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Chapter 229 Hu Xueyan

My charming and short-lived ancestor: that is to say, although Lu Buwei was not a thing later, he was really a benefactor to Ying Yiren!
Wudu refused: Yes, it was Lu Buwei who generously donated money when Ying Yiren was in trouble and brought him back to Qin when Ying Yiren was in trouble by Zhao. To Ying Zheng, he is a powerful enemy and a villain, but to Ying Yiren, he has the gift of reinvention.

I can't sleep at night (Guan): But Lu Buwei does have the ability, otherwise he wouldn't be able to become the prime minister!
Kick the lame man's good leg wildly: That's right! Moreover, Li Si was his disciple before he entered Ying Zheng!
I haven’t thought of a screen name yet, let’s use this first: I’ll go! Li Si was his client before? seriously?
Note that this woman’s name is Xiaomei: Really, Li Si is not only Lu Buwei’s successor, but also his disciple before that!

I send my thoughts to the bright moon: From here we can see Brother Zheng’s eclectic approach to hiring people!

Wuduyi: I totally agree! ! !
Su Yue looked at the comment area and said: "I don't know if Lu Buwei is a good person, but the person below must be a good person! He is the famous businessman of the Qing Dynasty-Hu Xueyan!"

Hu Xueyan, whose real name is Hu Guangyong and whose childhood name is Shunguan and whose courtesy name is xueyan, was born in Jixi, Huizhou, Anhui Province. He moved to Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province at the age of 13.

A famous red-top businessman, politician and representative figure of Huizhou merchants in Z country in modern times.

In the eleventh year of Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty (1861), when the Taiping Army attacked Hangzhou, Hu Xueyan transported arms and grain from S City to support the Qing Army and was appreciated by Zuo Zongtang. Later, he helped Zuo Zongtang organize the "Chang Jie Army", Founded Fuzhou Shipping Bureau.

When Zuo Zongtang went to the west to suppress the rebellion of Aguba, he presided over the affairs of the S City Procurement and Transportation Bureau. He borrowed foreign funds 5 times in S City, up to 1195 million taels, purchased military pay, ordered arms, and did intelligence work. He was often the general Important news from all walks of life in S City was reported to Zuo Zongtang.

When he is very popular, he will be promoted to the second rank and wear a yellow mantle.

Relying on his outstanding business talents, Hu Xueyan used the official bank he had acquired to set up a private bank in S city, and later established "Fukang" bank branches across the country, and was known as the "Living God of Wealth."

He founded the "Hu Qingyutang" traditional Chinese medicine store in Hangzhou and produced "Plague-Repelling Pills", "March Powder" and "Babao Pills" for the needs of the military and civilians. The pharmacy has been passed down to this day and has won the reputation of "Jiangnan Medicine King".

In the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1883), his property was affected by bureaucrats from all over the country competing for cash withdrawals and extortion, which caused capital turnover failure. It was squeezed out by foreign businessmen and was forced to sell off at a low price, losing half of its assets. In the end, Hu Xueyan was dismissed from his post and his property was inspected, and he died in depression.

Wan Ning can’t sleep acridine (Guan): Woo hoo hoo, that means people in that era were miserable!

Who in the clouds sent me a brocade book: Yes, especially since he is really a conscientious businessman.
I send my thoughts to the bright moon: I agree! And he also helped Zuo Zongtang! My favorite in the Qing Dynasty is Zuo Zongtang!
Even the mist doesn’t agree: plus one! Especially when he carried the coffin to the west, I really cried to death!
The comment area was lively, and the chat room was also in full swing.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: Ahhhhhh! That is to say, why is our Han Dynasty not on the list? Is it possible that in the past four hundred years, I have not been able to attract anyone to her?

Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty: Alas, you just get used to it. Naigong thought the same thing every time she mentioned you but not me!
Qin Shihuang: I, the Qin Dynasty who was on the list, might as well not be on the list.

Emperor Yongle: Alas, my Ming Dynasty also has no one on the list!
Ming Taizu: It would be a shame for those businessmen to be on the list, it would be better not to be on the list!
Song Taizu: I can tell, Lao Zhu doesn’t like those businessmen.
Taizu of the Ming Dynasty: We just can't stand those things that exploit the people and collude with government and businessmen. If this happened to us in the Ming Dynasty, I would definitely skin her as day lilies! ! !
Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty: Hey, this is a ruthless man! ! !

Li Si: This should be considered on a case-by-case basis. If we generalize and impose severe punishments, some people may not be convinced!
Changsun Wuji: What Prime Minister Li said makes sense!
Ming Taizu: Not convinced? You'll be convinced after killing everyone!
Tang Taizong: This is a murderer! !
Qin Shihuang: Agree! Lord Wu An did not kill Song Taizu like this: But do you all hate businessmen? Why do you blame them so harshly?

Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty: Since the promulgation of Shang Jun’s policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, hasn’t the status of merchants been declining? It's just that the Song Dynasty's business was indeed prosperous, and it was unique in history books!

Yao Guangxiao: But the military of the Song Dynasty, alas, is difficult to evaluate!
Fusu: If it doesn’t have too serious an impact, it’s better not to be too harsh. Whether it’s for political reasons or concerns about one’s posthumous reputation, after all, Ming Taizu was the founding emperor, and the country is prone to chaos.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: Oh, the eldest son’s political cultivation is obviously good!
Wei Qing: Your Majesty, people can change.
Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty: Indeed, those corrupt officials are indeed hateful!
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty: Corrupt officials are like the leeks that later generations once said. Once you cut one stalk, another crop will grow. You cannot kill them all!
Su Yue didn't know what the emperors were discussing, but she still looked at the comment area seriously and said, "Okay, let's see what this guy did!"

Help with umbrella
When Hu Xueyan was young, he helped his employer to collect debts from people around. One day, it suddenly rained heavily. I was about to get wet from the rain, but a stranger on the same road ran over and held half of his umbrella for Hu, which made Hu very sad. move.

Later, as long as Hu was carrying an umbrella, Hu Xueyan would often hold umbrellas for others on rainy days. As time went by, many people along the street got to know Hu Xueyan and said that Hu Xueyan was a good person.

So as long as you are willing to hold an umbrella for others, others will be willing to hold an umbrella for you.

One day, a well-known local cloth merchant ran into trouble in a business and was in urgent need of capital turnover. He wanted to transfer all his property at a low price, including the house and land, for a total of 2000 taels of silver. In fact, the market price was at least 5000 taels.

After listening to the cloth merchant's story, Hu Xueyan thought for a moment and said, "Let me think about it and come back to me tomorrow."

After the cloth merchant left, Hu Xueyan quickly sent his men to find out the truth.

Not long after, his subordinates came back and told him that this was indeed the case.

After hearing this, Hu Xueyan immediately arranged for the bank to prepare 5000 taels of silver.

The next day, the cloth merchant came to the bank, and Hu Xueyan said to him: "I will buy your property, but not for 2000 taels, but based on the market price, I will pay 5000 taels."

The cloth merchant was astonished and asked curiously why he paid a high price instead of buying at a low price.
Hu Xueyan patted the cloth merchant on the shoulder and said, "I'm just taking care of your property temporarily. When you get through the difficulties, you can redeem it at any time. You only need to pay me a meager interest."

Hu Xueyan's move moved the cloth merchant so much that he signed the agreement without saying a word, bowed deeply to Hu Xueyan and left in tears.

Because of Hu Xueyan's "help holding an umbrella", the cloth merchant soon made a comeback and redeemed his property, and became Hu Xueyan's loyal partner.