During the Republic of China period, the warlords were in a scuffle, the people did not talk about life, the whole look, it is simply chaotic like a pot of porridge, some people say, during the Republic of China period, there are no good officials, no good people, in fact, this is a wrong statement, in such a chaotic period of the Republic of China, there is really a good official "out of the mud and not stained", he is Zhang Nanxian, who was the chairman of Zhejiang Province.
In 1874, Zhang Nanxian was born in Qiuyang, Hubei Province, from an early age by the influence of Confucianism, so he was very disgusted with the corrupt Qing government at that time, the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War made Zhang Nanxian very sad, which further strengthened his heart to serve the motherland, and then Zhang Nanxian participated in the revolution and organized an uprising, after the founding of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of the revolution, Zhang Nanxian wanted to be an official to serve the country, but he could not see the corrupt revolutionaries vying for power and profit, so he returned to his hometown to live in seclusion.
After the establishment of the National Government, Zhang Nanxian served in the National Government, he served as an administrative commissar of various subordinates in Hainan, during his tenure, Zhang Nanxian was a clean and honest official, established a vigilante group, and opposed the warlord Deng Benyin.
In 1931, Chiang Kai-shek's wife Song Meiling came to Hangzhou to play, and their consumption was all funded by the provincial government, which made Zhang Nanxian very unaccustomed, half a month later, Chiang Kai-shek came to Hangzhou, and when Chiang Kai-shek was speaking, Zhang Nanxian suddenly said, "Chairman of the Committee, this is the cost of Mrs. Zun and the old lady to come to Hangzhou for a few days for half a month, a total of 13780 yuan, how do you see how to deal with it?" ”
This sentence made everyone on and off the stage very embarrassed, but Zhang Nanxian did not blush at all, he thought that he should do it, Song Meiling was very angry after hearing this, she did not believe that Zhang Nanxian was not corrupt at all when he was the chairman of the provincial government? She personally took her niece Kong Lingwei to Zhang Nanxian's home to find out.
Arrived at the Zhang family, Song Meiling saw an old woman, she looked like an old woman in the countryside, Song Meiling came forward to inquire before she learned, this is actually Zhang Nanxian's wife, Zhang Nanxian came out of the house first, saw Song Meiling, welcomed her in, Zhang Nan first let Song Meiling look at a spiritual seat on the table, he said loudly
"I am in office for a day, the spiritual position accompanies me for a day, if there is a little mistake, immediately cut myself, to thank the world"
Song Meiling was very shocked after hearing it, she did not know how to reply, she did not expect that the world was really so clean, she left in a hurry, afterwards, Zhang Nanxian thought that Song Meiling's visit was an insult to his personality, he proposed to resign, and on the day of leaving, the people of the whole city of Hangzhou were there
Set up a square table at the door of your home, fill a basin of water, and put a mirror, which means that Zhang Nanxian is clean and clean.
On the way home, Zhang Nanxian also encountered bandits, the bandits knew that he was a high official, they extorted money from him, Zhang Nanxian's box, only his own torn clothes, the bandits did not believe, from Zhang Nanxian's box, only found 8 pieces of ocean, a provincial government chairman, home only 8 pieces of ocean, no one dared to believe it.
These bandits also changed from their previous hatred to admiration, they were very much in awe of Zhang Nanxian's incorruptibility, they knelt on the ground with self-feeling, and watched Zhang Nanxian leave, they watched the whole 30 miles, when the official did such a point, Zhang Nanxian was the first.
Song Meiling also admired Zhang Nanxian, and she has since recommended Zhang Nanxian to take up an official position, which Zhang Nanxian accepted, and he served as the director of the Department of Finance in Hubei Province until 1948, after the founding of New China, Zhang Nanxian was invited to participate in the CPPCC meeting.
After that, Zhang Nanxian served as vice chairman of the Central South Military and Political Committee, standing staff of the National People's Congress, and in 1968, Zhang Nanxian died of illness, and in 2009, he was also elected
"Jingchu Heroic And Exemplary Figures Who Made Outstanding Contributions to the Founding of New China"