He lived in the era of war and chaos, but he could easily play the two ways of government and business. He came from a poor background, but through his own talents he became a rich businessman. He was virtuous, rich and benevolent. He was familiar with the way of dealing with the world and knew the tricks of business. He was the famous red-top merchant of the late Qing Dynasty, Hu Xueyan.
Hu Xueyan is the first rich merchant in modern China, unlike other rich merchants, Hu Xueyan made his fortune in a chaotic world, he is good at combining government and business, knows how to do business strategy, sees opportunities, dares to bet desperately, therefore, he has accumulated huge wealth in a short period of time.
But he did not understand the principle of the tree's big trick, and married thirteen concubines in his life, using women as chips in exchange for benefits. The combination of official and business made his business bigger and bigger, but he did not expect the sinister nature of the officialdom, and between you and me, he became a funeral product. Therefore, after death, he was robbed of his home, and his family wealth was destroyed.
Hu Xueyan
His way of making friends
As a successful businessman, the pursuit of profit comes first. Think of business at all times. Once, Hu Xueyan and his friends drank tea and talked about business, passed by the door of the Qinglou on the street, saw a beautiful woman being dragged in by several men, Hu Xueyan saw that the woman was not only beautiful, but also had a good temperament, not like a woman from an ordinary family.
Inquiring carefully, it turned out that this woman's name was Yun Xiang, and her father was a businessman, who was arrested and imprisoned because of the failure of the business and the huge debts that could not be repaid. The daughter was sold into the Qinglou to pay off the debt. Yun Xiang is a rich woman, how can she enter the Qinglou and let others spoil her? How eager was she to be rescued from the fire pit?
Hu Xueyan was touched by the woman's appearance, and his mind moved, why not give this woman to Inspector Wang Youling? First, it can save this woman from the sea of suffering, and second, it can please Wang Youling. It turned out that Inspector Wang Youling was a poor scholar before stepping into the official field, and he had no money to enter Beijing to take the exam, and it was Hu Xueyan who funded him, so the two had a bad relationship.
Hu Xueyan took out a huge amount of money to redeem Yun Xiang.
After Wang Youling got Yun Xiang, he loved her in every way and took good care of her. Yun Xiang was even more grateful to Hu Xueyan for saving himself from the water and fire. Of course, Hu Xueyan's future business was taken care of by Wang Youling.
Sister Ah Qiao was met by Hu Xueyan when she was doing business in Shanghai, although she was a dusty woman, she was very intelligent, understood people's feelings, and did things competently and decently. The two saw each other as they were, and they were in agreement with each other. Hu Xueyan wanted Na Ah Qiao to be a concubine and make a helper for himself. Hu Xueyan's family is rich and wealthy, and there is endless glory and wealth, and Sister Ah Qiao is naturally willing, so the two went to Suzhou to play for a while. Unexpectedly, during the trip to Suzhou, Hu Xueyan gave up Sister Ah Qiao to He Guiqing.
It turned out that Huang Zonghan, the governor of Zhejiang, was about to be transferred to the local government, and Huang Zonghan was extremely greedy, but Wang Youling put him on a perfunctory basis, and the deficits during his term of office were all upheld by Huang Zonghan, and there was no flaw. If a new inspector takes over, the problem of deficit in the silver treasury and the grain depot will be exposed. If Wang Youling has a problem, he will definitely implicate Hu Xueyan. Therefore, Hu Xueyan was ordered by Wang Youling to come to Suzhou to meet He Guiqing and ask him to fight for the position of inspector. This He Guiqing is a Jiangsu Xuezheng (in charge of a province's education, examination, and the same level as the inspector), and Wang Youling's early acquaintance, with his qualifications, can fully take over the post of inspector.
After arriving in Suzhou, Hu Xueyan and Sister Ah Qiao were inseparable, like glue like paint. On this day, He Guiqing suddenly came to visit, Hu Xueyan was flattered, and hurriedly welcomed He Guiqing into the living room, just in time to take a picture with Sister Ah Qiao, four eyes facing each other, sparks. This He Guiqing actually fell in love with Sister Ah Qiao at first sight, and gradually reached the point where he did not think about tea and dinner.
On this day, He Guiqing really couldn't stand the pain of lovesickness and went to see Hu Xueyan. Hu Xueyan was naturally a good life hospitality, during the banquet, through the strength of wine, He Guiqing said: Brother Hu, I have something to ask for, I don't know if I should say it.
Hu Xueyan: Although it is said, I will help you with all my strength.
Do not hide from Brother Hu, the insider is virtuous, knowledgeable, but Frail and sick for many years, she often advised me to continue a room, so as to help her share her worries and take good care of my living. Brother Hu went south and north, and he was well-informed, could he find a good woman for me? He Guiqing asked.
Hu Xueyan replied: This is not a problem, I don't know what kind of woman Brother Yun likes?
He Guiqing blurted out: Ah Qiao, suddenly felt a gaffe, and immediately said: A woman like Ah Qiao can do it.
Who is Hu Xueyan? The eye hairs are empty, can you not hear the sound of words? Hu Xueyan thought to himself: If you give Ah Qiao to He Guiqing, it is really a bit reluctant, this woman is beautiful and talented, doing business must be a good material, is a rare good helper. But thinking about his future prospects, if He Guiqing is an inspector and has a backer, wouldn't it be more smooth to do business? After thinking about it, Hu Xueyan decided to complete He Guiqing. So he said, "I'm going to do it."
A few days later, He Guiqing and Ah Qiao came together.
It is said that women are like clothes, and brotherhood is deeper. In Hu Xueyan's view, as long as it does not violate morality, in order to seek profit, women, money and wealth can be discarded, and "small houses" can be exchanged for greater benefits. Officialdom, shopping malls are the same, all talk about human feelings and sophistication, as long as they do what they like and meet his requirements, money will naturally pour in, which is the relationship of trade-offs. As long as people are pacified, the business can become bigger and bigger.