In 1930, the people lent the Red Army 400 oceans, and the descendants exchanged IOUs, how much was repaid in the end?
In 2015, the Xiaogan municipal government in Hubei Province came to a plainly dressed old man. Holding a yellowed note in his hand, it can be seen that it is an old IOU. Did he come to fight a lawsuit? The staff rushed forward to entertain and inquire about the situation.
So who is this old man? What exactly is he going to do?
The old man's name is Yang Mingrong, he is an authentic farmer, he has no great skills, and he is a well-known poor family in the village. The purpose of this visit to the government is to hope that they can cash the money on these IOUs, and if it were not for the fact that he was too poor to open the pot, he would not have come here for help.
After expert verification, this is a real IOU, the handwriting and seal are left by the Red Army in those years, and the IOU reads "Xiaogan County Special Service Battalion of the 7th Brigade of the First Division of the First Army borrowed 400 yuan from the ocean."
Finally, after negotiation, the government converted the money into the current renminbi and compensated the elderly.
What is the identity of this seemingly unremarkable old man? And how can there be such an IOU? How much was paid back in the end?
Speaking of all this, we have to start at the beginning.
In 1927, Chiang Kai-shek joined forces with Wang Jingwei's right wing of the Kuomintang against Soong Ching-ling, leading to the rupture of relations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The soldiers of the Red Army were repeatedly besieged and suppressed by the Kuomintang, which also led to their poor life, while protecting the safety of the people.
The life of the people was miserable, but they worked together to provide food, clothing, shelter and shelter for the soldiers of the Red Army. The landlords and rich people also began to stock up on grain and provide it to everyone.
By 1928, the Red Army had established discipline not to take a needle or thread from the people, including borrowing everything used. It is precisely because of such good discipline that Yang Mingrong has the IOU in his hand.
Grandpa lent the Red Army 400 oceans
In 1930, the ranks of the Red Army in Xiaogan, Hubei Province began to gradually grow, but materials were lacking. The ranks of the Red Army were often underfed, clothed and warm. The people are eager to help the soldiers, and Yang Changyin is one of them, that is, Yang Mingrong's grandfather.
Yang Changyin's ancestor was a landowner, and because of this, Yang Changyin lived a worry-free life since he was a child. But he also relied on his smart brain, did business, made a lot of money, and was a well-known local rich man.
Unlike many landlords and rich people, he not only did not bully the people, but also often helped them through difficult times. Sometimes he also distributed grain to the poor people, and was a well-known benevolent person.
One day, the Red Army team came to Yang Changyin's door, checked his family, and found that he was not a bad rich man, and as the people said, Yang Changyin was a great benevolent person, so they did not embarrass him.
Yang Changyin saw the ragged Red Army, and his heart was very uncomfortable, so he wanted to help them.
So he gave them the rest of the family's grain to eat. Seeing that these things were not enough, he decided to pay for it to facilitate the fighters. He gave them 400 pieces of ocean from home. The Red Army was especially touched by such a thing.
At first the Red Army fighters were reluctant to receive this money, after all, there was discipline. But Yang Changyin wanted to give them to them, and the commander of the Red Army had to accept it and write him an IOU.
The note read: "The Xiaogan County Special Service Battalion of the Seventh Brigade of the First Division of the First Army borrowed 400 yuan from Dayang" and pressed the seal of the captain Xingxing. And said that the money will definitely be repaid to him.
Although Yang Changyin accepted the IOU, he never thought of asking them back. For his part, he only hopes that the country will get better and better, and treasure the note.
In 1949, when New China was founded, many people took the IOUs of that year and went to the local government to exchange them, but Yang Changyin regarded it as nothing.
Years later, Yang Changyin died, and he handed over this IOU that had been treasured for many years to his son, telling him not to exchange it, but to treasure it well and not to cause trouble to the country. His son also took his father's words to heart.
After a long time, this IOU was handed to his grandson Yang Mingrong, who has always kept this IOU and regarded it as his family heirloom, except for his own family, no one knows the good things that grandpa did.
Descendants redeem IOUs
In 2015, Yang Mingrong's family was too poor to open the pot, and his wife was sick in bed. As a last resort, he broke his grandfather's last words and approached the government with this IOU, hoping that they could exchange the money.
After arriving at the government, the staff was also shocked, why did it take so long, he took out the IOU, Yang Mingrong told the ins and outs of the matter, the staff asked Yang Mingrong to go home first and wait for the news, it was necessary to confirm the truth of this matter.
After the government found an expert appraisal, after confirming that the IOU was genuine, it calculated 400 oceans into RMB, and after negotiation between the two parties, finally returned Yang Mingrong 40,000 yuan.
But some people say that the 400 oceans of that year were more than so few, even if a 0 was added later. At that time, people's wages were also small, and the amount of 400 yuan was only available to large households. At that time, if the Yang family was placed now, it would not be only 40,000 yuan.
So how much do you think should be repaid?