During the Spring and Autumn Period, Fan Li helped Gou Jian, the King of Yue, and finally revived the State of Yue. After the victory, the King of Yue made Fan Li a general. However, Fan Li knew that Gou Jian could * * * in adversity, but not in wealth. So he wrote his resignation letter, gave up his high position and wealth, packed only a small amount of jewelry, and traveled by boat forever, which can be described as "gathering and leaving".
After Fan Li resigned, he went to Qi, changed his name and surname, and farmed by the sea. In a few years, he has accumulated hundreds of thousands of products. The people of Qi appreciated his talent and asked him to be the prime minister. Fan Li sighed: "It is a thousand dollars to stay at home, and it is a great good thing to stay in the official position." . It is ominous to be admired for a long time. "So I returned the Prime Minister's seal, distributed my wealth to my neighbors and hid it again. This can be described as "gathering and dispersing".
When he went to Tao, he saw that it was the main road of trade, and he could get rich from it. So, he called himself Tao Zhugong, stayed here and traded goods according to opportunities. It didn't take long to accumulate 10 million. Later, Fan Li's second son was imprisoned in Chu for murder. Fan Li said: "It is right to kill for life, but my son should not die in public." So he sent his youngest son to visit and brought a cart full of gold. But the eldest son insisted on going instead of the younger son and threatened to commit suicide. No way, Fan Li had to agree. After a while, the eldest son went home with the news that the second son had died. The whole family felt sad. Only Fan Li said with a smile, "If I had known the second son would be killed, it was not that the eldest son didn't love his younger brother, but that the eldest son couldn't stand it!" He has been with me since childhood, knowing that it is not easy to make a living, and he is reluctant to part with his money. The youngest son was born in a rich family. He didn't know that wealth was hard-won and was easily abandoned. I decided to send my youngest son early, because he can give up his money, but my eldest son can't. It is reasonable that the second son was killed, and there is no sorrow. This can be described as "three gatherings and three scattered." "
Perhaps it is precisely because of Fan Li's "three gatherings and three scattered" that later generations respectfully called him the God of Wealth.