Wang Zhen is a legendary general of our army. He can not only lead troops to fight and win every battle, but also carry out large-scale production to solve the food problems of our party and army.
1941 The War of Resistance entered a stalemate stage. Chiang Kai-shek began to engage in friction again. Not only did it not provide food and wages to the Eighth Route Army, but it adopted a more severe blockade against the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. Yan'an faced double blockade and strangulation of the Kuomintang reactionaries and Japanese invaders. The northern Shaanxi region has been a barren land since ancient times and has suffered natural disasters. Therefore, serious material supply difficulties occurred in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, and the vast number of cadres, officers and soldiers were short of food and clothing. If this continues, it will seriously affect the War of Resistance. To this end, Chairman Mao issued a call for "self-reliance and adequate food and clothing", and the large-scale production movement began vigorously.
Wang Zhen led his troops into the barren Nanniwan, and cultivated land and turned this barren land into . It was recognized by Chairman Mao of the Party Central Committee. Chairman Mao wrote a plaque with "creative spirit" to give it to Wang Zhen. Perhaps from this time, Chairman Mao believed that Wang Zhen was a two-faced master who could fight and build.
1949 The War of Liberation entered the final stage of liberating the whole of China. The Yiba where Wang Zhen was also responsible for the mission of liberating the Great Northwest, including Xinjiang. Xinjiang has a vast territory and rich resources, but due to historical reasons, it has a long lack of development, and most areas are in a state of virgin land to be developed. In order to liberate Xinjiang and build Xinjiang, a versatile player is needed. So Chairman Mao thought of Wang Zhen again, so he specially sent Wang Zhen to take on the important task of liberating Xinjiang.
In November 1949, Wang Zhen's army liberated Dihua (Urumqi). Wang Zhen walked on the streets of Dihua to inspect the lives of local people. Xinjiang has a typical continental climate, frequent extreme weather, hot summers and cold winters. It was the middle of winter, and the temperature in Dihua was as low as minus twenty degrees below zero! It was cold and the ground was frozen, but Wang Zhen found that most of the poor Dihua people had nothing to keep warm and keep the cold. Xinjiang was drought and there were few trees, so it was difficult to burn firewood, so the people had to burn dry horse manure to keep warm.
Therefore, walking on the streets of Dihua, the strong smell of horse dung dung drifted everywhere.
Wang Zhen frowned and asked the local officials: "Burning coal is both economical and hygienic. Why don't the people in Xinjiang burn coal? Doesn't Xinjiang produce coal?"
Local officials replied: "There are many areas with coal rich in coal, and there is no shortage of coal. However, most of these coal mines are buried too deeply, and mining technology is difficult. Xinjiang currently lacks such talents and equipment."
Wang Zhen heard this and nodded: "Well, talent is the first. With people, everything else is easy to deal with, and at worst, it is impossible to rely on one's own strength." So Wang Zhen began to actively look for talents who understand geology and mining technology.
Li Siguang was a famous Chinese geologist at that time. Wang Zhen then wrote Li Siguang to write a letter for help, hoping that he would recommend some experts in this field. Li Siguang immediately replied that there happened to be a proud student in Dihua City, named Wang Hengsheng , graduated from the Department of Coal of Beijing University of Geosciences and obtained a doctorate degree from the Swiss University of Technology, which happened to be an excellent candidate for developing coal mine resources in Xinjiang. However, Li Siguang did not mention what unit Wang Hengsheng is in now and what contact information he has.
Wang Zhen read the "whole letter" replied by Li Siguang. He was both happy and confused. What was happy was that Dihua had such a talent, but where is this person now? Why didn’t Li Siguang say it? Is there something unspeakable?
Wang Zhen immediately sent someone to inquire. Only after this investigation found that Wang Hengsheng was indeed the one, but he was in Dihua Prison at this time, and the charge was treason!
Treason has been the top crime since ancient times. In the era of severe crackdown on counter-revolution, this was a sure death row prisoner!
Wang Zhen scratched his head when he heard this, not knowing what to do.
However, he decided to visit Wang Hengsheng first.
Wang Zhen went to prison to meet Wang Hengsheng, but he actually glared and cursed: "The humble officials! They are all humble officials from the Qing era! No one is good!" It is obvious that he was wronged.
After investigation, Wang Zhen learned the reason for Wang Hengsheng's crime. Wang Hengsheng was a scholar who had experienced the old era and would inevitably be hired by the Kuomintang regime and entered the government agency of the Republic of China. However, he was in the Central Geological Survey Institute of the Republic of China, or a typical academic agency, and had no connection with politics.
In addition, as a well-known scholar at home and abroad, Wang Hengsheng is inevitably required to regularly conduct academic exchanges with foreign academic institutions and scholars. Just as Xinjiang was about to be liberated, Wang Hengsheng was also communicating with American geologists at the US consulate in Dihua and giving American geologists some fossil specimens found in Xinjiang.
These were originally very normal academic exchanges, which was not surprising at all. However, China's science and technology education was too backward and illiterate at that time, including some cadres, officers and soldiers of our party and army, had no cultural knowledge. They only had simple concepts of fighting against each other in their minds. Therefore, in their opinion, this kind of academic exchange was a manifestation of "traitoring the country and colluding with the enemy". In addition, he was an official of the Kuomintang (although an official of an academic agency), so he was convicted without hesitation.
When Wang Zhen understood, he already understood that Wang Hengsheng was wronged. And after verified, Wang Hengsheng not only did not treason, but also managed to save three underground Communist workers. Wang Zhen then kept reporting to the central and judicial departments Wang Hengsheng's unjust case, and asked the relevant authorities to re-invest and re-examine.
New China has just been established. The country has launched a vigorous "Three Anti-Five Anti-Anti-Movement" in order to suppress the hidden counter-revolution, but Wang Zhen has to go against the trend. Many people advised him not to complain about Wang Hengsheng.
Wang Zhen said, "Our Communist Party must be realistic in doing things, not let go of any enemy, nor unjustly accuse good people. I will take care of this matter."
Finally, after verification, the Supreme Court acquitted Wang Hengsheng!
Wang Zhen happily brought this good news to the prison again, and said solemnly: "Mr. Wang, I want to announce an order here to formally appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the development of Xinjiang coal mine resources project! I, Wang Zhen, personally serve as an assistant for you! Do you think?"
Wang Hengsheng grabbed Wang Zhen's hand and tears flowed from tears. He vowed to devote himself to the coal industry in New China and to die. He said this, and he did so.
