In China in the first half of the 20th century, there were four major families of "Jiang Song Kong Chen", who were in power for a while and controlled the political and economic lifeline of China, and it can be said that the major events that occurred in China's modern history have a great relationship with these four families.
On October 24, 2003, Song Meiling died in the United States at the age of 106. Her death represents the end of the first generation of the four major families. Because Song Meiling did not have children, so her posthumous affairs were all handled by nieces and nieces, so how much inheritance did this "First Lady of the Republic of China" leave behind after her death?
As we all know, Song Meiling was born in the Song family of the four major families, from a young age, she had no worries about food and clothing, and received the best education, at the age of only 12, she followed her second sister Song Qingling to study in the United States, at this time her thinking was greatly impacted, it can be said that it has been completely Westernized. Seven years later, Song Meiling returned to Shanghai from the United States, and because she had not spoken Chinese for too long, her Chinese language was stumbling.
So she invited a private school gentleman to give her a "bad supplement" Chinese, and she quickly mastered fluent Chinese and began to read classical literature, laying a solid foundation for her future development. Such a beautiful, intelligent and well-known lady naturally soon became the goal of men in Shanghai's celebrity circles, but Song Meiling had no interest in them.
Until one day in December 1922, Soong Mei-ling met Chiang Kai-shek, that day was the party held by Soong Mei-ling's brother Soong Ziwen, her sister Soong Mei-ling naturally dressed up to attend, as soon as she appeared, she became the focus of the whole audience, Chiang Kai-shek was instantly attracted to her, and then launched a crazy pursuit of her, after 5 years of pursuit, Soong Mei-ling finally relaxed, decided to be with Chiang Kai-shek, on December 1, 1927, the two married, causing a national sensation.
The Song family is a well-known family in the country, Song Ziwen became the minister of finance, and now Song Meiling is married to Chiang Kai-shek and becomes the "first lady", naturally there is both money and power, according to the information in the "Jiangnan Zhengbao" in 1934, Song Meiling's personal property was about 35 million silver dollars, according to the purchasing power at that time, 1 silver dollar is about equal to today's 60 yuan, that is to say, Song Meiling's property is as high as 2.1 billion, this figure is very amazing.
Of course, this property is not unchanged, with the outbreak of the war later, the four major families have suffered a huge impact, Song Meiling is naturally no exception, when many banks in Shanghai were taken over by the Japanese, Song Meiling suffered heavy losses, and even later moved to the United States, but also rely on Chiang Ching-kuo to send her a monthly allowance, Song Meiling's life in the United States is also very low-key and simple, and then Chiang Ching-kuo died, Song Meiling lost this allowance.
Later, Song Meiling's relatives and friends died one by one before her, her mood was greatly impacted, more and more like to be alone, only every major holiday or Song Meiling's birthday, everyone will gather together, Song Meiling showed a rare smile.
On October 24, 2003, Song Meiling died in her American apartment at the age of 106, and her death once again caused a national and even global sensation, so how much property did she leave behind? —$120,000, Kong Lingyi, Song Meiling's most beloved niece before she died, replied.
Seeing this number, I believe that the reaction of the vast majority of people is "How is it possible?" But according to the data, Song Meiling did not leave anything, the only property in Shanghai, or her dowry when she got married, in the United States she is also very low-key and simple, and there is no cost. In fact, the author believes that when a person reaches the height of Song Meiling, money is no longer something she will care about, what do you think?