The political scenery of Hu Xueyan's life mainly benefited from the support and recommendation of Left, so many people naturally think that Hu Xueyan is the patron of Left. In fact, their main intersection lies in westernization, western expedition and charity. In fact, all these are beneficial to the historical trend and social development. In real history, there are few personal contacts between Zuo and Hu Xueyan, and there is no official affiliation between Hu Xueyan and Zuo. Hu Xueyan certainly won't win Zuo's trust by giving gifts. Why do you say that? Let me analyze the situation at that time.

The true relationship between Hu Xueyan and Zuo is best reflected in the handling of the financial turmoil in Guiwei and the bankruptcy case in Hu Xueyan. At that time, Hu Xueyan failed in a commercial war with foreigners because of hoarding raw silk, which led to the bankruptcy of the bank. At that time, many shops closed down. At this time, Hu Xueyan faced bankruptcy. At that time, Zuo Gang had just arrived in Shanghai to discuss with Hu Xueyan about repairing the river bank. At this time, Hu Xueyan also donated more than thirty thousand to build two rivers. Therefore, it can be explained that Zuo did not understand the financial situation of Hu Xueyan. After Hu Xueyan went bankrupt, they didn't meet, and Zuo didn't intervene in Hu Xueyan's affairs.

Many people will ask, then why should Zuo reuse Hu Xueyan? Because Zuo is also a man with ability and pursuit, it is beneficial for him to reuse Hu Xueyan. In turn, Hu Xueyan helped Zuo and the imperial court, thus improving his social status. The most important thing is that Hu Xueyan enjoys a good reputation among foreign businessmen and has a good reputation. If Zuo wants to do westernization, he can't do without Hu Xueyan. For example, the establishment of Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, materials, foreign craftsmen and workers, etc. It's all handled by Hu Xueyan.

Hu Xueyan was a merchant of red-crowned cranes in the late Qing Dynasty. There is no denying that Zuo helped him put on the flower feather. But if we analyze it carefully, Hu Xueyan actually deserves it. Hu Xueyan himself has been supplying arms to the left army. Later, he was also responsible for raising the wages of the Western Expedition. During this period, he solved all the difficulties by himself. After the victory of the western expedition, he naturally contributed. Coupled with the system of the Qing Dynasty, it is the responsibility of the provincial government to recommend officials. Not only Zuo recommended him, but also other government officials recommended him. For example, Li Hongzhang, governor of Zhili, was praised by the emperor in the fourth year of Guangxu. Therefore, Zuo is not Hu Xueyan's backer, but more a win-win cooperation between them.