What does "white tiger" mean? "White Tiger" is one of the four gods in ancient China mythology. On the other hand, it refers to the hairless woman commonly known as "white tiger"; Obviously, it's not here.
Hu Xueyan, a businessman with a red top, was once as rich as an enemy in his glory days, and he was a top official. In modern terms, he said "a typical self-made entrepreneur"!
Why did such a successful "entrepreneur" leave "Don't go near the white tiger" before he died? Hu Xueyan, a famous red-crowned businessman in modern China, was a famous entrepreneur and politician in the late Qing Dynasty!
Hu Xueyan's ability to become the richest man in the late Qing Dynasty and establish such a huge business empire naturally had a lot to do with the network of "imperial court". As the saying goes, "success is also Xiao He, and failure is also Xiao He." ? The network of "imperial court" made Hu Xueyan the richest man in the late Qing Dynasty, but in the end he lost all his money and ended up poor and complaining! So Hu Xueyan left this sentence "Don't go near the white tiger" before he died.
Then Hu Xueyan's phrase "Don't go near the white tiger" should mean "politics". Considering the ups and downs of Hu Xueyan's life, Hu Xueyan finally hinted that "interfering in state affairs" is like a woman without hair, which will only bring disaster to herself!
Why do you say that?
First, start from scratch and earn the first bucket of gold in life! Hu Xueyan was born in Huli Village, Jixi County, Huizhou, Anhui Province. When he was young, his family was very poor and he lived by helping people herd cattle.
In the 16th year of Daoguang, at the age of 13, Hu Xueyan began to travel alone, worked as a waiter in the middle, and later worked as an apprentice in Hangzhou Xinhe Bank. In this way, Hu Xueyan was valued by the shopkeeper because of his hard work. On his deathbed, the shopkeeper entrusted all the money houses to Hu Xueyan, and Hu Xueyan earned the first bucket of gold in his life with sureness and diligence!
Second, it is also a business, and it is successful! After earning the first bucket of gold in his life, Hu Xueyan met Wang Youling, the alternate salt envoy of Zhejiang, because of his "good luck". Later, Wang Youling became rich and became the governor of Zhejiang. In order to repay Hu Xueyan, Wang Youling helped Hu Xueyan to do business, and Hu Xueyan's business grew bigger and bigger. Later, Hu Xueyan hooked up with the military and began to operate a large number of grain machinery, comprehensive grain transportation and other businesses. He was deeply trusted by Governor Zuo of Fujian and Zhejiang, and was entrusted with the important task of presiding over Hang Cheng.
Under the esteem of Zuo, Hu Xueyan began to operate arms and shops, and with the expansion of business scope, Hu Xueyan's financial resources became more and more abundant!
In the seventh year of Guangxu, Hu Xueyan was appointed Minister of State for helping Zuo recover Xinjiang. He was given a yellow jacket and a magenta hat, and Hu Xueyan's business empire reached its peak at this time!
Third, the richest man in a generation, the building collapsed and died! In the eighth year of Guangxu, Hu Xueyan invested 20 million taels of silver to start a silk factory. As the price of raw silkworms fell, Hu Xueyan tried to monopolize the silk cocoon trade, but it caused resistance from foreign businessmen.
Finally, due to the financial crisis, Hu Xueyan had to sell the enterprise at a low price, and eventually lost more than half of his property. As Hu Xueyan suffered a serious loss in this business, rumors spread everywhere, leading bureaucrats at all levels to take the opportunity to extort money. Finally, in the ninth year of Guangxu, Bi Daoyuan, the magistrate of Shuntian, published the book "Fukang Firm is now closed, and the number of partners will be investigated" to inform the court of the closure of Fukang Bank.
Hu Xueyan's pawnbrokers, shops and properties were finally confiscated by the court to pay off the debts of the court, and Hu Xueyan was also dismissed, and finally lost everything!
In the tenth year of Guangxu, Hu Xueyan died of depression in poverty and hatred! Leave "Don't go near the white tiger" before you die!
Looking at the ups and downs of Hu Xueyan's life, he was born in a poor family when he was a child. He earned his first bucket of gold by virtue of his diligence and sureness. Because of "good luck", he got to know the officialdom personnel in the late Qing Dynasty and helped the Qing Dynasty transport military supplies. He was highly valued by Zuo, and later managed various affairs of the imperial court and entered the official career!
As Hu Xueyan's business scope became wider and wider, he was also involved in the party struggle between Zuo and Li Hongzhang in the late Qing Dynasty!
Zuo is on an equal footing with Li Hongzhang because of his "outstanding achievements", but Li Hongzhang knows very well that these achievements of Zuo are inseparable from Hu Xueyan. Since we can't suppress the Left, we should start with the most important people around us. In the end, Hu Xueyan ended up with both money and people.
Hu Xueyan died "don't go near the white tiger", which means "business is business, not state affairs"!