Chapter 2183

Other farmers also expressed their gratitude to Premier Nan and the Party Central Committee. They were truly grateful to Premier Nan from the bottom of their hearts. For such a high-ranking official to be able to come to such a small place as Chongjin County to offer condolences to them was truly not simple at all. They seemed to see again the way the Communists went deep among the masses decades ago.

Premier Nan said, "Everyone doesn't need to thank me; this is what we should do. Speaking of which, we didn't do well, letting everyone suffer!"

The old farmer surnamed Chen said, "Premier Nan, please don't say that. The policies of the Party Central Committee are good, and we are grateful to the Party Central Committee. You abolished agricultural taxes and the retention of overall planning funds for us this year, and our burden is completely gone. For thousands of years, we have had to pay imperial grain when growing grain; only the Communist Party doesn't want us to pay imperial grain. We have nothing to be dissatisfied with."

The farmers said one after another, "That's right, life will definitely get better and better in the future."

"This year is a natural disaster; it can't be blamed on Premier Nan."

"After the natural disaster passes, we will work hard, and we will definitely be able to live a good life in the future."

"That's right, we don't even have to pay imperial grain; in the future, however much grain we grow will be our own."

Looking at the simple eyes of the farmers and their simple words, Premier Nan was filled with emotion. He turned his head to look at those provincial and municipal cadres, who hurriedly made an appearance of listening attentively. Premier Nan sighed inwardly; there were some things he couldn't easily say here.

However, he was still somewhat disappointed with many provincial and municipal cadres. The vast majority of cities and counties had not yet abolished agricultural taxes and the retention of overall planning funds. At such a time, most cadres were not thinking of the common people, but of their own interests.

After everyone quieted down, Premier Nan inquired about this year's disaster situation. The old farmer surnamed Chen looked at the scattered rice in the fields and said, "The early rice this year probably won't have much of a harvest, but after the early rice is harvested, we will replant late rice, striving not to increase the burden on the Party Central Committee."