Liu Guojun

Liu Guojun

Liu Guojun, also known as Jin Xun, was born in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province. He had a poor family since he was a child. He was prepared for hardships. Under the pressure of imperialist powers and bureaucratic capital, he worked hard to start a business. In his early years, he advocated "machine revolution" and "local yarn saving the nation" in Changzhou. In 1930, he resolutely raised funds to establish Changzhou Dacheng Textile printing and dyeing company. In the past eight years, Dacheng enterprise developed from one factory to four factories, from 10000 spindles to 80000 spindles, and from 500000 yuan to 4 million yuan, which was praised as a rare miracle by the economic circles at that time. He went to Japan three times, visited Europe and America, introduced technology and management, combined with factory practice, put forward slogans of self-management of workers, mutual assistance of workers and teachers, grading of wages, innovation of Chinese factories, and high-quality export, so as to improve the quality of factory management in an all-round way. And take the lead in China's textile industry in the successful trial production of corduroy, velvet. On the eve of the victory of the Anti Japanese War, he wrote a book on the plan of expanding spindles. He thought that after the victory of the Anti Japanese War, it would take 15 years to expand the number of spindles in the whole country to 15 million, competing for the throne with the world textile industry. In 1950, he resolutely returned from Hong Kong and first implemented the public-private joint venture in the private cotton textile industry in Jiangsu Province. He was elected vice governor of Jiangsu Province in 1958. During the difficult period of the national economy, he gave some advice and advocated raising rabbits, and put forward four key points of running a factory, i.e. increasing production, cleaning and sanitation, waste utilization, low price and good quality. During the ten years of turmoil, he personally wrote the couplet of "old people, never old heart, always running with the party" to show his firm belief. He also founded Liu Guojun Vocational Education Center for various vocational training.

Life of the characters

In 1901, when he was 15 years old, he accompanied his neighbor to Liu Jisheng's apprenticeship in Beijing goods store in Benniu town outside the west gate of Changzhou. In 1908, Liu Guojun married her 17-year-old fellow countryman, Ms. Ju Xiu.

In 1909, Liu Guojun opened hefengjing goods store with Renhe in Benniu town.

In 1915, Liu Guojun seized the opportunity and invested 10000 yuan in a joint venture with Jiang panfa, Liu Baosen and others to establish a large wheel machine weaving factory with 100 wooden machines in Changzhou.

In the spring of 1918, Liu Guojun took back the investment of Dalun and founded Guangyi cloth factory. He made a profit of more than 3000 yuan in less than one year after the start of the factory. He also made a profit every year since then. In 1922, Guangyi No.2 cloth factory was built, which became the largest cloth factory in Changzhou at that time.

From 1927 to 1930, in order to meet the needs of the market, Liu Guojun merged Guangyi factory and Guangyi No.2 factory, and then set up shares with Huyou and Changyou to take over Dalun Jiuji textile factory and renamed it Dacheng Textile printing and dyeing Co., Ltd.

In the spring of 1933, Liu Guojun incorporated Guangyi cloth factory, which was wholly owned by Liu Guojun, into Dacheng Textile printing and dyeing Co., Ltd., and named it Dacheng No.2 factory.

In the spring of 1934, Liu Guojun hired Japanese cashmere cutters to teach them the skills of cashmere cutting and knife sharpening. In the past two or three years, it has set a successful precedent for the earliest production of velvet and corduroy in China's national textile industry.

In September 1937, Dacheng No.2 factory was destroyed by Japanese aircraft bombing. He wept for his half life's hard work in the war. Dacheng's employees are scattered in Hankou, Shanghai and Changzhou.

In August 1945, when the news of Japan's unconditional surrender came, he was overjoyed, and then rushed back to Shanghai to quickly raise the materials needed for Dacheng's restoration, so that the three factories in Changzhou resumed production in a short time. After two years of efforts, the inventory of raw cotton, machine materials, finished products and working capital all exceeded the pre war level.

In 1948, in an era of great changes for the Chinese nation, Liu Guojun went to Hong Kong with great hesitation and anxiety.

On April 23, 1949, the Chinese people's Liberation Army successfully crossed the Yangtze River, and Nanjing, Changzhou and other places were liberated one after another. In the spring of 1950, Liu Guojun resolutely handed over Hong Kong southeast Textile Co., Ltd. to Han Kun and Han Dong. After returning to the mainland with his wife, he went to Beijing to meet Huang Yanpei and was cordially received by the central leading comrades.

In 1951, the China Democratic Foundation of the people's Republic of China set up a local organization in southern Jiangsu. Liu Guojun was in charge of the preparatory work of Changzhou. In June, the Changzhou Municipal Committee of democratic construction was established. In the same year, he proposed to establish Changzhou Textile Industry College to cultivate talents. In the full swing of the anti US war and aid Korea movement, Dacheng donated 5 billion yuan, Liu Guojun donated 265 million yuan, and took the initiative to donate the wool textile industry in Shanghai and Hong Kong to the country.

In 1954, the people's Government of Jiangsu Province officially approved the implementation of public-private joint ventures. Liu Guojun served as vice chairman and general manager. After Dacheng public-private joint venture, Liu Guojun had more opportunities to participate in social activities, and he had a better understanding of the Communist Party and its policies.

In 1953, the first Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress was elected as the provincial people's representative. In April 1954, he was elected vice chairman of Jiangsu Federation of industry and commerce.

Since September 1954, Liu Guojun has been elected as the first to fifth people's representatives of the National People's Congress, the fifth member of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, the first to fifth people's representatives of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress, the first, second and third standing committee members and the fourth vice chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference.

In 1956, the second people's Congress of Jiangsu Province was held. Liu Guojun was elected vice governor of Jiangsu Province, so he moved from Changzhou to Nanjing. In order to care about the industrial development of my hometown, I still travel between Nanjing and Changzhou.

In June 1959, at the second congress of Jiangsu Federation of industry and commerce, Liu Guojun was elected chairman of Jiangsu Federation of industry and Commerce and chairman of Jiangsu Provincial Working Committee of China Democratic National Construction Association. In February 1960, at the Third Congress of the all China Federation of industry and commerce, Liu Guojun was elected vice chairman of the all China Federation of industry and commerce.

In 1960, Liu Guojun bought back 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars of fertilizer and ten Dongfeng brand walking tractors to support his hometown's agricultural production, mobilized his children to transfer 350000 yuan of foreign exchange to participate in overseas Chinese investment company to support national construction, and repeatedly proposed to Jiangsu Province and Changzhou City to set up shuttle free textile factory and other emerging projects.

At the end of 1969, Liu Guojun was elected as the Fourth National People's representative. In 1973, the leaders arranged a new residence in Meiyuan New Village for Liu Guojun and invited him to participate in social activities. Liu Guojun, who is now in his nineties, is gradually weakened, but because he is enthusiastic about the construction of his hometown, he often travels between Nanjing and Changzhou. He also sponsors the public welfare undertakings in Changzhou and Jingjiang, and gives part of the calligraphy and paintings collected in Nanjing and Changzhou to Nanjing Museum and Changzhou Museum.

In December 1977, Liu Guojun was elected to the Standing Committee of Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress and vice chairman of Jiangsu Provincial CPPCC.

On the morning of January 29, 1978, Liu Guojun was sent to Nanjing workers' hospital for treatment because his chair was empty and his femur and tibia were broken. He died of pneumonia at 6 am on March 8 at the age of 91.

Textile tycoon

With the outbreak of the first World War, the Western imperialists ignored the economic aggression against China, which gave China an opportunity to develop its national industry. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the center of China's national industrial development. Liu Guojun, who was originally engaged in cloth printing and dyeing, saw that this was a golden opportunity and decided to abandon business and work. He asked his brother Jiang panfa to invite people from Changzhou Industrial and commercial circles to raise 90000 silver dollars to form a Dalun textile company. Jiang panfa was the manager and Liu Guojun was the assistant manager. Liu Guojun, who is steady in his work, has a capital of 30000 silver yuan, but only invested 10000, leaving a way out in case of failure. In 1916, Dalun textile factory started production. The technical strength of the new factory is weak, so it is impossible to solve the problems. Liu Guojun decided to go to Shanghai in person and try to learn some new technologies.

Because of Liu Guojun's good management, Dalun textile factory made a profit in the first year of operation, and made a profit of over ten thousand in the second year, and the development momentum in the third year was better. However, a group of shareholders in Changzhou not only did not appreciate Liu Guojun, a meritorious minister, but also wanted to exclude him as a stranger.

In 1918, Liu Guojun decided to set up his own factory. He bought 80 sets of cloth machines and took the post of manager himself. He let his mother manage the yarn shaker and his wife manage the cloth machines and cook. The whole family joined hands and set up the "Guangyi cloth factory". Although the equipment was backward and the capital was meager, Liu Guojun paid close attention to the maintenance and repair of the equipment, and made great efforts to improve the production technology and product quality of the workers, making a profit of 3000 silver yuan in the first year. In 1923, Liu Guojun founded the second Guangyi cloth factory with the profits accumulated by Guangyi cloth factory. It was the largest dyeing and weaving factory in Changzhou at that time.

After the end of the first World War, a large number of foreign capital and commodities poured into the Chinese market, which made China's national industry and commerce face a grim situation again. In order to ensure the survival and development of Guangyi factory, Liu Guojun, on the one hand, tried to learn from the experience of his peers at home and abroad, on the other hand, he strengthened his understanding of the domestic and foreign market conditions, so as to determine the operation direction of the factory. In 1924, Liu Guojun and his friends made a special trip to Japan to study Japan's experience in developing industry and commerce. Liu Guojun found that the advantage of Japanese factories lies in the low cost, and the key to reducing the cost lies in scientific management and streamlining the process.

Introduction to former residence

Liu Guojun's former residence is located in Shengci Town, the place where he lived, adjacent to Yuewang temple. On the wall of the old house, there is a banner, which is thought-provoking. "When I was young, I had to pay 800 yuan for my tuition. Three meals a day and a bamboo bed at night. If you are rich, you will be happy, and you will never forget poverty. "

Step out of the old house, through the front courtyard corridor, you will enter the "jingxiutang" which means "dedication and self-cultivation".

Out of the Jingxiu hall, through the tree shadow whirling corridor, you will arrive at Shanyu hall. Hanging in the middle of the living room is a couplet with the words "old man, never old heart, always run with the party". It is written in his handwriting, which is very eye-catching. This hall got its name from Mr. Liu Guojun who founded Shanyu dyeing and weaving factory in his hometown during the period of the Republic of China

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