| During 1940-1948,the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party achieved comprehensive control over Huaibei salt site,and managed the salt business successfully to get material and financial support.From November 1948 to 1957,the Chinese Communist Party implemented a new policy in order to get the salt industry recovered and developed.The management system of Huaibei salt site was centered on the party secretary of the salt site and the Huaibei Salt Administration.Branch offices were established in different salt fields and dykes.From November 1948 to 1952,the Special Huaibei Salt Site Zone and the Salt Site Zone Committee were established.Huaibei Salt Administration was also founded as both the government agency and industrial enterprise.This organization took charge of all businesses of Huaibei salt site including administrative management,production,taxation and so on.Since 1953 when Jiangsu Province was set up,the special zone and its committee were dismissed.The newly-built party committee of the salt site was led by the part committee of Hailian City.From 1953 to 1957,Huaibei Salt Administration had become a mere industrial enterprise.There was also a transform on production organization.In addition,Huaibei salt site focused on training managers.It not only promoted cadres from the caucus,administrative and other organs as well as the masses of salt workers,but also opened the cadre training courses in order to expand the management team.The Chinese Communist Party adopted different policies like confiscation,escrow,redemption and other measures in different economic sectors,and gradually transformed the salt fields into state-owned assets.Collective production groups were organized and promoted in Huaibei salt site in the early years of its founding,which brought about the change of production organization forms.Collective production groups emphasized on unifying management and distribution,which included the means of production,labor,wages and labor systems.This transformation was applied to provide a crucial supplement to the nationalization of the means of production,and quickly succeeded in transferring the access to salt fields from individuals to the nation.From 1949 to 1957,Huaibei salt site paid much attention to the management of production and attempted to increase salt production in various ways.First,it researched and popularized advanced production experience,which promoted the improvement of salt technology.Second,it carried out a sustained campaign of massive labor competition,and encouraged salt workers to devote themselves to the production.Third,it paid attention to raise the production and quality of salt.Forth,it managed the storage of salt strictly.Salt distribution rights were headed by state-owned companies and Huaibei Salt Administration,which occupied most of the market share of salt sales.As a supplement to the state-run marketing agencies,marketing cooperatives and shops were established to deal with retail business and sales in remote areas.In this case,the salt merchants' business activities were greatly limited.The salt was transported by state-owned marketing agencies and sold to certain areas.The tax of Huaibei salt industry took a certain proportion in the salt tax all over the country,and along with the salt profits accumulated a lot of money for the revenue of the state.At the same time,the salt smuggling phenomenon was very serious in the early years of the salt site.In order to prevent salt smuggling,Huaibei salt site adopted strict anti-smuggling measures to ensure the salt revenue.After carrying out socialist transformation,Huaibei salt site transformed most salt producers into workers of the state-owned salt site.All the employees were recruited,managed and distributed in a unified way.According to twice wage reforms in 1952 and 1956,Huaibei salt site established a new payment system,and improved salt workers' living standards.In addition,some measures were taken to prevent workplace injuries and ensure safety in production. |
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