At the 71st birthday banquet, he used his manuscript fee to invite Qian Xuesen, Wang Jinxi and other model workers to participate.
On December 26, 1964, on the occasion of the 71st birthday of the President, he decided to hold an official banquet on this day, which was also the second time he did so on his birthday.
However, during the Yan'an period, Chairman ** held birthday celebrations for many people's birthdays, but he didn't want others to celebrate his birthday. He always insisted that "not to do longevity, but to do a good job", and even formulated regulations requiring the leadership not to do longevity.
So, why did the chairman have a banquet on his 71st birthday? The reason for this is worth our **.
Due to the conflict between the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China on December 20 on the nature of the "Four Cleanups", a few days later happened to be the 71st birthday of the Communist Party of China, and several secretaries persuaded him to set up a banquet on this day to ease the previous tense atmosphere.
However, ** insists that leaders should not do longevity, which has been stipulated before.
**The list of birthday banquets drawn up by himself, including the leading comrades of the Communist Party of China, the heads of various districts, the secretaries of the district party committees, model workers and scientist Qian Xuesen, this is a feast full of honor and respect.
Qian Xuesen, a legendary name, has made great contributions to the development of China's missile science and technology by his return. For the sake of the country's rocket and space industry, he persevered until the last moment of his life.
Under his leadership, in the era of backward science and technology, China still successfully launched the first atomic bomb in 1964, the first hydrogen bomb in 1967, and the first artificial satellite in 1970.
His dedication and dedication have made an important step forward in China's scientific and technological undertakings.
While other countries are busy recovering from the war, our country has chosen to invest a lot of resources in infrastructure development, scientific and technological research and development, and space industry. Behind all this, it is inseparable from the foresight and wisdom of the world, and it is inseparable from the hard work of scientists represented by Qian Xuesen.
Qian Xuesen once said that the reason why he respects these great scientists is precisely because they have made great contributions to the development of the country. And *** also once expressed deep respect for Qian Xuesen.
Even in a special period, ** took special care of Qian Xuesen, allowing him to avoid ** at that time. On the eve of the convening of the Fourth National People's Congress, when *** submitted the list of deputies to the Fourth National People's Congress to the sick ***, ** immediately pointed out that without Qian Xuesen, this list would not be complete.
When Wang Jinxi is mentioned, it is difficult to avoid thinking of his iron man spirit as an oil worker and his important contributions to China's petroleum industry, especially in the construction of the Daqing Oilfield.
Without oil, there would be no industrial development of the country. This is an indisputable fact. Wang Jinxi, the model workers of these oil workers, are an important guarantee for the continuous supply of oil to the country's development.
In 1959, the Chinese discovered the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang, which was a milestone in the country's industrial development. However, at that time, it was a cold winter in March, and it was difficult to transport materials, and even the tools for mining the oil field could not be timely.
Faced with this situation, Wang Jinxi did not sit still, and he encouraged people to use "manpower" to take down the drilling rig as well. So, people used ropes to pull from dawn to dark, and finally unloaded the rig.
Although it took several days and nights to get the drilling rig and transport it to the site, Wang Jinxi and his team were not afraid of difficulties and persevered, and finally succeeded in extracting oil and made a significant contribution to the country's industrial development.
When the drilling rig arrived, we found a problem: the water pipes were not properly installed. Without water, it is not possible to start drilling. Some people have made suggestions to use basins to bring water, but some have questioned which country will bring water when drilling wells?
Wang Jinxi said firmly: "That's what our country does. He led everyone to use manpower to carry dozens of tons of drilling water and successfully started the drilling rig. Five days later, a well in Daqing spewed black oil, and people cheered.
However, the process of oil extraction has not been smooth sailing. When the second well was drilled, there was a blowout, and the water, oil and gas from the bottom mixed together and gushed out. If this trend is not stopped quickly, the well will be destroyed.
At the most dangerous moment, Wang Jinxi jumped into the cement pool without hesitation, using his body as a "human meat mixer" to help suppress the momentum of the blowout.
Seeing this scene, others also went down the well, and after three hours of hard work, they finally succeeded in suppressing the blowout. In fact, in the process of mining, Wang Jinxi is always hard-working, pioneering, fearless, which is why people call him "Captain Iron King".
So, why did Wang Jinxi and his workers work so hard?Because of the era in which they lived, China was in dire need of oil, whether it was small from the operation of machines to the deployment of war.
Once, when Wang Jinxi went to Beijing, he saw a big bag on the roof of a bus on the street, and he asked the others, and they said, "That's because there is no gasoline, and gas is burned." ”
This sentence deeply touched Wang Jinxi and made him always remember his responsibilities as an oil worker.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, due to the shortage of domestic oil resources, oil became a key factor restricting the course of the war. Although the air route from India to Sichuan and other air bases is full of hardships and dangers, there is still a shortage of oil**.
Oil is the lifeblood of modern industry and an important resource of the country, and almost all conflicts and wars after World War II have been related to oil. Today, the scramble for oil resources has become a global focus, because without oil, there can be no development, not even security.
In the long history of the Chinese nation, it has never been the strength of one person, but the strength of the collective. If there is only *** and no other people with ideals and responsibilities work together for national rejuvenation, then there will be no China today.
Therefore, we have Qian Xuesen, a scientific master who "fights for Chinese", and Wang Jin......xi, an iron man who "as long as the country has oil, no matter how hard and tired it is, it is worth it".There are many more unsung heroes who have worked hard for the motherland, and even today, this spiritual core will continue to be inherited and become the backbone of our China.
The country's stroke is so precious, because with the country, there is a home. During the bumpy period of the founding of New China, it was advanced people like Qian Xuesen and Wang Jinxi who worked tirelessly, stuck to their posts, and fought hard for the rise of China.
The great *** birthday party he held with the manuscript fee is extraordinary. Time flies, and these people who are known as heroes have left us, but their deeds have been praised by people.
About the tenacity of those difficult years, about the great *** and those who selflessly dedicated, we can only offer the highest respect to express the surging emotions in our hearts.