The Lushan Conference ended in 1959, and the venue moved to Beijing to continue to hold the enlarged meeting of the Military Commission. After attending a meeting in Beijing, Han Xianchu returned to his hometown of Hong'an worriedly.
He wanted to see with his own eyes what his hometown was like now and confirm whether what Mr. Peng said was true.
Han Xianchu was a general, his status in the army was high, and his hometown Hong'an also organized a grand welcome ceremony for him. However, this ceremony was not notified to Han Xianchu in advance, and he did not learn about it until he entered the county seat, which made him feel very uncomfortable in his heart.
He thinks that these are superficial efforts and consume a lot of manpower and material resources, and he has always been very disgusted. Although he hadn't been home for a long time, he didn't want to hurt the enthusiasm of the people, so he didn't say much.
The secretary of the county party committee first reported to Han Xianchu, and they gathered many people in the large conference room. I saw him gushing about the increase in grain production. Everyone thought that Han Xianchu should be very happy to hear the good news of the increase in grain production in his hometown.
When Han Xianchu heard this, he frowned and said nothing, maintaining a serious expression on his face. However, the secretary mistakenly thought that Han Xianchu agreed with his point of view, and he kept talking without stopping.
When the secretary said that on the basis of this year's yield of 20,000 catties per mu, the output will be increased to 30,000 catties next year, Han Xianchu couldn't listen anymore. He slammed the manuscript in his hand, widened his eyes, and immediately interrupted the report of the secretary of the county party committee, angrily denouncing it as nonsense.
This made the face of the county party secretary instantly turn red, and he bowed his head and said nothing. Han Xianchu was still angry, and said to the people present: "We are all rural people, and it is good to know that an acre of land can be beaten for a few hundred catties, but if it is thousands of catties, it will be God's eyes." ”
Han Xianchu denounced the exaggerated style: Coaxing people to death is not breaking the law, but it is our people who are harmed! At a meeting, Han Xianchu denounced the exaggerated behavior of the county party secretary, emphasizing that it would not work like this.
He questioned the secretary of the county party committee: "Who did you hurt in the end by engaging in such exaggeration?" The secretary of the county party committee didn't speak, and Han Xianchu asked and answered: "It's our people who are harming themselves!" ”
Han Xianchu further pointed out that it is said that the yield per mu is tens of thousands of catties, but the common people are still hungry, which is pinching the nose and coaxing the eyes, coaxing the dead people is not illegal. He proposed that the secretary of the county party committee go to the grain depot with him to check how much grain there was in the county, stressing that according to the yield of 10,000 catties per mu, there should be as much grain as there is, and the results of the calculation were clear at a glance.
The whole venue was silent, and everyone was very embarrassed, because they all knew that the secretary of the county party committee was lying. However, everyone didn't expect Han Xianchu to lose such a big temper after hearing this, and they didn't know what to say.
Han Xianchu's words and deeds once again emphasized the importance of seeking truth from facts, and warned us not to blindly pursue exaggeration, but to pursue truth and effectiveness.
When there was a depressing atmosphere in the venue, Han Xianchu adjusted his tone in time and said to everyone: "This kind of atmosphere is really worrying, but it's not all to blame in the county, the whole society is pursuing exaggeration, and the county will be sad if it doesn't do this, and they also have their own hardships." ”
Then, he stressed that the grassroots must seek truth from facts, not exaggerate too much, and continue to live. He reminded everyone that reporting such a high grain output will lead to a very heavy burden on everyone to pay public grain, and if the common people don't even have a grain of rice left, and they can't afford to pay public grain, isn't that going to starve everyone to death?
Han Xianchu's words were full of sincerity, revealing his deep concern about the current situation and his concern for the lives of ordinary people.
Han Xianchu was in a heavy mood when he returned to Hong'an, because during the Lushan Conference, Mr. Peng was wrongly criticized for reflecting the exaggerated issue, but he supported Mr. Peng to objectively reflect the real situation of society.
Even though the wind of the meeting changed and many people avoided Mr. Peng, Han Xianchu still knocked on Mr. Peng's door alone to communicate with him and support Mr. Peng. Fortunately, ** understood Han Xianchu's character and style, and did not pursue him or affect him.
Han Xianchu's experience at the grassroots level fully demonstrated his excellent quality and demeanor of daring to speak out and seek truth from facts.