In the early 70s of the last century, relations between China and the United States gradually eased, and in order to facilitate more exchanges in the future, both sides set up liaison offices in their respective capitals.
In the spring of 1973, Feng Yuxiang's son, Feng **, received an invitation from Huang Zhen, director of the Chinese Liaison Office.
After receiving this invitation, Feng ** was very excited, and the next morning, he wore a neat Mao suit early and came to the office in Huangzhen.
Huang Zhen was also waiting for Feng ** in the office early in the morning, as soon as Feng ** entered the door, Huang Zhen immediately stepped forward, held Feng **'s hand tightly, and said excitedly: "Mr. Feng, I sent people everywhere to inquire about your whereabouts, this time I can be regarded as finding you!"
When Feng ** heard this, he also said with sadness: "I've been waiting for you, I've been waiting for me so hard!" ”
Huang Zhen then said:"You are the first Chinese expatriate I have seen since I arrived here who has not become an American citizen. It's been so many years, it's not easy, you are really like your father, you have a hard bone! ”
Feng ** replied in a loud voice:
"I am a descendant of Yan Huang, and I can't disgrace us Chinese at any time and anywhere. Chinese do not need to bow down in front of foreigners and cannot raise their heads, and now that our country has become stronger, we, overseas Chinese, must also hold our waists strong. ”Subsequently, Huang Zhen asked Feng ** if he had any other ideas or requirements, he could put them forward, and the Chinese side would try its best to meet him.
After thinking for a moment, Feng ** replied very seriously"** There is nothing else to ask for now, the only thing I want is to be able to get a Chinese passport in the future. ”After listening to Feng **'s sincere words, Huang Zhen immediately nodded and agreed: "Okay, this matter will definitely be done." ”
So, as the son of the patriotic general Feng Yuxiang, what has Feng ** experienced? Why has he been wandering abroad for so many years?
The story begins in 1917.
Feng ** is the second son of the famous patriotic general Feng Yuxiang, he was born in Beijing in 1917, and when he was six years old, his mother Liu Dezhen left him.
Father Feng Yuxiang has been very strict with Feng ** since he was a child, and in life, he has never let his children enjoy any luxurious treatment. Under the teaching of his father, Feng ** realized that life is not easy.
Before his mother died, Feng ** was arranged by his father to sleep in a grass hut and let him herd sheep during the day. But because Feng ** was still young at that time, once he didn't take care of the sheep and let the sheep run away.
Feng ** hurriedly ran over to chase the sheep, but he tripped over a small stone on the way, and fell to the ground and fainted.
When Feng ** woke up, he saw his mother silently crying on the side. This is the thing Feng ** remembers most clearly when he was a child.
During Feng Yuxiang's work in Nanjing**, he also brought his family with him. Feng Yuxiang, who is in a high position, is extremely simple in life, and it is rare to see big fish and meat on the dinner table at home, usually miscellaneous grains such as bud rice noodles and wowotou.
Although Feng ** felt that it was difficult to swallow, he also knew his father's good intentions, because Feng Yuxiang had been chanting this sentence in the ears of his children: "Children, don't dislike these things are not delicious, there are still many people who can't even eat these things, so I hope that when you grow up, you will be a Chinese who can support yourself and have skills." ”
For his father's teachings, Feng ** has always kept it in mind.
In 1929, Feng ** embarked on the road of studying abroad. At first, Feng ** studied in the Soviet Union with his second sister, and then transferred to the Technical University of Berlin in Germany to study mechanical engineering.
In 1941, due to the severance of diplomatic relations between China and Germany, Feng ** returned to China and worked as a mechanical engineer in the China Industrial Company of the famous patriot Hu Ziang, and achieved very good results in his work.
At the same time, Feng Yuxiang often takes his outstanding second son to participate in various activities. In April 1942, Feng Yuxiang took Feng ** to Chiang Kai-shek's official residence as a guest, because Feng Yuxiang and Chiang Kai-shek were sworn brothers, so the relationship between the two families was still very close at that time.
During the period of studying in Germany, Feng ** and Chiang Kai-shek's son Jiang Weiguo and others studied together, and when they were resting on holidays, they would meet together to play ball, swim or go on outings, and accompany each other to spend the time of studying abroad.
After arriving at Chiang Kai-shek's official residence, Feng ** affectionately called Chiang Kai-shek "Uncle Shi", and after greeting each other, Feng ** said "congratulations" to Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek was still very puzzled, and hurriedly asked Feng **, "Where does this joy come from?" ”
Feng ** explained to his uncle Chiang Kai-shek:"Isn't it a big event to congratulate the nephew who listened to this morning's radio that the planes of the American aircraft carrier bombed Tokyo in Japan? ”
Chiang Kai-shek, who suddenly came to his senses, hurriedly responded with a smile:"My nephew is right, this is indeed a great event to be congratulated. ”
Chiang Kai-shek admired the second son of his sworn brother Feng Yuxiang very much in his heart, and planned to keep him by his side to do things, so Chiang Kai-shek sent an invitation to Feng ** to work in **. But Feng ** did not agree, and politely declined Chiang Kai-shek's invitation.
The main reason why Feng ** refused politely was because of his father Feng Yuxiang.
During the period when Feng ** had just returned to China, he had been following his father Feng Yuxiang to actively participate in various donation movements to save the country. His father, Feng Yuxiang, worked tirelessly, and in order to be able to make a little contribution to the protection of his family and the country, he traveled to more than 20 counties in China in more than a year.
Feng ** has also been following his father everywhere, so what his father did at that time was seen by him. Feng Yuxiang traveled all over the world, and everywhere he went, he would give an uplifting speech there.
During this period, they also kept calling on the masses of the people to unite in this war of resistance against Japan and not stay out of it. Because this is a major event related to the perils of the nation, people everywhere can "have money to contribute, and make a strong contribution to save the country together".
Feng ** watched his father's efforts for the motherland, and felt that his father was deeply inspiring the people with his own high patriotic enthusiasm. So Feng ** was also like his father, wearing a simple cloth clothes, stepping on cloth shoes, standing straight in front of the crowd, waving his fists, raising his arms and shouting, "Regain the lost land, return my rivers and mountains!" ”
Listening to this impassioned voice, the masses were aroused to love the country and their feelings, and they did their best to contribute to the country. In the end, Feng Yuxiang and Feng **, father and son, received a total of about 23,000 taels at these donation mobilization meetings.
And this part of the money, through the distribution of the father and son, half of it was handed over to the hands of the people, and the other half was used to assist the Eighth Route Army in anti-Japanese activities, and it was handed over to the hands of the *** in Chongqing.
Feng ** also followed his father into these patriotic movements, and more deeply realized the weight of the word "motherland", and his heart has always been proud of his identity as a Chinese.
In 1945, 28-year-old Feng ** was sent to the United States by Hu Ziang to study industrial technology, hoping that after he returned from school, he could contribute to the construction of the motherland.
It was with this determination that Feng ** embarked on the journey to the United States, but he did not expect that when he went to the United States, when he wanted to return to the motherland, he would experience all kinds of difficulties.
In October 1949, after studying in the United States for nearly five years, Feng ** mastered a lot of advanced skills abroad. At this time, it coincided with the beginning of the founding of New China, and he couldn't wait to return to the motherland and use his ability to inject strength into the developing new China.
However, Feng's return to China was opposed by the US authorities, whose ambition to dominate the world was well known, and they were hostile to the nascent regime.
Therefore, when many scientific and technological personnel abroad wanted to return to China, they were strongly opposed by the US authorities.
Feng ** was not reconciled, he tried every means to return to the land of New China, when he was about to take a plane from Canada and then transfer to the Soviet Union to return to the motherland, but was detained by the staff when he took off in Canada.
In desperation, Feng ** could only choose to stay in the United States temporarily, and most of the overseas Chinese who decided to stay in the United States at that time chose to become American citizens in order to better develop, but Feng ** resolutely refused to become American citizens.
Later, someone persuaded Feng **, but Feng ** just shook his head every time he heard such words, and sometimes he was asked urgently, and he would say a word out loud:
"I am Chinese, my father is Feng Yuxiang, it is impossible for me to become an American citizen and become an American." ”
It stands to reason that he has a degree from a prestigious university in Germany and the United States, and has obtained a doctorate degree from the New York Institute of Technology and the University of California Research Institute, it is not difficult for Feng ** to find an excellent job in the United States, but he has not been admitted to those large companies.
Feng ** didn't need to think about it to know that it must be the US authorities who were forcing themselves and wanted to force him to become an American citizen in this way, but Feng ** refused to give in, and after many job searches, he finally chose to work as an ordinary lathe worker in a machine factory.
Although he is just an ordinary turner, Feng ** still did not forget to continue to learn and increase his skills.
He always remembered his father's entrustment to him before leaving.
"One is to be determined, that is, to have the ambition to be a strong and promising student, not to live for yourself, but to live for mankind; The second is to study hard, only with the ability can you not ask for others, and those who do not have the ability cannot stand in front of others."Therefore, it is precisely by relying on such words that Feng ** worked as a lathe worker and a draftsman at the lowest level, turned the knowledge he learned into practice, and finally learned exquisite skills.
With his profound knowledge and outstanding ability, Feng ** has gradually won the trust and respect of his peers in the professional fieldIn the development of high and new technology, Feng ** participated in the design of nuclear power plants and nuclear submarine equipment in the United States.
After decades of hard work, Feng ** finally became an excellent expert in the field of high technologyEventually, he went from being an ordinary turner to vice president of Walsington, a world-renowned pump production specialist.
In 1973, when Huang Zhen told Feng that he could fulfill his wish and let him obtain a passport of the People's Republic of China, Feng ** was very excited, because he could finally return to his homeland after many years of absence.
Subsequently, Huang Zhen also told Feng ** another good news.
"Your sisters, younger brothers, and younger sisters work in China, and their lives are very good, they miss you very much, they have been separated for decades, they are all eager to know your news, before I left, your second sister Fuva specially found me, let me inquire about your whereabouts, now my task is completed, I hope you can return to China as soon as possible to reunite with them, and I also hope that you can do something for our country."This news made Feng **, who had not heard from his brothers and sisters for more than 30 years due to historical isolation, even more overjoyed. Feng ** is alone abroad, and only the second sister Feng Fuva, sister Feng Lida, Feng Yingda and younger brother Feng Hongda are still alive at home.
When the old man who had been adrift overseas heard the news at this moment, he said excitedly: "I miss them very much, I will definitely try to return to China as soon as possible to have a look, and thank you very much for bringing me the news of my relatives." ”
After returning home, Feng ** excitedly told his wife Zhao Meiling:"We can finally go back to our homeland. ”
With such a mood, Feng ** tossed and turned, always thinking in his heart that after returning to China, he must abide by his father's teachings to serve the country and contribute his own strength to the economic development and construction of the motherland.
In the autumn of this year, Feng ** finally returned to his roots, got his own Chinese passport, and followed the tour group to China on the journey home.
When the plane flew over the motherland, Feng ** couldn't help but keep his face tightly pressed against the window **, which was his homeland for more than ten years.
After arriving in Beijing, Feng ** met his younger brothers and sisters who had been separated for many years. Adhering to the teachings of their father Feng Yuxiang, their children are using their own abilities to make their greatest contribution to the prosperity and strength of the republic, Feng ** feels very happy, and at the same time, he is also thinking about what he can do for the motherland in his heart?
In 1982, the relevant departments held an activity in Beijing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding patriotic general Feng Yuxiang.
After attending the meeting, Feng ** returned to the Beijing Hotel, but after a while, he received the news that Comrade *** wanted to meet several brothers and sisters of the Feng family. Feng ** is very happy, because *** and his father used to work together during the Northern Expedition War, and now he is the "chief designer" of China's reform and opening up.
In the course of his conversation with Comrade Feng, Feng heard many stories about his father Feng Yuxiang's deep friendship with the Communists, which are a little-known history, and Feng ** admired his father even more in his heart.
Subsequently, Feng ** expressed to *** that he wanted to return to China to settle down, the most important thing is that Feng ** wanted to make a little contribution to the country in his lifetime.
But unexpectedly, **After listening to Feng**'s thoughts, he shook his head, and he said:
"I don't think you should be in a hurry to come back, you have been abroad for so many years, and you have a lot of contacts with people in various fields, have many relationships, and are familiar with foreign affairs, so you can play a role that cannot be played at home, and you can also do things abroad to promote the reunification of the motherland and the construction of the "four modernizations".After listening to Comrade ***'s earnest explanation, Feng ** also agreed very much, and he also thought that he had received two important tasks.
That is, he must go all out to contribute to the reunification of the motherland and the construction of the "four modernizations", although he cannot officially settle in the country, he can also serve the motherland abroad in his own way.
After returning to the United States, Feng ** tried his best to start preparing for two things, the first thing was to join forces with Song Xilian and others to initiate the organization, with the purpose of "promoting peaceful reunification and promoting society". And the second important thing is the establishment of Taishan Industrial Company.
For the work of cross-strait reunification, Feng ** often wrote to him by virtue of his friendship with Chiang Ching-kuo when he was young and studied abroad together. In the letter, Feng ** expressed his thoughts from the bottom of his heart.
Moreover, he vigorously stated to Chiang Ching-kuo that under the current situation, promoting cross-strait reunification and ending the separation of flesh and blood between the two sides of the mainland is the will of the people and conforms to the general trend of historical development. Therefore, he hoped that Chiang Ching-kuo would understand this and immediately resume family visits between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Later, Feng **'s sincerity and the country's efforts finally moved Chiang Ching-kuo, and in late August 1987, shortly after Feng ** sent the letter, Chiang Ching-kuo stood up and responded. In September, the New York issue of "North America" reported on this incident with a front-page headline, and Chiang Ching-kuo set up a five-member group to make plans for this in order to open up the issue of visiting relatives on the mainland.
On 25 September, Yu Guohua, Taipei's "premier," announced that he could officially open the mainland to family visits.
On 2 November, Taiwan compatriots were allowed to visit relatives on the mainland.
Relying on his sincerity, Feng ** did his best to appeal for the reunification of the motherland.
After founding Taishan Industrial Company in the United States, Feng ** has been committed to communicating technical exchanges between China and the United States and organizing the introduction of technology to China.
The reason why the company he founded was named "Taishan Company", Feng ** also explained: Mount Tai is the head of the five mountains of China, his father had twice lived in seclusion on Mount Tai before his death, he liked this mountain the most, so after his death, he also chose to be buried at the foot of Mount Tai, so his father has the title of "General Mount Tai".
The word "Taishan" is regarded as the name of the company, mainly to show the father's style.
In 1988, Feng **, an old man who ran back and forth between China and the United States, inspected the sewage treatment project in Shanghai and found many problems.
Therefore, with his many efforts, China has reached a technology transfer contract with foreign countries for sewage treatment equipment, which solves the problem of China's sewage treatment project and brings convenience to the daily life of the people of Shanghai.
In 1994, under Feng's campaign, China and the United States cooperated to build China's first coal pipeline agreement, which was 602 kilometers long from Yuxian County in Shanxi Province through Hebei Province to Weifang in Shandong Province, with an investment of nearly 900 million US dollars.
When completed, the pipeline became the largest coal pipeline in the world.
Not only that, Feng ** also ignored his advanced age, ran around the country, and studied how to develop an export-oriented economy and how to promote China's technological transformation and technology introduction in more than 20 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions.
For this reason, he racked his brains and tried all kinds of ways to help the provinces solve difficult problems.
At the invitation of the company, Feng served as a consultant for the development of China's economy, technology and industry, and also served as a senior consultant for Shandong, Sichuan, Anhui and other provinces.
Feng ** witnessed the development of the motherland, and also sent out a deep feeling from the heart:"I am in the industrial sector, and I know the situation in old China, when important industrial products were imported. But now the mainland is not only able to build cars and airplanes, but also has its own artificial satellites and rockets. Now is not what it used to be, and the clouds are different. ”
As the son of a famous general, Feng ** has also kept the handwritten letter written by his father Feng Yuxiang to his children.
In his family letter, Feng Yuxiang has always emphasized one thing to his children: "To be commoner, you can't have the appearance of the children of official eunuchs, you must be frugal, that is, you don't use money in vain." ”
Therefore, in Feng **'s heart, he has always kept in mind his father's teachings, and on many major occasions at home and abroad, he has always been wearing a Mao suit, extremely simple.
In terms of eating, Feng ** never enjoys the delicacies of the mountains and seas, as long as he is full, so when he often eats in the hotel, the meals he orders are simple fried noodles and xiaolongbao, and the waiter is also very surprised by this.
Although he has lived abroad for many years, Feng ** has never forgotten his father's earnest teachings to him, and he has also done his best to devote his efforts to the reunification and economic construction of the motherland.
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