Welcome The Founding Of The Party 90Th Anniversary "Qian Zhi Guang Biography" Excerpts

Host the first National Cotton Conference

In August 1949, the Shanghai finance and economic conference confirmed that after the meeting, various specialized meetings of the system should be held to implement the decision of Shanghai finance and economic conference and overcome the difficulties.

Qian and Chen Yun returned to Peiping after attending a financial conference in Shanghai. Soon the Finance Committee authorized him to host a cotton conference.

The cotton conference was held in the conference hall of the first Hall of the west corridor of the "home of the nine masters" in Chaoyangmen, the seat of the Central Finance Commission.

The conference opens from September 22nd to September 29th.

At the meeting, Wu Weijing, deputy general manager of Shanghai Textile Corporation (textile fiber specialist, known as "cotton king"), and more than 30 representatives from Hebei, Jiangsu, Henan and the Hubei Jingzhou region, which was soon liberated, were the majority of the participants.

The conference staff include Yu Liting, Cai Chengzu, Wang Huasheng, etc.

The main topic of this cotton conference is based on the decision made by the Shanghai finance and Economic Conference on the acquisition and supply of raw cotton this year, the classification of raw cotton processing and testing, the expansion of cotton varieties improved next year, and the adjustment of finished products to promote the exchange between urban and rural areas.

Due to the long war chaos and cotton planting technology stagnation, the total cotton output in 1949 was only 8 million 890 thousand (444 thousand and 500 tons), which is about 1/8 of the total cotton output in the same year.

In 1949, under the low operating rate of cotton mills throughout the country, the self sufficiency rate of raw cotton was less than 40%.

In the summer and autumn of 1949, cotton mills in major textile industrial bases such as Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao and so on almost rely on cotton production outside the stock.

As a result of the economic blockade imposed by some imperialist countries on New China, the restoration and development of cotton production became one of China's most pressing economic problems at that time.

Under the auspices of Qian Zhi Guang, the conference put forward many positive suggestions and opinions.

In September 30th, Qian made a summary of the meeting: the textile industry accounted for the largest proportion of the national light industry. In the past, some of the raw cotton was dependent on the supply of the imperialist countries, and cotton production in the country failed to adapt to the needs and developed rapidly.

At present, the main cotton producing areas and textile industrial centers have been liberated.

In order to change the colonial nature of the textile industry, maintain and restore textile production to promote the development of the people's economy, and to maintain and improve the life of the vast number of textile workers, the solution to the raw cotton supply problem is not only a simple procurement problem, but also a matter of great political significance for the national economy and the people's livelihood.

After in-depth discussion by the participants, it was determined that cotton production in every cotton producing area should be strengthened and the textile production in Shanghai, Qingdao, Tianjin and other places should be strengthened to maintain social stability. At the same time, 4 suggestions were put forward for the rapid recovery and development of cotton production.

First, expand the planting area of cotton fields, expanding to about 54 million mu in 1950, and generally returning to the level of 1936 to meet the needs of the existing cotton mill production.

Two, the appropriate adjustment of the grain and cotton price ratio is tentatively set at 8: 1, that is, the standard grade (7/8 inch, grade intermediate) per catty cotton lint is reduced to 8 Jin, so as to take care of the cotton farmers' interests and reward the cotton farmers' enthusiasm for production.

Three, grasp the improved cotton seeds.

We chose the fine varieties such as szi cotton and Dai Zi cotton, which were successfully cultivated in the United States, as the direction of cotton seed improvement, and decided to hand over this important task to Wu Weijing, a cotton expert, and asked Wu Wei Jing to try to recover the stranded cotton and Dai cotton cotton planted in Hongkong before liberation, and quickly distribute cotton producing provinces for cotton seed improvement.

Four, establish cotton inspection institutions as soon as possible and carry out cotton inspection work.

After the meeting, Qian Zhi Guang wrote the meeting and 4 proposals to the Finance Committee of the meeting.

As the 4 proposals put forward in the minutes are practical, concrete and operable, the decision of the finance and Finance Commission as soon as possible is carried out throughout the country.

This not only played a decisive role in the restoration and development of cotton production in the early days of the founding of the PRC, but also played a historic and important role in the subsequent great development of China's cotton planting industry.

Half a century later, Yu Liting, who participated in the conference, wrote the following paragraph when he wrote the commemoration of Qian's 100th birthday: "although the conference was convened in the name of the Central Finance Commission, in just a few days, under the auspices of Comrade Qian Guang Guang, he brought together a number of opinions from experts, summed up and integrated them, formed a unified will, and initiated the new cotton seed improvement, cotton quantity, grain and cotton price ratio, and even the establishment of cotton inspection (Institutions)."

The second day after the end of the national cotton conference is October 1, 1949.

In this glorious day, Qian Chi Guang participated in the founding ceremony of new China.

The representatives and staff of the cotton conference also attended the ceremony at the Yuhe bridge on the Tiananmen.