The definition of Bao Gu Lao 2

Referring to the current Shaoshang: In the old days, there were many Shaoyang people who went out to make a living with merchant gangs, and they were also called "Baoqing guys" and "Baogu guys". Groups of business talents who came out of Shaoyang first set foot in Southeast Asia, West Asia, Central Asia and Russia, and then went to Africa, Europe and the United States. With footprints all over five continents, its reputation spreads far and wide at home and abroad. According to incomplete statistics from the Shaoyang City Commerce Department, there are nearly 600,000 businessmen of a certain scale in Shaoyang across the country and around the world. There are more than 300,000 people with assets of more than 1 million yuan, and more than 50 people with assets of over 100 million yuan. As a special group, "Shaoshang" are increasingly receiving people's attention and attention, and are known as the "strong force" and "ace army" of Hunan's business community in Hunan. "Bao Gu Lao" also generally refers to the current Shao merchant group.

Characteristics of Baogulao people: Baogulao not only inherits the spirit of Huxiang culture but also dares to be the first, has the world in mind, and is domineering. Moreover, compared with the Huxiang orthodox culture that values ??farming and education but despises merchants, the Baogulao ethnic line still has 600 years of glory in business with the hard-working and shrewd Baoqing merchants. Baoqing’s rough-board ship economy has been hailed as the legend of Hunan merchants in the history of world shipping.

The following is a conversation between Wu Jiyan, director of China's Outstanding Hunan Business Selection Organizing Committee and advocate of Hunan business culture, and a reporter from "Chinese Business"

Liu Hongke: Business gangs are based on geographical relationships or regional culture based business group. Judging from the historical data you mentioned, in modern China, Hunanese also had economic celebrities. However, they are either high-ranking officials who advocate the establishment of industry, or they are industrial pioneers. In short, Hunan people did not form a merchant gang as a whole, or there were no Hunan merchants in history.

Wu Jiyan: I think it should be said that Hunan people have not formed a large business gang with influence across the country. As for people in some places in Hunan, they have formed business gangs to a certain extent, such as the people of Shaoyang, Hunan. From the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, Shaoyang was called "Baoqing Mansion". From the Ming Dynasty to modern times, Shaoyang merchants set up "Baoqing Guild Hall" in some places. For example, at the intersection of the Yangtze River and Hanshui River at the east end of Hanzheng Street in Wuhan, there is the Baoqing Pier that has been around for more than a hundred years. There used to be Baoqing Guild Hall nearby, and there were also There is a Baoqing Main Street, and this Baoqing Main Street derives two streets and eight lanes: Baoqing Second Street, Baoqing Third Street, Baoqing 1st Lane, Baoqing 2nd Lane... and Baoqing 8th Lane. Hongjiang Ancient Mall, a national key cultural relic protection unit and located in Hongjiang District, Huaihua City, our province, was built in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the only Ming and Qing ancient mall that has been well preserved in my country. Among the 10 conference halls in this ancient mall There is Baoqing Guild Hall.

Liu Hongke: I know something about this. In fact, whether in the Ming and Qing Dynasties or now after the reform and opening up, the majority of Shaoyang people doing business are Shaodong people. Shaodong County in Hunan has a large population but little land, and agriculture cannot support so many people. People have to go out to do business in order to survive. The number of people doing business accounts for a large proportion of the county's population.