Good or bad
The seemingly simple question actually involves a complex essence: In this era of economic construction, how to correctly understand the relationship between material civilization and spiritual civilization? How to correctly handle the contradiction between socialism and capitalism? How to correctly coordinate the pace of reformers and conservatives? At that time, this was the focus of the entire social superstructure!
No one can give the right answer, not even the chief architect with great talent and strategy. Although he proposed in a forward-looking way that both spiritual and material civilizations should be grasped and strengthened, the facts have proved that while material civilization is developing, spiritual civilization is seriously lagging behind and there is no solution; he also proposed the famous proposition that capitalism also has plans and socialism also has markets, which successfully broke the shackles of thought and achieved a historic breakthrough, but later, the boundary between the two seemed no longer so clear-cut and there was no solution; as for the differences between the reformists and conservatives, let alone the present, even if it is postponed for another ten years, there is still no coordination in the same pace, or the left foot is faster than the right foot, or the right foot is faster than the left foot, checks and balances, staggering, and there is still no solution!
Therefore, starting from the 1980s, there were three or four large-scale debates in China. What is debate? Debates on different ideas. You say east, I say west. You say dog, I say hen. Regardless of the outcome, there may not be a real winner, but it also shows that people have always been deeply worried about the prospects and the future. This worry is not only in the upper class, but also in the lower class. Today's reform may be tomorrow's reckless advance, and today's entrepreneurs may be tomorrow's prisoners. How to go, how far to go, small steps or big strides, no one dares to pat their chests and say they know.
So in the end, all we can say is: cross the river by feeling the stones!
"Okay, of course!" Wen Liang said firmly, and his tone was so affirmative that no one had the heart to question it.
"Oh," the old man waved his hand, motioning Wen Liang to come a few steps closer, and asked, "Why?"
Wen Liang stood three steps away from the old man, maintaining a safe distance that was respectful, close, yet reserved. From this angle, the old man's face had clearly visible wrinkles, and his not-so-thick eyebrows curved downward along the brow bones at the corners of his eyes, forming a unique mark. Apart from that, he seemed no different from the elderly people on the street who were enjoying their children and grandchildren, buying groceries and cooking.
But Wen Liang knew that the person in front of him was not simple!
"One of my classmates is a native of Yishan. Since the construction of this hotel started, his father came back from the factory in the south where he worked. His father is a mason with excellent skills. He joined the town's infrastructure team and contracted some small projects around the hotel. Not only is his income not lower than that of outsiders, but he also doesn't have to be away from work all year round. His mother also received centralized training from the county labor bureau and found a job in the hotel's kitchen. Although the work is tiring, she earns a lot of money. She was an ordinary rural woman before, but now she has become a serious office worker, and life at home is getting better." Wen Liang was talking about true stories, but the protagonist in it was not just his classmate. There are many families in Yishan whose living conditions have been changed because of Huating Hotel.
"And I heard that this area will be developed into a tourist resort ecological park in the future, with Hua Ting as the main body and covering dozens of miles around. Such a large project not only requires skilled workers like my classmate's father, but also more service personnel like his mother. The mountain is so beautiful, there will definitely be many tourists coming to visit in the future. In that case, the lives of not just one household will be improved, but thousands of households! This is of course a good thing!"
The middle-aged man let out a light exclamation and couldn't help looking Wen Liang up and down, as if he had not expected that this young man he met by chance on a snowy night would have such insights, or rather, having such insights was nothing, but what was commendable was that he could express them in such a short time using fluent, simple and logically organized language.
"Yes, it's a good thing, but why do people always say it's bad?" The old man looked up at the brightly lit place in the distance, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
Wen Liang was a man who had a preliminary understanding of the old man's attitude towards the five-star hotel, and immediately decided to go with the flow and say more. As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge an open spear but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark. Since someone has complained to the old man, if he explains more now, the chance of him falling into the gutter will be less. After all, it is not every day that you have such an opportunity to meet the real culprit. He said, "I heard someone tell a story before, it's quite interesting, I wonder if you are interested in listening?"
"Is it fun?" The old man looked away, smiled slightly, and said, "Then you must listen to it."
"It is said that a long time ago, a group of monkeys living in the mountains knew a secret: there was a huge treasure on the other side of the big river at the foot of the mountain, so the monkeys went to the river together. But the river was wide and fast, and if they accidentally fell into the whirlpool, they would not be able to find even a monkey hair. So everyone had disagreements and argued for several days and nights without any result. In the end, the monkey king made a decision and asked some brave monkeys to volunteer to go into the water, tied ropes made of tree bark around their bodies, and swam to the other side hand in hand. The other monkeys stayed by the river and watched, holding the other end of the rope, ready to rescue at any time."
"In autumn and winter, the river water is freezing cold, and monkeys are often washed away by the river. The monkeys on the shore talk about it. Some gloat over their misfortune: 'Look, I told them it was dangerous to cross the river, but they just wouldn't listen', some are worried: 'If it doesn't work, let's withdraw and discuss a way to cross the river', and some monkeys grin at the Monkey King: 'Can you do it? If not, I'll do it'... When everything is in chaos, countless delicious peaches float in from upstream, but only the monkeys in the river can pick them up and eat them. Some monkeys eat the peaches and have more strength and confidence to walk to the other side, but some monkeys can't resist the temptation of peaches. They untie the ropes themselves, let go of their hands, leave the main group, and chase the peaches downstream, picking them up, eating them, and chasing them. The farther they chase, the farther they go, and gradually they can't even see their backs."
"At this time, the monkeys on the shore finally got anxious. They surrounded the Monkey King and asked him to stop crossing the river. They also tried to pull the rope back. However, the monkeys were divided into two groups. One group was really worried that more and more monkeys would leave the group to chase peaches, while the other group was jealous that the monkeys in the river ate too many peaches while they could not eat any. After arguing for three days and three nights, the Monkey King became impatient and decisively issued three orders..."
At this point in the story, the old man's expression did not change, and he continued to listen with great interest. Instead, the middle-aged man standing beside him changed his expression slightly, and his eyes turned towards Wen Liang with suspicion and caution.
"First, hang up the jealous monkeys and spank them collectively; second, let the worried monkeys shout into the river that the treasure on the other side is much more valuable than peaches, and don't lose the big picture for the small; third, arrange for strong monkeys to use stones to throw stones at those of their kind who dare to leave the team at will. After the three orders were issued, the effect was immediate. Not long after, the monkeys crossed the river and successfully found the treasure, and lived a happy life from then on!"
Wen Liang's eloquence is certainly not exaggerated. He told this story in a lively and interesting way, and at the end he smiled and said, "So if someone says that the hotel is not well built, it is either out of worry or jealousy. No matter which one it is, please come to Yishan and listen to what the people say. If the people all say it is good, but she insists that it is not good, I think that is his problem, not the hotel's problem!
The old man laughed out loud, and without saying anything else, he turned and walked out of the pavilion. But when he passed by Wen Liang, he patted him on the shoulder, then took the middle-aged man and slowly disappeared in the wind and snow.
Xu Yao, who had been standing by without saying anything, couldn't help but ask, "Who is this person? He looks so impressive and majestic..."
Ji Su was surprised: "I didn't think so. He's quite a nice person. Isn't he smiling all the time?"
Xu Yao was born in an official family, and her sensitivity was not comparable to Ji Su's. She shook her head and said, "It's okay to laugh, but it's different!"
Wen Liang's eyes flickered as he stared at the old man's receding figure, wondering what he was thinking. Ning Xiaoning quietly walked to his side and said in a low voice, "I know him..."
Wen Liang turned around in astonishment and asked, "Who?"
Ning Xiaoning quickly said three words: "Ren Zhongping!"
Ren Zhongping!
Wen Liang's body trembled, and he turned his head again to look at the brightly lit hotel in the distance, his brows suddenly twisted into the shape of a "川" (river).
Ren Zhongping, it’s actually him. Why is he running to Yishan instead of staying in the capital
After returning to the room, the middle-aged man helped Ren Zhongping take off his coat, and then prepared the bath water. After testing the water temperature, he came out and said with a smile, "Mr. Ren, you were just caught in a lot of wind and snow outside. Take a hot bath to get rid of the cold."
Ren Zhongping sat on the only rattan chair in the room and gently pounded his legs with his hands. This was the only request he made for reception work when he was away from home. After decades of getting used to the old-fashioned wooden rattan chairs, sitting on the sofa would make him uncomfortable. He said, "No hurry, Zimu, tell me your opinion, too. What do you think about this matter?"
"Then soak your feet first!" The middle-aged man turned and walked back to the bathroom, filled a basin with hot water and brought it to Ren Zhongping's feet, then sat down and adjusted the frame of his glasses on his nose, and said solemnly: "I am still thinking about the essence of the relationship between economic construction and clean government construction that you mentioned. My thoughts are immature. Let me say a few points first: First, the economy and clean government should not be contradictory opposites, but complementary. The pace of economic development cannot be hindered for the sake of clean government. Of course, the iron law of clean government cannot be ignored for the sake of development; second, building a five-star hotel next to the Kong Puzhou Memorial Hall does not violate any party discipline or national law. As long as the procedures are complete and the operation is legal, there is no reason to stop them from opening it. What's more, there are many ordinary people who come here to visit, and many of them have the financial ability. The wealthy class, clearly marked prices, fair trade, no cheating; third, honest and upright, first rely on self-discipline, second rely on party discipline, third rely on national law deterrence, never heard of closing down the tertiary industry to achieve the purpose of honesty, in the past, there were many poor officials, didn't they? Fourth, in the new era, we must keep up with the pace of development, we can no longer look at problems with old eyes and old ideas, we can't reverse the history and go back. I personally think that opening a five-star hotel next to the memorial hall is not only harmless, but beneficial, it can not only show our economic achievements, but also show our achievements in clean government and patriotism education, and effectively combine the two in this intuitive form. It is precisely because of thousands of comrades like Kong Puzhou that today's five-star hotel is so dazzling... "
After listening to this, Ren Zhongping praised: "Zi Mu, it seems that you have not been idle during this period, and you have thought about this issue very thoroughly! Now many comrades say that the economy has developed, life has become richer, and hedonism and unhealthy tendencies have spread. This is true and needs to be taken seriously. But is it like some people think that as long as the speed of economic development is slowed down, all problems will be solved? I don't think so. This is the Mongolian doctor who prescribed the wrong medicine! The current problem is not the problem of economic slowdown, but the problem that the laws, legal system and rule of law concepts surrounding economic development cannot keep up; it is not that economic development leads to high incidence of FB, but that with the rapid development of the economy, effective supervision and constraints on officials have not kept up. Walking on two legs, one leg is good, but it walks fast, and the other leg is lame, but it walks slowly. Can it walk steadily? And this is the root, the basis. It is nonsense to talk about a small five-star hotel!"
"Don't be angry. They may not understand this for the time being..."
"Don't understand?" Ren Zhongping sneered, his old eyes flashing with a fierce look. The "iron-faced secretary" who had frightened countless people revealed a little heroic spirit at this time, saying: "Such a simple truth, they are all smart people, how could they not understand? But they still filed a complaint with me, what is their purpose? I think there are two reasons, either they want to use us as a cannon to eliminate dissidents, or they want to fish in troubled waters to test our intention of coming to Jiangdong this time..."
The middle-aged man was startled and asked, "What do you mean?"
Ren Zhongping took off his shoes and socks, put his feet in the hot water, felt the moisture and comfort coming from the soles of his feet, slowly closed his eyes, and said: "Although we are very cautious this time, and just in case, we announced to the public that we came to Yishan to visit and learn, but they have a huge network of relationships in the capital, so it is reasonable for them to figure out something wrong."
The middle-aged man thought that this possibility was very high, and said with some worry: "This case has great resistance to begin with. If the other party finds out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve results in a short period of time..."
"If it doesn't work in a short time, then we have to fight a protracted war. You have handled so many cases that took two or three years to close. Don't be anxious!" Ren Zhongping's quick thinking really doesn't look like that of a man in his sixties. He ordered, "Inform everyone to put aside their work and concentrate on learning the spirit of Comrade Kong Puzhou these few days, do a good job in promoting patriotism education, listen carefully, take notes carefully, and everyone should submit a learning experience afterward. You will check it yourself, and send back those who are not qualified to rewrite."
The middle-aged man stood up quickly and said, "Got it!"
The handling of cases by the zzj committee has always been quite mysterious. The internal procedures are generally divided into five steps: acceptance, preliminary verification, case filing, investigation, and transfer for trial. However, in emergency situations, the case can be filed after investigation to achieve the purpose of surprise. The investigation of zzj committee members requires the approval of the zzj meeting, while the eight discipline inspection and supervision offices are responsible for the investigation of senior officials and cadres under the central management. These eight discipline inspection and supervision offices have different divisions of labor. Office 1 is responsible for the central government and propaganda departments, Office 2 is responsible for financial units, Office 3 is responsible for State Council departments and other units, Office 4 is responsible for the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and central enterprises, Office 5 is responsible for the southwest and northwest provinces, Office 6 is responsible for North China and Northeast China, Office 7 is responsible for East China, and Office 8 is responsible for the six central and southern provinces including Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong and Guangdong.
Generally speaking, officials of the entire country are under the supervision of these eight offices. As the third-ranked deputy secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Ren Zhongping has a lot of power in his hands. Just as the middle-aged man was about to leave to deliver the latest instructions from the leader, Ren Zhongping suddenly smiled and said, "According to what that kid said, aren't we the monkeys responsible for hitting people with stones?"
Thinking of Wen Liang, the middle-aged man's face darkened and he said, "That young man's background is not simple. Should we send someone to investigate?"
Ren Zhongping shook his head. The middle-aged man was unwilling, but he didn't dare to say anything more. He gently closed the door and left the room! (To be continued)