After Deng Shichang fell into the sea, he refused to help and said loudly, "I am determined to kill the enemy and serve the country. If I die in the sea today, I can't live! " My dog saw that he was loyal and wanted to save him, but Deng Shichang was determined to serve his country after his death, so he threw the dog into the sea, disappeared with himself in the rough sea, and died with the officers and men of the whole ship.
After Deng Shichang's martyrdom, the whole country shook, and his national integrity and heroic deeds were admired by the ruling and opposition parties. Emperor Guangxu wrote with tears that "this day is full of tears, and there is a strong naval force", giving Deng Shichang posthumous title "integrity" and posthumous title "Prince Shao Bao" to enter the capital Zhao Zhong Hall. Guangxu also wrote the memorial, which was inscribed by Yu Bi's relatives.
Li Hongzhang said that "playing for the fallen Dadonggou Navy members" was meritorious, saying: "... Deng Shichang and Liu Ye contributed." The Qing court also gave Deng's mother a large plaque made of 65,438 +0.5 kilograms of gold, and allocated 65,438+2 million yuan to Deng's family to show their support for the elderly.
Deng used the money to build a monument for Deng Shichang and a ancestral temple for Deng. The people of Weihai felt their loyalty and built a shrine for the statue of Deng Shichang on Chengshan in 1899 to show their eternal admiration.
Deng's mother often takes out the goggles she used before her death to educate future generations. The national interest is above everything else. Deng's descendants always remember the family precepts and always put national interests first.
Let's look back on the hero's life and pay tribute to him!
Deng Shichang was born in troubled times (1849), China just experienced the defeat of the Opium War, and the Chinese nation began the process of humiliation, suffering and exploration. The Opium War broke out in Deng Shichang's hometown. His hometown is Longxianli, Longdaowei Township, Panyu County, Guangdong Province, which is today No.2 Longxianli, Longzhuzhi Street, Baogang Avenue, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. There are six brothers and sisters in the family, and he ranks fourth.
Lin Zexu's story of destroying opium in Humen, the people's resistance to Britain in Sanyuanli, and the profound patriotic tradition and open and inclusive atmosphere in his hometown played a great role in his future growth.
Deng Shichang was "resolute and ambitious" when he was a child. His father, Deng Huanzhuang, specializes in tea business. He opened Xiangfayuan Teahouse in Guangzhou, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hankou, Hong Kong, Qinhuangdao and other places, and built Deng's ancestral hall.
Because of Guangzhou's open atmosphere and well-off family, Deng Huanzhuang is very open-minded in cultivating Deng Shichang. Due to business needs, he took Deng Shichang to Shanghai to study English, and then learned advanced scientific knowledge from abroad.
In Shanghai, Deng Shichang witnessed the rampage of foreign warships in Huangpu River, which strengthened his determination to join the army and serve the country. He lamented: "Foreign countries bully others, and I will strive to become a strong country." If you want to strengthen the country, you must first strengthen the army! "Since then, becoming a navy has always been his dream.
Later, Shen Baozhen, Lin Zexu's son-in-law, became Fuzhou Mawei Ship Administration Minister, and at the same time opened Mawei Ship Administration School to select talents through examinations. Deng Shichang successfully passed the driving major because of his excellent grades. Deng Shichang studied in the School of Ship Administration for five years, and worked hard from beginning to end, constantly striving for self-improvement, with excellent examinations in all subjects. Won the unanimous praise of foreign teachers.
Later, he practiced sailing at sea and gained the appreciation of Shen Baozhen for his outstanding performance. He gained many experience opportunities, and served as the first mate of the "Chen Hang" transport ship, the duct tape of the Haidong Cloud gunboat and the first mate of the "Wu Yang" cruiser. During this period, Fuzhou Ship Administration School sent people to study in Britain and France. Deng Shichang had a chance to go, but because of the lack of excellent naval talents, he missed this opportunity and let him continue to experience in China.
In the sixth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1880), Li Hongzhang prepared to organize the Beiyang Navy, and let people go to various places to collect talents. Ma Jianzhong was ordered to go to Fujian, and when he heard the praises of Deng Shichang, he planned to visit the mosquito gunboat Feiting in Deng Shichang. When he got to the warship, he saw that Deng Shichang was well managed and the soldiers did their jobs. He exchanged views with Deng Shichang many times and spoke highly of Deng Shichang.
After Ma Jianzhong's inspection, he returned to Tientsin to report the inspection results to Li Hongzhang, and had an excellent evaluation of Deng Shichang. That summer, Li Hongzhang also cherished talents and asked the court to transfer Deng Shichang to the Beiyang Navy as the "Zhennan" mosquito gun ship. At the end of the same year, the two cruisers "Chaoyong" and "Yangwei" ordered by Beiyang Navy in Britain were completed. Beiyang Navy prefect Ding led more than 200 navy officers and men to Britain to pick up the ship, accompanied by Deng Shichang.
This time, Deng Shichang took over the British ship, which opened his eyes and saw the huge gap between beiyang fleet's training and management, and strengthened his determination to become an excellent naval general.
On August 17, two ships, Chaoyong and Yangwei, set sail from Newcastle, England, and began a long voyage from England via the North Atlantic-Mediterranean-Suez Canal-Indian Ocean-Western Pacific-China. This is the first time that the China Navy has sent warships to the ocean, and countries along the way have saluted, greatly expanding China's international influence. The first time I went abroad to pick up a ship, Beiyang Navy sent the best ship carrying pipe belt. Lin Tai once manipulated Chao Yong and Deng Shichang manipulated Yang Wei. Chao Yong and Yang Wei arrived in Dagukou, Tianjin on1October 22nd 165438. Deng Shichang was awarded "Brave Batulu" by the Qing court for his meritorious service in navigation, and was awarded Hualing as the assistant, and was appointed as the Yangwei duct tape.
1882, Deng Shichang also led a boat to help Korea, defeated the Japanese invasion plan, and took credit for guerrilla warfare. The Qing court awarded the brave Batulu.
/kloc-in the spring of 0/887, Deng Shichang led a team to Yingde to receive four cruisers: Zhiyuan, Jingyuan and Laiyuan. Deng Shichang, who went abroad to pick up the ship for the second time, is recognized as a naval military expert who is "knowledgeable in western learning" and "good at training", and is also a rigorous naval general in running the army.
After returning home, Deng Shichang completed the tasks assigned by the imperial court for many times, which made him rise all the way, and in the 17th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1889), he officially became the pipeline of Zhiyuan Ship.
Due to his busy official duties, he only went back to his hometown three times in 27 years, and he devoted his life to the country. So that his father died of illness, so that he failed to return to his hometown in time, which is a lifelong regret. Deng Shichang's spirit of dying for his country deserves our admiration.
So, after Deng Shichang's death, what happened to his descendants?
Deng Shichang had two wives in his life, and they gave birth to three sons and five daughters. Deng Shichang has a family, not at home with his beloved wife, but guarding the motherland. The two wives also know that their husbands can't take care of their small families because they gave up their lives for the country, and carefully raise their children so that they can grow up smoothly.
Let's start with three sons.
Zhangzideng
After Deng Shichang's heroic sacrifice, Deng inherited his official position and worked in Guangdong Navy for a period of time. Disappointed with the corruption in the Qing court, he resigned from all his posts and returned to his hometown to inherit his family business. Later, he actively participated in the activities to overthrow the Qing government and made his own contribution to the revolutionary cause. Deng Yu 1947 completed his life at the age of 73.
Deng Honghao, the eldest son, has three great grandchildren: Deng Mo Lifeng, Deng Liying, Deng Liqun and Deng Lizhuang.
Deng Xianghao and Deng Haogan
Deng Xiang Hao died before he was a minor. The third son, Deng Haogan, served in the navy during the Republic of China and lived a stable life. He had an adopted daughter, Deng Xiaosi, who settled in Wuxi in her later years. Deng Haogan finished his life on 1969 at the age of 74.
Deng Xiaosi used to work in Wuxi Post Office, where she loved for a lifetime, gave birth to two sons and a daughter, and lived happily. Deng Xiaosi finished his life on 20 14.
Five daughters
Among Deng Shichang's daughters, except the second daughter, Deng Xiuchan, who has relevant records, the other four daughters have no detailed information.
Ye Fu is an old friend and fellow countryman of Deng Shichang, and they have an excellent relationship. Deng Shichang married his second daughter, Deng Xiuchan, to Ye Fuzhi's cotyledon, saying that Zhou was his wife. Among Deng Shichang's four generations of grandchildren, there are two great-grandchildren, Ye Zhaolin and Ye Zhaotai, who are descendants of Deng Shichang's second daughter, Deng Xiuchan. In War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Deng's descendants remembered that their ancestors gave their lives to defend the motherland and participated in the feat of defending the motherland.
1937 after the lugouqiao incident, six of Guangzhou Deng's seven descendants joined the army, and five of them (including a niece) graduated from Huangpu military academy. According to Deng Quanmin, the oldest descendant of Deng Shichang, he also graduated from Huangpu Military Academy. His grandfather's name is Deng Youchang, and Deng Shichang is his cousin. After graduation, he joined his four brothers and sisters in the Anti-Japanese War.
In the 1920s and 1930s, the direct descendants of Deng Shichang moved to the north. It is understood that Deng Shichang's direct descendants are distributed in Hebei and Jiangsu. Now, the era of bullying is over, the motherland is getting stronger and stronger, and the spirit of Deng Shichang will be passed down forever.