According to the existing data of Longxiang in Jinan, the book "Longxiang Big Account" recorded "Dongchang Grocery Silver Liang" in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, and the time was from Jiaqing period to Daoguang period, which should be the period when Longxiang grocery store was changed into Longxiang satin store. Accordingly, there are two inventory receipts of goods in the account, both of which are silk cotton quilts and clothing, including various gowns, quilts and gowns. There are also silk, satin, silk, twill and so on. It can be seen that at this time, Longxiang has monopolized silk, and its business object has been oriented to the upper level. As can be seen from The Big Account of Longxiang, Longxiang Zidong was originally a family of the Meng family of the old army, and later it was divided into the Shen Yutang and the continuing education hall of the Meng family of the old army (Zidong is a famous businessman Meng). In the thirty years of Daoguang, Shen Yutang withdrew his shares, and Longxiang was wholly owned by the school. From Xianfeng to the Revolution of 1911, the development of Longxiang was relatively stable. Later, Meng Shusheng, a deputy general manager of Thousand Oaks, was in charge of everything in Longxiang. Since then, commodities have increased and business has expanded, such as silks and satins, ancient embroidery, woolen cloth, Chinese and foreign cotton cloth, leather goods and new clothes. However, due to the outdated facade and equipment, the business volume lags far behind the same clan firms in this city, such as Ruifuxiang and Qing Xiang. So Zidongmeng Yang Xuan set up a wholesale department in Jing 'an Lane, Plymen, to purchase goods from Shanghai and sell them to colleagues with more than 30 employees. In 6 years of the Republic of China, Longxiang Donglu was established at the entrance of Dusi Street in Yuanxi Street. In 19, Longxiang Xiji was located at Jingerwei Road. In 24 years of the Republic of China, it was decided to renovate the facade of Longxiang old house, which was funded by Qian, started in spring, completed in late summer and opened in Mid-Autumn Festival. Store add department store cabinets, gold cabinets, workshops, homemade gold and silver jewelry, diamonds, inlaid pearls, etc. On the first day of opening, the sales amount was more than 1 0.3 million yuan, and then stabilized at around110,000 yuan per day. Since then, Longxiang is famous both inside and outside the provincial capital, ranking first in the city. In terms of management, Longxiang adheres to the old army's business philosophy of "genuine, childlike innocence", treats customers like God, and tries his best to help them even if they are not customers. For example, in the past summer, there was a wooden shelf in front of Longxiang Cloth Shop. On the shelf, there is a small round glazed ceramic water tank. There is a long wooden spoon in the jar, and the mouth of the jar is covered with a wooden cover. There is a pile of brown coarse porcelain bowls next to the water tank, filled with steaming bean soup or tea for passers-by to quench their thirst. Manual workers such as rickshaws and farmers in cities often drink bowls by the roadside. This move is commendable not only in the past, but also today. Anyone who quarrels with customers will be "fired" and will never be tolerated. When measuring cloth, it seems to be an established rule to measure a few inches more in front of customers. This is in contrast to the plaque hanging on the wall, which reads "No child cheated" and "No price". When the Anti-Japanese War broke out, the national disaster was imminent, business was deserted and the economy was depressed. During this period, Long Xiang was blackmailed by traitors twice. On one occasion, the Japanese authorities defrauded 30,000 yuan of legal tender in the name of Long Xiang posing as Yun Feng, the county magistrate of Zhangqiu. The second time, a cotton truck was forcibly taken away on the charge of "violating the economy". After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, during the three years of Kuomintang rule, prices rose three times a day, and the situation of "trinity" could not be maintained, so it was separated from various numbers. In order to solve the plight of employees facing unemployment, enlightened investor Meng Naiquan (son of Meng) sold five houses in this city, and the money was invested in Longxiang Xiji to save employees from unemployment. 1948, Jinan was liberated. According to the regulations at that time, the salary ratio of managers and apprentices was 4.3 1, and Longxiang was full of vitality.
In the book Jinan, a famous historical and cultural city in China (published by Zhonghua Book Company in 2000) edited by Xie Yutang, the former mayor of Jinan, * * * included 18 time-honored brands, among which Longxiang Cloth Store ranked first. Later, the Longxiang Cloth Shop in quancheng road was demolished at 1993, and the No.2 Longxiang Cloth Shop passing through Erweisi Road has also been rebuilt, which is a great pity.