1976 was a painful year for all Chinese. That year, a series of major events took place in the country, each of which was unforgettable.
On January 8, the death of ** made people grief-stricken, and this news was like a bolt from the blue for ***. ** He was a comrade-in-arms who fought side by side with him for decades, and the revolutionary friendship between the two was too deep to be expressed.
His death was a huge blow to ***.
**and*** On July 6, there was bad news that **Marshal passed away. In just half a year, two comrades-in-arms passed away one after another, which made *** feel sad and made his physical condition deteriorate sharply.
On July 28, a major ** occurred in Tangshan, causing a major ** of more than 400,000 people. In the face of the suffering of the people of Tangshan and the arduous disaster relief work after the earthquake, he was worried and couldn't sleep all night.
This deep concern and hard work further dragged down his already weak body.
1.On September 9, Marshal passed away, and the Communist Party of China, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and the Military Commission jointly issued the "Letter to the Whole Party, the Whole Army, and the People of All Ethnic Groups in the Country", solemnly announcing the death of the people of the whole country.
2.* How much estate is left behind after death? There was once a saying that he had hundreds of millions of manuscript fees. The people of the whole country know that he has been diligent and thrifty all his life and lived a simple life, but as the top leader of the party and the country, he not only has salary income, but also a large number of publication fees, and it is even rumored that his manuscript fee income during his lifetime is as high as hundreds of millions of yuan!
However, the youngest daughter Li Min mentioned in her memories that she only received 8,000 yuan in the distribution of her inheritance.
** The issue of inheritance and its distribution has always been the subject of much attention. According to Wu Liandeng, the life administrator, the manuscript fee before his death was only 1.24 million yuan, and in 1983, due to the increase in bank interest rates that year, the manuscript fee increased to 1.57 million yuan.
From this, it can be inferred that the rumors about the hundreds of millions of manuscript fees are untrue.
The financial situation of Grandpa Mao and Comrade Wu Liandeng is strictly managed by the ** General Office, and every income and expenditure is recorded in detail and approved by the comrade in charge. When Grandpa Mao was alive, he always regarded the manuscript fee as the people's money, and used it mainly for the cause of serving the people, and rarely used it for personal families.
After his death, the General Office of the Communist Party of China found his daughter Li Min and gave her 8,000 yuan in cash, a refrigerator and a television. These were the things that Grandpa Mao decided to give each of them a refrigerator, a TV and 8,000 yuan in 1972, considering the difficulties of his children's lives, but Li Min did not receive them at that time.
After Mao Xuan was published, all the remaining manuscript fees were donated to the state, and the family did not receive a penny. In addition, he was very frugal in his daily life, such as the fact that he often wore the same white pajamas, which he wore from the fifties to the seventies.
This pyjama is crafted from pure cotton and has a unique banana collar design, while also having a compartment and two external pockets for a retro feel. However, back in the early sixties, the pajamas already had multiple holes.
When Zhou Fuming, a life guard, came to the laundry office one day in 1963 to pick up his clothes, the comrades in the laundry room suggested that he change to a new one, because the old pajamas were already difficult to clean, and if he was not careful, he might break them.
Although Zhou Fuming has heard such suggestions more than once, and he has also raised the issue of changing pajamas to the chairman many times, the chairman always said that he can wear them if he makes up for them.
However, this time the hole in the pajamas had become irreparable, and Zhou decided to find an opportunity to raise the issue with the chairman again. A few days later, Zhou Fuming took the opportunity to mention the change of pajamas when he was having dinner with the chairman, but the chairman still insisted: "The country is in difficulty now, and you can still wear pajamas if you mend them, don't your clothes also have patches." ”
Zhou Fuming replied: "But you are the chairman, how can you be the same as me." ”
Look, there are still a lot of skilled craftsmen in our country. Although this pajama was torn and mended, mended and torn, and by 1971 it was so torn that it could not be repaired, but *** has always insisted on wearing it.
This pajama was exhibited in a special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and commemorating the 128th anniversary of the birth of Comrade ***.
This patched pajamas can no longer be distinguished from their original material, but it truly reflects the virtues of thrift and hard work and simplicity of Comrade ***.
As the top leader of the party and the state, although he has a good income, he lives frugally, and every penny is properly used. In the early 60s, when the country was in trouble, he took the initiative to reduce his salary to 404 per month8 yuan, which did not change until his death.
Although this was a lot of money at the time, he still had to pay a lot of expenses. The frugal life of the chairman shows us his deep love for the country and the people, and his spirit is worthy of our eternal learning and remembering.
In 1990, when the staff of the ** Security Bureau and the Shaoshan *** Memorial Hall handed over ***'s belongings, they found a pile of dusty paper in the basement of the memorial.
When they opened these dusty papers, they were surprised to find that these papers were actually the accounts of the living expenses of the *** family. These accounts, which began in 1952 and continued until January 1977, included expenses for daily living, miscellaneous expenses, food and goods, etc.
Among them, non-living expenses are also subdivided into expenses such as purchasing tea and cigarettes, ** expenses such as eating and paying food stamps when going out, and miscellaneous expenses such as repairing furniture. This shows that even in everyday life, ** is budget-conscious.
So, how does ** allocate his daily living expenses? First of all, he bears the living expenses of his family of five, including his children Li Ne and Li Min.
Secondly, he often entertained guests, both in attendees and in his teachers and old friends. In addition, he also has a big addiction to smoking, so cigarette money is also an important expense for him.
In addition, he often pays out of his own pocket to pay for medical expenses and travel allowances for the staff around him. Finally, he has an important expense, which is rent, utilities, furniture rental, and heating bills in the winter.
Although he lives in Zhongnanhai, he pays his own rent every month, which may surprise many people. Now, many units will reimburse heating bills, but *** at that time, you need to pay for yourself.
When the chairman participates in official activities or goes out to drink tea, he incurs tea and other expenses are paid by himself. The ledger records that in 1965, when the chairman left Jinggangshan, he asked the staff to pay for seven days' food.175 yuan and 23 catties of food stamps, which shows that he has always paid attention to economy and does not spend a penny on the state.
Even if he has little money left, he will still support his old friends and those in need. For the part that exceeds his salary, he will write a note and ask Wu Liandeng, the life manager, to pay from his manuscript fee.
This way of life of the chairman reflects his noble character and great personality.
** He loved to read during his lifetime, and even when his eyesight deteriorated in his later years, he insisted on having people print books with slightly larger fonts to read, and these expenses were borne by him. We are deeply admired for his thrift and generosity to the masses.
When he was studying at Hunan Normal School, he had a deep friendship with Chen Chang, Cai and Sen, and they shared common political views and thoughts. Chen Chang joined the Communist Party of China at the recommendation of Xia Minghan and made great contributions to the party's early work.
However, after he was arrested by the Kuomintang, he experienced severe torture to extract a confession, but he always adhered to his beliefs, did not betray the party organization, and finally gave his life, showing a noble revolutionary spirit.
Chen Chang's daughter, Chen Wenxin, was unable to pay for college due to family difficulties. However, after learning about this, ** immediately remitted 300 yuan to encourage her to study hard and inherit the revolutionary spirit.
With the financial support of ***, Chen Wenxin successfully completed his university studies and went to the Soviet Union for further study, becoming a well-known soil microbial expert in China. In 1955, ** went to visit his teacher Yang Shuda, who had severe asthma at that time, **brought ** medicine and handed him 500 yuan.
For people at that time, 500 yuan was a huge amount of money. However, Yang Shuda was very unhappy when he saw the money, and he immediately asked about the money, emphasizing that he couldn't do it.
After Yang Shuda listened, ** explained: "Teacher, you misunderstood Runzhi. Even when he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, Runzhi did not take advantage of the people.
Now that the conditions are good, how can Runzhi forget his original intention? The people around him also assured Yang Shuda that these 500 yuan are Runzhi's own manuscript fees, and you can rest assured that you can accept them.
In the end, after persuasion, the teacher accepted the money. In 1968, in order to allow more poor middle peasants to receive re-education, it was decided to implement the policy of "going to the mountains and going to the countryside".
All of a sudden, many young people left the cities to work and live in the countryside in poor areas. Li Liangmo is an intellectual youth who has gone to the countryside in this tide.
Li Liangmo's state gave each educated youth a living allowance of 8 yuan per month, which was stopped after one year, and due to the remoteness of the mountainous areas, the rugged roads, and the poor living conditions, Li Liangmo unfortunately fell ill, and because of the lack of medical treatment, he almost died in the mountainous areas.
Li Liangmo's father learned of this incident and reported it to the province many times, but never got a result. Eventually, he wrote to the then assistant to *** and asked her to forward the letter to ***
**After reading the letter, he immediately sent 300 yuan and said that he would properly solve such a matter across the country. Funding martyrs' families, helping teachers, and helping the needy people is the consistent style of the company, and his manuscript fees are never used for himself, but for these livelihood projects.
As a ***, he has always been approachable and regards the affairs of the people as more important than his own.
From film and television works, it is not difficult for us to find that ** pays special attention to the behavior of helping people in need. In his work "Cha Classmate Boy", he once met a child from a poor family begging along the street, and gave all the money on his body to the child, but he could not cross the river because he had no travel expenses, and finally walked a long way to detour home.
This reflects the great importance that we attach to the simplicity of life and the simplicity of conservation. He was not only strict with his own life, but also gave his children a similar education, requiring them to live simply, not to waste, and to serve the country and the people like ordinary people.
At the same time, he has led by example all his life and always adhered to the fine style of hard work, which has influenced countless people. In the later life of the older generation of revolutionaries, we can see that they are dressed in yellow-green military uniforms without epaulettes, pedaling a pair of thick-soled cloth shoes, although their living treatment is very high, but there is no luxury and waste at all, this kind of life attitude and style is exactly what we have been advocating and practicing.
They tell us with practical actions that no matter what era or what kind of living conditions we are in, we must develop good living habits. The concept of hard work, diligence and thrift will never go out of style.
Frugality is the foundation of virtue; Extravagance is the first of evil deeds. The prosperity is like a tower of sand, and the defeat is like an instant collapse. "The prosperity of the family is inseparable from thrifty housekeeping, open source and reduce expenditure; The prosperity and strength of the country requires all citizens and party members and cadres to develop the habit of thrift and form an atmosphere of diligence and thrift.
Let us start with ourselves, lead by example, and jointly promote the whole society to take action and practice frugality.