Chairman Mao
Stalin After the death of Stalin , Marshal Voroshilov persuaded Chairman Mao to quit smoking when he visited China. He said: "If Stalin could quit smoking as per the doctor's advice, he would not have died so early."
After hearing Marshal Voroshilov's words, Chairman Mao decided to quit smoking. However, ten months later, Chairman Mao started smoking again.
: To the confusion of people around him, he said: "We work too hard and we must not smoke."
From this we can see that cigarettes are a way to relax and rest for Chairman Mao.
In the war era, when Chairman Mao was writing " on the protracted war ", he did not rest for two consecutive days and two nights. When my hands were sore, I stretched and stretched. When I was too tired, I went out for a walk outside the cave.
At this time, cigarettes became Chairman Mao’s “spiritual buffer”.
Chairman Mao was very addicted to smoking. Edgar Snow once said: "He is different from most of the commanders of the Red Army . Smoking is not controlled..."
Edgar Snow's ex-wife recalled the scene of seeing Chairman Mao in April 1937. It also reflected Chairman Mao's addicted to smoking:
He sat in a picture of his yard. On the canvas recliner, smoking cigarettes...
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It was also in this year that when the famous British journalist James Betterland talked to Chairman Mao about democratic politics and the united front in a cave at the foot of the Yan'an cliff, Chairman Mao was also lying casually on his only "luxury" - a recliner, kept smoking countless cigarettes...
When did Chairman Mao start smoking? It is impossible to verify. But what is certain is that as early as the Jinggangshan period, Chairman Mao became addicted to smoking.
At that time, Chairman Mao often worked all night long, and in order to refresh himself, he would light a cigarette and smoke it.
When inspecting the peasant movement in Hunan, the local people took out "Leaf cigarettes" to entertain Chairman Mao.
In order to facilitate access to the masses, Chairman Mao talked while smoking . This made the people attending the symposium feel very intimate, and the emotional distance between them is shortened.
Chairman Mao mainly smoked cigarettes in his life. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, due to the tight supply of tobacco, Chairman Mao smoked whatever he caught.
At that time, Chairman Mao's cigarettes were mainly from the "tributary" of the Kuomintang army.
So, the brands of cigarettes are quite diverse, and there are all kinds. In response, Chairman Mao jokingly claimed that he was eating Baijiaju and smoking baijia cigarettes.
Sometimes cigarettes are out of stock, After Chairman Mao got addicted to smoking, he would smoke the dry tobacco that smelled very choked and . He simply rolled it into a trumpet shape with paper, put tobacco inside, and smoke it directly.
In the war, Chairman Mao smoked
. Although this kind of cigarette is very difficult to smoke, Chairman Mao did not dislike it at all. He smoked it with relish and kept smoking.
By this smoke with a strong and spicy taste, Chairman Mao survived the long war years.
Even during the Long March period, when the conditions were more difficult, Chairman Mao still tried every means to find cigarettes.
At that time, Chairman Mao conducted a unique botanical research with Li De, who was also very addicted to smoking. They tasted all kinds of leaves and wanted to find one to replace tobacco leaf .
Chairman Mao, who often keeps smoking, was an exception once.
1945, Chairman Mao stayed in Chongqing for 43 days. During this period, Chairman Mao changed his previous habit of going to bed late and getting up late, and even the habit of being inverted by black and white. He traveled between No. 50 Zengjiayan and No. 413 Hongyan Village, , every morning, and 8 pm to 6 pm.
Chairman Mao is famous for his addiction to cigarettes. Therefore, when three US soldiers came to visit Chairman Mao, the gift they gave was also cigarettes.
However, Chairman Mao did not smoke a cigarette during the negotiations . Because Chairman Mao knew that Chiang Kai-shek did not smoke, nor did he like the smell of cigarettes.
Afterwards, Chiang Kai-shek said to Chen Bulei :
"Mao Zedong should not be despised. He is addicted to cigarettes as he is, and it is said that he has to smoke every day (50). But after he knew that I don't smoke, he will never smoke a cigarette during the conversation with me. He should not underestimate his determination and spirit!"
Chiang Kai-shek
For Chairman Mao, smoking is a "spiritual buffer" and is also a habit of thinking.
1947, Chiang Kai-shek, who had eight million troops and excellent American equipment, launched a comprehensive life-and-death battle with Chairman Mao, who had only more than one million millets and rifles.
In order to avoid head-on battle with the main enemy forces who invaded Yan'an, Chairman Mao and others led the main force to fight in northern Shaanxi.
Under Chairman Mao’s personal command, Hu Zongnan was knocked out, and Chiang Kai-shek’s Yan'an “bandit suppression” plan was thwarted.
The furious Hu Zongnan ordered his subordinates to lead seven brigades to chase Chairman Mao and others.
Chairman Mao and others led the central government's direct troops and were forced to come to the side of Yellow River . Under the extremely critical situation, Chairman Mao stood quietly by the Yellow River, staring at the surging Yellow River without saying a word. At
, time becomes more and more precious. Because a few minutes of delay may lead to a consequence of the history of the Chinese revolution, or even world history. Therefore, Ren Bishi, Zhou Enlai and others were anxious and urged Chairman Mao to cross the river quickly.
Chairman Mao
However, when Jiang Jun set up machine gun on the opposite hill and kept firing bullets, Chairman Mao calmly stretched out two fingers and said: "Give me a cigarette!"
After Chairman Mao smoked the cigarette handed to him by the guard, his face was filled with sorrow and decided to the point of decisively: "But the Yellow River! Don't worry about following me, I'm not afraid of evil!"
In this way, the central column led by Chairman Mao and others left safely under the enemy's gun...
After the founding of New China, Chairman Mao's work was even heavier, and he smoked more than before.
A American writer said: "The political leadership of any country is not as good as Mao Zedong likes to smoke."
Considering that Chairman Mao is very addicted to smoking, the staff will buy a lot of cigarettes every time. However, cigarettes are prone to moisture and are not convenient for long-term storage.
Chairman Mao didn't care about this and did not miss it. Chairman Mao does not pay attention to the brand quality when smoking, but only pays attention to whether the cigarettes are strong and have a strong smell.
In 1961, when Marshal Montgomery of England visited China, he gave Chairman Mao a "555" brand cigarette as a gift. This kind of smoke is very strong, and most people can't stand it if they take a sip, but Chairman Mao likes it very much.
Later, Chairman Mao also smoked Panda cigarettes and Zhonghua cigarettes .
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Once, When Chairman Mao went to Wuhan, he heard that Hubei produced a kind of "Luojia Mountain" cigarette. It tasted good and the price was very cheap. He quickly sent someone to buy a few "Luojia Mountain". After drawing
, Chairman Mao was very satisfied, so he bought a few more with him.
1961, in order to consider Chairman Mao's health, the staff found out that there was a cigarette holder filter drug in foreign countries, which could greatly reduce the inhalation of harmful substances such as nicotine . So, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to buy two dozen.
After receiving the cigarette holder, Chairman Mao’s life administrator wanted to reimburse the expenses in the entertainment expenses. After learning about it, Chairman Mao firmly opposed it and expressed his desire to pay the fee himself.
Later, the expenses were reimbursed from Chairman Mao’s royalties, with a total cost of 94.23 yuan.
When smoking, Chairman Mao usually lights his own cigarette and rarely asks the staff to help. Moreover, he doesn't need a lighter, he always uses matches.
In addition, Chairman Mao’s habit of drawing matches is also unique.
When most people use matches, they rub the phosphor skin on both sides of the matchbox at will, but Chairman Mao deliberately rubs it from both ends of the phosphor skin.
matchbox
The advantage of doing this is that after a box of matches is used up, the middle part of the phosphorus skin is still as intact as new and you can continue to use it.
At first, the staff did not know Chairman Mao’s intention and threw an empty matchbox into the trash can. After discovering it, Chairman Mao asked him to pick up the matchbox.
staff were very puzzled: "Chairman, that box is empty!"
Chairman Mao said: "Everything that can be continued to be used cannot be thrown away!" Although the matchbox of
was picked up at Chairman Mao's request, the staff still failed to understand Chairman Mao's good intentions.
During a chat, the staff complained to others: "A matchbox costs only one cent. What can you do if you leave an empty box? Just throw it away."
This was heard by Chairman Mao. He was very angry and called the staff to educate him in person:
"You are wrong to say this. Our country is still very poor. Everything must be paid attention to saving. We can't afford to waste it! Such a matchbox is indeed not worth it, but it is made of wood. Won't throw it away equivalent to throwing away wood?"
Chairman Mao
The staff then understood Chairman Mao's good intentions. Since then, he has carefully packed up the empty matchbox that Chairman Mao used up, then bought the match stick, put it in and continued to use it, and it will not be thrown away until the matchbox is no longer used.
In addition to refreshing and thinking, Chairman Mao also uses cigarettes to connect with feelings. People can see Chairman Mao’s sincerity in the subtleties.
During the Anti-Japanese War, a famous professor came to visit Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao took out the cigarette box and prepared to send cigarettes to the other party.
However, after Chairman Mao opened the cigarette box, he found that only one cigarette was left. If Chairman Mao handed the cigarette to the guest and did not smoke it himself, the guest would be embarrassed to smoke.
Of course, Chairman Mao cannot just smoke by himself, or put cigarette box back into his pocket.
Chairman Mao didn't think much about it, and folded the cigarette in half, half to the professor, and half into his mouth.
Chairman Mao's move made the professor feel that the chairman did not regard him as an outsider, and he was deeply moved. He believed that the Communist Party of China was the hope for victory in the War of Resistance.
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Another time, when Chairman Mao met with the former deputy commander of the Northeast "Suppression Headquarters" of the Kuomintang and the commander of the First Corps, Zheng Dongguo , he personally lit a cigarette for him, which made Zheng Dongguo, the "loser".
Chairman Mao, the country's leader, treats people with sincerity, let Zheng Dongguo feel: The leader of the Communist Party is not an official, but a simple public servant of the people, both ordinary and great!
1968, Chairman Mao, who suffered from a severe cold, became addicted to smoking, and lit a cigarette as usual and put it in his mouth to smoke. However, Chairman Mao coughed continuously as soon as he took a sip. For Chairman Mao’s physical consideration, Li Xiannian introduced a cigar cigarette to Chairman Mao.
This cigarette is made of Sichuan special grade tobacco leaves. It is cool in the entrance, refreshing and refreshing, and feels very comfortable.
However, if Li Xiannian is worried about recommending it directly to Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao would not accept it. So he thought of a solution and asked Chairman Mao to ask himself to ask.
One day in 1969, when Chairman Mao convened a meeting, Li Xiannian lit a cigar and smoked happily.
Li Xiannian
After seeing this, Chairman Mao stared at Li Xiannian and his cigarette for a long time.After Li Xiannian felt Chairman Mao's gaze, he naturally picked up a cigarette and handed it to Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao took a sip of this cigarette and sighed, "This cigarette is both satisfying and does not cough. It's so wonderful!"
Then, Chairman Mao turned to Li Xiannian and said, "Why don't you introduce such a good cigarette to me?"
During this period, Chairman Mao's body has become weaker and weaker. The medical staff were very worried that they could not bear to have Chairman Mao’s pain of quitting smoking, but they could not bear to watch Chairman Mao’s body damage.
After consultation, the relevant departments decided to cooperate with the tobacco factory to produce a cigar mixed with traditional Chinese medicine ingredients for Chairman Mao, removing some substances that are harmful to the human body in the cigarette, so that Chairman Mao can not only enjoy the addiction to smoking, but also reduce physical damage.
Since 1972, Chairman Mao’s health has become worse and worse. Although the cigarette he smoked added Chinese medicine ingredients that could relieve phlegm and relieve cough, and reduced harmful substances in the cigarette, Chairman Mao still coughed continuously.
Zhou Enlai
1974, Chairman Mao had to quit smoking for health reasons.
However, for Chairman Mao, who has smoked for decades, quitting smoking is undoubtedly very painful. There were several times in between . Chairman Mao looked at the cigarettes and cigarettes, and shook his head helplessly and walked away...
Zhou Enlai, who witnessed Chairman Mao's pain of quitting smoking, advised Chairman Mao to smoke less. Chairman Mao not only insisted not to smoke, but also ordered all his cigarettes and cigarettes to be taken away, and then bid farewell to the life of "smokers".
Until his death in 1976, Chairman Mao never smoked a cigarette again...
