The progress of science and technology is the key to economic and social change, from the production to application of the four major inventions, affecting the way of recording, and even opening the door of the country, the development of technology gradually affects the direction of the country and the whole world; the industrial revolution in Europe since the eighteenth century has realized the transformation from handicraft industry to machine industry, and all this stems from the invention of the steam engine.
Invention or creation can be said to be the era is advancing step by step, when people are no longer satisfied with the current mode of production and life, it will burst out of a more convenient and faster industry or creation.
Therefore, the grasp of technical talents is crucial, even in the war years, the supply of military supplies and firearms and equipment needs the support of technical talents.
Marshal Chen Yi is a famous military scientist in China, and his brother Chen Xiuhe is a technical talent specializing in machinery, who successively served in Shanghai and Shenyang Arsenals, made great contributions to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, and served as Chiang Kai-shek's attendant officer after graduating from the Whampoa Military Academy in his early years.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > study experience</h1>
Chen Xiuhe and Chen Yi are cousins, the Chen family has a total of twenty-seven cousins, Chen Xiuhe is the largest, Chen Yi ranks fifth, but the age difference between the two is not much, and they walked together on the road of studying when they were teenagers.
Chen Yi and Chen Xiuhe can eventually become national pillars, which is closely related to his father's cultivation from an early age. The Chen family is a big feudal family, and chen parents have never hesitated to strive for children's educational resources.
When Chen Xiuhe was ten years old, his father decided to sell the family's forty acres of land and move to Wangjianglou in the eastern suburbs of Chengdu, so that the children of the Chen family could receive a new-style education in the city, and at the same time asked the teachers of the private school to continue classical education at home.
However, at that time, less than two years after the abolition of the examination system, the new type of education had just begun, and as the elders of feudal families, it was not easy to make such a decision, and the road ahead was unknown, but it was still necessary to provide a learning environment for children.
Fortunately, Chen Yi and Chen Xiuhe did not disappoint the elders in the family. Chen Xiuhe was admitted to Chengdu Higher Industrial School at the age of 16 and began to formally learn mechanical principles, and the study of this school also laid a solid foundation for Chen Xiuhe's future career.
After graduation, Chen Xiuhe began to work as a mechanic in a machine factory, and a few years later, he worked with his classmates in Shanghai to introduce French surface rowing boats, although he finally persuaded the Sichuan warlords to pay for the order, but the project also failed for various reasons.
After that, Chen Xiuhe's many attempts to develop national industries ended in failure, which also somewhat hit Chen Xiuhe's confidence, and he found that it was not that industry was not feasible to save the country, but that the timing was not good. At the age of 28, he and his cousin applied for the Whampoa Military Academy and embarked on another path to save the country.
At the Whampoa Military Academy, Chen Xiuhe entered the artillery corps and relied on what he had learned to take on the work of a teacher. The time at the Whampoa Military Academy greatly opened Chen Xiuhe's eyes, he learned about Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles, and in the face of China's predicament and the wave of revolution, Chen Xiuhe joined the Kuomintang, trying to find a path he could contribute to.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="14" > Chiang Kai-shek's attendant officer and engaged as an arsenal technician</h1>
Shortly after Chen Xiuhe graduated from Huangpu, he was recommended by the Huangpu Alumni Association to become Chiang Kai-shek's attendant officer, followed Chiang Kai-shek to attend meetings and lectures, and soon after taking office, Chen Xiuhe made a written report against the Shanghai Arsenal.
During his time as an instructor in the army, Chen Xiuhe found that there was a problem with the quality of the weapons, so he applied to Chiang Kai-shek for resignation, asking him to return to the arsenal as a technician and begin to work on improving weapons.
This Shanghai Arsenal is a branch of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau founded by Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guofan in the 19th century, mainly divided into artillery factories and steelmaking plants, which at first mainly produced fast guns for the navy, and only began to produce weapons used by the army in the early 20th century, but after the Xinhai Revolution, under the influence of warlord chaos, there was no good development, and when Chen Xiuhe went, there were problems with improvement in the manufacture of many weapons.
Chen Xiuhe, who worked with other technicians at the Shanghai Arsenal to improve the device, speed up efficiency and improve the quality of the products, once said: "Under the system of the old society, it was impossible to increase the enthusiasm of the workers, but starting from the reform of technology, it still had the effect of improving ergonomics, which is an example of our old experience."
Even if Chen Xiuhe strives to improve the accuracy of weapons manufacturing, the life of the Shanghai Arsenal has not been extended, and after the end of the Shanghai Anti-Japanese War, the Shanghai Arsenal had no choice but to complete its last mission, which was ruthlessly abandoned by Chiang Kai-shek, and Chen Xiuhe was also sent to Study in France.
After returning from studying abroad, Chen Xiuhe threw himself into the War of Resistance Against Japan, was responsible for transporting military materials on the Yunnan-Vietnam transportation line, and made great efforts for the preparation of weapons in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
After the Surrender of the Japanese Army in Vietnam, Chen Xiuhe represented the Chinese garrison in the signing ceremony of the agreement between Vietnam and France, and then wrote "Research on Vietnam's Ancient History and National Culture" based on what he saw and learned in Vietnam.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="22" > the aftermath</h1>
At the time of the Chongqing Double Tenth Agreement, Chiang Kai-shek learned that Chen Xiuhe was Chen Yi's brother, so he met with Chen Xiuhe in an attempt to persuade Chen Yi to return to Chiang Kai-shek's command, but Chen Xiuhe refused him and continued to do his work.
Chen Xiuhe was soon sent to the Shenyang Arsenal as director, where he continued to work on improving weapons, broadening the size of the factory and introducing new equipment.
After the civil war began, Chen Xiuhe always held an opposing attitude and did not support Chiang Kai-shek in launching a civil war again, and as the war drew to a close, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Chen Xiuhe to rush back to Nanjing, serve as the director of the Bureau of Ordnance Engineering, and no longer be responsible for factory affairs, and at the same time ordered the bombing of the Shenyang Arsenal, which Chen Xiuhe categorically refused, Chen Xiuhe led the workers to revolt and put into production affairs three days after the liberation of Shenyang.
In June 1949, Chen Xiuhe met Chen Yi and Deng Xiaoping in Shanghai, talked about the liberation of Shenyang, and was arranged by Commander-in-Chief Zhu De to retain military equipment talents who did not follow Chiang Kai-shek.
Chen Xiuhe, with his appeal in the machinery industry, left a large number of technical talents, who played a very important role in the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway and the construction of the southwest.
In September 1949, Chen Xiuhe was invited to attend the Chinese Political Consultative Conference. In 1998, Chen Xiuhe died at the age of 101.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > summary:</h1>
Chen Xiuhe began to explore the idea of industry to save the country from his youth, and later understood that if he wanted to develop the economy in China, he must first solve the problem of foreign aggression and the liberation of the people, began to apply for military schools, with his own study in the machinery industry, he wanted to do his best for the country, made great contributions to Shanghai and Shenyang Arsenal, made efforts to provide and transport firearms and equipment for the War of Resistance Against Japan, refused Chiang Kai-shek's orders at key moments, saved the Shenyang Arsenal, and left a large number of technical talents for the construction of the southwest, serving the country all his life. Do your best.