The issue of corruption has always been a topic of greatest concern to the country and the people. Corruption will not only delay the implementation of national policies, affect the rational use of state finances, destroy the country's political ecology, weaken the people's trust in the country, but also directly damage the fundamental interests of the people.
Power is a key factor influencing corruption, it can lead to corruption, and absolute power can lead to absolute corruption. Historically, whether it is ancient or modern, whether it is a vigorous era or a challenging period, it is difficult to completely eliminate corruption.
*Shan and Zhang Zishan are the best examples.
* Shan and Zhang Zishan embezzled and ** a total of about 17 billion yuan and nearly 400 million yuan in 1951. Although the value of these old coins is not as high today as it is today, we can still calculate the value of these coins at that time.
In 1951, two years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, China's economy was developing rapidly, and all walks of life showed prosperity. However, the country still faces serious internal and external challenges, and the Korean War continues.
In this critical period, the first corruption case discovered in New China caused a nationwide sensation. After an in-depth investigation by the national investigation team, it was found that ** Shan and Zhang Zishan were arrested respectively around December 1951.
In order to calm public anger and curb the bad atmosphere within **, the people of Hebei Province decided to hold a public trial meeting in February 1952 to openly try **Shan and Zhang Zishan.
The Lantern Festival is supposed to be a day of lively celebration across the country, but in Baoding, Hebei, the streets and alleys are empty. All this is because the public trial meeting of Liu and Zhang was held in Baoding City Stadium on the same day.
Although the venue was chosen at Baoding City Stadium, the number of people attending the stadium was far beyond people's imagination. The public trial was said to have attracted 21,800 people, while outside the stadium, more citizens waited for the announcement of the results by radio.
Surprisingly, despite the large number of people, the scene was orderly, and everyone quietly awaited the outcome of the public trial.
At the public trial, the presiding judge solemnly announced the crimes committed by Liu and Zhang and their bad impact, and the audience was all indignant. They are all ordinary people, and they may have never seen such a huge wealth in their lives, which shows how evil Liu Zhang's behavior is.
At the last moment of the public trial, the presiding judge slowly read out the verdict against Liu and Zhang: "According to the order of the Supreme People's Court, the death penalty of the big criminals and Zhang Zishan is to be carried out immediately, and all their property will be confiscated. ”
Hearing this verdict, the long-awaited audience cheered, and the stadium suddenly boiled. Standing in front of the rostrum, ** Shan and Zhang Zishan both had frightened expressions on their faces, they couldn't imagine that they would face such a cruel ending.
When Zhang Zishan heard this, his legs immediately weakened and he fell to his knees. At this moment, the two must have deep remorse in their hearts, but the result cannot be changed, and no one can change their fate.
After two gunshots, **Shan and Zhang Zishan were publicly executed in front of 20,000 people, and the first ** case in New China came to an end. In the evening, those comrades who had struggled with Liu and Zhang gathered together, and they felt extremely sad for these two comrades who had once been firm in their beliefs.
This is unacceptable to those who have struggled in the revolution, after all, they have survived such a dangerous situation before liberation, how could the two of them fall here.
A comrade who used to have a very good relationship with them said: "I visited their house a year ago, and both of them lived very poorly, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are surrounded by four walls. ”
Hearing this, everyone recalled the days when they had fought for the revolution together.
In 1931, ** Shan was only 15 years old and had already participated in the revolution and became a "red imp". This year, he officially joined the Communist Party of China, ** Shan was born poor, and he joined the ranks of the revolution with full of enthusiasm.
In the course of the revolution, he experienced numerous difficulties and sufferings, and was once arrested and imprisoned by the Kuomintang. During the years he was imprisoned by the Kuomintang, he was subjected to all kinds of torture, but he never revealed a single trace of the party's secrets to the enemy.
It was not until the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War that the ** mountain was released under the general trend of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. It was such a firm revolutionary will that made his comrades-in-arms surprised by what happened to him later.
* Shan was released from prison, and the party organization believed that he was a person with a strong revolutionary will and a person who could play a huge role in the revolution, so it was decided to let him study at Kang Da to enrich his knowledge and allow him to fully display his talents.
* Shan did not live up to the trust of the party organization, and he made many significant contributions in the central Hebei region during the Anti-Japanese War.
In the enemy-occupied area of Jizhong, ** Shan, as the secretary of the county party committee, is the most dangerous person in the local area, not only responsible for the relationship between the party organization, but also to guard against the sweep of the Japanese army, and organize the evacuation of the masses in time.
His heroic performance enabled him to accumulate great prestige among the masses and also made the party organization see his talents. It was precisely because of the mass base he had accumulated that the actions of the party organizations in Jizhong during the War of Liberation could proceed smoothly.
After the liberation, ** Shan was appointed secretary of the Tianjin Prefectural Committee of the Communist Party of China, and was highly praised by Huang Jing, then secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee. Even after his case, Huang Jing interceded for him and asked the party organization to open up to him.
It can be seen from the deeds of ** Mountain that he was a staunch revolutionary hero before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Similarly, during the revolutionary period, Zhang Zishan was also a hero with outstanding merits.
Zhang Zishan, who joined the Communist Party of China in 1933, led *** in his early years and was deeply admired by students. However, his revolutionary road was not smooth, and a year after joining the Communist Party, he was betrayed by traitors**, and was tortured by the Kuomintang to extract a confession.
When the "Lugou Bridge Incident" broke out and the Kuomintang prison rioted, he took advantage of the chaos to escape from prison. After spending three years in prison, the outside world has changed dramatically, and the former party organization is nowhere to be found, and he feels very lost.
After the Japanese invaders occupied Hebei, he taught and hid, and never relentlessly searched for the party organization, which was more painful than imprisonment, and although he had regained his freedom, he was never able to find the party organization.
Zhang Zishan's chance reunion with the leaders of the party organization allowed him to return to the revolutionary ranks. During his work in the central Hebei region, he worked with **shan and established a deep revolutionary friendship.
They cooperated tacitly, and the relationship gradually warmed up. Three years later, Zhang Zishan organized hundreds of thousands of people to help the PLA solve its logistical problems. In the winter of the Pingjin Campaign, he was so anxious that he organized the masses to dig through the ice on the river, so that the supplies of the People's Liberation Army could be delivered to the front line in time.
Zhang Zishan's contribution was indelible in the War of Liberation, and after the liberation, he and ** Shan held important positions in Tianjin. However, in peacetime, their faith was put to the test.
* Shan and Zhang Zishan, two heroes who have made great contributions to the revolutionary cause, after the mountains and rivers are calmed, they are inevitably a little fluttering. **Shan once said: "I fight the world desperately, what do I get by enjoying it?" ”
It was this kind of thinking that led him to the path of irreparable corruption. During his tenure in Tianjin, he rarely went to the office, and always lived in a former concession villa on the pretext of "recuperation".
These actions were also tacitly approved by his superiors, after all, he was almost all covered in scars after the revolution. Moreover, Tianjin, as an important city in China, is more prosperous than other places.
Being in the midst of prosperity allowed him to live a life of idleness, which not only cultivated his inertia, but also made him obsessed with material comforts. In the case of a shortage of domestic materials, his room has rare sofas, box-spring beds, and even occasionally drinks red wine that ordinary people have not tasted, which is really extravagant.
* The mountain pursues the ultimate in the details of life, regardless of clothing, food, housing and transportation, it is absolutely unambiguous. He was keen on wearing a suit, and even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was reluctant to change his pajamas, and against the background of his shirt full of patches, Shan still insisted on wearing a new suit every day, which made some comrades question him, and even couldn't believe that he was once a comrade who fought with him in the revolution.
In terms of travel, ** mountains are also extremely particular. At that time, there was only one seized American jeep in Tianjin, so he bought it back as a daily means of travel.
Although the ride comfort and appearance of the jeep are not satisfactory, in order to make his travel more comfortable, **Shan privately embezzled more than 300 million** and purchased two American cars in Hong Kong, which even surpassed the national leaders.
Similarly, Zhang Zishan also hides a luxurious lifestyle beneath the surface. Although he seems to be more diligent than ** mountain on the surface, he will go to work every day and work hard, but in private, his luxury is in no way inferior to ** mountain.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country's industrial base was so weak that it was impossible to manufacture even a single car. However, Zhang Zishan replaced five cars in just two years, and such a life is not available to everyone even today.
However, the law does not tolerate mercy. ** Order a full investigation. ** Shan and Zhang Zishan's corruption was soon exposed, and the whistleblower was none other than their deputy, Li Kecai.
Li Kecai originally wanted to save their lives, he knew that if this situation continued, the country's property would suffer huge losses, and they would also be in a desperate situation. However, the words of the superior leader made Li Kecai feel cold.
They were all heroes of the revolution, and the higher leaders were somewhat tolerant of them. After failing to report to his superiors, Li Ke decided to find an opportunity to expose their crimes.
In the end, he chose to directly accuse **Shan and Zhang Zishan of the crimes to more than 800 delegates at the Third Congress of the Communist Party of China in Hebei, because he, as their deputy, knew their affairs well.
This incident caused a huge shock at the congress, and the news reached **, which aroused great attention from ***, especially the chairman. This is not the first time that the chairman has found that there are problems with the style of cadres.
At that time, when Chairman *** inspected other places, he found that some people had extravagant styles, and he said very angrily: "Do you want to become Liu Zongmin? ”
Liu Zongmin was Li Zicheng's subordinate, as he was too indulged in enjoyment and was eventually defeated by the Qing army. The chairman has always been opposed to this phenomenon, and when the behavior of **Shan and Zhang Zishan spread, he was even more angry.
Therefore, the chairman decided to carry out the action of "three antis" (anti-**, anti-waste, and anti-bureaucracy) within the party. In this context, the cases of **Shan and Zhang Zishan were naturally given special treatment.
In a previous article, we mentioned that Huang Jing once interceded for them. In addition to Huang Jing, many comrades who had fought with **Shan and Zhang Zishan also pleaded with Chairman ***.
Faced with the serious situation of corruption in the party, the sense of crisis made him feel angry. He once said: "According to this development, within ten years, we will become the second Kuomintang." ”
Against this background, he firmly wrote the word "death penalty" in the trial opinion, which played a key role in the trial meeting. Although Liu Zhang is a real father, considering their crimes, ** refused all pleas.
However, **understanding ***'s feelings, he issued four instructions to Hebei Province ** to ensure that their remains are respected and properly disposed of, and at the same time to ensure that their children can be cared for and nurtured by the state.
The premier's final order fully reflects his spirit of impartiality and selflessness, and the behavior of Liu and Zhang must be punished. According to the investigation, they embezzled more than 17 billion yuan, which can buy 50 million kilograms of millet, 20 million kilograms of pork, and even 3780,000 grams**.
Especially during the Korean War, many soldiers had to live on fried noodles, and their actions caused hundreds of people to suffer from the disaster. In the end, it was ascertained that **mountain**18.4 billion yuan, Zhang Zishan is **19.4 billion yuan, their actions have had a bad impact on the country and society.
The current gold price has exceeded 500 yuan per gram, and the two of them have a total of 168750,000 yuan is an astronomical amount. The crimes of Liu and Zhang are their own faults.
Even now, this huge amount of money cannot be ignored. In recent years, thanks to the state's vigorous crackdown, corruption has been significantly reduced, but the road to fight corruption is still long.
We look forward to the early realization of zero corruption in our country and a fairer and more just society.