Anecdote of Wuchang Uprising: Sun Yat-sen, the father of our country, washed dishes in San Francisco.

Speaking of Sun Yat-sen's American-led Revolution of 1911, it seems that someone always asks: Why didn't he appear when the revolution broke out? Yes, it is impossible for him to appear in China, because Sun Yat-sen was far away in the United States at that time, and there was no prior estimate of Wuchang Uprising1911/kloc-0+00.

Go abroad to prepare for the revolution.

Intriguingly, when the revolution that influenced and changed the course of China's modern history needed a supreme ruler, most activists pointed their finger at Sun Yat-sen, who was far away from the other side of the ocean at the moment.

This lock is not only based on Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary personality charm, but also depends on his previous practice of rejuvenating China-armed uprising. Yes, these armed uprisings failed in the end, but it was precisely because of the accumulation of these failures that the Wuchang Uprising of 19 1 1 finally succeeded. Sun Yat-sen was qualified to be the best candidate for China because his major policies were based on his ruling ideas, revolutionary ideas and demands in the eyes of all people at that time, and he had stood at the corresponding height of the times. Take Sun Yat-sen as an example. Although he was abroad at that time, his efforts to revitalize China never slackened and stopped. We only need to look at 19 1 1 Sun Yat-sen's American travel notes before Wuchang Uprising, and we can enjoy them.

19 10 One morning in February, Sun Yat-sen came to Chicago from San Francisco with simple carry-on luggage. After finding a small hotel, he hurried to Chinatown. He found a Shanghai restaurant run by overseas Chinese and went straight in. A waiter greeted him. Sun Yat-sen said that he was not a diner, but he had something to do with Manager Mei.

Mei Guangpei, the manager of Shanghai restaurant, is also from Guangdong. Although I didn't, I didn't know Sun Yat-sen before. But the name Sun Yat-sen is not the first time Mei has heard it. What's more, Sun's visit to him this time was introduced by a friend.

After some greetings, Sun Yat-sen told Mei bluntly that he had two main tasks in coming to Chicago this time: one was to raise money from overseas Chinese in Chicago and continue to prepare for the revolutionary uprising in China; The second is to publicize the revolutionary principles to overseas Chinese in Chicago and establish a youth league branch. Just as Sun Yat-sen didn't know the situation of overseas Chinese in Chicago at that time, he hoped that Mei could help him. Better find him a reliable guide.

Manager Mei soon found a young tour guide. For Sun Yat-sen, he lived in Mei at the age of sixteen and worked part-time in a Shanghai restaurant in Chicago. At this time, Mei's school is on holiday, so he is qualified to be a guide for Dr. Sun Yat-sen. ..

Many years later, Mei still clearly remembers that he guided Sun Yat-sen almost every day and went door-to-door to find overseas Chinese businessmen to publicize.

However, due to the activities of the royalists in the past, especially the large family like Mei Gongbai in Zhicheng, Sun Yat-sen's work was really difficult. Several overseas Chinese elites in Chicago listened to Sun Yat-sen's propaganda in the United States and were unmoved. They not only refused to donate money, but also laughed at Sun Yat-sen's boasting of revolutionary truth in the United States, which was impossible.

In addition to these extreme people, there are some middle-class people. Although they did not object to Sun Yat-sen's idea of expelling Tatars and establishing the Republic of China, they excluded Sun Yat-sen because of their worries and fears. In the eyes of these people, the corruption of the Qing government should be overthrown, but this kind of behavior is heresy after all. If I give you support now, you will be in danger of losing your life as soon as you return to China in the future. But what can really accept and support the revolutionary truth advocated by Sun Yat-sen is the lower class among overseas Chinese ... But it is difficult for these people to share Sun Yat-sen's concerns about raising money in the United States because they are busy looking for jobs.

Put down your plate and go back to China for the revolution.

Sun Yat-sen experienced more difficulties than this. More importantly, shut him out. One day, Mei accompanied Dr. Sun Yat-sen to a laundry run by overseas Chinese. Before entering the door, the overseas Chinese inside came out when they saw Sun.

Because he lives in the Shanghai restaurant in Zhicheng, Sun Yat-sen naturally has the most contact with overseas Chinese here. The latter is also the thought most influenced by Sun. Sun cares about the overall situation, not just raising money. For example, when he realized that comrades could join the league here, he formally established the Chicago branch of the League. Mei, Mei and Mei Guangpei became the first members. After the Chicago branch of the League was established, its main activity was to raise funds to support the revolutionary cause. The results of the launch have achieved results and raised a lot of money one after another. These donations were sent by the Chicago League branch to the Hong Kong Department of the League.

In addition to Chicago, San Francisco in the United States also has Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary footprint. It was about the beginning of 19 1 1 year before Wuchang Uprising. At that time, the San Francisco branch of the League was established in San Francisco, and the founder was Huang Hewen. At this time, Wen had another mission in Honolulu. When Sun arrived in San Francisco, he was greeted by Li and Huang. Because Sun felt it was unsafe to stay in a hotel, Li discussed with Huang and gave him support. Finally, Sun Yat-sen lived in his house. Huang is Wen's mother. Wen's sister Wen, who is only ten years old, still clearly remembers the first time she met Teacher Sun.

When Dr. Sun Yat-sen lived in Sun's house, he lived in Sun's house. Xiaowen and his sisters also took turns delivering letters for Sun Wangfeng. At that time, the consuls of the Qing government in San Francisco still had considerable influence, and there were many overseas Chinese, and various courts were complicated, and there were also fights and duels between them. Consuls in the Qing dynasty also bribed some big bosses and teachers to assassinate and kidnap revolutionaries. Wen learned from Huang mouth that the US Embassy in Washington directly hired detectives to follow Mr. Sun. Therefore, whenever Mr. Sun finishes speaking, he always hides and leaves quickly. At that time, Li belonged to Longxi Hall and Huang belonged to Jiangxia Hall, both of which were guarded by gunmen. At that time, all courts in the United States supported Mr. Sun. Hong Men's imperial court is the largest among overseas Chinese, and Datong Daily advocates revolution. But to Sun Yat-sen's great dismay, there are no members of the League in the whole San Francisco court, and there is no unified organization between the San Francisco branch of the League and the Hong Men court in San Francisco. So he secretly came to San Francisco, held a general meeting of members, developed members, and personally led the members of the alliance to join the court. Such a move will definitely bring risks to his personal safety, but he can ignore it.

Sun Yat-sen was working in an American restaurant when the vigorous Wuchang Uprising broke out.

In June 65438+in the same year 10, Wuchang Uprising broke out, and Zhongshan was 46 years old, just in the prime of life. According to the history of the Party, when Tang Zong was in North America, he organized a salary increase bureau to give a lecture tour to publicize the revolution and raise wages. But according to some folk sayings, it is difficult for Zhongshan to maintain its daily life at this time. During the Wuchang Uprising, he worked as a handyman in a restaurant named Don Lu in Denver, Colorado, USA. Enterprise. He didn't. Don't react too strongly to the news of Wuchang riots. Because he has led ten similar uprisings, what's more, the initiator of this uprising has nothing to do with him! But one day, when he came out of the kitchen with a plate in his hand to pour tea for the guests, suddenly a colleague shouted to him: Lao Sun, you have a telegram. Colleagues said, throwing the phone into the plate. Zhongshan was overjoyed when he opened his mobile phone. It turned out that this telegram asked him to return to China immediately. Because of the rapid development of the revolutionary situation, the Republic of China may be established soon; Once established, the first president must be you. Sure enough, more than two months later, this enterprise and the old grandson of Taiwan Province Province really became the first interim president of People's Republic of China (PRC).

It is no secret that Sun Yat-sen worked in a restaurant. It was only in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China that labor was not sacred in China society. For example, President Sun once worked as a waiter in the United States, so he confessed for fear of causing misunderstanding among domestic conservatives. According to the historian Tang Degang. Working for the sun, the sun and the moon in America? On the contrary, Sun Gong's works can explain the hardships of the sages in establishing the Republic of China, which is enough for future generations to remember. Such a difficult and tortuous road, full of bumps and obstacles, was left by Sun Yat-sen in many cities in the United States before the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, which is enough for us to appreciate his spirit of dedication to the revolution.