What are the successes of Shanxi merchants in Ming and Qing Dynasties?

1. The power of faith made Shanxi merchants dare to be the first in Ming and Qing Dynasties. As the earliest rising Shanxi merchants among the top ten business gangs, Shanxi merchants have a long history, which can be traced back to the Jin and Tang Dynasties of the Zhou Dynasty and reached its peak in the Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang periods of the Qing Dynasty. Many people's impressions of Shanxi are limited to "coal" and "vinegar". However, Shanxi merchants in Ming and Qing Dynasties included a series of trades and industries, such as draft banks, cotton spinning, salt industry, flour, cigarettes, overseas trade, tea, commissary, military horses and military intelligence. The glory of Shanxi merchants in Ming and Qing dynasties is closely related to their spirit of being the first and pioneering, and there is a firm belief behind being the first. The scene of "escort bathing" not only shows the fine moral tradition of Shanxi merchants, but also shows their simple spiritual belief of "God bless their ancestors for shelter".

2. The power of morality helped Shanxi merchants in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Because the industries operated by Shanxi merchants, especially banks and escort agencies, are mostly high-risk industries, they encounter many uncertain factors and have a high probability of losing all their money. For the sake of morality and safety, Shanxi merchants absorbed the Confucian spirit of honesty, benevolence and righteousness, got together to keep warm and help each other in the same boat in order to survive and develop. The moral spirit can be fully reflected in the scene of "catching the dart": the owner Zhao Yishuo and 232 escorts of Tongxing Escort Company know that their lives will be in danger, but they are determined to redeem the man.