1, personal data

Chen Jiageng (1874 65438+1October 21-1961August 12) was born in Jimei Society (now jimei district, Xiamen City, Fujian Province), whose ancestral home is Gushi County, Henan Province. Patriotic overseas Chinese leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, philanthropists and social activists.

19 13, Chen Jiageng returned to his hometown of Jimei, and successively founded Jimei Primary School, Jimei Middle School, Jimei University and Xiamen University. Teachers and students of Xiamen University and Jimei Xue Cun all respect them as "school owners".

2, the main impact-the establishment of the industry

1904, Chen Jiageng raised more than 7,000 yuan to establish a pineapple cannery, named "Xinlichuan", and then took over Nisshin Corporation.

In three months, the two factories made a profit of 40 thousand yuan. That is, spend 2000 yuan to buy seeds, plant them in pineapple orchards, and then plant them on a large scale. By 1925, the rubber garden had an area of15,000 mu, making it one of the largest rubber settlements among overseas Chinese and known as one of the four pioneers of the rubber king of Singapore and Malaysia.

Later, he set up a rubber products factory to produce rubber shoes, tires and daily necessities.

More than 100 distribution stores have been set up in domestic cities, Nanyang and major ports in the world. It also operates rice mill, timber mill, rock sugar factory and leather shoes factory. , with more than 30 factories. In its heyday, its business scope was as far as five continents, with more than 30,000 employees and assets of120,000 yuan. Its leading position as a Chinese businessman in Nanyang was thus established.

Anecdotal allusions about Chen Jiageng;

1, save beautiful talk

The cook bought a catty of candy and went upstairs to entertain the leader. Chen Yi and his party had a light meal in Chen Jiageng, and then left Jimei for various provinces and cities. Chen Jiageng immediately inculcated the chef, saying, "The chief should try one or two sweets at most, unlike the children who eat sweets one by one. Twenty cents is enough. "

2. Faith is the best.

Mr. Jia Geng asked Ye Zubin to cook more rice. As a result, Ye Zubin forgot to tell him and made his guests hungry. Although it's not a big deal, Jia Geng thinks that Ye Zubin broke his promise to him in this matter, and at the same time let him break his promise to his guests. So he asked Ye Zubin to write a review and gave him a one-month unpaid punishment.