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A wealthy businessman in ancient troubled times
Zi Gong, Tao Zhu, Yi Dun, Cheng Zheng, Ji Ran, Bai Gui, Lv Buwei, Zhuo Shi, Shi Chong, Widow Qing, Deng Tong, Dong Xian, Wang Yuanchen, Wang Yuanbao, Shen Wansan, Wu Bingjian, Hu Xueyan ...

Part introduction:

1. Tao Zhu was born in the late Spring and Autumn Period, that is, he helped. "Historical Records" contains "after 19 years, you will get three gold, and the wealth will be huge."

2. Zi Gong: Confucius' noble disciple, a capable person who made a fortune in business. Historical records. There is a biography of the value of goods. At his own expense, he traveled in high-powered vehicles and horses to various countries, saying that Qi, Lu, Yue and Wu were conquered. Confucianism was later carried forward and spread forever, and its merits were great.

3. Bai Gui was born in the late Spring and Autumn Period and was the earliest master of business theory. Fan Li once asked him for the secret of getting rich. "People abandon me and take me, and people take me and" is his first famous business saying. There have been works on business philosophy, but unfortunately they have been lost.

4. Zhuo was born in the Warring States Period and was the earliest "King of Steel" in the history of China. In order to find the best mine, the husband and wife moved to Gonglai, Sichuan, and became rich by ironmaking. Zhuo Wangsun, the father-in-law of Sima Xiangru, a famous scholar in the Western Han Dynasty, was his successor.

5. Lv Buwei, a big businessman in the Warring States period, was most proud of a big business in his life: getting to know Qin's exiled son to win an alien and funding him to return to China to ascend to the throne, thus successfully realizing the historic transformation of his personal career from business to politics. It is said that even Qin Shihuang was the illegitimate child of his "replacement". It should be said that he deserved to be ranked among the "Top Ten" for his legendary achievements!

6. Widow Qing: In the early Qin Dynasty, their ancestors made great wealth by opening "Dan points", and they were rewarded and received by Qin Shihuang. As a rare representative of the female rich, I put a pen on it.

7. Deng Tong: Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty favored him. By virtue of his special relationship with Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty, he monopolized the money casting industry at that time, opened up copper mines and became rich in the world. Jingdi ascended the throne, fell out of favor and was taken over. Limited to fame, it is difficult to be selected.

8. Dong Xian: The Western Han Dynasty mourned the emperor's favorite minister, and when he became emperor, he was the prince's wife. He really squeezed into the "rich circle" by "accompanying the prince to study", which was as expensive as "riding with the emperor" and dominating the world, and was later killed by Wang Mang. Nomination only.

9. Shi Chong, a famous rich man in the Western Jin Dynasty, got his wealth from robbing merchants along the way when he was the secretariat of Jingzhou. The most classic story is that he won a great victory with Wang Kai, the uncle of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty. It is no exaggeration to say that he is "as rich as an enemy". Because he didn't understand the old adage "Don't show your wealth outside", he eventually became a prostitute and broke his fortune, and finally even died.

1. Wang Yuanchen: In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Hejian people should also learn from Shi Chong. He specially invited nobles and ministers to his house for a banquet. The utensils used at the banquet, including crystal cups and agate bowls, were surprisingly exquisite and gorgeous. Yuan Chen also invited everyone to visit his warehouse full of gold, silver, silk and satin. Later, everyone went to his stable and found that the trough for feeding horses was also made of silver. Wang Yuanchen, while showing everyone around, said to Zhang Wu and Wang Yuan Rong, "Everyone says Shi Chongfu of the Jin Dynasty. I don't hate that I can't see Shi Chong, but unfortunately Shi Chong didn't see me. "

11. Shen Wansan: a famous rich man, who was extremely rich 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. As far as the source of its wealth is concerned, it is probably the earliest international trader in history. Be selected.

12. Wu Bingjian: Wu Haoguan. He was the leader of the thirteen-line Yihe Tour in Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty. By smuggling opium with the British East India Company, he quickly became rich. In 1834, it was claimed that it had assets of 26 million yuan (one said it was 26 million yuan), and western scholars called it "the largest commercial asset in the world and the richest man in the world". In 1843, the Qing government ordered the hong merchants to repay the foreign debts of 3 million yuan stipulated in the treaty of nanking, and he undertook 1 million yuan alone. He died in Guangzhou in the same year. Suggest being selected.

13. Hu Xueyan: a businessman of Hongding in the late Qing Dynasty, who made a fortune by arranging military supplies business with Zuo Zongtang personally. Make a nomination.