Chapter 5 14 years of hard military career

In 1968, Ren Zhengfei was drafted into the army directly after graduating from Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering, and became the most respected and envied soldier of the People's Liberation Army at that time.At that time, the mainstream values ​​in China were dominated by workers, peasants and soldiers. For Ren Zhengfei, who had received a university education, choosing to join the army was the most realistic choice. Why didn't Ren Zhengfei join the work directly after graduating from university, but chose to join the army?It is also a fluke, his father's "political" issue did not reach a clear conclusion, and at that time, tens of thousands of cadres in the whole of China had been defeated, so Ren Zhengfei did not appear to be isolated.At that time, the army needed technical soldiers, and Ren Zhengfei became a member of the engineering army.Ren Zhengfei's eagerness to learn gave him a lot of points until he changed jobs in 1982. He spent the best 14 years of his life in the army.

Not long after joining the army, Ren Zhengfei's unit was transferred to participate in a military project code-named "011". This was one of the key projects in the country's third-line war preparations in the Southwest in the 1960s. It was to build a military aircraft and aero-engine factory in the strategic rear .The project is located in Anshun, Guizhou, Ren Zhengfei's hometown, which made him very excited. Although he couldn't go home because he was busy with construction, it can be regarded as a contribution to the construction of his hometown. The memory of the arduous and tense national defense construction filled Ren Zhengfei's heart with tragic feelings of heroism. Although it was not a real fight, it was also a battle of gold and iron horses, which made him unconsciously compare the hardships of starting a business with the war. Equivalently, praise the employees of Huawei's marketing department in the way of praising soldiers: "Without their hard work and hard work, without their "a handful of fried noodles, a handful of snow"; without them in the mountains of Yunnan, in the desert of Northwest , the hard work in the wind and snow in Daxing'an Mountains; without their hard work away from their families in various parts of the motherland, in Europe and Africa; There will be Huawei today. We will never forget the well diggers, and we will never forget them."

During the turbulent years, Ren Zhengfei always insisted on studying hard without neglecting himself. He quickly demonstrated good technical literacy in the army, made many technological inventions and created, filled the gap in the country twice, and was unanimously recognized by the army leaders and comrades-in-arms .Ren Zhengfei has made his due contribution to national construction with his wisdom and sweat. Ren Zhengfei wrote in the article "My Father and Mother": In October 1976, the central government smashed the "Gang of Four" in one fell swoop, and my father was rehabilitated shortly after smashing the "Gang of Four", allowing us to stand up and liberate.I suddenly became a reward "upstart". During the "Cultural Revolution", no matter how hard I tried, I missed all opportunities to make meritorious service and receive awards.In the group I lead, the soldiers made third-class meritorious service, second-class meritorious service, and group second-class meritorious service emerged in endlessly, but I was the only leader who had never been commended.I have become used to a peaceful life where I don't deserve an award, which is why my mentality of not fighting for honor was formed today.After smashing the "Gang of Four", my life was turned upside down, because I had filled the gaps in the country twice, and I had technological inventions and creations that met the needs of the times at that time. Press over.I can't be too hot, and many prizes were collected by others, and I distributed them to everyone.

I attended the National Science Congress in March 1978. Among the 6,000 delegates, only 150 were under the age of 35, and I was 33 years old.I am also one of the few non-party members among the representatives of the army.Under the direct care of the military party committee, the army took the initiative to find out my father's history before he was rehabilitated, denied some false statements, and sent their investigation conclusions to the local organization where my father worked.I finally joined the party, and later attended the party's twelfth national congress.My father put the photo of me and the leaders of the Party Central Committee into a big picture frame and hung it on the wall. The whole family is proud of it.

In addition to learning cultural knowledge in the army, Ren Zhengfei also paid great attention to political studies. He read Marx's "Das Kapital" and other works many times, and the most deeply studied was the four-volume "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" during the "Cultural Revolution". Writer Zhang Lisheng wrote in the book "Military President Ren Zhengfei": Although his 14-year military career did not bring much material benefit and direct career help to Ren Zhengfei, it deeply affected his life beliefs and forged him. Iron will, execution and social responsibility.At the same time, it also promoted Ren Zhengfei to become an excellent doer and propagandist.Persistence in learning also helped Ren Zhengfei become an excellent technical cadre, but his persistent personality could not guarantee his smooth career.However, youth has brought about the most profound life accumulation. Without the 14-year military career, perhaps there would be no Godfather of Huawei today.

As a person who has served in the army, Ren Zhengfei always embodies the unique style and temperament of soldiers.Huawei has also made remarkable achievements under his semi-military management.It can also be said that Ren Zhengfei's habit has deeply influenced Huawei and brought Huawei extraordinary management thinking and business philosophy.