Xiang Songmao studied in a private school and went to Suzhou as an apprentice at the age of 0/4. 1900, after the apprenticeship, he was appointed as the treasurer (accountant) of Shanghai Zhongying Pharmacy, later appointed as the manager of Hankou Branch of Zhongying Pharmacy, and later served as the director of Hankou Chamber of Commerce. 19 1 1 returned to Shanghai as the general manager of Wuzhou Pharmacy. From 19 1 1 to 1932, I visited Japan for many times and sent people to Europe and America to learn and introduce advanced pharmaceutical technology. 19 18 opened a branch of Wuzhou Pharmacy in Tianjin, and invested in Bethel Hospital and Fu You Hospital. 1922, invested heavily in Shanghai Guben Soap Factory, a former German company, and changed its name to Shanghai Wuzhou Guben Soap Factory to produce a number of new drugs, creating domestic new drugs and domestic Guben soaps, such as Yalin smelly liquid, Soochow cotton wool, glycerin, vaccinia, artificial autologous blood, etc. China Western Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. became the pioneer in setting up self-made drugs and medical devices. The products of Wuzhou Factory have successively won the Silver Award at the San Francisco World Expo and the third prize at the Taisho Expo in Tokyo, Japan.
Xiang Songmao wrote and published a book "Health Guide" to publicize medical and health knowledge. By 1929, Xiang Songmao had invested in many enterprises, spanning many industrial and commercial fields, becoming one of the industrial giants in Shanghai, and served as the director of Dafeng Industrial Raw Materials Company, Kaicheng Acid Company, Shanghai Xinya Pharmaceutical Factory and other 13 enterprises. 193 1 year, Ningbo Industrial Bank was established in partnership with Songmao. 193 1, manager and director of Hu Minnan Zhejiang Coach Company. Xiang Songmao has served as director of China Taxation Association in Shanghai Concession, member of deliberation committee of Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, executive director of China Commodity Maintenance Association and chairman of China Soap Industry Association.
During the May 4th Movement
Advocate domestic products vigorously to Songmao. Because the soap of Wuzhou factory is cheap and good, it is widely welcomed by consumers and envied by foreign businessmen, especially the British business Xiangmao Foreign Firm. Xiangmao foreign firm paid a high price to buy all the products and trademark ownership of Wuzhou factory, which was rejected by Xiangsongmao. Xiangmao foreign firm immediately provoked a price war and dumped Xiangmao soap on a large scale, hoping to seize market share and block the soap in Wuzhou factory, thus forcing Wuzhou factory to close down. Xiang Songmao also took a tit-for-tat approach, resolutely reduced the price of soap in Wuzhou factory, and made great efforts to supplement the soap production in Wuzhou factory with the profits of other enterprises. Xiang Songmao also sent the director of the soap making department to change his name and surname to join the Songmao Soap Factory as an employee. The director has worked in a British commercial factory for nine months continuously, and has a deep understanding of British commercial technology. To further improve the quality of products to Songmao quickly defeated the attempt of British businessmen to monopolize the soap market, making Wuzhou ancient soap the most famous best-selling product at that time.
After the September 18th Incident
Xiang Songzuo actively supported the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Movement, served as a member of the Shanghai Anti-Japanese National Salvation Committee, and declared in the newspaper that "Japanese goods are not allowed". Xiang Songmao organized all the staff in his own enterprise into the first battalion of the Volunteers, became a battalion commander, hired military instructors for strict training, and stipulated that the staff should train for one hour after work and actively prepare for the war, which aroused the hatred of the Japanese army.
128 Anti-Japanese War broke out in Songhu.
China's army suffered heavy casualties at the front. Accept the government's task of producing munitions drugs from Songmao, personally supervise the production of drugs day and night, and supply them to the front line for urgent needs. 1932 65438+1October 3 1, a patriotic industrialist Xiang Songmao and 1 1 employees were killed by the Japanese army. The national government praised it as "unyielding resistance to the enemy and sudden death." Public opinion from all walks of life spoke highly of Xiang Songzuo's patriotic spirit. 1982 On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Xiang Songzuo's death, Xu Deheng, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), wrote, "The soap-making pharmaceutical industry focuses on scientific research and its light industry is brilliant; It is loyalty to resist enemies and save friends, and patriotism is eternal.