Moreover, according to historical records, the wealth of small Shenyang is not only as simple as being as rich as an enemy, but has completely reached the national fiscal revenue of Kanggan Shi Sheng 15! 200 1, selected as the richest man in Asia.
It's a pity that little Shenyang has a lot of money, which is piled up at home. He has bad luck. A few days after the death of Qianlong, Jiaqing gave a job to Xiao Shenyang. To say the biggest corrupt official, he is worthy of the name, but to say the smartest corrupt official, you will know from his ending that he is still not smart enough to even handle Jiaqing Imperial City!
As a corrupt official in the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang was much smarter than Xiao Shenyang. His life is frank and smooth. He also became the richest man in the Qing Dynasty! As for him, he has a dual identity, both a patriot and a traitor.
Li Hongzhang was a very famous courtier in the late Qing Dynasty. As we all know, the political situation in the late Qing Dynasty was very turbulent. However, he advanced and retreated with the Qing Dynasty and devoted himself to safeguarding the dignity of the imperial power in the Qing Dynasty, so he also won the love and trust of Cixi! Li Hongzhang always represents the image of the late Qing Dynasty and is often sent to negotiate with foreign envoys. He is an outstanding diplomat.
From 65438 to 0896, Li Hongzhang was ordered to visit the United States. At the American embassy, he didn't show weakness to Americans, but took the opportunity to skillfully promote China cuisine! At the state banquet prepared by the American emissary, Li Hongzhang used it directly when eating chicken. In order to show respect for him, Americans don't use knives and forks, but also grasp them with their hands!
In the next few days, Li Hongzhang felt that he was too tired of western food, so he ordered the chef to combine the raw materials used in vegetables and western food, and a pot of delicious chop suey was baked. The American emissary came and ate with relish, so that later there was a dish like "Li Hongzhang chop suey" in American restaurants.
In the late Qing Dynasty, foreign invaders once bullied our family. Li Hongzhang is still in the front line, but he signed a series of treaties that humiliated his power and country, causing public outrage. At the signing site, although unable to return to heaven, Li Hongzhang did not show weakness, but just wanted to do his best to reduce losses. Because he signed such a treaty, he became an angry traitor in China!
At one time, he also made a lot of efforts for the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the Westernization Movement was vigorously carried out in his hands. Unfortunately, it was not long before the royal family smashed it. He founded three military enterprises, and Li Hongzhang's family made numerous profits. Through the Westernization Movement, there is a powerful army, that is, the Beiyang Navy. This water army ranked first in Asia and seventh in the world at that time.
In addition, Li Hongzhang also founded China Merchants Steamship Company. This private enterprise contracted half of the transportation of the imperial court, and later squeezed the passenger transportation company founded by foreign powers in the Qing Dynasty.
Later, Li Hongzhang took a fancy to the important role of the telegraph industry in military and daily life and founded the telegraph company. Both companies are run with public funds, but the money they earned went into the hands of Li Hongzhang and his family, and they earned a lot of money!
Driven by the success of pioneering again and again, Li Hongzhang constantly founded many private enterprises such as iron ore and textile. These things are scarce in yat sen villa, which caters to people's needs. Therefore, they can make a lot of money every time!
According to statistics, Li Hongzhang has more than 50 million property, several times that of Shenyang. Converted into RMB, it is10 billion!
At the age of 78, he signed the treaty of shame and ugliness, and soon after, he died! But his property was not confiscated, because in a sense, he was not greedy for money from the state treasury, so he left it directly to his descendants. His descendants are also famous, and I believe many of us have heard of them, such as Zhang Ailing and Li Jiajing.