范蠡被奉为中国商人的鼻祖,被后人尊为陶朱公,曾作为幕僚辅佐越王勾践击败吴王夫差。功成身退,移居齐地经商,很快成为富甲一方的大富翁。他的次子因杀人被囚禁在楚国,陶朱公计划用金钱保全儿子的性命,就打算让小儿子去楚国办这件事。长子听说后,坚决要求父亲让他去楚国解救二弟,还说自己一定能办好这件小事。陶朱公长叹一口气,拗不过长子的苦苦请求,只得派他去办这件事。为了万无一失,陶朱公写了一封信让长子带 Fan Li was regarded as the originator of Chinese merchants, was honored as Tao Zhu Gong later generations, had served as aides assist the king Gou Jian defeated Miss Wang Fu poor. Achievements retreat, migrate to Qi business, and soon became wealthy party rich. His second son was imprisoned in Chu because of murder, Tao Zhu Gong plans to use money to save his son’s life, it is intended to let the younger son go to Chu to do this thing. After the eldest son heard that he firmly demanded that his father let him go to Chu to rescue his younger brother, and said he would surely be able to handle this trivial matter. Tao Zhu Gong long sighed, fail to beat the eldest son’s bitter request, had to send him to do this. In order to be foolproof, Tao Zhu Gong wrote a letter to the eldest son