Chapter 51 Strengthening urban jobs, leaning on the working class

(January and February 1951) one Comrade Xiaoping[1] also told Comrades Shushi, Zihui, Zhongxun, Yibo, and Gao Gang[2]: On January 8, the comprehensive report [3] was received and read.The goal is correct, and the results are great, which is very comforting.Your first city work meeting was successful, very good.If possible, before May 1st of this year, please convene another city work meeting to conduct an in-depth study of the city work, mainly the trade union work, the direction of industrial and commercial leadership, and the issue of urban political power, and make some conclusions. These decisions are to prepare materials for the discussion of trade union work at the Fourth Plenary Session.The Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is going to be held in May, please click here to arrange the work.

Mao Zedong January 22 two Comrades Soseki, Zihui, Jianying[4], Zhongxun, Yibo, and Gao Gang: I hereby forward to you the report of Comrade Deng Xiaoping on January 8, which shows the general situation of the Southwest work.It mentioned that a city work conference had been held in Southwest China, emphatically criticizing the relatively common thought of looking down on workers in the party, and made it clear that relying on the working class should become the guiding ideology of the party, and it should be implemented in all departments of work, etc. language.Right now, East China, Central South, and Northwest are in the midst of land reform and the suppression of counter-revolutionaries. Many comrades are of course very busy, but please consider setting aside a period of time to hold an urban work conference before May 1, focusing on Study and solve the ideological problems of relying on the working class, factory management problems, and trade union work problems, and prepare opinions for discussing this problem at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee.The Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is planned to be held in May. Please arrange your work according to this time.

Mao Zedong January 24 Printed from manuscript. three All central bureaus, and transferred to their sub-bureaus, municipal party committees, provincial party committees, and district party committees: Spring plowing is coming soon, and the work of land reform should come to an end in a short period of time. It is extremely important to lead the farmers to devote all their efforts to spring plowing and strive for a bumper harvest this year.During the spring plowing period, besides guiding spring plowing, summarizing land reform experience, training land reform cadres, clearing up anti-counterfeiting cases, summarizing anti-counterfeiting experience, etc., please set aside a period of time for all central bureaus, sub-bureaus, municipal party committees, provincial party committees, and district party committees. Hold an urban work conference, sum up the experience of urban work in 1950, and discuss several major problems in urban work, such as (1) the ideological problem of relying on workers, (2) the problem of factory management, and (3) trade union work. (4) the issue of urban governance, (5) the issue of urban party building, (6) the issue of eliminating counter-revolutionaries in the city, and (7) the issue of the urban united front. Prepare opinions for the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee in May.Of course, the above-mentioned issues cannot be discussed at one time. They should be divided into several special meetings, and the municipal committees should especially hold such special discussions.The following is the report of the Chengdu Municipal Party Committee, and I send it to you for your reference.

central february 7 Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Xiaoping, that is, Deng Xiaoping, was the first secretary of the Southwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time. [2] Shushi, that is, Rao Shushi, was the first secretary of the East China Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time.Zihui, that is, Deng Zihui, was the third secretary of the Central South Bureau of the CPC Central Committee at that time.Zhongxun, that is, Xi Zhongxun, was the first secretary of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time.Yibo, namely Bo Yibo, was the first secretary of the North China Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time.Gao Gang, Secretary of the Northeast Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time.

[3] Refers to Deng Xiaoping's report to Mao Zedong and the Central Committee on January 8, 1951 on the work of the Southwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in November and December of 1950.The report focuses on the development of the rural rent reduction and mortgage refund campaign and the first urban work conference.The report said that with regard to urban work, an urban work conference has been convened specifically.The main harvest of the meeting is that since then, we will strengthen our research and guidance on urban work.In the meeting, the party's more common thought of looking down on workers was criticized, and it was clarified that relying on the working class should become the party's guiding ideology, and it should be implemented in all tasks and departments.

[4] Jianying, that is, Ye Jianying, was the first secretary of the South China Branch of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time.