Fan Li was a Chinese commercial sage and the ancestor of Daoist merchants, and he was praised by Sima Qian as "loyal to governing the country, courageous to defeat enemies, wisdom to protect oneself, and merchants to get rich". It is said to be "famous for its three migrations". Regarding Fan Li's deeds, historical materials such as the Records of History, the Chinese, the Book of Yue Jie, and the Spring and Autumn of Wu Yue, as well as the taoist immortal biographies and the poetry of the literati of past generations have been recorded and sung.
Fan Li (c. 536-448 BC), courtesy name Shaobo, was born in the late Spring and Autumn period in the Chu kingdom (Nanyang, Henan) in Sanhuyi. He was a famous politician, strategist, thinker and industrialist, the ancestor of ancient Chinese merchants, and the earliest philanthropist in China. Fan Li was regarded by posterity as a commercial saint and god of wealth. Fan Li is a Taoist virtue ritual of "entering the world to bring peace, and being born into the world to become an immortal". "When things go away, hide the merit and name deeply" These are two poems written by Li Bai to Fan Li.
In Li Bai's mind, Fan Li is an unattainable idol and the image he wants to become in his life. In the official arena, Fan Li can turn the situation around and turn a country around. In love, Fan Li won the hearts of the most beautiful people at that time and grew up with them. He became the richest man three times and was revered by posterity as the god of business wealth. Fan Li is the only perfect man in China for five thousand years.
Fan Li's life can be summarized into three sentences: see far when you are young, see through in middle age, and look light when you are old. In 526 BC, the Spring and Autumn Warring States of Chu gave birth to a baby boy, which was later Fan Li. Shortly after Fan Li was born, her parents died one after another and she was raised by her brothers and sisters. Although Fan Li was young, he was a famous scholar. But he behaved strangely, often pretending to be crazy, "crazy and stupid", and often doing strange things alone.
Villagers call them "crazy." The unique name of Fan Li soon reached the ears of the county magistrate, so he sincerely invited the other party to treat him with courtesy, which made Fan Li very moved. They had a pleasant conversation and treated each other with courtesy. Fan Li's initial goal was Wu Guo. Fan Li had long predicted that the southeastern countries of Wu and Vietnam would have a strong upward trend.
Sun Wu and Wu Zixu had a position in the State of Wu, and later Fan Li changed his mind and went to the State of Yue together. There was a minister in the country named Shi Mai, who was jealous of his talents. He admonished the Yue King: "A woman who flaunts beauty is not a good woman, and a scholar who goes around preaching knowledge is unreliable." So the King of Yue ordered Fan Li to investigate all over the country to understand the national conditions and public opinion. Fan Li's departure was not really a departure, but only to accumulate strength for his future auxiliary monarch.
In 496 BC, Gou Jian succeeded to the throne. With the efforts of the literati, Fan Li returned to The Kingdom of Vietnam. Gou Jian also admired Fan Li's talent. He first used Fan Li as a doctor and later became a general. Judging from his various behaviors, Fan Li is a person with independent thought and free soul. In 494 BC, Gou Jian did not heed Fan Li's advice and fought against the Wu army. After being besieged, he had only two ways out: one was to fight to the death, and the other was to surrender.
At that time, only Fan Li could turn the crisis into a turning point. King Wu was not in good health. Gou Jian feared that King Wu would die of illness and that his life would not be guaranteed. So Fan Li gave Gou Jian an idea. You can taste his poop to show your loyalty. Because I have calculated that his illness can be cured. So the next day, Gou Jian did as Fan Li said. This touched Wu Wangfuchai.
Soon, King Wu recovered from his illness and held a special banquet for the guests. At that time, the master and servants of the Yue King directly changed from slaves to guests of the Wu King. After a while, they returned to Vietnam. After returning to Yueguo, Gou Jian has been lying in bed, never forgetting the shame of being a slave. He tried to attack the State of Wu many times, but Fan Li was not ready, so he dissuaded him.
Later, taking advantage of the weakness of the State of Wu, the King of Yue finally launched a war and surrounded king Wu on Mount Gusu. In the face of the king's peace talks, Gou Jian tried several times to reconcile, but was stopped by Fan Li. After this battle, Fu Cha committed suicide and the State of Wu perished. Gou Jian also realized the dream of being a generation of overlords. At this time, Fan Li was already above ten thousand people in the Yue Kingdom, under one person, but he chose to leave in a hurry.
In middle age, it is necessary to see through the changes in people's thinking, take advantage of the situation, or avoid the edge to protect themselves, and grasp the tension and scale of life in this process. Many years later, a 60-year-old man, Yizipi, appeared in the peach hill of the Song Dynasty. People only know that he came from Taihu Lake, and he has a beautiful wife. Iriskopi is a "lunatic". He has a lot of experience.
Fan Li believes that life has entered the second half and he must find something meaningful to pass the boring days. Fan Li first set a small goal, "First earn 100 million yuan to play." According to the historical records of the Yue King's Gou Jian family, "Fan Li floated out of the sea, changed his name, called himself a bird's skin, cultivated on the shore of the sea, worked hard, father and son ruled the property, lived without geometry, and produced hundreds of thousands." "Although Fan Li was in business for the first time, he was soon known as the 'Yizipi' faction, that is, The Taoist Merchants.