Wang xitong

Wang xitong

Wang Xitong (1865-1938) was named Xiaoting and regret studio. He was born in Chengguan, Weihui County, Henan Province. He was a famous patriotic industrialist in modern Chinese history. Before the first year of Xuantong, he mainly engaged in education in Henan Province, during which he also participated in local politics. Since then, at the invitation of Yuan Shikai, he and Zhou Xuexi, the largest industrialist in the north, have set up industries in Beijing, Tianjin and other places, and successively served as assistant manager of Beijing water supply company, director of Weihui (Huaxin) cotton mill, director of Cotton Industry Association, etc. In 1915, he was a member of the Senate of the Republic of China. He died in 1938. Yizhai's autobiography is of historical value.

Profile

Wang Xitong was diligent and studious when he was young. At the age of 19, he won the first place in the county examination, the second place in the government examination, and the third place in the college examination. He was admitted to Kaifeng Daliang University in 1887. In his youth, he mainly taught. He successively taught at Weihui Jingzheng bookstore and Yuzhou Sanfeng Industrial school. Before the first year of Xuantong (1909), he mainly engaged in education in Henan Province, and founded Jingzheng bookstore with Li MINXIU (Li shican). During this period, he also participated in local political affairs, hosted Yuzhou Sanfeng coal mine company, and participated in the establishment of Luotong railway, Henan iron mine and other industries. in the first year of Xuantong, Henan people were pushed as one of the four representatives to Beijing to negotiate with Fu company. After that, at the invitation of Yuan Shikai, he worked with Zhou Xuexi, the largest industrialist in the north, to set up industries in Beijing, Tianjin and other places, and served as Yuan's trusted staff. Wang has successively served as associate director of Beijing water supply company, associate director of Tianjin Qixin cement company, associate director of Tianjin Huaxin Textile Company, special director of Tangshan spinning mill of Huaxin company, director of Weihui yarn mill, director of Cotton Industry Association, director of Xinghua capital group, etc. In 1915, he was a member of the Senate of the Republic of China. Until his death in 1938, he had been engaged in industrial and commercial activities in Beijing, Tianjin and Henan. His works include Qingjian (former edition), yizhai poetry anthology, yizhai autobiography and so on. He is a famous scholar, poet and educator.

Chronology of people

After the Sino Japanese War of 1894-1895, the imperialists strengthened their economic aggression and plundered mineral resources by running factories, opening mines and building railways in China. Wang Xitong was filled with grief and indignation. He denounced Li Hongzhang's betrayal of the country and his practice of classics. He called on the students to "deceive our monarch, but not our people" and asked them to make up their minds to save the country. Students are often moved by his enthusiasm for saving the country. In 1905, he was employed by Yuzhou to participate in the management of Sanfeng mineral company, and thus embarked on the road of saving the country through industry, known as the "cement king". In 1906, when the Luotong railway was built in China, foreigners vied with each other to step in, but Wang Xitong appealed for self-management in order to win the people's confidence. He actively raised shares, bought machines, overcame many difficulties, and finally made the Luotong railway open to traffic as soon as possible. For the first time, he showed his enthusiasm and ability to save the country through industry. In 1908, Yuan Shikai was forced to retire to Wei Hui by Regent zaifeng. During this period, Yuan made a comeback. In addition to the army, we should actively look for industrial talents. In the name of inviting Wang Xitong to lecture on the classics and history, he said to Wang Xitong, "officials can't do it, and industries can't do it." Under the recommendation of Yuan Shikai, Wang Xitong entered the largest Zhou Xuexi capital group in China at that time, and became one of the core figures of the board of directors composed of Zhou Xuexi, Chen Yifu, sun duosen (then president of Bank of China), Li Ximing and Yuan Shikai. During Zhou Xuexi's two terms as the chief financial officer of Beiyang government, Wang Xitong was the sole Prime Minister of Beiping water supply company, the general agent of Tianjin Qixin cement company, the director of Hengfeng company, the director of Xinghua capital group, the director of luanzhou mining company, the director of Nanyang railway maintenance board, the director of Huaxin Textile Company, and the vice president of China Industrialists Association. Zhou Xuexi Capital Group has three key enterprises, namely Qixin Yanghui company, luanzhou mining company and Huaxin Textile Company. Cement industry was an important part of national industry at that time. At that time, there were only two cement plants in China, namely, Tianjin Qixin cement company and Hubei cement plant. Hubei factory was built in 1907. It once controlled the cement market in Southeast provinces. Due to poor management, it borrowed 720000 liang of silver from Mitsubishi company in 1909 and faced the danger of being eaten by Japanese businessmen. In order to prevent Hubei plant from falling into the hands of foreigners, Wang Xitong set up Hubei plant in the name of "Huafeng Industrial Society" in 1914. Qixin Company lent 1.4 million liang of silver. In addition to paying off debts, the remaining silver was used as working capital and changed its name to "Huaji Hubei cement company". Since then, the products of the two cement companies account for more than 90% of the domestic cement market, occupying a monopoly position. After 1924, foreign cement production increased sharply, and Shanghai Huashang cement company was unable to compete with foreign capital. On behalf of Qixin cement company, Wang Xitong signed an agreement with Shanghai Huashang cement company and took unified action to control China's cement market again. Therefore, Wang Xitong was known as "China cement king". In 1916, due to political changes, Huaxin Textile Company was in a difficult situation. Wang Xitong stepped forward to turn the tide and set up Huaxin Textile Company. The establishment of the company is a symbol of the development of northern textile industry. Since then, the company has set up factories in Tianjin and Qingdao. At this time, Wang Xitong planned to set up a factory in the north of China to benefit his hometown. In June 1919, Wang Xitong took the opportunity of returning to his hometown to visit his relatives and lobbied the local government to set up a factory in Weihui. In August of that year, at the suggestion of Wang Xitong, the board of directors of Tianjin Huaxin Textile Co., Ltd. was held, and it was decided to set up yarn mills in Tangshan and Weihui. Each of the two factories set a fixed amount of shares of 800000 yuan, and more than half of the shares were set on the spot. Tangshan factory is close to Tianjin, so it is easy to gather more than half of the shares, while Weihui is far away from Tianjin, which is not easy to do. In order to revitalize the industry in her hometown, Wang Xitong admitted 2000 shares (100000 yuan). At that time, he didn't have much money around him, but he didn't care about the risk in order to win opportunities for his hometown. In 1921, Weihui Huaxin yarn factory was finally built. Since then, it has made indelible contributions to the economic development of Weihui, Xinxiang and even the country.

Life of the characters

Political affiliation

Although Wang Xitong was not an official in the imperial examination, he got a false title of "Zhili ~ 'sentence". The Ministry of officials issued him a certificate, which cost four Liang silver. At the time of the reform, Wang Xitong traveled through many Tongdu ports and greatly increased her knowledge. From the beginning of 1897 to the beginning of 1899, he taught a new student in the school. In July of the old calendar, Wang Xitong, at the invitation of Cen observation of Hebei Road, bid farewell to his private school and went to Wuzhi with Li Min to discuss the regiment defense. Wang Xitong worked very hard in Hebei Province. His diary said: "I am a local Gongshi. I am a friend of my own. I am as happy as fish and water, and I am as friendly as kundi. Of course, I know everything and say everything. All those who raised money from the defense Bureau and raised money bravely participated in it. " As a result, Wang Xitong became attached to officials and politics and bid farewell to the profession of private school teacher. After the Boxer Movement subsided, cen Kan hired Wang Xitong as a teaching assistant of Zhiyong jingshe in Wuzhi. Wang continued to stay in Hebei and became a teacher of the academy from a rural school teacher. Wang Xitong, who got rid of the identity of a private school teacher, continued to work hard in the education industry, and gradually embarked on the road of establishing local new education, successfully transforming from a traditional scholar to a new intellectual. The main experience of Wang Xitong's transformation is: in 1902, he was employed as the head of jingshe mountain in Yuxian County. While teaching the basic Confucian classics, he also taught some modern industrial knowledge such as industry, mining and textile industry. In 1905, when Juzi's identity disappeared, he went back to Jixian with the times. With the courage of pioneering spirit, he and Li MINXIU presided over the enrollment examination of Shangli primary school, which was the beginning of Weihui's new industrial school. Later, the authorities of Weihui Prefecture and Jixian county all invited Wang Xitong to participate in the new education. In addition to setting up many new schools in her hometown, Wang Xitong also turned her former private school into a girls' school, calling dozens of girls to enter the school, supervised by her wife. He said to himself that he destroyed his family and set up a school. He said that he and Li MINXIU had more power to set up a school in my hometown. However, the city is remote and the people are stupid, so it is difficult to understand. After the Boxer Rebellion, the church was established in the countryside, and people took the church and the school as a word. Therefore, learning is regarded as foreign learning, and the school owner is regarded as serving foreign education. Yu and Li MINXIU are responsible for the local people, and they are not perfect. One day, hundreds of scoundrels were gathered, shouting at the door. Fortunately, neighbors help, there are those who rush to sue, there are those who close the door, there are those who advise. He can't show off to my family, vent his anger on Li Min's family, and trample on Yan wantonly. When I got an urgent telegram back to my hometown, my mother was calm and said, "it's natural to start a school without slowing down." When the family was destroyed, the two officials of Fu and Xian came to express their sympathy. Yu Yangti's mother's will, but he took the blame for his loss of virtue, and the village gave thanks to him. In this storm, everyone thought that the big prison would be built, so he kowtowed and pleaded guilty. Together with him, Wang Xitong's children no longer follow the traditional way of life, but accept new education and engage in new careers. In 1905, his eldest son, Wang Zefu, went to Baoding normal school to study. His second son, Wang Zelian, was admitted as a student sent by the government to Japan. His younger brother, Wang Xiling, was the head of the official primary school in Ji County, and also taught science. Wang Xitong, who founded the industrial school, gradually stepped into the industrial world. In 1906, he was employed by Cao Guangquan, the governor of Yuzhou, to lecture at Yuzhou Sanfeng Industrial school and to be the manager of Yuzhou Sanfeng coal mine company. In 1909, at the invitation of Yuan Shikai, Wang Xitong acted as Yuan's aide and formally bid farewell to the education sector and became a member of the officialdom and industry.

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Wang Xitong (Xiaoting, 1866-1938, Jixian, Weihui) managed Sanfeng coal mine in Yu County, which was quite successful. He was elected as the local leader in the campaign against Fu company. In 1906, Wang Xitong called on local elites to discuss the establishment of mining research center in Kaifeng

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