Hu Xueyan, the God of Management Success or Failure, Whatever You Say

Abstract

Hu Xueyan, a famous businessman with red roofs in modern China, is a legendary figure who has experi- enced great winds and waves. From a small apprentice in a bank, he became the “chief office of the public Treasury of four provinces with two official residences, wearing a red top and a yellow mandarin jacket, and holding tens of millions of taels of silver”. Hu Xueyan was instantly richer than the country. Zuo Zongtang called him “a man of business and Qi”, and the folk called him “the God of Living Wealth” and “the Warrior of Southeast”. Hu Xueyan’s legendary life, because of his shrewd business sense, made him a great fortune in the business world and ranked second in the political circle. But at the peak of his life, he was attacked by his political opponents for illegally embezzling money from the government and eventually lost everything. His life can bring countless enlightenment to future generations, just as the saying goes, “To be a man, we should learn from Zeng Guofan, and to do things, we should learn from Hu Xueyan.” We don’t judge Hu Xueyan’s fortune and right and wrong in his life. We only analyze the reasons for his success and failure to deeply understand the life thinking and guiding significance that his life can bring to us.