Life stories of song characters

When I was fifteen years old, I was an apprentice in Fusheng Nanfang Commodity Store in Shi Zhuang Street. At the age of sixteen, one day, a rich countryman, Ye Chengzhong, came back from Shanghai to visit the grave and passed by Fu Sheng Huo Nan Store to buy sacrifices. When Song Ziwen found that Yeats had given more money, he quickly greeted him, but Ye Zhi was far away from the counter, so Song Ziwen went after him and returned all the extra money. Ye Chengzhong therefore had a good impression on Song. Soon, Ye invited Song to work in Laoshun Marking Institute founded by Ye. Six years later, Ye invited Song to be the assistant manager of Shanghai Xiechang Match Factory, and was promoted to manager three years later. Song was only 25 years old. This Xiechang Match Factory, with more than 800 workers, was the largest match industry in China at that time, and its products occupied the markets of several provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Can compete with Japanese and European matchmakers. In the Song Dynasty, with the rising status of Xiechang Factory, his reputation rose, and he became a new young businessman in Shanghai.

In the 22nd year of Guangxu (1896), Ye Chengzhong sent the Song family to Hankou, the thoroughfare of nine provinces, to develop Ye's enterprises. With Ye Chengzhong's position, Song called on Zhang Zhidong, governor of Huguang, and proposed to establish several large enterprises in Hankou. Zhang Zhidong listened to Song's report and expressed his strong support. One is to purchase 1.700 square meters (about 74.8 mu) of land outside Tongjimen, Hankou, and establish Hankou Xiechang Match Factory (also known as Xiechang Match Factory No.2). Ye contributed140,000 yuan to the factory, Song contributed140,000 yuan, and confiscated Hankou shares140,000 yuan, totaling 420,000 yuan. Song became the manager, with more than 1,000 workers 1 .4 million, and the output increased from the initial 1.4 million to 430,000, with the trademark of Double Lion Brand. Under the franchise of Zhang Zhidong, the factory obtained the patent right of 15 years, and the products were sold to Hunan, Hubei and other places. The tax rate is issued by Lijin Bureau, and the preferential rate is 1.3%. The profit of the factory in the first year was 244,000 yuan. Zhang Zhidong praised Song as a "promising person".

In the second year of Song's arrival in Hankou, he opened a Huasheng sweater and leather goods store on Xinsheng Road in Hankou. This firm was planned by Zhang Zhidong. Zhang Zhidong handed over the uniforms, hats, shoes and boots of Hubei New Army to this firm for production, and all the raw materials needed by this firm were supplied by Shanghai Yeshi Laoshunbiao. In order to open up the military, political and commercial roads, the Song family set up private rooms on the second floor in China and acquired foreign-style equipment, which was deeply influenced by Li, Wan? Welcome Bo and others. Guests are always full. Song got to know many local dignitaries, and later Song donated a Taoist street for himself. It laid the foundation for the development of Hankou.

At that time, in addition to the concession in Hankou, residents and businesses in China still used kerosene lamps and plant oil lamps for lighting. To this end, foreign businessmen rushed to develop power plants in China, but they were all rejected by Zhang Zhidong. Song was keenly aware of this, so he submitted a report to Zhang Zhidong about China people operating power plants and waterworks in Hankou. After Zhang Zhidong saw it, he immediately called Song for an interview. Song's factory plan, Zhu in Shanghai, in Hankou? Bo,,, Ye Shilian, Cai Shaorong, Zhu Shibin and other giants made a detailed report to Zhang Zhidong. It was quickly approved and allowed to build a factory. 1In July, 906, the commercial "Hanzhen Jiji Hydropower Company" was established in Taiping Road, Hankou, with Song as the general manager and deputy manager (once a member of Zhenhai Wuli brand king family and once the president of Hankou Chamber of Commerce). The company built 600,000 power plants and 2.4 million water plants. 1908 is electrified in autumn, which can supply 26,000 lamps for 16. The water plant has laid more than 200 miles of water pipes, with a daily water supply of 5 million gallons (about 23,000 tons).

At that time, the public reacted strongly to the odor of chlorinated tap water, and there was a rumor that "eating tap water would be bad for the stomach". At the water delivery ceremony, Song turned on the tap and took the lead in drinking the first cup of tap water. Still on Jianghan Road, drinking tap water in public for residents to see quickly quelled rumors, and from then on, 300,000 people in Hankou ended the history of eating the turbid water of the Yangtze River.

Gigi hydropower company is about to expand its project, and it will cost 2 million to buy British machines. At that time, it was impossible to raise funds from Hankou to expand shares. Song had to borrow 6.5438+0.5 million yuan from Japan Oriental Industrial Co., Ltd.. The conditions of the Japanese are very harsh, not only with high interest rates, but also with many harsh conditions. The borrowing time was limited to three years, and the Song family had no choice but to sign it. Soon the company once fell under the control of the Japanese Consulate General in Hankou. Fortunately, 19 14 yen depreciated by about 50% against the silver dollar. Song immediately took this opportunity to pay off the company's annual surplus of1530,000 yuan, and the Song family regained the control of the Japanese and avoided the bankruptcy of Gigi Company. It took Song only three years to build the largest hydropower company founded by China people in Hankou at that time.

Soon, Song and Hankou Gu, and more than a dozen wealthy businessmen jointly wrote to Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, proposing to raise funds to establish the "Yangtze Machine Factory". Zhang Zhidong immediately called Song, Gu and others to discuss and approved the establishment of "Yangzi Machine Factory". The Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce of the Qing court approved a five-year temporary tax exemption. The factory is located in the lower reaches of Zhanjiaji, with more than 1000 workers. Production of railway bridges, vehicles, fork rails, but also the production of small steam iron wooden barges, barges, water towers, water tanks, internal combustion engines, cast steel furnaces and other products. The factory has also joined hands with Hankou Iron and Steel Plant, using the equipment of the steel plant for joint production. At that time, Yangzi Machinery Factory was famous all over the country, which promoted the development of the national manufacturing industry.

1905, Song also set up a "credit bank" in Xiamen, and set up real estate and land companies in Changde and Dexing. 19 10 mining of Fuchikou copper mine in Hubei province. Wufeng Copper Company was established in Hsinchushan and Chenjiashan on 19 13. From 1907, he was elected president of Hankou General Chamber of Commerce for four consecutive terms. So he became the number one businessman in Hankou, famous in three towns of Wuhan.

19 14 served as the Senate of the Republic of China. 1922, Song resigned as the general manager of Jiji Hydropower Company due to overwork. He died at the age of 56.

Song Jiaqi's former residence in Qin Yong Village of Zhuang City is still there, but it is badly damaged. During the Guangxu period, the Song Dynasty invested more than 654.38 million yuan in silver and built the Song Ancestral Hall and Longfu Bridge, which still exist today. The ancestral hall of the Song family is resplendent and beautifully carved. However, due to disrepair and neglect of management, many places have been destroyed, while the Long Fu Bridge is well preserved.