The prototype of Lin family in Shanghai Daranfang

The prototype of the big dyeing house is directed at Dongyuansheng Dyeing Factory. In the late Qing Dynasty, Qiyuan Zhang, a native of Qiaojia Village, a new town in Huantai County, dropped out of school because of poverty. 65,438+03 years old, went to work in the dye house in Zhoucun. When he was hungry and cold, he was taken in by a big family in Zhoucun and later became Shi Maoran's son-in-law. From 65438 to 0898, with the support of Shi Maoran, Zhang Qiyuan founded Dongyuansheng Dyeing Workshop in Zhoucun. His third brother Zhang Qizhen resolutely changed his name to Huantai Xieheyong Tiefang, an old-fashioned enterprise inherited from his uncle Zhang Jianrui, and Dongyuansheng's strength increased greatly. The young Zhang brothers are rich in management wisdom. After the establishment of Dongyuansheng, it has rapidly developed into one of the three major dyeing houses in Zhoucun, which has impressed colleagues in Zhoucun. 19 16, Dong Yuansheng met a soldier in Zhoucun, where Zhang Qizhen was in charge of Dong Yuansheng's head office, and Qiyuan Zhang moved to Jinan Zhijincheng. According to the historical period in which the novel ends with the Anti-Japanese War, the prototype of the protagonist Chen is Zhang Qiyuan and Zhang Qizhen, the founders and old shopkeepers of Dong Yuansheng. Before the Anti-Japanese War, Dongyuansheng was the largest machine dyeing factory in Shandong Province. Two old shopkeepers once imitated Japanese "Yu Lian Sheng Xiang" brand red cloth to produce "Ailian Sheng Xiang" brand red cloth, which dealt a heavy blow to Japanese businessmen. The thread serge colored cloth produced in East China is superior to the Japanese product "Sijunzi" brand thread serge. Dongyuan Pig Iron Factory also copied 36 Japanese Ueno looms to enhance its competitiveness with Japanese goods.