In the classic "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there is a sentence called "the general trend of the world, the combination of long will be divided, the division of long time will be united", this sentence is to lament that the dynasties at that time have been changing, even if it is easily fought down the country, it is difficult to consolidate, sooner or later will perish. Large and small companies have also experienced such a process, from ancient times to the present, there are countless companies that can compete, but there are only a few companies that can survive for a very long time. But there is a company that has survived for more than 1400 years, established from the ancient Sui Dynasty in ancient China, and is still strong today, this company is called Kongo Group Co., Ltd., which is a Japanese construction company.
King Kong Group Co., Ltd. was founded in 578, at that time, China was in the Sui Dynasty era, and Japan was in a situation of constant chaos. In order to revitalize the imperial power, Prince Shengde of Japan introduced Buddhism from China, and the Japanese people are very religious to this day. In order to show respect for the Buddha, the Japanese began to build temples in a big way, and a Japanese architect at that time was favored by the prince, and his name was Yanagi Shigemitsu. Since then, he has been responsible for major temple construction projects in Japan and has also established his own company called Kongo Group Co., Ltd.
The reason why Liu Zhongguang was valued by the royal family was mainly because his construction techniques were particularly exquisite, such as the Xingde Palace, which was one of his outstanding works. Later, because Buddhism in Japan spread very quickly, and the company yanagi shigemitsu founded had a reputation for building temples for the royal family, he easily monopolized the temple construction business in the whole country.
The survival history of Kongo Group Co., Ltd. was able to maintain a history of 1400 years, which was inseparable from the support of the Japanese government at that time, and his own technology alone was not enough to stand so firmly. However, King Kong Group Co., Ltd. has also experienced two setbacks, both of which are close to bankruptcy. The first time was during the Meiji Restoration, when Japan began to implement a strategy of abolishing Buddhism in order to introduce advanced Western culture, and as soon as this policy came to power, the construction business of the temple began to become dismal, and the Kongo Group Co., Ltd. almost went bankrupt, but fortunately they finally got donations from the Buddhist community, so they escaped the disaster.
The second setback was during World War II, because the outbreak of World War II caused great trauma to the Japanese economy, any industry is very difficult, And Kongo Group Co., Ltd. is also included, but fortunately, before they were going to go bankrupt, the Japanese military placed an order for wooden boxes here, and this income allowed them to turn the corner and get new opportunities, and it was also after this time that Kongo Group Co., Ltd. successfully transformed into a modern company, surviving to the present, with a history of 1400 years.