1. Hu Xueyan
Hu Xueyan (1823-1885), whose real name was Hu Guangyong, whose childhood name was Shunguan and whose courtesy name was Xueyan, was born in Jixi, Huizhou, Anhui. He moved to Hangzhou, Zhejiang at the age of 13. A famous red-top businessman, politician and representative figure of Huizhou merchants in modern China.
When the Taiping Army attacked Hangzhou in the 11th year of Xianfeng’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1861), Hu Xueyan transported arms, grain and rice from Shanghai to support the Qing army and was appreciated by Zuo Zongtang. Later, he helped Zuo Zongtang organize the "Constant Movement". "Jiejun" and founded the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau.
When Zuo Zongtang went to the west to quell the rebellion of Aguba, he presided over the affairs of the Shanghai Mining and Transportation Bureau. He borrowed foreign funds 5 times in Shanghai, up to 11.95 million taels, purchased military pay, ordered arms, and made In intelligence work, he often reported important news from all walks of life in Shanghai to Zuo Zongtang. When he is very popular, he will be promoted to the second rank and wear a yellow mantle. ?
With his outstanding business talent, Hu Xueyan used the official bank he had acquired to set up a private bank in Shanghai, and later established "Fukang" bank branches across the country, and was known as the "Living God of Wealth."
He founded the "Hu Qingyutang" traditional Chinese medicine store in Hangzhou, which produced "Avoiding Plague Pills", "Xingjun Powder" and "Eight Treasure Pills" for the needs of the military and civilians. The pharmacy has been passed down to this day and won the title of "Jiangnan Medicine King". of good reputation.
In the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1883), his industry was affected by bureaucrats from all over the country competing for withdrawals and extortion, which caused capital turnover failure. It was squeezed out by foreign businessmen and was forced to sell at a low price, with half of its assets lost. In the end, Hu Xueyan was dismissed from his post and his property was inspected, and he died in depression.
2. Wang Yinggeng
Wang Yinggeng was originally from Qiankou Village, She County, Anhui Province (now Qiankou Town, Huizhou District, Huangshan City). (19th year of Kangxi - 7th year of Qianlong), named Shangzhang, named Yungu, specialized in poetry and calligraphy, and later lived in Yangzhou. During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, he became a salt merchant with a capital of millions in Yangzhou.
In Yangzhou, he invested in the construction of Pingshan Hall, Qiling Temple, Wulie Temple, etc. Since the ninth year of Yongzheng's reign, the tsunami has caused disasters, and the people of the continent have been divorced for three consecutive years. He generously donated 50,000 yuan in silver, transported tens of thousands of stones in rice, and set up a pharmacy to treat diseases and eradicate epidemics. He treated more than 90,000 people. Granted Guanglu Shaoqing. He built the "Huizhou Academy" in Shecheng and a stone workshop in Qiankou. He was the editor of "Pingshan Range Rover Chronicles".
3. Jiang Chun
Jiang Chun (1720-1789) was named Yingchang, also known as Heting and Quangda (the banner of Xingyan was "Quangda"). A native of Jiangcunwai Village, She County, Huizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province.
In August of the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong's reign (1773), Jiang Chun was conferred the title of Guanglu Doctor, a first-grade official, and was rewarded with a peacock feather. All of them feel extremely proud."
The famous wealthy Hui merchants who lived in Yangzhou, Jiangsu during the Qing Dynasty were the first of the "Eight Major Merchants in Yangzhou" during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Because of his miracle of "building a white pagoda with salt piled overnight, and Anhui cuisine succeeding Emperor Qianlong", he is known as "the best Anhui merchant in the world" who "befriends the emperor with common people".
Jiang Chun has been in business all his life and has been the general merchant for 52 years. Emperor Qianlong said when the Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy left Beijing to pay a visit, "Jiang Guangda is mature and can be consulted with." Being able to receive such praise from the emperor shows Jiang Chun's high status at that time.
According to "Yangzhou Painting Fang Records", Jiang Chun served as the general merchant for forty years, and was successively awarded by Qianlong the title of "Commissioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Fengchen Yuanqing" and the title of "Guanglu Doctor".
In 1789, Jiang Chun passed away in poverty. The key reason for the decline of Jiang Chun's family business in his later years was the extravagance and endless donations from the emperor who visited the south of the Yangtze River for many years.
4. Wang Tingzhang
Wang Tingzhang, (date of birth and death unknown) was a salt merchant in the Qing Dynasty. A native of Huizhou (now Anhui). A salt-producing family. His great-grandfather Wang Biao lived in Yangzhou and worked in the Huaihe River.
The family fortune of the ancestral family has gradually expanded, and the wealth has accumulated to more than ten million. The first class is the highest in Huainan, and many garden properties have been built in Yangzhou city.
He was familiar with the salt method, capable of doing things, and had outstanding achievements in paying wages, donating relief, and starting construction, so he was favored by the Qing court. During Gaozong's six tours to the south, he participated in the pick-up and was given the opportunity to attend the imperial banquet at Gaoman's palace and was awarded the title of Chenyuan.
5. Hu Kaiwen
Hu Kaiwen, courtesy name Zhuchen, also known as Zaifeng, was a famous Huizhou merchant, an expert in Huizhou ink painting, the founder of "Hu Kaiwen" ink industry, and a famous ink maker during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. A native of Jixi County, Huizhou. Because he studied under Wang Qimao in Xiuning, Huizhou, he was a rising star of the Xiuning School of ink craftsmen.
He first opened "Hu Kaiwen Ink Shop" in Xiuning and Tunxi. By the 1930s, Hu Kaiwen had developed rapidly. In addition to Hu Kaiwen Ink Shop in Xiuning and Tunxi, Hu Kaiwen was the first to open it. In addition to the old stores, branches or new stores have been opened in Shexian, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Hankou, Changsha, Jiujiang, Anqing, Nanjing and other places.
His business scope covers almost all the north and south of the Yangtze River. So far, Huizhou's ink-making industry has become a unique one. Later generations continue to use this time-honored brand.
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