Han Yongqing

Han Yongqing

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Han Yongqing, also known as Fu hang, was born on April 26, 1884 in a poor scholar's family in Wujin mountain, south of Han. When he was a minor, his father died prematurely because of poverty and illness. Since then, the family has gone from bad to worse. For the sake of living, his mother moved to Hankou with him, sold coolies and depended on each other.

brief introduction

The poverty of his family and the hardships of his life made Han Yongqing develop the ability to adapt to the environment and survive. Han's mother often admonishes him with the duty of being a poor man. Although his life is extremely difficult, she still tries to send him to school. Han Yongqing also understood the importance of reading and worked very hard, especially in English. He was also under the careful guidance of Yang Kunshan, a comprador of Hankou Hutchison company and a fellow countryman. At the age of 18, he not only learned some knowledge, but also gradually understood some of the truth of life, and he could use English conversation. The hard and bumpy course of his youth laid the foundation for his later career.

Personal experience

When Han Yongqing was 19 years old, he met Zhang Zhidong, governor of Huguang by chance. Zhang Xiqi, smart and proficient in English, recommended Han Dang as the interpreter of the patrol department. Mainly dealing with foreign businessmen. Han's ability in handling affairs has not only won the praise of foreign businessmen, but also won the trust of officials and businessmen. Soon after, recommended by Yang Kunshan, he was sent to Changsha, Hunan Province by Ji Daban (British), a British businessman, as manager of the acquisition company. Thanks to Han Yongqing's painstaking efforts and the support of people from all sides, the business of Changsha village has been booming despite many twists and turns. Soon after, Han Yongqing was transferred to Hankou head office as an inspector, which was a turning point for him to enter the business world. In 1910, British businessmen decided to set up a new factory in Wuhu, Anhui Province, which was three to four times larger than Hankou's Heji. Ji Daban recruited Wang Chunshan, a local, to act as a comprador, and sent Han Yongqing to act as deputy comprador to assist Wang in opening the factory. At the same time, local people Cheng Hanwu and Zhenjiang people Li shoutong were selected as inspectors. Han got along very well with the two inspectors, while Wang Chunshan regarded himself as a comprador and colluded with local gentry in private to enrich his own pocket. Han then reported Wang Chunshan's fraud. After Ji Daban verified it, he was very angry and appointed Han Yongqing, 27, as the comprador. Han Yongqing took the initiative to suggest to foreigners: there are many disadvantages in opening a new factory in Wuhu, so it is better to open a factory in Nanjing. After weighing the matter, Ji Daban found that his proposal was reasonable and agreed immediately. In 1913, Hutchison company, a British business in Nanjing, officially opened. It basically monopolized the livestock products and other local products of Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, northern Hebei and northern Jiangxi, and its export trade volume reached 60% of the total export of "Heji". It made an annual profit of more than 100 million yuan (silver coins, the same below). During the first European war alone, it made a net profit of tens of millions of yuan. With his own business mind, Han Yongqing made full use of foreign capital and widely contacted people from all walks of life. In just a few years, he made a net profit of more than 2 million yuan. Han Yongqing used the money he earned to develop his own industry. He successively worked with industrialists fan Xudong and Hou Debang in Tianjin "Yongli Jiuda chemical industry company"; with Weaver mu Ouchu in "housheng yarn mill"; with Weaver Li Dixian in "Xinsheng yarn mill"; with financier ye Fuxiao in "mainland bank" and "salt bank"; with industrialist he Hengfu in "Wuhan Tongyou company"; with industrialist Bian Xiaoqing They are responsible for Nanjing Datong flour mill, Kailuan coal mine, Zhenyang coach company, etc. Thus, Han Yongqing gradually became a famous industrialist in China at that time. In order to keep his foothold and seek development, Han Yongqing contacted influential figures in Nanjing with his reputation and loyalty in order to protect them. He soon made friends with the upper class members of the society at that time, such as the chief of staff, deputy officials, department directors and provincial governors. He also had a close relationship with the son of vice president and Su Du Feng Guozhang, and became a sworn brother. These people get benefits from Han, and open the door to Han from all aspects. Therefore, Han's business is more and more smooth. Later, Han Yongqing was successively employed as a consultant by President Li Yuanhong, vice president Feng Guozhang and provincial governors of Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei provinces. He was honored with the second-class Baoguang Jiahe medal and the second-class Wenhu medal, and later promoted to the first-class Baoguang Jiahe medal. Not long after, Han Yongqing met he Fenglin, the Shanghai Garrison envoy, and Lu Yongxiang, the Zhejiang governor. Han Yongqing was elected to the Senate as the general representative of Jiangsu Province because of his prestige in the industrial and commercial circles, military and political circles and the people. Every time there is a military and national event, military and political dignitaries and the president consult with Han. Han Yongqing had close contacts with Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the forerunner of China's democratic revolution. Out of patriotism and admiration for Dr. Sun Yat Sen, he made use of the convenience of foreign exchange settlement to donate a large amount of funds to assist the revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat Sen. After the revolution of 1911 overthrew the Qing Dynasty, Dr. Sun Yat Sen returned from abroad and became the provisional president of the Republic of China in Nanjing on New Year's day in 1912. In the last few days, Sun Yat Sen made a special trip to Han Yongqing's home to visit and talk about it. He expressed his gratitude for Han Yongqing's support for the revolution, wrote a "fraternity" banner to present it to him, and appointed Han Yongqing as an adviser to the presidential palace. the banner of "fraternity" written by Dr. Sun Yat Sen is 130 cm long and 65 cm high. The two characters of "fraternity" are 42 cm square. The first paragraph is "Mr. Yongqing belongs to" and the last paragraph is "Sun Wen", with a square seal of "Sun Wen's seal". Up to now, this painting is still hanging in the homes of Han Anjing and Han Anzhou, the sons of Han Yongqing in Shanghai. Han Yongqing had a poor family since he was a child, had more contact with the lower class people, and his mother worked hard and taught him earnestly, so he developed a kind character. After Han Gongcheng's success, he did not forget the root, gave charity widely, and often wrote the word "fraternity" to encourage himself. In the biography of modern Chinese celebrities written by the famous American historian Robert bode, there is a comment on Han Yongqing: "Tzu Chi has a good nature. At the request of Chinese and foreign charities, it donates hundreds of thousands of money and never raises money from others.". It can be seen that Han Yongqing was very charitable at that time. When Han Yongqing had just founded Nanjing "Hutchison" and worked as a comprador, and his family became increasingly wealthy, he established two primary schools in Xiaguan, Nanjing, with sole proprietorship, specially for poor children. After graduation, students with excellent grades will be transferred to secondary schools and then promoted to universities. In 1920, the plague appeared in Nanjing, and the death toll increased day by day. Han Yongqing witnessed this tragedy and generously set up six hospitals for the poor to volunteer medical treatment for the poor. There were no number of patients. Therefore, the local people call Han Yongqing "Han Shanren". Soon after, Han Yongqing was elected president of Xiaguan chamber of Commerce, President of Hubei lvning fellow townspeople's Association, and director of international charity "Huayang relief association". At that time, except for yifengmen street, which was built by the state, the rest of Xiaguan road in Nanjing was bumpy and muddy every rainy day. Han Yongqing took out a huge sum of money to repair it. If there are floods, fires and pestilence in all provinces, Han will be the first to donate. As for the old relatives and friends in the same hometown, those who have difficulties in life will be given great help; when they die in a foreign country, Han will send people to take care of their affairs, and send them back to their places of origin one by one, so as to avoid leaving their bones in other places and disturbing their souls. Therefore, there is no Nanjing people who do not know "Han Shanren". After Han's mother died, he spent 100000 yuan on charity according to his mother's instructions, and went back to his native Hanyang to set up five popular schools for the poor to promote culture among the poor. He also built a "virtuous mother's temple" for his mother in Wujin, his hometown, and set up a primary school in the rest of the houses for the children of his neighbors. In 1930, Han Yongqing resigned from the comprador position of Hutchison in Nanjing and retired to settle in Shanghai. During the period of the enemy puppet regime, Chen Gongbo appointed special personnel to invite han to be governor of Hubei province many times, but Han was not moved. He kept his mother's instructions in mind and insisted on charity. Soon after arriving in Shanghai, he was elected president of the Hubei Association of fellow townsmen. At the same time, he joined the international charity Red Cross Society and served as supervisor of the general office of the southeast Association. Not long ago, he was also the president of Shanghai red letter Association. Later, he was sent to Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and other provinces to inspect charity affairs. On the way, he preached the Taoist Edict and spared no effort to establish a new Taoist temple in Changsha and restore the old Taoist temples in Wuhan and Fuzhou. In 1931, there was a flood in Wuhan. Han Yongqing led the rescue team of Shanghai Red Cross Society and Tao zunkaitong of Nanjing Branch of Beijing Federation to Wuhan to assist Hankou Red Cross Society in rescuing the victims. In 1932, the central red army launched an "anti encirclement and suppression war" against the Kuomintang troops in Jiangxi Province. South Korea led the rescue team to the battlefield, held high the red flag, led the team to the battlefield of the two armies, and directed the rescue of the wounded. Therefore, the KMT and the CPC troops let them go as soon as they met them. In 1938, on the eve of the collapse of Wuhan, he Hengfu and Chen jingshe, who were in charge of Hankou chamber of Commerce, went to Chongqing. The Hankou red flag Club moved to yiluli, Tianjin road. Han Yongqing took the initiative to give up the private house in Siming Street (now No. 146 Shengli Street) in Hankou and treat the patients until the victory of the Anti Japanese war. In 1948, Han Yongqing died of illness in Shanghai at the age of 65. Han Yongqing has two sons and five daughters. Her eldest daughter, Han Anyi, graduated from the old Shanghai Art College and engaged in oil painting all her life. Her husband is Chen Guang, a senior metallurgical engineer and the fourth son of Chen Tiaoyuan, a predecessor of the Kuomintang. Han Anjing, the eldest son, graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai, is now an associate researcher of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and a member of Shanghai "Zhongshan society"; Han Anzhou, the second son, retired home because of illness; sun hankai and Han long are studying abroad. In his life, Han Yongqing became a great businessman from a lonely and poor man. He not only engaged in business, but also participated in politics. He was also a philanthropist. Therefore, he was famous both at home and abroad.

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