Who is the most profitable person in business in China since ancient times? Many people will think of one group - Shanxi merchants. To this day, there is still a good saying that "Shanxi people are good at doing business". They also left behind many classic buildings and cultural relics. For example, there is a "God of Wealth Seal" in the Shanxi Merchants Museum, which is also known as the treasure of the museum. Do you know why the small "God of Wealth Seal" can serve as the treasure of the museum? The editor is here to reveal the secret for you.
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Jin Shang was the first businessman to create a ticket number in Chinese history, and he was once prominent in Chinese history. They began to rise in the Ming Dynasty and reached their peak in the Qing Dynasty. Shanxi merchants were good at running profitable businesses such as the salt industry and banknote shops. Among them, the "banknote bankers" they pioneered were particularly famous.
Time travels back 500 years, and the water transport terminal on the Tonghui River that once witnessed the prosperity of Shanxi merchants has now built a Shanxi merchant museum in the capital. This museum is built on a very grand scale. When you enter the Shanxi Merchants Museum in Beijing, the first thing you see is the huge relief sculpture of the ticket number. After all, before the emergence of Shanxi merchants, there was no concept of "ticket number" in commercial history. After the ticket number was created, Shanxi merchants used it as a cardinal to dominate the entire financial industry in China.
The Shanxi Merchants Museum*** has collected more than 46,000 precious collections, including teahouses, pawn shops, cloth shops, grain shops, grocery shops and other related items that Shanxi merchants once operated. For example, there are a large number of Trademarks and advertisements, business cards, seals, genealogy, plaques, covers, escort boxes, money cabinets, etc., as well as more than 400 photos of Shanxi merchants...each collection was found with the painstaking efforts of countless people.
Among all the collections, the most precious treasure of the museum is actually a seal. This is a strange seal with the image of "God of Wealth" printed on it. Why can it become a treasure of the town? In fact, if you carefully understand the history of Shanxi merchants, you will find the answer. When Shanxi merchants were founded, they followed one purpose - seeking wealth and goods. What does this mean? That is to say, the purpose of Shanxi merchants doing business is to "seek wealth" and make money, and "benefit goods" is to increase their total wealth.
What are the methods used by Shanxi merchants to "seek wealth and profit"? The specific behavior of Yihuo is to handle some economic entities, such as opening shops, engaging in trafficking, running tea goods, setting up banks, operating ticket accounts, etc., through these economic entities, doing business, to achieve the purpose of making money and getting rich.
Historical results also tell us that Shanxi merchants did succeed in "seeking wealth". However, as the largest business gang in China, Shanxi merchants have their own unique methods behind their success.
For example, Shanxi merchants initially hired local merchants with capital, and then collaborated with others to operate and make profits. They gradually became a looser group of merchants, and later developed into the east-partner system. Similar to the "shareholding system", this kind of use of rules and regulations to carry out clear management can make Shanxi merchants more united and friendly, which is also an important reason why Shanxi merchants can endure for a long time. Of course, under the clear interest division system, Shanxi merchants also established a fellow villagers' association to help each other. They also followed the Shanxi merchants' principles of "nurturing health with virtue, nourishing the heart with sincerity, and making profits with righteousness", so that "integrity" And "unity" affects everyone. This is the essence and charm of Shanxi merchants' spirit, and it is also the foundation for Shanxi merchants to become the pinnacle of business.
After we understood these reasons, we looked closely at the seal and saw that the "God of Wealth" on it became more and more festive. This beautifully carved seal, 1, can prevent counterfeiting. 2. It can also reflect the spirit of seeking wealth and benefits. 3. Shanxi merchants are indeed superior in the details of their work.
Seeing this seal, let us know the secret of Shanxi merchants' fortune. As the saying goes, details determine success or failure. They pursue excellence in seal patterns and use various methods to obtain wealth and goods. Just kidding. Quote: If they don’t get rich, who else will the God of Wealth “bless” get rich?