"After the political voice people left, public opinion was chatting", this simple couplet expresses a particularly simple truth, that is, the reputation of a cadre does not depend on how many honors he received during his tenure, but on the people's evaluation of him after he left office.
Nowadays, this sentence has become the motto of many cadres of our party, and they always use this sentence to encourage themselves. Comrade Zhu Rongji, the former Prime Minister of our country, has personally practiced this sentence.
Zhu Rongji
When he was elected Premier of the State Council at the age of 70, someone asked him what he most wanted to let the people of the whole country remember him after leaving office?
Zhu Rongji answered this at that time : "If the people can say that Zhu Rongji is a clean official and not a corrupt official, I will be satisfied."
After retirement, he was not obsessed with power, but since then he faded out of the public's vision. He bought vegetables and cooked with his wife every day, and sang opera and wrote in his spare time, just like every ordinary retired old man.
When someone came to visit him, he was also a joke and basically did not involve national affairs.
Once, his old subordinate came to his home to see him, and suddenly mentioned something about work. Zhu Rongji had just retired not long ago, and his subordinates had not adapted yet, so he asked for his opinions in the way of reporting on his work.
Zhu Rongji smiled and said : "I am a slutty person now. I don't care about my job. You young people have to come to the national affairs!"
Zhu Rongji
When he was in power, he worked diligently and loved the people
Zhu Rongji's first job after joining his job was to serve as deputy director of the production planning office in the Planning Department of the Ministry of Northeast Industry. , he was only 23 years old. When he left Tsinghua Park, he received a graduation comment of "excellent character and academic performance, positive political performance", but he gave up the opportunity to stay in Beijing to develop and chose to go to Shenyang to serve the people.
It was during the Korean War that year. As the strategic rear, the Northeast needed many intellectuals and technical backbones to come here to provide support, so Zhu Rongji came here. During his tenure in the Planning Department, he was very dedicated to his work and soon stood out in the unit and won the appreciation of Ma Hong, deputy secretary-general of the Northeast Bureau.
Therefore, when Ma Hong was ordered to go to Beijing to serve as the deputy secretary-general of the newly formed National Planning Commission, Zhu Rongji also went to Beijing with him and served as the head of the Comprehensive Group of the Fueling Bureau under the Planning Commission. Zhu Rongji is a decent person, young and promising person, and with the appreciation of his leaders, his career was originally smooth sailing.
Zhu Rongji
But the changing times will inevitably lead to some ups and downs in personal development.
At that time, Zhu Rongji did not give up on himself. Instead, he used this period to systematically study the political economy discussions of Marx and Engels, and read through excellent economic works from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, including " Records of the Grand Historian, Biography of Merchant ", " Wealth of the Country ", which provided him with a deep theoretical foundation for his future economic construction in the New China.
Later, his old superior Sima Hong was ordered to establish the Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Zhu Rongji was also transferred to the institute to work. Finally, he could see the moon bright, and he started his energetic career again.
Zhu Rongji
Zhu Rongji once had rich work experience in the Planning Commission and had sufficient knowledge reserves. Therefore, he was like a fish in water when he worked in the Economic Commission, and his position was promoted again and again. In , he became the deputy director of the State Economic Commission in .
During his tenure as an employee of the Economic Commission, Zhu Rongji's economic talent was appreciated by Comrade Xiaoping, which became an opportunity for him to take over the leadership of Shanghai later.
At that time, Shanghai was the pioneer area for reform and opening up of , and had unique innate conditions, but several leaders were replaced without any improvement. Therefore, the central government decided to send Zhu Rongji to Shanghai as mayor.
Zhu Rongji was just a deputy director of the Economic Commission of the State Council at that time, so he wanted to be transferred directly to the mayor of Shanghai, a municipality directly under the central government. Many people were not convinced, but he proved with facts that he was qualified for this position.
In just a few years of his administration in Shanghai, he solved the housing, transportation and other people's livelihood problems that plagued Shanghai for many years, laying the foundation for Shanghai to develop into an international metropolis today. His series of achievements in Shanghai not only won praise from Shanghai citizens, but also made Comrade Xiaoping trust him more.
Deng Xiaoping
Therefore, Deng Xiaoping intends to transfer him to the central government to a key position. But he was just an alternate member in the Central Committee at that time, and in this capacity he was directly promoted to Vice Premier of the State Council, and many people were dissatisfied with this.
But Comrade Xiaoping said in his public speech : "In our party's senior cadres, there are too few people who understand the economy. Zhu Rongji is a person who truly understands the economy. We must not only be politically reliable, but also economics."
Therefore, surrounded by many opposition voices, Comrade Xiaoping disagrees, and Zhu Rongji became the Vice Premier of the State Council in 1991. After working diligently as Vice Premier for seven years, Zhu Rongji was elected Premier of the State Council with a high vote. At this time, his mentor, Comrade Deng Xiaoping, had passed away for a year, and he won the recognition of everyone with his own achievements.
Deng Xiaoping
Don't ask about political affairs after retirement
Zhu Rongji was already seventy years old when he was elected Premier of the State Council, so he retired after one term of office. He acted vigorously and did a lot of practical things for the country and the people, but after retirement, he no longer asked about political affairs. Just like the ordinary elderly people we meet on the street every day, he lived a happy and comfortable life in his old age.
Because both his parents died when he was young, he grew up with his third uncle. His third uncle liked Peking Opera very much. In his spare time, he also learned Beijing Hu . Under the influence of his eyes, Zhu Rongji also learned to sing Peking Opera and sing Jinghu, and fell in love with sing Peking Opera.
When he grew up, he went out to study. Zhu Rongji would perform for everyone in his class from time to time, and thus he met his lover Lao An who had accompanied him throughout his life. Lao An and him are middle school classmates. Both of them like Peking Opera. Later, they were admitted to Tsinghua University at the same time. During their school days, they also worked as a fan of the Tsinghua University Peking Opera Team.
Tsinghua University
After becoming an official, Zhu Rongji is busy with government affairs every day and has no time to care about his hobbies. After retirement, he described his busyness when he was on duty in this way: "I dare not say that I am the busiest person in the country, and that is at least one of the busiest people."
After retirement, he no longer needs to make decisions for national affairs, so he announced that he will not make any comments publicly. When his subordinates come to chat with him about the current situation and government affairs, he will also say that he will not do anything in his position and be an ordinary person.
Therefore, he spent most of his time practicing singing Peking Opera and Lajinghu. He also found a famous teacher to guide himself. After retirement, his level of Lajinghu has greatly improved.
He and his wife Lao An often improvised the show. Lao An stood and spoke in a cappella. Zhu Rongji sat aside with Jinghu in his arms and accompaniment to him. It was a beautiful scene of harmony between the piano and the zither.
This lover has gone from young to old age. After retirement, it is really enviable that he can still live such a comfortable life as a husband and wife.
Zhu Rongji, Lao An
And the reason why he lived such a comfortable life in his later years was that he did not care about his personal honor and disgrace at all. Many people in power who were once in high positions retreated and it was difficult to adapt to the scenes that were not surrounded by anyone.
, and Zhu Rongji was just the opposite. He always insisted on being an official with one minute and serving for 60 seconds. He did a lot of major things during his political career, but he no longer involved in government affairs after retirement.
is unfair and free in people's hearts
Not only does he not talk to people about current state affairs, but he also refuses to be written and written biography for his achievements since his previous political career. Many friends advised him that asking him to publish an autobiography can not only leave some thoughts for himself, but also provide some experience in becoming an official for later generations.
Even his cousin Zhu Tianchi wrote an autobiography for him. After the book was completed, it was planned to let him take a look and give him some advice before it was published, but at that time he didn't even meet Zhu Tianchi, and refused his cousin's kindness to publish a book for him. In the end, Zhu Tianchi had to tell the publisher that this book could not be published for the time being.
As the saying goes, : "I advise you not to engrave stubborn stones. The road is like a reputation for travelers." Zhu Rongji really believes that being unfair is in the hearts of the people. What kind of virtue is not determined by erecting a monument by himself, because there is a very fair scale in the hearts of the people.
"Zhu Rongji answers reporters' questions"
Until 2009, it was six years since he retired. People's Publishing House published the book "Hi 3 "Zhu Rongji answers reporters' questions" , which mainly records Zhu Rongji's speech during his reign and truly reflects his personal character during his political career.
This is the first book related to Zhu Rongji on the market, and it is also the first time that Zhu Rongji's name returned to the public eye after he retired. This book became a bestseller as soon as it was published, and the 250,000 copies of the first published were stolen in a short time.
Zhu Rongji's achievements during his reign are obvious to all, and everyone wants to know more details about his work. Therefore, the People's Publishing House has successively published two books, , "The Record of Zhu Rongji's Speech" and "The Record of Zhu Rongji's Speech in Shanghai". The sales of these three books related to Zhu Rongji are above one million, which shows how deeply the people love him.
"Records of Zhu Rongji's Speech"
Zhu Rongji was mayor in Shanghai for four years, and after seven years as vice premier of the State Council, he served as prime minister for five years. After leaving office, he said that he would not make any public remarks. The content of these three books is all based on his impromptu speech when he was in office. It was not changed in one word, and Zhu Rongji did not write a word for the new book.
The most common evaluation of this set of books by readers is "real". The books are full of truth and there is no false sentence, which is particularly satisfying to read.
During the reign of Zhu Rongji, his work was offensive, and the biggest feature of his language was his sharpness and he was ruthless in criticizing relevant departments.
The book records these things in its original form. When the sample book is sent to the functional departments that have been criticized for review, they do not make any requests to be modified. Instead, they provide more supplementary materials to enable readers to better understand the causes and consequences of the matter. This fully demonstrates that Zhu Rongji's criticism of them at that time was really convincing.
"Records of Zhu Rongji's Shanghai Speech"
Care for the people to live and work in peace and contentment
Zhu Rongji's language style and expression skills are very charming. He wrote a good article during his studies in Tsinghua . After he started politics, he joked with his friends that being an official was "wrongly astray."
Therefore, all the impromptu speeches during his reign fully reflected his language charm, and in addition, what he said was all about the concern of the masses, so these three sets of books have been popular since their publication, and Zhu Rongji also earned considerable royalties.
However, he did not keep the money, but donated it to help children in poor areas improve their living and learning conditions. He donated 20 million yuan in 2013 to establish the Practical Student Aid Foundation, and since then all the royalties income will be directly transferred to the foundation by the publishing house.
Regarding the original intention of establishing this foundation, Zhu Rongji said in an interview with reporters that he often saw children in poor areas on TV that they were not full of food, were seriously malnourished, and had to study hard under very difficult conditions. He felt very sad after seeing it.
Practical Scholarship Foundation
Therefore, he decided not to keep a penny of his royalty income and donate it all to help children in poor areas. He hoped that the children there could also drink a glass of milk and eat an egg every day.
Although Zhu Rongji retreated from that position, his heart that cared for the masses and the people was still the same as before. Therefore, although he does not often appear in public, he quietly does his best for the people he cares about.
Practical Scholarship Foundation
There are so many glitz in the world. Only loyal bones are always circulating
Today, Zhu Rongji has entered the year of being a slut, and he has been away from the position he has been fighting for for many years for eighteen years. When the people mentioned him, they were still the inhumane "Iron-Face Prime Minister". Every ordinary person remembered the great things he had done for the people.
This is his original intention of embarking on the career of the government. All he wants is the people to live and work in peace, not to keep his name in history. Whether in office or after retirement, what he cares about is not that false reputation, but is actually doing things for the people.
Ouyang He , who was the deputy editor-in-chief of " Chinese Poetry ", was an old classmate of Zhu Rongji when he was studying at Tsinghua University. Although he knew that Zhu Rongji did not like to show off, he still wrote a long poem "Praise of Rongji" that praised him, which was not only printed into a calligraphy volume but also engraved on a "poetry wall" in Changde, Hunan.
After Zhu Rongji learned about this, he expressed his dissatisfaction with Ouyang He's adeptitude. Not long after, the long poem "Praise of Rongji" disappeared from the "Poetry Wall" of Changde .
Zhu Rongji
There are still many things like this, so Ouyang He once told reporters in an interview: "After he stepped down, he smiled a lot on his face, unlike before, but his spirit of principle has not changed at all."
There are so many glitz in the world, all like passing clouds. Only the memories engraved in the hearts of the people will be passed down from generation to generation through word of mouth. Although Zhu Rongji has retired for many years, he will always be the parents who love the people as much as his son in the hearts of the people.
Reference:
【1】The back of an era (Part 1) Digest News 2018-10-30 05 Edition
【2】Zhu Rongji: The style remains the same Beijing opera skills (picture) Southern News Network 2006-05-11
【3】Zhu Rongji retired life: good health and sang Peking Opera with his wife in his spare time Beijing News 2016-09-08
