He Than is notorious for being a great tourist destination not only during the Qing Dynasty but also throughout Chinese history.
From the moment he entered the royal palace as a guard until he was appointed a high-ranking mandarin, Hoa Than always demonstrated his intelligence and ability to be smarter than others.
As Hoa Than’s power grew, Hoa Than’s greed and selfishness also grew.
Owner of huge fortune
In addition, Hoa Than also manages the promotion of mandarins.
Hoa Than’s third source of money also comes from business.
According to historical records, when Hoa Than’s house was searched, about 800 million taels of silver were discovered.
Not to mention, during the Qianlong period, the court’s annual tax revenue was 70 million taels of silver.
Other valuable items: 11 coral rocks (each more than 1m high), 14,300 stacks of fine silk, 20,000 fine sheep’s wool, 550 fox skins, 850 bear skins, 56,000 sheep and cattle skins
Strange trick to hide money: The more you save, the more profit you get
Possessing a mountain of gold and silver in his hands, a person with a sharp financial mind like the Hoa man quickly came up with a magic plan to prevent theft and at the same time make money make money.
According to Qulishi, ancient palaces were often divided into a main room and two east and west rows.
Regarding land, Hoa Than is also known as a genuine landowner with fields of approximately 8,000 acres, 10 gold and silver shops, and the number of pawn shops is also approximately this number.
Using money to convert into land and real estate could be considered a very smart way to manage finances at that time.
Because even if a thief gets land or house documents, it is of no use, and even if he dares to mortgage or buy and sell, he will easily be caught by the government.
Not stopping there, legend has it that Hoa Than in the past also applied a more discreet method: That was hollowing out the house pillars and hiding gold and silver inside.
However, the authenticity of this method of hiding remains controversial to this day.
Not only that, for rare and hard-to-find treasures, Hoa Than also comes up with very unique anti-theft methods.
Legend has it that in the past, one of this mandarin’s two town treasures was a jade pixiu.
Only when the estate was confiscated and the fake mountain was destroyed did people discover a jade pixiu whose size and value even surpassed the king’s pixiu.