The Transformation Of Zheng Guanying's Social Role

Zheng Guanying, a famous patriotic enterpriser in neoteric China, first comes of a feudal comprador and then gradually transforms to a neoteric capitalist. He is a synthesis of a comprador, national capitalist, and reform-advocator. who plays a quite important role in neoteric China. Facing the distressful country and terrible situation, he is affected by his family and patriotism. As a result, he combines his social practice with patriotism and takes an active part in all kinds of social activities to make China rich and strong. It is in the course that he fulfills the transformation from a feudal comprador to a patriotic enterpriser. Zheng Guanying believed that if we wanted to make China prosperous and powerful, we must carry out political reform. He put forward the political reform and strongly called for self-salvation. His reformist ideas were a kind of patriotism with against aggression, reflected the hopes and demands of the patriotic popular masses and affected the future reformist. He also advocated business competition with the capitalist countries for resisting foreign aggression. He stressed "developing China by building business" and insisted developing national economy of capitalism. He put forward "Commercial War". Zheng Guanying had left a deep mark in Chinese history.This article is to explore the process that Zheng Guanying changed from feudal comprador to patriotic enterpriser, and expound the reason of his change. Meanwhile, this article explains his thinking, particularly, his "saving China by rich and powerful". The changeable process of Zheng Guanying is meaningful for today.