近代化是一个漫长的历史过程,它的目标是从传统社会向工业社会转化。这一转化体现在社会经济基础到政治上层建筑以及意识形态领域全方位的改造,但它的核心内容不外乎是实现工业化。在世界范围之内,这一历史转变的任务,是由新兴的民族资产阶级来担当的。在中国由于特殊的历史条件,新兴的民族资产阶级没有完成这一历史任务。但这不是说,中国新兴的民族资产阶级在这一伟大的社会转变过程中没有作出过贡献,他们曾在时代条件许可的范围内,尽过最大的努力,作过相当的贡献。从历史唯物主义观点分析这个问题,就不允许把他们从近代化的事业中抹掉。江浙一带第一代民族资产阶级代表人物,便是属于这一历史范畴中的人物。由于他们每一个人有不同的性格、气质,不同的经营本领,又有不同的 Modernization is a long historical process whose goal is to transform from traditional society to industrial society. This transformation manifests itself in a comprehensive transformation of the socio-economic foundation into the political superstructure and ideology, but its core content is nothing more than industrialization. Within the world, this task of historical change is shouldered by the emerging national bourgeoisie. Due to the special historical conditions in China, the emerging national bourgeoisie failed to accomplish this historic task. However, this does not mean that the newly emerging national bourgeoisie in China has made no contribution in this great process of social transformation. They have made due contributions to the utmost efforts within the time allowed by the times. Analyzing this issue from the perspective of historical materialism will not allow them to be erased from the cause of modernization. The representatives of the first generation of national bourgeoisie in Jiangsu and Zhejiang belong to the characters in this historical category. Because each of them has a different personality, temperament, different operating skills, there are different