Characteristics of commercial regime

Characteristics of Shang regime: (1) Internal and external service system: internal service is the activity area of merchants' own clan, and external service is a subordinate country other than merchants' clan. It can be seen that Shang Dynasty was an alliance of vassal states centered on Shang tribes. Shang Zhouwang controls the actual power of the alliance and forms a dominant and dominated relationship with its subordinate countries. The main point is that most of the tribes that surrendered to the Shang clan were forced to conquer by force in order to recognize the central position of the Shang king. Surrender is only a vassal relationship formed under the powerful military conquest of Shang Wang. Accepting the title means being responsible for Shang Zhouwang, and Shang Zhouwang recognizes the land and subjects owned by its subordinate countries. The maintenance of this submissive relationship depends on the strength of the central power. (2) The relationship between the central government and the vassal States is relatively loose: the Shang king has limited control over the vassal States participating in the alliance. Each subordinate country basically maintains its original social structure, and besides its obligations to commerce, it also has great autonomy. Some affiliated countries often have wars with enterprises. (3) Full of theocracy: Shang Dynasty is a dynasty full of theocracy. The king must read divination every day, and when something happens, he must also read divination. The Oracle Bone Inscriptions we see now is used by the king for divination. Shang kings consolidated their kingship by monopolizing theocracy. The simple point is = the characteristics of the Shang regime, including: 1 the implementation of internal and external use system; 2. The Shang king controlled the actual power of the alliance; 3. It is full of theocracy.