The Dashengkui plaque serves as the extant physical evidence of Dashengkui trading company. As follows:
1. Shenpu Xinyue
Explanation of the plaque: The four characters "Shenpu Xinyue" are written on it, which is the auspicious day of the chrysanthemum month in the 16th year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty. "Guo Changyu, General Leader of Fuhu Society, Wang Xuan of Wantongyong, and Li Chengyuan of Guangshunheng of Fengsheng Bureau" presented.
Background explanation: In the early Qing Dynasty, there was a "Chonghoutang" organization similar to a business meeting in Guihua City, with "Sixiang Seniors" in charge of hosting it. Dashengkui, Yuan Shengde, and Tianyide were the three big business houses at that time. Later, there was the "Jijin Society", which was the general affairs department of the three major companies. Dashengkui belonged to this company. Then there were "Qinglong Society" and "Fuhu Society". As the number of companies increased, "Chonghoutang" began to directly contact fifteen companies, and then the companies contacted the following merchants. Each society has a "general leader" position, which is held by each society in turn, and Dasheng Kui has a dominant role in it. This is the "Fuhu Society" mentioned in the plaque.
2. God-given vitality
Explanation of the plaque: "God-given vitality" is written on it, "Fuhu Society and other seals" are engraved in the middle on the right side, and "Fuhu Society and other seals" are engraved in the middle of the bottom. "Zhang Rucheng, the general commander of Xingtai Chengzheng, Wang Shide, the deputy general commander of Wan Qingheng... Wang Shoushan's auspicious day."
Background explanation: The above mentioned were all the leaders of various societies at that time.
3. Tuoyou Mifang
Explanation of the plaque: "Tooyou Mifang" is written on it, with the words "September of the eighth year of Jiaqing and rebuilt in the eleventh year of Tongzhi" ,. The names of the managers - Li Leng, Xu Fu, Wang Zhifa and others are engraved on the top; the words "Jingxian Society Head Public" are engraved on the right; and the names of seventy-four people who contributed are also engraved below.
Background description: Judging from the time on the plaque, it shows that this plaque had gone through several dynasties at that time. According to research, it belongs to the "Jingxian Society". "Jingxian Society" was a society of businessmen traveling in Mongolia and was the earliest joint-stock company in Asia at that time. The name of its plaque has the beautiful meaning of asking the gods to bless its business for generations to come.
4. Yuanshenmoyun
Explanation of the plaque: The four words "Yuanshenmoyun" are written on it. It is the first day of the third year of Daoguang. It is composed of "Zhang Chengyuan, Xingshenglou, Bei "Huijinglou, Fuyuanlou" and other shops dedicated their contributions.
Background description: Its subordinate stores all belong to Mongolian merchants. Most of the semicolon names signed on the plaque are the names of Dashengkui semicolons. There were also other well-known businesses at that time who came to congratulate. "Fuyuan Building" was the name of the Qiao family business that was very prosperous at that time as mentioned in the TV series "Qiao Family Courtyard" some time ago.
5. Yongyou Yao
Description of the plaque: "Yongyou Yao" is written on it, and on the left side is engraved "Yidan, a lucky day in September, the eighth year of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty". The right side is engraved with the words "Renovation of the Lotus Moon in the Ninth Year of Guangxu", which was presented by the companies and managers of "Jiu Xing Xia Yelun, Yuan Dekui, He Shunxing" and other companies.
Background description: Judging from the content of the plaque, it should belong to the eighth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty. According to research, all the shops under his name at that time belonged to Mongolian merchants. 6. The saint who governs the world
Explanation of the plaque: "The saint who governs the world" is written with four characters, which is "the rain of the fifth year of Qianlong is auspicious on the fifth day of the month of chrysanthemum" and "the head of the society of the three emperors kowtows". It is written by Wang Chengyuan, the saint who governs the world. Contributions from others and various societies.
Background description: The plaque "Saint Who Governed the World" was a plaque dedicated to the royal family by Da Shengkui, a merchant in Mongolia. At that time, the royal family gave Dashengkui Company the business of printing "dragon tickets", and the Sanhuang Society mentioned in the plaque was given the task of "collecting taxes" by the royal family. The "Dragon Ticket" issued to Dashengkui by the Qing government was not only a business license, but essentially a patent license, which stipulated the scope of the "printing ticket". At that time, only Dashengkui and Tianyide families enjoyed this privilege. With this privilege, operations will be more convenient and profits will be greater.
7. Yuhuang Pavilion
Explanation of the plaque: "Yuhuang Pavilion" is written on it. On the left side is engraved "Fuhu Society General Consul Kowtow" and on the right side is engraved The words "Renovated on the Chrysanthemum Moon in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of China" were dedicated by "De Zhong, Zhao Gengfu, Rui Hecheng" and others.
Background description: The original site of Yuhuang Pavilion is now located in Saishang Old Street, Hohhot City. At that time, Guihua City was engaged in frequent trade with Xinjiang and Outer Mongolia, and the pack transport industry gradually developed. The long-distance journey of the Tuohu households enabled the exchange of materials from the interior and the local specialties from the northwest frontier. This not only played a positive role in the production and life of ethnic minorities, but also promoted the development of industrial and agricultural production in the interior. According to relevant historical records of Yuhuang Pavilion: Around the 14th year of Qianlong (1749), Jushengqi, Fushengqi and other societies sold the camels sold back from Outer Mongolia in batches at Tuoqiao through dental procedures.
Due to frequent freight, Tuo shops proliferated, and Tuo society organizations expanded year by year. After the Revolution of 1911, Guisui County also established a Tuoye Industry Office in Taipingzhao. Until the Anti-Japanese War period, there were still residual traces of it.
These are the only 7 Dashengkui plaques that exist in the world. They are: "Shen Pu Xin Yue", "God Gives Vitality", "To You Mi Fang", "Yuan Shen Silk Luck" ", "Eternal Blessing of My Love", "The Saint Who Governed the World" and "Jade Emperor Pavilion" have now become extremely precious cultural relics.
It is reported that: After appraisal by experts from the Palace Museum in Beijing, three of the Dashengkui plaques are golden nanmu plaques.