Chen Yonggui was the main pioneer of Dazhai's agricultural production model, so he was promoted all the way to become the vice premier in charge of agricultural production, and made contributions to the development of agriculture in the mainland. Chen Yonggui firmly supports the Dazhai model and insists on promoting the Dazhai model throughout the country. It is only because the Dazhai model has certain limitations that the development effect in some areas is not ideal.
Under these circumstances, agricultural reform is imperative, and the household responsibility system for the production contract has come into being at the right time. However, Chen Yonggui resolutely opposed this, and even contradicted other leading comrades. But at Chen Yonggui's funeral, an outsider came uninvited to see him off, this person bowed three times and circled the coffin, and left in a hurry with tears streaming down his face, which surprised Chen Yonggui's family.
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Change your fate
Chen Yonggui was born in Dazhai Village, Xiyang County, Shanxi Province, in 1914, when China was still struggling in semi-colonial and semi-feudal purgatory. Because there was no way out, in order to survive, Chen's father even sold his wife and daughter to the landlord's family as maids, barely making ends meet.
In his youth, Chen Yonggui felt the most about working part-time, not having enough to eat, and being oppressed and beaten by the ruling class. He wanted to change his fate in his heart, but as an ordinary farmer, he couldn't afford to change the world. In this way, he spent his teenage years in agony, until the Chinese Communist Party led the revolutionary ranks to overthrow the evil old society.
Fight local tyrants, divide the land, and the peasant brothers are the masters of the house. Chen Yonggui never dreamed of it, but all this was realized under the leadership of the party. His family was reunited and given a plot of land. This earth-shaking change made Chen Yonggui see hope, his fate changed, he was happy, and he was happy in his heart.
In order to live up to the party and make his family's life happier, Chen Yonggui began to work hard. His enthusiasm and dedication to agricultural production touched the party secretary of their village. Therefore, the village party secretary often discussed with Chen Yonggui how to develop agriculture, and Chen Yonggui also tried his best to think about it and put forward many constructive suggestions.
The village party secretary felt that Chen Yonggui was down-to-earth and hardworking, very insightful in agricultural production, and a material that could be made, so he recommended him to join the party. After joining the party, Chen Yonggui worked harder, he led the villagers of Dazhai to constantly explore and optimize the agricultural production model, and finally summed up a set of unique agricultural development models in Dazhai Village.
Under this model, Dazhai Village's agricultural production has increased year after year, far exceeding that of other villages, and even in disaster years, Dazhai Village is still able to hand over public grain as required, and the villagers in the village also have food to eat. Such an achievement was very rare in China at that time, so the Dazhai experience became the focus of national attention.
Served as Deputy Prime Minister
In 1964, Chairman Mao and other national leaders met with Chen Yonggui. Chen Yonggui reported to the leaders the experience accumulated in agricultural production over the years, the agricultural production model of Dazhai Village, and the future development ideas. The central leadership felt that this experience could be replicated throughout the country. As a result, agricultural production science Dazhai arose in the country.
As the creator and summarizer of Dazhai's experience, Chen Yonggui entered the central government and became the vice premier in charge of agricultural production. This is the choice of the people, and it also makes Chen Yonggui feel that the burden on his body is heavier. He firmly believes that the Dazhai experience is the best agricultural production experience, and excellent results will be achieved wherever it is.
After Chen Yonggui took office, he began to spare no effort to promote the Dazhai experience throughout the country. Then came something that everyone didn't expect.
Because the Dazhai experience is completely based on the unique natural and social environment of Dazhai, it is not applicable in many parts of the country. In some places, because the land is barren, and in some places, because the peasants' enthusiasm for production is not high, there are various situations.
It has also been proven that this model does not fully match all agricultural production environments. Under such circumstances, it is imperative to carry out agricultural production reform. After many people's attempts and efforts, in 1978, a new agricultural production model was born, which is the household contract responsibility system implemented in Anhui.
This new model can greatly drive the production enthusiasm of farmers, break the inherent production model of big pot rice in the past, and has been greatly supported by farmers, so the effect on the improvement of agricultural production is also very obvious. Therefore, whether we should continue to learn from the experience of Dazhai or implement the household contract responsibility system across the country has become a hot topic.
Chen Yonggui insisted on continuing to implement the Dazhai experience and opposed agricultural reform. However, Hua Guofeng and other central leading comrades all felt that the household responsibility system was more suitable for popularizing the whole country than the Dazhai experience. Because of disagreement, Chen Yonggui had fierce quarrels with many comrades.
An unexpected appearance at the funeral
Because of such a quarrel, many people felt that Chen Yonggui and Hua Guofeng were incompatible, and they completely fell out. But many people don't know that in Hua Guofeng's heart, he has never resented Chen Yonggui, and at Chen Yonggui's funeral, Hua Guofeng became the only outsider present.
In 1986, Chen Yonggui died in Beijing. According to his will, he asked his funeral not to be held without inviting people and not to be wantonly organized, so all the relatives who attended were Chen Yonggui's own relatives. But no one expected that Hua Guofeng would be there, and without receiving an invitation, Hua Guofeng still decided to send his old friend on his last journey.
Hua Guofeng arrived at the funeral site, bowed three times to Chen Yonggui's portrait with tears, and then slowly walked around the coffin, and expressed his respect to Chen Yonggui's family, and then he left the scene. Hua Guofeng's move punctured the rumors of discord between him and Chen Yonggui.
Although Chen Yonggui had disagreements with Hua Guofeng at work, he even had fierce quarrels with Hua Guofeng because of his own insistence. But this is all a matter of work, and the original intention is only to develop China's agriculture. So no matter how much he quarreled, Hua Guofeng always regarded Chen Yonggui as his bosom friend, so he would come to the funeral to bid farewell to Chen Yonggui.
Brief summary:
Hua Guofeng and Chen Yonggui are both leaders of the older generation of the central government, and they have worked hard to contribute to China's development. They had a heated argument, but it wasn't selfish. They are honest partners and true gentlemen's friends. Being a man and doing things is worthy of the public heart and conscience, which is the most precious wealth left to us by the leaders of the older generation.