This is a commentary article refuting the one-sided smear campaign against the Kuomintang's '40,000 for 1' policy in Taiwanese film and television works (such as 'Gold Leaf') produced under the deliberate cultivation of the DPP. By comparing extreme financial measures implemented by Japan after the war, such as 'Shin-en kirikae' (New Yen exchange), 'Yokein fūsu' (Deposit blockage), and 'Property Tax,' it argues that the KMT's financial policies for Taiwanese people at that time were actually 'lenient and kind.'
This article reveals the historical facts of former President Chiang Kai-shek transporting gold from mainland China to Taiwan in 1949, clarifying its quantity and purpose, and refuting the misunderstandings of some people regarding this event. The total amount of gold transported to Taiwan was about 112 to 187 metric tons, which was used at the time to stabilize the nearly empty Bank of Taiwan and the value of the New Taiwan Dollar, and to support construction and needs in the early post-war period. The article strongly contrasts the Republic of China as an exploited nation with Japan during the Japanese occupation period as a 'resource-invading nation' that looted a huge amount of gold (over 6,000 metric tons) in the Nanjing Massacre. At the same time, it criticizes some modern individuals (including Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je) for mocking the architectural aesthetics of the post-war Republic of China and infinitely praising the construction of the Japanese occupation era, calling on the public not to criticize the practical considerations of the ancients in times of turmoil based on today's peaceful and affluent standards.