After 1959, Mr. Peng lived in seclusion behind the scenes and did not ask the facts, but only cultivated the land like an old farmer in the countryside, and lived a quiet life without dispute with the world. Watching her husband idle at home every day, his wife Urayasu persuaded many times, and the couple often quarreled for this reason. In this regard, Mr. Peng just shook his head helplessly, living a life of farming and raising fish as usual, once commanding thousands of troops and horses, and the grand marshal who was full of vigor and vigor lived an ordinary and simple life just like an old farmer.
In September 1965, The sudden visit of Beijing Mayor Peng Zhen broke the boss's idle life. At that time, the relations between our country and the Soviet Union were becoming increasingly tense, and in order to enhance China's national defense strength and improve the layout of the productive forces, we began to build the third line.
In the face of the appointment brought by Peng Zhen, Mr. Peng thought for a moment and then politely refused: "I have not been in power for a long time, and suddenly letting me hold such an important position will certainly not convince the public, moreover, I am a good hand at fighting at the grass-roots level, but I am completely a layman in industrial construction." The two talked for a long time, facing Peng Zhen's continuous persuasion and ideological work, and finally Mr. Peng said a word: "I don't see the chairman, I won't go anywhere." However, he did not expect that the appointment of the Central Committee was so resolute, and he soon met Chairman Mao as he wished.
When he met chairman Mao, there were Liu Shaoqi, Deng Gong, and others next to him, and Chairman Mao first seriously analyzed the interests and stakes for him. After listening to it, Mr. Peng still insisted that it was not suitable for industrial construction, that no one would listen to what he said, that he could not convince the public, and that he was more willing to go to the frontier to engage in agriculture. Seeing this, Chairman Mao said: "If the organization asks you to go, you can definitely do this, this is the party's policy, if anyone disobeys you, let him come directly to me." ”
In this way, Mr. Peng packed his bags and went to his post according to the arrangements of the organization. Mr. Peng is the third deputy director, that is to say, there are directors, first and second deputy directors, who are these three people?
Director Li Jingquan
Li Jingquan was eleven years younger than Mr. Peng, and although he was young, his ability was still very outstanding; he joined the Communist Youth League at the age of 17 and participated in the organization of the Nanchang Uprising; at the age of 21, he formally joined the Communist Party of China and served as the political commissar of several divisions, including the Red Third Army, which can be said to be the old subordinate of Mr. Peng.
After the founding of New China, he successively served as the secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and the secretary of the Southwest Bureau, contributing to the development of the southwest region, because he worked in the southwest for many years, had an understanding of the local situation, and had enough experience and qualifications, and considered many parties to appoint him as the director of the third line.
First Deputy Director Cheng Zihua
Born in 1905, Cheng Zihua was a good soldier who led soldiers to fight, graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, joined the Communist Party of China at the age of 21, commanded the Red Twenty-fifth Army to go north alone on the Long March, and was the first to reach northern Shaanxi. After that, he participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, large and small battles, and gradually became a famous general who commanded thousands of troops and horses.
After the founding of New China, he successively served as minister of commerce and deputy director of the State Construction Commission, and became an expert in the field of economic construction, which is why he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility and became the first deputy director of the third line.
Second Deputy Director Yan Xiufeng
Compared with other responsible persons, Yan Xiufeng's resume may not be so glorious, but he himself has always been responsible for local governance, and he is best at spreading political ideas, as was his main work during the War of Resistance Against Japan. After the founding of New China, he worked in the Sichuan region for a long time and was familiar with the southwest region, so he was appointed as the second deputy director of the third line.