President Ho Chi Minh with businessmen

(Baonghean.vn) - During his revolutionary career, President Ho Chi Minh wrote about 100 speeches, articles, telegrams, and letters to Vietnamese enterprises, businesses, and businessmen. His affection and concern for Vietnamese enterprises and businessmen contributed to enriching his thoughts.

Considering all national forces as a resource for the revolution, especially in the early years after gaining power, President Ho Chi Minh clearly saw the role of businessmen in the process of building the country. That is why, from the Viet Bac base to the capital, living and working at the house at 48 Hang Ngang street, he wrote the "Declaration of Independence" giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam - the first people's democratic state in Southeast Asia.

President Ho Chi Minh met with Hanoi's industrial and commercial circles during the "Golden Week" on September 18, 1945 at the Northern Government Office.

With a deep understanding of the position and role of industry and commerce in the country's construction, on September 18, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh took time to meet with businesses and entrepreneurs to seek support and assistance for the restoration and development of the country's economy.

Thus, during the Golden Week, Hanoi industrialists and merchants were the first social officials to be received by Uncle Ho at the Presidential Palace. After this meeting, the Ho Chi Minh Government received great material support from Hanoi industrialists and merchants in particular and the whole country in general, thereby reducing financial difficulties for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Continuing to affirm the importance of the industrial and commercial community, on October 13, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh sent a letter to the industrial and commercial community (businessmen and enterprises today) of Vietnam. In the letter, he wrote: "I am very happy to hear that the industrial and commercial community has united to form the Industrial and Commercial National Salvation Group and joined the Viet Minh Front. Currently, the Industrial and Commercial National Salvation Group is doing many things that benefit the country and the people. I very much welcome it and look forward to many good results."

Regarding the role and tasks of the industrial and commercial sectors in the social strata in Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh emphasized: "While other sectors in the nation are working hard to gain complete independence for the country, the industrial and commercial sectors must work to build a stable and prosperous economy and finance." Regarding the responsibility of public agencies for the development of the industrial and commercial sectors, President Ho Chi Minh pointed out: "The people's government and I will wholeheartedly help the industrial and commercial sectors in the construction process...".

Uncle Ho visited Gia Lam Railway Factory on May 19, 1955. Here, he reminded cadres and workers to promote the factory's revolutionary tradition, strive to compete in building the North, and support the struggle of the people in the South.

Over time, our people's resistance war against colonialism and imperialism became increasingly fierce and intense. Although busy with many tasks in leading the entire Party, the entire people and the entire army in the resistance war and national construction, President Ho Chi Minh still spent a lot of time paying attention to the production and business activities of enterprises and businesses; in particular, he wrote many articles, speeches, letters... to the industrial and commercial sector, enterprises and businesses in the national economy.

In addition to evaluating the achievements, President Ho Chi Minh also pointed out the shortcomings and defects that needed to be overcome and corrected, and at the same time proposed solutions to help enterprises and businesses develop. In the article "Welcoming the Conference of Enterprise Management Cadres" in Nhan Dan newspaper on November 9, 1955, President Ho Chi Minh pointed out the qualities that the head of an enterprise or business must have, which are "to be truly diligent, frugal, honest and upright. Must truly fight against bureaucracy, corruption and waste. Must heighten vigilance and protect the enterprise. Must be skillful in uniting and leading workers.

For workers in factories and enterprises, President Ho Chi Minh advised that they need to learn many things such as politics, culture, technology, and profession. But besides learning at school, in class, learning from books, newspapers,... there is a very good way of learning that everyone can participate in every day, which is learning right in production, learning from advanced people, factors and units.

Uncle visited textile workers.

According to Ho Chi Minh, advanced people are also ordinary workers, but in their thinking and working methods, there are good points that can help production and work progress quickly and strongly. We must, for the common good, devote ourselves to learning those good points to improve our work regularly... This will make common initiatives and experiences increasingly abundant, and common ideological, organizational and technical levels increasingly improved. Therefore, production develops more and more quickly and steadily.

The letter of less than 200 words from President Ho Chi Minh to the Vietnamese industrial and commercial community 71 years ago was not only the first document of the Vietnamese Party and State to the industrial and commercial community, but also a great encouragement for the industrial and commercial community to overcome the current difficulties and join the entire population in protecting and building the country during the war years.

Uncle Ho visited the mechanical workshop

In today's period of innovation and integration, Uncle Ho's thoughts on enterprises and businessmen as stated in that letter still hold true. In the letter, Uncle Ho called the industrial and commercial community "Your Excellencies". He opened the letter in a friendly and respectful manner: "To you in the industrial and commercial community". The content of the letter is concise, the words are sincere and simple, but it is a profound orientation for the development of the industrial and commercial sector throughout the history of the nation since independence until now.

Uncle Ho's teachings on the development of businesses and entrepreneurs are not only contained in the historic letter dated October 13, 1945, but are also reflected in many of his speeches and articles related to businesses and entrepreneurs. In these speeches and articles, Uncle Ho always advised businessmen to unite: internal solidarity, solidarity from top to bottom, solidarity between cadres, workers and local people; to take care of training human resources, to build corporate culture, to improve the material and spiritual life of cadres, workers and employees, especially to take care of female cadres and workers...

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