Mao Zedong's heart is that the masses are hard to draw water (a leaf in the history of the party)

Jiangxi xingguo county soviet cadres good style exhibition hall.

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"We should pay deep attention to the problems of the masses, from the problem of land labor to the problem of firewood, rice, oil and salt. In short, all problems in the lives of the masses should be paid attention to, studied and solved. "This is part of the conclusion made by Mao Zedong at the Second National Congress of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers held in Ruijin, Jiangxi in January 1934.

Mao Zedong said so and did so. In the complex and cruel revolutionary struggle at that time, the Soviet workers represented by Mao Zedong practiced a good style as required.

In April 1933, the Central Workers' and Peasants' Democratic Government and the Central Military Commission moved to Shazhouba, a small village outside Ruijin, Jiangxi. One evening, Mao Zedong saw an old watch carrying a load of muddy water and asked what the dirty water was. Old table answer is used to drink. Mao Zedong looked at the water carefully and found that it was not only dirty, but also had bugs. He asked if he could carry water elsewhere. The old man next to him replied, "We are short of water in Shazhouba. People rely on this water to eat, water the land and wash vegetables. "The old watch carrying water went on to say:" There is a clear spring water under Crow Ridge at the foot of the mountain in the north. It is a long way and there is little water. It took half a day to carry two loads. After the central government came, there were thousands more people in the village at once, and it was more difficult to use water. "Listen, Mao Zedong spent the whole night thinking about how to solve the problem of drinking water for the masses.

Early the next morning, Mao Zedong went around several times outside the village and organized Red Army cadres to use big nanzhu instead of water pipes to draw out the spring water under Crow Ridge and catch it with a big bucket, which temporarily solved the problem of draught for the masses. To solve the problem thoroughly, Mao Zedong decided to dig a well near the spring. But because the spring is close to the tomb, the masses are reluctant to use it. Therefore, Mao Zedong could only consult with village cadres to find a new location for drilling wells near the village.

In order to make a good well, Mao Zedong also took the village cadres down to the bottom of the well and personally laid charcoal and sand on the bottom of the well. The second well was soon completed. An old woman took a gulp of the clear and sweet spring water in her hands, and then gratefully said to Mao Zedong: "You really did everything for us."

The good style of cadres in the Soviet area is the precious spiritual wealth of our party. It lets us know that only when the work is truly done in the hearts of the masses, the masses will closely surround our party.

(Author Unit: School of Marxism, Beijing University of Information Science and Technology)

Wang Xinyuan

Source: People's Daily-People's Daily