Historical stories related to Zhou Enlai?

First, cleverly refuse gifts from old subordinates.

At present, some leading cadres always accept the "local products" of their subordinates on the grounds of "insensitivity". The story of Premier Zhou's clever rejection of gifts from the elderly should be studied.

On one occasion, Long, deputy commander of Fuzhou Military Region, sent a basket of oranges to the Prime Minister, which was very fresh and said that the old chief wanted to try it.

The prime minister saw the orange and said, "I don't need it."

Everyone advised: "I have already sent it, can I send it back again?"

The Prime Minister said, "How much is this basket?"

After the phone call, Secretary Zhao reported to the Prime Minister: "A basket of 25 yuan."

The Prime Minister ordered, "Give him fifty yuan."

Secretary Zhao said, "25 yuan. If you send more, he will return it. "

The Prime Minister said: "Just send 50 yuan, and let him handle the extra money. Otherwise, he won't be stopped. If I pay more, he won't send it again. "

Sure enough, Long Hufei "sold" a basket of oranges to the prime minister at twice the price, and never dared to send anything to the old chief again. He said, "Giving something is equivalent to skinning the prime minister. Who dares to give it? "

Second, always remember public accounts and private accounts.

As we all know, Premier Zhou pays for his own meals. This is because Premier Zhou always gives consideration to both public and private affairs. Public is public, private is private, and public and private should be distinguished. So every time you give, there will be a different story.

On one occasion, the Prime Minister received foreign guests at the Beijing Hotel. After the interview, the Prime Minister felt a little hungry and said to Zhang Yongchi, the guard on duty, "A little hungry, let's have a light meal."

That's a regular meal, and it's finished quickly. Zhang Yongchi ate two yuan and eighty cents after the account was settled. Don't think this is a preferential price. The prime minister never allows preferential treatment, and strictly demands payment at the market price. The money then was different from what it is now.

However, Zhang Shuichi was confused this time. I calculated an account in my heart, forgot to give money, and chased the car behind the prime minister's ass. Before he was seated, the Prime Minister asked, "Did you give the money?"

"Oh," cried Zhang Yongchi, "Oh, no, I forgot to give it!"

"Send me the money quickly!" The Prime Minister was angry and said loudly, "If you want to know how to calculate the economic accounts, you must distinguish between public accounts and private accounts, otherwise how to calculate them?"

Distinguish between public and private, be honest and clean, this is Premier Zhou. Therefore, when people who once worked beside Premier Zhou talked about this matter, they all said that they dared to assure the people of the whole country that the Prime Minister did his best, and even in his daily life, he never took advantage of the public!

Third, don't go shopping in the canteen.

When the Prime Minister goes out, no matter whether he stays in a reception room, a guest house or a hotel, he asks the staff not to buy anything in the canteen. Of course, he won't buy it himself. Because it was an era of honesty and material scarcity. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it began to imitate the Soviet economic model and engage in Soviet-style socialism. Later, we found our own way, but we couldn't get rid of the shadow of material shortage. It was not until the reform and opening up that we finally got rid of this shadow and embarked on the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's prosperity.

In the era of material shortage, commodity distribution is a big problem, and it can't be solved by issuing dozens of tickets. As a result, the communication offices of various provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions have set up canteens to sell scarce goods and supply high-quality and low-priced goods to heads of state and foreign guests. The Prime Minister spoke highly of this kind of canteen.

Once in Kunming, the Prime Minister invited his entourage to eat fried eel silk at his own expense. After dinner, everyone laughed and walked in the yard.

"The canteen is open." Someone said, "Why don't you go in and have a look?"

"Don't go there to buy things, there is something fishy in it!" The Prime Minister frowned and said, "What is the internal price? Don't take advantage. Go to the streets and buy whatever you want. "

"Not in the street." I wonder who whispered it.

"Buy it if you have it; If not, don't buy it. Why do you have to buy it? " The Prime Minister pointed to the canteen. "It is also false to talk about honesty after this special situation." People can't buy things for 5 yuan, but if you buy them for 1 yuan, your salary of 100 yuan will become 500 yuan. If you tell the masses that you only have a salary of 100 yuan, is it clean or deceptive? "

Can you soften the rice in my bowl?

With the growth of age, Premier Zhou's workload and appetite have not decreased, but changes are still taking place quietly. ...

The prime minister likes to eat with the masses. In the field, he eats with farmers; In factories and mines, he eats with workers; In guest houses and restaurants, he likes to eat with waiters; At the reservoir site, he and migrant workers gnawed pickles on corn. ...

On one occasion, the Prime Minister accompanied foreign guests on a visit. He ate very hard in those days, eating slowly and eating very little. The staff is in a hurry.

Before and after visiting Dazhai, before an action, the staff thought of his hard work in eating and asked, "Premier, are you uncomfortable?"

"No, I'm in good health ..." The Prime Minister affirmed.

"Premier, you must have something?"

"Well," the Prime Minister hesitated a moment, looked at the staff and said in a consultative tone, "We should have dinner together for this activity. Do you think you can try to soften the rice in my bowl? "

"yes." Is the meal served when it is ready? "

"Very special." The prime minister smiled, feeling uneasy and painful. He suddenly sighed: "Alas, my teeth are loose ..."

When the prime minister uttered this sigh, the staff clearly saw his gray hair; The once heroic face has been exhausted, the skin on the face and neck is drooping, and age spots have appeared; His eyes in Na Wei Wu Mingrui are also deeply sunken. ...

The staff didn't hold back their tears. They rushed out of the room, walked to a corner and burst into tears. ...