In September 1934, during the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, Wang Jiaxiang, director of the General Political Department of the Red Army, was unable to work normally due to injury, which put the work of the General Political Department in a difficult situation.
The Red Army was in dire need of a leader capable of presiding over the day-to-day work of the General Political Department, and in this case, ** was appointed deputy head of the General Political Department and was responsible for the day-to-day work of the General Political Department, which successfully solved this urgent need.
After participating in the Long March with the Red Army, he served as the director of the Political Department of the Red Army after the Red First Army and the Red Fourth Front Army. During that period, he resolutely opposed Zhang Guotao's ** Red Army, adhered to the unity and stability of the Red Army, and finally succeeded in following the Red Army to northern Shaanxi and achieved the victory of the Long March.
With the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he led the financial and economic work of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region. At that time, the financial situation of the border region was very difficult, but he actively organized a large-scale production movement, which effectively alleviated the financial predicament of the border region.
During the Liberation War, he was active in Northeast China and fully presided over the economic work of the Northeast Liberated Area. In terms of logistical support, he provided a lot of support to the army and effectively promoted the liberation of Northeast China.
**After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he actively participated in economic construction, served as deputy director of the Financial and Economic Commission and minister of heavy industry, and participated in the preparation of the "First Five-Year Plan".
He not only did a lot of preparatory work at home, but also went to the Soviet Union to seek assistance, making important contributions to the smooth implementation of the "First Five-Year Plan." The follow-up "Second Five-Year Plan" and "Third Five-Year Plan" also actively participated and played an important role.
In 1954, he was appointed vice premier and continued to devote himself to the economic construction of New China. However, the "Great Leap Forward" movement in 1958 seriously damaged the fragile economic structure at that time due to the one-sided pursuit of high industrial and agricultural output value, and had a far-reaching impact.
In the process of correcting the mistakes brought about by the "Great Leap Forward", a series of measures were taken. Among them, the eight-character policy of "adjustment, consolidation, enrichment, and improvement" put forward in 1961 played a key role, restoring the national economy and improving the people's living standards.
And in 1966, at the beginning of the ten-year special period, ** as an assistant to ***, he actively responded to the impact of the rebels. He spared no effort to eliminate interference, and presided over the drafting and promulgation of a series of important documents, such as the "Circular on Grasping the Revolution and Promoting Production" and the "Report on Several Policy Issues in the Financial and Handicraft Industry", which played an important role in stabilizing the order of production and life.
**At the age of 66, he became a state-level cadre, and was elected as a member of the Standing Committee at the 11th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee, ready to continue to contribute to the party and the country. However, as Kang Sheng, ** and others became active, especially when they clashed with veteran cadres such as *** over whether to carry out "loud shouts, big releases, big debates, and big character posters" in the army, this conflict evolved into the "February Protest" in February 1967.
** Actively participate in the "February Protest" and resolutely oppose the disorganization of the troops with the old commanders. However, ** and Kang Sheng and others framed this righteous action as a "February countercurrent", causing *** and others to suffer serious physical and mental **, and at the same time were suspended from work.
** Resolutely resist the wrong behavior of the villain, without fear, showing the fearless spirit of party members.
** Evacuated to Conghua, Guangdong Province in 1969 and died of illness in Beijing in 1975.