But they found […] , to their cost, that their unreasonable managery in that particular drew upon them an expence of many millions […]

The old salt probably had more knowledge than anyone around when it came to the ports on the Atlantic coast, but he sensed the captain needed to talk so he patiently indulged him.

As national models, Dazhai and Xiyang reached the zenith of their prominence in the period after the two national conferences on building Dazhai-type counties held in September 1975 and December 1976. Chen Yonggui, the Party secretary of Dazhai Village since 1952 or 1953, had been the most powerful figure in Xiyang since 1967 in his capacity as the chairman of the Xiyang Revolutionary Committee and a member of a Party core group.

The story goes that they won the day.