The Song Dynasty is a rare dynasty in the history of our country that paid attention to the development of commerce, and it is also a rare dynasty in the history of China's feudal dynasty that established the country with commerce and did not suppress businessmen. Due to the mercantilist policy, there is also polarization between the rich and the poor in society, that is, wealthy businessmen and small traders. Because of their different economic strength, wealthy businessmen and small traders have different standards for marrying.

The marriage and love life of the merchants in the Song Dynasty is not as romantic as the cowherd and the weaver girl written by the literati, nor is it the ideal of taking Qi Mei as an example in ancient note novels. Influenced by their social status and economic life, the marriage conclusion of businessmen in Song Dynasty is also closely related to their own economic life.

Because the social strata in ancient China were all ranked? Scholars, farmers and businessmen? Although the Song Dynasty was a commercial country, the overall status of businessmen in the Song Dynasty was relatively low. The marriage of wealthy businessmen

was implemented in the Song Dynasty? Marriage doesn't ask the door? The system is that marriage is not hierarchical, scholars, peasants and businessmen can marry each other, and the literati class marries laymen, and businessmen are? Laity? A member of a group. Many businessmen, especially wealthy businessmen, want to marry the scholar-bureaucrat class and realize their desire to develop towards the upper class and change their identity.

wealthy businessmen usually solve problems? Scholar? People, that is, scholars need funds, especially to solve the problem of financial constraints of middle and lower scholars.

Usually, businessmen connect with the scholars by means of marriage, and then use the wealth of their families to help the poor and down-and-out scholars. When the scholars' merits are complete, businessmen can enjoy the return on their original investment. This is not a simple commodity exchange, but an exchange with great benefits, that is, the wealth of businessmen is exchanged for climbing to the upper class? Future? . In the exchange, both sides are willing to each other, not too far-fetched. When the scholar married the merchant, the scholar became an official, and the merchant's family also flowed into the atmosphere of wealth, fame and prominence, which fully reflected the characteristics of blood relationship in China patriarchal society.

so it was popular in the song dynasty? Choose a husband under the list? With? Choose a husband before the list? . ? Choose a husband under the list? That is, on the day when the imperial examination was held, the man who won the list was chosen as his son-in-law. According to historical records, the situation of catching husbands under the list at that time was very hot, and many wealthy businessmen and dignitaries fought fiercely for choosing husbands. Compared with dignitaries, businessmen have no advantage in official positions and are at a disadvantage in the competition. Wealth? As a competitive bargaining chip. Marriage of a small trader

A small trader is a small businessman with assets in Weibo. Because he has little money, he can't change his identity like a rich businessman. Moreover, the business activities of small traders require women to participate in hard-working activities such as housework and business. Therefore, when vendors choose their wives, they usually choose vendors' families or women engaged in menial labor.

Some vendors are unwilling to marry a woman with a better family, because they are worried that their rich daughters can't live a simple life and that they lack the ability to support their families. If you marry a woman who is a peddler's family or a menial laborer, it is equivalent to adding a hand to the family business. Why not?

so, in the song dynasty, merchant marriages were full of the characteristics of pursuing commercial interests, and everything was for the benefit.