Chapter 006: The whole country mourns

At the heavily guarded airport of the Beijing Military Region, a non-operational livery BŌYIN 767-400ER passenger plane landed with a loud roar, and a group of heavily armed soldiers stood solemnly near the plane.

The cabin opened first and the ground door was not the cabin door, but the cargo door, and a blue-and-gray Maybach 62 that drove down from the cargo hold slowly drove to the lower side of the cabin. The cabin door opened at the right time, and four women dressed in black professional women's clothes got out of the cabin, looking at the surrounding troops as if they were nothing, and looked around coldly before they got out of the way to guard the four corners of Maybach 62.

A mature and noble woman stepped out of the cabin, frowning slightly, indicating that she was not in a good mood at the moment, she did not look around the whole time, but entered the rear compartment of the Maybach 62 that had already been opened without saying a word.

Two black Mercedes-Benz S600s also drove out of the cargo hold at this time, driving from the side, one in front and one in the front and one surrounded the Maybach in the middle, while several BMW 7 Series with the license plate of the General Staff and numbered very early again divided the three luxury cars that flew thousands of miles away to the capital and sandwiched them in the middle. Subsequently, the convoy drove out of the military airfield in an orderly manner -

Jakarta, Indonesia. Ji Ling'an, secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and deputy director of the Office of the Central Organization Establishment Commission, quickly approached Chairman Gu Banglan, who had just stepped down from the rostrum, with a very serious face.

"How?" Chairman Gu Banglan waved to the audience and asked in a low voice.

When Secretary Ji turned to look at the audience, he didn't know when he was already full of smiles, and he seemed to be absolutely unusual, but he whispered a heart-wrenching news in his mouth: "The Secretariat, the General Office and the Beijing Hospital jointly reported that Xiao Lao was critically ill." ”

A bolt from the blue!

The smile on Chairman Gu's face suddenly froze, then he returned to his senses, waved his hand quickly, quickened his pace under his feet, and quickly walked to his place and sat down. Secretary Ji Lingan had also put away his smile and sat beside Chairman Gu with an expressionless face.

The smile on Chairman Gu's face was gone, he was silent for a few seconds, and sighed, but his tone was extremely serious: "When is the news?" ”

"I received the news just now, but the news should have been sent four hours ago, and the aggravation of Xiao Lao's condition was more than five o'clock yesterday afternoon." Secretary Ji couldn't see the slightest flow of mental activity on his face.

"Didn't the surgery succeed the other day?" Chairman Gu's tone was slightly unkind.

Secretary Ji was silent for a few seconds and replied: "The explanation of the condition has not been reported yet, but...... Some time ago, the expert group also said that Xiao Lao's body has really reached the point of running out of oil and lamps. They said that according to the actual situation of Xiao Lao's body, Xiao Lao's body has not had an accident in the past few years, which can be called a miracle. ”

Chairman Gu Banglan sighed deeply: "Old Xiao...... Alas, what a pity. "Why is it a pity, he didn't say it, but Secretary Ji Ling'an is clear, that Secretary Cheng of Dongfang City is now quite a feudal party, listening to the tone and not listening to the announcement, and the matter of the central government's repeated orders has disappeared when it comes to him. If a dignified member of the Politburo and secretary of the Dongfang Municipal Party Committee violates certain policies that suit other regions but not the East, then it is okay, and the Central Committee may be patient, but if he does not even have "Yang Feng" under the strict orders of the Central Committee, but instead openly criticizes the policies of the Central Committee and demands that the cadres in the East "unite," then the Central Committee will absolutely not tolerate and tolerate it.

However, behind the secretary of the Dongfang Municipal Party Committee, there are a large number of people. Originally, Xiao Lao has always been the most supportive of strengthening the authority of the central government, and the last time Chairman Gu went to visit Xiao Lao, he had already mentioned this matter to Xiao Lao, and Xiao Lao gave Chairman Gu a very clear reply: I support the opinions of the Central Committee, let it go.

However, just when Chairman Gu was waiting for the opportunity—or the opportunity to create—was ready to deal with it, Xiao Lao was actually critically ill!

How can it not be a pity!

"Ling'an, talk to the Indonesian government, I have to go back to China early." Chairman Gu didn't think much about it, nor did he sigh much, and soon made a decision.

"And when are you going to leave?" Ji Lingan asked.

"The sooner the better, we must return to the capital within today." Chairman Gu spoke without softness and was very decisive.

"Okay General Secretary, I'll arrange it right away." Ji Lingan nodded, looked around, got up and left quietly.

Chairman Gu Banglan fell into deep thought-

The atmosphere in the capital suddenly seemed to become strange.

People who are sensitive to current affairs may be able to find that within one day, Chairman Gu Banglan, who was attending an international conference in Indonesia, returned to Beijing ahead of schedule, Premier Wen Chengxi, who was in Dongchuan to inspect industrial construction, Vice Premier Xiao Zheng, who was visiting Brazil, and Wu Zhengfeng, secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, who was presiding over a forum on party style and clean government in Sichuan, returned to Beijing ahead of schedule.

At the same time, Yu Zhengsheng, member of the Politburo and secretary of the Xiaobei Provincial Party Committee, Xue Yuanlan, secretary of the Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee, Wang Kun, secretary of the Xianglin Provincial Party Committee, Zhang Bayan, secretary of the Longjiang Provincial Party Committee, Guo Yundong, governor of Longjiang, You Jing, governor of Xiaonan, Chen Mingren, governor of Liao'an, Li Zhengfeng, governor of Xianglin, Li Lixin, governor of the Central Plains, Xiao Chen, deputy secretary of the Jiangdong Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and a large number of high-ranking local leaders suddenly rushed to the capital at the same time...... But it's all in time.

Not to mention those senior party and government officials of the central government who were originally in the capital, a large number of ministerial-level directors, ministers, and bureau chiefs lined up to rush to the Beijing hospital. The backyard of the Beijing Hospital was almost crowded with the black sè cars that scared people to death when the license plates were released, so much so that a "secret order" came out of which department later: deputy ministerial-level officials did not have to come to visit. No, in fact, it means not allowed. If this kind of visit continues, there will be almost no one to "go to work" among the high-ranking officials in the capital.

In the quiet lounge, Chairman Gu Banglan and Premier Wen Chengxi walked in from outside, and Chairman Gu gently patted Xiao Chen's shoulder: "Xiao Chen, Xiao Lao called you." ”

Xiao Chen nodded at Chairman Gu and Premier Wen, stood up, and walked towards the door. This seems to be the first time since he joined the work that Chairman Gu has resumed calling himself "Xiao Chen".

Xiao Chen walked out of the door, Chairman Gu and Premier Wen both sat down on the sofa, and Premier Wen suddenly said to Xiao Zheng, who was sitting on the side: "Xiao Lao is very calm, I think this mental state should be good for the condition." ”

Xiao Zheng smiled reluctantly and nodded, but finally did not speak.

"However, we believe that some work is better prepared in advance." But this was said by Chairman Gu.

In fact, no one wants to say this, especially in front of Xiao Zheng, but at this time, only Chairman Gu can take it.

Xiao Zheng understands very well, because he knows the true situation of Xiao Lao, and it is said that he ...... Now it's time to get back to the light.

"Let the Secretariat and the Office take care of the rest...... Is it time to set up a committee? Xiao Zhengdi's voice was a little hoarse. The so-called committee, of course, is a funeral committee, which is the proper meaning of the title.

Chairman Gu hesitated for two seconds: "You decide." ”

Xiao Zheng exhaled a long and cloudy breath, took out a small memo and a water-based pen from his jacket pocket, and wrote a string of names on it. The Standing Committee of the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China is naturally included, and the rest are Jiang Enguo, Lu Zhanyi and other three generations of major leaders, as well as some "young" cadres, and the last person in line is Xiao Chen, deputy secretary of the Jiangdong Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the only deputy ministerial-level leader, which is a bit conspicuous.

After Chairman Gu took it, he glanced at it, his eyes turned on the word Xiao Chen, and without speaking, he handed it to Premier Wen again. Premier Wen looked at it, his face was as usual, and returned the paper to Chairman Gu. There is no doubt that the director of the funeral committee is naturally Chairman Gu, so of course this piece of paper must be arranged for him-

When Xiao Chen came to the 202 ward where Xiao Lao was, nǎinǎi was wiping tears on the side, Xiao Chen stepped forward, and saw his grandfather who was so thin that he was only skinny but still smiling at him, tears in his eyes suddenly welled up, and he grabbed his grandfather's left hand that was trembling towards him, and his infinite sadness and sadness just turned into a sentence: "Grandpa!" ……”

"Okay, good ......" Xiao Lao smiled hard but happily, but squeezed his grandson's hand again, it seemed that he wanted to pat it but had no strength, gasping and said: "What are you crying about, don't cry, you will be 100 years old in just a few days...... Is there anything else you can't see through? ”

Grandpa spoke like this, Xiao Chen didn't even know how to comfort him, but it seemed that grandpa was comforting him.

"I've already seen Yù Ling and the little guy, so let's say a few words to you while I'm not breathing......" Grandpa's expression was very indifferent, as if he had already seen "death" as plain as water.

But Xiao Chen couldn't do it, he only knew that tears kept pouring out of his eyes, and the tears of twenty or thirty years seemed to be pouring out all at this moment.

"You are capable and sensible, but in the past few years, you have taken too many steps, and it is inevitable that some people will be jealous......" Xiao Lao gasped, and said: "When I am alive, it doesn't matter, after I die, you must be careful, although your uncle is in a high position, his foundation is a little biased, and his influence on the local and some local cadres is even inferior to you, you have to help him." He's not old enough to have little room for improvement, but it's one thing for him to make progress or not, and it's another thing to be out of office...... You have some things, you have to pay attention to, although there is no financial problem, but it is difficult to guarantee that you will not be splashed with sewage at some time, you have to deal with it carefully, I ......" Xiao Lao breathed quickly, Xiao Chen's hand tightened, looked up at the electronic meter on the side of Chuáng, and was almost ready to press the button next to him to call the doctor.

Xiao Lao shook his head, and gasped again: "Don't scream, wait until I'm done...... I told Yongyao, so you don't have to worry too much. Now on the Jiangdong side, especially in the east, the central government will make moves, and I support the central government, you must remember. ”

Xiao Chen kept nodding his head again and again, but Xiao Lao kept saying: "I hope you always remember what I told you when I was a child, whether the work is done well or not, it is useless for others to say, only what the people say is the truth." Don't care about those data, it's all virtual, only the people eat, wear, live, travel and spiritual life are rich, and the people are happy, that is our pursuit, I have cooperated with the Southern Tour before, and there have been arguments, but he also agrees that the prerequisite for some people to get rich first is to let them drive most of them to get rich, this can not be given up, this is given up, it is really not **......"

Xiao Chen didn't remember how he got out of the ward, but he remembered that in a trance, Sister Ning Wan, Brother Yi Cheng, and Brother Zhiyuan all went in, as if they went in together...... But, it has nothing to do with him anymore -

In the early morning of the next day, the Xinhua News Agency urgently issued a message of condolence: "The Central Committee of the People's Republic of China, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, the Government Council of the People's Republic of China, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, and the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China have a letter to the whole party, the whole army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country."

"The Central Committee of the People's Republic of China, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, the Political Council of the People's Republic of China, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, and the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China announce with great sorrow that Comrade Xiao Fei, who is deeply loved by the whole Party, the whole army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country, suffered from a heart attack and a pulmonary infection, resulting in respiratory and circulatory failure. He passed away at 21:08 on 19 May 2005 in Beijing at the age of 99.

Comrade Xiao Fei is an outstanding leader of our party, our army, and the people of all ethnic groups in our country who enjoys high prestige, a great Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionary and statesman, a time-tested fighter, the pioneer and founder of China's socialist economic construction, and the guide of China's socialist modernization in the new period.

Comrade Xiao Fei's life was a glorious and brilliant life of tenacious struggle for the complete liberation of the Chinese people of all nationalities and for the construction of a socialist society in China......"

Next, after reviewing the life of Xiao Lao's revolution in thousands of words, the obituary closed the coffin with great respect and nostalgia:

"In his revolutionary career of more than 80 years, Comrade Xiao Fei has been unswervingly loyal to the lofty ideals and great causes, and has been infinitely loyal to the party and the people, which can be called a model. He always adhered to and was good at integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with the specific reality of China, creatively led the revolutionary struggle, economic construction, and party building, and displayed the farsightedness and sagacity of a proletarian revolutionary and his outstanding leadership ability. His thoughts and opinions are expressed in his three-volume anthology. His writings are a tremendous and precious spiritual wealth that he left to the party and the people. He had a strong proletarian party spirit, took into account the overall situation all his life, adhered to principles, maintained unity, abided by discipline, was above board, and was modest and prudent. He has always adhered to the principle of seeking truth from facts and a rigorous scientific attitude, is good at listening to different opinions, and has a practical, hands-on, down-to-earth, meticulous, resourceful and decisive work style. He connected with the masses, cared for the masses, and respected the creations of the masses. He cherishes cadres, cherishes talents, and respects knowledge. He was hard-working and simple, self-denying. He enjoys high prestige at home and abroad, and has won the respect and love of the whole party, the whole army, and the people of all nationalities throughout the country.

The passing away of Comrade Xiao Fei is an immeasurable loss to the party and the country. We deeply mourn him, turn our grief into strength, conscientiously study his lofty revolutionary spirit and fine moral character, rally more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Gu Banglan as General Secretary, persist in taking Comrade Zheng Nanxun and Comrade Xiao Fei's theory of building socialism with Chinese characteristics and the party's basic line as guidance, unswervingly implement the party's principles and policies, and strive to realize the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the socialist modernization of China!

Comrade Xiao Fei is immortal! ”

Xiao Lao has passed away! This news spread all over the country and all over the world in an instant!

On the same day, the flag was lowered at half-mast in the Capital ** Square.

Xiao Fei, a native of Qingpu in the East, joined Huaxia in 1925, and later served as the secretary of the party group of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, and was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee at the Fifth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1934, and concurrently served as the head of the White Zone Work Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In the same year, he participated in the Long March and served as the representative of the Central Committee of the Fifth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the political commissar of the Military Commission column. In 1937, he went to Yan'an to serve as the head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He was elected as a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee at the First Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and later served as secretary of the North Manchurian Branch of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, deputy secretary of the Northeast Bureau, deputy political commissar of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army, and director of the Northeast Financial and Economic Committee. In 1948, he was elected chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. After the establishment of New Huaxia, he served as Vice Premier of the Government Council and Director of the Financial and Economic Committee, and Vice Premier of the Government Council. At the First Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the CPC Central Committee. Later, he also served as Minister of Commerce and Director of the State Capital Construction Commission. In 1962, he was reappointed head of the Financial and Economic Group of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In 1978, he was co-opted as a member of the Political Bureau, Standing Committee and Vice Chairman of the Central Committee at the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and served as the first secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, vice premier of the Government Council, director of the Financial and Economic Committee of the Government Council, and director of the Advisory Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He was an important member of the party's first and second generation of leadership collectives, and vigorously supported the founding fathers of the Communist Party of China of the third and fourth generations.

Regarding Xiao Lao's funeral, he explained it as early as the 50s. On February 10, 1959, he wrote a letter to the Central Committee. The letter said: "A few years ago, there was a plenum of the Central Committee that voluntarily signed and was cremated after death, but I did not attend the meeting and did not sign that time. I am in favor of cremation, and I hereby supplement this letter as my supplementary signature. "At the same time, I am also in favor of autopsies, because it is not harmful to the deceased and is good for medicine. Therefore, if after my death the doctor thinks that those organs need to be dissected to confirm that the diagnosis was correct at that time, please have the doctor dissect them. "In 1991, after the central government made a decision on the simplicity of funerals, Xiao Lao was very supportive and explained many times that he must handle it after his death.

However, medical autopsy does not need Xiao Lao's body now, and now it is just cremated as a routine.

After the funeral was stopped, Gu Banglan, Wen Chengxi and other party and state leaders escorted Comrade Xiao Fei's body to Babaoshan for cremation, and the hearse drove from the Beijing Hospital to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, and more than 100,000 people in the capital spontaneously took to the streets to say goodbye to Comrade Xiao Fei.

On the same day, the People's Daily published an editorial entitled "Mourning Comrade Xiao Fei", in which it said:

The department that holds the financial power and the right to approve projects, with its special administrative functions, has always been regarded as a power department, jokingly calling this a "place with oil and water". The people who work in these departments, by virtue of their special working status, are regarded as people who hold real power and occupy the "féi shortage", and are called "God of Wealth". This is not unusual, because most people inevitably have to deal with them, and if they have a request for them, they naturally have to try their best to "supply" them in order to achieve the effect of good popularity and good work. Zou Ji, a strategist of Qi during the Warring States Period, was well aware of this. His wives and concubines and guests all said that he was more beautiful than Xu Gonggong in the north of the city, but the conclusion of his personal investigation and comparison was exactly the opposite. This made him "think about it at dusk", and finally realized the reason: "The beauty of my wife is me, and I am also; The concubine who is beautiful to me is afraid of me; The beauty of the guest is me, and I am also the one who asks for it. ”

However, many of Zou Ji's descendants are amnesiacs. Among the leading cadres and staff of the power departments, the proportion of patients is higher. At first, they had a good memory, knowing why they became the "God of Wealth" loved by everyone, but they couldn't withstand the attack of sugar-coated shells, and intentionally or unconsciously suffered from amnesia, and really regarded themselves as the "God of Wealth", enjoying the feeling of the stars holding the moon to the fullest, completely ignoring that they were essentially the same as other public servants, but the division of labor was different. As a result, the departmentalization of public power and the humanization of departmental power, corruption, and violations of discipline followed. In the end, the East Window Incident, the golden body of the "God of Wealth" was broken, and it was instantly beaten back to its original shape, and even ordinary people couldn't do it. In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, such "God of Wealth" is everywhere, and there are countless of them.

Speaking of which, some people may want to say that the mainstream of "God of Wealth" is good, and most of them are down-to-earth. There are also people who want to say: Even those bad "God of Wealth", some of them are not bad originally, but because of the difficulties in their work, being confused for a while, being a good person, etc., they have made a mistake and become a hatred for eternity. In this regard, the author not only deeply agrees, but also writes this article specifically to support them, namely: how to protect the golden body of the "God of Wealth"?

The benevolent see the benevolent, and the wise see the wise. From the subjective and objective aspects, we can summarize many truths. However, the key is to clearly understand and correctly treat one's position and responsibilities, and be vigilant like Zou Ji that "those who are beautiful to me are also sought by me". In this regard, Xiao Fei, the pioneer and founder of China's socialist economic construction and the guide of China's socialist modernization in the new era, is known as the "red shopkeeper", and has a clever plan. This is the method of "villain first and then gentleman" that he often emphasizes and advocates when he is in charge of financial work.

For example, at the 1945 Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border District Finance Department work review meeting, Xiao Fei pointed out: "When people come to receive things, they must calculate it for him and make a careful plan, which is necessary." If there is a 'political leader', people will give what they want, and they will not settle accounts, and that will not work. "To have the attitude of 'shopkeeper' and the attitude of being in charge, the sense of responsibility should be raised to this level. This is not a minor issue, but a question of being active or reactive. To be honest. If there is, there is, and if there is none, there is none. 'Villain first and then gentleman', it is not a shame to count money in front of comrades. What should not be given must be unambiguous; What is allowed cannot be changed in general, and bad checks should not be issued, of course, if there is a mistake or a problem that affects the overall situation, it should be changed or changed. Inspections should be strict. As the saying goes, 'pick out the bones out of the tofu', and you have to calculate carefully. "When settling accounts, items must be looked at, although the form seems to be finding a fault, in fact, this is the responsible attitude."

Another example, during the Liberation War, Xiao Fei concurrently served as the secretary of the Finance Committee of the South Manchurian Branch when he presided over the work of the South Manchurian Branch, and Lu Dong served as the deputy secretary and secretary general of the Finance Committee of the South Manchurian Branch. Later, Lu Dong recalled: "Comrade Xiao Fei was very concerned about the economic work in the liberated areas of eastern Liaoning. "He attaches great importance to the development of production and material exchanges, and stresses that when carrying out economic cooperation with fraternal liberated areas, it is necessary to stress credibility and achieve 'villains before gentlemen.'" The so-called 'villain first and then gentleman', that is, when negotiating and negotiating, what to exchange, when to exchange, and how much to exchange, should be recorded in the contract one by one, and strictly performed, as it is said, and there can be no breach of contract; Finally, if possible, try to take care of the fraternal region, even without compensation. Don't start politely and end up arguing. ”

These two vivid historical examples vividly reflect Xiao Fei's art of being the "God of Wealth", and the method of "villain first and then gentleman" is undoubtedly his representative opinion. These six words, seemingly simple, actually contain a wealth of philosophy, and it is not easy to really do it. The author understands that to comprehend and apply the secret of these six words, we must achieve at least the following three aspects.

First of all, you must have the courage to be a "villain". In the eyes of the Chinese people, the gentleman and the villain are two types of people who are clearly divided and judged. "The gentleman is virtuous, the villain is the soil"; "The gentleman is frank dàngdàng, and the villain is often a relative"; Words such as "the beauty of the gentleman chéng people, the evil of the villain chéng people" often appear in all kinds of moral articles, with clear boundaries and clear love and hatred. Therefore, it is reasonable for people to be taboo everywhere that others classify themselves as villains, and to regard the title of gentleman as the highest honor. As long as we pay a little attention, it is not difficult for us to find that around us, there are many people who think they are gentlemen, and it is rare to see those who pretend to be villains. In this environment, it takes a lot of courage to dare to take the risk of being treated as a "villain". For example, when many people borrow and repay money, they are embarrassed to check it again in person, thinking that this is not "atmospheric" enough, and it is "the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain". This is especially true for the prominent "God of Wealth". Those "God of Wealth" who are "not bad originally", the so-called behaviors such as taking into account the friendship of friends, attaching importance to the righteousness of buddies, and being generous and bold in doing things, are actually out of the mentality that it is better to get married than to get married, in order to win and maintain their "gentleman" image. As everyone knows, this is an irresponsible attitude towards oneself and others. Once there is a problem afterwards, the public says that the public is reasonable, the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, entangled, not to mention the big injury and anger, and it is inevitable that "the mud bodhisattva crosses the river, and it is difficult to protect himself". On the contrary, as an unusual "God of Wealth", Xiao Fei has the courage to be a "villain". He likes to "talk ugly things in the front," believes that "it is not a shame to count money in front of comrades," and demands that financial and economic cadres should also "carefully plan their own people" and "pick out bones in tofu." If you do things like this, you may not look good at the time, but you will not leave any troubles and make mistakes. It can be seen that the villain first and then the gentleman may not be the villain; Those who are gentlemen first and then villains may not be true gentlemen. In other words, the "God of Wealth" who is proficient in business, good at "planning", and loyal to his duties and unsympathetic, is exactly the cadre with both ability and political integrity that the people need; And those who are hard in business, but who are left and right to maintain their so-called gentlemanly style, are unreliable after all. In this regard, the historian Sima Guang has long commented: "The ministers of the country and the defeated sons of the family have more than enough talents, but they are not enough in virtue, so that there are many subversives." ”

Secondly, we must have the confidence to be a "villain". Where does the confidence come from? The confidence comes from the fact that this "villain" is not for himself, but for the broad masses of the people. Xiao Fei is known as the "red shopkeeper", not because of his "shopkeeper" identity and power, but because of his "shopkeeper" attitude and "shopkeeper" credit. His attitude of being a "shopkeeper" is not that of a small trader who cares about his personal interests, but that he makes careful calculations for the national economy and the people's livelihood and does his best to improve the people's livelihood. After the establishment of New China, Xiao Fei presided over the national financial and economic work, although the country's economic conditions at this time were greatly improved compared with the revolutionary period, but as the "head of wealth", he did not "broaden", but more baht, and even once advocated that the financial department should be like Tie Gong Jī "unstoppable". He often admonished financial and economic cadres in a serious manner: "Money belongs to the people, and we cannot joke with the people's money." "The more opportunities you have to touch money and property, the more you must be honest and honest, fight against every dollar, and not use a single dollar from the public!" He said that after the revolution was carried out in several decades, "now we are faced with the problem of how to consolidate and develop the achievements of the revolution, and the key lies in making good arrangements for the lives of more than 600 million people and truly working for the people's welfare." It is precisely because of this attitude of "shopkeeper" that he was always able to stand out and shoulder heavy burdens at critical moments in national construction, thus making outstanding contributions to building the national economy of New China into a "socialist economy beneficial to the people". Xiao Fei's "shopkeeper" credit is talked about by people, and Máo Zedong vividly calls it "the national luàn Siliang general, the poor family and the good wife". It is worth mentioning that this No. 1 "God of Wealth" in New China, who is in charge of hundreds of millions of funds at every turn, lives a simple life, and sometimes it can even be said that he is poor. In the fifties and sixties of the twentieth century, among the top leaders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the families of **, Zhu De and Xiao Fei were relatively difficult, which was famous, and the reason was that there were many family members and many relatives who needed help. Today, Comrade Xiao Fei passed away, and the staff around him calculated the property he left behind, only less than 20,000 yuan in manuscript fees, and 23,360 yuan in pension that he could receive after his death. ——This is the net worth of the "God of Wealth" who has mastered the Chinese economic giant ship for decades! Such a "God of Wealth", how can he not have the confidence to be a "villain"?!

Third, there must be a guarantee of being a "villain". When you are a "villain", you must be reasonable, justified and confident. To this end, it is necessary to establish and improve various rules and regulations, and strictly abide by and enforce them. When dealing with people, you must believe your words and do your deeds. If it's self-talking, or even inconsistent, it's a real villain. So, how can we do a good job in system building? It's all about assumptions. Starting from the assumption of a gentleman, a bad system must be designed, which will lead to bad results; Starting from the assumption of "villain", we can design a good system and get good results. That is to say, first assume that everyone may be a villain, and must be restrained by various rules and regulations, fortified everywhere, checked at all levels, and feared that they will not be able to do bad things; Without such restraint, even a gentleman can degenerate into a villain. Taking financial work as an example, Xiao Fei emphasized the importance of commitment and integrity, and asked "not to write blank checks". More importantly, he emphasized that the results of the negotiation should be recorded in the contract one by one, so that "shallots mixed with tofu" are clear. There is a contract, written in black and white, clear, and it must be fulfilled to the letter, and no one can deny it. This is the construction of the system, and it is the guarantee of being a "villain". In this regard, the villain first and then the gentleman is not to encourage people to be villains, but to prevent and eliminate hypocrites in order to achieve more true gentlemen.

It is worth mentioning that Hou Gutao, who has also led the financial work for a long time, also highly advocates the method of "villain first and then gentleman". In November 1936, Hou Gutao went to Jinyang, Hedong to fight for Yan Xishan's cooperation against Japan. During the talks between the two sides, he said straight to the point: "I am willing to work under the leadership of Director Yan, and I am doing work, not being a 'clear guest'." According to the saying of our hometown, 'villain first, then gentleman', put ugly words in front. There are a few things I think I need to make clear and then work together. We might as well have a 'three chapters of the law': first, I have participated in ** for many years, and it can be said that I have been stereotyped, and I hope to be understood. Second, I can only do the work of resisting Japan and saving the country, and we will do everything that is beneficial to Japan, and we will not do anything that is unfavorable. Third, it is necessary to give convenience in employing people, and ensure the safety of the people we use, among which there will be many ** people. "It's reassuring to be clear. On the spot, Yan Xishan agreed one by one. With this "Three Chapters of the Law", Hou Gutao and others let go of their work, especially the reorganization of the Sacrifice League, and turned it into a united front organization in cooperation with Yan Xishan and a mass organization for resisting Japan and saving the people under the leadership of Yan Xishan, and then did a good job in vigorously mobilizing the masses, forming a new army, seizing political power, and creating anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, and made important contributions to the great cause of resisting Japan.

In short, in the great journey of revolution, construction and reform in China, the people of all ethnic groups led by Huaxia have made brilliant achievements and left huge tangible wealth for future generations. The leadership ideology and working methods used by the party and state leaders in practice, as well as the superb political wisdom displayed by them, have left us with rich intangible wealth. Xiao Fei's method of "villain first and then gentleman" is a typical example. As the saying goes, "It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish." When we future generations enjoy tangible wealth, we must not only bear in mind the ancient adage that "a meal and a grain of corn should be thought of is not easy to come by", but also inherit and carry forward the intangible wealth that created these tangible wealth, constantly push forward the socialist modernization drive, constantly write a new chapter in the people's better life, and constantly create new brilliance on the journey of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!

At the same time, the party's official magazines such as "Theoretical Dynamics", "Seeking Truth", and "Weishi" all published special issues to deeply cherish the memory of Comrade Xiao Fei......