Kong Xiangxi says for us today.
One respecting Kong Xiangxi, everybody thinks of above all, he is family name of the Song Dynasty the husband of the eldest sister Song Ailing among 3 sisters. Once held the position of at the same time: The administrative courtyard dean of national government, the president of minister of Ministry of finance and central bank. Mastering finance authority and all 4 big state-owned banks. Can think of 4 everybody additionally a group of things with common features, jiang Song Kongchen. Chen Lifu of Jiang Zhongzheng, Song Ziwen, Kong Xiangxi, Chen Guofu these 4 are familial, chinese politics and economic lifeblood are being controlled in the on half leaf of 20 centuries. Can think of his corrupt corrupt at the same time, power money collude, gathered much money. Was forced to leave political arena 1944, went to the United States 1948. Jiang Jieshi arrived later after Taiwan, say the party membership of discharge Kong Xiangxi. But he has been in the United States at that time, live the life of carefree rich and popular, somebody even his assimilate to in those days with .
Sheet is mixed with respect to Kong Xiangxi's knowledge for ability, he is successful. Elite, be graduated from a Yale, economics Master, banker, businessman, politician, how must all these come? In a what kind of family is he born? What kind of education is what suffer later? We are told today. Go up personally from Kong Xiangxi of course, we also saw the problem that human weakness and that regime brings.
Kong Xiangxi's ancestors is Shandong Qu Fu's person. The 75th world that Kong Xiangxi is Confucius grandson. Ming Dynasty the father of the father of the father of his father between 10 thousand past years, it is some generation anyway, come to Shanxi from this Shandong Qu Fu. Be in Shanxi too cereal county, their familial begin to manage v/arc a firm exchange and transfer of money. To grandpa Kong Xiangxi that generation when, compare really in the home rich.
Kong Xiangxi's grandfather loves to do a good work. The aid that help danger up is tired, pave a road bridge. Often do such a few businesses for everybody. Public praise is particularly so good, local calls aperture the gentleman. This aperture gentleman still has standard of a home is so say: "Learn to do a few to be in an unfavorable situation the thing is used with 100 worlds, leave a bit be apt to to read aloud heart to make children and grand children always ploughs. " a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription " modest flavour " . Tell his children and grand children namely: Be in an unfavorable situation is blessing, want to do thing of be apt to, even modest. This couplet was hanged to be in the school that he himself establishs by Kong Xiangxi later, as school example.
This aperture old gentleman pays attention to the thought moral character to children to teach not only, at the same time school work also takes seriously very much, ask a gentleman to arrive home in will teach them. So uncle of father father's elder brother, the book reads these children very well. Because grandfather Le Shanhao of Kong Xiangxi is applied, this family property that stays when he dies so is not very big, and still 5 childrens are divided, everybody gets, more finite.
Kong Xiangxi's father calls Kong Fanci, between brother seniority is old 3. This person science is particularly big, the full book that read a poem. Once pass an entrance examination the accrete of quiet day. But because their home all through the ages is management v/arc a firm exchange and transfer of money, persuade to he says you or come back to be in business so, he is abandoned civil from business. Even if is such, he still is the pen does not stop n cultivated land, like to read, like to become knowledge. This idle that be in business still reads a book between Yu Shi. So his education to children still is very methodical. For instance he tells his child: "Personal desire stands and establish Yu Ren, personal desire is amounted to and amount to at the person " . That is to say lives in him seek and develop while, also want a help to people lives and develop. We hope how others treats him, should treat others with same way. The idea that he uses ancestral aperture sage namely will ask oneself, requirement children.
The mom that we see Kong Xiangxi again -- Pang. This woman grows very good-lookingly, and literate, had read a book, can recite article of poem of a lot of ancient time, at the same time the word also is written very beautifully, very small characters. Be known as is Shanxi too the one branch of cereal county is beautiful. Come in those days allegedly this woman matchmaker of seek a marriage alliance steps defeated a doorsill. Finally, the term of Kong Fan of Kong Jiasan childe that Pang Jia's young lady decides to choose beautiful of ability appearance all. After Kong Xiangxi is born, his illuminative education is by family name, namely his mom will finish.
Where is dry what? Be less than a year old, begin to tell various stories to him, by family name very meeting taletelling. Everybody perhaps has heard of a story to illuminative the intelligence of a child is very helpful. What kind of profit to have to a child after all about this story? Still have a fokelore, the son that says to a mom is taking him goes seeing this Einstein, say: "I want to ask you a question, I think the child that lets me becomes very clever, how should be I done? " Einstein tells her to say: "Give him taletelling. " this mom very questioningly, she says: "Ah, you may be misunderstanding, I am to want to ask you, I think the child that lets me becomes the person like you, big physicist, big scientist, how should be I done? " Einstein says: "That tells more stories to him. "That tells more stories to him..
One says more here so, young now father mother, if have time, the child is in small when accompany their taletelling more, have profit particularly. Especially those high grade draw this story, see picture at the same time, at the same time taletelling. Because of li of beauty that the edge has literature already, have artistic beauty again, at the same time still a lot of philosophic theory include amid, a lot of truths do not need to preach, he carries the interesting story of exert a subtle influence on namely, let child naturally be admitted.
The family name gives illuminative education of Kong Xiangxi by, include taletelling. Divide this beyond, of strike back handle teach him copy copybook, 3 words classics waits chant a moment. Still begin to learn the analects of confucius before long. Have genetic gene of father on one hand, very clever; Have illuminative education of mom again on the other hand. So this Kong Xiangxi from very small when, be shown and other child has a place really different, very clever, has taught 3 words can be carried on the back via be being done not have a few times.
Kong Xiangxi as a child domestic environment is very good still, father mother is literate, and mom returns very patient ground to teach him. Mom is virtuous wife fine mother, what needlework does is particularly good also. These childhood that let Kong Xiangxi are very good. We had said: A what kind of former unripe family to the child growing have profit, it is conjugal love of husband and wife, the family is harmonious, at the same time parents is learned and courteous, disposition is gentle. Such family just can let the child produce safe feeling and attributive move. A moment ago we mention taletelling, use present word actually for, accompany the child one case taletelling, developing his safe sense namely, because this kind kisses child read gave him knowledge not only, at the same time this kind of company lets his feeling have support very much.
Once had a psychological test, cry " rhesus experiment " perhaps cry " experiment of iron sheet monkey " , it is a little clever boy that just was born, it is next in a room have two monkey mother, but be a holiday, one is done with iron wire, one is done with flannelette. That Hou mom that iron wire does has milk, flannelette does that is done not have. This experiment discovers later: This little clever boy when need sucks the breast, it can run to that monkey mom that that iron wire does to eat then, after eating, he can return mom of that flannelette monkey certainly, because flannelette monkey mom is warm soft. This experiment undertook a lot of times later, also did this a lot of to revise, but do not have any change all the time. When putting this little clever boy and two monkey mother to another room, if move iron hooded fur overcoat, without the word of mom of that flannelette monkey, little clever boy is met particularly nervous angst. He is seeking mother of that flannelette monkey all the time. What is the conclusion of this experiment? That is to say the safe feeling of a child is not to originate food, more important is mom lets him experience love and warmth.
Kong Xiangxi is 6 years old when, mother died as a result of pneumonia, father is very painful, abandon business from taught oneself to open a private school, income is inferior to previously. But Kong Xiangxi accepted the strictest education in father's private school, traditional to China culture also generated strong interest, he favores The Book of Rites of The Book of Songs especially of these Confucianists classical. When taking up a political career later, in a few social activities, kong Xiangxi often cites the celebrated dictum of Confucius Mencius is epigrammatic, can look come out his strong country learns skill.
Normally for, kong Xiangxi is to should be among the atmosphere that the Confucianist teachs it seems that, be on Confucius the road of the traditional life of world grandson. But that 9 years old years he fell ill, got that to call mumps, common people calls mumps is parotitis, the canker on the neck, how to also treat bad. Kong Xiangxi's father is particularly anxious, he thinks, be in this too cereal county has hospital of a church, can you try to that? Holding fluky psychology in the arms to go. Do not have how long to give really to that cured. Evermore, this Kong Xiangxi liked to go up this place. Because be among remedial process, he knew a lot of missionary, doctor, nurse, very good to him, still tell story of a few Bible to him.
Should go to school later, as it happens too cereal county ran the first missonary school, kong Xiangxi says with his father: I should go that foreign school. His father still agreed really, the choice of special esteem son. But this familial did not work, say you are Kong Jia's offspring, how can you enter this foreign school? You must read book of that sages and men of virtue. But his father or prevail over all dissenting views, sent that the son. There are 12 students only over there, kong Xiangxi is among them one of. Also choose as a result of this, kong Xiangxi's destiny was changed from now on.
Here, we must say more, what Kong Xiangxi's father does is really pretty good! A few parents often blame the child now, those who say our home child is special is traitorous, otherwise is us domestic child loses head particularly. Because the parent is caused,actually this kind of disposition of the child is really. If you do not regard him as of an independence individual, do not respect him, certainly will causes him or is traitorous, or with respect to resign oneself to adversity, cowardly without definite idea.
A moment ago we say Kong Xiangxi entered a missonary school, the tenet of the missonary school ah it is to foster Yi Zhongyi the talent on the west, and return helpfully to this church. Their course is installed, this private school that says so with us is completely different also. Several manage change philosophical biology Bible to wait content a moment, kong Xiangxi is learning. Have a copy kept as a record of private school of 4 years as a result of him again, the country learns skill very solid, bellyful combs and arrange silk threads-attend to state affairs, often still argue with the classmate, also love to quiz. Kong Xiangxi is in this school, got of classmate and teacher love.
, kong Xiangxi is recommended the way that American axiom can set and institute go reading. The address of road and institute is in now a city of Beijing. When road and academy of classical learning read, kong Xiangxi is particularly assiduous, the country learns skill very good, so he is in and priest arrives outside school preach when, can rise Confucianism and Christian doctrinal union. Such explaining to public the effect is particularly good, got the attention of academy of classical learning. Also guide him to get severe test later, became Nazarene.
21 years old when, because taste,learn to hold actor concurrently, at the same time enthusiastic churchly career, and be in Shanxi churchly incident is indifferent left meritorious service. Be recommended by the school American Yale goes be being read. Kong Xiangxi is the degree that obtained economics Master in the Yale.
Begin us to had said, kong Xiangxi is family name of the Song Dynasty the eldest sister among 3 sisters, song Ailing's husband. But Song Ailing is not Kong Xiangxi allow wife. The first wife of Kong Xiangxi, it is his classmate in road and moment of academy of classical learning, call Han Yumei, they are married 1908. 1912 because contract pneumonia, han Yumei died. After the wife dies, kong Xiangxi is very sad. He has a classmate to be in at that time Yale, the classmate of college time also is work in church, ask he says: Do you go going to Japan?
Send Kong Xiangxi to Japan then, hold the post of Tokyo China to take day of Christian Y.m.c.a. total person in charge of something. After this moment fails as a result of 2 revolution, these revolutionary partisanses also are in Sun Zhongshan Japan. Kong Xiangxi accepted free equality in church these thoughts, what suffer again at the same time is western education, the absolute corruption of clear to this government is very so malcontent. In Japan he also assists Mr Sun Zhongshan to raise money revolutionary funds, also began to be acquainted with Song Ailing in this moment just about.
Song Ailing is 25 years old at that time, it is Sun Zhongshan's secretary, still do English to translate to Sun Zhongshan. Kong Xiangxi often also helps Sun Zhongshan treat report of writ, case, what contact with Song Ailing so is more, each other also had feeling. Song Ailing praises Kong Xiangxi: Humanness modest and, profitable earn very do sth in the proper way, have the ability of a kind of conduct financial transactions inherently it seems that. This is former word of Song Ailing. The Kong Xiangxi evaluation to Song Ailing it is to say very admire. such, both sides hits it off perfectly, 1914, kong Xiangxi and Song Ailing marry in Japanese yokohama. Song Ailing resigned to Sun Zhongshan later secretary post, the little sister that recommends him is celebrated age replace. Again Kong Xiangxi still facilitated later the marriage of Jiang Jieshi and Song Meiling, from now on government-owned carry be prosperous.
If give birth to a family with respect to the source only for, of Kong Xiangxi grow environmental education setting is very good, and after graduating from the Yale, also be to be full of ideal, culture elite. It is to prospective aspiration, advocate education to revitalize industrial. Return native place Shanxi too cereal, established too the first middle school of cereal county, make apparent school.
Kong Xiangxi education it is De Zhi body pays equal attention to, kong Xiangxi still holds the position of a teacher personally, teach sports. But there is not what sports teaching material at that time. He thinks this gym how to must go up, also never mind is good those who draw lessons from. He remembered one of American dogface holds a place finally, he moves that. But when dogface of family United States drills, there is a gun in the hand, he abstained a few false guns, taking training to these students. The student feels this subject is interesting, very fresh, student very welcome.
Kong Xiangxi still is a very able businessman, because he did not forget himself all the time,revitalize this industrial pursuit. 1912 when, he discovers people orders this tube is to use kerosene, call kerosene at that time. It became the requisite among the life. So he thinks, I if if do this business, can get rich certainly. He from British businessman there, took the dealership of housing card kerosene, in Shanxi whole province acts as agent to be managed solely by him.
Case makes when this brand just introduced China (Ke) card, because of this Logo, the Logo of their company is a conch, and that name of its English is translated into Chinese directly also is conch card. The Chinese always feels this name is special later at odds, also knowing this company is dry. In there is in the company allegedly, the country connects him to say this name that he must change, cannot make case (Ke) card. Make case (Qiao) card. After changing, this product sells greatly. So the name of a company looks very significant also. Brought considerable steady income so every year to Kongjia, also make Kong Xiangxi became comprador trader.
1926, kong Xiangxi begins formal ascend body at Kuomintang political circles. He once ego says approvingly: Come when the good luck lightly that does a magnifico, oneself can grasp an opportunity most. Became a person of politics business understand as expected later. He is in charge of finance, have 11 years, to currency reform, the finance that still has the war of resistance against aggression that prop up has had certain contribution.
But Kong Xiangxi malpractice, corruption is corrupt, get again and again of public opinion censure. Although had endured the elite of Yale to teach, the station was in over the tide of modernize. But still did not cast off government-owned businessman collusion however, a road of authority official accumulate wealth by unfair means, very regretful. His injure the public interest to benefit private interests it is painful to make Jiang Jieshi special also at that time. Between the diary he once wrote: Pungent memory, because fear disaster and the political power to oneself, corrupt corrupt case of Kong Xiangxi with respect to finish of mention lightly ground. Of course the shelter that here also has Song Ailing and Song Meiling.
1967, kong Xiangxi dies in the United States.
Cong Kongxiang go up personally on the west, we can see, former unripe family to a person grow have very main effect, but the person that cannot say a former unripe family is very good, he this all one's life forever won't go wrong. Former unripe family is a foundation only, in developing a process, still can get the interference of various element, itself of political power of stone of interpose resembling Jiang is a corrupt political power, a corrupt political power is true without method anti-corruption. When system occurrence flaw when, the natural instincts with greedy human nature can be caused and mad. Final finish a former unripe family, should give his good moral character originally.
