He was not from a military corps, had never led troops to fight wars, and had almost never touched a gun. However, he was a founding lieutenant general of the Republic. He was born into a Christian and was determined to follow the revolution, but he was not accepted into the party until he was 44 years old. He is one of the founders of our army and our country's medical and health care industry - Fu Lianqing
From the president of the church to the red president
Fu Lianqing was born in Bogongling Village, Hetian Town, Changting County, Fujian in September 1894. Because his parents were wandering to Tingzhou City to make a living, he joined the Christian church with his parents since childhood and entered a church school. Later, he studied medicine at the "Asiaton Medical Center" founded by the church. In 1925, 31-year-old Fu Lianxin was elected as the director of Tingzhou Gospel Hospital.
In August 1927, the Nanchang Uprising Army led by Zhou Enlai moved to Tingzhou . Fu Lianxin took in more than 300 wounded and sick people, including Chen Geng and Xu Teli of the rebel army, to treat them at the Gospel Hospital. The optimistic and firm revolutionary spirit of the soldiers of the uprising army also deeply infected Fu Lianqing. He couldn't help but sigh: "I cured their illness, and they cured my heart."
During the treatment of the wounded soldiers of the uprising army, Fu Lianqing also met Zhou Enlai and left a deep impression. During an exchange, Fu Lianxin said: "The humanitarian spirit is the principle of my practice of treating diseases." Zhou Enlai pondered for a moment, and said in a gentle and firm tone: " humanitarian must also be for the revolution! Treating diseases for compatriots is the humanitarian spirit of the revolution; treating diseases for robbers and executioners is the cruelty to compatriots." Fu Lianxin was shocked by this profound insight for the first time, and it was also because of this that he began to walk out of the narrow self-world and gradually integrated into the torrent of the Chinese revolution.
After starting Long March , Fu Lianqing completely lost contact with his family. When the Central Red Army marched into Zunyi , Fu Lianqing wrote a letter to his wife Liu Cifu through a pharmacy in the city, but he never received her reply. During the Long March, he saw the news that the Kuomintang wanted him in the newspaper, and also heard that Liu Cifu had been killed by the enemy and the children were missing.
In the following years, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party fought for Tingzhou, and the Tingzhou regime changed hands several times. With the help of the special identity of a doctor, Fu Lianqing took advantage of the opportunity to treat the brigade commander of the Second Mixed Brigade of the Kuomintang Fujian Provincial Defense Forces stationed in Tingzhou to gain his trust, obtained information many times and promptly informed him, so that the underground party organization of the Communist Party of China Tingzhou was protected from the destruction of the Kuomintang. Fu Lianxin also subscribed to Mao Zedong in the name of the Gospel Hospital, so that Mao Zedong could understand external information in a timely manner during the marching and war.
In January 1932, Fu Lianqing founded the "China Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Central Nursing School", training more than 60 Red Army medical staff.
In the spring of 1932, Fu Lianqing personally delivered the baby of Mao Zedong's wife He Zizhen in this red hospital. In October of that year, Mao Zedong came to the Gospel Hospital to recuperate. During the three months of spending day and night, the two of them had a heart-to-heart talk many times, and Mao Zedong had a profound influence on Fu in terms of thoughts, words and deeds. It was also during these few months that Fu Lian-chung and Mao Zedong established a deep revolutionary friendship.
In early 1933, the Kuomintang army stepped up its "encirclement and suppression" of the Central Soviet Area, and Mao Zedong was about to transfer to Ruijin . Before leaving, he asked Fu Lianqing about his intention to stay or stay. Fu Lianxin said without hesitation: "Go to Ruijin with the Chairman!" Mao Zedong asked him what to do with the hospital, and Fu Lianxin said: "Move to Ruijin!"
Fu Lianxin did what he said. He hired 150 porters and took half a month to pick the entire Gospel Hospital from Tingzhou to Yanggang, Ruijin Yeping, and officially established the Central Red Hospital, which is the first regular hospital in the history of the Communist Party of China. In April 1934, the Chinese Soviet National Hospital was established and Fu Lianqing was appointed as the director.
"Red Huatuo" who followed the Red Army's Long March
In October 1934, the Central Red Army was forced to implement a strategic transfer - the Long March. Considering that Fu Lianqing is weak in physical condition and cannot bear the pain of long journeys, the central government plans to let him stay in Soviet area . But Fu Lianxin firmly demanded a transfer with the large army, and his request was approved by the organization.
This conversation was compiled into a text by French reporters and published in the French newspaper "The Salvation Times" published in May 1937, and was also printed into a brochure for publication. It caused an international sensation and caused many international friends and progressive people to visit Yan'an, including the famous Canadian doctor Bethune.
In October 1936, the three main forces of the Red Army met in Huining, Gansu. In November, the Red Army headquarters came to Tongxin City, Ningxia. At this time, Fu Lianqing and female Red Army soldier Chen Zhenren gradually developed feelings for each other and got married in their joint combat life.
At the end of the same year, Fu Lianqing came to Baoan County, where the Party Central Committee was located. As soon as he arrived at the security guard, he went to visit Mao Zedong. As soon as they met, Mao Zedong said happily: "Oh, Dr. Fu, you are still alive, alive!" Yes, he not only lived, but also miraculously passed through the snow-capped mountains and grasslands. All of this originated from his firm revolutionary belief and tenacious revolutionary will.
That night, Mao Zedong tried to keep Fu Lianqing and his wife for dinner. Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and Deng Yingchao were also here, and everyone was chatting and laughing. It was late, and Mao Zedong kept Fu Lianqing and his wife living there again. Mao Zedong and Bo Lianqing talked until late at night.
After the Party Central Committee moved from security guard to Yan'an, it established the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Hospital, with Fu Lianqing as the president and responsible for the medical and health care work of the central leadership. At that time, Mao Zedong often stayed up late and had eyes ill. Later, under the careful treatment of Fu Lianxin, his eye disease finally recovered. Mao Zedong happily praised him as the contemporary "Red Hua Tuo".
In 1937, a French journalist was very surprised when he learned in Yan'an that Fu Lianxian was a Christian and specially asked him to give a conversation. Fu Lianqing introduced himself how he embarked on the revolutionary path from a Christian. Even the arduous 25,000-mile Long March, he had never wavered.
French reporter asked him with great interest why? Fu Lianxin replied: "I stayed in the Red Army for so many years because of the following reasons. First, I feel that I belong to an oppressed nation and an oppressed class; second, I was moved by the Communist educator Qu Qiubai; third, the responsibility lies in the responsibility, because although the Red Army had many wounded and sick at the beginning, but without a doctor, I felt that I should do this work. The Red Army is a real people's army that fights for the interests of the people - I have clearly understood this fact from many years of experience. It is the most disciplined army to protect the motherland and the people... And the reason why I stayed in the Red Army is because I firmly believe that it has instructed me to use the path of liberation of the Chinese nation and the Chinese people. "
1929, after the Red Fourth Army entered Fujian, Fu Lianqing led the Gospel Hospital to actively treat the wounded and sick Red Army soldiers. It was also in this year that Fu Lianqing met Mao Zedong. Under the influence of Mao Zedong and others, Fu Lianxin further understood the Red Army and strengthened his determination to contribute to the cause of red.
44 finally joined the party at the age of 344 and
Fu Lianxian asked to join the Communist Party many times after participating in the revolution. At first, some comrades thought that it would be more beneficial to the revolution and easier for him to work for the party. Later, for various reasons, his wish was never realized.
1938, Mao Zedong sent Fu Lianqing to Xi'an to buy medicine and asked a dentist to treat it. At that time, Xi'an was the ruling center of the Kuomintang's northwest region, and the situation was very complicated. When Fu Lianqing left Yan'an, he submitted an application to the party organization and expressed that he would do a good job of completing the task assigned to him by Mao Zedong.
After he arrived in Xi'an, with the help of Lin Boqu, director of the Xi'an Eighth Route Army Office, he purchased a batch of shortage drugs in Yan'an and also invited a dentist. Afterwards, he and Wu Yuzhang returned to Yan'an by car and completed the task successfully.
Later, Fu Lianxin was introduced by Mao Zedong and Chen Yun to participate in the Central Party Training Class, and Wang De and Hu Jiageng, the head teacher of the Party Training Class, were introduced. On September 7, 1938, 44-year-old Fu Lianxin was officially approved to join the Communist Party of China.After 11 years of organizational test and war baptism, Fu Lianqing had an infinite sincerity in his heart for the Communist Party, and finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish and completed the huge transformation from Christian to communist.
1938, Fu Lianqing has served as director of the Central Health Department and the director of the Central Hospital and other leadership positions, and has continued to be responsible for the health care work of the central head. In addition to treating central leaders, he also took time to treat schools, nursery schools and nearby people, and was welcomed and respected by local military and civilians.
1944 Mid-Autumn Festival, the central government made an exception to congratulate him on his 50th birthday. Many comrades including Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Zhang Wentian, Wang Jiaxiang, etc. attended the birthday celebration. Zhou Enlai delivered a speech on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and gave him a high praise: "Fu Lianqing joined the revolutionary team and joined the Communist Party. This is the victory of the party. The reason why we celebrated him is because he is a meritorious person. We should always remember him and thank him for such a comrade."
Although Mao Zedong was unable to attend the birthday celebration that day because of his busy work, when he saw Fu Lianqing the next day, he held Fu Lianqing's hand tightly and said, "Congratulations on your fiftieth birthday!"
Devoted his efforts to the medical cause of New China
In March 1949, Fu Lianqing followed the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from Xibaipo to Peiping . Half a year later, he was ordered to establish the Central Health Office to be responsible for the central leadership of health care and the health work of the central government's directly affiliated agencies. In January 1950, he became the first deputy director of the Health Department of the General Logistics Department of the Central Military Commission, and was later elected as the chairman of the Chinese Medical Council. In 1952, he also served as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health of the Central People's Government.
Although there are many dazzling halos on the top of your head, what Fu Lianxian cares most is the physical condition of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries such as Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De. He regards doing a good job in health care for the heads as his duty.
He personally formulated a central health care work system and did it himself, working diligently and did not dare to neglect the slightest. He had to personally inquire about the prescription prescribed by the doctor, and he had to personally try the new medicines given to the chief, and even the injections he had to be injected with were tested by himself.
In view of the general backward sanitation of the country in the early days of liberation, Fu Lianxin followed the general policy of "prevention first" to focus on national health and epidemic prevention, and successively curbed and eliminated plague, epidemics, infectious diseases and other epidemics in some places.
