Chapter 35 34. South Street Utopia

In 1984, Nanjie Village decided to do the opposite and take back the land contracting rights; in 1992, Nanjie Village built a statue of Mao Zedong, and stipulated that the militiamen would guard it 24 hours a day; Huge portraits of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin.So far, the "Red Billion Village" has become famous both at home and abroad.This village, located in the southern corner of Linying County, Henan Province, has become the most famous village in China, along with Daqiuzhuang and Huaxi Village.But it is unique in that it still clings to the institutions of rural China under Mao Zedong. At the beginning of 2008, the media launched a round of investigations on Nanjie Village. According to the investigation, the myth of Nanjie Village may come to an end.

At the beginning of 2008, the media broke the news that the "myth" of Nanjie Village, which is known as a communist village, might come to an end. The first problem is that the village-run enterprise group in Nanjie Village, which has always insisted on collective ownership, was restructured in 2004.Media including "First Financial Daily", "Southern Metropolis Daily" and "China News Weekly" went to the Henan Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce to check the industrial and commercial registration materials of the Nanjie Village Group. After the 25th shareholder meeting of Jiecun Group, the shareholding structure of Nanjiecun Group, originally composed of 5 collective shareholders, has been changed: Zhongyuan Industry and Trade 40%, Wang Hongbin 9%, Guo Quanzhong and other 6 people for a total of 36%, Deng Fushan and other 6 people A total of 3%. The Southern Metropolis Daily has the most detailed report:

"At the 25th shareholder meeting of Nanjie Village Group, the following resolution was formed: Henan Province Zhongyuan Industry and Trade Company (Nanjie Village Group verified shareholders and is a collective enterprise) transferred 18.09 million of the 126.48 million yuan share capital to Wang Hongbin, 1206 Wan was transferred to Guo Quanzhong, 12.06 million yuan was transferred to Jia Zhongren, and 3.87 million yuan was transferred to Wang Jichun. The share capital after the transfer was 80.4 million yuan. In addition, the four companies that were originally subsidiaries of the group also transferred the corresponding share capital to the corporate legal person Representative. At the 26th general meeting of shareholders, this was confirmed again... So far, the shareholding structure of Nanjie Village Group with a registered capital of 530 million yuan is 40% held by Henan Zhongyuan Industry and Trade Company, and 9% by Wang Hongbin. %, Guo Quanzhong 6%, Jia Zhongren 6%, Wang Jichun 6%, Dou Yanshen 6%, Liu Xiaoqing 6%, Wang Jinan 6%, Deng Fushan 3%, Zhang Ping 3%, Wang Wujun 3%, Lu Linzheng 3%, Yao Xilan 3%. Among the 12 natural person shareholders, the highest investment amount is 47.7 million yuan, and the lowest is 15.9 million yuan. These 12 natural person shareholders are all leading members of the "three major teams" of Nanjie Village... in order to prove that the high Although Wang Hongbin and other 12 executives of the Nanjie Village Group signed their names and stamped their fingerprints on the "receipt and payment certificate" for the capital purchase of shares, they all insisted that they "followed the "General Principles of Civil Law of the People's Republic of China" in good faith" In principle, to ensure that the above-mentioned content is true, legal, and valid, and if there is any false, both parties are willing to bear all legal responsibilities arising therefrom'."

In addition, "Southern Metropolis Daily" directly pointed out that the myth of the so-called 100-million-yuan village in Guijie Village was formed by relying on high bank loans and reliance on foreign labor. According to the public information of Nanjie Village, the output value of Nanjie Village Group was 1.4 billion in 1990. "This growth rate is 2100 times in 2016," Wang Hongbin said. The development speed of Nanjie Village far exceeds that of Shenzhen. However, "Nanjie Village's high-speed economic growth does not rely on its own accumulation, but on bank loans." According to insiders, the principal and interest of Nanjie Village's loan from the Agricultural Bank of China has not yet been repaid. Included in the (loan) blacklist” reported that the bank arrears of the Nanjie Village Group in August 2007 had reached 1.6 billion yuan.

The selfless leaders who have been constantly promoted by Nanjie Village have also been questioned by the "Southern Metropolis Daily": In 1999, Wang Hongbin decided to launch the "perpetual motion machine" project. Except for Wang Yi, all members of the "three major teams" opposed it. .However, the "perpetual motion machine" project was launched.Nanjie Village also implemented some seemingly absurd projects, but these projects all ended in failure. In May 2003, Wang Jinzhong, director of Nanjie Village, died of illness.At least 20 million in cash and multiple real estate certificates were found when cleaning up his relics.What is even more shocking is that on the day of the memorial service, several of Wang's "second wives" who were holding their children came to the scene and demanded the property that Wang owned before his death.

But obviously, the most deadly attack on Nanjie Village is the restructuring of Nanjie Village's village-run enterprise groups and the privatization that followed the restructuring.It is the most serious indictment against this utopia, because it was discovered that behind this utopian dream, it may still be the greedy desire of people for wealth and the betrayal of the ideals they themselves preached. At the age of 13, Wang Hongbin, who later became the secretary of the Party branch of Nanjie Village (this was his original name, and it was only later that this influential figure changed his name to Wang Hongbin) failed to enter junior high school and returned to Nanjie to work in agriculture.Wang Hongbin, born in 1951, is a typical generation of Chinese who received a communist education.All his education has convinced him of the nobility of a public hero who serves the people wholeheartedly, with little regard for the possibility of such a hero, and the appropriateness of his moral demands on others, since what he first demands is Himself, he wants to make himself such a hero.

Wang Hongbin later gave up an opportunity to become a worker—that was just after the myth of intellectuals going to the countryside was shattered, and everyone was disillusioned with the prospect of making a difference in the vast rural world.Wang Hongbin did the opposite this time, causing him to lose his fiancée and a short-term good relationship with his parents, but he was very popular with the villagers of Nanjie Village. In the Nanjie Village written by the writer Xing Junji, he According to the record, "A group of people drove a tractor and beat gongs and drums to snatch Wang Hongbin back."But what really made Wang Hongbin and Nanjie Village famous all over the country was another time he did the opposite.

In 1976, Wang Hongbin joined the party; in 1977, Wang Hongbin became the secretary of the party branch of the Nanjie Village Brigade.He is affectionately called the "squad leader" by the people of Nanjie Village. On the one hand, he is the leader of the entire leadership team of Nanjie Village; .The most important move after he took office was to set up a brick factory and a flour mill in Nanjie Village, and the method he used was quite unique.Part of the funds for his brick factory came from what Wang Hongbin called "selling mills in Zhishan". From the fundraising, people including Wang Hongbin donated all their family savings to build the factory.

"In just one year, Wang Hongbin led the people of Nanjie to build two factories in a row. The annual output value reached 400,000 yuan, which not only achieved zero breakthrough in industrial production in the history of Nanjie, but also made the industrial output value close to that of agriculture from the very beginning. output value,” wrote Xing Junji.This was a very remarkable achievement at the time. But in the blink of an eye, this achievement is nothing.Changes in the political situation have led to changes in the economic situation in China as a whole.Farmers in Xiaogang spontaneously contracted production to households, and this spark turned into a prairie fire in an instant.The commune and the collective became backward forms of production organization.Nanjie Village is no exception. Wang Hongbin, like the secretary of the rural branch in all parts of China, contracted out the land and the two factories he worked so hard to build.And he has nothing to do all day long, indulging in wine and banquets.

Later Wang Hongbin said: "According to the experience of contracting in the past in Nanjie, we in Nanjie believe that individual contracting is a lazy method, a method of helplessness, and a method of showing the incompetence of the first-level party organization... This view is not ours. It is made up, and we have summed it up through practice. Everyone knows that in 1981, after the joint production contract responsibility system was implemented in agriculture, two small enterprises in our village also engaged in individual contracting. Contracting can be said to be The product of reform, especially in that era, whether a region, a unit, or a department has carried out reform depends on whether you have engaged in contracting. If you engage in contracting, you are engaging in reform. I believe that the result of contracting is: the masses were deceived, individuals lost their money, and the party organization lost their money... In those years, it can be said that most people in South Street were against our group: some sued us Yes, there are big and small posters posted by us, and those who complained went down to the Chengguan Commune Party Committee and up to the Provincial Party Committee. These are all facts. The big and small-character posters were posted near my house, and those far away were pasted at the door of the county party committee. Yes, this is still a fact... The leaders saw that we were all critical words. At that time, we could not compare with the years in 1975 and 1976. In those years, I was very popular in Linying County, and I was very popular in Linying County. Wang Hongbin is indispensable for being advanced. The county party committee issued a document requiring all young people in the county to learn from Wang Hongbin. Leaders at all levels always laughed before they met and then shook hands. In the years from 1981 to 1983, leaders turned their faces away when they met. up".

The failure of the actual contracting situation - the contracted factories did not pay employees' wages or pay taxes; the waste of a large amount of land - and perhaps the contrast of Wang Hongbin's personal situation, made the monitor feel the need to change. This time, he Once again doing the opposite.He began to take back the factories and land contracted out. "After the Spring Festival in 1984, I thought about it myself, and I can no longer engage in contracting in this way. This opinion was discussed at the branch meeting and passed. Since 1984, the contracting right has been withdrawn, and the Nanjie Village Party organization has implemented a collective Contracting. Starting from collective contracting in 1984, the output value in 1984 was more than 700,000 yuan, in 1985 it was more than 1.3 million yuan, in 1986 it was more than 3.2 million yuan, in 1987 it was more than 7.3 million yuan, in 1988 it was more than 14 million yuan, and in 1989 it was more than 14 million yuan. In 1990, it was 41 million yuan. In 1991, it was 101 million yuan. In 1992, it was 210 million yuan. In 1993, it was 420 million yuan. billion. These are two forms of contracting, resulting in two economic benefits..." Another controversial move by Wang Hongbin is his and the entire Nanjie Village’s admiration of Mao Zedong and Mao Zedong Thought. After all, after the Cultural Revolution, the whole of China began to realize the dangers of personality worship, and began to oppose idols and idolatry. In 1992, Wang Hongbin built a statue of Mao Zedong in Nanjie Village, and stipulated that the militiamen would guard it 24 hours a day.Later, huge portraits of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin were erected on both sides of the statue.Later, the media said that this may be the last statue of Mao Zedong built in the 20th century.Wang Hongbin talked about his admiration for Mao Zedong more than once, and this admiration is a practical admiration, "I don't know how it is in other places. Anyway, in our South Street, no matter from folk customs or traditions, Mao Zedong Thought can guide us from victory to victory. to victory". In terms of distribution methods, Nanjie Village implements a combination of salary system and distribution according to needs, many of which are provided free of charge: clothing, housing, food, education, transportation... This non-mainstream approach in the era of reform and opening up will obviously attract attention.Among the supporters are those who are nostalgic, those who oppose the reform, and those who sincerely praise its utopia; while the opponents are worried that the praise of Nanjie Village will lead to a reaction against the entire reform. Someone asked Wang Hongbin: "Secretary Wang, may I ask if this practice in South Street can start a prairie fire?" Wang Hongbin replied very skillfully: "Whether Nanjie Village's approach can 'start a prairie fire with a single spark' is not something we consider, but something that China's high-level leaders consider. As grassroots party organizations and Ordinary party members only have the responsibility and obligation to seriously lead the masses to implement the party's line, principles, and policies, and vigorously promote the construction of two civilizations. We have the unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. We are not in troubled times. Whoever has good policies and wins the hearts of the people can win. The world. If China’s high-level leaders think that the practice of South Street is in line with China’s reality and has promotion value, then it will start a prairie fire; .” Some people also asked, since individual contracting is a lazy method, a method that has no alternative, and a practice that reflects the incompetence of the first-level party organization, why does the Party Central Committee advocate individual contracting?Wang Hongbin replied: This view is in line with the reality of South Street.As for why the Party Central Committee advocates this, you can ask the Party Central Committee. He is affectionately called "Bin" by people who are close to him. He only receives a salary of 250 yuan a month. Villages are just as rich, if not richer.But Wang Hongbin is not perfect.For example, he is superstitious.Later, Wang Hongbin changed his name to "Wang Hongbin". "Southern Metropolis Daily" reported that once Wang Hongbin was on a business trip to Shenzhen, the person who prompted Wang Hongbin to change his name "knew that Secretary Wang believed in fortunetelling, so he found a magician to test his fate and name him. The Taoist wrote a Tibetan acrostic poem to the effect that Nanjie Village and Secretary Wang’s achievements today are all predestined, if the name is changed to ‘Hongbin’, Nanjie Village and Secretary Wang can continue to be brilliant.”Wang Hongbin's (after changing his name) admiration for Mao Zedong and his role in Nanjie Village inevitably brought him a "stubborn" personality—Wang Hongbin's insistence on participating in the "perpetual motion machine" project is an example.In an interview with "China News Weekly", Wang Hongbin said: "Stubbornness is personality. People without personality can accomplish nothing. I believe that there are many aspects of superstition. You can't believe it all. Otherwise, why does the country allow so many people? Building temples, burning incense and worshiping Buddha?" After the privatization of Nanjie Village was exposed by the media in early 2008, Lei Dequan, deputy director of the Party Committee Office of Nanjie Village, said that many old generals called to ask what happened.This small village has already condensed the hope of many older generation of republic founders, that is, some of the values ​​they fought for can still exist and are still reasonable. Nanjie Village and Wang Hongbin still insist that the so-called privatization is nonsense, and Nanjie Village will never engage in privatization. "We believe that the path taken by Nanjie is correct, it is common prosperity, it is justice, and we are not afraid of failure." Wang Hongbin said. To this day, if you search the website of Nanjie Village and open it, you can still see the heads of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin and Mao Zedong on the website, and you can see the slogan "Strive hard to build a small communist community" and Wang Hongbin's famous Fool's theory: "This world is the world of fools, supported by fools, promoted by fools, created by fools, and finally belongs to fools". It is no wonder that so many visitors, whether it is the old general Zhang Aiping or former Premier Zhu Rongji and other political figures, have shown their appreciation for Nanjie Village, and some people continue to donate money to Nanjie Village, specifying that the purpose is to improve Nanjie Village The personal lives of the leadership members, including Mao Zedong's daughter Li Na, who donated 100,000 yuan to Nanjie Village in 2007.