咸丰十一年,左宗棠在杭州指挥清军围剿太平军。由于战争耗费时力,左宗棠急需委任一名可靠的本地商人主持浙江全省的钱粮、军饷,给清军提供补给。与官方做生意,虽然存在很大风险,但利润也很诱人。因此,许多大小商人都跃跃欲试,想要争取这个难得的机会。此时已成为阜康钱庄老板的胡雪岩也瞄准了这个机会,决定凭借他的实力和 Xianfeng eleven years, Zuo Zongtang commanded the Qing army in Hangzhou to surround the Taipings. Due to the time-consuming war effort, Zuo Zong-tang urgently needed to appoint a reliable local businessman to preside over the money and salaries of the entire province of Zhejiang and supply the Qing troops with supplies. With the official business, although there is a great risk, but profit is also very attractive. Therefore, many large and small businessmen are eager to win this rare opportunity. Hu Xueyan, now owner of Fukang Bank, also aimed at this opportunity and decided to rely on his strength