Chapter 294: Killing Chickens and Monkeys

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To Qiao Wei's surprise, Professor Tian Da was like a different person when he entered the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, not only did he apply for a scientific research project unusually, but the topic was amazing, it was actually "Economic Development and Political System Reform"!

If only he was like Vice President Hong of the National Supervision Academy, he would devote himself to studying the system and fighting corruption. Isn't applying for such a project a clear attempt to grab the job of the Development Research Center of the State Council?

But such a strange thing has actually been supported by a large number of people. Not only did Vice President Hong of the National Supervision Academy join the team, but more than a dozen well-known Marxist-Leninist theoreticians, economists, sociologists, and historians from the Central Party School, the National Academy of Administration, the Academy of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, and Renmin University also participated. I really don't know what results will be researched in the future, and how this name should be signed.

“…… In the past 10 years or so, the Southern Tour has indeed made remarkable achievements in the economy, but there are still many problems, which are only one of them, and we must not use the problems that have arisen in the course of development to cover them up. The times are developing, the society is progressing, if the system can't keep up, then these problems will be deposited little by little, and eventually will enter a dead end.

It's not that I'm alarmist, it's an inescapable reality. Once you can't go back, it's hard to turn back! This can be seen from Comrade Xiaoping's speech on his southern tour, which turned the tide with all his might: In 19 months, no one listened to what he said in the capital, so he had to go to the south to deliver a speech, and even attracted unanimous criticism from the mainstream media such as the pursuit of truth, the contemporary trend of thought, the "Seeking Truth," the Higher Education Front, the "People's Daily," and the "Guangming Daily." ”

The current situation is very good, and even after the unprecedented outbreak of [***] last year, GDP still maintains a strong growth rate. China's economy can be said to be thriving, and even the people have called for "China can say no". The words of Professor Tian Da and the voices of his like-minded scholars are undoubtedly the murmur of this era, and they sound so harsh.

It is conceivable that it is difficult for such a project application to be supported by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's Center for the Theory of Integrity Theory. The only purpose of Professor Tianda's trip was to go through Qiao Wei's back door to see if he could apply for a scientific research fund.

There is no problem with more than one million, but once this project is launched, this small group of people led by Professor Tian Da not only have to go down to investigate, but also ask to share the data of the Ministry of Finance, the National Bureau of Statistics, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and other units, which makes Qiao Wei very difficult.

Looking at Qiao Wei's hesitant look, Tian Wenjian continued: "I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm just afraid of what if." Director Qiao, think about it, if we really come to the day when reform and opening up are unsustainable, let's not say whether anyone will be able to come to the southern tour again, even if there is really a southern tour, then this southern tour can work?

Either advance or retreat, either left or right, forever and so on, caught in a cycle of evil surnames one after another, we will eventually come to that point, and we will need a third or even a fourth southern tour. And this is still the most optimistic estimate, after all, whether it is now or in the future, there is no second great man who has that prestige and can turn the tide. ”

The rapid economic development is the light of the demographic dividend. In another decade or so, China will enter an aging society, the demographic dividend will no longer exist, and economic development will inevitably fall into a trough; The economic base determines the superstructure, and if there is a problem in the economy, there will be social turmoil.

What's more, there are already signs of polarization, and officials [***] are emerging in an endless stream, which are all hidden dangers, and if we don't pay attention to them, there will indeed be problems. How could Qiao Wei not understand this truth? But the ass decides the head, he is just a deputy director of the Central Office, even if he wants to solve it, he has the heart but is powerless.

In fact, Tian Wenjian didn't expect him to solve any problems now, but just reminded him in this way, or subtly influenced him, so that he could pay attention to these problems when he stepped into a high position in the future.

Qiao Wei did not disappoint him, and after pondering for a moment, he suddenly said: "I'll figure out the funds, and I'll arrange the research." However, you have to figure out the data of other units. That's right...... Don't you have a little friendship with Director Hu of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission? He has such a good relationship with Master Wu, isn't it a piece of cake to get first-hand data? ”

"If you don't say it, I really forgot, well, I have to find him for this matter."

Qiao Wei nodded slightly, suddenly changed his words, and said with a smile on his face: "It is said that success is for those who are prepared, and today I can be regarded as knowledge." I really didn't expect you, a Harvard Ph.D., to study economics and political science from scratch. ”

"Actually, it's nothing."

Professor Tian Da sighed and smiled helplessly: "If the skin does not exist, the hair will be attached?" Political morality determines social morality, and in such an environment, if we deliberately emphasize any personal morality, it will really be a fate. ”

"It's not a bad thing to learn and excel."

Qiao Wei patted his arm and said meaningfully: "Research is important, but our own work cannot be delayed. The rotation training of county-level cadres will start soon, you are the finale, don't let the organization down. ”

"Playing the side drum is really nothing to me, so don't worry."

Since it was the finale, it meant that Professor Tian Da was the last person to give a lecture on stage. It was not until the 27th day after the rotation training class began that Tian Wenjian and his assistant Xiao Guan left the National Supervision Academy and rushed to the Jinggshan Cadre Academy to teach.

Blowing the horn through the crack in the door, Professor Tian Da is famous. For a person with a mixed reputation like him, Xiao Guan has always been curious.

I thought that by serving as an assistant to him, I would be able to get to know such a legendary figure, but I didn't expect Professor Tian Da to put down the work at hand and engage in research on "economic development and political system reform" with Professor Hong and other well-known scholars. A debate behind closed doors is a morning, and there is no chance to even say a word.

As soon as the plane took off, Xiao Guan took out a stack of materials from his briefcase, handed it to him, and laughed in a low voice: "Professor Tian, this is the information of this batch of students." Director Ding, who is marked with a red bar below, has focused on taking care of him, and can point out his name at the right time. ”

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection really would not let go of any opportunity to stand up for power, and looking at the materials marked with the word "confidential" in their hands, Professor Tian Da realized that they were preparing to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys.

"Do you say or do you say?" Tian Wenjian pondered for a moment and couldn't help but quip.

Xiao Guan had a dejected expression, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I want to say it, but I don't have that qualification." Professor Tian, speaking from the heart, in fact, I still envy you, although the fish is a little smaller, it is better than just thunder and no rain. ”

is upright, similar to when he was the acting county magistrate of Hulin County. Tian Wenjian sighed lightly, and sighed with emotion: "Many things are not as simple as you imagined, although this guy is a bastard, no one dares to guarantee that the person who is about to take over his position will be stronger than him." ”

Xiao Guan's sense of secrecy is still very strong, and after looking around, and seeing that no one is paying attention to him, he leaned into his ear, gritted his teeth and said: "Find one, deal with one, without mercy and without mercy." As long as we can let us go, I don't believe they dare to follow suit. ”

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection investigated a county official, isn't this a killer? Professor Tian Da even had a bit of a bastard on the material, secretly thinking that he was really unlucky. After all, there are two levels of discipline inspection commissions in the middle, and if the public is not too angry, the popularity is extremely poor, or there are eyes that do not know Mount Tai, and they offend someone who cannot afford to offend in a daze.

Seeing that Tian Wenjian fell into deep thought, Xiao Guan couldn't help but ask: "Professor Tian, I have watched your lecture video, it is really exciting, much better than the philosophy professor in our school." Those people's accusations against you are simply vexatious, why don't you stand up and say something? ”

Professor Tian Da smiled and said casually: "Mr. Hu Shi once wrote a letter to Mr. Yang Xingfo, he said, 'I have been scolded for ten years, and I have never resented the people who scolded me. Sometimes they scold too much, which damages the character of the scolder himself, and I am even more disturbed for them. 'Think about it, it doesn't matter if Mr. Hu Shi has been scolded for ten years, I have only been scolded for a few months, what is it? ”

"You're really open-minded, but when you think about it, this is the true master's style."

"Masters can't be talked about, to put it mildly, in this era, there are no masters at all in this environment, and there is no need for any masters."

After Tian Wenjian paused, he continued: "Now everything is looking at money, talking about culture and talking about ideas are monsters, as long as there is enough silver and enough tickets, what culture and what culture you want, what ideas you want." To put it mildly, the Tao Te Ching of 5,000 words is enough for Chinese to use until the interstellar era. ”

The little pipe was happy, and immediately burst into laughter. Talking and laughing, the plane landed at Jinggshan Airport in Hetai County. Professor Tian Da and Xiaoguan are not big officials, but they come from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, which everyone fears. The cadre academy, which received the notice early, not only sent a car to pick it up, but also drove Coaster into the tarmac.

Looking at the way the passengers were pointing, Professor Tian shook his head helplessly. Although it was unpleasant, this was not the time for show, after all, in addition to them, there were officials and scholars from other ministries and departments who attended the lecture. If you really don't give face, where will you put the faces of other ministry officials?

"Professor Tian, you have worked hard all the way, and the people of the old area welcome you."

Li Dongguo, vice president of the Cadre Academy, one of the students of the training course for cadres at the department and bureau level of the Central Party School, who had just completed the training course for cadres at the department and bureau level, and who had also heard the lecture given by Professor Tian Da last year, would not have traveled more than 70 kilometers to greet him at the airport in person.

Xiao Guan is an associate researcher at the Center for the Theory of Integrity Theory. Vice President Li, you came to the airport to greet you in person, isn't this a loss for our birthdays? ”

"It should be, it should be."

Li Dongguo motioned for the driver to take over the luggage, pointed at Coaster and said with a smile: "Professor Tian, your schedule is really tight." We will have classes this afternoon and leave in the morning, and if you don't come, we really don't know what to do. ”

By arranging the rotation training sites in the old revolutionary base areas, can we carry forward the fine tradition of the arduous struggle of the revolutionary predecessors? Professor Tian expressed serious doubts about this. In his opinion, arranging for county officials to go to the old Hulin area to help the villagers work for a few days is much more effective than such formalism.

Of course, this can only be imagined. After all, the times are different, if you really do that, what is the difference between it and the 57 cadre school? Moreover, the purpose of the training is to unify thinking, and conducting education on clean government is only a by-product of the incident.

It was the first time that Professor Tian Da had come to the revolutionary holy land covered with bamboo forests. After some greetings, Tian Wenjian snuggled up to the car window and watched this place where "a spark can start a prairie fire".

According to the propaganda caliber, the cadre college is a training institution based on publicizing the spirit of Jinggshan, promoting the development of Jinggshan tourism, and providing red revolution education and tourism for party members and cadres all over the country.

Walking into the compound of the training center, Professor Tian couldn't help but sigh lightly. How can a training unit that secretly thinks about it be like opening a hotel to do business, how can it achieve the goal of "letting the hearts of party members and cadres be touched, baptized and spurred in the place where the revolutionary ancestors fought bloodily, so that they can love today's beautiful life and their work more"?

It is true that you can experience "a magical and romantic red pilgrimage, green sightseeing, blue leisure, golden success, and the colorful of antique folklore" at public expense.

After lunch, the two professors, accompanied by Vice Dean Li, walked into the large classroom. What puzzled the students was that officials and scholars from all parts of the country who had given them lectures a few days ago also came to an ordinary class on clean government education. It is as if listening to the speech of the head of the Central Committee, how serious and serious it is.

"Dear students, in accordance with the instructions of the higher-level leaders, today I specially invited Professor Tian Wenjian, an anti-corruption expert at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and a Jiangjiang scholar of the Ministry of Education, to carry out ideological education on fighting corruption and advocating clean government. Now, let us welcome Professor Tian with warm applause! ”

It seems that his reputation is really not very good, and there are so many people who come to Jingg Mountain to watch the excitement. Professor Tian glanced at the officials and scholars who were listening, and after Dean Liu finished his introduction, he grabbed the microphone and said eloquently while motioning to Xiaoguan to connect the projector to the laptop:

"Anti-corruption experts don't dare to be an anti-corruption expert, let alone clean government education, Dean Liu's introduction just now really makes me a little embarrassed! But since I'm here, it's not okay not to say a few words, after all, this is a task assigned by the organization, and next, I'll give you a few digressions. ”

This opening statement was a bit interesting and immediately attracted everyone's attention. After Tian Wenjian paused, he looked around at the crowd and continued: "On the way from the airport to the college, I saw many family planning slogans. One of them, 'have fewer children and raise more pigs', left a deep impression on me. ”

Honest government education is clean government education, and we actually talked about family planning. Everyone, including Xiao Guan, was completely dumbfounded, and one by one showed an incredible expression, secretly wondering what medicine he had taken wrong, why are he talking about these unrelated topics?

At this time, Professor Tian Da changed his words and said very seriously: "Have fewer children and raise more pigs!" What does this sentence mean? I think it vividly shows that China has never had a population theory, only an animal theory! Comparing people with livestock, what else is it about people-oriented and governing the country by virtue?

Judging from the current grim anti-corruption situation, this slogan can be borrowed and used, that is, 'raise fewer cadres and raise more pigs'! ”

I really fucking dare to say it, I actually scolded everyone in the audience. More than 200 county party secretaries and county magistrates were completely stunned, and they couldn't believe that there were such open-mouthed people.

I came to scold my mother, Professor Tian Da didn't care so much, while motioning to Xiaoguan to put out the pictures on the laptop, he pointed to the screen behind him, gritted his teeth and said: "This majestic and magnificent building, some students in the audience should be familiar with it, right?" With a construction area of more than 40,000 square meters, equivalent to 8 White Houses, it can accommodate at least 2,000 county magistrates. ”

Being targeted by anti-corruption experts from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection is not good news. Everyone couldn't help but look around, wondering which classmate's county office was this? The unthinkable happened, a student sitting in the penultimate row suddenly fell to the ground with a "bang".

Professor Tian Da will never be untargeted, and no one will believe it if there is no instruction from the higher authorities. Seeing that there was some twitching in the big classroom, Dean Liu immediately stood up, rushed to the staff by the door, and said with a blue face: "Help him out." ”

There is no doubt that his political future is over, and everyone realized that the person on the podium was not easy to mess with, and sat up straight one by one to listen carefully, for fear that he would be the next to be named.

What made everyone laugh and cry was that Professor Tian Da, who had established his authority, actually sneered: "This little episode reminds me of a true joke, Nobel laureate, Irish playwright Mr. George Bernard Shaw likes to joke, he once anonymously sent telegrams to the five ministers of the British political axe, the content of which is only one sentence: The matter has been revealed, flee quickly." As everyone knows, the next afternoon, four of the five ministers were already in France. ”

This joke was funny, but none of the students in the audience could laugh.

"It seems that I don't have the talent to tell jokes, so let's get down to business and move on to the topic of 'raising fewer cadres and more pigs'."

Professor Tian Da stepped down from the podium and looked around at the crowd and said bitterly: "New York, the world's economic capital, has a population of 18 million and a GDP of 2.6 trillion US dollars, but there are only 6 'city leaders' in total, and one of them still only symbolizes his surname and receives an annual salary of one dollar.

Tokyo has a population of 13 million, a GDP of $1.1 trillion, and seven city leaders. But we are a prefecture-level city, the population is about 3 million, the average GDP is four or five billion US dollars, the population is one-fifth of Tokyo, one-sixth of New York, GDP is 0.1% of Tokyo, 0.18% of New York, but there are dozens of 'city leaders', which is 6 times that of Tokyo and New York. ”

Professor Tian Da's gaze made people shudder, and they made the county officials feel furious. To everyone's relief, he did not name anyone again, but said step by step: "The highest agricultural tax levied in previous dynasties was no more than tithes, that is, 10%. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, 10 percent was levied, plus tens of percent were forcibly requisitioned at extremely low prices. Such a heavy tax burden has never been seen before! Fortunately, the central authorities abolished the agricultural tax in a timely manner, so that hundreds of millions of peasants could recuperate.

But in any case, our ratio of officials to the people is still very staggering, has reached 26:1, 306 times higher than in the Western Han Dynasty, and 35 times higher than in the late Qing Dynasty. Even compared with the 67:1 ratio in the early days of reform and opening up and the 40:1 ratio 10 years ago, the rapid increase in the proportion of those who eat imperial grain in the total population is unprecedented and worrying.

However, we still have some leading cadres who live in villas, take luxury cars, smoke well, drink good alcohol, and arrange for their cronies and children to take up positions in political axes or public institutions. He is doing revolutionary work and receiving a high salary like capitalism, which is really 'one country, two systems'! ”

Professor Tian Da's teaching style has opened everyone's eyes. The point of view was very sharp, leaving all the students irrefutable. The speech lasted for an hour and a half, beating them like a hammer on their hearts, and everyone was sweating profusely, and they didn't even dare to gasp for breath.

“…… History is regular, and when any dynasty only recognizes money, the number of qi will be exhausted. work, need money to do it; For promotion, you need money to buy a road; To go on to higher education, you need money to give gifts; Prison, need money to get people. The officials have gotten into the money hole, and the people have become ATMs, so you are not at the end of the road......"

Seeing that the time was almost up, Professor Tian Da made a summary: "Kitajima said that meanness is the pass of the despicable, and nobility is the epitaph of the noble. I don't think so, people are watching the sky, and the despicable may gain power for a while, but they will never be able to gain power forever. It's not that they don't report it, but the time has not come, and there will come a day when meanness will become the epitaph of the despicable! ”

The applause was enthusiastic, but the atmosphere was eerie. After all, the lessons of the car ahead are there, looking at the empty seat in the penultimate row, how can the students not feel a little sad about the rabbit and the fox.

On the way back to the airport, Xiao Guan couldn't help but smile and said, "Professor Tian, you can't talk like that next time." Anyway, you have to have some bright spots, and talk more about positive examples or something. ”

Tian Wenjian pondered for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "There is a typical positive one, and it is particularly well-known. As a deputy department-level inspector, he even has a relationship with national leaders. But he never used a police car to open the road, he didn't get drunk with alcohol, he never ate and drank at public expense, and sometimes he even preferred to beg for food.

During the study and visit to the West, he only brought four entourages, and it was precisely because he was too hard with him that the entourages often resigned. He has been studying in the West for many years, and has met countless foreign heads of state, and after returning to China, he did not ask for promotions, he taught and educated people all his life, and he did not have any property after his death. ”

"Who? Why haven't I heard of it? Xiao Guan was confused, with a puzzled expression.

Professor Tian Da's face was straight, and he said very seriously: "Tang Seng, who else can there be besides him?" ”

(To be continued)