Research On Increasing Production And Savings In Hubei Province In The Early Founding Of The People's Republic Of China(1950-1952)

In the early years after the founding of the People's Republic of China,the national economy that had been destroyed by the war for several years was on the verge of collapse.In addition,the outbreak of the Korean War triggered a nationwide campaign against US aggression and aid to the DPRK,which added to the country's financial burden.Under the severe situation of internal and external conflicts,the Central Government has resolved the financial problem.The crisis,recovery and development of the economy,accumulation of funds for the subsequent industrialization,nationwide implementation of a mass production-saving campaign,Hubei Province to restore development and economy,stabilize prices,improve people's living standards,support the war on US-At the call of the Central Government,the people of the province launched a vigorous and vigorous production-saving campaign.In the process of increasing production and saving in Hubei Province,party and government organs and non-governmental organizations at all levels in Hubei Province have made this movement a national economic movement through propaganda and mobilization.First,the province established relevant organizations to effectively organize and lead the movement.Then,through the establishment of a publicity network,various propaganda methods such as text,image,and model propaganda were used to combine patriotic propaganda and education of the US The people of the province conduct publicity and mobilization so that they can profoundly understand the political and economic significance of the production-increasing and saving-sports campaigns so as to arouse the patriotic enthusiasm of the people and the enthusiasm for production.After undergoing propaganda and mobilization,the province has set off a vigorous production-saving campaign in various fields.In the industrial sector,the patriotic production competition will be carried out to formulate plans and goals for increasing production and saving,and to promote advanced technologies and experience in order to increase production and quality and save costs.In agriculture,the patriotic high-yield campaign is carried out.Local governments help each other to form the leading force for the increase of production and conservation of agriculture,adopt intensive farming methods,build water conservancy,and top-dress fertilizers to increase output per unit area.The commerce and trade system has carried out a production-increasing and conservation-based campaign to accelerate capital turnover and reduce the cost of goods circulation.The cooperative system expanded its business by improving its working methods and carried out production-saving competitions.The school carried out the"Production Savings,Hard School Building" campaign in response to the increase in production and conservation calls.The government agencies combined the three anti-exercise campaigns to carry out the production increase and conservation campaign centering on "tightening,saving expenses,and opposing corruption"During this period,the Hubei Province's production-increasing and conservation-saving campaign was carried out under the great social background of the Anti-Aid and U.S.-Aid Korea Movement,which combined the patriotic propaganda and education of the time with the production-increasing and conservation-related movements,and together with other movements such as the Patriotic Convention,patriotic donations,etc.Intertwined with each other,these political movements and economic movements proceeded at the same time and interacted with each other,becoming a distinctive feature of Hubei's production-promoting and saving movement during this period.The development of the Hubei Province's production-promoting and saving campaign has achieved certain achievements in economic construction and is conducive to the restoration and development of Hubei's regional economy.At the same time,through publicity and education during the campaign,the broad masses of the people have also enhanced the nation's sense of ownership,effectively supported the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea,and strengthened the recognition of the new-born regime.Despite the tendency of formalism and planningism in the movement,in general,the increase in production and saving in Hubei Province in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China had,to a certain extent,promoted the recovery and development of Hubei's economy and stabilized the new people's political power.