延安地区是中国最贫瘠的地域之一,它地处自然灾害肆虐的黄土高原,地广人稀,经济落后。党中央和中央红军进驻延安后,经过土地革命和减租减息运动,当地人们的生产热情提高了,但生产力仍十分低下,边区经济的形势十分严峻,最多时负担脱产人员12万、牲口8666匹。庞大的财政开支 Yan’an is one of the poorest areas in China. It is located in the loess plateau where natural disasters are raging. It is sparsely populated and economically backward. After the Central Party Committee and the Central Red Army stationed in Yanan, the enthusiasm of local people was raised after the agrarian revolution and the rent-and-interest reduction exercise. However, productivity was still very low. The economic situation in the border areas was very grim, with a maximum of 120,000 off-farm workers and 8666 livestock match. Huge financial expenses