周作民,1884年生,江苏淮安人,原名维新,在康有为、梁启超等主持的戊戌维新失败后,改名为作民.周作民的父亲周佩香是清末举人,未入仕途,在家乡开馆授学,家境清贫.对童年的周作民来说,影响最深的,或许就是这种穷书生家中特有的知识与清贫相交织的境况.他后来之所以择业于财政金融界.与此也大有关系. Zhou Zuomin, born in 1884, originally from Huai’an in Jiangsu Province, was renamed Ren Zimin after the failure of the Hundred Days Reform led by Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, etc. Zhou Peixiang, the father of Zhou Zuomin, was a lofter at the end of the Qing Dynasty, The poor family, Zhou Zu-min, childhood, perhaps the most profound is the unique knowledge of this poor student family intertwined with poverty .He later chose the job in the financial and financial sector .This also has a lot to do.