Kong Xiangxi
Kong Xiangxi, who claimed to be the seventy-fifth grandson of Confucius, was good at economy and trade when he was young, and he had a certain wealth in his hometown of Taigu, Shanxi. 1927 In April, he joined the Chiang Kai-shek Group, which facilitated the marriage of Chiang Kai-shek and Meiling. Since then, his official career has flourished, and he has served as minister of industry and commerce, industry and finance, vice president and dean of the Executive Yuan. Kong was in charge of finance 1 1 year, and made certain contributions to the monetary reform, supporting the peaceful settlement of the incident, and supporting the anti-Japanese war finance. However, Kong's abuse of power for personal gain and corruption have repeatedly been criticized by public opinion. He was forced to leave his post in June 1944 1 1 and left politics from then on.
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Born in poverty, he started a school.
Kong Xiangxi, whose real name is Yong Zhi, was born in a declining merchant family in Taigu, Shanxi Province on the seventh day of September in the sixth year of Guangxu reign. Kong was born in Qufu, Shandong Province, and his ancestor Kong Hong was an official in Shanxi during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Later generations settled in Shanxi and made a living by doing business. When I went to my grandfather Kong Qingxian, I gradually became rich because I took over the bank run by my uncle Kong. Kong Xiangxi's father Kong Fanci is a tribute student. He once worked as a copywriter in a bank, but his family came down because of his bad habit of smoking opium.
At the age of five, Kong Xiangxi was taught by his mother Ponzi, who died at the age of seven. His father set up a private school in Zhangcun, west of Taigu City, and studied with his father, which laid the foundation of Chinese studies.
1889, Kong Xiangxi suffered from mumps, but the treatment with traditional Chinese medicine had no effect. Later, he festered into a sore, so he went to the clinic set up by Taigu Qian Jie Christian Club for treatment, and the sore soon healed. During the treatment, Kong became very familiar with foreign doctors and nurses in the clinic. He visited churches, clinics, schools and other institutions set up by the church and left a deep impression on him. "He stayed to visit, and then he longed to be one of them."
/kloc-in the spring of 0/890, the church-run Taigu Gospel Primary School enrolled students. Kong Xiangxi's request for admission to the school was approved by his father, but many people opposed it, thinking that it violated the tradition of Confucius' children reading "holy books". After many arguments, he was finally allowed to enter the school and promised that he would only study in the school and not believe in foreign religions. At the end of 1894, Kong graduated from primary school with excellent results, but he didn't have the skills to learn eight-part essay. For the future, Kong Fanci supported his son to continue studying in the new school and take the road of seeking knowledge. The following year, under the recommendation of Mr. Wei, he went to Liuhe Academy, which was founded by the American Association in Tongzhou, Zhili (now Tongxian, Beijing). Confucius studied hard at school, and because of his good foundation in Chinese studies, he was able to combine Confucianism with Christianity and enhance the effect of preaching when preaching with priests outside school, so he was valued by the academy. Maimed, a female missionary in Liuhe, paid special attention to Kong and guided him to be baptized into a Christian. Influenced by the concept of "freedom and equality" advocated by the church, Kong was dissatisfied with the autocratic corruption of the Qing government. After listening to Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities and the revolutionary purpose of the Peace Conference, I was deeply inspired and encouraged. 1899, Kong and his classmates secretly organized a "literary fraternity" at school to contact the students to discuss new ideas.
/kloc-in 0/900, the anti-imperialist movement of the Boxer Rebellion broke out, with local churches bearing the brunt. Liuhe Academy was also forced to suspend classes, and Kong Xiangxi temporarily returned to his hometown. Yu Xianzheng, then governor of Shanxi Province, incited the Qing soldiers and the Boxers to burn churches everywhere and kill Christians. Kong Xiangxi and her sister Xiang Zhen also took refuge in the Gospel Church. Due to the deterioration of the situation, Kong's brothers and sisters escaped from danger one after another under the cover of their clansmen and villagers. And 14 American missionaries and China parishioners trapped in Taigu Church were all killed half a month later. After the Boxer Rebellion was pacified, Kong Xiangxi went to Taigu Magistrate to deal with the victims' affairs, and went to Beijing with his classmate Zhang Zhenfu to report the Taigu religious plan to the North China parishioners. Later, he went to Shanxi to negotiate as the negotiator Ye Shouzhen and Wen Ade who were sent to Shanxi by the North China parishioners to deal with the aftermath of the religious plan. After handling the Taigu religious case, the North China parishioners appreciated Kong's "loyalty to the victims" and his ability to handle affairs, and decided to recommend him to study at Oberlin University in the United States. It was quickly approved by the academic affairs meeting of Liuhe College and sent to the United States by the school.
190 1 In the autumn of, Kong Xiangxi went to the United States under the escort of Reverend Mai Meide and entered Oberlin University in Ohio. I majored in physical chemistry at first, and then changed to social science. 1905 was admitted to the graduate school of Yale University to study mineralogy. 1907 when he graduated from Yale, he got a master's degree in physics and chemistry. Kong claimed that his future ambition was to "revitalize education and industry"
When Kong was studying in oberlin, he was the friendliest with American classmate Paul L Corbin, and had an appointment to go back to Taigu to promote the church. Before Kong returned to China, China Society of Berlin University held a farewell party for him. It was suggested that Kong withdraw his donation and build a memorial hall in Taigu for missionaries who died in the Boxer Rebellion. Kong put forward the idea of establishing a school to enlighten people's wisdom and cultivate talents, which was of good commemorative significance and was unanimously agreed on the spot. Subsequently, a considerable school fund was raised for this purpose.
1in the autumn of 907, Kong Xiangxi returned to Beijing. At that time, the Qing government reused overseas students, and the postal department, Beiyang University Hall and Changsha gentry all sent people to invite them. Kong Jun politely refused to decide to go back to Taigu to run a school. At first, Kong took over the primary school attached to the Christian College in Taigu South Street, and later expanded and added middle school courses in the original site, becoming the first middle school in Taigu. The name of the school is "Ming Xian School" (English name OberlinSansi Memorial School), which means to commemorate the death of believers in the year of Gengzi. Kong was appointed as an inspector (principal), teaching history, geography, minerals and other courses. Most of the teachers are missionaries, and Kong Fanci, the father of Xiangxi, also teaches Confucian classics and history at school. In the spring of 1909, the number of students in Ming county increased to more than 100, and the original venue was not enough to apply. After research, the school moved to the new site of Montessori Villa in Yangjiazhuang, Dongguan, Taigu this autumn, and a considerable scale of school construction was carried out here. (Taiyuan Road Note: Please refer to Shanxi Agricultural University of Shanxi University for Mingxian School)
Kong Xiangxi runs a school that pays equal attention to morality, intelligence and physical fitness, and teaches herself gymnastics. At that time, there were no ready-made physical education textbooks in China. He learned from the American infantry code, made his own wooden gun and practiced his students. Because the course content is fresh, it is very popular with students and attracts social attention. The president of Taigu Chamber of Commerce invited Kong Xiangxi to be the instructor of the business group and train the members of the business group on his behalf. Soon, Taigu police also asked him to be a consultant, so Kong and Taigu local security forces also had close ties.
1911June Wuchang Shouyi 10, the provinces responded one after another, and Taiyuan recovered on June 29th 10. At this time, the Qing government officials in Taigu had already heard the news, and the local leaderless. The Qing soldiers who broke through Taiyuan went straight to Taigu in droves. The gentry demanded that Kong Xiangxi come forward to maintain public order. Known affectionately as Commander-in-Chief of Taigu Rebel Army, he mobilized volunteers organized by members of the business group and students from Mingxian County to guard the four gates with guns. Kong Zi led a team to the north gate to surrender the defeated troops in the besieged city, and promised to pacify the capital of Sichuan with 3,200 yuan, so that the defeated troops could go around the city, thus saving Taigu from looting. Subsequently, people from all walks of life gathered, armed the county business group and some students in Ming County, set up Taigu Business Office, and elected Kong Xiangxi as the general manager of the business office. After learning about it, the nearby counties also followed Taigu's practice. When the Shanxi Revolutionary Army and the Qing Army fought in Niangziguan, a dozen students from Ming County formed a death squad and went to the front to fight against the Qing Army. Kong is responsible for maintaining local order until the end of the North-South peace talks.