In the autumn of 1961, the economic situation in the country improved to a certain extent.
In this year, the state held a meeting to discuss issues such as industry, food, education, etc., and the focus of the meeting was on the country's industrial construction.
Premier Zhou, Chen Yun, and other leaders made reports in various aspects at the meeting, which was another effort made by the leaders to bring the national economy out of the trough.
The meeting went very smoothly and met the Prime Minister's expectations in advance, and his heart was also very happy.
After the meeting, the premier wanted to go to Nanchang for a walk.
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After the meeting was held, the premier decided to go to Nanchang for a turn, so he embarked on the road accompanied by Vice Premier Tan Zhenlin and Luo Ruiqing, the person in charge of political and legal work.
Nanchang has an important historical position in the road of revolution, and on August 1, 1927, led by Premier Zhou, He Long, Ye Ting, and others, the first shot of armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries was fired.
After this, "August 1" also became an important date, which is now known as the Founding Day.
It has been exactly 34 years since Premier Zhou left Nanchang, and he has always wanted to go back to his original place to see it, but from the revolution to the founding of New China, the premier has not been able to spare time, and there are too many things he has to deal with.
Premier Zhou has always served the country and the people, and in his mind, he has laid the foundation for the world, and it is only the beginning, the armed uprising of the Communist Party began in Nanchang, and what needs to be given back to the people is a good economic environment, so that the broad masses of the people can live and work in peace and contentment.
However, in the context of natural disasters, Premier Zhou also has many concerns.
On the way back to Nanchang, Premier Zhou's interest was also relatively high, and he said with emotion:
"After so many years, I really can't make time, but this time I finally gave me the opportunity to revisit my hometown, and I also want to live here for a few days and see the changes in the city."
Knowing that Premier Zhou was coming, the relevant personnel in Jiangxi Province made full preparations.
Yang Shangkui, Liu Junxiu, and others in charge of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee jointly prepared a dinner for Premier Zhou, which did not have any mountain and sea flavors on it, but according to Premier Zhou's taste, prepared greens, tofu, peppers and other foods, and everyone also prepared liquor, wanting to treat Premier Zhou well.
After the Prime Minister took his seat, the dinner was held.
Looking at the food on the table, although it is simple, there are still many people who cannot eat, and the prime minister cannot help but talk about food-related issues.
In previous years, the prime minister had an important identity: diplomacy.
Therefore, what he said basically has a different deep meaning, which needs to be carefully considered by everyone.
This time, the prime minister said: "Don't you have a song called "Jiangxi is a Good Place"? ”
Liu Junxiu and the others heard the premier's question and immediately nodded their heads in approval.
When the premier saw that everyone was more cooperative, he continued with the previous words: "I have long heard that Jiangxi is a good place, with mountains on three sides, and Poyang Lake, which is not only the hometown of fish and rice, but also an old base area for the Chinese revolution. ”
Yang Shangkui was a little embarrassed to see the premier praise Jiangxi so much, so he said very modestly: "Premier, we still have a lot of shortcomings in our work now, and we are not enough!" ”
At this time, Liu Junxiu, the secretary of the provincial party committee in charge of agricultural production, saw that Yang Shangkui was talking to the premier and wanted to say something, so he took the initiative to stand up, acted very active, and said to the premier:
"Premier, Nanchang is the heroic city where you led the uprising, and it is also the place where our People's Liberation Army was born, the premier has left Nanchang for more than thirty years, and today he finally has the opportunity to return to Nanchang to inspect the work, and all of us are very happy in our hearts.
Liu Junxiu's words instantly pushed the atmosphere at the dinner table to a climax, and the leaders of Jiangxi Province had long been looking forward to Premier Zhou's return and turning around.
The other Nanchang leaders saw that Liu Junxiu spoke very comprehensively, and did not add anything, everyone applauded together, set off the pleasant atmosphere, and hoped that the premier could drink this cup of wine.
Premier Zhou was already very happy to come to Nanchang this time, and he also stood up, as if he had followed Liu Junxiu's words.
However, the premier has a habit of not talking about his historical merits and leadership contributions when talking about the Nanchang uprising, but only about the lessons of failure, and just when everyone thought that the premier wanted to review his little experience in Nanchang, the premier turned his words sharply and shifted to the grain issue.
He said: "In recent years, Jiangxi's contribution to the country has been tremendous, and with its own efforts, it has supported the country with a large amount of grain, which should also be praised by the people." ”
All the leaders present here are very happy to see the prime minister say this.
But at this time, the premier continued: "Comrade Junxiu, if you want to toast me with a glass of wine, you can, but I still have a condition." ”
Premier Zhou's alcohol consumption is good, which Liu Junxiu already knew, and he also thought that Premier Zhou wanted to drink with him cup after cup, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.
The premier called the waiter and personally poured a glass of Moutai wine, which made Liu Junxiu feel a little "unbearable", but he did not dare to say anything more, so he watched Premier Zhou's actions.
You must know that Liu Junxiu is also a representative of the heroic figures among the cadres in Jiangxi, and he is not afraid of drinking, but he has not understood the meaning of the premier.
"Let's both drink a glass of wine and increase the amount of grain transferred by 100 million catties," the premier spoke.
When Liu Junxiu heard the premier say this, he tentatively asked, "What if two more cups are added?" ”
Without the slightest hesitation, the prime minister held out three fingers and said: "Then two hundred million pounds, we will do three cups, we will increase three hundred million pounds, do you see if it is okay?" ”
These words immediately confused Liu Junxiu, and three hundred million catties of grain is not a small amount in any country.
The wine glass in his hand suddenly became heavy, he was in charge of agriculture, often went down to the field, knew the difficulty of grain production, this three hundred million pounds of grain added out of thin air, how to complete?
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Previously, the State Council had already stipulated the task of transferring 1.2 billion kilograms of grain to Jiangxi Province, and Liu Junxiu had worked hard to complete this target.
So he murmured, "Prime Minister, I promised that we would have a lot of grain for the task we had arranged earlier, but if we add another 300 million catties, that would be 1.5 billion catties, which seems a little difficult." ”
Tan Zhenlin, who was next to him, saw that Liu Junxiu was embarrassed, so he cheered: "Old Liu, the premier has not been to Nanchang for more than thirty years, and he is very happy to see that the situation in Jiangxi is relatively good along the way, since you toasted the premier, three cups of three hundred million pounds, three hundred million pounds is three hundred million pounds!" ”
Luo Ruiqing saw that Tan Zhenlin had launched an "offensive" and hurriedly "replenished the gun": "Old Liu, I said that you are really a dead brain, you drink the wine first!" ”
Of course, the number added by the premier on the spur of the moment was not a whim, he knew Jiangxi very well, and he also knew Liu Junxiu very well.
At the most critical juncture of the national economic situation, the premier made a survey of grain production and per capita rations in various provinces of the country, and the situation in Jiangxi was very good in the whole country, where there were more per capita rations and reserve grains that could be used.
In contrast, jin, lu, and yu are much more difficult, and adding 300 million catties of grain sounds like some difficulty, but from the perspective of actual implementation, there is still a way.
Liu Junxiu, a cadre who had been in Jiangxi since the 1950s, was in charge of agricultural production, and immediately after his appointment, he visited the plains and mountainous areas of Jiangxi and wrote down materials for up to 82 counties.
He knew the countryside very well, and he knew better how agricultural production was going on, and he was even able to write a book about rice production in the south, such as "Five Timely, Five Reasonable", which guided local agricultural production from a theoretical point of view.
Chairman Mao once praised Liu Junxiu as an "agricultural expert," and at that time, Jiangxi's water conservancy conditions were relatively poor, and in order to improve this situation, Liu Junxiu also served as the commander-in-chief of the construction of the two major hydropower stations and built the two major hydropower stations, Huailin and Wan'an.
Moreover, in the same year that the premier went to Nanchang, Liu Junxiu personally presided over the largest farmland water conservancy irrigation project in the history of Jiangxi Province.
What is even more coincidental is that Liu Junxiu moved with the troops during the Long March that year, and at that time, for the safety of the troops, he was responsible for the activities of raising grain.
This time, the prime minister once again asked him to raise food for the sake of the people of the world.
After so many years of revolutionary career, he also knew Premier Zhou very well, and Premier Zhou has always been a reasonable person, and he knows that if it were not for the current situation in the country being so difficult, the premier would not have made demands on such a cheerful occasion.
Since the premier has already made a request, for Liu Junxiu, it is a task arranged by his superiors, even if there is no wine, it is not easy to refuse.
Therefore, he decided that he would accept this demand without hesitation for the sake of the people of the whole country and also for the sake of the Prime Minister.
So, after a brief thought, he raised his cup in front of the Prime Minister and said, "Good! Just act according to the prime minister's opinion, the premier's mood, I am in charge of agriculture is also very clear, the country has difficulties, we should vigorously support, three hundred million pounds is three hundred million pounds! ”
At this moment, it was the climax of the atmosphere of the whole dinner, everyone raised their glasses of applause, and the scene was very lively.
In fact, at this time, Luo Ruiqing was still a little embarrassed, because before they left, Sister Deng instructed herself to let Premier Zhou drink less wine and take care of his body after he went.
However, this is a question of the broad masses of the people, naturally it is useless for anyone to persuade the premier, plus the premier's alcohol consumption is relatively good, and a few glasses of Moutai should also be out of the question.
After three cups, Premier Zhou's face also became rosy.
The leading comrades present here have all had a long friendship with Premier Zhou, and they naturally know that this is not the role of alcohol, Liu Junxiu knows so much about agriculture, as long as he agrees to come down, it means that the three hundred million kilograms of grain will definitely be delivered on time, and these grains can temporarily survive the famine for many people in other provinces.