2, the originator of Confucian businessmen-Duanmu Zigong (before 520-? )
3. Bai Gui, the ancestor of wisdom (463 BC-385 BC).
4. Lv Buwei, the great businessman who governed the country (about 292 ~ 235 years ago)
5. Rich as an enemy-Shen Wansan
6. The richest man-Wu Bingjian
7. Business tycoon-Qiao Zhiyong (18 18- 1907)
8. Red Top Merchant-Hu Xueyan (1823~ 1885)
9, a generation of money king-Wang Chi (1836- 1903)
10, King of Hardware-Ye Chengzhong (1840- 1899)
Second, who are the 10 big businessmen in the history of China? Tao Zhugong: The man in the late Spring and Autumn Period, that is, Fan Li, a great wise man who helped Gou Jian, the King of Yue, destroy Wu in World War I, can be called the originator of abandoning politics and going into business in history and a model of creating personal wealth records. "Historical Records" contains "nineteen years of hard work, three golds, and great wealth". Of course, he was selected and recommended as the first of the "Top Ten Rich People in China".
2. Zi Gong: Confucius, a disciple of Gao Men, an able person who can make a fortune in business. Historical records. "Biography of Goods and Values" says that it "wastes people and money between Cao and Lu". He traveled to various countries by high-powered vehicles and horses at his own expense, saying that he conquered Qi, Lu, Yue and Wu. Confucianism was later carried forward and spread through the ages, with boundless merits.
3. Zhou people in the early Warring States period were the earliest masters of business theory. Li Kui once asked him the secret of getting rich. "People abandon me and take me, and people take me and make peace" is his first famous business saying. "Historical Records" promoted it as "the words of the world rule the ancestors", and there are works on business philosophy theory, but it is a pity that it was lost.
4. Lv Buwei: A great businessman in Yangzhai during the Warring States Period. It is recorded in history that "selling at a low price means selling at a high price, and having money at home". However, the most proud event in his life was to get to know the exiled son of Qin, win the alien race, and fund him to return to China to reign, which successfully realized the historic transformation from business to politics.
5. Shen Wansan: A famous rich man, a very rich man in the south of the Yangtze River at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. He helped Zhu Yuanzhang repair Nanjing City and personally contracted one third of the project cost. His grandson was involved in the aquamarine case and was exiled to Yunnan, and his property was confiscated. As far as its source of wealth is concerned, it is probably the earliest international businessman in history.
6. Wu Bingjian: Wu Guanhao. He was the leader of the Thirteen Boxers in Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty. He soon became rich by smuggling opium with the British East India Company. 1834 has always claimed to have assets of 26 million yuan (RMB 26 million), which western scholars call "the largest commercial asset in the world and the richest man in the world". 1843, the Qing dynasty ordered the dealer to repay the foreign debt of 3 million yuan stipulated in the treaty of nanking, and he was solely responsible for 1 10,000 yuan. He died in Guangzhou in the same year.
7. Hu Xueyan, whose real name is Yong Guang, is a famous "Red Top Merchant" and an outstanding representative of "Huizhou Merchants" in modern times. Because of the friendship with Zuo, he co-organized Fujian Shipping Bureau and Lanzhou Manufacturing Bureau, and made a fortune by sorting out the munitions business of Xiang Army. The highest capital reached more than 20 million, and was later squeezed out of bankruptcy by foreign investors. Hu Qingyutang founded a well-known enterprise for this purpose.
8. Wang Chi: Zi Xingzhai, a native of Maitreya, Yunnan Province, is another representative of the "Red Top Merchant" and one of the famous families in the late Qing Dynasty. He founded "Tongfengfeng" and reorganized "Tianshunxiang", making him as rich as an enemy.
9. Sheng Xuanhuai: a representative of government and business in the late Qing Dynasty, in charge of the national telegraph business, undertaking Hanyang Iron Works, Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and other industries, pocketing his own money and becoming extremely rich.
10, Zhang Jian: a famous Confucian businessman in modern times, founded Sheng Da Cotton Mill and Kenmu Company to make a fortune, set up education and advocated constitutionalism.
Thirdly, Huizhou merchants were a regional merchant group in Ming and Qing Dynasties, which reflected the historical experience of traditional Chinese businessmen (1). According to the first material, "Finally, because the profit is small, the income is not enough to serve relatives", we can draw the conclusion that the profit is meager; According to the first material, "He wandered between Qing Dynasty, Qi Dynasty, Liang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, selling goods and making huge profits, and really accumulated more and more capital", it can be concluded that he got rich by long-distance trade. According to the first material, "after Jiang Cai made his fortune, he returned to his hometown, set up a countryside and built a mansion in Daxing", and he could get a businessman to return to his hometown and buy land; According to the first material, "Ji Zijiang passed the imperial examination and became a bureaucrat", it can be concluded that it is feasible to train future generations to be officials in the imperial examination. (2) According to the second document "Bribing government checkpoints, gathering dignitaries, entertaining gifts, including active and passive" donating money "and" serving ",we can draw the conclusion that official consumption can be realized. According to the second material, "seeking a' fame' to protect, but also hoping for the descendants of' Guangzong Yaozu' to vote for the imperial examination to get rid of' base membership'", we can draw the imperial examination consumption; The second document said, "In his hometown of Guangjian County, he studied private schools, ancestral temples and ancestral temples to help the poor, and the places where he did business were also' charitable', especially in helping the poor, building bridges and paving roads, and building academies and temples." The consumption psychology of the second question is actually to explore the reasons and purposes of these businessmen's "profit consumption", and combine what they have learned to find that he is a government official and obtains monopoly. Advocating Confucianism and changing social status; Improve reputation and expand sales market. (3) This essay belongs to the topic of historical discussion. First, it is clear that the traditional wealthy businessmen in China are not the new social forces to promote social change, and then it is discussed. The difficulty in the discussion lies in an accurate understanding of "China traditional wealthy businessmen are not new social forces to promote social change". In fact, it is to explain why wealthy businessmen in China can't promote social change, which can be explained from the aspects of politics, ideology and capital utilization. Get rich by long-distance selling trade; Interested businessmen return home to buy land; Cultivate future generations and take the road of imperial examination as an official. (2) Where to go: official consumption; Imperial examination consumption; Social public welfare consumption. Psychology: win over the government and obtain monopoly profits; Advocating Confucianism and changing social status; Improve reputation and expand sales market. (3) Description: Relying on feudal political forces, commercial activities cannot operate independently; Bound by the traditional concept of attaching importance to agriculture and restraining business, they advocate Confucianism and value officials over business; After getting rich, it is mainly used for land purchase and consumption, lacking capital accumulation.
Four. Who was the first capitalist recorded in the history of China? The earliest businessman in China was Wang Hai. In the Xia Dynasty, Shangqiu was the seat of the merchant tribes of the vassal states. The seventh generation leader of Shang tribe was Wang Hai (65438 BC+0854 BC-65438 BC+0803 BC), who was a wise and capable leader and made Shang tribe prosperous. Shang tribe has developed economy and abundant commodities. It is very popular to personally lead a team to pull goods with ox carts and go to other tribes for barter trade. Because they come from the Shang tribe, people call them "merchants". Wang Hai naturally became the "ancestor of Chinese businessmen". This is the origin of the word "businessman". Later, the Shang Dynasty replaced the Xia Dynasty, and Wang Hai and his initial commercial activities contributed greatly. For nearly 4000 years.