In early 2011, a low-income villager in Dajingtou Village, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, came to the local government with an IOU from 67 years ago, and the IOU read: Borrow Hongwen Sanjie's white rice a total of 38 stones and 70 catties, 5,000 yuan in the ocean; eight gold bars, one or two each. After the victory, the local county government will repay it with two points of interest.
Looking at the data on this IOU, there may not be much feeling, but after some enthusiastic netizens converted the data on the IOU with the purchasing power at that time, they found that the data on this IOU was as high as 3 trillion!
After learning that the old man took the IOU to the local government to ask for an account, some neighbors and the masses expressed their solidarity: "Even the money and profits must be repaid!" ”
So, how will the local government react when it sees such a high IOU? In the end, the money has not been repaid?
An IOU
At the end of 2010, Liang Shiwei, a 73-year-old man who lives in Dajingtou Village, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, accidentally pulled over a yellowed note while renovating his hometown.
The note looks old, but it's well preserved. Liang Shiwei carefully opened the note, the font on it is traditional, Liang Shiwei old man is not highly educated, more unfamiliar with traditional characters, but he can still understand that the beginning of the note is written in two words.
After Liang Shiwei got the IOU, he immediately found his wife to recognize the words. But Liang Shiwei's wife also did not know much about traditional characters, but only understood a rough idea, and the above written in the debtor was "Li Zhaopei, the third squadron of the Xinhe People's Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Group."
That is to say, this IOU was signed by the Communist guerrillas during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the person who borrowed the money was Liang Shiwei's third mother, Hongwen Third Sister.
After Liang Shiwei learned about the situation from his wife's mouth, his heart moved slightly: "Maybe this IOU that has been sealed for more than 60 years can be cashed?" ”
So Liang Shiwei was ready to take the IOU to the local government to inquire about the situation, but he was afraid that he would not be able to do anything alone, so he told the neighbors that he had an IOU.
The surrounding neighbors were also very curious about whether the IOU found by Liang Shiwei could be honored, so they supported Liang Shiwei and accompanied him to the government to ask about the IOU.
The white and black characters on the IOU are written very clearly, and after the victory of the War of Resistance, they will be returned with profits, and it is only natural to repay the debts, not to mention the money borrowed by the people's children and soldiers who do not take a needle and a thread from the masses.
After a group of people came to the Jiangmen Municipal Government, the government staff received the elderly Liang Shiwei very solemnly, but did not immediately make a decision to repay the money, because the authenticity of the IOU was debatable.
Although this IOU has a history of 67 years, due to the founding of New China, the living conditions and medical conditions of the people have improved, and many elderly people who have experienced the War of Resistance Against Japan are still alive.
To verify the authenticity of the IOU, you only need to find the person concerned.
past events
With the efforts of government workers, a 97-year-old man was really found, which confirmed the authenticity of Liang Shiwei's IOU.
The 97-year-old man, named Jian Huixian, was highly respected in the local area, participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and worked in underground party organizations.
From the mouth of the old man Jian Huixian, everyone present fell into that magnificent revolutionary epic that could be sung and wept.
In 1944, in the Pacific Theater, the Japanese lost almost all of their naval strength after several major defeats. In order to survive and delay the defeat, the frenzied Japanese military government focused on China itself.
The Japanese army launched a large-scale Operation No. 1, and our army is also known as the "Battle of Yuxianggui". The strategic purpose of the Japanese army was to open up the mainland communication line, allow the troops to penetrate China to Southeast Asia, and launch a large-scale bombing operation in many Chinese provinces.
Among them, Guangdong Province also served as a battlefield, and the Battle of Guiliu broke out.
In order to disintegrate the Japanese army, the anti-Japanese guerrillas in Guangdong became active one after another and carried out guerrilla operations in the enemy-occupied areas to achieve the purpose of obstructing the Japanese army's vain attempt to open up the mainland communication line.
Jian Huixian was engaged in underground intelligence work in Dajingtou Village at that time, but at that time, Dajingtou Village was not under the jurisdiction of the current Tangxia Town, but by Guangdong Xinhui.
In order to be able to hide her identity, Jian Huixian, who is in her 30s, disguises herself as a teaching teacher and teaches students while carrying out underground work. Jian Huixian's husband was the instructor of the third squadron of the Xinhe Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Group.
Li Zhaopei, the third squadron of the Xinhe Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Regiment written on the debit note, was the squadron leader of the third squadron. At that time, the anti-Japanese situation in Guangdong was not good, and the Japanese army invested a lot of manpower and material resources to retaliate against the guerrillas, and the third squadron suffered heavy losses in the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army.
In order to ensure that the guerrillas' logistical supplies were sufficient, Li Zhaopei had to turn to the local people, among whom, as a famous large family in Jiangmen City, the Liang family was also within Li Zhaopei's scope of help.
Speaking of which, the history of the Liang family is still very tortuous, Liang Shiwei's father is named Liang Hongwen, born at the end of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the corrupt and incompetent Qing government was opened by the Western powers after experiencing two Opium Wars, and for a time, countless foreign capitalists poured into this mysterious country in the East in an attempt to unveil the mystery of China.
Some of these capitalists have started foreign trade business in China, while others have engaged in human trafficking. Among them, the name "San Francisco" is widely circulated among the low-level people in China.
Everywhere there is a rumor that there is a mountain of gold on the other side of the ocean, where any gold can be dug out by any kind of mining. Such a very absurd scam has made countless low-level people in China flock to it, and Liang Hongwen is one of them.
Without realizing it, groups of Chinese laborers boarded the big ship of human trafficking by capitalists and became a tool for making money in the hands of American capitalists.
Thirteen or fourteen-year-old Liang Hongwen was once a small beggar in Jiangmen City, and he also chose to get on a thief's boat after being desperate. But no one thought that a small beggar who was once a beggar actually became a rich Chinese man 58 years later with his own ingenuity.
Chinese pays attention to a fallen leaf, and Liang Hongwen is no exception, when he was almost 70 years old, he took all his family property across the ocean and returned from the United States to China in a stage of turmoil.
After Liang Hongwen returned to his hometown in Guangdong, he looked at his devastated hometown and hated the actions of the invaders in his heart, and for the villagers who were nearby on the bed of war, if they could help a little, they would help a little, and they also left a good reputation in the local area.
Liang Hong's diploma took advantage of his family wealth to marry a total of 6 aunts, his son Liang Shiwei was born to the 6th aunt, and it was the 3 aunts who lent money and food to the guerrillas.
In 1941, Liang Hongwen died after leaving behind several aunts and children because he was working hard in the United States. After Liang Hongwen's death, his eldest wife and second aunt also died of illness, and according to the generation, the third aunt took over the right to speak in the family.
The third aunt completely inherited Liang Hongwen's fist and fist patriotism, not only kept the family in order, but also contributed to the anti-Japanese struggle to save the country.
In 1944, after the local guerrillas in Guangdong were severely damaged by the Japanese army, even some scattered troops even had food and clothing problems, but the guerrilla fighters always adhered to the party's line, did not take a needle and a line from the masses, even if they were hungry to the point of fainting, they were looking for the masses to make IOUs to borrow grain.
The third squadron of the guerrilla group led by Li Zhaopei also fell into the point of running out of ammunition and food, and had no choice but to borrow grain from everywhere and put on IOUs.
When Li Zhaopei found the Liang family, the third aunt not only received more than a dozen guerrilla fighters to the home for hot dishes and hot meals, but also lent 38 stones and 70 kilograms of grain, as well as 8 gold bars weighing one or two and 5,000 pieces of ocean.
Li Zhaopei promised that once the Anti-Japanese War was won, the local county government would return the money to the Liang family with profits.
38 stone grain is estimated that many people have no concept, one stone grain is 120 pounds, and 38 stone grain is about 4500 pounds of grain. Plus 8 gold bars and 5,000 silver dollars, even in terms of today's purchasing power, these total value is more than 5 million yuan.
Therefore, the local government staff will have doubts about the authenticity of the IOU, even if it is a Chinese overseas Chinese returning from overseas, was the Liang family really so rich at that time?
The old man Jian Huixian admitted that the Liang family at that time was definitely one of the richest families in the local area, plus Liang Hongwen was shrewd and capable, and after returning to China, he did not nibble on the old roots, but did business and prospered, and the family was very wealthy.
Moreover, the more than 4,000 kilograms of grain were not transported by the guerrillas at one time, but were quietly transported away at night for more than a month.
In addition to borrowing money and grain, Liang Wensan also let her children actively participate in the guerrillas, among which Liang Shiwei's half-sister followed Li Zhaopei to join the guerrillas.
Later, after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the end of the War of Liberation, and the founding of New China, Hongwen Sanjie did not take the IOU to the state to get back. In 1952, due to some special reasons, Hongwen Sanjie unfortunately died, and the IOU was hidden in the depths of the Liang family's old residence.
puzzle
From the memories of the old man Jian Huixian, the authenticity of the IOU has basically been determined, but should this money be repaid in the end?
The Liang family was poor in the 1980s, and Liang Shiwei has lived in poverty ever since, relying on the 690 yuan poverty allowance issued by the local government every month and his 18-year-old wife to pick up garbage.
When he first got the IOU, Liang Shiwei thought about letting the state return the money on the IOU, after all, the money on the IOU is not a small amount, and if it is calculated according to the two cents of interest described on the IOU, it is an astronomical number.
After the spread of Liang Shiwei's sky-high IOU in Guangdong, some netizens calculated the interest on the IOU, which was about 3 trillion yuan according to the purchasing power at that time plus the interest of 67 years.
To what extent is 3 trillion? In 2011, the total GDP of Guangdong Province was 5.31 trillion yuan, which means that Guangdong Province has been busy for more than half a year to repay Liang Shiwei's money.
How can such a huge amount of money be repaid? As the first heir of the Liang family, Liang Shiwei should inherit the property on the IOU, but after considering the actual situation, he still put forward his own 3 requirements to the local government:
1. Only repay the amount described in the IOU, without calculating interest;
2. The third lady had been insulted when she died, and she needed to be rehabilitated;
3. Add the Liang family as a revolutionary family.
Of these three conditions, two or three can still be solved because of some historical problems, but the first, even if interest is not calculated, is converted to more than 5 million according to the situation at that time.
The local masses are very supportive of the government in returning the money on the IOU, after all, Hongwen Sanjie is helping the guerrillas at the risk of dozens of people in the entire Liang family losing their heads, and if they do not repay it, will it not chill the revolutionary masses' sincere patriotism?
But more than 5 million is not a small amount after all, Guangdong Jiangmen City as a veteran revolutionary area, the guerrillas did not know how many IOUs were left during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, once the precedent was broken, then someone took a higher value of IOUs, and the government department's finances could not support it at all.
In view of various reasons, the IOU of the elderly Liang Shiwei has been preserved at home and has not yet been properly solved, and the elderly Liang Shiwei has not received corresponding compensation.
The military and civilian fish water situation, once Hongwen Sanjie risked her life to provide assistance to the guerrillas, and later suffered some unfair treatment, but before she died, she did not take out an IOU to let her descendants find the state for money. Perhaps in her opinion, the donation at that time was unpaid and selfless, and it was only forced by the iron discipline of the guerrillas that she would choose to let Li Zhaopei put an IOU.
If this were not the case, after the founding of New China, Liang Wensan would have enough time to find the central government, to recover the arrears, and to prove that her family was a revolutionary family, and she would not be treated unfairly in her later years.
The deceased is gone, and the absolute patriotism of The Third Sister of Hongwen deserves to be affirmed, but should the money on the IOU be returned? What do you think?