In March 1955, in order to solve the problems of unclear responsibilities and powers, bloated institutions, low efficiency, and poor service awareness of central state organs and institutions under the State Council, the central government issued a notice on streamlining the personnel of the agency. Soon, more than 100 related units took action. At this time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also began to demonstrate a plan to streamline personnel.
Zhang Wentian
That morning, Zhang Wentian, then the first deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, found Zhang Yindi, his daughter who was working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At that time, typing was still a very tight industry, and Zhang Yindi worked as a typist for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Zhang Yindi doesn’t know what her father has to do. Does she have a job on hand? Therefore, she entered her father's office and asked Zhang Wentian directly what was going on. Zhang Wentian signaled her to sit down, but she didn't sit down, and said directly: "Dad, I still have a lot of work? What's the matter? Let's talk about it when I go home, why do you look for me at this time?"
Zhang Wentian wanted to speak but stopped. Only then did Zhang Yindi realize that there should be something difficult for her father to find her. She sat down and asked Zhang Wentian: "Dad, what's wrong? Just tell me if you have anything."
left is Zhang Yindi
Zhang Wentian then raised his head, took out the central government's notice on streamlining the personnel of the organization, handed it to her, and said to her: "The central government just issued a notice to streamlining the institutions under the State Council. Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a huge organization and is not efficient. This time we also need to streamlining the personnel."
"Then follow the procedures, what are you doing to me? I am an ordinary typist." Zhang Yindi seemed to have a premonition that something was about to happen, and she sat there looking at her father with a hint of panic in her words.
Zhang Wentian was silent for a long time, raised his head, and said to her, "Child, I want you to go back to your hometown. First, we have a heavy task to streamline. I am the first deputy minister, so I have to take the lead. Second, you have a skill to go back to Shanghai, you have a skill, and it is not that difficult to find a job."
Zhang Yindi heard it, tears immediately flowed out. She choked for a long time before saying to Zhang Wentian: "Dad, I want to ask, What is the standard for streamlining personnel in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? You can't lay off people for no reason. Is it no longer a typing room? If so, then I have no objection. But if the typing room has streamlined me, what is the reason? "
Zhang Wentian and his wife
Zhang Wentian was silent again. He didn't look up, but just kept his head down there, and could see the difficulties on his face. After a while, he said again, "After all, I am the leader here, afraid that others will doubt me, gossip, saying that I will take care of my children, so that my work will be difficult to do."
Zhang Yindi wiped her tears when she heard this, and she was a little excited. She said to Zhang Wentian: "Dad, you also know that I was alone in the Harbin Hulan Workers' and Peasants Cadre School. Have you ever taken care of me? I only had two clothes in school. After a few years, I only had a cotton jacket all over the winter. I even ate worse than my classmates. What have you given me? I learned with my own skills and I have been rewarded to improve my life every time."
Zhang Wentian felt a little ashamed when he heard this, and said to Zhang Yindi: "Dad did not care enough about you during your growing up. , You studied in Hulan, and you have never seen you once, which made you suffer."
left for Zhang Yindi
Zhang Yindi finished listening, and she couldn't stop her tears. She seemed to be in a sudden burst of grievances and said to Zhang Wentian: "Dad, I also got into public office with my own ability. What have you helped me? Even when I was taking the public office, if I hadn't written to you, you wouldn't know about this. When I came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you hadn't come yet? I was one of the first typists in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I came three years earlier than you. You came back from the Soviet Union last year. Did you take care of me? I'm not an ordinary typist."
Zhang Yindi became more and more angry, and finally left with tears. Zhang Wentian fell into silence.
However, Zhang Yindi is a very filial and obedient child. From childhood to adulthood, Zhang Wentian has very strict requirements on her and has received good tutoring. She knows how to obey the overall situation and be considerate of her father.Therefore, she felt wronged and finally followed her father's opinion. She immediately completed the resignation procedures at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and returned to her hometown in Shanghai.
Zhang Wentian
Of course, at that time, Zhang Yindi had a skill, and finally found a job in the Shanghai Bicycle Factory and worked as a typist until she retired from the Bicycle Factory and worked as an ordinary worker all her life.
Let’s talk about the streamlining work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is precisely because Zhang Wentian is the first deputy minister and his daughter takes the lead in resigning. The streamlining work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is very smooth and has become the first State Council institution to complete the streamlining task.
