When the Opium War broke out in 1840, the Western powers opened the door of ancient China with cannons. Isolated China was momentarily overwhelmed by the Strong Ships and Cannons of the West, holding its head and running away.
In China, which is under the control of the diehard landlord class represented by Cixi, not only does it not examine itself, but instead regards Western technology as an obscene technique. The Chinese nation needs to pay for the Qing government's self-proclaimed heavenly supremacy and night lang arrogance. What awaits the Chinese nation is an invasion that has lasted for more than a hundred years.
In the face of the trampling of the land on which generations have lived and the killing of compatriots, countless outstanding sons and daughters of China have revolted. They used their lives to resist the iron hooves of the invaders and defend the dignity of the Chinese nation.
However, in the face of national peril, there is such a group of people who choose to turn their backs on their own nation, join the ranks of the invaders, and become traitors who have been left behind for thousands of years.
Zhang Benzheng is his own person
The protagonist of this article is called Zhang Benzheng, who once "added icing on the cake" to Japan's invasion of China and donated 40 Japanese aircraft in one go. For Japan he is a great good citizen, and for his own nation, he is a traitor that everyone condemns.
Zhang Benzheng was born in Dalian, Liaoning Province, in 1865, and his family relied on his father's fishing to make ends meet. Unfortunately, my father was heard from in a storm during a trip to sea. The collapse of the top pillar of the home has made the already stormy family worse.
Due to his family's financial constraints, Zhang Benzheng had no choice but to drop out of school after four years of private school. In order to survive in the chaotic world, Zhang Benzheng had to run around, but he still could not change his fate. In 1893, Zhang Benzheng returned to his hometown to develop and opened the "Tongyu" grocery agency with friends, but the business has not been hot.
Zhang Benzheng's road to prosperity
In 1894, Japan suddenly attacked the Qing government's Beiyang Fleet in the Yellow Sea, and the Beiyang Fleet rushed to battle. At that time, the Beiyang Fleet was known as the first in Asia, and both the number and tonnage were above Japan.
In the eyes of the Qing government, this was Japan's arrogance of hitting the stone with a pebble, but the development of the war surprised everyone. With the flexibility of its lightweight ships, Japan has made our military's large-tonnage ships completely invincible and completely passive. After the naval battle, the Japanese army retreated, and the Qing government had 5 ships completely scrapped.
The so-called know oneself and know the other, in order to be able to fight a hundred battles. In order to clearly understand the situation of the Qing government, Japan lurked a large number of Japanese spies in northeast China.
From military and political dignitaries to street beggars, they may all be The eyeliner of Japan, and Japan's infiltration of China can be described as pervasive.
Mr. Chang also re-founded an errand in the change, working as a supervisor at a hotel whose owner, Takahashi, is a Japanese spy. In order to better grasp the intelligence of the Chinese side, Takahashi needed an authentic Chinese to guide him, and this person was Zhang Benzheng.
Although he was also born into the lower class, he seemed out of place with the rest of the shop. His body does not have the simplicity and timidity of the people at the bottom, but he is full of fierceness, and he is also extremely smooth in doing things.
Zhang Benzheng soon became a lackey of Japan and embarked on the road of traitorous traitors seeking glory. He used his status as a Chinese to constantly inquire about the movements of the Qing government, and even bribed officials to obtain intelligence.
With the help of people like Zhang Benzheng, the Qing government had no secrets to speak of, and the balance of war eventually fell to the Japanese side.
After Japan's victory, it did not forget this "hero", and Takahashi took him to Yantai to develop. In 1901, After receiving funding from the Japanese side, Zhang Benzheng established the Masaki Steamship Company.
He traveled to the major ports in the northeast and started the maritime transport trade. Thanks to the support of Japan, Zhang Benzheng's career can be described as smooth sailing.
In 1904, Japan and Russia fought fiercely for dominance in northeast China, and this war helped Zhang Benzheng usher in a new climax in his career. Due to the length of the front, the Japanese side faced the dilemma of insufficient materials.
Zhang Benzheng, with a keen sense of smell, sat on the arms trade. While helping Japan, Zhang Benzheng made a windfall in the war, and his business became bigger and bigger.
In 1920, Zhang Benzheng founded Zhengji Steamship Co., Ltd. At its peak, the company had 32 ships, a tonnage of nearly 50,000 tons, more than 1,700 employees, and established branches in many ports across the country.
The company's radiation ranged from the Sea of Japan in the north to the South China Sea region in the south, and Zhang Benzheng's business empire reached its peak.
Donated aircraft to Japan
At this time, Zhang Benzheng knew very well that his business empire was built under the wings of Japan. Without the support of the Japanese, I would not have been able to achieve today's glory. Therefore, for Japan, Zhang Benzheng has reached the point of death.
In 1937, Japan launched the Lugou Bridge Incident and began a full-scale invasion of China. The heroic resistance of the Chinese army bankrupted Japan's plan to destroy China in three months and plunged it into the quagmire of protracted war. At this time, the shortcomings of the Japanese island countries began to appear, and there was a situation of tight materials.
In order to solve Japan's urgent needs, Zhang Benzheng did not hesitate to sell his property and provide material assistance to Japan. Accumulated many times, Zhang Benzheng's donation amount is as high as 740,000 yen.
After the outbreak of the Pacific War, Japanese aircraft suffered heavy losses and the air force was extremely weak. To this end, Zhang Benzheng once again spent a lot of money to buy 40 aircraft for Japan, and also held a huge donation ceremony.
Naturally, Japan will not forget Zhang Benzheng's painstaking efforts, and has vigorously publicized Zhang Benzheng's deeds in a big book on this kind of behavior. Zhang Benzheng was also personally received by the Emperor of Japan and awarded him the reward of "Commendation of Meritorious Service of the First Class" and "Medal of the Fifth Class" of the Order of Merit.
He even wrote down Zhang Benzheng's deeds in Japanese textbooks as a model of Sino-Japanese friendship.
Zhang Benzheng's actions helped Japan to maim a large number of Chinese compatriots, and every penny he donated became a shell to bomb our army. He was an accomplice to the Japanese invasion of China and a cruel executioner.
In 1945, Japan was defeated and announced its unconditional surrender. Faced with the difficulty of protecting the former master's own, Zhang Benzheng also began to find another way out.
He first used his influence in the northeast region to gather a large number of traitors and bandits and set up a law and order maintenance association. He then began to contact the Kuomintang in an attempt to clear himself of his sins by helping the Kuomintang regain Dalian.
But Zhang Benzheng really underestimated the hatred of the people of the northeast for him, and although the Kuomintang side also tried to win over such a very influential figure, it was strongly opposed by the people of the northeast. They marched through the streets to put pressure on the Nationalist government.
Finally, on January 15, 1947, Zhang Benzheng was sentenced to 12 years in prison and confiscated all family property. In 1951, he was sentenced to death by new China and executed by shooting, ending his criminal life.
The Chinese nation is a flesh-and-blood nation, and we will never tolerate the acts of traitors. Justice may be late, but it will never be absent!