明代徽州盐商论述

A Study of salt Tradesmen of Hui Zhou in the Ming Dynasty

明代徽州盐商是封建晚期经济结构变革起步阶段的产物。明盐法的实施和嬗变为其提供了舞台。本文通过由“粗放”向“集约”缓慢发展、在自己的领域里获得了一定的发言权等四个方面的讨论，指出徽州盐商在促进社会经济发展，以及促使以粮食生产为特征的农业人口分流方面，客观上扮演了进步者和尝试者的角色。他们以良好的素质和业绩表明，中国商人不比西方商人逊色。

Hui Zhou salt tradesmen were outcome of economical structure reform during the late period of feudalism.This paper is the description of Hui Zhou salt tradesmen that promoted the development of social economy.