一个人若只知道曾国藩、胡雪岩做了什么，那只是皮毛之见，只有读懂了曾国藩、胡雪岩为什么"这么做"，继而知道自己该"怎么做"，那才算读活了他们，也读活了自己。曾国藩与胡雪岩是同一时代的人。他们一官一商，在清朝的历史舞台上演绎了一幕大剧，给后人留下了丰富的财富。现代人流行一种说法：做官要学曾国藩，经商要学胡雪岩。由此，编者集结了本书，以飨读者，希望能对各位的工作、生活有所帮助。(One touches the surface if he/she only knows what Zeng Guofan and Hu Xuefan did. He/She gets into them and himself/herself only when understanding why Zeng Guofan and Hu Xuefan "did it" and knowing what he/she should "do". Zeng Guofan and Hu Xuefan were contemporaries, one being an official and one being a merchant. They performed a show in the historic stage of the Qing Dynasty and left later generations with great fortune. Modern people would say: if being an official, act as Zeng Guofan. If doing businesses, act as Hu Xueyan. For this reason, the editor compiles this book for readers with an aim to give assistance to the readers in life and at work.)