The Research About Rise And Fall Of Kang Baiwan Family In Gongyi, Henan Province In The Ming And Qing Dynasty

“Kang Bai-wan” is not specific to an individual, but collectively to a family inGongyi,Henan province, this is a business,political and agriculture family. KangBai-wan family is a representative business family of Henan province lasted over400years,twelve generations.This family since sixth generation Kang Shao-jing to eighteenthgeneration Kang Ting-lan,from Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China.There are several key figures for example Kang Da-yong and Kang Ying-kui havebeen called “Kang Bai-wan” in history. They were all sized the opportunity in aparticular period they belong,and grow wealth and size of there family again andagain.There are several key figures to play key roles in the history of Kang Bai-wanfamily wealth from sixth generation to tenth generation.Probing the flourish reason of Kang-Family,in its internal reasons,in addition tobusiness, the main reason is they own large land capital,reached the peak of18acres ofland,they grasped the most basic means production feudal society,fixed the wealth byland form.In addition, Kang is also active in Meeting rulers, and to the children to win avariety of fame, and utilized the identity of the official to get the convenience of theirown work. In the outside the reason can be summed up there are two points, the firstpoint is the entire social and political are clear and bright,to provide a favorable externalconditions for rich businessmen.Ming and Qing Dynasties are rare unified feudalsituation in the history of China,and the further development of transport also created theconditions for commercial distribution. The second point is the expansion of arable landand the cultivation of cash crops such as cotton,adequate supply of raw materials makesthe division of labor gradually,meticulous handicraft products as large numbers ofcommodities also makes business more prosperous, more profitable traders. Investigate the reasons for its decline, as a feudal family,his successor, whoever must bethe son of the family.Although his family also try to do a good education to the allfamily’s children,but it can be done that successors are all commercial genius,so to thelate of family it is inevitable a little of dude.But the main reason is still the externalaspects of its family wealth depends heavily on social stability, with the social unrest inthe late Qing Dynasty and outbreak the war,and its decline is inevitable fate.Kang Bai-wan family “fortune by river, rich by land,promotion bycontribution”,agriculture, government, commercial Trinity, their land and firms acrossthe Yellow River and across Shanxi, Henan and Shandong provinces.While adhering tothe “Liuyu” home training on dealing with officialdom,competitors andcivilians.Alleviate social contradictions while winning a good reputation in thecommunity,insist on doing good training for successors, achievement the ultimatesuccess of the family business for centuries.