明代约山黄氏徽商与《一统路程图记》研究

Study on the Hui Merchants of Huang Family in Yueshan in the Ming Dynasty and The United Journey Map and Record

明代徽商黄汴是著名商书《一统路程图记》的作者,但其出身来历与著述背景一直不甚清晰。依照新发现的黄氏谱牒,确认黄汴出身于休宁约山黄氏家族,属于明代徽州极为特殊的“戚畹世家”。该家族依靠强大的皇族贵戚势力从事商业经营,积累了极为丰富的经验。《一统路程图记》实际上是该家族数代徽商经营智慧的结晶。正是由于这样极为特殊的家族背景和经营实践,使该书成为明代商书的代表作,具有多方面的研究意义。

Huang Bian,a Hui merchant in the Ming Dynasty,is the author of the famous business book The United Journey Map and Record,but his origin and writing background have not been clear.According to the newly discovered Huang’s genealogy,it is confirmed that Huang Bian was born in the Huang’s family of Yueshan in Xiuning,belonging to the very special“Qiwan(relatives of imperial family on the empress’s side)Family”in Huizhou in the Ming Dynasty.The family relied on the pow‐erful strength of the imperial family to engage in commercial operations and accumulated extremely rich experience.In fact,The United Journey Map and Record is the crystallization of the management wis‐dom of several generations of Hui merchants in the family.It is precisely because of this extremely spe‐cial family background and business practice that this book has become the masterpiece of business books in the Ming Dynasty and is of great research significance.