Some things have to be done. It is probably Zhang Xueliang's greatest sincerity to . The thing we know is that it is launched Xi'an Incident . He betrayed his brotherhood with Chiang Kai-shek .
No one would have thought that such a famous warlord announced his legacy after his death, which was as high as 600 million US dollars.
Maybe he knew his ending after the Xi'an Incident, but he never expected that his ending would be imprisoned for most of his life, which was unimaginable for Zhang Xueliang, one of the four beauties in the Republic of China.
Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned in this life since he was 36 years old, and his long life of detention lasted for more than 50 years. In people's impression, Zhang Xueliang was a rich child who was squandering countless children, and he was also a general who gave up and in the three northeastern provinces.
But no matter how the world evaluates him, he did do something wrong, but he also made some contributions. But what we want to repeat today is not this, but his money.
Today, let’s go to this legendary figure of the Republic of China and see how he left so much money.
was born into a famous family and accumulated a lot of wealth. When it comes to Zhang Xueliang, it is inevitable to mention another familiar person. Those who have studied history should know him. He is Zhang Xueliang's father Zhang Zuolin .
Zhang Zuolin was born in poverty, but he was not only a business mind but also quite courageous. Although he was born in a rash manner, he was not afraid of difficulties in order to make a living and engaged in many industries. After the war broke out, Zhang Zuolin began to defect to the Qing government and live in the military.
With the outbreak of the war, Zhang Zuolin's military career also rose step by step. Since then, it has occupied the northeast, and the entire three eastern provinces can be said to be the treasure of the Zhang family. The Fengtian army represented by Zhang Zuolin is also awesome.
Faced with the situation of internal and external troubles at that time, Zhang Zuolin also actively developed the economy and responded to Japan's economic aggression. He had a relatively complex relationship with Japan and had frequent cooperation. He used Japan's power to develop his own economy and gained a lot of benefits for , the three northeastern provinces, .
People are often curious about why Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned for 54 years, but after he was released, he still had so much money.
In Zhang Xueliang's life, two people seem particularly important, one is Zhang Xueliang's father, Zhang Zuolin.
In that era of warlord separatist war, you finished your show. As the saying goes, heroes come from troubled times, so naturally some people make money. And Zhang Zuolin came to the stage in such an era.
In Zhang Zuolin's life, power is probably just for money. What he pursues and the extravagant life requires his military merits to support him.
It is undeniable that Zhang Zuolin has many real skills from an unknown little person to a generation of heroes. He loves money, so he left hundreds of millions of assets for Zhang Xueliang.
Zhang Zuolin has been entrenched in the northeast for many years. During these ten years, Zhang Zuolin has accumulated a lot of wealth. But how did these wealth come from?
Let's talk about it step by step. Faced with the tenacious confrontation of the Japanese invading army at that time, Zhang Zuolin chose to cooperate with the Japanese army. Zhang Zuolin was called the richest man in Beiyang warlord at that time, which shows how much wealth he had at that time.
In the early years, Zhang Zuolin's enrollment in the army began with Qing Dynasty . At that time, he dealt with various countries and sought benefits. The Qing court sent him to suppress the bandits, and he made money from both ends. Continuously dealing with the bandits and the Qing court has received a lot of benefits.
During the Japanese and Russian period, he began to use the same trick again. Zhang Zuolin was also quite business-minded, knew the importance of land, and began to enclose a large amount of land, since the Qing Dynasty opened up. He began to enclose a large amount of land, which can be said to be the big landlord at that time.
Zhang Zuolin also understood the importance of industry, which coincided with the booming development of national industry and the Party and the government. All sectors of society are supporting national industries in order to deal with economic aggression from Japan and the United States.Zhang Zuolin seized the opportunity and invested in a large number of modern enterprises such as coal mines, industrial and mining, and made a fortune.
But he also knows how to adapt. Since ancient times, he has said that industry has prospered the country and integrated banks. He knows how to do business, so he will not let the bank Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zuolin start their own private bank - Border Bank after he became rich.
Not only that, Zhang Zuolin has invested in a large number of banks through the form of equity participation, such as direct banking, business banks, etc. These can be regarded as his feat at that time. Not only that, Zhang Zuolin knew that there was no eternal enemy in the world, and he chose to cooperate with the Japanese army.
In 1922, Zhang Zuolin declared autonomy. Since then, the entire three northeastern provinces have been the back gardens of his Zhang family. At that time, the industry, mining, coal industry, railways, etc. in the Northeast were all ranked in the country. All these incomes fell into Zhang Zuolin's pocket.
Faced with the financial chaos in the three northeastern provinces at that time, Zhang Zuolin also actively used his mind to merge the banks at that time. The merged bank was , the official bank account of the three northeastern provinces, and became the official issuing bank in the northeastern region at that time.
This move not only consolidated the chaotic economy at that time, but also made great contributions to holding the economic lifeline of the three northeastern provinces.
Zhang Zuolin has more than 800,000 land in Inner Mongolia and is a famous landlord.
These factors have caused Zhang Xueliang to have a generous life after his birth and spending too much money. We can see from the huge wealth his father has, where the legacy he possessed in his later years came from.
In order to realize the plan to invade China within three months, Japan first formulated a plan to annex the Northeast. On this basis, the Japanese government at that time began to increase its efforts to support the warlords of the Northeast.
The Zhang family was the local emperor in the Northeast at that time. For this reason, the Japanese government not only provided a large amount of military weapons aid, land resources, and financial aid.
Zhang Xueliang's father Zhang Zuolin was originally a bandit, with a strong sense of bandit. His early experiences developed his own sloppy nature. He accepted all aspects of the Japanese government's assistance, but ignored the orders of the Japanese government.
After Zhang Zuolin's death, Zhang Xueliang inherited his father's position. He not only obtained this batch of inheritance, but also supported a large amount of tax revenue from the three northeastern provinces, which laid the foundation for his accumulated wealth.
Zhang Xueliang's property In addition to these real estates, Zhang Xueliang received Western cultural education in his early years and was called a handsome noble man. Although he was lively, he was also well-read in poetry and books.
While he was imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek, he wrote a large number of poems and books, as well as some biographies and memoirs. The value of these things cannot be measured by money. But he won him a lot of royalties.
In addition, everyone knows that the stubborn young master has loved the country, loves the country, the beauty, poetry, calligraphy, painting, river, ink and landscape since ancient times. Zhang Xueliang is naturally such a person. At that time, Zhang Xueliang was respected as one of the four major collectors during the Republic of China period.
He particularly favored the ink painting at that time, and could be called a literati and elegant guest, with a large number of brush, ink, calligraphy, painting, and literary play. This has rapidly appreciated during the nearly fifty years of his imprisonment. And every item is a national treasure.
The infatuated woman becomes a general, earning family property for love
. Another part of Zhang Xueliang's inheritance is his wife Yu Fengzhi . Yu Fengzhi is quite loved by Zhang Xueliang's father Zhang Zuolin, which can be called an arranged marriage.
The reason why Zhang Zuolin loves Yu Fengzhi so much is that Yu Fengzhi's father is the president of the Chamber of Commerce Yu Wendou . He was taken care of by him when he was young.
At that time, Zhang Xueliang learned Western culture since he was a child and wandered around the world. He was not only handsome but also imposing. He can be said to be the dragon among people.
The reason why Yu Fengzhi is called Fengzhi is rumored to be born with a phoenix life. In this way, in order to fulfill the friendship between his fathers, and because Yu Fengzhi looks beautiful, he fell in love with the young Zhang Xueliang at first sight and was loyal to him.
They got together with their parents.Zhang Xueliang obviously has no affection for Feng Zhi. He received Western education since childhood, advocated Western ideas such as freedom and democracy, and opposed this arranged marriage.
But under Zhang Zuolin's force control, he was still powerless. When it comes to mentioning this, we have to mention another legendary woman. She is the famous Miss Zhao Si - Zhao Yidi .
This is Zhang Xueliang's true love. Stubborn people are always dedicated. After marriage, Zhang Xueliang also called Feng Zhi the eldest sister.
But Yu Fengzhi is a loyal woman who has a deep affection for Zhang Xueliang. As the saying goes, husband and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly away when the disaster comes.
After the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang threatened Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek was forced to coerce from local forces in the northeast and the Fengtian warlords. What's more, he grew up with Zhang Xueliang since childhood, and he was inevitably soft-hearted and just imprisoned him.
But time doesn't wait for people. At this time, Yu Fengzhi appeared and showed her importance. Yu Fengzhi's father is a leader in the chamber of commerce, and she has been influenced by her since childhood.
Her father once praised Yu Fengzhi and said that she had a keen business intuition. Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned. Yu Fengzhi was diagnosed with severe breast cancer within a few years. Yu Fengzhi had been tossing and asked Song Ziwen to save Zhang Xueliang, but he was helpless.
Finally, Yu Fengzhi asked his godmother Soong Mei-ling to rescue Zhang Xueliang, but he failed. For this reason, Soong Mei-ling also had a big argument with Chiang Kai-shek. But Zhang Xueliang was finally sentenced to imprisonment for ten years.
, and Yu Fengzhi also fell seriously ill because he took care of Zhang Xueliang with Miss Zhao Si. Unfortunately, I suffered from breast cancer and it became more serious when I went to two places.
Breast cancer was a terminal illness at that time, and Zhang Xueliang was also very worried about Yu Fengzhi. For this reason, Yu Fengzhi had to ask Song Ziwen to take care of Zhang Xueliang and went to the United States for medical treatment alone.
After Yu Fengzhi went to the United States, he found that he was penniless and could only rely on the help of Zhang Xueliang's friends. Since her birth, her father has been a wealthy businessman.
After getting married, the Zhang family was even more financially and had never suffered from lack of money. After many twists and turns, Yu Fengzhi's friend finally contacted the famous breast cancer expert at that time. It cost a lot to save his life safely.
After the operation, Yu Fengzhi looked haggard and became thin. But she knew the crisis of the situation and began to learn knowledge in the United States with the help of her daughter and son-in-law. At the same time, she also learned about the stock market.
How many people are doing well in Wall Street but fall from the altar overnight. But Yu Fengzhi is a woman with a lot of knowledge. She is not afraid, she dares to fight and dares to break through. She has a keen business intuition, and based on this, she bought a large number of Wall Street stocks.
made a lot of money within a few days. But Yu Fengzhi has the courage of a gambler, but he does not have the ambition of a gambler. She knew the principle of stopping when she saw it was good and stopping in time. She only stayed on Wall Street for a month before leaving.
Yu Fengzhi used the money he earned on Wall Street to buy a large amount of houses and land. The Chinese have always felt that they should have a home and believe in the power of real estate. But the money she earned on Wall Street was enough for them to have enough food and clothing.
Yu Fengzhi believes in his father's vision. My father once said that if he went to the mall to fight, he would definitely be an excellent entrepreneur. In this way, the once dignified and gentle First Lady of Northeast China became a capable industrialist. Carrying the burden of the family.
, and Yu Fengzhi also had some stable income to buy these properties, so he no longer had to earn money that was a little scared to him.
A few years later, Yu Fengzhi was forced to divorce Zhang Xueliang under the pressure of Soong Mei-ling. But on weekdays, Yu Fengzhi still regards himself as Mrs. Zhang. They have never seen it in more than half a century.
Yu Fengzhi remembers Zhang Xueliang's advice firmly. Zhang Xueliang said at that time that he had gone to the United States and hoped that he would not come back. Although I don’t know why, Yu Fengzhi did not come back.
Farewell and infatuation remain unchanged, leaving behind the legacy of death
Although they divorced, Yu Fengzhi is a passionate and strange woman. He is deeply in love with Zhang Xueliang.
After Yu Feng died, she earned billions of dollars on Wall Street, all of which were left to Zhang Xueliang and his children. This caused Zhang Xueliangdan to inherit a large inheritance from his ex-wife.
Although Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan after the Xi'an Incident, his food, clothing and consumption were still as good as before. Chiang Kai-shek once said that raising Zhang Xueliang alone would use the money to raise a few troops. It can be seen that Zhang Xueliang's life is still rich, and the money he collected for the sale of ancient paintings and antiques was enough for Zhang Xueliang to spend his whole life.
Although Yu Fengzhi and Zhang Xueliang did not have the name of a husband and wife after their divorce, they had the affection of a husband and wife. Someone once asked Yu Fengzhi why he worked so hard to make money.
Yu Fengzhi said that, one is to earn money for their children to support them, and the other is to save Zhang Xueliang, but she was helpless, although she was running around.
But Yu Fengzhi did not rescue Zhang Xueliang in the end, and even Zhang Xueliang and the others were unable to meet each other in the end, but Yu Fengzhi was still fighting in the Wall Street stock market just so that Zhang Xueliang could live a prosperous life after being released.
Yu Fengzhi's life reached 93 years old, and the huge legacy left in the United States was left to Zhang Xueliang.
In his later years, Zhang Xueliang relied on the gold, silver and jewelry left by his father when he was young and the large number of literati calligraphy and paintings he took in when he was young, and he still lived a life of no worries about food and clothing.
It was not until Jiang Jingguo's death that Zhang Xueliang was truly released. A few years later, Zhang Xueliang moved to the United States with Miss Zhao Si and died of illness in Hawaii.
Although Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi had not met until their death, Zhang Xueliang did not bury his body with Yu Fengzhi as Yu Fengzhi's last wish.
But Yu Fengzhi left all the money he had worked alone in the United States to Zhang Xueliang. Zhang Xueliang had a prescient idea of the distribution of his own inheritance. He deeply understood that material wealth is not as good as spiritual wealth. The manuscripts and memoirs he left behind can be called priceless treasures.
So although Zhang Xueliang left a legacy of up to 600 million US dollars, the 600 million US dollars, including his manuscript, was donated all to Columbia University after his death, as he wished.
