He was a man, a great politician, strategist and economist in the Spring and Autumn Period. A native of Wan (now Nanyang, Henan Province), Chu entered Vietnam around 496 BC and assisted Gou Jian for more than 20 years. When the State of Yue was destroyed by the State of Wu, he put forward a plan for the restoration of the State of Wu, and accompanied Gou Jian, the King of Yue, to the State of Wu as a slave, trying every means to get Gou Jian back to China, becoming the first counselor to help Gou Jian destroy Wu, and worshiping the general.
However, when Gou Jian returned to China, he realized that Gou Jian was a man who could suffer but could not share happiness, so he bravely retired and resolutely abandoned his official position. He was the originator of abandoning politics and going into business in history and a model of creating personal wealth records. "Historical Records" contains "three gold medals after nineteen years, rich and huge." But he is generous in helping people in need. When he makes money, he engages in various public welfare undertakings. His behavior earned him the reputation of "being as rich as an enemy and doing his best" and became a model of China's commerce for thousands of years.
2, the originator of Confucian businessmen-Duanmu Zigong (before 520-? )
Duanmu Ci, whose real name is Zigong and surname is Duanmu, was born in Xun County, Hebi City, Henan Province at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. One of the seventy-two sages of Confucius and one of the "Ten Philosophers of Confucius". Although Zigong is a Confucian, he knows the art of doing business. Years of business activities made him accumulate a lot of wealth, which provided a strong economic guarantee for Confucius and his disciples to travel around the world. In history, the term "the legacy of rotten wood" was used to represent people who became rich in business, which originated from this. Confucius once called it "the instrument of Hu Lian" (the ritual instrument of Jixia in the ancient ancestral temple, which is often used as a metaphor for people who have the ability to establish a dynasty and rule). He is eloquent, eloquent, practical and knowledgeable. He used to be the spokesman of Lu and Wei. Become the richest man among Confucius disciples.
3. Bai Gui, the ancestor of wisdom (463 BC-385 BC).
Bai Gui, Zidan, was born in Luoyang during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period. Liang (Wei) was an official in Wei when he benefited the king, and later came to Chyi Chin. According to Hanshu, he is the theoretical originator of managing trade and developing production, that is, "the words of the world govern the living", an enterprise management thinker in the pre-Qin period, and also a famous economic strategist and financial planner. Business theories such as "people abandon me and take it" and "keep it in advance and retreat" are of guiding significance to modern financial management.
4. Lv Buwei, the great businessman who governed the country (about 292 ~ 235 years ago)
Lv Buwei, a famous businessman, politician and thinker at the end of the Warring States Period, was born in Puyang (now southwest of Puyang, Henan). There is a saying in history that "a peddler is cheap and a family is expensive", but the most proud event in his life is that he got to know the exiled son of Qin, won an alien, and funded him to return to China to reign, thus successfully realizing the historic transformation from business to politics. He is famous for "rare goods can live in the world". He assisted Qin Shihuang to ascend to the throne and served as the prime minister of Qin, organized the people to compile the famous Lv Chunqiu, and was also a representative figure of sage thought.
5. Rich as an enemy-Shen Wansan
The richest man in Jiangnan at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. Take reclamation as the foundation, wealth distribution as the capital of business, and boldly learn from others. He may be the earliest international trader in history. He helped Zhu Yuanzhang repair Nanjing City and personally contracted one third of the project cost. Unfortunately, his grandson was involved in the aquamarine case and was exiled to Yunnan by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his property was confiscated.
6. The richest man-Wu Bingjian
Name of enterprise: Wu. He was the leader of the Thirteen Boxers in Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty. He soon became rich by smuggling opium with the British East India Company. 1834 has claimed assets of 26 million yuan (26 million taels). Western scholars call it "the largest commercial asset in the world and the richest man in the world". 1843, the Qing government ordered the hong merchants to repay the foreign debt of 3 million yuan stipulated in the treaty of nanking, and he was responsible for 1 10,000 yuan. He died in Guangzhou in the same year.
7. Business tycoon-Qiao Zhiyong (18 18- 1907)
Qiao Zhiyong, the protagonist of "Qiao Family Courtyard" broadcast by CCTV, is the third generation of Qiao family business. Qiao's family business started from the first generation of Qiao Guifa, and was run by Qiao Zhiyong in the third generation, making Qiao's family a business giant. Therefore, Zhiyong can be described as the founder of Qiao's rich family wealth, known as the "bright rich man." He is an expert in shopping malls because he is very talented and resourceful in business. The public firm opened by Qiao's family in Baotou has developed into a huge and complex commercial network under his planning, which basically monopolized the commercial market in Baotou, so there is a saying in Baotou that "complex business names come first, then Baotou city". In the tenth year of Guangxu (1884), he adapted to the requirements of the development of the times and founded Dade Tong and Dade Heng Bank in Huitong World. Under his management, Joe's business spread all over the country's major commercial ports and land and water terminals, and his business was booming, becoming a shopping mall giant.
8. Red Top Merchant-Hu Xueyan (1823 ~ 1885)
Hu, a native of Jixi, Huizhou, in the Qing Dynasty, was a merchant of Huizhou, a teenager named Shunguan, whose name was Xueyan. 1866, helped Zuo establish Fuzhou Shipping Bureau. After Zuo Tang Zong was transferred to the post of Governor but so do dungans, he presided over the affairs of Shanghai Mining Bureau, borrowed foreign debts for Zuo Da, raised salary and ordered arms. Relying on the strength of the Xiang army, he set up more than 20 Fukang banks in various provinces to deal in Chinese medicine and silk tea. And opened Hu Qingyutang Chinese medicine shop.
9, a generation of money king-Wang Chi (1836- 1903)
Wang Chi, the king of money, was a red-topped businessman. Capitalism has risen in the west. Living in a closed-door feudal dynasty, he seized the budding trend of the national commodity economy and invested heavily in the emerging bank bill exchange industry. With Kunming "Tongfengfeng" Bank as the leader, it set up branches in 22 provinces, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Malaysia at that time 15 provinces ... He is known as the originator of Yunnan's financial industry and "the crown of the national business community". Wang Chi, a tycoon in the late Qing Dynasty, was the fourth richest man in the world in The Times19th Century 10. He is the only "three-generation, one-product, red-crowned businessman" in China history, and Li Hongzhang, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, once called him "like the treasury of the Qing court". Wang Chi's business ethics and business ethics have enlightenment and reference significance for later generations.
10, King of Hardware-Ye Chengzhong (1840- 1899)
Shi Zhuang, a native of Ningbo, is the pioneer and leader of the famous Ningbo business gang. He is talented in business, clear-headed, optimistic and changeable, honest and trustworthy, and generous to others, so he is called "the first good man". In the legendary entrepreneurial process of Ye Chengzhong, his upright and generous personality helped him get a rare opportunity when he was down and out. He was sponsored to open the first hardware store in Shanghai-Shun ji yang grocery store at the intersection of Broadway in Hongkou American Concession. On this basis, it has developed a huge business covering hardware, machinery, steel, military equipment, uniforms, etc., and opened 38 branches, winning the reputation of "king of hardware". After investing in the financial industry, banks and money houses were opened in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Zhenhai, Wuhu, Huzhou and other places, reaching 108 at the peak. There has always been a saying among Ningbo business gangs: "Be a person like Ye Chengzhong".