Fu Zuoyi played a key role in the liberation of Beiping in New China, and praised his contributions many times. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, although our party usually adopted a policy of not promoting or demoting the Kuomintang generals who revolted, Fu Zuoyi became an exception.
As the commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang's theater of operations, he did not continue to hold important positions in the army after joining our party, but took off his military uniform and served as the first minister of water conservancy in New China. He reigned for 23 years until his retirement in 1972.
Fu Zuoyi's move preserved the original appearance of Beijing and also set a record for him for the longest re-election of a cadre in New China.
The reason why Fu Zuoyi did not continue to engage in the military work that he was good at and was familiar with after joining the Communist Party of China, but turned to water conservancy work, is a question worthy of in-depth study.
After the peaceful liberation of Beiping, Fu Zuoyi's army was scattered, many soldiers chose to return to the fields, and others were integrated into the Chinese Communist army. As a result, the size of Fu Zuoyi's troops no longer exists, and it is significantly different from Chen Mingren and others.
It is unrealistic within the Communist Party of China to arrange his position according to the principle of neither promotion nor demotion, because there is no suitable position for him to fill, which is determined by reality.
However, considering his deep affection for the army and his lifelong experience of fighting horses, ** specially arranged for him to hold a position in the military management committee, although he had no actual power, but it was also an affirmation of his position in the army.
Fu Zuoyi's voluntary engagement in water conservancy management stems from his accumulated experience and achievements in the field of water conservancy. During the Anti-Japanese War, the troops led by Fu Zuoyi were stationed in Suiyuan, Inner Mongolia, and he personally set up a water conservancy headquarters and put forward the policy of "paying equal attention to water control and army management".
He led an army of 100,000 people to personally build water conservancy projects, and built 4,500 kilometers of water canals in six years, transforming the Hetao area from a barren and backward area into a rich and prosperous "plugging the south of the Yangtze River", making great contributions to local economic development and benefiting the local people a lot.
Based on these rich experience in water control, Fu Zuoyi took the initiative to ask to engage in water conservancy work in the Hetao area in front of ***.
However, ** believes that judging from Fu Zuoyi's previous prestige, status and governance experience, it is really condescending to engage in water conservancy work only in the Hetao area, and the lowest position he holds should be the ministerial level.
Fu Zuoyi was one of the top generals who surrendered to the Kuomintang, and like other generals, he joined the Military Management Council. However, before surrendering, Fu Zuoyi's status was much higher than that of other generals.
** It has been made clear that Fu Zuoyi's merits are very outstanding, and it is obviously far from enough to arrange for him to serve as a member of the Military Management Committee.
If he hadn't guarded Beiping City at that time, maybe our current capital wouldn't be like this, and we wouldn't be able to hold meetings and discussions here. He is a highly decorated general and should hold at least a ministerial position.
After deliberations, Fu Zuoyi was officially appointed Minister of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, just after his 54th birthday.
However, Fu Zuoyi's water conservancy work did not go well, because because of his ministerial status, many people began to provoke openly or privately, spreading the remarks that the old revolution was inferior to the new revolution, and the new revolution was inferior to the counterrevolution.
After a meeting, Fu Zuoyi walked out of the conference hall, only to find that his car was not waiting outside, he did not show dissatisfaction, but took a tricycle home. When the driver arrived outside the conference hall, he found that Fu Zuoyi was missing.
The driver thought that Fu Zuoyi had encountered an accident and hurriedly reported it to ***. After investigation, it was learned that Fu Zuoyi's special car was driven away by some people with ulterior motives and parked in a remote place. ** After learning about it, he was very angry and severely criticized the people involved.
**Knowing that every time the Ministry of Water Resources document did not have Fu Zuoyi's signature, he took the initiative to find Fu Zuoyi to inquire about the situation, and asked why the document approval did not have his signature, whether he was excluded by others.
Fu Zuo** explained that he often went on inspection trips in other places, and there was no objection to the vice minister's signature. **Then I found *** to tell him about the situation and asked him to deal with it personally.
** said: "No matter how big or small the Ministry of Water Resources, you have to find Minister Fu to personally give instructions, if there is no signature from him, the documents will be invalid!."Under the direct attention and handling of *** and ***, Fu Zuoyi's work in the Ministry of Water Resources was carried out smoothly and quickly.
China's water conservancy projects are on the right track. In 1974, Fu Zuoyi was admitted to the hospital due to cancer, and when his life was dying, he was still concerned about the progress of the motherland's water conservancy project.
When he was hit by drought in the north, the first thing he said after waking up from a coma was to ask the staff around him: "Is it raining in the north?"When Fu Zuoyi's life was dying, ***, who was seriously ill, insisted on going to meet him for the last time.
In the ward, ** held Fu Zuoyi's hand and said: "Mr. Fu, ** said, you have made great contributions to the liberation of Beiping!."Although Fu Zuoyi could no longer speak, his eyes were still shining with tears.
Three days later, on April 19, Fu Zuoyi passed away in Beijing, and his memorial service was presided over by *** himself, **marshal delivered a eulogy, and **leaders came to mourn in person.
Fu Zuoyi made great contributions to the water conservancy projects of New China, and was greatly mourned and praised after his death. At this point, his life came to a successful end.