Lu Shang as one of the representative merchant gangs in the north and the south of the min merchant and zhejiang merchant what is the difference?

Lu Shang, as one of the representative merchant groups in the north, is different from Min Shang and Zhe Shang in the south in terms of history, culture and business characteristics.

1, history and culture: Lu Shang refers to the merchants from Shandong Province, mainly distributed in the Shandong Peninsula. Min merchants refer to merchants from Fujian Province, mainly distributed in the southeast coastal area of Fujian Province.

2. Commercial Characteristics: The commercial activities of the Lu merchants were based on the grain trade, and they also operated in the coal, salt, textile and other industries. Due to the location of Shandong on the seashore, Lu merchants also had some development in overseas trade. Min merchants mainly engaged in overseas trade, especially with Southeast Asia, Japan and other places, but also involved in tea, silk, porcelain and other industries.