In the history of China, the rulers of past dynasties paid more attention to the development of agriculture and despised the development of commerce. In other words, in ancient times, the status of businessmen was very low, and some people would think that being a businessman was a disgrace to being a man, which made it difficult for business to develop. However, the ancient Huizhou merchants have always been very famous, and they have existed in the history of China for more than 300 years. Some people may wonder why businessmen can still exist in the history of China for more than 300 years when China discriminated against them in ancient times. The reason is that Huizhou merchants were different from ordinary merchants at that time. These businessmen paid attention to the development of education and helped people get rid of poverty, which led the rulers at that time to gradually change the profession of businessmen, thus making them exist in the history of China for more than 300 years.

First, the true meaning of Huizhou merchants Modern people's understanding of Huizhou merchants is superficial. We may think that Huizhou merchants are businessmen in Anhui Province. But in ancient times, Huizhou merchants were not Anhui merchants, but Huizhou merchants. Ancient Huizhou refers to a certain area in modern Shanxi.

Second, the source of Huizhou merchants However, Huizhou merchants began to rise in China as early as the Song Dynasty. Huizhou was a poor place with a small population. However, due to frequent rebellions in China, foreigners continue to enter Huizhou. With the accumulation of time, the population of Huizhou is increasing, but because there is not much land in Huizhou, people here do not have enough land to grow crops. So some people have to start a business in order to survive. Therefore, Huizhou merchants came into being.

Third, Huizhou merchants can exist for more than 300 years. However, Huizhou merchants can exist for more than 300 years in history, mainly because they were supported by the rulers at that time and attached importance to the development of agriculture and education.