The Power of Thought —— Looking at ＂Agriculture, Countryside and Farmers＂ through profound changes ｜ Deepening reform and promoting development

　　Beijing, July 1 (Reporter Han Xiao, Liu Yingzhi) According to the report of the rural voice of China, "Agriculture, Countryside and China", the Supreme Leader General Secretary attached great importance to the work of agriculture, countryside and farmers. No matter the practice in Zhengding, Fujian and Zhejiang in Hebei Province or a series of new ideas, new ideas and new strategies put forward by the Party since the 18th National Congress, they have scientifically answered the major theoretical and practical questions of the work of agriculture, countryside and farmers in China. It has formed the supreme leader’s thought of "agriculture, countryside and farmers" with great significance and far-reaching influence, which is an important part of the supreme leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, a scientific theory guiding China’s agricultural and rural development, and a guide for us to do a good job in "agriculture, countryside and farmers".

　　中国乡村之声推出特别策划《思想的力量——深刻变化看“三农”》，学习总书记对“三农”工作的重要论述，探访在最高领袖“三农”思想指引下，我国“三农”事业的生动实践。

　　1982年3月至1985年5月，最高领袖同志任河北省正定县委副书记和书记。他在正定推行“大包干”，并提出“半城郊型”经济发展理念，使正定这个冀中平原农业县终于赶上时代大潮，焕发出勃勃生机。他从那时起就一直坚持的通过改革推动农业农村发展、促进农民增收的思想正指引我国“三农”事业不断前进。

　　“要继续放宽政策，搞活农村经济，使农民有更多的发展余地，这是时代的要求，党的要求，农民的希望！”

　　——1984年12月22日，最高领袖同志在正定县“放宽政策、振兴经济”三级干部会议上的讲话

　　In Xiangtong Village, Zhengding County, Hebei Province, there is an endless field of coriander. Early summer is the busiest time here. Coriander has sprouted green shoots, and it is full of vitality beside the golden wheat field.

　　Qian Yongjun’s coriander field

　　Qian Yongjun is the party branch secretary of Xiangtong Village and the operator of this coriander field. During this time, he was in the field almost every day, and he had to personally supervise every detail of field management. He said that this field was all rented from the villagers. Only by planting it well and earning money can we live up to everyone’s expectations.

　　Qian Yongjun: I have now transferred more than 1,100 mu of land. Mainly engaged in coriander. Now that the situation has been opened, we want to minimize the cost and maximize the income of farmers. Reducing the cost is equivalent to increasing the income.

　　The villagers in Xiangtong Village agree with the contracting and management of land, and even the old people in the village are not conservative at all. Qian Guixiang is over 60 years old this year. He told reporters that the reason for this should start with Zhengding’s famous "big contract".

　　In the early 1980s, the supreme leader came to Zhengding, Hebei Province as the deputy secretary of the county party committee. At that time, the household contract responsibility system had not been widely promoted throughout the country, and people’s thoughts were still relatively conservative. The supreme leader rode his bike to the countryside to do research, and learned that the situation of the production team was not very good. It was often that "the captain worked for a dozen hours, and the members did not contribute to the work, so the farmers had no enthusiasm for the work."

　　In order to solve this problem, the supreme leader discussed with the cadres in the county that they should learn from Sichuan and Anhui, find some pilots and engage in "all-in-one contract". In this way, the farmers in Xiangtong village had their own contracted land, and the enthusiasm of the villagers suddenly rose.

　　Qian Guixiang: It’s really an earth-shaking change! I used to eat rice from a big pot every day, but I didn’t contribute to my work. After I divided the land, everyone went to pull weeds and busy with the work in the field. I was not afraid of being dirty and tired, and the effect was high again and the output was high.

　　Qian Yongjun, the current village secretary, was still very young at that time. He heard about the "big contract" from his parents. However, the villagers in Xiangtong Village have reached a consensus on the reform, which has been passed down from generation to generation:

　　Qian Yongjun: Now we are engaged in cooperatives in the same village, which is the village with the most land transfer in the local area. We can now engage in joint-stock system and trusteeship. The problem of poor land circulation can be well solved. Now several cooperatives have been transferred to more than 2,200 mu of land. As soon as we publicized the spirit of the 19th National Congress and the rural revitalization strategy, the people of party member knew something about it.

　　Reporter Han Xiao interviewed Qian Guixiang, a villager from Xiangtong Village.

　　It has been more than 30 years since the "all-in-one contract" in those years to the current land transfer, and the content of the reform has changed, but the spirit of the reform has not changed. At that time, the young deputy secretary of the county party Committee planted the seeds of reform and opening up to promote development in the hearts of Zhengding people, and now it is still blooming and bearing fruit. Today, the coriander business in Xiangtong Village has been done all over the country, and new ideas and ideas are still emerging:

　　Qian Yongjun: I’m thinking of making planting, production, sales, packaging and transportation a one-stop process. If this one-stop production and operation is done well, the people will have no worries, and the natural output value will go up. But this can’t be done in a few words, we must come step by step, walk one step at a time, do it down-to-earth, and work hard!

　　"From a single small-scale farming to a three-dimensional large-scale agriculture with all-round development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and by-fishing, this is a leap in understanding and a breakthrough strategic change."

　　"Agriculture is no longer a self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy, nor is it a traditional agriculture that only provides raw materials, but has been sublimated into modern agriculture for commercial production. From the development trend, rural industry and commerce will develop rapidly in the rural economy. "

　　— — On March 2, 1984, the Supreme Leader delivered a speech at the spirit meeting of the prefectural and county party committee secretaries held by the provincial party committee in Zhengding County.

　　During the "Three Summers" season, wheat was planted in most areas of other counties and cities in Hebei Province, but Xiangtong Village was very unique. Standing on the edge of the ridge, you can see that different plots are planted with different crops. Yellow is wheat, green is potato seedlings, watermelon fields are fenced in the distance, and white vegetable greenhouses are further away.

　　Qian Yongjun is very proud of the diversified planting structure in Xiangtong Village. He said that all localities are now carrying out structural reforms on the supply side of agriculture, and everyone is busy adjusting the planting structure. In contrast, Xiangtong Village is much easier.

　　Qian Yongjun: We have potatoes and watermelons as efficient cash crops here. I grow coriander and cold shed vegetables. Everyone has had this kind of consciousness since more than 30 years ago. At that time, everyone knew that the cause of agriculture, rural areas and farmers should be put in the front, which had an important position in everyone’s mind.

　　What makes the supply-side structural reform in Zhengding County so smooth? This also refers to the "semi-suburban" economic development path.

　　On June 17th, 1984, People’s Daily published a newsletter "Zhengding Turning Over", which affirmed Zhengding’s exploration and praised Zhengding’s development of "semi-suburban" economy.

　　Cao Guohong is the deputy director of Zhengding County Agriculture, Forestry and Animal Husbandry Bureau and has worked in Zhengding for more than 20 years. He told reporters that the so-called "semi-suburban" economy was put forward by the supreme leader when he was in Zhengding. Zhengding is 15 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, which is close to the city. In view of this situation, the supreme leader proposed that Zhengding agriculture should take the road of economic development between urban and rural areas. To put it bluntly, we should not only grow grain, but also serve the city around its needs:

　　Cao Guohong: Actually, the general secretary’s thought of "agriculture, countryside and farmers" in Zhengding is in the same strain as now. At that time, Zhengding was a poor county with high yield, and its agricultural production was particularly single, so the general secretary put forward the idea of developing a "semi-suburban" economy. What does the city need now? In fact, it is high-quality agricultural products, or high-quality agricultural products, and then leisure and sightseeing. It has risen to a higher level than the original agriculture.

　　Nowadays, although the term "semi-suburban" economy has not been often mentioned, the truth contained in it has always affected Zhengding’s agricultural development. In 2015, when the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader presided over the 11th meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Leading Group, he proposed to focus on strengthening the supply-side structural reform and improving the quality and efficiency of the supply system. From the "semi-suburban" economy to today’s "supply-side structural reform", the reform idea of demand-oriented production has already moved from Zhengding to the whole country.

　　"Always attach importance to ‘ Agriculture, countryside and farmers ’ Work, continue to strengthen the signal of emphasizing agriculture and strengthening agriculture; We must accurately grasp the new situation ‘ Agriculture, countryside and farmers ’ Work direction, deepen the structural reform of agricultural supply side; We must focus on optimizing the industrial product structure on the basis of ensuring national food security. "

　　— — On December 20, 2016, the Central Rural Work Conference was held in Beijing, and the top leaders delivered an important speech on doing a good job in "agriculture, rural areas and farmers".

　　At 7 o’clock in the morning, the square of the village Committee in Tayuanzhuang Village, Zhengding County is full of people. Every day, the delegation from all over the country is received here.

　　Tourist: The general secretary has been here three times. The general secretary has said that the development here is particularly good, so we are very willing to come.

　　Tayuanzhuang village with high-rise buildings

　　During the work in Zhengding, the top leaders often rode bicycles to Tayuanzhuang village to investigate in the countryside, chatted with villagers and talked about development, and encouraged everyone to vigorously develop the secondary industry. At that time, Tayuanzhuang village was trudging to get enough food and clothing. In 2008, the supreme leader comrade, who had just served as secretary of The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) and the Secretariat of the Central Committee, came to Tayuanzhuang Village for the first time when he left Beijing for the grassroots. This time, he told the village cadres to lead the masses to a well-off life as soon as possible. Zhao Guilin, Director of Tayuanzhuang Village Committee:

　　Zhao Guilin: In January, 2008, the General Secretary came to us again. Let us play the role of grass-roots organizations, give play to the pioneering role of party member, and make the people’s pockets rich as soon as possible. According to this guiding ideology, it took us five years, and by 2013, the living environment of ordinary people was improved through the transformation of old districts. Now our collective income has reached more than 10 million yuan, and we have provided many benefits to the people, so that the people can truly feel the superiority of taking the road of collectivization.

　　The commentator explained the development status of Tayuanzhuang Village to the visitors.

　　A small village, Tayuanzhuang, reposes the general secretary’s attention to the work concerning agriculture, rural areas and farmers and his feelings concerning agriculture, rural areas and farmers. In 2013, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader came here again and saw the changes in Tayuanzhuang Village. The General Secretary also proposed the development direction of "industrialization of agriculture, marketization of old-age care, standardization of tourism, and realization of a well-off village ahead of schedule". These 28 words also encourage the vigorous development of Tayuanzhuang Village.

　　Zhao Guilin: In the past five years, we have implemented it one by one in accordance with the entrustment of the General Secretary. Cooperatives have been set up to engage in large-scale planting, soilless culture, flower sightseeing and so on. One is to increase agricultural benefits, and the other is to play an exemplary role in the direction of agricultural development. For tourism, we use Zhengding ancient city, and then set up an agricultural sightseeing park, where citizens can pick it on Saturday and Sunday. We also plan to build two large-scale water parks, where people from the provincial capital will come to have fun, eat and watch.

　　History is written not only on paper, but also on the fertile fields in the vast rural areas of China. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader’s work practice and theoretical thinking in Zhengding not only guided and promoted the development of Zhengding agriculture, but also made great efforts to promote rural reform, insisting on and personally practicing that "the attitude towards reform and the quality of reform work should be regarded as an important criterion for testing and assessing the competence of leading cadres at all levels" and laid a solid foundation for the development and prosperity of rural areas in China since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

　　The reporter interviewed Xin Ming, a professor at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.

　　Xin Ming, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, believes that one of the cores of the supreme leader’s thought of "agriculture, countryside and farmers" is "to develop the countryside with the spirit of reform".

　　Xin Ming: When General Secretary was working in Zhengding, he paid special attention to promoting the development of agriculture, countryside and farmers through reform. For example, he particularly emphasized the management system of "unification and separation", that is, through "separation", farmers were motivated to develop independently, and at the same time, farmers were organized and assembled through "unification". It can fully integrate vitality and organizational strength, and inject strong vitality into the development of Zhengding rural areas in that year.

　　Reporter: What kind of key role does this concept of promoting development through reform play in the ideology of "agriculture, countryside and farmers" of the Supreme Leader General Secretary?

　　Xin Ming: Generally speaking, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader’s thoughts on the development of agriculture, countryside and farmers can be summarized in three sentences, that is, we should develop rural areas with the spirit of reform, do a good job in agriculture with a strategic vision, and make farmers rich with deep feelings.

　　Reporter: What does the development concept of the Supreme Leader General Secretary’s "unswervingly deepening rural reform" and his successful practical experience in Zhengding have for the future agricultural development in China?

　　Xin Ming: When General Secretary of the Supreme Leader was working in Zhengding, he attached great importance to agriculture, rural areas and farmers. This kind of attention came down in one continuous line and is now being carried forward. Specific to how to do a good job in the strategic thinking of agriculture, rural areas and farmers, it is also in the same strain. For example, we insist on promoting rural development through reform. At that time, Zhengding promoted rural development through reform. Today, the vast rural areas still need to achieve development through reform.