When the richest man died in the late Qing Dynasty, he said "Don't go near the white tiger" before he died. What does the white tiger mean?

The richest man in the late Qing Dynasty was Hu Xueyan, a businessman with a red top. At that time, Hu Xueyan said to his family before he died, "Don't go near the White Tiger", probably referring to silver, because Hu Xueyan first made his fortune as a shopkeeper in a bank. Later, by chance, he became an official and businessman, and his career reached its peak because of his financial empire. Therefore, the wealth of Hu Xueyan's life cannot be separated from officialdom and silver. In the end, his empire was destroyed by a run on his financial empire, and he would go bankrupt. Therefore, Hu Xueyan said before he died, "Don.

Hu Xueyan was born in poverty, but people who can't grasp themselves will always get rich. When he was young, he became the shopkeeper of a bank in Jiangnan. Later, he made friends with Wang Youling, who was waiting to make up for it. After funding Wang Youling, Wang Youling took the seat of Governor of Zhejiang. From then on, Hu Xueyan's financial empire began to prosper from Jiangnan officialdom.

Later, the Tian Ping Celestial Movement broke out, and Hu Xueyan became a military supplier. Although he died later, he was appreciated by Zuo and became a red-topped businessman with both official and business in Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, Xiao He also defeated Xiao He. Thanks to the appreciation of Zuo, Hu Xueyan became the leading red-crowned businessman in Qing Dynasty, and his financial empire grew bigger and bigger. However, due to the party-government relationship between Zuo and Li Hongzhang, he became a thorn in Li Hongzhang's side.

At that time, Li Hongzhang even said that he would turn left first, so Hu Xueyan became the first person to deal with Li Hongzhang. Hu Xueyan's financial empire eventually went bankrupt in a run, and the richest man with 20 million taels of silver assets went bankrupt overnight, while Hu Xueyan was vulnerable and eventually died.