In China, a country with a strong feudal tradition, "cronyism" is often associated with the reuse of relatives and friends. If this problem is not handled well, opposing "nepotism" will become empty talk. Before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, we should be said to be the most resolute and wise in dealing with this issue.
From 65438 to 0949, after the national liberation, many relatives and friends of our revolutionary "heroes" were overjoyed and wrote to them in succession, hoping to arrange a good job for them. Here, we will focus on Mao Zedong's exemplary role in opposing nepotism. Mao Xusheng, who participated in the Revolution of 1911 with Mao Zedong 38 years ago and worked as a clerk in the trench camp of Hunan New Army, wrote a letter hoping to work in Beijing. Later, Mao Zedong's cousin also wrote to ask for a job recommendation or to introduce others to Beijing. Mao Zedong's closest relative, his wife's brother Yang Kaizhi, will also leave Beijing.
The new China has just been established, and everything has to be done. It's time to hire people. Can you arrange your relatives and friends? As the saying goes: "One person gets the word, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven." China officialdom has always been like this. Our party believes that to avoid "cronyism", we must take measures beyond "nature". At that time, Mao Zedong's staff told him: "People's government agencies and departments have recruited many new people because of their work needs. There are also many family members and relatives of veteran cadres. As long as there is no problem in history, I will join the work as soon as I introduce it. " Mao Zedong said that other people's relatives and friends can come, but his can't. As the chairman of the Central People's Government and the chairman of * * *, he wants to set a good example. Mao Zedong said to his secretary, "We can't engage in nepotism like Chiang Kai-shek and others. When a person becomes an official, anyone who has relatives and friends can be promoted. If this continues, it will be divorced from the masses and will collapse like Chiang Kai-shek sooner or later. " He told his secretary, Tian Jiaying, that the principle of handling letters from relatives and friends is: "Anyone who asks to come to Beijing to see me is not allowed to come now, and if he comes, he will not see me. Anyone who asks me for a job will be rejected. I don't introduce, recommend, talk or write here. " The basic spirit of his "four noes" is to oppose "cronyism".
Ordinary letters are like this. What about special letters? It goes without saying that Yang Kaizhi's father Yang Changji is Mao Zedong's mentor. More importantly, the Yang family supported the revolution. After Kaihui was arrested, they tried to rescue him. After Kaihui died, they ventured to collect the body of the moon, and later rescued Brother Mao. Yang Kaizhi's own daughter also died gloriously in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. For such a close relative, he offered to work in Beijing. What should he do? Mao Zedong is unequivocal and adheres to the principle of "four noes". He gave instructions to Wang Shoudao, the first deputy secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee: "Yang Kaizhi and others should not come to Beijing, but should arrange appropriate jobs in Hunan according to their abilities. Any unreasonable demands should not be allowed. " At the same time, I called Yang Kaizhi and said, "Wait in Hunan for the job assigned by the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China that suits your ability. Don't expect anything, and don't come to Beijing. What work is assigned to you by Hunan Province, what work do you do, and everything is done according to normal rules. " Later, Yang Kaizhi followed his advice.
Mao Zedong cherishes the affection between old friends and classmates. Mao Senpin was a classmate of Mao Zedong when he was studying in Dongshan School in Xiangxiang County, and later went to Hunan Provincial Middle School in Taisha. They had a good relationship. After liberation, Mao Zedong personally wrote to Mao Senpin for three times and helped Mao Senpin from his salary for three times, which can be described as caring. However, when Mao Senpin asked Mao Zedong to recommend a job, Mao Zedong euphemistically explained: "My brother is very much in favor of this job, and his steps seem to be suitable for sponsoring the interests of the masses. People are important and naturally participate. Not suitable for his brother's recommendation, but he is tired and virtuous. " He yearns for the past, but never seeks personal gain for it. Under the new conditions, Mao Zedong insists on opposing "nepotism" with his exemplary actions.
In China, a country deeply influenced by feudal traditional habits, the opposition and struggle between "appointing people on their merits" and "cronyism" has been intertwined with the development of social history. Our party has always adhered to the principle of "appointing people on merit". As the founding leader, Comrade Mao Zedong knows that as the supreme leader of the Party and the country, how he treats his relatives and friends will directly affect the whole social atmosphere. "One person gets the word, and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven." Nepotism in feudal society must be put an end to here. Mao Zedong's "four noes" principle has profound educational significance for our leaders. No matter how kind we used to be, we should not use official positions or gifts to repay the power entrusted by the people, nor should we use it as a tool for our own personal gain. Mao Zedong's point of view is: As long as you have the ability to work, the masses believe that you will stand out, and I don't need to recommend you at all. Every sentence makes us feel the wisdom and broad mind of great men.
The atmosphere of "cronyism" still exists in a large number of our leaders and personnel today and has evolved into various forms. First, it is not pro-selection and pro-use. In some units, individual leaders put three relatives, six relatives, seven aunts and eight aunts in important departments in order to cultivate personal power, forming a strong network of relationships and controlling the whole organization, which has a very bad influence; Second, employers are only willing to choose old classmates and acquaintances, no matter whether the standards are enough or not, people with real talents and practical knowledge are not reused because they do not belong to "small groups"; The third is subjectivism, which determines the appointment of people according to the personal likes and dislikes of leaders. As long as you are useful to yourself and can obey yourself, even if you don't meet the conditions, you will be appointed as an object. This not only suppresses talents, but also provides a market for those who make profits by speculation.
Many modern private enterprises, due to family management, have failed in business. "nepotism" restricts the vision of leaders in selecting candidates, which is not standardized and easily leads to corruption such as favoritism and malpractice. In today's period of reform and opening up and the establishment of socialist market economy, our leaders must prevent the family-style relationship chain when using talents, establish a scientific and perfect employment mechanism, and fundamentally solve the quality problem of cadres.