Research On Chang'an Dahua Spinning Mill During The Republic Of China (1934-1949)

The Dahua Mill is Xi'an's earliest modern textile enterprises,by the influence of The Dahua Xi'an Mill,Shaanxi once became an important national cotton textile industry base.The study of The Dahua Xi'an Mill will help enrich the history of the development of china's modern national capital investment and the history of Shaanxi cotton textile industry.This paper takes the whole course of the development of The Dahua Xi'an Mill in the period of 1934-1949 as the research object,mainly investigates the development status of The Dahua Xi'an Mill and the relationship with the economic changes in Shaanxi region in the background of modern times,especially in the context of the Second Sino-Japanese War.After the "September 18" incident,due to the dumping of Japanese yarn,so that the development space of the national cotton textile industry is shrinking day by day.Since ancient times,Shaanxi has a natural and historical environment suitable for the development of cotton textile industry.During the Republic of China,Shaanxi not only improved the cultivation technology of cotton,but also made further adjustments in the development direction of cotton industry,which greatly promoted the growth of cotton production in Shaanxi.At the same time,the traffic situation in Shaanxi has been greatly improved in the context of the development of the northwest.These conditions have attracted ethnic capitalists from more developed regions to Shaanxi to invest in the cotton textile industry,which has also become an important background for the establishment of The Dahua Xi'an Mill.The development process of The Dahua Xi'an Mill can be divided into four stages,1934-1936,The Dahua Xi'an Mill with the help of Shaanxi cotton industry's special economic status to set up a factory,open edging half a year,profitable,its short-term profit for the development of the comprehensive Second Sino-Japanese War period established a foundation.From 1937 to 1938,The Dahua Xi'an Mill became the main textile enterprise in the postwar rear,shouldering the dual responsibility of supplying military supplies and civilian personnel,and making important contributions to the Second Sino-Japanese War,thus becoming the "golden age" of The Dahua Xi'an Mill.In 1939-1945,this stage of The Dahua Xi'an Mill was repeatedly bombarded by Japanese aircraft,in addition to the National Government of The Dahua Xi'an Mill to implement the control of gauze,in this case,The Dahua Xi'an Mill showed a tortuous state of development,enterprise profits in a stable growth.In 1946-1949,The Dahua Xi'an Mill entered the post-war maintenance and development stage,production output did not reach the wartime level.Until the eve of the founding of New China,The Dahua Xi'an Mill experienced internal management changes,workers guard factory re-entry began a new journey.The Dahua Xi'an Mill is a national capital-based establishment of the joint-stock company limited by shares,it has some basic nature of modern enterprises,has a more complete board of directors,supervisory board and other organizations,there is a better management and business model.The management of The Dahua Xi'an Mill to Su Taiyu,Shi Fengxiang and Huang Shirang and other people,their management philosophy is crucial to the development of enterprises,set up a series of enterprise systems,and enterprises into a more scientific development path.In particular,The Dahua Xi'an Mill in the fund management,production and marketing business and other management have the characteristics of the society at that time,in line with the social environment at that time needs.But The Dahua Xi'an Mill in the treatment of workers,due to the limitations of the times,there are many questionable places.The development of The Dahua Xi'an Mill has made a certain contribution to the Second Sino-Japanese War,not only to meet the wartime military needs of civilian,but also actively carry out the Second Sino-Japanese War support work.The establishment of The Dahua Xi'an Mill has led to the social development of the local economy.Especially after the war,the continued production of The Dahua Xi'an Mill has,to a certain extent,the role of preserving the industrial base of wartime.However,it cannot be ignored that The Dahua Xi'an Mill in the management system also exists some shortcomings.The development course of The Dahua Xi'an Mill for fifteen years is the leading textile enterprise in Shaanxi and even the northwest region in terms of status.The establishment of The Dahua Xi'an Mill is closely related to the investment of modern national capital,and the development of The Dahua Xi'an Mill affects the development trend of Shaanxi modern cotton textile industry.It can be said that The Dahua Xi'an Mill for the development of the northwest textile industry has a landmark significance,its status more highlights the republic of Shaanxi development of cotton textile industry importance.