Through a large number of cases and data, this paper points out that a number of industrial enterprises led by military industry have laid the foundation of modern industry in Nanjing. Then, it points out that Nanjing's modern industrialization has made the merchants from Jiangsu absorb beneficial nutrients, and Nanjing has become an important source of the cultural spirit of the merchants from Jiangsu:
First, the purpose of running industry at the national level is clear, which points out the direction for China's modern industrialization process.
Second, government-run enterprises are the main force of modern industry, with the involvement of private capital.
Third, under the political and commercial system, the participation of private capital is an important factor in the development of modern industry.
Fourth, the prerequisite for the development of national industry and commerce is the relative stability of the political situation.
Fifth, military enterprises such as Jinling Manufacturing Bureau first gave birth to the industrial working class.
Sixth, the corporate culture of Jinling Manufacturing Bureau, especially the later Arsenal, has been of reference to the merchants from Jiangsu.
Seventh, Nanjing has become an open and talent gathering place, making intellectual and spiritual preparations for the development of merchants from Jiangsu.
Eighth, cultivate a cordial and clean relationship between government and business: maintain and develop the competitive advantage of merchants from Jiangsu with innovation-driven and endogenous growth as the core.
