A Study On The Merchants Of Yicheng In Qing Dynasty And The Republic Of China

Pingyang Shang Gang is not only an important part of Jin merchants in Ming and Qing Dynasties,but also an important source of Jin merchants.As an organic part of Pingyang Shang Gang,Yicheng merchants made some commercial achievements in the Republic of China.Therefore,this paper mainly studies Yicheng merchants of the Qing Dynasty,and analyzes its development,reasons for its rise and prosperity,business status,merchant family and its social influence.Yicheng merchants became active in the business world through the beginning of the early Qing Dynasty,a large number of businessmen,including cloth,iron,salt,groceries,etc.,and some excellent merchant families,such as North Jiang Sun and He Zhai Yang family;in the middle of the Republic of China,Yicheng merchants completely declined.Wing city merchants in the rapid rise of the qing dynasty,cannot leave its geographical location and surrounding rich products,wing city east linze road iron point,south by hedong pool salt origin,and is located in the ze firm iron goods west,hedong pool salt north important channel,coupled with the road network and its long history commercial tradition is not difficult to explain the prosperity of wing city merchants.Among them,iron traders and cloth traders are the best among many Yicheng merchants,Yicheng iron traders will business is scarce in northwest China,"Wei Long chapter" iron shop is dominant;Yicheng cloth traders formed a force in Beijing,Tongzhou,Suzhou and other places,and built in three places for commercial contact and maintenance.Of course,there are also a large number of merchants sitting Jia active in the local commercial streets,village markets,temple fairs and other places,these merchants are another important part of the composition of Yicheng merchants.In the whole Jin business group,Yicheng business family is not conspicuous,only some families such as Beiguan Gaojia and Nanjing Ding family can be regarded as strong commercial strength,they open businesses in many places in the country,rich commercial profits,nourish the development and growth of the family.The rest were small merchant families,and of course their business was enough to make them prominent.After these merchant families made their fortune,they built homes and temples;they also paid importance to building family ethics and culture education in order to thrive.Of course,the most significant social value of Yicheng merchants lies in their commercial impact on the trade area,which not only meets the consumer needs of the local people,promotes the economic and cultural exchanges in different regions,but also promotes the development and prosperity of the local towns.Of course,they also use their wealth to help victims,help villages,build Bridges and roads,which not only win a good reputation,but also help improve their social status and help them gain the voice in local society.In addition,their exported ethics and moral education to future generations and their funded temples and Bridges have also become the precious spiritual and material wealth of today.