The Republic of China is a very special era, it is an era of alternating old and new, and new ideas and old traditions coexist with each other. At that time, a new group of women also emerged, these women often have a superior family background, they are known as the "Republic of China celebrities".
Among the many famous ladies of the Republic of China, the names of Lu Xiaoman, Zhang Ailing and Lin Huiyin are more familiar to us. Wu Peilin, a famous lady of the Republic of China, we don't know much. In 1910, Wu Jing, formerly known as Wu Peilin, was born in the Wu Family Compound in Tianjin, and the unique Wu Family Compound in Tianjin was long gone.
But that history of the Wu Jing family can still find a trace. Wu Jing's grandfather, Wu Tiaoqing, was a close friend of Li Hongzhang, who served as a comprador at HSBC's Tianjin branch. Wu Tiaoqing served as a comprador for 25 years, which shows that his ability is not comparable to ordinary people.
Wu Tiaoqing did not have such achievements at the beginning, as early as the outbreak of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the late Qing Dynasty, 9-year-old Wu Tiaoqing in order to escape the chaos of war. The family took the young Wu Tiaoqing away from their ancestral hometown of Jiangxi and fled to Suzhou.
After Wu Was slightly older, he worked as an apprentice in a pen shop in Suzhou to survive. At the age of 17, Wu Tiaoqing came to Shanghai through the introduction of his teacher. At that time, Shanghai was a bustling scene, and Wu Tiaoqing had no special skills, so at first he had to work as a running cabin on an outer ship, do chores, and drive a carriage for HSBC.
Fortunately, Wu Tiaoqing was a diligent man, and soon he learned Pidgin English and was able to get in touch with the business of foreign banks, and with his shrewd mind, he quickly got a comprador position in HSBC and made a fortune.
With Wu Tiaoqing, who had money, the circle of contacts was naturally different, and it did not take long for him to meet Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, and the two became good friends. One has money and one has power, and Wu Tiaoqing's business is naturally getting bigger and bigger.
According to statistics, during the Republic of China period, Wu Tiaoqing invested in many new-style enterprises, including Tianjin Self-propelled Fire Company, Tianjin Nitry Factory, Tianjin Weaving Factory, Tianjin Packaging Company, Tianjin Electric Light Factory, Tianjin Waterworks Factory, Mentou Communication Xing Coal Mine Company...
Among these new-style enterprises, there are 5 new-style enterprises wholly owned by the Wu family, and after that, some enterprises in Tianjin have more or less the shadow of the Wu family behind them. It is no exaggeration to say that the Wu family was the richest man in Tianjin at that time, which is beyond doubt.
Wu Jing was born in such a privileged family, and his grandfather Wu Tiaoqing accumulated a lot of wealth for his descendants. Wu Jing's father, Wu Xiyuan, inherited his grandfather's ancestral property in Tianjin, while Wu Tiaoqing's other children were sent to study abroad, and he knew that his business had to deal with foreigners, and sending his children to study abroad was a measure that would outweigh the disadvantages.
There is no doubt that Wu Jing was a girl born with a golden key, and in that era, she was undoubtedly the most dazzling celebrity in Jinmen. Although Wu Peilin was born in a rich family, she is a new type of female style. She hated arranged marriages so much that when she was 19 years old, she opposed her parents' arranged marriages, and for this reason, she married Zhao Yansheng, a classmate at the time.
Many people don't know that Zhao Yansheng is Zhao Yidi's older brother, and for this reason, Wu Jing has become miss Zhao Si's sister-in-law. Wu Jing and Miss Zhao Si are still middle school classmates, and their relationship is also excellent, that is, the girlfriend in their mouths now.
After Wu Jing and Zhao Yan got married, they lived a relatively happy life, and in 1940, the two moved to Shanghai to live, and bought real estate in Shanghai, and have never left Shanghai since.