China is a big agricultural country, the proportion of farmers accounts for more than half of the total population, and the prosperity and development of the motherland are inseparable from the efforts of farmers. The food, clothing, housing and transportation of the Chinese people are closely related to the peasants, so this group plays a huge role in the construction of the motherland and in daily life.
At the beginning of the founding of New China, there were many grassroots cadres who went out from the countryside, and they worked hard and conscientiously for the modernization of the motherland, and won a high degree of trust from the masses.
Among them, Chen Yonggui is a well-known central cadre, and he has written a legendary life from a poor peasant to a vice premier.
Chen Yonggui spared no effort in his work for the rural cause, became the "cloth prime minister" in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people across the country, and won the love of everyone.
But it is such a selfless and dedicated figure who was almost put on the hat of "traitor", what is going on?
There is a party in the heart
In Chen Yonggui's heart, he has always been proud to be a member of the Communist Party of China. However, on the road to joining the party, it may be simple for others, but he has suffered a lot.
After the victory of the War of Liberation, new hopes were ushered in all parts of the country. At the call of the party, Chen Yonggui was also allocated land and lived a happy and happy peasant life. He often assisted the party branch secretary in the task of mutual aid production, helped the poor peasants in his daily life, and later joined the production group.
During the Liberation War, he also volunteered to join the militia ambulance team to help the People's Liberation Army rescue the wounded and sick, and the army awarded him a model title.
He did his best to get close to the party and follow the party in order to fulfill his long-cherished wish to join the party.
Later, he submitted an application to the party branch secretary to join the party. But this mention brought him a lot of trouble.
There is a mass reaction,
Chen Yonggui had previously served as a "pseudo-representative" of the Japanese, that is, a traitor. How can such a person join the Chinese Communist Party?
This made Chen Yonggui sad.
He vigorously explained that at that time, at the request of a Comrade of the Red Army, he had lurked in the Japanese army as a "pseudo-representative" and had taken the opportunity to send intelligence to the Red Army.
At that time, he was looking for a cloth seller surnamed Cao, and only he could confirm what Chen Yonggui said. But the sea of people was vast, and the cloth seller had disappeared without a trace. Therefore, everyone thinks that Chen Yonggui is lying.
In desperation, Chen Yonggui ran to the district party committee to find Secretary Zhang Huaiying and explained the reason. Secretary Zhang was deeply impressed by Chen Yonggui and knew that he had always been a reliable person and would not lie easily. So he personally investigated the matter.
Later, Chen Yonggui's words were confirmed by several village party secretaries, and they were willing to sign and testify for Chen Yonggui.
In this way, chen Yonggui's "traitor" problem was finally revealed, and he himself officially joined the party.
Work for the Eighth Route Army
Chen Yonggui's incident of helping the Eighth Route Army to do things during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and being insulted as a "traitor" had to start from 1940.
That year, the Japanese occupied Xiyang County, Shanxi, and they plundered and plundered various villages, and later arrived at Dazhai Village, which is Chen Yonggui's village. At that time, he looked everywhere for the Eighth Route Army and wanted to join the front line to fight the devils, but he was always disappointed.
When he returned to Dazhai from abroad,
Just in time for the Japanese army to hold a "maintenance meeting" in the village, as the name suggests, it is a gang that helps the Japanese gather intelligence and oppress the good people.
Previously, the members of the "Maintenance Committee" in other villages were killed by the Japanese on the pretext of purging the Communists.
Therefore, everyone knows that this "maintenance meeting" is a hot potato, and neither the landlords nor the poor peasants in the village are willing to go. But the Japanese ordered that one person must be elected as the representative, otherwise they would all die.
Later, after the villagers discussed together, they decided to recommend Chen Yonggui to be the representative. First, he is a foreigner, and second, he is astute and powerful as an ox, and he may be able to escape and save his life in a critical moment.
However, Chen Yonggui was bent on joining the Red Army and did not want to be this "pseudo-representative" at all. At this juncture,
A businessman surnamed Cao approached Chen Yonggui and tried to persuade him to become a representative.
Chen Yonggui rolled his eyes at him and said, "Lao Tzu wants to be a Red Army, and he must never be a traitor."
Only to see the businessman smile, attached to Chen Yonggui's ear and said:
"Actually, I am an Eighth Route Army, and when you ostensibly serve as a deputy, you are actually sending intelligence to the Red Army."
Listening to him say that his Red Army, Chen Yonggui was happy, and the Red Army that had been looking for so long was in front of him. Moreover, he was given the task of a lurking agent, and Chen Yonggui immediately agreed.
After Chen Yonggui became a "pseudo-representative," he was bent on making meritorious contributions to the Red Army and made perfunctory remarks about the Orders of the Japanese. Every day he carefully monitored the enemy's every move and reported truthfully to the Red Army.
In the face of japanese orders, he always shirked for various reasons. Over time, the Japanese saw his signs, so they tied him up and tortured him, forcing him to ask who the Red Army was in contact with him.
However, Chen Yonggui always gritted his teeth and did not say a word, and did not disclose half of the information of the Red Army.
The Japanese couldn't see what to do, so they decided to kill him. But before he could do anything, Xiyang County was breached by the Red Army, and Chen Yonggui was also saved.
From poor peasants to prime ministers
In 1963, China suffered many natural disasters, with floods, hail, frost, drought and floods sweeping through the village of Dazhai. Chen Yonggui, then a member of the production committee of Dazhai Village and secretary of the party branch, relied on his own planting technology to lead the people of Dazhai to kill a bloody road from the disaster.
The whole country was in a state of famine that year.
Only Dazhai Village's grain output reached 560,000 catties, and in addition to the villagers' own surplus grain, they also handed over 240,000 grain to the state.
To this end, the quality of life of the people of Dazhai Village has also doubled, and every household lives in a new house.
The deeds of Dazhai Village in overcoming natural disasters have not gone unnoticed, and they have also attracted the attention of leaders at all levels at higher levels. Chen Yonggui was also elected as a provincial agricultural labor model and gave a speech at the conference.
At this time, Chen Yonggui's deeds attracted the famous writer Zhao Shuli, who happily recommended this rare talent to Tao Ludi, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee.
Later, Li Yiqing, secretary of the Central and Southern Bureau, also came to Dazhai, saw the scene of their harvest, and sighed one after another:
"Although Chen Yonggui is from a peasant background, he has extraordinary command skills and a strong charm of his own."
In 1975, Chen Yonggui went to Beijing to attend the Fourth National People's Congress. Here he met Premier Zhou, "How about you become vice premier and promote the spirit of Dazhai to the whole country?" Premier Zhou said with a smile.
But Chen Yonggui was frightened as soon as he heard it, and he waved his hand one after another: "I don't know one big character, how can I be a vice premier?" Premier Zhou said: "This is an order, and party members must obey."
In this way, Chen Yonggui was elected vice premier of the State Council at that npc session, managing agriculture and production throughout the country.
Although Chen Yonggui is the vice premier of the State Council, his work is all over the country' farmland, and he is active in the countryside all year round, working with farmers to plant together. For many years as an official, he always had two sleeves and a clean wind, which was deeply loved by the people.
Although he was almost regarded as a "traitor", it was only a small episode in his life. When the truth comes out, the stain is gone. What he left to the world was always the image of the "cloth prime minister" who was simply dressed, wore a bucket hat, and rushed all over the country.