1937年11月,张治中出任湖南省政府主席。初到湖南,张治中发现湖南官场政治相当腐败,官员之间贪赃枉法、贪污腐化、奢靡浪费、狭隘偏私之风盛行。为了改变这种状况,他提出了“廉正勤勇”。四字省训,希望以此来培养省内官员和各级公务人员的高尚品德和正义精神。由此,在他于湖南任职的一年又两个月中,做了许多事情,诸如整顿吏制、反对奢靡、培养干部、建设基层等。 In November 1937, Zhang Zhizhong became the chairman of Hunan Provincial Government. When he first arrived in Hunan, Zhang Zhizhong found that the officialdom in Hunan was quite corrupt. The officials were corruptive, corrupt, extravagant and wasteful. In order to change this situation, he proposed “honest and diligent.” Four provincial provincial training, hoping to train provincial officials and civil servants at all levels of noble character and justice. Thus, during his one and a half months in office in Hunan, he did many things, such as rectifying official system, fighting extravagance, training cadres and building grassroots units.