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There are many people who deserve my admiration and learning in my life, and I will cite only one figure in Hong Kong, his name is Zhuang Shiping......”
He is worth more than 100 billion yuan, but he is known as "the poorest rich man in China", he had no house or car during his lifetime, and after his death, he left no inheritance, and handed over two banks under his name to the state.
He is the person that the great philanthropist Tian Jiabing admires the most - Zhuang Shiping. After Mr. Zhuang passed away, he enjoyed the supreme courtesy of a state funeral, and even the "richest man" Li Ka-shing personally supported his soul.
Ten thousand people worship Hui Zeshen, an old meritorious country is heavy", this sentence perfectly summarizes the merits of Zhuang Shiping's life.
Almost everyone knows that Zhuang Shiping is one of the richest people in Hong Kong, but many people do not know how rich Zhuang Shiping is.
In 1986, Zhuang Shiping, who was already 76 years old, announced his official retirement. This year, the Nanyang Bank, which he founded, had total assets of 73.3 billion Hong Kong dollars, plus the Nantong Bank under his name, Zhuang Shiping's total assets of the two commercial banks alone have exceeded them.
HK$200 billion.
What is this concept? Without taking into account inflation, 200 billion Hong Kong dollars is one of the few wealthy even now, not to mention that Zhuang Shiping has already sat on so many assets 58 years ago.
Therefore, Zhuang Shiping at that time was not only a legendary tycoon in Hong Kong, but also a well-deserved "super-rich". Why Zhuang Shiping is a legendary tycoon, it is necessary to mention the legendary history of his founding of a 100 billion bank with only 10,000 US dollars.
On January 20, 1911, in a scholarly family in the "Xieyu Compound" in Guolong Village, Puning City, Guangdong Province, a baby boy fell to the ground.
For this newborn child, Zhuang's parents placed great hopes on him, so they named him "Shiping", hoping that he would be able to do a great career in the future.
Because it was a scholarly family, the family conditions of the Zhuang family were relatively favorable at that time. Zhuang Shiping could have been a rich young master at home, but just like his name, Zhuang Shiping has had lofty ideals since he was a child.
In order to study, Zhuang Shiping, who was only 12 years old, left his hometown and traveled to most of China. At that time, China was in the midst of warlord warfare, foreign invasion, and the common people were living in dire straits.
Reading 10,000 books and traveling thousands of miles", on the way to study, Zhuang Shiping saw the poverty and backwardness of old China and the miserable life of the common people.
After this, Zhuang Shiping secretly made up his mind in his heart:
I must achieve a career and save the motherland!
With lofty ideals, Zhuang Shiping stepped into the Chinese University in Peking to study economics. Perhaps because he was born in a scholarly family, Zhuang Shiping was always able to quickly accept the knowledge imparted by his teachers.
After graduation, Zhuang Shiping began to work hard to show his ambitions, and he successively served as the vice principal of Xinmin School and the director of the discipline department of Zhonghua Middle School.
At this time, Zhuang Shiping did not think of doing business in his heart, what he wanted to do was to cultivate the next generation of the motherland through education and build the country better in the future.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and after Zhuang Shiping served as the deputy director of the discipline and education department of Zhonghua Middle School for 2 years, the Japanese invaders launched the "Lugou Bridge Incident", and the War of Resistance against Japan broke out in an all-round way.
In the era of war and chaos, Zhuang Shiping, a senior intellectual, went to Thailand to escape the war, but he also fearlessly rushed to the front line of supporting the anti-Japanese war.
26-year-old Zhuang Shiping used his small body to contribute great strength to the national war of resistance. After coming to Thailand, Zhuang Shiping served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Thai Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Federation, responsible for integrating the resources of overseas Chinese in Thailand to support the anti-Japanese war and sending these resources to the front-line soldiers.
Zhuang Shiping did all these things at great risk. At that time, in order not to offend Japan, Thailand** blacklisted Zhuang Shiping and warned him to support the Anti-Japanese War again, and some measures would be taken against him.
Zhuang Shiping was not afraid of this, and all he wanted in his heart was to do his best to help the country and win this war of resistance.
So Zhuang Shiping, who served as the editor-in-chief of "Central Plains", used his own writing to write anti-Japanese essays, mobilized the vast number of overseas Chinese in Thailand to donate materials to support the anti-Japanese war, and also used business and trade activities to cover a large number of patriots.
For the final victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhuang Shiping made great contributions. But at the same time, Zhuang Shiping was also included in the list of concerns by Thailand because of these anti-Japanese rescue activities.
After that, Zhuang Shiping was forced to flee for his own safety, but he didn't expect that he would be separated from his wife and children for 5 years as soon as he left.
In the past 5 years, no one can imagine what kind of pressure Zhuang Shiping is under in his heart, but fortunately, Zhuang Shiping is not alone on the road of patriotism.
Friends such as female revolutionary Su Hui, educator Xu Yitao, Chen Jiageng and other friends are all leaders and comrades-in-arms of Zhuang Shiping on the road of patriotism. Under their guidance, Zhuang Shiping has made great strides on the road of rejuvenating China.
In the 60s of the 20th century, the premier once said: "Chaoshan has contributed two economic talents to the Chinese revolution, one is Xu Dixin in theory, and the other is Zhuang Shiping in practice." ”
For Zhuang Shiping, who graduated from the Department of Economics of China University in Beiping, engaging in economics is his forte.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it faced serious economic problems, and under the blockade of Western countries, the Republic faced an extremely severe foreign exchange crisis.
At that time, the country was in ruins, and it was unrealistic to engage in a foreign exchange economy. After thinking about it for a long time, Zhuang Shiping took $10,000 and went straight to Hong Kong, the "Pearl of the Orient".
There has always been a voice in his heart: go to Hong Kong to open a bank, so that you can solve the country's foreign exchange and economic problems.
Zhuang Shiping's approach seemed very bold at the time, Hong Kong had not yet returned to the motherland at that time, and it was still under the jurisdiction of the British**, and the situation was complicated.
It is obviously not enough to open a bank with 10,000 US dollars, and even Zhuang Shiping's friends laughed at him for daydreaming: "10,000 yuan to run a bank?" It is estimated that 10 million is not enough! ”
What everyone didn't expect was that Zhuang Shiping really did it. At that time, more than ninety percent of Hong Kong's banks were controlled by British capital, but it was under such circumstances that Zhuang Shiping fought his way out.
In 36 years, the bank founded with 10,000 US dollars has grown from only 18 employees to more than 2,000 employees, more than 50 branches, total assets of 73.3 billion, and the first credit card in China.
By 1987, Zhuang Shiping was already a veritable Hong Kong financial tycoon, but he was not greedy for money at all, and donated two banks to the state free of charge, which is known today as the "Macau branch of the Bank of China".
After his retirement, Zhuang Shiping was not idle, he took the lead in setting up NCB Shenzhen Branch in Shenzhen, mobilizing overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots to go to Shantou to invest and set up factories, and donated his savings for many years to Guangdong Chao Theater, prompting Mr. Lin Baixin to donate a huge amount of money to build Shantou Library.
We all know that the founder of Shantou University is Li Ka-shing, but in fact, Zhuang Shiping also played an important role in the founder.
It is precisely because Zhuang Shiping told Li Ka-shing: "It is the most meaningful to promote education and education, and like Mr. Chen Jiageng, whose name is associated with Xiamen University and Jimei University, which he founded, this kind of life is the most meaningful." ”
Li Ka-shing suddenly realized that he spent 2 billion yuan to establish Shantou University in the south of the motherland.
In addition, Zhuang Shiping even put forward valuable opinions and construction plans for the economic construction of China's first batch of special economic zones after the reform and opening up.
At the handover ceremony of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 1997, Zhuang Shiping had tears in his eyes: "I have insisted on promoting in Hong Kong for 47 years. Now in my 80s, I have finally seen the motherland take back Hong Kong. It's been a long-cherished wish! ”
Although Zhuang Shiping is very generous in supporting national construction and donating charity education, he is particularly "picky" for himself. It is hard to imagine that the legendary tycoon, who has a fortune of 100 billion yuan, has never bought a house or a car for himself in his life, lives in a "staff dormitory" allocated by the bank, and takes the tram to and from work.
Even when he was on a business trip, Zhuang Shiping was economy class. His wardrobe was full of cheap clothes, and the only thing on his body was an old watch that he had worn for many years.
From the looks alone, it's hard to associate a kind old man with a torn neckline with the legendary financial tycoon in Hong Kong.
Not only is he "picking" himself, Zhuang Shiping is also very strict with his children. For Zhuang Shiping, it couldn't be easier to find a well-paid job for his children.
However, he insisted on sending all his six sons and daughters to work in the mainland to support the development and construction of the motherland. In his later years, Zhuang Shiping donated all his property and did not leave a penny for his children.
Zhuang Shiping's eldest son, Zhuang Rongxu, made a living by renting a car and delivering goods until he retired. He once said in an interview: "The most valuable asset my father left me is to support myself."
The day after Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 97, Zhuang Shiping was awarded the highest level of honor and award by the Special Administrative Region - the Bauhinia Medal.
For this medal, Zhuang Shiping deserves it. On January 2, 2007, Zhuang Shiping died of heart failure in Hong Kong. After Zhuang Lao died, the state held a state funeral for him, and Li Ka-shing personally supported his soul.
Zhuang Lao's whole life has been working hard for the rejuvenation and strength of the Chinese nation. As he said: "In my life, I am not for fame or profit, but I have suffered too much anger from foreigners, so I want to fight for breath and let the Chinese sit on the international stage to be strong, have status and dignity."
References: 1] Jingbao: Interview with Zhuang Rongxu, the eldest son of Mr. Zhuang Shiping.
2] Chinese Culture Report: Why Zhuang Shiping can get a state funeral.
3] China News Network: "A Model of a Patriot Zhuang Shiping" Deeds Exhibition Unveiled Hong Kong citizens praised his demeanor.