布商

新市场里数以百计的布商之一，他们正在商店里小口喝茶。

Shop workers sip tea at one of hundreds of clothing sellers , New Market .

英国布匹贸易的发展，不仅离不开当时的历史条件，也和一代代布商积极从事国内外商贸活动、勇于开拓海外市场息息相关。

The growth of Britain mercery trade , not only depended on the historical condition at that time , but related to generations of mercers who devoted themselves to the domestic and oversea business positively and opened up oversea markets bravely .

山陕商人是我国明清时期最大的商人势力，他们由粮商、布商发展到盐商、茶商、票商，进而掌握了中国的经济命脉。

The dominant merchant force in the Ming and Qing dynasties of China , the businessmen of Shanxi and Shaanxi province developed from grain and cloth merchants into salt , tea , and bill traders , and they then controlled the economic lifelines of the country .