Research On The Private Ordinary Factory Relocated During The Anti-Japanese War

In 1923,in order to reverse the situation that Japanese "Ajinomoto" dominated China,Wu Yunchu and Zhang Yiyun jointly established Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory in Shanghai,which was the first monosodium glutamate factory in China.Before the Anti-Japanese War,the factory had developed into the leading condiment enterprise in China.After the July 7th Incident,Wu Yunchu moved Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory together with the "Tian" enterprise to China,which experienced two stages :moving to Wu han and moving to Chongqing.The new factory was rebuilt and shipped at the end of 1940.The war changed the position of Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory.At the beginning of the migration,the kuomintang authority divided the enterprises into two categories: quartermaster factory and ordinary factory.Tianchu Sichuan monosodium glutamate factory,as an ordinary factory for producing consumer goods,was behind the quartermaster factory.Therefore,in the process of relocation and reconstruction,Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory in Sichuan is faced with difficulties such as lack of policy support and shortage of raw materials supply.But at the same time,the population and market in the rear area also provide space for the survival and development of Tianchu Sichuan monosodium glutamate factory.In order to adapt to the special wartime environment,Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory in Sichuan reshaped its production and management mode from the inside out.Internally,after internal relocation and reorganization,the power of the enterprise in the hands of Wu Yunchu.As an emerging professional manager in modern times,Wu influenced the company’s wartime trend to a great extent.Because of the reputation accumulated before and during the war,Wu was able to relieve the difficulties of Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory in Sichuan through his personal network.In order to cope with the restriction of control policy on raw materials,Wu Yunchu led the technicians to innovate technology and changed the raw material of monosodium glutamate from flour to bean cake.In order to avoid competing for hydrochloric acid and alcohol,Wu Yunchu tried to set up two departments of acid,alkali and alcohol under Tianchu Sichuan monosodium glutamate factory.Externally,in order to meet the flour demand of the factory,Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory in Sichuan cooperated with Jincheng Bank to build Tiancheng Starch and Flour Company.However,due to the fragility of the combination of industry and finance during the war,the two parties failed,but this cooperation still provided Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory in Sichuan with start-up funds,starch factory and other achievements.People from all walks of life had praised Tianchu Sichuan monosodium glutamate factory.It had a very broad sales market in the rear area,which even led to a black market for MSG.The by-products of Tianchu Sichuan monosodium glutamate factory,such as starch,glucose and saccharin,also have a market.Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory in Sichuan continued the pre-war mode,insisting on patriotic donations and scientific and technological education activities in the rear,fulfilling the social responsibility of the enterprise,and won a good social reputation.These internal and external management measures promote it’s foothold and development in the rear.In order to reproduce the difficult survival and operation results of Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory in Sichuan in the home front,this paper compares it with Shunchang Iron Plant,an armoury factory,and studies the differences between the two sides from the aspects of raw material supply,product sales and post-war trend.It can be seen that the government does not support it enough.The development of Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory in Sichuan in wartime largely depended on the planning and strategy of the company’s internal leadership represented by Wu Yunchu.Therefore,in the general decline of the rear industry,the factory is still able to preserve the power to maintain production.Summarizing the experience of Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory in Sichuan in the rear area can not only restore its true face,but also enrich the research on moving private factories in China.