Research On The Grain Storage And Transportation Of National Government During The Anti-Japanese War

Guan Zi once said: etiquette after plenty of food, well fed, wed bred. Food is the foundation for human survival and the national development. People can live and work in peace and contentment and the society have the long period of stability only the food security have effective guaranteed. As an important strategic material, grain can play a great role during the wartime.The management of the national government during the Anti-Japanese War about grain storage and transportation can be roughly divided into three period. In the initial period, the national government established the wartime administration bureau of food and the wartime administration office of food to be responsible for the food management. The national government on food management is relatively loose in this phase so that many measures can not put into practice. The management was strengthened since the establishment of the national food administration, a severe food crisis began in late 1939 in the KMT-controlled area and in order to solve this food problem, the national government first established the national food administration to gradually strengthen the management of grain storage and transportation work, then formulate grain storage and transportation policy and complete storage service. With the establishment of macro-economic control system,it was convenient for quickly control the food supply and the management became more concentrated.In food storage, the national government proceed a large scale storage transformation, especially in food acceptance and storage as well as warehouse building and maintenance to meet the needs of war. In addition, it also formulated the relevant policies and regulations from food transportation agencies and routes, tools, even cost and so on to ensure maintain food supply and strengthen management.In general, above-mentioned policy and measures played a positive effect to strive for the victory of the war of resistance against Japan. On the one hand, the work basically guaranteed the food supply in the early Anti-Japanese War and in favor of stability and unity of rear area. On the other hand it effectively controlled of the country’s economic lifeline, contributed to the victory of the war of resistance against Japan. Of course, many shortcomings and problems emerged in the whole food management policy, research on the grain storage and transportation management can be practically summarize some historical lessons-learned, which provide reference formodern food management, and finally realize the progress of history and make the past serve the present.