As the saying goes: "The predecessors planted trees, and the posterity cooled down". In ancient times, there was a system called the shadow system, which stipulated that the children of the official family could inherit the official titles and land of their fathers to ensure that their children had no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime. In modern China, there will be similar regulations, but compared to ancient times, the degree of popularity is lower.
In 1955, Tang Liang was awarded the rank of general, and his wife and children as the general's family could have lived a carefree life, but Tang Liang never allowed his family to use his position and prestige to make a living. Throughout his life, General Tang Liang advocated frugality and educated his children to be self-reliant and self-reliant.
First, excellent generals
Tang Liang was not born rich and wealthy, he was born into a poor sharecropper family like thousands of ordinary people in China. In such a family, his father was not a good father, and his father ate and drank all day, and he was out in debt.
Fathers have always believed that children are free laborers in the family, they are young, they have endless strength, and they are a good tool for making money. Therefore, when Tang Liang was very young, he was arranged by his father to herd cattle for the landlord's family. When Little Tang Liang was six years old, it was already the right age for school, but how could the father who fell into the eyes of money give up money to let his son go to school?
Fortunately, the well-meaning people in the clan saw Tang Liang's situation, they grew up watching Tang Liang grow up, distressed about Tang Liang's suffering, and also saw Tang Liang's understanding, so they pooled their money to let Tang Liang go to the local private school to study. Tang Liang cherished this hard-won educational opportunity, and he worked hard in the school and was bent on making progress.
When Tang Liang was ten years old, his father died in order to avoid the landlord's family's debt collection. Although his father left Tang Liang with the impression of a "bad father", after all, he was his own biological father, and Tang Liang also felt heavy sadness.
After his father's death, Tang Liang's life with his mother and brother became more difficult, almost to the point of exhaustion. In order to bury her father, her mother had no choice but to sell Tang Liang's two-year-old brother to someone else. Over time, the mother could not bear such a poor life, and later remarried someone else.
After experiencing this series of family fluctuations, Tang Liang was finally alone, and he also became much more mature than his peers. At the same time, he also saw the darkness of the old society, he hoped that he would not repeat the mistakes of the past, and he also hoped that everyone around him could live a happy and happy life.
Therefore, Tang Liang, who had great love in his heart, began his own road of self-improvement. In 1930, Tang Liang joined the Communist Party, and subsequently followed the Communist Party through the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. With his rich experience and proud courage, he has held an important leadership position in many wars and is a rare outstanding general talent.
Second, the family is well managed
Tang Liang followed the Communist Party through ups and downs and witnessed the birth of New China. Along the way, he understood that the birth of new China was not easy, which was mixed with the blood and sweat of countless people, and he cherished the China of today's Taiping, which also cultivated his frugal, simple and low-key character.
His wife, Zhang Rui, was a member of the Communist Party and an excellent female soldier like him. After Zhang Rui's recovery, the upper echelons considered the large population of Tang Liang's family and in order to share the financial burden of their family, they wanted to arrange a position for Zhang Rui in the army.
Tang Liang, who could hear this news, hurriedly waved his hand and righteously refused. He believes that New China has just been established, there are many military affairs, and his wife Zhang Rui is older and in poor health, so she is no longer suitable for military work. Tang Liang can't use his power and position to occupy a job position, he should let more young people with dreams and abilities do it.
Zhang Rui also followed the advice of her husband Tang Liang and became a housewife ever since. The Tang Liang family has a large population, the husband and wife plus eight children, a total of ten families. However, the daily expenses of this family of ten are a large amount.
Tang Liang's salary alone is far from enough, as a general, Tang Liang's salary is already considered to be too much, but there are more children in the family, and education and daily life are not a small expense. This often made his wife Zhang Rui difficult, but Tang Liang thought that he would save a little.
Therefore, in order to save the family's expenses, the husband and wife are reluctant to buy new clothes, and wear patched clothes for a long time, and really print the old saying "sewing and mending for another year". Sometimes if you can't turn around, your wife Zhang Rui will borrow money from others. The couple lived a very poor life.
Zhang Rui has always been in poor health and needs regular examinations. Once, when Zhang Rui went to the hospital for examination, the nurses saw that she was wearing tatters and several patches on her clothes, and they identified Zhang Rui as a poor family, so they laughed at her behind her back as a "countryman".
Hearing these words, Zhang Rui inevitably felt a little disgusted and angry in his heart, he was obviously the general's wife, when had he been orchestrated like this? She was suddenly very aggrieved, but years of upbringing made her learn to be patient.
After returning home, Zhang Rui and Tang Liang talked about this matter and looked at the angry wife in front of them, but Tang Liang laughed strangely and said: "The countryman is good, the countryman is good!" What do we wear, eat, and use today better than the hillbillys? Zhang Rui, who heard these words, also laughed with her husband and was relieved in his heart.
Third, the fine tradition
Tang Liang had a total of eight children, and her eight children did not become great generals who saved the country like him, but were scattered in various fields, some engaged in literary and artistic work, and some were grass-roots personnel of the army.
It is said that "the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants cooled down", and here in Tang Liang, there is no such statement. Xu is Tang Liang's life experience when he was a child, which made him understand that if a person wants to really stand out, he must rely on himself and must learn to be self-reliant.
In ancient times, there was a system called the hereditary system. The emperor could inherit the throne from the previous emperor, and the princes and the houses of the Qing Dynasty also paid attention to the hereditary system. This is unfair to others, how can the credit of the father's generation be inherited by his own worthless children.
Tang Liang is also adhering to this concept, he teaches his children to be independent from an early age, and when they encounter things, they must first find ways to solve them. In their home, there were three rules that Tang Liang personally formulated, which Tang Liang's wife and children had to abide by.
The first rule is that no one can enter the study without permission; the second rule is that no one can look at their work materials; and the third rule is that no one can ask about their work.
These three provisions can be said to be the "iron law" of the Tang family. In fact, from these three rules, we can also see Tang Liang's good intentions for his children. The first is to let the children not use the convenience of their positions and their own aura to seek some high-ranking officials; the second is to allow them to work diligently and sincerely and serve the people.
And Tang Liang's eight children also lived up to Tang Liang's expectations, and they were very contentious, even if they did not become generals, they also worked in different posts in a down-to-earth manner, scrupulously abided by their duties, and lived an enviable and plain life.
4. Summary
General Tang Liang was diligent and earnest throughout his life, adhering to the concept of "serving the people". He obeyed the arrangements of the upper echelons and shone brightly in his post. At the same time, he is well-governed and leads his family to live a dull life together.
Even if his wife is ridiculed as a countryman, he will not be angry, but will comfort her. It is even more strict to discipline your own children, so that your children can walk out of their own aura and live their own lives. Throughout the life of General Tang Liang, although it was plain and simple, he enjoyed it.