Chapter 008 Secretary Xiao's investigation

The impact of Xiao Lao's death is huge, "The Legend of Xiao Fei" was published at a rapid pace, "The Legend of Xiao Fei", "Xiao Fei in Yan'an", "Xiao Fei and the Liberation of the Northeast", "Red Sè Shopkeeper" and a number of film and television dramas under the direct attention of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Secretariat of the Central Committee, the General Office of the Central Committee, the Central Propaganda Department and other powerful departments, quickly pulled up the star-studded team and began to enter the intense filming.

Originally, some of the top leaders had asked Xiao Zheng for advice to see if after Xiao Lao's death also followed the "old practice" of Comrade Nanxun to carry out a comprehensive ban on entertainment and mourning activities throughout the country, after Xiao Zheng returned home, he discussed with the whole family, especially Mu Lao and Xiao Chen, and politely expressed his refusal, according to Xiao Lao's last wishes, everything in the future will be simple. Part of the ashes were buried in Babao Mountain, accompanying those comrades and comrades-in-arms in Babao Mountain; The other part is sprinkled in Jiangdong and Northeast respectively, Xiao Lao hopes that he can watch over these two old revolutionary places that he once worked hard for before and after death, hoping to see the old revolutionary land change its appearance and renew the weather.

In addition, according to Mr. Xiao's explanation before his death, "the dolls are the greatest hope", Mr. Xiao's savings during his lifetime, including manuscript fees, repayment of retirement funds, etc., will be donated to the Xianglin Province Hope Project for the construction of Hope Primary School. Xiao Chen, the grandson of Xiao Lao, deputy secretary of the Jiangdong Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, personally handed over the passbook to Li Zhengfeng, deputy secretary of the Xianglin Provincial Party Committee and governor, who expressed his gratitude to Xiao Chen, and delivered a speech to deeply cherish the memory of Comrade Xiao Fei, and spoke highly of the proletarian revolutionary Wu Sī spirit of Comrade Xiao Fei who donated all his legacy to the Xianglin Provincial Hope Project.

In fact, Xiao Chen was also a little reluctant to let him do this. Grandpa did tell him many times before his death that he would leave no inheritance after his death, but after donating to donation, Xiao Chen had reservations about such fanfare. He always felt that his grandfather had been low-key all his life, and he was never keen on promoting himself, and he had donated manuscript fees many times before, and had even helped some of his former subordinates and their descendants many times, but he never announced it to the public, but he had an extremely simple ledger in the nǎinǎi that actually "managed the money of the house". What made Xiao Chen quite angry was that even the existence of this account book, some people also got the news, and asked the Xiao family in a roundabout way if they could take it out to see the newspaper...... Naturally, he was rejected by Xiao Chen. He can't take his old man's Wusī as his stepping stone as soon as he turns his back after his grandfather leaves, although he does sometimes borrow a lot of light from his grandfather, but most of it is passively borrowed, let him take the initiative to borrow it like this, he feels that he has not been shameless to this extent.

Xiao Chen has been very busy these days, although there are naturally a large number of people who are concerned about his grandfather's posthumous affairs-a hundred times more heart-than their own grandfather-but Xiao Chen is still busy. One by one, the old men called in person, and he Xiao Chen couldn't help but answer, right? One after another, the comrades called, all of them were comrades at the level of members of the Central Committee or members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, so he Xiao Chen couldn't help but answer, right? One by one, the cadres that Xiao Chen had promoted called, and he Xiao Chen didn't answer, right?

How many of these people are there? Xiao Chen didn't have an accurate number, maybe there were always two or three hundred...... There are twenty or thirty veterans, all of whom are members of the former Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, not to mention Xiao Chen, they are just calling General Secretary Gu, and the general secretary will definitely answer in person, these people are really one less now, their status in the party, needless to say, they are all protégés and former officials all over the world, offend them, they will not do anything, for yourself, it is as if you feel that you have to find a pillar to try.

And the comrades at the level of members of the Central Committee and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, that is the backbone of the Xiao system now, does a Standing Committee giant have a say in the Politburo Standing Committee, and where is the foundation? It's in the Central Committee. If you have most of the members of the Central Committee who follow you first, then it goes without saying that you are the real tycoon in the Standing Committee. Although the members of the Commission for Discipline Inspection are not as good as the members of the Central Committee, their weight is not light, and they are generally slightly younger than the members of the Central Committee, and their future prospects are still great, so Xiao Chen naturally cannot offend anyone. Don't underestimate "don't offend people", politics is actually like this, Máo Zedong said: politics is to make more and more of your own people, and make fewer and fewer enemies.

As for the cadres promoted by Xiao Chen, don't think that he was promoted by himself, he can not take it seriously, that is his most "descendant" force in the future, some of them are going to enter the provincial team, and some may even enter the Central Committee, this is all his capital for playing games with others in the future, how can he alienate this relationship himself?

As a result, Xiao Chen's busyness these days almost made him a little unbearable for a "workaholic" like him who had never felt that he had enough energy, because Xiao Lao passed away, and the Xiao family was very busy, Ye Yiling put Xiao Qi on her father Ye Songbai's side and took care of Xiao Chen in person.

However, although Ye Songbai led the troops in the first class in China, he was blind with children, but when his grandson arrived, he was reluctant to shorten him by half a bit, and he was busy sending a group of people assigned to him except for a few guards to take care of this little ancestor. When he came home from work, he was also in good spirits and played with Xiao Qi - unfortunately he got off work too late, most of the time Xiao Qi couldn't play with him for long, he was not angry, and watched the little guy fall asleep happily. This made Ye Chengcai, who was called home by him to "help", roll his eyes, and say to Yang Yuting in his words: "The old man has spent decades on me, not as much as he has spent on Xiao Nian in this month." "Xiao Nian is Xiao Qi's nickname......

Just when Xiao Chen finally handled the package of things in the capital and was urged by nǎinǎi to return to Jiangdong as soon as possible, the Beijing News suddenly published a press release, which is actually no longer news, it is a record of Xiao Chen's interview with the Beijing News during the two sessions this year. It has been two months since the end of the two sessions, and this press release is long overdue at this time, although most people do not think it is strange, but Xiao Chen himself naturally knows the reason.

The interview was in response to the remarks of some members of the two sessions this year that "it is becoming more and more difficult for officials to tell the truth", and asked Xiao Chen to make some comments, Xiao Chen's answer was quite direct, so that the interview was finally frozen, Xiao Chen also thought that he was banned or banned before, but I didn't expect that after two months, this interview script would actually see the light of day again.

Here's the transcript of the interview:

Beijing News: Have you seen Member Zhang's remarks that "it is becoming more and more difficult for officials to tell the truth", and how do you feel?

Xiao Chen: When I saw his speech, I agreed with him and felt the same way.

Beijing News: Now in some places, there is less truth and more official talk, why is that?

Xiao Chen: In my personal opinion, there are serious problems in the work style, literary style, and ideological style in some places. The problem has become the focus of society, and the central government's efforts to oppose it have been continuously increased, but there are still many provincial and ministerial-level cadres who are arrested every year. Great achievements have been made in reform and opening up, but social development is unbalanced, the superstructure and economic foundation are not coordinated, and the reform of the political system is lagging behind.

On the other hand, it is also the consciousness of imperial power in China for thousands of years, and the idea of the official position is too powerful, and some leading cadres consciously or unconsciously have such thoughts.

Beijing News: We know that you are not the number one in the National Development and Reform Commission now, but you have been a leader in Langliu Dingqing District and Jiangdong Wucheng City.

Xiao Chen: I've always dared to speak. I would like to add that the problem is not solved well and the employment mechanism is also related. In particular, when you just mentioned the issue of the number one leader, I would like to say that under the current system, the power of the top leaders of the localities and units is highly concentrated, especially in the employment of personnel. I was a leader in Wucheng for two years. I feel that the number one has too much power, especially in employing people, I say a word, and others rarely dare to say no. Later, when I found out about this problem, I paid attention to it and solicited the opinions of other comrades, but I want to say that this is not enough, and I can't take the initiative to ask one by one every time, everyone should play a role, and everyone dare not fight, and this number one will naturally "seize power", and sometimes he himself is not aware of it.

Beijing News: How much effect does the words of the top leaders have on the selection of cadres?

Xiao Chen: That's basically the decisive role. After a long time, if the number one is a little interesting, you don't need to confess directly, the people below will immediately follow you, I sometimes plan to ask for the opinions of other comrades, but subconsciously mention that there is a shortage of people in a certain position, and ask if Comrade XX is suitable, and some comrades immediately say that the comrade is just right - my mechanism is very dangerous, and he doesn't want to know that this comrade is just right? After I discovered this symptom, I paid special attention to it, and later I found that some people were not what I saw, and some cadres were two-faced people, one thing in front of the leaders and one thing in front of the masses, and the evaluation of the masses was completely different from mine.

And I would like to add that if this problem is not solved, many problems cannot be solved, which is particularly obvious in the employment of personnel, the system is the system, but to say one thing and do another——— rely on the small collective to set the list, rely on the main leaders to set the list, and the vision is not broad.

Beijing News: Committee member Zhang also talked about the authenticity of the grassroots inspections and investigations under his leadership.

Xiao Chen: That's a good idea, but unfortunately I'm not a member of the National People's Congress this time, otherwise I would probably have to mention it. This problem exists, for example, when the leaders go down to inspect, the local area is carefully planned in advance, and the arrangements are very specific, and the leader has become a "machine", which is very sad. Some leaders went to inspect, and dozens of people around them hugged each other, most of whom were police officers and cadres in disguise, and all of them were fake. It's all true, I've been through it many times, and I hate it immensely. Some leaders know this rule, such as me, so they often carry out surprise attacks, but this is always limited, every time you make a surprise attack, people below are also panicked, he panics, the work is even more unfavorable, and the unlucky people are still ordinary people.

Beijing News: As you just said, style of writing is also an issue that has strong social reactions.

Xiao Chen: My opinions on the style of writing have always been very sharp, and now the first half of some leaders' speeches and reports are all clichés, only the second half is a bit real, and this real thing is still covered by clouds and mountains. Now some leaders' speeches and reports are compiled by secretaries sitting in their rooms, and there will always be a time when Jiang Lang is exhausted.

Beijing News: When you were secretary, or now at the National Development and Reform Commission, did you write your own speeches?

Xiao Chen: To tell me the truth, whether in the past when he was the secretary of the district party committee, the mayor or the secretary of the municipal party committee, or now the deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, the speech of the party group meeting is generally written by himself, after the development and Reform Commission, the revitalization of the old industrial bases in the northeast and other national meetings, the rise of the central part of the country and other national meetings, that is not written by myself, because this is the overall report, my assistant and I have to hold a few forums first, collect opinions, study an outline, and then listen to the opinions of the cadres at the department and bureau level, first express opinions, I dictate an outline. After the secretary finishes writing, he will send it back to listen to his opinions, and after he finishes writing, he will send it to everyone for discussion, revision, and finally the draft. But in general, I always write the meeting by myself, and sometimes I only write the outline, not the details, and those contents are transferred to my head every day, and it makes no difference whether I write it or not.

Beijing News: What about other leading cadres?

Xiao Chen: Some of the leading cadres I know are still good, more pragmatic, and their speeches are written by themselves, or even written in a small broken notebook; Although some leaders use prepared speeches, they can see that they have their own things in them; However, there are also some cadres who have made speeches, all of which are printed drafts prepared in advance. On the whole, it is estimated that about one-third of the leading cadres insisted on writing their own speeches.

Beijing News: How to change this situation?

Xiao Chen: I agree with Committee member Zhang's suggestion and propose that leading cadres take the lead in telling the truth and telling the truth, and only when these people take the lead can they dare to speak out, and at the same time, they should criticize the phenomenon of not telling the truth and not telling the truth, so that this trend can be changed. It should be said that most cadres want to tell the truth, but there are situations where they dare not say it or have no way to say it.

Beijing News: As far as we know, there was a time when a staff member tampered with your speech, causing you to tear up the briefing on the spot?

Xiao Chen: This incident was at a meeting, and after I spoke, the staff gave me a briefing. The briefing said what I approve of and agree with, it's all those clichés, none of which are what I said, but I didn't say a word at the meeting, I was angry at the time, and directly tore up the briefing, and others were also embarrassed, but I couldn't help it at the time, you just put a bunch of clichés on me, although that set of words is a cliché, it's okay to say it, but you can't just erase what I said, I said that the words are targeted, it is something I think is very necessary, you directly erase it, So what was I playing monkey there just now? I've always felt that we should listen to different opinions, otherwise what would we do with the meeting? One manifestation of the unhealthy tendencies in officialdom is the absence of a democratic atmosphere. I have studied at the Central Party School several times, and I like the atmosphere of speaking at the Central Party School, what you say, what they record, and they will not delete or add your words, which makes people feel that their words are working.

Beijing News: What is your prescription for this kind of atmosphere?

Xiao Chen: First of all, we should strengthen democracy and strengthen the construction of work style, and we should not engage in official articles, and documents are the reflection of ideology. At the end of last year, when I solicited opinions at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 16 th CPC Central Committee, I was already a member of the Central Committee at that time, and I put forward my opinion at that time, saying that the first thing to do is to seriously resolve one thing: let everyone speak freely. Now the social environment is very different, and it cannot be a closed system.

In my view, the development of Chinese society has reached a new stage, which requires a new emancipation of the mind and a genuine internal reform, especially the promotion of the reform of the political system. The core of reform is the legalization of public power. First of all, it is necessary to strengthen democracy and improve the style of work, and if the atmosphere becomes better, the social atmosphere will change. Second, it is necessary to have new ideas and achievements in the reform of the political system. Now that the economy is developing very well, social problems must be solved even more, and I think the central authorities have realized that they have paid attention to the issue of income distribution and are determined to reverse the income gap. I am glad that the key now is that concrete measures are needed to put them in place. I am in charge of the income distribution project in the National Development and Reform Commission, but because there is a more professional Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, there are not many places where I can do this, but I have tried my best to adjust-

I don't know when it began, when the leading cadres at the higher levels went down to the grassroots level to inspect or inspect, investigate or inspect the work, the party committees, political departments, and public security departments in the places they went usually did not have to follow these procedures -- formulating plans in advance, carefully surveying and stepping on the points, arming the site on the spot, and strictly implementing the clearance. This is not enough, it is also necessary to open the road with police cars and control traffic along the way. Sometimes it is even necessary to dispatch police forces from other places, with one post at three steps and one sentry at five steps, just like the current posture of the enemy.

According to Xiao Chen's observation, most of these actions are not the original intention of higher-level leading cadres, but are indicated by some people and the willingness of local people. In the minds of some functional departments and local officials, as long as the higher-level leaders are safe and sound, the itinerary is smooth and smooth, and the inspection is complete, what measures are taken and what means are used, and how much inconvenience is caused to the masses, can be ignored.

Xiao Chen has always believed that the starting point of welcoming the leaders to inspect the police cars to open the road, control traffic, and clean up the scene may be good, but the impact in the minds of the masses is very bad. It at least bursts out of the following problems:

- Fear of the masses. Nowadays, a small number of local leaders often say that "we must mingle with the masses" and "we must be good students of the masses." Listening to his words, it is quite touching. But looking at his actions is a different matter. They forget that they are also ordinary people, and subconsciously, they regard ordinary people as objects that cannot be approached at will, and even must be guarded against at all times. Deep down, it is not awe, but fear of the masses. Wherever I go, I feel unsure, lest I be "unexpected". What's more, it is a chief's inspection, so naturally it is necessary to take strict precautions.

- Scare the masses. Some local officials and department leaders are big officials, and no matter where they go, they like to hug and greet them, and there is not much difference from the old routine of "evasion" when officials inspected and carried out inspections. In this way, the common people who are interested in it are naturally afraid to avoid it. In the end, the appearance was done, and the time was gone, and I did not see the truth, let alone hear the truth, which was of no benefit to scientific decision-making and promotion of work. I don't get tired of this kind of style, and I think that my superiors also like it.

- Detached from the masses. Some local leaders are accustomed to being high above on weekdays, and occasionally go to rural areas, enterprises, or communities, in the name of going down to the grassroots level and among the masses, but in fact they are just going from the officialdom at the higher level to the officialdom at the next level. From the receptionist to the report, from the attendance to the accompaniment, except for a few "carefully selected" masses, the rest are all officials, and few ordinary people have the opportunity to get close to the leadership. I am not used to ears downward, and I don't let my superiors listen to some original "grassroots voices".

From this, Xiao Chen remembered an "old news". On February 23, 1953, Máo Zedong, who was inspecting Jinning, was going to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum to pay homage. In order to facilitate the guards, the relevant departments had planned to open another path up the mountain to enter the mausoleum, and when Chairman Áo learned about it, he humorously said: "The dignified chairman of the Chinese People's Republic pays tribute to the revolutionary ancestors, what kind of system does it become to take the small road!" I'm going to take the main road. The masses are visiting the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, and we are going to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum to pay respects, what reason is there to drive people away? President Máo also said solemnly: "Don't separate me from the masses!" ”

It is said that the people are the masters, and the cadres are public servants. If a leading cadre at a higher level goes to a locality to inspect the work, and the locality does not hesitate to mobilize the people, the master will not even be affected by his normal activities, and sometimes he will be "cleared." At first glance, this seems to be for the safety of the superior leaders, but in fact, it invisibly and indirectly damages the image and reputation of the superior leaders. The reason is clear, and the masses see it in their eyes, but they don't say it, and they are unhappy in their hearts. Over time, how can the masses have a good reputation for the higher-level leaders?

It is true that leading cadres, especially senior leaders, go down to the grassroots level to inspect and investigate, visit and offer condolences, and appropriate protection is necessary and understandable. However, there is a certain degree to everything. Once it is excessive, it often goes to the other side of the problem. He has always hoped that those functional departments and local officials will change their concepts, improve their work style, and not engage in the "clean-up" routine at every turn, and push the higher-level leaders to the "tip of the wind" that has been misunderstood and discussed; however, when he went to Suyu to investigate the construction of the new socialist countryside after returning to Jiangdong this time, he felt the "majesty" of a feudal official going out on patrol.

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to build a new socialist countryside, which is the top priority of establishing and implementing the scientific outlook on development and solving the "three rural" problems. Promoting the construction of modern agriculture and vigorously developing the industrialization of agriculture is an important content and material foundation for building a new socialist countryside. Without the industrialization of agriculture, the pattern of agricultural growth cannot be changed, peasant incomes cannot increase by a large margin, and the overall appearance of the rural areas cannot be greatly improved. Therefore, in order to build a new socialist countryside, it is necessary to take the industrialization of agriculture as an important task to get a good grasp of it, and to achieve results.

On the third day after Xiao Chen returned to Jiangdong, according to the arrangement of the Provincial Party Committee Office, he took a group of entourages to Suyu in Jiangdong and northern Jiangsu.

According to the general "rules", when the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee comes to the prefecture-level city for investigation, the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor must personally accompany him. But unfortunately, He Qiuzheng, secretary of the Suyu Municipal Party Committee, went to Wucheng to investigate and attract investment, but he couldn't rush back - Xiao Chen felt that he didn't want to deliberately rush back for his deputy secretary. So the people who accompanied the inspection were the mayor of Suyu, the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, the secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, the head of the organization and others, in fact, they also fully took care of Xiao Chen's level, as well as his position and the projects in charge, and several subordinates who were in charge of the category all came.

However, Xiao Chen's dissatisfaction soon arose. Xiao Chen's motorcade traveled all the way, it was inaccessible and there was no trace of the car, and from the beginning of entering Suyu, it was caught by several police cars and led to the city. When they arrived at the place where they entered the city, a large number of Suyu leaders were already waiting there. Because Xiao Chen's identity has been exposed to a greater extent after Xiao Lao's death, now everyone in Suyu knows that the youngest deputy ministerial-level real power cadre in the country is Xiao Lao's only grandson, although Xiao Lao himself has gone, but from the recent propaganda efforts of the central government, Xiao Lao's influence is absolutely huge, especially in the high-level of China, because Xiao Lao died seven or eight years later than Comrade Nanxun, so the high-level Xiao family power and pro-Xiao family power are huge, that is even foreigners can guess. What's more, Xiao Zheng, the eldest son of Xiao Lao and Xiao Chen's eldest uncle, is now one of the nine giants, the first vice premier, and a small Su Yu, naturally no one dares to snub Secretary Xiao.

Seeing the closed road, and more than a dozen police cars in front and behind, as well as about one public security police and even armed police every 100 meters, Xiao Chen was full of haze, before he returned to Jiangdong, the interview in the Beijing News caused a big discussion on the Internet, could it be that these officials in Suyu saw each of them? Actually doing this in front of yourself?

Seeing Secretary Xiao's face gloomy, the Suyu cadres were still in a bad mood when Xiao Lao passed away, and he didn't dare to make any mistakes to cause Secretary Xiao's anger, all the way respectfully, every time he said a word, he looked at Secretary Xiao's face, but unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was even more unhappy, and a large number of Suyu cadres were frightened, and they didn't know where to make Secretary Xiao angry.

But Xiao Chen never gets angry because he is angry, even if he wants to criticize, he has to look at the research situation first.

Before the investigation, first of all, the mayor of Suyu personally reported to Secretary Xiao on the theme of the construction of the new socialist countryside in Suyu and the work carried out. According to the understanding of the Suyu Party Committee and the political government, the so-called industrialization of agriculture is to link the planting, breeding, processing, and marketing of agriculture to form an industrial chain that is interrelated and mutually reinforcing, so as to improve the degree of socialization of agricultural production and realize the multi-link value-added of agricultural products.

Promoting the industrialization of agriculture can effectively promote the process of industrialization in Suyu. Industrialization is the only way for underdeveloped areas, and it is also an inevitable choice for the people to get rich. According to the situation of Suyu resources, the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have focused their industrial breakthroughs on the introduction of resource processing projects, and clearly positioned the focus of investment promotion on agricultural product processing projects, so as to promote the great development of Suyu industrialization with the great promotion of agricultural industrialization. At the beginning of the establishment of the city, Suyu brewing industry has long been in the leading position of the industrial economy. By 2002, industries such as wood processing, textiles, processing of agricultural and sideline products, and beverage manufacturing followed closely and have formed pillar industries. According to statistics, in recent years, the output value of Suyu wood processing industry accounts for more than 1/3 of the city's industrial output value, the textile industry accounts for more than 1/5, and the agricultural and sideline food processing industry accounts for more than 1/6. Facts have proved that the processing of agricultural products is the enduring "golden" project of Suyu, and the processing industry of agricultural products is the "evergreen" industry of Suyu, and the rapid development of the processing industry of agricultural products has effectively promoted the process of industrialization.

The industrialization of agriculture has been promoted, and the pace of increasing the income of rural areas in Suyu has been accelerated. Doing everything possible to increase rural incomes is the basic starting point and end point of building a new socialist countryside. At present, the serious problem of "three rural" in China lies in the slow development of the agricultural product processing industry, the lack of a stable foundation for industrial transformation of agricultural products, and the failure to form a virtuous circle of "increasing production, transformation, and reproduction", resulting in the peasants' increase in output but not in increasing income. However, this does not mean that agriculture itself cannot increase peasants' incomes, and the key lies in looking at the level of agricultural industrialization. In recent years, Suyu has vigorously developed the processing industry of agricultural and sideline products around the six leading industries of vegetables, huāhui, animal husbandry, forestry, aquatic products, and sericulture, and a large number of farmers have become rich by relying on this. In 2004, peasants' incomes increased by 12 percent, and from January to September this year, peasants' cash incomes increased by 16.3 percent, and the income from agricultural industrialization accounted for a considerable proportion. Relying on the industrialized operation of agriculture and improving the efficiency of agriculture itself to increase peasants' incomes will not change with time and place, and will have a long-term effect.

The promotion of agricultural industrialization has alleviated the problem of employment of rural labor in Suyu. To build a new socialist countryside, it is necessary to establish a unified labor market in urban and rural areas and an employment mechanism of fair competition. At present, with the continuous advancement of the integrated development of urban and rural areas, the internal impulse and external requirements for the transfer of rural surplus labor to non-agricultural industries are becoming more and more urgent, but the leading effect of the central city of Suyu has not yet been fully formed, and the ability of cities and towns to absorb labor is relatively limited. Due to the strategic restructuring of state-owned enterprises in developed areas such as southern Jiangsu, the employment problem is relatively prominent, and it is difficult to absorb the surplus rural labor force on a large scale. Vigorously developing the labor-intensive agricultural product processing industry, and thus promoting the development of various service industries, such as circulation and intermediary, can provide ideal jobs for the surplus labor force in the rural areas and enable the vast number of peasants to find jobs without leaving their land or hometown. Practice has proved that the industrialization of agriculture can completely turn agriculture into an industry that absorbs more labor, and the surplus labor force in rural areas can also be self-digested in the process of industrialization.

The overall requirements put forward by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 16 th CPC Central Committee on how to carry out agricultural industrialization are to speed up the progress of agricultural science and technology, strengthen the construction of agricultural infrastructure, readjust the structure of agricultural production, change the mode of agricultural growth, and improve the comprehensive production capacity of agriculture. The party and government leadership of Suyu believes that judging from the specific practice of Suyu, it is necessary to pay attention to three points:

We should give full play to the role of the market, strengthen administrative promotion, and speed up the pace of agricultural restructuring. Optimizing the regional distribution of agricultural products is a major step in promoting agricultural industrialization and a major change in the mode of agricultural growth. Under the conditions of a market economy, peasants are the main body in the adjustment of the agricultural structure, and the government should focus on guidance and service, and reduce administrative intervention. Letting the peasants run their own businesses does not mean that the government will do nothing. The government should guide the peasants in adjusting the agricultural structure by formulating an overall plan for the distribution of agricultural products, and in formulating this plan, it is necessary to follow two basic principles. The first is to follow the laws of nature and the laws of economics. The second is to respect the wishes of farmers and protect their rights and interests.

Cultivate leading enterprises, expand the scale of planting and breeding, and form a close industrial chain. Cultivating leading enterprises to drive the expansion of scale, or should we first expand the scale to attract processing enterprises, these are two different industrialization models, and they have the same end. The specific choice of which road should be adapted to local conditions and guided according to the situation. If the local area already has the advantage of relatively rich agricultural product resources, it is natural to introduce processing enterprises first, and then further expand the scale of planting and breeding; If the scale of local agricultural product planting and breeding has not yet reached the level of attracting processing enterprises to settle down, it is necessary to do the article on the expansion of the scale of resources in a down-to-earth manner. Both models are already reflected in practice in many places.

Pay attention to policy guidance, innovate interest mechanisms, and solidify the cooperative relationship between production, processing and marketing. The interest mechanism is the core and driving force for the existence and development of agricultural industrialization. The interests of farmers, processing enterprises, and circulation enterprises are contradictory, and if there is more than one party, there will be fewer other parties; But the three are unified, and if one side is unprofitable, the chain will be broken, and the interests of the other two parties will not be realized. To properly handle this contradiction, it is necessary to establish a relationship of interest distribution in which "risks are shared and benefits are evenly shared" and rely on the market mechanism to make it move toward balance and coordination. At the same time, the government also needs to play the role of policy regulation, and adopt some special measures and preferential policies to regulate the distribution of benefits. If the peasants are not motivated, the interests will be appropriately tilted towards the peasants; Processing enterprises or circulation enterprises need to develop greatly, and their interests can be tilted towards enterprises. In short, the government should always and everywhere grasp the development of agricultural industrialization, and use policy levers to adjust the interest relationship between production, processing, and marketing, so that they can move forward together in harmony and unity.

Liu Minxin, mayor of Suyu, said: Under the conditions of market economy, the government has changed from the universal government in the past to the limited government, and the means of regulating the economy have also shifted from the past administrative promotion to relying on various economic levers. Judging from the practice of Suyu, in the process of promoting industrialization, governments at all levels should find their own angle and positioning, and highlight the four focus points.

Vigorously cultivate leading enterprises. With leading enterprises, agricultural industrialization can have a strong support point. In recent years, the agricultural product processing industry in Suyu has made great progress, but there is still a big gap compared with the requirements of agricultural industrialization. There are more than 3,000 agricultural product processing enterprises in the city, but only 8 have annual sales revenue of more than 100 million yuan, and only 1 and 10 are included in the national and provincial leading enterprises. According to the survey, more than 87% of the villages and towns in Suyu rural areas do not have large-scale processing enterprises, and even if they do, they are concentrated in primary processing such as timber and rice noodles, and there is no real industrial chain. It is necessary to further adopt effective measures to cultivate leading enterprises, expand the scale, improve the technological content, and enhance the ability to promote agricultural development. The first is to rely on investment attraction in terms of quantitative growth. Suyu itself lacks both capital and talent, and all kinds of production factors for agricultural industrialization will inevitably rely on external injection, so as to truly direct the focus of attracting investment to agricultural industrialization, so that a variety of production factors can be quickly enriched under the "banner" of agricultural industrialization. The second is to formulate supportive policies for the expansion of scale. Combined with the actual situation of in-depth research, the introduction of a series of support policies, especially in line with the vital interests of leading enterprises, in line with the direction of industrial development, in line with people's consumption psychology and other aspects to increase policy support, to promote leading enterprises to lead the development of the industry. The third is to focus on enhancing the deep processing capacity in terms of technological improvement. It is far from enough to be able to manufacture some semi-finished products, only a small amount of money can be made, and new technologies must be introduced and intensive processing must be developed in order to improve comparative efficiency to a greater extent.

In addition, it is necessary to strengthen technical training for peasants. Enabling peasants to master the necessary technologies is a prerequisite for promoting the industrialization of agriculture. The technology mentioned here is not a simple agricultural production technology, but a comprehensive technology required for the industrialization of agriculture, including production, processing, and distribution. First, in the field of production, let the demonstration park become a "communication machine" for the promotion of agricultural science and technology. At present, ordinary peasant households are in a "blank" area of technical guidance, and it is necessary to find an effective way to train peasants in production technology. All kinds of agricultural science and technology demonstration park at all levels is a available carrier, if the demonstration park can be opened to the vast number of farmers, let farmers learn in the park, as a carrier for farmers to carry out scientific and technological training, invite experts to guide on the spot, the demonstration park into an agricultural science and technology "dissemination machine", so that advanced technology can be promoted from here, so that the demonstration garden becomes a real technology "radiation source", play its due demonstration role. Second, in the field of processing, let vocational schools become "training departments" for skilled workers. Suyu attaches more importance to vocational training, and the investment in funds has been continuously increased, and the work of various departments has also been relatively close. However, at present, the purpose of our training is mostly for the export of labor services, and there are few suitable for the needs of agricultural industrialization. In the future, while satisfying the external "order labor service", we should focus on the transformation of Suyu's leading industrial resources and train a group of skilled workers in the agricultural product processing industry. Third, in the field of circulation, let all kinds of intermediary organizations become "training grounds" for peasant brokers. The key to whether agricultural products and their processed products can be sold also lies in sales. At the same time, we should speed up the construction of agricultural information networks, focus on establishing a network platform that can be extended to rural households, provide information services for farmers, and improve the accuracy and forward-looking ability of farmers to grasp the market trend.

It is also necessary to conscientiously strengthen the construction of markets for agricultural products. If agricultural products cannot enter the market, they will not be able to increase their commodity rate, and increasing peasants' incomes can only be a good wish. In recent years, the construction of Suyu agricultural product market system has been continuously strengthened, and 361 agricultural product markets of various types have been built, of which 8 have an annual turnover of more than 50 million yuan and 3 have exceeded 100 million yuan, which has effectively promoted the sales and transformation of agricultural products. However, on the whole, the construction of Suyu's agricultural product market system is not yet perfect, and it should be further strengthened in the following two aspects. The first is to establish an access system and rapidly upgrade the grade. There is generally no access system for agricultural products in Suyu, and most of the specialized markets are no different from farmers' markets, and all kinds of agricultural and sideline products can be entered. It is necessary to set up a standardized agricultural product franchise area in the market, and issue a "quality assurance certificate" for high-quality agricultural products that have passed the test, so as to truly ensure that agricultural products are of high quality and at high prices. The second is to strengthen the brand effect and expand export channels. The brand of the professional market is accumulated from the brand of agricultural products. It is necessary to take the road of combining with supermarkets, encourage, guide and promote the alliance between professional markets and supermarkets, and provide them with a series of agricultural products that meet the standards. This is a shortcut to increase market visibility and enhance the brand of agricultural products. In the early stage of promotion, the government took the lead as a strong support measure and effective policy guidance, but it is necessary to strengthen the connection between production and marketing in the way of market operation to form a mechanism for long-term mutually beneficial cooperation.

It is also necessary to speed up the construction of a system for the quality and safety of agricultural products. The quality and safety of agricultural products is a prerequisite for the commercialization of agricultural products, and it is necessary to strengthen the following three aspects to speed up the construction of the quality and safety of agricultural products. First, it is necessary to establish a supervision system. Integrate the resources of quality supervision, agriculture, aquatic products and other relevant departments, train a group of agricultural product safety technicians, specializing in the origin, product creation and declaration and certification of pollution-free agricultural products, green food, and organic food, and be responsible for the management of certification, identified products and origins. Establish a unified agricultural product testing center, so that the city has a testing center, the county has a testing station, the market has a testing point, and the base has inspectors, so as to provide a strong guarantee for the construction of agricultural product quality and safety. Second, it is necessary to do a good job in the comprehensive improvement of agricultural inputs. Suyu has a unique ecological environment, and playing the ecological card well and developing ecological agriculture is our advantage. Third, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of pollution-free agricultural product bases. At present, all pollution-free agricultural products submitted for certification must come from the pollution-free agricultural product production base, which makes the construction of the base the basic condition for the production of pollution-free agricultural products. At present, Suyu has built 30 national, provincial, municipal and county agricultural standardization demonstration zones with a total area of 258,000 mu, established 893,000 mu of pollution-free agricultural product bases, and declared 307,800 mu of pollution-free agricultural product production areas. It is necessary to continue to intensify the work in this regard, continuously expand the area of the base, increase the number of certified varieties, and strive to truly build Suyu into a key production area for pollution-free agricultural products in the province.

After listening to this, Xiao Chen suddenly had a feeling of déjà vu, and after thinking about it carefully, isn't this what he Secretary Xiao did in Dingqing District back then?