According to the old man Han Yufeng, the father of the three sisters, Song Charlie was a stubborn child since childhood. He was not afraid of heaven or earth, and he was unwilling to follow the old ways. He had a strong anti-traditional concept. Regarding the adoptive uncle, he insisted on not changing his surname in life and never changing his name when he died. He believes that if you adopt it, why do you need to change your surname? After adoption, because he had a strong anti-traditional concept, he had some small conflicts with his aunt, and was influenced by the enterprising and adventurous nature of the American national spirit, he was no longer satisfied with the fate of helping silk tea shops arranged by his cousin to sell silk tea shops, and began to pursue greater goals.
At dusk before nightfall, Song Charlie secretly climbed the "Colfax" toward Boston freighter "Colfax" 30 nautical miles away from the port, the self-deceptive "little prisoner" was discovered. A large and thick-waisted crew member pulled his hair out and took it to the big captain.
Han Jiaozhun shivered constantly amid the captain's sneer. For a moment, he blinked his eyes, calmed down a little, and then rushed to Captain Jones's shiny black and pointed leather shoes, reaching out and hugging his legs, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, begging the captain: "Sir Captain, I know you want to feed me crabs, it's effortless, but..."
"But what?" The captain raised his voice.
"But if you feed me the crabs, you will lack a shoe-wiping guy and you will have to work your hands."
Captain Jones was shocked. The little naughty boy in front of him, who was so smart and thoughtful, and had to regain his rationality and re-examine him. But I saw this child's treacherous head and a little round face, showing a bit of handsomeness; his bulging mouth, like a goldfish, innocent and cute; his big round eyes, inlaid with long black and shining eyelashes, exuding a sense of cleverness in the blink of an eyelash. The difference from the Oriental children he had ever seen was that this child was extremely courageous. He had collected several crew members before, but compared with this child, he was a thousand feet inferior. At this time, Captain Jones immediately calmed down his tone.
Just like that, Charlie Song entered Trinity College as a "special student". At the beginning, he asked him to go to the preparatory class first, compressing the reading, writing and arithmetic that other students had to learn in ten years to only take a few months to finish learning, and then concentrate on teaching him to learn English well, and immersing him completely in " Bible ".
Song Charlie is an ambitious young man who is unwilling to rely entirely on other people's alms. He learned the craft of weaving hammocks from a sailor on the boat, and used the money earned from selling hammocks to subsidize his living expenses and tuition fees. During the holidays, he sold books from door to door and hammocks.
On June 25, 1881, Charlie Song finally wrote the first batch of letters in English. One of the letters was written to his father of Hainan Island, attached to another letter to Dr. Yang Allen (Lin Lezhi), the missionary leader of the American Southern Methodist Evangelion in Shanghai, asking him to pass the letter to his father. These two letters describe his deep affection for missing his hometown and his visit to the United States. The letter also talked about the help the church and the Karl couple gave him with gratitude.
In May 1885, Charlie Song graduated from university with excellent grades and returned to China to preach. After Charlie Song returned to the country from the other side of the ocean with enthusiasm, it was not as smooth as he thought. He was eyed by Dr. Lin Lezhi, the Methodist's immediate superior. After several negotiations, he was arranged to preach in Wusongkou in the suburbs of Shanghai, with a monthly salary of less than US$15. He also has to teach his children at the school of this church, otherwise he would not be able to pay $15.
students are lawless and rude children from the countryside. They like to tease teachers. Hu Shi is a student taught by Charlie Song. He later went to Cornell University in the United States and became a famous philosopher in China. At that time, he was naughty "King of Children". When Charlie appeared on the podium, his broad body, shorted hair and simple South China face would cause students to laugh. Charlie Song was very dissatisfied with the arrangements of his superior Lin Lezhi. He found Lin Lezhi several times, but Lin Lezhi spoke a stubborn tone and looked down on him.What made Charlie Song even more intolerant is that this phenomenon also occurs unscrupulously within the church that claims to be "equality before God" every day, and directly discriminates against him, a clergyman who has received higher education in the United States.
Charlie Song's self-esteem was greatly hurt. He asked to be transferred to Japan for work, but was rejected by Lin Lezhi again. As a result, the conflict between him and Lin Lezhi deteriorated sharply. Foreigners do not regard him as their own, while Chinese people regard him as foreigners. He felt very painful. Because for ordinary Chinese, his dressing and behavior make people laugh. The Chinese on the street wear black cloth gowns, or faded blue tops and pants, and their hair is combed into braids, while Charlie is wearing a foreigner suit and his short hair is neat and smooth Western-style back, which looks very energetic and energetic. His face never conceals his feelings, but is Western-style candid and lively. He has a short and concise figure, and his eyes are deep and bright. When the children saw him on the street, they shouted "foreign devils", while their parents called him "short". When the iron comes, it will shine brightly, and the luck will fade away. every dog has his day. On this day, he was suffocated in the house. So he came to Huangpu Beach in Shanghai to relax. His legs seemed to fall on two sand dunes, wandering there.
"Charlie, is it you?" Suddenly a familiar voice came from behind him. Charlie turned his head and saw a handsome young man standing in front of him. He is tall, with a wide forehead, big eyes, straight facial features, and handsome appearance. He is a little weak, but he looks tall and chic. He is nothing else, but Niu Shangzhou, a classmate who Charlie met when he was in the United States.
Shang Zhou, who has returned from studying in the United States, opened his arms and rushed towards Charlie. They hugged them with all their hearts. For a long time, Charlie first let go of Shangzhou and told him about his pain and sadness.
Perhaps it was Charlie's fist that moved Niu Shangzhou. Niu Shangzhou really volunteered to act as a traditional Chinese matchmaker, and through his beloved wife, he introduced his 19-year-old sister-in-law to Charlie.
Their lightning-style marriage also conforms to Charlie's typical personality. He has always been happy to do things and will never delay it. He is known as "one urgent and four quick", which means he is impatient, eats fast, walks fast, speaks fast, and does things quickly. He has a big plan and never gives up on loneliness. According to psychology, he belongs to the bile type, with strong emotions, lasting, and prone to explosion.
After marriage, he secretly joined the anti-Qing triad association, and later joined Sun Yat-sen's Tongmenghui, invested in the operation of Meihua Library, and improved and expanded the library business, so that the library could also print various books such as textbooks and some newspapers in addition to the Bible.
At the same time, his position in the church began to improve. In 1888, he was promoted to a formal pastor; in 1890, he terminated his hard work in preaching and became a missionary in the center of Chuansha area in the suburbs of Shanghai. Song Charlie cleverly used these conditions to develop his career faster. He is an agent of the American Bible Association and sells the Bible and other religious books for it. Then, he reprinted a large number of such books and magazines, and even received generous commissions from several missionary groups and Lin Lezhi's "The Communiqué of the World", to print books including Western history and science and technology for them. Under the cover of such business, he also secretly printed leaflets for anti-Qing groups, printing Western textbooks for the educator and his brother Wen Bingzhong who advocated constitutional monarchy. In addition, Charlie Song also serves as the manager of a large flour mill (Fufeng Flour Factory) in Shanghai, importing and installing machines for them, and owning shares in this factory. It is said that he was "the first businessman to serve foreign machines" in Shanghai and "one of the first Chinese to import heavy industrial machinery for factories owned by the Chinese." In this way, the year before Soong Ching Ling was born, the Song family's economy had begun to improve, and we could live without the charity of the church.
Song Charlie became a famous figure in Shanghai because of his successful business operation, which made the Republican Revolutionaries led by Sun Yat-sen pay attention to him and became close friends with him. Soon, Charlie Song's printing factory not only printed religious materials, but also printed leaflets from the revolutionary faction.Using religion and industry as a cover, he secretly carried out revolutionary activities and helped Sun Yat-sen advance the cause of democratic revolution, which became a major pursuit in his life.
As the founder of a generation of family dynasties, Charlie Song's most outstanding contribution was that in the late 19th century, when the traditional concept of patriarchal rights in China was still very strong, the secular prejudice of men's superiority and women was provided with his three daughters with as many learning opportunities and as good learning conditions as men, so that they could receive education on modern Western scientific and technological civilization and values, and deliberately train them to face life challenges independently. Twenty years later, Charlie Song's move made his three daughters look like cranes in the clouds, and soon became the leader of the bourgeois revolution and the women that the stormists were attracted by, admired and pursued. It is undoubtedly lucky that the three Song sisters were born in such a family.
◎The early participant of China's democratic revolution, the founder and founder of the Song Dynasty, Charlie Song ( Song Jiashu ), his greatness was born in his dwarf-like figure. He not only raised the three sisters of the Song family, but also raised three sons of a doctorate in economics in the United States, leveraging the development and progress of modern Chinese society. Therefore, he also became the "father-in-law of the Republic of China" and the "father of the honorary chairman of the Republic". As a father, he is an unsolved mystery in the minds of the Chinese people who want their son to become dragons and daughters to become phoenixes.
[Reprinted from: WeChat Reading]
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