Where do Huizhou merchants refer to?

Huizhou merchants refer to Huizhou merchants.

Huizhou merchants come from Huizhou, including six counties: Yun, Xiuning, Wuyuan, Qimen, Yi and Jixi, that is, Guxin 'an County. Among the six counties, the merchants in Ganning and Xiuning are particularly famous. Huizhou merchants became active in the Song Dynasty, and their heyday was in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Huizhou merchants, a famous business gang in China's history, are all in poor mountainous areas, and they can't survive by farming.

Historical background of Huizhou merchants

Huizhou is located at the end of the house, which belongs to the marginal zone, with high mountains and dense forests, changeable terrain and late development. Before the Han Dynasty, the population was small, but in the late Jin, late Song, late Tang and China history, the north moved to Huizhou in southern Anhui with a large population. What if the population is large and the mountains are small? Going out to do business is a way out.

Abundant resources promote business development. The earliest business of Huizhou merchants was grain in mountain products and other places. If the abundant wood resources are used in construction, ink making, painting, tung oil and paper making, these are all commodities exported abroad, and tea is a well-known brand such as Qimenhong and Wuyuan Green. Going out to do business mainly deals in salt, cotton (cloth) and grain.