Assets: 5 million square kilometers of land.

If wealth is measured by the land occupied, Genghis Khan is the richest man in the world. He started by uniting feuding Mongolian tribes for a long time, and then began to occupy nearly 5 million square kilometers of land, including China, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Vietnam, and most parts of North Korea and Russia. Genghis Khan's name means "ruler of the world". Most of his conquests were just for pure pleasure. He regards riding a horse and sleeping in a tent as "the greatest pleasure". He declared that living "is to conquer the enemy, chase them and plunder their property"

Kubla Khan

Assets: countless treasures

Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, failed in military operations against Japan, Southeast Asia and Indonesia, but he established the Yuan Dynasty in China and built luxurious palace buildings in most cities. Kelpolo marveled at the jewels in Kublai Khan's Summer Palace. Kelpolo was also surprised by the luxurious banquets and hunting. He once wrote: Kublai Khan's boat is big enough to take 100 people, which makes people feel like standing on the ground. Kublai Khan was keen to promote the use of paper money. He confiscated other people's gold and silver and forced people to use paper money.

Liu Jin

Assets: Gold and silver legend Liu Jin was the richest court eunuch in the Ming Dynasty. He abused his power to collect money. When he was finally executed for treason, he was found to have120,000 ounces of gold and 259 million ounces of silver. By contrast, when the Ming Dynasty ended, there were only 30 million to 70 million ounces of silver in the national treasury.

Xiaoshenyang

Assets: gold, silver, fur.

1772, Xiao Shenyang entered the DPRK as a bodyguard, but soon became the confidant of the old emperor. He married the emperor's youngest daughter, which enabled him to win over party member and exclude dissidents. He became very rich. As a tax administrator, Xiao Shenyang has easy access to valuables. 1799 When the old emperor died, the new heir immediately took Xiao Shenyang and found his gold, silver and precious stones. Later, Xiao Shenyang died in prison and found that he had at least 60 million taels of silver, 70,000 pieces of leather clothes and 4,288 pieces of gold bricks.

Wu bingjian

Assets: ten million silver dollars

Wu Bingjian's father is one of the few China businessmen who trade silk and porcelain with foreigners. Wu Bingjian only accepts payment in silver, and they don't want all foreign goods. From 65438 to 0789, Wu Bingjian inherited his father's career. He lent a lot of silver to foreign businessmen in exchange for some ships. He is also a recognized philanthropist. During that time, Wu Bingjian's reputation spread far and wide.

Tse-ven Soong

Assets: stocks, banks, bank notes.

From 1927 to 1949 As an official of the Kuomintang government, Song Ziwen was considered as one of the richest people in the world in the 1940s. After graduating from Harvard, Song Ziwen soon became a banker and entered the financial industry. 1923 provided funds to Sun Yat-sen's national organization. He founded the Central Bank and was later appointed as the Minister of Finance in 1924. 1927, Song Ziwen became Chiang Kai-shek's finance minister. From 65438 to 0942, Song Ziwen was appointed Foreign Minister and became the employer of Washington Group in China. He invested most of his personal property in foreign stocks, including holding shares in General Motors.