Original title: A well-known Huizhou merchant in the late Qing dynasty who is rich and enemy-Hu Xueyan
Ancestor Yuanyuan
"Take Gusan Gong Tang Zhaozong, thanks to adoptive father Li Gaihu". At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhaozong Li Ye had a foreboding that Zhu Wen had usurped Tang but was unable to return to heaven. He entrusted the newly born prince of Empress He to the doctor Hu Sangong of Jinzi Guanglu. Hu Sangong was ordered to take the prince back to his hometown of Wuyuan, Huizhou. Named Hu Changyi. After he grew up, he was promoted to the Jinshi of Mingjingke. Hu Sangong told him frankly about his life experience, and showed the royal clothes that his father and queen gave to him and persuaded him to change back to Li. Hu Changyi believes that the kindness of Hu Sangong to nurture him is higher than that of his biological father. Let future generations and grandchildren always remember Hu Jiaende! This Hu surname is called "Li Gai Hu" or "Ming Jing Hu", and Hu Xueyan, a sacred merchant, and Hu Shi, a great writer, were born from this.
Characters life
Hu Xueyan was born in 1823 and died in 1885. He was from Huli Village, Jixi County, Huizhou, Anhui Province. When he was a child, he was from a very poor family and made a living by helping people herd cattle. However, Hu Xueyan was poor and unwilling, and he showed integrity and not greed when he was a teenager. When I was a child, I once grazing cattle for my owner, and I found a baggage on the road. I opened it and found that it was full of silver. He tied the cow to the side of the road to graze, hid the baggage, and then sat on the side of the road waiting for the owner. A few hours later, the owner hurriedly found him. After Hu Xueyan asked about the situation, he took the burden out of the grass on the roadside and returned it to the owner. The owner was originally a big merchant from Hangzhou. Soon, he came to Jixi again and took Hu Xueyan to Hangzhou as a student.
Hu Xueyan is talented, hardworking, studious, and not for personal gain. In addition, he is bold and careful, confident and honest. He quickly jumped from a young man to the boss of Fukang Bank, and then to a giant in Huizhou. In the eleventh year of Xianfeng (1861), when the Taiping Army attacked Hangzhou, Hu Xueyan bought and transported arms and grain from Shanghai and Ningbo to help the Qing army. He won the trust of Zuo Zongtang and was appointed as the general manager to preside over the money, food and military expenses of the province of Zhejiang. Fukang Bank reaped its benefits, and thus embarked on the road of official business.
initially worked as a street runner at the "Rende Bank" in Hangzhou, and was dismissed for lending money to officers and soldiers without authorization. After being expelled, he bought and sold food in Huzhou to make a living. Then he set up a silver account in Hangzhou and entered the Zhejiang governor's curtain to prepare for the Qing army. In 1866, he assisted Zuo Zongtang to establish the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau. After Zuo Zongtang was transferred to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, he presided over the affairs of the Shanghai Transportation Bureau. He borrowed foreign debts for Zuo Da to raise military payments and order arms, and relied on the power of the Hunan Army. , Established more than 20 Fukang silver accounts in various provinces, and operated Chinese medicine, silk tea business, and manipulated Jiangsu and Zhejiang commerce with a capital of up to 20 million yuan. He was the "richest man in China" at that time. Become the first person in history to receive the red top and yellow jacket from Cixi!
Character evaluation
Hu Xueyan, a generation of prominent merchants, was finally impoverished. The Wanguan family wealth and glitzy life he once possessed failed to leave a legacy and yearning for future generations. But Hu Qingyutang, which he created meticulously, still stands on Hefang Street in Hangzhou with its fine traditions of "no deception" and "really no price".
Hu Xueyan’s experience is full of legends: He started as a small man in a bank, through making friends with dignitaries, nasu to assist the court, and serving as dogs and horses for the court; in the Westernization Movement, he hired foreign craftsmen and introduced equipment, which was quite successful ; Zuo Zongtang went out of the Guanxi to march, he raised grain and equipment, borrowed foreign funds, and made great contributions. After several tossings, he became a prominent red-top businessman from a banker. He built a financial network based on money houses and pawnshops, opened pharmacies and silk stores, and did business with foreigners as well as foreigners.
Hu Xueyan's whole life has mixed merits and demerits, and here is only his humanity. A very important reason for Hu Xueyan's success is that he is good at employing people, gaining talents for long, and not seeking perfection. He said that the greatest ability of a person is to employ people. The Qing Dynasty Gu Sixie once wrote a poem: Horses can be adventurous, but plowing is not as good as cattle. A hard car can carry heavy loads, and it is not as good as a boat to cross a river. It is difficult for wisdom to seek for the shortcomings. The raw material is expensive and suitable, so be careful not to be more demanding.
Life Experience
My family was poor when I was young, and a little longer. I was recommended to be an apprentice with the surname Qiansi, and I was appreciated by the master.To run the street. Later, with the help of Wang Youling, he opened the Fukang Bank and interacted with people in the officialdom, becoming a major merchant gentry in Hangzhou.
Starting from scratch
started from sweeping the floor, pouring urinals and other handymen. After three years of training, he became an official buddy of the bank due to hard work and steadfastness. It was during this period that Hu Xueyan became the first rich in Hangzhou with the help of Wang Youling.
Wang Youling, with the word Yingjiu, and the name Xuexuan, a native of Houguan in Fujian. During the Daoguang reign, Wang Youling had already donated the Zhejiang Salt Transport Ambassador, but had no money to enter Beijing. Later, Hu Xueyan knew the bead with insight and determined that he had an extraordinary future, so he sponsored Wang Youling five hundred taels of silver and asked Wang Youling to quickly enter Beijing for an official position. Queen Youling met He Guiqing, a former servant in Tianjin, and was recommended by the governor of Zhejiang, where he became the head of the Food and Taiwan Affairs Bureau. After Wang Youling's fortune, he did not forget the kindness of Hu Xueyan's encounters, so he sponsored Hu Xueyan to open a bank, named Fukang (This story comes from Gao Yang's novel, and some experts pointed out that Wang Youling did not start with Hu Xueyan's five hundred taels of silver in history. It's just made up by novelists, so it needs to be verified). After that, as Wang Youling continued to rise, Hu Xueyan's business became bigger and bigger. In addition to the bank, he opened many shops.
Geng Shenzhi became the starting point for Hu Xueyan's great development. During the Gengshen Revolution, Hu Xueyan was not surprised, and secretly hooked up with the military. A large amount of recruiting funds were deposited in Hu's bank. Later, Wang Youling was entrusted with important tasks such as grain and equipment and overall management of trough transportation, and almost mastered Zhejiang. More than half of wartime finance and economics has laid a good foundation for future development.
In November of the eleventh year of Xianfeng (1861), the Taiping Army attacked Hangzhou, Guangyong bought and transported arms and grain from Shanghai and Ningbo to help the Qing army. Zuo Zongtang was the governor of Zhejiang, and Wei Guangyong was the general manager. He presided over the province's money, food, and military pay. Therefore, the Fukang Bank was very profitable. All the public in Beijing and abroad use Fukang as the external library, and it is not counted to deposit. He also assisted Zuo Zongtang to start a business, presided over the Shanghai Procurement and Transportation Bureau, and also managed the Fujian Shipping Bureau. He handled the purchase of foreign machinery and arms and invited foreign technical personnel to obtain a large amount of rebates. He also manipulated commerce in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, specialized in the export of silk and tea, manipulated the market, and monopolized finance.
亦官亦商
Hu Xueyan can be stubborn quickly, besides benefiting from Wang Youling, another person also played an important role, this person is Zuo Zongtang. In 1862, Wang Youling hanged himself due to the loss of the city. Sponsored by Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang succeeded the governor of Zhejiang. Zuo Zongtang had been in Anhui Province for nearly five months, and many people died of starvation and war. Zuo Zongtang was still plagued by problems such as the shortage of food and wages in Zhejiang this time, making him extremely distressed. Hu Xueyan, who was eager to find a new backer, seized this opportunity: he gave charcoal in the snow, and under the war environment, he successfully completed the almost impossible task of raising 100,000 shi of grain in three days. Zuo Zongtang showed off his talents in front of him, was appreciated by Zuo and was entrusted with an important task. After winning the trust of Zuo Zongtang, Hu Xueyan often traveled between Ningbo, Shanghai and other trade ports where foreigners gathered as an official and businessman. In addition to handling grain transshipment and supplying military supplies, he also seized the opportunity to interact with foreigners, colluded with foreign military officers, and trained about a thousand people for Zuo Zongtang, all equipped with foreign guns and guns. Czech Republic. This army once attacked Ningbo, Fenghua, Shaoxing and other places jointly with the Qing army. Hu Xueyan is a businessman, and the businessman naturally puts interests first. During Zuo Zongtang's tenure, Hu Xueyan managed the affairs of the Relief Bureau. He set up porridge factories, shantangs, and righteous pads, restored famous temples and ancient temples, and collected hundreds of thousands of violent remains. He restored the bullock carts that were once terminated due to the war, which made it convenient for the people; Post-war financial crisis and other matters. As a result, Hu Xueyan's reputation was greatly enhanced, and his credibility was greatly improved. In this way, the financial resources are not a problem. Since the Qing army captured Zhejiang, all the things plundered by generals, big and small, were kept in Hu Xueyan's bank. Hu used this as his capital to engage in trading activities and set up businesses in various cities and towns. The profits were quite high. In just a few years, his family property exceeded 10 million.
The famous Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty was initiated by Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang. During the war against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the three people realized the importance of advanced Western military technology and urgently asked to learn from the West and strengthen themselves against insults. However, due to their special identities, it was inconvenient to deal with foreigners. In this way, the connection with Zuo Zongtang is extremely close, Zhu TongHu Xueyan of Huayang Affairs found another place in the Westernization Movement. He assisted Zuo Zongtang in the establishment of the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau and Gansu Weaving Bureau; he helped Zuo Zongtang introduce machines and use Western new machines to dig the river. It is no exaggeration to say that Zuo Zongtang's success in his later years was greatly contributed by Hu Xueyan.
Co-organized ship administration
In the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866), the court approved Zuo Zongtang's memorial and ordered him to preside over the establishment of a shipyard in Mawei, Fujian, and supervise shipbuilding. Hu Xueyan hired a French technician to assist Zuo Zongtang in preparing for the construction of a shipyard. But not long after the shipyard started construction, the court suddenly ordered Zuo Zongtang to be transferred to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. Before Zuo Zongtang took office, he recommended to the court Shen Baozhen, Jiangxi's patrol house, as the minister of shipping, and on the other, he strongly recommended Hu Xueyan to assist in all the specific matters of shipping.
The first ship "Wannianqing" of the autumn shipyard in the eighth year of Tongzhi (1869) was successfully launched. The ship sailed from Mawei to Tianjin Port. When people saw the ship made by China for the first time, it was full of joy and unprecedented grandeur, and even foreigners were deeply surprised. At the beginning of the tenth year of Tongzhi (1871), the ship "Zhenhai" was successfully launched again. Zuo Zongtang, who was far away from the border, learned of the news and wrote to Hu Xueyan: "The Fujian Bureau is improving day by day, and the ship does not need foreign craftsmen. This is good news... Your proposal is great. See in the apprentices. Seeing diligence day by day, the beauty is too beautiful, and the driver is also easy to choose. Going to the harm of the sea and reaping the benefits of the sea. This is a major turning point for China. From the weak to the strong, it is based on this.
Fame is just
As a generation of red-top businessmen, Hu Xueyan screamed at the mall and wrote a lot of love in the world. What is even more commendable for posterity is that he is rich and benevolent, benevolent, and has done many righteous deeds. While winning the reputation of Hu Dashan and his yellow mantle, he also gained more wealth. Among his deeds, the opening of Hu Qingyutang medicine account is especially praised by posterity.
Fromto the eleventh year of Tongzhi (1872), there were more than 20 Fukang Qianzhuang branches, spreading north and south. The capital is more than 20 million taels, and the fields are 10,000 mu. Because of his merits in assisting Zuo Zongtang, he once taught Jiangxi Alternate Road and gave him a yellow mantle. He was a typical official business.
In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, the Hu Qingyutang Xueji National Medicine Name was established. In the second year of Guangxu (1876), more than 10 acres of land were purchased outside Yongjinmen, Hangzhou to build a rubber factory. Hu Qingyutang Xueji’s drug number is based on a well-known pharmacy. It hires famous Zhejiang doctors with a lot of money, collects ancient prescriptions, summarizes experience, and selects more than 400 proven prescriptions of Chuwan San Gao Dan and Jiao Lu Oil Wine. The refined medicine is easy to carry and Taking. At that time, there were frequent wars and epidemic disease, and medicines such as "Hu's Biwen Pill", "Zhuge Xingjun San", and "Eight Treasure Red Ling Pill" were very popular. Since then, Hu Guangyong wrote a plaque with the words "Quit deceiving", instructing employees that "the pharmaceutical industry is related to life, especially not to be deceived", "purchasing is true, and repairing system is fine." The medicinal materials used are directly purchased from the place of production and the deer farm is set up. And the sign is "True No Two Price." Hu Qingyutang is now a large-scale Chinese national medicine for the preparation of Chinese patent medicines. It is well-known both at home and abroad and has played a role in promoting the development of Chinese medicine. He is known as the "Jiangnan Medicine King".
In the eighth year of Guangxu (1882), Guangyong opened a silk factory in Shanghai, which consumed 20 million taels of silver, and the price of raw silk fell daily. According to his observations, the main reason was that Chinese businessmen were fighting on their own and foreigners controlled the price rights. Hu Xueyan made a high profile Zuozhuang. In a century of corporate history, the first Sino-foreign business war has begun. At the beginning, Hu's high price collected millions of tons of domestic new silk, which had the upper hand. Both Huayang and Huayang have reached the limit of endurance. Seeing the outcome is at stake, who knows that the "astronomical phenomenon" has suddenly changed. The European Italian raw silk has a bumper harvest and then the Sino-French war broke out, the market changed drastically, and the financial crisis broke out suddenly. This has happened, and Hu Xueyan has no power to recover. In the following summer, he was forced to sell at a low price and lost 10 million taels. Bureaucrats across the country competed to withdraw deposits and ganged up for extortion. In November, local businesses closed down, the property was sold, Hu Qingyutang changed owners, and announced that it was closed. Then, Empress Dowager Cixi ordered the dismissal and investigation, and severely pursued the crime. Guangyong dismissed concubine Ji's servants, who would rather die than leave Hu Xueyan. His coffin was buried in a pile of rocks under Cormor Ridge in the western suburbs of Hangzhou. The establishment of the Gauze Exchange in 1921 can be regarded as a consolation to Hu Xueyan in the graveyard, 30 years late.
There are two reasons for the establishment of Hu Qingyutang Xueji National Medicine.One theory is that Hu Xueyan was obstructed from grabbing medicine because Mrs. Hu was ill, and angered to prescribe the medicine number; another theory was that Hu Xueyan was ill because of her concubine, and one or two of the medicines retrieved were shoddy and demanded to be replaced. At that time, he was robbed by the pharmacy clerk, who was outraged and prescribed a drug number. In fact, any accidental event has its inevitability. The creation of Hu Qingyutang is closely related to the idea of Hu Xueyan, who is deeply influenced by Hangzhou's long-standing Chinese medicine culture and lives in troubled times. In fact, as early as 1875, due to wars, epidemics and other reasons, the death rate increased sharply, and the population growth was negative, Hu Xueyan had made up his mind to save the dead. He invited famous doctors in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to develop medicines such as Zhuge Xingjun San and Babao Hongling Pill, which were donated to Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and other ministries and people in the affected areas. The Hu Qingyutang founded by Hu Xueyan in his heyday expanded the scope of his rescue and wounded objects to all the people in the world. Under the auspices of Hu Xueyan, Hu Qingyutang launched fourteen types of patent medicines, and gave free medicines such as Piwendan and Sha Yao, which are essential to private households, and advertised in the "Declaration" so that Hu Qingyutang had not yet started business. The reputation has spread far. This is exactly the business strategy of Hu Xueyan's long-term fishing. In the spring of 1878, the above costs were exchanged for doubled profits.
Hu Qingyutang had a capital of 2.8 million taels of silver in 1880, which reflected Beijing’s century-old Tongrentang from the north to the south, with Tongrentang in the north and Qingyutang in the south. And Hu Xueyan, the founder of Hu Qingyutang, also because of his shameless inquiries and courage to explore, he wrote a dazzling stroke in the history of Chinese pharmaceutical industry with a person from a bank and unfamiliar with the pharmaceutical industry, so that Hu Xueyan’s reputation will not be affected by time. Diluted. This can be regarded as good for good!
In addition to founding Hu Qingyutang to hang the pot to save the world, Hu Xueyan also borrowed foreign funds for Zuo Zongtang’s Western Expedition, which helped Zuo Zongtang successfully regain Xinjiang and put an end to the barbaric rule of Aguba in Xinjiang for more than ten years Thanks to his great contributions, he wrote a wonderful stroke in his life.
In 1866, Zuo Zongtang was transferred from the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang to the governor of Shanxi and Gansu, and he was ordered to expedite the Guanxi. As the saying goes, the army has not moved. Although the funds for the Western Expedition are raised by the provinces, they are few and often in default. To solve the funding problem, Zuo Zongtang had no choice but to ask for a foreign fund to help.
Hu Xueyan’s former residence is natural, and the responsibility of specifically handling foreign loan affairs falls on Hu Xueyan’s shoulders. Hu Xueyan planned to borrow from Standard Chartered Bank of the United Kingdom through the arrangement of Gu Yingchun, a friend who worked as an assistant at the Shanghai HSBC Bank. During the first interview between Hu and the bank manager, they broke up because they couldn't reach an agreement on issues such as interest and loan period. Later, under Hu Xueyan's meticulous planning, the general manager of Standard Chartered Bank in China, who claimed to be China Connect, was cleaned up, and the two parties quickly reached an agreement on the details of interest, time limit, and repayment method. Hu Xueyan raised the first loan for Xizheng. Since then, to help Zuo Zongtang's westward march, Hu Xueyan has borrowed from foreigners six times, with a cumulative amount of 18.7 million taels of silver, and interest accounts for at least half of the total, which can be said to be a very surprising usury. But judging from the situation at the time, this borrowing move was worthwhile.
Of course, profiting is the nature of a businessman, and Hu Xueyan can't get rid of the vulgarity. He overstated the interest rate and took advantage of the "rebate" by using the difference between the actual interest paid on the loan and the interest payable. But in general, at a difficult time when the Western Expeditionary Army was short of food and all parties recommended each other’s committees, Hu Xueyan was able to stand up and shoulder the heavy task of raising foreign funds and assist Zuo Zong Shang’s Western Expedition to preserve Xinjiang. Showed his patriotism. Although we often associate the evil characters with the business characters, and even say that there is no evil and no business, but as far as the fact is concerned, there are also temperamental people in the business field, and Hu Xueyan is one of them. After he became famous, he did not forget the people in his hometown and did many righteous deeds for the people of Hangzhou. He opened the Qiantang River Yidu. It facilitated the connection between Shangbafu and Xiasanfu, and set up a ship to provide convenience for passengers waiting to ferry, and thus won the "famous name of Hu Dashan." He is also extremely enthusiastic about charity, and is willing to do good things. He has made donations to flood and drought areas such as Zhili, Shaanxi, Henan, and Shanxi many times for disaster relief. By 1878, in addition to the medicinal materials that Hu Xueyan donated to the Western Expeditionary Army, he had donated 200,000 taels of silver for disaster relief. What is even less known is that in the case of Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai, which caused a sensation in the ruling and opposition parties, he used his reputation to mobilize the Beijing officials and sponsor money. In the end, Zhaoxue made great contributions to this case, and made his righteousness in this case. Good reputation is more deeply rooted in people's hearts. In addition, he also went to Japan twice, repurchasing and losing at high prices in JapanChinese cultural relics. From all these actions we can see his benevolent spirit and patriotic heart.
Miserable death
There is a saying in "Lao Tzu": good fortune comes to disaster. Hu Xueyan has been in the shopping malls for many years, relying on the backstage of the government, step by step to the peak of his career, the scenery is boundless, but his ultimate failure is also caused by the collapse of the backstage of the officialdom and the overwhelming of the officialdom. Although Hu Xueyan is a businessman, his fortune and prosperity are inseparable from the protection of political figures. Hu Xueyan firmly grasped the essence of enjoying the cool under the big tree. He first opened a bank with Wang Youling, and then founded Hu Qingyutang with Zuo Zongtang as a backing, raising foreign funds for the Western Expedition, restoring the bullock cart that was terminated due to the war, for the people , Made a certain contribution to the country, thus step by step to the peak of the career.
As a businessman, he was bestowed on top of the second-grade imperial gift and was given a yellow mantle, which is rare in Chinese history. But it was such a man who had earned both fame and fortune and a successful career, but he collapsed within a few days, and his career came to an end. The failure of Hu Xueyan’s business was due to his excessive ambitions, eagerness to expand, and decision-making mistakes. He tried to monopolize the export of raw silk from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, thus angering foreign merchants. The unmoving raw silk sales caused the bank to run out due to lack of liquidity, resulting in the raw silk shop he operated. , Gongji Pawn, Hu Qingyu Hall, etc. were closed. But another important reason for the failure of Hu's business was the blow by political enemies.
Although Hu Xueyan was a clever life and had close contacts with officials in the field, but most because he was ignorant of official principles, rigid, and unaware of flexibility, he became the victim of Zuo Zongtang’s political struggle with Li Hongzhang, and became Li Hongzhang’s first line of Hu, and his left. The victims of the Hu first strategy are really regrettable. It was also Xi Zhengfu, known as the "Dongting Mountain Gang", that caused Hu Xueyan's financial chain to break. This person is the founder of the Qing Dynasty financial comprador. He worked for HSBC. What Hu Xueyan fell into was the internal and external attacks of foreign financial capital forces and domestic financial comprador forces, and his failure was strategically irreversible.
After Hu Xueyan went bankrupt, he called all his aunts and wives to the front, and each gave a few hundred silvers to let them find another home. At the same time, he also classified the creditors into three grades, the ones who are powerful and those who are in office are the first class-these people cannot afford to offend, live in poverty, and only have a few dollars a month-the third class , Third-class creditors must also be required every month. In the end, they are second-class. Their silver is one hundred taels a month. At the same time, they don’t worry about the silver, but they can still pay it back. Apart from the main house, there is a nine-aunt who stays beside Hu, why keep nine Where's the concubine? Jiutong said "for a long time", predicting a long time. Relying on Hu Qingyutang's meager income, Hu Xueyan spent his old age sadly, and died sadly in the eleventh year of Guangxu (1885 AD).
道商之道
is "Heaven", "Earth" and "Man", and the content is: Heaven is the innate wisdom and the foundation of business; the earth is the foundation of the acquired cultivation, relying on honesty; people are benevolent and righteous, know how to choose, pay attention to "the gentleman loves money" , Take the right way."
Personal biography
Introduction
Hu Guangyong, whose name is Xueyan, was born in Jixi, Anhui Province. He was born in Daoguang for three years and is long. Since childhood, he was wiser than ordinary people. His long, he joined the bank as a disciple, took various handyman duties, was diligent and practical, and was highly appreciated by the owner. He achieved success in three years and was recorded as a regular worker. Since then, the whole family has been well established, and all relatives can help.
Fortune
Rock has a confidant, called Xuexuan (Wang Youling), Xuan is bitterly reading the year, I want to go to Kyoto to apply, confined to the poor financial resources, long sigh. Yan Zhizhi, Su Zhixuan only learned people, and an extraordinary husband, so he generously donated his money and took five hundred private silver. Xuan tears and is grateful. After Houxuan made some achievements, Juliangtai General Office, read Yan'en, financed his wealth, and opened his village, named Fukang. Since then, the rock industry has grown, and it has become a wealthy man in Hangzhou.
大大
In the tenth year of Xianfeng (Gengshen), the eight countries, led by Britain and France, invaded the capital, but the capital did not, and fled. It was called "Gengshen's Change". The Mingyuan was destroyed, the people were crying in mourning, and the army was eager to try to save the capital. Xuan Tuoyan is preparing to recruit troops,Waiting for time. Yanji palms the military expenditures of the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and is responsible for the transportation of grain, equipment and comprehensive management. Its business has grown rapidly and its business has been abundant.
In the eleventh year of Xianfeng, Changmao (called Changmao in the Qing Dynasty by the Taiping Army) went to Hangzhou and Xuan was guarded. However, because of the lack of strength, the city was destroyed. The court committee Ji Gao (Zuo Zongtang) took charge of the military affairs of Zhejiang and served as governor. At that time, Ji Gao was struggling with insufficient military resources, worked hard and stayed awake overnight. Rock boots, raising 100,000 shi in three days, alleviating the urgent need. Ji Gao was overjoyed and granted him the post of director. Yan is the height of Minglong, and he also devoted his efforts to setting up porridge factories, shantangs, and righteous pads, repairing famous temples and ancient temples, so that hundreds of thousands of violent remains were restored; ox carts were restored to facilitate the people; . Its merchants have established themselves as homes for the trust of the world. Inside and outside the capital, there are three teachings and nine streams, and all the goods are stored in it. Rock's financial resources are rolling in, and the profits are huge, and it will cost tens of millions of silver in a few years. By the eleventh year of Tongzhi (1872), its Fukang branch reached 20, spreading across the river north and south. There are more than 20 million silvers, ten thousand acres of land, and Jiangxi alternate roads and yellow mantles are given. It is a generation of people in the industry who are both official and business.
Chinese medicine
In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, the National Medicine Number of Hu Qingyutang Xueji was prepared. In the second year of Guangxu (1876), he purchased more than ten acres of land in Hangzhou and built a rubber factory. Re-appointed Zhejiang famous doctors, collected ancient prescriptions, prepared more than 400 prescriptions with pills, San Gao Dan and Jiao Lu oil wine, and refined the pills, which are easy to take and take. At that time, the war was raging, and the epidemic disease was raging. The products of "Hu's Piping Plague", "Zhuge Marching San", and "Eight Treasure Red Spirit Pill" were well received by the market. At that time, the plaque with the words "Quit bullying" in the rock book warned all workers. The rock said: "The pharmaceutical industry is related to life, and it must not be bullied", "Procurement is true, and repair system is refined". . Known as Hu Dashan.
Hu Qingyutang continues to this day, promoting the development of Chinese medicine, promoting the culture of our country, and enjoying a good reputation both at home and abroad.
斗洋
In the eighth year of Guangxu, Yan established a silk factory and consumed 20 million taels of silver. Its high price collects millions of tons of new silk from the country and monopolizes silk trade. Foreign businessmen were angry, and Lian refused to buy silk. The Yansi export failed. By the following summer, it was sold at a low price and lost tens of millions of dollars. The family's wealth was lost by half, and the industry shrank. Rumors arose. However, the bureaucrats from various households withdrew money from the village, and they all raised frauds, and Yan was overwhelmed.
中落
is November of the year, closed the various businesses, changed the seller’s capital, and changed owner Hu Qingyutang. Of course, at that time, the government was highly victorious. He regarded the changes as an opportunity, taught the villain, raised the rock for the military affairs, and put the rock to death. The queen mother was angry and dismissed her from her post to check the Yan family, and her wealth was almost gone. Yan dismissed his wives and concubines, donated thin silver, and repaid the accumulated debts, sadly old. In the eleventh year of Guangxu (1885), Yanhu's sons and grandchildren said: Don't get close to the white tiger.
Story
The business came from the pawnshop of Hu Xueyan, a businessman with a red roof in the Qing Dynasty, and the guests brought the so-called rare treasures—"Shang Dynasty antiques",
Zeng Guofan offered Hu Xueyan's mahogany silver-inlaid civilization rod for three hundred taels of silver, and the pawnshop accepted it. After checking the accounts at night, Hu Xueyan learned about the "shang dynasty antiques", and asked the steward to notify the high-ranking officials in the city to come to the pawnshop to appreciate the treasure tomorrow, and prepare a feast to celebrate. All the famous people in the city have arrived, the banquet is set, and the distinguished guests are seated. Everyone is eager to get a glimpse, and will appreciate the true face of the rare treasure "Antique of the Shang Dynasty". Hu Xueyan said: Please come out the rare treasures... The man walked downstairs with the baby... The man was careless, he stepped on the air, and the man and the baby rolled down... The "Shang Dynasty antique" was broken into pieces. Suddenly everyone yelled: What a pity! Hu Xueyan spread the news that the antique was broken all over the city.
The next day, the real Buddha came to the pawnshop-the owner of "Shang Dynasty Antiques" took three hundred taels of silver and wanted to redeem the antiques. If they can't get the treasures, he must double the compensation, otherwise he will never give up. ! Hu Xueyan accepted the silver tael, confirmed that the silver tael was true, and then asked the shopkeeper to take out the so-called "Shang Dynasty antique"——
"You, you, didn't you, haven't you fallen?" The owner of the rare treasure was a little incoherent. Hu Xueyan smiled slightly, "The baby I fell is more fake than yours!"
Surprise and attack it. Use his own way to treat his body. Hu Xueyan's trick is amazing! People, sincere and kindness are not enough, they must be wise. Treat foxes more than foxescunning. It can be said that Hu Xueyan's move was forced to do it.
The picture shows the mahogany inlaid silver civilization stick presented by Hu Xueyan by Zeng Guofan at the Guardian Spring 2008 auction. The stick is 88 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. Silver part: 26 cm, weight; 494 grams, high-quality mahogany, excellent workmanship, cane handle is made of silver, the bottom of the cane is made of iron, strong and durable.
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Hu Qingyutang was opened by the "Red Roof Merchant" Hu Xueyan, founded in 1874 and located at the foot of Wushan Mountain in Hangzhou. The long source of development in Chinese medicine
In, Hu Qingyutang has won the reputation of "Jiangnan Medicine King" for his superb pharmaceutical skills and unique human value.
Hu Qingyutang Many of the plaques are facing the outside, except that the "No Bullying Plaque" is hung at the back of the business hall and is displayed for internal employees. This plaque was written by Hu Xueyan: "Every trade is not to be deceived, especially the life of the pharmaceutical industry must not be deceived. Yu Cunxin pledges to the world not to profit from inferior products, and hope that all the kings will rest their hearts. Be true, repair system and be refined,...".
"Procurement is true", this "true" means that the medicinal materials used as medicine must be "true" and strive to be "authentic". At the beginning of its establishment, Hu Xueyan sent people to the production area to purchase various authentic medicinal materials. For example, go to Pu County, Shandong Province to purchase donkey skins; to the Huai River Basin to purchase yam, raw land, and astragalus; to Chuangui to purchase Angelica and Codonopsis; to Jiangxi to purchase Fritillaria and Tremella; to Hanyang to purchase tortoise shells; to purchase ginseng, antler and so on. Start to grasp the quality of medicines from the source.
"Repairing and fine-tuning", this "repairing" is an industry term for traditional Chinese medicine production. "Fine" is to keep improving. The idea is that employees must be dedicated and pharmaceuticals must be refined. In the hundred years of Hu Qingyutang's history, there are many stories about Gengxin Pharmaceutical. For example, "Jufang Zixuedan" is a first-aid medicine for blindly stimulating the acupuncture. According to the ancient prescription, the last process should not be boiled in a copper iron pot. In order to ensure the efficacy of the medicine, Hu Xueyan spared no expense and invited skilled craftsmen to cast a set of gold shovel and silver pot. Specially produce purple snow pill. The cash shovel silver pot is listed as a national first-class cultural relic and is known as the first national treasure of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry.
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