Historically, consensus building is crucial to the success of reform. Historically, the Shang Dynasty Reform Law in the Warring States Period, the Wang Anshi Reform Law in the Song Dynasty, and the Zhang Juzheng Reform Law in the Ming Dynasty have all achieved certain results under the historical conditions at that time. However, due to the nature of the absolute monarchy at that time and the constant intensification of social contradictions, the intricacies of various interest relations, and the intricacies and mutual contradictions within the ruling group, the reform touched the interests of some vested interest groups, and their changes encountered strong resistance, and even ruined their own reputation. Zhang Zhidong, one of the representatives of the Westernization School in the Qing Dynasty, was a person with a concept of reform. In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, social contradictions accumulated and it was difficult to return, and it was imperative to change the overall situation. The old does not know the truth, and the new does not know the original. I don't know the general rule, there is no way to deal with the enemy's change, and I don't know that this is not the heart of the famous religion. ”

——Speech at the Second Plenary Session of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (November 12, 2013)

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In the historical inheritance that has not been abolished, "reform" is a key word in Chinese history. In all dynasties, there were those who enriched the country and strengthened the army through reform, and there were also those who hindered reform and the rivers were declining; There is the courage of "the sky is not enough to fear, the ancestors are not enough to be afraid, and the words of people are not enough to be compassionate", and there is also the lament that "future generations mourn but do not learn from it, and also make future generations mourn future generations".

The Shang Dynasty Reform in the Warring States Period, Wang Anshi's Reform in the Song Dynasty, and Zhang Juzheng's Reform in the Ming Dynasty were all famous reforms in Chinese history. In particular, the Shang Dynasty reformed the law, starting with the migration of the wood and the letter, gradually abolished the well field system, implemented the county system, and rewarded cultivation and weaving and fighting. After the Shang Dynasty reform, Qin's economy developed, and the combat effectiveness of the army was continuously strengthened, and it developed into the richest and most powerful country in the late Warring States period, laying the foundation for the future unification of China. However, after the death of Qin Xiaogong, who supported Shang Ying, Shang Ying's reform touched the vested interests of the Qin nobles, which was strongly opposed by them. Shang Ying was finally "cracked" by the Qin royal family, which wrote the tragedy of the reformers and also wrote a heavy footnote for the difficulty of reform.

In the late Qing Dynasty, in the face of the danger of the West's strong ships and cannons and the extinction of the country, reform and reform were imperative. Zhang Zhidong served as the governor of Huguang and was a reformist who advocated reform. He opened the Hanyang Iron Works in Hubei, which became the largest steel mill in Asia at that time; He also opened the Hubei Gun Factory, which produced an average of nearly 10,000 guns a year from the end of 1895 to the end of 1909. The "Hanyang-made" rifle has become the most widely used, the most manufactured and the longest serving rifle in China's modern history. Beginning in 1896, the "Made in Hanyang" armed countless Chinese armed forces, greatly promoting the modernization of the Chinese army. Zhang Zhidong advocates reform, so the resistance to reform is more painful, which is why "the old does not know the understanding, and the new does not know the original".

At the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping talked about the dilemma faced by reformers in history and put forward the importance of "building consensus" in reform, precisely to support reformers, give positive incentives, and avoid reformers falling into a lonely dilemma under the double blow of radical ideology and conservative forces.

In fact, building consensus on reform is also Xi Jinping's firm practice. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has worked hard to promote reform, showing the determination to really tackle tough problems, the courage to forge ahead bravely, the courage of a strong man to break his wrist, and the wisdom of overall planning, arousing the expectations and confidence of hundreds of millions of people, making reform the most powerful driving force for China's modernization and the most distinctive spiritual totem of this era.