Family members:
Father: Song Yaoru, formerly known as Han Jiaozhun, is gorgeous.
Mother: Ni, a native of Yuyao, Zhejiang, is the daughter of Ni Yunshan. Mother surnamed Xu is a descendant of Xu Guangqi.
They have three sons and three daughters: Song Ailing, Soong Ching Ling, Song Ziwen, Song Meiling, Song Ziliang and Song Zian.
1875, Han Jiaozhun adopted a cousin named Song who was doing business in Boston, USA, and went across the ocean with his adoptive father to study business in the United States. From then on, it was renamed Song Yaoru, also known as Song Jiashu. His adoptive father took great care of him and hired an English teacher who was familiar with the history of the American Revolution. While learning English, he accepted the ideas of Lincoln and others, hoping that his motherland could overthrow the Manchu government. Song Yaoru 16 years old ran away from home and went out to do odd jobs. 1880 held a baptism ceremony and entered Trinity College of Duke University, a theological seminary, with the care and support of Pastor Ricaud.
1886 65438+ 10 Song Yaoru returned to China to preach in Shanghai. Song was excluded from preaching and turned to printing bibles for the church. Unexpectedly, he made a fortune by printing bibles. He further expanded his business, acting as an agent for importing machinery, and became an early comprador in China and Shanghai. After more than 20 years of painstaking efforts, he has accumulated five or six hundred and two thousand pieces of silver. Later, Song used most of the funds to support Sun Yat-sen and became an important financial pillar. He used his business income to organize public welfare undertakings, founded church schools, children's playgrounds and mass medical clinics. Then he founded Huamei Publishing House.
Before the Anti-Japanese War in Song Dynasty, China Cotton Company, South China Rice Company, Chinese-made joint venture company and Chinese-made company were established one after another. 1April, 937, bought shares of Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co., Ltd. at a low price, and obtained half of the shares, with Song Ziwen as the chairman. During the Anti-Japanese War, China Cotton Trading Company, Chongqing China Domestic Products Company, Xining Industrial Company, Southwest Transportation Company, Yongxing Industrial Company, Global Trading Company and China National Defense Material Supply Company were established. After the end of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Fuzhong Company, China Import and Export Trading Company, Uni-President Trading Company, Jinshan Trading Company and Lee Tae Company were established. Control the Bank of China. Song Ziwen's younger brother, Song Ziliang, also served as the general manager of China National Bank of China.