19 18 A girl named Dolly was born in London, England. When she was about 20 years old, the smoke of World War II filled the whole of Europe. 1940, the Germans bombed London 10 months. At this time, Dolly's company went bankrupt. In order to make a living, she came to the London branch of Bank of China in the same building as the original company to apply. In the 1940s, China Bank London Branch was one of the three overseas institutions of China Bank, which was not only responsible for the business in Britain, but also governed the banking business in Europe and Africa. After being hired, Dolly not only worked as a cashier at the counter to handle daily business, but also paid salaries and handled remittances for hundreds of China seafarers. These sailors are all active in clubs managed by the Kuomintang. There, they were all led astray and caught up with British bad habits such as gambling on cards and whoring. They spent most of the money they earned on it. Dolly was angry and sympathetic when they watched the sailors in China squander the salary they just got. At that time, as long as the sailors accepted her persuasion and sent their wages back to China, Dolly would reduce their remittance fees within his own authority.
Justice unites them.
In a blink of an eye 1944, Dolly has been working in Bank of China London Branch for four years, and her work performance has won unanimous praise from managers and colleagues. But that winter, she met a catastrophe.
During the period of 1944, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China entered the most critical stage. The government of China and the Red Cross set up a donation box in the London branch of the Bank of China to collect money for the victims in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Dolly found that the officials in charge of the donation box of China government often steal donations. Dolly put the donation box under the counter because she was sure that all the money there would go into the pockets of those officials. Dolly's behavior angered the fund-raiser, who asked the bank manager to fire Dolly for hiding the government donation box. Although the manager knew that Dolly had been wronged, he had to agree under pressure. At this moment, a young China employee came forward. His name is Liu Benkun, graduated from Tsinghua University, and he used to be an employee of Bank of China Shanghai Branch, 1943, and came to work in London Branch. With the full help of Liu Benkun, Dolly was finally left behind by the bank.
Dolly's integrity and kindness deeply attracted Liu Benkun, and Liu Benkun's chivalry also touched the girl's heart. They are in love. 1949, Dolly and Liu Benkun got married in London. After marriage, Dolly gave herself a China name, Liu Daorui.
1949 10, the new China was born. At a time of chaos, stabilizing the financial market and protecting state property have become a major event for the new government. Under the personal leadership of Premier Zhou Enlai, China Bank set up a comprehensive management office, and immediately electrified overseas branches to freeze assets, waiting for receipt. However, the manager of London Branch not only refused to accept the leadership of the new head office of Bank of China, but also prepared to transfer a large amount of foreign exchange deposited by China Bank in Europe to Taiwan Province Province.
Defending the property of the people's government held by the Bank of London at that time became a top priority. At that time, most employees of the London branch had been laid off, and less than 10 people stayed. The relatives of five employees, including Liu Benkun, are all in China, so they have a better understanding of the situation in New China. In order to protect the assets of China Bank in Europe, after repeated consideration, Liu Benkun and other five people decided to rebel.
The five-member uprising group successfully protected the country's property, and Liu Benkun was appointed as the deputy manager by the head office of China Bank.
After the founding of New China, Liu Benkun always wanted to go back to work in the motherland. He wrote a letter to the head office: I hope to go back to work, and my wife is very willing to go back to China with me.
As an Englishman, Liu Daorui knows that the conditions in China are far worse than those in Britain, but as a wife, she respects her husband's choice. In order to return to China with her husband, she made a brave decision: to give up British citizenship and join China citizenship. From 65438 to 0957, Liu Daorui finally overcame many difficulties and became a citizen of China.
Donate ten thousand pounds.
At the beginning of 1967, under the repeated application of Liu Benkun, the head office of China Bank finally agreed to let the couple return to work. After receiving the notice, Liu Benkun of anxious to return sold all his possessions in a short time. Because he was in a hurry, many things were sold and delivered, and even his own apartment with good quality was sold at a low price of 6.5438+0.2 million pounds. Full of good hopes for their future life, the couple embarked on a journey.
After returning to China, Liu Benkun was assigned to work in the International Department of Bank of China Head Office, and Liu Daorui was responsible for making various documents in the European and American Group of the Import Department of the Head Office.
One day in June, Premier Zhou Enlai received an unsigned letter, which read: Dear Premier Zhou, we will remit money to you through the bank today 12000. This money was saved from our salary over the years. We have made up our minds to hand over the accumulated money to the country for socialist construction. However, because we don't know who should give the money to the country, it is safe and reliable. We must leave this matter to you because we believe you.
Enclosed please find a draft for 12000. After receiving the money, Premier Zhou quickly gave instructions: the state cannot accept personal deposits. Find the donor as soon as possible and return the money. However, due to the influence of the Cultural Revolution, the work of finding donors could not be carried out normally. For the safety of the money, the staff responsible for investigating the donors deposited the money in the name of Premier Zhou in the Bank of China. But no one expected that the money had been saved for 30 years.
Set up a foundation with savings
After the Cultural Revolution, the work of Liu Benkun and his wife has undergone new changes. Liu Benkun was appointed as the Deputy General Manager of the International Department of the Head Office of the People's Bank of China, and Liu Daorui was responsible for training young employees of the bank.
It's 1997, and Mr. and Mrs. Liu Benkun have been retired for almost 10 years. In an internal audit of the Bank of China that year, a deposit in the name of Premier Zhou was discovered 30 years ago. It was verified that the money was a donation received by Premier Zhou 1967.
It has been 30 years since 1967 to 1997. When the pound is converted into RMB plus interest, the money in 1997 is 467000 yuan. The superior leaders ordered the Bank of China to continue to carry out the instructions of Premier Zhou 30 years ago, find the donors and return the money. After repeated investigations, it was finally confirmed that Liu Benkun and his wife were donors 30 years ago.
When the representative of China Bank approached Mr. and Mrs. Liu Benkun and asked what to do with the money, they said that the money had been donated and could not be recovered.
In fact, Liu Benkun and his wife are not rich. In the eyes of many old colleagues, they have been living a very poor life. At that time, Liu Benkun was ill for a long time and often needed hospitalization, but the two old people resolutely refused to withdraw their donations. Liu Daorui said: I propose to set up a foundation in the name of my husband to commend the outstanding employees of the bank. From 65438 to 0997, eight young workers became the winners of the first Liu Benkun Fund.