About Zhu Ziqing

The so-called "relief food" is like this:1during June 1948, the legal tender of the Kuomintang government has been depreciating, just like under the Yangtze River, it costs tens of thousands of dollars to buy a pack of cigarettes. The salary of professors is rising month by month, but the devaluation of legal tender is faster and prices are rising faster. Professors who used to have a better life, like the general public, have a hard time. Especially for people with a big family, life is more difficult.

The Kuomintang government also knows the people's antipathy, especially the intellectuals in colleges and universities, who can't stand this situation. So he played a trick and issued a purchase voucher, so he could buy "American-aided flour" at a lower price.

It was also at this time that the U.S. government actively assisted Japan, and Si Tuleideng, the U.S. ambassador to China, called for slander and insult to the people of China.

On the one hand, it is cheap, on the other hand, it supports the Japanese and insults the people of China. Some of us discussed it and wanted to expose the conspiracy of the Kuomintang government, protest against the insult of the American government and make a public statement. The statement goes like this:

In order to oppose the U.S. government's policy of helping, to protest the slander and insult of the U.S. Consul General's card and the U.S. Ambassador to China to the people of China, and to show the dignity and integrity of the people of China, we categorically reject all American handouts, whether purchased or given. It is hereby declared that the following colleagues unanimously agreed to refuse to buy cheap flour from the United States and return the shopping card.

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After the statement is written, I want to collect signatures, and as usual, I decide how many people each is responsible for contacting. Most of the old professors are my messengers. I took the manuscript to find Mr. Zhu Ziqing.

At that time, his stomach trouble was very serious, and he could only eat very little. When he ate too much, he vomited, his face became thin and his voice became low. He has many children, and life is more difficult than anyone else. But as soon as he read the manuscript, he signed it without hesitation. He has always performed well in writing. This time, he signed his name meticulously with trembling hands.

It should also be noted that after he returned to Tsinghua campus from Kunming on 1946, his attitude changed obviously and he was no longer silent. He opposed the civil war and hated the Kuomintang. * * * The producers' views have also begun to change. He once recited poems in the liberated areas at public meetings, and sometimes dressed up and danced yangko with the students, making him sweat. I always look for him in the struggle against some American declarations, telegrams and statements against the Kuomintang. As soon as he saw me, he understood why "Did you sign it?" Write your name after reading the manuscript. As far as I can remember, nine times out of ten he signed it. Sometimes they don't sign because the words are a little angry.

This time, I also found some other professors who are familiar with or live nearby. Most of them signed their names, but they also hit a nail. There was a professor who had only three children, but his answer was simple: "No! I want to live! "

Zhu Ziqing's stomach trouble is hunger, and his family has a large population and needs support. Someone calculated an account in the later period of Kunming. The salary of people like us is only about ten yuan, which is equivalent to the silver dollar before the war.

Zhu Ziqing cares about politics, but he doesn't express his opinions much. It can be said that he is gentle and has no temper. During the Anti-Japanese War, the news was blocked by the Kuomintang. People in the home front don't know the fact that the Kuomintang passively confronted Japanese imperialism, but actively rubbed against the * * * production party, which set off several anti-* * climaxes. He thinks that as long as you resist, you should live a hard life and seldom complain. Although he sympathized with many political activities in Kunming, he seldom participated. The Kuomintang reactionaries assassinated Wen Yiduo, who was very indignant. Returning to Peiping after demobilization, I saw that American imperialism helped the Kuomintang fight the civil war, and my attitude changed. He stood up before American imperialism and its lackeys, the Kuomintang reactionaries, and with a few exceptions, he joined us.