Zhang Zuolin gambled money and owed money and was beaten, why did the landlord marry his daughter to him after he found out?
There are many stories of discerning heroes in Chinese history, the most famous of which should be the intellectual Lü Gong's insistence on marrying one of his two daughters to a gangster and the other to a pig killer. Later, the little gangster became the emperor of the Great Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, and the pig killer became the founding hero of the Great Han. And the eldest daughter of the Lü family directly became the first empress in Chinese history!
Such a story has been playing out all along.
During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, there was a rich woman who insisted on marrying a penniless rough man, and later, this rough man actually became the emperor, and he found the nephew of the rich woman to inherit the throne without children. The rough man was Guo Wei, the Zhou Taizu of The Town of Kansai, and this rich woman was Guo Wei's Empress Chai, and the nephew of the rich woman was Zhou Shizong Chai Rong!
In modern times, such things have happened again. A landlord in a rural northeast saw a small who had been beaten for gambling money, and not only took the money to help him pay off his debts, but also married his daughter to him. This landlord is Zhao Zhanyuan, and this little bastard is Zhang Zuolin.
Zhang Zuolin, when he was young, had two hobbies, one good and one bad.
Let's start with the bad ones, which is gambling. Zhang Zuolin's father was killed for gambling money. Zhang Zuolin never got better, and his mother and stepfather pooled money again and again to let him do business, worked as a carpenter, worked as a veterinarian, sold cattle and sheep, and sold buns. Each time, he came back empty-handed after a few months, not only did he not earn money, but even the capital and equipment were gambled and exported.
However, Zhang Zuolin also has a good hobby, that is, he will recognize his father. According to historical records, Zhang Zuolin recognized more than 40 dry fathers and dry mothers in his lifetime, and these old people were raised after his own discovery. In addition to his father-in-law Zhao Zhanyuan, Zhang Zuolin's famous father-in-law also includes Shangguan Zhao Erxun and Zhang Xiluan, as well as Shangguan Duan Zhigui's father. Of course, more dry fathers are small landlords, ordinary farmers, big car shop owners, presidents of chambers of commerce, old Xiucai, and so on who have the grace of saving and carrying Zhang Zuolin.
These two hobbies together can basically outline Zhang Zuolin's life in his youth.
On this day, Zhang Zuolin was 18 years old, because he lost gambling money and had no money to pay back, he was hung from a tree and beaten. Zhao Zhanyuan, the landlord of the same village, passed by, looked at the poor child, and saved him for him. Zhang Zuolin immediately knelt down and recognized his father!
Zhao Zhanyuan thought that Zhang Zuolin would become a great instrument in the future, so he wanted to marry his daughter Zhao Chungui to him. As a result, the wife and brother-in-law strongly opposed and did not succeed. At that time, Zhang Zuolin and his father Zhang Youcai had too bad reputations.
Later, Zhang Zuolin became a soldier and a bandit, and finally made some famous achievements. Zhao Zhanyuan married his daughter to him, helped Zhang Zuolin establish a bandit insurance team, and united with the squire to extend the control of the insurance team to several villages.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Zhanyuan is not only Zhang Zuolin's father and father-in-law, but also the funder of his starting capital.
From Zhao Zhanyuan's point of view, marrying his daughter to a heroic and capable bandit is extremely important for keeping his family property. This consideration is very similar to Lü Gong's daughter!
Zhang Zuolin later also achieved the position of head of state of the Republic of China, which Zhao Zhanyuan probably did not expect.