With the development of commodity economy for hundreds of years, commodity industries increased in Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of businessmen increased and the competition became increasingly fierce. However, the rulers of feudal society have always pursued the policy of emphasizing the foundation and restraining the end. In the ranking of social classes, Scholars, farmers, workers, businessmen? Chinese businessmen are also in the last category. For businessmen, the state has no explicit legal protection, and the people call them businessmen? A profiteer? Discrimination. Therefore, in that era, businessmen used their natural village community and clan relationship to support and help each other with one heart and one mind, thus becoming the receivers, makers and influencers of market prices.
Shanxi merchants commonly known as? Shanxi gang? Also known as? Western businessmen? 、? Sanjia? . In the long history, Shanxi merchants carried out long-distance trafficking with Shanxi's rich specialties such as salt, iron, wheat, cotton, leather, wool, wood and dried cigarettes. Their trafficking and sales activities spread all over the country, forming the northern King Kong Group, which has the most operational strength with Ganghui South.
Huai merchants refer to merchants in Anhui. The Legend of Huai Merchants written by Yao tells the story of the Wangs who have been doing business for generations in Shanyang County. They are at a critical moment in their family history, with double happiness, but it never rains but it pours. The escort agency's vehicles are robbed and their debts are high. The Wangs in Shanyang County and even Huai 'an Prefecture will face great changes. Based on the historical facts of Huai 'an in the early Qing Dynasty, the whole novel reproduces the group images of Huai 'an businessmen in that year.
Chaozhou businessmen are the general names of Chaozhou businessmen and Guangdong businessmen. Ancient Chaozhou merchants were not as famous as Shanxi merchants and Huizhou merchants. The rise of Chaozhou merchants was also after the Ming Dynasty. After the rise of private overseas trade in the Ming Dynasty (1506- 152 1), Chaoshan coastal residents began to engage in large-scale maritime commercial adventures. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, a large number of chaozhou people, accompanied by ships, flocked to the tide and waves. Since the Qing dynasty, the red-headed boat has become the symbol of Chaozhou merchants, and it was also called the red-headed boat merchant in the Qing dynasty.
Therefore, in general, businessmen in each stage have played a decisive role in history, and it is impossible to generalize or simply evaluate which is more important. Every kind of businessman is irreplaceable at a certain stage, so we should pay attention to the existence of every kind of business gang.