Uncovering Chiang Kai-shek's "officialdom": imitating Zeng Guofan, a famous minister, all his life

Chiang Kai-shek believed that Zeng Guofan tried to meet people. He once studied Zeng Guofan's gains and losses in employing people and used them in his own knowledge and employment.

Chiang Kai-shek spent his whole life imitating Zeng Guofan's way of dealing with people and using Zeng Guofan's way of employing people. Observing each other through small things and language, anyone at his stage can be reused. On the contrary, even though he had great skills, he was not reused by Chiang Kai-shek, but he was suspicious and wary of Chiang Kai-shek.

It was in this way that Chiang Kai-shek established the Whampoa Military Academy that he got the three generals he relied on most later.

Chen Cheng is short and ugly. After he entered the Whampoa Military Academy, although he secretly made up his mind to start a career, his personal conditions were limited. In many public group activities, he was rarely seen, and he could not be compared with the three outstanding figures of Huangpu at that time: Chen Geng, He and He. For a long time, Chiang Kai-shek did not value Chen Cheng.

One day, when Chiang Kai-shek was on sentry duty at night, he saw a faint light in the room. Chiang Kai-shek opened the door and saw a soldier lighting a candle, reading the Three People's Principles by the dim light, and then looking at Chen Cheng. Although he looks ordinary, there is a heroic spirit in his brow, and he looks natural. He didn't panic because someone suddenly snatched the book. Just know when you ask, Chen Cheng is from Zhejiang.

The next day, Chiang Kai-shek announced that Chen Cheng was the second lieutenant platoon leader, which surprised many people who didn't value Chen.

When Chiang Kai-shek saw Chen Cheng reading at night, he thought that his spirit was commendable, his appearance was generous and decent, and he was from Zhejiang. It is strange not to promote Jiang.

Hu Zongnan, a primary school teacher, became angry and joined the army because he failed to compete for the post of principal. However, because he was too young, he was turned away. It happened that Deng saw Hu Zongnan arguing. Although he is young, his words are fierce, his organization is clear, and his enthusiasm for joining the army is high. He was tolerant and accepted. After Hu Zongnan entered school, his grades were average. Few people know him because of his own conditions, but Hu Zongnan has its own promotion plan.

Hu found that Chiang Kai-shek was an early riser. No matter what the weather was like, he would run on the playground on time every day before dawn. Hu decided to get up earlier than the headmaster every day and go to the playground to do exercises, hoping to attract Chiang Kai-shek's attention. Sure enough, Chiang Kai-shek runs every day, and the playground is empty. Now he's looking for someone earlier than him.

Chiang Kai-shek privately read Hu Zongnan's file and found that he was also from Zhejiang, so he deliberately cultivated it. 1930 During the Central Plains War, Hu Zongnan became Chiang Kai-shek's ace teacher at the age of 30.

In addition to observing people from trivial matters, Chiang Kai-shek also valued a person's tolerance and talent.

Chen Yi, the teacher of Zhejiang First Division, recommended Don Bowen to Chiang Kai-shek. After seeing Tang, Chiang Kai-shek really thought his appearance was extraordinary, and then he was ordered to be the captain of the Central Army Military Academy in Nanjing. Although the soup was recommended by Chen and made in Zhejiang, it was not chosen by Chiang Kai-shek himself, so I didn't pay attention to it at first. Later, Chen Yi nudged him, saying that Chiang Kai-shek liked the book Infantry Code best, and suggested that he write an article to attract Chiang Kai-shek's attention.

Tang was famous for writing articles in his early years, and immediately wrote a study on the practice of infantry squadrons and gave it to Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek read Tang's article and thought it was a talent, but it still had to pass the test. At that time, the president of the Central Army Military Academy was Zhang Zhizhong. When Chiang Kai-shek set up a mentor, Zhang Zhizhong recommended Tang as the first mentor and asked Chiang Kai-shek for instructions, but Chiang Kai-shek refused. Chiang Kai-shek said that Tang could not manage money, which showed that he was not sure about his ability. In fact, it is to test Tang's reaction and see if he is dissatisfied.

Sure enough, a few days later, Chiang Kai-shek summoned Tang and asked, "I don't agree with the last suggestion of being a team leader. Do you have any questions? " Tang straightened his back and said, "Soldiers should serve the country. As for personal advancement and retreat, that is the matter of the chairman, not my problem. "

In a word, Chiang Kai-shek knew it well, so he promoted Tang to be the brigade commander of the first brigade of the teaching corps, even surpassing the level of head.