For most ordinary people, the wealth of the rich has made us unattainable. But in fact, in addition to the rich, there are also hermit families, whose wealth even exceeds the total GDP of a country. In our country, there is also a hermit family, and the family has appeared in three generations of China's richest man. Do you know who this family is?
In the list of China's richest people in 2021, Zhong Sui of Nongfu Spring became the richest man in China with a value of 77.8 billion US dollars, although in the eyes of most people, this wealth is already out of reach for everyone, but in fact, he is still far behind the five major hermit families in the world.
Even in the world's five major hermit families, one family's assets can be equivalent to twice the total GDP of a country. Like the Rothschilds of the five families, his wealth is as high as 50 trillion US dollars, and everyone may not have any concept of this amount. You know, in 2020, China's GDP exceeded 100 trillion yuan, 101 trillion yuan, converted into US dollars, equivalent to 16 trillion US dollars.
In other words, the Rothschilds' property is equivalent to three times the total GDP of our country. From this point of view, the property of the other four major families is also not to be underestimated. It is worth noting that among the five major families in the world, there is another family from China, which is the Rong family.
Many people who know this family and praise the Rong family are mostly based on industry, doing things for the country and the people. Up to now, this family has been passed down for several generations, and even in this family, there have been three generations of family heirs who have become China's richest people. So, how did the family succeed?
As early as 1823, the family had already begun to do some small business, and in the late Qing Dynasty, the family had already accumulated some fame in China. However, at that time, the family expected some changes in the country after that, so it was decided to let the family develop both at home and abroad. That is to say, some people continue to stay in the country to develop, and the other part of the people to expand the foreign market.
The Rong family that remained in China, after its own development, its industry gradually became prosperous. It is worth noting that at that time, his family administrator was Still Rong Desheng, and at that time, he obtained the title of Flour King, and Rong Desheng became the richest man in China.
But with the development of the times, the family's industry needs to be constantly changing. So after Rong Desheng retired, his son Rong Yiren inherited the family property. Although Rong Yiren is the second generation of the rich, he did not use the family's assets to enjoy a prosperous and rich life, but was influenced by the family's business from a young age, and this aspect is also involved.
After Rong Yiren took over the industry, through his own efforts, he successfully founded CITIC Group. We began to actively upgrade the family's industry, first introducing advanced technology and then working product quality. It is worth noting that while running the company, he will also use part of the funds to repay the society. Often do some charity activities, which is why the Rong family's contribution to the country and the people is relatively large.
After the company's development reached a climax, Rong Yiren expanded the company's business to other fields, began diversified development, and under his management, successfully made himself the richest man in China, becoming the second generation of Chinese richest people in the family.
In Rong Yiren's generation, he had already won the mainland market through his management, so when Rong Yiren retired and Rong Zhijian became the family manager, his main task was to develop the family's industry abroad and open up overseas markets.
For today's enterprises, it is inevitable to develop to a certain stage and go overseas. But for that era, this thinking was relatively advanced. It can also be seen from this that the generations of the Song family have a business acumen. It is worth noting that when Rong Zhijian became the manager, he developed CITIC to a relatively brilliant place, also because he became the third richest man in China.
Today, the Rong family has been managed by the fourth generation of heirs, and it is still brilliant. It is understood that the family's assets have now exceeded 300 billion US dollars, about 2100.72 billion yuan.