Chapter 24 Chapter Six: Finding a Way Out——3 Two Enlarged County Party Committee Meetings

During that time, He Kaiyin almost lived like a year. One day, as soon as He Kaiyin entered the office building of the provincial government, Long Nian, the deputy governor, stopped him: "Old He, come here." He Kaiyin wondered, Deputy Governor Long is in charge of industry, what can he do with me?When he arrived at Long Nian's office, He Kaiyin found out that Vice Governor Long was very interested in this matter.After carefully inquiring about He Kaiyin's reform ideas, Long Nian said decisively: "Old He, I don't understand agriculture, but I have the task of poverty alleviation; my poverty alleviation point is in Linquan County, and your ideas can be implemented in our The poverty-relief points in the country should be piloted first."

Vice Governor Long is a person who acts vigorously and decisively. If he says this, it is considered a final decision.Early the next morning, he called He Kaiyin to the government compound and took a van to Linquan.They stayed in this state-level impoverished county for a week.During the day, He Kaiyin, a senior agronomist, studied poverty alleviation and became Long Nian's senior poverty alleviation counselor; at night, Long Nian called the director of Linquan County's grain bureau, tax bureau, government office, and economic reform committee one by one. To help He Kaiyin settle the accounts, I want to come up with a tax and fee coordination plan that satisfies all parties.

Before leaving Linquan County, Vice Governor Long also made an agreement with He Kaiyin that he would accompany him to come to Quanquan again in the autumn harvest season, and take the opportunity of starting the pilot reform of taxes and fees to reduce the burden on farmers and promote poverty alleviation at the same time. work in full swing. However, the sky is unpredictable.At the turn of summer and autumn in 1991, a once-in-a-century torrential flood ruined their plan.Many rural areas have been soaked in floods, and farmers can't even eat. What kind of tax and fee coordination is there?Besides, Chen Yefu, the secretary of the county party committee who actively supported this work, was also transferred away, and the county magistrate Zhou, who was enthusiastic about this matter, was unexpectedly elected when the government changed.As a result, there was nothing to rejoice about.

Of course, there was something that made He Kaiyin feel at ease, and a knot in his heart was finally untied: by chance, he learned the reason why the province did not allow him to go to Changchun for a meeting.It turned out that during that time someone had reported him for "bluffing and cheating". For this reason, the provincial government sent people to the State Council to verify whether Premier Li Peng had said those words, and whether the Research Office of the State Council had asked him to go to Zhongnanhai to report on his work.The foreign transfer was done behind his back.When the investigation proved that there was indeed such a thing, the comrades who came forward to investigate felt that they had done something bad, so they told He Kaiyin the truth when they came back.

Winter went to spring, and 1992 came quietly. During March and April of this year, Comrade Deng Xiaoping's speeches on the southern tour were like a shattering spring breeze, bringing vitality to the land of China. How well said! "The reform and opening up should be more courageous, dare to experiment, and not be like a woman with small feet. If you see it, you should try it boldly and break through boldly. There is no spirit of daring, no spirit of 'adventure', no breath, If you don’t work hard, you won’t be able to find a good path, or a new path, and you won’t be able to start a new business.”

"In rural reform and urban reform, don't engage in debate, try boldly, and go boldly; our policy is to allow viewing, and allowing viewing is much better than forcing." "To seize the opportunity, now is a good opportunity. I am worried about losing the opportunity. If I don't seize it, the opportunity I see will be lost, and time will pass in a flash." Reading Comrade Xiaoping's exciting speech, He Kaiyin felt his blood rushing. Following Deng Xiaoping's speech on the southern tour, Shao Ming, the executive vice governor of Anhui Province, stood up. He once again approved He Kaiyin's report to Wang Sheyun, the vice governor in charge of agricultural work: "Comrade She Yun: Comrade He Kaiyin's suggestion is a good one. It has been a few years, and I have seen it several times and thought about it. Now the central government advocates a bold trial. You can see if we choose a county or a township to conduct a pilot project. If we agree, we will communicate with the provincial leaders and find relevant departments. Study together. How?"

On the second day of Shao Ming's instruction, Wang Sheyun followed suit and stated: "I agree with Governor Shao's opinion." This is really: there is no way out after mountains and rivers are full of doubts, and there is another village where the willows are dark and the flowers are bright. The opportunity came. During this period, the National Soil Science Research Association was held in Huaibei, Anhui Province. Du Runsheng, a famous rural economic expert, came to the meeting; He Kaiyin was also invited to the meeting and delivered a speech at the meeting.Because the meeting was about land, He Kaiyin could only talk about land issues at the meeting, but his mind was still on the reform of the countryside. Measures—Some Ideas on Deepening Rural Reform", which was brought to the meeting and given to Du Runsheng.After Du Runsheng read it, he greatly appreciated it.He said to He Kaiyin: "Old He, I dare not say anything about the coastal area. I have to investigate separately, but I can affirm that your measure is practical for the vast rural areas in central and western China!"

He Kaiyin was greatly encouraged by Mr. Du's high praise. At the end of the meeting, Wang Huaizhong, the executive deputy commissioner of Fuyang District, rushed to the meeting with his car, and wanted to take Mr. Du to Fuyang to guide the work.The reason why Wang Huaizhong made a special trip to invite Du Runsheng to Fuyang is that when Du was the director of the Central Rural Policy Research Office and the Rural Development Research Center of the State Council, he presided over the drafting of five "Central No. 1 Documents" that played a huge role in China's rural reform. , is a great expert on agricultural issues within the party; second, Mr. Du was the secretary of the prefectural committee in Fuyang during the Huaihai Campaign, and he has feelings for that land.In 1987, when the state decided to selectively open a batch of experimental reform zones, Fuyang had the honor to become China's first rural reform pilot zone registered by the State Council due to the strong recommendation of the old secretary.Now that Mr. Du came to Anhui, it is natural for the people of Fuyang to invite the old secretary and old experts to guide the work in the experimental area.

However, Du Runsheng came to attend the national land conference in the midst of his busy schedule, and he bought the ticket back to Beijing before he came. He said to Wang Huaizhong: "I can come here in autumn. Now, please call me Comrade He Kaiyin from your province." Go. He is a man of means, and has taken a good measure." Because of Du Runsheng's recommendation, He Kaiyin followed Wang Huaizhong to Bo County, the hometown of Cao Cao and Hua Tuo. At that time, Fuyang had not been withdrawn to become a city, and Bo County had not been changed to Bozhou, nor had it been separated from Fuyang area, so the leaders of several major groups in the area had all gathered there for meetings.The arrival of He Kaiyin undoubtedly added the topic of reform to the meeting.Prefectural Party Secretary Wang Zhaoyao kindly asked He Kaiyin to talk about his vision for the second stage of rural reform. He Kaiyin, who had been suppressed for a long time, wished for such a place where he could speak freely. Thoughtful things come out.

After speaking, he reminded everyone: "This plan involves many restricted areas at present, and I am not sure whether it can be implemented." Members of several major teams then had a heated discussion.In the end, Wang Zhaoyao said to He Kaiyin: "We have decided to do it, you can help us do it together!" He Kaiyin finally heard that his idea was about to be implemented, not to mention how happy he was, but he was still worried: "This has certain risks." Wang Zhaoyao said frankly: "We are a rural reform experimental area approved by the state, and we are allowed to make some innovations and breakthroughs. Even if there are risks, they are borne by our prefectural committee, and I, Wang Zhaoyao, have nothing to do with you."

Wang Zhaoyao's words were very calm, but he spoke firmly. He Kaiyin grasped Wang Zhaoyao's hand, feeling waves of heat rushing in his heart.That's right, with Secretary Wang's words, he doesn't need to say anything more. After the meeting, Wang Zhaoyao personally accompanied He Kaiyin down to determine the place for the pilot project. They first arrived at Yingshang County. Since the Rural Development Research Center of the State Council had carried out experiments on the reform of the land system in this area, Du Ying and others from the research center went here and stayed here for more than a year.He Kaiyin believes that the most important thing to deepen the rural reform is the reform of the land system and the tax and fee system. Since the reform of the land system has been explored, the important issue that needs to be solved is naturally the reform of the agricultural tax and fee system.Therefore, what he and Wang Zhaoyao came down to determine would be the pilot site for tax and fee reform. Yingshang County held an enlarged county party committee meeting for this purpose, and the enlarged meeting was extended to all members of the five major teams in the county.Although Wang Zhaoyao, secretary of the prefectural committee, was present at the meeting, he specifically stated that Yingshang County agreed or disagreed as a pilot project for rural tax and fee reform, and that the prefectural committee would not arrange a substitute. He hoped that everyone would fully express their opinions. He Kaiyin first introduced the relevant situation in detail, and then he spoke freely, and the meeting was in full swing.It didn't take long for a situation where the fronts were clearly difficult to integrate: the county party committee and the county government wanted to do it, the CPPCC was a little unclear, and the National People's Congress opposed it.Supporters, opponents, and eclectics all speak impassionedly and convincingly, but their thoughts cannot be unified in the end.The leaders of the county people's congress have sufficient reasons to deny the pilot reform of taxes and fees: "Such a plan is obviously inconsistent with the current policies and regulations!" He Kaiyin listened carefully, and the more he listened, the more he felt that Comrade Deng Xiaoping's speech on the southern tour was far-sighted and hit the times. It was too profound and timely.He finally found one of the most typical words from the reasons of opponents and compromisers, which is: "Nowhere else has done this. If we do, I am afraid that the township cadres will have opinions in the future." Do not seek meritorious service, but seek no faults; seek stability and be afraid of chaos, and feel at ease-this kind of "has no spirit of daring, no spirit of 'taking risks', no vigor and energy", "like a woman with small feet" The mental state has become the most prominent ideological obstacle to deepening rural reform.Of course, He Kaiyin also saw more hidden reasons behind the high-sounding reasons of the opponents.In fact, they are afraid of coming and going. To put it bluntly, they are afraid that after the implementation of this method of tax and fee coordination, rural cadres will no longer be able to collect money from farmers as they like in the past.As for rural cadres, there is no doubt that this includes county cadres. Many of their political achievements are achieved by meeting standards and upgrading. "Where will the money come from?Agreeing to tax reform, in a certain sense, is tantamount to cutting off one's own financial resources. It is obvious that to carry out reform, one must first have the spirit of reform and dare to "reform" one's own "fate" first! Wang Zhaoyao saw the situation clearly, and he didn't force it.Because the success of any agricultural reform depends first on whether farmers can understand, recognize and support it. Even if the county-level leading cadres are like this, how can they be expected to organize and mobilize the majority of farmers to achieve the success of this reform!He said to He Kaiyin: "Let's go to Guoyang County to have a look." When he arrived in Guoyang, Lao Tzu's hometown, Wang Zhaoyao introduced He Kaiyin to the main leaders of the Guoyang County Party Committee and the county government. Because the prefectural committee needed him to go back to deal with something, he left early.Before leaving, he sincerely said to He Kaiyin: "There is no rush for this matter. Don't worry about one thing, I support you to carry out tax and fee reform in Fuyang area." Guoyang County also held an enlarged county party committee meeting for this purpose. Perhaps because Secretary Wang Zhaoyao was not present, the meeting was even more intense than that in Yingshang County.I heard that the basic principle of the tax and fee reform is: "Whatever is paid to the state collective, the rest belongs to the farmers themselves; no department or person has the right to collect a penny from the farmers." It will blow up the pot from the very beginning. The situation that emerged at the meeting was similar to that in Yingshang County. The county party secretary Wang Baoming firmly supported it, and he mainly regarded the reform of the tax and fee system as an important political task; the county magistrate Wang Bingyu's attitude is very firm. He believes that today's farmers are indeed too miserable and their burdens are too heavy. Lao He's plan can effectively stop the unhealthy trend of "three chaos" in the countryside.The CPPCC's opinion is more ambiguous, but the National People's Congress firmly opposes it. When the parties were at odds with each other, the county magistrate, Wang Bingyu, stood up, threw his notebook on the table, and said, "Our county party committee and county government bear all the risks. We have heard and understood so many opinions, but we still Do it!" The participants were momentarily at a loss for words. When the meeting was over, He Kaiyin approached Wang Bingyu. He was very grateful to this happy county magistrate who dared to make decisions and take responsibility, but he still persuaded him very sincerely: "You are about to change your term, you should wait a little longer. You can't do it just because of this." , Elect your county magistrate too, and you won’t be able to do anything in the future.” Wang Bingyu thought about it, and it was the same reason.Although the five major teams in the county can't be united in harmony, there must be a principle in doing work, but when everyone's understanding is not consistent, it is true that we can't act too hastily.He smiled wryly: "Okay, let's let it go first." When he left Guoyang, He Kaiyin didn't want to alarm any leaders in the county. He walked silently to the coach station alone, carrying his bag.The enlarged meetings of the county committees of the two counties were held so lively that he had a premonition that the road to rural tax and fee reform would inevitably be long, tortuous and full of difficulties and obstacles. Along the way, he thought a lot.Almost frustrating.He felt very tired and embarrassed, so he returned to Hefei ignorantly.