Comrade Shoudao-
The two old gentlemen, Mr. Zhang Cilun and Mr. Luo Yuankun, veteran

members of the educational circle of Hunan, are both now in their seventies.
‘They have been teachers their entire lives and have done nothing bad. When I
studied at the First Normal School of Hunan, Zhang was the principal and
Luo the history teacher, Now I hear that these two gentlemen have very large
families to feed and are in dire straits. I hope to propose that the provincial
government of Hunan consider giving each of them, each month, a certain
amount of grain subsidy in order to help them out in their old age. Also,
according to the letter Mr. Luo Yuankun has sent me, Mr. Yuan Zhongqian,
my former teacher in the Chinese language, has died and his wife, seventy
years old, is starving. I hope that the provincial authorities will also consider
giving her some appropriate relief. On this matter concerning these three people, Zhang, Luo and Dai, please let me know after you have decided how
things should be handled, and please send someone to convey our regards to
Mr. Zhang and Mr. Luo. Their address is Miaogaofeng Middle School. Dai,
other band. lives in Xinhua; [as for the exact address] you may ask Mr.

With my respect,

Mao Zedong
October 11