As we all know, the "Republic of China" period lasted only 38 years from 19 1 to 1949, which was also an important period in China's modernization process. However, it was during this transitional period of "Republic of China" that corruption was rampant. "The existence of the Republic of China is very short. However, it is its short-lived existence that shows people that a regime's anti-corruption is out of control, and a series of political, economic and military fronts are out of control, which eventually leads to the end of the country's ruling regime.
The president took the lead in corruption.
"Bribery for political purposes and corresponding corruption abound, starting with Yuan Shikai and passing through Li, Duan, Feng, Zhang, Cao Kun and Chiang Kai-shek.
During the Anti-Japanese War, especially in the middle and late period, due to the stabilization of the war situation, the autocratic rule of the Kuomintang in the rear area was strengthened day by day, and officials at all levels of the National Government were able to use their power to engage in power corruption.
During this period, corrupt officials at all levels, especially the top bureaucrats, mainly used the following methods to make it difficult for the country to make money: buying arms and embezzling from them; Manipulating public debt speculation; Engaged in black market foreign exchange trading in Hong Kong; Printing banknotes; Taking advantage of the shortage of materials in the rear area of the Anti-Japanese War, hoarding, smuggling and selling.
As the post-war economy has not recovered, a full-scale civil war broke out immediately, and the people simply did not have time and opportunity to "recuperate." Inflation in China is very serious. On August 2 1948 and 2 1 day, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Yu Hung chun as the economic control supervisor of Shanghai, authorized the police to carry out monetary reform, restricted the economy, and prohibited wage and price increases.
Shanghai was the economic center of the country at that time, and many big tigers were lying in it. At this moment, Jiang Jingguo met Kong Lingkan, the son of Kong Xiangxi. After Jiang Jingguo accused Kong Lingkan's Yangzi Company of committing economic crimes, Song Meiling persuaded him, and Kong Lingkan made a conciliatory gesture, giving the government about 6 million dollars, and then Kong Lingkan left Shanghai. In the end, Yangzi Company checked it but didn't copy it. Chiang Kai-shek was afraid that Confucius and his wife Song Meiling would be dissatisfied with Jiang Jingguo, so he had to order Jiang Jingguo to stop checking. On the surface, the Kong family was swept out of the house, but in fact, his concession showed that his trip to fight tigers failed.