Westernization enterprise joke

The Westernization Movement is the beginning of China's modernization and the symbol of China's initiative to go global. Although the landlord class saved itself, it did not seem to promote the development of modern China.

However, this is also a glorious stroke in the history of our country. Over the past 100 years, with the ups and downs of the times, many things have disappeared in the long river of history, and a hundred years later, the Westernization Movement Company.

How many are left? What's the situation now? Thankfully, the remaining Westernization sports companies are all on the list of the world's top 500.

Celebrities and enterprises of Westernization Movement

When it comes to the Westernization Movement, we must mention those landlords-Yi, Li Hongzhang, Zeng Guofan, Zhang Zhidong and Zuo.

They are all famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty, holding certain power and status, and they all have appeal in a certain area. With their efforts, Westernization companies have mushroomed in China.

Li Hongzhang is a controversial figure in history. Some people say that he colluded with foreign powers and destroyed China. Together with Weng, he was ridiculed as "the prime minister of Hefei is thinner than the world"; However, he initiated the Westernization Movement and made great contributions to the industrialization and modernization of China.

Zeng Guofan, the most famous is the Xiang army who suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement. However, the result of the "Tianjin Religious Plan" did not get the support of the people, and finally it was regrettable to withdraw from the Westernization Movement.

In the early Westernization Movement, we still saw that the landlord class longed for the court to rise again, and all officials actively participated, but things always developed.

The Westernization Movement exposed the corruption of the bureaucratic system of the Qing government, such as officials embezzling public funds, and buying machines in the later period in pursuit of cheapness rather than exquisiteness ... but it also had a good side, which virtually promoted the modernization of China.

This huge profit attracted people's attention, and some of them set up their own companies. These groups were called "national bourgeoisie" in history.

Some implore the government to open its doors and gain certain fame and fortune and advanced production machines while producing. Therefore, we can see that in the later period of the Westernization Movement, most companies were established with the slogan of "seeking money".

The Qing government did not stick to the policy of "emphasizing agriculture and restraining commerce", but welcomed private businessmen to join. Obviously, after several reparations, the Qing court at that time had no money and had to seek external support.

From another angle, we are delighted to find that with the integration of non-governmental forces, the "Westernization Movement" has been reborn. And, keep growing and moving in that impossible direction-the world's top 500, of course, this is another story.

On the positive side, the "criticized" Westernization Movement created many first and first large modern military enterprises-Jiangnan Manufacturing General Administration, China's first national shipping company-China Merchants, and the first coal mine company-Kaiping Coal Mine.

Before the Sino-Japanese War, it was not unreasonable for foreigners to predict that China would win. However, to the surprise of the whole world, a small subordinate country actually defeated the largest country in the Far East.

Thus began the frenzy of "carving up cakes", at the same time, many westernization enterprises disappeared in the long river of history after the war.

Fortune 500 Enterprises —— China Maritime Bureau

China Merchants Bureau can be regarded as the finished product of the Westernization Movement. It is a company promoted by Li Hongzhang, mainly engaged in the shipping industry, which is jointly organized by officials and businessmen, and the businessmen are responsible for their own profits and losses.

Its modern achievements are also considerable. It set up the first telephone line in China and signed a contract with a foreign firm at that time, which successfully broke the pattern of foreigners monopolizing China's industry. At the same time, it established a school, now Xi Jiaotong University, to provide funds for the construction of Kaiping Coal Mine.

At that time, the Qing government sent a businessman, Don. With years of comprador experience, he raised the banner of setting up industry, shocked foreigners and declared to the world what is "the backbone of China".

After the founding of New China, China Merchants Group has been reorganized many times, which has attracted the attention of relevant departments and even been promoted to a high position. Later, it became China Merchants Group, a first-class enterprise directly under the Ministry of Communications.

China Merchants Bank, which we are familiar with, is an attempt to operate outside the system of China Merchants Bank.

China Ping An Insurance Headquarters is another "subsidiary" of China Merchants. It is the first joint-stock insurance company in China since the reform and opening up. Adhering to the spirit of China Merchants, we led Shenzhen, a small fishing village in the South China Sea, and watched Shenzhen become an international metropolis and a first-tier city, and also rushed to the top 500 in the world.

"China Merchants Group" is now derived from the shipping industry to finance, transportation and urban parks, which can be described as all-encompassing. Gradually grow up and get the top 500 in the world.

Previous lives of WISCO and Baosteel

Compared with China Merchants, the fate of Hanyang Iron Works is ups and downs. But as the first steel enterprise in Asia, it is very representative.

Friends living in Wuhan may be familiar with it. After careful observation, it is found that some of the railway tracks still in use in Wuhan were produced by Hanyang Iron Works a hundred years ago, which means that the quality of Hanyang Iron Works is really good.

At that time, Hanyang Iron Works hired 14 Luxembourg experts and borrowed them from Germany and Japan. The output value is the highest, with an annual output of about 80,000 tons of pig iron, 40,000 tons of steel bars and more than 20,000 tons of rails.

However, Hanyang Iron Works is located in Wuhan, which is strategically important and cannot escape the invasion of war. During the Anti-Japanese War, some important smelting equipment of Hanyang Iron Works was moved to Chongqing, and the original site was ruthlessly destroyed by the Japanese army, leaving only a framework.

1958, some aspiring young people gave up the location of Zhang Zhidong and founded Wuhan Iron and Steel Company.

Adhering to the spirit of Hanyang Iron Works, we will integrate Excellence and patriotism into smelting again and again. At that time, people used the slogan of "smelting steel" to lift the power of the whole people to revitalize the country.

With the in-depth development of national construction, the industrialization of adjacent raw materials can not meet the market demand gradually, and the waste of resources is obvious. China urgently needs an industrial transfer, coordination, optimization and upgrading, so people turn their attention to Shanghai Baosteel Company, which is located on the coast of the East China Sea.

As we know, Shanghai is dominated by the tertiary industry and does not have much natural resources, but its position as an offshore, financial and commercial center attracts foreign high-quality resources and can complement each other.

As a result, the "Hanyang Iron Works" appeared in the new period. With the division of labor of "double headquarters", it once again composed the movement of a century-old enterprise and became one of the top 500 companies in the world.

Time flies, the sun and the moon flies, and after a hundred years of ups and downs, China has grown from a backward agricultural country to a powerful country. In this stormy century, a westernization enterprise that can stand still, like a lighthouse in the port, guides the country forward.