08/08/2024
𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 | THE WRITER CONTINUES THE DREAM OF THE VIETNAMESE KING OF SHIPS
The Heritage Cruises Binh Chuan was also built to commemorate Bach Thai Buoi, who has been known as the “King of Ships” in Vietnam.
"The King of Waterways" Bạch Thái Bưởi
Little Bưởi lost his father at a young age and had to follow his mother, who was a street vendor. Seeing his intelligence, the Bạch family adopted him and provided for his education.
At 21, Bạch Thái Bưởi worked as a secretary for a trading company. Soon after, he started his own business, engaging in various trades: timber trading, corn trading, pawnbroking, running a printing house, mining... Despite occasional failures, he never lost heart.
Bạch Thái Bưởi founded a water transport company when Chinese and French ships dominated the waterways of Northern Vietnam. He sent people to the piers to give speeches. On each ship, he posted the slogan "People should ride our ships" and hung a box for passengers who agreed with him to put money in to support the ship owner. When the box was opened, there were plenty of coins, many of them of high value.
His ships' passengers increased day by day. Many Chinese and French ship owners had to sell their ships to him. Then he bought a ship repair workshop and hired skilled engineers to oversee it. At its peak, Bạch Thái Bưởi's company had thirty large and small ships with historical names: Hồng Bàng, Lạc Long, Trưng Trắc, Trưng Nhị.
In just ten years, Bạch Thái Bưởi had become "an economic hero" as recognized by his contemporaries.
(According to the Dictionary of Vietnamese Historical Figures)
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