Qian Zhigao is just a carpenter's child living in the city of Hangzhou, in 1831 when Lin Hong's army hit Hangzhou, many people began to pack up their things and prepare to flee, at that time Qian Zhigao was still called Qian Ergou was still a ten-year-old child, watching the mighty army enter the city, he felt very novel. Later, his father and mother came back after reading the notice and cooked him a delicious meal, which made him very happy. When I grew up, I realized that the government was dividing the house and land at that time, and my family not only got a house, but also got a lot of subsidies.

And he can go to the school to study, which he never dreamed of, and soon he came to a beautiful house under the leadership of his parents, which was the first batch of primary schools built in Lin Hong's compulsory education, in which children do not have to pay any tuition fees but also have subsidies, and he even saw many students who were the same as his father. Qian Ergou spent six happy years in school, and his Chinese teacher gave him his own name in the six years, and the teacher "Zhigao, Zhigao" hoped that he would have lofty ambitions and contribute to the country.

Qian Zhigao did not live up to the expectations of teachers and parents, he ranked first in the primary school graduation examination, and was admitted to Nanjing High School at that time (junior high school and high school together), he himself did not expect that at the opening ceremony he actually met the great Emperor His Majesty, the students present at that time were excited and tearful, he could not forget His Majesty when he met these outstanding students, His Majesty touched their brains and encouraged them with a smile, when he came to him is the emperor and pinched his nose, and said "Study hard!" Qian Zhigao nodded vigorously.

The Emperor's hadith (speech) told them about His Majesty's own educational journey and encouraged them to cherish the opportunities in front of them, and finally the Emperor jokingly said, "If you read a good book, you will earn more money to support yourself and your family." Qian Zhigao firmly remembered this sentence, he didn't love money, just like His Majesty the Emperor said that he wanted to earn a lot to honor his parents and repay those who care about him.

With excellent grades, he skipped a grade from his sophomore year of high school and graduated early and was admitted to Shanghai University. This year, he is only 21 years old, he graduated again with excellent grades and obtained a doctoral certificate from Shanghai University.

In the spring of 1846, with a diploma from Shanghai University, he successfully obtained his first loan from the Imperial Bank of China, and then he began his own business path with the business opportunities he found at the university.

Qian Zhigao studied economics at university, but he also audited other classes such as trade and foreign languages. In his spare time, he always went to the trade center of Shanghai, as the economic center of the Far East, Shanghai is now the real Pearl of the Orient, Shanghai's trade is concentrated in Xujiahui, where there are a large number of trading companies with towering buildings (an average of five or six floors), and the Imperial Tower, which is known as the miracle of the East. All of this is Qian Zhigao's blood boiling.

Here he was ecstatic to find that there was a lack of hardware stores despite the number of shops, or there was no hardware store at all, and the hardware goods were sold in pieces, and he knew that this was his chance.

Now he has start-up capital, he decided to do wholesale hardware business to make a fortune, he first went to the industrial zone in the suburbs of Shanghai to buy a batch of hardware goods, now Shanghai's hardware factory is not much, the production volume is not large, in the face of Qian Zhigao's long-term contract, the factory owner did not want to agree.

On a street in Shanghai, he first entered a relatively large grocery store, and the words used in the shop sign he still knew, written in English, French and Chinese, seemed to be a fashionable store. This grocery store has four storefronts, which are filled with a variety of daily necessities, small hardware items, and thousands of varieties. There were seven or eight clerks walking around, helping some customers from time to time. Qian Zhigao walked in across the door, intending to go in to take a look at the situation.

"Sir! Hello! Do I need to buy anything? Seeing Qian Zhigao coming in, a middle-aged man in his forties soon greeted him, speaking Mandarin with a local accent very fluently. Looking at this person's posture, Qian Zhigao is estimated to be either the owner of this store, or the shopkeeper of this store.

"Sir! You're so kind! Are you the owner of this grocery store? He asked politely.

"Yes, sir! I'm the owner of this little shop! I don't know what's going on with you? Although Qian Zhigao's tone doesn't look like a customer who wants to buy something, the owner of this grocery store still speaks very politely, which makes people feel good!

"That's right! Boss! I'm a small businessman and now I have a shipment to sell! I don't know if you're interested in talking to me! ”

"Oh! I'm sorry, sir! If you're trying to sell goods, forgive me for not being able to help you! Since most of the goods in our store are supplied by a regular trading house, I import all the goods from abroad through their trading houses. ”

"Oh! I see! But don't worry, boss! Whether the business can be done or not, we can talk! As the old Chinese saying goes, business is not benevolence! Even if we can't do business, can we be friends? ”

Seeing that I was serious, the owner of the grocery store couldn't help but laugh.

"What an interesting young man you are! I just graduated from school! Seeing that Qian Zhigao spoke to him fluently in Mandarin and spoke very politely, the tone of the grocery store owner was no longer so raw!

"Yes! I just came out of college and this is my first time in business! Since it is the first time to go out, and I have no experience in business, if there is any rudeness, please forgive me, boss! ”

"Young man, you are doing well! When I first came out into business, I definitely didn't talk as well as you, all you lack now is luck and experience! I'm sure you'll become a successful businessman! Definitely! ”

"Thank you boss for the compliment! I'm a little embarrassed by what you said! Qian Zhigao touched the back of his head and laughed a little embarrassed.

"That's right, young man! I've been talking to you for so long, and I still don't know your name? Let me introduce myself first, my name is Wang Dun, and I am the owner of this grocery store. ”

"Oh! What a faux pas! My name is Qian Zhigao, I just graduated from Shanghai University this year, and I am 20 years old this year. ”

"What a young man! Okay, now that we know each other, I'll call you Zhigao, and you can call me Lao Wang. ”

"Okay, Wang! I brought 10 boxes of goods this time, of which 10 boxes were nails, 20 boxes were combs, and 10 boxes of small mirrors and 5 boxes of shovels. These are very useful things, they should sell very well, and I guarantee that the price will be absolutely cheap! Lao Wang, can't you buy these things, I promise to give you the lowest price! ”

"Oh! Chidaka! What I just said is not a lie, my buyers are relatively fixed, although these goods are imported from abroad, but the price is also very cheap (the domestic process is not yet mature, and the cost is a little higher than that of imports)! My importer and I have been working with for almost 10 years and the business has been very pleasant! We business people should pay attention to integrity, I have an agreement with them in advance, please forgive me for not being able to buy your goods. ”

"Oh, yes! That's a shame! After listening to the words of the grocery store owner, Qian Zhigao's mood was inevitably a little lost.

"Actually, I think you can sell your goods to our colonies or to those protectorates, vassal states, or whatever, and I promise it's going to be very gunman. You can also go to India. As a system member, Wang Dun's thinking is still relatively divergent, and he recommended Qian Zhigao to sell the goods to Japan and North Korea, and he can indeed make a lot of profits.

"Really? Thank you so much! ”

"Actually, I also want to make my business bigger, but I lack the opportunity, so let's cooperate!" Wang Dun thought for a while and said.

"Good! Don't know how to work together? ”

"In this way, we will first acquire a hardware factory in China, and the production and sales of domestic hardware products will be handed over to me, and you will be responsible for developing overseas markets, how about it?"

"Okay, that's it, let's sum it up"-

In the following years, the "Money King" hardware company became bigger and bigger, and their hardware products were even sold to Europe and the United States, impacting the hardware market in Europe and the United States