1952 A barren mountain in Xuzhou, Mao Zedong: "When the masses are mobilized, poor mountains can also become rich mountains."

1952, 10 At the end of the year, it was autumn. After the harvest, the vast rural areas began to enter the slack season.

At this time, Mao Zedong decided to leave Beijing and go to other places for field trips. Mao Zedong's train sped away in the direction of Jiangnan.

Accompanied by Yang, Luo Ruiqing, Teng,,, Luo Guanglu,,, Sun Yong, Ma Wuyi and others.

On the afternoon of October 28th, 65438/KLOC-0, the train arrived at Xuzhou Station and stopped. After getting off the bus, Mao Zedong walked to the opening of the station.

Just then, an episode happened among the entourage: Teng suddenly suffered from hypoglycemia due to fatigue and lack of diet and fainted at the door of the carriage. Sweat covered his forehead. Mao Zedong's doctor Wang Hebin gave him a rough check-up, and then asked the waiter to bring him a bowl of sugar water to drink. Soon, his spirit was much better. Teng Daiyuan's condition eased, and Wang Hebin asked him to rest on the train. He quickly jumped off the train and ran in the direction where Mao Zedong was coming. It took him a long time to catch up with the team.

Someone saw this and asked, "Wang Dafu! What are you doing? Let's go! Running breathless! "

He reported the illness and reported it to Yang.

Yang hurried to report the situation. After hearing this, Mao Zedong turned to Wang Hebin and asked, "Are you seriously ill?"

"The condition has eased."

Later, when Mao Zedong met Teng Dai Yuan, he said with concern, "You are in poor health. After you go out to inspect the work, don't accompany you. Just send a deputy. "

Mao Zedong and his party stopped at a hotel in Xuzhou by bus. At this time, the local staff brought a local product to Mao Zedong-several Dangshan crisp pears. This kind of pear is very big, each pear weighs two or three Jin.

Mao Zedong took the pear, looked at it and said with a smile, "Thank you! Give it a try! " Pointing at the accompanying staff, he said.

The accompanying staff peeled the pears with a fruit knife, cut them into many small pieces, and sent them to Mao Zedong on a tray first.

"The teeth are not good, it will hurt if you eat them!" Mao Zedong refused with a smile. After a short rest, Mao Zedong and others came out of the guest house and toured the city by bus.

Xuzhou was also a famous historical city in ancient times, which was called Pengcheng in ancient times. History records it as "rugged mountains and fertile soil". Later, although it was "a place where Chu and Han fought for supremacy and the northern and southern dynasties stationed troops", it was "the old base area of Taiwan Province was left behind, and the mountains and valleys were changed repeatedly, and the wind and smoke were still there."

Mao Zedong is familiar with history and has a profound understanding of Xuzhou's customs.

"Xuzhou is an ancient battlefield and a battleground for military strategists. It is the main throat of east, west, north and south. " Mao Zedong preached.

Luo Ruiqing added: "This is also an important place for War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation!"

After a short visit to Xuzhou, Mao Zedong drove to see the ancient Yellow River Road.

The car drove to an east-west street and stopped in front of a small door facing north. When Mao Zedong got off the bus, he saw a stone engraved with three Chinese characters "Yunlong Mountain" at the door. He knew that this was the foot of "Yunlong Mountain".

Yunlong Mountain is really not high, and Mao Zedong and his party climbed to the top of the mountain without much effort.

When I stepped on the top of Yunlong Mountain, I felt very different. This Yunlong Mountain is also very imposing!

Looking to the southeast, the terrain in the field of vision suddenly inclines downward, as if it were on a very high cliff. The low-lying basin stretches far, far, far under your feet, as far as the eye can see.

Climbing this Yunlong Mountain makes people suddenly enlightened. Looking around, the mountains, rivers, villages, towns, gullies and trees in the southeast are crawling under their feet.

Mao Zedong stood on the top of the mountain, enjoying all this. At this time, a staff member walked to the edge of his old man's house and pointed to the ancient Yellow River Road in the distance.

Mao Zedong followed his gesture, narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Ah, that's ancient huanghe road!" Said, and pointed to the ancient Yellow River Road with his finger to confirm the location of the ancient Yellow River Road.

Mao Zedong looked around the top of Yunlong Mountain and saw that Jiuli Mountain and other places were bare. He asked, "Why are there no trees in those mountains?"

The staff replied: "Xuzhou, a place with poor soil quality, is not good for greening." In the past, Emperor Qianlong passed by Xuzhou, saying that it was' going into a wasteland, a wicked woman and unruly people'. "

"That is an insult to the working people." Mao Zedong stopped and said, "The masses are heroes. If we mobilize the masses, poor mountains can be turned into rich mountains and bad water can be turned into good water. You know, a tree 10 meters high and 44 centimeters thick can store one ton of water a year. As long as the masses are mobilized and trees are planted on the mountain, the face of Tongshan in Xuzhou will definitely change. "

Mao Zedong's speech inspired the enthusiasm of local staff to rely on the masses to green barren hills and transform nature.

They said that they would follow Mao Zedong's instructions, mobilize the masses and swear to change the barren hills.