In 1986, Then Singapore's development minister, Cheng Zhangyuan, was found to have privately received 500,000 bribes.
Zheng Zhangyuan is a Singaporean elder who has a close personal relationship with Lee Kuan Yew, and immediately after the incident, he interceded with Lee Kuan Yew.
As a result, Lee Kuan Yew said coldly: If I help you, Singapore will be finished.
In the end, Zheng Zhangyuan, who was categorically rejected by Lee Kuan Yew, chose to commit suicide.
And Zheng Zhangyuan said in his suicide note to Lee Kuan Yew: "I have been deeply frustrated in the past two weeks, I should bear full responsibility for such a thing, as a dignified oriental gentleman, I feel that only with the highest punishment can I atone for my sins."
In fact, according to the laws of Singapore at that time, Zheng Zhangyuan would only be fined 100,000 yuan and 5 years in prison at most, but Zheng Zhangyuan chose to end his life, and the Zheng family left Singapore after Zheng Zhangyuan's death and never returned.
Later, Lee Kuan Yew said in a speech that it was not that he forced Zheng Zhangyuan to die, but that the law could not be tolerated, and Zheng Zhangyuan lost his face and dignity, and he could not gain a foothold in Singapore.
Zheng Zhangyuan would rather end his life than face shame.
Singapore has been the most honest place in the world for many years, but Singapore is not born that way.
When Singapore was founded in 1959, Lee Kuan Yew, the prime minister, looked around and exclaimed: We are not lightly ill, greed and decadence are prevalent, and the fighters who fought for the people are now plundering, which is a step backwards!
Therefore, Lee Kuan Yew immediately proposed to build an upright and clear Singapore.
In the end, the reason for Singapore's remarkable achievements, in addition to high salaries, the main thing is the law.
All personnel in singapore's various departments are required to make a property declaration every July, and the unexplained source is subject to investigation, and those who still do not have a satisfactory response will be judged as gray income.
Singapore's punishment for this is not just a fine and imprisonment, but it is no longer possible to gain a foothold in Singapore.
In Singapore, if someone has had a problem in this regard, it will be difficult to find a job, and they will lose almost all their benefits and will never be able to look up in Singapore.
When it was kicked away by Malaysia, 1/4 of Singapore's population lived in slums, the land was densely populated and had no resources, and even survival was a problem.
Today' Singapore can become a world-famous rich and developed place, there is a profound reason.