The victims of the disaster began to move to Fengtai County, and it was impossible for the People's Party to ignore such a big matter. When Shang Yuan arranged to resettle the victims in the original "people's home" concentration camp, the notice of the meeting had already arrived. Moreover, this meeting is a death order, and all BJP members must attend it, no matter what work they have at hand.

Comrades who know the actual situation naturally want to participate, and comrades who do not know the actual situation also know that something serious must have happened. Before Chen Ke entered the venue, all party members had already assembled.

Shang Yuan is because of his special identity and calm personality, and everyone doesn't dare to deal with him. As a woman, you are not very willing to talk to her too much. It's not because I'm dissatisfied with You Wei, but because I feel that it's inconvenient.

Seeing the solemn faces of these two people, plus some gossip, everyone basically knew the news that the victims were flocking to Fengtai County in large numbers. At first, it was a private conversation, and everyone's face changed dramatically when they heard the news. As the news spread, the room went from buzzing to buzzing.

There are also many party members who don't know what is great, "What can the victims do?" Haven't we survived the flood? Someone said.

But how could a comrade who knows how powerful be frightened by such a childish idea, "Do you know how many mouths that are? There are few people here now, and when tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people come, you will know that it is powerful. That's a human being, we don't have enough to eat with such a little money. ”

"Really?"

As the exchanges deepened, the mood of the comrades became lower and lower. Some of the anxious military cadres are already clamoring to bring troops to intercept the victims.

The timid ones are at a loss, either speechless or asking vigorously; "What should I do? What should I do? ”

"We should have prepared early to prevent the victims from other places from running away, so let's do it this time." Such complaints have also arisen.

Some people were completely confused and incoherent, and some even began to question why Chen Ke didn't appear.

Shang Yuan was already annoyed in his heart, but when he heard the noisy sound, his mood became even more unstable. He was about to get up to maintain order, but when he saw that You Yu had already gotten up first, he roared angrily, "Give me silence!" ”

You Wei is an old party member, and everyone knows it. Moreover, You Gou only takes on a lot more work than most other gay men on weekdays, and everyone still admires it. You Yu suddenly became angry, and the noisy conference room immediately fell silent. Regardless of the fact that everyone's eyes were focused on her, You Wei strode up to the chairman's position, pulled away the stool behind the chairman's position, and then glanced around the members of the People's Party.

The number of members of the BJP has now reached more than 180. The pattern of the meeting room is a "big table" made of two square tables in the middle, and on the periphery, the tables and stools of the comrades circle around the conference table in the center. In addition to the seven secretaries who were able to sit at the central table, there were also clerks. Behind the circle of tables in the center sat the members of the Politburo, and further on the periphery were other comrades who did not hold positions in the party.

You Wei suddenly became angry, and then actually walked to the chairman's position, which had been recognized as Chen Ke's special use, and the comrades were really frightened. Everyone forgot for a moment the heavy pressure brought by the victims, and they couldn't figure out what kind of trouble they were making.

"Look at the way you look, I'm scared when I encounter such a thing. What a noise! You Yu was still roaring.

When the comrades were reprimanded in such a way, not only did they not calm down, on the contrary, some people had already rebounded. "Is it possible not to be in a hurry for such a big thing?" As soon as You Yan's voice fell, some people already ridiculed each other.

"Why are you standing in Secretary Chen's position?" Someone simply confronts it directly.

"Why should I? I am one of the seven party secretaries. Hearing his questioning, You Wei immediately shouted.

"What's wrong with the secretary? You are not Secretary Chen. Immediately someone got on the bar with Youwu.

"Although Secretary You Wei is not Secretary Chen, Secretary You Wei is also a secretary. The secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee itself has the authority of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Secretary You Wei told you to be quiet, and comrades are obliged to obey this order. The clear voice was supporting Youwu.

The party member who questioned You Wei was Zhang Xiuqing, and when he heard this, he was even more angry. But the voice itself has a power that Zhang Xiuqing can't fight, which is caused by habit. Zhang Xiuqing's boiling angry brain suddenly realized that this was Chen Ke's voice. Chen Ke finally arrived at the venue. When he turned his head, he saw Chen Ke in front, Hua Xiongmao and He Zudao following behind. The three of them strode towards their respective positions in the middle.

The comrades looked at the supreme leader of the People's Party as if they had seen a savior, and Chen Ke led Hua Xiongmao, the first military cadre of the People's Party, and He Zudao, the first political worker, into the venue, and all the comrades had a situation of finding a backer.

You Wei walked back to her position, and the reason why she stood up and became angry was not entirely because of the panic and dissatisfaction with her comrades, but because some people questioned and complained about Chen Ke. Seeing that Chen Ke finally appeared and firmly supported himself, You Yu suddenly felt a sour nose, but he didn't feel the slightest tears. In the face of the grim situation, as a member and secretary of the People's Party, you must be firm.

Chen Ke did not sit down, he smiled and said to everyone: "Comrades have heard the general situation. Disaster victims have already come to our Fengtai County. ”

No one answered, and such words did nothing to solve the problem. Everyone hoped that Chen Ke would come up with a solution to the problem of the victims.

Hua Xiongmao and He Zudao did not sit down, they were busy hanging a map of Anhui on the blackboard behind Chen Ke. After hanging up, they returned to their seats.

"If you want me to say, this incident proves one thing, comrades, our work in Fengtai County is very effective, although our Fengtai County is also the center of the disaster area, but we can let the people have food and drink. Today, when people in other places can't survive without fleeing the famine, we are doing a very good job. People should not panic, but should first be satisfied with the results of their work. Chen Ke said with a smile.

Shang Yuan was very surprised by Chen Ke's opening remarks, he never imagined that Chen Ke would still have the heart to joke with everyone. But looking carefully at Chen Ke's calm demeanor, this is not like pretending to be calm and generous. If it weren't for Shang Yuan's anxiety, he would have firmly believed that Chen Ke was really complimenting everyone.

Even so, this unexpected remark still made the comrades feel relieved. Chen Ke didn't say any nonsense, big words, he expounded exactly the facts of the base area. In such a disaster year, the situation in Fengtai County is indeed outstanding.

"Secretary Chen, what should we do next?" The anxious comrade then asked.

"Yes, no matter how good we do, Fengtai County can't support so many victims in one place. If tens of thousands of victims come, they will overwhelm us in one fell swoop. ”

"Comrades, when you encounter a problem, you must first know how it happened. Whether you like it or not, you must face the problem realistically and analyze the problem. Do you know how the victims were formed? ”

"If you don't have food locally, you naturally have to go out and find something to eat. This is where the disaster victims. Someone replied.

Chen Ke asked, "Then why don't the victims go to other places and come to our Fengtai?" ”

"This ......," the speaker was asked.

"Because they know that we have food in Fengtai County." Other comrades added.

In response to this question, Chen Ke asked, "How did the victims know?" Who told the victims? ”

"This ......," the speaker was asked again.

In this Q&A, others found that they did not understand the reason why the victims had moved to Fengtai County. The original mindset of blind panic was immediately much less.

Chen Ke patted the table and said loudly: "Comrades, there is no right to speak without investigation. When you encounter a problem, don't just look at the surface and take it for granted. Of course, no. It is said that no two leaves are the same, and everything has its regularity and uniqueness. It's useless to just think about it here. ”

Zhang Xiuqing offended You Wei just now, and was also criticized by Chen Ke. Hearing Chen Ke's words, his heart also settled down at this time, and a sense of shame immediately arose. The idea of making amends immediately came to me. He hurriedly got up and said, "I'm going to apply now to find out how the victims know that there is food in Fengtai County." ”

"There's no rush. The matter of the victims is not a trivial matter, and if you go so rashly just to extract a confession, the people may not be honest with you. Let's first thoroughly study the problem of the victims of the disaster and figure out the problem before we can have a clear target. is so panicked, I am afraid that the problem will not be solved, but some new incidents will arise. ”

Listening to Chen Ke's words, Zhang Xiuqing felt very puzzled. He suspected that Chen Ke deliberately cut his face as revenge for his gaffe. In the discipline of the People's Party, if there is a problem to say to his face, Zhang Xiuqing couldn't help but ask: "Secretary Chen, can I ask a question and cause trouble?" How does this mean? ”

"What are you going to ask? What do you need to prepare? Chen Ke asked unceremoniously.

"What do you have to do to prepare for this? Well, I'm not going to ask a lot of people at the same time. It's one by one. To prepare, I need a group of fighters to go with me. Zhang Xiuqing replied.

As soon as the words fell, a sneer was heard, and Zhang Xiuqing followed the laughter to see it, but it was Youyi. But I saw You Wei turn his head and say: "Secretary Chen also said just now, now we have to block the news that there is food in Fengtai County." Anyway, you have sealed off the homes of the victims. In case your question scares some people away. Isn't this a clear way to make the news go faster? ”

This "slap in the face" made a "snap", and Zhang Xiuqing's face not only turned white, but became iron-blue.

Chen Ke saw Zhang Xiuqing's face change greatly, and he said: "Comrade Zhang Xiuqing, don't think that I want to target you, and don't think that Comrade You Wei is targeting you. We must first analyze the cause of the problem. In this way, we can come up with effective methods. So don't rush into action. Let's figure out the cause of the incident first. Now listen attentively. If there's something wrong with what I'm saying, you have to alert me in time. ”

After speaking, Chen Ke didn't care so much, and began to talk about the problems of the victims. The formation and spread of the victims of the disaster is a vicious circle, in which the hardest-hit areas hit the light-affected areas, and after the light-affected areas are eaten down, the victims continue to spread. Although this truth is simple, the comrades have never really considered it in this way. After Chen Ke finished talking about this, except for a few people such as Shang Yuan, most of them had expressions of sudden realization.

Chen Ke saw that everyone basically understood the basic laws of the disaster victims, and answered a few questions. Seeing that no one continued to ask questions, he said: "This place in Anhui, especially Fengyang, is known as nine years of famine in ten years. Anhui has a tradition of escaping famine, and Fengtai County is definitely not the first choice. There must be a reason why a large number of people come to our Fengtai County. Generally speaking, Anhui escaped from the famine to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Some went north to Henan, or to Hubei. This time, we must first investigate what caused the victims to start coming to our Fengtai. Comrade Zhang Xiuqing, would you like to join this investigation team? ”

Zhang Xiuqing didn't expect that he would be assigned the task by Chen Ke so quickly, and he hurriedly said, "I am willing." ”

"Good. We'll talk about how to form this group later. Chen Ke smiled encouragingly at Zhang Xiuqing. Seeing this smile, Zhang Xiuqing suddenly felt that her heart was in her stomach. Chen Ke was originally a tolerant person, as long as his recklessness was forgiven, Zhang Xiuqing believed that he would definitely be able to restore Chen Ke's confidence in himself through work.

Chen Ke continued: "Comrades, I would like to ask a question now. Do you think the people of Fengtai County should starve to death? ”

This problem was really too big for others to expect, and if this kind of problem came from other comrades, the members of the People's Party who attended the meeting, especially those who were now highly nervous by the problem of the victims, would have lashed out. Isn't that clear? Why did the people of Fengtai County starve to death? The People's Party has recruited many local comrades in Fengtai County, and although the absolute number is not large, the proportion of the People's Party in the People's Party is not low. Naturally, everyone doesn't think that the people of Fengtai should starve to death. As for the comrades from other places who have been in Fengtai County for more than half a year, they have exhausted their wisdom and shed blood and sweat for the construction of Fengtai County, and for the places where they have poured so much effort into it, everyone naturally does not think that the people of Fengtai County should starve to death.

But the person who asked this question was Chen Ke, the recognized leader of the People's Party, and everyone felt that Chen Ke's words must have a deeper meaning.

Chen Ke then asked: "Who thinks that the people of Fengtai County should starve to death, please raise your hand." ”

Someone raised his hand, and the stunned eyes of all the comrades in the audience immediately fell on that person. Seeing everyone's eyes that were by no means kind, the comrade thought about Chen Ke's words again, and hurriedly put his hand down. He shouted, "I misheard, I misheard. I thought it was a hand that I didn't think I should starve to. ”

Chen Ke was so angry that he forcibly suppressed his anger and shouted, "Keep your attention and don't take me for granted." No one laughed out loud in the room, and more than half of them didn't even have a wry smile.

After calming down his anger, Chen Ke then asked, "If you think that people in other places should starve to death, raise your hand." ”

Hearing this, the faces of all the comrades became even more solemn. Chen Ke did not say what many people have guessed that since the people of Fengtai County should not starve to death, then the people in other places have no reason to starve to death. But the current situation is that Fengtai County simply cannot feed so many people. For the comrades, if anyone must die, then they would rather die for the people of other places. But despite this, no one dared to raise their hands. Such a lack of morality can be done as a last resort, but it must not be said.

Someone tried to divide the matter into two aspects, "Secretary Chen......" As soon as they spoke, Chen Ke directly interrupted them with a stern expression, "If you have any opinions, raise your hand and express it." You don't have to tell me anything. ”

Everyone was in a stalemate for five minutes, and no matter how cloudy the faces of the comrades were, although some of them moved their arms back and forth, none of them raised their hands.

"Comrades, what is the name of our party?"

"Chinese People's Party." You replied.

"Why is it called that?"

"Because we represent the interests of the Chinese people and the vanguard of the Chinese people in their pursuit of revolution and justice." Or the clear voice echoed in the conference room.

"This time, why didn't any of the comrades ask why they didn't ask the government for help through Comrade Shang Yuan and ask them to allocate food for us?" Chen Ke then asked.

No one spoke, and some people's eyes lit up, but they quickly dimmed. Everyone knows that it is impossible for the government to help the people. If it could be helped, the food for disaster relief should have been transported to Fengtai County a long time ago.

"Our People's Party is a revolutionary party, what is the definition of our People's Party in the party constitution?" Chen Ke then asked.

Reciting the party constitution is the basic obligation of party members, and many people have already thought of the words in the party constitution, "The Chinese People's Party takes the comprehensive liberation of all the Chinese people as its only goal." ”

Chen Ke recited word by word, "The Chinese People's Party takes the comprehensive liberation of all the Chinese people as its sole goal. This is the party constitution that he personally participated in drafting.

"We are in Fengtai County now, but it doesn't mean that we will always be in Fengtai County in the future. If we want to liberate the people of the whole of China, we must travel all over China. Now, when the victims of the disaster in the surrounding areas come to us to beg for a living, if we don't care, we will let them live or die. Even force is used to prevent the victims from living. When the flood is over, we will have food to go outside. At that time, in the surrounding areas of Fengtai County, we dared to say to the people, are we here to liberate you? If the people we turned away didn't starve to death, and they listened to our words to liberate them, and then spit on our faces, would we dare to wipe them? Even if we wipe the spit off our faces, do we dare to say that we have a clear conscience? ”

This was said very seriously, but no one expressed the slightest dissatisfaction. Because Chen Ke is not wrong.

"Comrades, when I first came to Fengtai County, most of our People's Party and the insurance group were outsiders. By the time we fight Zhang Youliang, most of the soldiers in the insurance regiment are locals. But up to now, has anyone said that we are outsiders who instigate locals to fight locals? Do you have? ”

After listening to Chen Ke's words, there was still no answer.

"We forced the landlords in Fengtai County to lend out their land, did the soldiers of the insurance regiment and the local people say that we, the outsiders, want to get a handful of land in Fengtai County and get land for ourselves? Do you have? ”

There was still silence in the venue, and if an outsider could not see that the venue was full, he would even think that it was empty.

"The people are not stupid, the people know that most of us are outsiders, and the people know that we rely on the support of the people to suppress the local people who were once invincible. But the people did not come out against us. Why? It's not because the people don't know that the landlords are their villagers. because the people knew who was good to them. The people know that we are really seeking happiness for the people. ”

Still no one spoke.

"I know what everyone is worried about, and now Fengtai County is really miserable." After Chen Ke finished speaking, he raised his palm, these days of labor made Chen Ke's hands grind calluses and blood blisters. The blood bubbles were almost gone, but the purple-black mark had not completely disappeared. Many comrades looked at their palms, and these days, except for those comrades who were really unable to participate in labor for work reasons, everyone had calluses on their hands. There was finally some movement in the venue.

Seeing that the comrades were looking at their palms, Chen Ke continued: "I don't mean to say how hard I Chen Ke is. Compared with my comrades, I don't have much work these days, and I don't work as much as my comrades. Comrades work harder and have more bubbles on their hands. I still remember that Comrade Chai Qingguo came to me at that time and let me see the bubbles on his hands, saying that it is natural for a soldier to eat food, and now he is tired and tired of working every day, and his hands are blistered. The soldiers of our insurance regiment are all soldiers with blistered hands. It's all bubble soldiers. At that time, I also told Comrade Chai Qingguo that the bubble was not enough, and if I raised a few more layers, the bubble would be gone. At that time, I was there to boost the morale of everyone. Actually, I know that everyone is working hard. It's hard. It is everyone's hard work that Fengtai County can have today, I want to say, everyone has done a good job. Speaking of this, Chen Ke's eyes couldn't help but flash with tears.

Chen Ke's words came from his heart, and the comrades could hear them. Thinking of their hard work, many comrades also had tears in their eyes.

"We can gain a foothold in Fengtai County, not because of our large number of people. Compared with the people of Fengtai County, our people are nothing. It's not that we have read books, and the people don't recognize this. We rely on real work. It is up to the party members and cadres to lead everyone to work on the front line. And much more, well done. The people have seen us working so hard, and it has been fruitful. Only then do I believe that we really want to do a good job in Fengtai County. If we go out one by one, we all sit in a sedan chair, and the sedan chair carries my aunt's wife and a big smoking gun. While cuddling, while twitching. Speak to the people through the sedan curtain. Everyone said, "Can the people follow us?" I guess they've already driven us away. ”

Many comrades couldn't help but laugh out loud, and some even laughed out loud with tears in their eyes. There was finally some atmosphere in the venue.

"Everyone can't get enough to eat, and every day they are exposed to the sun during the day and mosquitoes bite at night. Finally, the canal was dug and the ground was basically opened. And a new batch of grain will arrive in a while. There are finally signs of improvement in this day. Everyone felt like they could catch their breath. If our People's Party is not a revolutionary party, it is not to liberate the whole of China. This is understandable, and even possible. However, our People's Party is not a political party that wants to die in Fengtai County, and our People's Party is a political party whose only goal is to liberate the whole of China. Then we can't die for the rest of the people. If we don't save the people from death, we are not a BJP. We don't deserve to be called the People's Party. Chen Ke said in the end, his expression turned solemn again.

"Why are we able to do what we are doing now in Fengtai County, so that everyone can eat. Why is not a single comrade now offering relief from the Manchu government? Comrades, why. Can anyone answer me? ”

The comrades exchanged glances with each other. Indeed, no one believed that there was any hope of relief from the government. But without government relief, how could the BJP create such a situation? There is an answer that everyone thinks they can vaguely grasp in their hearts, but the answer is so vague that you can vaguely feel it when you don't pay attention, but when you think about it, you can't find it.

"Because the government is unreliable. The people can be trusted. You Yu said loudly. This is what she said in her heart, when her brother wanted to be rude to You Wei, it was these soldiers from the common people who stood up to protect You. When You Mu was working without sleep or food, it was also these soldiers from the common people who could always follow her. No matter how many shortcomings and deficiencies the people look at any time, when you sincerely work for the welfare of the people, the people can always be relied on.