When New China was founded, more than 400 million of the country's 550 million people were illiterate, and the illiteracy rate was as high as 80%. Illiteracy has become an obstacle to the development of China. Literacy has become an urgent problem before the new regime.

1. When the country is rich, the quality of the people should be basically improved.

2. Nine years, the country can afford it.

This is an obligation of national development and also an obligation to the people.