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The Rong Yiren family is known as the leader of China's national capitalists, and in the 50s of the last century, Mao Gong praised them as "the only one in the world that China can truly call a consortium".
He was the richest man in his family and later served as deputy mayor of Shanghai. In 1993, he was elected Vice President of the People's Republic of China as a deputy to the 8th National People's Congress.
It can be said that he is the only person in China who has gone from being the richest man to the vice president of the country.
His sincere and deep dedication to the motherland has won the admiration of countless people, and his married life is equally happy, with his original wife for 70 years and raising 5 children together.
The history of the Rong family: The Rong family began to accumulate wealth in the grandfather's generation. His grandfather, Rong Xitai, opened a money bank. Rong Desheng and his uncle Rong Zongjing saw a huge business opportunity brought about by the Industrial Revolution, and they purchased advanced foreign equipment to produce products such as cotton textiles and flour.
They initially made their fortune by opening flour mills, and then opened 14 flour mills across the country, accounting for one-third of the country's flour production, almost reaching a monopoly position.
After Rong Desheng, he devoted himself to the textile industry and founded a number of textile factories. With his efforts, the Rongjia textile brand has taken the lead in the market and has a far-reaching influence.
At that time, there was a saying that spread: "The Rong family textile occupies half of the life of the Chinese." ”
When Rong Yiren applied for the university entrance examination, he originally had a soft spot for the law department, but in the end, at the suggestion of his father, he chose the history department as his major. During his college years, Rong Yiren also considered applying for the Air Force, but was firmly opposed by his family.
He attended St. John's University in Shanghai, a school known for its strict rules, where Kong's eldest son also studied.
The Rong family achieved great success in business, not only gaining a foothold in the domestic market, but also exporting Chinese cotton yarn to Europe, which made huge profits.
They even bought a Japanese spinning mill and saw rapid growth. After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the Rong family's business reached its peak, with a wide range of operations, including flour, tobacco, wine and other food, cotton yarn, printing and dyeing silk and other textiles, banking and other financial industries, and matches needed by every household.
Since these businesses were necessities of life, the Rong family quickly amassed a large amount of wealth.
Rong Yiren showed perseverance when he was a teenager, and entered Wuxi Middle School at the age of 14. During the winter and summer vacations, he was arranged by his father to enter the factory for internship, eating and living with the workers, without special treatment.
This industrious and simple way of life gave him a deeper understanding of the hardships of life and cultivated his spirit of hardship and hard work.
Rong Yiren's father once let him live with the workers in the flour mill, and this experience gave him a deep understanding of "a porridge and a meal, when thinking about it is not easy to come by", and also gave him a deep understanding of the working class.
When he was studying in Wuxi Middle School, Rong Yiren played ball with several classmates on the playground, when a girl with a unique temperament entered his field of vision. The girl's name is Yang Jianqing, she has just transferred from Shanghai Santa Maria Girls' High School to Wuxi Middle School, and her gestures are different.
Rong Yiren was attracted by her demeanor, and his heart was shaken, but he didn't talk to her because he was shy. However, he kept a silent eye on her until her slender back disappeared into the distance.
He firmly remembered the girl, and she became the concern in his heart. After some inquiry, he learned her name—an unusual name, an honor that only students at Wuxi High School can enjoy.
As Rong Yiren grew older, there were many matchmakers around him who were marriageable, and they all brought the right beauties. However, Rong Yiren's heart only had the handsome girl on the playground, and no one else could touch his heartstrings.
I like this girl. Then, he knew that Yang Jianqing's family background was extraordinary. Her ancestors were Li Hongzhang's advisors, and her family is also a famous family in Jiangnan with a profound cultural heritage.
In 1936, the two young men were married, and the wedding was very grand. They first held a traditional Chinese wedding in their hometown, and then put on the most fashionable wedding dresses in Shanghai and took beautiful wedding photos.
When he got married, Rong Yiren was only 20 years old and had not yet graduated from college.
Yang Jianqing had 5 children after marriage, namely 4 daughters (Rong Zhihe, Rong Zhiping, Rong Zhiyuan, Rong Zhiwan) and 1 son (Rong Zhijian). She takes care of the children and takes care of the housework, so that her husband Rong Yiren can devote himself to his work.
However, despite her busy schedule, Yang Jianqing still insists on reading every day to keep abreast of the latest developments at home and abroad, and sometimes her unique insights even amaze Rong Yiren.
In the year Rong Yiren graduated from university, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full swing, and the giant wheel of history rolled forward and could not be stopped.
His uncle Rong Zongjing went to Hong Kong to avoid the war, but unfortunately passed away under the invasion of illness. At the same time, some of the Rongjia's enterprises were also hit hard in the war. At this difficult time, the 22-year-old accepted his father's responsibility and took on the mission of revitalizing the family business.
He started his career at Wuxi Maoxin Flour Company, where he began his path to revival as an assistant manager.
Starting from the grassroots level, he gradually learned the whole picture of the business, and rose to the positions of manager and director, showing that his father had a vision and did not put him in the position of senior executive.
When the civil war broke out, the capitalists in Shanghai fled one after another, but he decided to stick to and implement the "three noes" policy: no factory relocation, no transfer of funds, and no departure from Wuxi. Although the family is gone, he is the only one who accompanies his father.
In October 1946, his cousin was arrested without reason and sentenced to one and a half years in prison on charges of illegal foreign exchange and hoarding. In prison, the Rong family was blackmailed again, and in desperation, they were forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars.
The people unjustifiably accused him of moldy flour, which caused the front-line soldiers to have diarrhea and even lose the battle, but he was not involved in the matter, and the production of standard flour was beyond reproach.
He was left dumbfounded by a lawsuit filed by the State Court. On May 25, the first day of the court, he was ready to be disposed of. However, on the same day, the People's Liberation Army besieged the city, and the Kuomintang troops were busy fleeing, and the court did not open the door.
At dawn the next day, a peculiar street scene made Rong Yiren wonder: in the streets and alleys of Shanghai, PLA soldiers were sleeping neatly with guns in their hands, sleeping on the side of the road or on both sides of the alley.
Although the weather is still a little cool, the scene is still striking on the streets of Shanghai in the early morning. Rong Yiren was puzzled, and subconsciously thought that the Kuomintang ** might find him trouble, but when he opened the door, it was his subordinates who came to report.
He immediately drove out of the house, and the scene in front of him was exactly what his subordinates had described.
Some were lying on rocks by the side of the road, and some were simply lying on the ground, without even a covering. They maintain strict discipline and are quiet and silent. This is the strict rule formulated after the capture of Shanghai: first, do not use heavy ** in the urban area, and second, do not enter private houses, so as not to disturb the daily life of citizens.
* Clearly stated: "It must be carried out unconditionally, and under no circumstances is it allowed to enter the house, not even the king of heaven!" When Rong Yiren saw all this, he was shocked at first, then admired, and then his eyes couldn't help but flash with tears.
He had never seen such an army, and would rather sleep peacefully in the streets than disturb the people.
The Rong's factory was in trouble after liberation, and the devastation of the war made it an empty shell. The factory buildings and machinery were destroyed, and members of the Rong family fled overseas, taking more than 10 million US dollars with them, and the internal funds were very tight, and even the salary could not be paid at one point.
In order to ask for wages, the workers also besieged the Rong Mansion, and finally came forward to raise funds and borrow money from the People's Bank of China to quell the workers' unrest. At the time of the national public-private partnership, Rong Yiren took the lead in handing over Rong's enterprise to **.
He believes that this is for the good of the country and the people. In 1957, Rong Yiren was elected vice mayor of Shanghai, and he practiced the socialist concept of public ownership with practical actions.
On the eve of the National Day in 1959, Rong Yiren was appointed vice minister of the Ministry of Textile Industry. He is an expert in the textile industry and no one else can beat him.
During the Cultural Revolution, Rong Yiren and his wife were not spared. In 1966, when Red Guards stormed their home, Rong was forced to take on the daunting task of cleaning up the stinking public toilets.
Although he was close to his sixtieth year, he still completed the task meticulously, and even bought hydrochloric acid out of his own pocket to remove the dirt from the commode. Rong Yiren's wife recalls that time, every day lived in fear, but no matter how difficult it was, they would cheer each other up and tell each other that such days would soon pass.
During that time, Rong Yiren was assigned to work as a janitor, and sometimes even had to do manual work such as carrying heavy objects. Unfortunately, during this time, he developed hepatitis and fundus hemorrhage, which eventually led to the loss of sight in his left eye due to the lack of time** at the time.
In 1993, the 8th National People's Congress was convened, and Rong Yiren became the first vice president in China's history to be held by a national capitalist. This initiative has attracted wide attention at home and abroad, and the German newspaper "Berlin**" even published a commentary, saying that Rong Yiren's election is not only symbolic, but also shows the firm determination of Chinese leaders to reform and the transition to a market economy, and is of great political significance to millions of overseas Chinese.
After Rong Yiren became the vice president of the state, in order to abide by the national system and customs, he decided to hand over the management of CITIC to Wang Jun, the son of the ** general. In 1998, Rong Yiren chose to retire at the end of his term, and lived a simple and quiet life with his wife in a courtyard house in Beijing.
In their spare time, the old couple is keen on raising flowers, playing football, and occasionally appreciating and reading classical literature together. And his wife has always maintained a special habit after marriage - to shine Rong Yiren's shoes in person.
Whenever someone asked her why she didn't do this task that could be given to the servant, Yang Jianqing always replied gently: "I always gently apply shoe polish so that it doesn't stain his trousers." ”
This habit not only reflects her care and care for her husband, but also her persistence and persistence in love.
Although the outside world generally believes that the Rong family has a lot of wealth and a luxurious life, according to Yang Jianqing, he patiently takes care of his clothes, and this attitude of cherishing and maintaining them makes the clothes not cause waste.
On October 26, 2005, Rong Yiren died of illness in Beijing at the age of 89.
The closing ceremony of his life was a grand scene that attracted the participation of countless people. In the early morning of November 3, 2005, the city of Beijing was shrouded in dark clouds, and the whole city seemed to be enveloped in endless mourning.
In the auditorium of the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, the low mourning music was echoing, and thousands of people came to mourn, dressed in black, with solemn faces, and their hearts were full of deep respect for this national entrepreneur.
Nine years after his death, his wife, Yeung Kam Ching, also died in Hong Kong. In order to be with her forever, she was buried next to her husband.
They have been together for 70 years through ups and downs, they have known each other since they were young boys, entered the palace of marriage in the best years, and loved each other all their lives. Rong Yiren is actually a rich third generation, and he can be so dedicated to feelings, which is rare in the world!
Most of Rong's children stayed in Shanghai, and one of his daughters married into a Macau family. In addition, his only son later chose to go to Hong Kong to develop.
The eldest daughter, Rong Zhijian, used to be the chairman of Shanghai Shanghai-Hong Kong Kindergarten, settled in Shanghai, and her children were low-key. The second daughter often corresponded with her sister's family and settled in Shanghai in a low-key manner. The third daughter, Rong Zhiyuan, went through ups and downs, suffered from quacks due to encephalitis, left with severe dementia, lost the ability to take care of herself, and then suffered from cancer and died at the end of the last century.
The youngest daughter, Rong Zhiwan, married into a wealthy family in Macau, and settled in Macau with Ma Youheng, the son of Ma Wanqi, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and became the chairman of Macau Jianxing Long.
In 1986, he joined CITIC Hong Kong and founded CITIC Pacific. Since then, CITIC Pacific has continued to develop in various fields and has made remarkable achievements.
In 2005, Rong Zhijian was named the richest man in Chinese mainland by Forbes magazine.
In 2009, he resigned as chairman of CITIC Pacific due to huge losses due to investment mistakes.
Rong Zhijian rarely appeared in public in the days that followed, and his rare appearances were usually because of his horse racing career. He has three children: the eldest son, Rong Mingfang, was born in Sichuan, the second daughter, Rong Mingfang, was born in Beijing, and the youngest son, Rong Mingdi, was born in Hong Kong.
Rong Mingjie grew up in Beijing until he graduated from high school, and then chose to go to the United States for further study. After graduating from university, he joined CITIC Pacific and rose through the ranks to senior management, where he became a director in 2000.
In addition, he serves on the boards of several companies.
Rong Yiren: A national entrepreneur who loves the motherland deeply, from the richest man to the vice president of the country, his economic contribution is indelible, his personal life is in harmony with the original piano, and his love has been admirable for nearly 70 years.
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