Mr. Jiang Zuobin, the grandfather of our chairman, was awarded the "70th Anniversary of the Victory

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression this year, to commend Mr. Jiang Zuobin (grandfather of our chairman Jiang Wenning) for his contribution during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission awarded him the "China Commemorative medal for the 70th anniversary of the victory of the People's War of Resistance Against Japan". On September 1st, a group of four persons in charge of the United Front Work Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee rushed to the home of Mr. Jiang Zuobin's eighth son, Mr. Jiang Shuojian, a professor of Peking University, to send a commemorative medal and a gift of 8,000 yuan as a gift. The descendants of Mr. Jiang Zuobin at home and abroad were all excited after hearing this good news, and felt the supreme honor for it.

Mr. Jiang Zuobin (1884—1942), named Yuyan, from Yingcheng, Hubei, a non-commissioned officer in the Japanese army, the first batch of members and backbones of the League, and a veteran of the Revolution of 1911. He is a famous military strategist, statesman and diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of my country. . Served as the Chief of the Military and Welfare Department of the Army Department of the Qing Government, the Deputy Chief of the Army of the Nanjing Provisional Government, the Chief of Staff of the Sun Yat-sen Northern Expedition Base Camp, the member of the Wuhan National Government, the National Government's Minister to Germany, Austria and the Ambassador to Japan, the Minister of Interior, the Chairman of Anhui Province, and the Central Supervisory Commissioner Waiting for important positions. He was the first Chinese to speak in Chinese at an international conference (the League of Nations Conference).

Mr. Jiang Zuobin has extraordinary courage, long-term strategic vision and strong management ability. He is overthrowing the Manchu and establishing the Republic of China; defeating the warlords and unifying China; opposing the great powers and fighting against Japan; against Germany, Austria, the Soviet Union, Japan and the League of Nations Contributed to the work of diplomacy and rectification of domestic officials.

　　 In 1908, Mr. Jiang Zuobin graduated with honors from the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer School. Because he was a publicly funded student abroad, he was assigned to the Baoding Military Academy as an instructor by the Qing government. So Jiang Zuobin, who had joined the League in Japan’s first batch of secrets, took the opportunity to lie undercover, and took advantage of the opportunity to teach students to inculcate revolutionary ideas, secretly organize revolutionary groups, and establish a reserve army for the upcoming revolutionary struggle to overthrow the Qing government. . He was promoted to the chief of the Qing government's Military and Welfare Department in 1911 with his superior military theories and practical military operational capabilities. This work is very conducive to the realization of the revolutionary party's central plan to seize power. By August of that year, he had eliminated Yuan Shikai's minions and the old governor's eagle dogs a lot, laying a good foundation for the subsequent victory of the revolution. That year, although the Huanghuagang Uprising led by Sun Yat-sen failed, it greatly shook the Qing army's morale. At that time, Jiang Zuobin believed that after another two to three years of organizational preparation and the military power was basically in the hands of the revolutionaries, the central revolution could be achieved relatively smoothly. However, due to an accident in Hankou, the Revolutionary Party had to revolt on October 10 ahead of schedule, and the original plan was broken. After he got the news, although he was sorry but did not hesitate, he acted immediately to cooperate with the Wuchang Uprising.

　　 After the news of the Wuchang Uprising reached Beijing, the Qing court gathered forces to encircle and suppress the uprising army. Outside Wuchang, 72 mountain cannons were mobilized, but there were only 25 shells, so Jiang Zuobin was ordered to transport arms to Baoding. After he took the order, he deliberately placed the train carrying the shells in the 5l sequence behind, so that the shells could not be transported to the destination within 10 days (the Beijing-Hanzhou line was a single track at the time). The mountain shells became dumb guns and could not function, which greatly weakened the Qing Dynasty. Army combat effectiveness. At the same time, he actively organized troops from Northeast and North China to support the uprising. When they arrived in Wuchang, just as the revolutionary army was frustrated in Hanyang and Huang Xingdong left for Shanghai, he hurried to the Wuchang Dudu's Mansion. Dudu Li Yuanhong and others were crying bitterly because of the defeat. Seeing this, Jiang Zuobin said: "Victory or defeat is a common matter for the military. Although the revolutionary army has lost in Hankou and Hanyang, there is still Wuchang. Even if Wuchang is lost, there are other areas. At this time, how can mothers and mothers cry? ?I hope you will stay hard for another week, and I will mobilize the army to reinforce it." Li Podi smiled. Jiang Zuobin rushed to Jiangxi overnight to deploy troops and reinforcements, which not only eased the situation in Wuchang, but also promoted the reunification of Jiangxi. Later, after the Qing government suppressed the uprising, Yin Chang and others were shocked and said with emotion: I didn't expect Jiang Zuobing to do so. It's a revolutionary! No wonder the Qing Dynasty is exhausted!

Many years later, when Jiang Zuobin talked about the Revolution of 1911, he always felt a little regretful. If the Wuchang Uprising waited for another two or three years, and Yuan Shikai’s forces were largely eliminated and the revolutionary party was replaced, there would probably not be the subsequent melee of the Beiyang warlords. .

　　 Before the Northern Expedition, Mr. Jiang Zuobin had already seen Japan's threat to China. In 1928, during the Second Northern Expedition, the Wusan Jinan tragedy occurred. On May 3, the Japanese army stationed in Jinan without permission suddenly surrounded the Chinese army and bombarded Jinan City indiscriminately, massacring nearly 10,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians. This was a provocative demonstration by Japanese imperialists against my country. The commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, Chiang Kai-shek, left Jinan on May 5 and detoured the Northern Expedition. As the chairman of the Battlefield Political Affairs Committee, Jiang Zuobin insisted that he left Jinan and headed northward under the rain of bullets and bullets until May 9th. He never forgot about this matter all his life, thinking it was "the greatest shame in his life, and he was determined to have the snow". Once the Northern Expedition was completed, he shouted many times-"Unite, the gun is out", "Japan is the most dangerous enemy!" He personally couldn't stop the continuation of the civil war, and he didn't want another war in the country. He opposed the prevailing view that only a world war could solve the problem, and the negative attitude of waiting for the League of Nations to solve the Chinese problem. In order to suppress the Japanese militarist force to the maximum, he actively advocated uniting with Germany and the Soviet Union as an emergency backstop, and personally asked for advice. Make Germany and Austria. Although the Kuomintang government severed diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union at that time, he still took political risks and vigorously advocated the restoration of diplomatic relations and alliance with the Soviet Union within the Kuomintang government. He believed that China's enemy at the time was by no means the Soviet Union, but Japan, and Japan was the biggest threat. However, his voice and some of his measures have not received the attention and adoption of the domestic government. It was not until the eve of the "September 18 Incident" in 1931 that the national government urgently recalled him from Germany and changed his post as Minister to Japan (later promoted to ambassador). He felt that it was too late to use diplomatic channels to save the crisis. Because Japan's moderate and stable factions have been gradually replaced by the young strong and hardline protagonists, it is no longer possible to use negotiation methods to persuade them to change their attempts to invade China.

　　 Although it was difficult to go to Japan as an envoy, Mr. Jiang Zuobin still tried his best to do it. During his stay in Japan, he negotiated reasonable at the negotiating table on the one hand, and on the other hand, he shuttled between the progressive people in Japan and the diplomatic missions of various countries that sympathized with and supported our country, hoping to form an influence on the Japanese authorities from the inside to the outside. power. However, with the rapid development of Japanese militarism, it is impossible to succeed in the negotiations. In addition, the domestic government is weak and weak, and all his efforts have been in vain. He traveled to Japan for more than 4 years and did not humiliate his national character. However, long-term negotiations have exhausted his efforts. He was worried and angry and exhausted. When he returned to China, although he was only in his early 50s, he was already pale and sick.

　　 In November 1937, Mr. Jiang Zuobin was changed from the Minister of Interior of the National Government to the chairman of Anhui Province and the commander of the provincial security team. During his administration in Anhui, he accommodated a large number of disabled officers and soldiers and exiles who had retreated from the Songhu battlefield, and concentrated the training of officers, soldiers and patriotic youths, expanded the provincial security team, formed security brigades in various counties, and united all anti-Japanese forces (including the Communist Party). Within), the Japanese army was wiped out flexibly, and a small victory was a big victory. Regardless of the kind persuasion of old friends and subordinates, he took the initiative to send his second son Jiang Shuoying to sign up for the army and join the war of resistance, playing a role in defending his family and setting an example. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he also told his wife not to buy gold jewelry, not to ride in his car alone, and not to allow his children to use his car. He said that "a drop of gasoline is equal to a drop of blood in wartime." That's how he thinks about the country everywhere. In those difficult years, he often urged his family members: "During the War of Resistance, how much would it cost to fire a shot! If the country has difficulties, we should overcome them and save more! I would rather not eat anything good." One day During the meal, a relative came to see him and saw what dishes were on the table, and said to him: "You have been an official for a lifetime, and now you eat so badly and have a hard life. Why didn't you grab a few money earlier?" He said frankly: "I'm not a corrupt official, why do I want to grab money?" "Which poor official like you!" "Poor official is good, he has a clear heart, stands firm, sleeps, and is worthy of the country and the nation. I am not a revolutionary. To make a fortune for me is to make the country strong for the people. The country is good, I am good, the country is poor, and I am poor. Now is the war of resistance. It is a difficult period. If you don't save money, where does the country come from?"

　　 With the expansion of the war ahead, in 1939 Mr. Jiang Zuobin retreated to Chongqing in accordance with the deployment of the Nationalist Government. After a long period of hard work and wars at home and abroad, Jiang Zuobin's health is deteriorating, but he still tries his best to serve the country and never neglects. In 1941, the Chongqing Tunnel Massacre occurred, and more than 20,000 innocent people were smothered in air-raid shelters. When he knew it, he was very sad and accused the air defense commander of being irresponsible. Why didn't he open the door to save people immediately after the alarm was lifted, but let them suffocate? The person who came to tell him said: "Those who go in only know how to snatch golden treasures. Where can I rescue people who are about to die? They dragged people out with rakes, threw them on the truck, and dragged them out to bury the matter!" He stamped his feet with anger, "It's really unreasonable to treat people like dogs!" The mountains and rivers were broken, The authorities were corrupt and the people suffered. He was extremely sad and his condition worsened day by day. On December 24, 1942, he was full of anxiety and breeze in his sleeves, and he passed away forever. In order to commend his merits, the National Government posthumously awarded him the rank of "first-level general".

　　 In 1984, to commemorate the centennial birthday of Mr. Jiang Zuobin, according to the instructions of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government funded the reconstruction of the mausoleum of Mr. Jiang Zuobin. In 1984, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Jiang Zuobin, the Taiwan government also held a grand commemorative meeting in Taipei. The commemorative manuscripts were also compiled into "Mr. Jiang Yuyan Centennial Collection", which was published by Yan Jiagan inscribed on the title. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911 in 2011, Unity Publishing House published the book "From Yingcheng to the World——Republic of China Minister Jiang Zuobin and his descendants", and was released in Yingcheng City, Hubei Province "Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1911 and Mr. Jiang Zuobin's album" Public release at the conference. Because Mr. Jiang Zuobin loves the country and the people, and strives to unite and reunite, oppose surrender and division, resist foreign aggression, and build China together, he is praised by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the Chinese people on both sides of the strait are truly loved.

　　Mr. Jiang Zuobin is strict in his life, has a simple life, is happy to help others, and is praised by others. He initiated and took the lead in donating funds to build schools (now the predecessor of Yingcheng No. 1 Middle School in Hubei Province), hospitals (the predecessor of Yingcheng People's Hospital) and other public welfare undertakings in his hometown for the well-being of local people. Taking Mr. Jiang as an example, in early 2012, Mr. Jiang Zuobin's descendants at home and abroad jointly donated funds to set up the "Jiang Zuobing Education Fund" in his hometown of Yingcheng No. 1 Middle School in Hubei Province. This fund donates more than 100,000 yuan each year to support hometown students and excellent teachers. After receiving an 8,000 yuan condolence money from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission this year, the descendants of the Chiang family unanimously decided to invest all the condolence money in the "Jiang Zuobing Education Fund" so that it will continue to benefit the people in their hometown. To comfort Mr. Jiang Zuobin's spirit in the sky.