Tao Zhu

Tao Zhu (1908 - 1969), a proletarian revolutionary, outstanding leader of the Party and the country, was a native of Shidongyuan, Qiyang, Hunan Province.

He entered the Huangpu Military Academy in 1926 and participated in local military transportation work in China in the same year.

From 1929 to 1933, he served as Secretary-General of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, Secretary of the Zhangzhou Special Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Organization, and Secretary of the Fuzhou Central Party Committee. During this period, he brilliantly organized and directed the famous Xiamen prison robbery struggle, and successively established the Red Army Guerrilla Corps of South Fujian Workers and Peasants and the People's Armed Forces in East Fujian. Later, some of these troops were incorporated into the New Fourth Army.

In May 1933, he was arrested by the Kuomintang in Shanghai due to betrayal by traitors. During his four years in prison, he united and inspired his imprisoned comrades and continued to fight heroically against the enemy.

After being rescued from prison by the party in 1937, he was sent to Hubei to serve as a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and head of the Propaganda Department, and established the Hubei-Central Guerrilla Zone. Later, the Hubei-Central Guerrilla Zone and guerrillas were expanded into the Hubei-Henan Border Area and the New Fourth Army Eyu Advancement Team, serving as political commissars.

After arriving in Yan 'an in 1940, he successively served as Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission, Secretary-General and Minister of Propaganda of the General Political Department, and attended the Seventh Congress of the Party. During the Battle of Pingjin, he disguised himself and entered Peiping to negotiate with General Fu Zuoyi. Later, he was responsible for the reorganization of the uprising troops and the organization and leadership of the southward work group. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as deputy director and director of the Political Department of the Central South Military Region, acting secretary of the Guangxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, secretary of the South China Branch of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, first secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and first secretary of the Central South Bureau of the Communist Party of China. Elected as a member of the Central Committee at the Eighth National People's Congress of the Communist Party of China. At the Eleventh Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he was elected as a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. He also served as the Standing Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and served as Vice Premier of the State Council and Minister of Propaganda of the CPC Central Committee. He was also elected as a deputy to the third National People's Congress and a member of the second and third National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

On November 30, 1969, he passed away unjustly due to the cruel persecution of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four. Comrade Tao Zhu's life was a life of dedication and wholehearted service to the people. He worked hard for the cause of communism for decades and won the trust of the party and the people. He was open and honest, adhered to the truth, was selfless and fearless, and fought resolutely against Lin Biao and the anti-party group of the Gang of Four during the "Cultural Revolution".

At the end of 1978, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a memorial meeting for him and spoke highly of his revolutionary life.

Comrade Tao Zhu is an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a staunch Marxist, a time-tested proletarian revolutionary, a loyal communist fighter, an outstanding political worker of the party and the army, and an outstanding leader of the party and the country. Comrade Tao Zhu worked hard for decades for the cause of revolution and construction in China and established important historical achievements. His life was a life of revolution, a life of fighting, and a life of dedicated dedication and serving the people wholeheartedly. The party and the people will always remember his glorious achievements and noble demeanor.

Comrade Tao Zhu was loyal to the revolution and the cause of the party all his life. He endured hardships and never recovered. When the Great Revolution failed, he firmly believed that the revolution would win and resolutely devoted himself to the struggle against the Kuomintang reactionaries; when he was in prison, he was upright and upheld his beliefs.

He wrote in his famous essay "The Style of Pine Tree": Everyone with a communist style should be like a pine tree, no matter what harsh environment, be able to grow vigorously and work tenaciously. Never be intimidated by difficulties and never yield to harsh environments. Comrade Tao Zhu's life is the best portrayal of the pine style. His infinite loyalty to the revolutionary cause and his unswerving loyalty to the revolutionary ideals enabled Comrade Tao Zhu to dedicate his life to the Party and the people without regrets.

Comrade Tao Zhu has a magnanimous and broad mind. He is brave in exploration, good at innovation, pays attention to the study of the laws of revolution and construction, and puts forward forward-looking opinions and suggestions on many issues. Within the revolutionary ranks and among comrades, he never conceals his views, and never cares about personal gains and losses. He is good at deep reflection, dares to correct mistakes, pursues truth, and takes the initiative to self-criticize deviations in his work. He once pointed out bitterly that in the construction of socialism in New China, the root cause of the serious difficulties in the national economy for three years must be seriously found in the shortcomings of leadership work. He publicly pointed out at the mass meeting in Guangdong that engaging in "anti-concealment of production" has made the masses hungry and the cadres aggrieved. In the future, they can no longer be pompous and must live by seeking truth from facts.

Comrade Tao Zhu once said: To cultivate noble sentiments, one must throw away all private ideas and make a complete break with one's own individualist ideas; one must have strong revolutionary perseverance and "resilience"; and one must have rich feelings of the working people. This kind of experience and cultivation has made Comrade Tao Zhu's open-minded life and set a lofty example for each of us Communist Party members. Comrade Tao Zhu has a good style of work, keeps in close contact with the masses, is diligent in investigation and research, and has the courage to think independently. Comrade Tao Zhu always pays attention to reality and does not talk about it. For problems in work, he always pays attention to conducting on-the-spot inspections, gathering the wisdom of the masses, and proposing solutions. During his time working in Guangdong Province and the Central South Bureau, he spent three or four months or more every year going deep into factories, villages, schools, mountainous areas, islands, and production frontlines to solve problems, summarize experience, and guide work.

In 1959, a trend of "one peace and two tunes" was launched in various parts of Guangdong and a "transition to poverty" was carried out, which caused great ideological confusion among the masses. Comrade Tao Zhu went to Dongguan, Qujiang and other places for on-site inspections, using investigation reports and other forms, repeatedly explained to cadres and the masses that they must keep a clear mind, not empty talk about "transition", and that production must be developed in a down-to-earth manner. After the promulgation of the "Regulations on Rural People's Communes (Draft)", Comrade Tao Zhu conducted in-depth investigations and studies on a series of issues such as the rural distribution system and operation management system in accordance with the spirit of the regulations, carefully summarized the pilot experience and promoted it. In particular, on the basis of investigation, research and independent thinking, Comrade Tao Zhu's exposition on intellectual issues and the policy of respecting knowledge and talents formulated under his guidance have played a positive role in uniting the broad masses of intellectuals to jointly build socialism. Comrade Tao Zhu once said: "Investigation, research and everything through experimentation are important methods in our working methods. For materialists, this is a fundamental method in our work. "This is a summary of his many years of revolutionary work experience and the precious spiritual wealth he left us.

Comrade Tao Zhu has a noble spirit, is hard and simple, and is strict with himself. Every time Comrade Tao Zhu goes to work at the grassroots level, he always makes "three chapters" in advance: no welcome delivery; no guests; no gifts. And let the entourage supervise and inspect, and implement it concretely. He went to the countryside to squat, always a simple car, and insisted on "eating, living, and working together" with the masses. He was particularly opposed to ostentatious and pompous, and resolutely opposed self-dealing. He has worked and lived in Guangzhou for many years, and the house he lived in has never been replaced. When the housing was repaired, because the maintenance fee exceeded the budget, he also handed over his savings for many years to the government to make up for the lack of maintenance funds. When Comrade Tao Zhu was in charge of the work of Guangdong Province and the Central South Bureau, some comrades suggested building a building in Conghua Hot Spring, Guangzhou, which he firmly opposed. Under the influence of his example, the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Central South Bureau have maintained a good style of working diligently and frugally. Comrade Tao Zhu said: "Always think: What can I do for the masses? What have I done for the masses?" It is based on a highly responsible spirit and extremely deep feelings for the cause of the party and the people that Comrade Tao Zhu has been like a day for decades, diligent and frugal, honest and honest, and has always maintained the true character of a Communist Party member.

He is politically firm, clearly defines love and hate, insists on seeking truth from facts, follows the mass line, and focuses on in-depth practical investigation and research. During his tenure in Guangxi, the Kuomintang was at a time when the activities of remnant bandits were rampant. Seizing the main contradiction, he concentrated his forces to encircle and suppress large groups of bandits, and on the other hand, he implemented a policy of combining suppression with leniency, cracked down on the ringleaders, divided the general elements, and personally went to the front line of suppression of bandits to talk to the masses. Finally, he successfully completed the task of suppression of bandits in less than half a year. While working in Guangdong Province and the Central South Bureau, he spent three, four months or more every year to go deep into factories and rural areas, implement the instructions of the Party Central Committee according to actual conditions, and solve various problems in practical work.

In 1961, he discovered that Qingyuan County, Guangdong Province, had a form of management in which production was fixed to the field and excess production was returned to his own. He immediately summarized it and believed that it was a good form conducive not only to mobilizing the enthusiasm of farmers but also to the development of collective economy. Therefore, he tried it out in Huaxian County, Xinhui County and other places in Guangdong Province, achieved obvious results and explored various forms of production responsibility system experience. After being transferred to the central government, he presided over the formulation of a series of policies to limit the scope of the Cultural Revolution and propose to ensure the normal progress of production and construction. As a result, he was brutally persecuted by Lin Biao and the Gang of Four. He died unjustly on November 30, 1969.