Where did Zhang Zuolin, then 18, go after he left home, and what incredible things did he do?
Zhang Zuolin (19 March 1875 – 4 June 1928), courtesy name Yuting, was a Han Chinese from Haicheng County, Fengtian Province, a warlord leader of the Feng dynasty and the fourteenth chief of the Beiyang government. Known as the "King of the Northeast".
In 1890 (the sixteenth year of Guangxu), after Zhang Zuolin left home, he came to Gaokan Town, which is now located more than 20 miles near Yingkou, where he herded horses and pigs for people, did some farm work, and later worked in a grocery store, and people let them do whatever they wanted, sweeping the yard, running errands, and even cooperating with others to open a Shouyi Zhuangzi.
He mixed in Gaokan Town for five or six years, during which he got the help of many well-wishers, Mrs. Sun has been giving him food, Zhang Zuolin recognized her as a dry lady, Fan Laohan picked up his life, and the chang manager of the big car shop saved his life, it can be said that Gaokan Town is Zhang Zuolin's second hometown. In 1912, Zhang Zuolin returned to his hometown, he led some of his men to Gaokan Town, on the way, he specially explained to the soldiers: "When you arrive in Gaokan Town, you are not allowed to touch a grass and a tree, and you must not do anything that harms nature and reason, this is my second hometown." ”
When he was nearly 20 years old, he couldn't stay any longer with all the things that happened, so he ran to Yingkou to sign up for the Qing Army.
When the Qing soldiers were more than four years and less than five years, he also became a cavalry sentry commander, equivalent to the current small platoon leader, after he returned home, it was not long after the end of the Sino-Japanese War, the situation was still very chaotic, at that time the Qing Dynasty's control over the local areas was no longer enough, the government's management of the localities was loose and loose, resulting in local public order chaos, bandits rampant, and the lives of the people chaotic.
The Qing government ordered the local government to set up an insurance team, so at this time there were officials sent by this government to run it, and there were also local self-run, plus the Qing government moved defense, Zhang Zuolin also seized this opportunity, Zhang Zuolin returned to his hometown in 1895, with the support of his father-in-law, organized the local gentleman merchants to run an insurance team, Zhang Zuolin's performance was remarkable, in Zhang Zuolin's insurance area, good security, abide by the rules and discipline, few bandits dare to harass this place.
Zhang Zuolin's early rich experience and various ups and downs laid a good foundation for him to dominate the northeast later.
From the age of 14 when he left home to go out to the northeast of the forest at the age of 41, more than 20 years of time treasured the struggle of a peasant teenager, and also demonstrated his wisdom.
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