When it comes to the word "banquet", the first reaction in everyone's mind is grand. Indeed, how could the banquet not be grand? So many important guests will attend the banquet, and the specifications of the banquet directly represent the owner's face, so they must not be lost in terms of grades. However, Chairman Mao has always sneered at this statement. He has always advocated frugality. Every time he sees extravagance and waste at banquets, he also sees everyone not moving at certain dishes. He feels so heartbroken.
Speaking of which, the high standards for holding banquets seem to have always been a common thing in people's minds, including state banquets. In early October 1949, New China held its first grand state banquet. Although the dishes selected by the chefs at that time were relatively simple, the production level was absolutely not low.
Although the first state banquet was a good start, the specifications of the state banquet after that were getting higher and higher, so high that Chairman Mao could no longer bear it. So in 1965, Chairman Mao revealed his unhappiness and also explained to the guards around him that he would hold a state banquet in the future, and , four dishes and one soup would be fine. What does the so-called four dishes and one soup mean in ? Let’s take a look at the greatness of Chairman Mao.
The first state banquet was carefully prepared, and
1949, a major event that made the world happen on the land of China , that is, the new China was officially established on October 1. This is a brand new regime, a regime that is completely ruled by the people, and the final result of the victory of the workers and peasants' armed forces. With the establishment of the New China, the people officially overthrew the three mountains that oppressed us and made a decision.
In order to commemorate the founding of New China, China's first state banquet naturally needs to be carefully prepared. Many national leaders will participate in this state banquet, and many foreign heads of state will also come to China in person to congratulate the Chinese government. Therefore, this state banquet must be prepared carefully. All the chefs who participated in the preparation of the state banquet have a long way to go.
In order to take care of the tastes of different people from all over the world and to demonstrate China's strong cultural heritage, the chefs unanimously believe that Huaiyang Cuisine is the most in line with the standards. However, Huaiyang cuisine had relatively high requirements for ingredients, and the New China at that time could not produce so many things, so , so everyone unanimously streamlined .
For example, Buddha Jumps over the wall . Traditional Buddha Jumps over the wall requires pig's trotters, local chickens, sea cucumbers , abalone and other precious ingredients, and also requires various very rare mushrooms, so that a pot of rich Buddha Jumps over the wall can be made. But obviously, at the first banquet in the founding of the country, the chefs could not prepare so many things, so they could only appropriately delete the ingredients and preserve the delicious taste of Buddha Jumping the Wall to the greatest extent.
This time the banquet opened everyone's eyes . Although the dishes on the table are indeed not too expensive, each dish is unique, and many foreign guests also have great appeal. In the midst of peace and joy, Chairman Mao paid attention to a detail.
There are bird's nests and shark fins on every table, but not everyone is willing to eat them, but they are very expensive and in the end they are wasted, which is really heartbreaking. At that time, the New China was still poor and deserted. What Chairman Mao and the party leaders were most unfamiliar with was extravagance. So after this banquet was held, the chairman had already complained. If a state banquet was held in the future, the phenomenon of extravagance must be strictly eliminated.
Four dishes and one soup, standard specifications
Although Chairman Mao has already given relevant instructions, there is a saying that there is a policy above and countermeasures below. His old man's words did not appear in everyone's lives as legal provisions, so naturally there will be people who do not abide by them. At the banquet held after that, everyone was restrained on the surface, but in fact, the phenomenon of extravagance and waste was not reduced.
Chairman Mao noticed that at the commemorative state banquet of the tenth anniversary of the founding of New China, the luxury of the dishes was even higher than that of the first year.Although it has been ten years, China's economic development level has not improved much, so most of the people's lives are still very poor. Now that he sees such a level at the state banquet, he naturally feels uncomfortable.
Although Chairman Mao repeatedly made this matter, related phenomena still exist, so in 1965, he finally made this request in writing.
Chairman Mao read a newspaper about state banquets at that time, and angrily slapped the newspaper on the table and got angry in the office. Then, he called his guard in and asked him to arrange someone to draft his next meaning into the document. In the future banquet, , four dishes and one soup will be the standard specification . No one can overcome this standard, otherwise it will be against social property and the happiness of the people.
Chairman Mao gave a death order, and the words were placed there, so no one dared not to obey. It has to be said that a tougher policy is effective. Since this incident, the wave of state banquet reform has set off in China . Not just state banquets, but at ordinary banquets, people have begun to move closer to the standard of four dishes and one soup.
Chairman Mao was very pleased to see that the atmosphere across the country was slowly corrected. The wealth of New China is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and accumulate little by little.
The four hot dishes are not shabby
Seeing four dishes and one soup, some friends may question, isn’t too shabby when putting on such a thing at the state banquet? In fact, it is not only friends today that question it, but people back then also question it.
But you actually thought too much. The so-called four dishes and one soup actually refers to four hot dishes and one soup dish . In addition, the cold dishes for appetizing and cold dishes after meals are essential, and there is even refreshment preparation for , so the banquet is not shabby. There are still some surfaces that should be arranged, but extravagance and waste have been greatly alleviated, so this is a very good solution.
To this day, the banquet reform is still in progress. Four dishes and one soup is the past. Now there are still two dishes and one soup and three dishes and one soup, which reflect the virtues of the Chinese people's thrift.
Conclusion
The older generation of Chinese revolutionaries really lived hard life. When they were fighting, they did not wear warm clothes and did not have enough food to fill their stomachs, but they still had to rush forward with guns.
They beat the world up and the people have the ability to live a stable life, but we should still remember the bitterness and sweetness. The sufferings of the past have not completely disappeared, but have turned into the experiences and lessons in our minds.
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