Revealing the first "financial path" of Hu Xueyan, a merchant of red-crowned cranes in the late Qing Dynasty.

Revealing the First Rule of Hu Xueyan, a Red Top Merchant in the Late Qing Dynasty? Qianlu?

In the morning 1 1, the village bus stopped at the gate of a small shop in Yuchuan village. Next to Stowe, down a few stone steps, a narrow path winds into the small village. There are two big characters painted on the side wall of the shop. Ancient road? Draw an arrow.

Into the small village, but at every fork in the road, there are donkey friends who use red arrows to point out the direction and make marks? Ancient road? Two words. The village is small, and not many people go out for activities at noon. On both sides of the trail, farmyard manure was piled up in several places, which mixed with the plants in the surrounding fields and Shan Ye, and became an unforgettable taste.

The Huizhou-Hangzhou ancient road has been handed over to a company for management. A middle-aged man with a square face and a big head outside the ticket office was very excited to promote his car rental service: I am Master Wang on the Internet! ? His surname is Wang, but people around here are either Hu or Wang. ? Master Wang on the Internet? Which one is it?

After passing a hydropower station, you will officially enter the stone road of the ancient road, first a step road that has been going up, and then gradually enter the undulating area with slopes and flats, and the road surface will gradually become a dirt road and a gravel road.

The ancient road is not long and it is not difficult to walk. Walk slowly through the first pass in the south of the Yangtze River, Huangmaopei, Tang Xue, Shangxuetang, Lantian 'ao and Yonglai Village, and it takes six or seven hours to reach Zhejitian in Lin 'an, Hangzhou. Fast people, three or four hours is enough. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why holidays are more lively than visiting temple fairs. Tens of millions of hikers in China, old and young, Xian Yi, don't have many choices.

On both sides of the ancient road, self-made signs point to small hotels or restaurants from time to time, and rest facilities such as huts or pavilions are also set up at several major rest spots. But bosses don't seem to be eager to drum up business. Not for half a year, for half a year. Follow? Holiday economy? The locals who left have long been used to this rhythm. The small fork along the road is too small to be found without looking carefully. It leads to the river at the foot of the mountain and the side dishes and tea fields on the hillside. To tell the truth, the scenery here is unique, but it is far from beautiful. There are many people at the same level in China, but there is only one Hu Xueyan in the whole country and even in the world.

The prosperous business road in the past

Is it popular today? Lvwo

On the day of arrival, the weather was not hot. From Fuling Town, Jixi County, Anhui Province to Zhejitian Town, Qingliangfeng Town, Lin 'an City, Zhejiang Province, on the 20-kilometer-long Huizhou-Hangzhou ancient road, the scenery with lush foliage and flowers is particularly refreshing. This important channel for Huizhou merchants to transport goods to Hangzhou is quietly waiting for the arrival of a large number of walkers, because the National Day holiday is coming soon. The ancient road that once gave birth to Hu Xueyan, a giant businessman with red top, no longer carries the footsteps of those businessmen who are in a hurry and have no intention to see the scenery. The leisurely hikers with backpacks, tents and crutches have become the protagonists here.

A Hu Xueyan.

Attracted many contemporary admirers.

Tell the locals about this ancient road, and nine out of ten people will show it to Hu Xueyan. According to everyone's accounts and local chronicles, this great businessman in Qing Dynasty struggled to survive when he was young, and once shouldered into Zhejiang to do business along the ancient road. He has to go over mountains and mountains to send the local goods to the big pier in Hangzhou to get a good price. As more and more goods are shipped out, the business of teenagers is growing. Not only Huizhou, but also Shanghai and Beijing have semicolons, and he has become the largest businessman in China.

The area where the ancient road is located belongs to the jurisdiction of ancient Huizhou. Although Huizhou is the most prosperous place in China, its natural geographical conditions are still somewhat closed and narrow. Even if you walk here today, you often see it in comments from all over the world? Born in Huizhou, no previous life; Thirteen or fourteen, throw it away? In that case. This is the intuitive feeling of ancient Huizhou people to the local area, and people have not forgotten it today. Due to the narrow land and dense living environment, Huizhou people are destined to expand their vitality to the outside world. According to experts' research, as early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huizhou people had already gone to a foreign land and engaged in shopping malls, so it has existed since ancient times. No emblem, no market? Said. Huizhou merchants started with small businesses, and they are particularly hard-working, so most of them choose to travel by boat or on foot. Generations of Huizhou people sold salt, tea and mountain products, and (American history) walked out of a road full of wind and frost, and the Huizhou-Hangzhou ancient road was one of them.

In some information about the ancient Huizhou-Hangzhou road, what is emphasized? China's inheritance? The Silk Road? 、? The tea-horse ancient road is the third famous ancient road after the tea-horse ancient road? Still say? The Silk Road? It is an international route, the ancient tea-horse road is an inter-provincial route, and the ancient Huizhou-Hangzhou road is an inter-regional route. However, the reporter consulted some local people and experts, but many people think that the definition of this statement is very vague. Because the ancient trade routes originally extended in all directions, the commodity economy also originated very early, and any place with a slightly dense population often became a market. If this commercial road, which is only over 20 kilometers long, is the third in China, what about the Tea Road from Hunan and Hubei to the northwest frontier and the Porcelain Road from Jiangxi and other places to the southeast coast? Defining the name at will is often the need of tourism promotion, which is actually meaningless.

For those who are willing to appreciate the beauty of the ancient Huizhou Road, it is probably enough to know the role this road has played in the local regional economy: before the opening of the Hangzhou-Huizhou Highway, the ancient Huizhou Road was a shortcut for Huizhou people to go to Shanghai and Hangzhou, which was more than 100 miles closer than bypassing Yulingguan. On the ancient road of Huihang, there is a tea kiosk every five miles for passers-by to rest. Changhua people who used to be adjacent to Jixi exchanged their textiles for grain and cotton along the ancient road leading to Jixi, which became the lifeline of the two places.

Of course, there are not many people changing food on this road now, but the ancient road is still an important transportation channel for local people.

Along the ancient road? Treasure? not a few

Walking on the ancient road at noon, every three or two steps, I saw a skink lying on the side of the road in the sun. Hearing someone's voice, I jumped into the grass in the blink of an eye, and the rustling sound rang all the way. The locals said that this road seems inconspicuous, but along the way? Treasure? Quite a lot. Qingliangfeng, which passes by on the way, is under the jurisdiction of Lin 'an City, and is a part of the northern section of Baiji Mountain at the junction of western Zhejiang and Anhui Province. It is a national nature reserve. Elevation of Liang Qingfeng 1784. 4 meters is not only Lin 'an, but also the highest peak in the northwest of Zhejiang Province. Protected areas have a long history and complex landform types. Where is it located? Jiangnan ancient land? The eastern end of. The terrain gradually rises from southeast to northwest, forming a series of vertical climatic zones and changeable microclimate from north subtropical zone to warm temperate zone. Therefore, the diversity of the ecosystem can be completely preserved. In the economically developed Yangtze River Delta region, it is rare to have such a well-preserved species gene bank. Especially in Qianqingtang area, it is the habitat of wild sika deer. This is the easternmost and southernmost wild population in China.

According to statistics, there are more than 280 species of terrestrial vertebrates in Qingliangfeng Nature Reserve, including more than 20 species of national key protected animals and 6 species of national first-class protected animals, such as sika deer, black muntjac, clouded leopard, leopard, white-necked pheasant and Chinese merganser. There are as many as 2000 species of higher plants, among which 33 species are under state protection, and 77 genera are single and few species in the world.

From the entrance of the ancient road to? The first level in Jiangnan? It is said that there are 1400 stone steps, but actually walking up, I don't feel so much. The stone steps are cut against the rock wall and polished very smoothly. ? The first level in Jiangnan? The title sounds loud, but at first glance it's not like that at all. It is also called Yaoyaoyan, with an altitude of 424 meters. The surrounding mountains are steep and the ancient roads are in a hurry. Geographical advantages are not worth mentioning. But the surrounding space is too narrow, so today's gate is just a stone gate, which is almost as high as the house where ordinary people live. What is engraved on the pass? Jingtong Jiangsu and Zhejiang? Chinese characters in Wei Ti. According to legend, this place was named after Li Shixian, the servant of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, led troops 186 1 stationed here, and was known as a natural barrier. In the era of cold weapons, such a small pass can control a road. Between the beautiful valleys, there is more fighting.

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Huizhou-Hangzhou ancient road is accompanied by streams and waterfalls. The steep peaks on both sides are sometimes broken and steep, and sometimes there are strange peaks and rocks. On the way, there were scattered inns and families on the mountain, and the smoke curled up and the life was comfortable. Nowadays, the glory of being a trade route for trafficking in goods is long gone, but with? Business road? This name can also attract tourists from all over the world.