JAPONESE WAR
July this year and called for an increase in share capital. Substantial
capital should be held by the co-operatives.
(2) Co-operative cadres should not be lightly transferred to other
posts. Let them be settled in their posts, concentrating on their work.
Guarantee their livelihood. Co-operatives should adopt the method
of assigning personal shares [da Shenfen]. That is, each member of
the co-operative’s personnel should be equivalent to a number of
shares depending on his ability and work. For example, if someone
is made equivalent to shares of 5,000 yuan, he is paid the interest
due on shares of 5,000 yuan at the time of settling accounts. This
becomes his salary and he does not receive any other income.
(3) Enlarging the scope of co-operative undertakings should not
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be limited to consumption alone but should include production, trans-
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port, credit and so forth. This is an inevitable trend in co-operative
development henceforth. That is to say, we must run comprehensive
co-operatives.
(4) Concentrate on making a good job of one or two co-operatives
and gaining experience. Gradually expand to other areas. For
example, we are preparing to turn the Songshulin Co-operative of
Jinpen District into a second Liulin Co-operative.
These are opinions on our future work.
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6. ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SALT INDUSTRY
Salt is the great resource of the Border Region. It is the mainstay
which balances imports and exports, stabilizes the currency, and
regulates commodity prices. A large proportion the people rely on
salt [as a form of] exchange for goods from outside. A relatively
large proportion DISTRIBUTION
of the troops and working personnel rely on salt
for their livelihood or to supplement their livelihood. Salt is also a
major source of government financial revenue. Therefore, salt plays
an extremely important role in the Border Region. Since the War of
Resistance began the supply of salt from the sea has been cut off
and the supply from the Huai area and from Shanxi has been reduced.
The southwest relies on salt from Sichuan and the northwest
and the eastern areas on salt from Ningsia and Qinghai. Salt from a
Border Region has thus come to occupy an important position, and
the transport and sale of salt increases annually. In 1938 our salt
exports were only 70,000 packs (each pack is 150 jin and each jin is
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