1897, founded the Commercial Press with Bao Xianen, Bao Xianchang and Gao Hanqing, and raised 3750 yuan. At first, there were only two small manual printing presses, three pedal disc machines and three manual embossing machines. On weekdays, I worked with Bao Xianchang and Yu, and recruited several workers to print business lists, account books and church account books. Soon after opening, I went to Japan to inspect and order printing equipment. /kloc-in 0/900, it acquired the Japanese Xiuwen Printing House in Shanghai, with relatively complete equipment, and took the lead in printing books on paper in China. 190 1 year, Yin Xizhang and Zhang Yuanji became shareholders and hired Cai Yuanpei as the director of the compilation institute, but he didn't go to work. 1902, Zhang Yuanji was hired as the director of the compilation institute, and it is our duty to help education. Copyright to the editor, friendly cooperation, working together 12 years, intimate. In the same year, a compilation institute, a printing house, a publishing house and a general affairs office were established, which attracted a group of intellectuals with real talents and practical knowledge to enter the library and attracted many intelligent and capable management talents. Thanks to Zhang Yuanji's recommendation, the translations of translators Yan Fu, Lin Shu, Wu Guangjian and Cai Yuanpei were published in the library one after another, which initially established the position of the Commercial Press in the publishing industry in China. 1903, he boldly set up a joint venture with Japan's Jingangtang to set up a Sino-Japanese joint-stock company as the general manager. The latest textbook for primary schools, edited by Japanese educator Jin management cadres and editors, sells well. Within a few years, a complete set of textbooks for primary and secondary schools has been edited and published, and considerable economic benefits have been achieved. Actively introduce advanced technologies such as dot photography, color lithography, intaglio printing and tinplate printing from Japan, send them to Japan to study photo-plate making and print books on copper plates, and ask American technicians to guide the trial production of tricolor copper plates. In a short time, the printing quality has made great progress. After becoming general manager, he was also responsible for distribution. Establish an independent distribution network. Within ten years, branches have been set up in more than 20 cities, with the capital increased to 2 million yuan, the staff of the whole library has reached 750, and nearly 300 books are published every year. We also have branches in Beijing and Hong Kong. Hanfen Building, business cram school, Shanggong primary school, Yangzhen kindergarten and orphanage have also been established. Within ten years, it has developed into a leading large-scale cultural publishing unit in China. Because he is enthusiastic about social welfare undertakings, he was elected as the chairman of the Municipal General Chamber of Commerce. In view of the social antipathy to Japanese expansionist forces, 19 12 put forward the proposal of withdrawing shares. I went to Japan several times to negotiate with Jingangtang, and finally 19 14 1.6 reached an agreement to become a cultural enterprise with national capital in China. In June of the same year, 65438+ 10/0 was assassinated when he came home from work and died unfortunately. Thousands of people buried him, and Cai Yuanpei made a biography. Later generations called him an entrepreneur with foresight, courage and good management.