Before Du Yuesheng's death, he left an inheritance of 100,000 US dollars, which was distributed to his four wives and eight sons and three daughters. However, what is surprising is that he burned all those high-value IOUs in front of his relatives. "The Biography of Du Yuesheng" recorded: "I have made more than 10 million dollars in my life, but now I only have a copper Tian, leaving you to live in the future." This move makes people think about why Du Yuesheng would rather burn the IOU than let his family pursue itThere are four reasons for this:
First of all, Du Yuesheng knew that when he was dying, his family would find it difficult to deal with those who owed debts and did not pay them, and might even incur danger in order to collect debts. Therefore, he decided to choose to "exchange money for favors".
Secondly, Du Yuesheng hopes that his family can stay away from the underworld, integrate into the upper class society with cultural knowledge, and live a decent life.
Third, Du Yuesheng hopes to teach future generations to learn to be self-reliant, and let the Du family pass on with their own ability.
In the end, Du Yuesheng expressed to his opponents and friends: It is not about his family, and his grievances and friendships are written off.
Du Yuesheng has experienced vicissitudes in her life, losing her mother at the age of 3 and her father at the age of 5, and has tasted the ups and downs of life since she was a child. Leaving his hometown at the age of 15, he suffered hardships in the early days of his business, but he swore to his grandmother: "Good wife, everyone in Gaoqiao Town looks down on me, and if I can come back one day, I must let the Du family be beautiful!."Poor, lacking in culture, and unfamiliar with the countryside, when Du Yuesheng first arrived in Shanghai, he felt "at a loss when he raised his eyes and looked around". Later, he got an apprenticeship at the Hung Yuan Sheng Fruit Shop, and although he was not paid, he had room and board. In order to get rid of poverty, Du Yuesheng skillfully sold fruits in teahouses and cigarette pipes, and three years later became famous, known as "Laiyang pear".
However, although the fruit business was stable, the profits were not as good as he would have liked. In order to change his life, Du Yuesheng worshipped Chen Shichang as a teacher, and after more than 20 years, with his excellent interpersonal skills, he successfully became a local emperor in Shanghai. When he was sitting on a huge fortune, ** once commented on him: "He has the ability but has no temper." ”
On the way home to repair the ancestral temple, Du Yuesheng sighed to his friend Yang Guanbei: "That is where I studied when I was a child, and the tuition fee was only five dimes a month, but unfortunately because the family was too poor, in the fifth month of study, my mother could not pay the tuition, so I had to stop school." This experience made Du Yuesheng deeply regret that he was not well educated. Therefore, he emphasized that "knowledge changes destiny, education changes life", and in order to support the cause of education, he even built several libraries.
Du Yuesheng's life believes in the concept of "human face, scene, and emotion". **'s praise also reflects Du Yuesheng's way of life: "A superior person, with great ability and small temper;Medium-class, capable, temperamental;Inferior people, small in ability and big temper. "When it came time to distribute the inheritance, he chose to burn the IOUs in a deep understanding of human nature. Du Yuesheng is well aware that although he can still check and balance those powerful creditors when he is alive, once they learn that their family members have IOUs and their families are unable to force repayment, it may lead to unavoidable risks. Therefore, he was willing to give up his money and chose to maintain the safety of his family.