A Study of Anti-smuggling Efforts in the Shandong Base Area in the 1940s
In the 1940s,to combat the smuggling that was predominantly led by the masses,the Shandong base area mobilized the populace to participate in anti-smuggling efforts through methods such as making clandestine reports to the tax authorities.However,due to the tensions between implementing external trade controls and en-suring economic exchanges within and outside the base area,the grassroots anti-smuggling efforts faced various challenges.In the Shandong base area,on the one hand,the mobilization of the masses was incentivized through material rewards such as bonuses,while,on the other hand,anti-smuggling education was promoted.These ef-forts were combined with other mass movements to help the masses recognize the consistencies between long-term benefits and current needs.In the face of the overly strict lax enforcement during the anti-smuggling process,the CPC endeavored to strike a balance between the concept of warfare and the concept of the masses,with the goal of achieving a win-win situation that would ensure the effectiveness of the anti-smuggling efforts.