China's first Minister of National Defense In 1954, the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China was officially established, and the first minister who swept everything became the first minister. **personally named and appointed*** Minister of Defense, a decision that received broad support. The reason why he was chosen, and not because he defeated the United States in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, defeated MacArthur, the famous general of World War II, and enjoyed extremely high international and domestic prestige. In addition, although *** has not been appointed as vice chairman of the CMC, he has presided over the daily work of the CMC and assisted *** in leading the whole army. This makes him the best candidate for Minister of Defense, a powerful demonstration of the strength of our country, and a deterrent to the enemy. Although many dream of becoming Minister of Defense, for ***, he aspires to another ministerial position, which is Minister of Agriculture. As a farmer-born, ** knows the pain of hunger and dreams of having everyone fed. He hoped that the problem of food and clothing for hundreds of millions of people would be solved as soon as possible, agricultural production would be improved, and hundreds of millions of peasants would be able to live and work in peace and contentment. Therefore, the dream has always been to become the Minister of Agriculture. Because of this, he strongly resisted the Great Leap Forward of 1958.
In the era of large-scale satellites, ** knew that food was grown from the ground, not from the sky. In order to understand the real situation of agriculture and farmers, he personally went to the northwest and his hometown of Xiangtan, Hunan. There, he deeply felt the plight of the people's lives, and he thought that the food was very tight. Therefore, at the Lushan meeting, he sensitively expressed his concerns. However, this position drew criticism and even led to the fate of his dismissal from the post of Minister of Defense, leaving him in a state of idleness. **In 1961, he returned to his hometown in Hunan, inspected many places in the city with the secretary of the Xiangtan Prefectural Party Committee, and then went to his hometown Wushizhai. When reuniting with the villagers, ** was overjoyed, and he used his personal funds to buy 500 catties of rice and 300 catties of flour, which were quickly used up. In addition, he also led the villagers to reclaim the land, and said: "After the liberation, I proposed not to be the Minister of Defense, but to be the Minister of Agriculture, but did not agree. Now that I'm disarmed and returned to the field, I want to settle down in our society, do you agree??
Unlike other Founding Fathers who chose to settle down in Beijing and enjoy the privileged conditions, the choice to return to their rural hometown to settle down is a move that many people think is quite incredible. However, this is what *** has always wanted. The villagers cheered and warmly welcomed the return of Mr. Peng. ** also made a promise, saying that he would insist on returning to the production team every year to participate in 100 days of labor, and if he could not return as promised, he would invest 1,000 yuan in the production team. Some people may think that 1,000 yuan is not too much, not enough to make a difference, how can it be called an investment?However, in those days, 1,000 yuan was not a small amount, and at that time, a dime was very valuable, and it was worth a lot of things to buy. Unfortunately, ** ultimately failed to deliver on this promise and was unable to return to the production team in person. In 1979, after ** was rehabilitated, his ex-wife Urayasu Shu complied with his last wishes and sent a thousand yuan of investment to the production team from the back salary. In the end, his dream of becoming Minister of Agriculture was also not fulfilled. With his outstanding military exploits, he was certainly qualified to manage the army and become an important pillar of the country. He will never be allowed to serve as Minister of Agriculture.
If *** really became the Minister of Agriculture, with his pragmatic spirit, the development of agriculture may not be affected by too much vanity.