王朝相:本人為平遙縣梁坡底村,生于咸豐六年(1856年),故于民國五年(1916年)享年只有60歲。自幼天資聰慧,記憶力過人。由于家庭所迫,18歲入該號當學徒,當時叫長盛裕,25歲頂三厘生意(即人身股),當時財東為了調動員工積極性、創造性,使用了一種激盛機制叫二元股份,東家出錢為銀股,員工出力為身股,頂三厘生意,也就是說在大帳期他可以拿到0.3股30%的股份,當時可達1.8萬銀兩,折合人民幣150萬元左右。四年平均是他的年工資、年收入相當可觀,王朝相是在32歲時擔任長盛蔚總經理,接管整個商號的。
Wang Chaoxiang: I was Liangpodi Village, Pingyao County, born in the sixth year of Xianfeng (1856), so I was only 60 years old in the fifth years of the Republic of China (1916).He has a great intelligence and a great memory since childhood.Due to the family, 18 into the number when the apprentice, then called Changyu, 25 top three business (i. e., personal), in order to mobilize staff enthusiasm and creativity, using a shock sheng mechanism called binary shares, owner money for silver, staff output for shares, top three business, that is to say in the big account period he can get 0.3 shares of the 30% shares, then 18000 silver, about 1.5 million yuan.The average four years is his annual salary and annual income are considerable. Wang Chaowas the general manager of Changsheng Wei at the age of 32, taking over the whole business.