穆藕初(1876—1943),字湘明,上海人,近代著名棉纺织业家。他早年留学美国,归国后投身于实业救国的实践,先后在上海、郑州等地创办纱厂,引进现代科学管理方法,大获成功。抗战时期,他为国解忧,以自己的专业特长,为发展民族棉纺织业作出了重大贡献。作为成功的实业家,穆藕初办事严肃认真,一丝不苟。不过,生活中的他风趣幽默,有时还爱讲笑话,令人忍俊不禁。1931年春天,中国经济 Mu Ouchu (1876-1943), the word Xiangming, Shanghai, modern famous cotton textile industry. In his early years studying in the United States, he devoted himself to the practice of industrial salvation after his return to China. He set up a mill in Shanghai and Zhengzhou successively and introduced modern scientific management methods to success. During the war of resistance against Japan, he paid tribute to the country and made great contributions to the development of national cotton textile industry with his own specialty expertise. As a successful industrialist, Mu Ou-chuh worked earnestly and meticulously. However, his life humorous, and sometimes love to tell jokes, it is unforgettable. The spring of 1931, China’s economy