Li Shuming, born in the 11th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1885), was a native of Chengguan, Changting. At the age of five, he lost his father and his family was poor. 65,438+05 years old, a scholar in the examination. 65,438+07 years old, working as a teacher in a private school. At the age of 20, he worked as an accountant in a paper merchant. Three years later, Xuan Tong (19 1 1) set up his own Taian paper company, and then set up Chang 'an paper company in Chaozhou and a joint venture company in Foshan.