How did the Red Army collect food during the Long March?

There are three main types, with seizure and confiscation being the main sources.

For example, in terms of seizures, the Red Army captured nearly ten counties and official villages in northern Sichuan and seized a large amount of grain and other military supplies. There is a grain warehouse in Yuwang Palace in Maogong County, named "Jicang", with a grain storage of about 200,000 kilograms. In addition to being used as military rations, part of the grain seized by the Red Army was also distributed to the local poor people, which was very popular among the poor.

In 1935, the Red Army confiscated the salt shop run by Wang Jialie in Guizhou, and the harvest was very rich. The confiscated silver coins were so large that they had to be carried on mules and horses. The money could be used to trade with the people to buy grain.

How did the Red Army solve its food problem during the Long March? How many of the three methods do you know?

The second source is supply from the people.

There are two forms of people's supply. One is paid supply. The Red Army will set up purchase stations in the areas it passes through and trade grain in cash or in kind. The other is free supply. For example, when the Red Army passes through some areas, local people will let their children join the Red Army after receiving Red Army propaganda and education, and they will also donate their own food to the Red Army.

How did the Red Army solve its food problem during the Long March? How many of the three methods do you know?

The other is to cut wheat and borrow grain.

People in some areas were deceived or coerced by the local government and transported or hid the grain and then fled. The Red Army had no choice but to transport away the grain they found or harvest the mature grain and grass in the fields, leaving behind silver coins or IOUs. In 1935, the Red Army Headquarters issued the "Order on Harvesting Wheat" which stipulated: "The troops are only allowed to harvest wheat in the fields when they have no other way to obtain food. After harvesting the wheat, the details must be recorded on a wooden board and inserted into the field. Peasants could receive money from the Red Army using wooden boards as vouchers."

In 2011, Rinqing Zhuoma, a villager in Maoergeike Zang Village in western Sichuan, discovered a wooden board with Chinese characters written on it. It reads, "When you return, please take this wooden board and redeem it from any Red Army unit or Soviet government for silver, tea or other items you need that are equal to the value of the highland barley we eat..."