辽商的财富从哪里来

Where does Liaoning Business People’s Wealth Come from?

关于东北商人,有一部挺经典的电视剧,就是《闯关东》.这部剧里讲,曾经参加过义和团的朱开山和家人,先后逃亡到东北,先到老金沟淘金,又到放牛沟开荒,再到哈尔滨开菜馆、货栈、跑马帮,最后开煤矿……走一步是一步,这家人的产业是越做越大.

Given efforts made by the government of the Qing Dynasty to seek further development of northeast China,many from outside the region rushed here for work to reclaim wasteland and do mining.While this brought about enormous wealth to the Qing government,many became rich overnight.In history,there were the rich who invest in the development of northeast China and the poor,driven by poverty,rushed here in search of a tetter work,mostly in mining and wasteland reclamation.There were also people who engaged in business.With investment coming from Shanxi business people,the population of northeast China increased sharply.From 1644 to 1911 when the Qing ruled China,the population of northeast China increased by more than 10 times.From 1911,the year the Qing was toppled,to 1949,the year the PRC was founded,the population of northeast China rose by about 20 times.After the founding of the PRC,the population of northeast China increased further.Huge markets offered great opportunities for the Liaoning business people to make a fortune.