Rong Yiren's life and the history of the Rong family?

Rong Yiren's life (it is recommended to view it on Baidu Encyclopedia or Wikipedia)

1965438+Born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province in May 2006. 1937 graduated from the history department of St. John's University in Shanghai. Member of the Democratic National Construction Association. 1957 was praised as "red capitalist" by Vice Premier Chen Yi. 65438+20051October 26th, died of illness in Beijing at the age of 89. He is a representative of the first, second, third and eighth National People's Congress (Shanghai) and a member of the fourth and fifth the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC). Member of the Second CPPCC, member of the Standing Committee of the Third and Fourth CPPCC. He used to be the former vice chairman of People's Republic of China (PRC), the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the 6th and 7th NPC, the vice chairman of the 5th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the former chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and the chairman of China International Trust and Investment Corporation.

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Rong's family history

family background

The ancestors of the Rong family were all high-ranking officials, who once had a prominent family background, but by Rong Yiren's great-grandfather generation, the family began to decline. Rong Yiren's grandfather Rong Xitai entered the blacksmith's shop as an apprentice at an early age. As an adult, he worked as an accountant and a tour guide, barely supporting his family.

Brother dropped out of school.

Because of his poor family, Rong Xitai's eldest son, Rong Jingzong, had to drop out of school at the age of 14 and work as an apprentice in an iron anchor factory in Shinan District. Yes 1886. Rong Desheng is two years younger than Rong, studying in a private school, because his father has high hopes for him and thinks that he will be admitted to the imperial examination as a big official in the future.

The younger brother follows his brother's example.

Rong Desheng doesn't think so. He always takes his brother as an example and wants to share his worries for his family as soon as possible. Three years later, 15-year-old Rong Desheng rocked into the noisy Shanghai from the closed suburb of Wuxi in a small wooden boat. On the recommendation of his brother, Rong Desheng entered Shanghai Tongshun Bank as an apprentice, while Rong worked as an apprentice in another bank. This laid a commercial foundation for them and their father to open a bank called Guangsheng in Shanghai Hongsheng Wharf a few years later. Safe management, never speculation, less than two years, the Rong brothers dug the first bucket of gold in life.

Encouraged by

Just as business was booming, Rong Desheng went south to Guangdong, leaving Rong alone to manage the bank. He stayed there for a whole year, and Cantonese people were active in thinking, daring to explore and good at management, which greatly encouraged Rong Desheng. He found that the amount of flour imported from abroad was the largest, especially in the war years, and the market was very good, while the domestic flour mills were only Tianjin Yilaimou, Wuhu Yixin, Shanghai Fufeng and Zengyu operated by British businessmen in Shanghai.

Take a decisive step

Rong Desheng saw the business opportunities in the flour industry. When he told Rong about this idea, the two brothers hit it off. In the first year of the 20th century, the Rong family business took a decisive step. On the eighth day of the second lunar month, Rong Desheng picked this auspicious day to break ground. This place is Taibaodun outside the west gate of Wuxi. It is named Baoxing, which means to ensure prosperity. This is the second modern enterprise in Wuxi history. 17 mu of land, four French stone mills, three wheat sieves and two flour sieves, all of which are the possessions of the flour mill.

speed of development

During the eight years from 19 14 to 1922, the flour industry of Rong family developed rapidly, accounting for 29% of the total flour output in China at that time. This high speed is unique not only in China, but also in the industrial history of the world. By the time of the Anti-Japanese War, the number of flour mills of the Rong family had soared to 14, and nine textile mills had been derived.

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