At noon on August 13, 1958, Chairman Mao was having dinner at Zhengyangchun Roast Duck Restaurant in Tianjin. In the past few days, he has inspected many places in Tianjin. He just finished his trip to Nankai University and Tianjin University in the morning.
It is midsummer at this time, and the weather is very hot. Chairman Mao, who was dining on the second floor, got up and walked around. When he passed the window, he casually glanced out the window.
Chairman Mao
What no one expected was that was just this unintentional glance, which brought about a moderate storm . After a while, local people who came from nearby surrounded the Zhengyangchun Restaurant. The scene was very shocking.
Such a huge crowd not only made the traffic police on the road helpless, but also made Chairman Mao's bodyguards nervous. They quickly closed the windows and prepared themselves to prevent any unexpected situation.
But until Chairman Mao and his party finished the meal, the crowd downstairs still did not disperse, and they all wanted to see Chairman Mao with their own eyes.
The enthusiasm of the masses is understandable, but the problem is that Chairman Mao will not even be able to get out of the hotel. What should we do...
So, what happened after Chairman Mao glanced out the window? Facing the huge crowd, how did he escape in the end?
came to Tianjin to inspect agricultural production
On the evening of August 9, 1958, after concluding his inspection of Jinan, Chairman Mao took a special train and headed for Tianjin. At 3 a.m. on the 10th, the train arrived in Tianjin.
After listening to the work reports of local leaders in Hebei and Tianjin on the special train, at around 4 pm on the 10th, accompanied by Hebei Province Governor Liu Zihou, Tianjin Mayor Li Gengtao and others, Chairman Mao went to Tianjin Sihezhuang The township established a new village and inspected it.
On this day, Chairman Mao was wearing a straw hat and walking on the farmland of Xinli Village. Suddenly, he found a red flag on the field ridge with the word "upstream" written on it.
Chairman Mao inspected
Chairman Mao stopped and asked Zhang Fuan, the mayor of the eastern suburbs next to him: "What does this 'upstream' mean?"
The district chief explained: "In the management of rice fields, the commune conducts inspections every ten days Each team conducts an evaluation. After the evaluation, the first-class seedlings are placed with the 'upstream' flag, the second-class seedlings are placed with the 'midstream' flag, and the third-class seedlings are placed with the 'downstream' flag, to encourage the second- and third-class seedlings to catch up with the first class."
" How can we catch up if we are 'downstream'? Can we catch up?" Chairman Mao asked again.
Zhang Fu'an replied: "We can catch up. As long as the 'downstream' seedlings are fertilized more and post-management is strengthened, they can catch up with the 'upstream' seedlings." After speaking, he pointed to one of the rice fields with an "upstream" flag and said: " This rice field was originally the 'middle reaches'. Later, the members worked harder and fought for the 'upper reaches' in only half a month."
Chairman Mao walked while watching. Under the hot sun, he did not He was sweating profusely after a while, but the chairman continued to inspect as if nothing had happened.
Suddenly, he found some water plants floating in the ditch next to the field. He pointed at it and asked, "What kind of grass is this? What is it used for?"
At this time, more than a dozen people were working in the fields not far away. When many members of the commune saw Chairman Mao appearing in front of them, they stopped what they were doing and rushed over. Li Shundi, who was walking at the front, happened to hear Chairman Mao's words, so he stepped forward and replied: "This is kelp grass, which can be fed to pigs and ducks." After saying that, he jumped into the ditch and fished it out. A handful of straw was given to Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao looked at the watery water plants carefully and repeated: "Ah! It turns out that you can feed pigs and ducks..." Then he pointed to the ditch and asked: "Can fish be raised in this ditch? "
District Chief Zhang quickly replied: "It can be raised, and we will prepare to raise fish in the future."
At this time, more and more people were crowding around. Chairman Mao took off his straw hat and waved to greet everyone. People were in high spirits, and their joy was beyond words.
When we came to the reed field, Chairman Mao said to everyone: "This is a good thing. It can be harvested once a year without weeding or fertilizing.""
Zhang Fu'an told Chairman Mao: "We are going to hybridize rice and reeds. In the future, they can grow into rice ears and reed stalks. They are not afraid of drought or waterlogging. They don't need to be weeded or fertilized. They can be harvested once a year. "
Chairman Mao affirmed this spirit of daring to think and dare to do, and then asked: "Have you conducted experiments now? "
Chairman Mao
Zhang Fu'an answered truthfully: "No. "
" Do these two things belong to the same category? Chairman Mao asked. Then he said: "You can give it a try." "
District Chief Zhang responded: "I must give it a try. "
After visiting the experimental field, Chairman Mao saw three young people coming towards him and greeted them. Through conversation, Chairman Mao learned that these three people were staff members from Chinese Academy of Sciences and were here to inspect the rice fields. Experiment.
Chairman Mao saw one of the young men holding an insect-catching net in his hand and joked: "I look like a fisherman. "
Then, Chairman Mao came to another experimental field. He asked Zhang Fuan: "How many kilograms per mu does this rice field produce? "
After the other party answered, Chairman Mao praised: "The rice is growing very well. "Zhang Fu'an said that because this rice field is relatively narrow, wooden boards can be put up on the ridges on both sides to carry out rice transplanting and field management. In this way, the members do not have to go into the water when working.
Chairman Mao was very happy after hearing this. Interested. He pointed to the large rice fields in the distance and said, "Can it be done like this everywhere? When people work, they will no longer have to go into the water. "
In this way, Chairman Mao completed his inspection of the agricultural production here. Before leaving, he did not forget to say to Zhang Fuan again: "You have to try the hybridization of rice and reed! "
That evening, Chairman Mao followed the arrangement and took a bus to the Tianjin Cadre Club to attend the party. But in the middle of the party, he quietly went downstairs, took the bus back to his special train, and continued to work.
Visiting Technology The results encourage the development of industry
On the afternoon of November 11, Chairman Mao came to the Tianjin Import and Export Commodity Exhibition Hall for a visit. While carefully viewing the exhibits, he asked about the quality, performance and origin of the exhibits.
Chairman Mao was very concerned about the import and export trade work. He instructed to do a good job in import and export trade and export more goods to earn foreign exchange. Not only that, Chairman Mao also hoped that Tianjin, as the northern import and export base, can make greater contributions to the construction of socialism.
Chairman encouraged everyone: , must continue to work hard and strive to make various products catch up with the world's advanced level . That afternoon, he stayed in the exhibition hall for three or four hours.
Chairman Mao
12 In the evening, Chairman Mao came again Went to the Tianjin Industrial Technology Revolution Exhibition Hall for a tour.
The group first came to the "Dongfeng Pavilion". In front of the hot-rolled gears manufactured by the Tianjin Tractor Factory, the factory director told Chairman Mao that this was a new technology that uses Afterwards, it can be directly rolled into gears by machine, and the efficiency is many times higher than that of machine tool processing.
In front of the exhibition stand of domestic silicone , Sun Shougang, the inventor of the research and a 21-year-old worker at the time, was excited after seeing Chairman Mao The ground held his hand. Chairman Mao bent down and looked carefully at the silica gel samples from various countries on the booth. When he learned that the silica gel invented by Xiao Sun had an acid absorption capacity that exceeded similar products in the UK and Japan, He couldn't help but praise: "Good. "
In addition, other exhibits in the "Dongfeng Pavilion" such as shuttleless looms, electric spark machine tools , etc. also attracted Chairman Mao's attention. When he saw a chart that read: "The quality of steam cylinders exceeds that of the United States." At this time, Chairman Mao smiled: "The steam cylinder is also on the way? "
The commentator on the side introduced to Chairman Mao that this domestically produced steam cylinder can pump 250 pounds, while the American one can only pump 150 pounds.
Tianjin Mayor Li Gengtao, who accompanied the tour, lost no time in saying: "Our gas pump is better than They played well. "
This pun made Chairman Mao laugh very happily.
After arriving at the Heavy Industry Museum, the chief engineer of Tianjin Steel Plant introduced to Chairman Mao the situation of silicon steel in the converter.Prior to this, only electric furnaces could make silicon steel; and this converter method was the result of front-line workers' daring to think and work.
After Chairman Mao saw the rolled silicon steel sheet , he was very happy: "You can all make it."
Then, Chairman Mao visited the Mechanical and Electrical Industry Museum. Chairman Mao was not only very interested in the exhibits, he even read the explanations on the display boards carefully. Not only that, but some typos were pointed out.
Chairman Mao
While visiting, Chairman Mao asked about the production situation of Tianjin's mechanical and electrical industry. Along the way, he was very satisfied with the results of the technical transformation and innovation of the vast number of employees, and couldn't help but sigh: " It seems that there are more than a hundred subjects in the world. A person can be proficient in two, three, four, and five subjects." It would be more difficult to master ten of them."
Later, in the Textile and Woolen Silk Industry Hall, Chairman Mao was walking along the exhibition stand when a young man suddenly ran towards him and extended his hand to the old man enthusiastically.
Someone next to him introduced: "This is Liang Shukai, a young technician who is studying dyeing silk without dyes."
Chairman Mao then asked the other party: "Where is your invention?"
Liang Shukai led Chairman Mao to the pink, yellow, and Next to the brown silk, he told the chairman: "These are all dyed without dyes."
Chairman Mao looked at it and said, "Why are there not too many colors?"
Liang Shukai hurriedly explained: "This is a part of it. There are more beautiful colors, but I didn’t bring them here. We are also preparing to dye more colors and go to Beijing to give you a gift."
"Thank you." Chairman Mao carefully looked at the raw materials used for dyeing and told Liang Shukai: "I have seen your name in the newspaper."
Liang Shukai heard this and said humbly: "This method was successfully tested with the strong support of the party and superior leaders."
After the visit, Mao Zedong The chairman asked local leaders in the lounge what new problems and situations had arisen in Tianjin's industrial construction during this period.
Chairman Mao
Mayor Li Gengtao said that the main problem now is the insufficient supply of raw materials, and there are also some difficulties in cooperation with other regions.
Chairman Mao listened and advised: "You should find a way to establish an independent industrial system on your own. Several provinces in North China can establish connections and build a large system."
Then, he asked the local leaders: "Can you How many years will it take to establish a complete system? How about three years?"
Hebei Province Governor Liu Zihou replied: "Now we are starting to move in the direction of independence, and it will be established in three to five years."
At 11 o'clock in the evening, at After finishing his visit to the exhibition, Chairman Mao returned to his special train and continued working.
Eating in a hotel and being surrounded by enthusiastic crowds
On the morning of the next day, the 13th, Chairman Mao asked his staff to inform the Hebei Provincial Party Committee: The Chairman is very happy today and has changed his original plan to go to Beidaihe and will continue to be in Tianjin today. One day of visiting; first visit Nankai University and Tianjin University, and then go to Zhengyangchun Roast Duck Restaurant for lunch.
At 10 a.m., Chairman Mao began to inspect Nankai University. As soon as he got out of the car, he was recognized by the college students. Surrounded by students, Chairman Mao and others came to the south of the campus and visited the " trichlorfon factory" run by the Department of Chemical Engineering and other places.
Everywhere Chairman Mao went, he would talk to teachers and students. After seeing the Chairman, many students kept shouting: "Long live Chairman Mao!"
Soon, this loud slogan attracted more people. People poured into this small courtyard one after another, vying to see Chairman Mao's grace. The chairman smiled and waved to everyone.
Chairman Mao at Nankai University
After leaving Nankai, Chairman Mao and his party went to Tianjin University. Here, principal Zhang Guofan told the chairman that 98% of the students in school have participated in work-study programs; by the next semester, the school is planning to offer several classes of work-study classes.
Chairman Mao was very satisfied after hearing this. He later said: "Some gentlemen also need to make progress. Professors and teachers over 50 years old can stop taking action, while young and middle-aged people must take action.People who engage in scientific research should also use their hands and change their minds. Otherwise, it would be a bad idea not to take action for the rest of my life. "
After visiting these two universities, it was already past noon. Several cars carried Chairman Mao through the center of Tianjin and quietly drove towards the Zhengyangchun Hotel.
This restaurant was founded in 1935. It features Peking roast duck and Tianjin-style pork and duck fat buns. Because the store faces east, you can see the sun shining in every morning when you open the door, so it was named "Zhengyang Chun Duck House".
Because of the car The curtains were drawn, and not many people noticed along the way that their beloved Chairman Mao was among them.
After the group entered Zhengyangchun, Chairman Mao first asked where the kitchen was. After entering the kitchen, he and the chef They started chatting and asked how much they earn every month? Do they have any rest time? How is their life? After hearing everyone’s answers, the chairman felt very satisfied.
Chairman Mao and others were dining on the second floor. Soon after, the meal It was served.
Because the weather was very hot at the time, Chairman Mao stood up and walked back and forth. When passing by the window, he accidentally glanced out the window...
Unexpectedly, on the upper floor opposite the hotel, , there was a woman drying clothes on the window sill. What a coincidence, at that moment, she keenly recognized the person opposite, it was Chairman Mao!
The woman shouted out reflexively: "It's Chairman Mao! long live Chairman Mao! "
After hearing the cry, people on the street realized what was happening. They only hesitated for a moment, and then they rushed to Zhengyangchun Gate. Soon, the whole street was blocked.
Zhengyangchun Roast Duck Restaurant
After seeing this scene, Chairman Mao's guards became nervous. They stepped forward to close the windows, and secretly thought that maybe the crowd would slowly disperse after a while.
That's it, Chairman Mao continued to eat and talk with others in the restaurant; but the cheers from the crowd downstairs came again and again: "Long live Chairman Mao!" "Long live the Communist Party!" "...
Hearing these real shouts, Chairman Mao couldn't sit still. He stood up, opened the window, and stretched out his head to greet the people below.
When the crowd saw this scene, their enthusiasm was completely ignited. , the scene became a sea of joy.
Chairman Mao returned to the table and continued to eat. But before he took a few bites, cheers and slogans rang out again downstairs. So Chairman Mao put down his chopsticks again, walked to the window and leaned out The head waved to everyone. While waving, he shouted: "Long live the people!" "
That's it. During the meal, Chairman Mao stood up a total of six times and came to the window to greet the crowd.
Finally finished the meal, but the crowd had not dispersed yet. Although the weather was hot, Everyone is already sweating profusely, but what is hotter than the weather is the enthusiasm in their hearts to see Chairman Mao!
It stands to reason that after the meal is over, Chairman Mao should leave here. But in this situation, the streets are full of people, I can't leave even if I want to!
Mayor Li walked to the window and asked people to go back, but no one listened; then, he conveyed Chairman Mao's words: "Chairman Mao asked me to tell everyone that the weather is so hot and I am afraid that everyone will be exposed to the sun." I'm sick, let's all go back!
To his surprise, everyone shouted: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" "
At this time, Mayor Li was at his wits' end. Seeing this situation, security area finally took action.
After a while, a platoon of soldiers opened the way and pushed a Warsaw brand car away from the crowd. came in and parked at the gate of Zhengyangchun.
The guards immediately shouted in front of and behind, guarding Chairman Mao all the way, and stuffed him into the car.
Chairman Mao
Then, the guards lined up in front to clear the way, and there were people behind. Pushing the cart, he finally pushed the cart out of the crowd step by step. In this way, Chairman Mao successfully left here.
After finishing his inspection of Tianjin, Chairman Mao returned to Zhongnanhai, Beijing, on the evening of the 13th.Looking at the guard chief Li Yinqiao who was packing his things, Chairman Mao said thoughtfully: "It seems that there is still hope for our country."
