Founding Major General Zhan Danan is 105 years old this year. He is still energetic and has a sword. The History Inn introduced General Zhan Danan's military career a few days ago. Let's take a look at his story with his hometown today.
Zhan Danan was born in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province in 1915. This is the famous General County . 59 founding generals have appeared, such as Hong Xuezhi, Xu Liqing, Pi Dingjun, Zhang Xianyue, Zeng Shaoshan, Li Yao, etc.
Zhan Danan left his hometown to participate in the revolution at the age of 15, and did not return to his hometown until the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, after Zhan Danan returned, he found that the green woods on the mountain were gone and bare, so he asked the county leaders what was going on.
The county leaders said, "Now we need to make steel, cut down all the trees and burn them as firewood."
Zhan Danan frowned and said, "It's right to make steel, but we must pay attention to methods and not do anything randomly. What is the bare thing? Green water and green mountains are our wealth. If it turns into bald mountains and stagnant waters, what hope is there? I have no requirements for my hometown, just plant trees and green the mountains as soon as possible."
However, the large-scale steelmaking was an important instruction at that time, and the county leaders did not dare to accept Zhan Danan's words. Zhan Da Nanhuo was fire and said, "Then you cut it down. When the trees are cut down and the water is smelly, you can chew the stones and drink the northwest wind!"
Before leaving, the county leader came to see him off, and Zhan Danan talked about this again: "I order you to plant trees. If someone holds them accountable, let them come to me! More than two million acres of barren mountains and rivers, don't you feel sorry?"
A few years later, someone from my hometown went on a business trip to Nanjing to visit Zhan Danan. The first thing Zhan Danan said was to ask how the greening in his hometown was like. The people hesitated and said for a long time that it was the same as before, no one dared to plant trees.
Zhan Danan became angry when he heard this and said excitedly: "If I don't turn my hometown into green waters and green mountains, I will never be able to rest in peace even if I die!"
When my hometown left, I invited Zhan Danan to go back to my hometown to see it. Zhan Danan said unhappily: "What's the bare look like? I still said the same thing, Jinzhai does not turn green, Eight-carrying sedan Please don't go back! Not to mention it, you will turn the barren mountains and barren near Changchong Ridge green first, and I'll go back."
In the 1980s, all the mountains and hills in Jinzhai County began to turn green and the water became sweet. Someone told Zhan Danan about this news. Zhan Danan was very happy and made a special trip to Jinzhai and said excitedly: "Green water and green mountains are our green banks. If you deposit more, you will get more. If you don't save, you will have no green currency to spend. , If the predecessors don’t plant trees, how can future generations enjoy the cool? "
Due to historical reasons, the economy of Jinzhai County is very backward, and many children in mountainous areas cannot afford to go to school. Zhan Danan is very sad about this and said, "If the child does not study, the country will not have the power to build, and there will be no hope of becoming a strong country."
Someone advised Zhan Danan to tell the superiors and allocate some funds to the next leaders. , Zhan Danan said, "The country is also in difficulty, and it is impossible to take care of it. Let's work harder for each other."
Zhan Danan's salary is not much, and he still has to support his family, but Zhan Danan said, "You can only be a general in life. You can't starve to death these days." He and his wife Li Fan discussed that we took the lead in donating 42,000 yuan and let the children pay some money. The children have all received favors from the state. Now the country is in trouble, so it is not allowed to refuse!
Zhan Danan's children also understand the righteousness and support their father's decision very much.
The eldest son Zhan Huawu is engaged in ordinary jobs and his salary is limited. The family of three is crowded in a very small house and is busy borrowing money to participate in the construction of houses. However, when he heard that his father was going to donate money to his hometown, he took out all the borrowed money without saying a word and said that he would find a way to build his own house in the future, and that the house could be small and could live in a small house. Children in poor mountainous areas were a big deal and could not wait.
Several children discussed and said, "We have everything given to us today. If the country is in trouble, we must take action. My father is right, save a little life and cannot starve people to death." Several children pieced together and collected 56,000 yuan.
Zhan Danan had a nephew who heard about this and said, "Although my family is also nervous, I cannot be missing this matter."So, he also donated 2,000 yuan, and he raised 100,000 yuan.
In the 1980s, 100,000 yuan was a huge sum of money. This was also almost all the property of the Zhan family. It was saved for decades, but Zhan Danan did not frown and donated it all to Jinzhai County.
With Zhan Danan as an example, many people also donated money. The problem of insufficient education funds in Jinzhai County was quickly solved.
The leaders of the county were very grateful and said that after the school was completed, it would be called "Zhan Danan Primary School" to commemorate General Zhan's merits.
However, Zhan Danan disagreed and said, "The villagers in Jinzhai raised me, and now is the time for me to repay my kindness. I hope primary school is just hope primary school, don't put gold on my face. Without a country, what is the individual? "
Zhan Danan said affectionately: "I know it is very painful for children to not afford to go to school, so when I was a child, I vowed to build a school in Jinzhai in the future to cultivate talents! I didn't fulfill this wish before and felt sorry for the children in my hometown. Now I finally got what I wanted and I will never regret it in my life! "
Today, General Zhan Danan is still alive, and is already 105 years old. In recent years, people from Jinzhai County often visit him. Among them, there are many people who studied in the primary school built by Zhan Danan. Every time at this time, General Zhan will have a gratified smile on his face.
--To learn more about the stories of founding generals, you can check out the column of the History Inn, which has a total of 100 biographies of founding generals.
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