The Selected Works of Mao Zedong is an important carrier of Mao Zedong Thought and a collective expression of Mao Zedong Thought, and is one of the most influential books in China in the 20th century. "Mao Xuan" is not only a summary of the practical experience of the Chinese revolution by Comrade Mao Zedong as the first generation of leaders of the CPC Central Committee, but also contains a lot of wisdom in dealing with the world.
The workplace is like a battlefield, focusing on competition and ability. This article will talk about the wisdom of workplace survival contained in the first article of "Mao Xuan", "Analysis of All Strata of Chinese Society", and teach workplace novices to master the way of workplace survival.
1. Background of the article writing
The article "Analysis of the Strata of Chinese Society" was written at the end of 1925 and was first published in the fourth issue of "Revolution" compiled and printed by the Headquarters of the Second Army of the National Revolutionary Army.
The background of the writing of "Analysis of Various Strata of Chinese Society" was also a period when the Great Revolution was in a severe test period. In 1925, many major events occurred in China, such as the death of Sun Yat-sen in Beijing at the beginning of the year, and some Kuomintang rightists re-bred anti-communist thoughts, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party faced severe challenges in the united front for the first time.
In May 1925, the May Revolution swept across the country and brought the Revolution to a climax. In August, the assassination of Liao Zhongkai, a leftist of the Kuomintang, also made the rightist wing of the Kuomintang even more anti-communist thoughts.
For example, on 23 November, Kuomintang veterans Ye Sen, Zou Lu, Ye Chuling, and others illegally held a meeting in front of Sun Yat-sen's Ling in Xishan, Beijing, at which they proposed to revoke the membership of Communist Party members in the Kuomintang and to turn Shanghai's "Republic of China Daily" into an anti-Soviet and anti-communist propaganda front.
In the face of the anti-communist stance of the Kuomintang right wing that is ready to move and the stance of sabotaging the achievements of the Great Revolution, the Communist Party is faced with an acute question: What attitude should it adopt toward the separatist activities of the Kuomintang right faction? Should it continue to safeguard the overall situation of the KMT-CPC cooperation, or should it completely break with the KMT?
2. Article analysis
So, Mao Weiren
He wrote an article entitled "Analysis of the Strata of Chinese Society," pointing out who our friends and who are our enemies, and then uniting all forces to deal with the common enemy.
The first sentence at the beginning of this article is:
Who are our enemies? Who are our friends? This question is the first question of the revolution. The basic reason for the ineffectiveness of all the revolutionary struggles in China in the past was that it could not unite real friends in order to attack real enemies.
Here, Chairman Mao's brilliance lies in using popular and simple words to express macro and profound problems, which makes people see the essence of the problem at once. The enemy is the object of struggle, and friends are the source of strength for the realization of the struggle, and in this way a clear purpose is established and the primary problem of the revolution is solved, that is, the relationship between friends and enemies is established, so that all forces can be united and the revolution can be pushed forward.
Then, Mao Weiren pointed out:
"In order to distinguish between real friends and foes, we cannot fail to make a general analysis of the economic position of the various classes of Chinese society and their attitude towards the revolution. ”
In this way, Mao Weiren pointed out that the analysis of the enemies and friends of the Chinese revolution should be considered mainly from two aspects: economic status and attitude toward the revolution.
3. The six major social strata in China
Later, Chairman Mao analyzed the six major strata that occupied Chinese society at that time from the perspective of economic status: the landlord class and the comprador class, the middle class, the petty bourgeoisie, the semi-proletariat, the proletariat, the landless peasants and the nomadic proletariat.
1 The landlord class and the comprador class
In economically backward semi-colonial China, since the landlord class and the comprador class are completely vassals of the international bourgeoisie, their survival and development are subordinate to imperialism, they naturally stand on the side of imperialism, represent China's backward production relations, and are extreme counter-revolutionaries. The political representatives were the nationalist faction and the right wing of the Kuomintang.
Therefore, the landlord class and the comprador class are the enemies of the revolution.
2 National bourgeoisie
The middle class is mainly the national bourgeoisie, representing the capitalist relations of production in China's urban and rural areas, and has an ambivalent attitude towards the Chinese revolution. In the face of warlord repression and foreign investment, economic interests will be damaged and anti-imperialist and anti-militarist revolutionary movements will be supported. But when the revolution requires the participation of the domestic proletariat and feels that economic interests are being damaged, the revolution is doubtful. Because of the vacillation, it is easy to be divided, or to run to the revolutionary side, or to the counter-revolutionary side, and there is no room for "independence".
3 Petty bourgeoisie
The representatives of the petty bourgeoisie, that is, yeoman farmers, craftsmen, petty intellectuals, and petty merchants, belong to this category. The petty bourgeoisie also had a neutral attitude towards the revolution and, if it gained more, would oppose it and maintain the existing system. If the more oppressed it is, support the revolution.
4 Semi-proletariat
The representatives of the semi-proletariat are mainly the vast majority of semi-yeoman peasants, poor peasants, small craftsmen, shopkeepers, and hawkers. There are many such people, and because they live in poverty, they need to change the status quo, and they are naturally revolutionary.
5 Proletariat
The proletariat is the urban industrial proletariat, and due to China's industrial backwardness, the proletariat is not very numerous, about 2 million people, mainly workers in the five industries of railways, mines, shipping, textiles, and shipbuilding. Although the Chinese proletariat is small in number, it is relatively concentrated, and because of its low economic status and lack of means of production, it is exploited by the triple forces of warlords, imperialism and capitalism, and is particularly capable of fighting power, and has become the leading force of the revolutionary movement.
6 Nomad proletarians
The nomadic proletarians, that is, peasants who have lost their land and handicraft workers who have lost their jobs, have secret organizations such as the "Triad Society", the "Big Knife Society", and the "Green Gang" in Shanghai. This group of people is brave and destructive, and the guidance of the law can become a powerful revolutionary force.
4. Summary
After some analysis, Mao Weiren said that the warlords, bureaucrats, landlord class, and comprador class are the enemies of our party's revolution, the proletariat is the leading force, and the semi-proletariat and the petty bourgeoisie are the closest friends. The right wing of the national bourgeoisie may be our enemy, and the left wing is our friend, but we need to be constantly vigilant against the vacillation of the national bourgeoisie.
It can be seen that Mao Weiren analyzed the enemies and friends of our party in the era of the Great Revolution from the perspective of economic interests, which is conducive to better guiding our party to unite all forces, clarify the revolutionary goals, and better carry out the revolutionary movement.
5. Workplace enlightenment
From the "Analysis of All Strata of Chinese Society", it can also teach us workplace thinking and help newcomers in the workplace better cope with the opportunities and challenges in the workplace.
You must know that novices in the workplace have just entered a workplace environment, and they have met different people with different interests and values. Depending on these people and circumstances, newcomers to the workplace should adopt different strategies in order to better stand on the ground and thrive.
Mao Weiren's analysis of all strata of Chinese society in the era of the Great Revolution began with the economic chain. Therefore, for newcomers who have just entered the workplace environment, if they want to understand the attitude of their colleagues or leaders towards a certain thing and analyze a person's personality, they can analyze their economic status, social status and benefits.
For example, in the workplace, those who have common interests are friends, those who have conflicts of interest with you are opponents, and those who have no interests with you are the centrists (national bourgeoisie) that can be fought for.
As the saying goes, there is great strength in numbers, so in order to gain a foothold and develop in the workplace, newcomers in the workplace should pay attention to the communication and cooperation of colleagues, just as our party united all the forces that can be united in the revolutionary era, newcomers in the workplace should also unite all forces, establish good interpersonal relationships, and jointly complete work tasks and goals.
Mao Weiren pointed out in the article that in order to achieve the revolutionary goal, our party should unite all revolutionary forces. Therefore, when newcomers enter the workplace, they should try to make more friends and create fewer opponents, and good network resources are conducive to the survival and development of newcomers in the workplace.
Finally, whether in the era of revolution or in the modern workplace, competence is needed. Therefore, only by constantly learning and improving their abilities and qualities can newcomers in the workplace cope with various complex situations, complete the tasks assigned by the leader, and obtain the survival and development of the workplace.
epilogue
Mao Weiren's "Analysis of All Strata of Chinese Society" written at the end of 1925 pointed out the direction of the Chinese revolution and also pointed out the workplace survival thinking for newcomers in the workplace. Uniting all friends and achieving goals is not only the task of the revolutionary era, but also an important task of our work and study, as well as the law of interpersonal communication.