Liang Shiyi, the god of fortune in the North Ocean

After the change of law, in order to decorate the façade, the Qing court falsely opened an economic special section. In the results of the examination, Liang Shiyi was far ahead of the first place, and the government and the public were sensationalized, however, in the end, this matter must be "approved" by Empress Xi before it can finally be listed in the world.

At that time, Empress Dowager Xi was jealous of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, the two leaders of the "Hundred Days Restoration," and when she saw that Liang Shiyi was from Guangdong and was also surnamed Liang, she already felt like a fish in her throat, so she said fiercely: "Is this person Liang Qichao's own family?" When the ministers of the military plane listened, no one said a word of "no", but the response was a voice of "Empress Dowager Mingjian". Then, a Shangshu said: "Empress Dowager Yingming, this person must be a chaotic party, just look at the name, surname Liang Qichao's 'Liang', at the same time, the tail is consistent with Kang Youwei's number, Kang's number is called Kang Yizhi, and he is partially called Liang Shiyi." The courtiers frequently nodded their heads and said yes. Liang Shiyi has since been known as "Liang Tou Kangwei", and the last Yuanlang has not been regarded.

In fact, Liang Shiyi was born in 1869, a native of Sanshui, Guangdong; Liang Qichao, on the other hand, was born in 1873, a native of Xinhui, Guangdong. Although they have the same surname and the same province, the so-called home is nonsense. Liang Shiyi was eventually appreciated by Yuan Shikai because of his longevity in the economy. In the ninth year of Guangxu Erbu (1903), Liang served as An aide to Yuan, and in 1907 he was appointed director of the General Railway Bureau and assistant of the Bank of Communications. After the Wuchang Uprising in 1911, he acted as the minister of posts and communications in Yi Shikai's cabinet and campaigned for the "Yuan Gongbao" to steal political power.

In 1912, he became the secretary general of Yuan's presidential office and the premier of the Bank of Communications, and became a hot figure during the Beiyang warlord government. When Yuan Shikai became president, he set up a senate with 70 people participating in the political affairs, including Liang Qichao, Liang Shiyi, Yan Fu, Yang Du, and others. Yang Du once said: "In the twenty-ninth year of Guangxu, I and Liang Shiyi took the examination of economic special subjects; Thirty-one years after Guangxu, he worked with Liang Qichao to compile the outline of the Constitution, and today he meets these two Cantonese people surnamed Liang. Shao Guang is like a arrow, suddenly ten years, the youth of the past, and now they are like frost. "Words are overwhelmed with emotion.

According to the U.S. envoy to China, Reyenshi later described it, Liang Shiyi was "considered the most capable and influential person in Beijing after Yuan Shikai... A Cantonese man, short and strong, with a large Napoleonic head, rarely spoke, but his interjection from the side showed that he was always one step ahead of the discussion, which was also reflected in his sharp questions. When asking him questions directly, he is always able to give a clear and coherent explanation of any inter-topic." At this time, Liang Shiyi was already a senior politician who could influence the Chinese political arena. At the same time, he was also the leader of the Cantonese faction in Beijing, and in order to increase his own political capital, Liang Shiyi also formed a miscellaneous Civic Party in January 1915, and although the system was huge and complex, it was extremely numerous, and it was also a conspicuous force in the political struggle. In order to seize the title of "new dynasty prime minister," Liang Shiyi once used the Civic Party to serve Yuan Shikai in restoring the imperial system and issued an additional 30 million yuan of banknotes to the Bank of Communications to help Yuan restore the throne, causing the depreciation of paper money and harming the people.

In 1916, after Yuan Shikai's death, Liang was wanted and fled to Hong Kong. From 1906 to 1916, Leung held a number of senior government positions. During this period, he built a network of influence in the transportation bureaucracy, which continued to exist after he withdrew from the government, for example, Liang's followers, Ye Gongqi and Quan Liang, served as director of the General Bureau of Railways, and as prime minister and vice premier of the Bank of Communications until 1924. In the early days of the Republic of China, this considerable force headed by Liang was inextricably linked to the direct, Anhui, Feng, Gui, and "research departments", and was known as the "Department of Transportation". The influence of the "Department of Communications" in the financial community is one aspect of its power, and the control of the Bank of Communications is the key to the formation and development of the Department, when the Bank of Communications played the role of a government bank. However controlled by private investors.

Leung founded the bank in 1908 as the agency of the Ministry of Posts and Communications to manage the funds for railway, postal, telegraph and shipping operations. In 1914, it was authorized to issue currency and co-manage the country's finances with the Bank of China. Despite its political power and privileges, 70% of its shares have since been held by private shareholders. Mr. Leung usually controls government shares and controls most of the private shares through his associates on the board. Except for the Bank of Communications. Liang also organized several other private banks, including some of the most important banks in China at the time (among them, Jincheng Bank, Yanye Bank, Mainland Bank, and Beiyang Baoshang Bank). One piece of information shows that in the early 1920s, Mr. Leung and his associates held equity interests in most of the domestic banks that were in debt.

Around 1920, Leung served as prime minister of the Domestic Treasury. The agency was set up to readjust domestic debt to restore the credibility of the government, and he himself is not only a director of the Bank of Communications. He also serves on the boards of 6 private banks; other members of the Department of Transport serve on the boards of these and several other large banks. Because he engaged in such a major economic activity during the reign of the Beiyang warlords, he was known as the "god of wealth in a troubled world." In 1918, Liang returned to Beijing to serve as president of the Senate of the Anfu Diet. In December 1921, he became prime minister of state under the command of warlords. The following year, he was defeated in the Battle of the Bong clan and fled to Japan. In 1925, he was also appointed as the prime minister of the Transportation Bank of the DuanQirui government. In 1927, he was wanted again for opposing the Northern Expedition of the Revolutionary Army. He died in Shanghai in 1933 at the age of 64.

Liang Shiyi was good at financial management throughout his life, and he was in a high position many times, but he was wanted many times and fled many times. As the "god of wealth in a troubled world", he confessed to being a thief as his father, and eventually fell into actuarial calculations, but was ridiculed by history.