Chapter 38 Loyal fighter of communism

Comrade Ma Mingfang, a loyal fighter of communism and an outstanding member of the Communist Party, has left us for 10 years.For decades, I have been deeply impressed by his amiable voice and smile, his spirit of serving the people wholeheartedly, his serious and responsible work attitude, and his hard-working and simple life style. During the "Cultural Revolution", Lin Biao and Jiang Qing counter-revolutionary clique brutally persecuted Comrade Ma Mingfang, accused him of being a "capitalist roader" and "traitor", and was imprisoned and tortured to death.While being criticized and imprisoned, he fought tit-for-tat with the Lin Biao and Jiang Qing counter-revolutionary cliques with his strong revolutionary will.

After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party, the Party Central Committee rehabilitated his unjust case in a timely manner.He is a loyal fighter of communism and an excellent member of the Communist Party.He was loyal to the cause of the party and the people throughout his life, loyal to the cause of communism, and made great contributions to the socialist revolution and socialist construction.He dedicated himself to the people and died.Comrade Ma Mingfang will always live in our hearts! Comrade Ma Mingfang resolutely implemented the line, principles and policies formulated by the Party Central Committee during his tenure as the third secretary of the Northwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.He persisted in following the spirit of the instructions of the Central Committee, combined with the specific conditions of the Northwest region, and on the basis of in-depth investigation and research, conscientiously formulated implementation plans and proposed specific measures to promote the healthy development of various tasks in the Northwest region. Great achievements have been made in construction.He pays close attention to his study, no matter how busy he is at work, he must spare time every day to study Marxism-Leninism and Chairman Mao's works.He studied hard, took good notes, and wrote down his learning experience.He can integrate theory with practice and use the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism to guide various tasks.Every year, he takes three to four months to inspect the work in various provinces in the Northwest and key cities, counties, and factories to grasp the situation, sum up experience, implement face-to-face guidance, and solve practical problems.

In actual work, he strictly demands himself, takes the lead in everything, and often works late into the night.One of the characteristics of Comrade Mingfang is that he loves to use his brain and think about problems, not only during the day, but also at night. Sometimes in the middle of the night, he thinks of something that needs to be done or needs to be done, and he immediately gets up and writes it down, so that he can do it the next morning.He was able to participate in the party's organizational life on time, strictly demanded himself by the standards of party members, appeared as an ordinary party member everywhere, and used the spirit of criticism and self-criticism to not only seriously point out the shortcomings and mistakes of some party members, but also be sincere and open-minded. Accept criticism from others.Comrade Ma Mingfang has inherited and carried forward the party's fine tradition of hard work and simplicity, never used his power to specialize, and never put his children and relatives and friends in work.

During the Spring Festival of 1953, the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a symposium on supporting the army and loving the people, and invited leading comrades from the Northwest Military Region and the Northwest Administrative Committee, as well as comrades in charge of the Military Medical University to attend the meeting.Someone suggested holding a banquet at the People's Building in Xi'an. When he reported it to Comrade Ma Mingfang, he said: "Don't do this, just cook some light meals on our small stove." So we changed to cook light meals on the small stove, both It is convenient and economical, and everyone is very satisfied after eating it.In terms of personal life, he has never had "free eating", "free taking" or "free watching". Whether in government agencies or grassroots units, as long as he needs things, he insists on paying according to the price.He often educates the leading comrades and cadres of the Northwest Bureau, not to entertain guests or give gifts, let alone accept bribes, but to implement the party's discipline and all rules and regulations, and set an example everywhere.

During his work in the Northwest Bureau, his important reports and speeches were generally first instructed by relevant comrades (such as the secretary-general, office director or comrades in charge, etc.) to discuss the drafting of the first draft, and then he revised and rewritten it himself to become the second draft.After soliciting the opinions of relevant comrades, it was repeatedly revised and finalized.Afterwards, a Northwest Bureau Standing Committee (enlarged) meeting will be held to discuss and determine. He adheres to the mass line, promotes democracy, discusses with the masses in case of problems, and studies and solves practical problems in work.He asked the leaders and cadres of all departments of the Northwest Bureau to pay attention to handling letters and visits from the masses, and must ensure that everything is settled and everything is explained.And personally deal with the important cases in the letters from the people, and also squeezed out time to meet the visiting people and solve the problems they raised.

In 1954, the Party Central Committee decided to abolish the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Northwest Administrative Committee, and asked Comrade Ma Mingfang to make a comprehensive report on the work of the Northwest provinces.In order to obtain first-hand information, he worked tirelessly and spent more than 60 days traveling through most of the four provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai.Before he set off, he repeatedly told his entourage that when they arrived at the grassroots level, they must take the lead in implementing the party's policies, respect ethnic customs, pay attention to investigation and research, and mingle with local cadres and the masses.When we accompanied him to the Pingliang area of ​​Gansu Province and Zhongning County of Ningxia Province, the local leaders proposed to give us special products such as goji berries and famous wines.After he knew about it, he politely declined, and patiently said to us: No matter where you go in the future, you can't take local special products for nothing, and don't buy them.He said so, and he did so. On August 16, I went to Gansu Province Baiyin Nonferrous Metals Company to inspect the work. The company was under construction, and the food and accommodation were all in temporary work sheds, and the conditions were very poor.However, Comrade Ma Mingfang listened to the report with great interest, inspected the construction site carefully, ate a homely meal, and stayed in the temporary work shed that night, which taught the comrades a lot. On August 17, I arrived in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province and stayed for a few days. Then I went to Qinghai Province. After passing through a small county where the Hui people were concentrated, some comrades did not understand the customs of the local ethnic group and proposed to eat some big meat, which caused dissatisfaction.After I heard about it, I immediately explained to the reception staff, apologized, and after getting forgiveness, I reported the situation to Comrade Ma Mingfang truthfully. After hearing this, he seriously pointed out: Just change this matter. No matter where you go, you must first understand the customs and habits of the local ethnic groups, resolutely implement the party's ethnic policy, and never allow similar problems to happen again.

Comrade Ma Mingfang always worked hard with a vigorous revolutionary spirit during his inspection of the work in the four provinces. He always talked impromptu and eloquently in every symposium.He also insisted on writing speeches by himself before the conference, often staying up late at night, and still standing on the podium full of energy the next day to give a report.During the inspection, he asked leading cadres at all levels to resolutely implement the various principles and policies of the Party Central Committee, take the lead in hard work, hard work, and hard work, and do not speak big words, empty words, or lies.It also requires all localities to pay attention to the training and selection of young cadres, and to promote them to leading positions at all levels, so that the party's cause will be followed by others.It is required that everyone should engage in all corners of the country, work with one heart and one mind, unite as one, cheer up their spirits, and do a good job with one heart and one mind.Comrade Ma Mingfang not only has strict requirements on others, but also practices by himself.During the inspection period, whenever we reported work to him, no matter how busy he was, he would listen to it in detail and take the time to sit down and discuss with us, even if it was some details, he would not let it go easily; The questions answered always focus on everyone's wisdom to study carefully.These noble qualities of his are indeed a great education and spur to us.

During the inspection work, Comrade Ma Mingfang paid great attention to investigation and research wherever he went.When we arrived in Yan'an, Suide, and Yulin in northern Shaanxi, his interest became more and more intense, and he investigated wherever we went.As soon as he arrived in Yan'an, he led us to visit the Revolutionary Memorial Hall and the former site of the revolution, asking questions while walking, and he was so kind to every plant and tree in Yan'an.Comrade Ma Mingfang was very happy when he heard about the changes in Yan'an in just a few years after liberation.When he talked with Bai Zhiming, Secretary of the Yan'an Prefectural Committee, Xi Huai, Commissioner of the Administrative Office, Guo Changnian, Deputy Commissioner, and other comrades, when he heard that Yan'an had developed rapidly and achieved great achievements during the recovery period of economic construction, he asked in detail about industry and agriculture. Development of production, improvement of people's lives and urban construction.When talking about urban construction, some comrades said: We have built two streets here, one is called Zhidan Street and the other is called Zichang Street.Comrade Ma Mingfang immediately pointed out: Chairman Mao of the Party Central Committee has lived here for 13 years and hasn't called it that!It is wrong for you to do this. It should be reported to the provincial party committee, which is decided by the provincial party committee and the central government.He also pointed out that in addition to agricultural and animal husbandry production, northern Shaanxi should pay close attention to afforestation, plant grass and trees every year, green barren hills, beautify the environment, build a revolutionary base area, and make Yan'an younger and more beautiful.When he was listening to a report in his hometown of Mizhi County, Comrade Wang Yancheng, secretary of the county party committee, held a thick stack of report drafts in his hand, and read them word by word. When talking about the real situation and problems, we should use a dichotomous approach, mainly talking about the changes in the lives of the people in Mizhi County after liberation and the development of agricultural production cooperatives. If there are any problems in the work that we need to help solve, please come up with a piece of research to solve them .This friendly language, treating people equally, and approachable style deeply moved the comrades present.Comrade Ma Mingfang's words and deeds are the portrayal of a proletarian vanguard.He is extremely responsible for his work, extremely enthusiastic for his comrades, loyal and honest to the cause of the party, and the communist spirit of serving the people wholeheartedly and conscientiously will always be engraved in our hearts and always spur us to move forward.