Looking back at the early days of the People's Republic of China, the cadres implemented a subsistence supply system to meet basic needs in the form of subsidies, but the amounts varied and there was a lack of unified standards. With the advancement of military rank and decoration in 1955, the salary system was reformed simultaneously, and a clear salary system was set, with the marshal's monthly salary set at 450 yuan, supplemented by a military age allowance.
What is less well known, however, is that the actual incomes of the ten marshals varied widely. Seven of them received marshal's salary as usual, while the unique story of the other three is interesting: they never received a marshal's salary, and what about the details of their salary?
Let's do it.
Leading the times, he won the title of the first marshal. As the supreme commander of the Red Army, the Eighth Route Army and the People's Liberation Army, his legendary life has witnessed countless glories. Born in a poor peasant family in Sichuan, he experienced turmoil in his early years, ploughing the fields and even playing the role of a merchant, and the hardships of life did not stop his love for knowledge.
The 23-year-old ambitious young man resolutely left his hometown, and the Yunnan Army Lecture Hall in Kunming accepted his determination, and since then, his military journey has officially begun.
* With unremitting efforts, he rose through the ranks of the Yunnan Army and served as the commander of the military police of the Yunnan Army and the commissioner of police. However, under the baptism of the May Fourth Movement, Marxism deeply touched him and made him deeply interested in the Communist Party.
He resolutely put down everything in his hands, searched for the footprints of the Communist Party all over the world, and finally met the Prime Minister in Germany in 1922. Although it was a little abrupt for the 36-year-old young man to join the Communist Party for the first time, at the critical moment of the Nanchang Uprising, he was ordered to fight bloodily for three days and nights in Sanheba with his outstanding leadership, gaining precious time for the main revolutionary force.
Even after the uprising was frustrated, he still led 800 people to Jinggangshan, Jiangxi, and wrote a new chapter in the revolution with the historic division of the first class.
As we all know, in the initial period of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, he served as a commander with outstanding ability, whether it was the agrarian revolution, the anti-Japanese beacon or the liberation campaign, he was always the undoubted supreme commander of our army.
His strategic wisdom contributed greatly to the victory of the revolution. Therefore, the title of marshal in 1955 is well deserved. However, you may wonder why he did not receive the marshal's salary.
The reason behind this is that he wears many hats, including commander-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army, vice president of the Republic and political leaders, and his income already includes executive level salary.
In fact, his total income is comparable to *** and ***, as high as 649 yuan, which even exceeds the standard of a marshal. As one of the top leaders, his treatment is based on his multiple important responsibilities.
Despite the good income, the ** life has always adhered to the simple style. In 1958, he published an article "Founding the Country with Diligence and Thrift" to encourage all officers and men of the army to work together and contribute to the development of New China.
As a leader of the army, his practical actions have become a model for soldiers, and he has always practiced the revolutionary spirit of arduous struggle. Whether in terms of food, clothing or housing, ** insists on a simple life, and goes to the ordinary canteen with his wife Kang Keqing, just to save every penny.
Even for daily washing, he resolutely advocates water conservation, and once humorously reminded his secretary: "Although tap water is not easy to come by, don't waste it at will." ”
* Frugality is not accidental, and its personality traits are intertwined with the influence of real life. In his early years, the Kuomintang's pursuit of him led to the suffering of relatives and friends in his hometown, and this history has always been remembered.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he repaid with practical actions and adopted the children in his hometown. Despite being a **, he bears a huge psychological burden. What is admirable is that he refused to receive the marshal's salary, and the huge sum of 20,000 yuan accumulated in his life was not given to himself or to future generations, but was selflessly contributed to the country as party dues.
This deep love and loyalty to the country is awe-inspiring.
Among the founding marshals, **as in **, mavericks gave up the remuneration of marshals. This tenacious warrior from Sangzhi, Hunan Province, had a difficult childhood, and dropped out of private school after only five years to share the burden of his family.
The young ** is ambitious and keen to uphold justice, whenever he sees the villagers being bullied by bandits, he does not hesitate to stand up and complain for the weak. Deep inside him,"Hate oppression and pity the weak"Faith sprouts like a seed.
It was this indignation at the old order and deep admiration for Dr. Sun Yat-sen that drove him to follow Sun Yat-sen into the revolutionary stream in 1914, at the age of eighteen.
After more than ten years of ups and downs in life, ** suffered from unjust imprisonment repeatedly, with perseverance, he started the road of revolution with two kitchen knives. His courage and determination led him to the post of commander of the National Revolutionary Army in 1927.
However, with the end of the Northern Expedition, ** deeply realized that communism was the key to the Chinese people's search for salvation. Therefore, he resolutely threw himself into the arms of the Communist Party, and in the Nanchang Uprising, he issued the first order of our Party's armed uprising as the commander-in-chief.
* A unique contribution and irreplaceable role in the early Red Army, clearly reflected in his legendary experience.
* General, with outstanding leadership, led the Red Army to many glory, in the anti-Japanese beacon fire, he was promoted to the leader of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, Yanmen ambush and Chenzhuang Battle and other outstanding feats witnessed his bravery.
In the War of Liberation, he sowed the seeds of victory in the Great Northwest and deeply imprinted the cornerstone of the liberation of the Northwest. **The title of marshal is nothing but honor. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he chose to devote himself to the development of the southwest region, held important positions, and devoted himself to liberation and construction, never caring about personal salary.
His contribution made the marshal worthy of his name, but it also demonstrated his noble spirit.
Although he was promoted to vice premier in 1954, his salary still adhered to the benchmark of local administration, and he did not enjoy the treatment of a marshal, his monthly salary was only 440 yuan, and the subsidy was only 510 yuan, which was still 75 yuan compared with the marshal's salary.
However, these figures did not in any way diminish his dedicated service to the people. Since 1959, as the head of the National Defense Industry Commission and a member of the Military Commission, the large-scale military training movement he advocated has led the whole army to action, effectively promoted the PLA to modernization and regularization, and demonstrated an incomparably firm spirit of public servant.
Just like **, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, ** was committed to the construction of the East China Military Region, and it was not until 1954 that he became the vice premier of ***. Therefore, his salary is based on the local job assessment and is 510 yuan per month.
Although the amount is substantial, for **, from 1962 onwards, there was often a gap between income and expenditure. To understand this situation, we need to look back at his past during the agrarian revolution.
The fifth in 1934"Encirclement and suppression", the Kuomintang offensive on the **Soviet area, ** general, with both wisdom and courage tactics, repeatedly thwarted the strong enemy, although temporarily superior, but in the face of the disparity in strength of the opponent and the unprecedented elite siege, including dozens of fighter jets of indiscriminate bombardment, his bravery did not prevent the arrival of serious injuries, unfortunately, the commander-in-chief suffered a heavy blow to the hip bone in the fierce battle, crushing fractures.
In this regard, the ** Prime Minister was anxious, and quickly came to Ruijin in person, personally supervised the formation, and immediately operated on him. However, due to the medical conditions at the time, only part of the broken bones could be removed, and the leg injury of ** was still severe.
Faced with physical limitations, ** resolutely decided to stay in Jiangxi to carry out guerrilla warfare, ** the prime minister understood and supported this decision, and the Red Army carefully arranged for him to settle down in Youshan.
After a short period of recuperation, he quickly returned to the battlefield despite his injuries and personally commanded the battle, not only against the enemy, but also actively expanding the guerrilla ranks and expanding the revolutionary base areas.
Inspired by him, even the peasant woman at the foot of the oil mountain, Zhou Weidi, joined the revolution, and her home became a secret contact point for the guerrillas. In the face of a difficult environment, Wednesday Di was not afraid of the blockade and often took the risk of sending food to **them, ** laughed at her and asked her to change her name to "Zhou Basket", which made her excited.
Since she had no official name, she readily agreed, and from then on, she firmly guarded the revolutionary cause under the name of "Zhou Basket".
In 1936, **Injuries**, difficult steps, and in danger. At this time, recalling the secret recipe left by his father, Zhou Basket resolutely stepped on every inch of the oil mountain, just to find that good medicine.
She selflessly accepted**, placed him in her attic, and devoted her best care to him to be able to ** quickly**. During this period, Zhou Basket injected incomparable strength into the flame of revolution in the name of life.
In 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out in full swing, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party joined hands to resist the enemy.
In the past 20 years, the first general galloped across the battlefield, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he shouldered the great diplomatic responsibility. It was not until 1962 that he was able to squeeze out precious time to return to Jiangxi, which haunted him.
Although the years have passed in a hurry, the little kindness to Zhou Lan has always been remembered. After returning to Jiangxi, he personally visited Zhou Lan's house, thanked him affectionately, and expressed his endless gratitude.
What's even more touching is that perceiving the hardships of Zhou Lan's life, ** General resolutely allocated a part of his salary every month to provide financial support. Therefore, although the salary of the marshal was not high, he still needed to bear additional burdens, and his life was always simple and deep.
In-depth analysis, everyone must have understood: **and**, the three outstanding marshals, although they did not receive the marshal's salary, their noble sentiments have won the admiration of all the soldiers.
Similarly, important leaders such as ** and Xu Guangda also refused generous treatment with practical actions. In March 1955, the draft reform of the remuneration system was first introduced, and the prime minister presented it, in which the design of 24 levels was rigorous and fair.
Looking at it, ** smiled slightly, but when he found that there was only one seat for himself at the highest level, and it corresponded to a salary of 600 yuan, his brows involuntarily tightened.
He said frankly to ***: "The founding of New China is a collective merit, and now I am the first level, and you are all below the second level, doesn't this put me in an isolated situation?" ”
At the insistence of ***, *** urgently held a meeting to readjust the salary system at all levels, and even the salary of *** was reduced to less than 600 yuan.
Although as the head of state, **'s salary is not very good, but he resolutely refuses to accept it, which is the embodiment of his open-mindedness. Under his inspiration, there was a tide of humility in the army, and Xu Guangda sent a letter to the prime minister, humbling himself for his meager contributions, asking for a demote and a salary reduction, and even willing to give up the rank of general to **.
Although the prime minister did not approve it, Xu Guangda's move was circulated in the military as a good story of virtue.
Obviously, whether it is the chairman, the marshal and the marshal, or General Xu Guangda, they have never been concerned about the amount of salary.
As fighters from the revolution, they threw themselves into the battle in the years when the country was in danger and did not even care about their personal safety, so in today's peaceful world, these salaries are really insignificant to them.
Although these great pioneers have left us, their impartial and selfless spirit is like an eternal beacon, illuminating the land of China, which will continue forever in the annals of history.