In the later period of Sima Yan's administration, the Western Jin Dynasty became extravagant. What officials like to do most every day is to show off in a circle of friends, and even the emperor himself enjoys it. He gives a mirror from time to time and praises it. However, no matter how we compete, there is one person who has never lost, and that is Shi Chong, the monopolist of the Western Jin Dynasty.
Atypical rich second generation
Shi Chong is an atypical rich second generation. His father Shi Bao was the founding father of the Western Jin Dynasty. He has six sons, and Shi Chong is the youngest. Arguably, children are always the most favored one, but in 273 AD, when the father was dying to distribute property to his sons, Shi Chong was the only one who got nothing. Shi Chong's mother was indignant at this, but Shi Bao only said one sentence: "Although this child is the youngest, he can make a lot of money by himself in the future!"
Although he didn't make a fortune, because he was the son of a hero and talented, Shi Chong was highly valued by Sima Yan-he became a Xiuwu county magistrate in his twenties, then became a deputy riding officer in Luoyang and moved to Chengyang as a satrap. At the age of 30, because of his active participation in the felling of Wu, he was named the Hou of Anyang Township, and was soon worshipped as Huangmenlang. After Emperor Sima Zhong of Jinhui acceded to the throne, Shi Chong was transferred to the Southern Army Commander and Jingzhou Secretariat, served as a captain of Nanman, and was promoted to the rank of general ... Shi Chong was promoted step by step.
However, I'm afraid Shi Chong is not as rich as his enemy only by the salary and reward of the imperial court. So, where did his huge wealth come from? In this regard, the history books have not introduced it in detail. It is mentioned in the Book of Jin that Shi Chong made a fortune by robbing the caravan when he was the secretariat of Jingzhou. In addition, Wang Yin of the Eastern Jin Dynasty said: "Shi Chong did everything he could to make a lot of money." .
What is the truth? Are you robbing or making a living? Maybe both, officials and thieves, good and evil. After all, I'm afraid it is difficult to realize the wealth of the enemy country by looting alone, and there must be clever management. When his father believed that he would be rich in the future, he must have seen that he had an extraordinary mind.
As for how to operate, it can only be left to future generations to daydream. ...
High-profile wealth-flaunting maniac
Made a fortune, some people are rich but don't show it, some people are afraid of the world, and Shi Chong is obviously the latter.
His mansion is resplendent and luxurious, including hundreds of concubines. They are all covered in silks and satins, wearing gold and silver, dazzling, and three meals a day are delicacies. According to Shi Shuo Xin Yu, the toilets in Shi Chong are richly decorated, with various luxury perfumes and top-grade skin care products. A dozen well-dressed handmaids are waiting in line. Guests have to change into new clothes after going to the toilet.
Once, an official named Liu Ao visited his home. When he went to the toilet, he saw that there were crimson mosquito nets, mats, plates and other extremely exquisite furnishings in the toilet, and a maid was waiting on him with a sachet. She hurried out and said to Shi Chong, "I'm sorry, I just strayed into your bedroom." Shi Chong said, yes, yes, it is the toilet.
Even the emperor Sima Yan is no match for him in showing off his wealth. According to "My Mulberry Planting Story", it is very rare for foreign countries to give fire-wrapped cloth in a certain year. Sima Yan happily made it into clothes and wanted to show it off in Shichong. When Shi Chong learned that, he specially put on a suit of ordinary clothes, and then-let fifty servants put on burnt Huan shirts to see the emperor. (Find the psychological shadow area of the emperor ...)
Sima Yan's uncle Wang Kai was also a famous rich man in the Western Jin Dynasty. He was keen on fighting with Shi Chong, but he didn't get the upper hand in several rounds. Therefore, Sima Yan secretly helped him to show off his most precious treasure, a two-foot coral tree. As a result, after Shi Chong saw it, he broke the corals with his hands, and then asked people to move out six or seven corals three or four feet high for Wang Kai to choose at will. Wang Kai was dumbfounded and at a loss.
Ironically, what makes Wang Kai jealous most is not the gap between the rich and the poor, but some trivial things in life. For example, why can Shi Chong's bean porridge rot instantly? Why can Shi Chong eat leeks in winter? Why do cows in Shi Chong run so fast? In fact, the answer is nothing more than bean flour prepared in advance, leek roots mixed with wheat seedlings, and controlled cattle.
In this way, Shi Chong not only showed off his wealth in front of the royal family, but also showed his IQ. Fortunately, the emperor doesn't mind this.
Political speculator
During the reign of Sima Yan, Shi Chong's official career was smooth and his life was moist. But with the death of Sima Yan, Shi Chong's immortal days are over.
After the silly emperor Sima Zhong succeeded to the throne, the court soon fell into chaos. First, Yang Jun is hegemonic, then Queen Jia Nanfeng is dictatorial. In addition, there are all kinds of Sima Zongqin sharpening his knife ... In the chaos, Shi Chong also stood up for himself, but he repeatedly hit a wall, so he began to look at people's food and became a political speculator.
When he saw the rise of Queen Jia Nanfeng, he took Jami, Jia Nanfeng's favorite nephew, as the object of flattery. He ran to Jamie and fawned on him. In the name of literature, he established the first men's group in the Western Jin Dynasty-"Twenty-four Friends" and invited everyone to his upscale club "Jinguyuan" to compose poems for their own entertainment.
For Jia Nanfeng's mother Guo Huai, Shi Chong is obedient. It is said that every time Guo Huai goes out, Shi Chong will park her car on the side of the road and see her off enthusiastically. After Guo Huai left, he would bow to the back of his car again and again.
However, Shi Chong's painstaking political speculation ended in failure. Jia Nanfeng's brutality gradually aroused public anger. In 300 AD, Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, staged a coup and beheaded Jia Nanfeng and Jia Mi. Shi Chong was implicated and removed from his post.
At this time, Shi Chong lost his power and backing, and only a large amount of wealth was exposed to the world, so he became the coveted object in troubled times.
Sima Lun's retainer Sun Xiu took the opportunity to ask him for a beautiful green pearl. Green Pearl was bought by Shi Chong in his early years, and he spent ten kinds of pearls (probably enough for a freezer). She is very beautiful and good at playing the flute. She is Shi Chong's favorite woman. Sun Xiu wanted to find someone, but Shi Chong refused, so Green Bamboo bravely jumped off the building.
Sun Xiu was furious and framed Shi Chong as a disorderly party. In 300 AD, Shi Chong was killed, and all three families, old and young, were destroyed.
When Shi Chong was sent to the execution ground in a prison car, he sighed: "Alas, these dogs and slaves are all eyeing my property!" The person who escorted him responded: "If I had known this, why not disperse them earlier!"
Long-term wealth is inseparable from the wisdom of keeping money. The fate of Shi Chong confirms Lao Tzu's sentence: "Happiness lasts forever, but it can't be saved; Being rich and arrogant is self-defeating. "
In the eyes of ordinary people, it seems that the more wealth, the happier. Therefore, when Jack Ma, who is worth 200 billion yuan, said that the happiest life in his heart is "earning 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month, having a small house, a car and a good family", he was regarded as a joke by everyone.
But maybe we should listen to this rich man's explanation-
"Money 1 10,000 is your money. If it exceeds1.200 million, trouble will come. You should consider adding value. If it exceeds 1 100 million, it will be in big trouble. /kloc-more than 0/00 billion, this is the trust of the society in you, and people ask you to help him manage his finances. You must not think that this is your money. "