赵朴初与叶尚志既是同乡挚友,又是事业上的同道,还同属羊;朴老长尚志一属,忘年之交长达半个多世纪。两人志趣相投,性格类似,同心同德,亲密无间,在民间有口皆碑,传为美谈。赵朴老是安庆太湖人,叶尚志是安庆宿松人。太、宿相邻,联姻常见。早在上世纪20年代中后期至30年代初期,叶尚志就知道赵朴初的大名,虽未谋面,但其人其事却有耳闻。当时叶尚志 Zhao Puchu and Ye Shangzhi are both close friends of their fellow countrymen, they are also fellow workers in their careers, and belong to the same sheep. As a genus of people in the world, they have a history of over half a century. They share similar interests, similarities in character, one heart and one mind, closeness, reputation among the people and pass on to the United States. Zhao Pu is always Anqing Taihu Lake, Ye Shangzhi is Anqing Susong people. Too, stay adjacent, marriage common. As early as the late 1920s to early 1930s, Ye Shangzhi knew the name of Zhao Puchu, although he did not meet with him, but he heard of others. Ye Shangzhi at that time