If you want to kill Zuo Zongtang, you must first kill Hu Xueyan. The reason why this is said is because the relationship between Hu Xueyan and Zuo Zongtang is relatively close, and Hu Xueyan is very rich. He had provided a lot of help to Zuo Zongtang, so if he wanted to destroy Zuo Zongtang, the first thing to do was to cut off his right and left arms.

There was a famous saying in the Qing Dynasty, "If you are an official, you must read Zeng Guofan, and if you are a businessman, you must read Hu Xueyan. Yes, Hu Xueyan is a Chinese businessman. He is as rich as the country. He is very rich, but he He is also a wily and calculating man, and his life is also full of legends. From the beginning, he was an ordinary clerk. After 30 years of hard work, he became the richest man in the Qing Dynasty, but later he became the richest man in the Qing Dynasty. It only took three days to become bankrupt.

Hu Xueyan could be said to be a legend in the business world at that time. He was also the founder of the financial industry. His main business was banking, and later he was involved in banking. In many industries such as real estate and pawnshops, Hu Xueyan, in addition to having good business talents, is also very sensitive to political matters. The reason why he can develop smoothly is because he is a very resourceful person. He always flatters people wherever he goes.

Later, after he had a backer, Hu Xueyan opened his own bank, and later helped Zuo Zongtang open the Shipping Bureau, and did a lot for Zuo Zongtang, and Hu Xueyan Because of this incident, he was appreciated by Zuo Zongtang, and he began to rise rapidly in the officialdom. He also opened a drug store, a silk factory, etc. Later, Hu Xueyan's business grew bigger and bigger, and he became a big man who took both black and white. Consortium.