——Cited in "Zhijiang New Language: Politicians Need to Learn and Think" and other articles

■Interpretation

Comrade Xi Jinping is quite familiar with and close to the "three rural", he has repeatedly quoted poems describing rural and pastoral scenery, and is familiar with agricultural proverbs, using agricultural metaphors to engage in politics, which is his profound understanding of the connection between government and agriculture. Cadres are officers, and we must rely on our work style to eat and work by officials. On the contrary, if the brain does not pretend to do things, the heart does not want to do things, the hands do not do things, and do not commit things but do not take things seriously, what is the value of such cadres?

As the saying goes, do one line and love one line. To be a cadre is to be in the state, ambitious, dare to take responsibility, in his position, and seek his own government, which is the minimum virtue of government. This state is not when a monk hits the clock for a day, but really takes the post as a responsibility and the work as a mission, always conscientiously, everything is like walking on thin ice, "in office for one minute, do a good job for 60 seconds", so that he is in his position, seeks his government, takes his responsibility, and does his best. In this state, it is not to work hard, but to pay attention to the art of method, not only to want to do things, dare to do things, but to be able to do things, and to do things. As the saying goes, doing things seriously can only get things done, and doing things hard can do things well. Less impetuousness, more thinking, less blind work, and more skillful work, in order to be careful and persevering.

■Original text

Zichan said: "Politics is like agricultural work, thinking about it day and night, thinking about its beginning and becoming its end." Walking day and night, there is no more thinking, such as agriculture. It's too new. ”

——(Spring and Autumn) Zuo Qiu Ming "Zuo Chuan: Twenty-five Years of Xianggong"

■Definition

"Politics is like agricultural work, thinking about it day and night, thinking about its beginning and becoming its end" is what the politician said when he was the secretary of state in the Spring and Autumn Period. The gist of it is that politicians are as attentive as farmers are to farming, and after sowing, they worry about rain, snow, wind and drought, day and night. Think about it well at first, and then succeed in the end. Zichan also said: "Walk day and night, and there is no more thinking, such as farming." It's too new. It means that everything should be done from morning till night, and then it should be done carefully, just like farming work has an order. In this way, there will be fewer mistakes.

"Politics is like agricultural work, thinking about it day and night", farmers work diligently, pour their hard work and sweat into spring sowing, summer cultivation, autumn harvest, and winter storage, hoping to have a good harvest and live a prosperous and healthy life. At the same time, whether it is agricultural work or political affairs, "thinking" is an important part of the achievement of the cause, "thinking about the beginning becomes the end". The thinking of agricultural work is reflected in the whole process of planning, arranging and managing agricultural affairs, only by thinking more and thinking well, and constantly summarizing, can we grasp the laws of agricultural affairs, do not violate the agricultural time, do not miss agricultural affairs, and achieve twice the result with half the effort. The same is true for politics, only by staying awake all night and doing your best can you benefit one party.

"Politics is like agricultural work, thinking about it day and night" also reflects the characteristics of ancient China to build a country based on agriculture. Because we pay attention to the development of the agricultural economy and regard the development of agriculture as the key to reassuring the world and stabilizing the people's hearts, we use agriculture as a metaphor for government.