摘 要: | InthemiddleperiodoftheQingDy-nasty,the19bankingfirmsrepresentedbyRishengchangandWeitaihoucouldbringtoPingyaoanannualawesomefortune,consequentlyboostingtheprosperityofarmedescortservices,pawnshops,teahouses,barsandhotels,somuchsothatonecouldevenfindshopsdealingexclu-sivelyinforeignandexoticgoodsinthecity.Bythattime,somecountiesincentraShanxi,suchasPingyao,Taigu,Qixian,hadbecomeoneoftheregionsinnorthChinawiththedeepestpockets.ThiswasthegoldentimeforthefasdevelopmentofShanximerchants.ButtheT…
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