Chapter 21 Several Policy Issues for Capitalist Industry and Commerce[1]

(April 1950) one Today's struggle is mainly against imperialism, feudalism and its running dogs, the remnants of the Kuomintang reactionaries, not the national bourgeoisie.There is struggle against the national bourgeoisie, but it must be united. It is a policy of both unity and struggle to achieve the goal of uniting it and jointly developing the national economy. [2] two Those industries and commerce that are not conducive to the national economy and the people's livelihood should be restricted and excluded, that is, speculative commerce, luxury goods and superstitious industries and commerce, rather than legitimate industries and commerce that are beneficial to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and these industries and commerce should be supported to develop when they are in difficulty. [3]

three This is a long-term matter. At the current stage, it is impossible to develop unlimitedly, and private capital must be used at the same time. [4] Four this is not right. [5] Fives Totally wrong statement. [6] six The positions should be divided, that is, the scope of operation should be divided.Very naive. [7] seven Except for salt, the scope should be delimited, and everything should not be monopolized. Only a certain amount of several major commodities (grain, cloth, oil, coal) can be controlled, for example, one-third of the grain. [8] Eight The establishment of department stores does not replace all commerce. [9]

Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] This is a comment written by Mao Zedong in a transcript of his speech at the business group seminar of the National United Front Work Conference. [2] This comment was written in response to the sentence "Today the target of the struggle is mainly the bourgeoisie" in the transcript of the speech. [3] This comment was written on the restriction and exclusion of private industry and commerce in the transcript of the speech. [4] This comment was written in response to the sentence "The state-owned economy is developing without restrictions" in the transcript of the speech.

[5] This comment was written in response to the sentence "If the big capitalist wants to stop working, we will let him stop working. If we have money, we will take it over." [6] This comment was written in response to the passage in the transcript of the speech, namely: "Our policy is to 'compete with the people for profit'. But what they call 'the people' is the bourgeoisie. We want to fight for Things that are beneficial to the people. We say that we are 'only state officials are allowed to set fires, and ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps'. But the 'state officials' here are the people, and we can set fires, but your lighting lamps is against the interests of the masses."

[7] This comment was written in response to the statement in the transcript of the speech that "private industry and commerce are required to divide their positions, and the river water must not interfere with the well water, and we will not allow it." [8] This comment was written in response to the sentence "'struggling for profit with the people', manifested in the control of grain, flower gauze, matches, department stores, and salt" in the transcript of the speech. [9] This comment is based on the sentence "Department stores must be established, otherwise prices cannot be stabilized" in the transcript of the speech.