提起商人,人们联想到的或是锱铢必较、惟利是图的奸猾市侩,或是结驷连骑、纵横捭阖的巨商大贾。事实上,历代商人同样多有救灾恤贫、修桥铺路、助建书院、匡扶教育的善举。清末“重商主义”推行,使得商人的地位和作用日渐凸显,政治影响也愈益突出。尤其是以商会为代表的新式商人 Mention of business people, or think of a baht will be more, but profit is the map of the crafty market, or knot Lian, horizontal and vertical giant businessman. In fact, there are as many merchants in previous generations as good causes of disaster relief, poverty alleviation, paving roads, helping build colleges, and supporting education. The implementation of “mercantilism” in the late Qing dynasties made the status and role of businessmen increasingly prominent and the political influence became increasingly prominent. In particular, the Chamber of Commerce as the representative of the new businessman