In response, Deng Xiaoping said firmly: "Our party now and in the future, we need a group of leading cadres who are strong in party spirit, economics, open-minded, innovative and hardworking. There are not many such comrades now, and Zhu Rongji is such a comrade.

On October 19, 1992, the First Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee was held. Zhu Rongji skipped several levels in a row and was promoted from alternate member of the Central Committee to member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo. At that time, many media called him a "dark horse" in politics. Some people also believe that Zhu Rongji was promoted too quickly and proposed to "examine more and listen more to opinions."

In response to this, Deng Xiaoping said firmly: "Our party now and in the future, we need a group of leading cadres who are strong in party spirit, economics, open-minded, innovative and hardworking. There are not many such comrades now, and Zhu Rongji is such a comrade. He has made many achievements from the local government to the central government, and the party and the people have seen it. Some comrades should put aside their prejudice, and a large number of new good cadres who can devote themselves to the cause of the party are right in front of them."

Deng Xiaoping was also called Zhu Rongji's "Bo Le". In fact, his investigation of Zhu Rongji began in 1988. In the summer of 1986, in order to further promote the rejuvenation of cadres, many old comrades took the initiative to retreat. Soon after, Deng Xiaoping also proposed that he would "retreat" on " 13th ". Later, under the persuasion of Nie Rongzhen and others, Deng Xiaoping retained the position of Chairman of the Military Commission and was in a "semi-retired" state. After more time, Deng Xiaoping would take his family back to Shanghai to celebrate the Spring Festival every year.

During the Spring Festival in 1998, Zhu Rongji had just served as mayor of Shanghai. When he received Deng Xiaoping, after reporting on his work, he also talked about his views and plans for Shanghai's education, people's livelihood and urban construction. Zhu Rongji's report was very realistic and without any exaggeration. He was not only down-to-earth, but also full of vision. Deng Xiaoping was very satisfied. After that, Zhu Rongji received Deng Xiaoping three times and started Pudong development with Deng Xiaoping's strong support, and Shanghai's economy thus entered the fast lane of development.

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s all of these changes in Shanghai were seen by Deng Xiaoping, and he admired Zhu Rongji's talents very much. When inspecting Capital Steel Company , Deng Xiaoping said, "I don't understand the economy, but I can understand it. When we choose cadres, we have to choose those who understand the economy. Zhu Rongji understands the economy." In order to provide Zhu Rongji with a broader stage, Deng Xiaoping disagreed with the public and transferred him to the Central Committee and served as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee. He soon became Vice Premier of the State Council and Premier six years later. Facts have proved that Deng Xiaoping has a very accurate view of people, and Zhu Rongji is indeed a good cadre and a good prime minister.

When he took office, more than half of the more than 10,000 state-owned enterprises across the country were in losses. After investigation, Zhu Rongji summarized three main reasons for the operational difficulties of state-owned enterprises: one is repeated construction and waste of funds; the second is blind construction for "political achievements"; the third is personnel expansion, people are floating, and they are arguing with each other. Then Zhu Rongji began to make great efforts to rectify state-owned enterprises, and also carried out drastic reforms to the administrative agencies. Some departments were merged and some departments were laid off.

The rectification of state-owned enterprises and the reform of administrative institutions touched the interests of some people, and they all jumped out to oppose it and used various methods to exert resistance. In response, Zhu Rongji expressed his opinion: "I came to do this with the determination to break my bones. No matter whether it is a mine formation or a deep abyss, I will move forward without hesitation, devote myself to my work, and die until I die." After that, Zhu Rongji completed the rectification of state-owned enterprises and the reform of administrative institutions with great courage, and a total of 1.15 million administrative staff were streamlined across the country.

increased the country's revenue by rectifying state-owned enterprises, which laid a solid foundation for the subsequent response to the Asian financial crisis. The reform of administrative institutions has eliminated redundant departments and personnel, reduced the burden on the country and the people, and improved service efficiency. In addition to his talent and courage in the economy, Zhu Rongji also used iron fist methods to fight corruption. As early as when he was in charge of Shanghai, he once said: "I am an orphan. I have no parents since I was a child. I am not afraid of offending others."

After the Chen Xitong corruption case was found, Zhu Rongji said in great fury: "Anti-corruption case requires first fighting tigers and then fighting wolves. Tigers must not tolerate rapists. I have prepared 100 coffins here, leaving 99 for corrupt officials, and leaving them for myself! It is nothing more than a death to the same death, but it can bring the long-term and stable development of the country and the confidence of the people in our cause." After the smuggling case in Yuanhua, Zhu Rongji personally supervised it and said: No matter who is involved, we must investigate it to the end and never tolerate it. In the end, more than 600 people involved were investigated, nearly 300 were held criminally responsible, and many corrupt officials who were guilty of being extremely guilty were sentenced to death.

Zhu Rongji has stricter requirements for himself. Every time he goes out for an inspection, he eats a buffet with his entourage and serves the meal by himself. We have always strictly demanded our relatives, and repeatedly reminded them to "be innocent, clean, and honest." Zhu Rongji became an orphan when he was 9 years old and grew up under the care of his uncle. After he became Prime Minister, his cousin Zhu Jingzhi asked him to write a picture of himself, but Rongji did not agree.

In March 2000, a Danish reporter asked Zhu Rongji what aspect he wanted the Chinese people to remember most after leaving office. He replied: "I just hope that after I step down, the people of the whole country can say that he is a clean official, not a corrupt official, and I will be very satisfied. If they are more generous and say that Zhu Rongji still did some practical things, I will be grateful." After retirement, Zhu Rongji generally called himself a "school man." But the people have a scale in their hearts, and their achievements will surely be remembered by history.