First of all, in that turbulent era, he could not only earn money from ordinary people, but also from the imperial court. He made a lot of money by helping Zuo establish the shipping bureau. However, for the government at that time, the court did not allow you to earn money from the court, but you could work for the court. But under the corrupt imperial rule, talents like Hu Xueyan are doomed to be hit. As the saying goes, Hu Xueyan's Excellence has laid the groundwork for his future failure.
Secondly, the direct cause of Hu Xueyan's property robbery was the dispute between Mao and Mao and the problem of telephone line erection at that time. Hu Xueyan failed to deal with these problems well, which led him to be caught by Cixi and ordered to rob his property.
Generally speaking, Hu Xueyan was robbed of his property for another reason-Hu Xueyan's political immaturity. As a businessman, Hu Xueyan is successful and excellent, but he can't assess the situation politically, does high-profile things and doesn't understand the doorways of officialdom, which leads him to become a victim of Li Hongzhang's political struggle with the Left. This is also one of the reasons why he was robbed.
Hu Xueyan, as a famous Huizhou merchant in China in the late Qing Dynasty, can be said to be extremely rich (the specific figure is about 32 million taels of silver). Hu Xueyan is both an official and a businessman, not only setting up banks and pharmacies in shopping malls, but also helping Zuo politically by setting up shipping bureaus and relief bureaus. In addition, it also purchased a large number of weapons and other military equipment. These are places that need to spend money, but they are also extremely profitable industries.