“商”、“商人”、“商家”、“儒商”

关于商的问题，有的人说商人是由于他们商朝的祖先是经商的，具体地说，王亥是买卖牛的商人。根据出土文物与文献资料结合考察，可以认为商最初是地名，并非经商活动。经商是周朝以后的事。商家是经商活动的理论家，成功的经商者。以儒家观念经商，则称儒商。孔子的弟子子贡是最早的儒商。

Business,Businessmen,Business theorists and Businessmen with Confucianism

It was said that businessmen were so called because their ancestors did business from Shang Dynasty.To take an example,Wanghai was a businessman dealing with cattle.According to the unearthed cultural relics and literature,business was a place name originally,but not trade.Business began after Zhou dynasty.Business theorists were successful businessmen.Persons who do business with Confucianism are called Businessmen with Confucianism.Zigong,the disciple of Confucius,was the first businessman with Confuciani...