在古代,商人处于四民之末,地位不高,常受歧视。蒙元时期,政府实行积极的商业政策,商人比较活跃,地位也较之前有了提高。这一时期儒学处于边缘化,一些士人为维持生计转向经商,但受传统儒家重义轻利观念的影响,商人仍觉得自身从事职业不体面,为弥补心态的平衡多与士人结交,并注重后代教育。此现象表明纵使经商环境有了改善,但商人身份并未得到最根本的认同,经商致富仍无法取代读书做官在人们心中的主流地位。 In ancient times, businessmen were at the bottom of the four civilizations with low status and were often discriminated against. During the Yuan and Yuan Dynasties, the government implemented a proactive business policy and the businessmen were more active and their status improved than before. Confucianism was marginalized during this period. Some scholars shifted their livelihoods to doing business. However, due to the influence of traditional Confucian values ​​of lightness and leniency, traders still feel that they are engaged in job disgrace and pay more attention to make up for their balance of mentality. Offspring education This phenomenon shows that even though the business environment has been improved, the identity of businessmen has not been recognized as the most fundamental. Getting rich while doing business can not replace the mainstream status of studying in government.