曹文植,徽州歙县雄村人,清朝世代在扬州包揽淮盐专卖的盐商首领。曹振镛为曹文植之子。早在清朝初年,曹文植的父亲就从徽州歙县来到扬州从事盐业经营,并且成为两淮盐务总商。此后,祖孙三代均占据乾隆、嘉庆、道光三朝八大盐务总商中的高位。 Cao Wenzhi, Huizhou Shexian male village, generation of Qing Dynasty in Yangzhou, Huai salt monopoly salt chief. Cao Zhen 镛 son of Cao Wenzhi. As early as the early Qing Dynasty, Cao Wenzhi’s father came to Yangzhou from Juxian County in Huizhou for salt business and became the general merchant of Lianghuai Salt Industry. Since then, the three generations have occupied the grandchildren of Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang eight in the high salt brokers.