Chapter 29 A shining example of performance learning

Comrade Ma Mingfang, an outstanding proletarian revolutionist and proven communist fighter, passed away in 1974.With respect and sorrow for him, I am full of deep thoughts when commemorating the 25th anniversary of his death! Comrade Ma Mingfang is one of the founders and main leaders of the Northern Shaanxi Revolutionary Base.He is also one of the founders and main leaders of the founding of the party and the army in the northern Shaanxi revolutionary base.He joined the Communist Party of China in 1925 and until 1966, he successively served as Secretary of the Communist Party of China in Mizhi County and Hengshan County of Suide County, Secretary of the County Party Committee, Secretary of the Northern Shaanxi Special Committee, Chairman of the Soviet Government of Northern Shaanxi Province, Secretary of the Northern Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Government, Third Secretary of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee, Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, Minister of Finance and Trade of the Central Committee, and Third Secretary of the Northeast Bureau of the Central Committee.During his tenure in the above-mentioned positions, he has always worked hard, devoted his whole life to the party and the people's revolutionary cause, and made great contributions to various socialist constructions.He has a high prestige among the cadres and masses in the Northwest and Northeast, especially among the party, government, military cadres and the masses in northern Shaanxi.

Although I have not been working under the direct leadership of Comrade Ma Mingfang for a long time, and I have not had much personal contact, I am deeply impressed by his tireless and wholehearted work spirit of serving the people and his vigorous and resolute work style: 1. Study Marxism-Leninism and Chairman Mao's works assiduously, and have profound knowledge.His theoretical policy level and ideological level are very high, he has a strong ability to distinguish right from wrong, and he is very keen to see problems.He often went deep into the grassroots, went deep into the countryside to conduct investigations and researches, combined theory with practice, and was good at using Marx's dialectical materialism thinking methods and standpoints to observe and solve problems.In the process of solving various practical problems, he seldom talks in empty words and formulaic words.

2. Being selfless, open-minded, upright and upright.In the face of big issues, he upholds principles, speaks out, criticizes and criticizes himself, and never hides his political views.This is very different from people who have serious selfishness and distracting thoughts, and people who follow the crowd and fall on both sides.This is a noble character possessed by a Communist Party member. 3. Be strict with yourself and live a frugal life.He often regards himself as a member of the common people, lives a hard and simple life, and never engages in personal specialization. He often educates the staff around him not to accept gifts from anyone, and his family members are not allowed to buy the items that are in short supply in the market , or use the bus casually.He also warned the family members to always maintain the true nature of Yan'an's hard work.

Fourth, unite cadres, respect knowledge and talents.He is kind, and strictly follows the principle of having both ability and political integrity in the selection and employment of cadres, and the principle of appointing people on their merits, and opposes cronyism.He attaches great importance to grasping the typical work of cadres, with clear rewards and punishments.Good at combining merit and demerit with right and wrong.I still recall from time to time a conversation he had with me.It was in the autumn of 1950, when he was the Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial Government, and I was working in the Yulin Special Administrative Office.In early and mid-August of that year, at the Yellow River Ferry in Pantang Town, Shenmu County, where Yulin belongs.Unfortunately, there was a serious shipwreck accident, and dozens of men and women died. After receiving the news, all the staff in the special area were deeply saddened by this. We immediately sent people to assist Shenmu County to deal with this incident.However, due to various reasons, it took a long time and did not report to the provincial party committee and the provincial government.At this time, an agricultural production conference was being held in the province, and I also participated in it. Comrade Ma Mingfang had already learned about the sinking of the Pantang ship and came to talk to me.He severely criticized the shipwreck incident at the Yellow River Ferry in Pantang Town, Shenmu County as a serious responsibility incident, and Shenmu County and the prefecture's delay in reporting to the provincial party committee and provincial government was an act of dereliction of duty.He said that this incident was mainly caused by negligence due to the fact that the ferry was overloaded and there was no supervision and management system.At that time, I felt guilty for his criticism, especially for not reporting it to the provincial party committee and government in a timely manner, and expressed my sincere acceptance of organizational criticism and punishment.Ma Mingfang said that the main problem now is to quickly find out the problem and do a good job in dealing with the aftermath of the families of the victims; deal with the local direct leaders seriously, and formulate some rules and regulations to report to the provincial party committee and the provincial government.You must also make serious inspections, learn lessons, strengthen leadership and supervision and management, and prevent the recurrence of bad accidents at the crossings of the Yellow River.

Comrade Ma Mingfang's serious criticism of us and instructions on handling the shipwreck incident.Although he didn't talk much, his conversation hit the nail on the head and his sentences were powerful, which gave me a profound education. The words are still in my ears and I will never forget them. Comrade Ma Mingfang's death is a great loss to the party and the people.Although he has left us, he has dedicated his whole life to the party, the cause of people's liberation and the cause of socialist construction for decades, and has made outstanding contributions to the Chinese revolution and socialist construction. shine.His brilliant achievements, noble moral character, and his excellent style of strict self-discipline, hard work and plain living will forever be recorded in the annals of revolutionary history.He is an example for us to learn from.