Emperor Ku (kü) was the great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor, and Qi was the son of Emperor Ku (kü). Because he had helped Dayu control the flood, Emperor Yao granted him the title of Shang (now Shangqiu, Henan Province), and his tribe was called the Shang Tribe.
After the death of Qi, his son Zhaoming succeeded to the throne. After Zhaoming's death, his son Xiangtu succeeded to the throne. After the death of the prime minister, his son Changruo succeeded to the throne. After his death, his son Cao Yu succeeded to the throne. After the death of Cao Yu, his son Ming succeeded to the throne. After his death, his son succeeded to the throne. This was Wang Hai, surnamed Zi, also known as Zhen. He was the ancestor of the Chinese merchants.
Wang Hai was a person who liked to create new things. After inheriting the position of the leader of the Shang tribe, the stage for him to display his talents was even bigger.
He led his subjects to cultivate the crops and thought: Was there any other food that could be cultivated? After experimenting, they found that millet, millet, rice, wheat, mulberry, hemp, melons and fruits could all be planted, so they were promoted in the tribe. As a result, his tribe had many new varieties of crops compared to other tribes, and the yield was high. The annual harvest of grain, mulberry, hemp, and fruits was several times more than other tribes, and he continued to expand the new varieties and increase the yield.
He saw wild cows, horses, sheep, and other animals being preyed on by wolves, insects, tigers, and leopards, and their cubs froze to death. Can these animals be raised? He tried to feed a horse, and in a few days, the horse became familiar with him and followed him every day. Therefore, he called on his subjects to capture wild cattle, horses, sheep and other animals to raise at home. Soon, his tribe had flocks of cattle, horses, sheep, and other livestock.
He saw the horse galloping and thought, Wasn't it faster and more energy-saving to ride a horse? He pulled out a horse and jumped onto its back. The horse had never encountered such a situation before. It kept kicking, throwing him off and running away.
Wang Hai watched the horse run further and further away. He was very anxious, thinking that it would never come back. Unexpectedly, after a while, the horse that had run away returned to his side. Wang Hai was so happy that he jumped back onto his horse. Just like the first time, the horse kept galloping around. Wang Hai held the horse's mane tightly, and no matter how the horse kept galloping, he wouldn't let go. After a while, the horse calmed down and carried Wang Hai slowly.
Wang Hai tamed horses and cows, letting them help people plow the land. He also invented ox carts, letting cows pull them to deliver goods to people.
The Wanghai tribe produced mountains of things, but there were also other tribes that had things that their own tribes did not have. Can I use my own tribe's things to exchange for other tribes 'things? They used ox carts to pull goods and went to the other tribes to trade. Wherever they went, they were warmly welcomed by the people. Over time, people called the people of the Shang tribe who engaged in trading activities " merchants ", the items used for exchange were called " commodities ", and the profession that merchants engaged in was called " commerce ".
The agriculture, animal husbandry, craftsmanship, and commerce of the Wanghai tribe developed rapidly, becoming the most powerful tribe.
In 1810 B.C., Wang Hai and his younger brother Wang Heng set off from Shangqiu, carrying goods and herding cattle and sheep. They traveled a long distance to the Youyi tribe in Hebei Province to trade. The Youyi tribe leader, Mian Chen, saw the large herd of cattle and sheep that Wang Hai had brought. The ox cart was loaded with all kinds of bronze-cast artifacts and exquisite jade carvings. He wanted to take them for himself. One night, Mian Chen invited Wang Hai to drink and made him drunk. After Wang Hai went back to his room to sleep, he sent an assassin to sneak into Wang Hai's room from the back door with an axe. He killed Wang Hai and took his goods and cattle.
Wang Hai's younger brother, Wang Heng, fled back to Shangqiu at night and told the bad news to Wang Hai's son, Shang Jiawei. Shangjia Wei was extremely furious. After inheriting the position of the tribe leader, he joined forces with River Earl's army to destroy the Youyi tribe and kill Mian Chen to avenge his father.
After the establishment of the Shang Dynasty, Wang Hai's great contribution to the prosperity of the Shang Dynasty was not forgotten. Wang Hai's temple name was Shang Gaozu. In the oracle bone inscriptions of the Yin Ruins, he was called "Shang Gaozu Wang Hai" and "Gaozu Wang Hai". Later generations respected Wang Hai as the "ancestor of Chinese merchants" and "Zhongbin God of Wealth".
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