Fan Li is an early commercial theorist in China and one of the pioneers of Chu studies. Later generations honored him as "Shang Saint" and one of the "Five Saints of Nanyang". Although he was born in poverty, he was well-read and knowledgeable, and had a deep understanding and intersection of Chu Wanling's style of writing. Dissatisfied with the political darkness of Chu at that time, non-nobles were not allowed to enter official positions and went to Yue State together. Later, he was worshipped as a doctor to assist Gou Jian of Yue State. He helped Gou Jian to prosper the State of Yue, destroy the State of Wu, avenge his disgrace, claim hegemony, and be made a general. After his success, he retired under the pen name Yan Yizi Pi, roaming between the seventy-two peaks. During this period, he became rich in business three times and his family fortune was exhausted three times. Later, he settled in Guosong Taoqiu (now south of Dingtao District, Heze City, Shandong Province) and was named "Tao Zhugong".

retire after winning merits

In 468 BC, the King of Yue dominated and Fan Li went boating on five lakes.

Fan Li worked hard for Gou Jian, the King of Yue, and worked hard with him for more than 20 years. He destroyed Wu, and the reward was the shame of admission. He crossed the Huaihe River to face Qi and Jin, ordered China to respect Zhou Shi and Gou Jian to bully him, and Fan Li was called a general. Fan Li thinks that with his great fame, it is difficult for him to stay in China for a long time, and Gou Jian is a person who can share joys and sorrows. Regarding this book, Gou Jian said: "I heard that your master was worried about my merits, and your master humiliated me to death." The king was humiliated by Huiji before, so he didn't die. That's why. Now I am ashamed of revenge, and I ask you to punish me at the meeting. Gou Jian said, "The orphan general and his son live in different countries. Otherwise, it will be added to the child object. " Fan Li said, "When you give an order, I will do what I want. "Is to pretend to be light, since it is alone, will never violate. Therefore, Gou Jian thinks that Fan Li is a city.

Fan Li left, leaving the doctor to plant books, saying, "Birds are tired, but they are good at hiding with bows;" A sly rabbit dies, but a running dog cooks. The King of Yue is a bird with a long neck. He can have trouble with * * *, but he is not happy with * * *. Why not go? "If you see a book, you will say that you are ill. People planted a curse, and the King of Yue gave me a sword and said, "Teach me how to attack the State of Wu. I defeated Wu three times, and the fourth was in Zi, so I tried first from the teacher. "I committed suicide.

Get rich by doing business

Fan Li crossed the ocean, changed his name and surname, called himself Yan Yi Purple Beer, plowed by the sea, worked hard, and his father and son managed production. Life without geometry leads to hundreds of thousands of productions. Qi people heard of Qi Xian and thought it was a phase. Fan Li sighed: "If you stay at home, you will get a daughter. If you stay in an official position, you will get a dear friend. This kind of cloth is very good. It's been a long time. " It's to be a vassal, to broaden its wealth, to share with friends and hometown parties, to cherish its treasure, and to go from one place to another and stop at Tao, so that in this world, there is no way to trade, and you can make a fortune for a living. So he calls himself Tao Zhugong. After the resumption of the contract, the father and son were asked to farm animals, abandon their homes, and then change things, benefiting one by one. If you live in nothingness, you will be extremely tired. The world is called Tao Zhugong.