We read all the lead China just to present a different history. As a famous "Red Top Merchant" in Qing Dynasty, Hu Xueyan was called "Shang Sheng" by later busybodies. This talented man started from scratch, developed from a little boy with a silver number to the richest man at that time, and later became a "red-topped businessman" wearing a magenta hat and a yellow jacket. Later, Hu Xueyan was dismissed by the Qing court and died of depression. Hu Xueyan's life is full of too many legends, and his business philosophy and the situation of his younger generation have been talked about by later generations. ▲ Portrait of Hu Xueyan Speaking of it, Hu Xueyan's economic empire, in its heyday, almost extended its trade routes to all parts of the country, and its wealth reached an extremely rich level. However, this jealous businessman prospered with politics, but his decline was also caused by politics. On his deathbed, Hu Xueyan solemnly warned future generations: "Don't go into business, don't get close to officials, and don't marry Li." He kept saying that glistening money was the most terrible. It can be said that these three sentences are lessons that Hu Xueyan has been studying all his life, and people after de gruyter are silently following the last words of their ancestors. After his death, his second son, Hu Jiangsan, resold Hu Qingyutang's shares to others, and used the raised funds for the younger generation to study abroad. Because of this, Hu's descendants have received a good education and made some achievements, but so far no one has entered the business world or set foot in politics. ▲ Zhao Yucheng, an old pharmacist in Hu Qingyutang, the veranda of Hu Xueyan's former residence, spent 30 years searching for the whereabouts of Hu Xueyan's direct descendants and found that Hu Xueyan's descendants are now distributed in seven countries, including China, the United States, Australia and Canada. Many of them were quite famous at that time and made commendable achievements. Hu's descendants in China are not inferior. Hu Xueyan's great-grandson Hu Yaguang and foreign great-grandson Yang Guangyu are both famous Chinese painting and calligraphy artists. Hu Xiaomei, the granddaughter of Hu Xueyan V, is a conscientious middle school teacher. She was awarded the honorary title of "The First Excellent Teacher in Shanghai" by Chen Yi, Mayor of Shanghai. ▲ The portrait of Mr. Hu Yaguang shows the ups and downs of the ancestors' life, and Hu's descendants also have their own views. In their view, the reason why such a huge economic empire collapsed was by no means the ancestor Hu Xueyan alone. The national environment at that time and the attitude of the Qing Dynasty were the main reasons for Hu's downfall. In fact, Hu Xueyan made a lot of efforts to help clear the Taiping Army, raise the military expenditure for recovering Xinjiang from the left, and set up the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau. When fighting against foreign businessmen in Hu Xueyan, the Qing court never made any contribution. After Hu Xueyan failed in its struggle with foreign businessmen, the Qing court raided Hu Jia directly, hoping to extract the final value of Hu Jia. ▲ For Hu Xueyan, the portrait of Hu Xueyan dedicated by Hu Qingyutang is indispensable for businessmen to achieve great things. But the officialdom in the late Qing Dynasty was too dark. They struggled all their lives, thinking that they would succeed, but in the end it was like a bubble of dreams. From this painful experience, Hu Xueyan was filled with sadness and asked future generations not to go into business and officialdom. He really saw through it. So he doesn't want his children and grandchildren to repeat their mistakes, and it's good to live quietly. However, for Hu's descendants, the glory and loneliness of ancestors is an unavoidable topic after all. Although this is a smoke cloud of the past, the younger generation is still alert, often learning from it and always telling themselves. Because of this, the Hu family quickly recovered its vitality and can still make achievements in various fields. Compared with other families, the Hu family is actually very good. ▲ According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 500 direct descendants of Hu Xueyan, and a large number of talents and industry elites have emerged. At present, they are active in the fields of culture, teaching and scientific research. No matter which country they live in, they strictly abide by their ancestral teachings, and no one has entered the business and political circles. In a way, this may be a loss. After all, Hu Xueyan's valuable business philosophy has not been handed down. However, for the Hu family, this may be the best situation. Children and grandchildren can work in their respective fields with peace of mind, without having to be scared like their ancestors. This is a kind of happiness. References:

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