明清时期的牙人牙行

A Study on Yaren and Yahang in Ming and Qing Dynasty

随着明清时期商品经济的繁荣、市场网络的拓展,牙人牙行作为贸易中间商,迎来了自身发展史上的顶峰,对当时的商品贸易、社会生活都产成了巨大的影响。拟从牙人牙行数量、经营范围、出身背景、行业分工、职能等五个方面论述明清时期牙人牙行的发展状态。

In the period of prosperous. In this backgroun towns and countries, where Ming and Qing Dynasty, trade and line-haul were developing fast and growing d, Yaren and Yahang （trade agents or agency）appeared subsequently in cities, they played an important role in trade field and reached the peak of their development. In this period, Yaren group showed up with several features ： large amount, operating range, from different social stratum, multi-function, and function division clearly.