In November 1924, he was appointed director of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy.
He was 26 years old. Why was he appointed director of the political department of the famous Whampoa Military Academy?
First, he was the chairman of the Guangdong District Committee of the Communist Party of China at this time.
This Guangdong district party committee is not only in charge of Guangdong, but is also responsible for the party's work in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, and Xiamen. The position in the party is extraordinary.
Second, the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy at this time was not important.
At first, the structure of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy was extremely simple, and it was also very unimportant and not taken seriously.
The first director of the Political Department of the Huangpu Military Academy was Dai Jitao, and the deputy director was Zhang Shenfu. Zhang Shenfu only worked for a month and left. Soon, Dai Jitao also left school. As a result, there were no responsible persons for several months in between, and only two served as secretaries of the record.
Later, Shao Yuanchong acted as director. He also did not attach importance to political work. He usually lives in the city of Guangzhou, and goes to the military academy every day or two to do routine business. He didn't do much other than host two political discussions. He worked on it for a month or two, and the Political Department became lifeless and even more useless.
However, the teachers and students were very dissatisfied and shouted slogans: "Strengthen political work and remove Shao Yuanchong." In November, Shao Yuanchong went north with Sun Yat-sen and left. As a result, ***, who is also serving as a political instructor at the school, took over the post of director of the political department.
**Serving as the director of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy is a completely unfamiliar job.
However, as soon as he took office, he showed remarkable talent and began the work of the Political Department in an orderly and creative manner, which soon put the political work of the military academy on the right track and became vigorous. If there is a deed, there is a status. As a result, the status of the Political Department in the military academy was greatly improved, and later it became one of the most important institutions of the military academy. And serving as the director of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy has also become an important step in the rise of China.
Chen Guanren's book "The Great River to the East: Why They Follow *** describes the whole process of why *** can become the main leader of the CCP. The book has a detailed description of ***'s work at the Whampoa Military Academy, and describes his experience in leading his troops to the East and dealing with the Zhongshan ship incident. The book is a popular red history bestseller for readers.