Mr. Chen Yi and Mr. Chen have a very rich life experience, serving as the commander of the New Fourth Army, the commander-in-chief of the Third Field Army, the minister of foreign affairs, and the vice premier.
In The resume of Mr. Chen, there is also a very important position, that is, the mayor of Shanghai, from May 1949 to November 1958, a full 9 and a half years.
In fact, before Chen Yi became the mayor of Shanghai, he had only been to Shanghai three times, but each time he left a deep impression on him.
Chen Yi first went to Shanghai in June 1919, 18-year-old Chen Yi was admitted to the preparatory school for studying in France, to go to France by boat through Shanghai, but after arriving in Shanghai, for various reasons, Chen Yi had to wait another month and a half before he could leave, so he actively participated in social activities in Shanghai.
At that time, Shanghai was known as the "adventurer's paradise", and it was also a springboard for the imperialist powers to invade China, and there were foreign concessions everywhere, and the status of the Chinese in their own country was very low, such as the famous sign "Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter", which made everyone very angry.
Once, Chen Yi and his classmates also saw this sign, and everyone said: "Foreigners are too bullying, let's smash this sign, for Chinese out of breath!" ”
However, Chen Yi shook his head and said, "It is easy to smash a sign, but can the problem of the low status of the Chinese be solved?" Only when the country is strong, the Chinese will not be bullied. ”
This was the impression that Shanghai gave to Chen Yi at that time, although it was known as the largest city in the Far East, but Chinese had no dignity here.
Soon after arriving in France, Chen Yi heard that France was going to stop Chinese students from going to France for work-study, and Chen Yi and others were very angry and went to Lyon to negotiate with the French. The French authorities were very worried about Chen Yi and others, calling them "very dangerous left-leaning elements", and in November 1921, they forcibly escorted Chen Yi and others to Marseille, stuffed them on the ship "Portega", and sent them back to Shanghai.
Chen Yi's incident in France caused fear among some people in Shanghai, who spread rumors everywhere: "When the flood beast comes, it will plague Shanghai!" Chen Yi resisted the pressure, found several major newspapers in Shanghai, and published the "Notice of 104 Students Forced to Return to China to Study in France", making the actual situation public.
Then, Chen Yi ran around again, hoping that all sectors of society could come forward to justify the names of these students.
In addition, many of the students' luggage that returned were left in France, and a group of students who stayed in France also faced financial difficulties, so Chen Yi ran around and raised a sum of money to solve the urgent needs of many students.
This is Chen Yi's second trip to Shanghai, which has done a lot for the students and seen the progress of the Shanghai press.
Chen Yi came to Shanghai for the third time, 8 years later, in 1930, and he was the representative of the Fourth Army of the Red Army.
At that time, Shanghai was one of the strongholds of the Kuomintang reactionaries, the situation was very grim, and in the eyes of the reactionaries, Chen Yi was a big fish, and he certainly could not enter Shanghai in an open capacity.
Chen Yi's older brother Chen Mengxi was working in Shanghai, and a cousin, Chen Xiuhe, was working in the Shanghai Arsenal, and Chen Yi wrote a letter to the two brothers, hoping that they would help him escape the reactionaries' arrest.
After Chen Yi's boat arrived at the Shanghai dock, he saw that a large number of military police were searching, but his two brothers had arrived, dressed very decently, and wore the badge of the Shanghai Longhua Police Headquarters on their chests.
(Photo: Chen Yi with Chen Xiuhe (left) and Chen Mengxi (right))
In order to facilitate Chen Yi's activities in Shanghai, the two brothers also prepared a proper suit for Chen Yi, as well as a badge of the Security Command. However, the two brothers were still not very assured, and found a hotel near the fourth road of the British Concession, which was a set of two rooms inside and outside, Chen Mengxi lived in the outer one, and Chen Yi lived in the inside room.
Later, when Zhou Enlai came to discuss things with Chen Yi, Chen Mengxi set up a sentry outside, and in his capacity, the military and police did not dare to rush to search.
Many years later, Zhou Enlai was still very grateful to Chen Mengxi, saying that he had helped us a lot.
Chen Yi stayed in Shanghai for more than two months this time, participated in many meetings, and also made his vision broader. Many years later, Mr. Chen also said with emotion: "I have worked in Shanghai for two months this time, which means that I have attended a training course for two months, and my views on some major issues have also been improved." ”
Chen Yi's fourth visit to Shanghai was already in May 1949, and Mr. Chen was ordered to liberate Shanghai.
Before the Shanghai campaign began, President Chen gave everyone a preventive shot in advance, saying: "Chairman Mao believes that the people's liberation army entering Shanghai is a major difficulty for our party. Why? If we fight Shanghai, the United States may send troops to interfere, but we are not afraid, if we want to fight, we will fight with them to the end! However, if we do not take over Shanghai, Shanghai becomes a dead city, and people's hearts are chaotic, we will be very passive. ”
In the end, under the strict requirements of Mr. Chen, Shanghai was successfully liberated and won the hearts and minds of the people.
After the liberation of Shanghai, Mr. Chen was appointed as the first mayor of Shanghai and began to take over Shanghai in an all-round way.
At that time, Shanghai was a mixture of fish and dragons, the military and police constitutions left by the Kuomintang were hidden in all corners, often launching riots, especially Shanghai was still the largest financial center at that time, once Shanghai had problems, the consequences were immeasurable, therefore, The pressure on President Chen was very great, often said to everyone: "Imperialism once said that the Communist Party will only manage the countryside, the city is talentless, the two are inefficient, Shanghai is the grave of the Communist Party, the Communist Party will drown when it goes to the sea... We will definitely learn to swim and swim to the other shore! ”
With the efforts of Mr. Chen, Shanghai quickly launched a series of actions, soon stabilized the social order, purified the social atmosphere, and ended the long-term inflation, which was unanimously praised by the international community, such as Raji Jishao Singh, editor-in-chief of India's "Industrial Newspaper", who praised: "Shanghai under the management of the new people's government is the pride of the East!" ”
On July 29, 1965, Mr. Chen returned to Shanghai, swam the Yangtze River, and wrote a poem "Swimming in the Yangtze River".
Ordinary life Jiang Haizhi, today I have to be a little lyrical.
A big void, the ocean is unremarkable.
The multitudes are swimming, and I am not alone.
Self-improvement to the other shore, why do you want to take advantage of the shackles.
The people's cause is prosperous, and the climax will never wither.
(References: "Biography of Chen Yi", "Anecdotes of the Ten Marshals", "Xinmin Evening News") #开国将帅 #
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