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Wu Jintang (1855 ~ 1926), a native of Xifang Village, Dongshantou Township, Cixi City, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. When he was young, he worked with his father, went to Japan and became rich in business. He is very famous at home and abroad, and he has been paying close attention to Mulberry. He donated hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to build water conservancy projects and set up schools in Zebei Township. He also actively supported Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the Revolution of 1911, and was a famous overseas Chinese in modern China.

Wu Jintang was born in Dongshan, Haibin Village, North Lane, Cixi (now Jintang Village, Guanhaiwei Town, Cixi City) in the fifth year of Qing Xianfeng (185511April). According to the Wu clan, there were frequent wars in Jiangxi and Anhui at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, and residents in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River moved southward one after another. In the early Ming Dynasty, Wu, the leader of Dongshantou, moved from Jiangxi to the south bank of Hangzhou Bay to make a living. Wu Linchu, the father of Wu Jintang, is the generation of 12.

Most of the residents who moved to the seaside from other places are poor. By Grandpa Wu Jintang's generation, their family had improved, trying to get rid of the reality of farming for generations through the education of their children. His father Wu Linchu gave birth to five sons and three daughters, and Wu Jintang was his eldest son. Wu Zu was born in Xifang Village, Dongshantou. Because the Wulin ranks second at the beginning, it is called "An Erfang". Wu Jintang was born in the first room on the west side of the first floor.

His father, Wu Linchu, suffered from natural and man-made disasters year after year, and his family went from bad to worse. Wu Jintang had to drop out of school to farm and help his father with housework, so he became the main helper. However, his father did not give up his cultural education, and arranged for him to study with his uncle who was a teacher in a private school after ploughing the crops. When Wu Jintang 16 years old, his mother died and his father married. He treats his stepmother like his own mother. Everyone in the village says that Brother Wu will have a successful career in the future.

From 65438 to 0880, Wu Jintang worked as a coolie for grinding bean curd in Ningbo. At that time, "strike while the iron is hot and punt grinding bean curd" was a well-known coolie industry with a very humble position. But for young Wu Jintang, two years started in the dark, pushed around and suffered the hardships of life, which laid the ideological, psychological and physical preparation for working hard in Shanghai and even going to Japan in the future.

Based on Shanghai beach

1882, a neighbor of Tofu Workshop saw Wu Jintang's diligence, education and high spirits, and introduced him to Cuifeng Oil Candle Shop in front of Shanghai Red Temple as a domestic servant. Wu Jintang excitedly returned to his hometown Dongshantou from Ningbo to say goodbye to his family. Wu Jintang, then 28, came to Shanghai with his parents' expectations and became a formal shop assistant a year later.

Wu Jintang worked in Shanghai for three years, studied mathematics and literature, figured out the way of businessmen's management, and was diligent and shrewd, which won the appreciation of the shopkeeper. He was sent to Suzhou and other places to take over business. Although oil candles are small commodities, there are various buyers. Wu Jintang has met many people, which is very helpful for him to understand all walks of life and accumulate experience. Especially in Suzhou branch, he had the opportunity to carry out business activities independently and showed his amazing ability to engage in trade activities.

From Shanghai to Toyo

1885, the second year of the sino-French war, Wu Jintang, 3 1 year-old, deeply felt the depression of China's industry and commerce under the bullying of foreign powers, and realized that striving for external development was an important way to change the status quo. So, with the support of his friends, he resolutely crossed to Nagasaki, Japan with 1200 yuan.

After Wu Jintang arrived in Nagasaki, after careful planning, he partnered with others to engage in material transportation and marketing. His business activities are purchasing materials in Hanshin area on behalf of exporters and transporting them to Nagasaki, and transporting imported goods to Hanshin area on behalf of importers and handing them over to dealers. This kind of business has low investment and fast capital flow. In a short period of one year, Wu Jintang has expanded its capital five times.

In this way, Wu Jintang relied on the "single gang" operation, accumulated capital, and established a commercial network through the purchase and sale links, laying the foundation for a brilliant career in the future.

1887, Wu Jintang partnered with others to set up "Yishengrong" office in Osaka, and he finally had his first office.

Business tree giant

Since then, his business scope has been expanding: from acquisition to manufacturing, for example, "Yi Shengrong" once set foot in the match business; From purchasing and transporting for exporters to self-export, such as transporting matches and parasols to China; They no longer transport and sell on behalf of importers, but set up their own sales banks.

In business, Wu Jintang's cautious, flexible, faithful and pioneering business style has gradually formed, which has attracted the attention of business colleagues and praised them one after another: "His foresight, cautious attitude and resourceful business skills are his unique features." The embryonic form of the business giant has begun to appear.

1889, Wu Jintang established "Yisheng" in Kobe, a famous commercial port in Seto Inland Sea, and began to settle in Kobe. Since then, after more than ten years of efforts, the business has been expanding and involved in a wide range of industrial fields, becoming a famous industrial capitalist in Osaka and Kobe. Japanese writer Hiroshi Kurubo once wrote an article, calling the founders of Kobe textile industry, Wu Jintang and Taketo Yamaji, "people who light up the future for Kobe". At the same time, he also became the leader of overseas Chinese in Kobe. 1894, Wu Jintang was appointed as the "Director of Kobe Brigade in Qing Dynasty", which is the general generation of Kobe Chinese Club and Kobe Sanjiang CCBA.

In the book "The 60th Anniversary of Mr. Zheci Wu Jintang", there is a passage named "Shou Yan" written by Jiang Yi: "Take matches as the daily necessities of the motherland and set up a red trademark. Spinning with cotton as the day, investing in the Central Plains, opening the number, running the industry, holding the right to traffic, and obtaining millions of funds. "

This is the best summary of Wu Jintang's business activities during that period.

Benevolence is public welfare and affection is hometown.

Wu Jintang is enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings and cares about overseas Chinese living in Japan. He is an entrepreneur who knows how to run a business. He also inherited and carried forward the tradition of Ningbo businessmen supporting and cooperating with each other. He has made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of Chinese business organizations, funding overseas Chinese public welfare undertakings and safeguarding the rights and interests of overseas Chinese. Hospitals, orphanages, hospitals for the blind and deaf, Red Cross, workers' associations and aid associations in all countries have received his huge donations.

Today, there are still villages and pools named after Wu Jintang in Hyogo Prefecture, and the Wu Jintang Monument has been built.

Wu Jintang Zebei villagers love their hometown. At that time, domestic warlords were in melee, political corruption and people were in dire straits. Wu Jintang often turns over and over for this, and often spends huge sums of money to organize relief as long as he can. At first, he donated it to the government. Later, he organized his own relief organization, trying to buy rice relief or organize relief work. The scope of relief is from north to northeast, and from south to Fujian and Guangxi. Gan Lin helped countless victims, and people praised him as a "Buddha born in thousands of families."

Moreover, his investment in China covers mining, smelting, textile, railway construction, finance, irrigation and water conservancy, education and other fields, which are closely related to the national economy and people's livelihood.

"Doing the best in the world, making Lisangzi" is an important feature of Ningbo Gang. Wu Jintang turned its capital to China and invested heavily in national construction. At the same time, we began to donate money for water conservancy and education in our hometown, with a huge investment.

1905 The Dubai Lake Water Conservancy Project, which started construction, has a huge scale and consists of four core projects: rebuilding the Tang Yang on the western border and intercepting the flood from Yaobeiping to the east during the flood season; Strengthen the dams of the two lakes and increase the water storage capacity; Add a dam to control the water level; Dredge Tonghai Dapu, add large and small bridges and gates, and improve the irrigation and drainage system. The whole project "took five or six years of hard work and more than 70,000 yuan" to complete.

More importantly, he believes that education is a necessary way for the country to strive for survival and prosperity, and the capital invested in the establishment of Jintang School totals 220,000 silver dollars. Therefore, China Vocational Education Association hosted by Huang Yanpei called Wu Jintang, Chen Jiageng and Nie Yuntai "the three saints of running a school".

Care about the revolution and be firm in justice.

Wu Jintang is very concerned about the rise and fall of the country and the nation. While actively starting a business, he also enthusiastically supported revolutionary activities.

As early as the Reform Movement of 1898, Kang Liang's reform thought aroused repercussions in the overseas Chinese community in Kobe, Japan. 1902 after the failure of the political reform, Liang Qichao fled to Japan and landed in Kobe. Wu Jintang gave him a grand reception and took a group photo with Liang Qichao.

Since 1899, Wu Jintang has been inextricably linked with Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities. Sun Yat-sen had been to Kobe 1 1 times before the Revolution of 1911. After the Revolution of 1911, Wang Jingxiang, Wu Jintang and Yang Shoupeng, who became the leading backbones of Kobe Branch of China Revolutionary Party, were all closely related to Sun Yat-sen. ..

After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, Wu Jintang and other Hanshin overseas Chinese established the Overseas Chinese Unification Federation of the Republic of China, and in the following four months, they launched large-scale activities to support the Revolution of 1911.

After the establishment of the Nanjing Provisional Government in the Republic of China and Sun Yat-sen's appointment as interim president, Wu Jintang supported the new government with a clear attitude. Donated 26,500 yuan and 6,543.8+0,640 yuan to the military governments in Shanghai and Ningbo respectively, and served as the financial and water conservancy consultant of the military government in Zhejiang Province.

19 14, Wu Jintang celebrated his 60th birthday, just 30 years after he first arrived in Japan. To celebrate his birthday, Wu Jintang began to build a three-story building next to Songhai Villa, which was completed in May of the following year. It was named "Empathy Pavilion" and was octagonal, commonly known as "Octagonal Hall". From external environment to architectural appearance, from layout to interior decoration, the connotation of China culture is revealed everywhere.

The empathy pavilion is near the sea. Facing Jinsong, it will surely bring infinite memories and beautiful reverie to the owner who was born in the seaside of eastern Zhejiang. ...

Died of illness abroad.

192665438+1October 14. Wu Jintang suffered from acute pneumonia and died in Yanghe Villa in Kobe, Japan at the age of 72. On his deathbed, he repeatedly urged his family to transport his body back to the motherland and bury it in his hometown. He also told future generations not to forget that they are descendants of China people, and not to do anything harmful to the motherland at any time.

1929, his coffin arrived by the Wu family's own sea boat via Shanghai.

Buried in my hometown

Wuzhuang Cemetery is located in Cixi Town, with beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery. There are Duhu Lake and Baiyangdian Lake, which are not only tourist attractions, but also Bates' water storage treasure house. The cemetery is surrounded by stone fences, pines and cypresses, majestic and solemn, which was built by Wu Jintang before his death. The mausoleum faces Baiyangdian, and the tombstone was written by Zhang Jian, the top scholar in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. There is a striking couplet next to the monument, which was written by Wu Jintang before his death. The first couplet reads "Burying the bones for loving the lakes and mountains", and the second couplet reads "No matter what the geomantic omen is, only the heart", expressing his deep attachment to the motherland. Above the tombstone, there is a tomb table written by Mr. Zhang Taiyan, which is a straight seal script with about 700 words and records the life story of Wu Jintang.

At that time, thousands of representatives from all walks of life at home and abroad attended the memorial service, and the masses of Bates spontaneously came to pay their respects, exceeding 10,000 people. On this day, the Baiyangdian levee was crowded with people, from Tzu Chi Temple to Jintang Cemetery. On the elegiac couplet dedicated by the people in my hometown, it reads, "With the enthusiasm of saving the world, pushing food and undressing is worthy of being a Buddha; He made great efforts in overseas career, worked hard and allowed to promote contemporary people, which highly summarized his outstanding life. "