Zhan Tianyou, this golden shining name, every time he says it, he will carry the pride of the Chinese people, and all Chinese who have read primary school can realize two words in his body - contention!
Badaling Tunnel, Beijing-Zhang Railway, Guangdong-Sichuan Railway, Hanyi Railway, Guangdong-Han railway... Every railway built by Zhan Tianyou is thrilling and wonderful, and the tendons made of steel link every inch of the land of Shenzhou.
Even the Badaling Tunnel has been well preserved after being bombed by war and damaged by natural disasters, and even the 21st century transportation vehicle, the Fuxing high-speed railway, can still pass through this tunnel that is more than 100 years old.
These are the masterpieces of Zhan Tianyou, who has sprinkled his ingenuity in the land he loves and will remain forever.
Badaling Tunnel
From the moment Zhan Tianyou was appointed chief engineer of the Beijing-Zhang Railway, he became a hero of the Chinese nation and fought fiercely for the Chinese people in the world.
He returned from studying in the United States, the earliest international student in modern China, worthy of high-quality students, but also has a wealth of practical experience, can be said to be the top young talent.
If you want to be rich, build roads first. Therefore, Zhan Tianyou, who entered the railway industry, was not only loved by the people and favored by the upper class, but also received a high salary of one thousand taels per month.
Such a monthly salary is now close to 210,000, which can only be obtained by people at the top of the pyramid, not to mention in the old China, where per capita income was extremely low.
Zhan Tianyou wall sculpture
These deeds about Zhan Tianyou can be said to be well known, but few people know that such a "trendy" doer has a "doll kiss".
According to common sense, international students such as Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, And Xu Zhimo absolutely look down on the big feudal family.
Generally speaking, they will find another progressive talent for the reason of "free love" or "opposition to feudalism" and live a life of red sleeves.
But Zhan Tianyou is different, he not only gladly accepted the doll kiss given by his parents, but also had a deep affection for his wife Tan Juzhen.
At that time, Zhan Tianyou, who became the chief engineer, was a very popular "golden turtle son-in-law" in high society, and many people with better family lineages than Tan Juzhen came to him to give him a matchmaker and persuade him to marry another wife, but Zhan Tianyou did not waver and was unwilling.
Zhan Tianyou sculpture
The late Qing Dynasty was an era of erosion, and the wind of outer chambers and concubines was rampant, and there was also a saying that "Cantonese people are good at having concubines".
Even Liang Qichao, who founded the "Monogamous World Association", took concubines one after another in his later years, but Zhan Tianyou was rare to do what he said.
He embraced monogamy, openly opposed the herd of wives and concubines, advocated respect for his wife, and even though he had studied in a country as popular as the United States, he had never contracted a little manner.
Tan Juzhen was not in good health, and everyone around him advised him to take a concubine, but he directly refused, saying that he would only marry one wife in this life, not only would he not take a concubine, but he would not even do anything to betray the marriage.
Zhan Tianyou's words are not false, and sure enough, he only lived with Tan Juzhen in his life and gave birth to eight children, Tan Juzhen later became seriously ill, and it was also Zhan Tianyou who took care of the sickbed.
Therefore, later generations jokingly called Zhan Tianyou: "Kinetic energy railing is not derailed, and static energy railing does not derail." ”
Zhan Tianyou and Tan Juzhen took a group photo
Such a good man model makes people have to envy Tan Juzhen, although born in the era when women have no status, they have encountered a spoiled wife demon like Zhan Tianyou, and they have a happy marriage all their lives.
But everything has cause and effect, and everything has reincarnation. The "luck" we speculate about is actually only a part, Zhan Tianyou and Tan Juzhen can be happy, inseparable from the efforts of two people and even two families.
In 1861, Zhan Tianyou was born in Guangzhou, the only city open to the outside world in the Qing Dynasty. His grandfather knew the importance of openness as early as the Qianlong period and came to the Thirteen Lines to run a tea business.
Because of the choice of the family, the Zhan clan became a merchant, but the social atmosphere at that time was that everything was inferior, only reading high, and Zhan Tianyou's father Zhan Xinghong did not find a way out in the eight shares, and could only rely on selling calligraphy and paintings and engravings to survive, and the Zhan family also declined.
Therefore, although the Zhan family is not thick and the social status is not high, Zhan Xinghong is much more enlightened than the average feudal parent, which also determines that he will help Zhan Tianyou choose the path of studying abroad in the future.
When Zhan Tianyou went to school in a private school as a child, he already showed extraordinary wisdom, and his wisdom was not in the writing of the scriptures, but in flexibility and flexibility.
Parents love their children, and they have far-reaching plans for them. Zhan Xinghong saw that if his son took the imperial examination, he would be inferior to those nerds, so he decided to choose a path more suitable for his son.
In 1872, the stormy Qing government was carrying out the "Foreign Affairs Movement", recruiting young children to study in the United States, which gave Zhan Xinghong new ideas.
Studying in the United States is also a study, you can also "take the meritorious name", and the recruitment of personnel is limited, the rarity is precious, as long as Zhan Tianyou can return from school, he will certainly become a pivotal figure.
Zhan Tianyou young photo
But at that time, the Zhan family had already declined, there was no money to open up the relationship, and with such an idea, there was no such condition to implement.
Fortunately, the Zhan family was in business in the early years, and there were many friends in the north and south, among which the Tan family, who did business in Macao, had a very good relationship with the Zhan family, and even the news of studying in the United States was told to Zhan Xinghong by Mr. Tan.
Old Master Tan's eyes were like a torch, and he had long taken a fancy to Zhan Tianyou's agility and wisdom, so he decided to help Zhan Xinghong, take his son to Hong Kong to take the selection examination, and also gave the fourth daughter Xu to Zhan Tianyou and set up a doll kiss.
With the help of the "old man", Zhan Tianyou, who originally did not have the opportunity to take the exam, not only successfully took the exam, but also entered the preparatory class for young children to go abroad.
In August 1872, under the guidance of Mr. Tan, Zhan Tianyou and 29 other young children sat on a foreign boat to study.
Unlike others, Zhan Tianyou not only has the country in his heart, but also has the grace of Tan, who has the grace of knowing him, and his wife Tan Juzhen, who has not passed through the door.
In a foreign country, unfamiliar languages and faces will infinitely enlarge the longing for his hometown, and little Zhan Tianyou relies on the expectations of his father and the Tan family, and the fiancée to be married to support himself.
Ben tou is the source of a person's motivation, if not still have these thoughts in his heart, Zhan Tianyou would not be so brave when he signed the "Life and Death Certificate" and stepped on the ship.
The two have the opportunity to become an unmarried couple, and the father-in-law has a kindness to himself, which is the basis of the relationship between Zhan Tianyou and Tan Juzhen.
But kindness and fate will make a man move, but it is not enough to make a man die.
After all, Zhan Tianyou can use other things to repay Father Tan after he returns, so why would Zhan Tianyou, who has received a Western education, accept an arranged marriage and marry Tan Juzhen?
It turns out that Zhan Tianyou loves Tan Juzhen because she is indeed a good wife who can share hardships and go through wind and rain.
Tan Juzhen photo
In 1878, at the age of 17, Zhan Tianyou was admitted to Yale University to study railroads, becoming the best of the young children who went to study in the United States.
But the young children who went to study in the United States came to the United States at a very young age, and some people's thinking patterns have been completely Westernized, cutting braids, believing in Christ, and even deciding never to return home, which made it unacceptable to the feudal rulers, and immediately recalled them all for re-education.
Although Zhan Tianyou did not betray the motherland, he was also a "foreigner" who accepted open-mindedness, which made his life after returning to China very difficult.
Zhan Tianyou's engineering team
"There used to be fantasies of a warm welcome waiting for us, a familiar crowd, and the outstretched warm arms of the motherland to embrace us. But oh my God, it's all gone. ”
They were escorted back in a prison cart, locked in a house and not allowed to go out, and had nothing to do every day except sleep until they were stripped of all their pride and sent to do something dispensable.
Zhan Tianyou, a high-achieving Yale student, was assigned to the Mawei Political School in Fujian province as a teacher, and there was no room for talent.
International students returning from the United States
Zhan Father's wish was shattered, his son failed to become a superior person, and he also became a prisoner of the order, how should this be explained to the Tan family?
The nature of the merchant is to be unprofitable and early, at that time Zhan Tianyou was fragrant and fragrant, but now he is a poor teacher, but the Tan family did not cancel the marriage contract, and Tan Juzhen was still willing to marry Zhan Tianyou.
You know, Zhan Tianyou's identity was very sensitive when he just returned to China, especially he also became a "thorn head", marrying him may not have a guaranteed life, but Tan Juzhen chose not to give up.
After returning to China, the change of identity made Zhan Tianyou have a great psychological gap, but Tan Juzhen's firmness gave the disillusioned Zhan Tianyou a little spiritual comfort.
Group photo after returning from studying abroad
If you do not leave me, I will live and die. This sentence describes the marriage of the two of them very well, but the real love has to start from Zhan Tianyou after experiencing the war.
In 1884, the Nanyang Marine Division was completely destroyed, and Zhan Tianyou, who had experienced the war, was also assigned to the Whampoa Marine Division.
A railway expert was thrown into the sea, and there was a dangerous battle, which was enough to make any fiancée give up, but Tan Juzhen did not, or single-mindedly wanted to marry Zhan Tianyou.
In 1887, the 26-year-old Zhan Tianyou was still just a "teacher at sea", and there was no day to emerge, but Tan Juzhen did not care, and held a wedding with him in this year.
Zhan Tianyou had talent and nowhere to show, and he couldn't give Tan Juzhen anything at all, but Tan Juzhen didn't look down on him, but just silently supported him and gave him a warm home.
This made Zhan Tianyou very moved, wandering outside for nearly ten years, and after returning to China, he was snubbed, his soul had long been lonely to numbness, and it was Tan Juzhen who gave him hope for life.
A happy marriage will make a family go uphill, will make a man better work hard, Tan Juzhen's silent efforts in the family have finally paid off.
In 1888, the 27-year-old Zhan Tianyou ushered in his opportunity, And the railway company organized by Li Hongzhang was short of talents, and as an expert in this field, he was naturally selected.
But because of the damage to the reputation of the students in the United States, he did not start by making a fist of his fists, but worked as a trainee engineer under the British engineers.
Zhan Tianyou presided over the construction of the bridge
This was already very satisfying to Zhan Tianyou, as long as he was given a chance, he would inevitably let the world see his ability.
When Zhan Tianyou runs projects all over the country, Tan Juzhen will accompany him, not to mention what is the poor mountains, the plateau Gobi, where there is Zhan Tianyou, is Tan Juzhen's home.
Zhan Tianyou was appointed chief engineer of the Beijing-Zhang Railway
Tan Juzhen accompanied Zhan Tianyou, and Zhan Tianyou also loved Tan Juzhen. Tan Juzhen eats slowly, while the construction site is very simple, and in the winter, the meal is quickly cold.
In order to let his wife eat hot meals, Zhan Tianyou carefully entrusted tan juzhen to customize a set of insulated lunch boxes for tan juzhen, and did his best to create a better environment for tan juzhen.
Women are not afraid of hardship, only afraid that the pillow people can not understand themselves, and Tan Juzhen is the lucky one who has a good husband.
The husband's understanding and carefulness touched Tan Juzhen, and their deep feelings made separation difficult, no matter where it was, Tan Juzhen had to follow.
Therefore, their eight children were born in different places, Guangzhou, Linxi, Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou, Beijing five places, Tan Juzhen with children to accompany Zhan Tianyou to the world as home.
Zhan Tianyou and Tan Juzhen family portraits
Zhan Tianyou put into work without any worries, it is because he fully trusts Tan Juzhen to help him take care of everything, and with such a dependence, he can say such ambition:
"Life has a long and short, fate has a sinking, the dream of building a road network for the first time was shattered, I hated it all the time, fortunately my life can be turned into a railway track creeping on the land of China." 」
Tan Juzhen is not in good health because of her running and working, so Zhan Tianyou is very guilty, and he thinks that he can do this, all because of his wife's credit.
Zhan Tianyou respects his wife's efforts in the family, and his wife sympathizes with his difficulties outside, and in that era, it is precious to have such equal love.
Therefore, after Zhan Tianyou became a master, no matter how others tried to please and persuade him, he only had a deep affection for Tan Juzhen.
Although there is a reason for Tan Juzhen's selfless efforts, just like Wang Baojun will still be abandoned after eighteen years of bitterness, the happiness of marriage depends on the character of men.
Zhan Tianyou is a person who is very good at taking its essence and removing its dross. He did not learn from the openness of foreign customs, but learned from the equality of all people in the West, and acted in a style of liberating women.
Even the reporter at that time commented on him: "I hope that if there are many people in China, such as Mr. Zhan and his people, not only can the state-owned railway be built independently, but the future of women's transportation will also be bright." ”
Zhan Tianyou believes that his wife chose to work at home and has already given everything for the family, so even if there is a quarrel, it is all his fault.
Therefore, Zhan Tianyou was very disgusted to hear others say that husband and wife quarreled and did not harmonize, and once he heard it, he would inevitably give: "The life will be in the husband." " evaluation.
Zhan Tianyou graduation photo at Yale
He also often educates his subordinates: "If something goes wrong with your husband and wife, it must be that the man is wrong, and you must immediately apologize and review, this is the man's responsibility." ”
This made his reputation for loving his wife spread out, upward and downward, and many of his staff and students understood the truth of getting along with his wife and beauty.
Moreover, he also developed a unique set of knowledge skills in the relationship between husband and wife: men who do not respect their wives will certainly not believe in friends and be loyal to things.
The ideological height of such progress has not been attained by xu zhimo, Guo Moruo, and others who have gone to study abroad in later generations, and who are called great literary heroes.
"If the chiefs of the party, government, and army organs are as good as Mr. Zhan's home, then the liberation of women throughout the country can be immediately awaited."
Zhan Tianyou's small family affairs, after achieving the extreme, have become major events that can change society, which is inseparable from the virtuous wife Tan Juzhen and the good husband Zhan Tianyou.
Zhan Tianyou photo
Marriage is the result of the joint management of husband and wife, and after sharing suffering, it is the same happiness.
Zhan Tianyou has finally achieved a career, he can end the busy life and enjoy the blessings of Qi with his wife and children.
He settled in Wuhan, and there was nothing else in the flower bed in front of their house, only the chrysanthemums were the most, and every autumn, everywhere in the house could smell this fragrance.
"Because you have chrysanthemums in your name, I like chrysanthemums everywhere I go, so I invite chrysanthemums home."
Tao Yuan loves Juju for his noble qualities, comparing himself to this, and Zhan Tianyou loves Juju only because he loves Tan Juzhen deeply.
Not only their home, every time they went to stay, Zhan Tianyou would get a lot of chrysanthemums, and many of his ideas on the railway were completed in the chrysanthemum garden.
Zhan Tianyou and the child photo
Accompanying each other, thinking of each other, and cherishing each other is the reason for their happy marriage and the proof that they have loved each other for 32 years.
A lifetime of warmth and loyalty, not giving up love and freedom. The love between Zhan Tianyou and Tan Juzhen clearly tells us that although chance is important, it is more important to always gaze at the eyes of our lover.