Reverie in front of "Red Well"

The name Ruijin gave me the earliest impression when I was in primary school 40 years ago. Remember that primary school language textbooks in a text, the topic is "water does not forget digging Wells", the first sentence of the article is: "Ruijin outside the city there is a small village called shazhou dam......" The well in Shazhou Dam was later called "Red Well".

The text "When I draw water, I never forget the Man who dug the well" left a deep impression on me. It was after reading this text that I had the idea that when I grow up and have a chance to visit Ruijin, I must have a look at the famous well. This November, that childhood wish came true. In early November, I attended the training at Jiangxi Ruijin Executive Leadership Academy, and had the opportunity to read the "Red Well" that I have long been longing for. Today's "Hongjing" is an important part of the Shazhouba Revolutionary site group, and the training class arranges on-site teaching courses to visit the "Hongjing" revolutionary site group. I and participants came to the "red well" scenic spot, presented in front of my eyes "red well", and the primary school textbook picture is no different, but the edge of the well has been increased, surrounded by red lacquer wood bars; The stone tablet erected by the well is also mottled by wind and rain, but the large characters engraved on the tablet are still clear. Outside the well bar, a black marble tablet was erected to introduce the red Well. On a block of gray marble like a book, he had made a photocopy of two pages of the textbook "When You drink water, don't Forget the Man who Dug the Well."

Shazhouba used to be a dry village, she said, but villagers were superstitious that digging a well would destroy feng shui, so no one dared to dig without permission and they had to go to a river several kilometers away to get water. Later, many villagers brought their own tools and dug Wells with the Red Army soldiers. In the end, a well 0.85 meters in diameter and 6 meters in depth was dug, thus solving the water draft problem for the villagers of Shazhouba.

Later, because of the fifth counter-" encircled and suppressed "defeat, the main force of the Central Red Army was forced to withdraw from Ruijin, embarked on the strategic shift of thousands of miles of the journey. But a few days later, the well was dug out by the villagers. In the days that followed, the villagers fought wits and courage with the reactionary forces, and finally saved the well after several fillings and digs.

Before long, the local wooden plaque was replaced by a stone tablet. In 1952, the People's Education Publishing House collectively created a short article of more than 100 characters based on the materials of "Hongjing", which was compiled by the Ministry of Education into Chinese textbooks for primary schools. Since then, the story of "Red Well" has become a classic, educating and moving generation after generation. In March 1961, "Red Well" was listed by The State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit, becoming one of the important scenic spots of Ruijin red tourism and red education.

Perhaps because of drinking water and thinking about the source, or perhaps because of the culture into the scenery, "Red well" has become a famous scenic spot of ruijin, the former red capital. After listening to the narrator's story about the "red well", many students gathered around the edge of the well and tasted the delicious water with a bamboo "Red Army scoop" from a bucket just lifted from the well. After tasting the "red well" water, the students took photos in front of the stone tablet beside the well, marking the text they had read in primary school and expressing their deep respect for the Party, the people's army and the people breathing together, sharing a common destiny and being connected with each other.

During the days of training at Ruijin Executive Leadership Academy, I listened to the courses taught by experts on the central Soviet Area and the spirit of the Soviet Area for many times, and the magnificent historical picture of the central Soviet Area often appeared in front of my eyes. In these historical pictures, the "red well" of Shazhou Dam is one of them, and the "red well" is also an epitome of the Communists and the Soviet government doing good deeds for the people.

In November 1931, the provisional Central government of the Soviet Republic of China was established in Ruijin, which was the first partial ruling by Chinese Communists. A large number of young and vigorous Communists began to explore the practice of republic construction in Ruijin. The Soviet government of that year was a lean, efficient and clean government. The temporary central government of the Soviet Republic of China is located in the Xie clan ancestral hall of Yeping village outside ruijin City. The ancestral hall covers an area of only 1500 square meters and is separated into 15 small offices by wooden boards. Each office has a room area of only more than 10 square meters. There was a hand-operated telephone, a table and some stools; The office is staffed by a minister and a few staff members. The nine ministries and one bureau of the central government, except the Ministry of Education and the Political Security Bureau, all work in this shrine. At the beginning of the Soviet government, the concern for the people's life and the solution of their difficulties were regarded as an important part of the government's work. The central Soviet Area complied with the demands of the masses and abolished feudal land ownership, so that the peasants in the Soviet area had their own land, which greatly stimulated their enthusiasm for production and improved their lives. The Soviet area government persisted in putting grain first, developed diversified businesses, organized tilling teams and labor cooperatives, and mobilized and organized the masses to build water conservancy projects, reclaim wasteland and improve soil. The Soviet Area government attached great importance to the development of education, and promulgated the Provisional Regulations on the System of Primary Schools in the Soviet Republic of China and the Outline Law on The Management of Primary Schools. Lenin primary schools were established in almost every village in the Soviet Area, and Lenin high and primary schools were established in all districts and townships. All the children of workers and peasants were enrolled in Lenin primary schools free of charge.

At the same time, in order to educate and manage the cadres, the Soviet government required the cadres to be "four models" and "ten leaders". The "four models" are striving to set an example in ideological style, expanding the Red army, agrarian revolution and economic and cultural development. The "ten leaders" are those who take the lead in learning, in observing discipline, in becoming the red army, in production, in service, in buying bonds, in thrift, in giving preferential treatment to red slaves, in comforting heroes, and in establishing new trends. The Soviet government and party members and cadres sincerely cared about the sufferings of the masses and improved the well-being of the people, winning the heartfelt support of the Soviet people. At that time, there was a popular gannan folk song "Good Style of Soviet Cadres" : "Alas, Soviet cadres good style of work, bring dry grain to work, wear straw sandals to do revolution, walk on mountain roads to visit poor farmers at night." The spread of this folk song, revealed the masses of the Soviet cadres praise the aspirations.

The clean and efficient government and the fine cadre style enhanced the centripetal force, cohesion and combat effectiveness of the Soviet government led by the Communist Party. The people in the Soviet area also joined the army and took part in the war, developed production and built the Soviet political power with great enthusiasm, which effectively promoted the expansion and consolidation of the central revolutionary base areas. Take ruijin, the old red capital, for example, there were only 240,000 people in Ruijin, there were 113,000 people in the Red Army, there were more than 50,000 people sacrificed their lives for the Chinese revolution, of which more than 10,000 people died in the Red Army long March; Ruijin has only 17,166 martyrs with a surname, and the rest are nameless martyrs. In support of the central Soviet area construction as well as supporting the red army long march, 1932 to 1934, ruijin people subscribed to 680000 yuan of bonds, borrow 250000 bear millet, of which 415000 yuan bonds and lend food are selfless dedication to the Soviet government, before the red army long march in Soviet state bank 26 million silver are used to support the revolutionary cause.

In October 1934, after the Long March of the First Front Army of the Central Red Army, Chen Yi, then a member of the Central Soviet Branch of the COMMUNIST Party of China and director of the Central Government Office of the Soviet Republic of China, was seriously wounded and remained in the Soviet Area to carry out guerrilla struggle. For those difficult years, Chen Yi wrote such words in his poem "Guerilla Words in Southern Gannan" : "Rely on the people and never forget support. He's a born-again parent. I'm a fighter. The revolution is strong among the strong." In his poem "Mo Shou", Chen Yi writes "... Third, how can people live without food, clothing and shelter? ..." As the founding father, Comrade Chen Yi warned those who came after the revolution in his poems that our party and the people's army were closely linked with the people and should not forget their roots after the victory of the revolution. The "red well" of the shazhou dam is the testimony of the relationship between our party, the army and the people that blood is thicker than water. When I stand in front of the "Red Well", I feel that "Red Well" is a mirror of history. I recall the past in front of the mirror, looking forward to the future, ear and marshal Chen Yi's poetry, remind me not to forget the original heart, encouraged forward; Communists should realize that the people's gratitude for saving their lives should be repaid with loyalty, and the people's gratitude for raising them should be repaid with service. They should practice their fundamental purpose, forge a fine style of work, and exchange their own hard work for the happiness of the people.

Forty years ago, I read the text "When you draw water, don't forget the Man who dug the well." Forty years later, I came to ruijin Sandbar to taste the "red well" water. After more than 80 years of ups and downs, the "red Well" water is still the same. Taste a "red well" water, I feel nourishing heart, refreshed; Looking at the "red well" in front of me, I can't help thinking. Why can the Chinese revolution go from Ruijin to Yan 'an to Xibaipo, and finally into Beijing? How did the COMMUNIST Party of China and its people's army grow from a small party to a large one and from a weak one to a strong one, and then seize national power after 28 years of bloody fighting? How has the cause of our Party and the people been able to navigate stormy waters through twists and turns and move from victory to new victory? "Red well" is silent, but it is silent to tell me the answer to many questions.