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"The sword blade comes out of the grinding, and the plum blossom fragrance comes from the bitter cold." No matter what era it is, there is never a shortage of people who were born to reach the peak of their lives through their own efforts.
Throughout history, there is no shortage of people born in poor families who have worked hard to make progress and finally achieved fame, and left us with a lot of lamentable entrepreneurial stories, such as Sir Roland Hill of the United Kingdom, born in the civilian class, grew up under the cold eyes of others, he became a famous educator in Britain, and pioneered postal reform, known as the "father of stamps"; for example, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of china's Ming Dynasty, was born a poor peasant, often starved, and became a monk, but eventually became a generation of emperors. From ancient times to the present, there are countless such stories, and then Ziyuan wants to tell you about this poor young man, who made a fortune after coming to China and became president when he returned to China.
▲ Old photo of Hoover
The young man, Hoover, was born in 1874 to a poor family in the United States to a blacksmith father. Hoover's father died when he was 6 years old, and his mother died again at the age of 8. The successive deaths of his parents left the young Hoover orphaned, and with the help of relatives, Hoover barely grew up. Despite his poverty, Hoover had an extraordinary drive, and as a young man, he was admitted to Stanford University through his own efforts, and after graduation, he worked in a private company and became a mining engineer. If he had stayed in the United States all the time, it would have been a plain and stable life.
▲Restoration of Boxer Rebellion scenes (oil painting)
Unfortunately, history does not assume that the turning point in Hoover's life came at the age of 24. In 1898, at the age of 24, Hoover was arranged by the company to go to China to work at the Kailuan Coal Mine in Tangshan, Hebei Province, one of the largest coal mines in China at that time, and it was here that Hoover's fate was completely changed. At that time, China's internal and external troubles were constant, the Boxer Rebellion endangered the Qing government, and the forces of various countries were also eager to move the land of China. Soon after, on the pretext that the Boxers had killed foreign ministers, Western countries sent troops all the way into the city of Beijing, which is the famous "Invasion of China by the Eight-Power Alliance" in history. After the Eight-Power Alliance invaded Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi fled in a hurry, and almost all of China's institutions and departments were controlled by foreigners, and the people in charge were basically captured by the coalition forces.
▲The generals of the Eight-Nation Alliance took a group photo at the Xiannong Altar
A large number of civilians and boxers were killed by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and Zhang Yi, the top commander of the Kailuan Coal Mine, was captured by the Eight-Nation Alliance. Seeing the situation, Hoover felt that the day of his turnaround was coming, so he colluded with the British to jointly concoct the "Contract for selling the Kaiping Mining Bureau" in a vain attempt to steal the Kailuan Coal Mine. Hoover used intimidation, deception and other villainous means to coerce Zhang Yi to sign the contract, and officially handed over the Kailuan Coal Mine to him, and Zhang Yi, who was facing prison, had no choice but to agree to it in order to save his life. Since then, Hoover has transformed from a coal mine technical worker into a direct owner of the coal mine, and used his status as a foreigner to grab a large number of illegal benefits in the Kailuan Coal Mine and obtain huge wealth.
▲Kailuan coal mining scene restoration
Hoover used this wealth to continuously dig coal mines in the northeast, North Korea and other places, and his wealth continued to grow significantly on the basis of profit rolling profits. In order to obtain more comprehensive benefits, Hoover even participated in bad incidents such as trafficking in Chinese labor. As the wealth expanded, Hoover became a legend in the American business community at the time. Hoover, who had amassed a fortune in Chinese blood and tears, returned to the United States and successfully ran for president in 1928, becoming the 31st president of the United States.
▲ Hoover Cemetery
After becoming the president of the United States, Hoover faced a global economic crisis shortly after taking office, but Hoover, who was good at speculation, did not save the US economy. In 1933, Hoover, who had lost the confidence of the American people, was forced to step down and live a life of seclusion. Because of his long life in China, Hoover and his wife and children all have Chinese names, and in his later years, Hoover always said that China changed his destiny and was grateful to China.
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In 1964, Hoover died at the age of 90, ending his wonderful and turbulent life.
Resources:
The Biography of Hoover