Fan Li's famous sayings

1. When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dogs are cooked.

2. Complete items and interest-free coins.

3. Do farming and run a business at the same time.

4. The son of a rich man will not die in the market.

5. There is no shortage of things in the market, which is the way to govern a country.

6. Don’t be lazy when you get the time, and it will never come again; if God doesn’t take it, it will cause disaster.

7. Encourage farmers to accumulate grain.

8. In summer, you need skin, in winter, you need money, in drought, you need boats, and in water, you need cars, just in case there is a shortage.

Fanli Village has been attracting a large number of literati and poets from ancient times to the present. They pass by here and recite poems and compositions, which are very touching.

There used to be a Fan Li Village in Guoyang, Anhui Province, but now it has been renamed Licun. There is a tomb where Fan Li and Xi Shi are buried together. There used to be a temple in front of the tomb, and there were Xi Shi and Fan Li in the temple. The statue has now disappeared, and next to the tombs of Fan Li and Xi Shi is the former Fan Li Village.

After Fan Li settled in Dingtao, his business grew bigger and bigger, and he accumulated a fortune. He left his eldest son to take care of him, while he, his wife, and his youngest son traveled around. They once went to a village where Dayu controlled floods. , I found that the people here lived and worked in peace and contentment, with abundant mountain products but lack of daily necessities such as salt, so I came up with an idea.

I rent a shop here temporarily, buy local mountain products at a higher price than the local price, and then use freight to sell them in other places. I then buy back salt and other supplies and sell them in this village at a lower price than the local price, so I attract people. Many people came here to do business. Suddenly the village economy was operating at a high speed and the people's quality of life was improved.

Therefore, in order to express gratitude to Fan Li, the local people named the village Fanli Village. Fanli Street and Fanli Town still exist to this day, and they worship the God of Wealth Fan Li during every year and festival.

Fan Li's descendants

Fan Li was a famous politician and businessman in the late Spring and Autumn Period. Although he grew up poor, he had great ambitions. Later, he made great achievements in the Yue Kingdom, but he was not greedy for power and was far-sighted. , resigned from his official position and went into business. He used his expertise to earn millions of dollars and became a world-famous businessman.

Although Fan Li is famous all over the world, he has never been included in the list of historical celebrities. It must be related to Fan Li abandoning his official position and becoming a literary scholar. At that time, Fan Li assisted King Gou Jian of Yue to successfully restore the country. When the whole world celebrated, he recognized his merits. Gao Gaizhu was in danger, so he ran away in the middle of the night. As a loyal minister, he should swear to serve the country to the death and pursue the concept of "the king wants his minister to die, and the minister has to die". However, Fan Li left in order to protect himself and was not accepted by the system at that time.

Furthermore, the feudal system at that time was very strict in favoring agriculture and suppressing business. Merchant was a profession with a very low status. Fan Li abandoned his official position and became a businessman and was looked down upon by those literati. This shows Fan Li's courage and determination at that time. .

Nowadays, the descendants of Fan Li changed their surname to "Xin". Now it is known that there are descendants of Fan Li in Fuyang, Zhejiang. They also gave this explanation as to why the descendants of Fan Li changed their surname to "Xin". One is to use words to answer the meaning. When the word "Xin" is broken down, it means "heart" and "jin". This means that there is a lot of weight in the heart, which means that he is good at doing business. It also echoes that Fan Li made a fortune in business. Talk about getting rich. Later, Fan Li wanted to live in seclusion, so he walked around the house and thought. Seeing the children and grandchildren in the yard laughing and making trouble without any worries, he remembered the word "Xin". In ancient times, "Xin" expressed the hope that the family would be prosperous.