1943年[四十九岁] 1月上旬,华中局电请韬奋去盐阜地区。12月到达盐阜区,与军部发生联系,与陈毅同志有过几次通信。信中谈到他曾参加当地的参议会,与江苏绅士有广泛的接触,对生产运动、减租减息、救灾等问题,作了深入的研究。 In 1943 [49 years old] In early January, Huazhong Power Bureau, please work hard to Yanfu area. Arrived in December in Yanfu District, with the military there, several communications with Comrade Chen Yi. In the letter, he said he had participated in the local council and had extensive contacts with gentlemen in Jiangsu Province. He conducted in-depth studies on such issues as the production movement, reducing rent and interest rates, and providing disaster relief.