The peasant prime minister does not take money, and the funeral is held according to the vice-national level
**, an ordinary farmer in Dazhai Village, Xiyang County, Shanxi Province, through the spirit of self-reliance and hard work, transformed a remote and poor small mountain village into a world-famous "agricultural Dazhai" model, and set up a banner of the "self-reliance, hard work" movement.
**, a hard-working person in Dazhai Village, lost his father at the age of six or seven and could only be adopted by others. However, his diligence and honesty have earned everyone's approval. In Dazhai Village, the land is barren, the slope is large, the soil erosion is serious, and the crop yield is low, so it can only rely on manpower to improve efficiency.
The villagers spontaneously organized mutual aid organizations and joined the "heroes group", but he found that the old and weak villagers were often ostracized. So, he quit the "heroes group" and organized the "old and young group" to organize the old and young villagers together, he said, "The old ones have experience, and the young ones can grow up, as long as they listen to the party, this road will not go the wrong way." ”
** He is the only strong laborer in the "old and young group", and everyone obeys his command. In this organization, they help each other, contribute ideas, and produce good results.
Under the leadership of ***, the autumn harvest of the first year of the "old and young group" was higher than that of the "hero group".
** With his personality charm, he has won everyone's respect, and his achievements are also very remarkable. In 1952, the old and young group led by him created a miracle of 169 catties per mu, and was elected as the secretary of the party branch of Dazhai Village.
Under his leadership, the work of Dazhai Village is full of enthusiasm, although he does not have profound cultural knowledge, but he has excellent work ability, and always follows the leadership of the party organization.
When the state launched the rural cooperation policy, he actively campaigned, patiently explained the policy content to the villagers, and tried to persuade everyone to actively pay for grain. In the end, his efforts were successful, not only expanding the grain production in Dazhai Village, but also setting a record for paying grain.
This "Dazhai model" has been widely recognized. In January 1975, he attended the first session of the Fourth National People's Congress, and the prime minister received him in the hospital.
**Tell *** to prepare for him to be the vice premier of ***, in charge of agriculture, and promote the spirit of Dazhai to the whole country. However, ** modestly said that he was not highly educated and could not be qualified for this position.
** Seriously criticized him and told him that as a party member, he must accept the party's arrangements and work hard to fulfill his mission.
**, a peasant with a low level of education, the tide of the times propelled him to become the prime minister of the republic. After becoming a deputy prime minister, he decided not to take a penny from the state and to improve his cultural and theoretical level with practical actions.
Five years later, he took the initiative to resign from the post of vice premier, returned to the land, and became a farmer again. On March 26, 1986, ** died of illness in Beijing.
His last words were not to make a big deal about his funeral, not to be buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing, and to return to Dazhai for burial. For the funeral specifications, it was decided to handle it according to the vice-national level, which is an affirmation of the funeral and a respect for that objectively existing historical period.
**'s life started from the land, and he was once prosperous, but it was always difficult to stabilize his heart in the temple, and finally returned to the land. Perhaps, the word "peasant" is the footnote of ***'s life.