Some people are destined to be extraordinary after birth, most of them are still ordinary identities, although they cannot choose their origins, but they can choose how to go in the future.
"As a peasant, as a member of the Politburo, who would have thought? I dare say that I am a farmer who has never been seen before and has never come after. "Chen Yonggui's life experience is tortuous and legendary, but no matter what position he is in, he always thinks about the people, and such a predecessor is worth remembering."
Chen Yonggui was born in 1915, a native of Xiyang County, and in addition to his family, he had a daughter and a son. Because the family conditions were so poor, his father, Chen Zhiru, sold his wife, daughter and young son and took Chen Yonggui to Dazhai Village to make a living. Originally, the two could also live on each other, Chen Yonggui was 5 years old at that time, and his father committed suicide under pressure the next year.
The next year, Chen Yonggui began to help the landlord herd cattle to make a living, and when he was 11 years old, he returned to his hometown to find his mother, but her mother did not have the conditions to take care of him, so he went back to work as a long-term worker.
In 1941, Chen Yonggui had a wife. The two are still poor after marriage, but supporting each other is also happy and warm. However, at this time, the Japanese army came to the village and asked Chen Yonggui to be a representative to manage the local people, and Chen Yonggui superficially agreed and secretly made contact with the Eighth Route Army.
In 1944, the matter was exposed, Chen Yonggui was arrested, but soon Xiyang was liberated, Chen Yonggui was released from prison, and because of his outstanding performance in the "Battle of Zhengtai", he was commended by his superiors. Since then, he has led the mutual aid group to cultivate the land diligently, and the crop yield has reached 75 kilograms per mu.
In December 1948, Chen Yonggui joined the Communist Party of China and became a member of the production committee of Dazhai Village. During his tenure, he made progress in his work, was close to the masses, and achieved good results, and was later promoted to secretary of the party branch and director of the agricultural society.
After his promotion, he was not proud, but because he was encouraged to work more seriously. There is not much land actually available in Dazhai Village, Chen Yonggui thought of a good way, he led the villagers to transport soil to pave the land, these land is terraces. He also pondered on his own, and innovatively proposed the management method of "combining contract work evaluation" and the farming method of "four non-specialized and three non-empty".
Under his leadership, the agricultural community has reached more than 130 kilograms per mu, and dazhai village has been rated as an advanced unit of production model in just one year. Such a performance made him valued by the state, and Chen Yonggui boarded the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
1963 was the year of "seven disasters and eight difficulties" in Dazhai: exceptionally large floods, two wind disasters, one hail disaster, one frost, plus a period of drought before the flood, and the flood disaster during spring sowing, Dazhai was devastated beyond witness. Everyone was once beaten and lost their fighting spirit, but even in such a harsh environment, Chen Yonggui was not crushed, and he called on the villagers to rely on themselves and rebuild their homes.
In such a difficult year, Dazhai also reached a total output of 260,000 catties, not only did not apply for subsidies, but also paid 240,000 catties of commodity grain to the state. There is also a popular slogan throughout the country: "Industrial Science Daqing, Agricultural Science Dazhai." Chen Yonggui was also appointed deputy director of the Shanxi Revolutionary Committee.
Chen Yonggui has outstanding leadership ability and excellent eloquence when speaking at the sharing meeting, so that excellent talents will shine everywhere.
After listening to his speech, the famous writer Zhao Shuli immediately ran to the office of Tao Ludi, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial CPC Committee, and said: "Secretary Tao, I found a talent today!" Secretary Tao asked, "Who is it?" "Chen Yonggui! He didn't talk about great men anywhere, but he was full of his thoughts, none of them mentioned philosophy, but everywhere he was dialectical, and I admired them so much that they were talented! Chen Yonggui is amazing! ”
At the end of 1963, Li Yiqing, secretary of the Secretariat of the Central and Southern Bureau, came to Visit Dazhai and said very emotionally: "Chen Yonggui has a strong charm in him, he has shown extraordinary command skills in a complex environment, and from him I see things other than farmers." ”
As a result, he began to be noticed by the top brass, and then rose through the ranks, becoming vice premier of the State Council in 1975, in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture.
At first he was reluctant to take office because he was uneducated, but the prime minister was resolute, saying, "Are you a party member?" Party members must obey the arrangement", and thus he became the first peasant deputy prime minister.
At that time, people with poor cultural foundations were also promoted to leaders, but he was the one who entered the central leadership at that time Chinese the lowest level of Chinese. When the great man knew this, he also said, "Do not despise the great old man." ”
Although the level of education is low, Chen Yonggui works diligently and frugally. He was in a high position, but he never wanted a salary or a gift, still dressed as a farmer, ate only rough tea and light rice every day, and worked together in the fields, and everyone affectionately called him "Uncle Yonggui".
Chen Yonggui became the vice premier of a big country, always had a clean wind in his sleeves, and was a clean leader.
After the reform and opening up, Chen Yonggui adhered to the original management method, and the work began to fall into an impasse. Subsequently, the co-production contract system of guaranteeing production to households in Anhui Province was affirmed, and overnight the wind direction changed, and Chen Yonggui was criticized, and he suddenly knew that his set was outdated.
Chen Yonggui chose to let go at this time, and in 1980 he resigned as vice premier and applied for removal from other positions. Two years later he was criticized. In this way, the 67-year-old has gone from role model to stepping stone to a new system.
After returning home, he did not rush to defend himself, but went home to continue to work as a farmer. After staying at home for three years, he couldn't stay idle, so he applied for another investment in agriculture.
After the central government agreed, he went to work as a farm consultant on a farm in the eastern suburbs of Beijing, where he re-engaged in his work, with excellent results and the colleagues around him who liked him very much, which showed that he really loved the cause.
In 1986, Chen Yonggui died of illness at the age of 72. Against that backdrop, few people came to his funeral, but only his good friend, former President Hua Guofeng, still came to mourn him, bowed three times to the body, looked up again with tears on his face, and then he carefully circled the body and left in a hurry.
Chen Yonggui's ashes were buried in Dazhai, so he was able to witness the development of the village and the progress of the times.
An earth-shattering great man does not depend on who and how many people were sent to his funeral. When Hugo died, there were only a few people who were sent back from England to be buried in the bitter rain, but for the later world, he will always be the most outstanding figure in the History of French literature and European literature, and his name is known all over the world.
The same is true of Chen Yonggui, who is the eternal pride of Chinese farmers, and the agricultural dazhai is a flashing chapter of the times. We will never forget him, and his story will go down in history.