Throughout history, in our five-thousand-year long and long river, whenever the nation is in danger, there is always a heroic figure who can sing and cry - to turn the tide of the tide from falling, to help the building to fall, to save the people in the depths of the water.
At the beginning of the founding of New China, there was such a heroic figure who, with his personal strength, forged a "sword" for a country and protected the peace of all families.
At his funeral, the honor guard of the three services carried his coffin for him, tens of thousands of people sent him off, and even the city of Beijing snowed for his departure, he is the "father of Chinese missiles" - Qian Xuesen.
First, the rich cannot be adulterous
One day in 1950, MIT received a resignation application from Xuesen Qian, director of the school's Jet Propulsion Center.
In the face of the surprise of the academy and the strong efforts of his mentor von Carmen, Qian Xuesen did not waver in his determination to resign in the slightest- because this was the result of his and his wife's careful consideration.
As early as October 1, 1949, the day of the founding of New China, his heart had crossed the entire heavy ocean and was closely connected with his homeland!
Having been in a foreign land for many years, the couple has lived a good life through personal efforts, and has both children and daughters.
Qian Xuesen not only served as the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but also the youngest tenured professor in the history of the college, which is iron rice bowl in today's terms, or the kind with gold edge; and his wife Jiang Ying, in the soprano competition held in the West in 1943, won the first place in one fell swoop, and was a famous musician at that time.
Nevertheless, when they heard the news of the founding of New China, Qian Xuesen and his wife Jiang Ying were excited and resolutely prepared to return to the embrace of the motherland.
Because Qian Xuesen has never forgotten his motherland from beginning to end, let alone his father's earnest teachings to him before he went to the United States:"
Life in the world, should form their own independent character... This westward journey to study is not your ultimate wish, so when you complete your studies, you must return and serve the motherland with enthusiasm.
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In this way, Qian Xuesen embarked on his return journey. However, the road back to China is full of bumps and mud...
Second, might cannot be bent
In 1950, just as Qian Xuesen was preparing to board a ship to return to China, he was suddenly stopped by the officials in charge of the review on trumped-up grounds, arrested and put in prison.
At that time, U.S. Navy Vice Secretary Danny Jimble said the well-known words: "
No matter where Qian Xuesen went, he was worth the strength of five divisions, and I would rather shoot him than let him go! ”
It is worth mentioning that Danny met Qian Xuesen at California Institute of Technology because of the needs of the military before, and the two had a very good personal relationship.
But precisely because of this, Danny was well aware of Qian Xuesen's value, so he withheld it.
The proud protégé was detained by the state, and even his life was in the hands of others, which was in danger, which was a great disastrous for his mentor von Carmen. He continued to communicate and paid $15,000 in bail before Qian Xuesen was released from prison.
But what awaited Qian Xuesen next was the endless surveillance and search of the US side.
Years of treasured books and notes, totaling 800 kilograms, were wiped out after the search; the shelter of a family of four was also raided by the United States on the grounds that Qian Xuesen was suspected of leaking secrets.
In the face of all this, Qian Xuesen did not give in, but actively sought various ways and means to return to China, went to great lengths to get in touch with the motherland, and informed him of his determination to return to China, and the country did not disappoint him, and then actively negotiated with the United States on the issue of Qian Xuesen's return to China.
Finally, in 1955, with the permission of the United States, Qian Xuesen could return to China!
At this time, Qian Xuesen had been detained in the United States for six years, and on the occasion of his departure, Qian Xuesen visited his mentor and gave von Carmen a book, "Engineering Cybernetics", which was the brainchild of Qian Xuesen in these six years! After feng carmen finished reading it, he was amazed, thinking that Qian Xuesen had become better than blue out of blue, surpassing himself!
Third, poverty cannot be moved
After returning to China, Qian Xuesen was warmly welcomed and highly valued by the state leaders, and soon after, Qian Xuesen was ordered to establish China's first rocket and missile research institute.
Missile research often requires the efforts and efforts of technicians day and night, burning paste, and so on. Long hours of work have led to Qian Xuesen having a long time to have leisure to go home for a reunion; the food conditions of the institute are poor, and Qian Xuesen does not think that he is at ease.
In the following thirty years, he went to the desert north in obscurity and studied diligently and diligently. His personal silence was exchanged for the fame of the motherland!
The atomic bomb of 1964, the hydrogen bomb of 1967, the Dongfanghong satellite of 1970...
It was Qian Xuesen's dedication that enabled China at that time to have a proud big country, truly build a modern defense system, and safeguard national security and people's well-being.
It was the painstaking irrigation under difficult conditions that was exchanged for the ultimate flower of success.
In 1956, after the United States agreed to Qian Xuesen's return to China, Qian Xuesen heard some bad rumors - it was said that he might be assassinated on the way back to China.
His wife, Jiang Ying, made an agreement with him:
If he heard the gunshots, Qian Xuesen would lie down on the ground, and Jiang Ying would lie on her husband's body and use her body to protect him.
This decision is not only because of love, but also because Jiang Ying knows the significance of her husband to the country.
Jiang Ying is a well-deserved hero!
Fourth, become a hero's boy
On October 31, 2009, Qian Xuesen, the "father of China's aerospace", "the father of China's missiles" and "the king of Chinese rockets", died in Beijing at the age of 98.
At that time, the city of Beijing, the day after his death, actually began to snow heavily. The snow fell silently, moisturizing everything, like the life of this old man, who used his youth to nourish the whole of China.
His coffin was covered with a party flag, the honor guard of the three services carried the coffin for him, and tens of thousands of people sent him off, and his dedication was worthy of this honor!
Throughout Qian Lao's life, although he never said much, he really did it with his own practical actions
"Rich and noble cannot be lascivious, mighty cannot be bent, and poverty cannot be moved"
He has not failed to live up to the expectations of his fathers, worked diligently for the country and the people, and worked hard from top to bottom, and is a well-deserved good boy and big husband of our Chinese nation.
Although Qian Laoye has passed away, his outstanding and dazzling deeds and dedication to the country still shine in the hearts of every One of our grateful Chinese sons and daughters to this day!
He really fulfilled what he said to reporters before he left the United States:
"I won't be back, I have no reason to come back, it's a decision I've thought about for a long time. I intend to do my best to help Chinese people build their country so that they can live a happy life with dignity. ”