晋商为何如此富有

• 作 者: 郎咸平
• 出 处: 剑南文学(经典阅读)
• 发表日期: 2009年05期
• 关键词: 晋商 山西商人 产粮大省 商业贸易 南方与北方 明朝政府 高效整合 山西人 地理位置优势 徽商

晋商的辉煌是与它独特的地理环境分不开的。山西自古拥有全国独一无二的盐池,物产丰富,与河南、山东等产粮大省邻近,又处在东部与西部、南方与北方相接的位置,自古就与少数民族杂居在一起生活。这些优势使得山西在明清之前就拥有发达的商业贸易,更是明朝晋商形成的物质基础。

The brilliance of Shanxi Merchants is inseparable from its unique geographical environment. Since ancient times, Shanxi Province has boasted a unique salt pond nationwide with abundant products. It is adjacent to major grain-producing provinces such as Henan and Shandong. It is also located in the eastern and western regions and connects the south and the north. Since ancient times, it has lived together with ethnic minorities. These advantages have enabled Shanxi to have developed commercial trade before the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is also the material basis for the formation of Jin merchants in the Ming Dynasty.