毛泽东不仅在农业上而且也想在工商业上探索社会主义改造的路子。1956年的一个晚上,他会见了80位上海工商界的头目——民族资本家。会见后,毛泽东改造私营工商业的策略形成了。他问刘少奇和周恩来:“你们怎样才能使猫吃辣椒?”刘少奇首先说:“那还不容易,你让人抓住猫,把 Mao Zedong wanted to explore the path of socialist transformation not only in agriculture but also in business and industry. One night in 1956, he met 80 leaders of the Shanghai business community - national capitalists. After the meeting, Mao Zedong’s strategy of reforming private industry and commerce was formed. He asked Liu Shaoqi and Zhou Enlai: “How can you make cats eat chili peppers?” Liu Shaoqi first said: "It is not easy. You make people catch cats.