In 1954, five years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the PLA officers and cadres still practiced a supply system. In response to this situation, Li Jishen, vice chairman of the first committee, proposed to change the "supply system" to the "wage system".
** attached great importance to this, first consulted with democrats, and then raised the issue at *** meeting. Eventually, it was decided to formally implement the "wage system" in 1955.
At first, Li Jishen's salary was 500 yuan, but after *** knew about it, he directly approved it for 1,000 yuan. You know, at that time, neither *** nor *** had so much salary.
So, why is Li Jishen's salary higher than *** and ***? What kind of considerations are behind this?
At the First National Congress of the Kuomintang in January 1924, ** attended the meeting as a representative of Hunan and delivered a speech, which was appreciated by Sun Yat-sen, and then sent to Shanghai.
Before going to Shanghai, ** first went to the home of executive member Tan Yanmin to report the situation, and at Tan's house, ** met Li Jishen for the first time. When they met for the first time, Li Jishen was deeply impressed by this young and promising man, and he also expressed great admiration for this commander of the Guangdong Army.
However, three years later, the KMT-CCP cooperation broke down, and the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek began a large-scale ** Communist Party. The Communist Party, led by ***, was carrying out the armed struggle of the workers and peasants and the agrarian revolution.
Since then, Li Jishen and *** have become enemies. However, after the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, due to the national righteousness, Li Jishen and *** fought side by side again to jointly resist Japanese aggression and rescue the suffering people.
After the end of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945, Li Ji deeply felt that Chiang Kai-shek's ** rule made the people miserable. After perceiving Chiang Kai-shek's intention to start a civil war, he united with the peace-loving Huang Yanpei, Feng Yuxiang and others among the democrats to resist Chiang Kai-shek's attempt at civil war.
Li Jishen believes that China has just recovered from the war and needs rest and recuperation, not a new war. He repeatedly persuaded Chiang Kai-shek, but Chiang Kai-shek did not change his mind.
In 1946, Chiang Kai-shek finally launched a civil war. In September of the same year, Chiang Kai-shek convened the "Puppet National Congress", but Li Jishen refused to participate and resolutely opposed Chiang Kai-shek's ** rule.
A year later, Li Jishen made a public statement in Hong Kong opposing Chiang Kai-shek's civil war, which caused strong repercussions at home and abroad. In the face of Chiang Kai-shek's threats and intimidation, Li Jishen was undaunted, and he firmly believed that Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles were the right direction for China's development.
After Li Jishen openly opposed Chiang, he established the "Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee", actively contacted democrats within the Kuomintang, and successfully rebelled against many Kuomintang generals, including Chen Mingren and Lu Han.
** was very happy about this, and personally feasted and rewarded the insurrectionists. Li Jishen's firm belief and selfless dedication have made important contributions to China's development.
After the victory of the three major battles, the People's Liberation Army was unstoppable, Jiangbei was liberated, and the Kuomintang fled south in a hurry. ** It was immediately decided to invite people of all political parties and patriots without party affiliation to Beiping to discuss the great plan for the founding of the country.
After a journey of more than 10 days, Li Jishen and others finally arrived in the liberated areas, and they were deeply moved by the warm reception of the Communist Party representatives. This was the first time Li Jishen had come to the liberated areas, and he was filled with emotion when he saw the people living and working in peace and contentment, recuperating and recuperating under the leadership of the Communist Party.
He immediately called *** to express his feelings, and at the same time said that he would continue to work hard for the revolutionary cause. Despite the opportunity, he still took the time to reply and expressed his joy at the arrival of Li Jishen and others.
After the liberation of Beiping, Li Jishen and others came to Beiping by special car. A month later, ** finally arrived in Beiping. The breath of spring has just been filled, everything has recovered, democrats and patriots of all parties have formed a welcoming procession, and everyone's faces are filled with joyful smiles, expressing their expectations and joy at the arrival of ***.
Li Jishen took the lead and took the lead in shaking hands with the chairman, and the subsequent military parade made everyone even more excited. The deafening cheers echoed in Xiyuan Airport for a long time.
In June 1949, when preparations for the new CPPCC were in full swing, Chairman ** took Li Jishen's family to the mainland in his busy schedule, which moved Li Jishen. When he saw his wife and children with his own eyes, the former general burst into tears.
In September of the same year, the first session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held, and Li Jishen was elected as vice chairman. On October 1, 1949, Li Jishen, who was over the age of six, witnessed the birth of New China, and his heart was surging.
In 1954, five years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the People's Liberation Army still practiced the supply system. He believed that in the war period when materials were scarce, it was understandable for the PLA to implement a supply system.
However, now that New China has been founded and developed rapidly, the people's living standards have generally improved, and fiscal revenues have increased year by year, while the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is still working hard and simple, which makes people feel uneasy.
Li Jishen suggested the implementation of a wage system, and it was highly valued. ** It was decided to consult with the democrats, and finally in 1955 the wage system was fully introduced.
As a **high-level**, Li Jishen's salary was set at 500 yuan, which was already very high at that time. However, after learning about it, Li Jishen's salary was specially approved to rise to 1,000 yuan.
After Li Jishen heard the news, he was deeply disturbed, and felt that how could he be higher than *** and ***'s salary? Have your own ideas. First of all, Li Jishen has a lot of family members, and most importantly, many of the rebels, their subordinates and their families need Li Jishen's subsidies.
In order to subsidize his family, Li Jishen once sold his house in Nanjing. **Proposed, Li Jishen arranged for unemployed subordinates to be reimbursed directly, and ** even wanted to directly allocate special funds to Li Jishen.
In the face of *** and ***'s kindness, Li Jishen was very moved, but he knew the country's difficulties and didn't want to increase the burden on the country, so he finally rejected this kindness.
This spirit of Li Jishen deserves our study and respect.
In 1959, although the 75-year-old Li Jishen's physical condition deteriorated and he was even diagnosed with stomach cancer, he still insisted on attending the meeting of democratic parties presided over by Chairman ***.
After the meeting, Chairman ** was deeply worried about Li Jishen's health and repeatedly told him to recuperate in peace. On October 9 of the same year, Li Jishen passed away, and many national leaders, including the chairman and the prime minister, went to mourn in person.