Xu jian's collection
The cocoon and silk industry once flourished. At the end of the qing dynasty and the beginning of the republic of China, seven ancestral silk workshop owners, led by "wu shi" and "li shi", were added and raised by themselves. It can be seen from the records of dongtai county in the republic of China when the system of city and township was implemented in the first year of the republic of China.
Xu jian's collection
On January 27, 1914, zhang jian founded the dongtai factory for the poor, with a special sewing department, teaching women needlework such as tracing and embroidery, spinning and weaving, cutting and sewing. In August the same year, zhang invites in sleep, Shen Shou couple, have "embroidered saint," said the Shen Shou Ren Natong ChuanXiSuo, director of the Yu Jiaoren poor factory manager, guide the poor workshop embroidery technology, at that time the demand of silk spurt dongtai area, to a rich Ann about the origin of silk mill successively improve the quality of the silk thread processing technology. Visit zhang jian's diary, history of the Chinese people, zhang jizi's jiu lu, dongtai city chronicle, etc.
In April 1915, zhang jian, in view of the decline of huainan salt industry, solved the problem of people's livelihood and changed the backward economic structure. Please three elder brother zhang 115 in an liang field in the territory of the establishment of "fu an dalai salt reclamation company".
Water conservancy, wide push new technology agriculture (agricultural such as cotton and the establishment of silkworm, Ken priest) gradually take the place of salt industry engaged in pattern, rich Ann big adlai was in charge of salt Ken company's prime minister, Mr Zhang hired well-known gentlemen and dong, rich Ann area, such as rich Ann education pioneer Wang Yanfen democracy solve contradiction which caused by the adjustment of industrial structure, for rapid development of rich Ann silk laying a solid foundation for the masses. Zhang jian's diary, history of the Chinese people, zhang jizi's nine records, dongtai city chronicle, etc.
In 1915 (the fourth year of the republic of China), the silk thread produced by zhang jian, then general manager of the ministry of agriculture and commerce of the republic of China, such as "fu 'an dalai salt reclamation company", was taken to the Panamanian international exposition in San Francisco as one of the agricultural products of the jiangsu delegation. Shen shou also used silk thread from zhang jian's yanken company to embroider the image of Jesus in the exhibition, which sold for a whopping 13,000 us dollars and won the first prize at the panama international exposition. It is now in the nanjing museum. Visit the panama world expo, zhang jian's manuscript, zhang jian's diary, etc.
In 1919, inspired by the successful participation in the panama world's fair of the United States, industrialists led by zhang jian, zhang 115 and han jun successively set up 19 salt reclamation companies in dongtai. During this period, salt reclamation business was busy and the order of fu 'an silk rose dramatically. Refer to zhang jian's saved manuscripts, zhang jian's diary, the history of China, zhang jian's saved manuscripts, etc.