How did he become the first businessman in the late Qing Dynasty from herding cowboys?

At the end of Qing Dynasty, there appeared such a legendary figure: Li Mi in Sui Dynasty herded cowboys, and Qi Baishi in modern times herded cowboys. However, he was "unprecedented, and there was no one after him". No ancient or later generations can be as adept in politics as he is, and he is also rich in business. He is Hu Xueyan, a political and business wizard in the late Qing Dynasty! Throughout his legendary life experience, how he finally became the richest man in Zhongshan began with a small burden he picked when he was herding cattle when he was young. ...

As usual, when Hu Xueyan was driving a big buffalo home, he suddenly found a burden on the road. When I opened it, it turned out to be several hundred taels of glistening silver! This money is enough for him to buy more than a dozen cows. But he was not tempted, but tied the cow and waited for the owner to find it. No one thought that the owner really found him, let alone that his actions changed his life! It turns out that the shopkeeper is a big landlord who runs a money house in Hangzhou. Seeing that the little cowherd couldn't find money, he took him to Hangzhou to study and do business. Hu Xueyan is very diligent and clever. He not only did some heavy housework to clean up chamber pot, but also studied banking affairs with the landlord. In just three years, I learned something and became a big shot in the bank. Day after day, year after year, Hu Xueyan saved a lot of money through his earning power. But unfortunately, this time he spent all his money and even the banker lost his job. At that time, the descendant of a down-and-out official named Wang Youling was driven out of the house by the landlord because his father was relegated to a poor family. At this moment, Hu Xueyan met him and felt sorry for him, so he gave him all his savings, asked him to fill the vacancy in the office and recover his property, and lent him an extra sum of money through the bank relationship, so Hu Xueyan was fired by the landlord, which moved Wang Youling to a fog. Hu Xueyan deserves to be regarded as an eye for gold. Wang Youling's fate changed, and he became the general manager of the Grain Department. In order to thank Hu Xueyan for his kindness in meeting him, he sponsored Hu Xueyan to open "Fukang Bank". Hu Xueyan also made the bank prosperous. With the continuous promotion of Wang Youling, Hu Xueyan's business is getting bigger and bigger, and more stores have been opened in Hangzhou, making Hu Xueyan a rich man in Hangzhou! Making a fortune in Hangchow was far from satisfying Hu Xueyan's ambition, so Hu Xueyan managed to meet a minister of the Qing Dynasty, who also helped Hu Xueyan embark on the road of politics and business, thus making Hu Xueyan extremely rich in the late Qing Dynasty! This man is the Governor of Zhejiang Province, Zuo. At that time, the Taiping Army attacked Hangzhou, and Zuo, who was in charge of resistance, felt very difficult because of lack of food. However, Hu Xueyan sized up the situation and decided to provide weapons, food and rice to the left for free, so he was also appointed as the general manager of the governor and began his political career. During his political career, both arms and silk tea exports were controlled by Hu Xueyan. In addition, he assisted Zuo in establishing Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, and later presided over the affairs of Shanghai Mining Bureau. Relying on the strength of the Xiang army, he set up more than 20 Fukang money houses in various provinces, also engaged in Chinese medicine and silk tea business, and manipulated Jiangsu and Zhejiang businesses, with total assets exceeding 20 million at one time! He deserves to be the first person in politics and business, but he also gives kindness and compassion unequivocally to appease the people. With the support of Zuo, he also managed the affairs of the relief bureau. During his management, he did many charities: he built porridge sheds in many places and restored famous temples ... which made him famous and greatly improved his credibility. Since then, his political and business career has been in full swing, not to mention.

Whenever we talk about this "red top businessman" in the late Qing Dynasty, we have to be impressed by his business skills and strategies. He takes the word "benevolence" and "righteousness" as the core of his business, never forgets his roots when he gets rich, and is charitable. In his career, he did not forget to care about the country and the people, assisted the left western expedition, and made outstanding contributions to saving the country and strengthening the country in the Westernization Movement. After all, no one is perfect, and his shortcomings will not be covered up. Although he lived a luxurious life and had many wives and concubines, he was also worthy of the reputation of "the first businessman in modern China" and "a business sage".