There is a cloud in the Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties: "In our country, it is a mistake to suppress thieves and injure your master by mistake. I'll give you five hundred taels of silver now, so that you can get it from Houguan and send it back to your hometown. When I return to my hometown, I need an official to pay a visit to Luzhou. Comfortable. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that' poverty does not fight with wealth, and wealth does not fight with officials'. In the middle of the road, everyone had to endure and clean up by themselves. "

"Poverty does not strike the rich and the rich does not strike the official" means poverty does not strike the rich, and the rich does not strike those who have power in the government. In history, there are not only struggles between the poor and the rich, but also struggles between the rich and officials.

At the end of the Warring States Period, Lv Buwei, the prime minister and famous businessman of Qin State, was arguably the best investor. Buying at a low price and selling at a high price are his means to get rich. He is a businessman and an official. Officials have money and power, and businessmen have money, but in many cases, money is not everything. Although businessmen have the right, not all businessmen have the right. Under the domination of policy oppression and power, a businessman is likely to go bankrupt and have no ability to resist. Especially in ancient times, many business people were often looked down upon more easily. In ancient farming society, perhaps money is not everything in business.

But power is always omnipotent. You can hold power in your hand and do many, many things. With this, you can control many things. These things are far from money. This is why people are eager for power from the past to the present, whether they are buying officials or looking for relationships through the back door.