Why did Liu Shaoqi support private plots and monetary incentives for peasants?

Liu Shaoqi supported the use of private plots and monetary incentives for peasants as a pragmatic response to the severe economic crisis and widespread famine that followed the Great Leap Forward.12

Following the disorganization and agricultural collapse caused by the Great Leap, Liu, along with Deng Xiaoping and other economic planners, sought to revitalize agricultural production. By strengthening the role of individual households and introducing material incentives, they aimed to stabilize the economy and improve the dire living conditions of the rural population. These recovery measures were successful in improving the agricultural situation, but they were later perceived by Mao Zedong as a repudiation of the socialist strategy of the Great Leap, ultimately contributing to the political conflicts that led to Liu's purge during the Cultural Revolution.123