109 years ago today, on April 27, 1916 (March 25, 1916 in the lunar calendar), Sheng Xuanhuai, a modern comprador official, passed away. Sheng Xuanhuai, also known as Xingsun, is known as Yuzhai. People from Wujin, Jiangsu. Born in 1844 (24th year of Daoguang). Born as a scholar. In 1870 (the ninth year of Tongzhi), Sheng Xuanhuai entered Li Hongzhang's court. In 1873, he served as the director of the Shipping Investment Promotion Bureau. In 1880 (the sixth year of Guangxu), the Telegraph Bureau was organized. In 1893, he organized Huasheng Textile Factory. Use the form of official supervision and business operations or joint ventures between government and business to monopolize Westernization enterprises. In 1896, he took over the operation of Hanyang Iron Works and Daye Iron Mine, and then concurrently operated Pingxiang Coal Mine. Later, the three factories and mines were merged to establish Hanyeping Coal, Iron and Mining Company. The following year, he was appointed by the Qing court to supervise the affairs of China Railway Corporation and wantonly sold the rights of road. In 1898, China Commercial Bank was opened. In 1900, he participated in the planning of "Southeast Mutual Protection" and signed the "Southeast Protection Contract". The following year, he served as Minister of Commerce and Treaties. In 1908, he was awarded the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Postal Affairs. When the royal cabinet was established in 1911, Sheng Xuanhuai was appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Post and Communications. In the name of "state-owned railways", he mortgaged the rights to the Sichuan-Han and Guangdong-Han trunk lines that had been managed by commerce and signed loan contracts with the banking groups of the four countries, arousing a railway trend. The Wuchang Uprising broke out, was dismissed, and fled to Japan. In the following years, Sheng Xuanhuai continued to collude with Japan to betray the rights and interests of Han Yeping Company. Sheng Xuanhuai is the author of "Yu Zhai Compiled Manuscripts","Sheng Xuanhuai's Unpublished Letters" and "Selected Collection of Sheng Propaganda Archives".