Wuxi Chronicles today
In January 1955, Wuxi Native Products Company set up a store department at the mountain gate of Guanqian Street, dealing in north-south goods, salted wax, egg products, porcelain, paper, bamboo, canned food, etc., with 8 cabinet groups and more than 50 employees. In December, it was changed to the store department of the food company, with 7 cabinet groups, the first floor is supplying candy and pastries, north and south goods, tobacco and alcohol, sugar, etc., and the second floor is supplying cooked meat, salted meat, fruit, etc. In July 1956, it was renamed as the outlet department of the confectionery and pastry company, increased the supply of hot and cold drinks and snacks, and set up a production workshop to produce pastry, large bags, eight treasure rice and so on. On March 16, 1958, it was renamed as the first food store in Wuxi, the business room was expanded to 3 floors, divided into 10 cabinet groups, and the back workshop was set up at the same time, with 108 employees, and a commissary was set up in the First People's Hospital, Wuxi Hotel, Wuxi Iron and Steel Factory, and Oil Pump Nozzle Factory.
Between 1966 and 1975, the scope of business was reduced, the variety was reduced, and the characteristics disappeared. In 1975, the turnover was 2.3175 million yuan and the profit was 101,500 yuan.
In October 1976, the sales office was expanded to restore traditional specialties such as eight treasure rice, hot stove mooncake, and decorated cake. In February 1977, a special counter for the supply of overseas Chinese remittances was set up, which was abolished in September. In 1978, the turnover was 3.751 million yuan and the profit was 238,900 yuan. After 1979, the variety of candies, pastries, biscuits, tobacco and alcohol, sugar, north and south goods, salted wax, dairy products, poultry eggs, canned food, dried vegetables and dried fruits, seafood, tea, condiments, hot and cold drinks and other 17 categories. In 1980, it began to purchase goods from Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Fujian, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Anhui and other places. In 1982, more than 400 varieties were mined, with an amount of 2.5039 million yuan, a turnover of 7.0639 million yuan and a profit of 524,900 yuan.
After 1983, horizontal economic ties were expanded, multi-level and multi-form joint ventures were implemented, and the method of providing windows and joint exhibitions was adopted to broaden the trade routes, and more than 10 special distribution units were established, such as Shanghai Yimin Factory and Wuhu Fool Melon Subsidiary.
In 1985, the Municipal Bureau of Metrology and relevant departments have visited the store more than 50 times to check the price and weight of goods, and check the scale, the accuracy rate is more than 99%, so the store won the only "scale accurate and sufficient" pennant in the city's commercial system. In that year, the store had 12 business counters, 2 houfang workshops, and 226 employees; 4.0263 million yuan of externally mined goods, accounting for 37.03% of the total purchases; the turnover was 12.1014 million yuan, the profit was 754,600 yuan, and the output value of the houfang workshop was 1.434 million yuan and the profit was 273,600 yuan.
The first food store pays attention to various convenience measures, civilized business and the standardization of service management. From 1979 to 1985, it won 55 honorary titles such as "Best Store", "Civilized Store" and "Advanced Unit of Price" in the province and city.
In the nineteenth year of Qing Guangxu (1893), Huang Junong and others opened a Renhao sugar store in Wuxi Peach Jujube along the river, dealing in peach cinnamon rounds, jujubes and other southern goods, sometimes with 12 stores, which was the largest southern goods store in Wuxi at that time. Later, his son Huang Yunzhang took over the stacking business, and devoted himself to selling stone alkali and the stacking business declined. In the 23rd year of the Republic of China, the sugar stack contracted and was changed to a base plant.
After the Japanese army invaded Wuxi, Huang Minghua, Huang Yunzhang's nephew, opened a Renhao South Goods Store in Shengxiang, with a façade, and the source of goods was mainly purchased on credit from mountain freight stores. In the 32nd year of the Republic of China, Huang Minghua's brother Huang Zhuming returned to Tin from Changzhou for the New Year, accompanied by the sellers to return to the raw peanuts more than 1,000 kilograms, but the peanuts were difficult to sell, had to hire a Zhenjiang fried goods master, some of the peanuts were fried, sold at the price of raw fruits, and sold out, the fried master also suggested that the remaining part be peeled into peanuts and rice fried for sale, and also sold out. The Huang Minghua brothers saw that it was profitable, so they also engaged in fried peanuts and nuts. After that, gradually increase the varieties of pretzel peanuts, cream peanuts, butter peanuts, soy sauce melon seeds, cream melon seeds and so on. After careful study of the recipes and processes of cream peanuts and cream melon seeds, the fried goods of Renhao South Goods Store have gradually formed a unique style. In the 35th year of the Republic of China, Renhao shrunk the southern goods business, specializing in fried goods, and the name of the store was changed to Renhao Fried Goods Store, with 2 stores. At the same time, Pan entered the Furukawa Sanai Candy Factory to produce hard candy, lollipops, yuanbao candy, and later produced Su-style candies and pastries such as dingguo strips and sesame candy, and operated Shanghai candies, sodas, biscuits, etc. Sales are particularly good during the New Year's Holidays. Renhao also mixed various candies into assorted candy for sale, and the products were sold to Changzhou, Yixing and other places. In the 38th year of the Republic of China, the turnover of Ren was 22873.9 yuan, and the profit was 8311.23 yuan.
In 1951, Renhao built a new workshop in Anren Lane, with a turnover of 102360.7 yuan and a profit of 13256.54 yuan. In 1954, Renhao was changed to specialize in tea, candy and biscuits, and renamed Renhao Confectionery Shop, which had 15 permanent employees at that time. In January 1956, Ren was public-private partnership. In October 1958, Renhao merged with Venus Candy Store and Daoxiangcun Food Store and moved to Shengli Gate, the name of the shop was Ren's Tea Shop, and the workshop was merged into the New New Food Store Workshop. In 1962, the houfang workshop was re-established. In 1963, the traditional stir-fry, pastries and sweets of Renhao were restored. In 1966, halal food stores were incorporated, and Jen added halal counters.
In October 1968, Renhao Tea Restaurant was renamed Liqun Vice Food Store. In 1979, the name of the Renhao store and the fried goods workshop were restored. In 1982, there were 38 varieties of fried goods, which increased to 63 species in 1984, with an annual output of 900,000 kilograms. In July 1985, Renhao was changed to a tea company, and its products were exported to Shanghai, Beijing, Xinjiang, Shandong, Anhui and other places, with more than 200 distribution units.
On April 26, 2018, Guohairu and 8 other people issued shares to open Sanyang South Goods Store in Wuxi DashiQiao, and in the 22nd year of the Republic of China, they raised funds to open Sanyang Tea Shop on the left side of Sanyang South Goods Store, with Guo Hairu and Bao Nianchun as the managers of the two stores. The south goods store operates more than 300 varieties of north and south goods, dried fruits, dried vegetables, preserves, condiment temples, and the tea shop deals in 20 to 30 varieties of candy, pastries, cooked foods, etc., and has another processing yard, and the goods are produced and sold. The two stores are independently accounted for.
Before the liberation of Wuxi, Sanyang had unique business methods, jujubes, guiyuan, peach jade, etc. were selected and sold at a price, and shiitake mushrooms were cut off and sold. All kinds of goods pay attention to brand-name, high-quality, pay attention to color, fragrance and taste. There are many varieties of cakes, such as hemp cake, ice cream, pine nut zongzi candy, and rose shortbread are all distinctive. Exclusive smoked fish is made from live blue fish, and shrimp mackerel is processed with head and tail. At that time, it was quite prestigious on the Shanghai-Nanjing Line. At the same time, the salesman is warm and thoughtful to the customer reception, the big business tobacco tea reception, and let the customer taste the goods, arbitrarily selected. Premium merchandise with signature red paper in each package. Supplements and the like, there are also additional descriptions of performance, eating method, efficacy, etc., to expand the impact. At the same time, pay attention to business skills, the headcount must be played by the old salesman who is qualified and familiar with the business, and the apprentice does not open the counter in the first year; the customer calls for goods, on call, and the old patron can also be credited.
After the liberation of Wuxi, the store was jointly operated and managed by the employees and shareholders, and every year a labor-management agreement was concluded, and in accordance with the national policies and decrees, the enterprise business plan and the improvement of the enterprise operation and management measures were formulated, and the responsibilities of both labor and management were clarified, which were signed and implemented by the representatives of both labor and management. A labor consultative meeting is held once a month to check the implementation of the agreement, all the way up to the PPP. During this period, Sanyang had a greater development. In 1956, when the public-private partnership was held, Sanyang had private equity funds of 20,000 yuan, fixed assets of 10,000 yuan, annual sales of 201,970 yuan, and profits of 6,319 yuan. In the same year, cathay pacific and yongda tea shops were merged. In January 1958, Sanyang South Goods Store and Sanyang Tea Restaurant merged to form Sanyang South Andi North Goods Store. In July, the Municipal Consumer Cooperative' DashiQiaomen Department was merged, and the store was renamed the state-owned Chong'an District North and South Grocery Store, and added textiles, daily necessities, stationery and other business varieties. The name of the store was changed several times until January 1979, when the original name of the Sanyang Namboku Goods Store was restored. In the future, the store will take the north and south goods, fruits, fried goods, and cooked food as the main business varieties, and vigorously develop the operation of famous, excellent and special products throughout the country, and create famous stores around four aspects, such as special commodities, special counters, special operations and the development of new varieties of cooked food. From 1980 to 1982, it was rated as the best store in Wuxi for three consecutive years. In 1984, the store was listed as one of the three pilot stores in the city's circulation reform, implemented the operation contract responsibility system, and established and improved various rules and regulations, as well as the scope of responsibility and post responsibility system of various departments and types of work. Since then, a music cold drink room has been set up every summer. In order to expand sales, often organize a variety of exhibitions, increase the appointment registration, home delivery, valet refrigeration, appointment to pick up and other convenient mass service items, the whole store operating varieties of 2505 kinds, becoming the province's north and south goods industry in the most diversified stores (companies).
In the second year of Qing Xianfeng (1852), Lu Xiaqing and Gao Hezhai opened the Youfeng Soy Sauce Tank Factory in Wuxi Beixiangyan Bridge, with an annual output of more than 5 tons of rice wine, more than 10 tons of soy sauce, and an annual sales volume of 1,000 yuan. In the second year of Tongzhi (1863), Lu Xiaqing solely operated the trough, renamed Lu Youfeng Sauce Garden Trough, and the store site was moved to Beitang to receive the official pavilion lane. In the eighth year of Tongzhi, Lu Youfeng set up a workshop in Maojingbang (i.e., Sauce Garden Bang) and set up a branch (later Lu Youfeng East Stack), and the following year set up a branch in Sanliqiao (later Lu Youfeng West). In the 4th year of the Republic of China, Lu Youfeng set up branches in the new market (north number) and temple lane mouth (middle number). In the 5th year of the Republic of China, the Ximen Xinglong Bridge Workshop was completed and another branch (South No. So far, Lu Youfeng Sauce Garden Trough Mill has 2 workshops, divided into 8 workshops such as Sauce Factory, Groove Factory, TongFang (self-rolling glutinous rice), White Workshop, Rotten Fang, Shaofang (production of Shao wine), Vinegar Workshop, And Groove Fang (production of fragrant lees), etc., producing more than 10 varieties of rice wine, double cylinder, soy sauce, noodle sauce, curd milk, sour vinegar, and fragrant lees
In the 14th and 20th years of the Republic of China, seven branches and eight branches were opened in Jixiangqiao and Wuqiao respectively, and the business was prosperous. 24 years of the Republic of China. The store is managed by the newly hired manager and associate, which consumes 375 tons of glutinous rice and 255 tons of soybeans per year, and has sales of 400,000 yuan.
At the beginning of the Japanese occupation of Wuxi, Lu Youfeng's general number, west number, seven branches, and eight branches were burned, materials were robbed, and the total debt was 160,000 yuan, while the inventory of the workshop was only tens of thousands of yuan. Lu Youfeng's store only had to sell a silk factory to get 100,000 yuan, plus a deposit in advance for the sale of products to tide over the difficulties. Due to the continuous depreciation of the currency, Lu Youfeng soon paid off his debts; the general and western numbers were rebuilt at the original site, and the seven branches were moved to Dahechi. Eight trumpets have not been restored. During the fall period, Lu Youfeng used 187.5 tons of glutinous rice and soybeans each year.
Before the liberation of Wuxi, Lu Youfeng had traditional products such as rose sour vinegar, curd milk, fragrant lees, and "mirror foot plus three" shochu, most of which were sold wholesale, and most of the more famous products were sold in Shanghai, Nanjing and other places.
In January 1956, the public-private partnership was merged into 2 sauce gardens and 1 vinegar factory, and was named the public-private partnership Lu Youfeng Brewery, with 2 workshops and 2 stores.
In July 1958, Lu Youfeng Brewery merged with three public-private partnerships to form the public-private Partnership Taihu Sauce Food Factory.
In the 11th year of the Republic of China, Wang Yunqing opened the Shengchang Fuqin Ji Meat Farm in Wuxi Lianrong Bridge. In the 14th year of the Republic of China, Cai Xinggen, a famous teacher of Wei Xiangtai Meat Shop in Nanmen, was hired to cooperate with the masters of the store, Wang Songgen and Wang Alin, and also collected the strengths of the southern and northern factions of Wuxi cooked meat to improve the tools and methods for firing meat bones. In the 16th year of the Republic of China, Wang Yunqing used a house surnamed Bao to open a joint venture with Bao Dechu on the side of the Sanfeng Bridge to open the Shenyu Meat Farm, and most of the personnel were transferred from Shengchangfu. At the beginning, only fresh meat was operated, and a few months later, it also engaged in cooked meat and ham, and at the end of the year, there was a loss, Bao's shares were withdrawn, and Prudent Yu was operated by Wang. After careful study by Cai Xinggen and Wang Alin, the meat bone flavor of Shenyu Meat Farm was unique, and the Sanfengqiao Shenyu meat bone soon became famous in Jiangnan. In the 18th year of the Republic of China, Wang Yunqing shrunk the ham business, expanded the cooked meat business, and the liver wrapped and wenbing juice meat cooked in the store were gradually respected by customers. In the 20th year of the Republic of China, the steamed bread department was added, and the master surnamed Wu improved the original oven cake, made a small open crisp as a filling, and made a Meigong cake (this name is derived from the imperial palace dim sum Meigong cake, in order to avoid contradictions with the tea industry, the palace was changed to gong), also known as the Sanfengqiao mooncake, which is another specialty of Shenyu Meat Estate. After the success of Shenyu Meat Farm, the number of stores in the same industry gradually increased, and there were 29 stores in Wuxi in the 23rd year of the Republic of China, which was fiercely competitive for a while. Because Wang Yunqing has set up his own pig shop, the quality of raw materials for slaughtering is guaranteed, and the operation pays attention to quality, packaging and reputation, so Prudential has always been the top in the same industry.
When the Japanese invaded Wuxi, the Shenyu Meat Farm was plundered. Wang Yunqing returned to the city after fleeing and began to try to revive, but the business was frustrated. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Wuxi's economy once recovered, and the operation of Prudent Yu Meat Farm was also suspicious and profitable. However, soon inflation, the market chaos, the National Government conscripted meat meat caused caution to the rest of the meat farm operation difficult.
After the liberation of Wuxi, the PrudentIal Meat Farm was once difficult to maintain, but it was only maintained by the automatic salary reduction of employees and the initiative to unite funds. In January 1956, Shenyu Meat Estate was engaged in a public-private partnership, and there were 16 varieties of meat bones, juiced meat, sauce duck and other 16 varieties in the deli department, and 17 varieties of meigong cake and steamed bun in the steamed bread department.
In 1961, the supply of live pigs was extremely scarce, the meat and bones were discontinued, and the bread department was closed. In 1962, meat and bone production resumed. In August 1971, the bones of Shenyu Meat Estate were sold to Hong Kong, and by April of the following year, a total of 67,500 kilograms were sold in Hong Kong.
In 1975, the "Shenyu Meat Farm" was renamed "Sanfengqiao Meat Shop", and in 2003, Wang Guohua, the third-generation grandson of Wang Yunqing, the founder of "Shenyu", carried forward the family heirloom skills, registered the "Shenyu" trademark, and found the person in charge of the Wuxi Roast Duck Restaurant to jointly develop this time-honored brand. With the strong support of Xu Fumin, a national labor model and chairman of the roast duck restaurant, the two sides quickly reached an agreement and established a board of directors. On September 28, 2003, "Shenyu" Meat Estate Co., Ltd. officially resumed business, and the store department was located at No. 22 Zhongshan Road, the west gate of the roast duck restaurant, and it was a hit. Credibility is the source of living water for an enterprise. There is a credibility to have a market, Wang Yunqing's long house Sun Wangguohua came up with an authentic family heirloom recipe, and invited the original Prudent Yu to pass on the spoon, on the basis of fully reproducing the traditional flavor of "Old Meat Bones", and integrating modern people's eating habits, preferences and tastes to innovate to ensure the most authentic Taste of Cautious Yu Meat and Bones.
In the Spring Festival of 2004, the supply of cautious products exceeded demand, and the sales of "Family Portrait" boxed brine dishes reached more than 3 million yuan in one month. Ginger is the old spicy, and soon after the reappearance of Shenyu, it became the new favorite of more than 10 "meat bones" in Wuxi. In the 2003 city-wide sauce ribs (boxed) quality sampling evaluation, the sauce ribs of "Cautious Yu" ranked first with a score of 96. At the "11th China Food Expo" held in Changchun in late May 2004, Wuxi "Shenyu" sauce ribs stood out among more than 100 famous brands in the country and were awarded the highest honor of the Food Expo.
In the second year of Qing Tongzhi (1863), the Gongbei Floor Hall was opened in the North Gate. In the 21st year of the Republic of China, the shop was destroyed by fire, and in the 23rd year of the Republic of China, the cement structure Western-style building was rebuilt on the original site, and a tea house and bathroom were added. In the 26th year of the Republic of China, the shop was burned down by the Japanese army. In the spring of the 34th year of the Republic of China (1945), the Gongbei Floor Hall was reopened in the southwest of the Imperial Pavilion of Chong'an Temple. Gongbei Floor Noodles Hall has its own raw noodle processing plant (before 1954, it was knife cut surface, and later changed to machine rolling surface). Noodle soup is fried with meat bones, eel bones, chicken hanging, and sweet juice; the skin of the small cage steamed bun changes according to the season, appropriately throw water, mixed with old yeast, thin and tough, the filling is salty with sweetness, brine foot, is authentic Wuxi flavor.
In January 1956, gongbei floor hall was jointly operated by public and private enterprises, and moved to the renovated former Chong'an Temple Kong Hall for business, divided into two halls upstairs and downstairs, with a total of 25 tables. In 1966, it was renamed Xiangyang Noodle Shop. After the end of the Cultural Revolution, the original name was restored.
In the autumn of the third year of Qing Tongzhi (1864), a certain person opened a Fulai hand-pushed wonton shop under the inclined bridge of Sanxiatang (now Xinsheng Road) in the city, known as Fulai. Fu Lai Hand Push Wonton Shop leases 2 facades and employs 1 apprentice. There are two and a half tables in the hall.
In the 5th year of the Republic of China, the Fulai store moved to the Dashi Bridge Bath Dechi bathroom, with 2 facades and 6 business tables. The store re-selects ingredients and ingredients, operates meticulously, and operates flexibly, the service is thoughtful, the number and specifications of wontons are left to customers to choose, and wontons can also be processed with flour, eggs or eggs, so the reputation is growing. However, Guo fulai is located in the downtown area, and before the liberation of Wuxi, due to high taxes, frequent socialization, large expenses, and little accumulation in the store. In April 1956, when the public-private partnership was launched, after the liquidation of assets and the verification of funds, the private equity funds were only 92 yuan, and there were 9 employees at the time.
In May 1957, Guoforlai merged with The Evergreen Hotel. In September 1962, Guo Fu Lai moved to the back gate of chengzhong Park and changed its name to Xiguang Wonton Shop. In 1966, due to the slow shipment of hand-pushed skins, the camp was changed to rolling three fresh wontons and small cage steamed buns. Since then, hand-pushed ravioli has been served.
In the sixth year of Qing Tongzhi (1867), in November, the three former Yangongtang cooking chefs jointly opened a Jufengyuan restaurant at the foot of the city wall outside the old north gate, with two open shops and more than 10 tables. JufengYuan is backed by a moat, which often raises fresh fish and live shrimp, which can be slaughtered and cooked. Famous dishes include curd meat, marinated chicken, live stew (shrimp), stir-fried prawns, fried crab butter, cream crucian carp, etc., and also operates boat dishes.
In 1966, Jufengyuan moved to Zhongshan Road and renamed it The Fresh Wind Hotel. The 3 floors have an area of 1489 square meters, and the restaurant department on the ground floor has 8 round tables, 28 square tables, and a total of 284 fixed guest seats. After the end of the Cultural Revolution, the original name was restored. Traditional dishes include: vinegar slippery cinnamon fish, two shrimp fried tofu, shrimp sea cucumber, chicken oil cabbage heart and other specialties of Jufeng Garden.
In 1996, Jufengyuan renovated the building. In 2002, it was changed to Jufengyuan Hotel, with 20 large and small restaurants, which can receive 700 people at the same time, and the dishes include fermented milk meat, marinated duck, milk soup crucian carp, shrimp balls in soup, and crisp eels in Liangxi.
In the second year of the Republic of China, Wang Ting'an opened a Wang Xingji wonton shop next to the bath of The Fountain of Chong'an Temple, which sometimes had a façade and half rooms, two and a half tables, hired 1 apprentice, and operated hand-pushed wontons. In the 14th year of the Republic of China, it changed to cabbage meat ravioli, expanded the façade by 1 room, and hired more staff at the same time. In the 21st year of the Republic of China, the supply of small steamed buns was added. Wang Xingji homemade wonton skin, the filling ingredients are rigorous, with meat bones hanging soup; small cage steamed bun skin is thin and white, beautiful appearance, delicious brine foot, autumn and winter season in the filling heart mixed with crab meat crab yellow, known as crab powder steamed bun. Most of the tourists from Shanghai and other places to Xi visit. In 1965, Wang Xingji moved to a new location on Zhongshan Road, and in 1966 it was renamed Wuxi Wonton Shop. After the end of the "Cultural Revolution", Wang Xingji restored the original store name, renovated the Meizhu Hall, increased the variety of dim sum such as burning and selling, and began to receive foreign guests. In 1995, the company resumed business in Xueqian Street, Zhongshan Road. The crystal varieties are chicken soup three fresh wontons, fresh meat small cage steamed buns, crab powder small cages, crab powder wontons and so on. Among them, three fresh wontons and fresh meat cages are exported to foreign cities in quick-frozen packaging.