Zhang Jian was also the leader of the constitutional movement in the late Qing Dynasty, and presided over and initiated three congressional petition movements. When he was minister of industry and commerce in the Republic of China, he pointed out that the past measures were "unintentionally guiding people to start businesses", which was wasteful and ineffective. In the future, Ministry-run enterprises should stop and listen to the opinions of ordinary people.

During his lifetime, he advocated "saving the country through industry" and "saving the country through education" and organized many factories, enterprises and educational and cultural undertakings. Although his "saving the country through industry" could not save the old China in peril, it was beneficial to the social, economic and cultural development at that time. [26] Zhang Jian used the trademark "Kuixing" in the early cotton products of Sheng Da Cotton Mill, and established different product lines such as "Hongkui", "Lankui", "Lv Kui", "Jinkui" and "Cai Kui". The main part of a trademark is the image of a champion. In the second year of production, the net profit of Sheng Da Cotton Mill was 52,000 yuan; The net profit for the third year is 654.38+ 2 million yuan; By 1908, the accumulated net profit reached19 million.