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introduction
Suddenly the horn is like a building falling, and the darkness is as if the lights are about to run out. Yikes! A joy and sorrow. Sigh the world, it is difficult to determine! - "Dream of the Red Chamber"
In ancient times, there was always a saying that there was no business and no adultery. It is true that the businessman has always played a more treacherous image. Profit comes first in everything. Everything is distinguished by value. In ancient times, society was mainly composed of several classes, agriculture, industry, and commerce. The profession of businessman is even at the bottom of the list. In some dynasties, merchants could not conduct scientific research. You can't even wear clothing of materials such as Aya satin. It can be said that there is no use for money. But under such prejudices, there is no shortage of outstanding businessmen in history.
"Strange goods can live" left a name in the history of Lü Buwei. After helping the Yue king to restore the country, tao Zhu gong Fan Li retired to do business. They have left a mark on history with their remarkable talents, giving the profession of merchant a unique character. It's not opportunism, it's about seizing opportunities. The life of Hu Xueyan, a famous merchant of the Qing Dynasty, is undoubtedly the best interpretation of this sentence. On his deathbed, the businessman warned his descendants not to approach the White Tiger, what is the "White Tiger"?
From bronze to king
Hu Xueyan's original name was Hu Guangyong, and Xueyan was his word. His ancestral home is Jixi County, Huizhou. He has moved to Hangzhou, Zhejiang Since the age of 13. Start his life as a politician of the famous "Red Top Businessman". Like most legends in history, his origins were nothing special, even poor. Since childhood, he has made a living by helping people herd cattle. As you can imagine, such a family did not help him later in his success. Hu Xueyan has grown from scratch, from cattle herding to the country's huge wealth, there are naturally many hardships.
But more than that, he has a unique eye. At the age of 13, he was out and about, and he did a variety of jobs. I have carried bags in the grain store, and the ham line has been cured. Doing the work of miscellaneous servants, but remembering the business experience in it. It's equivalent to the experience points we save to play games. Just wait for one "point" to upgrade. And Hu Xueyan's life game. "Fukang Qianzhuang" is the upgrade point.
The surname of the treasurer of this money house is Yu, and the treasurer of the house is big. But there are no descendants. Hu Xueyan is also clever and clever, and he is willing to do anything. Therefore, Hu Xueyan, who was still an apprentice in Qianzhuang at that time, was treated as his own son. At the end of his death, he entrusted the money bank and the great family property to Hu Xueyan. It is better to say that it is a trust than a gift. At this time, Hu Xueyan officially embarked on the road of business after having this money.
This is a business, although it is a "business" word. But at that time, if you want to be bigger, stronger. However, there is no shortage of an "official." Hu Xueyan naturally understood this truth. As mentioned earlier, successful businessmen will seize opportunities. At this time, Hu Xueyan's opportunity was Wang Youling. He was born in a family of declining eunuchs, and although he was famous, his family could no longer open the pot. If you take the road of examination, it will not only take a long time, but also the family's money will not be able to support it. What to do? At this time, Hu Xueyan found him.
Life reaches the top and ends
During this period, Hu Xueyan set up a private school, opened a porridge factory, and set up a good church. He also assisted Zuo Zongtang in opening the first new style in Chinese history. Later, the "Huqing Yutang" was established and still exists. It is already a century-old brand, and it is the same as Beijing Tongrentang. But after all, he was doing things for the imperial court, and he belonged to Zuo Zongtang's faction, Hu Xueyan was naturally in the midst of turmoil. In the seventh year of Guangxu, he was rewarded with a yellow coat by the emperor and awarded to envoys. This kind of honor is not only him, but also the people behind him, zuo Zongtang's common honor. One side is powerful, and the other side is naturally quite critical. Foreign enterprises saw that Hu Xueyan was so powerful, so they united and gave him a trip. The Sino-foreign commercial war thus began, and Hu Xueyan had the upper hand, but how to expect the sudden outbreak of the Sino-French war made Hu Xueyan helpless to lose and lose most of his family property. Other Chinese businessmen saw this and not only did not mention help but even attacked them en masse, and all kinds of industries that ate dry and wiped out Hu Xueyan.
epilogue
Suddenly the horn is like a building falling, and the darkness is as if the lights are about to run out. Yikes! A joy and sorrow. Sigh the world, it is difficult to determine! This is a poem in the dream of the Red Chamber, and it is also a sentence by Hu Xueyan. After the industry failed, bad luck did not leave him. First he was confiscated by the imperial court, and then dismissed from his post. Exhausted and impoverished, he died in the middle of February of the 17th year of Guangxu. The phrase "do not approach the white tiger" that warned his children and grandchildren before his death has always puzzled the world. Some people say that it is "silver" because his life is better than "silver" and he also loses in "silver". Some people also say that this white tiger is the "official government", and if the companion is like a companion tiger, no matter how hard he does for the imperial court, he will inevitably end up being calculated by the imperial court and hated.