The staff of the Xiaogan Municipal People's Government gathered around a yellowed IOU and worked for several days. This is not an ordinary IOU, but an IOU that has a clear historical trace for 90 years. After some visiting investigation and research, the story behind the IOU is touching!
According to the elderly Yang Mingrong, this is from his grandfather Yang Changyin, his current life has fallen into an extremely embarrassing situation, and he is no longer able to work hard to maintain his livelihood, and he remembered this IOU in a hurry. However, after 90 years, the currency used in the IOU is still silver dollars, and the old man Yang Mingrong is worried and uneasy, and he does not know whether this money can be returned to his hands smoothly.
The leaders of the Xiaogan government solemnly promised that Yang Mingrong's inner stone landed
In the face of the old man Yang Mingrong, who was full of white hair and his face was full of vicissitudes, the staff of the Xiaogan Municipal People's Government hurriedly invited him to sit down, and told him that this matter was extraordinary, and it was necessary to report to the superior leaders before making a decision. At this moment, Yang Mingrong's heart is full of worry, after all, this is an IOU from 90 years ago, and there are very few witnesses, and it is estimated that it is difficult to find someone who can prove this IOU.
Moreover, the currency written above is still silver dollars, which is completely different from the current renminbi, and if it is converted into renminbi, I don't know how much it can be converted in the end. But at the same time, he silently hopes that the money in the IOU can eventually be returned to his hands, after all, he needs a lot of money as a support in his future life.
After the superior leaders of the Xiaogan Municipal Government rushed to the scene, they saw the concern of the elderly Yang Mingrong, so they went to him and said to him: "Rest assured old man, we will carefully confirm the appraisal, as long as this IOU is true, the government will definitely return the money to your hands!" Yang Mingrong listened to the words of the government leaders, and the stone in his heart slowly fell to the ground.
An IOU takes the people back to the hard years of the Red Army
It did take a lot of effort to identify the authenticity of this IOU, at that time, most of the Red Army soldiers like Yang Changyin had already died, and the existing old Red Army family members in Xiaogan were also very few, and trying to find proof related to this matter was like finding a needle in a haystack.
However, the Xiaogan Municipal Government did not give up, and after some visits, research and investigation, some clues were finally found in the local county records, and effectively proved that this IOU was indeed real.
In 1927, the Red Army started from scratch, the situation was turbulent, the people were oppressed by the landlords and The Japanese invaders, the materials were extremely scarce, and it was common for the Soldiers of the Red Army to have insufficient food, clothing and warmth. But even in such a harsh revolutionary environment, the soldiers of the Red Army still adhered to their original intention and strictly observed the discipline of the Red Army: they did not take a needle and a thread from the masses, and they did not eat a porridge and a meal from the masses.
It's not that their brains don't know how to change, or that the leaders are insensitive. Most of the soldiers of the Red Army came from poor rural families, and they knew very well how much disaster the oppression of the landlords and the persecution of the Japanese invaders had brought to the masses of the people! Therefore, they cannot bear it, and they will not go to the white to take what they want from the masses of the people.
In the face of the strictly disciplined and hard-working Red Army troops, the common people know that this is the one who really thinks about them and really fights for the liberation of the Chinese nation, and they do not want to watch the Red Army go to war hungry, so they often spontaneously donate money to donate clothes and food to the Red Army, but our Red Army soldiers never accept it, and every time they politely refuse.
As more and more people joined the ranks of the Red Army, the expenses of the Red Army, which were not rich in the first place, were also getting bigger and bigger, and the soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, and only when the soldiers had enough to eat and rest, could the spiritual leaders be enough when they fought. Faced with such a dilemma, the Red Army came up with a way to achieve the best of both worlds.
That is, the Red Army contingent, which is in serious shortage of money and grain, is allowed to borrow some money and grain from the homes of people with better local economic conditions, but no matter what they borrow and how much they borrow, they must clearly write down the time and place of the loan and the borrower in a fixed format. It is convenient for the Red Army to make repayments after turnover.
Three. Yang Changyin generously donated money to help the Red Army
In 1929, the Red 31, 32, and 33 columns were reorganized into the Red First Army, and at the beginning of the reorganization, the entire army was really no exaggeration to describe it as poor and white, and Tu Xing, the leader of the first detachment at the time, saw that the conditions were so difficult, so he went to the home of local businessman Yang Changyin to borrow money. The Red Army, who refused to take a needle or a thread, came to the house to borrow money, but it really made Yang Changyinle blossom.
Before Captain Tu Xing finished speaking, Yang Changyin got up and gathered all the money in his family, counted, three hundred oceans, in order to make up more money for the Red Army, Yang Changyin immediately borrowed a hundred oceans from his relatives and friends, a total of four hundred oceans.
Yang Changyin carried the money to Tu Xing with the same people: "Captain Tu, this is four hundred oceans, you take it!" What IOU is not an IOU, you are on the front line to protect us to kill the enemy, can we still get you to come back and give us back the money? This money is even my Yang Changyin's contribution to the War of Resistance. ”
Captain Tu repeatedly pushed back, and finally insisted on giving Yang Changyin an IOU on the condition that he would not take money without an IOU. Although the IOU was hit, he never thought of getting the money back, so he locked the IOU in a small box in the room, and over time, the IOU was slowly forgotten.
Four. The total price is reduced, and 400 oceans must finally be returned
The authenticity is there, but how much should the 400 oceans of 90 years ago be compared to now? Xiaogan government workers are caught up in this problem again. As the currency circulating during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the silver dollar has long since withdrawn from the historical stage with the development of the times, and the number obtained based on the current equivalent purchasing power of the renminbi is not accurate.
In the end, it was calculated by economic experts that 90 years ago, 400 oceans can be exchanged for 40,000 yuan today. The loan, which lasted for 90 years, was finally returned to the hands of Yang Changyin's descendants.
conclusion:
From Yang Changyin to Yang Mingrong, this IOU has gone through three generations, Yang Mingrong's grandfather and father have not taken the initiative to redeem this IOU, if it is not forced by Yang Mingrong's life, they will certainly not take the initiative to redeem it, because they all understand in their hearts that this IOU carries not only the four hundred oceans, but also the testimony of the hard years of the Red Army, the people's yearning for a stable life and the heartfelt gratitude of the Soldiers of the Red Army!