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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 403
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Manufacturers such as these do not, like Plugson of St. Dolly Undershot, gather up their fortunes and run away, leaving a groat each to their workpeople to drink their healths. They remain with them from generation to generation. The best and the noblest amongst them--the Ashworths of Turton, the Strutts of Derby, the Marshalls of Leeds, the Akroyds of Halifax, the Brooks of Huddersfield, and many others,--have continued to superintend their works for several generations. The Strutts were the partners of Arkwright, who was almost the beginner of English manufacture. In fact, it is only since Arkwright took out his patent for the spinning machine, and Watt took out his patent for the steam engine, that England has become a manufacturing country.
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定位:Excerpt 403 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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真正优秀的制造商不会像普拉格森那样,赚了钱就卷款跑路,只给工人留几个小钱喝酒。他们世代留在当地,与工人共同生活。像阿什沃思、斯特拉特、马歇尔等家族,几代人都亲自管理工厂。斯特拉特是阿克莱特的合伙人,而阿克莱特几乎是英国制造业的开创者。事实上,正是从阿克莱特取得纺纱机专利、瓦特取得蒸汽机专利之后,英国才成为制造业国家。这说明,企业家扎根一地、持续经营,不仅积累财富,也带动就业和技术传承,形成良性循环。
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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》一书,19世纪英国工业革命时期,讨论制造业对国民经济的贡献。
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