Chapter 24 Chapter 21: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth in Wujiang

There is a map that has been on my desk for several months. Whenever I have free time, I always pick it up and look at it carefully. Every time I look at it, there are new things that I can't finish and can't see through.The map is densely covered with lakes and ponds like stars in the sky. These lakes are as big as Taihu Lake, which is 800 miles away, and as small as you don’t even know its name.I roughly counted it on the map. There are hundreds of lakes and ponds with names and surnames, and the number of unknown lakes and ponds is probably more than twice that. The names of these lakes are very special. Although it is also a close neighbor of my hometown, I am still very unfamiliar with it.The lake is a lake, but it is not called a lake here, it is called "dang", "dang" in "dang", what "Yuan Dang", "Sanbai Dang", "South Candang", "Changji Dang", " Long Yadang", "Dalong Dang", "Yuanhe Dang", "Lujia Dang" and so on.But look at the lower end of the map, that is, the southern end of this area, and you will find those star-like lakes and ponds, and they have another name. They are neither called lakes nor "swings" ( or Tang), but it is called "Yang", what "Bei Ma Yang", "Snow Green Yang", "Chang Yang", "Zhuang Xi Yang" and so on.I looked it up in the dictionary, and the first explanation of the word "Yang" is connected with rippling, which refers to the slightly turbulent water surface, which is very poetic.The second explanation is the meaning of "the liquid is too full and overflows".Based on this, I asked the local people, is the "Yang" here mean that the water in the lake and pond often overflows, so it is called "Yang"?They nodded with a smile and said: That's what it means.He pointed to the surface of the lake and told me that since ancient times, nine out of ten of these "Yang" have overflowed, so it was prone to floods in the past; now that the conditions are good, high dams can be built around the "Yang" to prevent it from overflowing. Come on, so these "waves" are only left with "waves"... Hey, look at the people in this country are all poets, and the romance in their blood overflows everywhere.

The word "Yang" can be understood, so "Dang" is naturally much easier to understand. The word "dang" has many definitions in dictionaries, one is turbulent, swaying, and broad and flat; the other is majestic, such as swaying, soul-stirring; the dictionary indicates that "dangzi" in dialect means shallow water Lake, this is probably the name of the shallow lake in the local dialect of "Dang" I saw on the map.When I asked the local people, some nodded, while others shook their heads, saying that the "dang" here means the big lake, like a flat land, so it is called "dang".

It is very interesting that there are clear boundaries between the "lake", "swing" and "wave" in Wujiang - on the map of Wujiang, which looks like a butterfly spreading its wings, you will find an interesting thing if you look carefully: in the north of Wujiang The land of water is generally called "lake", while the waters in the middle section of Wujiang River are called "Dang", and "Yang" is the name of the land of water at the southernmost end of Wujiang River.People in Wujiang did not directly answer my doubts about this, but some literati said romantically: the water in the north of Wujiang is coerced by Taihu Lake, Yangcheng Lake and Dianshan Lake, so it can’t be called a lake; the water in Zhongwu is calm and open, so it’s called Because Southern Wu is bordered by Zhejiang, here is no longer a country of water, so the rare lakes and ponds have become precious and more poetic.This is the literati's explanation, but it also reflects the beauty of Wujiang's water.

However, when I looked up the historical data of this land, I found that the lake, sway, rippling, or places called "pond" or "dou" and "wan" here are not just casual names. This history and culture is the Wuyue chapter that once occupied an important position in the glorious history of the Chinese nation for more than 5,000 years! Wujiang in Suzhou is on the map in my hand. The starry waves, waves, lakes and bays are the unique features of Wujiang.Wujiang is located at the head of Wuyue and the end of Yue in ancient times, that is, the head of the southeast of the state of Wu and the tail of the northwest of the state of Yue.It has been said in ancient times that "there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below", and people here will inevitably add: "between Suzhou and Hangzhou is Wujiang." Wujiang is indeed between Suzhou and Hangzhou, which shows that Wujiang is between Suzhou and Hangzhou. The geographical location between the two places shows the unique cultural environment of Wujiang: the two heavens of Suzhou and Hangzhou are different, but Wujiang is between the two heavens. It integrates the culture and prosperity of the two places. All the advantages of both places.It is the softness of the water, the rippling of the lake, the charm of the pastoral scenery, the style of the small bridge and flowing water, and the meeting and combination of the bird songs hanging from the willows on the bank between these two paradises... This is what Wujiang people expect .In fact, Wujiang people have been doing such a great cause of great merit throughout history.

Although there is no river in Wujiang, the history created by Wujiang people is enough to occupy a chapter in the 5,000-year history of the Chinese nation. This chapter is undoubtedly the most shining and indispensable part. When I picked up the map of Wujiang again, I felt a special excitement, that is, the place names of Wujiang flashed brilliant and profound history and culture: From the northernmost famous towns of Tongli, Songling, Baji, and Beishe, to Tunnan, Tunbei, Dasheng, Changsheng, Xinxi, Xinnan, Chengsi, Tianshe, Hexin, Chengxin, Tongxin, Chang'an and others all have place names with the color of the ancient army camping and establishing the state; looking down near the coast of Taihu Lake, there are important towns such as Wanping, Hengshan, Pingwang, Meiyan, Zhenze, Shengze, etc. Sidu, Qidu, Badu, Wanxin, Renfu, Shengtian, Shengtang, Beiwang, Zhong'an, Taoyuan, Tongluo and other place names that are full of the welfare nature of Zeguo seeking peace and people's aspirations and the legacy of the Wuyue era The once-prominent city of the ancient city makes people have to think about it.In ancient times, Suzhou was Wu, and Wujiang was the birthplace and center of Wu culture and Wu country. Therefore, no place other than the ancient city of Suzhou can compare with Wujiang in terms of historical imprints or the inheritance of Wu culture.In addition to Fei Xiaotong, Wujiang is also the hometown of modern revolutionary fighters Chen Qubing and Liu Yazi.

This is Wujiang. There are no mountains in Wujiang, except for water, there is still water here, and there is not even a mound two or three meters high, so it is called "Zeguo". Here, nature has given all the spirit and beauty of Wudi to the water... "The lakes in the territory account for the vast majority, with a total of about 267 square kilometers. Among them, there are 351 lakes and ponds with more than 50 mu, which are included in the protection of Jiangsu Province. There are 137 lakes, and Wujiang accounts for 56 of them!" Wujiang people proudly told me this number, and at the same time introduced to me that many place names in Wujiang were derived from or related to water, "Like Zhenze and Shengze are Needless to say, even things like Pingwang and Horizontal Fan are all related to water. Pingwang is the name derived from the scene of water in the sky and the balance, and Horizontal Fan is where there is a lake like a horizontal fan. Meiyan is also because there is a dam that cuts off the water and separates the lake..."

Regarding water, everyone in Wujiang knows how to cherish it.The water of the Wujiang River can indeed attract emotions, and it can be turned into poetry and painting—the autumn wind blows and the leaves fly, and the water of the Wujiang River is full of perch. Three thousand miles away, I haven't returned home, I can't help but look up to the sky and feel sad.This is "Thinking of Wujiang Song" written by Zhang Han from Jin Dynasty. How beautiful Wujiang is, only when you are on the scene, only when you touch the lakes and ponds of the starry waves, rippling, pockets, and bays, and when you are fighting with Wu and Yue with the smoke and dust of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States It is possible to truly know the place names left behind.

About Wujiang, ancient and modern poets have thousands of poems and poems, but I think that even so, they are only a superficial understanding of Wujiang, the ancient and new hometown of Zeguo. The charm of Wujiang is the most distinctive and important chapter in the new songs of Wudi ancient songs. She represents the yesterday and today of Gusu, and of course also heralds the future of Suzhou... Wujiang has no rivers, but most people outside of Suzhou do not know that Wujiang has two great rivers that are "rivers of life" for Shanghainese. They originate here, namely the famous Wusong River and Suzhou Creek.Among these two rivers, the Wusong River directly introduces the clear Taihu Lake water into Shanghai through the artificially dug Taipu River and Fenhu Lake, nourishing and nurturing the beautiful body of this oriental metropolis...

There is a famous scholar who built a very grand academy at the source of the Taipu River. This person is Mr. Nan Huaijin.Next to Nan Huaijin Academy is the Taihu Crab Trading Market, which is particularly lively for several months every year.People from Wujiang told me that Taihu crabs are not inferior to the famous Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, and their meat is more delicious.They even asked me to make a comparison. I was a little embarrassed, because from the small geographical boundaries of Suzhou, I obviously belong to Yangcheng Lake, but I am also from Suzhou. Taihu Lake is the largest water body in Suzhou, and 80% of its area is in Suzhou. For me, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are like delicious crabs from my hometown!

At the source of the Taipu River, not far from Nanhuaijin Academy, there is a village called Kaixiangong Village, a very ordinary village, but because of a famous person in this village, this small water town village is famous all over the world, and has a An alias for "Jiangcun". The person who turned Kaixiangong Village into a "Jiangcun Village" was Fei Xiaotong, a famous sociologist in my country. In 1935, Fei Xiaotong came to Kaixiangong, initially just to see his sister who was weaving and spinning here.After living here, Fei Xiaotong, a student, was deeply attracted by various social and life phenomena in this small Jiangnan village, so he started to conduct social surveys.A few years later, under the support and guidance of his mentor Malinowski, he wrote the first survey report on rural China, Jiangcun Economy.Once this work was published in London, it was quickly valued by European anthropological experts and scholars. As a result, China's "Jiangcun Phenomenon" has become a phenomenon of eastern rural economy that has attracted worldwide attention, and Fei Xiaotong has also embarked on the study of China. The scholarly path of rural social economy and human history, and eventually become everyone.

Fei Xiaotong has been to Wujiang countless times in his life, not to mention the number of times he has returned to "Jiangcun", and "Jiangcun" has therefore become his "home". Fei Lao's ashes were buried in Songling Park in Wujiang City.When I arrived in Wujiang, I first visited Fei Lao's tomb.That day happened to be the day before the Ching Ming Festival, and there were many wreaths in front of Lao Fei's tomb built of stones, which were presented by local people and elementary school students. "The dead are like this, but the past is not the same. The combination of life, labor and country will not be afraid of the washing of time..." This is a sentence engraved on the tomb of Lao Fei, which is quoted from an article written by the old man during his lifetime.Reading the epitaph of this university student silently, I suddenly had an inspiration in my heart: to understand the economic and social development of Wujiang, we must start from understanding the rural economy here... People in Wujiang are really different from people in other parts of Suzhou, and the country people in Wujiang are even more unusual farmers. If you think that the villagers here are just peasants with their backs to the sun and their faces to the loess, you are totally wrong! Maybe one of the villagers in Wujiang is the queen of the emperor and the descendant of the general.From the "Gou Wu" built by Tai Bo and Zhong Yong, to the battle between Gou Jian and Fu Chai in the Spring and Autumn Period of Wu Yue, the generals and royal families of all dynasties and royal families who were left behind after many battles were relegated or banished. You can tell the difference here. Who is the real citizen and who is the real official?Isn't there a grass-roots general who can forge Wu sword, isn't there a historical fact about the princess Xi Shi who spun yarn and weaves silk? Such a profound history and broad humanities make people feel awe of the land of Wujiang. I want to go to "Jiangcun" - Kaixian Gong, but I dare not, because that village belongs to Fei Xiaotong. So I went to Qunxing Village, which also belongs to Qidu. The two place names "Qidu" and "Qunxing" both caught my special attention.There is no doubt that the former must be a city with a glorious history after the ancient war or the pacification of the world.Not far from the "Seven Capitals" is the "Eight Capitals". This seems to be an ancient battlefield left by the ancients for us to research here, and it may also be an army camp, but I believe that they are all once prosperous commercial towns. Qidu is a very remote place on the map of the ancient Wu Kingdom and the current Wujiang. It is backed by Taihu Lake and bordered by Zhejiang in the southwest. In the long past, the transportation between Qidu and the outside world was only by boats; but now Qidu is completely different, with Provincial Highway 230 running across it from east to west, and the Shanghai-Suzhou-Zhejiang Expressway makes Qidu Town extend in all directions.People from Qidu told me that they can get on the expressway in 15 minutes, go out of the province in 30 minutes, and reach Shanghai in 50 minutes in any place in Qidu. "The momentum is gone. Getting to know Qidu today started from Qunxing Village. Comrades from the Propaganda Department of the Wujiang Municipal Party Committee took me to a small building towering over the fields. I went in and saw that it was the seat of the village committee of Qunxing Village.Cui Jingen, the village secretary, is a typical southerner. Cui Jingen, who is thin and shrewd, introduced: Qunxing Village was merged from the original Xingfu Village and Qunqi Village into the current Qunxing Village in 2001; people in Xingfu Village had objections during the merger, because the “Qunxing Village” of Qunqi Village "" was placed in front of the name of the new village, Qunxing Village. Xingfu Village is actually stronger than Qunqi Village, but because the secretary is Cui Jingen of Xingfu Village, he had to be more magnanimous, so the name of the new village became the current "Fun Xing Village". "All the people are happy." Old Cui is an optimist. He is not in good health, but he can be seen as an old village cadre with decades of experience.He said that Xingfu Village was not happy in the past. It was the poorest and most remote village in Wujiang, so the common people had a good idea, so they named it "Xingfu Village". Happy Village Unhappiness is a history of the past. In 1983, when we were in Daxing Township Enterprises in Suzhou, the Happiness Brigade at that time also set up a team-run enterprise - Silk Weaving Factory. "In 1985, because the director of the Shanghai Telecommunications Research Institute was from Qidu, our village and another village pooled up two shares, and the government of Qidu town also contributed a total of 2 million yuan. Cable business, the name of the factory is 'Wujiang Qidu Special Cable Factory'. At that time, the country's telecommunications industry had just started, and there were not many manufacturers of cable products. Our business was good and the profit was high. After seven or eight years, the country's telecommunications industry With the great development, more and more places use cables. The cables of our Qidu have become famous. Cable users from all over the country have come to us to ask for goods. Now every household in Qidu has followed suit to do cable work. There are more and more factories. It turns out that several veterans of our special cable factory in Murakami ran out one by one to set up their own factories, such as Cui Genliang of Hengtong Group, the largest boss in Wujiang, Zhang Liangrong of Jutong Group, Xu Zhicai of Xinhengtong Group, Lu Linjiang of Global Group, etc. all set up factories in this village, and now they are all well-known tycoons on the ground in Wujiang..." Cui Jingen pointed his fingers and introduced like a few treasures, "The one with the biggest business now It's Cui Genliang, he has 2 billion assets, right?!" "Why didn't you make a fortune like them?" I wanted to solve the most common mystery. "Good question." I didn't want old Cui to speak quickly, and replied, "I also worked in a special cable factory at first, but when the factory was restructured in 1998, I returned to the village as a branch secretary. In the second year, when all township enterprises in Suzhou were restructured, I It's the village secretary, I can't just leave my hands and ignore the village affairs and become the boss, so I stayed in the village as a cadre..." "Do you feel bad?" "In terms of personal financial loss, it is certain, but party members can't talk about this matter. Besides, there were still a few enterprises in our village that needed someone to manage, and there were more than 2,000 mu of land in the village that needed someone to manage!" Lao Cui was very frank. . "What income does Murakami mainly rely on now?" "Those enterprises established during the transformation pay 360,000 yuan to the village committee every year, and the other is the share income of about 1.2 million yuan per year." Lao Cui said, "There are still several village-owned enterprises in the village, and the annual output value created is about 1.2 million yuan." About 1 billion yuan, and there are at least five or six companies that pay more than one million yuan in taxes to the state..." When Lao Cui said this, his eyes lit up, "Although I am not the boss now, I am the village secretary. It's delicious, because besides the living standards of me and the people in the whole village are getting higher and higher, on the small land of 4 square kilometers under my jurisdiction, I can generate huge tax revenue for the country every year. Don't you think I am also great? ?” "certainly!" Old Cui was very happy with my answer and laughed heartily.It can be seen that it is the smile of a real winner. Qunxing Village is a real happy village today.Walk out of the village committee and walk around the village, and you will see factories surrounded by walls standing in the fields.Lao Cui pointed to a cable factory called "Jiangnan Xinda" and told me that the factory director Cui Jikang is a villager in his village. His company paid 27 million yuan in taxes to the state in 2007. "Qidu Town is now a well-known cable product production base in the country. There are 23 large-scale enterprises engaged in cables in the town, with tens of thousands of employees, and an annual output value of about 5 billion. A leader said to me: Your old man Cui is the southern gate of Jiangsu. You have to build this southern gate in a beautiful manner and show the demeanor and image of our Jiangsu and Suzhou people. I said that I must fulfill the responsibility of a Communist Party member and make the golden gate of Jiangsu The gate is built to shine like gold." Old Cui was very proud, and pointed to Nanxun, a famous town in Zhejiang Province just across the river, and said, "We, people from the Seven Capitals, have already moved our business to Nanxun. The richest person in Huzhou City is Xu Kunliang from our village, he is also in the cable business..." Old Cui’s words aroused my yearning for Nanxun, because Nanxun, a famous historical and cultural town, has another yearning for me—the hometown of Mr. Xu Chi, a famous reportage writer, is Nanxun.The first and second "China Xu Chi Reportage Award" awarding conferences hosted by the Chinese Reportage Society were held in Nanxun. I interviewed Wu Jiang and stopped by for a "remedial class". There are indeed many places worth stopping in Nanxun Town. For me, the pilgrimage to the "former residence" of Mr. Xu Chi is indispensable. Standing in front of the statue of this master, I thought for a moment and recalled my 30 years of reportage. Lu suddenly felt another strong responsibility for interviewing Suzhou and Wujiang, that is: if you can’t write articles about your hometown, how can you talk about future creations. After leaving Nanxun, I saw Wujiang again.This made me feel more clearly why it has been said that Wujiang is the head and the end of Wu from ancient times to the present!In fact, the tip of the "head" of Wu State is embedded in the tail of Yuedi. If you look at the map, you will be pleasantly surprised to find that the land of Wuyue here is like a pair of beautiful butterflies embracing each other. Talking and whispering, there seems to be endless family affection and nostalgia, which makes this land even more mysterious. "This place is called Taoyuan." The owner said, pointing to a place where rape blossoms bloom in a vast area among clear water and green land. "Taoyuan? Is it really the Taoyuan of Peach Blossoms?" I couldn't help looking around at the fragrant flowers and green fields and the beautiful fields exuding fresh air everywhere, as if I was in the fairyland described by Tao Yuanming's poems... "The name of the big place is Taoyuan, and there is indeed a village of Taohuayuan in the name of the small place." Comrade Wu Jiang who accompanied me in the interview showed me a map—at the end of the "wings" of the "butterfly"-shaped map, I really quickly Seeing these two place names, I felt joy spontaneously. Beautiful pools of mulberry and bamboo, dense peach forests, and fragrant rice wine not far away—this is the Taoyuan of Wujiang. "The No. 1 Town of Rice Wine in the World", "Famous Town of Jiangsu Clothing", "Hometown of Seedlings"...these are all the pride of Wujiang Taoyuan.But I was attracted by another scene of Wujiang Taoyuan - the scene of thousands of poultry singing all over the river, pond and even the banks... On the edge of Taoyuan Town, I walked into a small village called Zhailiqiao. The singing of geese and ducks brought us into a childlike manor under the shade of green: behind a three-story building is A stretch of lakes and ponds as far as the eye can see, swarms of ducks, and fruit trees surrounded by flowers and trees... "We are 'Xanadu Sanjia Village'." A man in his forties introduced himself quickly. Hey, could it be that Tao Yuanming is reborn?I couldn't help but smile at my master. The owner laughed and said that his name was Sun Jianming, and he was one of the owners of the "Sanjia Village" here. The other two were Jin Hongxing and Niu Xuekang. "Niu used to be the big boss, Jin is a well-known local duck-raising expert, and I became a 'duck commander' halfway through..." Sun Jianming is very talkative. He told me that their "Sanjia Village" has now become a poultry breeding base in Wujiang Taoyuan "General Headquarters", "Don't underestimate us, let alone our Taoyuan in Wujiang, the country consumes 1.6 billion ducks every year, and one sixth of the ducks are from our place!" "Duck Commander" Sun Jianming's words are interesting and exciting. I don't think Wujiang's economy in the country of water has its own uniqueness. "Wujiang's development model is neither like Kunshan, nor Changshu, nor Zhangjiagang. Wujiang's economy revolves around 'water', and its business is based on water." A leader of Wujiang City said so . "Water gave birth to Wujiang, and water will always be the most wonderful and magnificent article on this land." Mr. Fei Xiaotong summed up the true meaning of life in his hometown.Standing in the small village of Wujiang, and revisiting the question of why the university asked me why I only made small articles in the countryside and became famous all my life, I suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment: this is the lifeblood of China's Jiangnan water town economy and water town culture. The characteristics of Wujiang are determined by Wujiang people and Wujiang region. One water leads to the sky and the sea, and one village connects to the world. Perhaps it is the support point for it to stand tall and rank among the "National Top 100" for many years. Is not it? The combination of Sun Jianming and his partners Jin Hongxing and Niu Xuekang is just like the eight hundred miles of Taihu Lake formed by connecting countless small lakes and ponds here. It is majestic and beautiful! "The Taoyuan area used to be a place where poultry was raised. For thousands of years, every household has basically raised some ducks, because there are many rivers and lakes, but they are all natural breeding methods, and there is no industry. At most, there are only a few ducks. Raise some ducks, lay some duck eggs, and exchange some small money for buying meat and cutting cloth. In the natural state of poultry farming, I have never heard of anyone making a fortune from it, and one of our partners, Jin Hongxing, is an example.” Sun Jianming’s words box Once he opened it, he couldn't close it, which was just what I wanted. "His father has the experience of raising ducks from his ancestors, and he can also breed eggs (hatch ducklings). Hong Xing used to earn tens of dollars a year when his duck raising business was the best. Ten thousand yuan, when you can lose more than when you earn..." "what reason?" "I didn't establish my own professional market. Later, Hong Xing found me and Niu Xuekang. After the three of us worked together, we really started to cultivate duck breeding as a water town economic industry suitable for our Wujiang Taoyuan, so that It has grown step by step." Sun said, "I used to work in a supply and marketing cooperative, and I had some experience in foreign trade and running a business; Niu became a boss very early. One has technology, one can run distribution, and the other has capital: our 'three Jiacun' was formed in this way, and it can be said to be the best partner." "Can raising ducks become a big market? A big economy?" I had some doubts about this, so I asked a question. The comrades of Sun and Wujiang laughed, obviously they were negating my doubts. "In 2007, we had accurate market statistics: about 250 million breeding ducklings passed through us throughout the year, supplying more than 100,000 households and markets across the country. These 250 million ducklings are not only our own company Some of the direct sources of goods are purchased from more than 5,000 farmers in the surrounding area. These farmers are a consortium formed by our company in the form of cooperatives, and implement joint principles such as division of labor and cooperation, risk sharing, and benefit sharing. It is now the largest duck seedling base in the country.” From Sun Jianming’s sensitivity to numbers, it can be seen that he is an excellent market operator. "The average income of a kilogram of breeding eggs can reach 25-30 yuan, and the average annual income of more than 5,000 farmers can reach more than 100,000 yuan. This is the pride of our Wujiang Taoyuan people. Now even the British are envious of us..." "why?" "We Chinese have an old saying, 'Three-year-old ducks are better than ginseng'. Ducks are full of treasures. Now people in Shanghai eat 500,000 ducks a day, people in Nanjing eat 300,000 ducks, and people in Hangzhou and Suzhou also eat a lot of ducks a day. Chinese ducks can be made into a variety of famous dishes and sold overseas, among which the British like Chinese ducks the most." Sun said. "Among poultry, ducks are very common. Why is your duck from Wujiang Taoyuan the most beautiful in the world?" Sun Jianming whetted my appetite and asked. "You don't understand." Sun's eyes brightened and rounded, "The key to a good duck is the seedlings. Although ducks can be raised in any place with water, our Wujiang is the best breeder." "And why?" "Water is necessary for raising ducks, but water can be divided into hot and cold. Shandong in the north of my country also raises many ducks, and Hainan in the south also raises ducks, but their cost of raising ducks cannot compare with ours. Because as a supply market The professional breeding duck breeding mainly relies on female ducks. In Shandong, there are 120 female ducks and 30 male ducks are needed to achieve a normal fertilization rate. In Hainan, due to the hot water and high temperature, the damage rate of the eggs is also high. Our Wujiang Located in the middle of the cold and hot climate in the north and south of China, the water temperature throughout the year is basically suitable for the growth of ducks. The 120 female ducks here only need 18 male ducks to meet the fertilization requirements. Male ducks are important to farmers. It is a cost consumable. Apart from our breeding experience and market ability, the Wujiang Taoyuan duck can be invincible in the country, thanks to the natural climate and good water in one side.” I see!This is exactly "raised in a deep boudoir that no one knows", "clear water and green land produce rare treasures". The rivers and lakes in Wujiang are full of charm, and the villages in Wujiang are filled with gold, mercury and silver dollars... Another village is called "Yang Wentou". Weird name, I heard that it was called "Yang Fentou" in the past.It is said in history that at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, a guerrilla general surnamed Yang loved this land. After he died for his country, he was buried here according to his wish during his lifetime, hence the name "Yang Tombou". Laoyang Fendou Village is located on the West Beach of Sanbaidang. The rivers, ponds, bays and bays are dense like cobwebs, with rice paddies and trails, almost isolated from the outside world.For hundreds of years, the villagers here have been living a backward and impoverished life. In 1978, the spring breeze of reform blew into this small village surrounded by rivers, ponds and bays. Tan Fenglin, a water supervisor in the production team, took the lead in raising 2,400 yuan to set up a cement prefabrication plant with some cadres and members.I made 1,000 yuan in the first year, quadrupled it in the second year, and even more in the third year, until one township enterprise after another covered the ground of Yang’s grave like stars... "We chose Boss Tan as the chairman, and Feng Lin as our party secretary is also the most suitable!" In the early 1990s, Yangfentou Village already had a group company with assets worth hundreds of millions, and then the first village in Wujiang City A level party committee organization was also established accordingly, and Tan Fenglin, the leader of Zhifu, was unanimously recommended by the villagers as the chairman and secretary of the party committee of the group. "The name Yang Fendou should also be changed!" someone suggested. "Yes, Yang Fentou doesn't sound good, how about changing it to 'Yang Wentou'?" "Okay, Yang Wentou is good, Yang Fentou, who has been poor for thousands of years, should get some ink! Yang Wentou is good!" Therefore, Yang's tomb has become history since then, and Yang Wentou has been marked in the history of Wujiang's glorious development... "I have a dream, a dream of developing our village. It is necessary to coordinate Yangwentou Village, make full use of Yangwentou Village, and build a beautiful Yangwentou Village, so that material civilization and spiritual civilization can be achieved not only in Yangwentou, but also in Yangwentou Village. Let farmers outside the village share together." This is Tan Fenglin's dream, and now he has turned this dream into reality. That day, comrades from Wujiang City took me to Yangwentou, because I didn’t know that this was Yangwentou in advance, so when I entered the modern villa manor towering in the fields, I repeatedly praised: “It’s such a good place. The architecture and elegant scenery are hard to find even in Beijing and Shanghai!" What is radiance, what is luxurious and modern, what is elegant and elegant, here is it!And here, all the owners are farmers, and it is a place built by farmers with their own hands! The author has been to many economically developed areas, and has seen many luxurious peasant villas, but often encounters such a situation: standing outside their houses and in the living room, you feel modern; Once you get to know their lives, you will feel that these farmers have not changed substantially from before.But in Yangwentou Village, I was a little surprised: retired farmers in their fifties and sixties, they chat and play mahjong not in teahouses, but on their own computers—broadband network has long been established here. Life essentials!It is said that Yangwentou is the first broadband network village in Jiangsu Province, no wonder. "Jinyang" is a listed group company transformed from a village-run enterprise.The name is powerful and auspicious. In just 20 or 30 years, Yang Wentou has crossed two historical steps: from Yang Fentou-Yang Wentou-Jin Yang... Stepping into the "Golden Poplar" garden, you will be greeted by arched bridges, waterside pavilions, pavilions, lotus roots, and precious flowers and trees. Osmanthus is fragrant in autumn, and three friends are proud of frost in winter. "There are 120 members of the greening and sanitation team in the village!" A grinning aunt who was sweeping the ground and weeding on the side of the road said to me in her native dialect, "I get up with the sun every day, and then I join the cleaning team in the village. Watering and fertilizing the plants and trees in the courtyard, and cleaning the roads. In addition to the various welfare and labor insurance of the village and the income of shares and dividends, there is also an income of more than 2,000 yuan a month. I am very satisfied and happy!" "The people in Yangwentou Village are very satisfied and happy. Now even the villagers in several villages around Yangwentou are also very satisfied and happy," she said. People in my hometown usually say "very happy" when they say life is very happy.If your heart is blossoming, you must be very happy. Yangwentou Village is one of the most modernized villages among the many "new socialist villages" I have seen, and it can even be said to be the one with the highest level.The comrades in Wujiang insisted with a smile: We still have many villages like Yang Wentou in Wujiang... I believe what people in Wujiang say, and I also visited another village called Shengtang like "Wutouyuewei" on the spot, and the annual per capita income of the people there has reached 10,000 yuan.This number means prosperity for farmers who do not worry about housing and daily food and oil. The problem is: Wujiang farmers who have so much money are still working hard to continue to struggle and make money, and while making money, they are eager to replenish their spirits And cultural nutrition, this appears to be truly valuable. "Wujiang has no river, but there are river villages, and small riverside villages are big cities." As I wrote this, I suddenly remembered such a jingle that someone said.Walking through Wujiang's prosperous and wealthy new socialist villages developed by township enterprises, and then recalling this sentence and thinking about why Mr. Fei Xiaotong loves his "Jiangcun" complex all his life, it seems that he has come to a conclusion. Speaking of Wujiang, it is absolutely impossible to bypass Shengze, because Wujiang's history and most of Wujiang's reputation are given by Shengze.As you may not know, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, Shengze was as famous as Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Huzhou for a long time, and was known as one of the "four major silk capitals" in China. Moreover, Shengze is located in the center of these three famous states, so it was even hailed by merchants as "The capital of the four capitals". Shengze is now a town in Wujiang, close to Jiaxing and Huzhou in Zhejiang.The name of Shengze can be understood from the literal meaning of the original local situation.Wujiang is known as the State of Ze, Suzhou is also known as the State of Ze, and Shengze is probably the “State of Ze” of the State of Ze.A place close to Shengze is called Zhenze, which was also one of the famous cities in ancient times. After Wujiang was established as a county, the county government has been in Zhenze for a long time.Shengze and Zhenze are the most famous ancient towns along the east bank of Taihu Lake, and they have enjoyed a long history.Compared with Zhenze, Shengze is less political and more commercial and popular.According to "Shengze Zhi", the reason why Shengze is called "Shengze" is because in the Three Kingdoms period, a Sima named Sheng Bin under Sun Quan stationed troops here, so it got its name. Speaking of Shengze, I, a native of Changshu, Suzhou, naturally have more emotions, because there is a talented woman named Liu Ru in Shengze who married my neighbor and great writer Qian Qianyi.The combination of Qian and Liu can be called "the classic of open love". The talented girl Liu Rushi of Shengze, formerly known as Yang Ai, is a stunning beauty in the local area. She was sold to the family of Xu Fo, a famous prostitute in Guijiayuan in Shengze Town, as an adopted daughter because of her poor family when she was young.Under Xu's upbringing, Liu learned poetry and painted, showing his talent.After she became an adult, she changed her surname to Liu, with the same characters.Due to the vicissitudes of time, Liu Rushi lived in a brothel.But Liu has an open personality, independent behavior, and a strong spirit of resistance and rebellion.When the Ming Dynasty was dying and the Qing Dynasty was rising, she had close contacts with members of the Fushe and Donglin Party members, and often disguised herself as a man, talking about the current situation with various literati, and singing poems.During this period, she met Qian Qianyi, a great writer and wealthy family in Changshu, and they fell in love at first sight, and they became good friends of Qin and Jin.Liu was 20 to 30 years younger than Qian, and was born in a brothel, but the couple got married with a clear and unyielding rebellious spirit, and the marriage was done in a whimsical way—they took a boat together and had a "tourist marriage", which was amazing. The laity was quite dumbfounded.明朝彻底亡灭后，柳劝丈夫钱谦益在刀、绳、水三种死法中选一项结束生命，以抗清朝统治。钱有难色，柳愤而投河自尽未遂。钱谦益归顺清朝后因得不到重用和别人的猜忌，最后郁郁而死。钱氏家庭这时做了一件非常缺德的事：逼骂柳如是退出钱门，一代烈女、名媛就这样投缳自尽。柳与钱的爱情和婚姻悲剧，堪称绝版经典，同时我作为常熟人和钱谦益的邻居，似乎内心对盛泽的绝代佳人和旷世才女有一份深深的歉意…… 还是言归正传。 关于盛泽，小时候我就随大人们摇橹划船或乘乌篷小舟来过此地，记得那时途经一座白龙桥时，便见过镌刻在石拱柱上的这副对联。儿时不懂，今复读此联，乃百感万叹：风送万机声，莫道众擎犹易举； 晴翻千尺浪，好从饮水更思源。儿时常听奶奶教训同族的女儿家时，会脱口一句话：“侬个小细娘，想标致，就嫁到盛泽去！”那时我只知盛泽是个美丽的地方，却并不甚了解身临其境“风送万机声”的特殊性。自七八十年代起的一二十年间，甚至到了今天，在苏州老家一带，这种“风送万机声”的景象仍然在这片土地上盛行，这也是为什么苏州繁荣和百姓富庶的原因之一。我的父老乡亲在二三十年前曾经为了争取温饱，他们除了种好一亩三分的承包地外，家家户户做起了纺纱织布的作坊式工业致富之梦，后来大家都进入小康后仍然没有丢下织布机而更加显示了苏州百姓那种富而不满足的勤奋与崇高的品质。 盛泽之“盛”是注定的，因为它所处的地域太优越了：北靠太湖，南邻浙江的嘉湖沃地。这里沃野平展，阡陌纵横，湖荡密布，河道四通八达，气候温和又雨量丰沛，古时就是蚕桑之地。据说五千年前就有先民在此种桑养蚕，纺丝织布。到唐代时，这里的丝织业已初具规模。《姑苏志》载：“绫，诸县皆有之，而吴江为盛。”而“吴江之盛”中盛泽为“最盛之地”。晚唐诗人陆龟蒙有诗曰：“尽趁晴明修网架，每和烟雨掉缫车。”到了明朝中叶，随着东南沿海的开发，苏杭地区成为中国经济中心，其商事日益繁荣，丝绸贸易尤为兴盛。作为苏杭中心地带的盛泽更是独显风情，形成了“水乡成一市，罗绮走中原”的盛况。明代大文学家冯梦龙在是这样来描绘当时的盛泽的：“那市上两岸绸丝牙行约有千百余家，远近村坊织成绸匹，俱到此上市。四方商贾来收买的蜂攒蚁集，挨挤不开，路途无伫足之隙，乃出产锦绣之乡，积聚绫罗之地。”自此起，迄今五百年间，虽世事变迁，历经盛衰，然盛泽的丝绸始终闪闪发光，名扬天下。从史书上得悉，盛泽发展很有意思：在它之前，有个黄溪市，明代时的黄溪市的丝绸交易十分兴旺，当时盛泽还只是一个青草滩，五六十户居民；到了嘉靖年间，盛泽的丝绸业迅速发展，这个后起之秀借助水运交通优势，没多少时间就将近邻黄溪弱化成属下的一个村落；之后盛泽镇与浙江嘉兴间曾冒出个新杭市，该市管辖“东南90里，居民千家成市”，然而由于盛泽依靠欣欣向荣的丝绸生产与贸易，最后又将新杭市淘汰至销声匿迹…… “先蚕庙里剧登场，男释耕耘女罢桑，只为今朝逢小满，万人空巷斗新妆。”这是文人对当时盛泽的先蚕祠“戏剧节”盛况的描述，这样的赞美与白描，在我们熟悉的茅盾小说中也能多处找到。 盛泽之盛，可以从现在仍留下的一些景物中寻觅到。比如镇东的那座气度非凡的“先蚕祠”，不说其门楼高耸、飞檐昂角、三门并立之势，单内设的二层大戏台和那前面的可容万人观戏的广场，你便可知当年盛泽之盛。据说每年小满时节到来时，当地就要为“蚕神”唱三天大戏，且请的皆是江南名戏班。“就像现在央视的'同一首歌'差不多。”盛泽的一位朋友的老爷爷如此对我说。盛泽之繁荣还有一个特点，就是它最先创立了“庄面”，即延伸到现在的贸易市场。在我小时的记忆中，我老家的市镇中，凡卖布卖绸的商店皆称为“庄面”。这也是从盛泽创建的“丝绸庄面”传来的，这一点足见其影响之大。盛泽还有一大风景线，是它众多的“会馆”。即使在今天你仍然可见在小镇上残留的古会馆旧址，据说共有八大会馆，它们是金陵、山西、徽宁、宁绍、济东、绍兴、华阳等会馆，一个乡拥有如此多的商贾会馆，在天下也是惟一的。“尚利民风薄，多金商贾尊。”盛泽之所以几百年商业兴旺，与其这种务实的观念有着直接关系。 盛泽之盛，要感谢其水域的四通八达之便和地处苏杭之中间的地理优势，再加上其周围皆是桑蚕与丝绸的生产地。与盛泽一河之隔的浙江王江泾小镇，曾经也是与盛泽一样的繁荣之地，但太平天国时几经战争风火侵袭，王江泾毁于一旦，盛泽则因水道之隔，免于战祸，因此王江泾等周边的商户干脆一起搬到了盛泽，使盛泽旺上加旺。在清代后期，中国的出口产品除了瓷器外，便是丝绸品，而盛泽的丝绸因其质量优异，又后来在巴拿马拿了数次金质奖、银质奖等荣誉而被国际商界广为喜爱（盛泽丝绸奖与贵州茅台酒同一年在巴拿马拿的奖）。 值得一提的是：盛泽还应该是苏南地区近代资本主义产生萌芽的最早地区之一。 1929年这里就有了发电厂，首创了电机织绸的先进工业生产，这使得盛泽更加名扬天下，并为沪、苏、锡、杭一带乃至全国输送了一大批技术工人。但盛泽能够形成名扬天下的“丝绸之都”，最关键和重要的还是它的完美、健全的和独特市场体系—— 一是它的分工之细、专业化程度之高，它以“庄面”为中心，形成了丝行（经营茧丝专门机构）——织户（织造丝绸的农户或工场）——船家长（收购者）——绸领投（经纪人，为盛泽庄面独有的行业）——绸行（经营丝绸买卖的专业机构）——染炼后整理工场（从绸庄领料，加工后再送入绸行）——绸行，这样一个完整的生产流程； 二是服务体系完备配套，据解放初期统计，在解放初盛泽镇上共有绸行83家、丝行66家、染场18家、炼场9家，另有钢扣店7家、棱子店5家、木作（主要是车木等）37家、银行3家、钱庄21家，还有“三产”的茶馆48家、旅馆10家、剧院2家、饭馆37家、成衣店62家、丝线作坊44家等，可见这是一个多么完备的丝绸之都。 说到盛泽丝绸业之旺，不能不提出到两件事，一是这里的水，二是一个叫郑辟疆的人。 专家检测，盛泽之水很柔性温性，因为主要是湖水为主，所以它比起其他地方的水更利于丝绸纺织业。说到郑辟疆这个人很多人是不知道的，但这位盛泽人的妻子的弟弟大家都知道，那就是费孝通。郑辟疆是地道的盛泽人，小时候家贫，18岁时看到上海的《申报》登出一则广告，上写着杭州蚕学馆招收学员，录取后试读三个月，如成绩优秀者可免学杂费和伙食费，于是郑辟疆就去报考。后来他被送到日本留学，期间他从房东的一位孩子那里偷学到一套日本养蚕技术——这种蚕成熟快、个头大、产丝多，回国后他在山东办学讲蚕桑学，后回到老家苏州创办了女子蚕业学校。解放后一直任苏州蚕桑专科学校的校长兼任苏州丝绸工学院院长。郑是中国现代丝绸业的奠基者。 “人家勤机杼，织作彻晨昏。”盛泽之盛是曾经的历史。新中国解放后，因为相当一段时间里农村从事养殖和手工业被视为“资本主义”，加上一波又一波的“以粮为纲”和“学大寨”之风，盛泽的丝绸业受到毁灭性打击。但这里的民间丝绸纺织业和私下贸易之“野火”从来没有被彻底扑灭过，所以在“文革”后期，这里的农民们又在“地下”重操旧业，那时还主要是以“社队企业”为名，使得“丝绸之都”慢慢恢复元气。那个时候化纤产品开始兴起，所以有头脑的人就把目光放到了盛泽之外的广阔天地——他们出外购化纤原料到盛泽来，然后发挥本地农民的巧手和传统纺织所长，渐渐将“丝绸之都”的元气恢复过来。由于上世纪70年代末、80年代初农村仍然以集体经济为主，故而农民们自发形成的社队企业和家庭小经济只能依靠“吃尽千辛万苦，走遍万水千山”来获得一方生存空间。 改革开放初期的盛泽丝绸市场主要生产单位仍以社队企业和农民家庭作坊式经营为主，其产品进不了计划市场和国家购销渠道，所以只能靠半地下的非正规市场。此时，广东等沿海地区已经开始与境外市场有一定联系，有从事丝绸业的商人将目光聚到了丝绸之乡的盛泽…… “那时镇上有一个旅馆，叫'中心旅馆'，地处盛泽镇的中心地段，外地来的采购丝绸的人都住在那个旅馆里。他们来此进行原料供应和收购产品，渐渐这个旅馆挤不下了，于是有居民悄悄将自己的房子出租，虽说很便宜，但当时也算不薄的一笔收入。”在盛泽的一家民营三星级宾馆里，老板这样说，他当年就是靠出租自家的房子起步的，现在已经有三家旅馆和酒店，固定资本超过3000万元，每年收入稳定在几百万元。 我对盛泽的印象是在80年代中期开始的，那时在北京工作就听说老家有个“东方丝绸市场”，而且常在报刊广播中听到其名。“盛泽办起东方丝绸市场，首先要给当时的县长于广洲记头功。”一位早期参与建设盛泽丝绸市场的老同志向我介绍说，进入上世纪80年代初，苏州地区的乡镇企业蓬勃发展，吴江特别是盛泽一带的民间丝绸业又呈“处处机声响”的局面，但销售方面仍处在低级的“旅馆交易”，即有人将货送到“中心旅馆”，住在那里的外地人将货收购或把原料运来在此卖给当地人而已，因为这种交易在当时还常被误认为是“投机倒把”而打压，故始终没成大气候。可“野火”已经燃起，谁人皆难抵挡。加之温州人的小商品市场和常熟等地的车站服装市场的产生，让吴江人感到了自己的落后。 “应该充分发挥本地传统工业优势，把盛泽办成全国重要的丝绸集散地！”这话是县长于广洲在一次干部大会上喊出来的。盛泽人听了高兴啊，摩拳擦掌地喊着：“干！” 这一个“干”字，竟然“干”出了中国最大的丝织品市场，也使昔日的“丝绸之都”再现光芒。 “既然要做市场，就得挑块好地方、挑个大地方。于是县上和镇里的同志跑遍了镇区的四面八方，最后选定了镇北的一片荒地来筹备建丝绸市场。这个地方原来叫北白漾，是个湖地。70年代围湖垦地成为种稻的低洼水田。整个盛泽镇区又因为像一根秤，两端挂着南北白漾，联结两漾的正好是一条穿越镇心的市河，那河上有七座桥，恰似秤杆上的秤星。南白漾是小湖，犹如这把秤杆的秤砣；北白漾大，所以百姓称它是秤盘。我们的市场就建在这个秤盘里……”老同志很幽默地向我介绍，“1986年10月初建这个'东方丝绸市场'时的第一期面积只有8000平方米，约200来家商户入驻，而且多数是乡镇企业，少数个体商户又是外地人占了多数。但就是这么一个丝绸市场一出世就威震四方，不到三个月，市场就被挤得水泄不通，不得不重新考虑扩大……” 这是吴江人和盛泽人都没有料到的，因为当时连以办小商品市场而出名的温州人都对“东方丝绸市场”刮目相看。 “……来到这里，看到的是一片兴旺、繁荣景象，只见占地近万平方米的'丝绸方城'，四周是一百多家商店，中间是近三百个个体经营的各种成衣服装摊，到处挂着五彩缤纷的被面、围巾、领带和衣服，真是琳琅满目，五颜六色，应有尽有，美不胜收。场内国营、集体、个体经济并存，批发零售兼营、以批发为主，经营品种以丝绸为主，兼营化纤、针织、服装、工艺品、小百货等两千余花色品种。它既是一个服务型交易所，也是一个大型商品展览馆，吸引了各地顾客，天南海北，遍及全国，还有慕名而来的外商……”这是一篇《温州日报》记者在东方丝绸市场开办三个月时写的一篇现场报道，文字间洋溢着无限向往和赞美之辞。 吴江的同志私下对我说过这样一句话：“欲将吴江经济搞上去，盛泽的事做好了等于完成了一半。” 此话是有道理的，因为吴江的工业和经济过去一直是以纺织为第一产业的，而盛泽是吴江纺织业中的龙头。盛泽旺，则吴江旺。吴江的领导者深明此理，因此他们在抓东方丝绸市场一开始就非常有远见： 一是招商上，宏观引导与必要的行政干预相结合，对生产企业的进场经营，既作全面发动，坚持自愿，又规定任务，特别是乡镇企业和个体户，尽量争取劝其进场，同时还从杭州一个市场上动员了吴江籍商户回到盛泽市场经商。 二是资金上，借贷与自筹相结合，国家没投一分钱给东方丝绸市场，靠的就是社会力量。 三是建设规划上从长远计议，又注意配套设施和主体工程同步进行的构架，使得市场在快速发展中始终保持了相对的完美与稳定。而最关键的是吴江人对办市场的宗旨明确，他们确定的“招揽商贸，荟萃信息，搞活流通，服务城乡，立足本县，面向全国”的定位从一开始就十分明确。 “买了爆竹让别人放。”这是盛泽办市场的一大特色。所谓“买了爆竹让别人放”，就是吴江人和盛泽政府只管把精力放在建设好和完善好市场的设施与配套工程上，至于利益尽可能让客户赚得，甚至宁可让外埠人多赚，从而使得盛泽丝绸市场在纺织之乡的苏南地区迅速崛起并辐射与影响周边县市。 “第一年，市场的交易额为1.2亿元；到了1990年，已经达到10个亿，成为国家农业部评选的全国十大乡镇之首。'华夏第一乡'的名称就是这样来的。”年已花甲的老沈自豪地说，“当年我当经理时，一天接待外地来参观取经的人最多时达17批，开始我自己掏钱请他们吃饭，到后来，哈哈，我请不起了！90年代后，我们吴江一带的农民基本不种田了，农民们忙着开厂织布做生意，田地都给了绍兴人种去了。这跟老人们讲的盛泽旧时一样，明清时我们这儿的人都当了工商户，绍兴人过来种地养蚕。新中国成立时盛泽划成分，结果发现绍兴籍的人特别多。” 盛泽的丝绸产业大发展是在上世纪90年代以后，此时以盛泽为中心的吴江、嘉兴和湖州及苏州的丝绸业及纺织业飞速发展。1995年，江泽民总书记也来到盛泽视察，他对这里的“日出万绸，衣被天下”的繁荣景象，给予高度赞赏。20余年来，盛泽丝绸产业始终位居全国同行之首。2007年，市场交易总额超达500亿元，“中国第一镇”的威名已不再是神州大地上的传说，她已载入世界经济发展传奇史。 现在你到吴江，主人必定先要带你去盛泽市场看一看。到那里，你想象不到这个在广阔田野上崛起的“丝绸之都”竟然会是中国的一个乡镇驻地。那耸入云霄的五星商贸大厦，那一望无边、热闹喧嚷、两边竖立着万千商户标牌的商街，那万台无梭机齐声轰响的巨型车间……你看后除了惊叹还是惊叹！ “想看看汉通盛泽人吗？”主人问我。 wish for it. 于是我随吴江同志到了盛泽商贸街的一个叫“汉通”的店面。老板是一位比我年岁稍大些的“大阿姐”，姓钱，名阿玲。极普通的盛泽人，钱阿玲人朴实，生意却做得惊心动魄。 她上来就直言快语地说道：“我人长得难看，可布做得相当好看。”这话惹得我们开心地大笑。其实阿玲姐长得也很秀气，心眼更好。 阿玲姐介绍说，她21岁进乡镇企业，那是1974年的事，一个只有十个人的水泥制品厂。 “我当仓库发货员。后来镇上办了东方丝绸市场，我进了东方丝绸印染厂，30块钱一个月。领了工资就分给家里六个兄弟姐妹，自己留6块，这6块钱还要给弟妹做衣服。那时家里贫，可我是全大队惟一一个进厂的人，很光荣的事，可以说是乡镇企业让我和我全家摆脱了贫穷。”阿玲姐一边做着生意，一边娓娓向我道来，“后来镇上有了市场，加上原来的厂也转制了，我就自己出来做生意，一直到1998年自己办厂。当时买了15亩地，6万块一亩，共投资2000多万元，一半是过去厂里的同事，一半是下岗工人……” “厂呢？”我看看并不大的店面，想知道她投资2000多万元的厂子所在。 “我们去看看？！”主人笑着建议。 “好啊，走！” 于是我们坐上她的豪华车，十几分钟后到了盛泽“工业区”的一片非常气派的厂区。 “这就是我的厂。”主人说。 进厂门，抬头见一栋三层大楼，新的。里面刚刚装修完，能照出人影的大理石地面和墙壁，以及一间间宽敞的办公室及会议室，不由令我惊讶地问主人：“阿姐，你夫妇俩用得了这么多的地方吗？” “用得着。”阿玲姐笑笑说，“我的产品现在跟六七个国家的外商有贸易，'老外'经常到我这儿来，过去一直让他们住宾馆，以后他们住我这里就行了。”原来如此。 再进她的纺织车间时，我完全被这位盛泽阿姐的家业所折服了：数百台世界上最现代化的电子织机正在齐鸣，令人想象不到的是，她织的丝连肉眼都看不到——细到头发的十分之一！ “我现在做的都是国际市场上的高端产品，平均一天要出两个新品，一年要做500—600多个品种。这个车间的400台无梭织机，24小时不停……”主人说。 “你一年能赚多少钱？”我忍不住问个傻问题。 直率的阿玲姐，毫不犹疑地说：“我公司一年的交易金额大约一个亿……小老板哟！” “一个亿还是小老板吗？” “当然，在我们盛泽一个亿绝对是排不上名的。”钱阿玲肯定地说。 走出钱阿玲的厂，见旁边的一家规模相当的“盛发”厂。我随口问道：“这家也是本地人开的？” “是，他叫谢友义，现在也算一个大老板了。至少有这么个数吧！”钱阿玲伸出右掌，翻了番。 One billion? “差不多吧！”钱阿玲说着自己先笑了起来，“可他的外号叫'一亿元小老板'”。 "what happened?" “2003年中央电视台四套给我们盛泽做了一台节目，叫做'让世界了解你'。我们镇上去了20个人，谢友义坐在第二排。主持人问一个问题时，他先举了手。主持人看他那么年轻，就问谢友义，说你那么年轻就做生意？谢赶紧说自己是小老板。主持人又问：你资产现在有多少？谢回答：一个亿吧。这时现场'哄'地喧哗起来。大家都在议论说一个亿资产还叫小老板呀？我们的镇党委书记就赶紧站起来圆场，说在我们盛泽，亿元以上资产的老板很多，像谢友义这样刚够亿元资产的企业家所以只能称为'小老板'。原来如此！可这次节目回来，谢友义就觉得自己很没有面子，因为有人见他就叫'一亿元小老板'。他从那时起就发誓要当大老板，这几年他干得很出色，现在应该算是迈入大老板的行列了……” 听了钱阿玲的介绍，我不由再次用敬佩的目光看一看“盛发”。 我相信，在盛泽这片到处洋溢着丝绸之美的热土上，像钱阿玲和谢友义这样的普通农民成长起来的企业家成千上万，是他们用自己的勤劳与智慧，以及对市场经济的敏感和经验，编织出了这个中国“丝绸之都”的锦绣美丽与万丈光芒，也将这锦绣美丽与万丈光芒带给了整个苏南大地与世界的纺织业…… 在这样一批盛泽人中，我要再介绍一位民营企