On this day, 34 years ago, on November 19, 1991 (October 14, 1991, the first non-party cadre to voluntarily donate his family property, Hu Zi Ang, passed away. Patriotic industrialist Hu Zi Ang, an outstanding representative of our country's national industrial and commercial people, a famous patriotic democrat, political activist, outstanding leader of the Democratic National Construction Association of China and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice Chairman of the Seventh National Committee of the China People's Political Consultative Conference and Honorary Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, died in Beijing on November 19, 1991 due to ineffective medical treatment. He was 95 years old. Hu Ziang, one of the founders of the National Construction Association, a well-known political activist and industrialist, was appointed to organize the Chongqing City Federation of Industry and Commerce, and served as the chairman of the preparatory committee. During this period, he repeatedly proposed to Mayor Chen Xilian and other party and government leaders in Chongqing City to hand over all the enterprises he runs and the company stocks he holds to the state for free. Chen Xilian said: "There is no such precedent in the country." Hu Zang emphasized: "I have considered this repeatedly, and my determination has been made.""If my investments in various places are difficult to handle, please accept Huakang Bank first." City leaders Chen Xilian and Cao Diqiu were very determined when they saw Hu Zi Ang and were in a dilemma. After repeated research, Chen Xilian went to Deng Xiaoping for instructions. After careful consideration, Deng Xiaoping decisively said: "We understand the beard. You said that there is no such precedent in the country, so let's set a precedent from Mr. Hu Zi Ang!" This was a precedent at the time, but it is rare even now, and it is still so proactive. Chen Xilian conveyed Deng Xiaoping's decision to Hu Zi Ang. Hu Zi Ang said happily: "Thank you for the organization's decision. I will work hard to serve the country more in the future. However, please also ask the organization to consider accepting all my assets in the company. At the Second Conference of Representatives from All walks of life in Chongqing City held in 1951, Zhang Linzhi and Cao Diqiu, the main leaders of the party and government of Chongqing City, talked with Hu Zang and said: "It was decided that you will be the director of the Municipal Government Supervisory Committee, and you must do this job well." Hu Zang said: "Thank you for the party's trust. Please also ask the organization to consider accepting my shares in the company." Zhang Linzhi and Cao Diqiu said: "The party's policy now is to protect private industry and commerce. You are an influential figure in Sichuan and even the country. We understand your feelings, but doing so will easily cause misunderstandings in the business community. "Hu Zang said: " I can keep it a secret." Zhang Linzhi and Cao Diqiu were very determined to see Hu Zi Ang. Moreover, they raised it many times and decided to ask Deng Xiaoping for advice. Deng Xiaoping said: "Since Hu Zi Ang brought it up again, we will keep it for you first." Deng Xiaoping agreed to Hu Zang's application. Hu Zi Ang's shares in the company were kept by the Chongqing City People's Government. Hu Zi Ang and his family never mentioned this matter until the end. Hu Zi Ang has a long history of close contact with the Communist Party of China. In his early years, he had the ambition of "saving the country through education" and "saving the country through industry" and engaged in education. Later, he also engaged in industry. The facts taught him that this road was impossible. In 1938, Hu Zang was deeply educated after chatting with Zhou Enlai in Wuhan. Later, he interacted with Zhou Enlai many times in Chongqing and realized that only the Communist Party of China could "save the country." During the War of Liberation, he was "dissatisfied with and opposed the perverse actions of the Kuomintang government"(Hu Ziang's "Glorious Victory, Great Inspiration"), followed the trend of history and did many things that complied with public opinion. When he served as Chairman of the Senate of Chongqing City, he resolutely opposed the Senate meeting to hang the Kuomintang party flag; in January 1946, during the old CPPCC, he firmly supported the Communist Party of China's peaceful nation-building plan; in March 1946, he firmly demanded the removal of Liu Yeqiao, the murderer of the "Biachangkou Incident", from his "National Congress" representative status; in March 1946, the Chongqing Military Chief held a memorial service for Dai Li, the head of the Military Chief, who died in a plane crash. Although he was threatened by spies, he not only refused to participate, nor even sent the couplet; At the memorial service for Public Servant Li and Wen Yiduo held at the Chongqing Youth Palace on July 28, 1946, he shouted excitedly: "Our first thing is peace! Second, peace! Third, peace!" In May 1948, at the plenary session of the Kuomintang Legislative Committee, he firmly opposed the Kuomintang's continued civil war. Hu Zi's political attitude of striving for peace and democracy angered the Kuomintang authorities, and he had to take refuge in Hong Kong. Maintaining secret contact in Hong Kong with Qiao Guanhua, the head of the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong. At the request of Qiao Guanhua, he called Sichuan warlord Liu Wenhui many times to persuade him to revolt. Later, he risked his life and secretly returned to Chongqing to fight for the uprising of Peng Bin, commander of the Kuomintang's Second Internal Police Corps. On September 21, 1949, Hu Ziang participated in the first plenary session of the China People's Political Consultative Conference as a specially invited representative. On October 1, Hu Ziang attended the founding ceremony in Tiananmen Square. In the spring of 1938, in order to apply for a loan, Hu Ziang flew to Wuhan four times to negotiate with Kong Xiangxi. Among them, according to Zhou Qinyue, a fellow villager from Chongqing and general manager of Xinshu Daily, Hu Zang met Zhou Enlai from Yan 'an for the first time. At first, Zhou Enlai only humbly asked the industrialists their views on the current situation, but it soon became apparent that he had a detailed understanding of the situation in the rear. Zhou Enlai talked about defending Greater Wuhan from Minsheng Company and the material needs of the front line. When he asked Hu Ziang about his next step, he could see that he was very concerned about the movements of people in the business community. Hu Zang said: "I think the top priority is to develop national defense production, especially heavy industry. Tongren in Chongqing has a preliminary idea to set up a steel factory in Chongqing. Zhou Enlai thought for a while, and then asked Hu Zi Ang if he was sure. Hu Zang nodded and said: "We have discussed it many times, and many colleagues have expressed their willingness to raise funds through stock exchanges. In addition, they also want to seek government loans. That's why I came here." Zhou Enlai stood up and paced around the room, saying to himself,"Build a steel factory so that the arsenal in the rear can draw materials nearby... Well, that's a great idea. It would be great to let the soldiers in front know that they have endless guns and ammunition. Next, Zhou Enlai described the Communist Party's policy of resisting Japan and saving the country and the policy of the Anti-Japanese National United Front, emphasizing: "A protracted war of resistance requires strong national industry and commerce as the backing." Meeting Zhou Enlai made Hu Zang understand a lot of anti-Japanese principles. When he returned to Chongqing, he, Hu Zhongshi, Hu Shuqian and others initiated the preparation of China Industrial Company, which was a steel factory. In order to obtain loans, Hu Ziang and others were forced to accept official investment. Kong Xiangxi took the chair of chairman, Weng Wenhao and others served as managing directors, and Hu Ziang served as director and assistant, namely deputy general manager. In fact, he is the doer. In just a few years, he has accomplished three major things: First, he has acquired the business of manufacturing 4000 gasoline cans and equipment for the proposed Chongqing Liangjiang Bridge. Although the bridge construction plan has not been realized, he has received a huge amount of 96.95 million yuan in advance. loan. Second, it received large orders from military industry and rushed to produce a number of steel castings for bayonets, military axes, bombs, mines, artillery shells, and light machine guns. Third, the "Measures for Preferential Treatment of Steel Distribution" was formulated to sell products at preferential prices in the civilian market and create a wide range of financial resources for the company. As the non-party deputy mayor of Chongqing City, New China had just been established. Premier Zhou Enlai of the State Council expressed the hope that Zi Zang would return to work in the southwest, and he would return to his hometown shortly after liberation. The Southwest Military and Political Committee appointed him as a military and political commissar and a financial and economic commissar, and instructed him to establish the Chongqing City Federation of Industry and Commerce and serve as chairman. Deng Xiaoping, the first secretary of the Southwest Bureau, did the work on Hu Zang's arrangements. When the Southwest Bureau of the Communist Party of China solicited opinions on the appointment of non-party personages, different opinions emerged and the debate was fierce. The non-party persons nominated at that time will serve as deputy mayor of Chongqing City, deputy director of Southwest Railway Bureau, and deputy minister of Southwest Trade. Hu Ziang was nominated as deputy mayor, when Chongqing was a municipality directly under the central government. The list and resumes of non-party people were passed around in the hands of party committee members. The party committee, which usually reached a consensus quickly, fell silent that day. After a moment, some party committee members expressed opposition. Some people say that if arrangements are to be made, priority should be given to comrades within the party. Some people say that democrats have worked in the Kuomintang areas in the past, and appropriate arrangements are right. But these people on the list were still serving the old regime just a few months ago and bowing to the Kuomintang. It is too much to praise them to the sky now and promote them one by one. After hearing almost all the opinions, Deng Xiaoping made a concluding speech: "... Due to the rush of time, the organization department made the nominee's resume too brief, and I am not satisfied. It is my responsibility to give you a more detailed explanation here. "He opened the list, called Zi Zi Ang's name, and said," It is true that Zi Zi Ang served as the speaker of the old parliament and was a big capitalist. But you only know one thing and don't know the other. His business has been doing business with the Jiefang District, risking beheading to supply hardware equipment and the most scarce medicine and medical equipment to the Jiefang District. When he secretly went to Peking to attend the first session of the New Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Kuomintang raided his company and persecuted his family. He also made many sacrifices." He also introduced the situation of several other nominees, all of whom had done many good things. Deng Xiaoping's well-founded analysis enlightened the opponents and swept away their narrowness and prejudice. Due to Deng Xiaoping's efforts, in January 1951, at the second Conference of People's Representatives from All walks of life in Chongqing City, Hu Zang was elected deputy mayor. Whether it was in the war years or the period of peaceful construction, even when he was lying in a deserted village, Hu Zi Ang still wanted to serve the country. At the beginning of reform and opening up, he participated in the "Five Lao Hot Pot Banquet" convened by Comrade Xiaoping. On January 17, 1979, less than a month before the conclusion of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee. At noon in the Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, two long tables were placed behind the screen in the hall, and the spicy and sweet taste of hot pot wafted everywhere. A few plates of mutton, a few simple side dishes, and a few elderly people look like a family banquet for the elderly. 75-year-old Deng Xiaoping was treating guests. 84-year-old Hu Juwen (Former Shanghai machinery giant, then vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and chairman of the Democratic National Construction Council), 82-year-old Hu Zi Ang (Former Sichuan steel giant, then vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce), 63-year-old Rong Yiren (former Shanghai textile family, then vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce), 88-year-old Zhou Shutao (former Tianjin Cement giant, then vice chairman of the Tianjin Political Consultative Conference and head of the Tianjin Federation of Industry and Commerce), 74-year-old Gu Geng Yu (former Sichuan Bristle King, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) ate with gusto. At this time, a wave of educated youth returning to cities broke out across the country. In 1979, the number of people in urgent need of employment nationwide reached 8 million, and the urban unemployment rate reached 5.4%. In 1978, GDP was only 362.41 billion yuan, and foreign exchange reserves were only 167 million US dollars. Stimulating the economy required investment of funds. The decision-making executives at that time saw that funds had to be introduced from outside on the one hand, and also needed to be dug from inside on the other. This was one of the original intentions of Deng Xiaoping's invitation to the five elders. Deng Xiaoping's speech at the "Five Lao Hot Pot Banquet" was the first time he proposed attracting foreign investment; For the first time, he expressed the hope that former industrial and commercial operators would use the funds in their hands after the implementation of the policy to start businesses and stimulate entrepreneurial vitality. Xiaoping's words made these industrialists, who were once brilliant but suppressed for decades, feel like a spring breeze. Shortly after this conversation, with the approval of the State Council, three major companies were established: China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC) with Rong Yiren as chairman and general manager, Everbright Industrial Corporation (Everbright) with Wang Guangying as chairman and general manager, and China Industrial and Commercial Economic Development Corporation (China Commercial) with Hu Zang as chairman. On July 8, 1979, my country's Chinese-Foreign Joint Venture Law was promulgated, and the status of the private economy was affirmed. Hu Zang, Pu Jiexiu and others visited the science and technology exhibition