In 1999, when Macao was about to return to the motherland, the foreign media at that time focused their attention on Macao from Hong Kong. At that time, many foreign media began to sing the praises of Macao, and exaggerated the vice chairman's remark that "there will not necessarily be a garrison", and then induced the spectators to interpret the meaning of this sentence.
At that time, many international reports pointed out that "China will not station troops in Macao, and it is impossible to station troops." ”
Before Macao's return to the motherland, there was also gossip from the Portuguese side that the Chinese garrison was not allowed to enter Macao after the return. At this time, Ma Man-kei, one of the three major families in Macao, immediately called the central government: It is absolutely impossible for Macao not to garrison troops!
Why did he say that? What important role did he play after Macao's return to the motherland?
The wanderer went home, and the whole country celebrated
Speaking of this Portuguese invasion of Macau, it can be traced back to the 19th century. At that time, Europe had already been defeated by Britain and France. Portugal's Age of Discovery was basically over, and they were no longer able to defeat Britain and France, leaving only Macao and African colonies in their hands.
At that time, the Qing government in China was crumbling, and Portugal was typical of taking advantage of your illness to kill you. In fact, before Portugal signed an agreement with the Qing government, the army had already gone ashore and harassed the people of Macao. To tell the truth, it was precisely because of the inaction of the government at that time that the Portuguese began to do evil: looting property, illegally building houses, and trying to encroach on Chinese territory little by little.
Later, in 1887, the Portuguese forced the palace with their troops and forced the Qing government to sign an agreement to hand over the sovereignty of Macao to Portugal. Since then, this history of humiliation has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of the local people.
When the time comes to modern times, when China becomes strong, it will definitely take back what belongs to itself. In the spring of 1987, after discussions between China and Portugal, the date of Macao's return to China was set for December 1999.
However, we had a disagreement with Portugal on the question of whether or not to garrison troops. Portugal was opposed to the Chinese garrison, and in their view, although the time came to withdraw the army to Portugal, in order to stabilize the local law and order, it was necessary to form a security team to maintain the previous society.
And if China were to send troops to the military, it would undermine the lives of local people and social stability. Portugal wants to have a so-called "security team" to stay in Macau after the handover. How could we allow such a thing? If a country's sovereignty is to be complete, how can it still allow the armies of other countries to spread wild when they come?
At this time, Ma Man-kei, a wealthy businessman in Macao, called Deng Xiaoping and expressed his worries. At that time, the central government also made it clear: Please rest assured, Macao must not allow the existence of other countries' troops, and the People's Liberation Army will definitely garrison troops! So after several rounds of discussions, China and Portugal reached a final agreement. Since then, 1999 has ushered in the return of the wanderer from Macau!
The century-old history of the rise and fall of the Ma family
Ma Man-kei, a wealthy businessman who proposed that the army must be garrisoned, is one of the three major families in Macao. The history of the Ma family, just like Macau, has grown up together in the wind and rain.
On the eve of the Qing government's withdrawal from the stage of history, Ma Wanqi was born in Guangdong. At that time, his father ran some small businesses in his hometown, although the family was not very wealthy, and his family, who was quite business-minded at that time, also did a good job.
The talented and intelligent Ma Wanqi grew up to the age of 15 under the protection of his father. But his father died suddenly, and Ma Wanqi, who had quite good grades, had no choice but to shoulder the burden of the family and start the business on behalf of his father.
At that time, in the early thirties of the last century, the Japanese went south to burn, kill and loot. When they captured Guangdong, Ma Wanqi fled to Hong Kong with his family. Because Hong Kong was still under the jurisdiction of Britain at that time, the Japanese did not dare to act rashly for the time being.
A few years later, the increasingly rampant Japanese army was about to occupy Hong Kong. At this time, Ma Wanqi fled to Macao with his family again, and the Ma family saw that Macau was quite stable, so they settled here.
With a stable life, Ma Wanqi began to prepare for his old business, the grain trading house. Later, after making a lot of money, Ma Wanqi also visited local officials with real power and co-founded China's first Taifeng Bank with a friend.
At that time, Ma Wanqi not only only made money, but also secretly supported the Anti-Japanese War and smuggled grain from his warehouse to the front line. Occasionally, when the government army wanted to arrest revolutionaries, they quietly took them home and hid them.
Ma Wanqi, who is dedicated to saving the country, does his best to serve the country and the people. In front of the Macao government, he was a mercenary businessman, but secretly, he was a "special person" who was privately connected to the Communist Party. Back then, in order to support the frontline war, Ma Wanqi also donated all the gift money and honeymoon expenses with his wife, in exchange for materials to raise children who were orphaned by the war at that time.
The Ma family who is bent on saving the disaster
When the time came to liberation, Ma Man-kei's business in Macao had stabilized at that time, but in the face of thriving performance, Ma Man-ki did not have much joy. At that time, the civil war had just begun, and all the cities were so powerless under the White Terror.
At this time, Ma Wanqi had a very good relationship with Ye Jianying and other communists, and when he learned about his friend's situation, he couldn't help but be a little worried. Later, he secretly provided a lot of help to the Communist Party behind the back of the Macao government, and made the funds more active, so that he could withdraw funds to assist the Communist Party at any time.
Ma Man-kei was very excited about the founding of the People's Republic of China, and he not only strategized in Macao and invested his own industries in the mainland, but also went abroad to encourage his friends to return to China to start businesses. He even sent his two sons to Beijing to study, so that his people could join the wave of building a new China.
Later, during the period of reform and opening up, Ma Wanqi and Deng Xiaoping also discussed matters related to the establishment of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions. It also funded the construction of various hotels, exhibition halls and schools. Beginning in 1988, he also participated in the formulation of the Basic Law of Macao, which laid the legal foundation for Macao's return to the motherland.
On the eve of Macao's return, Ma Man-kei, who was deeply troubled by Portugal's difficulties, immediately contacted Deng Xiaoping, saying that if he did not garrison troops in Macao, he was likely to be in trouble.
Ma Man-kei's concerns are correct, after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, we had too many ideas that were not realized, and as a result, in the past few years, Hong Kong began to be chaotic, and many "well-intentioned people" were born to try to split up. Facts have proved that his advice is right, for so many years, among the three "children" who have gone out to play, Macao is the most stable and the best developed.
Ma Wanqi devoted his whole life to the construction of the motherland, and he devoted his whole life to supporting the decision of the Communist Party. Not only that, the children of the Ma family all follow Ma Wanqi's instructions to take every step of life. It can be said that without the old man Ma Man-kei, there would be no prosperity and stability of the Macao Special Administrative Region!
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